Metro: 2033 Redux

 Xbox One
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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 113 Ratings

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  1. FriedKarma
    Oct 23, 2014
    9
    Upon reading the description of the game, I expected it to be a Fallout clone, which it is not. The story is compelling and engrossing (this is coming from a gamer who typically skips cutscenes and doesn't care about the storyline of most games). This game nicely mixes FPS, stealth and resource management elements. I'll heap the highest praise possible for a game like this...I completedUpon reading the description of the game, I expected it to be a Fallout clone, which it is not. The story is compelling and engrossing (this is coming from a gamer who typically skips cutscenes and doesn't care about the storyline of most games). This game nicely mixes FPS, stealth and resource management elements. I'll heap the highest praise possible for a game like this...I completed it, and immediately started a new game. For $50 the bundle including Metro Last Light is a must have for anyone interested in a single player FPS game.… Expand
  2. TheRealFlame
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    This game is really good, not throwing you right into the wasteland area immediately, which lets you grow familiar to the Metro's tunnels. Some levels are challenging, which makes it good. Also there are more than one ending based on your in-game actions which is very interesting.
  3. mango_thief
    Apr 5, 2020
    9
    Spellbinding gameplay and graphics. This game had me hooked for hours and the poignant setting, as well as the unique perspectives and monologues of each character, came as a sharp shock to me. I have not been captivated by any game as well as Metro 2033 Redux has. The conversation with other people and the character of Artyom are both relatable and a reminder of the hopeless determinationSpellbinding gameplay and graphics. This game had me hooked for hours and the poignant setting, as well as the unique perspectives and monologues of each character, came as a sharp shock to me. I have not been captivated by any game as well as Metro 2033 Redux has. The conversation with other people and the character of Artyom are both relatable and a reminder of the hopeless determination of humans. And, of course, the guns are awesome.… Expand
  4. Broyax
    Jan 12, 2017
    3
    Le développeur revoit sa copie pour sa resucée sur nouvelles consoles dans cette version Redux : ce qui saute désormais aux yeux est la merveilleuse combinaison du 1080p et des 60 im/s ainsi que nombre d'effets revus à la hausse : Metro est beau comme un camion ! et si fluide qu'on lui tire notre chapeau. L'interface a été reconsidérée et si elle semble marquer un relatif progrès a priori,Le développeur revoit sa copie pour sa resucée sur nouvelles consoles dans cette version Redux : ce qui saute désormais aux yeux est la merveilleuse combinaison du 1080p et des 60 im/s ainsi que nombre d'effets revus à la hausse : Metro est beau comme un camion ! et si fluide qu'on lui tire notre chapeau. L'interface a été reconsidérée et si elle semble marquer un relatif progrès a priori, en pratique il n'en est rien : elle s'avère le plus souvent pire que la précédente !

    La maniabilité reste toujours autant pataude : on a l'impression de diriger un camion. Face aux hordes de monstres extrêmement mobiles, face aux grosses merdes volantes qui vous attrapent avec leurs griffes, face aux bandits, aux communistes et aux fachos surarmés et si résistants, face à toutes ces contingences, on galère comme un porc. On a au moins une batterie pour recharger ce lumignon minable qui fait office de lampe frontale et -enfin- des lunettes de vision nocturne qui permettent de mieux appréhender les phases d'infiltration...

    Si les ennemis sont moins omniscients et qu'on y voit -même sans elles- enfin quelque chose, le problème d'architecture des niveaux demeure : tarabiscotés, surchargés, étroits, étriqués, bref tout ce qui peut nuire à la furtivité, ils l'ont inclus. L'autre souci demeure bien présent lui aussi : celui ô combien crispant du manque de munitions, un manque dont n'ont jamais à se plaindre les autres salopards bien entendu.

    L'ambiance sinistre est toujours là, assez horrifique et claustrophobique, magnifiée par les graphismes améliorés, de même que l'excellente VF. Cela reste mince, trop mince, eu égard à la liste de problèmes longue comme le bras dont est affublé le jeu. Remettez donc votre ouvrage sur le métier, messieurs, car c'est toujours pas ça qu'est ça, comme disait mon lieutenant.    … Expand
  5. Daelus
    May 21, 2016
    5
    I don't normally play this genre or games this length anymore (normal pace about 7 hours), it wasn't a buggy or functionally bad game, but I didn't find it compelling in the least and I can imagine in a day or 2 I will not even remember it.

