Metro Last Light
Price: £25.00
Genre: First Person Shooter
Platforms: Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC, OS X, Linux and a Playstation 4 version has been announced but most likely it won’t be a launch title and will be released at a later date.
Age Rating: 18
Controls:
Xbox 360
Characters:
Artyom
He was born in 2009 which was a few years before the bombing took place. After the war he was raised in Timiryezskaya station. His father was never mentioned but in flashbacks he was seen before the war with her. His former station was overrun by a horde of rats which killed his mother and this led Artyom to have phobia of rats. He was saved by Alex who is his adoptive father. Artyom has brown hair and he also has a unnamed son and has a wife who he met in Last Light. Artyom started on his journey when hunter instructed him to go to Polis to find a Ranger named Miller if he didn’t return. He is the youngest member of the Rangers and when he found D6 they gave him a Rangers badge straight away. The weapons Artyom carries can vary depending on the characters choice.
Miller
Miller is portrayed to be quite stubborn, if he wants a job done he will get it done. He isn’t very fond of jokes which is shown when Ulman is making jokes when a few rangers are exploring D6, he tells him to cut it out. He is very protective over his soldiers and even though the rangers only have a few hundred soldiers he fiercely believes that the rangers are the best soldiers in the underground. In Metro 2033 Atryom, Miller and Danilla go to the library, after Danilla gets injured Miller takes him back to the Library and says he’ll meet Artyom outside. The rangers then travel to D6 and go to the reactor. They then go to Ostankino tower to point the lasers at the dark ones . In Last Light he tells Artyom to go to kill the final Dark One and Miller is later seen defending Polis with the other Rangers. He has grey hair and green eyes. Miller carries a Volt Driver, Revolver and a Kalash 2012.
Ulman
He is skilled in combat and he uses his dark sense of humour and wit to make the most out of certain situations. Ulman saves Artyom from the Nazis. They next meet at Black station and he then takes Artyom to Polis. They meet a third at the Ranger base before they travel to D6. In Last Light he takes part in the battle for D6. He is seen carrying a VSV, throwing knives and a trench knife. He has black hair and brown eyes.
Anna
Anna starts off to be very cold and takes a disliking toward Artyom mainly because she was close to Hunter before he disappeared and probably thinks Artyom is trying to take his place. In the end she starts to warm to Artyom and becomes his wife and then it is revealed that she was pregnant. She has brown hair and blue eyes. Anna goes with Artyom to kill the last Dark One, when Artyom is knocked unconscious by it Anna goes to save him but she gets rid to late because he was taken by the Nazis as soon as she arrived. They meet at the church before she is taken by Lesnitsky. Anna is injured when Oktyabraskaya was invaded by the Reds. She never fought in the battle for D6 either because her wounds hadn’t healed or Miller didn’t want her to fight because he knows it’s a one way trip. She carries a Preved and a VSV.
Khan
Khan started off being a soldier for Polyanka station. When it was attacked by Nosalises he went to defend the entrance and plant an explosive device, when the device was planted he was attacked by one lone Nosalis which made Khan get caught up in the blast and he had to crawl to a lever to close the station’s side entrance and before he pulled the lever he saw to of his friends who were defending the back of the station from mutants were trying to get to Khan but they were slowed down because he had to carry the other one but they were being chased by a horde of Nosalises so Khan made a decision and closed the gate his explanations were that he was young and inexperianced indicating that now he is older and more experienced he would have made a different choice. In Metro 2033 him and Artyom must travel through an unnamed tunnel where Khan says “neither man nor beast walks here even the rats are absence” which shows that something is wrong with the tunnel because rats are in every part of the Metro. He tells Artyom that if stays close to the pipes he can hear voices. When they are traveling to Cursed station they have to go past several ghosts and Khan utters something probably in Russian to get past them which reveals that this might be something to do with when he defended Polyanka. Khan then meets Artyom again when he is in Sparta base. In Last Light Khan is the first person Artyom sees when he wakes up. Later Khan rescues Anna and Artyom with Hanza police. Him and Artyom leave Okatybriskaya together to find the river of fate, then they find a railcar and chase the train when Artyom jumps onto it Khan goes off in the railcar and they both get split up. Khan then meets Ulman and they travel to Polyanka. Khan then meets up with Artyom and they defend D6 with the other Rangers. Khan is a very spiritual person and very mysterious, he can speak like a philosopher at times during the Anomaly level he tells Artyom to get a better perspective before judging things. He also dislikes the rangers methods of doing things.
