One step forward, two steps back

[Tiocfaidh ár lá]

Not sure why everyone is giving this game so much praise. The controls are horrible and the story is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cringe. Whoever wrote the story must genuinely think that the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games take place in the Metro universe, because I can't come up with a different reason why I keep hearing survivors being called stalkers. Don't get me started on the mentally ill wife.

I'm not that far in, maybe the story gets better. I know for a fact that the controls won't. Health attached to your hip and mags to your chest. You can change it now, but like...what? Instead of reaching down your leg or something for your lighter, you HAVE to pull out your backpack first. It's annoying enough already with the charger.

Can't take off my gasmask half the time, the other half it just turns on the light. Controls constantly doing things I did not intend.

Gunplay is great. Atmoshpere is great. Everytthing else feels like a VR title that released 5-6 years ago. Where's the physical interactivity with the world? It's like they started working on this as a normal metro game then switched to VR half way in.

[johnb4467]

I find your thoughts to be quite different from my own, which I hope you don't mind.

I've found the inventory to be enjoyably-immersive, and I immensely appreciate that they've gone to the trouble to have fully animated (face and body) NPC's in the game. This story has some of the same vibes as the original Metro 2033 game & book, so I can't see how it's "cringy" (unless you didn't like 2033 either)?

The charging and all of those types of requirements..are very much "Metro things". Personally I enjoy it, as it reminds me that the game isn't in an age of "technological luxury".

Physical interactivity with the world is a mixed bag to me in games; it gets old. For me, I never expect to interact with "everything" -- I'd rather them focus on the more important things and optimize the game. Having fully-baked (or static) lighting that bounces more realistically than having all kinds of dynamic objects & lights...and keeping performance higher...seems like a good thing to focus on. I know some people are huge on being able to pickup every little thing though -- I'm just not one of them.

I "think" I've played most of the staple VR games over the years, but I just can't see how you could rank this as "VR from 5-6 years ago"? Obviously it depends fully on the type of game(s) we each enjoy, but I can say with confidence that I'm enjoying this more than I did HL:A. The atmosphere and "low-fi" tech, claustrophobic hallways, and mutants...are all my vibe (and why I love the Metro series, of course)!

[MetroVideoGame]

Hi, to clarify - Stalkers exist in the Metro universe - they are people who go out on to the surface to get supplies and resources. The term was coined in "Roadside Picnic" and isn't exclusive to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series.

[Tiocfaidh ár lá]

Originally posted by MetroVideoGame:

Hi, to clarify - Stalkers exist in the Metro universe - they are people who go out on to the surface to get supplies and resources. The term was coined in "Roadside Picnic" and isn't exclusive to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series.

im glad thats all you got from that

[Basheer/Bareq]

i never thought the metro fanbase has this much of a low bar for a game to be called "goty" for them
this game was a chore to finish, with me cringing the whole way especially at the end

[IanL]

Originally posted by Basheer/Bareq:

i never thought the metro fanbase has this much of a low bar for a game to be called "goty" for them
this game was a chore to finish, with me cringing the whole way especially at the end

Never a problem expressing your own opinion but projecting that onto everyone else is highly questionable.

[bronsky]

Originally posted by Basheer/Bareq:

i never thought the metro fanbase has this much of a low bar for a game to be called "goty" for them
this game was a chore to finish, with me cringing the whole way especially at the end

By now it's clear to everyone that you don't like Metro Awakening, so please tell us the name of the outstanding VR game that's GOTY 2024 for you.

[Basheer/Bareq]

Originally posted by bronsky:

Originally posted by Basheer/Bareq:

i never thought the metro fanbase has this much of a low bar for a game to be called "goty" for them
this game was a chore to finish, with me cringing the whole way especially at the end

By now it's clear to everyone that you don't like Metro Awakening, so please tell us the name of the outstanding VR game that's GOTY 2024 for you.

into the radius 2 (despite me not playing it yet) and arizona sunshine remake will be my nominees
this game is too dogpoo to even be a nominee, no matter how much people try to paint this game as gold the stench will always come out when u play it to the end

[bronsky]

Originally posted by Basheer/Bareq:

into the radius 2 (despite me not playing it yet) and arizona sunshine remake will be my nominees

A game you haven't even played, so we can assume it doesn't count... and an easy choice for the remake of a Vertigo classic. Which proves again that this studio can't be ignored in VR.

