erbkaiser said:
But, speaking for PC... I am all for the 2033 reboot as it is a full engine port... but they are incredibly greedy to re-release Metro:LL with nothing new except two minor features which could and should have been DLC.
While I see where you're coming from, I think it's unfair for a number of reasons:
1) There are three releases being made, one for each game, and the double pack. If you don't think the updates to LL are worth it, you only need to buy the Redux version of 2033.
2) The games are priced fairly, at ?19.99 each. Why is that fair? Because the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition is currently selling for ?54.99 on amazon.de. That's one game, released only months before LL, and you're expected to pay out full retail for it. In comparison, the Metro games are a good deal. Sure, TRDE - nice acronym - is not on PC, but the principle remains that neither Redux game is being sold at full/new retail price.
3) If you already own either of the games and pre-order, then you get each one for ?9.99. Offering half price on both games for previous owners is definitely on the consumer-friendly side of things. Again, nothing like that exists for TRDE, which is going to cost the same no matter what.
4) Even if you think the update to LL could have been DLC, isn't the ?9.99 price kind of what you might expect for such DLC? For context, the LL Ranger Mode DLC still costs ?4.99 (even though the price of the base game has been reduced), and the Redux edition will contain more than that.
Also, if you're buying the combo pack, strictly speaking you're paying ?19.98 for both, not ?9.99 for each, and TBH the enhancements to 2033 should be worth the ?19.98. If you look at it that way (which is subjective, and that's why I'm not listing it as a main point), you're pretty much getting the LL update for free, or nearly free, or however you choose to split the cost between the two games in the pack.
I don't think it's greedy at all. And given that both games will undoubtedly be on a Steam Sale at some point, there's very little to complain about in any case.