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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.
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#5600314 Posted on: 10/26/2018 10:41 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.
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#5600336 Posted on: 10/26/2018 11:53 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
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#5600354 Posted on: 10/26/2018 12:43 PM
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. "
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#5600408 Posted on: 10/26/2018 04:19 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
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While I personally prefer the "redux" edition of both games, there are some people I know which love the Original version. Great stuff!