Atomic Heart - Complete Story & Lore Explained

[@tinygreyalien13]

They did explain why P3 says 'crispy critters' as a catchphrase, theres a voice recording in the underwater base that elaborates on P3 and his wifes comas. The attending doctor referred to them both as 'crispy critters' because of their field injuries, upon hearing this enough times P3 immediately woke up and strangled the doctor. Sechenov says that it might have been psychological conditioning or trauma but is annoyed that P3 can't stop saying his catchphrase around him.

[@GreenLinksYT]

Wow, I must have missed the voice recording. Awesome catch, and thanks for sharing it!

[@Tequila628]

*Almost strangled him.

[@mateofabian]

It’s not a voice recording mate! It’s within a series of emails in the PEAR terminals in tha academy of consequences that you can read whilr sesrching for the tapes for Filatova. The whole story is not in one terminal but on several.

[@Tequila628]

@@mateofabian PEAR devices are portable PCs. These terminals called differently.

[@_12k70]

​@@mateofabian Those terminals are like, the biggest lote dump in the game, from stuff about P-3's recovery to Chariton's motivations and what really happened to him

[@helios313]

“Crispy critters” I really enjoyed this video and the way you broke things down. Keep it up

[@Snapper314]

Yeah... Crispy Critters are something I always liked. But those TWINS!!! Oh My!

[@Jamelon]

In russian localisation 'crispy critters' is actually ебучие пироги - 'fucking pies' a curse what has a abstract meaning, when a person wants to say ' what a dire situation'. So now, i guess, it makes sense. It's like saying ' fucking hell' every time something bad happens. Nechaev uses it all the time because once he was undergoing his surgeries and once again went mad during the process, one of the neurosurgeons was scared and yelled ' ебучие пироги'. We can find info about it in one of computers in the 'lore room' . Sechenov mentions that this phrase have imprinted in Nechaev's brain, that's why he constantly yells it. They even thought to remove that phrase from the brain completely, but Sechenov told them to leave it that way. Also in those computers we could find and info that Zacharov was a misantropist his whole life and thought, that human body limits him. So he willingly turned himself into neuropolymeric goo. He was still able to communicate with Sechenov thought, and when Dmitry asked him, if he wants a new body for himself, he refused multiiple times. So after that we could understand that Zacharov lies about him being killed by Sechenov. Also the thing that every polymerised human could be controlled by collective is once again likely a bold faced lie, since the only human controlled by it was Nechaev himself and he had a special module Voskhod implanted in his head. So i think Zakharov is actually a real villain here. But we cannot say that Sechenov is a good guy either. Invading and capturing other countries by inside and just doing experiments on people, that's very evil. There are no good guys here, a perfect portrait of soviet union: everyone is a dick! XD What a great video, i loved it! Thank you for your work and dedication!

[@forestgaming3993]

Interesting information about the 'crispy critters'. I read all the logs in the lore room and found the one describing it as an expression a scientist said during the operation. The log really didn't explain the deeper context of it's meaning. I came away from the log thinking it was more "an accident" as one of the scientists was overheard during the 'conditioning' part of the operation. The context you mentioned gives a lot better and more logical meaning to the phrase. As well as the surrounding circumstances for it. The ending was very interesting to me. After thinking about it, I realized that both endings are the same in their impact. Both Sechenov and Chariton ended the human species. Scehenov through taking away 'freedom' and 'mortality' (which I think was mentioned in the last 'blackout', as humans transcending their bodies and no longer dying and being forgotten) fundamental parts of being a human. Chariton through direct annihilation(?) of the species. It's possible it was Chariton who wanted people to all become polymer as the next stage of evolution, I didn't see that directly mentioned though. I really liked the ending when seen through this light. It shows that Sechenov and Chariton were best friends and student/mentor, in my view, for a reason. As they aligned in all but their direct method of achieving the same goal. Their methods, motivations and ultimate outcome the exact same. I thought it was also a nice touch that built depth of the setting by including the Molotov arc. I've recently watched a few videos by KZbin channels 'Perun' and 'Paper Skies' where they talk about, to paraphrase, 'corruption as culture' referencing the ideas and pholosophies surrounding 'smekalka', 'vranyo' and one other I don't remember the word for. If the videos from 'Perun' and 'Paper Skies' are decently accurate; The Molotov arc really highlighted that culture and its philosophies. Helping me to get a little bit more into the mindset of someone living in the USSR as a foreigner.

[@Jamelon]

@@forestgaming3993 you freaking get the point about corruption culture. Modern Russia is still the same

[@ShimrraJamaane]

*_"Also the thing that every polymerised human could be controlled by collective is once again likely a bold faced lie, since the only human controlled by it was Nechaev himself and he had a special module Voskhod implanted in his head."_* What about all of the test groups that Filatova was controlling?

[@Jamelon]

@@ShimrraJamaane those were with special controllers, which also was installed in nechaev's head

[@ShimrraJamaane]

@@Jamelon yes. That THOUGHT module was the way the populace would "control" the robots and become part of Kollektiv, inadvertently placing them under his control. This was confirmed in the DLC I believe.

