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Those are some weak arguments rlly... Tutorial is different from what you are used to, a patch of grass glitched once, a bird tweeted too loudly, what a disappointment. Better change the title of your vid to - I failed to record the vid the first time because resolution reseted. Now im being pissed off and hating the game.
This is the first game from Mundfish, and as a debut I feel like they can learn a lot of things from how this game is being received. They threw a lot at the wall here, some of it stuck, so I really hope they take the good, weed out the bad, and that their next game is better. You gotta give credit for how ambitious this is from a small studio.
To me it seems like a lot of the times the gameplay is the last thing on the to-do list during development. Issue is, you need a gameplay loop that is enjoyable, engaging and fun for a video game. A game's most important part is the gameplay, everything else comes after. They are very important for the overall product but gameplay triumphs.
Mah people were way more hyped for this game, even if all the warning signs were there Oh and the fact that at one point the studio wanted to sell player statistics to the Russian FSB but backed out when people found out
@@ArcturusOTE considering google and tik tok pick up and sell peoples data, don’t think people would really care especially since there is no benefit other than pretty negligible cash.
Who the fuck expected this goof ass square enix game to be good after that demo 💀 goddamit they coulda just gave avalanche the money to make just cause 5 instead
I don't see this game as even slightly disappointing. Some people who were ignorant attempted to hype it up to possibly be one of the best games in recent history, when we have 0 other games from the developers. Those people had extremely unreasonable and unrealistic expectations, and I think for being the first game ever for them, along with being a very small studio, that they put out an AMAZING first game! Idk what other first ever game made by a low key studio could compare to this quality wise as a whole.
@@budgreen4040 if you don’t think it’s worth 70 then don’t buy it 🤷 Only objective way we can judge whether a game is worth the asking price is by content and playability. Compared to many AAA titles released over the past decade, the game has a plethora of varied content so there’s that box checked. As for playability, the game has been praised for being optimized incredibly on launch, especially for an UE4 title. Also, I know this doesn’t apply to PS5 but the game is available on game pass which is an option for both PC and XBOX so it’s not like you can’t try it before spending 70. Does the game have short comings? Absolutely. Is that to be expected for a AA studios first title which has been in development hell? Absolutely. The game has consistently been scored 7-9 which is commendable for a debut title with insane hype built around it. The game shows more polish than the likes of Fallout 4, an actual AAA game from a seasoned studio with more experience and funding.
@Bud Green eh, I look at my spending on video games in terms of hours of gameplay and enjoyment. If I get 10 hours out of a $70 game, its cheaper entertainment than me going out for the night. And although Atomic heart is like 15 to 20 hours to beat, I get like double the hours, because I don't just play through directly, I mess around a bit. To each their own, I think its a great first effort. I think theu deserve to grow into something bigger, especially based on the level of creativity and artistic work they put into it.
@@alissonnaso3439 I tend to agree with you. I still think charging an absolute top shelf price removes a lot of defenses for shortcomings. I don’t think it’s a horrible game, just not worth the asking price. Glad for Gamepass, as this is a game I really wanted to check out. I wouldn’t have for $70 though. There’s impressive facets to the game and I’d be interested if there was a follow up to it.
I really enjoyed the game, I found it odd that there were a few areas that weren't even touched in the campaign, but my biggest issue was that there wasn't more content. The story felt so short, 27 hours in and I'm already 1/4th the way through a second campaign on hard, and I loved the content that was there, just wish there was more.
I honestly had so much fun with the game I just felt like it could have been a little longer and a little more challenging. I feel for Mundfishes first game this was a hit for them I just wish they didn’t cut so much content (weapons, enemies, areas etc). The game DID have intuitive mechanics, some of the most beautiful artistic direction I’ve ever seen and I liked the story even though it was rushed. Lets hope for some decent DLC
@@shatteredmirror4458 I just don’t think I can be too hard on a company when this is their first game. At least it came out stable and playable compared to a lot of triple A games
@@KingKhalid888 I agree. It's a shame that they were hit so hard with backlash. The game seems genuinely awesome to play and looks super cool. Of course I am biased because I've been a fan boy of this game for the past four years.
