Metro 2033 (Redux). Am I missing something with it?

[MatTheCat]

I tried Metro 2033 when the game first came out, and thought it was boring clunky repetitive and above all, frustrating garbage. Time has passed, the game has continued to get raved about, and then Metro 2033 redux is released with souped up graphics, and this game, is getting unequivocal rave reviews....

......so I picked it up cheap in the Steam sale......and I am finding it as equally unsatisfying as the original.

Now, I like single player shooter games, and even better are shooter games with a cool story, but Bioshock, Dishonored, or Fear 1, or Far Cry 1, this game just aint, yet it gets rave user reviews as though it was up there with the classics.

Am I missing something with it?

Did anyone feel the same as I do with the game to begin with, but who persevered and ended up enjoying the game?

 

[MatTheCat]

I feel the same way. The problem I have with it (and this goes for any FPS game) is when you're fighting monsters etc - it seems like you're just walking backwards around a room shooting things, and getting hurt every time you need to reload. I really don't like that style of gameplay at all.

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I think I have a pretty good idea about what makes for a compelling 1st person shooter, and 'whack a mole' game mechanics isn't that. Metro 2033 is quite a hard game, but not in a good way, only in the way that it is hard if you are doing the 'wrong' thing'. Approach the battles the right way, and it is very easy, because the AI is very very dumb. Combine this with the eternally dark environments and the constant need to rumage around absolutely everywhere for ammo, and I really struggle to see what the fuss is all about.

However:

It did take me 2 or 3 attempts to get into it. But once it gets going the atmosphere and story line are very compelling. The end of last light was **** tho.

..... perhaps I need to give it one big final chance.......especially since I bought Last Night (Redux) as well.