![]() ![]() What’s worth pointing out as well is that Atomic Heart is a game for mature audiences. This is of course especially true for the story-related NPCs you come across during the campaign, as the robot armies you go up against tend to consist of many of the same types of robots – which of course makes sense. That story gets brought to life with some impressive voice acting and great facial animations for the characters – some of the most impressive work we’ve seen in this area thus far, bringing real personality and individuality to the characters. Sure, it sounds a little overdone, but fans of premises like that will certainly enjoy the story here. That’s until Kollektiv was sabotaged and turned on mankind, leading to a war between man and machine. Story-wise, Atomic Heart is a lot more sci-fi than we had expected, revolving around the creation of an artificial intelligence (dubbed Kollektiv) that allowed citizens of the USSR to live in a peaceful society alongside robots that made life easier. Think Duke Nukem or BJ Blazkowicz – which is certainly a different vibe than you’d get from a Bioshock game. You play as kind of B-movie action hero in this setting, complete with cheesy one-liners and plenty of attitude. Part of that is the game’s setting – an alternate history version of the USSR that’s dystopian in nature with a mix of 50s/60s architecture and modern technology. And yes, we can see the Bioshock inspirations here, especially when you consider the retro-futuristic visual theme and the “Polymer powers” that bear more than a striking resemblance to Bioshock’s Plasmids, but at the end of the day Atomic Heart definitely feels like its own thing. ![]() ![]() Atomic Heart was originally announced way back in 2017 as an incredibly ambitious title, and the development team behind it has only grown since then to try and reflect that kind of ambition. We finally got to play it – here’s our review.Īnd when we saw we’ve been waiting for this one for ages, we’re not joking. Because of its impressive visuals and all the Bioshock comparisons people kept talking about, we had Atomic Heart high on our list of most eagerly anticipated games for ages. ![]()
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