<s>
Metro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Light	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
4A	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Metro	B-Application
2033	I-Application
,	O
its	O
story	O
follows	O
Artyom	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
soldier	O
living	O
in	O
the	O
Moscow	O
Metro	O
after	O
a	O
devastating	O
nuclear	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
modes	O
were	O
planned	O
but	O
were	O
eventually	O
scrapped	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
single-player	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
developers	O
hoped	O
would	O
"	O
rekindle	O
memories	O
of	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
planned	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
was	O
ultimately	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praise	O
was	O
focused	O
largely	O
on	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
world	O
design	O
,	O
tone	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
particularly	O
at	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
August	O
2014	O
as	O
Metro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Light	I-Application
Redux	O
within	O
the	O
Metro	B-Application
Redux	I-Application
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Metro	B-Application
Exodus	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Metro	B-Application
2033	I-Application
,	O
Metro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Light	I-Application
is	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic-themed	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
stealth	O
and	O
survival	O
horror	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
Metro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Light	I-Application
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
firearms	O
,	O
some	O
fictional	O
and	O
some	O
based	O
on	O
real	O
weapons	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
head	B-Application
up	I-Application
display	I-Application
indicator	O
to	O
tell	O
how	O
long	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
until	O
the	O
gas	O
mask	O
's	O
filters	O
begin	O
to	O
fail	O
—	O
rather	O
,	O
a	O
timer	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
wristwatch	O
shows	O
how	O
long	O
until	O
the	O
current	O
filter	O
expires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
head	B-Application
up	I-Application
display	I-Application
the	O
game	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
audio	O
and	O
visual	O
cues	O
to	O
present	O
information	O
to	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
certain	O
subtle	O
moral	O
choices	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
provide	O
karma	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Good	O
karma	B-Application
can	O
be	O
acquired	O
by	O
good	O
actions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
rescuing	O
people	O
from	O
enemy	O
characters	O
,	O
listening	O
to	O
conversations	O
between	O
NPCs	O
,	O
or	O
sparing	O
enemy	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bad	O
karma	B-Application
can	O
be	O
acquired	O
from	O
evil	O
actions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
killing	O
people	O
randomly	O
or	O
stealing	O
things	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karma	B-Application
affects	O
the	O
ending	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Light	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
2034	O
,	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Metro	B-Application
2033	I-Application
,	O
following	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
novel	O
in	O
which	O
Artyom	O
's	O
missile	O
strike	O
against	O
the	O
Dark	O
Ones	O
—	O
mysterious	O
beings	O
that	O
seemingly	O
threatened	O
the	O
survivors	O
of	O
a	O
nuclear	O
war	O
living	O
in	O
the	O
Moscow	O
Metro	O
—	O
occurred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
karma	B-Application
the	O
player	O
has	O
acquired	O
determines	O
the	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Metro	B-Application
2033	I-Application
written	O
by	O
Russian	O
author	O
Dmitry	O
Glukhovsky	O
,	O
Last	O
Light	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
related	O
to	O
his	O
next	O
book	O
Metro	B-Application
2034	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Glukhovsky	O
offered	O
creative	O
input	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
wrote	O
a	O
brief	O
outline	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dialogue	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
3,000	O
spreadsheet	O
cells	O
in	O
Excel	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
was	O
also	O
refined	O
to	O
become	O
more	O
responsive	O
to	O
players	O
 '	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
alertness	O
of	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
features	O
several	O
different	O
levels	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
realistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
that	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
Metro	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
simply	O
include	O
typical	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
like	O
team	O
deathmatch	O
or	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Beynon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
philosophy	O
is	O
the	O
complete	O
opposite	O
of	O
the	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
short	O
,	O
linear	O
,	O
and	O
filled	O
with	O
"	O
filler	O
content	O
"	O
that	O
would	O
only	O
be	O
a	O
tutorial	O
for	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
hoped	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
"	O
rekindle	O
memories	O
of	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
Andrey	O
Prokhorov	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creative	O
director	O
,	O
intentionally	O
removed	O
most	O
aspects	O
of	O
a	O
typical	O
head	B-Application
up	I-Application
display	I-Application
as	O
they	O
considered	O
it	O
a	O
barrier	O
preventing	O
players	O
from	O
immersing	O
themselves	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
having	O
it	O
would	O
destroy	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prokhorov	O
noted	O
that	O
adding	O
numerous	O
graphical	O
and	O
audio	O
