I'm worried that THQ putting their full marketing support behind it means an obnoxious unnecessary multiplayer mode that has no place in a story driven game. But I cpould be wrong. Should be interesting to see how it plays out.
Metro: Last Light Officially Unveiled
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Holy crap! I didn't know people liked Metro 2033 so much. It kinda looked like Fallout 3 meets Call of Duty in Russia or something. Should I try it out?
There will apparently be a multiplayer mode in Last Light. I'm not too happy about it either.LavaLampBamboo said:
I'm worried it might not be as good, but I think stepping away from the book will do the games good.
There was a lot of stuff where the game and the book couldn't really see eye to eye, and it missed a lot of things. Hopefuly having it's own story will lessen the feel of "Who's this twat? Why should I care? Why did he drop out of the ceiling? Is he any different to the follower twat who just died?" (that bit being Khan's introduction, which is handled far better in the book than in the game)
There was a lot of stuff where the game and the book couldn't really see eye to eye, and it missed a lot of things. Hopefuly having it's own story will lessen the feel of "Who's this twat? Why should I care? Why did he drop out of the ceiling? Is he any different to the follower twat who just died?" (that bit being Khan's introduction, which is handled far better in the book than in the game)
This just made my day, can't wait for it!
Just hope there's no more amoebas. That part was a pain in the ass.
Just hope there's no more amoebas. That part was a pain in the ass.
I have a feeling the developers won't put in MP unless it fit. Metro 2033 was such a...Well, it was like a complete yigsaw puzzle and so I have a feeling they wouldn't just tack on something because the publisher wanted it to.Andy Chalk said:
There is a lot of ideas for MP that works in the universe (Red versus Nazies, a co-op mode where as Rangers you fight off mutants) but then again, I could be wrong and it could just be a cash in.
One thing I find very cool about 2033 is the way that a surprisingly large number of critics have sort of revisited it and acknowledged that once the initial "OMGWTF" response wore off, it actually turned out to be a surprisingly good and engaging game. Platform choice apparently had a lot to do with it (it's pretty much unanimously held that the PC version was far superior to the 360) but so did the need to recognize that Eastern Euro shooters are inherently different from their Western counterparts. Once you accept that you're not some Call of Duty musclehead superstar and that you're not going to save the world and that when Russian developers make a game about struggling to survive they actually make it, you know, a struggle to survive, you find yourself in the midst of an incredibly powerful and unique experience. I think it speaks to the way-above-average qualities of 2033 that it was able to hold on and inspire that sort of better-considered second look among reviewers and gamers.
I was stuck on that segment for hours.Chrono212 said:
Then I realized you can kill the nest things that spawn them, and it became very, very easy. Just unload your gun at the fleshy nipple things on the walls and floor and let the guy you're escorting deal with the explody balls that come out.
On topic, I can't wait for this game. I loved 2033 to bits, and I really want to get back into it.
My only hope is that we don't have to play as Artyom again. I've no idea why, as he was basically only the narration for the loading screens, but he just bothered me.
Thanks, fixed. And if you like tough-as-nails shooters with strong stealth and survival horror elements, yes, you definitely should get Metro 2033. PC version, though.Mischlings said:
I stopped halfway because the stealth sections were trial and error and poorly designed. I was having fun until then. Maybe I could get back into it, but whatever.
This looks so awesome but shame that I have to get it for ps3 instead of the awesomness that will be the pc version.
Get some throwing knives and the stealth sections are rather easy, in all honesty. Assuming you don't miss. Throwing knives are silent 1-hit-kill ranged weapons. You can only carry 5 at a time, but if you kill someone with them, you can pick it up off their body. You have to be careful to kill them where you can retrieve your knives, but beyond that it's fairly easy.bombadilillo said:
I remember now, the game suto saved me in a stealth section going up some stairs and as soon as it loads I am spotted and die. Being a stealth scetion the baddies are magicly better then the other guys I've been gunning down. Anyway I was pissed and didnt want to start the chapter over becasue I got crewed with an autosave. Probably been long enough to go back now.Agayek said:
I remember I just got a scoped sniper pistol, which I was keen to use then it stealth sectioned me and I didnt get to play with my shiny new gun.
And poorly designed = once spotted everyone instantly alerted. Metro not only game with this problem obviously, but its rediculous and annoying.