Metro Last Light Redux

From the intense non-stop first-person action of demon hordes, to the intense non-stop first-person action of Russian fishmongers! The first Metro game was a just-ok first person shooter with a limited palette of monsters, environments, and, yes, colors.

The second game in the series adds a bit more color and character to the world of post-apocalyptic subway tunnels but never quite hits the mark in terms of game-play. Much of the Metro Last Light borders on being a “walking simulator” as a good chunk of the game is devoted to moving through areas as plot exposition is dumped on the player. Memorable action set-pieces are few and far between.

Apparently you are rewarded for non-lethal kills and interacting with NPCs, but this is not telegraphed at all. I spent most of the stealth portions of the game shooting enemies point blank with a silenced pistol. As a result I got the lesser game ending, but at least I got to off a bunch of commies and neo-Nazis along the way.

I didn’t hate the game, but in the wake of Doom: Eternal I found that there was more to be desired. Mainly, a chainsaw.