Look at those animations tho, enemies, how they all moving, spinning, comparing to older games it's just nuts. Wow. Also, the design itself, design of enemies, locations, weapons, damn it looks good and so unique.
I think that what makes Jake's reviews so special and enjoyable is the fact that he takes into account different gamers' perspective in his reviews, he has an awareness that every pro and con mathers differently to different gamers.
I agree! This is why I always watch Gameranx's BYB videos, even for games I'm not interested in getting. I love seeing Jake and the team review games in this way, without bias or pre-conceived notions skewing things, and always taking other possible views into account to be as objective as possible. The opposite of this is exactly what made me wanna skip through, stop watching and almost immediately just ask YT not to show me Luke Stephens videos - couldn't stand his pessimism, annoyingly harsh criticism, and one sided views that he'd constantly repeat when reviewing somewhat flawed games.
Unfortunately it feels like a Days gone game when it comes to modding... Not many mods for that and it seems like this might get the same treatment. I hope I'm wrong because of my God is this game frustrating!
@@Andrewbaysura1 That's my take too. The /entire/ experience exudes nothing but "frustration". And I don't mean because of the combat. Just everything about the game feels like an afterthought.
One of my first thoughts. I have enjoyed this game the most since Kingdom Come Deliverance, both are equal as GOAT favorites in my eyes. But it just rings of Fallout New Vegas vibes in term of endless endless modding
What exactly does Indie even mean? Budget wise they had more funds than many AAA, most of which coming major corporations so I’m not sure independent is a word I’d use here 😅
@@ronmexico7256 The game has been in development independently for 7 years, and it looked quite good when it was first revealed. Only the last 3 years did they have investment (7/10 without investment, and still revealing a good game 3 years ago is impressive). I think money-wise they're not indie, but skill-wise they definitely are.
Just the ability to loot every damn container in a room by sweeping your camera as you cast a room sized loot vacuum is already a potent game mechanic innovation. Plus, the artistry and design of it all is inspiring. Seriously beautiful. 10/10👌🏼
This is why I've come to trust your reviews. Everyone else just puts out some binary "Good or Bad" style review that benefits no one. I'm always happy to see Jake dive into the nuance and show us where a game shine and where it could use some polish. I'll definitely be giving Atomic Heart a try sooner than later thanks to this video.
Nobody puts binary reviews out these days are you smoking? Plus binary reviews have their place. Id honestly like some more brutally honest binary reviews that says when a trash game is trash and a good game is good but they must back it up with arguements. I want to know if im playing the next red dead redemption 2 or the next cyberpunk. Look at the cyberpunk reviews, no professional was reviewing it binary and for what it was at launch despite the game deserving bad reviews and being a bad product. A review telling us that game is straight up bad and not was advertised would be more appreciated in that case but reviewers arent gonna do that if they get money, sponsors and free shit from the companies making the shit games
@@chasingdaydreams2788 odd statement considering how many people love cyberpunk and how many hate rdr2. The issue with good or bad reviews is that people like games for different reasons, so having someone explore what people could like and dislike in a game is usually more universal.
melee first person combat in games really needs more attention, my favorite thus far is probably dying light's, where feedback is awesome, the bit of ragdoll when you hit them with a blunt weapon is awesome, and when you use a blade you can aim for body parts to cut them off which is also really satisfying
I was thinking that when he mentioned the melee combat in this game. DL1 and 2 absolutely nailed it on the AAA front, while Vermintide nailed it for PC niche games. Not everything has to be For Honor or some other super involved technical system, sometimes it just needs to feel impactful and intense.
Mine's probably The Forest or Sons of the Forest. The combat is weighty, impactful, and absolutely brutal. Seeing an enemy fall on their back and desperately try to crawl backward away from you actually makes me hesitate a bit sometimes.
I like what feels like the comeback of AA-type games. High on Life, Atomic Heart, etc. It makes me look forward to these devs next releases if they were able to accomplish this much in their first major outings.
Yeah, I agree. Found myself also tired of those AAA-billion budget lowrisk products made by the book. I miss those times when besides obvious hits you also had tonn of wacky weird games wich sometimes just grab your heart :) Fro me the last of those games wich you can kinda add to that category was Control.
Him and Skill Up are my favorites for this. I don’t always 100% agree with all their personal opinions, but I always feel like I understand what they disliked and why which allows me to evaluate how I might fall into that.
@@gameranxTV wish the dialogue was a lot more nuanced and not trying to be quirky. One of my favourite moments was ironically in the pre-alpha early footage. The main character (in that super early build) walks through an empty facility, then sees a robot running up to him. Then he goes “*chuckes* Suka!” I burst out laughing at this part. Guy only utters grunts of pain from the combat but that single dialogue tells me he is at the very least experienced and confident. It’s not like “oh big guy” or “that just happened”, it was more like “oh fuck, heh”.
@@-Flabbergasted- they've had 1 'bad game' which I'd argue cyberpunk was a decent game with bad marketing and a shitty launch. You can't forget they CD project red grew immensely from witchery 1 to 3 and then tried something ambitious.
The alt universe they created for this game is simply spectacular. I had never see something like it. I think I can live with less than perfect gameplay for this level of artistry.
True it does have flaws like easily getting stuck on objects from time to time, but yeah this game is quickly growing on me the more I progress through it
Honestly the best advice is going into it knowing it won’t be perfect but the passion and beauty of the game is highly appreciated and so far I’m loving it despite some silly dialogue and gameplay
I never understand the expectation for games to be perfect anyways. Modern games are very hard to make and can be patched on the fly. To me that is amazing in itself. Even if a game is broken at launch, it won't be forever. Case and point: CyberPunk 2077. I just finished it after the PS5 upgrade and it went from being a buggy mess to one of my favorite games of all time. So when people complain about the lack of perfection of a game at launch, its an eye roll moment for me. How fucking entitled can you be to assume everything should be perfect at all times when never in history has anything ever been that way? haha
@@NeutralGloomBot "I never understand the expectation for games to be perfect anyways." Because games were actually awesome for a while. Developers were raising the bar left and right, and making, y'know, fun games. Now it's all samey mediocrity. So nobody's entitled--a lot of us just come from an era in which we didn't submissively suck garbage from corporate developer c*ck and then pat them on the back for it lmao
@@DarkLightProjector Matter of perspective. I grew up starting with the NES and gaming has been been pretty amazing from then til now for me. If you see nothing but mediocrity in the vast library of modern gaming from indie to AAA I just feel bad for you. There is a lot of good out there. Usually whenever I start feeling like all games suck I take a break. you probably just do it too much. Everything becomes dull when you do it too much 🤷🏽♂️
@@NeutralGloomBot Bruh, I don't even play games these days. I just collect 'em (retro). I don't make enough time to play games (notice that I'm not saying I *don't* have time--just that I'm not making the time properly. And it kills me. But I digress...) That said, me not playing games has given me a lot of perspective. I see even more clearly garbage the stuff is now, and has been for the last 5-10 years depending on who you ask. And you hear it from a lot people. The majority of gamers know that games these days are soulless cash grabs. Some accept it and continue to play, others don't. It's a sign of the times. The industry is immense and it makes more money than the film and music industries combined. There's little heart in what's being made now. The games now are created based off of behavioral analytics and marketing projections. Essentially, they just make more of what's already popular, just like in film and music. And it continues to sell...because what else are people going to do...? Not buy the newest thing???
To add to that bioshock thing, Imagine if pulling up to the lighthouse, your character goes “holy shit! A lighthouse!” Like, yup… that sure is… a lighthouse…
Yea, wish the devs made the protagonist slient Or atleast didn't go too far into...Forspoken territory I feel it's more the english dub that suffers from this though
I think its a problem with the script and direction for the English vs the russian unfortunately you have to set your localization to russian and then do english to have that or just play everything in russian with Cyrillic which is not fun
Biggest criticism I have so far is that during melee combat it is way too easy to get pinned in a corner when dealing with multiple enemies. Makes you end up feeling a bit helpless. That being said I have only really been playing for a couple of hours so opinions may change.
Later in the game you can get a Polymer Shield ability to reflect damage, that usually make the enemies stop for a split second, you can then use the dodge to slip out.
Who knows. Everyone bullies the game due to it's Russian. Metacritic score's 71. This score is "almost bullshit". Who knows if it scares potential players. We'll see.
@@freehck the weird thing is that it's not really Russian. It's set in a fictional Soviet Union, but it's not made by a Russian studio. Sort of. The studio is comprised of a bunch of people from a bunch of north Eastern European countries. And it's not pro-Communist or at all. The whole story is showing how thing fall apart when you put too much faith and power into governments, regardless os ideology.
@@wylanvallotton4462 Interesting, thanks for the info. I was under the impression it was a Russian studio and some people (Karen gamers) were even boycotting it
It seems that some of the criticism could be solved in a patch, balancing out some of the open world and slight tweaks to melee combat. It sure seems unique in the age of sameness, despite the Bioshock influence.
that's why i never buy games on release. Let them patch bugs nad gameplay elements for 2-3 months and better get a good experience rather than a ruined first day first show experience
@@YourWaterBoii I'm still waiting for cyberpunk lol I'm hoping they add the train into the game. And obviously the whole police system rework which is absolutely necessary.
