Atomic Heart is ALMOST great
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- Опубликовано: 21 фев 2023
- Atomic Heart (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S/One) is a strange FPS with tons of flaws but also a few fascinating qualities. Let's talk about 'em.
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Game description (via Google)
Atomic Heart is a FPS action role-playing video game developed by Mundfish and published by Focus Entertainment and 4Divinity. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on February 21, 2023. 
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some additional unscripted thoughts on the game. ALSO - spoiler free me lads. thanks for stopping by.
"Hey, Jake! It's your cousin Marvin. You know, Marvin Baldino! You know that new weird game you're looking for? WELL GET YOUR HANDS ON THIS!!!"
Had to complete the Back to the Future reference lol
@@TheSinlessAssassin Your hair is lookin fire Jake
is people forgeting how bad fallout 4 is ? its equally the same as fallout 4, not perfect but fun
I am loving it
I think everyone knew this game was gonna be weird and that's what compelled a lot of us, we need something wild and imaginative sometimes. I didn't buy it but I've watched a play through and I think people compare it to Bioshock more than anything else because of the combat, with the powers, the electric shock from the hand and the telekinesis, it looks just like Bioshock in that respect
I think it’s enough for a sequel and I think a sequel could be way more
Only way they can go is up. Great accomplishment for mundfish. I can spot that this is their first real big game but damn its polished and the stuff that isnt quit as polished or should be there( fov slider, on controller i wish you could adjust aiming sens over regular sens ect.) but you can tell passion and alot of hard work went into here. Bravo id give it a 6-7 out of ten solid ass game on GP and it runs GOOD. Open world isnt good but not bad but overall GOOD JOB MUNDFISH!
@Completely Transparent apparently a fov slider is coming in a patch
@@completelytransparent6320 Nah, the game deserves 7,5 at least.
@@jem2779 I agree. A solid 7.5 .
@@completelytransparent6320I give it a 8.5 out of 10.
So far, I think the game is great considering that this is the first major game of this studio. Sure it has flaws and there is stuff that can be improved, but that hopefully comes with experience in future titles.
Yeah true, what u said. But the game need little fix more.
@@gamerhalim4717 eh it only just came out, thier may be patches that'll fix a few issue along with dlc
@@123456qwful not really as a lot of these issues is deep in the game such as the combat system being ultra janky on PC.
I was really looking forward to it - but after 35 years of gaming, I've learnt to manage my expectations. Young gamers especially seem to think that if a game doesn't fit their unrealistic expectations or has certain mechanics which they they don't believe are as good as a certain other game - they'll absolutely focus on the negatives. It's funny as these are often younger gamers who play grindfest games because they feel they 'need' to rather than they want to.
Im getting everything I wanted from this game - I find it hilarious that so many of the complaints are about the terrible American English charactet voices. Would you honestly watch a dubbed film!? PLAY IT IN RUSSIAN LANGUGE & ENGLISH SUBS - THE WAY IT WAS MADE TO BE PLAYED!!!!
@@yarbles66 I understand your opinion. The big Problem is that videogames cost more then ever and developers get payed extremely high and still the amount of shit triple a games to good ones has become extremely onesided in the bad direction. The expectations have just risen and the videogame industry has shown that the Main Focus is pulling money out of players pockets instead of delivering a good and complete experience.
I've honestly really enjoyed my time with Atomic Heart so far. About 6 hrs in & Its been a blast. The story is interesting & kinda insane. Combat is solid & gets way better once you unlock a few more upgrades. A very ambitious fun but flawed game that is more then the some of it's part imo. 🔥
I agree
combat is not solid imo but the game is dope!
@@GettinGoofy yeah the combat is a bit floaty but once you upgrade your weapons enough so that you can deal strong damage on the regular it clicks pretty quickly. My recommendations are:
1. Don't bother with ADS
2. Replace the Swede axe with a faster melee weapon like the Fox.
i kinda turned off by the infinite respawn enemies, but i only played it for 2 hours-ish, is that aspects a big deal? i still have it installed and want to give it a chance
"...more than the sum of its parts."
