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Atomfall makes the postapocalypse quintessentially British

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Summary
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61% Informative

The year is 1962 , five years on from the real-world Windscale atomic reactor fire.

In Atomfall’s alt-history fiction, that event turned out to be even more strange and severe, causing a composite of a region called Cumbria to enter quarantine, essentially becoming its own sci-fi Zone .

The overall experience, which can last anywhere between 10 and 20 hours, is undeniably absorbing.

The UK is a rich, crisis-laden tapestry of the famously green and pleasant land.

The familiarity enhances the horror while also being a change from the usual postapocalyptic video game worlds.

The social contract is threadbare; in sardonic style, Atomfall hints at the cruelty that might be unleashed when it finally breaks.

VR Score

47

Informative language

37

Neutral language

20

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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