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Started playing Metro 2033: Redux, the remastered version of the original Metro 2033. Aside from some framerate issues it's pretty ****ing sick so far. Think Doom by way of Fallout. ****ed up mutant monster things show up out of nowhere as you make your way through dank, shadowy, Russian subway tunnels (the surface being an irradiated wasteland). It's a full FPS, but with upgradeable weapons and metro stations that are populated by Russian survivors that function as cities and markets, so it's got RPG elements, even if they don't creep into the run-and-gun gameplay.
It's all mission-based, so you're not exploring an open world, but the environments are gnarly and creepy as ****, with the constant threat of half-seen, demon-looking monsters bum rushing you and taking way too many bullets to ****ing die. The combat is therefore intense and chaotic and you will probably die quite often. I'm only a couple hours into the game and it's already somewhat challenging.
It's also got survival horror elements and aesthetics, with weapons that aren't entirely effective against anything but humans, and limited ammunition (though not prohibitively limited) that makes every encounter into a moderately nerve-racking event often preceded by howling freaks that you can't see and therefore spend a good twenty seconds frantically searching for, lest they eviscerate you from behind. It doesn't help that the enemies are faster than you. I wouldn't call it scary, at least not yet, but it's still an unnerving experience.
ATM I highly recommend it to fans of post-apocalyptic games, unique first-person shooters, and horror games.
*patiently awaits a response from Yac*