>"Than" is the comparison. "Then" has to do with one thing following from (or after) another.
>"Sum" = the result of adding parts together. So one would say that when you add up the parts somehow it's bigger than the whole, an expression meant to say a thing doesn't seem like much when you look at the parts separately but when they come together they form something special, something better than expected when looking at the parts separately.
>An apostrophe is only used in the word "it's" when the word is the contraction of "it is." The possessive form never has an apostrophe.
You're welcome.
This game feels like a really fun B movie. Goofy writing, over the the top set pieces and lack of polish actually add to the charm for me! Have not been able to put this down, love the creativity and atmosphere
That b movie that have higher special affect then Marvels
yep like the uncharted series
Polish?
This, I find it personally hilarious that anyone thinks otherwise.
My advice if you want to enjoy this game a lot:
Don't be so serious.
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Atomic Heart has been one of the few games that has kept me interested for more then 5 hrs.
I’m absolutely loving it! Also the soundtrack fucks
Same like so many people like to put in those options and think their options are right but it’s an option and everyone has them and I been playing the game for 3 hours and I really like it and I find it fun
Fr fr. And of course the soundtrack is fire…. None other than Mick Gordon ;) (He’s the main music producer for DOOM, Wolfenstein, Some Need for Speeds, This Game, PREY, Killer Instinct, SOMA, Mirrors Edge, Crysis 3, Medal of Honor, and Destroy All Humans. Very good producer!
Soundtrack 'fucks'?...........okay...
@@SheepAmongG.O.A.T not a fan of the show Silicon Valley?
@@Timbo360 never heard of it. don't watch shows. Soundtrack 'fucks' sounds stoopid as f still.
I'm 34, and I think we're pretty close in age. A lot of the things you talk about for the most part I resonate with. I've always appreciated your opinions, and you're one of the select few people on RUclips that I trust. Stay nerdy, my friends
Lol
We weren't listening to your personal message to Jake, tell him to stay nerdy lol
same, i can emphasize w/ jake's opinions and takes.
Hearing all the negatives prior to playing has left me more satisfied with it. I was expecting major flaws but tbh I don't see a lot of them, probably I just care less about them since I'm just happy to be playing something that feels unique.
The protagonist's voice is deff weird at first but has grown on me, and the rest of the English voice acting TBH is pretty decent.
I've had one crash tho, and got stuck on the environment in a fight which lead to my death, but as far as bugs go, that's all I've experienced in roughly 8 hours.
And the fact that it runs like a DREAM on PC is a breath of fresh air in an age where every AAA release has shoddy PC performance!!!
Slavic developer focus more on PC.
This is why I mostly buy game from slavic developer
Yeah ALex gave it a solid pc port review. Not a perfect game not a perfect port but a good game
I can say I really like the game it's a very unique game but it's clearly flawed I had one crash playing 24 hours. It's a very unique game on PC however having no FOV Slider or no raytracing is really disappointing and that's why people are giving it credit for running so good. I would give it a 7/10 I really do like the game.
yea benefit of a doubt, better expect the least since its a eurojank, im w/ ya
@@ShadowOfNexxus wait, I thought it had ray tracing in the settings does it not? Also they added the fov slider
You said you were having difficulty describing the creepiness about what is going on. The horror in the game comes from preying on these three concepts primarily 1) Uncanny valley - human like, but not human so it creeps you out (the dolls/featureless robots and most of them in general) (2) liminal space - the enormous spaces that were clearly filled with life etc but now are void and eerily quiet. (3) AI is a concept that is the forefront of CS right now and it’s frightening to think of the negative implications it could have.
Nailed it!
this is cool, ima put this on my textbook
You didn't mention that a lot of licensed music is just classic Soviet songs by famous artists of that generation. Some taken from cartoons, even. And about cartoons, Nu, Pogodi! clips are playing on a lot of in-game TVs.
What's also great is that the more down to earth overworld areas like the villages are surprisingly very realistic to how they are in real life Russia, and especially how they were back in USSR. The game with all this robot stuff doubles as a virtual Soviet countryside tour, which should be an amazing experience if you pay attention and care about immersion, which I feel a lot of streamers didn't do and just rushed through the game.