[@tashibalampkin8555]

19:30 I was really sad when he died. The man didn't deserve that. Pour one out for scientist homie.

[@josephperez7229]

just finished the game can’t wait to watch this. thought you had way more subs based off the quality of the video keep it up man!

[@SayMy_User_Name]

27:03 so this section here is what kinda ruins the end of the game.. once sechenov sees that P3 blacked out and killed the commission, he should’ve known and told P3 right there that Charles is doing this to him and causing him to murder everyone.. but he doesn’t divulge that info until it’s literally too late and he’s already been shot at the end of the game.. as much as I really liked the story that one plot hole really does make me think a lot less of the twist at the end

[@lanceelopezz223]

“A man chooses, a slave obeys.” I let Major Sergey Nechayev live. ✌🏻😙

[@mandroid-rb4uy]

Andrew Ryan would be proud 🦚

[@HuskySansVergogne]

Crispy fucking critters man, great job covering the story

[@GreenLinksYT]

Thanks Husky! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bennydcreatives9369]

Crispy Critters, keep up the solid work mate!! Quite enjoyed this!!

[@djmateosegade3974]

Crispy critters! I sure appreciated this explanation video… it’s so well done and made me understand so much more about a game that I played months ago and only picked up again recently - so I forgot about the first 50% entirely lol. Nevertheless, a fantastic summary.

[@TheShowerofSlime]

Another fantastic video! Thank you!

[@GreenLinksYT]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mrkool9009]

Crispy critters. Best overview so far. Thanks

[@GreenLinksYT]

Thanks for that! I'm glad you liked it!

[@huskyasu2492]

please add subtitles and punctuation For deaf viewers like me, you know the subtitles generated by youtube sometimes have wrong sentences :)

[@GreenLinksYT]

Thank you for bringing this up, I am currently working through adjusting the subtitles of the video and will be sure to add in the subtitles for future videos! :)

[@_dmfd]

​@@GreenLinksYT boooooooi better hire an editor if you don't have one. I can't imagine subbing an entire hour long video on top of doing all the other stuff for it 😭

[@TakikatoGL]

'crispy critters' btw i think this was a well made game and i really enjoyed playing it, its sad that the ending wasn't the best but i loved the video and made me understand the story line better thx man and keep it up.

[@GreenLinksYT]

Glad you enjoyed it! I was also not a huge fan of the ending(s), But was fun overall!

[@MrLangobard]

Crispy Critters are way better than other swear words he could have used.

[@Phediz]

Crispy fucking critters, very good video

[@vampzam]

crispy critters I love how you broke down the lore!!

[@yousefsaber3599]

Crispy critters..great effort and explanation

[@ArturoTabera]

33:10 "Beheadings are only on Wednesdays!" Was it a Wednesday, though?

[@saraDarkyta]

Crispy Critters! The expression is explained in one audio on one of the computers in the bobines room. One of the scientists "treating" P3 used that expression so it imprinted on him

[@SayMy_User_Name]

My favorite use of P3’s catchphrase is when, I believe he’s talking to Larissa and he says something like “what’s wrong with that u crispy ass critter” and I legit laughed out loud at that one lol

[@k29king1]

Crispy critters, I can’t believe I watched the entire video. Very good breakdown.

[@jackcausey1449]

Ahh yes the game with “ballerina” robots that have “special” purposes

[@tashibalampkin8555]

22:31 I watched the gameplay. Robot better be glad he through a screen or else it would be on sight. 👊🏿 Felt so bad for P-3 at that point. He deserved another smoke.

[@sauron7256]

crispy goddamn critters

[@mandroid-rb4uy]

Hello "crispy critters" I didn't finish the game but was mesmerized by the Soviet Aesthetics but defeated by the puzzles so thank you Greenlinks also loved your Outcast trails deep dive 🙈

[@Bushydem0n]

“Crispy Critters” Even if its been a year this was still helpful, thanks

[@elusivegaming3968]

There's no concrete info that points to Zahara as using Collective for mind control

[@PatCrawford5]

Crispy Critters!!!!

[@tashibalampkin8555]

If I've ever that unlucky to end up right in the middle of a doomsday event, I refuse run too an outhouse. There's death. And then there's shit in my face. I'd rather take my very low chances with the outside. 9:20 Also your witty comments are always a funny to listen. 🤣 Honorable mention: 12:00 12:17

[@AnonymousTakenGhost]

CRISPY CRITTERS!

[@GreenLinksYT]

Thanks!

[@Nopalmtreez]

Crispy critters, what the fuck could it even mean

[@blackkitty369]

Crispy critters Wow. This story is a lot more complicated than I thought

[@ahappygoluckyguy]

Crispy Critters... great explainer.

[@Cernumospete]

“Crispy critters” Had I found this video earlier I saved myself 4 hours of terrible fetch-quests from people who really didn't ever played a game like Bioshock.

[@korayyaman6157]

Crispy flarking critters!!

