Metro Exodus Review | Be Very Afraid.

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Metro Exodus is the third instalment of the Metro series of video games. It is both a worthy successor, and advances and develops the franchise. It is a very original and unique experience. Shame you can't buy it on Steam ....
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[@arsenii_yavorskyi]

so I finished the game. some things I've noticed (no spoilers): 1. autosaving is inconsistent. for example: you approach a bandit camp, the game saves, you kill/knock out everyone, the game saves again. cool. but sometimes the game saves and then leaves you with several REALLY difficult sections to pass before it will save again. sometimes it saves when you still have to do a lot of prep-work, travel long distance, then finally approach what killed you the last time. needless to say this results in A LOT of tedious replaying of the same sections, to the point where you'll start hating parts of the game that you originally liked. this significantly soured my overall experience. 2. difficulty is inconsistent. I was playing on Ranger Hardcore, which is the highest difficulty, but I found the game to be much easier than the previous entries in the series, where I'd frequently run out of ammo, medkits, or filters. in Metro Exodus I always had plenty of ammo, so much of it in fact that I'd go all out Rambo if the enemies didn't one-hit kill me. most of the time I died from things I either didn't or couldn't see coming, not because I didn't manage my resources properly. there was one particular section that I had to replay more than a dozen times, since it had enemies coming at me in waves and there was practically no cover. in these difficulty spikes you don't feel like you failed, rather, you feel like the game cheated. 3. one weapon is made completely obsolete by the absence of crosshair in your HUD (which can't be toggled on Ranger Hardcore). 4. stealth is awful. easily the worst part of the game. it would make sense to try to sneak around if you were low on ammo, but, as I described earlier, this is usually not the case, so it's pointless. trying to go stealthy simply exposes you to more danger and potential death than there would be in an open gunfight. 5. the game is huge and has varied scenery, much more so than I expected. doesn't get stale. 6. graphics are gorgeous. nuff said. 7. non-lethal (pacifist) approach is immersion-breaking. the game gauges your 'moral alignment' by the amount of people whose lives you take or spare, but those very same people don't seem to have any reservations about killing you. I get why slaughtering entire communities would adversely affect the overall state of affairs in your own group, as well as your sanity, but I don't understand why I should feel bad about simply defending myself. some enemies act like it wouldn't be possible to reason with them, and the game acknowledges this by not presenting you with a lot of stealth options. with others the game tries to deliver a message that murder is bad. okay, but then why is there no option to surrender and talk things out? it just feels stupid to knock-out 30-something guys when you could just explain that you don't mean any harm. it took some serious effort and dedication on my part to go pacifist on some of the factions in the game. it was tedious, frustrating, and not rewarding, but I felt like the game would unfairly punish me otherwise. 8. bugs. not a lot of those. the game crashed twice during the last chapter. AI glitched out occasionally. sometimes I couldn't access my workbench and sleeping place. there was one type of enemy that I for the life of me couldn't knock out after they were alerted to my presence (which was possible to do with other enemies). 9. replayability. this game is the first if the series I feel at least somewhat compelled to play through again, mainly because of the side-quests that I missed. 10. I can describe driving a car in this game with one word: smooth. can't say the same about using the boats. 11. overall feel of the game is closer to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Fallout (aesthetically it's very similar to 4 and 76) than previous Metro games. the exception is the last chapter, which (gameplay-wise) is just one long, narrow, and completely linear corridor. it felt much closer to the original atmosphere. I was even running low on ammo and other supplies. it's also probably the only part of the game that felt genuinely unsettling, if not outright scary. when I was cornered in a room with a bunch of monsters and my rifle jammed after each shot… that was something. 12. Anna's character. it simply doesn't work. I think it's because they tried really, really hard to make her likable, but forgot to give her some believable human traits in the process. as a result she's just a walking stereotype of an imaginary anime girlfriend that fawns over you 100% of the time. it just looks stupid. she never does anything cool or interesting and is mainly there as a plot device. I think she would've been a much more compelling character if we also saw the not-so-likeable sides of her personality. also, specifics: what does she like? what does she dislike? what does she fear? what does she want? maybe set up some conflict, some disagreements, some fights - anything to offset the grayness. but 4A Games did nothing.

[@21Kiloton]

I pinned your comment because you spent so much time and effort compiling your feedback. Thank you mate. I love comments that viewers get useful information from. Whether people agree with specific things you have said or not, there is a tonne of fantastic information in your post. Appreciate it mate.

[@arsenii_yavorskyi]

@@21Kiloton I'm glad you found it useful. I could've (and probably should've) written a lot more, these are just the things off the top of my head. by the way, is there any chance that you will make a more in-depth analysis of the game, this time including spoilers?