Most streamers tend to have short attention spans, so it's not really shocking for them to rush the game to go to the next trendy game.
who cares
@@kimseniorb 54 people who pressed like clearly do.
The game had me sold when I heard Pugachova in the trailer
Music that old doesn’t actually have to be licensed does it?
I am nearly done Atomic Heart and while I don't love the game I kind of feel the same way I did when I first played The Order: 1886. I feel like I can't wait to see what can be done with a sequel.
Thank you for mentioning the order. Bro, I revisited recently and just the amount of potential shown from that game is astonishing and if you say this game has that sort of vibe I’ve gotta check it out
This game puts The Order in the dirt lol, really no comparisons whatsoever
@@idiot_city5244 You didn't understand my post. I wasn't comparing the two games at all.
I loved the order lol
Nora is a character i'll remember for years. Hilariously great.
Trashy
Very repulsive 😂😂
Really? Nora feels very immersion breaking and unnecessarily bawdy.
I love de ninfomaniac Nora...
@@alexandernikodem8597 I could see that take, but I like how your character thinks the same thing and hates interacting with her lol
Love hearing your unfiltered takes on this channel. Keep up the great work!!
Thanks!!
Playing for like 4 hours to then realize I haven’t even been to a fraction of the map is sick, the level of detail in that first facility had me thinking I was going to be there the whole game
I found an experiment in a tube fused with a doll and thought, "that's odd, what happened there?" Then a few hours later, I find an email mentioning a missing dog, and it's favorite toy being that same kind of doll. I've got gripes with the game like most others, but my sense of discovery was satisfied and then some! Also...Gamepass is great, because I definitely would've waited for a generous sale on this game otherwise.
Great game with a lot of minor issues that can be fixed with some updates to make it awesome.
Yeah I really hope it can get some quality of life changes
yea like getting stuck in a corner
Gamepass is king. I'd of never tried this if I had to make a purchase. Looking forward to trying this one
Shh. Gonna wake up the Sony cult
@@mgiebus1869 This is a positive channel talking about positive things about the games so dont turn this about fanboy war arguments
@M Giebus pc all day baby
So glad this was on game pass cuz I’d be a little pissed if I’d pay 70 for this but love it for basically free becuz of game pass
@@sakuragi1062 go back to Japan! With your lack of context for levity and surplus of formalities, back you knave, back I say!
I've played about 5 hours so far and man it's such a damn fun and different world. Yes the story is kinda whatever and the dialogue can be a bit much but the world and enemies are keeping going. Also when our character said, "what fucking ticket booth you stupid shit" that killed me and I kinda stopped caring about the semi cringe dialogue. Could it get worse later on, yeah sure but so far I'm having the most fun I've had since beating Elden Ring
The dialogue in Russian and Chinese is very good. I think English has a bad localization. Plus alot of cultural idioms that make sense in Russian grt kinda lost in translation
@@AndRei-yc3ti also they needed Russian accents...although I can understand why they don't.
@@anthonykarnes6804 I think they wanted to make it more palatable for western audience
@And Rei sure but they all sounded like Americans from the 1950s, very off putting
@@anthonykarnes6804 I agree at least a Russian accent
The world building you get from reading all the terminals is pretty excellent
This has a more of a touch of Singularity, with a touch of We Happy Few in places.
Singularity was such a great game. Completely agree with this.
We Happy Few was such a fun game. Completely agree with this.
@Tarskybull Beme I wanted to like We Happy Few more than I did. Didn't make a great initial first impression but at least it tried to do something different. Definitely threads of both games in Atomic Heart.
Damn I actually liked the singularity as well. Hope we get more from them
As a Fallout Fan I am loving Atomic Heart. Really scratches that itch.
Glad you mentioned it too - I have maybe 10 hours in it, and Im surprised how many people compare it to Bioshock. Its basically Prey meets Fallout with a bit of Far Cry.
Just a great game to explore in and uncover all the secrets / expirmeents. Amazing world building.
