The game's main protagonist also has a habit of bulldozing through any ambience, or at least preventing it from building in the first place. Maybe you'll see her later too? When there's an opportunity to give the player some information, or just a chat with a friendly face, why not take it? Maybe you'll reunite later? I met a doctor tending to some wounded, so I helped her out. Then without so much as a natter, we parted ways. I met a hilarious granny who armed herself with a bazooka and blasted some malicious mechs from the sky. While perhaps not quite as atmospheric as say, Half Life, each level certainly compels you to push onwards and uncover its secrets.Īs I pushed on, though, it struck me that much of what I'd experienced so far felt oddly abrupt or half-formed, particularly when it came to sudden encounters. The early portions of the facility are wonderfully realised, as you tour the dishevelled offices of former workers or enter research zones home to a mechanical worm that's carved a network of tunnels through them. Confetti rains over vast crowds, a quaint river glistens, and there's one grand marble floor that's so spectacularly ray-traced, I'm convinced I saw our hardware editor James smiling back at me in its reflection. Developers Mundfish certainly spent some time polishing up the visuals, because Atomic Heart looks phenomenal. So, on you go, bashing bots as you move steadily into a darker, greyer, abode. Combat is difficult, if a touch stiff, as you must time your hits and dodge at the right moment. A fire axe helps you fend off lairy crash test dummies, with the usual light and heavy attacks, except the heft behind all of your swings adds a nice clunk to your smacks. After being attacked by a rogue bot, you're left stranded outside the facility and must figure out why the AI's gone haywire. There's no doubt the game takes inspiration from BioShock Infinite's first stroll through Columbia, as it's all candyfloss stands manned by floating iron spheres and giant holograms beamed into a clear blue sky you know it's just a matter of time before this sickly-sweet theme park will come crashing down.Įventually – after what becomes an overindulgent intro that begins to drag – a robot lifts you to a manufacturing facility that's gone quiet, at which point everything does, in fact, come crashing down. Congrats! You can scan the environment for stuff and shoot electricity from your palms. These people can control machines with their minds! An upbeat robotic attendant who sounds like an auto-tuned Taylor Swift hands you a special glove, as if to hammer home their technological prowess.
Thanks to their magnificent leader, they've embraced technologies that could've booted Siri into the sun or made Freeview look about as advanced as a manhole cover.
#WHEN DOES ATOMIC HEART COME OUT PC#
Atomic Heart launches for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on February 21, 2023.Atomic Heart's opening moments are easily its most impressive, as you, Major Nechaev, are ushered along the sunny streets of a USSR whose residents brim with positivity and cheer. While it’s unknown if the rest of the game will hold up compared to the intro, the first hour or so sets the bar high, leaving us excited for what’s to come. As the old lady defends you from an absolutely horrifying enemy, you take refuge in an underground complex - leading into the first main portion of the game.Įverything leading up to this point is shrouded with mystery and intrigue, and is just flat-out fun, thanks to the bombardment of ridiculous things the game throws at you. The game does an impressive job with scale during this segment, while throwing in some humor to lighten the mood - all as you’re fighting for your life. This character is an old lady who wields an assault rifle, which is just as ridiculous as it sounds.
This is when the game introduces you to its combat, pitting you against creepy robots before you come across another human character (finally) who ends up saving your life. Without spoiling too much, suffice to say the events that transpire are explosive and action-packed. Getting to see Facility 3826 from the sky is truly a memorable sight, making the events that follow even more powerful.
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