I bought this game years ago for PC on DVD. Now that I see it on sale on GoG, I bought it again. I remember this game vividly. It was developed during a time when story mattered as much as the gameplay. It holds up well after all these years. I look forward to playing it again. If these things matter to you, then buy and play it. One of my favorite all time FPS games.
4.5/5 Stars. If narrative-driven FPS games are your thing, then buy all these games, especially at the current sale price. Wow! What a bargain! There is not much else I can add that has not already been said. Read the other reviews, if you are so inclined. The Metro games are amazing.
I think the concept and art direction are great, but the game is super buggy - that should come as a surprise to no one. No need to re-hash all the issues that you will find elsewhere as I have experienced most of them as well. For me, additionally... subtitles, hints and objective don't work or work for a while, then don't work. I installed using the offline installer to install on my gaming laptop and desktop and both are RTX 4070 based. 3 separate attempts to play this game (install, uninstall, etc...), but I just gave up. There is a potentially really good game in here if the developer actually spends the time and resources to fix them. Sadly, that does not look like that will ever happen.
I would give this game zero stars if I could. Despite GOG stating that the game supports Win 11. Well... not for me. After finally reinstalling older Direct X Drivers, I got it to work, well sort of. My machine is decent (Core I7, RTX 3070 Ti 32 mb RAM) so I do not think that was the issue. Never had an issue like this with any other game I bought on GoG. Then when it ran, controls would freeze or not work at all unless I quit and restarted. Then it would happen all over again. Then there is the constant barrage of annoying one-liners from the main character. That is, when the game did work. I eventually just gave up. I only paid about $4 for both games in the series, yet I'm tempted to get a refund, mainly out of principal.
Read my headline. I wish I did not buy this game. Buggy. Game has crashed multiple times. Procedurally generated side missions a joke. No clear guidance as to how to pick augmentations or weapons. You learn how to use some functions and controls by trial and error or by doing an internet search. Enemy AI is repetitive, The game simply does not flow. Storyline is a joke. Like others have said.. lazy development, unrefined gameplay. There are good reviews and bad reviews on GOG. I side with the bad reviews. Buy something else on GOG.