If u look closely as you play their actual a bit of fallout reference
After watching some gameplay I noticed something and maybe it’s there. When attacking/damaging the bots, would it be better if they added actual damage/limbs breaking, such as dents, parts flying off? I am a fallout fan and in fallout although not perfect, it has that.
Do you mean prey 2017? If yes, i have to play this game, prey 2017 was a blast and the one of the most underrated games of the decade imo
It's waaay more bioshock than fallout lol, really don't get the fallout comparisons whatsoever. Go back and play the 3 Bioshocks and you'll agree lol
I’m about 6 hours into the game and I’m having so much fun with it. The combat I am absolutely in love with and I’m enjoying the story bits while just having silly fun with the game.
I’m having fun at certain times, but honestly I’m pretty underwhelmed. The longer I’m playing it the more time I’m starting to appreciate it.
The fact that Atomic Heart is on GamePass is the big win, here.
I've played about 4 hours, so far, just moving slow and checking everything out.
Sure, the game has its flaws, and takes on a lot of very obvious inspiration from a lot of technically better games.
But when you're already paying a low monthly fee and a game like this just shows up, it has a casual, enjoyable quality to it.
The dialogue is probably the worst complaint I have, but it does set in after awhile, and just feels campy, instead of grating.
The art style is very nice, and the functions of the game seem mostly pretty solid.
Overall, I'm happy to play until the end, and await whatever they do next with open arms.
Honestly this game looks fine and the more negative reviews just seem unjust.
I like it.. Bioshock Infinite, Fallout 4 and Halflife had a redheaded stepchild..
Nailed it lol
Finally finished Atomic Heart last night and I just have conflicting feelings across the board. Like as a first try for this studio, there is a ton to be impressed by. But because it's their first game, it feels like they missed on a lot of obvious "game design 101" stuff like their approach to the open world, pacing, and general encounter design. Still, I'm super excited to see what they do next. I'd be totally ok if they found a way to do a direct sequel.
Respawning enemies were their worst decision imo after the camera hacking sequences
I'm glad you did a deep dive on this game it's something I've been wanting to play, and honestly you're the one person on this platform who's opinions pretty much run parallel with, especially with us in our 30s it's hard to find time and know which game you want to dive 20 hours into
I feel like as if by todays standards we’ve had flop after flop after flop when it comes to gaming. So it’s nice to have something that’s just solid. It’s polished, engaging and above all else playable.
I think Atomic Heart nails what it tries to do : to be a 2A bioshock-like. And for a smaller studio, this game is a total banger. Also, this game runs and plays flawlessly. Great gunplay, great powers and melee weapons that have some proper weight to them.
It also seem to be a divisive game among the critics, but beloved by the gamers in general (as seen on steam).
Dude yes! Agree about the melee weapons, I find the heavier stuff more enjoyable and really satisfying, actually reminds me of condemned criminal origins in some ways
What the game needs most...
A freaking Flashlight!!
Crispy critters makes me cringe every time tho
seems to be another case of audience loves but critics dislike, currently 89 with 4,000 reviews on steam, its like wolfentsein, fallout and bioshock had a three some
This is the perfect description for this game 😂
I've said this before but it's not a Gotham knights, forspoken or the callisto protocol, with poor optimisation or boring world. For everything it does right it does something wrong. Still for a first time developer, they've done a decent job. One of the founders was even a model who use to own an agency (scatterbrained studio). As for the Russian stuff, there is no propaganda in the game and it openly criticises the Soviet union in serious ways and humorous ones. I don't think people should target the developers because of Putin but if you don't want to buy it that's complete fine. Curious as to what they do next, they have a foundation and could go on to do greater things. Appreciate your thoughts Jake, always love these discussions.
For it being such a small development group and the fact that they’re known for indie games, I think they killed it.
Instead of the hawks deploying repair and attack drones immediately, maybe a 5 minute timer give or take after destroying a camera? You can loot stress free and then move on. Something along those lines would be a good quality of life update imo.
Yeah I didn’t like the way any of that was implemented
Overload
I've been having a great time with it and don't have any of the issues you don't like about it, and I like the dialog and banter.
Glad to hear it!
