Essentially, I hit that golden 8K at 60fps milestone instantly thanks to DLSS 3, and the image quality didn't drop drastically, except for some slight fuzziness around moving objects.

Turning DLSS on, and putting it at its 'Performance' level (which prioritizes performance over graphical quality by upscaling from a lower resolution) I hit 59.3fps on average. Considering the graphical quality on offer, the fact that Atomic Heart was playable at 8K with no upscaling tricks applied was incredibly impressive. With the game's graphics set to its highest level (Atomic), and the resolution at 7680 x 4320 (8K, in other words), I got an average of 31fps (frames per second). Putting aside my reservations about the theme and setting of the game, the graphics of Atomic Heart absolutely live up to their hype (though the voice acting and dialogue is less impressive), and the world, especially at the start of the game, is bright, vibrant and immersive. Still, there's no escaping the geopolitical environment launched in, and with the invasion of Ukraine in my thoughts, especially with the one-year anniversary of the start of the conflict, I can't deny that it impacted my enjoyment of the game. Things are never clear cut, especially when it comes to war, and the influence of the Russian Government on the game and the developers (if any) remains in question, while Mick Gordon, who composed the music for Atomic Heart, donated his fee to a Ukrainian charity. The Ukrainian government has called for a boycott of the game. With Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many of these pro-soviet themes became quite uncomfortable, especially as there are questions around the Russian developer, Mundfish Games, and its connections to the Russian government. The graphics looked incredible, and it was clear that was a strong Bioshock influence to the game a first-person shooter with an increasingly elaborate range of weapons and powers and a storyline that explores an alternate timeline where the Soviet Union doesn't just still exist, but is an incredibly technologically-advanced society. Is a game that's been on my radar for a while, so as soon as it released, I was keen to see how it'd play at 8K. (Image credit: Mundfish) A soviet Bioshock

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