Hey gamers, how are you? I hope you're all doing well. So, as part of my mission this year to play through as many games as possible, I finally finished Metro 2033 Last Light Redux, a fantastic game without a doubt. Metro 2033 was definitely one of those games that made a lasting impression on me when it came out. When it was first released, it was incredibly innovative due to its setting and other features. I played the original title and later played the remake (Redux), and then the game I'm writing this article about, which is its sequel, Metro Last Light Redux. As you know, I've written a few articles about this game. Not long ago, I wrote about a truly deadly enemy, but I managed to defeat the Mother Bear and move forward. More than recounting an adventure in the game, this is a piece about my experience with Metro throughout its entire history. There are no spoilers, so if you haven't played Metro 2033, you can read it without any problems.
Metro has been quite a journey
From the moment I started playing Metro, I found the immersive process to be incredibly well-designed. The game completely plunges you into the atmosphere of the stations, creating a strange sense of comfort amidst the struggle for survival, and of course, anxiety and terror in many other scenarios. It's one of those games that's an emotional rollercoaster, and it certainly lives up to its country of origin. Undoubtedly, the ongoing conflict with the protagonist in this second installment is a plot that will answer many questions about the ending of the first game. Virtually everything he believed to be true, from friendships to comrades in arms, is affected by the realities of war, revealing a side of them he never expected.
Along with traitors and false friends, he will find those who will fight alongside him to the end to uncover the dark secret within the Spartan order. The story surrounding the character is filled with intense moments of death, destruction, desolation, and a harsh, bitter gray landscape, where loneliness, despair, and the strange feeling of needing to see other human beings or find some small refuge are often palpable. I believe this is one of the most impressive aspects of the game's narrative immersion, something that is undoubtedly very well done. I can conclude that Metro offers one of those stories with memorable characters, warriors who make difficult decisions and who would undoubtedly do anything for their loved ones.
Metro's landscapes tell a chilling story
While the story itself—life, the suffering of growing up in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by unknown beings and mutant creatures—is already quite difficult, the game's landscapes are undoubtedly unparalleled in their terrifying and desolate nature. There is no landscape that offers tranquility, harmony, or respite from the constant threat of being pursued or ambushed by mutants or enemies. The short stretches where we literally see no one, but are solely surrounded by the landscape, are memorable. The sense of nuclear catastrophe they evoke is unparalleled. They are exceptionally well-crafted and convey death without needing to show you many corpses—though there are some, but the landscapes themselves, the color palette, and the radioactive elements create the perfect combination that complements the game's story and the hero's journey.
Humanity will always remain the same
One of the game's great morals is that humans will remain human no matter what. Despite the context and the year in which humanity unfolds, in the chilling post-apocalyptic desolation, humankind remains enmeshed in the same conflicts of power, politics, and the absolute need for total control, divided into groups, isolating those who don't think the same way, and generating a new society of organized armies that fight each other until yet another extinction. This is a point that both the game and the author of the novel on which it's based make clear.
Metro Last Light Redux 2033 was memorable
Metro offers an epic finale in a massive battle against the Red Army where you can practically use your entire arsenal accumulated in your previous missions, along with new weapons that appear as the battle progresses. The battle has three phases, each more intense than the last, until you think you've won and the final enemy appears.
I can't really say much about this because it would be a spoiler, but I can tell you that if you like strategic FPS games with a good story, action sequences, stealth, and often total destruction in an emotionally charged narrative, you'll really enjoy Metro. I don't want to tell you more because I don't want to reveal anything, but the ending is tremendous considering everything that happens. So, gamers, see you in the next post.