[@21Kiloton]

I dont know mate, but I honestly doubt it. Im always completely screwed for time, and re-reviewing it would require another complete playthrough on a harder setting, and another video. That is the best part of a week mate. I would love to say yes, but the reality is probably no. Maybe give me a poke 1month before it releases on steam next year and Ill rethink my position. This said, despite its flaws I think its a great game and I advised people its worth buying. So to some extent I think my work is done. I hope that is a fair answer mate

[@arsenii_yavorskyi]

@@21Kiloton I didn't mean to say the review is incomplete. I just think there are more things worth talking about in regards to this game, not necessarily fitting into the strict format intended to inform purchasing decisions. for example, I noticed a similar trend between Metro and The Evil Within series. both of them at some point went open-world, which significantly diminished the horror aspect of the respective games. although horror is not the focus of Metro games, survival horror was an essential part of the first two, in my opinion. also, both The Evil Within 2 and Metro Exodus have a central plot-device-non-character that annoys the player. in any case, do what's best according to your judgement. I'll enjoy your content either way.

[@RedBonkleMan8534]

I agree, I hated being punished for defending myself against a horde of enemies who had no qualms about ending my life, and if some innocents got hurt along the way wouldn’t it be considered collateral damage? The world is in ruins, and the main concept of a world like metro is to survive. Luxuries like right and wrong or your humanity seem like hinderances when you’re trying to survive in a world that will eat you if you try to play outside of its rules. Also this is totally not me rationalizing me mercing every motherfucker with a gun because I was tired of stealth and wanted to shoot things for a change

[@CajunSmack]

Wait, what?? A finished game on launch day? What year is this?? Great review BTW.

[@21Kiloton]

"Wait, what?? A finished game on launch day? What year is this??" This quote defines a generation of video games. Thank you for watching, and thank you for reassuring me that there is an army of smart people out there, who are seeing through this industry bullshit. All the best Daigle.

[@ivofixzone6410]

It's because a single player, not online-crap-dumbshooter- gameservice-multiplayer ;)

[@fingolfin117baal2]

(Finished)Game of the year

[@fingolfin117baal2]

It's not a triple a game, it's a 4A game.

[@SENATORPAIN1]

come on this game is an absolute mess.

[@gwoody4003]

The nearly nonexistant hand holding in this game really appealed to me. No tagging enemies and xray vision. Ammo conservation is key, its not laying around everywhere. There's no mini map with every enemy location marked. No GPS or glowing waypoints. No flashing items and objectives. The game doesn't pause while you dig through your pockets. You actually have to pay attention, think and plan ahead. It reminded me a lot of Half Life 2. It has that perfect mix FPS, Stealth and Horror as you said.

[@paulc2138]

I absolutely loved this game, I even bought the DLC BEFORE starting to play the main game about a year ago. I’m just getting through your awesome reviews even though some are years old.

[@rowanhawklan9707]

Literally everything I need to know about Metro. Thanks keep em coming. Are you gonna risk D2?

[@mattsmechanicalssi5833]

At the beginning, I think you missed a very important one. Tsar Bomba! (Only cause it was the largest one ever set off!, and 29 Kilotons more than you!)

[@21Kiloton]

I almost used that actually, but went for Soyuz instead Matt!

[@mattsmechanicalssi5833]

@@21Kiloton Good old Soyuz! Developed over 50 years ago, and still used to this day. With very few changes too, I might add. Like I always say, "Complexity is the enemy of reliability!".

[@LubeBook]

It was in megatons.

[@SavageHenry777]

Kilotons are weaksauce numbers. Tsar bomba was actually 50 Megatons and could have been altered to yield 100.

[@Exoc3tBOOM]

Gonna be honest, the woman point, with a civilization reverting back 100s of years, woman would be seen as more precious and valuable than men and would be protected as the 'woman and children first' policy. It would be unlikely but only the most determined of woman to be in any combat roles. This is displayed through the previous games, but in Exodus you aren't in the safety of the metro anymore, so woman would need to be a lot more guarded, as radiation and health issues can either endanger, or make females infertile from my understanding.

[@arsenii_yavorskyi]

it also seems rather unprofessional of Melnik to send his own daughter on combat missions, especially since she's married to his best soldier.

[@9unner22]

Anya has a dick.

[@FirstFamilyCharger]

"Miller" doesn't send "Anna" on frontline combat missions. He occasionally sends her to do reconnaissance or overwatch away from being directly in the shit where she frequently, against his orders and wishes, does her own thing. She's the best sniper the Order has unfortunately for him. He makes it abundantly clear that he would prefer her to be a housewife that never left home, but she's incredibly competent at spotting assholes and shooting eyeballs.

