@@someguyonyt2831 don't be a douche they just want to sell you a shitty mail man uniform that was definitely not taken from fallout 4 for 20 bucks you just want to make bethesda look bad you disgust me
@@deathbunny3048 i did actually and had a blast though i kinda dislike how it leans more into action than survival horror smol edit : i thought you were talking about metro exodus, as for soma i meant i liked the aesthetics and style and thought it was pretty neat also yeh that's why i chose that name i'm a bit of a smooth brain
I picked it up on the Steam Xmas sale and finally got around to playing it. I'll say one thing - I started getting worried about the good/bad ending after seeing some stuff on it - But it's pretty forgiving. I probably did more killing than I should've, yet spared those whom surrendered. I helped anyone whom asked as side quests. I spent time listening to any NPC that wanted to chat till they ran out of conversation. One of the few games I have played all the way through without touching another game.
@@juanisaiastzanikian2436 that's the best way to play them, although Exodus on the hardest setting gets rediculously hard when you want to go for the stealth approaches
@@JohnDiabol to me metro exodus was the easiest since its the one with less bullshit. Metro 2033 on the other hand sometimes enemies spot you randomly and it can get very frustrating
When I want a straight forward review I watch Gggmanlives. When I already own a game I still watch Gggmanlives. When I dont even have interest in the game I watch Gggmanlives.
Seriously, getting to your channel has changed the games I play. I've recently fallen in love with FPS games after playing some older games and I enjoy the hell out of your reviews. Straight to the point and honest af.
I love this game, the mission and level design is so clever, and I love the twists each new environment brings. People complain about a lack of an antagonist but I feel like the post-apocalyptic world and human nature are the "antagonists". It's like a mix of the non-linear atmospheric exploration of stalker with a tighter narrative structure. They really nailed it with this one - a really good game for shooter enthusiast.
Late Comment. I think the comments about a lack of a protagonist come solely from the fact we had a really good one in Pavel, in Last Light. Because he wasn't a typical villain. He was just following orders from his station; and went through a well-done character arc. Saving him at the end will always be a great moment, because it's up to you to be the hero of the story; and looking back at all the shit you did? Artyom and Pavel are much more alike than you think.
I loved everything about this game. The combat, the stealth, the moral choices of it all, but strangely, the part i enjoyed the most was the small segments in between the different areas, where you’re just cruising on the train. I spent so much time on these places, staying even after i had exhausted all of the dialogue. It made me connect so much more with the characters, and made the ending and the outcomes so much more fulfilling and exciting.
i spent 15 whole ass minutes smoking a ciggie with Krest, than like 10 more minutes cuddling with my wife while we gather our thoughts about moving ahead and calming down about my father in law/CO, sat in on Stepan and Katya and played a bit of guitar, I met with the colonel shortly after to learn about the next area/step for our group, admired the open air for a minute, spent a few minutes shoveling coal into the engine to give my friend a break, and drank with the rest of my crew before tuning my weapons and having another cig with Krest. i love those in-between levels so much, few games do that kind of thing.
I just want to thank everyone at 4A games for making this. This game is just really good. So much nostalgia and tense moments. Just like the days of Stalker.
Still think its a little funny the best Russian game is made by Ukrainians. Anyways, nobody does Apocalypse and thoughtful mundanity as well as Slavs do, see also Witchers. Positivity and humanity found through suffering and despair is what's great about Metros and Witchers aside from all other things.
I like the description “controlled open world” I’m kind of tired of open world games but this sounds similar to God of War which I loved could go wherever you wanted most of the time but always had a set objective ... If that makes sense ...
AHeroAlmost That’s honestly how the Volga and Caspian levels are and I fucking loved it. The Taiga level is very controlled which I didn’t mind, (especially if you are trying to get the achievement for that area) and the Dead City level was a nice throwback to the tunnels of Moscow. Controlled open world games are fucking awesome and I hope they become more of a staple genre.
The reason I prefer it like this is because nothing about the world's design is randomized. It all has soul and intent, and is thus a joy to roam and explore.
But you couldn’t really “go wherever you wanted” in God of War. It was either in a straight line, maybe left or right for a treasure box or two, then back to the straight line. 🙄 The storyline and combat is what made God of War epic
Having completed it on hardcore aswell with the good ending, I second this. The hype was real and Metro Exodus delivered in all areas that I wanted plus some.
What if hes a pc gamer only? If I have a steam profile thats over 8 years old with 200+ games I've cultivated over the years, x amount of friends and all the community hub features I follow, why would I want more than one launcher? Atm, only launchers i have is Steam and gog, and the EA launcher for when they release a good BF game, I dont need 6 different exclusive launchers each with different account names since some have a character limit or the names taken.
@@MrNuclearturtle i have games on steam,origin,uplay,gog,blizzard launcher and even windows store, yes steam is my biggest library, but with all the launchers i have another one wont be the death of me, if i truly want a game installing a launcher is not a trivial issue.
Epic games struck gold on a trend (Battle Royale) and all the sudden they’re arrogant enough to essentially hold a much anticipated title hostage from Steam.
At least the game is good, shame it shot itself in the foot with the steam mess up. I wont personally be touching it til it reaches steam - but its good to know the game itself is good :).
@@samuelraji8343 well, i have the money and the 2 previous games ON STEAM, so at least me, i WAS going to buy it. WAS, now i don't even think i'll get it next year, they spit in our faces, so i spit them back and just pirate it. "But ... But the developers", well, bad luck, i want to punish the publisher, too bad the devs are between, but maybe that way they will learn not to threat their customers and learn how to keep their fucking mouths shut
@@samuelraji8343 oh i'm definetly gonna buy it but just not on the epic store, Metro 2033 and LL are two of my favorite games but even that doesnt make me ignore how shit epic store is at the moment
I might be exaggerating here, but I feel that the Metro series (replayed it again this week) is one of the most unique and special First Person Shooters ever. Phew, the times this game has given me anxiety: avoiding enemy flashlights, going from stealth to action to stealth again, and just when you thought it was peaceful, you encounter mutants that snarl and growl from every direction, making you paranoid at every direction. (I dont scare easily, even RE2 feels like it's not horror) Regarding Exodus' ending, Ive heard that 50% love it, and 50% hate it, so Im glad to you hear that you loved it G3Man, I trust your judgment on this one. I also loved that you made it clear to us Metro fans that there are no Karma point-loss from butchering baddies, I have yet to see this from other reviews, and that little "hint" you gave us midway through the review. This is why I subscribed.
@Blood Orange Sun Honestly, it's a special game that deserves to be mentioned alongside Doom and Half-Life when discussing great FPS games. I'll take refined linear or semi-linear games over empty open-worlds anytime.
DOOM BFG-9000 True dude, honestly I’ll go as far to say that Metro is a better series than Half-Life although maybe not as genre defining. The atmosphere and storytelling of a linear FPS is forgotten about in today’s gaming climate. It’s all bullshit Battle Royales and “games as a service”.
Glad i grabbed this thing on Steam the day they removed it. Was afraid i’d have to split up my collection of Metro games, and i want to like the Epic launcher, but it just needs too much work right now
Same here. I already had to use two launchers, Steam and Origin, for the Mass Effect series. At least Metro Exodus will come back to Steam in a year. (and probably on GoG sometime after that)
Look this isn't the best solution but you can use the "add a game that's not from steam" option and have your screenshots, friendslist and other steam functions , also you can make the epic launcher and the game start from steam. I use this feature for my ps2 and ps3 emulator so i can stream the games to my phone, good luck!
