The game takes what made Metro games great and makes it even greater but fails to add new stuff to the formula.
I really disliked the open world parts because I'm quite worn out of them always being the same and feeling like something the game would have benefited from NOT being in the game. But well there it is so I'll just have to bear with it. To be a little more honest, there are some parts I liked about the OW, like the fact you have to actually take out the map from your pocket and not just open an overlay that will pause the game. Also in Volga they made me want to do the side objectives by making the characters actually giving me a good reason to accomplish them like finding Nastia's teddy bear or a guitar for Stepan.
Aside of that it's impressive how the game is genuinely good when you go back to classic Metro with long corridors and cramped gunfights. This is basically what the first 2 games did good but even better thanks to the huge graphic update taking the ambiance even beyond what it was, especially with RTX on.
There are some gameplay issues like stealth is still not great and it's frustrating that you need to it to get to the good ending, Volga was easy but Taïga was horrendous. And the other major point is how floaty Artyom is, like sometimes you run in stairs and he will just start to stop being connected to the floor and you'll end up two floors down and just die.
And story-wise it's clearly the most well written one, I would have loved for every character on the Aurora to get screentime but well it's no big deal because the main characters are really good handled and that (good) ending...
So now that I'm up to date with this franchise I can highly recommend playing it just for its general ambiance and immersion.
I really disliked the open world parts because I'm quite worn out of them always being the same and feeling like something the game would have benefited from NOT being in the game. But well there it is so I'll just have to bear with it. To be a little more honest, there are some parts I liked about the OW, like the fact you have to actually take out the map from your pocket and not just open an overlay that will pause the game. Also in Volga they made me want to do the side objectives by making the characters actually giving me a good reason to accomplish them like finding Nastia's teddy bear or a guitar for Stepan.
Aside of that it's impressive how the game is genuinely good when you go back to classic Metro with long corridors and cramped gunfights. This is basically what the first 2 games did good but even better thanks to the huge graphic update taking the ambiance even beyond what it was, especially with RTX on.
There are some gameplay issues like stealth is still not great and it's frustrating that you need to it to get to the good ending, Volga was easy but Taïga was horrendous. And the other major point is how floaty Artyom is, like sometimes you run in stairs and he will just start to stop being connected to the floor and you'll end up two floors down and just die.
And story-wise it's clearly the most well written one, I would have loved for every character on the Aurora to get screentime but well it's no big deal because the main characters are really good handled and that (good) ending...
So now that I'm up to date with this franchise I can highly recommend playing it just for its general ambiance and immersion.
Excellent follow-up to the rest of the series.
I really enjoyed the hell out of this game, and getting to explore some of the larger world outside of the Moscow Metro was hella fun. I also really loved the group dynamics and the game did a really good job of making me care about Anna and her well-being. You can literally sit for hours and listen to the crew yap at you about their lives and what they think about the situation - which is something I've always loved about this series.
I will say that the ending is a little lacklustre in comparison to the previous two entries, but the overall journey was very enjoyable.
I really enjoyed the hell out of this game, and getting to explore some of the larger world outside of the Moscow Metro was hella fun. I also really loved the group dynamics and the game did a really good job of making me care about Anna and her well-being. You can literally sit for hours and listen to the crew yap at you about their lives and what they think about the situation - which is something I've always loved about this series.
I will say that the ending is a little lacklustre in comparison to the previous two entries, but the overall journey was very enjoyable.
Phew, this game was a ride. You are just trying to find a new place to settle down, quite some time after the nukes have been dropped, but always find the worst places.
The gunplay was really good, shooting, aiming and the such felt really good. You also have the option to customize your guns with attachments you find. And at first I loved it, then I realized the attachments don't do too much. Like I can feel the difference in power or accuracy, but there aren't enough of them where you could truly customize a gun.
The survival elements like fixing your gas mask and crafting filters didn't really add any depth to the game imo, but they also weren't annoying. So they are just kinda there.
The levels tho. So there are multiple levels, where you can explore mostly anything, mostly freely. So there are multiple open worlds. Which are great, I loved exploring stuff and unlocking new attachments and looting shit. But A lot of times you just don't know what to do to actually progress. You do have a map, with a marker, but I found some examples where it just points to the wrong thing. And some passageways or interactables blend in so much that I was just running around a room not realizing I had to flip a lever.
The overall pacing was also kinda jank, can't really pinpoint my problem with it tho.
