VG247 a pu jouer 3 heures à Metro Last Light et décrit un jeu sérieux aux thèmes sérieux : à un moment, en s’écartant un peu du chemin tout tracé, le joueur a découvert des PNJ en train de se préparer à violer une PNJ. Après avoir abattu les malandrins, il s’est étonné qu’on ne lui offre pas une médaille, un badge ou un achievement :
But there was no XP reward, no HUD marker to tell me what a good job I had done, because this is what gaming has taught us to expect, even during moments of intense pathos. Nothing happened. Instead, the woman curled up in a ball and laid down on the soiled mattress. She started to cry.
I stood around waiting for something to happen, expecting some dialogue to say thank you, or perhaps an escort mission to take her home. Then I realised that these things don’t happen in real life, and that’s precisely how Metro: Last Light wants you to feel: uncomfortable.