Everyone else: this is a really disappointing AAA game Me: this is a really impressive single A game Not sure why anyone expected an obscure Russian game from an unproven 20-man studio to be polished or anything more than just 'pretty interesting' and 'a good try'.
Tbh it is actually more polished than most AAA games and works better on a technical level, but that and its cool graphics and art design are the only things it has going for it. Gameplay is just okay and it feels like someone tried to make a Soviet Bioshock Infinite but forgot to make good dialogue.
It's interesting to think that there's a risk of being called a "bad faith actor" by describing the moments that were boring or frustrating, in the game you played entirely, and also describing the times that were interesting. I was hoping Atomic Heart would be a big hit.
I couldn't play Blacklight: Retribution as the FOV was too low, which was a shame as the game seemed really fun, but it made me physically sick due to camera sway, and low FOV which made it borderline unplayable at the time.
I don't understand why you want every game to be some master skill only, super sweaty doom eternal clone. Not every game needs to be hard as piss, sometimes I just want to play a game that makes me feel like a god with a bunch of ability's and guns so I can shred through enemies, if you don't like that then that's fine but quit preaching for every game to be that way.
I hear this A LOT for modern games: "It gets good at the (20-hour) mark." I don't even bother anymore 😂 If I am really curious, I wait until these games have deep discounts to even consider trying them out.
and then there's games like doom eternal(this channel's gold standard for games) and ultrakill where within the first 3 minutes of the game you're already having more fun that the entire first 20 hours of something like atomic heart
Wait dude, you are telling me you didn't even put 200 hours into this game? How did you even experience it? I put at least 600 hours into each rpg I play before I can decide whether I like the game or not. And if you think that is a lot, well, my wife's boyfriend will tell you that it's perfectly fine and he doesn't even play videogames.
I'm glad you mentioned the FOV. I've never really thought about it that way. That probably explains why I couldn't play God of War and I'm not a big fan of 1st person shooters at all. It just feels like you're standing in front of a wall staring at it while all the action is going on behind you. Claustrophobic as heck for me.
There seems to be this new wave of developers making combat / puzzle games that are visually stunning but skimp the combat and movement...... Kinda sucks, Scorn is a perfect example of this. The sound design and visuals is outstanding, but leaves you feeling starved on actual in game diversity. Another perfect example of "Just develop the game an extra year and release something thought out and well executed. -End Rant.
A Developer left a comment on a recent negative Steam user review and he said that a FOV slider and more things are going to be implemented in the next patch.
I had accidentally started the game by only focusing on adding up on p3s stats, so I only had shok at it's base level and my weapons, if they had held off on giving you the better polymers until late game you really struggle to hold yourself in combat and you have to play skillfully and it made the game alot more fun even if it was a bit stressful at times.
Prey gets downright comedic on repeat playthroughs. But it does not get that ridiculous until you know what you're doing and where all the good stuff is. Prey has at least two playthroughs, one where you are fumbling about trying to survive an alien occupation. And another where you are a precognitive kelptomaniac who is ready willing and able to make 300 shotgun shells as soon as you get to Psychotronics. It's a real shame about Atomic Heart, my brother and I were holding out hope it would be in Prey's league. Especially since his favorite genre of horror is failed Soviet experiments.
I seen a lot of complains about the English version of this game, I saw mort video on the game and I guess the devs recommend you play it in Russian with the sub turned on. I would assume a lot of games are better in the language they where made in. I'll have to check it out for myself, I don't know why I find the concept of the game so fascinating. Reminds me a lot of sovietwave, the music.
