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RE: The Horror of Metro 2033's Post-Apocalyptic World

As always, jolly good job. The video is really neatly made and concise, not a single word too much, and it pretty much sums up everything about the basics of the game. Still, I wouldn't be myself if I didn't feel like adding my two cents...

...because both of those ideas worked so well in the past.

Well, we're talking about a fictional world where muh democracy with its promises of peace and freedom, so concerned about human rights, minorities and so on, wasn't able to stop a nuclear apocalypse — and quite possibly played an active part in the whole disaster (it's rather unclear both in the book and the game). There's no wonder some people who survived twenty years living in the dark, stinking underground beyond the irradiated hellhole of Moscow might look up to the swastika or Lenin's portraits, especially if those factions offer them food and protection. Especially when Metro's largest and richest station-state, the Hansa, is basically a parody of unrestrained oligarchic capitalism, even though they are barely mentioned in the game.

The novel this game is based on was written by Glukhovsky when he was 18. The political and social reality of the Moscow Metro is supposed to be a criticism of his home country, Russia, but it's way too infantile and heavy-handed to be treated seriously. I wish they changed it to something more subtle in the game, but it didn't happen, one of the few complaints I have about M2033.

Speaking of complaining, it would be so nice if you mentioned the book and its author in your review. The Metro series may be the best video game adaptation of a book (or books) in history and I really recommend reading the reading novel.

Anyways, that's all I had to add. Thanks for making this review and running your channel, I'm looking forward to your next vid!