Pavel
Pavel meets Artyom in the Reich when they escape they travel through a spider infested tunnel. They then travel up to the surface. When they reach Theatre station he betrays Artyom. Pavel then travels to Venice. In Venice he goes to meet the gang leader in a warehouse and kills him and Artyom finds Pavel and puts him at gunpoint and offers to take Artyom to Oktybraskaya until Simon bursts through the door and Pavel escapes he then is captured by the gang and again he escapes. Pavel ambushes Artyom in the red square after Artyom kills the reds he ends up chasing Pavel has been shot by the player he gives up and the player has the choice to save him or kill him. Pavel is fiercely loyal to the Reds and believes that the communist way of life is the best way he is fond of the three musketeers as well. He has blue eyes and is seen carrying Kalash, Saiga and Revolver.
Lesnitsky
Lesnitsky is a double agent working for the Reds and the Rangers. He ransacks a lab in D6. He then attacks a ranger hideout in a church. Then he goes to Oktyabraskaya to spread a disease. Artyom and Lesnitsky finally meet on the surface where the player can kill him or spare him. Little is known about him but he must have been undercover for a long time to be trusted with the virus. He carries a Revolver and knife.
Korbut
Korbut sought safety in the Metro after World War III and he joined the Red Line after the collapse of the Central Metro Command. He then became the head of intelligence and also became an advisor to Maxim Moskvin and convinced him to kill his brother Andrey so that Maxim could become the leader of the Red Line. When Maxim killed his brother Korbut used the secret to have more power than he should of had. He then tried to recruit Artyom after he learned of the secrets of the Rangers and D6. when Artyom escaped he also convinced Maxim to let him attack D6 while Maxim distracts most of the Rangers at Polis. At the end he will die either from the bomb or Artyom depending on how many moral points Artyom has.
Maxim Moskvin
He was born well before the war and was most likely in the Russian military. In Last Light he is ashamed of his sons cowardice and believes violence and threats are the best way to gain information. He goes to Polis to distract The leaders and Rangers of Polis when the truth is found out he walks back into a room and no indication is given of what happened to him.
Leonid
He is Maxim Moskvin’s disgraced son, he was banished from the family. So he travels the Metro with a flute. He hates his father for what he did and free’s Artyom even know when his father founds out he will kill him.
Simon
Simon is a fisherman from Venice who also acts as a law enforcer. He tries to get the station captain to help him rid Venice of the gangsters but he refuses. He then tries to take them on his own but instead finds Artyom with Pavel in the Warehouse. He then shows Artyom how to Oktyabraskaya. Simon might also go to the surface because he gave a teddy bear to the little boy. He also has a knowledge engines because because Fedor asks him to help him fix his boat. He has Brown hair and Blue eyes. He carries a Kalash.
Fedor
Fedor is a fisherman living in Venice, when it flooded Fedor was one of a few people who turned railcars into basic boats. Fedor saves Artyom because he rang a bell at a flooded part of the metro which fortunately Fedor heard because he was fishing there. He was shocked that Artyom was traveling to Venice alone because it is extremely dangerous with the bandits Watchmen and Nosalises. He has a good relationship with the other Venice Residents. He has brown hair and carries a Ashot and grenades.
Enemies
Red Line
They are communist who are at war with the Fourth Reich. There are big because they have lower standards. The equipment frontline soldiers are given are poor because they are used as cannon fodder. Some join because they believe communism is the way forward others join because of a family traditon
Fourth Reich
They are a bunch of Russians who have adopted Nazi ideals. They are much smaller than the Red Line because of the standards but they are better trained and equipped. Some of the soldiers miss their family and some start to have some concerns over the Nazi way of life.
