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THQ takes us through a demo of the Metro 2033 sequel, and speaks of receiving a marginal success

is a very serious man. All responses are carefully measured, marked by a series of breaks that voice recorder which records refreshing and easy to write above.

Rarely will you see the smile, which is understandable given how stressful his job should be. The image that I could find online is deadly accurate, since it is the term used most often.

As developers of Metro and Metro 2033 Last Light, the sequel to come, based in Ukraine, have many problems with language, logistics and visas, when it comes to show their games outside the country - so Beynon is your key man in the world

rudimentary connection with this study (which now has 80 employees, which is still low compared to the hundreds of people working in teams most AAA titles) has been increasingly involved in the project. It is certainly correct me quickly when I say the first game was not as popular as it should have been.

"Through word of mouth that has passed one million sales in PC only, and looking at the reports of Xbox Live that we are close to about one million unique players in there too," Beynon said. "Two million dollars would be a good number for any game, and would normally be released for the PS3 too.

"I think, as THQ's own admission, they did a crappy job of promoting and marketing the first time. It was more to do with the fact that at this time, they were reorganized and all eyes were on their internal studies with games like Red Faction Guerrilla and the first title in the UFC to come. This, in their minds, it seemed a niche as Eastern Europe East with limited appeal. "

is the end of the world, but not as we know

A cursory reading of the summary suggests a point of view was not totally unexpected. The games are in a post-apocalyptic Russia, and follow the main character is struggling to survive against Artyom radical groups and supernatural terrors soldiers traveling in the wake of nuclear war.

Reading takes place in cramped underground tunnels, power or hold in a world cursed irradiated surface - resources are scarce and the struggle for spare air bottles for you to carry out the Breathing is the kind of desperation that the game must take on a regular basis.

"realized it was too late in the day what a gem they had rough, waiting to be discovered," says Beynon. "As a result, he was released without fanfare by THQ for this that is, in fact, a set of very high quality with few defects that remain in the cult classic status, rather than an absolute classic. "

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The success of the first title - although it took a while -. It is remarkable, given that the study had come and how little attention was given to game publishers

cultivation game Eastern Europe does not have the benefit of four decades of game history that the West lived. Studies are not the game makers for life, but people who have had other (bad) jobs before he took the mantle of game designer-4A between staff members are former theoretical mathematicians , plastic artists and scientists pure. The Head of creativity was in his day, a mechanical engineer.

"All these sensitivities Eastern Europe and tones and aesthetic qualities are exercised in some very interesting aspects about it," said Beynon. "It gives them a different perspective and a different process. I think that is reflected in the game

"They seem to be under much less pressure to conform to the trends established by Flagship Studios, but they are obviously aware and informed of these events and you can see the elements of the Westerners who come with game titles such as Metro, but take a very different set of influences, both cultural and historical, and I think your guide development of games from a different perspective. "

turned out to be a hard lesson that does not conform to trends. In an effort to show the shooting and stealth elements of the new title of the exhibition hall, the study developed a 12-minute sequence of patches of different times during the game, many of them flamboyant later in the waves of enemies fully automatic weapons.

Despite overlooking most traditional elements of stealth, deprivation and exploration associated with the shooter - and replaced by a section minecart - who did his job. The trailer stood out, but perhaps a bit too. The fans were disappointed.

"We received comments on the recording and stealth, so it showed every 12 minutes on many things - and, of course, after that, people really enjoyed Metro said they were worried that they had turned the game on a big shooty thing, "says Beynon. "Even after we specifically requested him to write that we did not do that."

the E3 show floor is apparently a harsh mistress. In the heady wash of light, sound and color that is easy for a slower game like Metro neglected in favor of the strongest titles if it remains true to its roots - and easy for you to come through evil, if it does not exist.

"We were on the show floor of E3 [last year], and shows a wide variety of shops and all sorts of people who say everyone has an attention span of five t minutes, but I do not think is right, "says Beynon.

"I think their attention span is actually much more. I think we do a disservice to people sometimes, but we're here.

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