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TStanesa's Metro 2033 (PC)
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I picked up this game by purchasing the Humble Bundle, a promotional package where a portion of the proceeds go to charity. I would not have bought this game if it had not been in a package, because I usually don't like horror shooters. However this game was fairly fun. It did succeed in being scary most of the time, and the story was pretty engaging. A lot was left unexplained, which didn't really bother me, because that was part of the mystery to the game. This game was very cinematic, and it reminded me a bit of Call of Duty 3. It is not necessarily a game that focuses on skill, but rather uses difficult situations to raise dramatic tension. The game was sort of old-styled in that it included a variety of levels: stealth, vehicle chase, defense, action, and some elements of platforming. I'm playing the game on hard mode, and while I am not struggling too much to complete levels on this difficulty, I would recommend normal difficulty. It's too difficult to earn money on the hardest difficulty, which doesn't really affect the cinematic experience, but rather results in not having ammo, not having a silenced weapon on a stealth level, having to use your knife, and enemies inexplicably dropping only one or two bullets when they are killed. I'd much rather be able to use guns, because it's simply more fun. The game's mechanics are pretty interesting, in that while they are very common among games the execution of these mechanics is creative. The flashlight has a limited battery which can be charged to increase it's brightness, but never goes out completely. because the flashlight is very important to this game, the player will be forced to charge their battery during combat, resulting in frantic panicked combat. The levels in which you had a teammate were much more fun than the levels where you had to work alone, mostly because the NPC acted as a guide through the level. It was a bit annoying to aimlessly wander though a level, hitting dead ends and being unsure which enemies the game "wants" you to engage. Overall the game's convincing and engaging setting and style was the game's best feature, and what makes it worth playing. I would recommend this game to anybody who wants a cinematic, linear experience reminiscent of games before the era of online multiplayer games.
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TStanesa's Metro 2033 (PC)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Saturday 1 December, 2012
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