@@karannagwekar7048 Haha hell yeah. I just started to get impatient. It's good but still has some bugs. Probably miles better now than on release though.
I almost didn’t buy Atomic Heart because of this review, but then I remembered you shit on Ghost of Tsushima too and that’s in my top 10 favorite games of all time.
This is the most gameplay I’ve seen to date and even with Jake’s criticism in mind, this looks to have taken some of the best elements from some of my favorite games. Can’t help but be cautiously optimistic.
@@Hollobaby1231 We all have a different experience. Im glad you are having fun with the game. Some will like it, some will not. At the end of the day it is our own experience what matters. Some people just take the games too much to heart that sometimes they find anything to hate one.
I have finished the game. And oh my days, yes there are a few rough edges but I loved it, the world around me is something I love and something I’m into, 1950s era with a futuristic construct. I can’t get over how much this game is right for me, I’m not saying people will love this game to but it won’t be for everyone. Either way I’m very satisfied with my purchase and I’m not complaining I hope this game lands for others aswell.
I don't care if the game isn't perfect ,but games like this should always be supported for their creativity, uniqueness and the hard work which went into it's production. Keep it up Mundfish👍👍👍
The world and the amazing graphics will be reason enough for me to try sometime in the near future. The fact that it’s made by a small studio meant that certain rough parts were gonna be part of the final release.
I’m buying it. I’m ready for something new. Too many games have turned into Ubisoft check list open worlds. I don’t care about the mediocre review scores. It looks fun.
@@dustygearhead I highly recommend so far. People are bitching about the dialogue. But The dialogue is acceptably cringy because well, it's from Russia lol. Language barriers are real. And so far it's been no more Campy than Bullet storms dialogue which was fine. Gameplay and gear load out is wildly Bioshock, which is great
Its not even the fact that they're a small studio. The game was in dev hell in part due to higher ups pressuring them to add in more open world elements. This game was never intended to he open world which explains why it doesnt mesh that well with the rest of the game.
Honestly just for the artstyle and the BioShock feel I will be picking it up for sure, cause these days its just unreaslistic to expect perfect games, games have just become more ambitious and demanding in every way so I never expected to be perfect.
@Ralph Reilly I understand that it can be frustrating to still have some bugs and jank here and there but for what we know devs have to go through even just getting the game released is commendable tbh
It was my most anticipated as well. Until I learned that it's funded by russia and the proceeds will go to russia as well. I would rather donate the money I saved for buying this game to Ukraine.
This is so underrated. This game has the best plot / story in years. The concepts it tackles are mind-blowing, i'm amazed a studio like this even managed to pull this off let alone succeed. A game with FIGHTER ROBOTS. are you kidding me? This game is pure gold, don't let yourself be let down by these seemengly average reviews. having finished it i can say that if you love bioshock type games, stick with this game untill the end. It will be like something you never played before. The story, the looting mechanism, the weapons, they are all so original, even the graphics, considering it's their first game of this kind... oh my god.. just oh my god. Can you imagine what these guys can do with a bigget budget and more voice actors? This is the future of bioshock i'm telling you. You just have to get around all the negativity and experience the game fresh by yourself. I hate to say it buy this game gets negative reviews from american outlets just because it's made in Russia and not America.
It's made by a company in Cyprus though. Decent visuals and concept, but damn - gameplay plot and lore are boring af. Great as the first game for the studio, bad as a game in general. Can't compare it to bioshock at all, but those guys had to of experience behind the shoulders
They did a good job with the overview trailer to well set those expectations. I’d say it’s a solid 8/10. A bit above average due to several aspects but it can definitely have some polishing to it. Overall an incredibly fun and interesting game to play.
@@epgamer1145 6/10 would be a bit above average. An 8 would be very good since 8 is closer to the perfect score of 10 than it is to the average score of 5
@@Buffypoodle I just view the out of 10 system the original way. 1 is terrible 2 is really bad, 3 is bad, 4 is below average, 5 is OK, 6 is slightly better than average, 7 is enjoyable, 8 is good, 9 is great and 10 is masterpiece. To me its pointless ranking something out of 10 if people view all numbers below 5 or 6 as terrible. At that point might as well just rank it out of 5
I'm three hours in and loving it so far. I've been interested in it ever since the very first trailers. Looked so cool at the time, I was doubting it'd ever come out. But here it is! Is it perfect? No, but few games ever are.
This game has been on my radar for a while, I've had a great feeling it's shipping complete by the way the devs have presented it, and it certainly stands out in a unique way!
@DreSaidSo I'm going to read your sentence and then call you a name that I want you to take as a pejorative. Good luck showing your face to your family again after a complete stranger on the internet calls you a "fanboy" based on almost nothing. Yeah. Take *that* !
This game on day one also doesn't run like absolute dogsh*t! Playing it on a 3060 and it runs 60FPS on Ultra at 1440p with DLSS Quality(unlike other AAA games that have been coming out recently).
@DreSaidSo My man... he literally just stated he was playing it on a 3060... It's a literal budget card these days. What are you gaming on? An integrated graphics?
I've been loving this game. It's an homage to so many games I love with a unique twist and a ton of passion. And while the dialogue can be repetitive, it's so funny, like the one liners and cussing walked straight out of Duke Nukem and right into Soviet Russia
This game has references to Soviet music, cartoons, filmstrips (i believe not many of you know what it is, but i had it in my childhood) movies, personalities, almost on every step, so I feel this game very native. I don't know how much foreigner knows or notice of those references (not many i guess) and how interesting game can be for them, without this huge part of a gameplay. I like this game, but i can't be objective
Jake has the best taste of any reviewer. And he nails what’s important, the fun factor. This game seems like a successor to Wolfenstein. And I loved Wolfenstein.
Atomic heart is one of the video games of all time. The story is written, the voice acting is done, it has graphics, the bosses are designed and the gameplay is an example of gameplay. Overall, the game is made. Atomic heart is definitely one of the games of all time.
It's very confusing after wanting to see this game after so long do really well. I think I'm still really going to enjoy it. I hope they continue to do QOL and are able to make a follow up game that more solidly delivers. Feels like experiences like this lose their charm after the first time in the universe. Was hoping this was a unanimous hit.
For their first game. It is actually impressive, they are did something incredible. Relatively few of bugs and glitch, performance also pretty flawless.
@@profpuffofficial2 So.... they made a gas station game? Whats your point?? lmao. How many western video game companies and companies in general are owned by billionaire moguls? Riot Games is literally owned by Tencent.
It is nice to get reviews purely on the games themselves, but sometimes it's worth keeping an eye on the controversies as some of them can be pretty major.
I don't know if this wil be a game I will play anytime soon (I also just don't have anything that can run it), but this is a game that I would love to watch. The world feels so interesting and inspired, and I love it when people do their own unique take on Science Fiction/Fantasy. Even if the game is a bit rough, It looks like the artists really had passion for what they made. I really hope that they get to do a sequel in the future to hash out the issues this game does have. Also, you made me interested about the soundtrack, so i'm probably gonna go listen to that. Also, can devs PLEASE take notes about the quick looting thing.
The fact that the game is in game pass day one makes it a mustplay for me. The combination of games like Wolfenstein or Bioshock with some beautiful enviroment and nature without major performance problems stopping you from playing is satisfying to see after all the releases we had in the last year. Can’t wait to play it tonight!!
@@okilladmityouarerightbut4827 Its allright combat and btw its a bit weird how in different rewies some people say that melee is meh but guns are cool, and others say the opposite thing :) I guess you just have to try to find out. Btw both bioshock and bioshock infinte had absolutely trash gunplay but you kinda have to pee in your pants when someone says the word 'bioshock" 🤷♀ Its not allways about combat.
Feels that this game was created with a lot of passion and love, that's for sure. Lots of creativity, attention to details and nice music. Yeah, certainly looks great for a first game of small-ish studio. If Atomic Heart sells good, i think that those devs will be able to do something even bigger and better.
Well, it seems that there are some controversies surrounding Atomic hearth. mostly around getting a lot of funding from Russia's government and then profits from the game going back to Russia's government to fund the war against Ukraine. there are a lot of videos and articles about that. so maybe them earning a lot of money is not such a good thing at the end of the day.
@@mrhosesu Bruh, that's such a bullshit, i mean... you probably saw this video "please don't buy Atomic Heart" by youtuber Harenko. Dude's Ukrainian and he just hates it cuz it was made by russian studio, that's it. His points are stupid, disgusting and just made up. He blames company that creates *escapism entertainment studio* for not siding with one side or another and that's fucking stupid. He says that it was funded by like private company Mail Ru and some russian investor. What's bad about it? Oh yeah, that's russian so it's all evil oligarch project to make money for war (wtf?) and etc. the only part that was remotely concerning - screenshot with privacy policy, but that's like whatever and also can be easily made up. Like... turn on your critical thinking skills and rewatch his video, his logic is fucking delusional.
