You can’t please everyone, but I’d say 2033 Redux is a great buy if you really love the original and want to replay a tuned-up version. I personally think the Redux version of 2033 looks better (despite some missing particle effects), but I know some purists might not. Metro 2033 Redux in Spartan Mode is great if you loved Last Light and never could get into the original-it’s like an additional easier difficulty, meant for fans of shooters instead of stealth games.įor people who’ve already played and enjoyed both games, the Redux versions are a weirder sell. The Redux versions would be a great place to jump in if you missed these the first time around. The games are excellent at world-building, and where many games toss around the word “immersive” I think Metro is one of the few that can actually lay claim to that term. If you’ve never played Metro 2033 and Last Light, you’re missing out on a fantastic series-probably one of my top five shooter experiences of last generation. In my memory, 2033’s music was very understated. However, some of the music seemed more bombastic than I remembered. I can’t be certain, which is testament I guess to the quality of this Redux version. In fact, I’m pretty sure music has been swapped out even in-game. There are new graphics on 2033’s load screens to match Last Light’s aesthetic, and the load music has been swapped out. Metro 2033 Redux even gets swanky new load screens. A few of the inter-level loads have also been removed, which is great. There are a few new encounters, though you’d be hard-pressed to point out which ones unless you’ve played 2033 very recently. You’d need a complete overhaul of every level and a fundamental redesign of the game, neither of which was attempted here (for good reason).Īs promised, 2033’s levels get reworked a bit too. It’s a very different game from 2033, though, and not in a way that can be solved by Survival Mode. The game is still paced like a crazy thrill ride, regardless of how many bullets I have, and nothing has been done to make Last Light’s tone match 2033 more.ĭon’t get me wrong-I still enjoyed Last Light. None of that is fixed by giving me less ammo and making enemies more aware. In other words, the Dead Space to Dead Space 2 predicament. The complaints about Last Light were, as far as I’m aware, that it took the bleak and oppressive, under-staffed and under-equipped world of 2033 and turned it into a fast-paced, superhuman shooter. The game was designed as a run-and-gun shooter, and just because you give me less ammo doesn’t make it any less of a Michael Bay-esque affair. I don’t know many 2033 diehards (like myself) who will ever want to play 2033 Redux in Spartan Mode, but fans of Last Light who found 2033 punishingly difficult will appreciate the change I’m sure.īut Last Light in Survival Mode is just kind of clunky. Spartan Mode in 2033 is totally fine-you’re given more ammo, (presumably) more health, and it generally makes the game a bit easier.
I’m not sure Survival Mode really makes sense. The changes are minor at best, such as the way this sign is illuminated in Last Light Redux: Metro: Last Light Metro: Last Light Redux This is SpartaĪs for Spartan and Survival Mode, the gas mask wipe, and the rest of the feature changes in 2033 and Last Light Redux, some are great and some are middling, but nothing felt objectively worse than the original versions. Metro: Last Light Metro: Last Light Redux It’s the smallest change possible, but I was excited to see this version rectify the problem. As an AMD user, the original 2033 confused the hell out of me when I first bought it because Nvidia’s proprietary PhysX technology was (unbeknownst to me) tanking my system. First of all, I rejoiced that 2033 Redux doesn’t default to leaving PhysX on. Metro 2033, on the other hand, receives a significant boost. I assume the developers touched up a few things here and there, but Last Light’s only a year old. Both games use Last Light’s engine, so the difference for Last Light Redux is unnoticeable. Each game can be played in either mode, so I played 2033 Redux in Spartan Mode and Last Light Redux in Survival Mode just to see what happened.įirst off: The graphics. I also made use of the game’s new mode selection-you can play each game in “Survival Mode” or “Spartan Mode.” Survival Mode is supposedly more akin to 2033’s survival-horror style pacing, while Spartan Mode emulates Last Light’s run-n-gun action by making the player more durable and doling out more ammo. That being said, I played through the first two hours of each game, and then went back and played through the first forty minutes of the originals to make some comparisons. While I love the Metro series, I have little desire to go back and revisit both games in their entirety, back to back. I didn’t play through the entirety of the Redux versions.
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