Metro Exodus

Much of the writing reminds me of high school characters. Like at a pep rally, doing cheers and such. The first two games were gripping tales in a dark and somber atmosphere. Very adult like for the most part. This game, from the outset felt like the writers were all still in high school, writing ultimate cliche characters. It looks good and plays good so if you can overlook terrible conversations, then play it. I've owned this game for years (3 I think) and still haven't bothered to finish it. The first two I finished right after buying them. And have gone back for more. I will finish this eventually. Not all of it sucks, to be clear, it just feels more like a chore rather than exciting. The whole chilling, dark atmosphere is mostly gone.

+ Captivating atmosphere & graphics + Engaging, albeit limited exploration + Relatively minimalist HUD + Impactful sound effects + Decent gunplay - Cutscenes wrench control from you during pivotal moments to make certain scenes more cinematic (I suppose), but instead it breaks immersion, flow, and any sense of agency . . . they also happen to be unskippable - Low IQ, histrionic characters who just won’t shut up at times, and worse still is the awkward, painfully nonsensical mute protagonist - Story/writing ranges from serviceable to stupid, and its insistence on being taken oh-so-seriously had the opposite effect - The music often molds already melodramatic scenes into sharp cheddar - Laughable overuse of deus ex machina - Hold E for the most menial actions - Environment snags galore - Lame karma system - QTEs - AI?

I own enough guns that need to be cleaned in real life, I dont need this. Seriously I step outside and shoot gun 2x at a fish and it needs to be cleaned again. No weapon ever needs to be cleaned this much. Invisible walls and getting stuck on environment are major issues as well. Switching difficulty lower to avoid gun cleaning is not an option as this game is way to easy as it is. Simply put I dont want to be constantly running back after 2 shots to clean my gun, its not fun and should never be in a game even if it were realistic (its not).

"The year is 2036..." And I still can't get an RTX GPU. But how can I be mad at free upgrades!

I seriously just LOVE this Game. I've played it through multiple Times by now, and I just can't stop loving it.