I'm only playing this game in Russian language and English in the second playthrough, but the real reason why I'm playing this is to support Mick Gordon,was a legendary music composer for doom and this so happens is gonna be real killer sounds, Go Atomic Heart! ❤️
It’s crazy to me that it is actually coming out! Finally after many many years! I really excited and happy for the team that made such a unique experience and managed to get this amount of media coverage and publishing help.
I love your enthusiasm, im happy for them too. But do consider that kremlin owned companies helped significantly with the marketing and stuff rellated to that
@@skontejontenot another one… cmon dude, are we gonna start hating russians now? Hate putin, not russia. Not all russians are bad and even if their taxes go to the kremlin, so what? So does the natural gas and petrol europe buys from them, and they make a shitload more money from that than a game.. just play it and enjoy it for what it is.
@@buildman126 and maybe so.e day u must go to war and can die every day, or your family die by bombing, maybe than u care gaming is not main thing in life.
Have to admit, I had a real blast with this one. I seem to be the only person that did not find the dialogue and protagonist annoying, but rather I appreciated the fact he was a pretty down-to-Earth guy who was fed up of all the bullshit he had encountered at the Facility. Combat gameplay was generally pretty satisfying and there were certain encounters with large numbers of enemy (especially towards the end) that really felt like I was in a Doom game as I was dashing everywhere, stringing weapon hits and glove abilities together to give myself space and output as much damage as possible. If you have Game Pass, I would 100% recommend giving it a go. If you have to buy it then I think you need to consider if games like Dying Light (first person melee combat), Doom and Wolfenstein are your kind of games, because if so then yeah you’d probably enjoy this one as well.
Yeah, same when it comes to the protagonist. He is supposed to be a war veteran who had fought in wars, so him being extremely frustrated with all the robots that he has to fight makes sense. His behaviour (although a bit more douchy) kind of reminds me of Isaac Clark's behaviour at Dead Space 2, where he is more confident
@@WaltDevil060 yeah I agree! He is clearly confident in his abilities and more than capable to deal with this robot threat, especially as he is used to fighting war robots designed for combat not these civilian robots. Makes sense he’d be a cocky prick most of the time ahaha.
I am gonna be honest though, at first I was kind of worried that he might become unlikable, similar to the protagonist from Forspoken. Thankfully I was wrong
@@WaltDevil060 not played Forspoken so can’t comment on that tbf, however I was quite immediately enticed by the protagonist here because I just feel he was so aggressively out there and said some very odd and random things, I just found it different and enjoyable.
To be honest I find that character of P-3 to be pretty good. I am not sure if it's fitting but it's pretty good. He's not a silent scientist, secret agent or any detective. He is just a rough soldier who walked through war, swears a lot and has lot of killing to do. He has a single person in his life he respects that is prof. Sechenov.
He is certainly better in Russian. We have so many ways to swear that we have things called "Anchors", which are basically paragraph-sized sentences built of almost nothing but unique swears. But even common non-swear phrases have so many unique layers to the way they can be said and with what exact words. It is indeed a "Lost in translation" kind of deal you are getting with this game if you are not a Russian speaker.
got it throught game pass and im thoroughly enjoying it, the puzzles, the music, i personally like the protag cause he helps keep things light (so far) and the combat is decent (so long as you dont get backed into a corner against like 4 enemies)
@@Lol_Pig I just finished it. And yes to all. However for difficult part, it's not difficult because it's hard to figure out. It's difficult because some of game's mechanics didn't work properly sometimes. Or the level design made a simple task difficult.
for me i played all the bioshock parts played control played portal 2 this game is a excellent combination of mechanics puzzles and story arcs personally ive enjoyed every bit this game offered me after couple years we are going to take this game as a reference
I'm running this game on max settings on PC, and I haven't had ANY issues. This game is fantastic and had a beautiful release. Also, I happen to think the dialog can be hilarious and different(especially with the terminator references).
Was looking forward to Jake giving us his opinion on this, he's been talking about it for what seems like ages now, haha. Great review as always! Also, sounds like a few of the problems with this can be patched/modded at a later date. And the problem with the voice over is easily solved by switching to the russian version, which I assume is the original one, and using subtitles. I'll give it a try for now and maybe play it until the end when they fix some of the messy things, if that happens. Or who knows, maybe it'll impress me.
So far I've played an hour and its beautiful, the story is interesting, the combat is tanky and takes some time to get used to but satisfying and unique. The voice acting is iffy but forgivable. If it keeps going this way its an easy 8/10 or higher.
It's looking amazing. I'm not too concerned with "perfect" gameplay. My favorite game is Half Life 2, and I'm not going to pretend that that feels modern. When the world, detail and story is beautiful art, then you can adapt to gameplay as long as the gameplay isn't broken, which this doesn't seem to be. I do hope some patches will address melee, but hey, that's fine. For me, a game can be an objective 7 out of 10 when categorized and still be the best game I've ever played. (Not saying this will be, but again, it's about the sum of the parts for me).
Buy this game. I'm serious. All the reviews are way to harsh, as this game is stunning. It takes a little time to get out of the beginning complex area, but when u finally make it outside, you will realize this game is magnificent, and definetly worth your time.
I'm loving it so far, am about 4 or so hours in. Have experienced some minor bugs etc but nothing that takes away from how fun the game is. An option to turn off the general chatter would be nice but playing in Russian fixes it as the important dialog is usually outside of combat and platforming. A couple of solid updates and it could be really really good.
I've been curious about Atomic Heart for a while now, and the aesthetic is so gorgeous!! I'm just a little apprehensive about the issues Jake (and some other reviews) have talked about. Jake really did a great job of putting the pros and cons in perspective though. I think I might wait a bit and see if they do any updates in the near future before I pull the trigger. Fingers crossed this one gets a little tweaking from the devs to smooth out some of the jankiness. 🤞
I'm gonna try it on gamepass, but I definitely wouldn't pay for any new videogame until its been out for a month and people have talked about their experience for me to make a judgement on
I really enjoyed the game. For the bosses i recommended trying them naturally cuz they are fun but bring a bottle of vodka and a can of condensed milk with you, they give pretty strong buffs to damage resistance and the damage you do.
Bought this today. Going to play at 9 when it drops. This was a blind buy for me. Didnt know about this game until yesterday or the day before. So my expectations are pretty low. Looks really cool lol
I know it probably won't be perfect and there might be bugs, but I'm ready for something as ambitious as this. It's such an interesting concept combined with other elements. For this game, I would say definitely play in Russian with subtitles for your language. I don't think the English voice acting is really there, to say the least. All in all, really excited to give it a try.
Hey man, but Jake also was right on second one.. My native is English/Russian and I played in original comparing with English and they lost it.. a lot. Russian wasn't perfect but after some hours character and glove do nice dialogues and quotes. I would probably translated them better myself but really there is no way to translate it right.. Best quotes in game are too language specific, sadly
This is facts. Some good and unique world lore and setting as well. Kinda like the wolfeinstein games but different in its own sense. Overal not a bad game for a first. They already sent two updates out well before I even had a chance to play, so they are already rapidly making improvements to the game. If they are this fast for support and response then they can iron out a few aspects the game lacks in, fairly quickly before it ages.
@@profpuffofficial2 So? Mundfish itself has made only 2 games. One is atomic heart and other is soviet lunapark VR, which just looks like a tech demo for atomic heart
Picked it up on game pass last night and only had time to play the prologue while it was downloading, but dam is this game oozing with atmosphere and style!
Small correction: most of the soundtrack is not actually Russian covers of known songs from different countries, such as in Wolfenstein, but rather dubstepy remixes of huge Soviet hits.
I feel like the concept is going to be refined after release. kinda like how cyberpunk went. its gameplay is alright and some stuff is just annoying but once those updates came out everything grew slowly more refined which managed to pull it back into a good product. plus if this gets a modding community I could see people going nuts with that.
What I’ve gathered from all of the feedback on this game is that it’s a well thought out concept with mediocre execution. For the first game out of Mundfish, this gives a great first impression for more projects to come from them. I’ll def be checking it out
Played 2 hours and im shocked with incredible art style and graphics. Visualy its one of the best games i have ever played in my 30 years life. Gameplay wise im still at early areas but dodging and ranged weapons are quite decent melee not so much. Also optimization is spot on zero drops or glitches so far. But i stopped playing i was playing thro game pass but im gonna buy it from steam tomorrow. İ just cant play such a huge effort for free basically :) EDIT AFTER 10 HOURS: weapon and skill upgrades makes gameplay very diversed and fun. plus if you make game sounds russian and subtitles english cringe dialogs become better( which is only downside of the game)
I mean, nothing you said sounds like an issue. 10 years ago all your criticism would have been the norm. To me, thats not an issue, thats basics. For this being this studios first big game, I would say its amazing and I look forward to their work in the future
Been playing through it lately for the first time and I really enjoyed it. Yes there is a lot of tedium etc. but the world and the concept really pulled me in and I hope we get to see something new from them in the future!
From what I'm hearing, the open world actually sounds kinda like Dying Light, specifically the map where you could drive around. Which I personally kinda had fun with, so I might like this. That is if I'm understanding this correctly, and it is in fact as similar as I seem to think.
