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  1. Feb 26, 2019
    6
    4A Games отличились. Создали линейный шутер в котором нужно как можно меньше убивать. Браво! Молодцы!
    А если серьезно то чем постоянно упарываются разрабы из 4A Games когда придумывают такие гениальные механики для шутера, непонятно. В нормальных играх выбор игрока в той или иной ситуации влияет на концовку, а не стиль прохождения. Тем более что игра в пост апокалиптическом сеттинге. А
    4A Games отличились. Создали линейный шутер в котором нужно как можно меньше убивать. Браво! Молодцы!
    А если серьезно то чем постоянно упарываются разрабы из 4A Games когда придумывают такие гениальные механики для шутера, непонятно. В нормальных играх выбор игрока в той или иной ситуации влияет на концовку, а не стиль прохождения. Тем более что игра в пост апокалиптическом сеттинге. А как известно в таких реалиях человеческая жизнь ценится очень низко. Это игра не плоха, но на игру года или шедевр не тянет. Вот например если я не умею играть по стелсу или не хочу этого делать? Почему в итоге плохая концовка? Про баги говорить нечего. Они те же что и в первом Метро. Ну надеюсь пофиксят патчами. Игра эта на 6 - 7 баллов максимум.
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  2. Feb 16, 2019
    6
    Looks good, nice story and cool areas to explore. However, combat is just so very boring. There is nothing novel about it. It's your standard point and shoot experience that was outdated already 15 years ago. Boring weapons that look realistic but have arcade behavior like ridiculously short range. No room for improvisation like throwing items or setting up traps using the environment.Looks good, nice story and cool areas to explore. However, combat is just so very boring. There is nothing novel about it. It's your standard point and shoot experience that was outdated already 15 years ago. Boring weapons that look realistic but have arcade behavior like ridiculously short range. No room for improvisation like throwing items or setting up traps using the environment. Meh.

    For some reason I thought it would be something like Prey with room for creativity. But nope, this game has combat that is as basic and boring as it gets.
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  3. Feb 15, 2019
    6
    Просто багованная игра до ужаса, спрашивается зачем сделали перенос раньше обозначенной даты!?
  4. Feb 18, 2019
    6
    Actually, after several hours of gameplay, I've had to change my review into more positive. This game is quite good as for me (but I must agree that it's not for everyone). Developers have made unbelievable bad opening, filled with all and everything bad and bugged which this game have to offer - unsynced dialogues, jerky animations, lack of details, long, meaningless and pointlessActually, after several hours of gameplay, I've had to change my review into more positive. This game is quite good as for me (but I must agree that it's not for everyone). Developers have made unbelievable bad opening, filled with all and everything bad and bugged which this game have to offer - unsynced dialogues, jerky animations, lack of details, long, meaningless and pointless dialogues, crashes and system hangs... I've even beed banned on official discord channel for criticizing this game! Then asked for refund (WHICH WAS IGNORED BY EPIC STORE, YOU GUYS ARE WORST!)
    But once I've passed through opening into the open world - all that's stopped bothering me. Dialogues are still unsynced, but they are rare and I can go make some coffee while characters are blablablaing with mute protagonist pretending that he isn't mute, bugs are quite rare, I'm not forced into corridor shooter.
    Atmosphere of this game is very good, I like how shooting system works (and that I can disable all that cheaty aid systems, like hit markers), I like the game balance (though enemies are too easy for me on normal difficulty and resources are too scarse to change to higher difficulty level, but this is somewhat balances difficulty, I guess?), AI is quite comprehencive, I mostly like level design and overall I'm enjoying this game more than I've suffered in opening scenes.
    But still, thought this game is quite good, it can be waaaaaaaaaaaay better if only 4A had QA team or listened to them and polished it a little more. Like, make sure dialogues are synced with animations and other characters' dialogues, add some little details here and there, ensure that things which should stay on a table is actually staying on a table and not flying in plain air and so on. There is too many little glitches and imperfections, which looks like they've been made in a hurry and was ignored by devs (because they can't be unnoticed by QA), to give this game a better score.
    Oh, and I'll give -2 score points for EPIC STORE! You wanted more money ignoring and deceiving players in a last days before release - you take bad score.
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  5. Feb 17, 2019
    6
    Игра получилась странной,с одной стороны мне понравился сюжет,но с другой,завышанные требования к стистемы,в этой игре графика так скажем не для RTX2080,есть игры и с лушей графикой, у меня же на I5 8400 c GTX 1060 и 8GBDDR,просто на всех настройках лаги,подвисания,так же в игре много багов,ИИ туповат,от выбора уровня меняеться только наносимый по вам урон. В нее стоит поиграть,но толькоИгра получилась странной,с одной стороны мне понравился сюжет,но с другой,завышанные требования к стистемы,в этой игре графика так скажем не для RTX2080,есть игры и с лушей графикой, у меня же на I5 8400 c GTX 1060 и 8GBDDR,просто на всех настройках лаги,подвисания,так же в игре много багов,ИИ туповат,от выбора уровня меняеться только наносимый по вам урон. В нее стоит поиграть,но только купив ее по скидке. Expand
  6. Feb 17, 2019
    6
    For me this game was barely a 6/10. The big issues with the game -