Same, dialogue isn’t as bad as everyone keeps making it out to be. It’s not woke or hip, just says what it wants
Your standards for good writing and voice acting must be real low
@@Hexentric8 Still better than dialogue in Sony games
@Jackson Millz Not as cringe as Forspoken
i just started playing this game last night and FFFFFFFFFFFFFF is this game boring. i mean REALLY!!! a 15 min ride to the top of the office to pick up a key THEN LEAVE??? then a 1 hr car ride?? YEAH NO!!!
It's so funny that people accuse this game of " soviet propaganda" simply because there's no snow on the streets, the sky is not gray, people are not distressed, soldiers are not patrolling every street. Technically, people accuse this game of "soviet propaganda" because it doesn't look like typical propagandistic cliche from American movies. Sure, people in USSR never smiled, never spent their leisure time in central parks and never ate icecream.
What I want is atomic heart lore videos like oxhorn’s while we wait for the sequel
I love the game so far I can't even lie. I havn't really had any performance issues except when I talk to Nora it would freeze sometimes but I would load back in and I'll be good. P3 isn't that bad to me but they definitely could approve on him as a character and I think they should've made his voice alittle deeper. The world is beautiful and I was waiting to explore every area and listen to all the NPC and the enemies were cool to me and I was fine with the enemy variety. I agree the music is superb, my brother and I were vibing to the music. The melee was fine to me but I think it's called M6 pistol and shooting that was rough so I basically stayed away from it. Other than that I would love to see this turn into a franchise and like you said Jake for the developers first game it's a good game.
love your videos. thank you for posting. have a great day
I was really hoping you were going to add more of your thoughts about Atomic Heart. Thanks for taking the time to do so! This game is super interesting, and I think it's possible and even worthwhile to look past its flaws to see the parts that are truly great.
Atomic heart has what I dub: the dead island magic.
Dead Island at release was a buggy mess but the build craft and rpg aspects of it plus the dismemberment of zombies and the overall package is what made DEAD ISLAND so much fun
Atomic Heart is the same thing:
Some things are great and others hold it back from being that IT game for most.
it’s fun but don’t expect it to be incredible and if u go with that lens then u will have a good time
I dont get why the hate on this game. Played it. Its really good
I really recommend to everyone to switch the audio to Russian. Not only is it great for emersion, but it really helps with the cringe factor. You may miss a few details because you're fighting and not reading subtitles but it's more than worth it.
we can argue about anything but can agree that this is one beautiful looking game! props to the devs for making an optimized game with spectacular graphics.
Literally playing it rn. Despite the cringey dialogue and teeny tiny subtitles, it's alright. Cool looking world and it's keeping me entertained.
Playing it now, and really enjoying it. I feel like games dont have to be absolutely perfect to be good and memorable. Plus being on game pass its a really big win imo
It's too bad that many studios now get so much of a game right but consistently miss the mark on the writing. More than anything these days, writing makes or breaks a game. And when you've got such a rich world to start with, it's even more disappointing. Still having fun with AH, but it could have been great...
They need to add fix jumping so many times so I get cornered while reloading and end up dieing because I can't jump over small / kinda small enemies
Honestly jake your 2 reviews I think gives people mixed signals. It’s a really good game. I think it’s ambitious and fun and would love to see a follow up game or something similar. Very interesting narrative and totally worth playing
A really good first installment from mundfish. Interested in seeing what they make next.
Safe to say i will be playing this game a few times. Also probably gonna play through it with the russian voice lines
I don't understand how the Protagonist is bad he's basically the new Duke Nukem and I haven't even encountered any of these issues besides cutscene low FPS drops and while riding the loaders. The game is really great, I'm digging the story.
I wish it had an option to use Russian voice with English subtitles. Switching to Russian currently also changes all text (menu, ui, etc) to Russian along with dialog. I've played 11+ hours on my laptop and performance is nearly flawless
You can change just the audio language. I’m using Russian audio and English subtitles.