@@samuelraji8343 congrats you like epic, everyone else here uses steam/anything else that ACTUALLY works, let people use what the fuck they want. your ass must be jealous of your mouth for all the shit you keep spewing, so shut the fuck up thanks have a good one
epic games as game makers are true geniuses and it shows in games such as unreal tournament jazz jackrabbit and of course fortnite but they should have never launched a store that you cant even trust due to their policies
@@arhickernell we are talking ABOUT THE STORE let's say the you buy the game and for some weird reason game doesnt wanna start and u try and fix it and it doesnt work and u try to get a refund your refund will not be accepted
@Madalin Grama Theres a reason everyone likes steam, humble bundle gives you goddamn steam keys for games you buy most of the time. Epic Games doesnt have the greatest store and them doing what they did is nothing more than desperate.
One of the best games I have ever played. I love how 'lived in' the world feels and how if you wait and listen, you can hear so much backstory and dialogue that the developers bothered to put in despite it being extra and easily missed.
@Thomas Al-Mdanat absolutely! I also really like the choice to keep the character mute. This is the first Metro game I played so I did not expect that.
I did the opposite first playthrough normal, second playthrough Ranger hardcore. It's a tradition I started when I played 2033 and last Light, and I'll be damned if I change it. I do see making a first playthrough hardcore over normal. Helps you to adjust wall at the same time getting you more better prepared. But starting normal and going to Ranger hardcore kind of makes nasty surprises such fun to run into. Such as getting too used to having enough ammunition that you start splurging and getting way too into spray and pray. And then hearing that dreaded clicking sound of an empty gun and not reloading because guess what you're out of ammunition but you can't check because you're in a combat situation. Taught me real quick not to act so stupid. Plus I learned to not stand still like a dumbass all the time. Normal I could get away with a few hits before I had the move or heal or I could just wait to regenerate health. Ranger hardcore LOL, I had to be made aware that my now limited 5 Med packs could potentially run out and I wouldn't find another. And of course remembering heels I passed by using any means like oh there's a lantern nearby but I can't pick it up I'll just cut that Lantern on to remind myself this is where it is. Then cut it off when I pick it up so when I backtrack I won't go check around there like an idiot. Basically it becomes like teaching me how to swim. Normal mode is me swimming in the area where my feet can touch, and Ranger hardcore is me finally swimming over the area where my feet do not touch the bottom. Got to learn how to swim first before I can swim like a pro . which I love about this game series
I hope the extra percentage cut they get back was worth it. Looks like an amazing game but I won't be forced into using some lazy ass game store cash grab
They will get their money. Cause gamers are dumb sheep. In 2020, they will release the game on Steam for Full Price again! And people will undoubtedly buy it for that price. And not to forget the cuntsole players. Those azzheads who blindly throw their worthless money at everything with tits in it. Because standards and integrity is something that is alien to them. And currently day 1, Metro Exodus is a dumpster fire on both Cuntsoles and PC. The game is bugged, it crashes on all systems. Some people can't even start it, because there is no exe file hours later. DX12 crashes the game hard. Black endless loading screens. The game has no FOV slider. How *retarded* is that in 2019?? People claim the FOV is ~60. What a joke of a developer team. The graphical options menu on PC bugged, RTX is bugged, DLSS is bugged. WTF is going on? PS4 and XBonerX complain about terrible Camera controls. Looking up and down is slow AF. If Metro Exodus is not a dumpsterfire atm. nothing is. And good ol SJ is shilling the fck out of this game. GG
Then why didn't you play it before. You tossers are bandwagoning so hard. This game would have been in your backlog after you bought it for sale for 15$ and then play Counter Strike for 2000 more hrs. Shut the fuck up.
@@samuelraji8343 check your reading comprehension. he said "replay." where did you get "then why didn't you play it before" from that. also, you're a tosser.
This game is amazing and you should play it. Recommend picking up the 1&2 "redux" bundle first for extra immersion into the story - those are also excellent. Be aware that the checkpoint save system in those 2 games can be super annoying and caused me to drop down to "normal" difficulty in a few levels (that fricken bridge in 2033..) Thanks, Gman
I played on ranger hardcore with no hud whatsoever mode on. Felt like having a casual brain aneurysm at times but it was so rewarding to actually have to struggle.
You can complete the Bridge without touching a single person, there is a stealth path going through the very ground of the level. Alternatively I just headshotted everyone on the level on ranger hardcore recently to get the achievement. If you struggle - the problem is yourself.
I found it a really odd choice to give artium a voice, but only in those loading screens. Really odd to me. cause you know what he sounds like and that he can talk but then he never does when it makes sense.
Please understand that he didn't speak in the other two games either, so it wouldn't make sense for him to suddenly speak. In addition, there are a lot of NPC interactions that say "You are quiet"...in all three games...Whilst, even if he could speak, pay attention to the interactions the only things you could say to them is Hi, Bye, Thanks, Have a great day...If they would've put any interactions it would've ruined the game...I do understand though as literally every other game has interactions of some sorts, but i feel that him being a part of the Spartans and with the way the other two games went, it was a right decisions to keep him quite.
They did this for you to imagine his response in the exact way you would react. That's what went wrong wit Fallout 4 where the voice had emotions that the player didnt feel. This way you feel like you are Artyom
@@ottotiedtandreasen500 No what went wrong with Fallout 4 was they dumbed down dialog options, voice wasn't really a problem. Fallout 4 with no voices is even worse because of how basic dialogue is.
I wasn't sure to get this or not, I love the Metro series but wasn't sure if keeping it going was gonna turn out right so after watching so many reviews I'm going to watch yours and it will be the decision making point, you're my most trusted and favorite reviewer
I loved exodus, but I wish there were more characters returning from 2033/last light. We never find out if Khan is dead, we don’t know what becomes of Pavel, we know Ulman dies in the attack on D6, but besides Anna and Miller the Spartan Rangers we meet in exodus are all brand new faces.
Holy damn, that bald Asian guy was in the first book. He was part of a small squad that saves Artyom from nazis I think. So glad to see them bringing more book characters into the games
Its the best choice you can make. The game is currently burning on Steam and Reddit. So much technical problems. Even console gamers report crashes and gamepad/camera issues. And on PC, you don't even have a FOV option. *In 2019!!* that is retarded!
@@eiszapfenderwutendenwinde3233 I have the game and that is not true. It is working very well. Great optimized game just need a patch the first days fixing some small issues.
Gday mate, I just stumbled across your channel after a few schooies and dunny TH-cam dive. Great to hear another Aussie who's making some really good content. Looking forward to future vids keep it up bro.
I personally hope this is the final adventure for the crew of the Aurora, and while I'd love to see more of it, I believe that the story has finally come to a satisfying end for Artyom and his merry band of Rangers. I'm mainly just afraid that it will turn into another Fallout 76.
reading the new comment section is just sad. i agree that i like Metro exodus, but honestly the EGS is the problem, it's not because i'm a huge Steam boy, but the the fact that it's exclusivity and the timing is the problem, i would say the backlash was justifiable (except those who think it's a good idea to review bomb the older games) and as many people said this before it is anti-consumer. non-exclusivity was part of the reason, people considered PC gaming as the master race, already game studio like Bethesda, Activtision-blizzard have already being creating their own launchers and already companies like Bethesda are already incompetent with them. Steam may have been a gloating mess of bad indie games, toxic communities, 25% pay cut, but what steam did well was a convenient access to play games in one platform. why do people stick to steam is the same reason why we still use google or watch videos on TH-cam, its because they well known platforms that people known is where the numbers are People have the tendency to browse stuff all within one platform like steam. i mean just how of many of us are using stuff google to search stuff moreso then Bing, or perhaps who do so many people stay with TH-cam even through it's gotten corporate over the years. Why it best platform we have to find anything, sure TH-cam and steam have trashy content, but they do the right thing to what is recommend, what we search, what we need and more importantly how recognizable they are. when this backlash even started, alot of it was definitely against the exclusive, but now it's been a divide problem. i still side with the bad poor choice of signing that exclusivity because if it never happen, the community would've never gotten into this shithole
Meh, I just waited, bought it on the recent Steam Xmas sale, and got around to starting and finishing it this week. Worth the wait. I have lot's on my plate and being my age - you'd think I'd be more worried about dying before getting to play - while kids have all the time in the world, but got to have it yesterday.
