Title / Heart of the Atom
The new wife is here again
In February this year, the single-player game circle can be said to be a hundred flowers and masters, before "Hogwarts" such a popular IP open world masterpiece swept the market, and then "Wild Heart", "Company of Heroes 3", "Children of the Forest" and other categories of rookies appeared on the stage, to say that last month's most eye-catching FPS new game, not "Atomic Heart" developed by Mundfish.
The story of "Atomic Heart" is set in the Soviet period in parallel time and space, in an ideal utopian world, robots and artificial intelligence technology have been greatly developed, production and life have achieved a high degree of automation, and because of an accidental experimental accident, the robots that originally served humans have gone out of control one after another, and only the protagonist played by the player can stop them and reveal the truth behind this turmoil.
Utopian fantasy, Soviet aesthetics, atomic copunk ..... These contents are combined to form a unique world view and art style, which attracted the attention of many players at the beginning of the game, and among these unique elements, the most anticipated by players is the twin child robot that appears many times in the trailer, the twin dancer.
Graceful body curves, elegant dance movements, classic Eastern European style coiled hair, red five-pointed star on the forehead, in the pursuit of diverse culture by European and American manufacturers today, such character design directly poked the XP of many players, but also brought a high degree of popularity to this game, as early as before the release of the game, players have yearned for these two female robots.
Seeing that players love the twins so much, the game official has also increased publicity in this regard, they even registered an INS account for the female robot and uploaded a number of "artistic life photos" generated by AI, which attracted a large number of players' attention and likes.
After the official release of the game, players who can get close to Twin Mailing have expressed their love even more, and various Erchuang videos and COSPLAY and other works are widely circulated on the Internet, apparently, Twin Mailing has become the first "cyber wife" of players in 2023.
What is interesting is that the character design of the twin dancers, compared with other female characters sought after by players, can be said to be quite different, no facial features are the most prominent feature, and this does not affect the player's enthusiasm for them, what kind of magic does this female robot have, allowing countless players to embark on the road of "organic sexuality"?
Many players have a natural affection for characters such as female robots, and this phenomenon may be due to the well-designed female robot images, such as Kara in "Detroit: Becoming Human" and 2B in "Neil: Mechanical Age", these female robot characters are loved by players, and even become the signature of the entire game to a certain extent, they have captured the attention of players through pleasing faces or clothing design.
In Atomic Hearts, the twin dancers' faces only have smooth metal surfaces, and if you just look at the faces, it's like fitting models in the mall, it's hard to arouse people's interest, and the development team's explanation for this is that they think that adding facial design will cause the "uncanny valley effect" - the inhuman face will make the player feel uncomfortable.
In fact, other robots with facial features in the game can't make very vivid expressions, and it is indeed a little hairy to look at carefully, and after the player unpacks, the twin dancers actually have designed facial features, but they also fail to do better than other robots, so we can also say that the production team's decision not to add facial features to the twin dancers was correct in the end.
Since there is no face to see, the player's gaze naturally moves downward, and this is the time for the twin dancers to show their killer skills. The game team worked the twin dancers' waist, thighs, chest and buttocks, focusing on a bumpy, sexy and hot game, which also successfully impressed the two female robots in the first place.
With a good body that impresses countless players, the movement design of the twin dancers also highlights this advantage as much as possible. Ballet is one of the most famous and excellent art and culture in Russia, and the production team added this element to the movements of the twins, and even invited professional ballerinas to perform motion capture.
The two female robots in the game are extremely elegant, even in battle, there will be ballet's signature leg lifts and spins, and the pas de deux de deux known as the "famous scene" in the game is also breathtaking.
Many players have said that the image of the two female robots is very similar to the work of Japanese illustrator Ki Kuyama, a metal-obsessed artist who prefers to use cold steel to express the charm of the female body, and his signature work is the various seductive Ex Machinami created from cold metal. Some players believe that the cold and elegant design of the twin dancers in Atomic Hearts is likely inspired by the artist.
In general, the twin dancers in "Atomic Heart" cancel the facial design, not only avoiding the "uncanny valley effect" that may make players feel uncomfortable, but also allowing them to pay more attention to the figure and size of the female robot, and then carefully design the movements of the characters, so that the ballet elements further amaze the player, and by specializing this aspect of the charm, the faceless twin dancers have a more unique attraction to the player.
It is worth mentioning that there are also character designs in the game that fascinate players without relying on appearance, that is, the "succubus refrigerator" Nora, which immediately caused heated discussions after the release of the game, as an upgrade base for players, although this machine with mechanical tentacles has no highlights in appearance, but the lines are warm and unrestrained, very provocative. With the continuous addition of "Tiger and Wolf Words" and excellent performances by voice actors, Nora, who can basically only interact with players to upgrade, has become the "number one burner" in the game, and its popularity is close to that of Twin Mailing.
In addition to the twin dancers and the succubus refrigerator, the other robots in the game are also very unique: the MFU-68 "laborer" that focuses on simple tasks such as animal husbandry and cleaning, the ARU-31 "Kament" with a deadly blade, the heavy robot NA-T256 "Natasha" with rocket propulsion... The robots that these players will encounter in the game have a "Soviet temperament" in design, whether it is the rough surface of the army-green steel shell, or the red five-pointed star and the word "CCCP" printed on the fuselage, all make people feel the simple and crude pragmatic style of the Soviet industry, which is very suitable in the game.
Perhaps, the gameplay of "Atomic Heart" is not excellent, and many of the gameplay content is relatively rough. However, the vast majority of players still did not hesitate to praise this game, from the robot design to the scene style, which made its art style stand out from the crowd of games.
Overall, the success of "Atomic Heart" today in sales and word-of-mouth is inseparable from its own unique art style and relatively good gameplay design, and characters such as Twin Mailing have brought it higher attention in the publicity stage, but the game can maintain its reputation after release, relying on solid game quality, and Twin Mailing makes this already excellent game have more highlights worth talking about, which is the icing on the cake.