I think one of the things that you should keep in mind is that, as far as I'm aware, this is Mundfish's first game, and they are a Russian team. While other studios come out with a perfect game on their first try, I think that a lot of the QoL issues that you mentioned in the beginning of the review are probably a result of relatively inexperienced devs not considering certain factors. I think because of how visually impressive the game is and how close to a Triple A title this looks and feels, it is easy to forget that this is still an Indie Game, and that they don't have the same level of experience as Triple A studios in giving their games accessibility options. Regarding your issues with the main character, English isn't their first language (I think), and probably not the language that the game was written in, and so it's likely that a lot of the awkwardness and the narcissism of the protag might be holdovers from the original Russian that didn't translate as well. TL;DR: Cut them a bit of slack since it is a project by an inexperienced studio that doesn't speak English as their first language. While it's possible for them to do better, I think that with a few tweaks the game can be improved significantly Real quick thing I want to add, I am aware and appreciate that Mayo is very honest and straightforward with his opinions and states his experiences and frustrations exactly as they happened. It is very admirable to have that level of honesty, especially in a medium like reviewing art. The goal of this comment was just to perhaps bring something to Mayo's attention that he may not have considered.
@@llamadelreyii3369 No you are absolutely right! I am glad that Mayo is pointing out the pitfalls that the game trips into, and I honestly hope that the devs hear and listen to the community's criticisms to improve their game, hopefully with balance patches and maybe even extra content! However, I do think think that in the way that he expresses them, Mayo can come off as a little harsh and condescending. By no means am I implying that he is doing this intentionally, I'm a teaching assistant at a university, and sometimes I also get feedback that my advice, while correct and helpful, rubs them the wrong way. It's a matter of phrasing and presentation, which yeah, it sucks that sometimes people don't consider just the objective facts, but humans are emotional creatures, and so it is important to take that into account, especially when giving advice and criticism
@@FernandoCuadro there are no AAA developers in Russia. Everyone who still knew how to do things ran away to foreign studios fifteen years ago. The rest are engaged in indie games, of varying degrees of depravity (mostly garbage). I say this as a russian
I think you have to set it before you start the game(not 100% sure) I changed my language in game and it just changed the text in my pause menu and subtitle language not the people speaking’s language. I might have just missed the other one though.
Yes you can. For whatever reason the dialogue is tiny so I got eye strain trying to read it. Writing is absolutely trash either way though and the game loves to force you into mediocre cutscenes
I think at the last lab you go to was were I truly embraced the fact the starter axe was the best weapon with out exploration which I didn't do because every time I had been in the free roam section I wasn't having fun
I kinda think the opposite of this review. Although I like the world of the game I thought the story felt rushed. I also really enjoy the gameplay. The melee weapons and the elemental abilities were so much fun to use. Also I had noticed that you said that you couldn't change the difficulties, but for me I was able to change it. I started on easy and changed to normal and the change stayed. I was playing on xbox though, so it might be different.
I was Loving this game but then i got to the point with the hegie boss so i turned my sensitivity up and i had so much fun. Then there's him complaining about every little thing.
@@Blue-Apple-fc9eo And yet he praised a combo meter in GOW while criticizing a style meter in DMC, and he does shit like that all the time, critique my ass, he doesn't qualify as a critic.
I'm positive the low FOV issue with be fixed with mod support. That's not a worry for me, at all. The issue with the resolution could also be a mod fix if you're really that picky, though, I doubt most people care enough to complain about a small issue such as that. Most issues you've described here all sound like issues that can either be QOL mods, or patches later on. Given time, those two things will be implemented, so I'm happy to say I'll be playing this when it gets polished up!
My problem with Atomic Heart is that it can’t find its own identity. Atomic heart without a doubt contains bioshock and fallout DNA, this may have been fine in the early 2010s but today it feels like a cut/paste without originality. It’s like I heard one reviewer say “it’s like if bioshock made wolfenstein” and that is true, but the novelty of the experience ends there, after about 15 minutes of gameplay for me.
In this day and age, every FPS or even other genres of games should have mandatory FOV sliders even on consoles. FOV is so important on how the game plays and feels
@@JuanCarlos-dz4tz Dude, low FoV was the norm only for console games because you were supposed to play them on a large tv while sitting on a couch. This isn't the case nowadays. Not having an FoV slider for an FPS that releases on PC is a crime.