The story was pretty good too, I liked it a lot. Altough with the ending, I didn't even know that there were "moral points", so I just got the bad ending :(
The gunplay was really good, shooting, aiming and the such felt really good. You also have the option to customize your guns with attachments you find. And at first I loved it, then I realized the attachments don't do too much. Like I can feel the difference in power or accuracy, but there aren't enough of them where you could truly customize a gun.
The survival elements like fixing your gas mask and crafting filters didn't really add any depth to the game imo, but they also weren't annoying. So they are just kinda there.
The levels tho. So there are multiple levels, where you can explore mostly anything, mostly freely. So there are multiple open worlds. Which are great, I loved exploring stuff and unlocking new attachments and looting shit. But A lot of times you just don't know what to do to actually progress. You do have a map, with a marker, but I found some examples where it just points to the wrong thing. And some passageways or interactables blend in so much that I was just running around a room not realizing I had to flip a lever.
The overall pacing was also kinda jank, can't really pinpoint my problem with it tho.
The story was pretty good too, I liked it a lot. Altough with the ending, I didn't even know that there were "moral points", so I just got the bad ending :(
The first time I played through Metro Exodus I didn't think all that much of it, but after playing it again I'm happy to say it finally clicked for me why this game is so beloved. Sure, it can be a little janky, the facial animations are stiff and puppet-like, some of the voice acting is not the greatest, none of the characters are fleshed-out enough for you to care about them (with the exception of both DLCs), and the design of the boss battles is sub-par, but damn if this game isn't immersive as hell despite of all of those things. I loved the atmosphere, the world itself, the sectional-but-still-open design of the game, and I especially loved the DLCs (Sam > Artyom)! Some of the moments in this game were spectacular, such as fighting your way tooth and nail through cannibals, encountering the spiders in the desert for the first time, or sneaking past the nightmare-inducing librarians in the final level. I can genuinely say that after playing through this game again I cannot wait for the next entry in this series given how much fun I had playing this one despite its flaws.
Eu amo essa estrutura de jogo, os mapas abertos com limitações, o design um pouco confuso, mas que de alguma forma funciona, a imersão do jogo, com menus quase sempre diegéticos e ações burocráticas que precisam ser feitas regularmente como troca de filtro, ou usar o gerador para recarregar sua lanterna, tudo isso colabora pra uma das experiências mais imersivas que já tive em jogos.
Eu não sei se a franquia Metro volta, ainda mais na bagunça que a Embracer fez com os estúdios que comprou, mas espero que sim, é o tipo de jogo que faz falta na indústria.
Um eurojunk de 2019 que impressiona com seus visuais até hoje, brinquei demais no modo câmera. Mas tenho que citar também os muitos bugs que atrapalharam não só a imersão, mas me fizeram resetar o save várias e várias vezes. Não deu pra dar 10/10 por causa disso. É de longe o mais bugado da franquia, mas também é o maior, com mais ideias e melhor em tudo!
Apesar dos escorregões, Metro Exodus está à frente de qualquer FPS Triple A. Fecha a trilogia com maestria, com uma excelente história, cheia de personagens cativantes e se tornando um marco na história dos games (pelo menos pra mim).
Eu não sei se a franquia Metro volta, ainda mais na bagunça que a Embracer fez com os estúdios que comprou, mas espero que sim, é o tipo de jogo que faz falta na indústria.
Um eurojunk de 2019 que impressiona com seus visuais até hoje, brinquei demais no modo câmera. Mas tenho que citar também os muitos bugs que atrapalharam não só a imersão, mas me fizeram resetar o save várias e várias vezes. Não deu pra dar 10/10 por causa disso. É de longe o mais bugado da franquia, mas também é o maior, com mais ideias e melhor em tudo!
Apesar dos escorregões, Metro Exodus está à frente de qualquer FPS Triple A. Fecha a trilogia com maestria, com uma excelente história, cheia de personagens cativantes e se tornando um marco na história dos games (pelo menos pra mim).
Um dos melhores jogos da geração pra mim, a imersão que esse jogo tem é incrível, fazer tudo nele é prazeroso seja andar, atirar ou explorar nunca joguei um jogo com o feeling do Metro exodus é algo bem único, a trilha é foda, o mapa é foda, as armas são fodas, a história é foda, é tudo foda esse é o fucking foda: the game
MUITO BOM JOGUEM.
MUITO BOM JOGUEM.