First of all. I've been reading alot of hateful comments on the internet towards 4A games and Metro Exodus. Alot of these comments are about the fact that Koch Media and Deep Silver pulled the game of Steam on the very last moment before it's release and made a time exclusive title for the Epic Store. I don't find this a just reason to publicly destroy the game itself. This was a publisher descision and let's leave it at that. People who want to play this game, just buy it on the Epic Store and play it. Seriously, it's worth it!
I haven't being experiencing alot of problems with the game itself. It did hitch up several times when I tried to leave to game, but no harm done. These are minor bugs that can and most likely will be dealt with soon. Again, not a valid reason to destroy this game in my opinion.
The graphics of this game are amazing! It's a visual masterpiece! The amount of detail in the game world itself is just breathtaking! And every new area you go to aboard the Aurora, shows the power of this engine and the talent behind this game. No wonder they've spent years making this game! And to be honest, it's been worth the wait! Hopefully they put as much time and work in the fourth game, which I'm sure of, will come! This world has many more stories to tell, I can feel it!
Artyom is again the big hero in this game and this becomes more clear towards the end of the story. Many more characters are introduced in the storyline and most of these will see it through to the next chapter, I'm sure of it!
The backpack! What a innovative way of allowing the gamer to customize Artyom's gear! Upgrading and cleaning your weapons and gear. Crafting healthkits, filters, ammo and so on! The customization options are plentyfull. They give you the chance to play the game as you want. You want to play stealthy, you can. You want to go in guns blazing, you sure as hell can! And this backpack gives you that freedom!
Later in the game you have to micro manage alot of this. Keeping your flashlight charged, Switching filters of your gasmask, or making sure your weapon is fully charged! At certain points, just managing this means to survive becomes nerfwrecking, while being on the lookout for scary mutated beasts who will surely attack on sight!
I've said that the game world looks amazing! A beauty! I love the fact they let you play through the seasons of the year, aswell as on different locations spread out over the vastness of apocalyptic Russia! And this is all made possible with the Aurora! A powerfull sovjet relic, or big ass old train locomotive! Along the way you go on the search for a wagon to live in and upgrades for the train itself! So this beast of a machine changes over the course of the game. Again a nice twist to the game.
I can keep rambling on about the quality of this product. But just go ahead and play it! No matter of your a fan of the series or not, this game will get you hooked! Just make sure you don't run out of supplies soldier!
Over and out!