[Basheer/Bareq]

Originally posted by bronsky:

Originally posted by Basheer/Bareq:

into the radius 2 (despite me not playing it yet) and arizona sunshine remake will be my nominees

A game you haven't even played, so we can assume it doesn't count... and an easy choice for the remake of a Vertigo classic. Which proves again that this studio can't be ignored in VR.

vertigo studio is good at making zombie games, not really good at making a metro game it seems

[Tiocfaidh ár lá]

Don't get me wrong guys, I really want to like this game. The gunplay and atmosphere is top notch, but that's about it. Story = bad, interactions = bad, cant interact with the world environment = bad.

These devs could fix a big complaint from me if they just scripted it so that you can't actually put your head through the world, instead of blinding you with an orange barrier. When I play a VR game I want to be totally immersed not restricted.

[2⊛2]

Originally posted by Tiocfaidh ár lá:

Don't get me wrong guys, I really want to like this game. The gunplay and atmosphere is top notch, but that's about it. Story = bad, interactions = bad, cant interact with the world environment = bad.

These devs could fix a big complaint from me if they just scripted it so that you can't actually put your head through the world, instead of blinding you with an orange barrier. When I play a VR game I want to be totally immersed not restricted.

YEAH, FULLACK !!!

But weaponhandling is also bad, REALLY BAD. In most times i try to grab the Kalash with the second hand to stabilize the shots i will grab the loadinghook or magazine. After the 4th try almost i am dead. WTF !!! And why i can´t kill the spiders in chapter 6 by a meelee-attack ? That´s only small mutant animals. Should be easy to kill them but by shooting it is impossible cause the bad handling and bad weaponangles.

Or trying to grab something with the left hand the healingpistol is spawning.

Seems the belt is too large and there is no possibility for adjust it like in Arizona Sunshine.

One couldn´t think that Vertigo Amsterdam created any VR-Games before.
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And why are the char always talking ? Talking ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and Nonsense. Story is the creepest ever and Ghost of the Metro will find you in ur dreams, Vertigo. What a badge of crap ! (I want that boy seeing dead and Yana also. And Oxana and all others. I am really pissid off of the story, the characters, the bad handling. Makes me sick and angry.)

Remember of good games in the line of Vertigo. Arizona Sunshine, The 7th Guest, Vertigo Remastered.
And 2024 this garbage against masterpieces like Batman: Shadow ?

Originally posted by bronsky:

By now it's clear to everyone that you don't like Metro Awakening, so please tell us the name of the outstanding VR game that's GOTY 2024 for you.
into the radius 2 (despite me not playing it yet) and arizona sunshine remake will be my nominees

Arizona Sunshine Reamke was my nominee also. But if Batman would released on Steam, so that one got my voice.

[bronsky]

Even if I doubt that the remake of a 4-hour game already played countless times is worth a GOTY, thanks for reminding me of its existence. I'd completely forgotten about it and I'm going to give it a try. I'll probably have a good (short) time waiting for Alien Rogue Incursion!

[Basheer/Bareq]

Originally posted by bronsky:

Even if I doubt that the remake of a 4-hour game already played countless times is worth a GOTY, thanks for reminding me of its existence. I'd completely forgotten about it and I'm going to give it a try. I'll probably have a good (short) time waiting for Alien Rogue Incursion!

its actually more than 4 hours, and all of the DLCs are included and horde mode is a blast

[2⊛2]

Originally posted by Basheer/Bareq:

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its actually more than 4 hours, and all of the DLCs are included and horde mode is a blast

For achievements i played it in 3:23. On Tourist-Difficult.
But on Nightmare it is funny and will need more than 4 hours.