Review of ME: Sam's Story next perhaps? Also I really hope there is a sequel about them freeing the moscow metro, since that was implied to be their goal in the ending.
I am literally buying this game 1 year later exactly when it released on steam and it’s on sale rn on steam so yeah fuck epic. Glad i remembered this review still existed.
@@sceerane8662 not just crashes but 90% of the players (including me) have keybind glitches where the inventory will be opened automatically and you cant close it it will only go away when you restart
A common misconception that i noticed revolving around this game is that it's called an "open world" game, which is absolutely not. The game is "semi-open world" at best because out of 7 playable chapters only 2 feature an open world style of exploration; namely volga and caspian sea. The other missions are linear just like the previous games and its not a bad thing. The game still remained true to its roots (especially with the last mission) while allowing us to also experience it in a different manner. I had one issue with Taiga level however. I believe it had a lot of opportunities as an open world map to be explored but instead the devs took a very bad linear approach to the level design that forcibly encouraged players to stealth approach.
I am glad you enjoyed this game for what it offered. It seems most reviewers decided to be super nitpicky holding the game up to standards that AAA developers don't even reach.
Why do people hate the game because of where it's purchasable, while it's just a marketing decision to put it on the Epic Store ... It doesn't make the game worse. They just make more money in the end, Epic takes a smaller cut. Can't wait to play this, Metro games are on my top 10.
@@heinobruh4496 I'm pretty aware of everything surrounding the whole thing. I just mean that the game itself is just as good as it would have been if it was on Steam.
@@Totone56 Again, do the research, Epic has garbage security and lacks 90% of the features Steam has, while also having to be online while playing a single player game.
@@aw6129 Yeah, i know. But again, i'm talking about the game itself. Everyone is bashing it everywhere. They sould yell at the Epic Store, and the publisher, not Metro Exodus. Some people stright tell the game is shit and the hype was never meant to be just because it is sold at Epic's and not Steam. No, the game is good, but sold on a bad platform, and this is very different.
@@xephachi Both are bad, but we wouldn't be having this conversation if Epic Store didn't try pushing into the market for exclusivity disguised as "competition"
UPDATE Latest patch late August 2019 expands the save system. I see 3x automatic save points and 1x quick save place holder. Multiple chances to fix your botch-ups. Also, there appear to be multiple game save slots, so you can save several simultaneous plays-through.
I hope the stupid angry mob that is downvoting the game on every media like metacritic, ps4 formus, steam, etc... (they''re even downvoting the first and second Metro game) doesn't backfire on Metro having poor sales... The game is awesome and the fault on the launch is on Deep Silver, not 4A Games... I hope this doesn't hurt next Metro titles, I want to keep playing this awesome saga.
bought pc game pass for a dollar to play outer worlds and thought i would play exodus since its on there. but was wondering if it was worth my time. whenever i wanna know that i always come here. gmanlives is the reviewer i trust the most. love this channel
Good video G3man. Good to see a review of this. Haven't played any of it and hadn't seen much about it other than the publosher fiasco. 2033 and Last Light are 2 of my favorite games
Just completed the game. Was really good. I love a strong narrative, characters and so on - any game that makes me *feel* something. And the graphics, especially the weather and day/night system was pretty amazing (RTX on).
Looks like they took everything that made the originals games great but polished out some of the AA clunkiness to some of the UI and animations. Really happy to finally see a other game with weapon condition and jamming, too. Not enough games with this mechanic. Playing this as soon as my computer gets finished being repaired
Bell how so? In survival games they should definitely be there. Even in non-survival games like Fallout 3/NV and Far Cry 2, weapon jamming is a nice mechanic cuz A) its realistic and B) it makes weapon degradation matter. Otherwise what are you gonna do, make bullets do less damage? That makes no sense And i agree about the homoginization and that’s not what im asking for. I’m not saying all games need this mechanic. It would suck in multiplayer shooters to have your gun jam. I’m just saying i’d like to see it more in FPSRPGs cuz its realistic. Saying that’s homogenizing games is like saying having gravity is homogenizing games
@@nat040496Bullets deal less damages when it is shot from a barrel whose rifling has degraded is realistic. Shooting that way give the bullet less kinetic energy. It is still fatal to get shot but it might not be able to penetrate body armor it could've went through otherwise. There's also other thing you can do: make the gun less accurate, lower the effective range, longer reload time, more smoke created from residue gunpowder that enter your eyes, magazine fall out after x shots etc, overheating barrel explode the bullet after certain shots...Most games make jamming random and randomness should be framed as a bonus (like critical hit , chance to proc secondary effect) to keep them from being annoying for the majority of players.
Nass Lass i’m not disagreeing. Far Cry had some cool animations where the gun would completely break when firing, like a barrel blowing off etc. i would love more than just jamming, but jamming is the first and most obvious option. My point is that i’d like to see weapon malfunctions and weapon degradation be a more prominent feature in these kinds of games. I was sad to see Fallout get rid of it. They brought it back with 76 but there’s no malfunctions. The gun just disappears out of your hands once it breaks
Agreed. I think it's not even as much about being realistic per se although in game like Metro where survival and scarcity is a major focal point it's a nice way to mix up combat, resource management, and gameplay. When handled properly I find weapon degradation to be more of a plus than a minus. Prior Fallout games, FC2, TW3, RDR 2 to name a few and now Metro Exodus having weapon degradation and weapon maintenance adds another layer to the experience.
@@Bell-qn5zv Weapon jamming can be a great mechanic if its done fairly, weapons in metro wont jam unless you woefully neglect them or fall in mud. If you stand in a clean dry place they will shoot untill you overheat them
I was very skeptic to this game - bought today and I spent at least 8 hours in front of it, still stuck in that desert free roaming zone. I´m very pleased! I think it´s the closest game to S.T.A.L.K.E.R series. Totally recommend it.
I have finished the game today and even-though my PC had a hard time running it i loved it. I enjoyed the gunplay so much, the atmosphere is crazy, i can’t think of a game in which my surroundings felt so real ! And as mentioned by you GGGman, the storytelling and ending is superbe ! Great game
@@user-ct8my8rv9c You know I am a shareholder of THQ nordic and they are the owners of Deep Silver. Their CEO is a very smart man. He has bought over 50 games IP and their company is well diversified. If you think not buying their game will hurt them badly you are wrong. On the other hand companies like CD projekt Red have put all of their resources into Cyberpunk and if that game fails their company survival is in jeopardy.
"Avoid...People who takes photos of their food just to put on social midia. Yeah, sickos!" This is what I like the most. These kinds of phrases GGMan puts in every video's what make him special, besides his accurate reviews and good skills.
@@alexfeder9328 I hope for a consumer friendly market. That way consumers will also be friendly. Publishers and devs that are not into that thing, i hope they get left behind.
I was going to say that when you said he was married it was sort of a spoiler, but it clears up who she was in that magnificently done trailer. Honestly, i thought she was just a partner/person he would meet up with at some point. Nice vid
Big props to you GGGmanlives. This game is getting a lot of shit right now for a decision which, although troublesome, mostly rests with the publishing side of things. Really, most of their releases get shit in some way or another when they're developers working with relatively limited means making really good, atmospheric first-person shooters with some AAA production values. They deserve some damn breathing room and to have ample credit given where it is due.
