First person shooter atomic heart captivated players with its unique alternate Soviet Union setting and BioShock-like atmosphere. Tencent, Gaijin and GEM Capital, which have invested in the project, and publishing company Focus Home Interactive also have high hopes.
Thanks to these partners, they were able to work on an ambitious new brand in the Mundfish studio in relative peace. Now we can take a look behind the scenes of development thanks to an interview from the Wccftech server with Robert Bagratuni.
“Creating a new brand is very ambitious task. The whole development looks like one big equation, where A is multiplied by B, B is multiplied by C, then C, then D, etc. There are dozens or even hundreds of variables in the equation. – says the head of the Mundfish studio, saying that the title can be spoiled by poor optimization, a weak plot and other things. This is all the more difficult when the authors want to create an exceptional, unique game.
The reason for the delay was too much ambition. The original goal was to release Atomic Heart by the end of 2018. The game is finally out after more than four years.. “The delay can be attributed to youth, ambition, innovation and new technologies. During development, we made the difficult decision to scrap some ideas, even big ones like multiplayer.” reveals Bagratuni.
“It was painful to make these decisions, but it was the right decision. When you create something new and innovative, you don’t have to follow trends. Our big ambitions were not always true, it was difficult to realize and we had to adapt. I think all studios go through this process at least once.”
Despite these changes, he remained the core of the game is not damaged. Initially, they planned to tell a story about where progress and technology can get out of hand, and tell a fantasy story about the confrontation between man and machine. The second part consists of absorption and combat mechanics.
They will come out in the future four additional packages, which are designed to significantly expand the experience with new territories, tasks, puzzles, enemies, as well as character and world stories. Multiplayer is currently not included in these plans. For now, Atomic Heart will be a single player game.
Also read: Atomic Heart boasts beautiful environment graphics and combat effects.
When these plans are completed, it will be time to look at the history of the studio itself, which was originally Russian, but already in 2017 Atomic Heart began to develop in Cyprus. The game is supported by a global team of 130 developers located in Poland, Ukraine, Austria, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Israel, Armenia, United Arab Emirates, Serbia and Cyprus. At different stages of development supplier companies helped – from art to quality assurance.
Atomic Heart will release on February 21, 2023 for PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. The game will be available on Game Pass on the same day.
Source :Indian TV