No Spoilers: First it reminds me of Bioshock then turns into this Portal/Half-Life-esque/Bioshock spiritual successor kind of experience. In the beginning I deeply disliked the main character. Then you get used to him. The design department had a field day with this game. It's beautifully built. That said, this game does a good job setting up it's sequel plans. I was quite pleased with the bad ending, with either ending it would seem quite evident that they're planning to go forward with sequels taking place in space.
I am loving this game - the world building, aesthetics and snappy combat (outside of swarming ai). The bosses are great. Really hope it gets a sequel and developer more spotlight.
It's on Game Pass on PC. Plays AMAZING on my 3070. The dev build played amazing too and it had RTX. I can't wait until they polish and implement RTX on the final build. It's gonna be good. Can't wait for this studio to put out more hits. They did a good job with this for their first time.
@@NeutralGloomBot I know what Google is, no need to be a dick. It actually took you more effort to type out that paragraph to peacock, than to answer the question.
I don’t really into all that bad things you saw about the game, the game is really worth the try, it’s fun, it’s challenging takes inspiration on both bioshock and fallout in order to create its own formula and just love how different it is!
I usually agree with you. But I find WAYYY more good than bad in this game and have absolutely loved playing it. It’s different that’s for sure, but in a good way.
It might sound weird but a friend of mine made me discover this channel recently and you deserve everything you have. You create amazing reviews, even if i'm not interested in a "x" game, I just enjoy watching them and I love the objective opinions you give. Thank you
I'm at 60 hours of gameplay so far and about to enter the final stage of the game. It took sometime to get used to the mechanics of it (especially during the opening hours), but once I figured it out, I started to really enjoy the process. If you are over 30 years of age and come from Russian background, you'll be able to relate to a lot of the context of the game. The visuals are great. Level design looks unique. I didn't really have any performance issues. Progressing feels satisfying and unlocking new upgrades. This btw directly depends on how much of exploring you are wiling to do. I'll give you a hint - exploration comes with big rewards. A solid game definitely worth checking out. Really curios what comes next from this studio!
Came back here to say that the protagonists lines are my favorite part of the game. He is hilarious and needs to talk more. Great review as always though long time fan of the channel!
![I tried 'Atomic Heart' after the patches and new DLC... [DLC REVIEW]](/img/n.gif)
Whether I'll enjoy the game or not, I can't deny that the art style and setting is top notch.
Which is the sad thing about these kinds of games. Wasted potential but man do I love more of them.
Always my go to channel for reviews
I’m 20 hours in and can definitely say it can be rough but man the world/atmosphere is so good ! And the enemies can be quite tough !
I dont even know anything about the game im playing just for how cool the style is lol
You stole this comment verbatim from ACG's review.
For their first game... It's more impressive than a ton of other games.
I finally have something that looks next gen on my series x other than Cyberpunk. I was SO bored last year.
@@dctrbrassCyberpunk does not look next gen, bud.
@@VENENOSEASON you’re buggin
@@VENENOSEASON yes it does. You probably played the Xbox one version.
@@dctrbrass poor xbot thing.
Try some VR2. Here. 🤲🏿
Give it back though. You can't have it. Remain malnourished.
Look at those animations tho, enemies, how they all moving, spinning, comparing to older games it's just nuts. Wow. Also, the design itself, design of enemies, locations, weapons, damn it looks good and so unique.
I’ve played about 5 hours of it so far and it has issues but the combat and exploration is incredibly fun
It even has a watermark
negaliu patiket kad lietuvis neserga soviettofobija komentaruose :O respect
yea no that's how cyberpunk and most Ubisoft games got me lol
Animations are easy. If only they made a game with decent controls. It's pretty bad
Thank you so much for the kind words about the cutscenes. 4:39 We tried our best :)
A whole year and no replies... I find that difficult to believe
Thanks for this awesome game, you guys are talented.
I think that what makes Jake's reviews so special and enjoyable is the fact that he takes into account different gamers' perspective in his reviews, he has an awareness that every pro and con mathers differently to different gamers.
I agree! This is why I always watch Gameranx's BYB videos, even for games I'm not interested in getting. I love seeing Jake and the team review games in this way, without bias or pre-conceived notions skewing things, and always taking other possible views into account to be as objective as possible.
The opposite of this is exactly what made me wanna skip through, stop watching and almost immediately just ask YT not to show me Luke Stephens videos - couldn't stand his pessimism, annoyingly harsh criticism, and one sided views that he'd constantly repeat when reviewing somewhat flawed games.
Go away redshift tou make me angry 😠
Yess...
Where as companies like IGN reviewers just acts like their standards IS the standard for everyone else🤣
agreed
Until he mentions framerates
I feel that the modding scene for this game could end up being just legendary if it comes to fruition.
Assuming it's modable . Some games don't easily get farther than texture swaps and camera changes.
Unfortunately it feels like a Days gone game when it comes to modding... Not many mods for that and it seems like this might get the same treatment.
I hope I'm wrong because of my God is this game frustrating!
It runs on Unreal Engine, don't expect many if any mods.
@@Andrewbaysura1 That's my take too. The /entire/ experience exudes nothing but "frustration". And I don't mean because of the combat. Just everything about the game feels like an afterthought.
One of my first thoughts. I have enjoyed this game the most since Kingdom Come Deliverance, both are equal as GOAT favorites in my eyes. But it just rings of Fallout New Vegas vibes in term of endless endless modding
For an indie game group with this game as their first debut, I find it impressive! Decently enjoying it for what it is
Sure, the appendage of Gazprom and VK is a indie group 💀
@@Odeon1970 didnt theyrelease a vr game a few years ago,
@@NicoFye they just went in as they saw this can be good. And that was only an investment.
AND nothing wrong with it :)
What exactly does Indie even mean? Budget wise they had more funds than many AAA, most of which coming major corporations so I’m not sure independent is a word I’d use here 😅
@@ronmexico7256 The game has been in development independently for 7 years, and it looked quite good when it was first revealed. Only the last 3 years did they have investment (7/10 without investment, and still revealing a good game 3 years ago is impressive). I think money-wise they're not indie, but skill-wise they definitely are.
I dig the vacuum looting system. Looks cool and I love when games don't just cost me time doing mundane things. Don't have enough of it to spare.
its also a little satisfying
Going through a room and just holding down the button to grab EVERYTHING is so smooth and therapeutic
It also makes looting kinda pointless. You're just adding everything in each room into your inventory at the touch of a button...
Just the ability to loot every damn container in a room by sweeping your camera as you cast a room sized loot vacuum is already a potent game mechanic innovation. Plus, the artistry and design of it all is inspiring. Seriously beautiful. 10/10👌🏼
Megaman Legends had that years ago, too bad not many games used this mechanic.
Even subway surfers had this lmaooo
Borderlands has this too, just hold loot and it loots the entire screen
@@profpuffofficial2 wait what you still need to open boxes right? Or is it sth new in borderlands 3?
Not a new mechanic, you had pull abilitys in Onimusha and Megaman. However, it's new for FPS and damn they did it good.
This is why I've come to trust your reviews. Everyone else just puts out some binary "Good or Bad" style review that benefits no one. I'm always happy to see Jake dive into the nuance and show us where a game shine and where it could use some polish. I'll definitely be giving Atomic Heart a try sooner than later thanks to this video.
If you have xbox gamepass, it's a day one release!
Check out ACG, the best reviewer on UA-cam
Nobody puts binary reviews out these days are you smoking? Plus binary reviews have their place. Id honestly like some more brutally honest binary reviews that says when a trash game is trash and a good game is good but they must back it up with arguements. I want to know if im playing the next red dead redemption 2 or the next cyberpunk. Look at the cyberpunk reviews, no professional was reviewing it binary and for what it was at launch despite the game deserving bad reviews and being a bad product. A review telling us that game is straight up bad and not was advertised would be more appreciated in that case but reviewers arent gonna do that if they get money, sponsors and free shit from the companies making the shit games
@@chasingdaydreams2788 odd statement considering how many people love cyberpunk and how many hate rdr2. The issue with good or bad reviews is that people like games for different reasons, so having someone explore what people could like and dislike in a game is usually more universal.
This and MattyPlays are two I love because they approach it as gamers first.
melee first person combat in games really needs more attention, my favorite thus far is probably dying light's, where feedback is awesome, the bit of ragdoll when you hit them with a blunt weapon is awesome, and when you use a blade you can aim for body parts to cut them off which is also really satisfying
I was thinking that when he mentioned the melee combat in this game. DL1 and 2 absolutely nailed it on the AAA front, while Vermintide nailed it for PC niche games. Not everything has to be For Honor or some other super involved technical system, sometimes it just needs to feel impactful and intense.
Killing Floor 2 also has amazing melee combat in first person
wow that sounds fun.
DL1 or 2?????
Mine's probably The Forest or Sons of the Forest. The combat is weighty, impactful, and absolutely brutal. Seeing an enemy fall on their back and desperately try to crawl backward away from you actually makes me hesitate a bit sometimes.
I'm still about 10 hours in and I'm enjoying the game a lot! Yes, as you said it has it's flaws but something about it just makes it so good.
It has that old school Half-Life style of level design that's why.