    Atmosphere 6
    Story 3
    Pacing 7
    Gameplay 5
    Weapons 3
    Stealth mechanics 5
  6. brockcheese
    Jan 21, 2019
    7
    This is a cool game with a unique story. The combat is very simple but effective and the overall design of the game frantically running out of ammo is fun and engaging
  7. Grantith
    May 10, 2015
    8
    This game was very enjoyable to play, thought it was going to be a horror game but as i progressed through it was not very scary. Gets a bit boring but an all around fun game to play.
  8. BrianColfxire
    Aug 26, 2015
    8
    For the sake of brevity,this is a review as someone who played the original. You can still experience the original on Steam and the 360.

    Why should I play this game (or original) over Last Light? Besides spoiling the original game, it's hard to go back when the sequel was a more open-area linear game. 2033 is a linear, somewhat on-rails, experience. This isn't to say 2033 is BAD    For the sake of brevity,this is a review as someone who played the original. You can still experience the original on Steam and the 360.

    Why should I play this game (or original) over Last Light?

    Besides spoiling the original game, it's hard to go back when the sequel was a more open-area linear game. 2033 is a linear, somewhat on-rails, experience.

    This isn't to say 2033 is BAD because of how linear it is. It's something that will bother you if you go backwards. There's also a well-developed atmosphere and setting developed that feels all the more personalized in 2033 over LL.

    Redux or Classic?

    The obvious change is the graphical engine and textures. Not that the original is outdated. You also get LL mechanics and two play-style modes (Survival & Spartan). One is the original experience and the other a more relaxing, gun-ho experience. Some of these improved the game while others have not meshed well with the original.

    Positive Changes (Besides Graphics)

    1.) LL's stealth mechanics and general gameplay. This means you can knock out enemies and your knife CAN kill people unlike the original. You can stealthily kill enemies without alerting them if you screw up. Avoiding to kill any human enemies is now plausible without the tranquilizer gun; you can knock out humans and it won't count against you.

    2.) Mutants are more of a threat. Maybe it's better AI or the mutants do more damage, but the mutants gave me a challenge compared to the original where the humans were the main threat, even on non-hardcore mode (a mode for extra damage and no HUD).

    3.) The new safe-system. If you find a pair of keys (marked by two red-lines diverging at 45 degree angles), you can open up a safe and get some sweet loot. I think this adds a little bonus for veteran players to find something new and reward exploration.

    Negative Changes

    1.) Despite being the "definitive edition", the game has cut-content and in-game changes. For example, at one point in the game you fight a Panzer tank in a chase sequence. The devs decided to remove that encounter; now you fight a group of Nazis as you flee. The section is still just as annoying when you're trapped in a turret and die to no fault of your own.

    2.) In the original, you would conserve ammo to purchase the Stealth or Heavy suits. Each catered to a specific play-style with their own perks. In this game, they took those options away and force you to wear one armor and then later wear the other.

    At first, this change infuriated me; the game is already linear enough compared to LL, so why remove any involvement of player-choice? However, after replaying it, I felt that you were already coached into getting one armor over the other at certain points in the game, so removing the payment obstacle makes sense.

    But this somewhat positive change also comes at a damning cost. Instead of altering the game to work around those original design decisions, you now have a ridiculous surplus of military-grade ammo throughout the game.

    At the end of the game, I had 600 military ammo. It's a joke, and I was playing on survival mode on the Hardcore setting. In Ranger mode, the ammo supply was more reasonable and I never felt OP towards the end. If you played through the original, start on Ranger mode (you can bring out your clipboard to review your inventory; so don't worry).

    3.) Some AI mechanics just don't work with 2033's linear design. A.K.A. The Demons and Scopion-Spiders.

    Demons would pick you up in LL and lug you around the battlefield if you weren't mindful of them. In LL, you were in more open areas to get tossed around in, so you could reasonably avoid them.

    However; in 2033, the narrow paths makes the Demons unbearable when you get tossed around from one side of the creek to the other. Or you get constantly dropped and picked up without a way to avoid it.

    The Spider-Scorpions also show up in this game, and they're absolutely broken. Again, because their mechanics don't belong in linear corridors. They cannot avoid you shining your light on them and pumping them full of lead.

    4.) Atmosphere problems. I know some might find this comment petty, but I don't like some of the graphical "improvements". Certain areas feel way too bright and the textures on some NPCs just look better and more realistic in the original that worked with the depressing, realism atmosphere. And it's not some aesthetic change: Some set-pieces like the lost souls are hard to see with the new lighting system, and other small changes hamper the horror experience.

