This Game SHOCKED Me... | ATOMIC HEART Review

[@Punggles]

Sorry if I sound a bit strange in this one, still getting over a bit of a cold

[@jayo4430]

Me too bro u good

[@crimsonchin4889]

People need to learn to enjoy the game for what it is and NOT "what I wanted it to be".

[@Punggles]

Really good point!

[@R3TR0J4N]

Yea, don't let perfectionism be the burden of good.

[@sicdedworm09]

I don’t get it, a lot of the reviews say “it’s great but it’s influences do a better job.” I mean many things remind me of bio/system shock but this feels like it’s completely own thing. If a big name studio dropped this, they wouldn’t be docking points for things that literally their favorite games do too, but it’s a new studio so they find any way to tear it apart.

[@brawler5760]

@@sicdedworm09 I saw one comment that said that Activision should sue these devs for using MW 2019 sounds in their game. This is the type of stuff that makes me hate the gaming community a shit ton.

[@RobObsidian]

The game it's really good and the ones don't get it, shame on them

[@vinyl_united]

Damn there a "Soviet Punk" genre lol , anyways it was an awesome video| "🗿" if you remember punggles

[@Punggles]

Oh I remember 🗿🗿🗿

[@Pumba424]

I liked this review a lot. It was detailed without being overly wordy and arbitrarily long.

[@Punggles]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JLeeCN]

SkillUp ripped Atomic Heart a new one, but I'm glad I listened to all the positive Steam reviews over the negative reviewers...5 hours in and I'm really enjoying it. Also pleasantly surprised by the great optimization on PC...its rare in this day and age. Running an i7 9700K + RTX 3080 Ti I can play at 4K max settings w/ DLSS Quality and easily maintain over 60fps.

[@Punggles]

I was also pleasantly surprised by performance and overall how much I've enjoyed the game. Glad you are enjoying it as well!

[@R3TR0J4N]

Skill up never was a fan of AA eurojank titles, or mostly gameplay focused title story-wise enough just as a form of direction for players to digest and invest with great worldbuilding. His take on its "visual motifs" was off, unaware of the the game being an atompunk with Russian brutalism.

[@R3TR0J4N]

The Escapist, ACG, mortismal gaming, Ranton (from his live stream), Boulderpunch, noisy Pixel, gmanlives, stephen Luke, ..gave it a justified review for a eurojank.

[@TerraWare]

Yeah Skill Up is an ok reviewer but even some of my favorite reviewers I don't always agree with. Ultimately it's best to try it yourself and see how you like it. I too am really liking it playing it through Game Pass

[@brawler5760]

@@TerraWare This is how I feel whenever some of my favorite KZbinrs also bash people who like a certain game. The Act Man comes to mind because of his shitty Scarlet and Violet video.

[@BigCowProductions]

It's like if Bioshock and Fallout raised Resident Evil VII and Castlevania together. I love it.

[@Punggles]

Thats a unique perspective!

[@R3TR0J4N]

Seeing it being compared to previous fps titles, it's a bioshock inspired fps title amalgamating from its genre. rare for eurojanks.

[@BigCowProductions]

@@R3TR0J4N It has some similarities to Bioshock. But there are those elements of RPG you'd see from Fallout, with the dialogue and environmental storytelling, some of the horror vibes and upgrades from Resi VII, or even The Witcher 3, and some Prey/Doom/Evil within vibes with the gameplay loop on top of that Metroidvania style backtracking and secrets from powers you acquire etc. A very unique game indeed!

[@BigCowProductions]

@@Punggles hehe thanks. I'm loving the game so far!!! Though, at moments, I gotta put Frasier on to help assuage the tension/dread lmao. I have a feeling the zeitgeist around this won't mention the horror aspects, but I definitely see the dread and throughlines of horror and love it.

[@R3TR0J4N]

@@BigCowProductions cool, thanks for laying it out.

[@benprins8240]

Thanks for this ☺️☺️ I'm playing Atomic Heart via PC gamepass and am really enjoying it. Love open world, fps, atmosphere, intense gameplay. I'm just past where you meet the granny at first but I'd give it an 8.5☺️

[@Punggles]

Glad you are having fun!

[@benprins8240]

@@Punggles me too, can't stop thinking about the game. What I can upgrade, secrets, where to explore etc. Though I honestly wish people would leave politics out of games and just enjoy it. Such an imaginative work of art.

[@octo190]

Never thought this game would even be released

[@Punggles]

Seriously, its kind of surreal actually playing it

[@sebastiandecort6024]

Great video man! This is definitely some of your best work! You've sold me on the game as well, will definitely have to check it out

[@Punggles]

Thanks I was happy with how it turned out!

[@SkyoffRunes]

Sir, he says "crispy critters," and I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the soviets being against cursing. Though he does say every profane word under the sun. I think this, because he is told to watch his language in public at the beginning by his ai glove.

[@Punggles]

Thats the weird part is that every other expletive is in the game already?

[@AndysTake]

Great video! This game looks very interesting in terms of the world design and visuals, I wish more studios took chances like this. Too bad the writing is lackluster!

[@Punggles]

Thanks man! There's so much to enjoy about this world I just wish the storytelling was a little more refined.

[@rayosborne8617]

The writing is great to me

[@rayosborne8617]

@cwavy_6193 i actually don't think forspoken is bad either, and no I'm not trolling, I don't have a problem with the character saying crispy critters constantly, it's not bad writing to me, what's bad to you may not be bad to someone else

[@crimsonchin4889]

​​​saying one line multiple times does not equal bad writing. Care to share another example? Now forspoken writing is terrible throughout the entire game with various examples showcasing how shit it is.

