Metro 2033

[iccted]

I got it on pre-order (woo) and having just completed it on easy, i think its a great game.

+ For a mainly tunnel based game, its bloody atmospheric
+ Weapon mods are pretty interesting and useful if you get the right ones for you
+ Mutants; pig/giant cat, hippo/flying rat, dog/The Thing/human with massive neck etc...strange...
+ Ammo (and especially medkits) are kinda rare and slow health regeneration makes it pretty challenging
+ The surface levels (ie not underground) are catastrophically awesome. Fallout 3 landscapes were very good n all but due to F3's size, couldnt pull off the detail of post-apocalyptic landscapes like Metro.
+ The inclusion of recharging your equipment means you dont take light for granted.
+ Fighting mutant gorrila librarians!!!

- Checkpoints instead of save/load meaning that you could cross a checkpoint with your gas mask one punch away from breaking open and there isnt much you can do about it
- If you dont have a HD tv, reading your journal/marketplace text will be difficult
- Having to recognise bullets/cartridges from their base to determine ammo quantity
- The player character only resets his watch timer for when he puts the gas mask on, not with new filters
- Finally, and personally, the game would have benefitted greatly from having a 180 degree turnaround button to make fire-fights faster

In my opinion Metro 2033 is gritty, immersive, looks great and had a lot of thought go into it and the negatives dont mar the game too much. What do you people reckon?

 

[richasr]

I love this game, but I am a jumpy person and I find the atmosphere very eery, and tend to go slow, so I don't make an awful lot of progress.

The negative points you've made there aren't really big deals. The major one I have is the stealth is a lot of fun but you can be spotted in the most ridiculous of places in complete darkness.

I've had a guy with a torch on his helmet walking towards me, completely miss me and walk past, yet I've been sat up high in complete darkness, and spotted by some hawk-eyed freak of nature from a mile away. Strange stuff.

 

[Mr_spamamam]

Sounds pretty good. Will have to find a demo of it somewhere

 

[Sebenko]

was this the PC or 360 version?

 

[iccted]

Its a game where you often do have to go slow, especially if youre in bad shape or trying stealth. I suppose youre right, my negatives werent too significant and stealth shouldve had a bit more tweaking before release. The only occasion when i remember a bandit with a torch walking basically into me was at the start of the mission with Bourbon...but that guy was designed to be ratarsed drunk. But in a way it makes it a more challenging game.

Mr_spamamam, just get it i really doubt youll regret it.

 

[Red Bomb]

Im going through it on hardcoe and it's taking me forever!
And Im desperatly trying to think of it as a stand alone but I stand shake the feeling of - this is just a different version of STALKER.
Yes the checkpoints are a pain but saying that I think it kinda helps with that feeling of "please dont die, please dont die.." that the game tends to have.

Good game, I have it on 360 and would tell anyone to give it ago.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Beat it last night.

Great game. Used the same magnum for over half the game, though.

Silenced, Scoped, and Stocked. Bought when I got the stealth suit...

And pneumatic rifles suck. Because they take your shotgun slot...and nothing is better than a shotgun.