I like what feels like the comeback of AA-type games. High on Life, Atomic Heart, etc. It makes me look forward to these devs next releases if they were able to accomplish this much in their first major outings.
Yeah, I agree. Found myself also tired of those AAA-billion budget lowrisk products made by the book. I miss those times when besides obvious hits you also had tonn of wacky weird games wich sometimes just grab your heart :) Fro me the last of those games wich you can kinda add to that category was Control.
Atomic heart had a bigger budget that any triple A company it basically funded by gazprom and Putin
High on life is pretty legit.
@@petesmart1983 Lol Putin 😄 so CoD and Topgun for example had huge US military industrial funding and I guess Joe Biden personal support...? 🤷 Clown
Yes!
Homefront Revolution
Mad Max
Elex
The Surge 1/2
Rage 2
Greedfall
High on Life
Atomic Heart
Prey
Dishonored 1/2
Control
Kingdom Come Deliverance
Jake always comes at me with info I want to hear. I tend to agree with his takes on things that are janky but still playable.
🤝
Him and Skill Up are my favorites for this. I don’t always 100% agree with all their personal opinions, but I always feel like I understand what they disliked and why which allows me to evaluate how I might fall into that.
ACG as well
@@TheHeadincharge ACG > Skillup
Gameplay>Story in games nowadays
I'm loving it so far. Really dark and odd but satisfyingly enjoyable
👍🏼
How is the open world exploration?
Yeah the contrast of this game is terrible
@@gameranxTV wish the dialogue was a lot more nuanced and not trying to be quirky. One of my favourite moments was ironically in the pre-alpha early footage. The main character (in that super early build) walks through an empty facility, then sees a robot running up to him.
Then he goes “*chuckes* Suka!” I burst out laughing at this part. Guy only utters grunts of pain from the combat but that single dialogue tells me he is at the very least experienced and confident. It’s not like “oh big guy” or “that just happened”, it was more like “oh fuck, heh”.
@@jb3931 its honestly great. Can be kinda limited in some places tho
A good first outing, excited to see what the devs do next they can only improve from here I feel like.
Terriost supporter
Atomic Fart
CD Projekt Red regresses with every game they release. I don't think you can only improve when you release games
@@-Flabbergasted- they've had 1 'bad game' which I'd argue cyberpunk was a decent game with bad marketing and a shitty launch.
You can't forget they CD project red grew immensely from witchery 1 to 3 and then tried something ambitious.
@@-Flabbergasted- now that’s some next level exaggeration
The alt universe they created for this game is simply spectacular. I had never see something like it. I think I can live with less than perfect gameplay for this level of artistry.
There’s so many games that do both well you really don’t have to stop glazing bro
@@Domepeezy don’t hesitate to suggest some for him
Yeah no it's that spectacular. It's kinda cool but it's not really "artistry"
@@DomepeezyWhich ones?
@@rochatrabloodbourne.
It’s a mixture of bio shock and deadspace mechanics to me , and I’m liking it a lot
I just got the bioshock trilogy and am playing for the 1st time. Wow, awesome so far. I can't believe that I missed out on these.
@@dctrbrass bioshock is incredible
That’s all I needed to hear. Buying now
And fallout
And some watch dogs too
The game has flaws, but it’s something about it that’s addictive and makes me want to play more
True it does have flaws like easily getting stuck on objects from time to time, but yeah this game is quickly growing on me the more I progress through it
Honestly the best advice is going into it knowing it won’t be perfect but the passion and beauty of the game is highly appreciated and so far I’m loving it despite some silly dialogue and gameplay
I recommend to play with russian dub or Polish it sounds great
I never understand the expectation for games to be perfect anyways. Modern games are very hard to make and can be patched on the fly. To me that is amazing in itself. Even if a game is broken at launch, it won't be forever. Case and point: CyberPunk 2077. I just finished it after the PS5 upgrade and it went from being a buggy mess to one of my favorite games of all time. So when people complain about the lack of perfection of a game at launch, its an eye roll moment for me. How fucking entitled can you be to assume everything should be perfect at all times when never in history has anything ever been that way? haha
@@NeutralGloomBot "I never understand the expectation for games to be perfect anyways."
Because games were actually awesome for a while. Developers were raising the bar left and right, and making, y'know, fun games. Now it's all samey mediocrity. So nobody's entitled--a lot of us just come from an era in which we didn't submissively suck garbage from corporate developer c*ck and then pat them on the back for it lmao
@@DarkLightProjector Matter of perspective. I grew up starting with the NES and gaming has been been pretty amazing from then til now for me. If you see nothing but mediocrity in the vast library of modern gaming from indie to AAA I just feel bad for you. There is a lot of good out there. Usually whenever I start feeling like all games suck I take a break. you probably just do it too much. Everything becomes dull when you do it too much 🤷🏽♂️
@@NeutralGloomBot Bruh, I don't even play games these days. I just collect 'em (retro). I don't make enough time to play games (notice that I'm not saying I *don't* have time--just that I'm not making the time properly. And it kills me. But I digress...)
That said, me not playing games has given me a lot of perspective. I see even more clearly garbage the stuff is now, and has been for the last 5-10 years depending on who you ask. And you hear it from a lot people. The majority of gamers know that games these days are soulless cash grabs. Some accept it and continue to play, others don't.
It's a sign of the times. The industry is immense and it makes more money than the film and music industries combined. There's little heart in what's being made now. The games now are created based off of behavioral analytics and marketing projections. Essentially, they just make more of what's already popular, just like in film and music. And it continues to sell...because what else are people going to do...? Not buy the newest thing???
To add to that bioshock thing, Imagine if pulling up to the lighthouse, your character goes “holy shit! A lighthouse!”
Like, yup… that sure is… a lighthouse…
"Crispy critters! Is that a Lighthouse?!"
Yea, wish the devs made the protagonist slient
Or atleast didn't go too far into...Forspoken territory
I feel it's more the english dub that suffers from this though
@@quinnholloway5400 Yep game is great but the voice acting and the pacing of the dialogues are just atrocious, they overlap each other sometimes
I think its a problem with the script and direction for the English vs the russian unfortunately you have to set your localization to russian and then do english to have that or just play everything in russian with Cyrillic which is not fun
Biggest criticism I have so far is that during melee combat it is way too easy to get pinned in a corner when dealing with multiple enemies. Makes you end up feeling a bit helpless. That being said I have only really been playing for a couple of hours so opinions may change.
This game is like dark souls if every enemy in dark souls could negate pain states & knock you down relentlessly 😂
Later in the game you can get a Polymer Shield ability to reflect damage, that usually make the enemies stop for a split second, you can then use the dodge to slip out.
@@awdrifter3394spoilers
Additionally, enemies are way too aggressive, and they take up way too much ammo.
I honestly absolutely love Atomic Heart. I'm having an absolute blast playing it. I have high hopes for the future of this studio.
Who knows. Everyone bullies the game due to it's Russian. Metacritic score's 71. This score is "almost bullshit". Who knows if it scares potential players. We'll see.
@@freehck the weird thing is that it's not really Russian. It's set in a fictional Soviet Union, but it's not made by a Russian studio. Sort of. The studio is comprised of a bunch of people from a bunch of north Eastern European countries. And it's not pro-Communist or at all. The whole story is showing how thing fall apart when you put too much faith and power into governments, regardless os ideology.
@@wylanvallotton4462 Interesting, thanks for the info. I was under the impression it was a Russian studio and some people (Karen gamers) were even boycotting it
Is there a jump button Can u jump or is it a toggle and vault over
@@JustinMichaelMazur yes, you can jump. If you're on Xbox it's A, on PC it's Space and on PS it's X
It seems that some of the criticism could be solved in a patch, balancing out some of the open world and slight tweaks to melee combat. It sure seems unique in the age of sameness, despite the Bioshock influence.
that's why i never buy games on release. Let them patch bugs nad gameplay elements for 2-3 months and better get a good experience rather than a ruined first day first show experience
Yeah, I waited a year to play 2077. I wanted to make sure I was getting the best possible experience. Looks like I may do the same for this game.
@@YourWaterBoii I'm still waiting for cyberpunk lol I'm hoping they add the train into the game. And obviously the whole police system rework which is absolutely necessary.
@@indiankid8601 Some games take more then a year or even two to work.
@@karannagwekar7048 Haha hell yeah. I just started to get impatient. It's good but still has some bugs. Probably miles better now than on release though.
I almost didn’t buy Atomic Heart because of this review, but then I remembered you shit on Ghost of Tsushima too and that’s in my top 10 favorite games of all time.
This is the most gameplay I’ve seen to date and even with Jake’s criticism in mind, this looks to have taken some of the best elements from some of my favorite games. Can’t help but be cautiously optimistic.
It is lame
@@marek3236 No it isn’t.
i don’t think it’s lame at all it’s pretty dope, it’s mad weird but the combat gets pretty sick after a while
@@Hollobaby1231 We all have a different experience. Im glad you are having fun with the game. Some will like it, some will not. At the end of the day it is our own experience what matters. Some people just take the games too much to heart that sometimes they find anything to hate one.
@@Glarstonk That is your opinion. Its a simple game, why are you upset about someone enjoying the experience?