@@Mothecary bruh you didnt just use the word "real gamers" as a reason to unvalidate their opinion, they have a good point on the FOV option thing, for some reason when i play a game that has low FOV and i cant change it i get a pain in the neck and it makes me feel a bit nauseous. but lets remember it IS the firs game of the studio and they can still update the game to add the options the teople want so lets be patient and see how things evolve for now
I don't mind a game being a spectacle but otherwise being mid, as normally I play games that my old phone would run as I'm not much into AAA games. I like this game for it's presenation, finally something that pushes my rig hard enough so I can finally consider lowering some settings for better fps. Good struff to be reminded we experience graphical progress, as I'm otherwise stuck in the 90s
I may pick this up after a major price drop. Unfortunately, game prices don't go down like they used to, many games now never drop the full priced price tag.
I didn’t find most of the complaints in this video bother me. FOV slider can be fixed by dragging a file into the paks folder. Sticking can be fixed by smashing movement, jump and dash to unstuck just like every other game. The game runs smoothly for such a graphically good game. The protagonist isn’t designed good but he isn’t designed badly. The dialogue is supposed to show the character’s personality and you’re missing out the story. I find combat fun as movement is not bad as you mentioned in your video. You can Dodge every attack as a reward for good reflexes. The whole point of combat is learning the enemies and yourself to exploit them. You do need to find a specific resource when you want for example thermal scope on your AK. There’s three difficulty option in the release version: journalists, easy and normal. This isn’t a competitive multiplayer game. You don’t need to equip the most op abilities. It’s up to the players preference. Shield and melee is fun with the remote double blade.
I have seen various reviews criticizing the dialogue, I think this game is supposed to be played in russian with english subtitles. I don’t know if that is an option tho.
while at some point cyberpunk does allow you to get a broken build especialley with any number of the cyber enhancments from ripper docs it keeps everything paced by only allowing certain cyber abilities or enhancments to be used based on perks like needing 20 body to use the ledgendary cyberskeleton or like someone with a sandevistan that slows down time for 15 seconds cant also be running a netrunner build and overall cyberpunk just has a really cool build system in place
Personally, I enjoyed it so far. However the bloat is ungodly in my opinion. I don’t like having puzzle after puzzle rammed down my throat especially when it’s at a moment where I should be feeling the adrenaline pumping.
wait, FIRST major disappointment? Bro, have you seen Forespoken? xD Your argument can also be made for callisto Protocoll This is no hate, but calling it the first disappointment of the year is a bit much xD
Did you ever check out it's first DLC Annihilation Instinct? It's way more combat focused and your only abilities arent completely broken. There are also 2 new enemy types and 2 new weapons.
I actually liked the story a lot, the gameplay was fun and the combat cycle is fun and balanced, although i got the neural item bug and wasn’t able to upgrade my machete nor make my railgun
I remember how brutally slow the character was moving in the original trailers and that had me really worried. Especially since those trailers showed massive outdoor spaces. Even in those trailers I could tell there was dissonance between the music, space and movement. Holy shit this game looks beautiful. But it definitely does not look fun.
I love hearing people's experience with this game. P-3 is a funny man. I also found a bug where you could use the dash and it'll make you jump upwards.
"Evil robots *AND* mutated human monsters !?" I mean, it's an spiritual successor of bioshock wich is an spiritual successor of System shock Let's hope system shock remake is better
Good review! On a different note; are you excited about the RE4 remake? Do you think that they'll do it justice? Or do you believe that i'll be another flop, like the RE3 remake?
i like to keep anticipation and expectation low since cyberpunk, and so far having too much fun in hifi rush, returnal and even euro truck simulator i would like to take few weeks to months of break before jumping to this game, hopefully some of the issues get fixed by that time.otherwise it does not feel particularly great, typical Fps doodad.
Yea i didnt find the win button he was talking about with ice polymer jet. I fought combat mainly with weapons and it was challenging for sure with some lightning and stuff sprinkled in. That one shifting miniboss took forever on the difficulty i played on and just ran past the ones later on that I didn't have to fight.
