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Metro: Last Light DLC Is On Its Way
Mat Paget
If you’re dying for more Metro, then you won’t have to wait long. Deep Silver announced in a press release today that there will be a Season Pass for Metro: Last Light.
The Faction Pack and the Chronicles Pack will consist of original single-player content that will expand on the story and universe of Metro, while the Tower Pack will offer a “unique solo challenge” to anyone who wants it. The Season Pass will also come with a new weapon, the Abzats, which is described as a “semi-automatic shotgun rifle with a devastating secondary fire mode that unleashes six shells in one blast.”
The pack that I’m most interested in is the Developer Pack, as it’s said to “give creative players some interesting tools with which to explore the world of Metro…”
I have asked for more details on these DLC packs, and will update it if I receive a reply.
Metro: Last Light‘s Season Pass is available now for $14.99 or 1200 MSP on the PlayStation Network, Steam, and Xbox Live. The first piece of downloadable content, the Faction Pack, is slated for a release in June.
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[REVIEW] Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection
Damian Turner
(PlayStation 3 [REVIEWED])
Back in 2007, Capcom came out with Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles for the Wii, turning the old school Resident Evil formula into a light gun shooter. Two years later, it spawned a sequel called Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. Capcom has now given these games the HD treatment, much like the other classics in the series have, and has put them on the PlayStation 3 with Move functionality.
As stated above, these games are light gun shooters, so if you have ever been into an arcade in your life, you have seen one of these. But the twist is that you get to play it with a Resident Evil paint job! And who doesn’t want more Resident Evil? The Umbrella Chronicles lets you play through the events of Resident Evil 0, 1 and 3. So, for people who have never played any of these games before, these will give you the most important bits of the story, and recreate some of the events to incorporate a second player at all times.
Because it’s a light gun shooter, you will always have more fun with another player. As a Resident Evil fan, it was great to see these games upgraded to the current generation. To diversify the gameplay, there will be moments when the screen will flash and the players will have a quick time event, as seen in Resident Evil 4. The problem is if you or the person you are playing with are not quick on the trigger, you could be seeing the same scene over and over again because the game expects you to be the Flash.
The Darkside Chronicles is the other game you get in this package, and is a much superior game. This time, the story revolves around how Leon and Krauser meet (If you haven’t played Resident Evil 4 go play it!), and this is a very unique thing because these two have a past that you wanted to know more about at the end of 4. As events unfold, Leon tells him the events of Resident Evil 2 and Code Veronica. The new story isn’t going to blow you away, but it’s very neat and really intriguing for Resident Evil fans.
Also, the game has a very cinematic feel; the camera shakes to give you a frantic feeling. It is a very great feature that gives you the frightening feeling that you had with these game back in the 90s. From time to time, one of the players will go ahead and will be visible; whoever’s character that is won’t be able to shoot. This causes your heart to race, as your life is in your partners’ hands, and really spices up the generic light-gun shooter formula. Also, the graphics are much improved in the Darkside Chronicles.
You can either use Move or DualShock 3 controls while playing through the game. The PlayStation Move is much more accurate, and is very responsive. Playing the game this way is definitely the superior way. I used the controller as well, and it played just fine, but the one problem I had with it is that it auto-targeted enemies. This was a problem when the game became very chaotic causing you to lose your cursor; this can cause some unwanted deaths. The game does not support the Navigation controller, so if you would like to use the Sharp Shooter to give you the best shot, you can only use half of it.
After you beat the games, there are some side missions to keep you busy. Also, getting more points to upgrade your weapons, making yourself an honorary badass. There is no online, so you can’t play with your friends across the world, but it does support Leaderboards so you can go back to past levels and try to be the sharpest shot around.
Resident Evil: HD Chronicles is a good game. Not a great game, but a good game. It does have some little things that hold it back from being something great, such as the story and some of the games’ mechanics. But if you are a big Resident Evil fan, or someone who wants something compatible with their PlayStation Move, this might be right up your dark zombie-infested alley.
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