Atomic Heart: Annihilation Instinct features fun action-driven gameplay on the level of the main game and some seriously clumsy plot points. It remains to be seen how well the DLC can serve as the launch point for further additions.
Это реально крутое DLC. Проходится конечно за 1 вечер, но даёт массу новых впечатлений. Клуша вышла самым кайфовым оружием в игре. Новых мобов добавлено всего несколько, но все они сделаны очень качественно, месить их кайфово. А гусь - это нечто, столько принёс улыбок от реплик. Потраченных денег не жаль
Annihilation Instinct leaves behind the not-so-great open world elements from from the main campaign. And yet the DLC doesn't really fix any of the other shortcomings the game had.
Atomic Heart's Annihilation Instinct is the first DLC for Atomic Heart. For its price of just under $5, they give access to the new location and the plot chapter in a few hours. Of the pluses - the canon took the correct ending for refusing to kill Sechenov. And DLC is dedicated to one of the most interesting characters of repair cabinets in the gaming industry. Well, the goose in the voice of "Cube in a Cube," it's great. A large number of references and Easter eggs that will be understood only to Russians. Among the disadvantages, we can highlight the lack of any puzzles other than the finnal one. Absence of at least 1 polygon (although it was originally). The story told in the DLC does not develop the history of the main game. Well, the bosses seemed boring to me. For $5, it's not bad, but I hope it's just a pen test and then Mundfish will make a more serious DLC.
The game is still well optimized and beautiful. Story takes place after the original game (you might be surprised what ending was chosen as canon) and brings you to a different place at facility 3826. Plot is straight forward and this DLC is rather short but if you poke around you'll find many interesting details about the place along with cultural references. Gameplay is kinda rough - despite lack of open world you left without a guidance on you way to your goal. Pace of storytelling and players' progress is uneven, I think there're kinda big difficulty spikes at arenas and boss fights (you might not notice that at lower difficulty levels). Music is not as well placed and transitions from one track to another could be better but large fights still rock. Media broadcasts are lacking both in quantity and ways they are triggered to start from the very beginning EVERY TIME player comes near it. Goose is awesome.
This DLC is good but have much to be desired. 6/10. My score is based on fact that I'm ethnical Russian, your experience may vary.
PS: I miss spacial puzzles, I really liked those.
Короткое продолжение оригинальной истории, раскрывающее сюжетные особенности и рассказывающее о мире и предприятии 3826. Оптимизация по прежнему на высоте, окружающий мир интересен и полон диталей, новые интересные отсылки. А вот геймплей не так хорош, как был в оригинальной игре - коридоры, сильно разнящийся темп повествования и прогресса в игре, большие перепады сложности на локациях и аренах, несбалансированное музыкальное сопровождение и прочие огрехи (малое колличество видео материалов для трансляций и их запуск с начала при приближении персонажа). Куда-то пропали пространственные головоломки. Гусь, конечно, великолепен. 6/10
DLC wasn't tested at all. It's frustrating how they decided to release it in that condition. Played for 30 minutes and faced ton of bugs and game crashes when I use abilities during the combats LOL
SummaryContinue the story in the downloadable content “Annihilation Instinct” and learn what happened to this dystopian world after the climax of Atomic Heart. Prepare to embark on a journey through the new mind-bending Mendeleev Complex and its surrounding swamps and discover the truth about NORA as Major P-3 is pulled back into Facility 3826....