And because he has a compulsive need to communicate his every thought, I feel like the warmongering bastard’s poorly paid therapist. From the very first minute, he comes off as a cocky, condescending, line-toeing bootlicker. I could live with that if Sergey wasn’t such an arse. Unfortunately, the story’s barely picked up any momentum and seems completely predictable so far. It feels like a Soviet version of Fallout. In lieu of Sergey, I would have preferred to play this cheeky Russian granny.Īlthough the idea of rebelling robots is old hat, the retro-future setting definitely has potential. Who’s expected to fix things? Who else than super soldier and crank Sergey Nechaev. The robots turn on their creators and plunge the Facility 3826 test site, where Polymer is being tested, into bloody chaos. You don’t need to have seen Terminator to know what comes next. Polymer even allows humans to connect to this neural network, the «Kollektiv 2.0».

Thanks to a technology called Polymer, the USSR has developed a networked artificial intelligence of high-tech robots. The story is set in a fictional universe in 1955 where the Soviet Union has grown into a futuristic superpower. A pity, because Atomic Heart does offer a lot worth experiencing. Even though the digital art book in the main menu gives me some backstory on Sergey’s character, I find him unbearable as ever after 10 hours of play. I can’t remember ever playing a more unlikable character. Now, none of this would be a problem if Sergey wasn’t the main character of Atomic Heart and I wasn’t forced to listen to his constant grumbling. He makes Duke Nukem look like the world’s most charming gentleman. Sergey Nechaev is a Soviet special agent and grade A asshole.

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