I have finished the game. And oh my days, yes there are a few rough edges but I loved it, the world around me is something I love and something I’m into, 1950s era with a futuristic construct. I can’t get over how much this game is right for me, I’m not saying people will love this game to but it won’t be for everyone.
Either way I’m very satisfied with my purchase and I’m not complaining I hope this game lands for others aswell.
I don't care if the game isn't perfect ,but games like this should always be supported for their creativity, uniqueness and the hard work which went into it's production.
Keep it up Mundfish👍👍👍
what is unique?
@@marek3236 I would say just the world they created.
@@marek3236 have you ignored everything about the game? the setting and enemy designs are incredibly unique
@@doclinny agreed, that Marek guy is probably just a guy who spam replies against comments that said "this is a good game" lmao
@@uthafattah Marek is just a Ukrainian troll doing his job
The world and the amazing graphics will be reason enough for me to try sometime in the near future. The fact that it’s made by a small studio meant that certain rough parts were gonna be part of the final release.
I’m buying it. I’m ready for something new. Too many games have turned into Ubisoft check list open worlds. I don’t care about the mediocre review scores. It looks fun.
@@dustygearhead I highly recommend so far. People are bitching about the dialogue. But The dialogue is acceptably cringy because well, it's from Russia lol. Language barriers are real. And so far it's been no more Campy than Bullet storms dialogue which was fine. Gameplay and gear load out is wildly Bioshock, which is great
Its not even the fact that they're a small studio. The game was in dev hell in part due to higher ups pressuring them to add in more open world elements. This game was never intended to he open world which explains why it doesnt mesh that well with the rest of the game.
@@robertsmith7770 still less cringe than the new saints row game that was legit unbearable
@@voweee agreed. I'd say the so far stable 85% positive it has on Steam currently is an indication that people really like the game.
Honestly just for the artstyle and the BioShock feel I will be picking it up for sure, cause these days its just unreaslistic to expect perfect games, games have just become more ambitious and demanding in every way so I never expected to be perfect.
@Ralph Reilly I understand that it can be frustrating to still have some bugs and jank here and there but for what we know devs have to go through even just getting the game released is commendable tbh
This is probably my most anticipated BYB from Gameranx. Thanks, Jake and crew.
👍🏼🤝
Hardly
@DreSaidSo💀
It was my most anticipated as well. Until I learned that it's funded by russia and the proceeds will go to russia as well.
I would rather donate the money I saved for buying this game to Ukraine.
Same!
This is so underrated. This game has the best plot / story in years. The concepts it tackles are mind-blowing, i'm amazed a studio like this even managed to pull this off let alone succeed. A game with FIGHTER ROBOTS. are you kidding me? This game is pure gold, don't let yourself be let down by these seemengly average reviews. having finished it i can say that if you love bioshock type games, stick with this game untill the end. It will be like something you never played before. The story, the looting mechanism, the weapons, they are all so original, even the graphics, considering it's their first game of this kind... oh my god.. just oh my god. Can you imagine what these guys can do with a bigget budget and more voice actors? This is the future of bioshock i'm telling you. You just have to get around all the negativity and experience the game fresh by yourself. I hate to say it buy this game gets negative reviews from american outlets just because it's made in Russia and not America.
I hope this game became a new franchise
Too bad ukraine-russian conflict ruined the popularites of this game
It's made by a company in Cyprus though. Decent visuals and concept, but damn - gameplay plot and lore are boring af.
Great as the first game for the studio, bad as a game in general. Can't compare it to bioshock at all, but those guys had to of experience behind the shoulders
This is about what I expected. I had my expectations set, so playing this through gamepass is perfect. Thanks Jake !
They did a good job with the overview trailer to well set those expectations.
I’d say it’s a solid 8/10.
A bit above average due to several aspects but it can definitely have some polishing to it.
Overall an incredibly fun and interesting game to play.
@@epgamer1145 I'd say they did a nice job considering they have no experiences in creating AAA games
@@epgamer1145 6/10 would be a bit above average. An 8 would be very good since 8 is closer to the perfect score of 10 than it is to the average score of 5
@@theorangewarrior03 imo under 8 is ok, 8 is great, 9 is amazing and 9+ is a masterpiece
@@Buffypoodle I just view the out of 10 system the original way. 1 is terrible 2 is really bad, 3 is bad, 4 is below average, 5 is OK, 6 is slightly better than average, 7 is enjoyable, 8 is good, 9 is great and 10 is masterpiece. To me its pointless ranking something out of 10 if people view all numbers below 5 or 6 as terrible. At that point might as well just rank it out of 5
I'm three hours in and loving it so far. I've been interested in it ever since the very first trailers. Looked so cool at the time, I was doubting it'd ever come out. But here it is! Is it perfect? No, but few games ever are.
This game has been on my radar for a while, I've had a great feeling it's shipping complete by the way the devs have presented it, and it certainly stands out in a unique way!
@RugMuncherReal Says the dude with no profile pic lmao
@DreSaidSo not really
finally no fake promises
Fresh air after Cyberpunk, Darktide, etc.
@DreSaidSo I'm going to read your sentence and then call you a name that I want you to take as a pejorative.
Good luck showing your face to your family again after a complete stranger on the internet calls you a "fanboy" based on almost nothing.
Yeah. Take *that* !
This game on day one also doesn't run like absolute dogsh*t! Playing it on a 3060 and it runs 60FPS on Ultra at 1440p with DLSS Quality(unlike other AAA games that have been coming out recently).
@DreSaidSo My man... he literally just stated he was playing it on a 3060...
It's a literal budget card these days.
What are you gaming on? An integrated graphics?
I've been loving this game. It's an homage to so many games I love with a unique twist and a ton of passion. And while the dialogue can be repetitive, it's so funny, like the one liners and cussing walked straight out of Duke Nukem and right into Soviet Russia
This game has references to Soviet music, cartoons, filmstrips (i believe not many of you know what it is, but i had it in my childhood) movies, personalities, almost on every step, so I feel this game very native. I don't know how much foreigner knows or notice of those references (not many i guess) and how interesting game can be for them, without this huge part of a gameplay. I like this game, but i can't be objective
I LITERALLY just closed another video about this game trying to find this specific video. Man, couldnt have come in a better time
👌🤝
Jake has the best taste of any reviewer. And he nails what’s important, the fun factor. This game seems like a successor to Wolfenstein. And I loved Wolfenstein.
Atomic heart is one of the video games of all time. The story is written, the voice acting is done, it has graphics, the bosses are designed and the gameplay is an example of gameplay. Overall, the game is made. Atomic heart is definitely one of the games of all time.
@AphexTwix like ur grandma
Most unfunny and restarted comment of all time
Cringe. I hope you come back to this comment some day and delete it in embarrassment
@@dragons_redincel
It's very confusing after wanting to see this game after so long do really well. I think I'm still really going to enjoy it. I hope they continue to do QOL and are able to make a follow up game that more solidly delivers. Feels like experiences like this lose their charm after the first time in the universe. Was hoping this was a unanimous hit.
QOL?
@@indiankid8601quality of life
@@indiankid8601 Quality of Life
Basically changes that make things more convenient or at least that's how I understand it
That's a good open mindset.
And I think most QoL and minor improvements are going to be covered in next couple of patches.
For their first game. It is actually impressive, they are did something incredible. Relatively few of bugs and glitch, performance also pretty flawless.
It's not their first game. Mudfish is ex Russian state owned by billionaire gas moguls
@@profpuffofficial2 ???
@@profpuffofficial2 So.... they made a gas station game? Whats your point?? lmao. How many western video game companies and companies in general are owned by billionaire moguls? Riot Games is literally owned by Tencent.
I agree it does run well smooth on sx. I'm enjoying it so far.
Please tell me English isn't your mother tongue.
It's soooo refreshing that you focus solely on the games themselves, not their controversies. Thank you for that! :]
It is nice to get reviews purely on the games themselves, but sometimes it's worth keeping an eye on the controversies as some of them can be pretty major.
I don't know if this wil be a game I will play anytime soon (I also just don't have anything that can run it), but this is a game that I would love to watch. The world feels so interesting and inspired, and I love it when people do their own unique take on Science Fiction/Fantasy. Even if the game is a bit rough, It looks like the artists really had passion for what they made. I really hope that they get to do a sequel in the future to hash out the issues this game does have. Also, you made me interested about the soundtrack, so i'm probably gonna go listen to that. Also, can devs PLEASE take notes about the quick looting thing.
The fact that the game is in game pass day one makes it a mustplay for me. The combination of games like Wolfenstein or Bioshock with some beautiful enviroment and nature without major performance problems stopping you from playing is satisfying to see after all the releases we had in the last year. Can’t wait to play it tonight!!
I thought it was gonna have horrible combat from the last video I watched but it looks like they made it way better
@@okilladmityouarerightbut4827 combat is cluncky.
@@okilladmityouarerightbut4827 it does have horrible combat doesn’t feel good at all
@@redferne4576 damn lol atleast it has guns
@@okilladmityouarerightbut4827 Its allright combat and btw its a bit weird how in different rewies some people say that melee is meh but guns are cool, and others say the opposite thing :) I guess you just have to try to find out. Btw both bioshock and bioshock infinte had absolutely trash gunplay but you kinda have to pee in your pants when someone says the word 'bioshock" 🤷♀ Its not allways about combat.
