Are the metro books in english any good?

[STOPCHEMTRAILS]

Is it better than the game itself?

[Lady Bloodwell]

Yes, all the three have versions in English, I liked all of them but I prefer the game. There are a lot of differences about the plot but the both are really good.

[zombie-flesheater]

Yes and no.
They are all great books, but 2033 has some horrible translation issues and some phrases are inconsistent even within the book from one chapter to another, like a character being identified by carrying a *gun* using his *rifle* one chapter afterwards etc.
The translation is very clunky at its best and even wrong at it's worst. For example, the characters decide to go to a location called Polis - but it is translated as "Let's go to the police!" which obviously doesn't make any sense in context to the story itself. There are a couple of those instances and having played the game(s) will most likely help you understand what exactly is supposed to go on, but it sometimes really messes with the overall flow.

Overall, I got the impression that different translators worked on different chapters without having ever read the whole book, explaining the inconsistencies throughout.

No real issues with 2034 & 2035 in that regard, though.

[STOPCHEMTRAILS]

Originally posted by zombie-flesheater:

Yes and no.
They are all great books, but 2033 has some horrible translation issues and some phrases are inconsistent even within the book from one chapter to another, like a character being identified by carrying a *gun* using his *rifle* one chapter afterwards etc.
The translation is very clunky at its best and even wrong at it's worst. For example, the characters decide to go to a location called Polis - but it is translated as "Let's go to the police!" which obviously doesn't make any sense in context to the story itself. There are a couple of those instances and having played the game(s) will most likely help you understand what exactly is supposed to go on, but it sometimes really messes with the overall flow.

Overall, I got the impression that different translators worked on different chapters without having ever read the whole book, explaining the inconsistencies throughout.

No real issues with 2034 & 2035 in that regard, though.

then I will read 2034 &2035 I already played[and currently playing] 2033 games anyway

[Charming Cthulhu]

No, read 2033.

Translation issues aside, it has a lot more content than the game and an entirely different atmosphere. I read it when the game was released and bought the game afterwards - I was incredibly disappointed about how little from the book they actually put into the game and how neither the metro nor the surface felt dangerous.

2034 is a time-wasting mess, and that's a nice way to say it. It tries to be some kind of philsophical essay, it doesn't really have a plot and opens hundreds of questions without ever answering any of them. 2033 is one of the best novels I've ever read, but after reading 2034 I just wanted to burn it. I can't say anything about 2035 though, I don't even consider buying it anymore.

[STOPCHEMTRAILS]

Originally posted by Charming Cthulhu:

No, read 2033.

Translation issues aside, it has a lot more content than the game and an entirely different atmosphere. I read it when the game was released and bought the game afterwards - I was incredibly disappointed about how little from the book they actually put into the game and how neither the metro nor the surface felt dangerous.

2034 is a time-wasting mess, and that's a nice way to say it. It tries to be some kind of philsophical essay, it doesn't really have a plot and opens hundreds of questions without ever answering any of them. 2033 is one of the best novels I've ever read, but after reading 2034 I just wanted to burn it. I can't say anything about 2035 though, I don't even consider buying it anymore.

Too late already started reading 2034
can say that It is kinda boring I read 20pages and artyom and other characters I know from the game are never mentioned

[zombie-flesheater]

2034 is essential for 2035, though and it gets better - just see it more as a spinoff set in the same world rather than a sequel to 2033.

[Backfire]

They are on audiable first thing ive listened to on there and ive really enjoyed it.