Metro Awakening Review - A Bright & Brutal Light In VR Gaming

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brings the highly underrated survival horror franchise to VR with an intense and well-crafted story that serves as a great introduction to the series' apocalyptic and supernatural depths. With more game developers finally taking advantage of VR technology to deliver immersive interactive stories, developer Vertigo Games, who crafted the two hit VR titles, offers another excellent example of how immersive and entertaining VR gaming can be.

Three previous game releases and several books about the world helped depict a version of Russia ravaged by nuclear war. They told the stories of survivors who sought refuge in one of the world's largest bomb shelters, the Moscow underground metro system. The engaging and bleak stories come from author Dmitry Glukhovsky, who played a considerable role in writing 's prequel story to .

For curious VR players intimidated to jump into a large franchise filled with novels and games, takes place before the first entry. It does a great job of introducing new players into the apocalyptic underground. Mutated creatures, relentless bandits, and trippy supernatural encounters await in a journey that culminates into a fantastic release that should push anyone to take VR gaming more seriously.

is not directly based on an already existing entry from Dmitry Glukhovsky's franchise. Still, the author worked closely with Vertigo Games to develop the game's story that explores the origin of the series' mysterious Khan character, who played a role in previous installments. The game's emotionally hardcore introduction paints a bleak picture of what kind of reality the residents of Moscow's underground metro must endure to survive. It immediately puts players in a sense of desperation that continues to grow throughout the game's around 15-hour runtime completed on Normal difficulty during the review period.

Unlike many shooters, does not feature a silent protagonist. Five years before the events of, a doctor named Serdar must travel into the underground