The reason why sparing the dark ones is good is quite simple. The following link new 20 metro map, artlebedev has a printable version of another metro map, with the station names in both english and russian. Start a new discussion showing 115 of 268 active topics 0 jun 16. Moscow became the capital of russia and the soviet union after the revolution of 1917. Spoilers okay, so i was wondering about metro 2033 s so called good ending, the one where you destroy the guidance system and let the dark ones live. Metro 2033 is the book that formed the basis of the popular video game series for which it is perhaps better known, set in a world that has been devastated by nuclear war, where the remains of what is left of humanity have been forced to seek shelter in the moscow metro system. Metro 2033 a book and video game by dmitry glukhovsky, in which the moscow metro is transformed into a world populated by survivors of a nuclear war, has reinforced our image of the amazing world under our feet. Survivors still remember the past greatness of humankind. Metro 2033 is a russian novel to boot, so one should expect it to have long passages where the main character considers philosophy, religion, and the meaning of life. There are two endings for metro 2033, two endings for metro last light, and two. It did help me to understand the atmosphere after playing metro 2033 but youll be fine after playing last light.
After a devastating nuclear war in 20 between russia and a number of unknown countries, the surviving population retreated into the large metro system, originally designed as a fallout shelter. Metro 2033, by dmitry glukhovsky, follows a similar path. English language edition the finale of the metro 2033 trilogy. Humanity is nearly extinct and the halfdestroyed cities have become uninhabitable through radiation. Although set in the same world, it is not a direct sequel to metro 2033 and. The halfdestroyed cities have become uninhabitable through radiation.
Like the citystates of ancient greece, individual stations govern themselves sometimes banding together to form small nations. The book describes the consequences of an atomic war. It is supposedly still operated by the main directorate of special. The metro games are crazy linear with some cringe worthy dialogue with poor english language delivery. For metro 2033 there is an enlightened ending where artyom makes a decision of saving or destroying the dark ones, and a ranger ending where artyom simply destroys them by the orders of hunter. The moscow metro is a form of transportation which involves a heightened level of danger. The book has also been published online for free on the metro 2034 official website, where over a million visitors have read the text.
The metro 2033 series of novels, written by russian author dmitry glukhovsky, is actually 20 books deep. Mutants are organisms whose dna has been altered by radiation, or as a result of being exposed to various chemicals. Beyond their boundaries, they say, lie endless burnedout deserts and the remains of splintered forests. Spoilersapparently, the dark ones were supposed to have been the true successors to the planet as they were capable of surviving on the surface under such extreme conditions, and were heavily implied to have been a different evolutionary path for humanity. I played 2033 on ranger hardcore using the russian language track, totally worth it. Its not mandatory, however it may prove to be important if you want to unlock the best ending. Oc a map of the postnuclear moscow metro system from. Metro 2033 ebook by dmitry glukhovsky rakuten kobo. Metro 2033s title is as simple and as descriptive as a title can get. Collectively, the original series has sold hundreds of thousands of copies. The book doesnt actually explain these things either, though the book is quite a bit different for the most part. At 18, he published his first novel, metro 2033, a postapocalyptic dystopia inspired by the chaos of 1990s russia and set in moscows subway system, where the last survivors of a global. Set following a nuclear war in the early 21st century, the remnants of humanity now live underground in the moscow subway system. There are nine very simple reasons why you should read metro 2033 as well.
A year after the events of metro 2033, the last few survivors of the apocalypse, surrounded by mutants and monsters, face a terrifying new danger as they hang on for survival in the tunnels of the moscow metro. Sooo if anyone had read the book please tell me the ending. How to use the moscow metro and what stations to visit. Is there a good samaritan willing to explain whyhow shooting missiles at the mutant rootlike mass helped artyom save his station. By 2012, mgm has picked up the screen rights to metro 2033, setting f. Oct 28, 2019 the witcher book series is one of the best fantasies i ever read.
