Today, Deep Silver announced the first DLC for Metro: Last Light titled, “Faction Pack,” including details on further DLC packs that will be released later.
The first DLC, “Faction Pack,” includes three missions for single player, each featuring a different character from a faction in the universe. The missions will take the players back to iconic locations from the first game in the series, Metro 2033, and include new weapons and the return of a monstrous mutant enemy. Each missions will have different challenges to overcome.
- As a Special Detachment Sniper of the Redline, players must infiltrate a heavily guarded Reich Outpost at night, under the cover of a deadly radioactive storm…
- Before defending the front line as a Reich ‘Heavy’, armed with some of the most devastating weaponry found in the Metro.
- Lastly, players take the role of a Polis Ranger in training, tasked with exploring the vast Library complex for artifacts and relics. Salvage can be exchanged for ammunition, filters and hazard suits allowing ever deeper exploration into the Library. Rangers are advised to light torches and leave a trail of lights so they can find their way back to the base before their precious oxygen runs out…
The first batch of DLC will release on worldwide on Steam, Xbox Live, and Playstation Network on July 16th in North America and July 17th in Europe and other countries. The DLC will cost $4.99 / £3.99 / €4.99 / 400 MSP, and is the first of four that will release as part of the season pass, which costs $14.99 / £11.99 / €14.99 / 1200 MSP. The pass offers all four for a discount and exclusive weapons for the game.
Deep Silver has also given more information on the other three DLC.
- The ‘Tower Pack’ presents a unique experience for seasoned Metro gunslingers – a challenge based game mode, with online Leaderboard support, as players fight their way up the combat simulator known as The Tower
- The ‘Developer Pack’ boasts a fully stocked Shooting Gallery, the AI Arena and Metro Museum… And a bonus solo mission – The Spiders’ Nest – offers some new tools for dealing with an infestation of the skittering Spider mutants
- The Chronicles Pack will feature original single player missions that cast the player as three of the game’s standout characters – Pavel, Khan and Anna – and explore their side-stories away from Artyom’s adventure
For more information check out the site, EntertheMetro.com, featuring a series of developer blogs. The plot of the new game was written by esteemed Russian author, Dmitry Glukhovsky, author of Metro 2033 and Metro 2034 which has sold over two million copies worldwide. His latest book, Metro 2035, will be released soon. The film rights have been bought by MGM, and is in development.
