Info about Metro: Last Light Redux:

Official game description:
It is the year 2034. Beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro, the remnants of mankind are besieged by deadly threats from outside – and within. Mutants stalk the catacombs beneath the desolate surface, and hunt amidst the poisoned skies above.  
But rather than stand united, the station-cities of the Metro are locked in a struggle for the ultimate power, a doomsday device from the military vaults of D6. A civil war is stirring that could wipe humanity from the face of the earth forever. As Artyom, burdened by guilt but driven by hope, you hold the key to our survival – the last light in our darkest hour…
Product Overview:
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Metro: Last Light Redux is the definitive version of the critically acclaimed ‘Metro: Last Light’, rebuilt in the latest and greatest iteration of the 4A Engine for Next Gen. Newcomers will get the chance to experience one of the finest story-driven shooters of all time; an epic adventure combining gripping survival horror, exploration and tactical combat and stealth.  
This definitive version also includes all previously released DLC, adding 10 hours of bonus single-player content to the huge solo campaign. Fans of the original game will notice new features and gameplay improvements, including new melee animations, the ability to check your watch and ammo supplies on the fly, and new full-body player animations.  
And those who favoured the more survival-horror oriented gameplay of the cult prequel ‘Metro 2033’ will find a new way to experience the campaign thanks to the introduction of two unique Play Styles – Survival and Spartan. The former transforms Last light from a more action-oriented stealth combat experience to a fraught, slow burn fight for survival. With the legendary Ranger Mode included to offer an extra layer of challenge and immersion, Metro: Last Light Redux offers hours of AAA gameplay for an incredible price.
Game Features
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*   **Immerse yourself in the Moscow Metro -** witness one of the most atmospheric worlds in gaming brought to life with stunning next-gen visuals at 60FPSBrave the horrors of the Russian apocalypse - equip your gasmask and an arsenal of hand-made weaponry as you face the threat of deadly mutants, human foes, and the terrifying environment itself
*   **Rebuilt and Remastered for next-gen -** with all previous DLC content included, new modes and features, and many gameplay improvement, this is the definitive version of the critically acclaimed classic that fans and newcomers alike will enjoy
*   **Two unique Play Styles : "Spartan" and "Survival" -** approach the game as a slow burn Survival Horror, or tackle it with the combat skills of a Spartan Ranger in these two unique modes
*   **The legendary Ranger Mode returns -** dare you play the fearsome Ranger Mode? No HUD, UI, deadlier combat and limited resources combine to create the ultimate immersive experience
    Notice for OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 users with an Nvidia graphics card at or above the minimum specification listed below:  
    Currently separate drivers are available to fix performance issues specifically affecting Nvidia users who are using OS X Yosemite. These drivers are currently only compatible with OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 and can be found here .  
    Based on the internationally bestselling novel series by Dmitry Glukhovsky

Release date: Aug 25, 2014

Categories: First-Person Shooter, Survival Horror, Story-driven Gameplay, Stealth Gameplay, Exploration, Multiple Endings, Atmospheric Horror, Character Interaction

Feature scans:
- MTX: score 10; verdict: Fair; summary: The game is praised for not having microtransactions and for including free DLCs with the purchase. However, there are mixed feelings about the quality and balance of the DLC content. Overall, the absence of microtransactions is seen as a significant positive aspect.
- Wiki: score 50; verdict: Needs Improvement; summary: The analysis of user feedback for 'Wiki Tax' reveals several key themes. The most prominent issues include the necessity of external guides to understand moral points and quest outcomes, significant navigation and guidance problems within the game, a general sentiment that the game is less enjoyable without guides, and various technical issues affecting gameplay. These points indicate a heavy reliance on external data for an optimal gaming experience and highlight areas where the game could improve its internal guidance and technical stability.
- Proton/Linux: score 10; verdict: Works Well; summary: Metro Last Light generally receives positive feedback for its native Linux port, with users reporting good performance and stability. However, there are some mentions of VRAM usage requiring graphics settings adjustments and occasional crashes. Controller support is noted to have some issues, but these can be mitigated with additional drivers.
- Steam Deck: score 70; verdict: Tinkering Required; summary: The analysis of user feedback for the Steam Deck experience reveals several critical issues. Frequent crashes, particularly during the final chapter, and save file issues are the most severe problems reported. Performance issues such as frame drops and stuttering are also notable, along with resolution and control difficulties. However, there are positive reports of stable performance on Steam Deck and Linux, indicating that the game can run well under specific conditions.

