Current Events > Metro Exodus was probably my biggest gaming disappointment

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Really underwhelming game for me as someone who loved 2033 and Last Light

I actually liked the idea of a semi-open world Metro game but it could have been a lot better than what it was. Felt like a slog to get through

Without playing any other Metro, I played the opening of Exodus where you're hopping from train to train and thought that was awesome, then never touched it again.

A slog? It was faithful to the slog that the others were lol.

Tbf, I hated it for like 10 hours and then after I got use to it, it became very easily my favorite. There's tons of videos on it about it being one the most immersive game worlds ever. Which also is faithful to the series.

I liked it

But yeah it was buggy as hell + the plot was a mess

UnfairRepresent posted...

+ the plot was a mess

Oh yeah. And the endings delivery sucked. That's all Ill say. One those games that build you up the whole time just to leave you there

Loved it quite a bit.

Lost_All_Senses posted...

Oh yeah. And the endings delivery sucked. That's all Ill say. One those games that build you up the whole time just to leave you there

Not even the endings, the whole premise was a faff.

Actually it turns out it's not the post apocolypse. Everyone else in the world is fine and it turns out all 4 warring factions were instigated by the ilumanti because if they told you the truth everyone would kill each each for some reason.

That's dumb and it makes the previous 2 games' struggle so silly.

"feels like you're playing as a fridge on skis" is the most perfect review snippet

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Exodus really isn't spooky.

It's much more open and less atmosphereic. You spend most of the game outdoors and the survival mechanics have been removed.

That's not criticism or praise. It's just different.

UnfairRepresent posted...

Not even the endings, the whole premise was a faff.

Actually it turns out it's not the post apocolypse. Everyone else in the world is fine and it turns out all 4 warring factions were instigated by the ilumanti because if they told you the truth everyone would kill each each for some reason.

That's dumb and it makes the previous 2 games' struggle so silly.

Agree with this.

Disagree that just because something is open worlf it makes it automatically less atmospheric. If you liked the city areas tho, you'll miss that.

Lost_All_Senses posted...

Disagree that just because something is open worlf it makes it automatically less atmospheric.

I didn't say it was "because" it was open world. I said it was open world AND much less atmospheric.

The first two games were full of claustropbia and great sound design, even when you were on the surface it was hostile and where you could go was limited with a constant ticking clock and confusing creatures. "home" is some ambigious place behind you that's in danger of being destroyed.

Exodus you're never a mile away from your best mates, you're always safe, there's never creepy sound or linear storytelling. It's just bumbling about as stuff happens.

And again that's not a shot. There's pros and cons to both. I just wouldn't call Exodus spooky or atmospheric.

The game literally has a "pet your wife" button. That's not something you get an atmospheric horror game.