The Farm 51 are obsessed with creepy dolls, many of which are 3D scanned from real toys found in the Chornobyl exclusion zone. I once knew a young lad who was part of a forum for webmasters, and he was by far the youngest of any registered member at around 13 years old being younger and lacking the experience of many active members, he constantly sought to “be a man” and often this consisted of little more than swearing every few words or insisting that he loved beer and women.Īll of us older webmasters shook our heads at his actions they were the actions of a young man trying to be a man by acting like he thought men acted.Īs he grew older, he swore far less, and seemingly drank far less, no longer having to prove himself an adult he became one.Ĭhernobylite deals with mature themes, and excessive profanity aside does so very well however, I would love to see the profanity reduced slightly, as I feel the result would be more believable dialogue. One area in which I feel the writers at Chernobylite failed to read the room is in regards to excessive profanity moral objections aside, certain characters swear so frequently it’s almost a meme absolutely, men and women in this harsh and unforgiving world would use profanity and harsh profanity when facing the things they face, but certain characters cuss for the sake of it, and it’s almost parodical. I didn’t expect much from Chernobylite in regards to narrative, many smaller studios struggle to create a good narrative, and when you take into consideration that Chernobylite is essentially a Russia-centric story, which does not always translate well to western audiences (and vice versa), the creative team at The Farm 51 have done an exceptional job.įollowing Igor as he tries to come to terms with his fiance’s disappearance in the aftermath of the Chornobyl disaster, is a tale worth experiencing and approaches the issue of love, loss and sanity in a new and refreshing way.Ĭhernobylite dances between excellent dialogue with decent voice acting and mediocre dialogue with awful voice acting fortunately, the latter is the minority, and most characters have voice acting on par with a big budget tv production. However, Chernobylite has overcome this by accessorising to the hilt, with characters being instantly recognisable by the small personal touches they have made to their gear, from flashy capes to rather bizarre shamanic furs, each character is unique, and the addition of avatars showing photorealistic portraits of each character helps to establish their uniqueness further. The setting of Chernobylite necessitates that most characters wear survival gear, including full facial covering, making the creation of memorable and unique characters difficult. Visuals.Ĭhernobylite is a very visually pleasing game that frequently surprises me with just how good the world looks and its inhabitants look with lighting effects that would not look out of place in a AAA release in 2021, Chernobylite has raised the bar for affordably priced indie titles and will be the standard to beat for several years to come. I have reached out to various members of the development about this and have received no reply.Ĭhernobylite is buttery smooth, and I maintain a steady 110FPS+ even during combat when playing on maxed settings/1080p on my RX 5700 XT, meaning it’s likely that 4k/60FPS will be achievable for those with 4K displays and comparable or better GPU. Still, by belittling rape, they do little but show their immaturity and lack of sensitivity towards an issue that changes the lives of millions of people each year. I understand the developers may have wanted to create a similar character to Far Cry’s loveable oaf Hurk. One recruitable character (Mikhail) openly admits to being a rapist during the recruitment scene, something which is unacceptable in 2023, rape is not funny, and it should never be used as a joke, especially when Mikhail, for all his faults, is presented as a “loveable jerk”. Chernobylite is an excellent RPG held back by edgy writing, excessive profanity and overconfident developers who react unfavourably to negative feedback and criticism – BHReviews.
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