- Hardware Profile:
  - Summary: The game generally performs well across most hardware cohorts, with positive feedback dominating in lower VRAM configurations and mixed results in higher VRAM setups due to occasional crashes.
  - Sample size: 153 (2% coverage)
  - Audience skew: Review sample is mostly Windows-based.
  - Windows <8GB VRAM (positive, 115 reports): The game runs well on lower VRAM systems with only occasional crashes reported.
  - Windows 12-15GB VRAM (mixed, 19 reports): While some users report excellent performance, others experience frequent crashes.
  - Windows 8-11GB VRAM (positive, 13 reports): The game performs well despite some reported crashes.
  - Caveats: 153 of 8147 reviews expose hardware metadata.; Review sample is mostly Windows-based.
Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $5.00 - $10.00
  - Reasoning: The evidence consistently highlights that the game is frequently on sale and that purchasing it during these sales is highly recommended. This suggests that the community considers the sale price to be a fair value for the game. The repeated mention of waiting for discounts indicates that the base price might be seen as too high, but the sale price is considered reasonable and good value for money.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 10.0h
  - Story completion: 8.0h
  - Session length: N/A
  - Endgame: N/A
  - Reasoning: The evidence provides direct and indirect mentions of playtime for Metro: Last Light Redux. The first quote explicitly states that the story offers at least 10 hours of playtime. The second quote mentions enjoying 8 hours of the campaign, which aligns with the typical story completion time. The third quote indicates a full game completion in Spartan mode and Hardcore difficulty, suggesting a thorough playthrough. The fourth quote mentions 4 hours of play, which could be part of a longer session or a partial playthrough.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: Metro: Last Light Redux starts strong with an engaging atmosphere and tight pacing, but the fun drops off as the story becomes repetitive or confusing. The initial strong start is the anchor, but the game's later stages can feel like a slog.
  - Stance: Fun then drops
  - Anchor: The initial strong start
  - Time to anchor: 0h 30m
  - Friction: Repetitive gameplay elements; Confusing or poorly explained story; Repetitive mutant fights; Slow segments
  - Unlock drivers: Engaging atmosphere; Tight pacing
  - Conditions: Atmosphere; Philosophical weight added by characters; Varied pacing; Story progression
- Player Archetypes:
  - Story-First Explorer (sale)
    - Motivation: Enjoyment of the narrative and atmosphere
    - Playstyle: Explorative and immersive
    - Experience: mixed
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: franchise fan; story enthusiast
    - Reference games: Metro 2033; Metro Exodus
  - Hardcore Challenge Seeker (sale)
    - Motivation: Seeking a challenging and realistic experience
    - Playstyle: Hardcore and immersive
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: hardcore gamer; realism enthusiast
    - Reference games: Metro 2033; Metro Exodus
  - Series Completionist (buy)
    - Motivation: Completing the series for the full narrative experience
    - Playstyle: Story-driven and sequential
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: completionist; story enthusiast
    - Reference games: Metro 2033; Metro Exodus
  - Cautious Story Seeker (deep sale)
    - Motivation: Enjoying the story and atmosphere despite technical issues
    - Playstyle: Cautious and story-driven
    - Experience: mixed
    - Purchase stance: deep sale
    - Labels: story enthusiast; cautious gamer
    - Reference games: Metro 2033; Metro Exodus


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Engaging and well-developed story (weight 0.63): The story is highlighted as one of the game's strongest aspects, with a well-developed plot, engaging storyline, and deep, emotional narrative.
- Impressive graphics and visuals (weight 0.42): The game's graphics are frequently praised for being impressive, detailed, and well-suited for its time. Players appreciate the high-quality visuals and effects.
- High level of immersion (weight 0.37): The game offers an immersive atmosphere and experience, with powerful emotional engagement and exceptional attention to detail.
- Positive overall impressions (weight 0.29): Many players express general positive sentiments about the game, calling it excellent, beautiful, and one of the best in various aspects.
- Good level and environment design (weight 0.24): The level design is praised for being good, improved, and atmospheric, with detailed and diverse environments.
- Variety of weapons (weight 0.2): Players appreciate the diverse range of weapons available, including customization options and an expanded arsenal.
- Improved gameplay mechanics (weight 0.2): The gameplay is noted for being great, with improvements in stealth mechanics and overall fun gameplay.
- Excellent sound design (weight 0.19): The sound design is frequently mentioned as excellent, immersive, and meticulously crafted, enhancing the overall gaming experience.
- Multiple endings based on choices (weight 0.16): The game features multiple endings that depend on the player's actions and decisions, adding to its replay value.
- Inclusion of DLCs (weight 0.14): Players appreciate the addition of various DLCs, including new missions, bosses, and free DLC levels.
- Better than predecessor (weight 0.11): Players feel that this game is an improvement over Metro 2033 Redux, with better gameplay and more interesting locations and plot.

