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Metro: LL is a fantastic sequel that improves many of the issues I had with Metro 2033. The gunplay is much better and feels really good. The graphics, art design, level design, sound design and all that really come together again to form an atmosphere that is amazing. Some of the outdoor moments are breathtakingly beautiful and the level of immersion is some of the best out there (blood and sweat getting on your gas mask, wiping it away, seeing your breath when the mask is off, etc...). Also, the best fog effects I have seen in any game so far. Performance for M:LL was much better than 2033. Maxed out all but Physx and keeping 60fps will be easy for most rigs built in the last couple years. Expect anywhere between 10-15 hours out of this. Such a great game.
System Shock 2, well, it is an old game from the 90s. If you are afraid that the graphics and textures will turn you off, it's a good thing that there are some mods out there that up the rsolution on just about everything in the game. Okay, moving on.
SS2 is easyily the scariest game from my past. Maybe it was because I was young, but I had also played many other horror games as well as saw plenty of hard R rated movies and none compared or came anywhere close to the level of fear that I felt when playing SS2 with headphones, alone, in a dark room. I have this game on disc and GoG.com but I just had to get it for Steam as well. It is only $9.99, so get this game (and mods), turn off the lights, and enjoy replacing your underwear.
First off, this game is free, so you should just check it out right now. Okay, with that out of the way, I love this game so much. If you are here for story, characters, comedy, writing, well, then you will be let down. If you are here for some of the best 3rd person combat, solid co-op multiplayer, a fantastic leveling/upgrading system that really allows for some personal custimaztion based on your playstyle, and very (VERY) pretty graphics in an engine that runs incredibly well, then you are here for the right reasons. My biggest issue with the game is the diversity in environments. The level design itself is great, but the diversity in the environments that these levels take place is fairly slim. It gets more diverse as you get to new planets, so stick with it if that is one of your issues as well. I would say this game is 1 part Mass Effect 3's multiplayer, 1 part Left4Dead, and 1 part Price of Persia/Mirrors Edge. If that sounds like a great time to you (I hope it does), then start downloading. Again, it is free and also the game is a pretty darn small file size.
