Atomfall - Rebellion makes MetroSTALKEROut set in the British Countryside

[Hard Toothbrush]

The people handing out MATI hats autism pieces and trash cans are often the ones that are MATI autistic and dumb.

I do it because it's fun and exciting, and because those takes are dumb and I don't feel like arguing them.
Anyway might wait for a sale on this one, I'd rather buy the new Doom game when it comes out.

 

[FedPostalService]

The people handing out MATI hats autism pieces and trash cans are often the ones that are MATI autistic and dumb.

It was the Dear Feeder's podcast I was referring to. His pound shop Sam Hyde act is bringing in the biggest retards ever.

 

[Blasterisk]

It was the Dear Feeder's podcast I was referring to. His pound shop Sam Hyde act is bringing in the biggest retards ever.

pound shop?

 

[Chunky Salsa]

pound shop?

There's a shop in the UK, where everything is supposed to just be one whole British Pound (£1). Due to inflation, fuck all in the pound shop actually is one whole British Pound (£1); but that's neither here nor there. Calling something 'Pound Shop X' means that it is a lower quality imitation of a real brand; but cheaper.

 

[Delicious Diversity]

To those that are playing the game, how many blacks have you seen and counted in atomfall so far?, it would be nice with screenshots too, so these npc can be documented.

I've just completed it today, there are no named NPCs who are black, the only ones I saw were a few of the random soldiers and maybe one or two villagers. Every named NPC was white. The black soldiers aren't too egregious because at the time the game is set (1962) there were blacks in the army, mostly from the West Indies, and the soldiers, being soldiers, are obviously not from the local area. They're deployed from whatever units were sent there. Most of the soldiers are white and seem to have Welsh or Irish accents, or English accents that are clearly from elsewhere in the country. The local people all seem pretty typical of Cumbria from what I saw.

Small game review:

Since I've completed it, I'll give some thoughts - it's pretty good. Nothing groundbreaking, but it's fun for exploration, solving mysteries, and shooting baddies. The overall story is not terribly deep but it's engaging. You'll come across various people who offer you a way out of the quarantine zone yet constantly be questioning their motives. But the main driver is uncovering what exactly happened and how, if possible, you can set things right. Or just find a way out and fuck off.

The world is pretty nicely made - the lake district looks lovely, the main town of Wyndham will look eerily familiar to anyone who's lived in the English countryside. The soldiers wear correct attire and carry correct weaponry for the time period. The sci-fi stuff is not over the top - there's the robots, and the atomic batteries, but their existence in 1962 will make more sense as you learn more in the story. It's a bit more intentional than the Fallout "look we had robots and nuclear cars in 1950 cuz we just did" way. The druid faction plays heavily on the pagan vibes with strong nods to the 1970s Wicker Man movie, while the outlaws have that Clockwork Orange aesthetic.

Resources are somewhat scarce, but not excessively so. Crafting stuff you can mostly find in plenty just poking about in caves and bunkers. Ammo is not horrendously rare, it's just not super common like in most games. But it's also not stupidly under-powered like in most games; one or two bullets will drop most enemies. Headshots always kill. The main issue with ammo in particular I found was you are very limited in how much you can carry, so you'll want to switch between guns, or use a melee weapon if possible. I preferred faster melee weapons like knives or shivs because you can stunlock enemies with them pretty easily. Kicking helps a lot if you get swarmed.

Also, enemies in this game are not mentally deranged murderbots. They won't attack you on sight, nor will they pursue you to the ends of the earth to murder you. If they see you out in the woods or the fields, they will warn you to back off. If you stay away, they'll leave you be. If you get closer, they get increasingly nervous/pissed off and may attack. If you then decide to run away, they'll chase for a bit, then stop seeing you as a threat and leave you alone. If you're in a restricted area they will be more aggressive and some enemies are just murderbots (e.g. the blue zombie monsters). You can also stealth, but there is no stealth meter - if enemies see you, they see you.

There is plenty to see and do, but it's not a huge game. You can pace yourself and get a decently lengthy experience, or rush it if you prefer. But it's not like some Bethesda or Ubisoft game where you'll spend weeks doing side quests and hunting for collectibles. There is perceivably finite content which you can experience at your own pace and largely in your own order, depending on where you decide to go exploring. But it will be fun and rewarding.

I'd say a 7 or perhaps an 8/10 would be a fair score.