Loving it so far. The world and the art is amazing
Honestly I’m beyond impressed. This is the studios first major game. The scale is massive, so many unique models and animations. Great soundtrack. Yeah the dub isn’t amazing but it’s important to realize this is coming from a non English speaking company. I honestly like the dub though, it’s witty and gives you a reason to listen in on all the little conversations. When Skyrim and Fallout came out they both had a ton of bugs, and their scale was similar, so I can’t be angry about that.
I'm at about 7 or 8 hours and I feel like its a solid day 1 pick up. I don't understand any of the criticisms, even those from Jake, who is much more warm than others. It feels like revisiting Columbia/Rapture over again, rediscovering a simple campaign with a great setting, and fun gameplay/gunplay.
This game is Prey+Bioshock imo, and its great.
been waiting for this video!
compared to what other AAA developers deliver at the moment, this is just awesome.
As someone who has an intermediate level knowledge of the Russian language, I can tell the Russian version of the protagonist has heaps and heaps more nuance that simply doesn't translate well to English. He definitely comes off in a very different way in English whereas the Russian version is way cooler and comes off a bit more multi dimensional
Having good English voice acting is just a major requirement for any modern video game. Not an excuse to have to play it in Russian. Should have developed the game more before release
Automatic thumbs up like button no matter what
wow. Thanks for that.
Definitely feels like a game that could become a cult classic. Pretty ambitious with all the different gameplay mechanics.
Thanks for the candid review. Game sites are really destroying the way we think about a game before it even comes out. I might have to start avoiding reviews. I was so looking forward to playing this on game pass then I saw the reviews 😩😩
Really enjoyed your honest take on Atomic Heart. How would you improve the game? I get Wolfenstein and Alien: Isolation vibes from this game.
Those games had way better writing and protagonists than this sub par game
@@Hexentric8 He just said that Atomic Heart gives him similar vibes to Wolfenstein and Alien: Isolation. He never compared them
This game is visually incredible. Super interesting constantly. My problem is its super smooth yet janky and the story is interesting yet doesn't grab you. I want more of this style and humor. Thank you for the great work! :D
Just finished it for the first time , started it at launch but decided to come back and with all the updates in the last year it felt great , I thought overall it was a really fun and unique experience and I’m excited to see what the studio could do in the future. Reading all the terminals and finding the talkative dead bodies offered a lot of extra lore and made the story much much better for me
Honestly, my opinion of the game (at least so far) is a bit more positive than yours. I've played around 3-4 hours, and I'm really enjoying it. It's definitely a flawed game, but at the same time it's really unique and it has all the makings of a cult classic IMO. I personally think the combat is honestly pretty good, and it feels like the opinions on the gameplay are all over the place. Some people love/hate the melee and others love/hate the gunplay.
Yes, the frequent lock picking and the meh dialogue is unfortunate, but the phenomenal atmosphere and art direction makes up for it IMO. I actually enjoyed going through the levels and seeing what crazy stuff there was because the game looks just like the trailers all those years ago.
And the little details like the Fallout-style text logs and the cartoon death animations are just very nice touches and make the world building and story a lot better. I still think it's an impressive game for a first-time effort from newcomer Mundfish.
Also, what is up with P-3 saying "crispy critters?" Lol
Just wanted to say holy shit the first 15 minutes of this game are so gorgeous and full of life it’s crazy. They did a great job with the art style
I'm really enjoying Atomic Heart through PC gamepass ☺️☺️☺️
I'm at the start after the machine tries to romance you lol. Game so far is very atmospheric, fun, challenging, addictive and just an overall excellent experience. I'd give it 90 out of 100.
Thanks Jake ☺️
Since I didn't notice anyone saying this, but for a first game ever released from Mundfish studio, this is very impressive. I'm blown away.
Somewhat I agree with your points except one, and that's enemy variety. AH has plenty of different enemies to fight. I mean God of War 2018 had 4-5 enemie types in whole game and it won game of the year. And AH definitely has more enemie variety than GoW18.
Playing it on Game Pass & loving it so far. Yes, there are some bugs, mainly looting & UI bugs, but combat is fun. Not very far into it yet, though. Some jank involving walls for sure, enemies hitting through them to getting stuck, but overall an enjoyable experience.
