History YMMV / AtomicHeart

* FandomRivalry: With ''VideoGame/{{STALKER}}'' and ''Franchise/{{Metro}}'', though, more for outside reasons than anything else. The issue comes with the fact that while all of these game have certain Soviet themes to them, ''Atomic Heart'' was made by a Russian developer, while the ''S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'' and ''Metro'' series were made by Ukrainian ones, albeit based on works of Russian origin. While many international fans joked that they are going to get both ''Atomic Heart'' and ''S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2'' when they are released in 2023, given the [[HarsherInHindsight 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine]], Russian and Ukrainian fans have turned this video game rivalry into a nationalist tilt with a ton of controversy surrounding ''Atomic Heart'' developer Mundfish (who have repeatedly stated that their company is non-partisan and has no connection to the Russian government or any involvement with its policy decisions), whereas the Ukrainian developers of the former games, as well as Dmitry Glukhovsky, the author of ''Metro'' intellectual properties, are outspoken opponents of the war. But it seems this rivalry has worned down and some fans of STALKER now plays Atomic Heart.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Downplayed, the majority of people remembers Atomic Heart for the Twins and the 6 hour of sex scene joke, but weeks before its release, the developer Mundfish caught heat due to the fact that they have their origins in Russia and that the majority of their investors and publisher have links to the Russian government. These allegations later further morphed into concerns over data collection from the Russian FSB and the game being a potential arm of Russian propaganda. Given the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believe it to be so. However, there is also a counter-argument stating that the developers have nothing to do with what is going on in the situation in Europe and that it is unfair to link them to the current Russian government, with the fact that Atomic Heart portrayed Russia and the Soviet Union as a CrapsaccharineWorld, denying any arguments of the game being propaganda for being a TakeThat to Russia and the nostalgia to the USSR. Mundfish, for their part, have repeatedly stated that their company is non-partisan and has no connection to the Russian government or any involvement with its policy decisions.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Downplayed, the majority of people remembers Atomic Heart for the Twins and the 6 hour of sex scene joke, but weeks before its release, the developer Mundfish caught heat due to the fact that they have their origins in Russia and that the majority of their investors and publisher have links to the Russian government. These allegations later further morphed into concerns over data collection from the Russian FSB and the game being a potential arm of Russian propaganda. Given the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believe it to be so. However, there is also a counter-argument stating that the developers have nothing to do with what is going on in the situation in Europe and that it is unfair to link them to the current Russian government with the fact that Atomic Heart portrayed Russia and the Soviet Union as a CrapsaccharineWorld. Mundfish, for their part, have repeatedly stated that their company is non-partisan and has no connection to the Russian government or any involvement with its policy decisions.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Weeks before its release, the developer Mundfish caught heat due to the fact that they have their origins in Russia and that the majority of their investors and publisher have links to the Russian government. These allegations later further morphed into concerns over data collection from the Russian FSB and the game being a potential arm of Russian propaganda. Given the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believe it to be so. However, there is also a counter-argument stating that the developers have nothing to do with what is going on in the situation in Europe and that it is unfair to link them to the current Russian government with the fact that Atomic Heart portrayed Russia and the Soviet Union as a CrapsaccharineWorld. Mundfish, for their part, have repeatedly stated that their company is non-partisan and has no connection to the Russian government or any involvement with its policy decisions.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Weeks before its release, the developer Mundfish caught heat due to the fact that they have their origins in Russia and that the majority of their investors and publisher have links to the Russian government. These allegations later further morphed into concerns over data collection from the Russian FSB and the game being a potential arm of Russian propaganda. Given the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of pro-Ukrainian outlets and/or personalities believe it to be so. However, there is also a counter-argument stating that the developers have nothing to do with what is going on in the situation in Europe and that it is unfair to link them to the current Russian government.

** It seems there is a friendship between Atomic Heart players and WebAnimation/{{Murder Drones}} watchers, drawing crossovers between the robots. This is especially prominent due to the usage of Doll, a worker drone girl who only speaks in Russian in crossovers with Atomic Heart which it takes in a setting in Soviet Russia, with both fandoms joking that Doll is a soviet member and they also joke about wanting to have sex with the [[Fembot Fembots.]]

* TooBleakStoppedcaring: A common criticism among players is that every character of the game is a morally grey, unpleasant or evil person, for example: Sergey, the playable character is a jerk who swears a lot and treats everyone like dirt; Charles who is our companion is DeadpanSnarker who [[spoiler:plots to KillAllHumans]]; Sechenov who presented himself as a affable and noble man who only wants to ascend humanity into the stars is revealed to be a ManipulativeBastard who plots to [[spoiler:crush free will even if it was for the betterment of humanity.]]

