In normal circumstances I would have let Liam deliver these awesome news, but what is normal about a total nuclear catastrophe in the radioactive ruins of Moscow? Especially when that happens on Linux?
Anyways, the horror FPS Metro: Last Light from 4A Games and published by Deepsilver has finally been released on Steam for Linux. There had been hints about the closing release date on SteamDB during the past few weeks, so the release wasn't a complete surprise, but we didn't expect it to happen so suddenly.
I think this is one of the important milestones in the history of Linux gaming. It's not the first big game on Linux and probably not the last, but we are seeing big game studios finally take Linux seriously as a gaming platform. Would you have believed all this few years ago?
Game info:
Metro: Last Light is a first person horror shooter set into post-apocalyptic Moscow, which has been devastated by a nuclear war. The surviving population of Moscow has taken refuge in the metro tunnels below the radioactive streets, where all kinds of mutants roam. But to quote another game with a similar topic: "war never changes" and the people living in the metro tunnels have divided into different factions, which fight with each other for survival. You play as Artyom, a young dweller of the metro, and you must sort out this mess as "the last light in our darkest hour".
Features:
The game is currently (slowly) downloading on Steam, so I haven't yet had a chance to play it, but I am sure to make a GOL Cast of it ASAP! Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Anyways, the horror FPS Metro: Last Light from 4A Games and published by Deepsilver has finally been released on Steam for Linux. There had been hints about the closing release date on SteamDB during the past few weeks, so the release wasn't a complete surprise, but we didn't expect it to happen so suddenly.
I think this is one of the important milestones in the history of Linux gaming. It's not the first big game on Linux and probably not the last, but we are seeing big game studios finally take Linux seriously as a gaming platform. Would you have believed all this few years ago?
Game info:
Metro: Last Light is a first person horror shooter set into post-apocalyptic Moscow, which has been devastated by a nuclear war. The surviving population of Moscow has taken refuge in the metro tunnels below the radioactive streets, where all kinds of mutants roam. But to quote another game with a similar topic: "war never changes" and the people living in the metro tunnels have divided into different factions, which fight with each other for survival. You play as Artyom, a young dweller of the metro, and you must sort out this mess as "the last light in our darkest hour".
Features:
- Experience thrilling combat with an exotic arsenal of hand-made weaponry against deadly foes – both human and mutant – and use stealth to launch attacks under the cover of darkness
- Explore the post-apocalyptic world of the Moscow Metro, one of the most immersive, atmospheric game worlds ever created
- Fight for every bullet and every last breath in a claustrophobic blend of survival horror and FPS gameplay
- Next generation technology boasting stunning lighting and physics sets a new graphical benchmark on both console and PC
YouTube videos require cookies, you must accept their cookies to view. View cookie preferences.
Direct Link
Direct Link
The game is currently (slowly) downloading on Steam, so I haven't yet had a chance to play it, but I am sure to make a GOL Cast of it ASAP! Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
0 Likes
Some you may have missed, popular articles from the last month:
The comments on this article are closed.
I need to put in an invoice quick to pay for all this loveliness :D
I hear you, we have had the revolution, the evolution is crawling along like a wounded slug though.
Quoting: Quote from tigerpanzerQuoting: Quote from ShmerlI'm not excited that it's only available through Steam (so I'm not getting it naturally). Just wrote to Deep Silver and asked if they are going to release it DRM free without Steam anywhere. Otherwise it would be a pity if such game will remain Steamed forever.Same here, I'm totally turned off by Steam now. I use to be a fan but this whole SteamOS thing has turned sour and I'm done with Steam, It's bad news for Linux.
I hear you, we have had the revolution, the evolution is crawling along like a wounded slug though.
0 Likes
Yeah sure, having awesome games on Linux is most certainly bad news for Linux...
I understand that DRM is not a good thing, but DRM-free or not, having these games on Linux _is_ good news, either directly or indirectly.
I would like you to read this part of their Linux release announcement:
That means improved graphics performance on AMD, which at the moment is fairly horrible. If this isn't good news for Linux, then I'm fairly sure nothing is.
I understand that DRM is not a good thing, but DRM-free or not, having these games on Linux _is_ good news, either directly or indirectly.
I would like you to read this part of their Linux release announcement:
Quote4A Games and AMD are working together on improving performance on Linux and waiting for updated drivers from the graphics card manufacturer.http://steamcommunity.com/games/MetroVideoGame/announcements/detail/1841138399631172025
That means improved graphics performance on AMD, which at the moment is fairly horrible. If this isn't good news for Linux, then I'm fairly sure nothing is.
0 Likes
Better drivers and so on - are good news for Linux. Majority of games which drive those changes using DRM - are bad news.
0 Likes
This is a turning point for us. Cheers!
0 Likes
@Shmerl
I see your point but really, it's not a question of life or death.
It's no rootkit, not even Ubuntuesque spyware and there are no starving children either just because some DRM'd games are available on Linux.
Honestly, it's a question of reduced value, nothing more.