[@R3TR0J4N]

@cwavy_6193 terrible writing, good voice acting. It's a eurojank compare to a triple-A Forgotten. edit: yes it's still annoying

[@ImmortalRimas]

It sounds like Terminator if Skynet & the rise of the machines originated in the Old but alternative timeline Soviet Union with the protagonist being a Russian John Connor or something

[@Punggles]

Not a bad comparison!

[@lynodavinci1158]

Good review bro. First time on your channel you got me sold on this one.

[@Punggles]

Thanks for stopping by! Glad you enjoyed it

[@TheFatMob]

IDK, man. Polish of AAA games is becoming a thing of the past. I was actually surprised by the optimization of AH after the recent letdowns such as Callisto Protocol or Forspoken.

[@Punggles]

Sadly true. I was impressed by how well it ran as well!

[@rampageblackston4926]

Callisto ran great on my series x

[@R3TR0J4N]

Footnotes for players being critical of the game: it's somewhat a debut title from Mundfish and a AA eurojank title.

[@Punggles]

I should've mentioned this

[@brawler5760]

“It’s $70, that’s unacceptable!” It’s still a Eurojank game, so expect a Eurojank game…

[@SayMy_User_Name]

It’s a good game, like there’s something missing from it that would make it great .. but all in all I think it’s a really solid game and I’ll def be looking out for whatever this studio does next

[@Punggles]

The protagonist killed it for me, the dialogue is just so annoying

[@R3TR0J4N]

Seeing it compared to previous fps titles like worldbuilding introduction of half-life or Bioshock infinite (the game was inspired), and far Cry, metro, and Dying light. it's an amalgamation of the fps genre, unexpected for a eurojank to surpass its cliche bearable distinctions.

[@Punggles]

Absolutely, definitely the sum of many parts

[@flipninja55]

Great review! I now know I will wait to get this game on a sale:)

[@Punggles]

Its also on Xbox Game Pass FYI

[@matthewkiggin5456]

I’m on the one with pigs cows chickens struggling on it

[@Punggles]

Try closing all the containers :)

[@JvLJstanJvL]

I find myself really enjoying the game. I love being able to respec for free

[@Punggles]

Yes, thats a great QoL feature

[@ChibagamingJP]

The best review I've seen!

[@Punggles]

The best comment I've seen!

[@TerraWare]

This game reminds me a lot of Prey in some ways. It has that atmospheric immersion with a touch of horror and a bit of suspense. I feel they should've refrained from trying to copy Marvel when it comes to writing a protagonist as I feel the jokes make the setting feel less serious but that's a small gripe I have so far.

[@Punggles]

I really need to play Prey...

[@TerraWare]

@@Punggles Oh man if you haven't played Prey you have to. It's such a good game. Just keep in mind and jump on it at some point. I played many years after it launched and am glad I did. It's great.

[@brawler5760]

Which one, 2017? Because that game sucks.

[@R3TR0J4N]

Getting the game since I'd be 2 years more before Judas is released assuming no delays, and like other titles amalgamating from bioshock, it's worth it just to scratch that bioshock itch.

[@Punggles]

I hadn't even heard about Judas, definitely on my radar now!

[@lordtakshak8607]

I'd have liked the main protagonist more... if his english VO had a little bit of russian accent... kind of feels wierd... hearing a Russian man speaking like an American... But still... really liked the game...

[@thisaintit9025]

Graphics on Console is sadly really Bad but i like the game Overall!!!

[@MrRequiem147]

It’s decent on the X but you can definitely see that lighting and shadows took a serious hit.

[@Punggles]

Sorry to hear that!

[@brawler5760]

I mean even then the game still looks pretty good.

[@Npcmike2521]

I think atomic heart is kind of like doom and bioshock infinite put together

[@Punggles]

Really well put

[@gabrielt4305]

A Big modern game release actually delivers and haters like you are mad

[@acehood9953]

You're butthurt. He lists negatives as well as positives. Don't be such a loser.

[@Punggles]

But I said I liked it...

[@waltuhgaming6523]

I hate what they did to the main character, going in i thought this game was gonna be very ambient and horror like but thats impossible since the dude wont shut up

[@Punggles]

I think they were going for a Duke Nukem type of character but the guy just needs to shut up every once in a while.

[@MrRequiem147]

It’s NOT a horror game. This game has far more in common with Half Life, Bioshock, and the social satire of Fallout. It’s creepy and unsettling but it’s definitely not horror.

[@TankSpank]

Cold war gone wrong it's not the Americans this time 😂😂

[@Punggles]

That's basically the premise

[@nemesisencounter2060]

Lol I have no idea that changing the language from your native one ( albeit a bad depiction of it) for the original Russian that you don't understand at all makes the game better! I even heard that it was superior ( that it is probably ) but how did you know that? As far as we know the Russian original is maybe even worst! Point being we don't know at least with English we don't have to be Lazer focus fixated on subtitles

[@Punggles]

Well, it helps my immersion personally even if I have to read subtitles. Better than hearing the protagonist say "creepy critters" over and over

[@nemesisencounter2060]

@@Punggles maybe it said it in Russian to! We simply don't know creepy critters in Russian i mean!

[@littlerino5386]

The damage system🥴