Hey man, do you have a step by step list of how do you review the games? I'm really interested in seeing that! Thank you, your reviews are always awesome.
Absolutely boneheaded decision from publishers who I think don't really know their customers. There's nothing I hate more than exclusivity. Just look at what it did to sports games.
@@hotdogboxd Because Epic forces people to use their launcher by buying exclusive titles instead of improving their launcher so people want to use it to play their games. And there are people who disagree with Epics privacy policy which basically just says every bit of information you give them is solled to tencent. Conclusion: Forcing people to use their launcher is bad for competition and is bad for the consumer.
@@yuriys4415 Who could have imagined the idea of people being angry at publishers who expect people to pay extra for features which should have been in the game!?
4A pretty much admitted to Deep Silver forcing their hand in not only releasing it on Epic Games Store but apparently they also forced them to try and defend the epic games store exclusivity. I really hope 4A never works with Deep Silver again
@@critlv972 tencent owns 48% of epic games which also is very close to the Chinese government and is known to sell private information also look at their terms of service. FYI nice bait on the npc meme but poorly executed
the only gripe i had was i would have liked to see the open world map be lot bigger as it felt like a controlled sand box and the last mission was fantastic it was like being in a horror move specailly when you come up against the big leach monsters
Can't wait to get this game. Loved playing Last Light and 2033. Hopefully, we get more awesome games like these. Good story FPS games are in short supply these days and it's nice to play something besides Half-Life and Halo over and over.
Now this, ladies and gentlemen, is a post apocalyptic game
@@someguyonyt2831 don't be a douche they just want to sell you a shitty mail man uniform that was definitely not taken from fallout 4 for 20 bucks you just want to make bethesda look bad
you disgust me
@@someguyonyt2831
An insult.
SOMA is the best post apocalyptic game IMO.
@@mythologue is it a post apocalyptic game
i never got to play it even though i liked it
@@deathbunny3048 i did actually and had a blast though i kinda dislike how it leans more into action than survival horror
smol edit : i thought you were talking about metro exodus, as for soma i meant i liked the aesthetics and style and thought it was pretty neat
also yeh that's why i chose that name i'm a bit of a smooth brain
I just started playing this through quarantine. One of the greatest games I’ve ever played.
I picked it up on the Steam Xmas sale and finally got around to playing it. I'll say one thing - I started getting worried about the good/bad ending after seeing some stuff on it - But it's pretty forgiving. I probably did more killing than I should've, yet spared those whom surrendered. I helped anyone whom asked as side quests. I spent time listening to any NPC that wanted to chat till they ran out of conversation. One of the few games I have played all the way through without touching another game.
It's an excellent game. Truly a masterpiece.
Im going through the entire trilogy on the hardest difficulty. I already played them all but never back to back.
@@juanisaiastzanikian2436 that's the best way to play them, although Exodus on the hardest setting gets rediculously hard when you want to go for the stealth approaches
@@JohnDiabol to me metro exodus was the easiest since its the one with less bullshit. Metro 2033 on the other hand sometimes enemies spot you randomly and it can get very frustrating
I'm so happy that my hype for this game was not a let down.
There wasn't a whole lot of hype to be real
tenacious645 For fans of the series there was.
go back in your tank/plane. I need more content. Or invade metro with ww2 equipment. Yeah this will be a good video
What about the shit with steam? Moving it to to epic... Bs
@@PartyQuest no one cares about PC players
When I want a straight forward review I watch Gggmanlives. When I already own a game I still watch Gggmanlives. When I dont even have interest in the game I watch Gggmanlives.
Enough said
The dickriding is insane
Seriously, getting to your channel has changed the games I play. I've recently fallen in love with FPS games after playing some older games and I enjoy the hell out of your reviews. Straight to the point and honest af.
Agreed. I've always loved FPS but I've been playing them a lot more and with a lot more appreciation since I found his channel.
@@crazyinsane500 ??? Elaborate, please
I just like listening to the weird ways he says cuss words tbh
Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay is a good one
Kiss ass.
I love this game, the mission and level design is so clever, and I love the twists each new environment brings. People complain about a lack of an antagonist but I feel like the post-apocalyptic world and human nature are the "antagonists". It's like a mix of the non-linear atmospheric exploration of stalker with a tighter narrative structure. They really nailed it with this one - a really good game for shooter enthusiast.
Late Comment.
I think the comments about a lack of a protagonist come solely from the fact we had a really good one in Pavel, in Last Light. Because he wasn't a typical villain.
He was just following orders from his station; and went through a well-done character arc. Saving him at the end will always be a great moment, because it's up to you to be the hero of the story; and looking back at all the shit you did? Artyom and Pavel are much more alike than you think.
Isn't there an idea for this called man vs nature for the antagonist
Its too big he wants todo another one
The backgrounds look photorealistic. It truly look gorgeous.
Always appreciate seeing positive comments as opposed to the endless whining. Totally agree mate.
No they don't.
@@R-Lee- you sure about that chief
@@mogul188 Yes , because I know what photorealistic means.
@@R-Lee- you sure about that chief
That Far Cry 5 re-skin looks like a friggin joke next to this, but watch it sell like 3 times as much...
Only because it'll be on sale for $20 in a couple of weeks
Far cry is trash
That's Ubishit for you
I'm more worried about The Division 2 diverting attention from Metro =/
re hash
I got an ad for New Dawn in the middle of this review, so probably
I loved everything about this game. The combat, the stealth, the moral choices of it all, but strangely, the part i enjoyed the most was the small segments in between the different areas, where you’re just cruising on the train. I spent so much time on these places, staying even after i had exhausted all of the dialogue. It made me connect so much more with the characters, and made the ending and the outcomes so much more fulfilling and exciting.
i spent 15 whole ass minutes smoking a ciggie with Krest, than like 10 more minutes cuddling with my wife while we gather our thoughts about moving ahead and calming down about my father in law/CO, sat in on Stepan and Katya and played a bit of guitar, I met with the colonel shortly after to learn about the next area/step for our group, admired the open air for a minute, spent a few minutes shoveling coal into the engine to give my friend a break, and drank with the rest of my crew before tuning my weapons and having another cig with Krest. i love those in-between levels so much, few games do that kind of thing.
I just want to thank everyone at 4A games for making this. This game is just really good. So much nostalgia and tense moments. Just like the days of Stalker.
It's a good game , love the post apocalyptic in russia
Thats unfortunately on a terrible launcher.
@@comradepinko1155 hey man !! Long time no see, i hope you're fine as always!
@@comradepinko1155 hey man !! Long time no see, i hope you're fine as always!
In few years you probably may see it in real life
Don't be afraid, Russia will be ok.
Still think its a little funny the best Russian game is made by Ukrainians. Anyways, nobody does Apocalypse and thoughtful mundanity as well as Slavs do, see also Witchers. Positivity and humanity found through suffering and despair is what's great about Metros and Witchers aside from all other things.
✌😏 yup u can add Techland and Dying Light to the list
overrated trash.
Jakub Jakubowski Ukrainians are little Russians are were same country for 300 years.
@@kummakummakummakummakummac8606 garbage opinion from a garbage person.
Jj O,leary you’re trash for saying that!
I like the description “controlled open world” I’m kind of tired of open world games but this sounds similar to God of War which I loved could go wherever you wanted most of the time but always had a set objective ...
If that makes sense ...
AHeroAlmost That’s honestly how the Volga and Caspian levels are and I fucking loved it. The Taiga level is very controlled which I didn’t mind, (especially if you are trying to get the achievement for that area) and the Dead City level was a nice throwback to the tunnels of Moscow. Controlled open world games are fucking awesome and I hope they become more of a staple genre.