The game has a 90/100 on steam and a 70 on Ps5, even some media gave it a 40. Can't stand people review bombing games because of political issues. Even worse when its a new studio of people trying to make something new. No surprise all we get is remakes and remasters, if the game was from bethesda or any other big company it would have been a 10/10 from most media. Thats why i like channels like yours, most of the thought is compelling and understandable, some reviews even said this was an open world as a matter of fact
I love this game and it's good to see someone acknowledge that beyond its flaws lies one of the most fascinating and immersive shooters released in years.
From the footage i've seen, the outdoor environments make me want to pick it up and explore the world they've crafted here, but alot the interior's look a bit dull and boring. Im still going to pick this up soon and give it a blast regardless.
Atomic Shart
jk I haven't played it and have no opinion on it
BRILLIANT
I was looking forward to this game most this year, and it is such a disappointment. Cool atmosphere, no doubt, and cool ideas, but my God.... it's so annoying and boring. So many times I literally won't hear an enemy... then I get attacked, or some random object in the environment just wacks you out of nowhere, or you get backed into a corner just flailing all you have to just escape before you die. I'd recommend Hi-Fi Rush 10 fold before I suggest anyone even try this game. Mouse and Keyboard just feels awful and this games control scheme is worse than anything Bioshock offered. This game doesn't look or even play like the game being presented in trailers. I have so many negative things to say about this game and everything I've listed is seriously 1/3 of what gets to me about this game..... I was telling everyone about this game before it came out, now I wouldn't even suggest anyone to waste their time on this... such a bummer imo.
As much as I liked, I was hoping it would be better as well. Maybe a sequel?! Either way, I’m with you on Hi Fi Rush.
Apparently its getting 4 dlcs
Was legit waiting for this video; Skill Up and ACG were on opposing ends of the spectrum as far as reviews went (although Phil still had good things to say, cuz like you've said, some things about it are undeniably interesting). Both with things missing from the others' reviews, and I just wanted more context. Your vid is obv consistent with the BYB, but I appreciate the additional context for the critique we get here on your personal channel :D
Seeing Jake Baldino with the Lil blue dot showing new content in my subscription page gets my blood pumping.
I genuinely really look forward to your video 🙌
Man this game is a Russian studio who hasn't denounced the invasion of Ukraine, just like tarkov. I know it's video games, and we want people to have fun but not when the money goes to Putin to legit help fund the war. Ukraine has officially ask playstation to stop the sale of the game on the platform.
Then why there are a lot of USA games you play if they invaded in many of countries in 1900-2020. Why you by USA products?
So you want the devs to be cancelled and be bankrupt just because of their geographical location? Stop with the herd mentality dude.
I’m surprised that many reviewers (Including my man here) haven’t mention the graphics, holy!! It looks pristine, great art design, slick UI, and most of it seems to be during daytime, great combat and themes and yet, something feels Off for most reviewers. I think this game took a lot of inspiration from Duke Nukem more than all the games mentioned. Haven’t played yet, but for my first playthrough it will definitely be in Russian, the English voice killed the first good impression, and once you play it as such, the whole game might feel off.
I couldn't help but get "Serious Sam vibes" as my nephew put it...
Haven’t left the first facility yet so not sure if I’ve even been exposed to some of the downsides, but I’ve been really enjoying it so far! Thanks as always for your input and perspective, love just having a conversation about games we’re enjoying
I donno, I feel like the more we treat videogames as art the more lenient we should be on defining "good" and directly attributing that "good" to cost. Yes there's something to be said for standing against blatant cash grabs, micro transactions in 70 dollar titles, etc. but I don't think that just because a game tries a bunch of new things it doesn't get all right, that it should be mandatory that it be demoted financially.
You were spot on with the Fallout influences, I feel like this is what a Fallout set in the soviet union would feel like.
Came here via the excellent FPS podcast. I like your style man, subbed!
The best thing about this game is that it isn't a AAA pile of trash, it runs like a sprinter too, no stutters, no frame drops.
Nice review with gameplay.
The looting mechanic in this game is by far my favorite over any game I've played, not only is it aesthetically satisfying but it's also not tedious. Looking through every nooks and cranny is my favorite pass time.
