Metro Last Light - Thread

Hi all,

We're officially announcing a new release date in 12 minutes. You deserve an early update, I think.

The new release date is: May 14 in North America, and May 17 in the rest of the world.


What does this mean for the game?

4A Games now has a bit more time to polish the game to the best level possible. Metro: Last Light was more or less complete, but the extra time can be used for bugfixing and a final layer of polish that they otherwise wouldn't have had time for with a March release.

For Deep Silver this means we will have a bit more time to work on trailers, screenshots, contests, and all other things to make the Metro series more visible to the gaming public and give it the chance it deserves.


What does this mean for you, the fans?

First of all, you'll get a more polished single-player experience.

We'll have some more time to do Q&As as well, so I'll start a Q&A thread to ask for questions if you are ok with that .

We're still working on details for pre-orders. This is a very complex situation and it is looking unlikely that we can change the old pre-order options that were already available at retail. I'm looking at what we can do to put more things into it as a bonus, though.


Facebook

If any of you are fans of the Metro Facebook page: Facebook has a system with local pages that we are still trying to get access to. We're working with them to have this fixed and updated correctly asap, but this will likely take a week or more due to dumb reasons I cannot share.

In the meantime, you can change the Facebook setting to the Global Page by clicking the little gear icon next to "Liked" -> Switch Region -> Global Page. We'll be putting all the updates on there until we have sorted out local pages for content in other languages.
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If anyone has any questions about any aspect of this game then post them here and I'll submit it to the Deep Silver community manager over at the fan forums who'll pass it on to the dev team.
 

Don't like the look of this trailer. For me it is starting to look a little like Cod.
I was hoping for a very dark and creepy game. Moving around in the dark corners. Not a full on shooter:(

This is the trailer that got me going about the new metro game.

 
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Seb5009 said:
Don't like the look of this trailer. For me it is starting to look a little like Cod.
I was hoping for a very dark and creepy game. Moving around in the dark corners. Not a full on shooter:(

This is the trailer that got me going about the new metro game.
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There are many elements to the game which they cannot fit into one trailer. Hence why THQ and now DS have continued to show the game showcasing different aspects of:

1. Action
2. Survival and Inventory Management
3. Thriller and Horror
4. Stealth
5. Story Telling

Into different videos.

It looks great so far.
 
majnu said:
There are many elements to the game which they cannot fit into one trailer. Hence why THQ and now DS have continued to show the game showcasing different aspects of:

1. Action
2. Survival and Inventory Management
3. Thriller and Horror
4. Stealth
5. Story Telling

Into different videos.

It looks great so far.
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Hope your right:)
Might wait and see this time, got stung with Colonial Marines, last game I ever pre order
 
Metro Last Light Limited Edition for PC
Product Price: £ 11.96 :D
Paypal Accepted but converts from USD to GBP so add another 50p

http://www.gamesweplay.in/index.php/site/product_details/2187/pre-orders#.UV6ux5PvvLI

Limited Edition Includes:

Ranger Mode

Experience complete immersion. No HUD. Less Bullets. Brutal Combat. Hardcore.
Extra Military Grade Bullets

Coveted for their ability to kill, these bullets are also the currency of the Metro. Will you use them in battle or purchase precious resources? The choice is yours.
Modified Russian Rifle

A compact but deadly Russian assault rifle, perfect for claustrophobic combat.
All existing Pre-Order customers are eligible for this offer.
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Here we go!

cerberus, DarkOne, and Bamul asked:
Q: Will the hitmarkers & damage indicators be removed?

4A answers: As of now, there’s no option to turn these off in Original Mode. This was probably an oversight on our part and something we may be able to address post launch.

They are, of course, absent in Ranger Mode.


Q: Can the size of HUD icons be adjusted as well?

4A answers: Nope, not individually on in the options.

Q: What are the chances of Metro: Last Light (or even Metro 2033) getting a gamer-friendly DRM-free release on GoodOldGames.com?

Deep Silver answers: A GOG.com release is not currently planned. Maybe one day? We can’t rule anything out indefinitely but if you want to play it any time soon on PC, you’ll have to play the Steamworks version of the game.


majnu asked:
Q: Joe (THQ) mentioned that 4A are working on making the journal more interactive, can you share what has changed

4A answers: We experimented with a number of ideas, but sadly nothing made the cut into the final game. The lighter / journal functions as it did in Metro 2033.


Q: A pet peeve of mine is that in 2033 whilst my xbox controller was plugged in it would over ride my keyboard and mouse controls on the PC. In order to use my keyboard and mouse I had to unplug the controller from the usb port. Will this be addressed in Last Light?

