Atomfall Exclusive Preview
Unless you’ve been living under a large rock you will have heard of Atomfall, the latest game coming soon from Rebellion. The game is set five years after the Windscale nuclear disaster in Northern England. Inspired by the real-life event. You have to explore the quarantine zone, barter with people as well as survive to find out just what is going on.
Follow The Leads
We were incredibly fortunate to be invited to a special press screening and playtest recently. This is what we experienced.
Playtest
So, a number of other members of the gaming press were introduced to the game through a short presentation by one of the developers. Once that was all done, we were invited to control a PC running Atomfall remotely.
Starting my game a bit further into the game than perhaps I should have. I quickly got restarted and I started the game just inside of a tunnel. This is where the fun began!
Upon leaving this tunnel, I had my first glimpse of melee combat. It was brutal: a swift swing of my axe, and the enemy in front of me was covered in claret. A few more of their friends joined the fun; thankfully, they were straightforward to take down.
This then gave me a glimpse of the next aspect of Atomfall, looting! Checking through the bodies, we could pick up what they had in their pockets. With a number of items going towards crafting different things. To start, all I could craft was a simple bandage which, unlucky for me, I needed to use immediately. The inventory system was straightforward enough. Four larger slots for bigger weapons, a rifle, shotgun, large axe. And then a number of smaller slots for the smaller items. Food, resources, handguns and knives all sat here.
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