** It seems there is a friendship between Atomic Heart players and WebAnimation/{{Murder Drones}} watchers, drawing crossovers between the robots. This is especially prominent due to the usage of Doll, a worker drone girl who only speaks in Russian in crossovers with Atomic Heart which it takes in a setting in Soviet Russia, with both fandoms joking that Doll is a soviet member.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: ''Oh yeah''. Geoffrey Day has produced banging remixes and covers of classic 70s and 80s Soviet-era songs that fit well with the combat, as well as original tracks. Special mentions are: [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lrD81TzOrcg&pp=ygUHcHQtMXgxMg%3D%3D PT-1X12]], [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sILl2rdA0Hk&pp=ygUMTWEgOSBiZWx5YXNo MA-9 Belyash]] and [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=taL23u5aIkU&pp=ygUUcGx5dXNjaCBhdG9taWMgaGVhcnQ%3D Plyusch]].

* HarsherInHindsight: Atomic Heart was released during a time when Russia was in war with Ukraine, in a date that was very close to the 2022 February escalation of the war. This led a lot of people to accuse Mundfish of releasing Soviet and Russian propaganda as well as pointing some ties with the Russian government, specifically, their fundings as well as accusations of data harvest for the Russian government. Mundfish for their part as stated that they aren’t taking a side in the war and that they have no connections to the government and the data harvest was false. It only got worse when people started to accuse the game of anti-Ukrainian easter eggs such as of a can of pork with Ukrainian colors ( [[https://imgur.com/a/LPAGs7G although it was later disproven that it was an actual can that existed in real life during the times of the USSR]]).

* HarsherInHindsight: Atomic Heart was released during a time that Russia was in war with Ukraine, in a date that was very close to the 2022 February escalation of the war. This led a lot of people to accuse Mundfish of releasing USSR and Russian propaganda as well as pointing some ties with the Russian government, specifically, their fundings as well as accusations of data harvest for the Russian government. Mundfish for their part as stated that they aren’t taking a side in the war and that they have no connections to the government. It only got worse when people started to accuse the game of anti-Ukrainian easter eggs such as of a can of pork with Ukrainian colors ( [[https://imgur.com/a/LPAGs7G although it was later disproven that it was an actual can that existed in real life during the times of the USSR]]).

* HarsherInHindsight: Atomic Heart was released during a time that Russia was in war with Ukraine, in a date that was very close to the 2022 February escalation of the war. This led a lot of people to accuse Mundfish of releasing USSR and Russian propaganda as well as pointing some ties with the Russian government, specifically, their fundings as well as accusations of data harvest for the Russian government. Mundfish for their part as stated that they aren’t taking a side in the war and that they have no connections to the government. It only got worse when people started to accuse the game of anti-Ukrainian easter eggs such as of a can of pork with Ukrainian colors (although it was later disproven that it was an actual can that existed in real life during the times of the USSR).

* HarsherInHindsight: Atomic Heart was released during a time that Russia was in war with Ukraine, in a date that was very close to the 2022 February escalation of the war. This led a lot of people to accuse Mundfish that they were releasing USSR and Russian propaganda as well as pointing some ties with the Russian government, specifically, their fundings as well as accusations of data harvest for the Russian government. Mundfish for their part as stated that they aren’t taking a side in the war and that they have no connections to the government. It only got worse when people started to accuse the game of anti-ukrainian easter eggs such as of a can of pork with Ukrainian colors (althought it was later disproven that it was an actual can that existed in real life during the times of the USSR)

** Fans of the game have been shipping Sergey and [[spoiler:Chariton]], depicting them in a "enemies to lovers”” type of ship.

* Main/{{Anvilicious}}: Atomic Heart, just like VideoGame/{{BioShock}} or Franchise/{{Fallout}}, doesn’t shy away from its [[AnAesop aesops]]. The narrative goes to great lengths showcasing the evils of the Soviet Union and [[DeliberateValuesDissonance how worse they could've become]] if they ever obtained more power than they did in real life, which runs parallel to the classical motif of how [[DrunkWithPower absolute power corrupts absolutely]]. The game also pushes the idea about how we should cherish our free will and commit to doing the right thing with our choices. But due to how [[CluelessAesop messy the narrative tends to handle its themes]], the game can also be interpreted rather cynically about how utopias are simply something unobtainable as a concept due to [[HumansAreBastards human nature]], regardless of how advanced we get as a species.

* FandomRivalry: With ''VideoGame/{{STALKER}}'' and ''Franchise/{{Metro}}'', though, more for outside reasons than anything else. The issue comes with the fact that while all of these game have certain Soviet themes to them, ''Atomic Heart'' was made by a Russian developer, while the ''S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'' and ''Metro'' series were made by Ukrainian ones, albeit based on works of Russian origin. While many international fans joked that they are going to get both ''Atomic Heart'' and ''S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2'' when they are released in 2023, given the [[HarsherInHindsight 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine]], Russian and Ukrainian fans have turned this video game rivalry into a nationalist tilt with a ton of controversy surrounding ''Atomic Heart'' developer Mundfish (who have repeatedly stated that their company is non-partisan and has no connection to the Russian government or any involvement with its policy decisions), whereas the Ukrainian developers of the former games, as well as Dmitry Glukhovsky, the author of ''Metro'' intellectual properties, are outspoken opponents of the war.

