THQ announces 'Metro 2033,' a post-apocalyptic FPS
by JC Fletcher 
{ Oct 22nd 2009 at 9:28AM } 
Ukrainian developer 4A Games' Metro 2033 is set in the subways of a ruined Moscow. You play Artyom, a young man who has never ventured outside of the
According to Amazon, a new English printing of the novel will be released in February. While we aren't certain that provides a time frame in which to expect THQ's version (currently slated for "2010"), it does mean that readers will be able to totally spoil the events of the game.
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captainprotonx @ Oct 22nd 2009 9:29AM
Uuuuuuh....
xtremeholymuffin @ Oct 22nd 2009 9:30AM
I read about this in PLAY years ago while waiting for a train...
dark_inchworm (stronger than never, ever before) @ Oct 22nd 2009 9:31AM
Did it feel good?
xtremeholymuffin @ Oct 22nd 2009 6:00PM
no, PLAY sucks. That was around the time they gave the next-gen Sonic Game a glowing review
cyruss @ Oct 22nd 2009 9:35AM
in that brief trailer it looks very similar to STALKER, they must have got a lot of inspiration from it
SibSpi @ Oct 22nd 2009 9:48AM
S.T.A.L.K.E.R, which is published by the same company as this game - namely THQ.
cyruss @ Oct 22nd 2009 9:59AM
yeh different developer though, dont really think THQ have much to do with it, not stalker at least
Dale @ Oct 22nd 2009 10:00AM
Yeah, seriously, the first thing I thought the second I heard the accent was "Didn't you guys already release S.T.A.L.K.E.R.... dum dums."
cyruss @ Oct 22nd 2009 10:17AM
more s.t.a.l.k.e.r isn't a bad thing though... really enjoyed that game, it was buggy as hell but it looked so good and it had such an eerie feel to it, and with the npc's all speaking russian having conversations with each other, playing guitar around the camp fire... its the little things like that i really liked
i like the post apocalyptic genre... so ill be keeping an eye on this game
Oles @ Oct 22nd 2009 4:30PM
It also uses the X-ray engine (the designer of it left GSC and joined 4A Games). I heard that this game will be a corridor shooter, though.
cue kalamos @ Oct 23rd 2009 5:24AM
its actually most of the developers from the original STALKER making this game they pretty much all left
Residentevil72501 (PSN: rankore) @ Oct 22nd 2009 9:41AM
Its Fallout 3: Moscow Edition! AWESOME, actually that sounds pretty good I will play it.
aacman007 @ Oct 22nd 2009 7:06PM
That's EXACTLY how I feel... Especially since I'm an ex-commie from Ukraine and my favorite game of all time is Fallout 3.
squeehunter @ Oct 22nd 2009 7:40PM
What makes Fallout, Fallout, is the 50's retro style and not the post-apoclyptic setting.
VaultBoy @ Oct 22nd 2009 8:23PM
Approved. I might even read the book!
Juno @ Oct 22nd 2009 9:42AM
At first I wasn't really impressed, but after watching the whole thing, looks very interesting.
Drew -- PS360: uphillbothways @ Oct 22nd 2009 11:28AM
Yeah. The video interested me much more than the idea. It seems like Fallout 3 with more FPS and less RPG. I hope so at least. After owning Fallout 3 for almost a year, I've yet to really get into it and just beat the damn thing.
Tom @ Oct 22nd 2009 9:48AM
Something about that struck a chord...I know, I know, it's overdone. But still...
Thanatos @ Oct 22nd 2009 12:36PM
Just finished Fallout 3 loved it, tried S.T.A.L.K.E.R. couldnt ever really get into it and RAGE i have zero interest in but like Tom something struck a chord. I will be following this one.
Stevetrop @ Oct 22nd 2009 12:52PM
Yea I love the post apocalypse genre. From books, movies, and games and this stuck to me. It has a resemblance to several other games it still has something ticking in it that grabs my attention.
Alcidias @ Oct 23rd 2009 12:08AM
Post-apocalyptic FPS? Finally! Something that hasn't been done before.
/sarcasm
The one thing I do like about THQ is the completely overdone ragdolls. That was one of my favorite parts about Saints Row 2 and the only reason I played Titan Quest...so if this has funny ragdolls, I'll give it a shot.
Danthok @ Oct 22nd 2009 9:48AM
That is pretty bad when they suffer frame rate issues in the debut trailer.
freaparn @ Oct 22nd 2009 8:11PM
Smooth on my end, you might want to look into updating your media drivers?
spartan 6453 @ Oct 22nd 2009 9:51AM
This would be cool to see using the new Crytek engine, but it looks very UE3'ish.
