P-3 as a character is largely superficial and falls into the usual jarhead soldier trope. Like a lavishly decorated but horrifically underbaked and grossly-tasting cake, Atomic Heart’s narrative is bland to digest. Massive props needs to go to the concept artists and graphic designers at Mundfish for realising this vision so effectively. Everything about this world looks and feels enticing, beautiful and disquieting all at once. Strolling through Atomic Heart’s landscapes, stopping to take in the skyboxes and venturing into its underground complexes felt supremely compelling. Grandiose structures litter the map and the mix of futuristic sci-fi with grounded realism is fantastically realised. The architectural layout of buildings fits the 1950s superbly while conjoining this with the social uptick of the newly acquired advancements. Starting with the good, Atomic Heart’s sense of place and the depiction of this technologically revolutionised Russia is stunning. Naturally, the launch goes as smoothly as a gruffly spoken “niet”, with the robots being controlled by the system now acting hostile, attacking any and all humans within their vicinity. Now if you know your history, you’ll instantly recognise that the Russian government, as well as those of basically every other nation, may have some skepticism about this. Kollective 2.0 is launching, aiming to transfer all activity into a single hivemind that will embrace not just Russian peoples, but everyone across the globe. With further advancement merely days away from launch, you’ll get to bask in the glistening aura of this new-found Soviet utopia. Our character, Agent P-3, is a former military man now under the direct order of the head of the system. Atomic Heart opens with a parade of epic proportions as swathes of robotic technological advancement is boastfully displayed. Transport, agriculture, weaponry and technology alike have been advanced at almost inconceivable speed. Following the Great War, the Soviet Union gathered up the greatest scientific minds and discovered Neuro-Polymers, a massive breakthrough in technology across almost all sectors of life. Atomic Heart takes place in 1955, only not the 1955 as we’ve been taught in schools.
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