Although it doesn’t erase the problems that have plagued the series in the past, “Metro: Redux†is an extensive labor of love that raises the bar for future “remastered†games.
When nuclear disaster destroys Moscow, what’s left above and below ground is an absolute beautiful disaster. As society tries to rebuild, it must first eliminate what is attempting to take its place.
Originally released in 2010 and 2013, “Metro: 2033†and “Metro: Last Light†are unique stealth/first-person shooters based on the novel of Dmitry Glukhovsky that combine a wide-sweeping narrative with solid gameplay. If you’ve never played the series before, think “Fallout,†minus the more open-world feel and a ton less bullets. Well, that’s not entirely true. Both games are pretty different from a gameplay point of view. “Metro: 2033†is more of a shooter that relies on stealth action and watching your ammo, while “Last Light†is more a run and gun shooter. Regardless, the emphasis and theme remains the same. You are alone in a world that is wildly different than it used to be and in order to live, you have to kill whatever is in your way.
While there’s nothing wrong with these games to facilitate updated versions, especially considering both have been available for less than a decade and can easily be found in game shops all over the world, developer 4A Games’ “Redux†versions of these titles are not only better, they are easily “the†versions to play. Thanks to easily recognizable cosmetic changes and gameplay updates, the two tales told in “Metro Redux†feel like brand new games that take solid advantage of the visual capabilities of the XBox One and PlayStation 4.
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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports.
Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders.
His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023.
Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief.
Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale.
Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.
Although it doesn’t erase the problems that have plagued the series in the past, “Metro: Redux†is an extensive labor of love that raises the bar for future “remastered†games.
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