    The voice acting is bad, really bad, its like they just grabbed some random people off the street and said, "hey read this". There is zero buy in with the characters due to the lack of emotion and constant monotone delivery acted by people whom should never voice act in a game ever again. This game has worst sound
    For me this game was barely a 6/10. The big issues with the game -

    The voice acting is bad, really bad, its like they just grabbed some random people off the street and said, "hey read this". There is zero buy in with the characters due to the lack of emotion and constant monotone delivery acted by people whom should never voice act in a game ever again.

    This game has worst sound design I have encountered ever in a game. You can move half a foot and all of a sudden the gale force winds go silent, step back and the gale winds return. You can be 3 rooms away from a character and hear them better than the character trying to brief you on the next mission. The A.I can hear to an exact pinpoint location, where your silent arrow came from, but trying to locate the enemy by sound is impossible. You think someone is 5 feet behind you, nope they are in fact 3 buildings away and in front.

    I am running an RTX card and at times this game looks bad, the textures are rough, the water doesn't look close to being water from distance and the general look of characters could have been from a game 10 years ago,

    The gameplay is old - Cliche after cliche scripted events, when you think something might happen, 100% of the time it does and the surprises along the way are so 1990's it makes the entire immersive experience feel rushed and lacking any innovation. The world itself is not engaging or interesting. I felt zero challenge when playing this game on hardcore. The game doesn't reward what limited exploring it has, you can just hit the main mission areas in each of the small handful of unique areas, of which I found none to be anywhere near as interesting as the original setting in Moscow.

    A.I - The horrendous A.I this game has, needs to be experienced to be believed, in fact i can't recall any other FPS game in the last 20 years with a worse A.I.

    BTW, it is the worst Metro game of the series, it has lost its charm, challenge and engaging story.
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  7. Feb 23, 2019
    6
    Beautiful environments don't make up for a story that is lacking. The name of this game should have been Metro: Guilt Trip. It is essentially blame Artyom for everything, send him on a suicide mission then lather, rinse repeat. Artyom should have punched Miller in the mouth more than once.

    Loved the first two Metro Games; replayed them several times. Un-installed this one as soon as I
    Beautiful environments don't make up for a story that is lacking. The name of this game should have been Metro: Guilt Trip. It is essentially blame Artyom for everything, send him on a suicide mission then lather, rinse repeat. Artyom should have punched Miller in the mouth more than once.

    Loved the first two Metro Games; replayed them several times. Un-installed this one as soon as I beat it. No desire to replay at all.
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  8. Feb 23, 2019
    6
    Не понравилось что в игре нету гибкой настройки графики, а только готовые пресеты.
    Не возможно полностью отключить размытие в движении.
    Так же отсутствует нормальное сохранение слотом, а не это быстрое что есть в игре. Очень сильные просадки FPS при системе - 8700K+1080+16GB, могли бы сделать функцию чтоб можно было лочить FPS раз не смогли в оптимизацию. Иногда есть баг что нельзя
    Не понравилось что в игре нету гибкой настройки графики, а только готовые пресеты.
    Не возможно полностью отключить размытие в движении.
    Так же отсутствует нормальное сохранение слотом, а не это быстрое что есть в игре.
    Очень сильные просадки FPS при системе - 8700K+1080+16GB, могли бы сделать функцию чтоб можно было лочить FPS раз не смогли в оптимизацию.
    Иногда есть баг что нельзя убить или оглушить противника.
    Иногда попадаются монстры застрявшие в текстурах.
    В первые две игры не играл, но вот молчание Артёма напрягает, если ему что-то говорят или спрашивают, после этого бывает пауза и складывается ощущение что Артём должен бы ответить, но он просто стоит и молчит.
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  9. Feb 23, 2019
    6
    The game is somewhat mediocre. It's a good game nonetheless compared to previous one. The more open map is definitely one of the greatest point in this game but the feel of urgency is really made the side quest somewhat irrelevant. The graphic is beautiful but sadly there's not many option for PC gamer to customize to find balance performance and look. Cut scenes mainly bad because ofThe game is somewhat mediocre. It's a good game nonetheless compared to previous one. The more open map is definitely one of the greatest point in this game but the feel of urgency is really made the side quest somewhat irrelevant. The graphic is beautiful but sadly there's not many option for PC gamer to customize to find balance performance and look. Cut scenes mainly bad because of voice acting and sound / music choices. The awkward pause, the overlapping voices, and the sound FX when you thought it's gonna be climax scene but in the end it's just feels off. The story is good but at some point it's predictable. Artyom cannot speaks in-game just heartbreaking in a story driven game. The immersion and interaction with other members are just a turn off. But in the end it's the end of Artyom's journey and it's a good send off. FPS and game play mechanics are below average of any modern shooters. The movements are clunky, slow and heavy, you walk like a turtle doing a baby step. Jumping over a small ledge can triggered the slow animation. The AI is not great. Shot can miss when you thought you had a clear shot of the enemy even on a close distance. Crafting another point of the game that can feels unnecessary. Playing pacifist doesn't really need that much ammo since you probably only use it for mutants though sometimes it's just not worth it to fight some mutants.

