Atomic Heart
Reddit take
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Pros
- You might have read my recent review of Atomic Heart in which I praised its loot system.
- Atomic Heart opens like so many other games do, in a utopian alternative world to ours. ... What worked for me: Helpful features. ... Visuals. Wow, what a pretty game. ... Story. You can’t really make any meaningful choices in the story,...
Cons
- The landscapes, the grandiose, the ideas, it all makes this game look like a masterpiece. But then the introduction to the game is SLOOOOW and overwhelming with scenary and concepts that you just cannot appreciate this early into the exp...
- It’s one of the few games I’ve ever returned to Steam and I bought it on sale. It was because I couldn’t stand the ultracringe writing or voice acting.
- Parent context: I felt like it was such a cool idea and neat looking world and the dialogue was written by a 12 year old edge lord Reply: Yeah this is the feedback I left in my steam review too. The first, linear part of the game was awe...
- If it's any consolation, the open world is completely ignorable. I went straight to the objectives, and it felt like a pretty linear experience. Unfortunately, that linear experience is unbelievably mid, despite the amazing world and ene...
- Really didn't like the characters and writing.
Sentiment
2 positive (18%) · 2 mixed (18%) · 7 negative (64%)
Trust + time weighted score: -45% · raw score -45%
What redditors said (10 of 11)
The landscapes, the grandiose, the ideas, it all makes this game look like a masterpiece. But then the introduction to the game is SLOOOOW and overwhelming with scenary and concepts that you just cannot appreciate this early into the experience. The nail in the coffin being the protagonist who talks so damn much.
You might have read my recent review of Atomic Heart in which I praised its loot system.
It’s one of the few games I’ve ever returned to Steam and I bought it on sale. It was because I couldn’t stand the ultracringe writing or voice acting.
Parent context: I felt like it was such a cool idea and neat looking world and the dialogue was written by a 12 year old edge lord Reply: Yeah this is the feedback I left in my steam review too. The first, linear part of the game was awesome. Then, once you get to the open portion, you may as well just run past enemies. Kind of defeated the purpose of it for me. Add in the quippy writing and I couldn’t do more than 10 hours. Bioshock beats this hands down.
If it's any consolation, the open world is completely ignorable. I went straight to the objectives, and it felt like a pretty linear experience. Unfortunately, that linear experience is unbelievably mid, despite the amazing world and enemy design. Such a shame
Really didn't like the characters and writing.
Started off pretty strong and just fell apart the more I played. Stopped once I got to the open world with never ending spawning enemies.
I hated the game, personally.
I tried to get into it. But the horrible writing and half baked mechanics and pacing ... I couldn't continue
Combat. Your mileage may vary but everything moves too damn quick for me at the start! ... Puzzles. There’s an assortment of mini tasks needed to unlock doors etc, but they don’t really get very hard and just slow you down a bit. ... World design. There’s a bit of a pattern ... it feels like intentionally slowing down progress to make the game last longer. Sound mixing and line timing is a bit annoying.
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