[@rexremedy1733]

Yes, the women wouldn’t allow to fight.

[@Martial-Mat]

Just finished the second DLC in 2021. I love this game so much. Like you say, far fom perfect, but the story is so compelling, the landscapes so great looking, and the quality so good that I'll forgive quite a bit. But the next one had better fix the broken stuff.

[@SevenCrowMusic]

I am in my 2nd playthru at the moment. You described the 3rd weapon slot problem perfectly. Its my only big complaint in the game. I am in love with the metro series now. I only discovered metro 2033 & Lastlight a year ago. Exodus is a perfect addition and I highly enjoy it. I wish we could return to maps and play levels with our later gained weapons and attachments. But I lose myself in this game and I'll keep coming back to it. Great review @21Kiloton

[@joemoe974]

21 you ROCK!! Thanks to your well-informed and honest game reviews, you helped me avoid buying into the corporate hype over Fallout 76 as well as several other crap "AAA" games. I saved my money and finally bought this game based purely on your review. This game is AWESOME! Way better money spent than if I had bought the latest shit micro-transaction "game". Thank you again for your work, well done!

[@DanielTejnicky]

Well 4A engine is heavily modified Xray engine (STALKER) so that might explain some things.

[@FirstFamilyCharger]

A word on the revolver. Yes perhaps it shouldn't be quite as powerful as it is, but I believe they're doing what they can within the parameters of a video game. The 5.45 of the AK 74 (or whatever you'd like to call the hybridizations of the AK in Metro) was designed to have a fast, flat trajectory, and then penetrate. Whereas the 44 Mag is just a big fat round that knocks the fuck out of whatever it hits. It has a much less flat trajectory and much worse range than the rifles do in game and you're rarely going to use it without some form of extended barrel anyways. It's a matter of force of impact vs penetration. Balancing between those two in a video game against improvised armor and mutant hellbeasts the performance of them compared to reality is really anyone's guess.

[@501nenah]

Great video as usual. The constant blahblah of NPCs in video games is the plague to be honest. "Whoaaa! I am throwing a grenade at you!", "Fire in the hole!", "I'm coming for you!", together with the lights and all the other stuff you mentioned. I mean...come on, really? Is this how developers imagine combat situations? That was one of the actually good things in The Division 1: You could turn that shit off, which I did after like 30 minutes of gameplay. The nonstop talking is annoying the crap out of me.

[@FirstFamilyCharger]

In real combat you are constantly communicating...it's the key to not getting wiped out. Add to that they have no radios so they HAVE to yell.

[@Silent_Sniper]

I own the firsst 2 of this franchise, and Missed out on this one, I will not install epic launcher in my system especially after what it took to remove it the first time to get the destiny 2 freebie. That said If it does make it to steam I'll be adding it to my collection. Thanks for the Honest review and somewhat upset that it does not have a frame cap in game. however you can launch the Nvidia control panel and under Manage 3D settings and Program settings you can enable V-Sync just for that game only, this might help you encase you didn't know 21 Kiloton.

[@Th3DadGam3r]

I’m playing this on extreme settings. System gets hot af but it’s gorgeous and haven’t noticed any performance drops. Great review. It’s refreshing to play a new game that is actually complete.

[@21Kiloton]

I am very glad to hear you are enjoying it. Similarly its refreshing to review a game that is actually complete. I am literally finishing my play through right now and its a very satisfying game. If every video game released was at this level of quality and completion, then I would have to sack this channel and start making something like survivalist videos ffs. From one filthy casual to one hardcore player of Metro .... good luck and happy hunting mate.

[@Th3DadGam3r]

Forsure, I'm 28 hours in and just fired 40 arrows into the Bears face! Glad I got it on Steam for the trophies. Fucking loving it - enjoy ;-) Looking forward to your new vids, you gonna do any on the new devision 😂 @@21Kiloton

[@annawildsville]

I loved 2033 and last light. I played them more than once. I even opted briefly for 'turbo nutter bastard' setting, but my continued and frequent demise convinced me that i was about as tough as Justin Beiber's underwear. I have only just started playing Exodus, so im going to hold off on watching all of this review. I will say one thing though. Your lack of popular contemporary youtube patwah is music to my ears. If i have to listen to one more gaming You'Tuber' ( For Tuber, see Root vegetable), open their video with "Hey whats up people?", i will literally chew out my own tongue. You speak to us like adults and for that you are the finest game reviewer around. Im going to enjoy this review in parts as i make my way through the game. Im going to savour it like some form of digital M.R.E. Thank you 21k, you restore my faith in 'Tubers.