    So in the end the game is good. Just some technical choices that developers made is not great.
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  10. Mar 8, 2019
    6
    Contains minor spoiler about game mechanics but not the story
    (So the box for spoilers was not checked...), you have been warned ;)
    What a grate franchise made into something predictable and like every thing else. It makes for a good S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game, just not a good Metro game. The games loss of identity is contributed to the opening of the games world into a semi-open one and it
    Contains minor spoiler about game mechanics but not the story
    (So the box for spoilers was not checked...), you have been warned ;)

    What a grate franchise made into something predictable and like every thing else. It makes for a good S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game, just not a good Metro game.
    The games loss of identity is contributed to the opening of the games world into a semi-open one and it also has a number of bugs and bad collision (It has enough bugs for a rain forest)
    . Cramped spaces, dirt, supernatural and darkness are the things that made this game great and that is what was lost here (with some exceptions...)
    When you went outside in the last two games, you had a realization that you are not on the top of the food chain, that this place is inhospitable and dangerous and that the radiation and natures new predators will inevitably make you crawl back into the darkness of the metro! It was beautiful!
    This is all lost now since there is no more radiation, your choices dont matter since if you **** up, you can run away and your mistakes are forgiven and forgotten, making the game easier and more forgiving.
    Also, who asked for the crafting, the big part of the game is scarcity, making you decide if you want to fight or try to sneak trough (especially on the hardest difficulty where you need to count the bullets to try to keep the track and this makes you play the game the way it was made to be played)
    Also, the pre-war bullets were a great compromise between having an edge in the fight and buying gear. It was in your risk since the places that had a shop were few and far in between...
    There are a few places that feel like a true metro game, namely the start, the end and a few places like the spider tunnel and the hydro dam. In the spider tunnels you have the fire ammo for tikar and that makes the level to easy. People who loved Metro series for its unique elements will not find them in this one. Also, Casoian sea map has a game breaking bug and the tech support asks you to start the chapter from the start so good luck if you went trough the entire map before doing this part. This is not PC exclusive problem...
    Supernatural themes are almost non existent.
    Also the irony of having the bad ending be the more interesting one and the one with the true nature of the game... The good one was ok, just not as good...
    This is truly a sad story of a great idea destroyed by the people who seem not to understand what made their games great!