Mutants
Dark Ones
They are a new type of Mutant, they live near the botanical gardens, they can use telepathy and although the rangers thought they were enemies they weren’t they wanted to help Humans. They also known as Homo Novus meaning new man. In some ways they are similar to humans but they know how to survive on the surface.
Nosalis
They are the most common enemy of the game. They travel in large packs and their nests are all over the Metro. they are also extremely agile. There are many different variants. Nosalis’s are most likely mutated from either Moles or Pigs because of the snouts.
Female Nosalis
They have the ability to fly and can make hi-pitched noise to hurt and incapacitate the target.
Nosalis Rhino
They are most likely queen Nosalis’s. There are probably not many of them. Most of the body is covered in armour apart from the front and parts of the face. It is fast and strong it is able to destroy stone pillars by charging into them. It is only encountered once throughout Last Light.
Lurker
They are small and extremely fast. They are scavengers. They are harmless when there on there on but in a group they are a big threat especially since they attack in one after the other e.g. one will attack and then escape underground and then another one will attack and go underground. One shotgun shell should be enough to kill it. They are probably the only mutant which can be domesticated which is shown in the Theatre station although it isn’t very well trained because it runs off. They have most likely mutated from a rodent of some kind
Watchmen
They are fast and are mostly seen on the Surface probably because they are mutated from dogs or wolves who were still up there when the missles exploded but they could also be derived from rats. Like wolves, dogs and rats they live in packs. The packs can be extremely large sometimes up to 50 members. They can be hunted demons which is shown when you are crossing the bridge in Last Light. The only thing they can usually attack are Lurkers and Humans but they might have to be omnivorous due to the fact that there are only a few Lurkers and Humans on the surface. They can sometimes be seen howling. Sometimes before you approach them to alert more of the pack. in some rare cases they can completely ignore Humans in order to take down a bigger target like the Mutated bear, the watchmen even worked with Artyom for a while to take down the bear.
Demon
They can fly and are one of the most powerful enemies in the game. They can grow to massive sizes, a baby could be the size of a cat but an adult one could be about the size of a van. The roar is similar to a tiger which could portray that it could of mutated from a tiger which wouldn’t be unlikely because Moscow zoo does have tigers but the overall look f it shows it could be mutated from a bat. They can be seen on their own but also work in groups to get prey. They are one of the most feared Mutants.
Spiderbug
They are only found in the tunnels and and can spin a massive amount of web in a few minutes which is extremely hard to get out of if caught but it is susceptible to fire.
Male Spiderbug
Male Spiderbug’s have a scorpion like stinger which is their main form of attack.
Female Spiderbug
They can deal with light a lot better than the males
Shrimp
They are most likely mutated from shrimps or lobster.
Female shrimp
Male Shrimp
Bog Shrimp
These are the oldest type of Shrimp their are very few of them.
Bear
The bear is the biggest mutant in the game. The only weak spot is on the back. It will also be the only part in the game where the Watchmen will actually help to kill it. It’s probably the brown bear and the bear roar is a more slightly distorted roar.
Gameplay
The main objective of the game is to find the baby Dark One and kill it. The goals for each mission is get past each level and you’ll be rewarded with more ammo, more filters for your gas masks, a new gas mask, you will get different weapons.
Storyline
Last Light is set one year after 2033 where Artyom is officially a Polis Ranger. Through Artyom, Vladimir’s, Ulman’s and millers efforts the rangers are now using D6 as a base. There’s also a rumour that the Nazi’s and the Reds have found out about D6.
Plot
Artyom is woken up from a nightmare to find Khan watching over him to inform him that he has seen a surviving dark one by the gardens. They go to find Miller to authorise Artyom leaving the base. Miller wants the creature to be killed and Khan wants to find it and make contact with it but Miller throws Khan out and sends Anna to go and find dark one with Artyom.
When Artyom and Anna reach the Gardens Artyom discovers that it is just a baby and it knocks Artyom out. The two of them are captured by a Nazi patrol looking for an entrance into D6.
