Metro Last Light is Critical and Commercial Success
4A Games shooter sequel Metro: Last Light has enjoyed a pretty impressive opening sales period, topping charts all over the world, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, and also in the UK, where publisher Deep Silver recorded their fourth straight week at number 1.
We rather liked it, turns out a lot of other people did too, with the title earning a metacritic score of 8+. You can read our full review here, but here is a quick snippit;
“Metro: Last Light isn’t just a brilliant technical achievement; it’s also an enjoyable, bleak and visceral journey through a dystopian vision of the future. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but the budget-busting set pieces and stunning visuals will leave an almost incongruous smile on the faces of all who choose to delve once more into the darkness of Glukhovsky’s relentlessly grim world.”
In the US, Metro: Last Light sold through more boxed units in its first week of sale than Metro 2033 has managed lifetime to date, which is something of an achievement, as 2033 has a large cult following in the States.
“4A Games are honoured by the reception our latest project has received,” said Andrew Prokhorov, Creative Director at 4A Games. “We are a small but dedicated team who are lucky to have been given the creative freedom and support to make the kind of experience we dream, as gamers, of playing. Our work on Metro: Last Light continues with new single player DLC, and we look forward to revealing future projects from the team. We want to thank all the Metro fans for support we have received.”
After a launch like this, it’s fair to say that this won’t be the last we’ll see of Ayrtom and his grim world. Metro on next gen consoles? Yes please!