Metro 2033 is the book that formed the basis of the popular video game series. The moscow metro mcc mcd everything about capitals. Now before i tell you about moral points you would need to stealh and knock out human enemies to help, that gives you a huge boast in karama in levels, and when you get a moral point your screen should brighten up for a bit and you should be able to head something childs laughter or a guitar. Although it began in russia, the project enjoys plenty of popularity in poland, romania, hungary, ukraine and germany as well. This map shows a more anatomically correct view of the metro, including how the stations actually line up with real landmarks. Metro 2033 is a postapocalyptic firstpersonshooter, set in the underground community built in the ruins of a russian municipal train system, based on the bestselling novel by dmitry glukhovsky. I got the good ending in metro 2033, why do they assume i. The metro books have put dmitry glukhovsky in the vanguard of russian speculative fiction alongside the creator of night watch, sergei lukyanenko. Jul 14, 2017 and im glad i did metro 2033 is an atmospheric and engaging variation on a familiar theme, and i thoroughly enjoyed it. You spared the dark ones, but artyom nuked them, which is what i assume he did in the metro 2033 book i just started reading it, only of the way in atm. Except the book version of metro came out before the idea that each game in the fallout series should take place in a different place was started by nv, so metro 2033 the game couldnt be an extension of this theme. For metro 2033 on the xbox 360, a gamefaqs message board topic titled need a complete explanation of the story. The dreams are the dark ones trying to communicate with you since apparently. Finally, atyom say first hand that most of humanity was bad to start with.
This may be explained in the book i havent read it yet, but to someone that has only played the game how can this be considered the good ending. It also reminded me very strongly of the andrei tarkovsky film stalker, which i would be surprised if this wasnt an. With his aid, artyom manages to survive a trip through a. Metro by dmitry glukhovsky book 3 kindle edition by glukhovsky, dmitry. It connects the city center with the industrial and residential areas and allows you to travel quickly and easily if you are visiting moscow. At the end of dead city 1, there is a hallway that is set with a spike trap. The metro books remain a huge hit in russia and parts of eastern europe, with the success of the games increasing their exposure to western audiences. Humans had always been better at killing than any other living thing. Its actually explained better in the book, as in the origins and purpose of the dark ones. It is set within the moscow metro, where the last survivors hide after a global nuclear holocaust. So he dropped down, i returned to the tower, and then the bad ending cinematic played out.
Maybe if you tried to explain yourselves a little more instead of going for the jugular we wouldnt be attempting to missile your hole in the. The moscow metro is a form of transportation which involves a. Miller explains how he had been too afraid to leave moscow, too attached to. I just finished metro 2033 for the first time working my way through the series and i got a bit lost in the plot at the end. It is set within the moscow metro, where the last survivors hide after a global. Where once the citizens of moscow could cross the network in an hour, it now takes weeks of. The moscow metro also known as the peoples palace was inaugurated in 1935 in the era of stalin. So you want the good ending for metro 2033 and not kill the dark ones. You will see examples of stations of different periods. Hopefully, with the help of other volunteers, the translation will be finished relatively quickly. He is well familiar with the various paranormal or mystical phenomena in the metro and possesses a very powerful and charismatic personality which even lead to artyom wondering whether khan was a wizard. Peace walker gameplay walkthrough part 40 metal gear zeke boss fight duration.
There are two endings for metro 2033, two endings for metro last light, and two endings for metro exodus, both based on the moral choices the player makes throughout the game. He was born in moscow, but the war and destruction that drove everyone into the underground metro happened while he was still young and he has lived the vast majority of his life in the metro. The metro 2033 movie has been revived by russian producers. Metro 2033 author on books 10year long journey to the screen. Fa metro 2033 af dmitry glukhovsky som paperback bog pa. During the excursion you will find out the history of appearance and development of moscow metro.
It has been followed by two sequels, metro 2034 and metro 2035, and spawned the vast metro media franchise. I did a playthrough of metro 2033 with russian voices and english subtitles, it was. The dramatic moments were completely deflated by the wooden delivery. In the metro 2033 novel, artyom realizes that the dark ones are not as hostile as. In 1932 construction of moscows metro began as a piece of art with elegant and huge stations.
