Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light redux versions release in just under a day, they are available for pre load on steam now for those that pre ordered it
 
whats the differences in the redux version? watch the video to find out :)
 

yea so it basicly makes each area of game combined into 1 and adds more secret locations, but its still overall linear, just no loading.
 
Loading Times break the immersion for players and thats just one of the many things they wanted to fix. Overall the game is just suppose to be more iteractive and more polished then the original.
 
I pre ordered them for 50% off ($13 each game) (discount for original game owners) which is not bad for that ammount of new stuff they showed in the video.

Diff on my Game List, thx for sharing the vid Nite!

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wow huge different on Metro 2033 Redux in performance I was getting between 40 - 90fps on the first part with all at max detail and advance PhysX on, but I keep SSAA off since it makes the game look blurry and hurts performance anyway.
 
with the original metro 2033 I only got 15 - 20fps at the same beginning area.

Only 0.5x SSAA makes it blurry, and this is because it renders the scene at half your resolution (multiplying by 0.5 is the same as dividing by two).  2x SSAA and above have no blur, but are much harder to run since they render the scene at several times your resolution.  We're not gonna be able to run 2x SSAA or more on current gen cards at large resolutions lol.
 
I doubt your GTX 770 gets 15-20 FPS in the beginning area in the non-Redux version, that seems too low?

Metro 2033 Redux's graphics look identical to Last Light.  Some of the textures aren't great, though most are either 2048 x 2048 or 1024 x 1024 which is very nice.  But like with Last Light and most other games, certain walls don't have parallax mapping applied to them when they should.  Graphics aside, Metro 2033 Redux really does bring in the improvements from Last Light: the game is so much more interactive now.  You can really interact with almost everything in the environment; random doors, switches, lights, etc.  They've added a lot more detail.  The one thing I dislike is that Metro 2033's knife hasn't returned, it's like Last Light where you can't equip the knife.

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The framerate is low on the original 2033 because of the volumetric lighting, Redux version removed it.

That's true but I don't recall getting 15-20 FPS on a GTX 680.  The volumetric effects were horribly optimized though, the Crysis games have at least as many volumetric effects and didn't run as badly.
 
- EDIT: The volumetric effects are still there, but they're just used to a much lesser extent.
 
- EDIT #2: I think the abnormally low res textures are bugged, because I've seen a lot of texture pop-in, even up close.  

It could very well be I'm just not very good at games, but this seems a lot harder even on normal difficulty than the 2010 original.
How on Earth are you guys able to do those Ranger and Ranger Hardcore modes?

boredgunner

SirJamesDTech
It could very well be I'm just not very good at games, but this seems a lot harder even on normal difficulty than the 2010 original.
How on Earth are you guys able to do those Ranger and Ranger Hardcore modes?

I don't know, Ranger Hardcore never felt really hard.  You die very, very quickly but enemies die more quickly too.  I've played way harder games so I suppose I'm conditioned for it.  But I hate how Ranger Hardcore has an invisible inventory.  Also 2033 Redux has some frustrating moments, one on Dead City in particular when you get swarmed by demons. 

That's exactly the part I'm speaking of...it's towards the beginning when you've got a pistol which does little damage and double-barreled shotgun that was not taken from Doom.
I'm remembering why the first time I beat Metro it was only in hour-long clips at a time. Not a title I can sit down and hang with for 5 hours.

boredgunner
 
 
Yeah that part with the demons is quite dumb, since there's like four or five of them and you can't fight back.  Getting past that is just luck really, one time Bourbon already began to boost me over the wall but a demon still grabbed me and flew me away.  
 
I also tend to play games like Metro (linear with chapters) in shorter sessions.  1-2 chapters at a time for me.

I'm too intense of a person to play difficult games like Metro for long stretches...I'd be the worst Let's Player because boy do I let loose a series of ****'s and not quietly either.
That said, they succeeded in making Survival mode true to the original 2010.
BTW for those looking to toggle the FOV (since there's no darn slider):

• \Users\username\AppData\Local\4A Games\Metro 2033 Redux\user.cfg
• Edit this file with Notepad++

• Control + F to bring up the search function and look for "fov"
• This uses vertical field of view so use this calculator to get your desired fov. I set mine to 59 at my 1080 resolution to get 90 for FOV.

FbmbirdsLooking for the Stalker Games Redux version coming out later this year.

Is this a "hope", or do you have information that they are actually doing this? I did try a quick Google, but that obviously returned pages relating to the mods ...

boredgunnerIt's not happening, not officially anyway.  GSC isn't exactly capable of making games right now.  I guess you could say S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Lost Alpha is Shadow of Chernobyl Redux.  Their modding potential is why there would have never been an official remake of them.

I'd assumed that was the case, what with GSC closing and the vast amount of mods available, but the way it was phrased made me hope it was true ... (a bit like how Gearbox are doing "Homeworld HD" for Relic)

I have Last Light and am on the fence about going for this but maybe if I can find a good deal on steam in the near future I'll give it a go. You guys pretty much have me sold!

jnewegger23
I have Last Light and am on the fence about going for this but maybe if I can find a good deal on steam in the near future I'll give it a go. You guys pretty much have me sold!

You have Last Light but not 2033?  I hope not... or else you're missing a huge chunk of the story.  Last Light Redux isn't an absolute necessity, but you should get Metro 2033 Redux. 

shafat
Anyone having issues with SLI scaling, try forcing AFR2 in NVCP. I am using 377.88 and I m noticing up to 80% scaling in both of my cards compared to 90% in gpu 1 before.
 
Cheers.

SLI is not even needed in this games unless you really want to waste performance with 2X or 4X SSAA (all SSAA does is double or quad the monitor resolution), with SSAA off a single GPU will run it just fine, I get 40 - 60fps avg with my 4GB GTX 770

boredgunner

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(all SSAA does is double or quad the monitor resolution)

That's still doing a lot, although SSAA does even more than that.  You're describing 2x and 4x downsampling.  Supersampling is basically this except it applies AA filters before sampling the scene back down to your resolution.  The end result is spectacular since it removes practically all aliasing.  Then again aliasing is not a huge issue in the Metro redux games and original Last Light, most can live without it.  

yep Thats because 4A games has a hidden AAA setting thats always on in redux, the config file has this as well as a few other options not in the game menu