Metro games

[Fidcal]

Thanks Carnage. I'd gladly use cheats but I'm playing on PS4 and I've not found any. It's a closed system with no file management other than backing up gamesaves to a flash drive. No way of tinkering with a cfg file or anything like that.

 

I'm fairly sure I played 2033 on survival mode because it read to me as if it were easier and the name 'spartan' even sounds harder! But I wondered about that after re-reading so I played Last Light on Spartan. I couldn't really tell the difference - but then different games or even the same played again would have a different feel so might not be able to tell. I couldn't really check what style I played later. I mean, I think you can change the difficulty from normal to hardcore (I played normal) but style - couldn't find it anywhere.

 

So many games are so very close to being GREAT, even perfect, but certain things spoil them. In Fallout 4 (the best game I ever played) it was the repetitive dialogue that really irritated.

 

I hope I don't put off anyone else playing these Metro games, but be prepared for some frustration unless you play on the PC with cheats. Several times I had to reload an entire Chapter which felt a bit like replaying an entire Thief mission because the single gamesave is determined by the game itself which took no cognizance of your health or ammo or how close to death you might be. I sometimes anticipated that and, after I had spent some time (and used up filters and/or ammo) finding the way through, I reloaded the checkpoint deliberately before the game saved the next one and left me gasping and helpless!

 

Now discovered my Fallout 4 DLC needs fairly advanced gamesaves to access them! And I wiped all my gamesaves when I had to make disk room for Kingdom Come and other games! Never mind, there'll be incentive to play to reach them. I started yesterday. The freedom to play in so many different ways is refreshing quite frankly.

[Carnage]

Whoops, forgot that you're playing on PS4.

 

Yeah Spartan isn't the best name for it. But supposedly you'll find more resources (ammo, filters, etc.) If I recall correctly, it even says that it is for players who prefer story above 'challenge'.

 

Still haven't played Fallout 4 or Kingdom Come. They are on my list, but first have to invest in a new computer. Then I'll have to lock myself up for a few months to play all the games I haven't been able to play the last few years .

Edited April 1, 2019 by Carnage

[Fidcal]

Finally got Exodus so I'm playing 2033 and last light through again first. Same old head-scratching because I forgot most of the quirks. Currently I'm stuck in the library in Moscow. I got through a hole in a wall into a small room. Here is where I got stuck for AGES last time, but this time I remembered you have to shoot something through a half-open doorway. The other thing I recall I've not reached yet: it's something totally non-obvious like shooting a chandelier to smash down a door. However, where I'm stuck is another door. The guy leading you tells you to do something but that is not captured in the checkpoint. So I don't know what I'm supposed to do but I'm guessing it's to do with opening that door. He just lounges against the door while I do all the work!  Died 20 or 30 times from lack of filters. I've gone round and round but I can't find anything. Key? Am I supposed to go back through that hole in the wall? I can't. I've tried jumping upright and jumping crouched but can't get through.

[Anderson]

12 hours ago, Fidcal said:

Finally got Exodus so I'm playing 2033 and last light through again first. Same old head-scratching because I forgot most of the quirks. Currently I'm stuck in the library in Moscow. I got through a hole in a wall into a small room. Here is where I got stuck for AGES last time, but this time I remembered you have to shoot something through a half-open doorway. The other thing I recall I've not reached yet: it's something totally non-obvious like shooting a chandelier to smash down a door. However, where I'm stuck is another door. The guy leading you tells you to do something but that is not captured in the checkpoint. So I don't know what I'm supposed to do but I'm guessing it's to do with opening that door. He just lounges against the door while I do all the work!  Died 20 or 30 times from lack of filters. I've gone round and round but I can't find anything. Key? Am I supposed to go back through that hole in the wall? I can't. I've tried jumping upright and jumping crouched but can't get through.

https://guides.gamepressure.com/metro2033/guide.asp?ID=9379

[Fidcal]

That guide looks excellent, thanks! I realise my mistake. The hole to get through is very bright when I played it, and I assumed it was outdoors. D'uh! Yeah, that's the room I remember now.

-Fid