* Main/{{Anvilicious}}: Atomic Heart, just like VideoGame/{{BioShock}} or Franchise/{{Fallout}}, doesn’t shy out of its [[AnAesop aesops]] such as of why the Soviet Union was evil and how bad they could have been if they obtained so much power and the classical aesop of absolute power corrupting the minds of the people. It also talks of how we should cherish our free will and do our best choices. But due to how many SpaceWhaleAesop this morals are, the game can also be seen about how utopias are simply something unobtainable due to the [[HumansAreBastards human nature]] no matter how advanced we get.

* BrokenBase: There are two types of players of Atomic Heart, the ones who hate the gme says that the fighting is bad made, not innovative and the voice acting is terrible. Then there are those who say that the fighting is well made and the voice acting wasn’t that bad.

* Main/{{Anvilicious}}: Atomic Heart, just like VideoGame/{{BioShock}} or Franchise/{{Fallout}}, doesn’t shy out of its [[AnAesop aesops]] such as of why the Soviet Union was evil and how bad they could have been if they obtained so much power. It also talks of how we should cherish our free will and do our best choices. But due to how many SpaceWhaleAesop this morals are, the game can also be seen about how utopias are simply something unobtainable due to the [[HumansAreBastards human nature]] no matter how advanced we get.

* Main/{{Anvilicious}}: Atomic Heart, just like VideoGame/{{BioShock}} or Franchise/{{Fallout}}, doesn’t shy out of why the Soviet Union was evil and how bad they could have been if they obtained so much power. It also talks of how we should cherish our free will and do our best choices. But due to how many SpaceWhaleAesop this morals are, the game can also be seen about how utopias are simply something unobtainable due to the [[HumansAreBastards human nature]] no matter how advanced we get.

* FriendlyFandoms: It seems there is a friendship between Atomic Heart players and WebAnimation/{{Murder Drones}} watchers, drawing crossovers between the robots. This is especially prominent due to the usage of Doll, a worker drone girl who only speaks in Russian in crossovers with Atomic Heart which it takes in a setting in Soviet Russia, with both fandoms joking that Doll is a soviet member.

* Main/{{Anvilicious}}: The game, just like VideoGame/{{BioShock}} or Franchise/{{Fallout}}, doesn’t shy out of why the Soviet Union was evil and how bad they could have been if they obtained so much power. It also talks of how we should cherish our free will and do our best choices. But due to how many SpaceWhaleAesop this morals are, the game can also be seen about how utopias are simply something unobtainable due to the [[HumansAreBastards human nature]] no matter how advanced we get.

* Main/Anvilicious: The game, just like VideoGame/{{BioShock}} or Franchise/{{Fallout}}, doesn’t shy out of why the Soviet Union was evil and how bad they could have been if they obtained so much power. It also talks of how we should cherish our free will and do our best choices. But due to how many SpaceWhaleAesop this morals are, the game can also be seen about how utopias are simply something unobtainable due to the [[HumansAreBastards human nature]] no matter how advanced we get.

* YMMV/Anvilicious: The game, just like VideoGame/{{BioShock}} or Franchise/{{Fallout}}, doesn’t shy out of why the Soviet Union was evil and how bad they could have been if they obtained so much power. It also talks of how we should cherish our free will and do our best choices. But due to how many SpaceWhaleAesop this morals are, the game can also be seen about how utopias are simply something unobtainable due to the [[HumansAreBastards human nature]] no matter how advanced we get.

* Anvilicious: The game, just like VideoGame/{{BioShock}} or Franchise/{{Fallout}}, doesn’t shy out of why the Soviet Union was evil and how bad they could have been if they obtained so much power. It also talks of how we should cherish our free will and do our best choices. But due to how many SpaceWhaleAesop this morals are, the game can also be seen about how utopias are simply something unobtainable due to the [[HumansAreBastards human nature]] no matter how advanced we get.

* Anvilicious: The game, just like Franchise/{{BioShock}} or Franchise/{{Fallout}}, doesn’t shy out of why the Soviet Union was evil and how bad they could have been if they obtained so much power. It also talks of how we should cherish our free will and do our best choices. But due to how many SpaceWhaleAesop this morals are, the game can also be seen about how utopias are simply something unobtainable due to the [[HumansAreBastards human nature]] no matter how advanced we get.

* Anvilicious: The game, just like Franchise/{{Bioshock}} or Franchise/{{Fallout}}, doesn’t shy out of why the Soviet Union was evil and how bad they could have been if they obtained so much power. It also talks of how we should cherish our free will and do our best choices. But due to how many SpaceWhaleAesop this morals are, the game can also be seen about how utopias are simply something unobtainable due to the [[HumansAreBastards human nature]] no matter how advanced we get.

* Anvilicious: The game, just like Franchise/Bioshock or Franchise/Fallout, doesn’t shy out of why the Soviet Union was evil and how bad they could have been if they obtained so much power. It also talks of how we should cherish our free will and do our best choices. But due to how many SpaceWhaleAesop this morals are, the game can also be seen about how utopias are simply something unobtainable due to the [[HumansAreBastards human nature]] no matter how advanced we get.