The book is a lot slower than the game as most of the information comes from storytelling instead of exploring side tunnels. The story is not the strongest and i would love to have seen more and explained things to more but you dont, i had to look up online the story and have even ordered the metro 2033 book that the game was based on. So when i found out that the russian apocalypse video game was based off a book, i thought that i would give to a go. I dont really care if they are bad, i dont want to be reading subtitles when a bunch of action is going on. I discovered that shooting the dark one had nothing to do with it, and that it all depended on whether you shot the. Fahrgastzahlen am hochsten ist an wochentagen wenn. Dmitry glukhovskys novel metro 2033 has had a rough road to travel on. Metro 2035 author hints series will continue after end of. It is set in the moscow metro, where the last survivors hide after a global nuclear holocaust. At least 50% of the novel is devoted to such meanderings, which is perfectly fine for a novel, but if the video game were to follow suit, people would stop playing it after twenty.
I somehow felt that the bad ending where he ends the dark ones was more fitting than him sparing them. You cant simply turn book into a film or a game, cause games and films play by. An incredible feat when you consider that the first book in the series was initially. Volume 2 metro by dmitry glukhovsky by dmitry glukhovsky. At the rate of 1 page per hour, a translator should should be able to finish an entire book in 400 hours. Featuring blistering action, vivid and tough characters, claustrophobic tension and dark satire, the metro books have become. Jul 27, 2011 metro 2033 ebook written by dmitry glukhovsky. Really gets pointed out in the book, more bad characters than good ones so the dark ones would have only hurt humanity more tha helped. In the novel, the dark ones are blown up, at the end. The story takes place twenty years after a nuclear war. The dystopia could have been explained in one paragraph, and the metro stations are just kind of there.
About as much realistic as most of the postapocalyptic books, films, and games. The book was widely popular in russia where it has sold some 300,000 copies in just six months, making it russias biggest local bestseller in 2009. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. As has been stated before, metro is based off novels written by dmitry glukhovsky. The books english edition was published as a tiein with its video game. As the player discovers, khan in the video game is a mysterious character, though he is even more so in the novel. The precise opening time varies at different stations according to the arrival of the first train, but all stations simultaneously close their entrances and transitions to other lines at 01. The premise of metro 2033 is excellent, and the ultimate conclusion of the story. A while later i decided to go back and try and get the good ending. Hopefully this sequel will get translated into english soon there are spanish and german translations, but no english.
Regardless, im happy with the bad ending, the good ending. The setting is the moscow metro system in the year 2033. Of course none of this is as scary as the reallife threat of terrorist bombs. Metro 2033 was an excellent postapocalypse novel outstanding example of russian sf, in the tradition of roadside picnic etc. This is the home of the translation project of a russian novel metro 2033. Great world building metro 2033 outshines most books with its ability to create one of the richest worlds out there. A lot of games with multiple endings have a canon ending. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading metro 2035.
Just before the good ending hunter will say something like you reap what you sow artyom. They live in the moscow metro the biggest airraid shelter ever built. The books were turned into metro 2033 and metro last light video games. It is set in the year 2033, and takes place in the moscow metro. Strong and viable mutants dont emerge from a radiation in several years. The hbo series chernobyl is actually the first example of an. No choice to get good ending metro 2033 redux general. In russia, i didnt see any producers who could make a good screen adaptation of this book.
Check the passageway located to the left of the stairs. Though deep silver has not released exact sales numbers for the first two games, metro redux, an remastered compilation of metro 2033 and last light, had sold over 1. Im dmitry glukhovsky, the author of metro 2033, base of the metro. There are a few plot twists as well as very strange paranormal occurances but once you get to the end you will understand a lot more. Metro 2033 movie in the works, wont be paid for in bullets. The metro 2033 series of novels are huge in russia and eastern europe, but only two of them metro 2033 and metro 2034, have been translated into english. The book s english edition was published as a tiein with its video game.
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