Artyom meets Pavel Morozov who is a Red Line soldier who was also captured by the Nazi’s they both break out and travel to Theatre station and Pavel betrays Artyom.
Artyom wakes in a small room and General Korbut is telling him that he will let artyom live if tells him about D6 and if he becomes a spy for the Red Line. He injects Artyom with a truth serum and Artyom wakes up again to find Moskvin’s son trying to free him.
Upon escaping he sees the Reds are building a massive train. After he escapes the Red Line he finds Andrew the blacksmith who lets him use a railcar to get to Venice.
Artyom reaches Venice and follows Pavel into a warehouse and points a gun to him and Pavel manages to escape. Artyom has to go to a Ranger base on the surface. Lesnitsky and a few other soldiers capture Anna and takes her to Oktyabraskaya. Artyom catches up and rescues Anna but Lesnitsky escapes Anna and Artyom are both rescued by Khan and Hanza soldiers.
Anna has to stay behind because of her wounds but Artyom leaves the station with Khan, it is revealed that the Reds released the virus on the citizens of Oktybraskaya. Khan takes Artyom to the River Of Fate to help them find the Dark One. They find him on a train and Artyom rescues him. He takes him to Miller and he asks Miller to find the other ones who were in trapped in one of the D6 doors Miller accepts and every Ranger goes to D6 to protect it from the Reds who are trying to take D6 by force. depending on how many moral points the player has. If they don’t have enough the bomb will be detonated and every Ranger in D6 including Miller, Ulman, Khan and Artyom will be killed if they have enough only the Reds will be killed.
It is revealed that Artyom had a son and that the Dark Ones would return to help humanity.
Locations: D6 was built for a war but most people in the metro don’t acknowledge it’s existence. It was never inhabited because no one could get to it in time when the missiles were launched. It has automated monorails. It was supposed to be filled with supplies but it’s main purpose could have been used as a underground military base because it was filled with missiles, tanks and a massive stock of ammunition and weapons.
Botanical Gardens
It was where the dark ones used to live until they were wiped out. There is a massive crater there and it is overrun by plants. You can also see the tower from The first game. The enemies you will face are Watchmen.
Reich
Is where the Nazi’s are mainly based.
Reich Farming Facility
This is where prisoners get hung
Theatre
This station is under the influence of the reds. The main reason people go there is because of the Theatre. It is also known as the culture capital of the metro.
Venice
It is named after the Italian city because most of the station is flooded so railcars are useless so the inhabitants use boats to fish which is the main source of food so they don’t have to rely on other stations for food. A lot of the people have scanners to see which fish has got radiation and which hasn’t. It is an independent station but it is filled by criminal gangs.
Oktyabraskaya
This is the station the reds infected and burnt.
Polis
This is where the scientists work and live, there are also a few merchants, soldiers and a few other people work.
Missions
Sparta
Ashes
Pavel
Reich
separation
Facility
Torchlight
Echoes
Red Line
Regina
Bandits
Dark Water
Venice
The Swamps
Undercity
Quarantine
Khan
The Chase
The Crossing
Bridge
Depot
The Dead City
Red Square
The Garden
Polis
D6
Perspectives
All of the game is viewed in a First Person view.
Dishonored
Price: £17.99
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3
Genre: Action Adventure and stealth
Age Rating: 18
Characters:
Corvo Attano
Corvo originally comes from Serkonos, he is the first protector of empress born outside of Gristol. He is known to be mysterious. Very little is known about him. Corvo seemed to be close to Emily which is displayed throughout the game probably because he has been around since she was born and has played an important role in her life. It is also thought that the empress and Corvo loved each which is talked about throughout the game. Corvo is known throughout Dunwall because of his legendary combat skills, some of the guards can be overheard talking about what it would be like to face him, their conversations show fear of him. Corvo can use a range of gadgets and weaponry from a sword to a trip wire. He can use supernatural abilities. He uses a mask so no one can recognise him and it also strikes fear into his opponents.
