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Eiknarf
Banned
Iām gonna post this in two threads so itās fair; The Callisto Protocol review thread and the Atomic Heart review thread:
One year ago this month I was anticipating two titles the most:
The Callisto Protocol and Atomic Heart.
Both are now available and both are getting around the same review grade.
Callisto Protocol is averaging a 73 on Metacritic and OpenCritic (with 48% recommending it)
Atomic Heart is averaging a 74 on Metacritic and OpenCritic (with 57% recommending it)
If they are both the same price and I HAD to spend $70 - which would you guys recommend?
One year ago this month I was anticipating two titles the most:
The Callisto Protocol and Atomic Heart.
Both are now available and both are getting around the same review grade.
Callisto Protocol is averaging a 73 on Metacritic and OpenCritic (with 48% recommending it)
Atomic Heart is averaging a 74 on Metacritic and OpenCritic (with 57% recommending it)
If they are both the same price and I HAD to spend $70 - which would you guys recommend?
sainraja
Member
Which one were you looking forward to more? Start with that one.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
Callisto Protocol has received some patches, while Atomic Heart has technical issues. Games are always better if you wait a bit.
Eiknarf
Banned
Literally both.
The reason I got a PS5 was for those two titles. I planned on buying both!!! But now theyāre both getting āmehā reviews, and figure maybe Iāll try just ONE
But Iām stuck, so instead I bought Ghost of Tsushima The Directorās Cut for the PS5
But I still have an itch to try either Callisto or Atomic
sainraja
Member
If you're not in a rush, just wait and maybe one of the two will have a trial on PS Plus or a demo in the store. But you might just have to flip a coin and go with that.
stn
Member
Have you played Dead Space? Callisto is solid but Dead Space is just better in every way. If yes, then I'll say go with Callisto, but I haven't tried Atomic Heart.
Eiknarf
Banned
Oh shit! Good point. Just got Dead Space Remake. Maybe thatās the nudge for Atomic Heart I needed
VeganElduderino
Member
I must of played a good 5 hours of Calisto yesterday , once you get how to play it its so fucking great and plus its so beautiful , I must of taken a shitload of screenshots
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
The new deaths
I dont want see this.
I dont want see this.
abacab driver
Banned
Atomic Heart, easy.
rofif
Canāt Git Gud
Nah. Both are bad but at least they are not constantly talking in Callisto
Eiknarf
Banned
I just got it yesterday- and I donāt hate it!! Iām only two and a half hours in, and I have a week to decide if I wanna keep it or get full refund ($64.99 plus tax) back (because o bought a used copy)
If I end up hating it, Iāll just return it and use the money towards the new resident evil 4 remake
Eiknarf
Banned
Gonna try it today.
My personal competition is finally underway:
Atomic Heart vs The Callisto Protocol.
Iāll have my answer later
VeganElduderino
Member
2 very different games
Eiknarf
Banned
Oh I know full well.
Itās just Iāve been waiting two years for both of these -
So despite their differences and mediocre reviews, I can finally see for myself and answer my long awaited question
Bloobs
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Camreezie
Member
For real wtf is this shit. They gonna charge for extra fatalities in MK next?
Imagine paying extra for this shit
Bloobs
Al Pachinko, Konami President
I believe they already did lol
Lucifers Beard
Member
The new deaths
I dont want see this.
Almost all of them just involved the lead getting his head torn off or smashed. Couple were at least funny but meh, no way I would have been happy paying extra for that.
Having a hard time recommending Atomic Heart. It was really boring and the design choice to have such quick repair time made me just run past the more open sections (with the copy/paste) houses.
The game has some good visual outdoor scenes. Indoor is in "grey walls borefest territory"
"The moustach perverts must have dragged her to the maintenence room"
Reviewed on hardest difficulty level. 5/10
The game has some good visual outdoor scenes. Indoor is in "grey walls borefest territory"
"The moustach perverts must have dragged her to the maintenence room"
Reviewed on hardest difficulty level. 5/10
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Camreezie
Member
Tokens to perform them easily they did , not the animations themselves
Bloobs
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Eiknarf
Banned
AgreeHaving a hard time recommending Atomic Heart. It was really boring and the design choice to have such quick repair time made me just run past the more open sections (with the copy/paste) houses.
The game has some good visual outdoor scenes. Indoor is in "grey walls borfest territory"
"The moustach perverts must have dragged her to the maintenence room"
Revived on hardest difficulty level. 5/10
Just played 6 hours of Atomic Heart and 3 hours of The Callisto Protocol, and I definitely prefer The Callisto Protocol. As a matter of fact, I love The Callisto Protocol so far!! Itās EXACTLY my type of gameplay; great melee combat where you can FEEL the hits, along with having vicious animations!!
The thing you have to do over and over in a game is what matters most.
In atomic heart, itās puzzles, melee and shooting
In Callisto Protocol, itās melee and shooting.
And Callisto does those two things 100% to my liking.
The Callisto Protocol: 8.5
Atomic Heart: 7.2
I beat calisto protocol enjoying it more than Atomic heart so far. Something with the controls/animation in atomic heart doesn't feel right.
Wish there was more gunplay in calisto. You can literally beat the game without using a gun except on the bosses. That's how easy it is to dodge and how strong melee is.
Wish there was more gunplay in calisto. You can literally beat the game without using a gun except on the bosses. That's how easy it is to dodge and how strong melee is.
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Eiknarf
Banned
I actually enjoy playing The Callisto Protocol more than Dead Space Remake because I can either use my baton up close or guns at a distance or gravity pull whenever!!! In Dead Space, the shooting is great too, but the melee up close sucks. You all know it does! Itās a stomp or a horizontal swing.
Callisto rules!!!
I understand that thereās not as much exploration and roaming.. so what??
YeulEmeralda
Linux User
Dead space had a good story and setting. Callisto is just "make it pretty and hire a bunch of Hollywood actors". It's soulless and uninspired.
Badlucktroll
Member
I thought Callisto was a turd, and forced myself to finish it, and deleted it immediately. 
GustavoLT
Member
The new deaths
I dont want see this.
Imagine Manhunt 3 with current gen graphics!!!!
Ray-Traced GOREEEEEE!!!!
Games of Today
Member
You may have to buy the DLC for that and then I'm guessing it's in the menu's after you do so. I'm not sure though.
Eiknarf
Banned
I donāt think. Itās not a DLC. Itās part of the latest update
I literally popped the game in, and instantly across the screen was Jacobs face/eyes with text reading, āYOU UNLOCKED DISMEMBERMENT MODEā
(followed by something about not getting trophies with it on)
Games of Today
Member
Interesting maybe it's a toggle in the settings? Or it's just in the game now?