    This review did not look into the thing with epic and did not contribute to the score. This is not a 4A problem. It was a Deep Silver choice and the game will not be punished for that...
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  11. Mar 3, 2019
    6
    First and foremost, i have to say that i really enjoyed Metro Last Light and the original iteration of th Metro series. A lot of that due to the fact, that the atmosphere and story was interesting, conclususive and fresh.
    both parts were produced, working together with the author of the novel, gluchowski, and maybe thats exactly what is lacking in exodus.
    i don´t care so much about
    First and foremost, i have to say that i really enjoyed Metro Last Light and the original iteration of th Metro series. A lot of that due to the fact, that the atmosphere and story was interesting, conclususive and fresh.
    both parts were produced, working together with the author of the novel, gluchowski, and maybe thats exactly what is lacking in exodus.
    i don´t care so much about graphics, they are allright in exodus, gunplay is pretty bad, but well i could live with that too, but man, the acting and story are pretty terrible in the first hour of the game.
    I´m even contemplating if i should even bother to keep playing the game. also the atmosphere of the first games was a tightly woven concept, whereas exodus doesn´t have that character, it seems pretty random honestly. level design is pretty boring as well. damn, that was a pretty smart move, to get epic as the exclusive distributing platform, now people are complaining about that, instead of the fact, that this is a mediocre game.
    6/10 would refund on steam as well
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  12. Aug 22, 2020
    6
    I like the atmosphere and a lot of the details in the environment, but after beating the game I feel a bit disappointed. I ran into several very frustrating glitches. The cut scenes are often very slow and drawn out. Sometimes you need to follow somebody who also moves extremely slowly. There was one part where the guy kept telling me to hurry up, but I was constantly waiting for him. SomeI like the atmosphere and a lot of the details in the environment, but after beating the game I feel a bit disappointed. I ran into several very frustrating glitches. The cut scenes are often very slow and drawn out. Sometimes you need to follow somebody who also moves extremely slowly. There was one part where the guy kept telling me to hurry up, but I was constantly waiting for him. Some parts of the game are very difficult to figure out, not in a fun way. It seems to go back and forth between being too easy and too hard. I didn't find the story all that interesting. I give it a 6.5. I wasn't sad when the game was over. I actually felt kind of relieved and uninstalled it right away. Expand
  13. Feb 12, 2020
    6
    Güzel grafikler, fena olmayan bir hikaye, iyi atmosfer. Ancak oyun kolu ile oynarken oluşan kontrol sorunları ciddi derecede canımı sıktı ve klavye mouse ikilisi ile oynamak zorunda kaldım.
  14. Mar 29, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am disappointed.
    - why in this game they add so many interaction with boat. Mechaniclly its very bad. I need to swim and enemys attacked me and I cant even shoot ! And hold E to ger back and off
    - cutscens too long. I don't want to hear monologs if I can't choose questions or answers
    - story In first metro we had Dark Ones next Pavel and here boring talking with complaining about everything.
    - atmosphere is poor. In first metro you feel insecurity going from one station to another. Who you gonna meet and what are thier intentions. For this day I remember place in metro where was even a strip club or in other time place where people was in quarantine dying. Here you won;t even see a town
    - soldiers. What can I say here I don't feel like even be around soldiers. In Metro 2033 on D6 I remember how I was in mission and how proper soldiers talk and act. I felt like in team, Here I can;t say I feel like in team because I allways go alone !
    - Gameplay. I hate when game force me to play on one way. Game force me to play like im metal gear solid, I can't go front becasue game will give you bad ending.
    - Open world. Very empty without missions and like above if you meet someone you can't talk with him or kill...

    I am sure they could make this game mcuh better...
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  15. Jul 9, 2019
    6
    Definição: Dead World

    - Graficos: 8 - Jogabilidade: 8 - Historia: 5 - Trilha Sonora: 5 - Direção: 6 - Densempenho (RTX 2060 + Ryzen 1600): Funcionou bem no ultra, apesar de que joguei com o Vsync on na maior parte do tempo. Comentario: Não consegui terminar a historia. Tentei jogar por algumas horas, mas o jogo simpliesmente não embalava, muito pelo fato de que a historia, em
    Definição: Dead World

    - Graficos: 8
    - Jogabilidade: 8
    - Historia: 5
    - Trilha Sonora: 5
    - Direção: 6
    - Densempenho (RTX 2060 + Ryzen 1600): Funcionou bem no ultra, apesar de que joguei com o Vsync on na maior parte do tempo.

    Comentario: Não consegui terminar a historia. Tentei jogar por algumas horas, mas o jogo simpliesmente não embalava, muito pelo fato de que a historia, em si, é sem graça. Não me netendam mal a premissa é muito intrigante, mas os personagens mortos e a atmosfera - na qual o jogo falha em te imergir-, não ajdam muito. Os dialogos são nonsense e tudo parece muito irreal.