Daud
Daud is the leader of a gang of assassins called the whalers, he too like Corvo comes from Serkonos. Daud was abducted at a young age. He traveled the isle’s looking for outsider shrines and he became infamous as an assassin. He and his gang turned into assassins for hire and they were hired to kill the Empress and kidnap her daughter. A rift between Daud and the outsider developed in which he the outsider lost interest in Daud. When he killed the Empress and abducted her daughter he seemed to regret it which is shown in his diary.
Empress Jessamine Kaldwin
Jessamine Kaldwin is the Empress of the empire of the isles. She was the daughter of Emperor Euhorn Kaldwin. Her fathers rule was filled with peace and prosperity while hers was filled with conflicts political and otherwise. The rat plague created cracks in the empire. Over time people started to question her rule as empress. The Royal Spymaster Hiram Burrows proposal to build quarantine zones and deportation to deal with the rat plague. She is killed by Daud who was hired by Hiram Burrows and Corvo was framed for her murder and the abduction of Emily Kaldwin her daughter. She appeared to be extremely close to Corvo. Upon death her heart was removed by the outsider and presented as a gift to Corvo. She was born in Gristol.
The Outsider
The outsider is a supernatural being who only appears to people who are interesting enough. He is considered heresy by the Abbey Of The Everyman. If he appears to you he will most certainly give you a mark of the outsider which grants you supernatural abilities. The only preference he has in appearing to people is that they have to be interesting they can be good or evil he doesn’t care as long as their interesting. In a book found in the game his true form as a massive sea creature called a Leviathan. He has shrines all over the Isles.
Royal Spymaster Hiram Burrows
Hiram Burrows was creating plans behind the Empress’s back and it is revealed that he started the rat plague by getting infected rats from the Pandyssian continent and releasing them in the infected areas of Dunwall to eradicate the poor but it started to go out of control. He disagreed with how Emily was being brought up and he thought she was spoilt and undisciplined. He hired the Whalers to kill Jessamine and abduct Emily and he would frame Corvo for both. He was married to Lady Boyle who was also a financial backer. He was born in Gristol. He made himself Lord Regent after the death of the Empress.
Emily Kaldwin
Emily Kaldwin is the heir to the throne. Corvo and her are very close. She is presented as a fun loving child but after her mothers death she adopts a more serious manner. Corvo is her role model and he is a father figure to her as well. Her personality will change according to the players choices. She was born in Gristol.
Farley Havelock
Havelock was a former Admiral and created the Loyalist Conspiracy to try and find Emily and put her on the throne. Since he owned the Hound Pits Pub he used it as a base of operations for the loyalists. He and a few other members of the conspiracy betray Corvo and alert the watch saying they have found the loyalists base of operations. Using his new found power he takes Emily and other members of the loyalists to Kingsparrow Island and they soon fall into disarray and start arguing. Depending on the players choices he can be killed or left alive. He was born in Gristol.
Samuel Beechworth
He says his father wanted him to become and overseer but he didn’t think it would suit him. He served in the navy under Admiral Havelock. He doubts that Havelock would remember him though.When he left the navy he started using his boat to forget a loveless live and he succeeded. He states that he has seen many creatures in the sea and has been attacked by them as well, his scars show this.
Piero Joplin
He is the youngest person to graduate from the academy of natural philosophy, which caused a rivalry between Anton Sokolov. He apparently played a part in expelling him from the academy. Piero also says that Anton stole some of his inventions. While he was trying to make a mask for Corvo he started getting dreams which made him change what the mask should look like. He create all of Corvo’s weapons and gadgets. It is thought that his ideas have come from the outsider himself and that the heart was inspired by the outsider and and Piero created it. Anton and Piero resolve their differences to try and stop the watch and they also work together to create a cure for the plague.