Common complaints:
- Various bugs encountered (weight 0.28): Players have encountered numerous bugs ranging from minor issues to game-breaking bugs that prevent progress. These bugs affect the overall gameplay experience.
- Frequent game crashes (weight 0.23): The game experiences frequent crashes across different platforms, including Windows and Linux. Players report random crashes and system freezes, which disrupt the gaming experience significantly.
- Stealth mechanics issues (weight 0.17): The stealth mechanics in the game are criticized for being poorly implemented and frustrating. Players find the stealth system inconsistent and overly punishing.
- Poor karma system (weight 0.13): The karma system in the game is poorly designed and inconsistent. Players find it frustrating and arbitrary.
- Game design flaws (weight 0.1): The game has several design flaws, including poorly implemented mechanics and uninteresting content. Players find certain aspects of the game, such as throwable weapons and boss fights, unsatisfying.
- Frustrating enemy AI (weight 0.1): The enemy AI in the game is inconsistent and often behaves in frustrating ways. This inconsistency affects the combat experience negatively.
- Difficulty in achieving good ending (weight 0.1): Players find it difficult to achieve the good ending due to stringent conditions. This difficulty is a common frustration among players trying to complete the game.
- Compatibility issues with modern hardware (weight 0.08): The game has compatibility issues with modern hardware, leading to frequent glitches and crashes. Players report that the game needs updates to run smoothly on modern systems.
- Difficult and linear gameplay (weight 0.08): The gameplay is criticized for being too difficult and linear. Players find the game's difficulty and lack of flexibility frustrating.
- Character and transportation issues (weight 0.08): Players report issues with the main character and transportation mechanics. The main character is criticized for being silent, and transportation, especially boats, is found to be difficult to control.
- Slow pacing with long dialogues (weight 0.08): The game's pacing is slow, with long dialogues that can make the gameplay feel sluggish. This affects the overall enjoyment of the game.

Gameplay feedback:
- Stealth mechanics (weight 0.24): Players can utilize stealth mechanics to navigate through the game, offering a different approach to combat and exploration.
- Exploration and interaction gameplay (weight 0.21): The gameplay involves exploring various locations, collecting items, and interacting with different factions. Players can drive a buggy and encounter aliens while making decisions that influence the story.
- Story-driven and choice-based narrative (weight 0.17): The game features a strong narrative focus with non-linear storytelling. Players' choices drive the missions and overall gameplay experience.
- Morality system affects endings (weight 0.16): The game includes a morality system where moral points affect the ending. Players' moral choices throughout the game influence the final outcome.
- Atmospheric and immersive setting (weight 0.13): The game provides an atmospheric and immersive experience, enhancing the overall gameplay with its detailed environment.
- Variety of weapons (weight 0.12): The game offers a wide range of weapons and modifications, providing players with diverse combat options.
- Survival and horror elements (weight 0.1): The gameplay incorporates survival and horror elements, adding tension and challenge to the player's experience.
- New engine and gameplay modes (weight 0.08): The remaster uses a new engine, improving shooting dynamics and stealth mechanics. It offers more diverse and open levels, along with new modes like Survival and Spartan, and includes complete DLCs.
- Balanced and challenging gameplay (weight 0.08): The game offers a balanced and challenging gameplay experience, keeping players engaged and interested.
- Boss fights included (weight 0.08): The game includes boss fights, adding challenging encounters and variety to the gameplay.
- Mixed feedback on gameplay (weight 0.07): Players have mixed opinions on the gameplay, with some finding it lacking while others appreciate its variety and length.
- Similar to previous version (weight 0.07): The gameplay mechanics are similar to the previous version of the game, which some players find familiar and enjoyable.
- Special gameplay modes (weight 0.07): The game includes special modes such as 'Spartan' and 'Ranger,' providing unique gameplay experiences.

