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Why Atomic Heart Fails To Live Up To Its Inspiration

Support the channel on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/ArchitectofGames Follow me on twitter!: https://twitter.com/Thefearalcarrot Atomic Heart and Bioshock are two games that are inexorably linked across time, one established many genre conventions we still use to this day and defined an entire era of gaming, the other feels compelled to replicate and improve upon as much of Bioshock's success as possible, but somehow misses what made it's inspiration so cherished - what gives? How could Atomic Heart, a game with such clear reverence for Bioshock, not understand what made Bioshock great? Well, the answer lies in the ever-tricky to understand Metagame. The Architect has had to plunder multiple dystopias, command vast armies and even scrabble through a few fourth walls in order to truly understand what makes Metagames so special and also what makes them so tricky to get right. Maybe, the success of a metagame lies not in how complex it is, or even how balanced it is, but in how it makes us think, and how fun it is to figure out? Donate to charity, be a good person: https://donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal Check out Umami!: https://www.youtube.com/c/umamianimations You Saw: Atomic Heart- 2023 Resident Evil 8 -2021 Bioshock - 2007 Bioshock 2 - 2010 DOOM Eternal - 2020 Psychonauts 2 - 2021 Warhammer Total War 3 - 2022 Neon White - 2022 Xenoblade 3 - 2022 Counter Strike: Global Offensive - 2012 Baldur's Gate 3 - Early Access Monster Hunter: World - 2018 Slay the Spire - 2019 Minecraft - 2011 Teardown - 2022 Persona 5 Royal - 2019 Genshin Impact - 2020 Dwarf Fortress - 2023 Half Life Alyx - 2020 Pikmin 3- 2013 The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe- 2022 Gears Tactics - 2020 Pokemon Fire Red - 2004 Dark Souls 3 - 2016 Elden Ring - 2022 Dishonored 2 - 2016 Portal 2 - 2011 Dune: Spice Wars - Early Access Rounds - 2021 Starcraft 2 - 2012 Super Smash Brothers Ultimate - 2018 Dota 2 - 2013 Rivals of Aether - 2017 The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim - 2011 Deus Ex - 2000 Deathloop - 2021 XCOM 2 - 2014 Across The Obelisk - 2022 Monster Train - 2021 Magic The Gathering: Arena - 2018 Potionomics - 2022 Rimworld - 2018 The Long Dark - 2014 Subnautica: Below Zero - 2021 Don't Starve - 2013 Transistor - 2014 ARK: Survival Evolve - 2015 Escape From Tarkov - Early Access Destiny 2 - 2017 Fallout 4 - 2015 Pokemon Emerald - 2004 Phantom Brigade - 2023 Prey - 2017 Surviving Mars - 2018 Cities Skylines - 2015 Oxygen Not Included - 2017 Path of Exile - 2013 Enter The Gungeon - 2016 Hades - 2020 Against The Storm - Early Access Hitman 3 - 2021 Evolve - 2015 Hand of Fate 2 - 2017 Hi-Fi Rush - 2023 Terra Nil - 2023