Enter the Metro - The Bear and Badger

Moto70

I think with the exception of The Last of Us and GTA V there is nothing I am buying this gen now, I'm also really bored of FPS's and especially linear FPS's.

I am either going to be extremely full of excite or about to finish with gaming come this Christmas.

Mod74

It seems to be doing about the same (or slightly better) than the first game

http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/metro-last-light/critic-reviews

So I'm not out.

fullspectrum

Edge review sounded a lot more positive than EG, maybe I'm in on the cheap.

Mod74

£21.99 cheap?

http://www.simplygames.com/info/19994/Metro-Last-Light-CD-Key-Download-PC

EDIT: for the PC version sorry.

fullspectrum

I would bite at that alas you know my non-PC owning ways.

fullspectrum

Bet it looks stonking on them, too.

Curtis

This game is soooo much better than the first.

I love the way it lights up the side of my Alienware depending on how much light i'm exposed to in-game. Helps loads.

Blue Swirl

Curtis wrote:

I love the way it lights up the side of my Alienware depending on how much light i'm exposed to in-game. Helps loads.

That's awesome and ridiculous all at the same time.

Mod74

Played about half an hour of this earlier. Holy hell it's pretty.

Plornt

Started this today as well, it's great so far (a couple hours into the game). If you enjoyed the first you will surely love this, and also recommend it to FPS/Post Apocalyptic fans in general!

Blue Swirl

Super disappointed that the Wii U version has sunk without a trace. Looks like I'm going to have to get myself a 360.

Kernowgaz

I've got this from Lovefilm and enjoying but I'm being solid - where the fuck is the flashlight button ? All I get is a fucking lighter , the options don't tell you either

Edit - Yep retard , LB and press Y

Edit 2 - And you need batteries , maybe that's why I couldn't work it to begin with ( or I'm solid )

Mod74

The tutorialised sections are quite long.

Curtis

Mod74 wrote:

Played about half an hour of this earlier. Holy hell it's pretty.

It's a hell of an achievement - making something so decrepit look so beautiful.

three1ne

That last gameplay vid I posted made the A.I look like utter wang. Is it?

[Deleted User]

Moto70 wrote:

I think with the exception of The Last of Us and GTA V there is nothing I am buying this gen now, I'm also really bored of FPS's and especially linear FPS's. I am either going to be extremely full of excite or about to finish with gaming come this Christmas.

Oculus Rift will haul you back in. At least it bloody better do. I've been waiting 25 years for this.

[Deleted User]

three1ne wrote:

That last gameplay vid I posted made the A.I look like utter wang. Is it?

Scandalously bad.

[Deleted User]

Blue Swirl wrote:

Super disappointed that the Wii U version has sunk without a trace. Looks like I'm going to have to get myself a 360.

By a PC. Buy it now.

Blue Swirl

SpaceGazelle wrote:

Blue Swirl wrote:

Super disappointed that the Wii U version has sunk without a trace. Looks like I'm going to have to get myself a 360.

By a PC. Buy it now.

Ah ha ha. No. PC gaming is where the human soul goes to die.

Bollockoff

That explains why it's heavenly.

fullspectrum

Think I'll play some more of the original of this tonight. I'm in the correct mood - hollow, empty, desolate.

GooberTheHat

Bad burger experience?

fullspectrum

Great now I want a burger too.

[Deleted User]

Blue Swirl wrote:

SpaceGazelle wrote:

Blue Swirl wrote:

Super disappointed that the Wii U version has sunk without a trace. Looks like I'm going to have to get myself a 360.

By a PC. Buy it now.

Ah ha ha. No. PC gaming is where the human soul goes to die.

I'd say the opposite is true. PC gaming is more creative, has community content, is friendlier, is less expensive, has better curio's, has Steam, free live services, has more controller options, higher resolution screens, is faster, has emulation.

Console gaming is a poor relation.

Blue Swirl

SpaceGazelle wrote:

Blue Swirl wrote:

Ah ha ha. No. PC gaming is where the human soul goes to die.

I'd say the opposite is true. PC gaming is more creative, has community content, is friendlier, is less expensive, has better curio's, has Steam, free live services, has more controller options, higher resolution screens, is faster, has emulation. Console gaming is a poor relation.