    Tecnicamente o jogo falha em propor o que o player realmente quer. Não temos opcoes como FOV, Acelererção de mira e sensibilidade precisas (ADS e Hipfire). Voce consegue editar algumas dessas coisas mexendo nos arquivos do jogo, mas nada ingame. Na real, qual o problema de por isso nas configurações do menu?
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  16. May 19, 2019
    6
    Good atmosphere, graphics...
    Poor gameply, mechanic..
    Overall, not much entertaining... Wouldnt recommend
  17. Aug 22, 2019
    6
    Great graphics. But this game looked weaker than the previous ones. In my opinion there was less pleasant atmosphere and interesting gameplay. It's my opinion.
  18. Nov 9, 2019
    6
    It is a beautiful looking game with a good story. I liked the emptyish open world because I imagine that is what a nuclear wasteland looks like, and the view was always amazing. There was plenty of time to be spent underground and get jumped by nuclear mutant spiders or whatever. You won't like this if doom is your favorite game. You need to sneak around everyone to get the good ending. ItIt is a beautiful looking game with a good story. I liked the emptyish open world because I imagine that is what a nuclear wasteland looks like, and the view was always amazing. There was plenty of time to be spent underground and get jumped by nuclear mutant spiders or whatever. You won't like this if doom is your favorite game. You need to sneak around everyone to get the good ending. It is also a reasonably buggy game, with some crashes and things to laugh at, but I don't think it is enough to ruin it. There isn't much else to say. It's a pretty looking metro game thats half open world. 6/10 Expand
  19. Nov 26, 2019
    6
    The gameplay loop struggles to entertain through its lengthy campaign. The dialogues are really awkward when the protagonist's silence is half-acknowledged by other characters.
  20. Jul 10, 2020
    6
    Well if you are planning on completing the game on maximum dificulty and steals I have bad news for you: - stealth is broken and enemies are easy to kill even on ranger mode.
    Trillion of bugs but pretty graphics.
  21. Aug 24, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I mean only the last chapter was kinda acceptable the rest was really bad , the fact that the type of ending you get depends on how much of a good person you were throughout the game is absurd I mean what the heck ? just because you are a good person heavy radiation doesn’t kill you ? Let’s talk about the bugs , oh my god sometimes it’s unplayable, those frame rate drops different objects constantly going in other objects. Shooting behind the edges is not accurate at all ! Gunplay isn’t good as well , sometimes it feels this game physics were based on gravity on moon because when you start running on uneven surface it feels like your are flying . Overall I don’t suggest the game just go read the novel and enjoy the nice story , this game is really overrated and awfully optimized. Expand
  22. Sep 7, 2020
    6
    I wish they would have just went one way or the other, open world or true to the metro cramped underground levels. I like the tactical combat, hated the fake morality system and ending it's tied to. I enjoyed the Caspian and Volga open worlds but they were fairly shallow as far as side missions and exploration. The last level was classic metro as were the first levels. But the fillerI wish they would have just went one way or the other, open world or true to the metro cramped underground levels. I like the tactical combat, hated the fake morality system and ending it's tied to. I enjoyed the Caspian and Volga open worlds but they were fairly shallow as far as side missions and exploration. The last level was classic metro as were the first levels. But the filler levels of cannibals, forest etc could have been skipped, adds little to nothing. The obnoxious predictable "taking away all your weapons" to introduce garbage other ones, ugh The cringey dialogue and mandatory stuff that went along with it was really bad. Dumb characters and story overall. STILL has bugs today but the crashing seems to be patched up, if you still have that the answer is usually to turn off aa and turn most things down. I didn't really get into the replaying levels much after finishing kinda boring. SLOW loading times. Map system sucks. Boat mechanics are garbage, the mighty commando can't swim I guess and it's very frustrating to find where you can get off the boat in some levels.
    -DLC 1 is just an extended cutscene with some flamethrower combat, almost could just be a free dlc of cut from the main game flashback etc
    -DLC 2 is actually pretty good. This is where you can see the garbage that the "map" mechanic is, when you have to go online to find where to go then you have failed game design. Terrible boat mechanics are also highlighted in this one.
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  23. Jun 12, 2021
    6
    2021 Enhanced Edition. To me, gaming experience is the most important. The game experience director should be fired, there were countless frustrating and time wasting moments for me, like, seriously frustrating, which could be avoided if they spend a little thought to think about the player's perspective. Other than that, the story is mediocre, the AI characters are robotic as hell, the2021 Enhanced Edition. To me, gaming experience is the most important. The game experience director should be fired, there were countless frustrating and time wasting moments for me, like, seriously frustrating, which could be avoided if they spend a little thought to think about the player's perspective. Other than that, the story is mediocre, the AI characters are robotic as hell, the gun action is OK. There are many bugs in the game, but they are tolerable.

