Metro Last Light Bolshoi is available when Artyom and his friend reach the entrance to the Theater at the end of Echoes chapter.
The Bolshoi chapter represents a change in pace, where players can take a break before starting the next mission.
There are some things to explore around the station, so there’s no hurry in finishing the chapter.
Apart from two hidden Metro Last Light Diary Pages, there are four Musical Instruments collectables in Chapter 9, and the following collectables guide reveals their exact locations with the help of some hints and tips.
Chapter 9 Description
THEATER
“Our short visit to dead Moscow, the phantom of the past, is over. Pavel and I helped each other out again and are returning down to the Metro as real partners now. You can’t survive the wastelands any other way. But now ahead of us lies a populated station, The Theater.
It’s very close to Polis. If Pavel manages to lead me through the Red Line guard posts, I’ll be home in less than an hour.”
Diary Page #1
When you start the level, talk with the other men and then follow Pavel around the corner to find an entrance guarded by two soldiers.
Next to the bench to your right is a Musical Instrument, so play it before going past the guards. After Pavel talks to the two soldiers to let you pass, head through the passage and grab the first Metro Last Light Note from the shelves on your left (next to the luggage).
This is Artyom’s hidden Diary page number 12.
“Pavel needs some time to set everything up. The citizens of the other stations need a permit to enter the Red Line. The state in permanent preparation for the war readily sees a spy in any outsider. So I have some time to look around the Theater.
This station is a real legend of the Metro – not unlike Polis, the difference being that while Polis gathered most of the surviving scientists, the Theater is considered to be the cultural capital of the Metro.”
Diary Page #2
Now that you have some time to look around, go in the first populated area, and just past the last table you can find another Musical Instrument next to a chair. Follow the path to find the Market area.
At the end of the market check the counter of the last kiosk on the left for the third musical instrument in Bolshoi level. As soon as you exit the market area you can grab the second Metro Last Light Bolshoi Diary Page from the waiting benches that are on the left side of the area, right before the entrance to the actual Theater.
While in the Theater, you can watch the entire show for another achievement/trophy.
“No wonder! The world-famous Bolshoi Theater is right above that station! There are rumors that there are underground passages from its basement into the Metro, and that’s the reason why many of its actors and other staff were able to save themselves on Judgment Day. They founded a new Bolshoi down here at the station.
It is the theater rumors of which reach even the farthest corners of the Metro. And since the habitable world ends where the Metro lines end, you could say that the New Bolshoi is also known around the world. Some say it actually preserves the tradition of its great predecessor…
They say that the Earth continues to spin while the Bolshoi still puts on the shows… How I wished to see on of those! Perhaps, I finally got my chance?”
When you’re ready, follow Pavel through the backstage until you reach a restaurant. Before going any further play the Musical Instrument that’s next to the sink on your right.
Sit at the table to trigger the chapter named Korbut.
However, this doesn’t feature any collectibles, so play until you unlock the next one in line, Revolution.