The interesting part is that you can tell the main character is being control by something implanted in his head that altered his personality. You'll able sense it at the beginning when a vendor asked you to try one of his free head band, and he later say "there is something in your head". I've also notice when they're riding the flying car, Charles was surprised P-3 never ride one before. At granny Xena hut, he mentioned about his head injury and losing some of his memory.
Anyway I'm interested to find out why Viktor Petrov sabotaged the robots to make them killed his own people?
P-3 and Petrov could be good friends if they had a chance to talk because now I realize Petrov wanted the US to know that the Russian are creating sophisticated killer robots that disguised as janitors and chubby bartenders. When Petrov fake his own death to stop you from going after him, this prove he's really smart.
The most intriguing and underrated feature is the talking glove call Charles. A true genius! I wonder why only the main character has it.
Update. As I'm getting deeper into the game, I've learned that the glove is the bad guy and it was giving to P-3 by his boss (Dmitry Sechenov).
I haven't beaten the game yet. I'm still at the quest call Made in USSR, but found a spoiler that answered some of my questions regarding the P-3 memory lost. It turn out the robot twins, one of them is P-3 wife. They're being used as sex slaves for his boss and other Fembots for the Russian Elite.
Knowing one of the robot twins is P-3 wife, I always hoping to see one of them slowing turn their head to look at you lol.
As for the horny fridge, it was Charles the glove who able to tamed/hacked her, why was she attracted to P-3? Was this part of Charles plan as well?
Note 2 self.
The red blob scene is a tribute to Breaking Bad when Jesse fills the bathtub with acids to dissolved a dead body. Sechenov calling it "Data Storage" could also mean Unit 731 where scientists tag their victims as logs. Unit 731: The Forgotten Asian Auschwitz
Under the leadership of Dr. Shiro Isshi, Unit 731 subjected 3,000-250,000 innocent men, women, and children to cruel experiments and medical procedures that were carried out by the brightest medical students and staff that Imperial Japan had to offer.
A little about my playstyle and build. I'm old fashion and invested all the points into health and elemental/physical resist. For damage I maxed my electro pistol and swirling axe. I like to imagine I'm playing the Barbarian from Diablo 2, using whirlwind to vanquished my foes. Quick draw against flying units with my Electro.
This game is part RPG, part shooting and part puzzle.
For RPG I always looks for large horde of robots to farm. The only thing I don't like is lack of robot to kill.
Atomic heart is my Half Life 3. Currently playing the dev build without any navigation marker.
Great video, Jake. Also, Great Haircut. !
I'm one of the few people who actually genuinely enjoys the writing 😅 Maybe I forgive it not being English natively more than some. But I really enjoy the uniqueness.
I always thought The voice acting in metro for the English dub was a little cheesy, but putting it in Russian really help with my immersion and I was actually getting invested with the characters. I think when I do play this game, I’ll do that too
Dude your looking good man! Might be the fresh cut or the line up on the bear but looks like your doing something !
Woah thanks! 😊
Loving it so far
Gamepass truly is the most consumer friendly thing out there. It’s a no brainer.
I got bored with the beginning and quit and uninstalled. I feel so weird being the few that just didn't like it. I don't have hours to waste playing a game to begin with and when it takes an hour before you're actually doing anything, it isn't for me anymore.
Considering what some AAA studios have put out, Atomic heart is AAAA. Admittedly I played on game pass. This game is really a lot better with a paddle shift controller changing effortlessly between weapons while also utilising abilities at the same time. There is a countless amount of ways to use the combat system.
It feels like Often times that sound effects are missing in certain interactions or cutscenes there is always some short awkwardness…
That opening scene is longer than a Monday
It felt like every boss battle was the boss just hard flanking you to be out of your field of view. And forcing you to constantly swing your camera around and locate and then dodge and attack. For a game with no FoV slider it was a deal breaker for men I believe there’s a FoV mod for PC and I may have to look into that.
I read somewhere that they're preparing a patch. FoV and subtitles' size are gonna be in that patch.
Enjoying the hell out of your vids man - 'preciate ya!