Metro 2033: The Last Refuge PC/(stalker like game)

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#1 devious742
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A Games' Metro 2033: The Last Refuge is the latest first-person horror adventure to crawl out of the abyss. Revealed last week to European press, the PC/ PS3 first-person shooter is based on a popular Eastern European cult novel from Russian author Dmitriv Glukhovskiy called, you guessed it, "Metro 2033."

The videogame version will hold many of the same plot devices and scenarios as the novel, which doesn't sound like you can expect too many bright and sunny days with it -- "The whole world lies in ruins and humanity is almost annihilated," begins 4A's official story synopsis. "Outside the cities, as rumors say, there are endless burned-out deserts and mutated wild forests. The survivors still remember the past greatness of humanity, but the remnants of that civilization have gradually become just memories... spun into stories which then turned to legends."

Oh, and it gets even more cheerful from there. In the last twenty years not a single plane has taken off, none of the railroads are used, and the radio and television airwaves remain quiet. "The Human epoch has collapsed," as they say -- beginning a new era filled by irradiated creatures and other "things" that aren't suitable for an E10. It's a rosy beginning, we know.

Luckily for the normal folks out there, people still live in "Moscow Metro" -- the largest anti-nuke shelter ever built and the last real retreat for humankind. Though divided into religious and political groupings (just like a real city), the people that remain are united by their need to survive. Unfortunately for them, that need to survive is put to the test rather quickly when the Metro's northern outpost is attacked by a horde of a bizarre animals known as "The Darkness" (no, not THAT Darkness, this is another one).

Following these events, players will take control of a young man by the name of Artem -- the guy charged with reaching "Polis" (the heart of the metro) so that he can warn the population about the possibility of more attacks... and so he can get some help. Of course, part of the challenge for Artem will be weaving his way through all the different political organizations and governments (democracies, totalitarians, communists, etc).

Built using an original proprietary engine, Metro 2033 is supposed to have all the bells and whistles you'd expect from a next-gen game when done. Gamma-corrected deferred shading, motion-blur, dynamic lighting (with thousands of light sources), are phrases that are already being thrown around. What sounds more impressive to us, though, is how gameplay can be tailored to fit your personal **** If someone would prefer to live out their mission as a heavy strike fighter instead of stealthy killer, they can do that. Or if a player is observant enough to recognize the current political climate, they can influence the plot to go in a completely different direction.

Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of Metro 2033, however, would be its AI. When in combat, enemies are being made to act as realistically as possible; your opponents will avoid lines of fire, hide in cover, setup ambushes with each other, call for help, actively search nooks and shadows for hidden targets, and perform a variety of other behavioral tasks.

Sadly, we don't know much else about the The Last Refuge than what we've already covered (except that there will be mini-games). 4A Games has confirmed, however, that NPCs will live out their lives independent of everyone else (people have discussions, go about personal routines, go to their own specific jobs, etc).

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pcgames preview in german

http://www.pcgames.de/aid,674842/Metro-2033-Bilder-Neue-Concepts-zeigen-Monster-Charaktere-und-die-Umgebung/PC/News/

plz use google to translate

Metro 2033: The Last Refuge is currently being developed by 4A Games, a Russian studio, which is based on former employees of GSC Game World (STALKER series) can rely. Nach derzeitigem Stand soll Metro 2033: The Last Refuge im Herbst 2009 für den PC und die Xbox 360 auf den Markt gelangen. Current is Metro 2033: The Last Refuge in the fall of 2009 for the PC and Xbox 360 on the market.

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#2 swazidoughman
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Built using an original proprietary engine.

devious742

This is the only thing I'm worried about.

Other than that, it looks like my type of game.

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#3 IMaBIOHAZARD
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looks pretty solid (not quite amazing) so far. It looks rlly annoying tho that the guy has his hand curled ALL THE WAY AROUND THE GUN LIKE THAT...he has abnormally large hands. But that should be just a minor annoyance.
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#4 Doom_HellKnight
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Looks interesting. I'll keep my eye on it.
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#5 HenriH-42
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Looks good. :)

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#6 G-Lord
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Those screens are ancient. Check out some newer material. Looks promising so far.

http://www.pcgames.de/aid,674842/Metro-2033-Bilder-Neue-Concepts-zeigen-Monster-Charaktere-und-die-Umgebung/PC/News/

(It's german, sorry about that. Just click on "Bildergalerie")

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#7 gamer_96
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Looks very good i am waiting for it...

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developed by 4A Games, a Russian studio, which is based on former employees of GSC Game World (STALKER series)

Hopefully those former employees are not composed of the ones that got the sack for the mess that was Clear Sky.

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it looks really interesting. a lot like stalker tho. but it actually looks really good.
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I am guessing these are the guys that stole the xray engine from GSC when they quit and made stalker delayed again. Those shots look like xray shots. Maybe they settled it with gsc or something.