PS: my own personal tip, when it comes to skills, the first two I recommend aiming for are Gunsmith and Deep Pockets, in the Survival tree. The first will allow you to upgrade your rusty guns into better quality ones, while the second will allow you to carry more ammo and crafting goods. These will help out a lot.

 

[30+GameOvers]

@Delicious Diversity
How long did it take you to complete the game? I've seen 6 hours being thrown around as a number in this thread, but I'm sure it takes longer to beat this game than that, even when rushing thru it.

 

[Delicious Diversity]

@Delicious Diversity
How long did it take you to complete the game? I've seen 6 hours being thrown around as a number in this thread, but I'm sure it takes longer to beat this game than that, even when rushing thru it.

Probably like 10-15 hours? But I haven't 100%ed it, I kinda just fucked around until I felt like doing the final stretch. If you explore every nook and cranny, do every side quest, unlock every skill, find every log, get every ending etc you can surely squeeze a decent amount of playtime out of it.

It's not like most games, it's not very linear. You could just follow one main quest lead and yeah, probably complete the story in 6 hours. Or you could follow all the main leads and it will be twice that. Or you can follow them and all the minor leads and it's a lot longer. Depends how you play the game.

EDIT: ok so I checked my last save right before finishing the game, and it actually took me 19 hours to complete. You know what they say - time flies when you're having fun.

 

[30+GameOvers]

Probably like 10-15 hours? But I haven't 100%ed it, I kinda just fucked around until I felt like doing the final stretch. If you explore every nook and cranny, do every side quest, unlock every skill, find every log, get every ending etc you can surely squeeze a decent amount of playtime out of it.

It's not like most games, it's not very linear. You could just follow one main quest lead and yeah, probably complete the story in 6 hours. Or you could follow all the main leads and it will be twice that. Or you can follow them and all the minor leads and it's a lot longer. Depends how you play the game.

Sounds like a decent amount of time for a game that isn't trying to be an end-all AAA game. How would you rate the replaybility of it?

 

[Delicious Diversity]

Sounds like a decent amount of time for a game that isn't trying to be an end-all AAA game. How would you rate the replaybility of it?

Solid if you want to experience each ending without just save-scumming, or trying to reach certain goals via different approaches, or see how things play out differently if you do them in a different order. You can do one play-through as a violent asshole, or another as a helpful do-gooder, or another as a neutral investigator. Side with different factions to see how they can help you progress. Like I said before, it's not a huge game, but it's not small either and you can do things your way.

 

[I (Don't) Have A Gun]

Didn't even know this was a thing, can't say what I've seen in the trailers appeals to me. I guess I can forgive a lot under the AA-category like the graphics not being cutting edge, but the visual design is kinda bland. I guess if you set it in Britain that's a given. Well at least I know of it, so maybe in a few months if it goes on special I might pick it up.

What's more surprising to me is that Rebellion is still a thing. Damn would have thought they'd have been purchased by a AAA publisher forced to make some shitty trend hopping games and then killed of by the publisher for making shitty games.

 

[Jace on ice]

What's more surprising to me is that Rebellion is still a thing. Damn would have thought they'd have been purchased by a AAA publisher forced to make some shitty trend hopping games and then killed of by the publisher for making shitty games.

Japanese AA developers have been undergoing a mini genocide over the past decade but Eurojank and Slavjank studios are still holding on, especially Slavjank you can't kill Slavjank.

 

[Arcade Gannon]

It's a bit more intentional than the Fallout "look we had robots and nuclear cars in 1950 cuz we just did" way.

Fallout's nuclear war was in 2077, not 1950.

 

[Delicious Diversity]

Fallout's nuclear war was in 2077, not 1950.

Ah you're right, been a while since I played a fallout game. Forgive my error lol.

 

[CyrusHowler]

Day of the Triffids

Which the village is named after the author of.
Also, some of the enemies look like Triffids.

Anyway might wait for a sale on this one

CDKeys has Gamepass codes for fairly cheap. Just get a one month subscription and try it out.

It's a bit more intentional than the Fallout "look we had robots and nuclear cars in 1950 cuz we just did" way

Fallout isn’t set in the actual 50’s. It’s set 100-200 years after a nuclear apocalypse that happens in 2077. The reason why it’s got a 1950’s retro-futuristic aesthetic AKA “Atompunk” aesthetic is because the timeline from our reality diverges after WW2 where the USA goes ALL IN on atomic energy but culturally stays the same. It’s why, for example, everything in the Fallout 4 intro gives off 1950’s aesthetics despite taking place 120 years later.

but Eurojank and Slavjank studios are still holding on, especially Slavjank you can't kill Slavjank.