Feels that this game was created with a lot of passion and love, that's for sure. Lots of creativity, attention to details and nice music. Yeah, certainly looks great for a first game of small-ish studio.
If Atomic Heart sells good, i think that those devs will be able to do something even bigger and better.
Well, it seems that there are some controversies surrounding Atomic hearth. mostly around getting a lot of funding from Russia's government and then profits from the game going back to Russia's government to fund the war against Ukraine. there are a lot of videos and articles about that. so maybe them earning a lot of money is not such a good thing at the end of the day.
@@mrhosesu Already?
@@mrhosesu sounds like alot of nonsensical bullshit
@@mrhosesu Bruh, that's such a bullshit,
i mean... you probably saw this video "please don't buy Atomic Heart" by youtuber Harenko.
Dude's Ukrainian and he just hates it cuz it was made by russian studio, that's it.
His points are stupid, disgusting and just made up. He blames company that creates *escapism entertainment studio* for not siding with one side or another and that's fucking stupid. He says that it was funded by like private company Mail Ru and some russian investor. What's bad about it? Oh yeah, that's russian so it's all evil oligarch project to make money for war (wtf?) and etc. the only part that was remotely concerning - screenshot with privacy policy, but that's like whatever and also can be easily made up. Like... turn on your critical thinking skills and rewatch his video, his logic is fucking delusional.
@@mrhosesu I'm going to buy the premium edition now.
Cant believe the art team managed to design the robot twins with one hand.
The only thing that I'm not enjoying really is the small subtitles, which they've already said that they're going to fix. This is a fun game so far :)
👍🏼
It is pretty impressive for the company’s first game
Take down that ukronatzee flag already. Nobody is going to think better of you for supporting banderaites and totenkompf patch wearers.
@@xXXArchangellXXx that’s where I’m from
@@xXXArchangellXXx says the guy with xxx in there name 💀
They literally put a lot of effort into it
@@ROMANCENTURION88
Well, the Polacks can teach you a lot about partition, you will need that knowledge very soon.
I'm only playing this game in Russian language and English in the second playthrough, but the real reason why I'm playing this is to support Mick Gordon,was a legendary music composer for doom and this so happens is gonna be real killer sounds,
Go Atomic Heart! ❤️
bruh
Mick Gordon literally cut off every deal...
Mick Gordon distanced himself from the project and donated his salary to the red Cross for Ukraine, if you want to support Mick Gordon, don't play it
@@callumhemmings5215 Just because of people like you I'm gonna support the game even harder
@@goncaloferreira8543 cause your a terriost supporters
@@callumhemmings5215 so what you're saying is I should buy 2? Got it, will do.
It’s crazy to me that it is actually coming out! Finally after many many years! I really excited and happy for the team that made such a unique experience and managed to get this amount of media coverage and publishing help.
I love your enthusiasm, im happy for them too. But do consider that kremlin owned companies helped significantly with the marketing and stuff rellated to that
@@skontejontenot another one… cmon dude, are we gonna start hating russians now? Hate putin, not russia. Not all russians are bad and even if their taxes go to the kremlin, so what? So does the natural gas and petrol europe buys from them, and they make a shitload more money from that than a game.. just play it and enjoy it for what it is.
@@skontejonteand?
@@skontejonteDon’t care, will enjoy
@@buildman126 and maybe so.e day u must go to war and can die every day, or your family die by bombing, maybe than u care gaming is not main thing in life.
Have to admit, I had a real blast with this one. I seem to be the only person that did not find the dialogue and protagonist annoying, but rather I appreciated the fact he was a pretty down-to-Earth guy who was fed up of all the bullshit he had encountered at the Facility.
Combat gameplay was generally pretty satisfying and there were certain encounters with large numbers of enemy (especially towards the end) that really felt like I was in a Doom game as I was dashing everywhere, stringing weapon hits and glove abilities together to give myself space and output as much damage as possible.
If you have Game Pass, I would 100% recommend giving it a go. If you have to buy it then I think you need to consider if games like Dying Light (first person melee combat), Doom and Wolfenstein are your kind of games, because if so then yeah you’d probably enjoy this one as well.
Yeah, same when it comes to the protagonist. He is supposed to be a war veteran who had fought in wars, so him being extremely frustrated with all the robots that he has to fight makes sense. His behaviour (although a bit more douchy) kind of reminds me of Isaac Clark's behaviour at Dead Space 2, where he is more confident
@@WaltDevil060 yeah I agree! He is clearly confident in his abilities and more than capable to deal with this robot threat, especially as he is used to fighting war robots designed for combat not these civilian robots. Makes sense he’d be a cocky prick most of the time ahaha.
I am gonna be honest though, at first I was kind of worried that he might become unlikable, similar to the protagonist from Forspoken. Thankfully I was wrong
@@WaltDevil060 not played Forspoken so can’t comment on that tbf, however I was quite immediately enticed by the protagonist here because I just feel he was so aggressively out there and said some very odd and random things, I just found it different and enjoyable.
To be honest I find that character of P-3 to be pretty good. I am not sure if it's fitting but it's pretty good.
He's not a silent scientist, secret agent or any detective.
He is just a rough soldier who walked through war, swears a lot and has lot of killing to do. He has a single person in his life he respects that is prof. Sechenov.
He is certainly better in Russian. We have so many ways to swear that we have things called "Anchors", which are basically paragraph-sized sentences built of almost nothing but unique swears. But even common non-swear phrases have so many unique layers to the way they can be said and with what exact words. It is indeed a "Lost in translation" kind of deal you are getting with this game if you are not a Russian speaker.
Been waiting for this. Non-biased, honest review of a game I want to try! Thanks again, Jake!
got it throught game pass and im thoroughly enjoying it, the puzzles, the music, i personally like the protag cause he helps keep things light (so far) and the combat is decent (so long as you dont get backed into a corner against like 4 enemies)
To it’s on game pass?
@@mitchelkvedar674 yes
I was curious about the puzzles - Are they simple, clever, engaging, difficult?
@@Lol_Pig I just finished it. And yes to all. However for difficult part, it's not difficult because it's hard to figure out. It's difficult because some of game's mechanics didn't work properly sometimes. Or the level design made a simple task difficult.
for me i played all the bioshock parts played control played portal 2 this game is a excellent combination of mechanics puzzles and story arcs personally ive enjoyed every bit this game offered me after couple years we are going to take this game as a reference
I'm running this game on max settings on PC, and I haven't had ANY issues. This game is fantastic and had a beautiful release. Also, I happen to think the dialog can be hilarious and different(especially with the terminator references).
Weird flex. Get a job
Yeah as thousands of others are crashing every 5 mins
Dialogue is hilarious. I am running audio in Russian with English subs for immersion. Loving this game a lot.
@larrykinari1872 crazy how you assume I don't have a job? I have probably worked harder than you my guy.
Was looking forward to Jake giving us his opinion on this, he's been talking about it for what seems like ages now, haha. Great review as always! Also, sounds like a few of the problems with this can be patched/modded at a later date. And the problem with the voice over is easily solved by switching to the russian version, which I assume is the original one, and using subtitles. I'll give it a try for now and maybe play it until the end when they fix some of the messy things, if that happens. Or who knows, maybe it'll impress me.
Thank you for the this up front review. I really appreciated considered points with cons and prons and without blatant criticism.
I absolutely love this game. I was a little disappointed with a couple things but overall I love it. Highly recommend
So far I've played an hour and its beautiful, the story is interesting, the combat is tanky and takes some time to get used to but satisfying and unique. The voice acting is iffy but forgivable. If it keeps going this way its an easy 8/10 or higher.
The russian voice acting is much better, I reccomend playing on russian with English subtitles
@@cabnbeeschurgr Oh why hadn’t I even thought of that. Great idea
@@cabnbeeschurgr subtitles are so small
@@danielcano4243 yeah they are I wish there were size options
Dang you have low standards.
It's looking amazing. I'm not too concerned with "perfect" gameplay. My favorite game is Half Life 2, and I'm not going to pretend that that feels modern. When the world, detail and story is beautiful art, then you can adapt to gameplay as long as the gameplay isn't broken, which this doesn't seem to be. I do hope some patches will address melee, but hey, that's fine. For me, a game can be an objective 7 out of 10 when categorized and still be the best game I've ever played. (Not saying this will be, but again, it's about the sum of the parts for me).
God, I want to play HL2 again now
Buy this game. I'm serious. All the reviews are way to harsh, as this game is stunning. It takes a little time to get out of the beginning complex area, but when u finally make it outside, you will realize this game is magnificent, and definetly worth your time.
What platform did you play this one?
Can you switch to russian original language?
I'm loving it so far, am about 4 or so hours in. Have experienced some minor bugs etc but nothing that takes away from how fun the game is. An option to turn off the general chatter would be nice but playing in Russian fixes it as the important dialog is usually outside of combat and platforming. A couple of solid updates and it could be really really good.
