What isn’t appreciated however is the control scheme overhaul in Metro 2033 Redux (except the ability to do melee stealth kills, which actually irons out a particular niggle of mine in the original). To some it may be an unnecessary addition, but the ability to be able to tailor how the game is played in such a significant way is much appreciated. If you wanted some Last Light in your Metro 2033, or vice versa, Redux has you covered. Far and away the standout part of the Redux package, since the graphics don’t tickle my fancy, is the choice to play Survival or Spartan mode in each game i.e. Metro Last Light, on the other hand, is more generous with its supplies and forgiving with its combat. The first requires the player to constantly be on the look out for supplies, since ammo and health packs are in short supply, not to mention a number of other features pushing the player to play cautiously. Play Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light and it’s not hard to see differences. The Metro Redux package comes with some nifty options not found in the originals. The Redux is nicer to look at, sure, but should Metro 2033 be a pleasant game to look at? Personal preference will decide. At times murky and a little aged, but that’s how a post-nuclear war world should look.
This isn’t blind nostalgia talking before this review I’d not played either of the games, but after a side by side comparison I feel the original’s graphics are the better fit. The world wasn’t glamorous, and its graphics matched that tone. Even at the time of its release in 2010, Metro 2033 wasn’t much of a looker, but, controversially, it worked for the game. Things are different for Metro 2033 Redux’s significantly updated graphics however. This was all present in the original releases, and Metro Last Light Redux loses none of the original’s power, with little visible difference from its first release.
Beyond them, in the train tunnels and the world above, a sense of desperation pervades throughout, having to clutch at scraps of ammo as well my favourite mechanic wearing a gas mask just to go above ground, adding claustrophobia and hostility to the outdoors.
The stations are dark, damp and cramped, but are bustling too, with the player catching snippets of conversations as they make their way through the subterranean market square. Whilst essentially following a linear path from point A to B, that path oozes character. The stations feel lived in, especially at the beginning of Metro 2033. Each game’s plot is compelling enough, but where they excel most is in world building. Metro Last Light picks up a year later, with the aforementioned otherworldly Dark Ones taking centre stage as the game’s driving narrative. Twenty years on in 2033, the player fills the shoes of Artyom, leaving his home station after making a promise to a friend, kicking off an odyssey that sees Artyom fighting through mutant creatures, otherworldly beings and deadly radiation along the way. Following the nuclear war of 2013 (glad that didn’t pan out), the remnants of humanity scratch out a living in the underground train stations of Moscow. Metro 2033, the first of the two games included in the Redux, is based on the book of the same name by Dmitry Glukhovsky. Harsh words right out of the gate, so for now I’ll dial back the cynicism and give Metro Redux a fair shake. I have food in my freezer that’s older than Metro Last Light, so it’s a little concerning that a developer was tasked to remake it already.
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When is too soon for a re-release? Is a year enough time for players to digest their first helping of a game, before you ask them to shell out for the same game again? More than ever, gaming’s back catalogue is being ransacked for the next game to be tarted up and put back on the new release shelf, and the Metro series is no exception.
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