Seriously, not adding much of anything, if anything to the discussion here other than to register my official " LoL " on this topic. It literally got a laugh out loud. Sometimes just pointing out the obvious is hilarious.
Yep it looks like you can't have light and firepower at the same time like Doom 3.
" A staple in most survival horror games, Artyom also has a flashlight to see areas that are too dark. To use the flashlight, the player must crank it up, giving light to the player for short period of time. There's thought involved when you use the flashlight, since when you have it equipped you can't use any other weapon. " - http://www.giantbomb.com/metro-2033/61-20964/
You know it is fun, there is no arguing that. The whole light juggling game. I enjoyed Doom 3 for some time. It just seems to me that its been there and done that again, just a new coat of paint. I would rather have seen you have a light mounted to your gun, head, shoulder, rear end, wherever really and simply have to maintain it with batteries. You could have it so there was no way to tell how much of a charge the batteries had so running out of light would always be a big worry creating tension. It would also make batteries a valuable commodity and add another interesting angle to in game trading. Have the light start to flick and go out randomly when the power is low and have some sort of animation to shake it back to life trying to get the last bit of juice so to speak out of your batteries. I think that would be kind of exciting.
Anyways, that is my two cents. I just wish we would stop getting more of the same games over and over again and if not that at least build on the tried and true paths add a little ingenuity. A tried and true formula is a good way to start and end with something solid and average. If you want something above average you have to deviate from that formula, take the risks.
This turned out to be a lengthy post. I am not slamming Metro 2033. It looks like a cool game. I am just saying I have played another cool game with the same principals years ago. This really though is more of a gripe about the industry as a whole. Sure keep pumping out those game franchises its bread and butter but if your going to heavily borrow from other games that have been there and done that before please just try to add something new. I mean you have all the groundwork already laid out for you now all you have to do is build upon it.
What do I know though ? I am just some guy complaining on the internet. Millions will see my disdain and disgust and a revolution begins ushering in a golden age of gaming ? Win for me ?
Seriously ? Doom 3 anyone ? Not a fan of the either or decision. Why can't these guns come equipped with flashlights. Batteries could be currency. Seems like a cheap way to get some thrills.
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