The reason I prefer it like this is because nothing about the world's design is randomized. It all has soul and intent, and is thus a joy to roam and explore.
But you couldn’t really “go wherever you wanted” in God of War. It was either in a straight line, maybe left or right for a treasure box or two, then back to the straight line. 🙄
The storyline and combat is what made God of War epic
deus ex (original anyway from 2001) was the same way. A series of small open worlds connected linearly. Best of both
Exactly controlled open worlds can give the illusion that it is much much bigger than it actually is. For example Jedi Fallen Order
Having completed it on hardcore aswell with the good ending, I second this. The hype was real and Metro Exodus delivered in all areas that I wanted plus some.
This game worth a buy?
@@jasondp3546 hell yeah
For me I loved the dialogs between missions. Playing guitar with the guy, having the engagement party, etc, really made me care about the NPCs
Nice. Can't wait for this to release on Steam next year!
@@DJBVYeah, they have a right to be angry after the bullshit the devs did for this game.
😒 agreed
@Isaak 😒 sure i dont see why not 🙂
What if hes a pc gamer only? If I have a steam profile thats over 8 years old with 200+ games I've cultivated over the years, x amount of friends and all the community hub features I follow, why would I want more than one launcher? Atm, only launchers i have is Steam and gog, and the EA launcher for when they release a good BF game, I dont need 6 different exclusive launchers each with different account names since some have a character limit or the names taken.
@@MrNuclearturtle i have games on steam,origin,uplay,gog,blizzard launcher and even windows store, yes steam is my biggest library, but with all the launchers i have another one wont be the death of me, if i truly want a game installing a launcher is not a trivial issue.
Epic games struck gold on a trend (Battle Royale) and all the sudden they’re arrogant enough to essentially hold a much anticipated title hostage from Steam.
They offer more profit thats the main drive for investors on gaming.
Carlos Santana yes because 15% on epic VS 25% on steam is a larger profit
Carlos Santana
Yeah, but at the cost of being anti-consumer, who are the most valuable stakeholder.
@@madphantom92 You know there are launchers and stores that take an even smaller cut than Epic?
It's called business. The game will sell despite all the manbabies crying like they always do.
At least the game is good, shame it shot itself in the foot with the steam mess up. I wont personally be touching it til it reaches steam - but its good to know the game itself is good :).
Lol, stop lying to yourself you weren't going to buy it anyways.
@@samuelraji8343 Now I won't, No more money for Deep Silver.
@@samuelraji8343 well, i have the money and the 2 previous games ON STEAM, so at least me, i WAS going to buy it. WAS, now i don't even think i'll get it next year, they spit in our faces, so i spit them back and just pirate it.
"But ... But the developers", well, bad luck, i want to punish the publisher, too bad the devs are between, but maybe that way they will learn not to threat their customers and learn how to keep their fucking mouths shut
@@samuelraji8343 oh i'm definetly gonna buy it but just not on the epic store, Metro 2033 and LL are two of my favorite games but even that doesnt make me ignore how shit epic store is at the moment
I've got both of the previous games. I like this game series but I won't support anti-consumer practices.
I might be exaggerating here, but I feel that the Metro series (replayed it again this week) is one of the most unique and special First Person Shooters ever. Phew, the times this game has given me anxiety: avoiding enemy flashlights, going from stealth to action to stealth again, and just when you thought it was peaceful, you encounter mutants that snarl and growl from every direction, making you paranoid at every direction. (I dont scare easily, even RE2 feels like it's not horror) Regarding Exodus' ending, Ive heard that 50% love it, and 50% hate it, so Im glad to you hear that you loved it G3Man, I trust your judgment on this one. I also loved that you made it clear to us Metro fans that there are no Karma point-loss from butchering baddies, I have yet to see this from other reviews, and that little "hint" you gave us midway through the review. This is why I subscribed.
@Blood Orange Sun Honestly, it's a special game that deserves to be mentioned alongside Doom and Half-Life when discussing great FPS games. I'll take refined linear or semi-linear games over empty open-worlds anytime.
DOOM BFG-9000 True dude, honestly I’ll go as far to say that Metro is a better series than Half-Life although maybe not as genre defining. The atmosphere and storytelling of a linear FPS is forgotten about in today’s gaming climate. It’s all bullshit Battle Royales and “games as a service”.
My fav game series
Year later: It's still a good game, and much cheaper now that it's on sale till 2.18.2020
Glad i grabbed this thing on Steam the day they removed it. Was afraid i’d have to split up my collection of Metro games, and i want to like the Epic launcher, but it just needs too much work right now
same here, all the more reason to get it nxt yr 💿💿💿🙂
They will make it better trust me they are not that stupid and i heard the 1 year exclusive is to give epic store time to fix it shit
Same here. I already had to use two launchers, Steam and Origin, for the Mass Effect series. At least Metro Exodus will come back to Steam in a year. (and probably on GoG sometime after that)
Look this isn't the best solution but you can use the "add a game that's not from steam" option and have your screenshots, friendslist and other steam functions , also you can make the epic launcher and the game start from steam.
I use this feature for my ps2 and ps3 emulator so i can stream the games to my phone, good luck!
I understand it sucks you have to play games from multiple launchers but its only couple clicks away anyway.
Peoplw that have issues post in steam discussions hahahha epic store is a joke
There are 4 other gaming forums you can post. Your a joke.
@@samuelraji8343 you're*
@@yody825 You are (twat) sure that forums for a game that came out recently is not active.
I like letting china touch in kinky ways my personal information :D
@@samuelraji8343 congrats you like epic, everyone else here uses steam/anything else that ACTUALLY works, let people use what the fuck they want.
your ass must be jealous of your mouth for all the shit you keep spewing, so shut the fuck up thanks
have a good one
game good the store that its on NOT GOOD
epic games as game makers are true geniuses and it shows in games such as unreal tournament jazz jackrabbit and of course fortnite but they should have never launched a store that you cant even trust due to their policies
Bro the launcher is nothing. You click it and then click the game ane you're in
@@arhickernell we are talking ABOUT THE STORE let's say the you buy the game and for some weird reason game doesnt wanna start and u try and fix it and it doesnt work and u try to get a refund your refund will not be accepted
@@arhickernell i use the fucking launcher myself to play fortnite
@Madalin Grama Theres a reason everyone likes steam, humble bundle gives you goddamn steam keys for games you buy most of the time.
Epic Games doesnt have the greatest store and them doing what they did is nothing more than desperate.
One of the best games I have ever played. I love how 'lived in' the world feels and how if you wait and listen, you can hear so much backstory and dialogue that the developers bothered to put in despite it being extra and easily missed.
@Thomas Al-Mdanat absolutely! I also really like the choice to keep the character mute. This is the first Metro game I played so I did not expect that.
I did the opposite first playthrough normal, second playthrough Ranger hardcore. It's a tradition I started when I played 2033 and last Light, and I'll be damned if I change it. I do see making a first playthrough hardcore over normal. Helps you to adjust wall at the same time getting you more better prepared. But starting normal and going to Ranger hardcore kind of makes nasty surprises such fun to run into. Such as getting too used to having enough ammunition that you start splurging and getting way too into spray and pray. And then hearing that dreaded clicking sound of an empty gun and not reloading because guess what you're out of ammunition but you can't check because you're in a combat situation. Taught me real quick not to act so stupid. Plus I learned to not stand still like a dumbass all the time. Normal I could get away with a few hits before I had the move or heal or I could just wait to regenerate health. Ranger hardcore LOL, I had to be made aware that my now limited 5 Med packs could potentially run out and I wouldn't find another. And of course remembering heels I passed by using any means like oh there's a lantern nearby but I can't pick it up I'll just cut that Lantern on to remind myself this is where it is. Then cut it off when I pick it up so when I backtrack I won't go check around there like an idiot. Basically it becomes like teaching me how to swim. Normal mode is me swimming in the area where my feet can touch, and Ranger hardcore is me finally swimming over the area where my feet do not touch the bottom. Got to learn how to swim first before I can swim like a pro . which I love about this game series
I hope the extra percentage cut they get back was worth it. Looks like an amazing game but I won't be forced into using some lazy ass game store cash grab
Ace combat was released today,i bet metro would come a week or 2 later.
