At E3 this year, THQ showed an impressive, if somewhat unrepresentative, demo of Metro: First Light. Instead of showing the game as it will play, they created an all-action sequence that shows off quite how remarkable the engine is. Rather than offering slow, spooky the atmosphere you’ll really be playing in. The first part of that video, broken up into three chunks for maximum annoyance, is below.

The trailer shows off how you can manipulate the environment to your advantage, bringing darkness to areas infected by light.

Again, it’s worth stressing that this isn’t exactly how the game will appear. It’s an edited level to show off the game’s finest features, which isn’t representative of how quietly you’ll be playing in the dark most of the time. But that’s not to say these moments aren’t typical of what will feature during the game.

This is an exceptionally short glimpse, cutting off just before what is probably the best part of the demo. But it shows off some significant features, such as just how bloody beautiful the game looks, and how capable it is of featuring crowds. It almost demonstrates quite how unsubtle the Nazi-like imagery is going to be.