Metro: Last Light Redux

FPS is not my go to genre. I find the genre a bit bland and I am terrible at them so, take my review with a bit of salt. I was recommended the Metro series and was told to start here. I like the game. Personally, I can't distinguish Metro Light's game play from other shooters save for a few aesthetic differences to the display screen. I liked the weapon selection and the gun upgrade system. The game play is fun and unfortunately a little repetitive in that you: enter an area, interact with an MacGuffin, and then wait for the bullet storm to ensue. But, this repetitive nature could be in part because of my lack of FPS proficiency; I was never quite able to pull off completing missions with stealth. I still had a great time playing. I enjoyed the music and the accents. Overall, what I really enjoyed was the atmosphere and the story. Don't get me wrong it is a video game story but, it was still pretty good. If you don't mind older games, wait for a sale and pick it up! "Now that is a tasty burger!" /10

I thought that Metro 2033 was an excellent game that nonetheless suffered from some rough edges. The stealth sections weren't always the most sensible and some parts such as the Librarian segment didn't really do it for me. I still loved the atmosphere and the uniqueness the game had to offer. In my opinion Last Light improves on 2033 in virtually all ways. The levels are more cleverly put together and are more intense - especially the encounters with the mutants are much better staged this time and can be quite hectic. The game is also longer, but still really well-paced, and the stealth is better thought out this time. There are some chunky stealth sections here with a refinement that I didn't find in 2033. And as was the case in 2033, it's entirely up to you how to handle stealth. You are never forced, but there's an immediate payoff in it nonetheless. Everything else that was great about 2033 is firing on all cylinders here. The ammo system still works like a charm providing you with a strong motivation to play well, ranger hardcore is just as playable and fun if not more so, the atmosphere, environmental storytelling and sound design are astounding and the beautiful graphics and art hold up effortlessly. Story-wise, I was particularly impressed by how the game handles the final third of the game. Multiple plot threads are brought to satisfying conclusions and I tremendously enjoyed how the Little Dark One was written. You know, it takes skill to make a companion not just a burden, and 4A does a great job here making the Little One endearing, helpful and interesting. I played the game with the Russian voice acting and I'd recommend anyone to do so. The English dub adds a sort of goofy vibe to the game that is entirely unneeded. I also think Metro plays best at the higher difficulties, but that's for anyone to decide. In any case, this is a really well made game. It has heart and class, it's clearly made with care and as such it's an easy recommendation.

All Metro game series are really good FPS games that are absolute masterpieces! Metro game (original version, 2010) will be the good addition to the Metro series in Gog store!

Title say all, also unskippable scripted scene.

Ahh... the stutter. I was hoping the redux version fixed the stutter issues of this game but it doesn't. It's something I could deal with during the first playthrough but it severely hampers subsequent playthroughs for me. It's a shame. The game itself is easily a 5 of 5 that I could replay a few times. This seems to be a curse of Russian oriented games since Stalker: Call of Pripyat has it's own massive stuttering issues and I quit replaying it for similar reasons.