cues	O
required	O
additional	O
time	O
and	O
effort	O
,	O
but	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
time	O
may	O
remove	O
the	O
HUD	B-Application
altogether	O
if	O
they	O
have	O
sufficient	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	O
Light	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
4A	O
Games	O
 '	O
own	O
in-house	O
engine	O
,	O
4A	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
show-reel	O
,	O
though	O
THQ	O
has	O
since	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
that	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
coming	O
to	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
4A	O
Games	O
chief	O
technical	O
officer	O
Oles	O
Shishkovtsov	O
said	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
has	O
a	O
"	O
horrible	O
,	O
slow	O
CPU	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beynon	O
,	O
reiterated	O
the	O
sentiment	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
studio	O
"	O
could	O
n't	O
justify	O
the	O
effort	O
required	O
"	O
and	O
they	O
"	O
just	O
figured	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
worth	O
pursuing	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4A	O
experimented	O
with	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
development	O
kit	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
gave	O
up	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	O
Light	O
title	O
was	O
first	O
leaked	O
as	O
Metro	B-Application
2034	I-Application
,	O
a	O
name	O
used	O
by	O
4A	O
Games	O
internally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
THQ	O
properties	O
and	O
studios	O
,	O
went	O
to	O
auction	O
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
:	O
Clear	B-Application
Sky	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Koch	O
Media	O
's	O
label	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
auction	O
,	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
and	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Valve	O
's	O
prototype	O
of	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	I-Device
subscribers	O
for	O
one	O
month	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
got	O
a	O
free	O
digital	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
novel	O
Metro	B-Application
2033	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
Metro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Light	I-Application
that	O
featured	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
Ranger	O
Mode	O
,	O
a	O
setting	O
for	O
greater	O
game	O
difficulty	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
unique	O
gun	O
and	O
in-game	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ranger	O
Mode	O
encompasses	O
the	O
same	O
campaign	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
HUD	B-Application
or	O
cross	O
hairs	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
plethora	O
of	O
ammunition	O
and	O
resources	O
has	O
been	O
reduced	O
severely	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
player	O
feel	O
fully	O
immersed	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
four	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
pack	O
contains	O
three	O
bonus	O
single-player	O
missions	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
playing	O
as	O
a	O
Red	O
Line	O
Sniper	O
,	O
a	O
Fourth	O
Reich	O
'	O
Heavy	O
 '	O
soldier	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Polis	O
Ranger	O
in	O
training	O
,	O
with	O
new	B-Application
weapons	I-Application
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
buy	O
a	O
season	O
pass	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
them	O
all	O
four	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
at	O
a	O
discounted	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
was	O
not	O
originally	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
Australia	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redux	O
adds	O
all	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
and	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
package	O
,	O
titled	O
Metro	B-Application
Redux	I-Application
,	O
included	O
both	O
the	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
2033	O
and	O
Last	O
Light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
Redux	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
first	O
third	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
and	O
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Light	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
complimenting	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
world	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
linear	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Shooter	O
for	O
Spike	O
's	O
2013	O
VGX	O
game	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
journalists	O
also	O
noted	O
several	O
technical	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
singling	O
out	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
criticized	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
for	O
being	O
unrefined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
monster	O
characters	O
attracted	O
criticism	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
threatening	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
their	O
appearance	O
,	O
and	O
too	O
difficult	O
to	O
defeat	O
,	O
with	O
Rich	O
Stanton	O
from	O
Eurogamer	O
describing	O
them	O
as	O
creatures	O
from	O
"	O
a	O
poor	O
man	O
's	O
Doom	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
definitive	O
version	O
"	O
of	O
Last	O
Light	O
to	O
play	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
previously-released	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Light	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
outpace	O
the	O
week	O
one	O
sales	O
of	O
2033	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
exact	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
revealed	O
,	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Metro	B-Application
Redux	I-Application
collection	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
1.5	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	B-Application
Exodus	I-Application
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
good	O
ending	O
of	O
Last	O
Light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
