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Post by pershainovitsh on Dec 11, 2012 18:17:08 GMT 1
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Post by pershainovitsh on Dec 20, 2012 19:16:20 GMT 1
This is actually a really good game. For the first levels it's very linear and not too interesting, but as you progress, you get better weapons to use and the levels get better. I started playing on the medium difficulty setting, but after getting frustrated on how weak the weapons were, I switched to Ranger Hardcore, which makes the enemies die from a couple of hits... and so will you. It's much more enjoyable now. A neat headshot or a couple of body shots is all that's needed to kill a human. Mutants are a whole another matter though... Some are more resistant than the others. The ranger hardcore difficulty also removes HUD almost entirely. The HUD does pop up when you look at your watch (which can be used to see for how long will the filter on your gas mask last) but still doesn't bring back the crosshair. If you are going to play Metro, play on Ranger Hardcore. You won't regret it. At first I thought it was a lot like STALKER. And they are. Ammo and other supplies are scarce and there are both mutants and humans to kill. Metro 2033 is a linear game (not a bad thing) while Stalker has open levels. Both can be quite scary at times, and I almost gave up playing Metro on one certain level because it got so intense. Being a Finn I was of course unable to do so. The stealth works pretty well most of the time, and is at least a lot better than in Stalker, where a stealth approach will fail as soon as the enemies hear you with their supernatural sense of hearing. I've managed to kill many enemies without alerting the others using silent weaponry. At the moment I don't even have any loud weapons. There are throwing knives (completely silent, can be picked up after use), silenced firearms and even a crossbow. The arrows can be picked up and firing them is silent. Sometimes it's even possible to avoid enemy contact. When you go outside the metro tunnels to the ground level, you have to use a gas mask. It uses filters that need replacing every once in a while. If your mask gets cracked, you will for some reason have to replace the filters more often. In theory one filter should work for 15 minutes, but in my experience they've only worked for five minutes each. Filters are hard to find so when you go outside, you need to hurry before you're out of filters and die from the poisonous air. More than once this has meant that I've had to replay a level once I've found the way through it. It's possible to get lost in the levels... at least if you're me.  The graphics are very good and so are the animations. The sounds are decent enough too. Something I almost forgot: military-grade 5.56 ammo is used as currency, so think twice before using it instead of the more common and less powerful "dirty" ammo, made in poor conditions. Final verdict: a very pleasant surprise. Honestly I wasn't expecting much more than a decent game, but Metro 2033 is a really enjoyable experience. If you like games with a good atmosphere, good gameplay and a unique setting, this might be the game for you. Unless you don't like fighting monsters or stealthy gameplay, as both are a necessity to complete the game. You should still give it a go. There are some small choices to be made, unlike in your average shooter. |
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