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However, Metro 2034, which was published in 2009, actually isn't a direct sequel at all and features an entirely different protagonist than Artyom. There are two other novels in the Metro 2033 world, aptly called Metro 2034 and Metro 2035.
The station, called VDNKh, is where Artyom, the main character, begins his journey at the start of the story. However, the independent alliance, which is separate from the Red Line, Fourth Reich, and Hanza regime, is a key player in both the Metro 2033 books and video games. Related: Xbox One: Best First-Person Shooters Of The Generation Essentially, it turns into an enormous mess with factions disagreeing and wiping each other out, no matter what course of action is chosen. Many join the third metro superpower, called the Hanza regime, which is a force to be reckoned with because of its overwhelming economic influence, or split off to form their own independent alliance. Other factions are either forced to pick sides or are at risk of being eliminated. As time goes on and the communities become more and more ingrained into people's lives, the tension between two factions, the Red Line and the Fourth Reich, reaches a boiling point and an all-out war begins. Some are peaceful, others are violent and, for the most part, they all disagree with each other on how society should function after the nuclear fallout. After the war, Russian survivors take shelter in Moscow's metro system, hence the name Metro 2033.įull-fledged communities develop within each section of the metro, and all have differing ideologies.
The literary version of Metro 2033 is classified as a post-apocalyptic fiction novel, and takes place after a global nuclear war wipes out most of the population.