[@21Kiloton]

Thank you very much Anna. I think you are probably wise to hold back tbh. Looking back at the video now, I think there are some spoilers in it, if you know what to look for. (Ive just added a spoiler alert to the comments) Christ I will interested to hear what you make of the vid when you are finished with Exodus. You being a veteran Metro player. btw I just got the paperback to read on the train. I have to admit its nice to review a decent game. That doesnt happen very much these days.

[@21Kiloton]

I will also just add that it slightly spooked me out that you mentioned M.R.E.s lol. Yesterday I was packing up a bunch for long term storage. (or short term storage if the ports close in 2 weeks time)

[@annawildsville]

@@21Kiloton Are you a fan of Steve1989MREInfo ? Check out his 'tube vids. I used to live on a boat, so i always had M.R.Es in the hold, just in case.

[@21Kiloton]

That is so fucked up! Im subbed to that channel. He is NOT afraid. I actually started to rethink the whole idea of "use by dates" after watching him eat a WWII ration pack. Sure, the meat was foul and unsafe but he happily tucked into the rest. FYI the salted smoked almonds in US MREs packs are literally one of my favourite foods. * I should just qualify that I pack a bit of stored food because every time there is a threat of a fuel strike or some shit like that, everyone in London panic-buys. (Im not a survivalist) honest Im not a survivalist..... .... I just spoke to the other people in the compound and they agree .... we are NOT survivalists.

[@21Kiloton]

btw was that a canal boat you lived on?

[@carnivorehitman]

The first book was great! The others sucked hairy ass, right on the hole. The games do not represent the books in any meaningful fashion and I only finished the first two. But wtf: why does your video not have more views? YT is shit.

[@fingolfin117baal2]

It's not a triple a game, it's a 4A game.

[@jimsinger4051]

21KT - Your videos are definitely some of the best content on You Tube. Truly well done.

[@tom2gunzbombadil689]

I've been plotting on this game for over a year. Im ready to finally dive in. Haven't heard a bad thing yet.

[@AlexHutchingsOfficial]

Its great!

[@erfanar1760]

Thank for video but i dont know what to do i buy the game but i not open becuse i dont know is good or bad im big fan of this game i ply two last of them I live in iran and here ps4 game are very very expensiv and price of metro and red dead are same is it worth to change with red dead or assassin oddyse? Sorry for my bad english:)

[@cypher5482]

The 4-10 gauge is the one you wanna gift your children. Much better for them to get there little digits around. Well done

[@wille84fin]

Great review of the game. Played the Redux-versions a week before the release of Exodus, just to refresh my memory of the story bits. Ranger Hardcore mode is a must, just because it makes reserving ammo a thing. Also it makes you and the enemy 1-2 shot kill everything. Mutants still need that sweet headshot though, or a shotgun blast up close. Absolutely loved every second of both games, definitely one of my favorite game series to date. Midway through Exodus currently (at caspian) and loving it so far. It has it's quirks, like the animations are a bit dated, dialogue is cringy af (even in Russian audio, the obious choise) and it's seemingly going through a indentity crisis of sorts (open world/linear mix).

[@pumachomper6456]

Mr.21kiloton..... Thank you for gracing us simple wankers with your knowledge, entertainment and world renowned expertise in game reviewing.... P.S...By the way the 12th is Tuesday and the 15 is Froday...(I know mind blown)...Uggggh UBISOFT Massive The Division 2..... I have my scotch ready in anticipation of Harry Potter weaponry,glitches a la carte and a new season of State of the Game...... Who said gaming is not great......

[@mikerochburns4104]

I'm such a pansy. I looked forward to this game, I really did. Unfortunately I am ever so slightly Arachnophobic and playing in HD with spiders crawling over my visor.... fk no, no no no no no.

[@21Kiloton]

Personally I am not a fan of developers pulling concepts because they might trigger people, BUT then there are spiders. Its a really common phobia, and lots of people get it real bad. Spiders must have been much more common and much more lethal in the past because even now arachnophobia affects about 6-7% of the global population. That is some lizard-brain-evolutionary-shit right there. Putting spiders in your game is gonna turn people away (like Valheims new zone). For what its worth though, they are on the OUTSIDE of the visor, and you quickly become more focused on the things that are going to kill you in the dark, and maybe they are just mutated bugs... and not real spiders My honest advice Mike, is get a rolled up newspaper, tape it up into a club, buy a can of RAID, and set them on your desk, then buy the game. Enjoy Metro Exodus with the full knowledge that you have every weapon at your disposal to immediately annihilate any spider stupid enough to challenge you. Good luck, and happy hunting.

