Metro Franchise Bundle

I first played Metro: Exodus on Xbox One, with no prior knowledge of the Metro games, books or lore, because it was included on Game Pass. I probably wouldn't have tried it if it hadn't been free, & I would've missed one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had! I was impressed with the great graphics and audio the game squeezed out of the Xbox One, & as the introductory level progressed, & I was further immersed in the world created by the devs, I got hooked on the story, characters, and atmosphere. I played through the game in a series of very long play sessions, and was disapointed the story had to end. A couple years after completing Metro: Exodus, I bought the bundle of all three games and played both Metro: 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux on Xbox Series X, and thoroughly enjoyed playing through them both. A few months later, I saw Metro: Exodus had been remastered for next gen consoles, & all three games were on sale in a bundle for a really low price on the Playstation digital store, so I bought it for PS5. I played the games again, was again impressed with the newly enhanced graphics in Exodus, and played through both Exodus DLCs for the first time, which were very enjoyable as well. Last holiday season, I was gifted a Steam Deck. One of the first purchases I made after getting it, was the Metro saga bundle (again on sale). Now I've played through all three Metro games for a third time, on a third platform. I wish I had purchased from GOG instead of Steam, but I'm considering buying again from GOG anyways. TL;DR: Long story short I have played each of these games from begining to end 3 times, & I now own all three of these games on Xbox AND Playstation AND PC, and I do not regret it! Each time I bought them, they were on sale for a very low price, and each time it felt like I was stealing art. I'm very, very, very, very happy they are on GOG, so they will always be preserved and available to play! Everyone should play these games!

Go get it. If you like narrative, singleplayer FPS games go get it. If you like post-apocalyptic settings, go get it. Particularly get it, if you're tired of the usual very USamerican/western approaches to these topics and want a different view on them. I always call the Metro franchise the "Post-apocalyptic shooters with a heart of gold" for a reason; the topics are often very personal, they're about caring about each other in a hostile world; and even realising at times that not everything around you might be an enemy at all. I also like the anti-authoritarian politics.

Just finished the trilogy, only the DLC's to go, so feel i can write a review. It's a decent game, with a fun if dark'ish storyline. A little bit more linear than i feel it had to be, and that makes it feel like the story is moving you along instead of you moving the story along. Overall a good title with a good story, only real "bad cons" would be: Weapons aren't all that great. You could just use your souped up revolver the whole game if you could carry more ammo. There's really no need for any other weapon. You end up using your assault just for extra long shots and the railgun is... lulz. Endings. While multiple endings are an OK thing, you feel "punished" by any small deviation from the intended path. Way too easy to get the bad ones, way too hard to get the good ones. A very decent addition if discounted and you enjoy story driven stealth shooters.

I really love Metro games, also read books and I have a feeling they did good job with game adoptation. Gamewise it is simple FPS shooter with gear upgrades but story and atmosphere is where this game excels. All games with all DLC in series are worth playing. Current price on sale is unuder 10€ which is really a bargain for this serial! Buy it, play it and enjoy in russian depression atmosphere!

When I played the first release of Metro, it was mostly a frustrating experience. I hated it. However, I love this series because the developers took the feedback of players like myself and re-released their games in these "Redux" versions. Every complaint I had in the previous releases had been addressed, and these games were transformed into such a joy to play. MASSIVE props to the developers for listening to their players, and making these games wonderful. After that, the release of Exodus was a crowning achievement in my opinion. Compelling story (even though I hated the ending), fluid & effortless gameplay, interesting characters... Exodus is among my favorite games of all time, and would likely have been my favorite with a slightly different story line. If you haven't played it yet, you're missing out!