"Schmal" Review | ATOM RPG (1.08 & 1.11)
68What’s that you say, comrade? The Fallout? This isn’t the apocalypse anymore, you dope; this is the post-apocalypse of 2005, and this is the world of ATOM RPG. Remember, comrade: Better to live as a Red rather than to be dead! So grab your condensed milk, your gas masks and filters, and a case-full of vodka (among other typical Russian necessities) as we explore one of the zaniest Wastelands to date.
Timestamps for video:
0:00 - 1:02 - Trailer/Title-Screen
1:03 - 4:04 - Introduction
4:05 - 12:23 - It Don't Mean a Thing, Comrade, If It Ain't Got Stalin'
12:24 - 17:58 - Some Grief; Some Joy: Memories are Made of This
*Spolier-Free-ish: 12:56 - 16:03*
*Major Spoilers: 16:03 - 17:59*
17:59 - 20:08 - Atom Bomb Baby, Little Atom Bomb... She's Just the Way I Want Her to be
There will be another video on ATOM, specifically for my "So, Comrade, You Want to Survive?" that will go into more details about the basics for most new players who have never played a classic Fallout game (or for those who are rusty.) In that video, I will go into more detail about the Dead City update as it is the final update before ATOM TEAM"s next standalone expansion, Trudograd.
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ATOM RPG (2018) is available on Steam or GOG for $14.99 with all available updates, including the (v1.1) Dead City Update recently released (5/29/2019.)
Game Description from Developers:
ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic indie game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, Wasteland, System Shock, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others.
In 1986 both the Soviet Union and the Western Bloc were destroyed in mutual nuclear bombings. You are one of the survivors of the nuclear Holocaust. Your mission - to explore the wild and wondrous world of the Soviet Wasteland. To earn your place under the sun. And to investigate a shadowy conspiracy, aimed at destroying all that is left of life on Earth.
ATOM is:
• A powerful character creation tool, aimed at making the wasteland hero you want to portray!
• A balanced roleplaying system inspired by GURPS. Each stat combination provides a unique gaming experience, unique dialogues, and new ways to solve some of the quests!
• Dozens of skills, from lockpicking to gambling!
• Many hours of gameplay on all sorts of locations. Meet the other survivors in a brave new settlement, built from the dust of the old world. Venture into the wilds, where mutated creatures and savage bandits lurk. Work out the secrets of an old military bunker. Or simply lose yourself, fishing at a scenic pond...
• Turn-based combat, inspired by Fallout 1 and 2.
• Random encounters with the dwellers of the Soviet Wasteland - both friendly and dangerous. Sometimes all at the same time...
• Many deep, multiple-choice dialogues that feel like real conversations with the unique NPCs of the game.
• Nonlinear gameplay! Dozens of quests, each with many alternative solutions. Play the game like You want to!
MATURE CONTENT DESCRIPTION
The developers describe the content like this:
The game has graphic violence (blood and partial dismemberment). The game features topics of drug, tobacco and alcohol abuse as well as some mature language and sexual themes. [The devs aren’t joking when they talk about mature language and sexual themes, so you have been warned, kiddos.]
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