I’m more pleased by the actual announcement than the fact that this will be in 3D. A sequel to the popular Russian linear horror shooter wasn’t hard to guess, because the first was based on a book which also had a sequel called Metro 2034. The game is the fourth game from THQ to use 3D technology, the first being the original Metro 2033.

Metro 2033 was known mainly for it’s amazing visuals, probably the best looking game on the PC at this moment in time. It was a great linear horror shooter, though it suffered from having rather boring and generic enemies. It received unfairly average reviews in my opinion and I just hope that the developers can improve upon the ideas in the first and make a really defining horror game, which we haven’t had for a long time (except Penumbra).

Lets also hope that the 3D development doesn’t take precedence over making the game actually good. 3D games are just a gimmick and will never fully catch on, only being fueled by the popularity of 3D movies. From what I understand, not only do you need a special monitor to play 3D games, you also need twice as much processing power, making the game run slower or look worse, as the game is rendering two images, one for each eye.

Metro 2034 in 3D