[@RichardPhillips1066]

The chances of overcoming phobia just by sheer will power are basically zero , needs theopry

[@andylai-fz6uc]

game was good, but not amazing, the last episode in it was awful. 7/10.

[@arsenii_yavorskyi]

why was it awful? to me it seemed like the best part. *really* tense.

[@fingolfin117baal2]

I found some hardware and graphics settings on rockpapershotgun for pc, maybe update your directX ^^, loved the video, stay you, be honest, never give up, never surrender.

[@brokengames9020]

48:30 Metro Exodus is not really an indie game is it? They have publishers. Deep Silver(Koch Media) -> THQ Nordic AB -> wingefors .se They are just less in the popular press like EA, Activision-Blizzard, UBISOFT, etc. But their goals are the same: feed the investors/feed shareholders, break everything to do that. That's why you get multi platform game made with cut content and sub-par UI, CPU multi-threading is a joke. I fear that Cyberpunk 2077 will fail because of this too. Multi-platform non-sense. When there is known you need powerful machine to run video games. And such machine should sustain for at least 10 years. doesn't really matter what you call it PC or a CONsole. It needs to be top tier not some cut down garbage. and then having corporation claiming 60 FPS is a premium feature, and releasing games that can't even handle 60 fps on current set of consoles or selling outdated technology to consumers. Hi NVIDIA scam business.

[@simonrodgers2375]

I can't watch Metro stuff without thinking about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow Of Chernobyl.

[@rayilmast2833]

That big a.s plane wasn't Russian, it's Ukrainian and about martial art, well i don't know about this old fool in the clip, but real thing call "sambo". And about this game i never play it but, from what i hear it's "Fallout" for adults remind me "STALKER" , and maybe this game do have great gun physics, but i don't think any close to true masterpiece in this category like "Escape from Tarkov", oh and one more thing AK47 round is 7,62x39; AK74 for that mather is 5,45x39 and PK is 7,62x54 same as SVD. P.S. 42:40 That's was women's restroom :)

[@arsenii_yavorskyi]

looked like An-225 Mriya… that plane is *unbelievably* huge.

[@km5405]

I guess the real exodus is the exodus to the epic game store.

[@DOINEIGHT]

dayum right at my sideburn

[@kronks4]

OOF. Good one

[@madmaestro7585]

On console anyone experience a bug getting into the bus? Camper? When you bring your map up it looks like you lose your neck and you have to re see your map again. To gain a neck back lol. Also weapons ideas to add more variety as you said Maybe Wunderwaffe from nazi zombies , der riese ? Lol BlAck window catapult to start / as a back up that flings balls that open up into nets or some shit ? Compound bows or normal bows ? Spears ? Melee weapons ! Etc ? That would be good it’s missing melee weapons, ? Animations for killing could be varied and maybe animations for knocking out etc. But it’s an indie game and I feel like they did well with this, very cool decent game when there are hulks of shit being thrown out these days. So yeah for me the game was a 8-10

[@AlexHutchingsOfficial]

I noticed that would happen when I took out the map before the bus was completely stopped, and it would happen if I tried driving before the map was completely put away. The animations don't seem to mix

[@TonyRedunzo]

Most gamers are casual mid level skilled people who are just trying to have fun and escape from the monotony of life. Professional "hardcore" players are wankers who have no life outside of their room in their mom's basement. Thanks 21Kiloton for a video for the masses.

[@AlexHutchingsOfficial]

Hey lol. I liked ranger hardcore

[@MVEZombie]

5.45x 39: 3.69 g (57 gr) 7N22 AP hardened steel core890 m/s (2,900 ft/s)1,461 J (1,078 ft⋅lbf) test barrel length 16.3 inches. The heaviest hitting load I can find info on. .44 magnum: 240 gr (16 g) JHP Cor-Bon 1,475 ft/s (450 m/s)1,160 ft⋅lbf (1,570 J) test barrel length 7.5 inches. A pretty standard hunting round. So, you're wrong. .44 mag out of a handgun can definitely deliver more kinetic energy than a 5.45x39 out of a rifle. At least do research on the stuff you talk about, dude. This was incredibly easy to find. Edit: Come to think of it, you're actually pretty wrong about all of your gun "knowledge" in this video 🤣

[@adrianjohn.]

these types of gps handheld and figure out the rest yourself style reminds me why i enjoyed farcry2 only, but none since :)

[@Silumgar1337]

Btw if you read that by a chance, I would like to recommend these books: Hard to Be a God Prisoners of Power / Inhabited Island Monday Begins on Saturday + Tale of the Troika (both versions) Roadside Picnic Written by Strugatsky brothers, these soviet science fiction and fantasy books are full of subtle satire of USSR, and some of them provide a nontrivial view on how the communist future might have been. Roadside Picnic being probably one of the most famous because Stalker movie and videogames were roughly based on it. But while school literature lessons almost cemented my dislike of reading, some of the books in the list I could read in one night. Because they are awesome. And there are some great backstage stories about some of these books. For example, my version of Monday begins on Saturday/Tale of the Troika is a book containing two similar but yet very different stories, first one of which is very light-hearted and second one is much more heavy and depressing in tone. IIRC this book was heavily censored and that's how the second one was born to be published in USSR. Only years later the original version got printed.