4A answers: If you have both mouse / keyboard and controller plugged into your PC, the game will respond to both. No need to unplug.


Q: Now that multiplayer has been put on hold from LL and will "probably" be released at a later date, what will the LL single player campaign offer in terms of replay value?
My concern is that if it's a 8 hour campaign that after a few playtroughs in the various difficulty modes that there will be no reason to play the game again.

4A answers:
‘Replayablity’ – that’s a big topic! I’d suggest there are two kinds of ‘replay’ value…

Most important is inherent replayablity. Metro: Last Light features more sophisticated, robust gameplay mechanics that create more emergent gameplay, particularly in our human combat levels. We believe the game offers significantly higher 'replay value' than 2033 in this regard – not because of some arbitrary achievement goal you’re trying to get, but because the game is just ‘fun’ to replay, pure and simple. Then there’s a wealth of secret areas, Easter eggs etc…

The other kind refers to the challenge element – how many times will you need to replay the game to clock all the difficulty settings, get all the achievements? You will need at least to playthroughs, once in Original Mode and once in Ranger Hardcore to collect the game completion achievements. You then have a large number of additional achievements and of course the ‘Karma’ system to contend with. We think it will take multiple playthroughs to clock the game 100%


Q: Will LL have Windows 8 support?

4A answers: Yes!


Q: Is there any chance that you (or if you know the THQ/DS marketing team will) show the reveal trailer that was shown at the "HMV" Golden Joystick Awards?

I missed the show otherwise I would have recorded it from the live stream.

Deep Silver answers: That was actually the first of the 'Survivor Stories' – The Preacher. So you’ve hopefully already seen it!


Q: Can you make sure that Journalists (IGN) get the name of the game right?

Deep Silver answers: Despite our best efforts, we can’t always mitigate for human error. We will point out any and all inaccuracies wherever we see them… It’s as frustrating for us as it is for you!


Q: How closely are you working with NVIDIA and AMD to ensure that drivers will be utalising our hardware properly (including xfire and sli profiles) from day 1 of release?

4A answers: We’re doing everything we can to ensure Metro works as well as it possibly can across a wide range of hardware profiles. In addition, we’ve been chosen as an Nvidia 'Platinum Partner' which means we get unprecedented support from their engineers. We're still confident you'll see great performance on AMD card as well!


Q: In the Genesis trailer at 1:31-1:33 the female character's hand is clipping into the gun.

Will these bugs be fixed for the final release?


4A answers: All our trailers and gameplay walkthroughs are created using unfinished code and assets. We hope to eradicate the vast majority of minor technical issues of his nature.

The final game will look far superior to any previously shown footage – when you see the final versions of our E3 2011 and 2012 demos, you will see exactly what we mean! We have used no 'smoke and mirrors' to make the game demos look better than the final product… We feel that s the most honest approach…


Q: Will guns sway whilst Arytom is running, walking or jumping? In 2033 he had the same posture which for a modern game is very odd.

4A answers: We have incorporated some subtle gun sway in Metro: Last Light – noticeable in both free look and ADS. And of course we have separate animation for walking and running.


Q: Will Origin India have the game for download as it is not on their store, but Origin UK/US seem to have it available?

Deep Silver answers: It should be on Origin India unless Origin doesn’t want it there. We have no restrictions on Origin.


Q: How much realism is being focussed on little details?

4A answers: 4A strives to inject realism at every opportunity where this makes the game more immersive and has a tangible gameplay benefit. Pursuing realism for its own sake is not necessarily good game design, or an effective use of development resource! All ‘realistic’ features have to pass the gameplay test first.


Q: Can you change the language and subtitles during mid game without having to restart from the beginning? I can't remember if Metro 2033 let you do this.

4A answers: Subtitles yes. For audio you have to go back to the menu. There are checkpoints to make sure you don’t lose too much time if for whatever reason you end up playing in the wrong language for 3 hours, though


shurfire also asked this:
Q: Is there anyway you could give some hardware info on the next update? Things like this would be very useful for us PC players.

4A answers: We expect to confirm final PC specs in two weeks’ time. Hold on!



More to come on Monday
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....and breath ;)
 
ThaReaperGuy said:
Will it install as an english version; also is it a case/disc or simply a product code as that's a really good price!
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during checkout you can choose digital delivery. A few people have ordered other games from them like Crysis 3, Bioshock Infinite and these were in English.

I have mine pre-ordered so will let you know, but it's definitely a Steamworks game as they emailed me that when I asked them.
 
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