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Intencity doesnt include any pre-order offers ... not sure if they just have the page from back when THQ was the publisher. FK had it for a while and dropped it now. Hope they bring it back up with Deep Silver publishing.
 
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Intencity doesnt include any pre-order offers ... not sure if they just have the page from back when THQ was the publisher. FK had it for a while and dropped it now. Hope they bring it back up with Deep Silver publishing.
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They were running a 10% off discount sale last time when I had preordered GoW: Ascension. Not sure if the code is still valid though. At times, they do bundle free tees and stuff like that. Ping them and find out.
 
Here are the scores:
Digital Spy – 4/5
IGN – 7.2
Videogamer – 7/10
Eurogamer - 7/10
Polygon – 8.5/10
OXM – 8/10
Shacknews – No Score
PC Gamer – 80/100
OPM – 9/10
ShopTo – No Score
GIGA – 9/10
Destructoid – 7/10
Gamespot – 9/10
Eurogamer.cz – 8/10
Connected Digital World – 5/5

http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/13/metro-last-light-reviews-are-go-all-the-scores-here/

Gametrailers - 9.1/10
http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/sp10tz/metro--last-light-review

Joystiq - 9/10
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/13/metro-last-light-review/

PC World - 8/10
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2038...un-youll-have-in-post-apocalyptic-russia.html

GiantBomb - 8/10
http://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/metro-last-light-review/1900-577/
 
Scores are very good. As always IGN dishes out a bad one but nvm. I'll play it once my motherboard arrives after RMA. Until then Halo series zindabad! :rolleyes:
 
Guys while playing the game my CPU temps shoot up by 30 degrees (Core i5 2500K, GTX 460).....playing at high-med settings in 1920*1080. Anyone else facing such problems ??
 
Now this is really shocking. I feel bad for the developers. :(


Let's be honest: 4A was never playing on a level field. The budget of Last Light is less than some of its competitors spend on cut scenes, a mere 10 percent of the budget of its biggest competitors. Yet it is lauded for its story and atmosphere. It is built on a completely original and proprietary second-generation engine that competes with sequels that have stopped numbering themselves, with more engineers on their tech than 4A has on the entire project. Yet its tech chops are never in question.

And all of this is compounded by the conditions this Ukrainian team works under in Kiev. The entire 4A studio would fit easily in the (underutilized) gym at EA Los Angeles' offices. Yet Last Light's Metacritic score blows away Medal of Honor Warfighter. As undeniably fantastic as competitor BioShock Infinite may be, the team was given whatever resources they needed to make the title. At the same time, 4A's staff sat on folding wedding chairs, literally elbow to elbow at card tables in what looks more like a packed grade school cafeteria than a development studio.

When 4A needed another dev kit, or high-end PC, or whatever, someone from 4A had to fly to the States and sneak it back to the Ukraine in a backpack lest it be "seized" at the border by thieving customs officials. After visiting the team I wanted to buy them Aeron office chairs, considered a fundamental human right in the west. There were no outlets in the Ukraine, and our only option was to pack a truck in Poland and try to find an "expediter" to help bribe its way down to Kiev. We gave up not because this tripled the cost, but because we realized that the wider Aeron chairs would require spreading out people and computers, which would lead to extra desks, and that ultimately would have required bigger offices. Yes, really.

I truly enjoyed Far Cry 3, which deserved its great reviews. But how many times did Ubisoft Montreal lose power for hours or days during development? Power outages are the norm for 4A. All developers have deadlines, but I know of few that had to bring in construction generators to be able to work the weekend before final submission because an extra day meant missing shelf dates by weeks. Montreal is cold, but when it gets cold in Kiev it's different. That's because the government provides all of the heating through a central coal burning facility that pipes hot water to homes and offices. Unfortunately, it breaks down reliably a few times a year for a week at a time. Then 4A works in their parkas and struggles to keep their fingers warm in temperatures well below freezing. That is unless it snows and they get stuck home for a few days at a time because snow clearing isn't up to Western standards.
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http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...etro-last-light-is-the-triumph-of-an-underdog

I think as gamers, the least we could do is to maybe buy the title and support these guys? Really terrible. :(
 
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After reading this, I don't care about the reviews. I am buying a copy for myself even if I end up never playing it. I own metro 2033, but never got to complete it, and now I have forgotten what has happened so far and I am like 60% in the game... Anyways, off to flipkart to order it, if its available.[DOUBLEPOST=1368814345][/DOUBLEPOST]WTF, its still showing to be pre ordered... Did'nt it release on 14th or 17th (EU) like it was supposed to?
 
Yes you can. It may drop while rendering some heavy action sequences, but otherwise it should do well. You may need to turn down Tessellation to High, Quality to High and turn off AA completely. I tried it using the latest beta driver from nVidia and it didn't seem to prove much helpful. I would advice you to stay away from the beta driver as it was causing a lot of random drive crashes. So stick with the 314.22.
 
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