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I haven’t felt this conflicted playing a game in a long time.
I’m talking Atomfall, the British open-world disaster title that’s just launched onXbox Game Passfrom Rebellion.
Atomfall will let you choose what type of player you want to be.
Obvious comparisons have been drawn toFallout, but it’s so much more than that.
I promise being British, I’m not just showing (obvious) bias.
Atomfall isn’t quite what I was expecting, in a good way.
I’m not proud of what went down in here.
Having read ourAtomfall review,I was aware of the freedom of decisions the player would be afforded.
I wasn’t ready for how I’d start to second guess myself while playing.
I’m only a few hours in, but I’m pretty sure I’m going straight to hell.
I’m not proud of what went down in here.
I, clearly, have chosen the latter.
It all happened inside the church in Wyndham Village.
I went in, found the Vicar and some other people, and some shenanigans had gone down.
What happens in Wyndham, stays in Wyndham.
I had the conversation, all was well, and off I went.
But then I found a chest upstairs that needed the Vicar’s key.
A key he hadn’t given to me through the conversational choices I’d previously made.
You may well go in here and decide to leave the poor Vicar alone.
AND I WANTED THAT LOOT.
Not least because there’s an Atomic Battery inside.
So I killed him and took the key.
But not before I’d already killed a potential witness.
Even though I just killed him, I had to make it worse for the poor fellow.
But I got my battery.
This time in the bakery.
Again, mild spoilers… After talking to his wife, I decided to go and have a rummage upstairs.
Where said fellow was waiting with glowing blue eyes.
Naturally, I despatched him.
No problems with that.
Who am I in this game?!
I’ve only played it for a few hours so far, but I’m fully emotionally invested.
Right back to the poor fellow who helped me get out of the bunker at the very beginning.
And who keeps calling me on the telephone?!
I’m really enjoying the way it’s possible for you to mix up your gameplay.
The way you could sneak around, or you could try and gain favor.
you might use stealth to avoid the ‘bad’ guys, or you might use stealth to eliminate them.
Atomfall always keeps you on your toes.
But that doesn’t apply to the substation, and so, out came the more violent option.
Be righteous or make seriously questionable choices.
It’s up to you.
And I love it.
Atomfall is available now on Xbox, PC, PS5, and Xbox Game Pass.