    Anyway, the rest of the game does look beautiful and it does look like the Metro I first grew up with, but I do miss these minor, nostalgia-based aspects of the original game.

    Do I Recommend the Redux?

    Yes. It's hard to sell the original's problems as the Redux is ultimately more tightened in its mechanics and provides the best way to experience first game. It's still a good survival horror game, but with new seams torn.    … Expand
  9. tattoo_ewe
    Jan 3, 2021
    9
    As a newcomer to the Metro series, I was really impressed with this game. Even though it still looks like a circa 2014 game (hence a 9 out of 10), it ticked all the other boxes: easy gameplay, a grim atmosphere that provides some good scares, solid narrative. Good fun all round! Would recommend for anyone who appreciates FPSers that are still about having fun.
  10. ConsoleArgonaut
    Dec 1, 2020
    6
    You seldom find a game that pulls you in as much as Metro 2033.
    That being said. The game doesn't do anything (other than immersion) especially great and you've probably seen everything in it already.
    There are lots of action segments which just don't work with a character such as Artyom. Or at least that would be the case with the Artyom we were presented with in the game. Much of the    You seldom find a game that pulls you in as much as Metro 2033.
    That being said. The game doesn't do anything (other than immersion) especially great and you've probably seen everything in it already.
    There are lots of action segments which just don't work with a character such as Artyom.
    Or at least that would be the case with the Artyom we were presented with in the game.
    Much of the story was lost in adaptation and you never know what exactly you're doing until the story is over.

    One final thing:
    The way karma works in this game awful. I can't get the good ending since I didn't listen to every NPC and didn't interact with a guitar? That's bad.

    Verdict: Not worth your time if you aren't a fan of the novel or looking for great immersion.

    Rating:
    Gameplay: 2/5 - Average. Too easy even on hardcore. With stealth segments that trigger the whole area if you slip up once.
    Level Design: 4/5 - Great design for immersion. But could give you more choices.
    Soundtrack: 5/5 - Perfectly suiting for this experience.
    Story: 2/5 - Very weakly told. Too many sequences where you follow someone for exposition. If you don't read every note you'll be lost.
    Graphics: 3/5 - Average.
    Length: 4/5 - Good length.
    Replay Value: 2/5 - Not much other than different difficulties which aren't worth it.
    Enjoyment: 2/5 - Did not enjoy it much.

    Overall rating: 24/40 => 6/10    … Expand
  11. possubaus
    Jan 31, 2019
    9
    one of the best games ive ever played. everything just works so well, there's nothing i consider bad and nothing mindblowing, the perfect balance i think

    the story is simple and easy to understand and its pretty good. the atmosphere is what really makes this game great though. its very depressing and they show how hard it is to live down in the dirty metro tunnels. the surface is cold,    one of the best games ive ever played. everything just works so well, there's nothing i consider bad and nothing mindblowing, the perfect balance i think

    the story is simple and easy to understand and its pretty good. the atmosphere is what really makes this game great though. its very depressing and they show how hard it is to live down in the dirty metro tunnels.
    the surface is cold, gray and full of mutants and is a place everyone fears. this game is incredibly immersive and it has allot of paranormal elements which looks beautiful but also leaves you scratching your head as to what you just saw. its a very mysterious game and its really cool seeing the characters try to understand why it happens and their confusion when they see things that today are normal everyday things,

    the gameplay is pretty good. in the metro its mostly stealth in which works very well. you'll want to stay in the shadows if you dont want to be noticed so you'll have to turn of light sources to proceed further but you'll have to be careful as the guards can notice the light turning of. you can take the gurárds down by either sneaking up behind them, throwing a knife or shot them in the head with a suppressed weapon. it's pretty generic but it works well. you can go in guns blazing too but resources are pretty rare so its not recommended.

    the surface you'll have to face waves of mutants with the ammo that you've collected in the metro wich is why its recommended to be stealthy there. you'll mostly fight these giant rat mutants but there are a few others like the flying demons or the librarians. the surface just like the metro is still pretty linear but you can explore a bit extra in the buildings or in a few cars.

    the guns feel really good to shot and they have very creative designs. you can hold up to 3 weapons at a time and you can choose what weapons you want that fits your gameplay style. you also have different grenade types like the usual frag and a fire grenade. you also have throwing knifes to silently kill people thats in your way. you also have a gasmask that you have to use on the surface or youll suffocate. you'll have ti find filters for it which lasts for 3 minutes. there were a few times were i ran out of them but it wasnt really a big problem.

