G4TV: Metro 2033 Review

Ultimately, how you feel about Metro 2033 will really depend on your expectations. If you're looking for a Fallout 3-style epic adventure, you'll think this is a shallow shooter. If you're looking for a Modern Warfare 2-ish adrenaline rush, you'll think this is slow. If you're looking for some Silent Hill-esque frights, you'll think this is tame. But if you're looking for something in between, you could do a lot worse. It's just difficult not to think some things could have been better in Metro 2033.

[Michael-Jackson]

Great Score...

[strotee]

http://tinyurl.com/ydmhzy3

[FamilyGuy]

That's somewhat surprising as G4TV are one of the least critical reviewers around, mostly because of their 5 point grading system, but I entered here really expecting a 4/5, 3/5 seems harsh...

I'll say this though, people can look to reviews for guidance but don't let that sway your purchasing decisions. White Knight Chronicles got HORRIBLE reviews but it would seem they mostly ignored the online and that's truly the "meat and potatoes" of that game. I remember only one review that actually noticed and mentioned this.

[BattleAxe]

Another quality title for the 360.

[mastiffchild]

I can't seem to get the links for GTTV to work at the moment(last few weeks actually-my browser must hate it or summit!)but it strikes me that the multi/PC reviews have been lower than those from 360 exclusive sites. Is the PC version a little knacked or something?

[Michael-Jackson]

...for a mediocre game.

[Cernunnos]

I CEE WUT U DiD THAR!!

[HolyOrangeCows]

LOL, clever.

[CernaML]

Haha wow. I totally tripped out when I saw that. Great stuff.

[divideby0]

the reviews are just as I commented on seeing pix and vid...not impressed.

[AllroundGamer]

have to agree with the score and i have almost finished the game on the xbox360, russian games are just weird and have the "unfinished" touch in them, just like Stalker...

[iFLOWLIKEWATER]

But there is DLC on the way...hopefully soon. I'm on my second playthrough and I thought about trading it in, but that'll be based on what the dlc content has to offer and when. I wouldn't mind spending $10-15 on an extra 3 or more hours of the game...

[BannedForNineYears]

Flop.

[beans]

"Ultimately, how you feel about Metro 2033 will really depend on your expectations. If you’re looking for a Fallout 3-style epic adventure, you’ll think this is a shallow shooter. If you’re looking for a Modern Warfare 2-ish adrenaline rush, you’ll think this is slow. If you’re looking for some Silent Hill-esque frights, you’ll think this is tame. But if you’re looking for something in between, you could do a lot worse. It’s just difficult not to think some things could have been better in Metro 2033."

Why can't we let Metro be Metro and not another game! No where in this review did they mention anything about the atmosphere or things that really made it shine. All they did was gripe and give terrible cons. Such ashame the prettiest indoor console shooter isn't getting any praise. Never will I trust these reviews when you have other big name games getting perfect scores and doing nothing.

[Biggest]

Beans is trying to be Mr. Optimist. Good on ya, bro.

[Al Bundy]

The problem is Xbox fanboys wanted it to look better than Killzone 2.

[beans]

They didn't want it to but it did. The problem is not one reviewer is even going into depth on it's visuals. Shame really but there will be other exclusives out shortly that even further the gap.