    What's good about this game? The environment. So gorgeous with RTX on. That's it. Should you spend your money and ~15 hours to play this game? Definitely not. Stay away.
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  24. Jan 22, 2022
    6
    Несмотря на в целом хорошую графику(как в плане технологий,так и в плане арт-дизайна),качественную озвучку,качественные звуки оружия,меня абсолютно не зацепило. Есть прикольные моменты,когда ты куришь и слушаешь монологи персонажей,но ты не можешь сказать что-то сам,что невероятно раздражает.Ладно бы Артем был немой,как легендарный Гордон Фримен,но нет,блять,он говорит! Более того,здесьНесмотря на в целом хорошую графику(как в плане технологий,так и в плане арт-дизайна),качественную озвучку,качественные звуки оружия,меня абсолютно не зацепило. Есть прикольные моменты,когда ты куришь и слушаешь монологи персонажей,но ты не можешь сказать что-то сам,что невероятно раздражает.Ладно бы Артем был немой,как легендарный Гордон Фримен,но нет,блять,он говорит! Более того,здесь нет даже текстовых реплик,как в Сталкере,через которые бы раскрывался главный герой. Геймплей посредственный,непонятно как,но АААА геймс умудрились сделать и так не самый лучший стелс и не самую лучшую стрельбу еще хуже,а тупые болванчики вовсю начали демонстрировать свой "интеллект". Лично мне понравилось решение разработчиков расширить локации,но им нужно было делать игру с полноценным открытым миром,возможно даже с полноценным Метро. Музыки,которая врезалась в душу,нет. Лишь в конце композиторы что-то попытались из себя выдавить,но драмодел из Глуховского,как мы выяснили,слабый. По итогу,я получил довольно слабую игру,но не оказался совсем разочарован,в конце-концов,скучно мне не было на протяжении всей компании,а отдельные реплики вызвали у меня ухмылку. Могу порекомендовать лишь фанатам НАШЕЙ эстетики,РУССКОГО духа,тем,кто хочет увидеть ВОЛГУ,ВЛАДИВОСТОК,НОВОСИБИРИСК,КОЗАХСТАН,ГДЕ ВОТ ТАК РАЗГАВАРИВАЮТ СЛЮШАЙ ЭЙ,и тем,кто готов прощать недостатки,если что-то выходит от НАШИХ разработчиков. Expand
  25. Dec 13, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Начало не впечатлило. Завязка начального конфликта довольно банальная, мотивация продолжать после первых трёх часов игры куда-то пропала. Очень жаль. Хотя, возможно, это только дело настроения. Expand
  26. Nov 11, 2021
    6
    System Specs: Ryzen 6 3600, GTX 1080 and 16GB RAM.

    Overall Play time including both DLC: 35hrs MAJOR BUG/GLITCHES Base Game: Even after 3 years this is still present in the game as it happens in most playthrough on both PC and console. In the Caspian Desert you have to go to the lighthouse for a mission. However, the game black screens and you have to Ctrl-Alt-Del to restart.
    System Specs: Ryzen 6 3600, GTX 1080 and 16GB RAM.

    Overall Play time including both DLC: 35hrs

    MAJOR BUG/GLITCHES

    Base Game: Even after 3 years this is still present in the game as it happens in most playthrough on both PC and console. In the Caspian Desert you have to go to the lighthouse for a mission. However, the game black screens and you have to Ctrl-Alt-Del to restart. After some research on Reddit, the workaround, is to lower all your settings, look down to the floor in the game and proceed up the ramp toward the lighthouse. Expect hiccups along the way and save as you move forward whilst looking down. It took me 22 attempts and 1hr 10mins to get lucky.

    DLC1: Major glitch. After New Years speech cutscene the game black screens and cuts audio. The workaround I found was to drop quality to Med, Tex Fil to 4x, shading 1.0 and Vsync ON. Took 8 attempts 25min.

    INTRO

    I will not cover the narrative and will cover technical elements. I have played the previous two games and I thought they were both decent games for what they are. Having said that, I want to preface my review by mentioning that I think the games have suffered a little bit due to the hype it receives by its fans. But at the same time the series is far from being terrible as some have claimed and actually the series as a whole and this game is of a good standard if you consider it for what it is. A post-apocalyptic FPS, containing survival horror elements, and with immersion as what I would say as its primary focus. Besides that, the game is brought down by its technical issues.

    GAMEPLAY

    Gunplay - Gunplay is solid on PC. Definitely an improvement from LL. The only issue I encountered was dodgy hitboxes as sometimes I would line up a perfect headshot and for whatever reason the bullet would just miss. Luckily, I did not encounter hitbox issues often and it mainly occurred in the first region of the game.

    Movement - Still frustrating like the old games. Artyom still struggles to hop on to platforms that are 2ft tall and if you attempt to jump around you can get stuck. Some have complained about the short sprinting time but I didn't see the issue. Perhaps after a few years there was a patch to adjust this. I think the main issue with movement is how animation heavy simple actions are. One has to 'press E' to open doors and climb ladders. This could be considered quite outdated as a game mechanic as it feels like autonomy is being taken away from the player.

