Atlas Fallen

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a game by Deck13 Interactive
Platform: PC (2023)
Editor Rating: 8/10, based on 2 reviews
User Rating: 10.0/10 - 2 votes
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See also: Action Adventure Games, Action Games, RPGs, Story-Rich Games, Mystery Games, Magic Games
Atlas Fallen
Atlas Fallen
Atlas Fallen
Atlas Fallen

As an avid fan of action RPGs, I was eager to give Atlas Fallen a try after its recent release. While the game gets off to a slow start, it ultimately won me over with its expansive world, engaging combat, and deep character progression systems.

Atlas Fallen drops you into the shoes of an unnamed protagonist on a quest to liberate humanity from an oppressive god. The story starts simply enough – you awake in a dusty wasteland with little memory of how you got there or what your larger purpose is. After trudging through a rather tedious tutorial section filled with stale exposition dumps, you're finally set loose to start exploring the expansive open world.

An Expanse of Sand

Once Atlas Fallen opens up, its world truly comes alive. The sprawling deserts contain hidden oases, weathered ruins, and wandering groups of enemies to discover. Trekking across the windswept dunes reveals gorgeous vistas and environmental storytelling that piques your curiosity.

Though the setting could have easily felt repetitive, the diversity of locations, randomized encounters, and tantalizing lore keep exploration feeling fresh. Comparisons can certainly be drawn to Final Fantasy VII's world map, but Atlas Fallen's ruins have a distinct history and culture all of their own.

Satisfying Combat

While the world provides ample opportunity for adventure, it’s the combat that kept me coming back. Your character has access to a wide array of weapons that you can freely transform between mid-combat. Switching from a sword and shield to a massive axe or ranged bow gives you options to handle any encounter.

Chaining together light attacks, heavy strikes, and weapon abilities feels great, especially when you factor in dodges, blocks, and a stamina management system. Each enemy has different patterns to learn too, from small quick beasts to hulking brutes and mages that will punish mindless button-mashing. It captures the strategic, engaging flow of titles like Forspoken.

RPG Progression Done Right

As you fight enemies and complete quests, you gain experience to level up your attributes and expand your repertoire of skills. With categories for offense, defense, weapon mastery, and more, you can create builds tailored to your playstyle. I opted to focus on critical hits and mobility, dashing around the battlefield striking weak points, while my co-op partner went for a tankier approach.

An Essence system also lets you extract shards from downed foes to gain new abilities, like area heal spells or passive damage buffs. Between the skills, weapons, and Essences, you have an impressive level of customization akin to classics like Final Fantasy VIII.

While the messy opening hours almost turned me away, I'm glad I stuck with Atlas Fallen. Once its world opened up, I became invested in exploring its remnants, mastering its combat, and progressing my character. It has some definite high points worth experiencing for RPG fans.

7

Once you push past the initial slog, Atlas Fallen opens up into a breathtaking desert landscape littered with dungeons, roaming beasts, and tantalizing secrets that beg to be uncovered.

Pros

  • Huge open world with engaging locales
  • Deep combat with diverse playable styles
  • Extensive RPG systems for progression

Cons

  • Tedious, poorly paced opening
  • The story is pretty by-the-numbers

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System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP

Game Reviews

Hunt massive creatures in bouts of flashy combat in Atlas Fallen, a game that takes the best elements of RPGs and tactical shooters to forge a unique, intense experience. A great blend of exploration and pure combat, Atlas Fallen delivers on its promise by giving players a wide variety of ways to take down their foes and traverse its diverse biomes.

Though the game draws inspiration from other well-established franchises, Atlas Fallen does enough things I've never seen before to be considered fresh. The various moves you can perform feel smooth, and the camera is controlled well enough to keep up with fast-paced action scenes. However, there are a few issues that threaten to bog down the experience.

Shifting Sands

Sand plays a central role in the world of Atlas Fallen. It would be easy to dismiss the title as just "Monster Hunter Rise with magic," but the game does so much more with its familiar formula than just imitating what has been perfected many times before.

For starters, there's a much clearer focus on the game's plot. While some of the more recent entries in the Monster Hunter franchise have also featured more complex storylines, Atlas Fallen delivers a much more compelling narrative experience than anything we've seen in a Monster Hunter game.

This is great for gamers looking for an RPG, but for those looking for intense action gameplay, that's where Atlas Fallen really does shine.

Swift Attacks

Players who are familiar with the amazing Soul Sacrifice game on the PlayStation Vita might know that a Monster Hunter game with fancy-looking combat can go a long way to draw newcomers in. But it wasn't until I started playing Atlas Fallen that I realized how polished this game was compared to Soul Sacrifice. In both of these games, you have to hunt giant beasts to defeat them and gain their powers, which allows you to use their skills against your enemies.

In this game, gliding and shapeshifting weapons made of magical sand will become your tools of the trade, allowing you to perform flashy stunts and deliver massive damage to your enemies.

The best way to describe it would be to say that the game feels as if Bayonetta played like a Monster Hunter game. It's fast-paced hunting action like I've never seen before, even if the camera has trouble keeping up with the action in some of the more visually-cluttered sequences.

Impressive Visuals

Atlas Fallen might be one of the most visually-stunning games released this year. Everything from textures to global lighting looks stunning, making the game feel like a true work of art at every step of the way.

While some of the creature designs might look a bit uninspired, the overall world-building and flashy abilities make for one seriously good-looking game. Just be aware that you'll need a seriously powerful PC if you wish to enjoy every visual treat Atlas Fallen has to offer.

9

Though it borrows some central ideas from other popular games, Atlas Fallen makes an incredibly bold move by building a compelling, full-length game around an innovative combat system and intriguing plot.

Pros

  • The combat system is exciting and fun to learn and master
  • Impressive visuals
  • Engaging plot

Cons

  • The camera can get in the way of some fights

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