Metro Exodus

Storyline was well done for the most part. The landscape and environments were beautiful. What I had a hard time getting over [to the point of ditching the game at serveral times] was one hard freeze after another requiring a reboot. There was no rhyme or reason for this and I tried every so called "solution" from installing DX10 to changing this setting and that setting, but to no avail. It eventually settled down but what a way to ruin a game. I have a non-overclocked system with robust components and latest video drivers, so there is no excuse for all the abrupt disruptions I encountered. Someone dropped the ball on maintenance and upkeep with this game. The other less annoying factor was the fact that despite changing my keybindings for forward, back, etc, I had to keep resetting to the defaults to be able to move on from some redundant and superfluous scenes - like all the frigging cigarette breaks! For a story about a group of people trying to keep their health in a world threatened by radiation and sparse resources, leaving them reliant on having an exceptional amount of stanima, you would think smoking would be one of the first things to be discarded in the ashes of the past. But not this crew, even the heroine of the story who ends up displaying symptoms of TB continues to smoke while spitting up blood. I understand that smoking is still accepted in certain cultures but in game play it can be a real annoyance when you are offered a smoke break every so often and are not given the ability to bind a key to "No thanks, I don't smoke." The Two Colonels turned out the to be more of an interactive short movie than an actual game. The first part is filled with some rather mundane tunnel cleaning that was rather monotonous . Sam's Story was just more of the same from Exodus.

This is great gameplay and storytelling IMHO. The setting and the world around your character feels alive, especially in the main story campaign. The setting is not some huge open world map mindlessly peppered with fetch quests. The level design provides you with enough freedom to explore and experiment without distancing yourself from the main story. This is high quality over quantity. All three stories (main story & 2 dlc) are worth seeing through to the end. A lot of love and care went into crafting this post apocalyptic world and it was a pleasure to ride it out.

I had a lot of fun, exploring the overworld of the Metro universe. The open levels are nicely designed and, thank god, it's not overloaded with side quests and things to do like in a modern Ubi game. The shooting mechanics felt solid and upgrading your equipment motivates even more, searching for new weapon parts or items. The Stealth mechanics were okay. Story wise it's good too, but the ending felt very abrupt. Also, there is a big problem with the player character Artyom, who doesn't speak ingame for the THIRD time! There are many scenes, where people interact and talk with him, and it felt extremely odd, that he never responds or says anything. It works in Half Life or other titles, but not here, in my opinion.

Great storyline and they have improve the graphics from 1 and 2, also raytracing makes it really nice.

Metro Exodus, expands the franchise's horizons while retaining its essence. Visually stunning, it crafts a haunting post-apocalyptic world with intricate detail. The soundtrack intensifies the emotional impact, complementing the somber narrative. The story, while departing from the Metro's tunnels, maintains the series' essence, though some people like me miss the confined feel of previous titles. Still, Exodus remains an underrated gem, showcasing the series' evolution and delivering a memorable, immersive experience Overall i would recommend the game for metro fans and people who haven't tried metro yet.