If ATOM RPG was something more akin to Fallout 2 then the setup in Trudograd is more like Fallout: New Vegas in it’s setup. The game is better balanced for a character that starts at 15. I wouldn’t recommend continuing the adventure with the same character as it would be too much of a cakewalk for a game that is already on the easy side. A new character starts at level 15 whereas an old character continues at whatever level you had in the original, probably level 20+. You could also import your character from the original, using the end game save, and continue from where you left off. The purpose is to help figure out what choices your character made so that they can be carried over to Trudograd. In this short sequence you are asked a few questions dating back to the events of the first game. Then you have the general narrated introduction, a Fallout 2 type of thing, as expected, and then you find yourself sitting opposite a veiled stranger at a campfire. The game opens up with a really cool live-action sequence, it's nicely done and it helps set the tone. Seventh Heaven is a well defended and secluded area and to finally enter it will be an important part of the main quest… With highrises used as supporting pillars the city bigwigs have let built a big snow globe like structure for themselves called the Seventh Heaven. By the inclusion of the Chinese the world of ATOM expands with new lore, it’s not only Russia anymore. They bring drugs and crime into the city and are also involved in protection rackets and extortion. As Trudograd is located somewhere in the east the docks are naturally run by Chinese merchants called the Gwon-Jo. To separate themselves from the streets and their lowly life some residents have built their dwellings on top of the rooftops and created a level called the Second Tier. The city is surrounded by a thick wall and with a big beautiful gate in it so that people can enter the city legally (or just shoot yourself in). Trudograd means the City of Labor and is a city made out of your typical commieblocks. This time the task at hand takes you to the eastern city of Trudograd. It also continues your story as you are once again sent by the ATOM organization on a difficult mission. The events of Trudograd takes place in the year 2007, which is two years after the end of ATOM RPG, and continues the story from the cliffhanger ending of that game. Then you would also appreciate the various improvements over ATOM RPG that Trudograd comes with.Īll players of Fallout 1,2 or ATOM RPG will feel familiar right from the start. However since ATOM RPG is a flawed masterpiece by my standards I would highly recommend that you play that one first. Just like BG2 you don’t need to have played the first game before going into Trudograd. Just like in BG2 you continue the story of your character from the first game which also means Trudograd is not a low-level adventure. Trudograd is also a much more refined experience compared to the original, in the same ways as BG2 is compared to BG1.
Where the first game is more free-roaming and the second is mainly focused on one big city. My go-to comparison would be Baldur's Gate 1 and 2. While the original ATOM RPG let you freely roam the post-nuclear Soviet wastes Trudograd takes you to a city in the east that went untouched by the bombs. System-wise the only significant difference between the two games is that Trudograd lacks a karma system and reputation. Someone less impressed might call it “inspired” or just a clone. To me the game is a tribute to our beloved Fallout. It’s big enough to be called a proper sequel rather than just an expansion as it was first conceived. The spoilers shouldn't have been in but this is my first review and I somehow missed the number 1 rule.ĪTOM RPG Trudograd (from here on just Trudograd) is a stand-alone expansion that builds on ATOM RPG and continues it’s story. If you are sensitive to that then I advice you to read the review after you have played the game. There are some spoilers to the main quest as well as some spoilers for other quests. Give me your thoughts in the comments and blame the author for any faults.
Below is my review of Trudograd which is also my first attempt at a game review. Since I knew I would play it more than once I figured that I might as well put down my thoughts in a review. I really liked ATOM RPG and when I started playing Trudograd I immediately found that it was good.
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