[@TheOnlyTwitchR6]

DID YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE THIS RTX GLITCH???? kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnS1dmqLe9KppM0 I thought my GPU was failing, so I was pretty pissed off when it happened. but I think it has a physics glitch or RTX glitch of some sort. IT ONLY Happened at that one specific spot in the game for me, it was reproducible.

[@21Kiloton]

No mate I only had sluggish performance, and heavy frame rate drop. I did exerience this the other day in The Division 2 (only since last patch). Similarly it was only in one location... .and I have no clue what caused it. I hope you are enjoying the game.

[@TheOnlyTwitchR6]

@@21Kiloton yea, I had the fps drops for sure...

[@Don-ds3dy]

I hate when you gotta go through a loading screen to see a map.

[@DylanTheGlaswegian]

See to be fair see if you use KZbin, Facebook, Twitter, Samsung or have an iPhone your personal details and security is probably fucked anyway.

[@Messenjah85]

Andriy Tarkovsky was a director of movie Solaris. Not a writer. Author of that book was Lem. Polish sci fi writer. Just to be clear.

[@RavenousSix]

I hope you're working on a new video tearing The Division 2 a new one, lmao.

[@21Kiloton]

Damn straight I am. To quote The Division 2 ... "Im the new Sheriff in town".

[@RavenousSix]

@@21Kiloton Can't wait! Love your division coverage as always :)

[@echo1-669]

I really wanna play this Metro Game and i already playedd all the previous ones but the fact that its on the epic games store and that keeps me away sadly... :(. I already read all the books for every game.

[@21Kiloton]

I believe it will shortly be available on the Xbox Subscription Service mate. Check out my E3 Microsoft Presentation video. Good luck Shurik

[@RichardPhillips1066]

The only thing that annoyed me, this game ... is Fuck me..The russians sure do talk and talk and talk, , the story made zero sense to me , but I still enjoyed it

[@thatdudewelove8498]

great video! loved the editing, the comedy and the more serious parts of the review. Because of this video, I will carry a double barreled shotgun with me everywhere I go.

[@mariusweber4990]

IHonestly, i have the same viewpoint as the friends you asked about Metro. Awesome game, will buy it, but only in like a year on Steam.

[@khronick3596]

I recently stumbled on your reviews and I do have to say your the fucking best! Best content creator hand down!!!! Keep the shit up Kilo!

[@sampza77]

In what sense is russian sci-fi literature unknown? If you actually read sci-fi then all of the russian greats should be very familiar.

[@90lancaster]

Yes & No I can't say I've read any Translated Sci Fi other than Jules Verne which I assume was originally written in French. I've heard of Solaris *and it's remake* never bothered to watch it though. So I guess that is anglocentrisism at play. So I'll agree with the assertion that it's not well know in the west. I would quite likely not even have a clue what "greats" you are speaking of & I've read Sci Fi & Fantasy from the 19th Century to current times since I was 9 years old. Russian Science Fiction has (as far as I know) slipped through the net for me too.

[@sampza77]

@@90lancaster Just google 'Russian science fiction writers' and see what pops up. There should be some familiar authors or at least book titles that you may have heard even if you've not read those yourself. Russian sci-fi kinda peaked during soviet era when lot's of what one could say (especially about government) was highly regulated and censored. So in sci-fi authors could express indirect criticism about their surroundings more freely. Actually how things are nowadays has disturbing similarities of that era and not just in Russia.

[@90lancaster]

@@sampza77 None of these are ringing any bell for me 'sorry' : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Russian_science_fiction_writers

[@mikecollier80]

I thought the original Ak came from China ( seriously)

[@Trosssc2]

Awesome video again man! This is definitely one I will be picking up on PS4 instead of PC. Liked your point about not spending money on public relations and actually developing a game lol. That's so spot on.

[@jerrynoren92]

Thank you for this review, as I once wrote, I haven't watched any other review of this game, and I'm saving this one to later tonight when I get home, love from Sweden ❤️

[@21Kiloton]

One of the best nights out of my life was spent shit-faced in Sweden during midsummer. Just when things couldnt get any more weird ... the sun didnt go down. Send my love straight back to Sweden mate.

