You won't even need a ticket to take a tour of 4A Games' post-apocalyptic PlayStation 4 compilation Metro: Redux, as the developer has deployed two hearty demos on the PlayStation Store today. Available in North America and Europe, the generous downloads will enable you to play the first nine chapters of Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light for free. Can't argue with that, eh?
"The Metro games are atmospheric slow burners, so a short demo doesn't really do them justice," a studio spokesperson wrote on the PlayStation Blog. "But we cast our minds back to the shareware days of the 1990s, and remembered that when DOOM was first released you got the entire first third for free, and only paid if you wanted to play more."
You'll be able to upgrade to the full versions when you're finished, so this seems like a nifty way of judging if they're to your tastes. We loved both games when we reviewed them last year, awarding the Ukrainian developer's overhauled PS4 package an 8/10 in our review. Will you be picking up these teasers? Head underground in the comments section below.
[source blog.eu.playstation.com, via blog.us.playstation.com]
Comments 16
Decent!
Now that is generous! This is exactly the kind of dev that I can get behind and buy their PS4 titles. Kudos to Deep Silver and 4A Games!
I love this business model, I'm sure there are many games that if I try it'd convince myself to buy. I hope it generates good business for them so other devs follow suit.
Great way of thinking. It helps both devs and consumers. It also goes to show you can go retro with business models, not just with graphics.
Can you unlock trophies from the demo?
Demos?!?! That is rare nowadays + i wish we could stream demos to the PS4 I am sure SONY said once that would be a feature coming to the PS4(unless i dreamed that bit)
Can't find them on the store?
If I remember when the PS4 was first announced Sony said that they wanted to give people the chance to "try before you buy" but of course the publishers wouldn't bite. This is a good deal though, I wonder if this is how many other AAA games will be done now instead of going on Plus.
Nice, I've been wondering what the heck Metro was for a while now
thats awesome, though i just got 2033 for ps4 just a few days ago. enjoying it just like i knew i would
Get it please, one of the best FPS of the last generation (and this one so far)
I <3 Artyom
Wow, huge demos! That's pretty awesome of them!
I have this..but I wasn't impressed and didn't play much of it. Maybe I need to give it another go.....
Generous
That's really cool of them. Wasn't really interested in the games, but I might give it a shot.
Allready tried them, enjoyed them, and completed them really interesting games, fresh take on the fps genre with some phenomenal artwork, great atmosphere and scary moments. My kind of game, do recommend.
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