@@underthemayo exactly. your stupidity and ego really don't help you like the time you made a fake charity to get a ps5 to bitch about god of war ragnarok
@@halt4565 he didn't make a fake charity everyone knew what they were donating for. now if you called the people who donated so someone else can buy a ps5 and play a game that they wouldn't even like i would agree but you clearly are the one with the ego here you fucking moron.
Reminder that Boris Bretcha also made a lot of the OST for this game. That name probably doesn't mean anything to anyone not into techno or darkpsy. But holy shit do his tracks in this game slap.
I wasn’t expecting much but as I have almost finished it I have really enjoyed it. I’ve been bored by a lot of but releases such as GOW and the robot dinosaur game but this one has held my interest.
Well that's unfortunate, had a gut feeling it would turn out this way. The main thing I anticipated was Mick and Geoff's music anyways, speaking of which I think Geoff should've been mentioned when you talked about Mick's music, he deserves the recognition. Nonetheless, good review as always, I especially agree with the gameplay bringing down the art design, such wasted potential 😔
This game is pretty good, don't expect everything to be out of the world alot of games have alot of similarities to gameplay don't listen to unknown RU-vidr like these, play it yourself and enjoy it
If you have a hunch that you'll enjoy it, you probably will, especially if you enjoy games like Dying Light and Far Cry; the "make your own fun" games.
"So, let me get this straight. I’m somewhere that’s not what I would call the Soviet Union… I’m seeing freaking robots, and… oh yeah, I’m talking to a glove!"
@@fenison4430 I think that might be a translation issue, because in Russian the dialogue is kinda fun and memey but nigh impossible to translate in English.
Some of the ability is better than the others like the shield, if you upgrade the shield to the maximum level and use the stick with two flying blade, the combat becomes a joke, since you can get healed when you are in the shield and the two blades can home in on the target, the thing is that you have to upgrade your character ability and energy ability a lot which requires you to explore the optional dungeon or engage in a lot of battle but the combat arena in the open world is far from enjoyable because of the quick resurrection of your enemy.
I will not disregard reviews that do not recommend this game as I know that with any game that not everyone is going to enjoy it, so it is a shame that after all this time waiting that it ended up being a disappointment as I wished you could have enjoyed this game more for what it is trying to be, but nevertheless even though I respect your opinions and overall think your voice should well indeed be heard, to me personally this game looks like something that I think will be right up my alley, yeah it may not be perfect or flawless in its design, story ark and gameplay, but just like the banging soundtrack that is within this game with the amazing Mick Gordon and other inspirational music, this game just hits all the right notes with me from seeing it, and even with the flaws I just know I will still enjoy my time with this game.
i agree as long as some aspects are good for one person and bad for another thats fine Everyone has a opinion IN my eyes i love the idea of starting off with a powerful ability and the weird as heck movement thing can add tension in a fight
@@garygearboy1358 And another thing is too this is the very first game made by Mundfish studio, so for being their first jab at game development, I dare say they didn't do too shabby of a job and pulled it off well enough. Also if you want my opinion, the real first major disappointment of the year was Forspoken, but again to each their own.
I'll never understand why people don't like this game. There's so much cool stuff in it and the combat, graphics gameplay, characters, music and even the story was very interesting
Some of the issues in the video has been resolved with mods just within a week.(for pc players) 1-) FOV slider mod is available. 2-) Subs also fixed. with mods you can made them as big as you want 3-) You can skip mini games with mods 4-) There already combat rebalance options like faster melee or more damage output etc. Also the game meant to be played in russian this is why you didnt like the dialog. english subs + russian voice.
1) Availability of mods for PC players doesn't invalidate criticism of the core product when tons of people will experience it like this, especially console. 2) Never mentioned subs. Mods don't count against criticism, this isn't a PC exclusive game. 3) Mods don't count against criticism, this isn't a PC exclusive game. 4) What? Also, the game never recommends the game to be played in Russian. Many other big games from foreign made games have great english performances as a priority because the studios know that it's a huge english market and that's the standard. If they're going to go against that standard, they need to communicate that to the player because MOST people will never think to play it in russian. Hell, many people don't even know where games come from, they just play them. Look at Ghost of Tsushima. Right when you start the game, they ask you to pick a preferred experience. One of them being Japanese dialogue with English subtitles. Not hard to include that feature! They didn't do it, so the default English setting is worthy of all the criticism it gets.
