![]() ![]() Killing a single robot is satisfying, whether sneaking and surprising or blasting your way through. Melee weapons are easy to find (regardless of the difficulty chosen), offering a Dying Light style of combat that doesn’t feel as effective as it should. Scoring upgrades comes quickly as you play through the open world. The more weapons and ammo you acquire, the more you can blast your way through situations a little too easily. In the beginning of the game, you are encouraged to sneak around and surprise attack enemies for the quickest and most effective kill. As you unlock and strengthen machine control (including the most nonsensical door unlocking mini game possibly ever made) you can also get upgrades for shields, damage and speed. In this game it is the attacks from your gloved Charles and their strength that come into play here. The more you progress, the more weapons and powers you acquire. This feels like an AI robot uprising for fast food junkies. Clocking in around 15 hours, the main story attempts to discuss the whole AI argument that so many other games and films have done in the past, with much better results. It is innocent enough at the beginning, but as it turns sexual, it honestly just falls flat and is a little weird and off-putting. There is an action film feel which is further fueled by the steady stream of banter between P-3 and his AI Charles. The story follows all the usual tropes, it has a Bioshock meets Wolfenstein (the recent ones) vibe and doesn’t do much to differentiate itself. Together they must battle through hordes of murderous AI robots and find Viktor Petrov, the supposed instigator of the uprising. P-3 receives instructions from his superior Sechenov to locate the origin of the uprising with his AI companion, the gloved Charles, who crash lands on a massive airborne island. The American-accented character traverses a city full of automated robots which leads to, surprise surprise, a robot uprising in a floating city (VERY Bioshock Infinite). ![]() You play as Russian Major Sergey Nechaev aka P-3. The StoryĪtomic Heart is set in an alternate reality in which Russia wins World War II after Doctor Sechenov developed Polymer, an all purpose technology that is the central part of the story. In the current crowded game space with some big titles coming out, Atomic Heart doesn’t do enough to stand out from the crowd. While the world is large and there is plenty to do, keeping your attention is something this game struggle with. The story regrettably feels a little short and contributes to this feeling like a bit of a let down. There are murderous robots and a bounty of weapon choices that allow for some creative kills. Brimming with loaded landscapes, fetch quests to complete and some beautiful graphics that developer Mundfish have crafted that looks great on the surface, but lacks any real substance. ![]() Atomic Heart launches for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on February 21, 2023.Bioshock has never looked so good! A game heavily inspired by the beloved trilogy, Atomic Heart is a new style of open-world steampunk exploration. 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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