4A: Metro 2033 Is Not Too Difficult

4A Games has said that recent previews of Metro 2033 do not accurately reflect the difficulty of the game.

In a recent tweet, the developer stated that the game has undergone changes since the previews and that the difficulty and ammo levels are less of issue.

[Fyzzu]

I don't know if I'm happy about this or not. Annoying as scavenging is, I do love the sense of tension you get when you have to do it.

[AndyA]

Same guys that did the first STALKER, right? That was a pretty punishing game at times too, as was Clear Sky. Remember being robbed of all of my armour/weapons at one point without being able to do anything about it.

[Fyzzu]

Different developer, but yeah, think it's made up of some of the same guys. And good point - making sure it's not frustrating or unfairly hard is important, I suppose.

[Leord]

Sometimes nerfs are good, sometimes bad.

[Maticus]

The ammo issue is massive, I really hope that's been sorted.

[AndyA]

It's supposed to be a game about survival, though. Isn't ammo scavenging part of that?

[Johandevries]

Indeed..

[Chubear]

I'm hoping the modes above normal difficulty will be allowed to be as the game was meant to be. Sure give casuals what they want to make sure your game sells but give the gamers that like challenge in their games good attention too.

[Johandevries]

game has got mainstreamed, thanks to the 360.

[belowradar]

I agree about having a limited amount of ammo makes you pay attention to what you're doing and your surroundings but from what I read of an event that was held for Metro that the reviewers were getting stuck at the same spots because there just wasn't enough ammo and enemies kept respawning.
There shouldn't be infinite ammo either. But somewhere in between. I was looking forward to this game but until I see some definitive reviews across the board I'm skeptical on what they've actually fixed.

[xaviertooth]

so it is being developed for a console having 12-year old kids in mind?

[kewlkat007]

Lets go back a lil and make games challenging again. As long as they give you other options on taking down enemies. I hate "today" where if you run out of ammo, you literally have to run through to the next checkpoint or something.

[AndyA]

I agree, sometimes developers pander too much to "accessibility." There's no harm in a bit of challenge.

[Double Toasted]

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[free2game365]

Guess that's what happens when your games end up on the xbox.

[AndyA]

To be fair, not many devs can afford to make games exclusively for PC anymore with all the piracy

[Foxgod]

They say its less of an issue, aka they made the system less frustrating.

[mittwaffen]

You mean, terrible Devs.

Fanboy, GTFO free2game365!

[edoman20]

STALKER for little console kids?

Hope not