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Sure, it’s been out for quite a while, but it’s getting a PS4/Xbox One overhaul, so it’s timely that I review it now (also I just played it, so it just makes sense!).

Metro Last Light is the sequel to the under performing but popular Metro 2033, based on the book series by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky. Unfortunately I’ve not played the first game, and that may have hampered my experience a little.

Last Light follows the character Artyom, played by you, as he attempts to traverse the post apocalyptic underground world of Moscow to find the last Dark One alive, an alien breed all but wiped out at the end of the first game. Some want to make peace with the creature, but many more want it dead, and it’s this hunt that drives the plot. Unfortunately, I personally found the story rather hard to follow. This could have been as much as result of me missing the first game as the story here, but I found it complicated and not that engaging. What drove me was how great the game looks and plays.

Graphically,Last Light is beautiful for most of the time, particularly the environments, and I was struck by just how much variety there was considering the game takes place mostly in dark underground tunnels. There’s a huge amount of detail on show, the lighting is brilliant and it makes it a (scary, creepy) joy to explore. This is also helped by very strong sound design. The heavy breathing of Artyom when he changes gas masks never stops being unnerving, with the sound of adding a fresh filter never ceasing to be a huge relief.

Gameplay wise, it is a standard FPS frame bolstered by some effective sneaking, allowing you to tamper with lighting to hide and cause multiple death. There are also some on rails shooting sections and a few ‘boss’ creatures to keep things varied. It’s fun, often tense, and sometimes quite scary, and the locales and gameplay will drive you through to the (quite abrupt) end.

So where does that leave Last Light? In my opinion, it’s definitely worth a play. If you like horror, action, sneaking and great environments to stalk through, all in the FPS viewpoint, you’ll like it. If you can follow the story, you’ll probably love it.

Overall Rating:7/10

I shit my pants