Atomic Heart 2 - Interview

Loot Level Chill interviewed Rob Bagratuni, Mundfish's CEO about Atomic Heart 2:

Atomic Heart 2 interview: “it will definitely be much more open”

What's it like to have three trailers at SGF?

Mundfish has had a huge Summer already, thanks to three trailers being shown during Summer Game Fest, including the reveal of Atomic Heart 2.

Given that reveal, as well as the deal that means Mundfish is working with Team CLOUT on ILL, and the fact a multiplayer game called The CUBE was announced as part of the Atomic Heart universe, we thought it’d be a great time to sit down and speak to Rob Bagratuni, Mundfish’s CEO, about the pressures of being one of the stars of SGF, how Atomic Heart 2 will be more open than before, the visual bump it appears to have, narrative, multiplayer, and more.

Let’s get into it, then…

Atomic Heart had hints of Bioshock Infinite about, will the sequel be going for the same vibe? Is it an open world adventure, or a more linear one?

With Atomic Heart 2, we’re significantly expanding on the immersive retro-futuristic vibe that players loved in the first game. Of course, comparisons to BioShock are flattering, but our goal remains the same: to continue carving out our own identity, pushing deeper into the dystopian, retro-futuristic, and surreal aesthetics of the Atomic Universe, and asking new thought-provoking questions about how science and technology influence society. It’s going to be a huge world, full of digitalization, and even though it’s a sci-fi, fictional world, it will feel very believable and alive.

Speaking of world structure, it will definitely be much more open. We’re aware that the open world wasn’t perfect in the first Atomic Heart. We always listen closely to player feedback, and one thing we consistently saw was their desire to return to the flying city of Chelomey, which was limited to story sequences only. That’s why in the sequel, we’re building a more open and interconnected world, designed to increase player freedom, encourage deeper exploration and richer interactions.

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