![]() ![]() ![]() This is a commendable achievement, and it comes from the mind of one man - author of the Metro series of novels - Dimitry Glukhovsky. It speaks to many people, with a sliding scale of emotions and messages that it can't fail to resonate with everyone on at least one level. Metro: Last Light batters your senses with so many themes of varying severity, from the simple sight of loving parents caring for their child in the rusted bowels of a subway station, to seeing live traitors being hurled into a blazing furnace for acts of insolence. If we can't truly invest ourselves in the world of a game then can we really say we give a damn about what's happening to it, or to the plot's leading players? Personally, no, but then again reading and writing are personal, powerful hobbies, and each bears a different impact on the next player. Moments that should deliver an emotional sucker punch can feel cheesy or forced, while sentiment is regularly drowned in a sea of bombast, made-to-order characters and the deafening sound of ceaseless gunfire. It's a rare thing, given how - frankly - shit game stories can be. Within that session I was bombarded with more themes, ideologies and graphic, genuinely harrowing scenes that most games deliver in their entire running time. Last month I was lucky enough to play three hours of Metro: Last Light. ![]() We've got a list of Metro: Last Light achievements here, but beware of spoilers. I recently played three hours of the game at a preview event. It sees the Metro network locked in a vicious civil war. Metro: Last Light was written by Glukhovsky and the plot is canon, informing elements of his next book Metro 2035. It has enjoyed over three million readers to-date. VG247's Dave Cook speaks with author of the Metro games and novels Dimitry Glukhovsky about penning his dark, frequently shocking tale.īorn in 1979, Glukhovsky started writing Metro 2033 at the age of 18 and self-published it on his own website in 2002. Metro: Last Light is going to raise the bar for writing in games. ![]()
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