Usually when I watch long sequences from unreleased games I’m squinting, wearing me analytical face, trying t' work out where the gap between hype 'n reality be most obvious, trying t' see what might be true 'n what might be marketing. The E3 video a Metro: Last Light, just now released for wider consumption, be thirteen 'n a half minutes long 'n I didn’t squint once, I’m not even sure I blinked judging by the film a dust I’m now scraping out a me eyes. It looks 'n sounds absolutely stunning, 'n the wait until the Q1 2013 release suddenly seems extremely long indeed.

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