I rent a game for as long as it takes me to get banned on Steam and that's exactly what I'm willing to pay for.
Nothing of that reduces my respect for them for the huge risk and effort they're dedicating to Linux.
I see your point but really, it's not a question of life or death.
It's no rootkit, not even Ubuntuesque spyware and there are no starving children either just because some DRM'd games are available on Linux.
Honestly, it's a question of reduced value, nothing more.
I rent a game for as long as it takes me to get banned on Steam and that's exactly what I'm willing to pay for.
Nothing of that reduces my respect for them for the huge risk and effort they're dedicating to Linux.
0 Likes
Supporting DRM is inherently bad, since it helps its proliferation. I hope we don't need to go into lengthy discussion why DRM itself is bad. But it's bad enough to avoid it outright. So there is some conflict here. You might want to support games which push better drivers, but you don't want to support ones which proliferate DRM. For me second issue has higher priority.
0 Likes
Quoting: Quote from ShmerlSupporting DRM is inherently bad, since it helps its proliferation. I hope we don't need to go into lengthy discussion why DRM itself is bad. But it's bad enough to avoid it outright. So there is some conflict here. You might want to support games which push better drivers, but you don't want to support ones which proliferate DRM. For me second issue has higher priority.
That's an admirable stance, but not one I can get behind, sorry. It's a little too Stallman for me. If you take that stance and apply it to everything in your life you'll be giving up a fair list of things. In fact, off the top of my head: every console, Steam, some Desura, all Apple products, most Android products (unless you bypass Play and take your chance on the malware infested third party appstores), every Bluray disk, BBC iPlayer, Netflix, Lovefilm (pretty much every online film repository bar Youtube), most DVD's (the ones encoded with CSS certainly, and good luck knowing which are before you buy them), most e-books and certainly anything to do with Kindle. There's probably lot of other examples, but most of that list affects me directly.
In fact, about the only thing that isn't governed by DRM digitally these days is music. And probably that only because of radio stations.
So, yeah, pretty admirable. But not for me. I like a balance, and a little DRM is acceptable provided it in no way gets in my way. And for me, Steam doesn't.
0 Likes
You know, I've just realised that this awesome news about Metro comes just one week before the incredible PixelJunk Shooter releases on Ubuntu via Steam too! I'm gonna have to work hard at not getting divorced over the next couple of weeks! :D
0 Likes
@shmerl
Sure, same priority here.
All I'm saying is: Voting with your wallet has the great advantage of providing more fine grained answers than just "yes" and "no".
No freedom to lend it to a friend? Minus 5$.
(As long as DRM doesn't come as malware or has any negative impact on my system of course)
And Hey! No disrespect for Stallman please! :) He's right, it's unethical.
Sure, same priority here.
All I'm saying is: Voting with your wallet has the great advantage of providing more fine grained answers than just "yes" and "no".
No freedom to lend it to a friend? Minus 5$.
(As long as DRM doesn't come as malware or has any negative impact on my system of course)
And Hey! No disrespect for Stallman please! :) He's right, it's unethical.
0 Likes
Quoting: Quote from scaineThat's an admirable stance, but not one I can get behind, sorry. It's a little too Stallman for me. If you take that stance and apply it to everything in your life you'll be giving up a fair list of things. In fact, off the top of my head: every console, Steam, some Desura, all Apple products, most Android products (unless you bypass Play and take your chance on the malware infested third party appstores), every Bluray disk, BBC iPlayer, Netflix, Lovefilm (pretty much every online film repository bar Youtube), most DVD's (the ones encoded with CSS certainly, and good luck knowing which are before you buy them), most e-books and certainly anything to do with Kindle. There's probably lot of other examples, but most of that list affects me directly.
In fact, about the only thing that isn't governed by DRM digitally these days is music. And probably that only because of radio stations.
So, yeah, pretty admirable. But not for me. I like a balance, and a little DRM is acceptable provided it in no way gets in my way. And for me, Steam doesn't.
That's what I do :) I reject DRM in general. DVDs are an exception, since that DRM is obsolete essentially, so I don't consider that to be DRM really. libdvdcss is anyway the only way to play DVDs on Linux. Blurays? Never used those, I think they are irrelevant since disks are dying out anyway.
Apple? Oh, horror, I don't even come near that for many other reasons besides DRM. Netflix? No go (clear DRM which even aggressively attempts to push it into HTML standard - even more reasons to reject it). E-books? I buy DRM free only (no Kindle or anything like that). There are DRM free e-books available, the situation is much better than movies which are limited to DVDs mostly.
I don't use Android for mobile, but not so much out of DRM concerns, but because I prefer proper glibc mobile Linux (Harmattan, Nemo, upcoming Sailfish and so on, but that's another story).
So, obviously I don't buy any games with DRM as well.
I don't really think it's extreme - it's the only way to actually vote with your wallet, since if you are indifferent, DRM only strives more.
0 Likes
Patreon
PayPal
See more from me