    Stealth - Stealth has always been a key gameplay element to the Metro series and it remains so here. However, Metro Exodus suffers from poor stealth mechanics this time around. One glaring issue I experienced very early on in the first region was that enemies could spot me through walls. I was crouching around a settlement where all enemies where inside. All of a sudden, enemies were on alert, I quick loaded a few times to see where I had gone wrong but I hadn't. Thankfully, this wasn't a recurring issue and only happened 5-6 times in certain areas. But when it did happen it totally destroyed any and all feelings of immersion.

    Crafting - Crafting remains the same but two new features were introduced. Firstly, being able to switch weapon attachments on the fly which of course is brilliant. When the Moon is out you can now use NV scope and switch it out if you have been out till the sun comes up. Secondly, although not crafting, weapon maintenance is required as you have to clean your weapon at crafting tables using liquid resources. Weapons deteriorate in the field affecting stats or jamming the bullet mid fight but honestly the impact is hardly noticeable. Many dislike this feature, and I think it is a bit gimmicky as you are cleaning your weapon with the 'E' key and it can be argued that it doesn't really help with enhancing immersion at all.

    WORLD/EXPLORATION

    Semi-open world areas exist in Exodus and its not for the better. Volga the snow topped first area is just a pain to traverse. I had no fun in this opening area and I think it was a bad idea to open up with this map. I have read about many players dropping the game after the first 3-4 hours due to not having any fun in the first area. Volga, is part land and part water and getting about in a row boat is slow and annoying as you will be often attacked whilst rowing. The second area is the Caspian Desert and here you can use a car to travel. That sounds nice right? Until you get it stuck due to the bumpy terrain. Save often because this will most certainly happen. Besides traversal issues, my main gripe is with the uninteresting world. These semi-open worlds are boring, its just a cycle of visit here and clear area. Nothing special ever happens and there isn't nothing special to look at either despite the game being gorgeous itself in terms of graphics. The game's flow and exploration shines brightest during the more linear sections which proves bigger isn't always better.
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  27. Nov 20, 2021
    6
    Well what can i say about this game.. A lot of bugs which cant afford to move on in a game.
    First location was completely overbugged
    Ive tried to move on but every time when i was opening a door suddenly ive been getting a headshot from nowhere.. Location overload with T posed men seems great . Its not like this game is weak but in same way there is no point to give 10/10 even 9/10
    Well what can i say about this game.. A lot of bugs which cant afford to move on in a game.
    First location was completely overbugged
    Ive tried to move on but every time when i was opening a door suddenly ive been getting a headshot from nowhere..
    Location overload with T posed men seems great .
    Its not like this game is weak but in same way there is no point to give 10/10 even 9/10 Graphics is cool Characters gives nothing to history in my opinion Notunderstable function of being good or bad cop Metro is long enough thats a good point right here but last location is dull and boring Still 6/10 is the best what i want to suggest :(
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  28. Aug 10, 2022
    6
    Ну я даже не знаю как это комментировать. Комп у меня не слабый, но игра все равно умудряется глючить и проседать даже на минимальных настройках графики. Но это ещё не страшно, так как эти проседы в фас случаются не так часто. Самое ужасное - поломка сохранений. Сразу скажу, что я до покупки лицензии играл на пиратке и все было хорошо, но вот с лицензией начался сущий ад. Постоянно как яНу я даже не знаю как это комментировать. Комп у меня не слабый, но игра все равно умудряется глючить и проседать даже на минимальных настройках графики. Но это ещё не страшно, так как эти проседы в фас случаются не так часто. Самое ужасное - поломка сохранений. Сразу скажу, что я до покупки лицензии играл на пиратке и все было хорошо, но вот с лицензией начался сущий ад. Постоянно как я выхожу в главное меню прилетает уведомление о поломке сохранений и мне приходится перепроходить всю главу заново. Да ещё и игра запускается только в Save режиме, в противном случае - бесконечная загрузка после заставки. В пиратском репаке такого никогда не было и это уникальный случай - пираты взломали игру и из-за этого она стала лучше работать. Короче, в плане сюжета все хорошо, механики - нормальные, а с технической стороны это тихий ужас с громким матом. И разработчики никак это не исправляют Expand
  29. Jun 14, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Спустя 4 с лишним года после релиза, пропустив скандал с эксклюзивностью в EGS и отмену русских игроков, я наконец прошел Metro Exodus. И мне есть что по ней сказать. Это прекрасная игра (ААА-уровня, бла-бла-бла, не буду говорить штампами из обзоров, я уже слишком много их пересмотрел). Разработчики совершенно не зря потратили на нее 6 лет. Это точно самый амбициозный проект, созданный в СНГ и один из лучших одиночных шутеров от первого лица, как и предыдущие части. Итак, плюсы: 1) графика - она не просто прекрасна, она просто великолепна, даже на своем ноуте с AMD-шным железом за 30 к я это ощутил; 2) оптимизация (см. выше цену моего железа); 3) атмосфера - постапокалипсис на месте, хоть его и стало меньше, чем раньше; вместо полноценного постапокалипсиса здесь роуд муви+выживание в дикой природе с ролевыми элементами; 4) оружие и все, что с ним связано. Мне действительно понравилось находить стволы, устанавливать улучшения и просто стрелять; 5) концовка, хорошая+плохая, плохая мне понравилась больше, потому что там присутствуют персонажи из прошлых частей и в целом ощущение, что ты получил именно то, что заслужил, как бы игра ни склоняла тебя на "светлую" сторону. Пожалуй, с плюсами покончено, переходим к минусам, они как для меня весомее: 1) слабый сюжет, банальный и ограниченный. Персонажи совершают нелогичные, опрометчивые поступки, но вместо завершения пути продолжают двигаться; 2) локации. Этот пункт как бы отдельный, здесь я приведу мой список карт от лучшей к худшей: Волга - кайф от ощущения открытого пространства и новых механик; Новосибирск - ты наездился по России и Каспию, и спускаешься обратно в метро, хотя поверхность здесь выполнена прекрасно; Москва - да, самые понравившиеся мне карты выполнены в зимнем антураже и незамысловаты; Каспий - после весны сразу в песок, но интересно; Ямантау - клюква, клоунада, кошмар, который происходит просто потому что; Тайга - фух, ну тут я реально задолбался. Как еще объяснить - для хорошей концовки нельзя никого убивать, пройти незамеченным НЕВЫПОЛНИМО, но и просто мимо всех пробежать не выйдет - свалишься в воду или застрелят в спину; 3) еще один минус - сложность - мой субъективный взгляд на неверное решение ПОЛНОГО отключения интерфейса в игре. Это относится к режиму рейнджер хардкор; 4) часто встречающиеся забагованные анимации; 5) молчаливость главного героя - вкупе с говорливостью всех остальных дарит незабываемое ощущение уныния. Плюсы есть, минусы есть. Ну, вот и все, итог. Свои мысли как мог изложил выше. Игра мне понравилась, для меня это правда был интересный опыт. Ее есть ради чего пройти. Но рекомендовать из-за такого количества минусов я ее не могу. Это - честно. Expand
  30. Aug 30, 2023
    6
    Gameplay: Great shooter, solid crafting and poor climbing. Prepare to be disappointed in the number of available guns. There is even less of them than in Metro 2033. Shotguns are useless now, since you will fight non-human enemies like 3 times (it's not like there are none, it's just that you can avoid the pain of fighting them). The first and last mission is so crammed with cutscenes thatGameplay: Great shooter, solid crafting and poor climbing. Prepare to be disappointed in the number of available guns. There is even less of them than in Metro 2033. Shotguns are useless now, since you will fight non-human enemies like 3 times (it's not like there are none, it's just that you can avoid the pain of fighting them). The first and last mission is so crammed with cutscenes that i felt like watching an interactive movie. The AI is as dumb as in the previous games, maybe even worse (it's unforgiving for such a new game). 2,5/5

