Metro 2033 Redux

There is no mistake - this is a good game. However, it's also been made difficult by the severe lack of useful information presented to the player (especially at the start of the game).This may or may not be a bad thing, depending on your perspective, but I would have preferred if at least the base mechanics were explained a bit more. It wasn't until I read about 5 or 6 community guides that I actually got how to properly play the game. For example, navigating the levels was somewhat challenging for me because there is no map and the path to take isn't always so clear-cut. It was only later that I can take out the journal and use the compass to find the general direction (towards north). "Filters" and "MGRs" are other crucial aspects of the game where it leaves the player hanging. To the game's credit though, once I got over the initial hurdles, I was presented with a pretty deep and engaging story. The diary notes were especially useful in giving additional context to some of the story elements and the characters were pretty well-rounded.The gameplay was also quite fun and engaging. I even had quite a few jump scares on several occasions. I definitely recommend this game, but I also encourage reading a couple of community guides on some of the gameplay mechanics first. NOTE: The game randomly crashes for me. Quite a few people have reported similar issues (on the GOG Forum, Steam Community, PCGW and even Reddit). Although it's still quite playable, since it autosaves pretty frequently, I'll be deducting one star for that.

I really wanted to like this game as s FPS shooter game, but it just have really BAD game design. Sometimes you don't have explicit way to reach end of the level(especially, when you've got off the "rail"). You don't have any kind of journal with explanation what your target is - only lore-notes, which sometimes MAKES you to google as to how developers WANTED you to play. This game just gives frustration everytime when you play not the way developers intend you to play it(stealth) and episods with lichers are just BAD. Replaying all this stuff not fun.

So this game is quite old now, but still holds up today with its graphics and mechanics. The atmosphere is phenomenal and quite unique for its time. I have and i will keep on recommending it :)

The game currently is in a barely functioning state with constant crashing. Google "metro 2033 redux" and you will see. Do not buy this game until GOG releases more patches improving stability.

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