Atomic Heart – Facility 3826
Atomic Heart is as much of its own entity as it is a thunderous throwback to classics like Deus Ex, and developer Mundfish pays its due respects to its inspirations with the opening sequence that showcases the technological marvel that is Facility 3826. It’s a post WW2 utopian society where robots and science have made great advances for mankind. The sheer scale of the place and the wondrous robot designs really harken back to the time when you first visited Prague in Deus Ex. There are cars floating high in the sky, robot servants offering newspapers to pedestrians, and drones offering soda to tourists while a celebration is raging in full force. It’s all rendered beautifully with great attention to detail using high-fidelity assets and great lighting tech, and you get a fair bit of time to soak the scenery to your heart’s content. It’s a shame then that this utopian dream doesn’t last long, and all hell breaks loose shortly after.
