Crispy creatures, Atomic heart He is officially a franchise. Formally announced at the 2025 summer festival (together with MMO TIE-in MMO Ankle),, Atomic heart 2 Presents a recent and improved object 3826-Dolina Soviet-Silicon surrounded by flying cities and lived by scientists, who for some reason … send whales to the moon?
To understand all this, I talked through a video conversation with Robert Bagratuni, CEO Mundfish, studio behind me Atomic heart 2. We were accompanied by the communication director Christina Omelchenko, who translated between Russian and English.
They remained crunchy at the starts …
After completing Atomic heart In February 2023, a few weeks after its release, I largely left the absurd science fiction adventure behind me. You know what I do NO forget? “Crunchy creatures.”
The iconic slogan of the hero P-3 saturated in my memory, which in the game world full of bonkers are fighting for attention, says something. Among Atomic heart Players, opinions on “crunchy creatures!” They were divided from irritation to entertainment.
“However crazy or stupid may sound, or it may be unexpectedly popular or annoying, it has become part of the identity of the characters and a part of the entire atomic atom of the heart,” said Bagratuni. “So yes, let him stay.”
Speaking of the final Atomic heart Aspects of returning to continuation, Bagratununi also confirmed the presence of ballerinas, metallic women’s robots, which caused quite confusion in the original Atomic heart. During this time, several reviews criticized their excessively sexual functions. Issy van der velde player Described scenes with Ballerina twins As “Male Gaze-y Strzały” and Stacey Henley indicated That although male robots have standard bodies and faces, “female robots are, however, devoid of face and have cartoon proportions on the hips and bust.” Take a look at the posts of Reddit and Steam from the era Atomic heartAnd you’ll find players questioning the degree of sexualization and stating that they Don’t feel comfortable, playing the game for this reason.
As for what their role attracts Atomic heart 2And whether other main characters will join them, Bagratuni can’t say yet; They still have the role to play Atomic heartThe upcoming DLC - the fourth and final expansion. “Whoever lives after that. Atomic heart 2,Bagratuni explained.
Despite the division around Ballerina twins, scrapping them with Atomic heart 2 He was never considered.
“We will remain faithful and the original aesthetics of the game. We just love it when things look stunning, and you really enjoy what you see. So we definitely don’t change this part,” said Bagratuni.
Like his predecessor, Atomic heart 2 It is based on an alternative Soviet environment with a healthy dose of surreal monsters and machines. In the atomic heart fiction, due to the discovery of the “polymer” module in 1936, the Soviet Union experienced huge technological progress, which explains the presence of robots, flying cities and … whale? On moon?
Bagratununi confirmed that the opening scene in the trailer of the advertisement shows the “whale transport system” at the lunar station. Is an example of the main topic Atomic heart 2: For humanity to evolve to a higher level and, hopefully, reach the stars.
“In science fiction from the 1960s there was a very common topic of human evolution and ambitions crossing borders,” said Bagratunia. ” Atomic heart 2 History is actually the beginning of this movement. There will definitely be a lot of drama and we will not spoil it, but yes, this is the beginning of people’s transformation; Leave the earth and go to the stars. “
But don’t make a mistake; history Atomic heart 2 It still takes place at the 3826 facility, the massive players of the Research Center found out in the first game. However, it will expand to a larger region known as a polygonal science. (No relationship with the website where you read this article.)
Photo: Mundfish
But it is not Just Object 3826, which is developing; If you look closely at the trailer, you may notice the mysterious “flying city” in the sky.
“These flying cities, represent different cultures, various countries that are involved in events Atomic heart 2. Flying cities are capitalist and in principle float above the territory of the object – said Bagratuni. “They are stretched to the facility. In Universe Atomic Heart there will be some events that capture the interest of scientists from around the world, and this object becomes the center of gravity of the entire scientific community from various countries and cultures.”
“Everyone meets to discover scientific events that take place in the world. The assumption remains in this retro-phuturistic atomic world of the heart, the dystopian Soviet Union, but it becomes a silicone valley.”
Extravagant futuristic world science fiction is the most fascinated in the original Atomic heartBut this fascination decreased when a stunning channel cruise, a terrifying robot attack, and an unexpected grandmother’s meeting occurred seemingly endless running through the gloomy underground laboratory. The most compelling locations offered the smallest exploration options.
Fortunately, more exploration options are exactly what we get Atomic heart 2.
“There was a lot of feedback that we received from players. For example, the city of Chelomey was very beautiful and people wanted to examine them,” says Bagratunia. “So we want to give players more exploration opportunities and really devote time to discovering the city and the object.”
Bagratununi reveals one of the available areas in Atomic heart 2. Do you see this huge flame of the ad of the ad? “It’s anomalies,” explains Bagratunia, “You’ll go there to discover.”
Photo: Mundfish
After the release of February 2023 Atomic heartThe Russian invasion of Ukraine caused widespread calls for boycott, including Atomic heart. How Vice was reportedThe main reasons for boycott Atomic heart They were caused by the alleged connections of Mundfish with Russian investors, in addition to the alleged pro -Russian propaganda in the game.
How much truth there is in these allegations remains a point of disputes. As Ola Welsh from Polygon informed, Mundfish moved his headquarters from Moscow to Cyprus after the invasion. “The developer’s website wants to present it as an international operability,” he wrote at the time. Mundfish He answered a boycott With a statement in which it was stated that “the pro-ceace organization against violence against people was undeniably.”
Because the event in the real world, which caused a boycott, continues, I asked if Bagratuni was worried about recent calls to a boycott when we are approaching the release Atomic heart 2.
“We definitely can’t predict what will happen Atomic heart 2 Editions, how global events change, and what will be the mood of people who may want to ask for a boycot. We can’t follow it – Bagratuni explained. “We had a statement and it remains the same, so nothing has changed and it was everywhere in our social media. Our position has not changed and honestly, we just want to do games. That’s why we’re here.”