SibSpi @ Oct 22nd 2009 9:51AM
The sound on this video is absolutely terrible...
SibSpi @ Oct 22nd 2009 9:55AM
Scrap that - windows decided it would be a great idea to turn WAVE to max.
bvs @ Oct 22nd 2009 9:56AM
off top, the graphics look better then fallout. will it be as fun to play? next, there are plenty of real world as well as imaginary situations that can be used to make a game without basing it on a subject that has been done or is currently having the fun and virtual life sucked out of it. you wanna know who i think suck the most? well, i'll tell you anyway. Businessmen. they should be called bandwagonmen. just because one game uses a successful "whatever" and gets crazy attention for it, doesn't mandate that feature as industry standard. we'll get along without your imitation of the latest greatest. the same lack of originality and loss of creativity that ruined all forms of music, and films, is running the gaming industry too. i do wanna play RAGE though.lol
captainprotonx @ Oct 22nd 2009 10:00AM
Your statement seems to be stuck in a multiverse loop.
I know you're trying to say something about this game, but I can't decipher the code.
WREturns (Please buy and rate my iPhone game, Shape Tapper!) @ Oct 22nd 2009 11:16AM
What part of your comment actually made you laugh out loud?
Drew -- PS360: uphillbothways @ Oct 22nd 2009 11:30AM
0.o
what?
captainprotonx @ Oct 22nd 2009 1:12PM
@WREturns
"Businessmen. they should be called bandwagonmen."
Premature ejaculation man @ Oct 22nd 2009 9:55AM
Post-apocalyptic FPS? What an intriguing premise! =p
Cakes @ Oct 22nd 2009 10:03AM
Well, Artyorn certainly has a lot more personality in here than in Fallout 3-I'm seeing more characterization in that trailer than in any of my 50 plus hour in Fallout 3, but then, maybe its cause Artyorn can talk...
Storm Eagle [Resident Capcom Megafan] @ Oct 22nd 2009 10:02AM
Looks like Fallout 3. Except this world is all white instead of all brown.
captainprotonx @ Oct 22nd 2009 10:04AM
It's Russia, the snow covers all the brown.
AlphakirA @ Oct 22nd 2009 10:07AM
White is right!
I Are ODST @ Oct 22nd 2009 10:23AM
Nuclear Winter?
chenry @ Oct 22nd 2009 10:04AM
Pre-Trailer: oh boy another post-apoc FPS that's so new and original! lolololol
Post-Trailer: ok that looks pretty cool.
PeterCreamy @ Oct 22nd 2009 10:11AM
Looks like Fallout 3 mixed with STALKER, hmmm interesting. I wish Nvidia would stop with their bullshit marketing scam (The Way Its Meant To Be Played), seriously I mean its on Xbox360 and everyone knows its got an ATI graphics chip, fuck you Microsoft, lick my ballz!!!!!!!!!!
Joseph @ Oct 22nd 2009 10:39AM
Did you know Microsoft doesn`t own Nvidia.
Knight Marquise @ Oct 22nd 2009 11:37AM
dude.....
I re-read your comment several times, trying to find some coherance. After failing that, I am left with one question: Can I have whatever it is you're smoking?
Denis Vitchevsky @ Oct 22nd 2009 10:22AM
Umm, yeah, the character's name is ArtyoM, not ArtyoRN. Other than that, correct.
Neuromancer @ Oct 22nd 2009 10:29AM
Very nice, I like
BacteriaEP @ Oct 22nd 2009 10:58AM
Well I'm excited. Loved Fallout 3 and this one looks just as interesting.
Ebers @ Oct 22nd 2009 11:10AM
Looks like post-apocalypse is fast becoming the new World War II.
Kevin949 @ Oct 22nd 2009 11:34AM
I'm ok with that.
ChomskyKnows @ Oct 22nd 2009 11:41AM
In Soviet Russia, game plays you!
Maverick Saturn (Igor) @ Oct 22nd 2009 11:26AM
THQ could certainly do with the cash at the moment, so here is hoping this game is all it could be and the enemies aren't generic zombie mutants or something, bit fed up of them now ¬_¬ Unless its like Left for dead of course, of which I'd be all up for zombie mutants :D
JoeStillLife @ Oct 22nd 2009 11:35AM
interesting. hopefully it won't be crap.
Drew -- PS360: uphillbothways @ Oct 22nd 2009 11:38AM
That's exactly what I think whenever I realize I'm about to fart.