Metro 2033 was given a release date of March 16. What  do you guys think of this game? Does it look enticing to you. Article here.

Wow, that's like a year earlier than I expected.
 
New trailer too.
 
 

I think the game is gonna have a hard time going up against FFXIII and God of War 3.

I think it looks pretty good. As long as the shooting and inventory is more palatable than the STALKER games, I'll definitely pick it up. I'll probably wait for some reviews to hit first though.

  This German preview from December has me excited.

 

That soon? I'm surprised, it was announced in December or something, if I remember correctly.

Sweet, this game looks awesome. Not sure if I should get this or FFXIII, I guess I'll see about the reviews.

" @Snail: They've been talking about it for a while, they had a trailer out as early as 2006. "

I am interested in it, but March is a jam packed month. With God of War III, Bad Company 2, Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey, Final Fantasy XIII, and Dragon Age Origins: Awakening all coming out then there is no way in hell I am getting it when it comes out.

I was expecting this game to come out later in the year.

As a person who has played both Stalker and Cryostasis, it really bums me out how strikingly similar Metro 2033 is to both of those games. That it's also Ukranian takes some of the wind out of its sails for me. I get the impression they just looked at what STALKER did and decided to do it but with THQ's bigger budget. I'm not questioning the quality of the game but damn is my interest deflated.

 
Saw this 'Combat Trailer' last night which made me hella interested in the game. Then the release date came up and I was like HOLY FUCK MARCH? 
 
  

I can't wait.  Loved STALKER and Cryostasis and this game gives me a familiar vibe that I got from those 2.

I'm hearing the gameplay suffers but if the story is solid enough I'll take a chance on it (ex: Breakdown).

Definite rent for me but if it becomes a hit I'll probably buy it down the road when it's cheaper. Right now though Bad company 2 is taking my gaming money for march.

Prepurchased on Steam already :) Cannot wait for March, going to be living in Shooter heaven.

I'm really looking forward to playing this game.

oh man, me too. I love the gritty style and  sort of hopelessness  that it looks like they're heading for

i think that it looks promising... Probably will get shitty reviews though as people say how fantastic GoW III and FFXIII are...

I've already placed my pre-order on Amazon.

" As a person who has played both Stalker and Cryostasis, it really bums me out how strikingly similar Metro 2033 is to both of those games. That it's also Ukranian takes some of the wind out of its sails for me. I get the impression they just looked at what STALKER did and decided to do it but with THQ's bigger budget. I'm not questioning the quality of the game but damn is my interest deflated. "

Honestly, I just want an English translation of the book. But I might wait for reviews of this one...

Yeah looks cool. Hopefully it won't get crushed by other games coming out then, like God of War 3.

" @Tuffgong said:

" As a person who has played both Stalker and Cryostasis, it really bums me out how strikingly similar Metro 2033 is to both of those games. That it's also Ukranian takes some of the wind out of its sails for me. I get the impression they just looked at what STALKER did and decided to do it but with THQ's bigger budget. I'm not questioning the quality of the game but damn is my interest deflated. "

That would make sense if part of the Stalker team hadn't worked on Metro 2033 or if the game didn't use a really beefed up version of Stalker's X Ray engine.  Luckily both are true and Metro 2033 is likely going the bigger and brassier balled Ukrainian post apocalyptic FPS which Stalker's RPG style and wayward dev process never let it become.  I'm more excited for this than I have been for almost every other game in the last two years.  It looks visceral, gritty and lovingly designed. "