An odd and interesting game with surreal design elements to boot, Atomic Heart has been announced with a 10 minute pre-alpha gameplay video by developer Mundfish. The game is described as an adventure FPS (first person shooter) in an alternate universe in Soviet Union.
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyHkMK3cT_c&width=720&height=405[/embedyt]First impressions and key elements found in the game
- The enemies looks Nier Automata-ish with a few mechanical designs
- A robotic half done face robots and floating chickens ( I am already impressed)
- Use binoculars to pinpoint enemies location from afar
- A few variety of robotic enemy types found
- Melee combat appears to have an impactful feel to it, with realistic feedback to you and enemies ( if you swing to the right, your enemies will sway to the right by example)
- Cigarettes and canned goods can be collected for consumption
- Try not to get overwhelmed by enemy numbers and learn your enemies attack pattern to dodge and attack
- The music is Trance, picking up as the battle starts
- At times, enemies will pummel you to the ground, prompting you to press the right buttons to escape
On first impression, it looks to be a mix of Metro or Far Cry gameplay in a Bioshock designed world, crowded with Nier Automata enemy designs which is pretty unique to look at. The world changed when our main character falls underground, which looks like a Vault-ish design inspired by Fallout. Definitely looks like they managed to take inspiration from the titles mentioned above and made it their own.
A beta is coming in Quarter 4 2019. The game has been announced for Xbox One, PC and PlayStation 4.