Treavor Pendleton
He is the third youngest brother of the Pendleton family. During his younger years he despised his brothers and his stepmother. He tells Corvo that his brothers tied him to a bad and put a bunch of vipers next to him. He had feelings for Waverly Boyle but there friendship broke down for some unknown reason. He is prone to skin infections and has a sensitivity to light he also has a drinking problem. During the events of Dishonored he stays at the hound pits pub but he does sometimes makes trips to Pendleton manner. He is trying to get control of his brothers parliamentary holdings. He may ask you to kill his brothers but if you spare them he will be pleased. He is found to be conspiring against Corvo with Havelock and Martin to kill Corvo and take Emily to Kingsparrow island. He is killed towards the end of the game. He was born in Gristol. He provides the money for the loyalists.
Anton Sokolov
He was born in Tyvia. He started off as a sculptor and painter. Aristocrats paid a massive amount of money to have sculptures and paintings of themselves. He later became an established writer, inventor and philosopher. He had a rivalry with Piero Joplin. Jessamine Kaldwin was the only aristocrat that he liked. In the end Piero and Anton resolve their differences.
Cecilia
She is a servant for the loyalists. She keeps a key to the abandoned apartment across the street.
Geoff Curnow
He is the captain of the City Watch. He is the uncle of Callista Curnow. He travelled with Corvo to the across the Empire to try and find aid. He is one of the few uncorrupted people in the watch. He can be killed or saved during a mission but Callista asks that he be saved. He was born in Gristol.
Lydia Brooklaine
She was a former hostess at the Hound Pits Pub but she was recruited as a servant. She can often be heard gossiping about the other conspirators.
Slackjaw
He is the leader of the bottle street gang. You meet him a few occasions and you have a choice to save him from Granny Rags or you can let her eat him.
Teague Martin
He is an overseer at the Abbey Of The Everyman. He was a soldier but he was also a highway man. He is one of the few people who can recognise the mark on Corvo’s hand. When the Empress was killed he forged an alliance with Havelock and Treavor. He used his connections to try and break Corvo out of prison. The plot was discovered and he was put in stocks. He later betrays Corvo.
Gameplay
You are set to get rid of assigned targets and complete some optional side missions during the main missions. Corvo can collect loot to sell to Piero to get money so he can buy upgrades for his gadgets and weapons. If the player finds Bone Charms he can use them to upgrade his supernatural powers.
Storyline
Dishonored takes place when there is a rat plague spreading throughout Dunwall and rats are multiplying and they are eating people. The city is going through a industrial revolution as well.
Plot
Corvo was sent to other parts of the Empire to try and seek help but with no avail. When he arrives he witnesses the murder of the Empress and the kidnapping of her daughter. He is blamed and sentenced for execution. He manages to escape Coldridge prison before he is executed and he meets Samuel Beechworth who takes he him to the other conspirators. While resting he meets the Outsider in a dream who gives him the mark . He is later sent to get rid of High Overseer Thaddeus Campbell and also to get information on where Emily is being kept. The player can choose whether to kill him. Corvo finds out that Emily is being kept in the Golden Cat brothel. Corvo rescues Emily and again the player can choose whether to kill the Pendleton twins. Corvo is sent to kidnap Anton Sokolov to get information on the royal spymasters financier. It is lady Boyle, Corvo goes to the Boyle mansion and removes her from the scene. Corvo then travels to Dunwall tower to dispose of the The Lord Regent. When Corvo returns he has his drink poisoned and then collapses. He was betrayed by Havelock, Martin, Samuel and Treavor, although when Havelock and Martin leave the room Samuel reveals that he only gave Corvo half the poison so it wouldn’t kill him. Corvo is captured by Daud’s Gang and put in a cage underground. He escapes, kills Daud and returns to the Hound Pits Pub to find that some of the members of the conspiracy have been killed. Corvo finds out that Martin, Havelock and Treavor have taken Emily to Kingsparrow island and that Havelock is now Lord Regent. Corvo finds Havelock and depending on the choices the player made throughout the game will determine the ending.
Terrain
The game is set in Dunwall which was built on the site of an ancient civilisation. It has massive cliffs and one big River separating two sides. It is based on victorian architecture and it is also based on either London or Edinburgh. It has many districts one being the distillery district which features the Dunwall Whisky Distillery, The Golden Cat and The high overseers office.
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