@@underthemayo i did mention mods are for pc players. Yes you are right, they should ve went with the ghost of tsushima kind of dialog option. Sekiro also asks the player the same thing. I dont think they had the courage to say "play our game in russian" at least not in this fucked up political environment. Also trust me swearing in russian is different than swearing in english. Its more like a cultural thing thus the game will sound and feel different in russian.
You say it is easy, but I just saw a man struggling to play this game in medium difficulty and screaming how hard the game is. It is in the end all from perspective
I actually got this game for a birthday gift and have gone onto wholly blind with no keeping up with it, my father was a founder for the game's kickstarter. The game is promising so far but, I actually cannot play this game due to the fov, I get motion sick within minutes because of it
I just skipped through the video, listening to some points, dont want to have too much spoiled. If i watched this a few months ago i would probably think the game would be bad, because its easy and you are op. But i recently played Saints Row 4 and it was one of the most fun games i have ever played, even though it was piss easy and i (unknowingly) used op dlc weapons. I even played on lower difficulties because on hard i would have to seek cover and preserve my health and stuff like that, on lower difficulties i could run around switching weapons doing finishers, using powers, almost DOOM level fun. I love everything about Atomic Heart so far, i only have to experience gameplay for myself to see if its a game of all time.
there is a way to make yourself invincible you get an adrenaline capsule and you get double dash with no damage after dashing and for the boss fights you take a bunch of adrenaline capsules and you just dash around and you can kill everything without taking any damage
Have you ever played Castlevania Lords of Shadow before? Curious what you'd think of it. It seems to take a lot from classic God of War, so it should probably be vaguely enjoyable to you. Haven't played God of War myself yet tho, so idk whether you might instead just see the similarities as "reasons to make you wanna play GoW instead" idk
Looks like a typical overambitious Eastern European "X" killer game that wants to be everything at once. Charming in its own way but lacks polish and strategic vision from the creators. Probably wouldn't get nearly as much traction without the controversy around it. A solid 7 out of 10 if we're being honest.
People please give this game a try.! Everyone has a different take on it and many reviewer‘s and players including myself absolutely love this game and feel the uniqueness despite its flaws. I promise most of you will still enjoy it very much
(Note, have not played the game yet) The game it most looks like to me in terms of level design, combat, and even story would be Bioshock. Problem is, the combat in Bioshock, while "hectic", DID actually take your resources most of the time. This feels like a mix between Bioshock and higher paced actiony games like modern Doom. Issue is, those don't REALLY mesh well together. Watching your gameplay, I wish the movement/fighting was more slow-paced, and then have the combat match that speed, like Bioshock and/or Prey. Looks like there's a lot of potential here, but with the amount of marketing the game had, I definitely expected something better. But alas. Also wow, that main character's dialogue sounds garbage. The AI doesn't sound as bad but I imagine in conjunction it's pretty bad. It feels like the guy is from an entirely different genre of game and got dropped into this one.
It was an alright game I just felt like there were so many puzzles the enemies being tanks and majority of the time being attacked out of nowhere I felt frustrated feeling like i fcked up instead of upgrading buying ammo on heal from all the damage I would take and the frame rate like you said was trash , I also agree them telling you what to do over and over. Also getting stuck. And tbh the only reason I played was because of the twins 😂. And putting the game on east mode I still felt like it was hard to kill the enemies but it was probably because I wasn’t upgrading much and instead buying more ammo and heal
Although several things annoyed me, I did enjoy the game, and the visuals of course. Also, I gave them a discount since it's their first game ever. Btw, the fov is fixed now, you can ajust it.
I liked the game, but the blueprint shouldn't be find in random location instead it should be placed in the optional puzzle dungeon, I have not found the blue print for the railgun and the rocketlaucher ammo after my 30h playhrough. I want to test every weapon in the game and find the best combination but this random blueprint feature ruins it.
