Teamgroup MP33 PRO NVMe M2 SSD review
ASUS Radeon RX 6800 XT STRIX OC LC Review
Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT NITRO+ review
XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT Speedster MERC 319 review
Corsair MP400 4TB NVMe M2 SSD review
ASUS ROG Z11 mini ITX chassis review
Lian Li O11 Dynamic Mini chassis review
MSI GeForce RTX 3090 SUPRIM X review
MSI GeForce RTX 3080 SUPRIM X review
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT review
Grab for free: Metro 2033
4A Games and Deep Silver are offering the original version of Metro 2033 for free on Steam. This is a limited offer that ends tomorrow and those who acquire their free copy will be able to keep the game forever. Metro 2033 is a survival horror first-person shooter video game, based on the novel Metro 2033 by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky.
Grab for free: Hitman Summer Pack - 07/18/2018 07:03 AM
Following up on the big fashion show event in Paris and the expansive nature of Sapienza, we knew that Marrakesh had to be something extraordinary. So the team set out to build a location that was bot...
Grab for free: Hacknet (Steam) - 07/13/2018 07:54 AM
Hacknet is a terminal-based hacking simulator. Dive down a rabbit hole as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports. Using...
Grab for free: Battlefield 1 Turning Tides DLC - 06/27/2018 08:09 AM
Storm the beaches of Gallipoli with the Allied forces or defend the Ottoman Empire’s fortifications at Cape Helles. Continue the battle at the Achi Baba hilltop in an intense infantry-focuse...
Grab for free: For Honor Starter Edition - 06/13/2018 07:33 AM
You can grab a free copy of For Honor Starter Edition – Starter Edition includes the same content as Standard Edition, including Story and Multiplayer modes, but not all heroes....
StewieTech
Chuck Norris
Posts: 2537
Joined: 2012-02-06
Chuck Norris
Posts: 2537
Joined: 2012-02-06
#5600314 Posted on: 10/26/2018 09:41 AM
The very first game i bought on steam back in october 2012. True story.
Good game. Great atmosphere.
Free is a nice price.
The very first game i bought on steam back in october 2012. True story.
Good game. Great atmosphere.
Free is a nice price.
Venix
Senior Member
Posts: 1402
Joined: 2016-08-01
Senior Member
Posts: 1402
Joined: 2016-08-01
#5600336 Posted on: 10/26/2018 10:53 AM
Redux might be better but you can't argue with free! :p
While I personally prefer the "redux" edition of both games, there are some people I know which love the Original version. Great stuff!
Redux might be better but you can't argue with free! :p
cryohellinc
Senior Member
Posts: 3334
Joined: 2014-10-20
Senior Member
Posts: 3334
Joined: 2014-10-20
#5600354 Posted on: 10/26/2018 11:43 AM
We have this saying here - " For free, even the vinegar is Sweet. "
Redux might be better but you can't argue with free! :p
We have this saying here - " For free, even the vinegar is Sweet. "
Solfaur
Senior Member
Posts: 7412
Joined: 2005-08-10
Senior Member
Posts: 7412
Joined: 2005-08-10
#5600408 Posted on: 10/26/2018 03:19 PM
Having played both versions very recently, I can say without doubt that the original 2033 is FAR SUPERIOR to Redux version, imo. I had it bought at full price on release back in 2010 and replaying it now, I was very surprised on how well it aged. The graphics are still very good, very dark and dreadful atmosphere all around. Also the gameplay is far more complex and HARD, you can't just knife kill everybody from range and the mods for guns are diverse, but you have to adapt for every encounter. Also the AI seems to be smarter, and the fact that some enemies have armored parts like helms or different body pads that ACTUALLY PROVIDE ARMOR is something I miss in game nowadays.
The only thing that Redux has going for it are the character models, that's it. Everything else, from washed out and way too bright environment to dumbed down gameplay (I could basically just throw knives trough a lot of it) and guns is worse.
So yeah... great to have this free opportunity. It still funny how taxing the game can be (but still looks good in accordance to that) on hardware when maxed. I remember the struggle of running it with a GTX 280 (and the replaying with 2x580s). :p
Having played both versions very recently, I can say without doubt that the original 2033 is FAR SUPERIOR to Redux version, imo. I had it bought at full price on release back in 2010 and replaying it now, I was very surprised on how well it aged. The graphics are still very good, very dark and dreadful atmosphere all around. Also the gameplay is far more complex and HARD, you can't just knife kill everybody from range and the mods for guns are diverse, but you have to adapt for every encounter. Also the AI seems to be smarter, and the fact that some enemies have armored parts like helms or different body pads that ACTUALLY PROVIDE ARMOR is something I miss in game nowadays.
The only thing that Redux has going for it are the character models, that's it. Everything else, from washed out and way too bright environment to dumbed down gameplay (I could basically just throw knives trough a lot of it) and guns is worse.
So yeah... great to have this free opportunity. It still funny how taxing the game can be (but still looks good in accordance to that) on hardware when maxed. I remember the struggle of running it with a GTX 280 (and the replaying with 2x580s). :p
Click here to post a comment for this news story on the message forum.
Senior Member
Posts: 3334
Joined: 2014-10-20
While I personally prefer the "redux" edition of both games, there are some people I know which love the Original version. Great stuff!