    i really like the verity in the gameplay. in one level you might be sneaking through guards and scavenging for ammo and other thing and on the next level you are blasting through waves of mutants and on the next level. you might be trying to get trough a building with mutants sneaking around trying to kill you when you dont see them and on the next level you might be back in the metro restocking on ammo, buying or customising your guns or listening to people talking about their problems or the older people talking about how great life used to be before the bombs. its very varied and it never gets old

    i highly recommend this game for everyone who likes more slower story focused games but if you like fast paced to shooters you can play like that too if you want. overall i give it a 9/10    … Expand
  12. tom974
    Jul 7, 2021
    9
    Very nice game overall. Beautiful graphics (given its age, and HDR auto + FPS Boost on Series X), very interesting story and above all, the atmposphere is its main strength. The survival elements are well integrated in the FPS gameplay and the whole works fine. Had the ends not been so expeditive (though intrigant), it could've been a 10/10 here.
  13. Filmanwalt
    Oct 8, 2020
    7
    Metro 2033 Redux (Review Date: 28.01.2019)

    Very atmospheric linear shooter that has aged a bit. The graphics are okay, the atmosphere is brought out very well by the music and presentation. Synchro was fine, only the voice of the main character, in the stories before each mission, annoyed me (RTL voice, or I know it from somewhere else). I found the story really cool, the    Metro 2033 Redux (Review Date: 28.01.2019)

    Very atmospheric linear shooter that has aged a bit.

    The graphics are okay, the atmosphere is brought out very well by the music and presentation.

    Synchro was fine, only the voice of the main character, in the stories before each mission, annoyed me (RTL voice, or I know it from somewhere else).

    I found the story really cool, the "final battle" was so-so.

    I did not like the controls and the considerable lack of ammunition, although it was set moderately beforehand, as well as the fact that you hardly get any success in "normal" games.

    All in all a nice shooter.

    7/10 metro stations.    … Expand
  14. ewenr
    Jun 29, 2020
    7
    This game didn't quite gel for me. I really did love the scenario and the Metro environment was superb, but IDK why, it just didn't hit that ultimate sweet spot.
  15. Anatoliy_DeVile
    Feb 15, 2021
    8
    Игра уже вышла почти 10 лет назад и на сегодня остается один главный вопрос насколько она по-прежнему хороша? В 2010-ом она конечно смотрелась великолепно и сегодня она точно выглядит лучше Far Cry 3, который вышел позже Метро на 2 года. История, подача, атмосфера по прежнему цепляют. Картинка, учитывая, что мы уже видели на Exodus, конечно на сегодняшний день не топовая, но всё равно даетИгра уже вышла почти 10 лет назад и на сегодня остается один главный вопрос насколько она по-прежнему хороша? В 2010-ом она конечно смотрелась великолепно и сегодня она точно выглядит лучше Far Cry 3, который вышел позже Метро на 2 года. История, подача, атмосфера по прежнему цепляют. Картинка, учитывая, что мы уже видели на Exodus, конечно на сегодняшний день не топовая, но всё равно дает возможность насладиться происходящим. Делаем вывод, что реиграбельность данной игры и двух оставшихся игр франшизы в целом на сегодня достаточно высокая. Так что если кто-то вдруг пропустил Метро 2033 или какую-то из последующих частей, рекомендую пройти все главы одной из лучших серий игр от первого лица.… Expand
  16. DontListen2Me
    Jan 2, 2021
    7
    It’s a good FPS game. The atmosphere is very well done and the setting is definitely an interesting one. The choice of guns in this game are pretty unique due to the setting, with each one feeling satisfying. The horror elements are done very well and the story kept interesting for the whole duration. The overall gameplay is pretty good but somewhat lacking by modern standards. The game isIt’s a good FPS game. The atmosphere is very well done and the setting is definitely an interesting one. The choice of guns in this game are pretty unique due to the setting, with each one feeling satisfying. The horror elements are done very well and the story kept interesting for the whole duration. The overall gameplay is pretty good but somewhat lacking by modern standards. The game is let down by slightly iffy voice acting as well as the poor moral point, good/bad ending system.… Expand
  17. zezeljmare
    Jun 22, 2021
    7
    EN:
    Weaker than the previous game. The story is much worse, as is the atmosphere. The FPS segment is thankfully still excellent. Be sure to play with Russian audio.

    SRB:
    Slabije od prethodne igre. Priča dosta lošija, kao i atmosfera. FPS segment srećom odličan. Obavetno igrati sa ruskim audiom.