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All multiplayer elements have been removed from Metro: Last Light in order for the whole team to focus on the single-player experience, developer 4A Games has revealed.
“Throughout the development of Metro: Last light a small, dedicated team had been working on a number of multiplayer prototypes,” explained the developer’s blog (via Joystiq). “After E3, we decided to fold this multiplayer team back into the main group and focus 100% of the studio’s resources on the single player campaign. As a result, Metro: Last Light will not ship with a multiplayer component.
“Your response to our E3 demo made it very clear that although there was a lot of interest and intrigue around Metro’s multiplayer, the single player campaign is what the fanbase cares about the most.”
The studio added that “in hindsight, it was probably a mistake to announce [multiplayer] when we did, but we’re an enthusiastic team and wanted to be open about what we were making!”
Regarding the possibility of seeing multiplayer as DLC or in a future game, 4A said: “Right now we’re 100% focused on the single player campaign and not thinking beyond that. We don’t like throwing away work though, it’s a project we could potentially return to after Metro: Last Light ships.”
Metro: Last Light will be released in 2013, and don’t miss out on buying the first game for just over £5 from Xbox LIVE this week.