[@docbones213]

I'll take this as a good review and keep it on my radar. Thanks!

[@EisernerBaer]

EN: Something about STALKER and the Metro series dictates that Master/Ranger is the only difficulty to play on. RU: Cyka blyat. You filthy fucking casual.

[@21Kiloton]

Maybe one day I will put some Man-Pants on and give it a try. I am really enjoying Exodus so might one day give it a second run through. Thank you for watching mate.

[@cale115]

Spot on, no evolution of firearm variety and customization and choice was disappointing, as was depth of crafting and survival. Bit of a shallow lake when you got into the meat of it. Game was very short as well. This was so close to being an epic game. Very unique IP, it was good, but could have been so much more. It was a one play through, as I didn’t feel anything new would be experienced a difficulty up and 6-8 more hours.

[@sternencolonel7328]

I will probably never be able to play it, I fucking hate spiders.....

[@21Kiloton]

Nah its fine mate. I fucking hate spiders. But those spiders that crawl over your hands are one of the only cunts that DONT attack you! Before you know it, they feel like pets. I know that sounds fucked up .... but its true

[@troypowers750]

Until you realize the Tikhar has incendiary rounds and the Helsing has explosive tips.

[@hazcat640]

IRL shotguns are effective to 40 - 50 FEET?! Try 40 - 50 YARDS and you're still short but a lot closer to the truth.

[@21Kiloton]

Depends what you mean by "effective" Hazcat. They can do damage at your ranges but its beyond their capacity to have a reliably lethal centre-of-mass spread. I would personally say 40-50 yards is beyond their lethal effective range. No doubt it would be unpleasant to be shot by one at 50 yards though. Im not volunteering.

[@sjent]

I like Exodus, for the most part. Game was obviously rushed, so there are some weird shortcuts here and there. I could simply walk off the map on several occasions(not even invisible walls). First half of the game is great, pace is great, new weapons, upgrades, enemies, story, etc. But then things get worse and worse and worse. Whole Taiga is a one big stealth mission, as both factions are technically "good". Second fight with Master was utterly moronic, considering that during first fight player cant harm him, so its pointless to waste ammo. But during second player actually has to damage him to get past that point. And not to just damage him, but let him then hit you. Librarians from previous games were one of most retarded enemies i have met in a shooter - i utterly despise tanks that one-hit you, and force player to play in one specific way. Yet they had to rename then and stick back again. And actually managed to make them even worse. Nobosibirsk is essentially Moscow MK2. If you didnt know its different city, you would never guess. It is practically identical, including Metro bit. Camps are available only in first third of the game, later on even finding workbench is extreme rarity. Whole second half of the game player also has no access to train, so no weapon swapping. Even if controls are rebind, in build and navigation menus they are still hardcoded, even tho they show new, rebinded keys as prompts, ffs. I had to actually look online on how to clean equipment, as my rebinded key did not work, even tho it prompted for it. AI "covering" resulting them being stationary for several seconds, while providing perfect line for headshot. I actually have a long laundry list of issues that this game has, from the fact that game takes half your shit when traversing from chapter to chapter(that can become serious problem later in game, as by then player may have lost literally thousands of units of scrap and oil, yet have practically nothing to go on with, as loot gets scarcer), to items clipping thru terrains, often leading to things simply becoming inaccessible. Russian influence ? Their idea of being nice to prisoners is to beat the shit out of them ? Seriously ? Gitmo anyone ? Or hundreds of other prisons and black sites that US alone operates. Pretty much every western country has such "detention facilities".

[@f3uibeghardt522]

I got stuck on some fucking level where you ride around in some boat or some shit and could never figure out what the hell I was supposed to do. Something bugged in the game. I go back to it today after a year and it's got to update, which takes way too long. Damnit.

[@AlexHutchingsOfficial]

What level was that?

[@f3uibeghardt522]

@@AlexHutchingsOfficial The one where you go around in a rowboat and everything's snowy and frozen and there's that giant fucking sea monster. The one where you go to that church and free the woman and her daughter. I just stopped playing it for a year and eventually started the entire game over and it finally worked as intended.

[@AlexHutchingsOfficial]

@@f3uibeghardt522 That's good. Yeah that mission should only take a couple minutes lol. The Caspian Sea and the Forest were my favorite maps

[@f3uibeghardt522]

@@AlexHutchingsOfficial I liked the forest one a lot.

[@UKEYsPOWER]

Yes, this is not a AAA project. 4A Games - is a humble studio, and they didnt have a hundred of millions bucks, like Rockstar Games.

