Is the "Tower Pack" too hard?

[Ace™]

I'm am a hardcore Metro fan and i have completed both games on RHC and i did last light with dying a total of 5 times. Now i have a great aim and yet the difficulty of this DLC baffles me.
Even on normal i'm stuck on level 3 in the sewer place and my god i can't pass this level.

Do you agree that the pack is too hard?

[RIOT|Stalkermaster]

Yes totally agree, I had to put it on easy just to complete that mission and even then I died twice. I finished it now and im writing my review

[Elensar]

Probably because you can pretty much avoid most combat encounters in the main game, while the tower pack is aimed at giving players more combat. That's probably why, because it's essentially a totally different experience.

[Ace™]

Originally posted by Elensar:

Probably because you can pretty much avoid most combat encounters in the main game, while the tower pack is aimed at giving players more combat. That's probably why, because it's essentially a totally different experience.

While i do get that, i am not complaining about the difficulty but more about the amount of enemies thrown at you, i'm sorry if i sounded like i complained about the difficulty.
And regarding the campaign it was possible to go loud on every encounter and still not heal once.

[Elensar]

That's cool I know you weren't complaining, I was just trying to suggest what could be the reason for it seeming harder. :)

[Ace™]

Originally posted by Elensar:

That's cool I know you weren't complaining, I was just trying to suggest what could be the reason for it seeming harder. :)

I know :D
But what bothers me about the DLC is that i was kinda expecting a bit more tactic to it. Because as it is now it's just you running around shooting pannicky behind you. I was expecting a kinda Nazi zombie thing with more options. Like repair barricades, or buy/upgrade weapons when ingame. While i do love 4A this seems a bit rushed even for a chanelleged based DLC.
I was just expecting more.

[RIOT|Stalkermaster]

The last level is rediculous
Out of no where are the toughest enemies in the game
cough cough Liberians and watchmen cough cough millions of them

[Elensar]

To be honest I feel it was tagged on as a DLC to milk some money from what was essentially a finished product. I really wish THQ had managed to get this title pushed out before they went under. Metro games will become generic plastic under deepsilvers funding. I hope I am wrong but the tower DLC I think is a sad sample of what is to come for the Metro games. They say they added it to give players the combat that the main game lacked... to me this just shows lack of understanding for what Metro is all about, and actually depending on HOW you play you can have as much combat as you want. That is what is so fantastic about the game, you can standard fps gun your way through, or you can sneak around, or sneak around killing, sneak around knocking out enemys or mix it up with a combination. Amazing.

[Ace™]

Originally posted by RIOT|Stalkermaster:

The last level is rediculous
Out of no where are the toughest enemies in the game
cough cough Liberians and watchmen cough cough millions of them

Multiple Liberians? are you serious?

[Ace™]

Originally posted by Elensar:

To be honest I feel it was tagged on as a DLC to milk some money from what was essentially a finished product. I really wish THQ had managed to get this title pushed out before they went under. Metro games will become generic plastic under deepsilvers funding. I hope I am wrong but the tower DLC I think is a sad sample of what is to come for the Metro games. They say they added it to give players the combat that the main game lacked... to me this just shows lack of understanding for what Metro is all about, and actually depending on HOW you play you can have as much combat as you want. That is what is so fantastic about the game, you can standard fps gun your way through, or you can sneak around, or sneak around killing, sneak around knocking out enemys or mix it up with a combination. Amazing.

While that would seem like the outcome do remember the Author of the book has too aproove everything or it won't be released. I hardly think he will allow it to be a COD clone, unless he gets paid a ♥♥♥♥ ton of money. But if they stay true to the genre i won't mind this to be a COD kinda game with yearly releases. AS LONG as its done right im onboard.

[Segovax]

Originally posted by Mercer:

Originally posted by Elensar:

To be honest I feel it was tagged on as a DLC to milk some money from what was essentially a finished product. I really wish THQ had managed to get this title pushed out before they went under. Metro games will become generic plastic under deepsilvers funding. I hope I am wrong but the tower DLC I think is a sad sample of what is to come for the Metro games. They say they added it to give players the combat that the main game lacked... to me this just shows lack of understanding for what Metro is all about, and actually depending on HOW you play you can have as much combat as you want. That is what is so fantastic about the game, you can standard fps gun your way through, or you can sneak around, or sneak around killing, sneak around knocking out enemys or mix it up with a combination. Amazing.

While that would seem like the outcome do remember the Author of the book has too aproove everything or it won't be released. I hardly think he will allow it to be a COD clone, unless he gets paid a ♥♥♥♥ ton of money. But if they stay true to the genre i won't mind this to be a COD kinda game with yearly releases. AS LONG as its done right im onboard.

How could it possibly be "done right" as a Metro game if it's a yearly COD clone? The appeal of the Metro series is the story and that combat is dangerous and expensive to the point it should be avoided if possible. COD is about shooting things as much as possible because it's fun to shoot things. They're entirely different kinds of games and making one over into the other to any degree undermines the integrity of either game style.

[RIOT|Stalkermaster]

Originally posted by Mercer:

Originally posted by RIOT|Stalkermaster:

The last level is rediculous
Out of no where are the toughest enemies in the game
cough cough Liberians and watchmen cough cough millions of them

Multiple Liberians? are you serious?

yes

[AlucarD]

It is hard yes but only because Metro last light the main game isnt geared towards holding off such a great deal of enemies who come in waves ! But seriously I found the sewer mission to be very easy ! All you need for that is the Valve bolt action rifle and a good sidearm like the Kalash or the Kalash 2012, the trick is to activate all 3 fire support teams at the beginning and also pipe bomb the gates when the red alarm breaks ! Its not really hard, last but not least if things get out of hand retreat to the far back of the sewers and activate the 2 snipers there, there are also claymores on the ground and a ammo stash, you should be fine !

[SomethingIsNotYes]

Yes it's hard

[Ace™]

Originally posted by HerrComrade:

Originally posted by Mercer:

While that would seem like the outcome do remember the Author of the book has too aproove everything or it won't be released. I hardly think he will allow it to be a COD clone, unless he gets paid a ♥♥♥♥ ton of money. But if they stay true to the genre i won't mind this to be a COD kinda game with yearly releases. AS LONG as its done right im onboard.

How could it possibly be "done right" as a Metro game if it's a yearly COD clone? The appeal of the Metro series is the story and that combat is dangerous and expensive to the point it should be avoided if possible. COD is about shooting things as much as possible because it's fun to shoot things. They're entirely different kinds of games and making one over into the other to any degree undermines the integrity of either game style.

If 4a had the same quality game each year how would it be a bad thing? Waiting for something longer without reason seems foolish.

[Segovax]

Originally posted by Mercer:

Originally posted by HerrComrade:

How could it possibly be "done right" as a Metro game if it's a yearly COD clone? The appeal of the Metro series is the story and that combat is dangerous and expensive to the point it should be avoided if possible. COD is about shooting things as much as possible because it's fun to shoot things. They're entirely different kinds of games and making one over into the other to any degree undermines the integrity of either game style.

If 4a had the same quality game each year how would it be a bad thing? Waiting for something longer without reason seems foolish.

How would it be the same quality if it was made into a "COD kinda game"?