How about consoles?
I hope it wasn't worth the cut at all, so publishers don't pull this shit on us again.
Your loss! Pirate it have fun with Trojan and russian spyware:)
The steam community is so retarded that they rather pirate a game with trojan and spyware than downloading a shitty launcher that takes 5 min to do.
Two gman vids in one day? Not sure my meat can take it
I can't wait for two Salokin vids in a day. bby. xoxo
2 Salokin videos in a day when?!
I just got a rusty venture
@@bibfortunatv9303 Try an alabama hotpocket
Deep silver have to hope for the best if they want their game to success or they might get a bad ending.
They will get their money. Cause gamers are dumb sheep. In 2020, they will release the game on Steam for Full Price again! And people will undoubtedly buy it for that price. And not to forget the cuntsole players. Those azzheads who blindly throw their worthless money at everything with tits in it. Because standards and integrity is something that is alien to them.
And currently day 1, Metro Exodus is a dumpster fire on both Cuntsoles and PC. The game is bugged, it crashes on all systems. Some people can't even start it, because there is no exe file hours later. DX12 crashes the game hard. Black endless loading screens. The game has no FOV slider. How *retarded* is that in 2019?? People claim the FOV is ~60. What a joke of a developer team.
The graphical options menu on PC bugged, RTX is bugged, DLSS is bugged. WTF is going on?
PS4 and XBonerX complain about terrible Camera controls. Looking up and down is slow AF.
If Metro Exodus is not a dumpsterfire atm. nothing is. And good ol SJ is shilling the fck out of this game. GG
@@eiszapfenderwutendenwinde3233 I have the game and I have none of the things you describe. Why are you lying?
PC gamers love to cry when it doesnt go there way
Zack console gamers love to bend over and take whatever greedy corporations give them.
No really? I'm sure they're hoping their game will fail.
"So, gun nuts, you are gonna love it"
Shit Ne***, that's all you had to say!
Ah it looks so good. Good thing I have a year to replay 2033 and finish Last Light!
Then why didn't you play it before. You tossers are bandwagoning so hard. This game would have been in your backlog after you bought it for sale for 15$ and then play Counter Strike for 2000 more hrs. Shut the fuck up.
Samuel Raji yeah how dare they support a game they’re finding an interest in now!
@@samuelraji8343 how can someone be so jealous that others get games on deeper sales than they do? How pitiful.
@@samuelraji8343 check your reading comprehension. he said "replay." where did you get "then why didn't you play it before" from that. also, you're a tosser.
@@funfact6880 Wtf, you high or something
Might play it sometime
as early as 2020? :^)
Thank god, I was so worried some guy named Matt wasn't going to consider playing this.
Gulag for you
@Richtofen Here we have a perfect example of a so called "gaming hipster"
@@imswanronson3558 Whats your problem buddy?
This game is amazing and you should play it. Recommend picking up the 1&2 "redux" bundle first for extra immersion into the story - those are also excellent. Be aware that the checkpoint save system in those 2 games can be super annoying and caused me to drop down to "normal" difficulty in a few levels (that fricken bridge in 2033..)
Thanks, Gman
I played on ranger hardcore with no hud whatsoever mode on. Felt like having a casual brain aneurysm at times but it was so rewarding to actually have to struggle.
You can complete the Bridge without touching a single person, there is a stealth path going through the very ground of the level. Alternatively I just headshotted everyone on the level on ranger hardcore recently to get the achievement. If you struggle - the problem is yourself.
I found it a really odd choice to give artium a voice, but only in those loading screens. Really odd to me. cause you know what he sounds like and that he can talk but then he never does when it makes sense.
Please understand that he didn't speak in the other two games either, so it wouldn't make sense for him to suddenly speak. In addition, there are a lot of NPC interactions that say "You are quiet"...in all three games...Whilst, even if he could speak, pay attention to the interactions the only things you could say to them is Hi, Bye, Thanks, Have a great day...If they would've put any interactions it would've ruined the game...I do understand though as literally every other game has interactions of some sorts, but i feel that him being a part of the Spartans and with the way the other two games went, it was a right decisions to keep him quite.
They did this for you to imagine his response in the exact way you would react. That's what went wrong wit Fallout 4 where the voice had emotions that the player didnt feel. This way you feel like you are Artyom
@@ottotiedtandreasen500 No what went wrong with Fallout 4 was they dumbed down dialog options, voice wasn't really a problem. Fallout 4 with no voices is even worse because of how basic dialogue is.
I wasn't sure to get this or not, I love the Metro series but wasn't sure if keeping it going was gonna turn out right so after watching so many reviews I'm going to watch yours and it will be the decision making point, you're my most trusted and favorite reviewer
I loved exodus, but I wish there were more characters returning from 2033/last light.
We never find out if Khan is dead, we don’t know what becomes of Pavel, we know Ulman dies in the attack on D6, but besides Anna and Miller the Spartan Rangers we meet in exodus are all brand new faces.
Holy damn, that bald Asian guy was in the first book. He was part of a small squad that saves Artyom from nazis I think. So glad to see them bringing more book characters into the games
ooh nice
@@oksomynameisjeff4212 man, I forgot about this comment
@@oksomynameisjeff4212 highly recommend the books if you want more from this universe
@@Milk_with_chunks yey you're still alive after 3 yrs :) and yes i will read the books if i have money
To be honest, I prefer waiting a year regardless - so games can get fully patched before I buy them.
Its the best choice you can make. The game is currently burning on Steam and Reddit. So much technical problems. Even console gamers report crashes and gamepad/camera issues. And on PC, you don't even have a FOV option. *In 2019!!* that is retarded!
@@eiszapfenderwutendenwinde3233 I have the game and that is not true. It is working very well. Great optimized game just need a patch the first days fixing some small issues.
@@hozothirdeye1139 Remember that user experiences may vary. Everyone was crashing on No Man's Sky (on console), but my copy had no problems at all.
Been playing on PC, Epic game launcher, no crashes so far. Hmmmm, wondering why Steam players are crashing.
Same
I was blown away from how detailed and amazing this game is.
The best thing they added to this game was the option to use a full 24 hour timescale on new game plus. I never knew how badly I needed that.
Gday mate, I just stumbled across your channel after a few schooies and dunny TH-cam dive. Great to hear another Aussie who's making some really good content. Looking forward to future vids keep it up bro.
I personally hope this is the final adventure for the crew of the Aurora, and while I'd love to see more of it, I believe that the story has finally come to a satisfying end for Artyom and his merry band of Rangers. I'm mainly just afraid that it will turn into another Fallout 76.