Performance notes:
- Frequent crashes and freezes (weight 0.23): Many players report that the game crashes frequently and randomly, leading to system freezes and instability.
- Smooth gameplay on modern hardware (weight 0.15): The game runs smoothly and performs well on modern and high-end hardware, with some players experiencing high frame rates.
- Optimization issues (weight 0.15): There are mixed reports about the game's optimization, with some players experiencing poor optimization and others praising it.
- Resolution and compatibility issues (weight 0.14): Some players report resolution bugs, particularly with G-Sync monitors, and compatibility problems with Linux and certain hardware.
- Performance improvements in Redux (weight 0.13): The Redux version of the game is noted for its optimized performance and improved graphics, enhancing the overall gaming experience.
- High system requirements (weight 0.12): The game has high system requirements and can push hardware to its limits, though it can also run on low-end hardware.
- Texture and loading issues (weight 0.09): Players have encountered issues with texture loading, invisible textures, and long load times.
- Specific bugs and glitches (weight 0.06): There are reports of specific bugs and glitches, including physics glitches, stuttering, and occasional gameplay bugs.
- Mixed reviews on performance (weight 0.06): Some players report that the game runs poorly on high settings even with decent hardware, while others find it runs well.

Recommendations:
- Recommended for story and atmosphere (weight 0.49): The game is highly recommended for its strong narrative, suspenseful atmosphere, and unique gameplay. It is particularly suggested for fans of post-apocalyptic games and those who enjoy a good story and survival elements.
- Highly recommended for fans (weight 0.36): The game is highly recommended for fans of the Metro series, FPS, and survival games. It is seen as a must-play for those who enjoyed previous installments like Metro 2033.
- Worth playing and buying (weight 0.22): Many players find the game worth playing and buying due to its engaging gameplay, unique story, and attention to detail. It is considered a valuable experience for its price.
- Explore and immerse (weight 0.07): Players recommend exploring locations, listening to dialogues, and immersing in the game's atmosphere to fully appreciate the experience.
- Recommended playstyles and strategies (weight 0.06): Players suggest specific strategies and weapons for a better gameplay experience. It is also recommended to play on Survival or Hardcore difficulty for full immersion.
- Play for extras and multiple endings (weight 0.05): Players suggest playing the game for its extras and experiencing different endings by playing multiple times to achieve full completion.
- Wait for discounts (weight 0.05): Some players suggest waiting for a discount before purchasing the game to get the best value.

Other player notes:
No miscpoints

Emotions:
- Frustration (weight 0.36): Players are frustrated by a range of technical issues, including frequent crashes, bugs preventing progress, and performance problems like high GPU usage and image stretching. Gameplay mechanics such as the moral point system, aiming mechanics, and stealth mechanics are also cited as sources of frustration, along with difficult enemy encounters and unclear requirements for achieving good endings.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.25): Players enjoy the gameplay and stealth mechanics, finding them fun and engaging. The game's atmosphere, graphics, and story are also highly praised, contributing to an overall positive experience despite some flaws.
- Excitement (weight 0.23): Players are excited about the game's engaging story, unique endings, and variety of weapons. The immersive atmosphere and intense gameplay, along with the introduction of new content and improvements over previous games, contribute to this excitement.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.18): Players are satisfied with the improved graphics, gameplay mechanics, and engaging story. The game's balance, accessibility, and high-quality visual and audio details also contribute to a positive overall experience.
- Disappointment (weight 0.12): Players express disappointment with the lack of improvement from the first game, unsatisfactory endings, and issues with the Redux version. Poor gameplay experience, optimization issues, and the difficulty in achieving good endings also contribute to this sentiment.
- Nostalgia (weight 0.12): Players feel nostalgic about the game's lasting quality, familiar locations, and the experience of playing the original game. The game's atmosphere and emotional impact, along with childhood memories, contribute to this sense of nostalgia.
- Admiration (weight 0.09): Players admire the game's atmosphere, immersion, and story, considering it a work of art and a masterpiece. The game's technical aspects, characters, and soundtrack are also highly praised.
- Frustrated (weight 0.05): Players are frustrated by technical issues such as frequent game crashes and freezing, which disrupt gameplay and require hard restarts. The moral point collection system and specific gameplay mechanics, like the Black character, also contribute to this frustration.
- Immersion (weight 0.04): Players feel immersed in the game's universe due to its atmospheric and engaging story. The emotional depth from character interactions and the attractive story contribute to this immersive experience.
- Awe (weight 0.04): Players are in awe of the game's atmosphere, graphics, and overall perfection. The immersive atmosphere, visual beauty, and emotional depth contribute to this sense of awe.
- Fear (weight 0.03): Players experience fear due to the game's atmosphere and scary mutant enemies. The horror elements and scary moments in the game contribute to this emotion.
- Engaged (weight 0.02): Players are engaged by the game's interesting plot and strong storytelling. The more engaging gameplay and long engagement time contribute to this sense of engagement.}