    Visuals: Massive update from the previous ones. Still can't skip cutscenes RIP. The only problems that i have are mouth animation (looks super creepy) and the black hole bug (screen starts to get darker and darker in the middle for no reason). 2,5/2,5

    Story: Don't bother reading books. Everybody is nice now. It doesn't follow the books, it doesn't describe some event that is referenced in the books, it's a complete alternative dimension. The only characters from the books are Artyom, his wife and her dad. Everybody else is made up for this game. The story feels kinda weird, doesn't fit to the atmosphere at all (if previous games/books were hardcore apocalypse, this one is medium-easy apocalypse), leaves many things unanswered (most likely because nobody had the balls to tell). 1,5/2,5
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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 53 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 53
  2. Negative: 1 out of 53
  1. 30
    Metro Exodus is a mishmash of borrowed ideas that falls short of creating a worthy sequel, while holding tight to the previous mistakes of the series.
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Apr 4, 2019
    80
    Metro Exodus is a funny, visually stunning shooter with a diverse environment and opponents and a great atmosphere. [Issue#293]
  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Mar 20, 2019
    72
    Metro has always been a very niche game series with poor storytelling, broken stealth and unsatisfying shooting mechanics, which are offset by original setting. The same is true for Exodus, although it also adds "pointless open world" to the pile. [Issue#236, p.28]