This game is an immersive masterpiece
reading the new comment section is just sad. i agree that i like Metro exodus, but honestly the EGS is the problem, it's not because i'm a huge Steam boy, but the the fact that it's exclusivity and the timing is the problem, i would say the backlash was justifiable (except those who think it's a good idea to review bomb the older games) and as many people said this before it is anti-consumer. non-exclusivity was part of the reason, people considered PC gaming as the master race, already game studio like Bethesda, Activtision-blizzard have already being creating their own launchers and already companies like Bethesda are already incompetent with them. Steam may have been a gloating mess of bad indie games, toxic communities, 25% pay cut, but what steam did well was a convenient access to play games in one platform.
why do people stick to steam is the same reason why we still use google or watch videos on TH-cam, its because they well known platforms that people known is where the numbers are
People have the tendency to browse stuff all within one platform like steam. i mean just how of many of us are using stuff google to search stuff moreso then Bing, or perhaps who do so many people stay with TH-cam even through it's gotten corporate over the years. Why it best platform we have to find anything, sure TH-cam and steam have trashy content, but they do the right thing to what is recommend, what we search, what we need and more importantly how recognizable they are.
when this backlash even started, alot of it was definitely against the exclusive, but now it's been a divide problem. i still side with the bad poor choice of signing that exclusivity because if it never happen, the community would've never gotten into this shithole
Meh, I just waited, bought it on the recent Steam Xmas sale, and got around to starting and finishing it this week. Worth the wait. I have lot's on my plate and being my age - you'd think I'd be more worried about dying before getting to play - while kids have all the time in the world, but got to have it yesterday.
Bro such a great review. Loved it. Just got into the Metro games and cant wait to jam this.
Review of ME: Sam's Story next perhaps? Also I really hope there is a sequel about them freeing the moscow metro, since that was implied to be their goal in the ending.
6:02 hmm I wonder where this room draws inspiration from
Get out of here, stalker
I am literally buying this game 1 year later exactly when it released on steam and it’s on sale rn on steam so yeah fuck epic. Glad i remembered this review still existed.
Wish i knew it was going to be on sale when it finally came to steam, I would’ve waited instead of buying it on epic.
Its a buggy mess where you only kill bad ai and its not playable on pc because of the glitches
Tom HGN It crashes quite a bit, But because auto saves are common and it usually doesn’t happen mid-gameplay it’s manageable.
@@sceerane8662 not just crashes but 90% of the players (including me) have keybind glitches where the inventory will be opened automatically and you cant close it it will only go away when you restart
Tom HGN Never happened to me, Is it a new glitch or something?
I waited until the GOG release. I wasn't disappointed.
I joined when you had 61k subscribes, and now it's 210k can't stress enough how popular you have become.
I don't mind about the tough mutants, some of them were hard to kill in previous Metro games, as well as in Stalker games.
Good review!
A common misconception that i noticed revolving around this game is that it's called an "open world" game, which is absolutely not. The game is "semi-open world" at best because out of 7 playable chapters only 2 feature an open world style of exploration; namely volga and caspian sea. The other missions are linear just like the previous games and its not a bad thing. The game still remained true to its roots (especially with the last mission) while allowing us to also experience it in a different manner.
I had one issue with Taiga level however. I believe it had a lot of opportunities as an open world map to be explored but instead the devs took a very bad linear approach to the level design that forcibly encouraged players to stealth approach.
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I was expecting generic open world trash. I was very wrong.
I’m just sad they made a replacement for the four barrel duplet since I always used it in last light and 2033
6:58 I was so shocked when I absolutely destroyed a bandit camp and actually got a good karma point.
The game was a masterpiece. After playing Last Light, I wanted more and both were just phenomenal.
I am glad you enjoyed this game for what it offered. It seems most reviewers decided to be super nitpicky holding the game up to standards that AAA developers don't even reach.
all the immersion built up is blown to shit when I break every bone in my body just from jumping about 8 feet
This game is freaking epic! Love the quest style and pseudo open world design! Quests are great! Guns are awesome. I believe it's a masterpiece!
I can always rely on you to give a good review on a game to convince me to buy it :D Keep up the good work!
Thanks for this great birthday present. love ya man!
Why do people hate the game because of where it's purchasable, while it's just a marketing decision to put it on the Epic Store ... It doesn't make the game worse.
They just make more money in the end, Epic takes a smaller cut.
Can't wait to play this, Metro games are on my top 10.
Why? Google it or watch a few videos on this topic and you'll understand. It's not rocket science.
@@heinobruh4496 I'm pretty aware of everything surrounding the whole thing.
I just mean that the game itself is just as good as it would have been if it was on Steam.
@@Totone56 Again, do the research, Epic has garbage security and lacks 90% of the features Steam has, while also having to be online while playing a single player game.
@@aw6129 Yeah, i know.
But again, i'm talking about the game itself. Everyone is bashing it everywhere.
They sould yell at the Epic Store, and the publisher, not Metro Exodus.
Some people stright tell the game is shit and the hype was never meant to be just because it is sold at Epic's and not Steam.
No, the game is good, but sold on a bad platform, and this is very different.
@@Totone56 Where are you seeing this? No one is bashing the game, people are bashing Epic and Deep Silver.
So wait will the game be on steam in a year? 11:03
Glad to hear it's a good game, but I despise Epic for the bullshit they have pulled so I will not be getting it until it releases on steam.
Epic? It was Deep Silver that sold out to the highest bidder
@@xephachi Both are bad, but we wouldn't be having this conversation if Epic Store didn't try pushing into the market for exclusivity disguised as "competition"
You deserve more subs man.
UPDATE Latest patch late August 2019 expands the save system. I see 3x automatic save points and 1x quick save place holder. Multiple chances to fix your botch-ups.
Also, there appear to be multiple game save slots, so you can save several simultaneous plays-through.
I hope the stupid angry mob that is downvoting the game on every media like metacritic, ps4 formus, steam, etc... (they''re even downvoting the first and second Metro game) doesn't backfire on Metro having poor sales... The game is awesome and the fault on the launch is on Deep Silver, not 4A Games... I hope this doesn't hurt next Metro titles, I want to keep playing this awesome saga.
If you team up with a shit publisher and the shit publisher fucks your game you have nobody to blame but yourself
Tryintodraw 4A games is not to blame? Did they not call pc gamers entitled brats or something?
@@imafishbish1346
No, only a single developer that said his thought, and the team refused to agree
I agree it is entitled for you to try to force them to use steam.
Why should you be entitled to it being on steam, I hope it never goes to steam
I got the good ending in my first go amazing. Now Sam's story is out.
I love the metro series but always bugged me they never gave artyom a voice like at least let him respond to people
I’m so glad you started with the opening song.
bought pc game pass for a dollar to play outer worlds and thought i would play exodus since its on there. but was wondering if it was worth my time. whenever i wanna know that i always come here. gmanlives is the reviewer i trust the most. love this channel
Its a Masterpiece. So good its worth buying on Console now and not a year later when its on Steam.
I've been playing it all day, fantastic game
Look forward to playing this in 2020
Good video G3man. Good to see a review of this. Haven't played any of it and hadn't seen much about it other than the publosher fiasco. 2033 and Last Light are 2 of my favorite games
Just completed the game. Was really good. I love a strong narrative, characters and so on - any game that makes me *feel* something. And the graphics, especially the weather and day/night system was pretty amazing (RTX on).
now if only I could play it on steam cause I literally can't add funds onto the fortnite launcher
Well there is your problem, you're trying to add funds onto Fortnite launcher and not epic games launcher.
Looks like they took everything that made the originals games great but polished out some of the AA clunkiness to some of the UI and animations.
Really happy to finally see a other game with weapon condition and jamming, too. Not enough games with this mechanic.
Playing this as soon as my computer gets finished being repaired
Bell how so? In survival games they should definitely be there. Even in non-survival games like Fallout 3/NV and Far Cry 2, weapon jamming is a nice mechanic cuz A) its realistic and B) it makes weapon degradation matter. Otherwise what are you gonna do, make bullets do less damage? That makes no sense
And i agree about the homoginization and that’s not what im asking for. I’m not saying all games need this mechanic. It would suck in multiplayer shooters to have your gun jam. I’m just saying i’d like to see it more in FPSRPGs cuz its realistic. Saying that’s homogenizing games is like saying having gravity is homogenizing games
@@nat040496Bullets deal less damages when it is shot from a barrel whose rifling has degraded is realistic. Shooting that way give the bullet less kinetic energy. It is still fatal to get shot but it might not be able to penetrate body armor it could've went through otherwise.