[@crystalbaton0135]

The “skill” injections remind me of the game prey

[@nytewulf]

Crispy critters are pretty tasty with the right seasoning...

[@jamth118]

Great video my friend keep up the good work I look forward to more of your content :)

[@GoodGreedyApple]

Crispy Critters

[@GreenLinksYT]

Legend 😉

[@RGB2060]

Arggghhh crispy critters!!

[@svmmeraeternal]

Crispy critters!! My main complaint about this game is the parkour/climbing mechanics. Otherwise, I truly enjoyed it. Was suspicious of that glove early on.

[@TheSaphireKatana]

Crispy critters

[@GreenLinksYT]

Thank you!

[@Piledriver2006]

Crispy Critters! It's also close to Charon, the Greek Mythological ferryman of the dead

[@_dmfd]

I appreciate the thumbnail of this video it's making my critter crispy 😏

[@frenzy-r12]

I believe it's choosing a better ending for Atomic Heart.

[@lanceelopezz223]

Crispy Critters!! XD

[@justb_za5215]

Crispy Critters? Can't help to wonder if the charlatan thing was deliberate or coincidental.

[@noahpuli4887]

“Crispy Critters”

[@howtodraw7453]

critters crispy

[@EduPimentel]

Crispy critters that was a good summary. Didn't enjoy the gameplay but wanted to see the story so thanks for that!

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

Crispy Critters, 42 & thanx for all the 🐟...😂 GR8 vid 👍👍

[@goldminer453]

Amazing video but saying “Bulgeria” was upsetting lmfao

[@frenzy-r12]

Crispy critters.

[@tealpacific7029]

Crispy Critters.

[@toad23567]

Crispy critters, that was confusing but I liked it.

[@Chibi-kittenplays]

crispy critters ^.^

[@edwardhalbrooks7571]

Krispy kritters

[@nightwatch3889]

Crispy critters mate I'm a real one

[@MrJakeros]

I was excited for this game when it first came out, but I had to put it down because the gameplay was too difficult and to a more important extent, boring. But, having seen what the story is like, I might give it another college try.

[@weevil_man]

Crispy Critters!

[@isaacduraes7685]

crispy critters

[@drew.ontherocks]

crispy critters. W catch phrase

[@ramalshebl60]

crispy critters 👍🏼

[@TACTICOOL_TEXAN]

They were damn brave releasing this when they did. At the time russia wasn't exactly very popular. Glad it did so well

[@BasementDweller_]

Interesting.

[@AltGrendel]

Crispy Critters 😊

[@KanyeSupporter]

Loved the story too, i really appreciated the recap. In my opinion it had a meh gameplay ( except for the abilities, telekinesis was awesome) but the ending was kinda lack luster wasn't it? I was expectinga big fight going in, fighting dozens of bots then the twins and a little more story. But overall the game was pretty solid!

[@GreenLinksYT]

Solid game but I agree, was let down a bit by the ending.

[@joepowell4288]

When this first came out it seemed way too hard! I just redownloaded it and it’s not as bad on easy.

[@JackalX111]

Crispy critters :)

[@Yui9string]

Crispy Critters!

[@frenzy-r12]

So in a way atomic heart has no good ending at all

[@Faith_Walker]

Crispy critters

[@b4byj3susm4n]

Your pronunciations of Russian names were pretty good. But you kept on saying Bulgaria like it was “Bulgeria”. Mixing it up with “Algeria?” It’s alright, man. Mistakes happen. And Granny Zina is Sergey’s mother-in-law, not his stepmom.

[@Giuli2077]

crispy critters........

[@daikun007]

"Crispy Critters" - Thanks for the explaination.

[@Juenzlu]

Crispy critaah😊

[@trashguy]

Chrispy Critters

[@avifff]

crispy critters

[@lanxreedalenlum3706]

CRISPY CRITTERS

[@DallusGaming]

Crispy criders i have no clue how to spel that idk how imma pass english

[@martingomez5599]

Crispy

[@nigelturner5300]

thanks for the video this wasn't even a good bad ending it was just bad I pulled allnighters to play the thank god I have game pass and didn't buy it

[@lindacevat9205]

❤

[@KnoxKnight08]

Sigh CRISPY CRITTERS

[@Vancelen]

Cryspy critters

[@Всякоразное-э4ч]

Хорошо что можно посмотреть прохождение. И не тратить деньги на подобные помойные игры:)

[@nikolavlaisavljevic]

CRISPY CRITTERS!

[@jthompson1327]

Crispy Critters

[@Kerbalizer]

Crispy critters

[@GreenLinksYT]

Legend!

[@siris187a]

crispy critters

[@NorthenTasawwuf]

Crispy Critters!

[@ilkerYT]

Crispy critters

[@robert8659]

crispy critters

[@WisKy64VT]

CRISPY CRITTERS!

[@romorris7906]

Crispy critters

[@timfrank7461]

Crispy Critters

[@jaket2734]

Crispy critters

[@sargedannyboy]

crispy critters

[@wyatthunt2076]

Crispy critters

[@GreenLinksYT]

Legend Wyatt!