I've been curious about Atomic Heart for a while now, and the aesthetic is so gorgeous!! I'm just a little apprehensive about the issues Jake (and some other reviews) have talked about. Jake really did a great job of putting the pros and cons in perspective though. I think I might wait a bit and see if they do any updates in the near future before I pull the trigger. Fingers crossed this one gets a little tweaking from the devs to smooth out some of the jankiness. 🤞
I'm gonna try it on gamepass, but I definitely wouldn't pay for any new videogame until its been out for a month and people have talked about their experience for me to make a judgement on
There are supposedly 4 DLCs on the way, so hopefully this means bug fixes and QoL improvements as well (like an FoV slider).
@Six Seven I just realized today it's on Gamepass so, same. 👍
Playing this game is like trying to put a square peg in a round hole - frustrating but oddly satisfying when you finally succeed!
This is probably the most accurate way to describe it
Hey wait a minute
I really enjoyed the game. For the bosses i recommended trying them naturally cuz they are fun but bring a bottle of vodka and a can of condensed milk with you, they give pretty strong buffs to damage resistance and the damage you do.
Bought this today. Going to play at 9 when it drops. This was a blind buy for me. Didnt know about this game until yesterday or the day before. So my expectations are pretty low. Looks really cool lol
I’ve been playing today (I set my location to NZ lol) and in my first 3 hours of gameplay it’s a lot of fun.
@@badwolf9956 noice!! Love to see it
@@badwolf9956 pc or console?
@@michael23fly Xbox
@@michael23fly ps5
Definitely worth a download on Game pass
I know it probably won't be perfect and there might be bugs, but I'm ready for something as ambitious as this. It's such an interesting concept combined with other elements. For this game, I would say definitely play in Russian with subtitles for your language. I don't think the English voice acting is really there, to say the least. All in all, really excited to give it a try.
As soon as one of the trailers came out with the English voice acting, I knew I was going to be playing in Russian
@@jarroddt playing in real language is always better. I played ghost of tsushima in japanese and that was awesome.
@@ali-k-gamer1881 Agreed. I did the same with Sekiro.
Oh man I'm still just in the intro but Jake wasn't lying. The protagonist dialogue is BRUTAL
Hey man, but Jake also was right on second one.. My native is English/Russian and I played in original comparing with English and they lost it.. a lot. Russian wasn't perfect but after some hours character and glove do nice dialogues and quotes. I would probably translated them better myself but really there is no way to translate it right.. Best quotes in game are too language specific, sadly
For a 1st game from a company this day and age I am impressed, look at these company's that have been doing this for years and can't even get close
This is facts.
Some good and unique world lore and setting as well.
Kinda like the wolfeinstein games but different in its own sense.
Overal not a bad game for a first.
They already sent two updates out well before I even had a chance to play, so they are already rapidly making improvements to the game.
If they are this fast for support and response then they can iron out a few aspects the game lacks in, fairly quickly before it ages.
Not their first game, mudfish is ex state owned by Russian gas billionaires
@@profpuffofficial2 So? Mundfish itself has made only 2 games. One is atomic heart and other is soviet lunapark VR, which just looks like a tech demo for atomic heart
@@profpuffofficial2 ok and? How does that make them making their first game false?
always a good feeling when a new gameranx video drops
Picked it up on game pass last night and only had time to play the prologue while it was downloading, but dam is this game oozing with atmosphere and style!
Small correction: most of the soundtrack is not actually Russian covers of known songs from different countries, such as in Wolfenstein, but rather dubstepy remixes of huge Soviet hits.
I feel like the concept is going to be refined after release. kinda like how cyberpunk went. its gameplay is alright and some stuff is just annoying but once those updates came out everything grew slowly more refined which managed to pull it back into a good product. plus if this gets a modding community I could see people going nuts with that.
The big difference is the game seems to have delivered upon what it promised and is playable for most if not all players with a good enough build.
@@niklashegg
And it was done by people who almost had not any game developing experience in the past.
What I’ve gathered from all of the feedback on this game is that it’s a well thought out concept with mediocre execution. For the first game out of Mundfish, this gives a great first impression for more projects to come from them.
I’ll def be checking it out
Played 2 hours and im shocked with incredible art style and graphics. Visualy its one of the best games i have ever played in my 30 years life. Gameplay wise im still at early areas but dodging and ranged weapons are quite decent melee not so much. Also optimization is spot on zero drops or glitches so far. But i stopped playing i was playing thro game pass but im gonna buy it from steam tomorrow. İ just cant play such a huge effort for free basically :)
EDIT AFTER 10 HOURS: weapon and skill upgrades makes gameplay very diversed and fun. plus if you make game sounds russian and subtitles english cringe dialogs become better( which is only downside of the game)
Would I like this game if I liked bioshock
@@thebeast8875 it has some very similar vibes, but lower your expectations bioshock was a once in a lifetime experience .
@@thebeast8875 i wouldnt say lower your expectations. its very close to bioshock in my opinion
I mean, nothing you said sounds like an issue. 10 years ago all your criticism would have been the norm. To me, thats not an issue, thats basics. For this being this studios first big game, I would say its amazing and I look forward to their work in the future
Been playing through it lately for the first time and I really enjoyed it. Yes there is a lot of tedium etc. but the world and the concept really pulled me in and I hope we get to see something new from them in the future!
From what I'm hearing, the open world actually sounds kinda like Dying Light, specifically the map where you could drive around. Which I personally kinda had fun with, so I might like this. That is if I'm understanding this correctly, and it is in fact as similar as I seem to think.
Been waiting for this one for a LONG time. Can’t wait to play it tomorrow after work. Thanks for all the great content you guys bring to the community
Me too man I’m gonna be hustling to get home early since I have off the next day 😂
No Spoilers:
First it reminds me of Bioshock then turns into this Portal/Half-Life-esque/Bioshock spiritual successor kind of experience.
In the beginning I deeply disliked the main character. Then you get used to him.
The design department had a field day with this game. It's beautifully built.
That said, this game does a good job setting up it's sequel plans.
I was quite pleased with the bad ending, with either ending it would seem quite evident that they're planning to go forward with sequels taking place in space.
I am loving this game - the world building, aesthetics and snappy combat (outside of swarming ai). The bosses are great. Really hope it gets a sequel and developer more spotlight.
Just played the game for few hours. I’m very impressed. Amazing and stunning art and graphics. The story is very compelling too.
90% of other comments here say otherwise. Hmmm... I wonder who is telling the truth?
@@peasant8246 you realize people can have different opinions on matters like this right?
@@peasant8246 do you know the words “taste”, “opinion” and “different” ?
great review as always, thank you! I was on the fence with this one. I feel like I am solidly in the wait for a sale category now
This game definitely takes inspiration from the big alt history games likes Fallout, Wolfenstein, Bioshock
It's on Game Pass on PC. Plays AMAZING on my 3070. The dev build played amazing too and it had RTX. I can't wait until they polish and implement RTX on the final build. It's gonna be good. Can't wait for this studio to put out more hits. They did a good job with this for their first time.
There is a PC Game Pass? Link please?
@@thebarbaryghostsf just look it up 😐
@@ball832 Right? Why do people still do this? We all have google and the capability to look things up on our own ffs 😂
@@NeutralGloomBot I know what Google is, no need to be a dick. It actually took you more effort to type out that paragraph to peacock, than to answer the question.
This series has and always be my one and only go too for game reviews. As always thank you for all yours and the teams hard work!
I don’t really into all that bad things you saw about the game, the game is really worth the try, it’s fun, it’s challenging takes inspiration on both bioshock and fallout in order to create its own formula and just love how different it is!
and fighting is really like resident evil
@@mtganalytic9796 nothing like Resident Evil lol
I usually agree with you. But I find WAYYY more good than bad in this game and have absolutely loved playing it. It’s different that’s for sure, but in a good way.
I am enjoying it so far. I just got out of the first dungeon area up into the open world. Looks great, plays decent and very unique.
the twins are the only reason i got it but ive been absolutely loving it
It might sound weird but a friend of mine made me discover this channel recently and you deserve everything you have. You create amazing reviews, even if i'm not interested in a "x" game, I just enjoy watching them and I love the objective opinions you give. Thank you
I'm at 60 hours of gameplay so far and about to enter the final stage of the game. It took sometime to get used to the mechanics of it (especially during the opening hours), but once I figured it out, I started to really enjoy the process. If you are over 30 years of age and come from Russian background, you'll be able to relate to a lot of the context of the game. The visuals are great. Level design looks unique. I didn't really have any performance issues. Progressing feels satisfying and unlocking new upgrades. This btw directly depends on how much of exploring you are wiling to do. I'll give you a hint - exploration comes with big rewards. A solid game definitely worth checking out. Really curios what comes next from this studio!
Before you buys literally make my entire day better no matter what, THANKS!
Always 🤝
thats cool broski
I always love your takes on these BYB videos. It's objective and fair. Not too positive but also not dwelling on flaws. Thanks, Jake!
Atomic Heart reminds me of Bioshock Infinite!
Came back here to say that the protagonists lines are my favorite part of the game. He is hilarious and needs to talk more. Great review as always though long time fan of the channel!
Looks better than most AAA titles these days.