1. More creative is a personal opinion. There's just as much creativity in the indie scene on consoles.
2. Console games also have user created content; see Halo's Forge mode and Trials Evoltion.
3. Friendlier? Are you mad? I've never been so chastised as when attempting to play Counter Strike.
4. Less expensive? Seriously? Yeah, games may be less, but my {console} cost me less than my mate's graphics card did.
5. Free live services? Every console bar the 360 says hello.
6. PCs have more controller options because they have no idea what you're going to plug in; standardised hardware FTW.
7. Higher resolution screens is true, but I don't play games based on which has the most graphics.
8. Define faster.
9. Emulation is fine, but then the Virtual Console is a) awesome and b) legal. Also, this is why we should expect backwards compatibility on all consoles.

Your mileage may vary, but PC gaming is too much effort. I know people who like making sure their rig is up to date, fiddling with hardware, installing drivers, messing with game settings, etc., but I'd rather be playing the actual game as opposed to spending yonks making sure the vertical resolution is just so.

In a vague attempt to get the thread back on topic, I tried Metro 2033 on PC. I exceeded the specification requirements. It would run at about 10 frames per second if I turned all the options down to their lowest setting. I then went out and bought it on 360 and had a whale of a time.

Mod74

With everything switched on Metro 2033 chugged on my GTX670, Last Light looks better and with everything switched on doesn't ever hiccup.

I'm not sure what that added.

Oh, and assumed all this PC/console stuff was a joke, but OK. Yes, you can plug any controller into a PC, pot luck how well the game supports it, even Valve <heavenly choir, saviour of gamers, Fathers of the under the TV SteamBox, saviour of mankind> can't be arsed to fully support it in their games.

Mod74

The lighting in this game is actually insane

[Deleted User]

Blue Swirl wrote:

SpaceGazelle wrote:

Blue Swirl wrote:

Ah ha ha. No. PC gaming is where the human soul goes to die.

I'd say the opposite is true. PC gaming is more creative, has community content, is friendlier, is less expensive, has better curio's, has Steam, free live services, has more controller options, higher resolution screens, is faster, has emulation. Console gaming is a poor relation.

1. More creative is a personal opinion. There's just as much creativity in the indie scene on consoles. 2. Console games also have user created content; see Halo's Forge mode and Trials Evoltion. 3. Friendlier? Are you mad? I've never been so chastised as when attempting to play Counter Strike. 4. Less expensive? Seriously? Yeah, games may be less, but my {console} cost me less than my mate's graphics card did. 5. Free live services? Every console bar the 360 says hello. 6. PCs have more controller options because they have no idea what you're going to plug in; standardised hardware FTW. 7. Higher resolution screens is true, but I don't play games based on which has the most graphics. 8. Define faster. 9. Emulation is fine, but then the Virtual Console is a) awesome and b) legal. Also, this is why we should expect backwards compatibility on all consoles. Your mileage may vary, but PC gaming is too much effort. I know people who like making sure their rig is up to date, fiddling with hardware, installing drivers, messing with game settings, etc., but I'd rather be playing the actual game as opposed to spending yonks making sure the vertical resolution is just so. In a vague attempt to get the thread back on topic, I tried Metro 2033 on PC. I exceeded the specification requirements. It would run at about 10 frames per second if I turned all the options down to their lowest setting. I then went out and bought it on 360 and had a whale of a time.

1) Yes it is. No there isn't
2) Yes they do, but it's very limited. Hell, you can write your own game on a PC.
3) I'm not saying it's perfect, but it is generally more mature.
4) Depends on how many games you play. You can buy a far better PC for £300 than you can a console. Then pick up some quality games for free or wait till they're less than £5.
5) True, but they're all rubbish apart from the 360.
6) PC's have mouse and keyboard as standard, and very good they are too. Xbox controllers/Oculus rift and the like are a bonus, if you care for them.
7) True, but I've played Skyrim, Tomb Raider et al on a console and a PC and I know which I prefer (see Mod's post above).

Faster loading times, higher frame rates on graphically intensive games etc.
9) Expect but not find. I'm sure Sony and Microsoft will have some Virtual Console type thing on the new ones, but expect to pay too much for a game you'e already bought. A Gameboy game costs more on my 3DS than Portal 2, GTA 4 or LFD2 did on my PC.

hylian_elf

PC gaming lol. If I was rich and could always upgrade and hook a monster up to a monster TV to take advantage of it, then yes. Otherwise console wins hands down.

Anyway. Must start 2033 on my 360.

[Deleted User]

The new consoles are pretty much standard PC's in a box, albeit tightly controlled ones. How much do you think they'll be?

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