Far from polished seriousness, Atomic Heart seems a little disjointed in its ambition, with a main character who almost immediately kills any atmosphere when he opens his mouth.Ītomic Heart's opening moments are easily its most impressive, as you, Major Nechaev, are ushered along the sunny streets of a USSR whose residents brim with positivity and cheer. But I emerged with a totally different impression. I went in with expectations that it might be a little like BioShock, all steely and serious in its delivery of some vaguely philosophical truth. There was a lot to take in, from robo-gloves, to sex-dom vending machines, to grannies with bazookas. The final hour or so was split into two parts, thanks to a lovely dev who time-skipped me forwards and into the game's open world, before warping me through a gate and into an early boss's lair.

In fact, Harenko also mentions the game in their video, seeing a purchase of the wizarding title as wrong as supporting the causes they feel are being supported by Atomic Heart’s sales.I've played around four hours of soviet-punk FPS Atomic Heart, which took me from the story's opening moments to plenty of the game's earliest bits. Similar comments were made about Hogwarts Legacy and JK Rowling in the lead up to that game’s launch.

The video, which you can watch here, has gone viral with 1.6 million views and counting. A YouTuber named Harenko has produced a video titled “Please, Don’t Buy Atomic Heart” in which they go into detail about the game’s developer, how it has many ties to Russia yet has distanced itself from the war with Ukraine, and where money from a purchase of Atomic Heart may go. Focus Entertainment can clearly tell it won’t outright beat the game, but a bit of friendly competition is never out of the question when the titles don’t interfere with each other’s genres or styles.īizarrely, this is not the only link between Hogwarts Legacy and Atomic Heart that has been drawn of late. It was recently confirmed that Hogwarts Legacy beat Elden Ring’s retail launch week sales figures by a whopping 80%.

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