YMMV / Metro 2035

• Alternate Character Interpretation: Are the Watchers correct about the war between NATO and Russia still going on, or have they accepted their own propaganda as truth based on the paranoid reaction to the news of the surviving cities outside of Russia. The novel itself seems to lean towards the latter, as supplementary stories set in non-Russian countries, especially Scotland and Poland, show survivors living in dilapidated conditions.
• Anvilicious: The story makes it painfully clear that "The West is out to get us" attitude exhibited by people like Miller is utterly illogical and harmful to the people of Metro in the eyes of the author.
• Broken Base: Among the fans of the books you can find people with vastly different opinions on the Metro 2035. The controversy revolves mostly around two things: The main character and the changes brought to the setting.
  • Artyom. Some see him becoming far more cynical as a natural development and a new take on a rather bland protagonist. Others see him as a complete Jerkass who neglects his wife, has little respect for anyone and endangers himself and the others for little reason.
  • The Reveal. In essence, there is a secret organization that controls the entire metro from behind the scenes. The main conflict of Last Light is described as a rather minor incident, the main factions are reduced to pawns and the Dark Ones are stripped of their role in the story and dismissed as just another breed of mutants. This twist purposefully and blatantly makes the plots of Metro 2033 and Last Light essentially pointless and flat-out Retcons some of the plot points, but some do appreciate it for shedding some a light on the series and futhering its main Aesop even further.
• Too Bleak, Stopped Caring: The combination of Artyom becoming much more of a jerk and his constant failures took away some people's enjoyment of the story.

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