Paradise Lost – and Found Again: METRO 2033, the Ghosts of the Past, Moral Choices, and Game Rewards

This article focuses on memories of the past and moral values in the video game METRO 2033: REDUX (4A Games / Deep Silver, UA/AT 2014). The game, situated in a postapocalyptic Moscow and based on a book by the Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky, is focused on the adventures of Artyom, with whom the pl...

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Authors: Zuanni, Chiara (Author) ; Krottmaier, Sina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Institut f. Fundamentaltheologie 2023
In: Journal for religion, film and media
Year: 2023, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 133-153
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Metro 2033 / End of the world (Motif) / Morals / Past / Ideology / Religion
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
NBQ Eschatology
NCA Ethics
ZA Social sciences
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B METRO 2033: REDUX
B METRO 2033
B Archaeogaming
B Moral Values
B Video Game Studies
B Post-apocalyptic
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