Metro Redux Coming Later This Summer

        Metro Redux, featuring remastered editions of both Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light--this includes new animations and "next-gen" visuals, was officially announced by its publisher, Deep Silver. The releases will be available both as separate digital downloads for each game (Metro Last Light Redux and Metro 2033 Redux): priced at $24.99 each, or at retail in the Metro Redux packaging with an msrp of $49.99. Metro 2033 will have, according to Deep Silver, the most improvements, as it will feature improvements made to Last Light's gameplay (e.g., controls, A.I. improvements, combat changes, and graphics). But both games are confirmed to be running at 1080p and 60fps. All DLC is to be included, this includes the well-known and sometimes challenging ranger mode. Metro Redux is coming to Xbox One, PlayStation4, and PC-- no release date has been confirmed as of yet.  

         Though I have played the first and second titles in the series, based on the novel METRO 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, I have yet to complete them (I was fairly late to the party). This HD upgrade is just in time as rumors have swirled since last summer about the potential PS4 porting of the games. But what really catches my attention with these titles is the detail--the commitment to the tone and place, which developer 4A Games does so well. The way you swipe the gore and residue of the wasted earth from your mask, the need for filters--lest you engulf the scourge of surface toxins; it all adds up to something bleak/oppressive/hostile... Yet, somehow, it inspires the imagination and subsequently empowers the mind to adapt and conquer the challenges of such a place and time.  For me, again, it's the aspect of putting me into Metro-- I am the protagonist, Artym, I do fear the unknowns that dwell within the post-apocalyptic reaches that lie scorched and ghastly--that stands out.  I look forward to seeing how Metro Redux shapes up upon its release.  

From Deep Silver, here is the official announcement trailer for the new re-release:

Cite:http://www.deepsilver.com/news/newsdetails/article/return-to-post-apocalyptic-moscow/