No matter how bad it is AKA Kingdom Come 1&2.

@Eschaton Aggravate I see your point but I also see the point that it becomes ludicrous when gone too far.

Dear @30+GameOvers & @PanLake007:
Stop shitting up my thread with your fucking retarded garbage. Morons like you are why we can’t get anything done with woke devs and have trouble stopping wokeness in general.
Morons like you take it too far, complaining that seeing black soldiers and women fighting with farming equipment, single shot shotguns, single shot .22, rifles and bows & arrows is ridiculous.
The one retard especially literally complaining about Barbarella and Heavy Metal right after I used them as an example.
Because of morons like you, when there’s real woke shit thats 100% egregious like pedophilia with Hans Capon, Mansa Musa being in fucking Bohemia, and other shit like that. THAT is the shit we need to call out, but we get hit with the “gamers when they see a black person or a woman be like:” shit when we’re making legit arguments.
A game has to be so blatantly woke like Dustborn or Concord to get called out because of shitheads like you.

Instead of talking about cool things like the Doctor Who, Mr. Bean, Judge Dredd, Fawlty Towers, Two Ronnies and Last of the Summer Wine Easter Eggs in Atomfall, I’m having to talk to you two fucking retards about stupid shit.
Do the world a favor and slit your throats. God knows I’d stomp your heads in if I could get away with it legally.

 

[Endless Torment]

CDKeys has Gamepass codes for fairly cheap. Just get a one month subscription and try it out.

Didn't know it was on Gamepass which means I think I'll try it out when I get the chance. Why I don't like not owning games I simply view gamepass similar to the old practice of renting games from the now non existent rental stores I grew up with.

 

[Tablet County]

Neo-puritanism has gotten so out of hand that the very idea that a woman is capable of causing injury to a man is considered woke and offensive to western sensibilities. Soon we're going to start seeing the Fuentes fallacy in full effect, where a game will only be considered BVSED and TRVD when female characters are completely excised from fiction and all of the romance options involve gay buttsex with femboys.

 

[Maker's Mark]

Got soft locked in the medical wing and lost an hour of progress. I have the necessary amount of batteries now and I am just going to see the story through at this point. The more time I try the melee the more I absolutely hate it. I would say it's definitely the type of game that makes me thankful for Game Pass. Not worth full price.

 

[FedPostalService]

Neo-puritanism has gotten so out of hand that the very idea that a woman is capable of causing injury to a man is considered woke and offensive to western sensibilities. Soon we're going to start seeing the Fuentes fallacy in full effect, where a game will only be considered BVSED and TRVD when female characters are completely excised from fiction and all of the romance options involve gay buttsex with femboys.

I'm now sick of all shades of culture warriors. They all absolute retards.

These people all needed fathers and it's really fucking said.

 

[CyrusHowler]

Neo-puritanism has gotten so out of hand that the very idea that a woman is capable of causing injury to a man is considered woke and offensive to western sensibilities

Idk if it’s that bad, but there certainly are idiots that act like that.

Soon we're going to start seeing the Fuentes fallacy in full effect, where a game will only be considered BVSED and TRVD when female characters are completely excised from fiction and all of the romance options involve gay buttsex with femboys

Idk about all that.

Got soft locked in the medical wing and lost an hour of progress.

I save after almost everything I do in this game lmao.

The more time I try the melee the more I absolutely hate it

Stick to faster weapons like the sickle or the farmer’s knife. The heavy weapons are a chore.

it. I would say it's definitely the type of game that makes me thankful for Game Pass. Not worth full price.

I agree. I’d pay maybe 30 dollars for it.
Supposedly there’s DLC and new weapons going to be coming.

These people all needed fathers

Most of the Anti-Woke people do. Woke? Not so much.

I'm now sick of all shades of culture warriors

I agree to an extent. But plenty of the anti woke vitriol is justified. Going as far as some of the retards in this thread? No.

 

[Tablet County]

Idk if it’s that bad, but there certainly are idiots that act like that.

Idk about all that.

I'm exaggerating a little, but you would be surprised just how gay and fatherless the average Synthler viewer is. Their parasocial attachment is such if he said having sex with women was gay they'd agree without hesitation.