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Atomic Heart is being criticised (via Resetera) for the presence of a racist caricature in one of the old Soviet cartoons that air in the game's Resident Evil-style save rooms. Those rooms, which serve as a brief respite from the game's robo-bashing combat, offer players a chance to kick back for a bit and watch old episodes of Nu, Pogodi! (Well, Just You Wait!) a beloved Soviet children's cartoon that first aired in 1969. But at least one of the episodes featured might be a bit too reminiscent of its era.

Nu, Pogodi! is, in essence, Soviet Tom and Jerry, starring an impeccably-dressed Soviet disco wolf (Volk) as he tries and fails to get his hands on a mischievous hare (Zayats). Atomic Heart is being criticised for a segment in episode 12: "Museum," from 1978. In a quick flash on the screen, the pair's antics cause a statue—a racist depiction of an African tribesman—to fire the bow and arrow it's holding, setting off a Rube Goldberg-style sequence of chaotic events that eventually deposits Volk in the sarcophagus of Ramesses the Great. You can see the episode in question on YouTube (content warning for racism).



It's the kind of thing—like Dumbo or the Jungle Book—that would get a "This programme includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures(opens in new tab)" warning if it were shown on streaming services like Disney+ or Netflix, and it's disturbing that it's included in Atomic Heart without any warning or contextualisation.

(via Resetera)

rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ February 23rd, 2023, 03:04

(via Resetera)

Atomic Heart dev apologizes for "hurt or insult" caused by racist caricatures

"We will edit the parts in question"

rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 01:39

https://www.gamesradar.com/atomic-heart ... ricatures/

Atomic Heart dev apologizes for "hurt or insult" caused by racist caricatures

"We will edit the parts in question"

Segata Sanshiro wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 01:52

rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 01:39

https://www.gamesradar.com/atomic-heart ... ricatures/

Atomic Heart dev apologizes for "hurt or insult" caused by racist caricatures

"We will edit the parts in question"

Cucked beyond belief.

Fargus wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 13:52

But if they are so eager to suck western progressive cock for money why add that goofy stereotype in the first place? Smells like dumbfuck pr stunt.

wndrbr wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 14:07

Fargus wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 13:52

But if they are so eager to suck western progressive cock for money why add that goofy stereotype in the first place? Smells like dumbfuck pr stunt.

Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by incompetence. They probably just dumped those cartoons into the game without checking whether it has anything offensive. I mean, how can an old cartoon we all watched as kids can offend anyone???

RuTracker.org is running an ad campaign together with VK Play. About 6 hours ago, all the links to Atomic Heart torrent page began to redirect to the VK Play store with an offer to buy the game.

rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ April 10th, 2023, 12:28

BASED russians

Emphyrio wrote: ↑ April 10th, 2023, 23:28

the game looks beautiful but the MC's voice is too annoying and he never shuts up so I will not be playing it.

Gastrick wrote: ↑ February 27th, 2023, 20:24

I remember other indie devs getting flak for writing a pro-peace message, yet Atomic Heart can still become a vatnik favorite regardless.

Also, look at that last cucked message.