That's a big improvement, but the biggest one is that the enemy AI feels more consistent, making it possible to sneak around or stealth-hunt packs of hostile guards without the risk of arbitrarily bringing all their friends crashing toward your exact location once they spot a body. Not only do its new character models and brighter lighting make it easier to spot enemies and see detail (at the expense of some of the original's moodiness), but its clunky menus and controls have been ditched in favor of Last Light's more intuitive equipment wheels and Call of Duty-esque handling.
Then again, part of the reason this new Metro 2033 is easier is that it's no longer tripping over its own feet. In Survival, gasmask filters – which put a timer on your lifespan when you're exploring Moscow's toxic surface streets – were often in short supply, but I never had to use military-grade bullets (which double as currency and powerful last-resort ammunition) until the very end, I never ran out of medpacks, and devastating weapons – like silenced shotguns and Kalashnikovs – were usually within easy reach. (Also, get ready to hear lots from veteran anime-and-game actor Steve Blum, who lends his gravelly voice to roughly half of the characters.)īeing able to pick your pace and style of gameplay is a cool feature, although it's worth noting that playing through Metro 2033 on Survival mode in Normal difficulty definitely feels more forgiving than the original, so players looking for a serious challenge should immediately kick it up to Hardcore. Here, bullets are currency, guns are ugly and homemade, gasmasks spell the difference between life and death, and everyone calls them "gosmosks" in hokey faux-Russian accents. It’s a journey that takes you through creepy tunnels and ruins haunted by shaggy monsters and eerie phantoms, in which tense moments of stealth or exploration might suddenly give way to explosive, crowded firefights. If you've never plumbed the Metro's murky depths (or are itching for an excuse to return), this is a fantastic way to experience them. It's also the setting of two games – Metro 2033 (review) and Metro: Last Light (review) – that smartly weave storytelling, stealth, and first-person gunplay into one long, darkly beautiful narrative, and Metro: Redux brings them together in one enhanced package for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Sure, it's part of a post-apocalyptic future where mutant predators run rampant and the remnants of humankind live in crumbling subway stations masquerading as city-states, but the Metro has a distinct culture, colorful survivors, and haunting secrets that are almost as much fun to discover as they are horrifying. As dank, irradiated hellholes go, the Moscow Metro might be my favorite one to visit.
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