There's also other thing you can do: make the gun less accurate, lower the effective range, longer reload time, more smoke created from residue gunpowder that enter your eyes, magazine fall out after x shots etc, overheating barrel explode the bullet after certain shots...Most games make jamming random and randomness should be framed as a bonus (like critical hit , chance to proc secondary effect) to keep them from being annoying for the majority of players.
Nass Lass i’m not disagreeing. Far Cry had some cool animations where the gun would completely break when firing, like a barrel blowing off etc.
i would love more than just jamming, but jamming is the first and most obvious option. My point is that i’d like to see weapon malfunctions and weapon degradation be a more prominent feature in these kinds of games. I was sad to see Fallout get rid of it. They brought it back with 76 but there’s no malfunctions. The gun just disappears out of your hands once it breaks
Agreed. I think it's not even as much about being realistic per se although in game like Metro where survival and scarcity is a major focal point it's a nice way to mix up combat, resource management, and gameplay. When handled properly I find weapon degradation to be more of a plus than a minus. Prior Fallout games, FC2, TW3, RDR 2 to name a few and now Metro Exodus having weapon degradation and weapon maintenance adds another layer to the experience.
@@Bell-qn5zv Weapon jamming can be a great mechanic if its done fairly, weapons in metro wont jam unless you woefully neglect them or fall in mud. If you stand in a clean dry place they will shoot untill you overheat them
I thought this game was a huge disappointment.
I'll take metro redux over exodus any day
yeah this was my feeling as well it just felt shallow like fallout 4 good but pails in comparison to previous games
@@theorangebear5809 a cheap version of fallout 4.
Their biggest mistake was making it semi open world.
I was very skeptic to this game - bought today and I spent at least 8 hours in front of it, still stuck in that desert free roaming zone. I´m very pleased! I think it´s the closest game to S.T.A.L.K.E.R series. Totally recommend it.
I have finished the game today and even-though my PC had a hard time running it i loved it. I enjoyed the gunplay so much, the atmosphere is crazy, i can’t think of a game in which my surroundings felt so real ! And as mentioned by you GGGman, the storytelling and ending is superbe ! Great game
Why would Deep Silver want the Fortnite audience? I doubt they have the patience and skill to play Metro: Exodus.
It's called a "giant bundle of cash that Epic sent over for exclusivity rights".
They have other games. Diversifying your available library is a good thing
@@user-ct8my8rv9c You know I am a shareholder of THQ nordic and they are the owners of Deep Silver. Their CEO is a very smart man. He has bought over 50 games IP and their company is well diversified. If you think not buying their game will hurt them badly you are wrong. On the other hand companies like CD projekt Red have put all of their resources into Cyberpunk and if that game fails their company survival is in jeopardy.
xampert xampert Yes it might. You are punishing 4A for something they did not do. A very good move.
@@hozothirdeye1139 You're no shareholder lmao, stop damage controlling.
"Avoid...People who takes photos of their food just to put on social midia. Yeah, sickos!"
This is what I like the most. These kinds of phrases GGMan puts in every video's what make him special, besides his accurate reviews and good skills.
It really did make a dent from the dumb decisions
I really hope it did.
@@Darkmusicwax hope it gets better not worse
@@alexfeder9328
I hope for a consumer friendly market.
That way consumers will also be friendly.
Publishers and devs that are not into that thing, i hope they get left behind.
@@Darkmusicwax sad to see this great franchise burn like this :c
Great review!
But when he says "accountable" I always hear "a cannibal"...
I was going to say that when you said he was married it was sort of a spoiler, but it clears up who she was in that magnificently done trailer. Honestly, i thought she was just a partner/person he would meet up with at some point. Nice vid
Big props to you GGGmanlives. This game is getting a lot of shit right now for a decision which, although troublesome, mostly rests with the publishing side of things. Really, most of their releases get shit in some way or another when they're developers working with relatively limited means making really good, atmospheric first-person shooters with some AAA production values. They deserve some damn breathing room and to have ample credit given where it is due.
Man what a great game, too bad it has been delayed for 1 year on the PC
Stop that
@@nimb9633 fine, enjoy having your head up your asses while I enjoy this game on console
HILARIOUS AND ORIGINAL
Welp i can't get it anyway im broke
Good news its not! ive already played through it twice
It's a 6.5 from fans on metacritic?
Because of the epic store crap.
Awesome review! Looking forward to playing it next year!
Hey man, do you have a step by step list of how do you review the games? I'm really interested in seeing that!
Thank you, your reviews are always awesome.
Absolutely boneheaded decision from publishers who I think don't really know their customers. There's nothing I hate more than exclusivity. Just look at what it did to sports games.
why the fuck does it matter u manlet
@@rasmusfoxman3646 Where did I say it should only be on Steam?
@@hotdogboxd Because Epic forces people to use their launcher by buying exclusive titles instead of improving their launcher so people want to use it to play their games. And there are people who disagree with Epics privacy policy which basically just says every bit of information you give them is solled to tencent.
Conclusion:
Forcing people to use their launcher is bad for competition and is bad for the consumer.
@@rasmusfoxman3646 No he isnt
@@SgtTurret so what? Your life is probably as boring as it gets so the info they get about you wont be of any use to them
Yea I'll pass, really not happy with 4 and deep Silver, I still remember the sketchy stuff with the last release.
Oh ya the Ranger DLC? lol people were flipping out about that silly thing. Can't wait till this Epic game store blows over.
@@yuriys4415 Who could have imagined the idea of people being angry at publishers who expect people to pay extra for features which should have been in the game!?
4A pretty much admitted to Deep Silver forcing their hand in not only releasing it on Epic Games Store but apparently they also forced them to try and defend the epic games store exclusivity. I really hope 4A never works with Deep Silver again
@@randomguy6679 i think deep silver has the rights to metro.4a sold it to them i think
Yea I skipped it and I don't regret it at all. I do enjoy listening to old Gman reviews though.. awesome 🤘
good game but not on trust worthy platform i will wait
@RARAYAYA RAA You should go read their terms of service and do some research on Tencent.
@@chrismdb5686 OH NO EPIC GAMES LAUNCHER BAD IT BREAK MY COMPUTAH I DOWNLOAD PIRATE HAIL THE STEAM **npc noise intensifies**
@@critlv972 tencent owns 48% of epic games which also is very close to the Chinese government and is known to sell private information also look at their terms of service. FYI nice bait on the npc meme but poorly executed
the only gripe i had was i would have liked to see the open world map be lot bigger as it felt like a controlled sand box and the last mission was fantastic it was like being in a horror move specailly when you come up against the big leach monsters
my only complaint is the beginning when you capture the train, god that entire scene feels like it goes on forever
The game looks really good. Shame I’ll have to pirate it. I’ll actually buy it when I can play it on steam.
8k people playing it on Steam, 24k following its status on Crackwatch really puts things in perspective.
@@Reloaded2111oof
The best thing to do.
I just don't understand how downloading Epic in 10 minutes is a problem.
@@radeknaprstek3886 Because you don't know how bad it is. For example, it's much more expensive on Argentina thanks to no region pricing at all.
I really enjoyed all the Metro games...I hope they keep making them and keep this standard
The fact that this game is only a 79 on metacritic is disgusting. Should be at least an 85+.
Holy shit!! You got a review for a game coming out in 2020?! Fuckin rad :)
Can't wait to get this game. Loved playing Last Light and 2033. Hopefully, we get more awesome games like these. Good story FPS games are in short supply these days and it's nice to play something besides Half-Life and Halo over and over.