3/28/2023 0 Comments Atom rpg trudograd companions![]() Note to self: you can’t charm dogs GRAPHICS & SOUND – 90% hit chanceĬomparing once again ATOM RPG: Trudograd to its inspirations makes you really appreciate how far computer graphics have come in the past 20 years. From helping a guilt-ridden mother holding a turnip as her baby, to freelancing for the police while also dabbing in the odd robbery, you can really appreciate the love for the genre that the developers poured into the game. These included preventing a terrorist attack, but alas not avoiding getting mauled by some rabid dogs.Ĭombat aside, the rest of game is smooth and polished and holds up to today’s standards. By putting most of my stats into Speechcraft I intimidated, charmed and lied my way out of many a situation. Your character stats will play a major role in dialogues too, impacting the options you have available and their effectiveness. ![]() Thankfully, as if the game knew, you can easily avoid most combat in Trudograd. However, the crux of the matter is that after playing other strategic games like XCOM or Divinity: Original Sin, the whole system feels antiquated. This is somewhat made better by unlocking higher level gear and companions through the game. Without a cover system, sophisticated AI or meaningful strategic elements aside from positioning, for my silver-tongued Taras, combat mostly devolved into repeatedly attacking (and missing) an enemy another until only one was left standing. Additionally, you can pick Abilities which give you different perks and bonuses on various activities. You assign a number of points to both Characteristics, such as Strength and skills like Barter. You start by either creating a new character from level 15, or importing your old one from ATOM RPG. If you played classic RPGs, and in particular the first two instalments of Fallout, then almost nothing about the gameplay of ATOM RPG: Trudograd will be new to you. GAMEPLAY – Nothing new under the nuclear winter sun It maintains the apocalypse atmosphere we all know and love but also gives it a fresh coat of paint by setting it in an unfamiliar environment. To switch the focus of post-nuclear war to the east worked well in ATOM RPG and so does this. The different areas of the city and its outskirts are well characterised and diverse enough to make up for the smaller surface area. The world where all this action takes place is smaller than its predecessor’s, but it feels more focused because of it. The writing is one of the game’s highlights This said, the side content is where both games in the ATOM series shined for me, with some incredible dialogue and quest design which manages to be funny, poignant and to some degrees educational for those of us who know little about Soviet culture. Only once during a quest I felt that something should not have happened or could have happened differently because of choices I made previously. ![]() ![]() Nevertheless, it presents a good amount of possible branches and player agency. The main story line which evolves from this premise is well done, if a little predictable. Here you will have to locate an experimental pre-war weapon to deal with the looming threat. In ATOM RPG: Trudograd, your character is sent to Trudograd, one of the last metropolis in what used to be the URSS. Two years ago as an agent of ATOM, a secret organisation tasked with maintaining the precarious order after nuclear annihilation, you discovered a threat to what remains of civilisation. TL/DR: NPCs Crossbows>MGs (if they can wield the FN minimi)>Rifles>SMGs>Pistols and Assault Rifles.3) GRAPHICS & SOUND – 90% hit chance STORY – Apocalypse in the URSS The Type 79 SMG seems to be pretty effective in the hands of npcs. The real stars of the automatic firearms group are the machine guns and I don't know if the npc's have the necessary strength to use those effectively (Blaze has 4 strength IIRC). Overall ARs just felt weak compared to Machine Guns, Rifles, Crossbows and even a number of SMGs. Maybe there is some sweet spot 5 shot burst rifle that does decent damage and can be burst fired twice a round I skimmed past. Those 4 shot burst ARs are barely able to kill 1 person a round and often don't. I should see how the buffed R700 performs one of these days. Homemade sniper on a properly spec'ed NPC equals one to two enemies dead a round granted strelok crossbow outclasses that but it is a rare late game weapon. Hexo with 299 in rifles never seems to miss for example despite always having one of these. The other stats on those 8x/4x zenith scopes outweighs the to-hit malus in my opinion plus said to-hit penalty can be offset by from other parts and skill investment. ![]() Seen plenty of aimed shots, granted I tend to put weapons where aimed attacks have the same AP cost as a regular attack, e.g.: the homemade sniper, R700, Strelok Crossbow, the Czech and Chinese pistols, et cetera. ![]()
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