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#11 biggest_loser
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I hope its a bit more polished than STALKER - there were things in that game that just weren't up to scratch but I've been through that many times before. I was reasonably impressed by the trailer, particularly the voice acting!
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developed by 4A Games, a Russian studio, which is based on former employees of GSC Game World (STALKER series)

Hopefully those former employees are not composed of the ones that got the sack for the mess that was Clear Sky.

BeavermanA

As far as I know 4A Games was formed back in 06 So these guys wouldn't have much to do with clear sky, Just the first.

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#13 AciDiCa-
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It looks great.

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#14 rmfd341
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Looks very interesting.
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You guys awoke a 6 month old thread
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#16 Baranga
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I am guessing these are the guys that stole the xray engine from GSC when they quit and made stalker delayed again. Those shots look like xray shots. Maybe they settled it with gsc or something.

EndersAres

I never heard that story!

Source still has bits of Quake code, the modern COD engine is built on top of the Quake 3 engine - I'm sure the Metro 2033 programmers recreated many things originally built for X-Ray. They've got their own engine, built in partnership with Nvidia. It was even a PS3/PC game!

Anyway, the similar look is because Metro's lead graphical designer is the same dude responsible for SoC's look. Haven't you noticed some differences in the tone of Clear Sky and CoP compared to the original? They're warmer, more colourful and for some reason the lightning is mostly orange...

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Now the only thing I'm worried about is bugs and optimization.

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More like Necorivsion rip off, the game wil be pretty linear and simple if you ask me....also terribly optimized. I can bet it will play as crap. But anyway i am hyped because it looks oldschool.
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Those screens are ancient. Check out some newer material. Looks promising so far.

http://www.pcgames.de/aid,674842/Metro-2033-Bilder-Neue-Concepts-zeigen-Monster-Charaktere-und-die-Umgebung/PC/News/

(It's german, sorry about that. Just click on "Bildergalerie")

G-Lord

hhaha yea, anyone remember the original STALKER screenshots?

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Right now The Last Refuge looks like this, give them a year (or few!) more andthey can likely make it a great game
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#20 dakan45
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I prefer the old version of stalker..it looked like oblvion :lol:
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More like Necorivsion rip off, the game wil be pretty linear and simple if you ask me....also terribly optimized. I can bet it will play as crap. But anyway i am hyped because it looks oldschool.dakan45

And you know this how?

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#22 Phoenix534
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[QUOTE="G-Lord"]

Those screens are ancient. Check out some newer material. Looks promising so far.

http://www.pcgames.de/aid,674842/Metro-2033-Bilder-Neue-Concepts-zeigen-Monster-Charaktere-und-die-Umgebung/PC/News/

(It's german, sorry about that. Just click on "Bildergalerie")

mrbojangles25

hhaha yea, anyone remember the original STALKER screenshots?

Image 595
Right now The Last Refuge looks like this, give them a year (or few!) more andthey can likely make it a great game

I really liked those graphics back in 2002.

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[QUOTE="dakan45"]More like Necorivsion rip off, the game wil be pretty linear and simple if you ask me....also terribly optimized. I can bet it will play as crap. But anyway i am hyped because it looks oldschool.Phoenix534

And you know this how?

With the same way i knew all those pc exclusives will be badly optimized and buggy. Cryostasis, stalker clear sky, arma 2. In any case its linear, its mostly monster killing and less exploring.
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#24 Phoenix534
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[QUOTE="Phoenix534"]

[QUOTE="dakan45"]More like Necorivsion rip off, the game wil be pretty linear and simple if you ask me....also terribly optimized. I can bet it will play as crap. But anyway i am hyped because it looks oldschool.dakan45

And you know this how?

With the same way i knew all those pc exclusives will be badly optimized and buggy. Cryostasis, stalker clear sky, arma 2. In any case its linear, its mostly monster killing and less exploring.

I will laugh my *** of if this will be a perfectly optimized STALKER/Oblvion hybrid.

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#25 dakan45
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[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="Phoenix534"]

And you know this how?

Phoenix534

With the same way i knew all those pc exclusives will be badly optimized and buggy. Cryostasis, stalker clear sky, arma 2. In any case its linear, its mostly monster killing and less exploring.

I will laugh my *** of if this will be a perfectly optimized STALKER/Oblvion hybrid.

Me too, but i dont see that happening, look at that ak74..does it look like a polished game to you?
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#26 arto1223
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It does look like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. which is good and all, and I'm sure the game will be fun, but is is also being developed for a console, which sucks. I will play it when it comes out (probably), but I'm sure I will like S.T.A.L.K.E.R: CoP more.

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#27 nutcrackr
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They removed "The Last Refuge" so I guess there are more refuges, hooray.
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#28 chapman86
Member since 2004 • 583 Posts

this does look like stalker ripoff, and that is why I will preorder. :) anyways, Im wondering what the min/max requirement for this?