[@MisterNightfish]

I'd probably have bought this if they didn't make it exclusive to the awful, awful epic store.

[@21Kiloton]

Yeah its really sad how so many people I know will simply NOT get this game on Epic. Frankly I dont blame them

[@zander2758]

Also i feel sad for 4agames thanks to deep silver fucking them over by making it a epic store timed exclusive

[@jiminatorx]

Just a note, that steam does not set any type of pricing. it is just a distribution platform. IMO competition is good. Steam has been a virtual money printing machine for gaben for far too long. Sorry to hear what is going on with them (layoffs) but I hope that they can narrow their focus a bit so that one day we may see another half-life. Metro is an interesting series, almost excruciating in the way it has to be played. Stalker has a much better power fantasy. Hopefully we see another of those before too long.

[@Furzkampfbomber]

Steam is taking a bigger cut from publishers/devs than Epics store, which is making using Epic more appealing to people who want to sell their games. That and the assload of money Epic payed to Deep Silver, 4As publisher. Which makes me feel even more sad for 4A. I *wanted* to play that game so much. I love the books and the games, have read the first and played the latter countless times. I even have played both games on Ranger with zero kills (when possible). Already had a physical copy pre-ordered and payed when Deep Silver and Epic pulled that bait-and-switch. And let's be honest - *now* all those publishers are crying about Valve being too creedy and how it created a monopoly, but fuck them, they've created that monopoly themselfes by jumping the Steam bandwagon as fast as they could. The DRM and all those options to sell more crap more conveniently and quickly was too appealing, wasn't it? I never wanted Steam, I hated it right from the start - but there was no way around it, so I sort of came to terms. At least I have all my games in one place. And I remember deep silver officials practically insulting their customers in the Deep Silver forums for not being too enthusiastic about Steam more than 10 years ago, explaining them how Steam is good for everyone, both publishers and customers. And *now* they play the (very well payed) victim and complain how Steam is a monopoly and practically holds publishers hostage? Ridiculous. And by the way - I am sick and tired of having to create yet another account on yet another plattform, sharing my personal information with even more companies and people I don't now. Steam, Uplay, Origin, Social Club, Battlenet, now Epic and apparently Rage 2 will only be playable with an account on Bethesdas new launcher. I am sick of it. I stick with Steam and Uplay and fuck the rest. If that means I can't play a game, then so be it.

[@paulbryan6716]

I am currently playing the game and find it to be really good. Kind of makes me want to read the books....

[@rezganger]

I see u too use the alt-key for stuff.Me,too!Its way underutilized.I use it for melee,though.

[@21Kiloton]

Good spot. I use a key config that is ASDF+Space, and use left alt for Use Item. Because my hand sits in the same position as the standard typing position, I find its much more relaxed, less fatiguing and requires the least amount of finger-fuckery. WASD seems like a good way to get Repetative Strain Syndrome imvho. I hope you enjoy the video mate.

[@rezganger]

@@21Kiloton So u use all 4 fingers for movement?Unfortunately im not good at changing habits,but it sound quite intuitive.I use standard wasd/e for use and a few minor adjustment for my own convenience.I want to really optimize my setup but havent got around to even start planning it. Cheers.

[@21Kiloton]

yeah F=forward, Space bar= back, A S D usually run, crouch jump or something like that. E & R for strafe left and right. My video game mentor taught me that set up when I first started player FPS games and some variation of it always stuck. I still use WASD for vehicle based games though. I hear you though ... completely changing a hard wired set up is involves many hours of training. It took me hundreds of hours of gaming to get comfortable with a controller and even then my ADS is shitty. I guess my only general advice is keep the most used things closest, and try and avoid finger strain.

[@rezganger]

@@21Kiloton One of the issues i have now is that i cant Use (e) while strafing right.The same goes for weapon wheel(and such)(q) while strafing left.But thats the only issue,more or less.I also have middle mouse for tossing grenades,two buttons right behind it for map and maybe a "special",and two more on the side of the mouse. I have no idea how they did things 10 yrs ago,without all the M-buttons...and of course,scrolling for next/prev weapons/items. One idea thats been playing around in my head is to move all KB buttons one step to the right,like ESDF for movement.That way i would have 2-3 keys more to use.But i havent really tried it,yet... Cheers.

[@ashdoglsu]

Those poor ppl seeing that asteroid must have thought it was a nuclear missile coming in.

[@odina3688]

Why! The fuck! Have you not made a review about Squad yet? I love youre review, and I need moore shit from you to bash out! Because you make me laugh, you make me interessted, and you make me geniuently love youre reviews. And maybe, you and youre humor, is keeping my marriage alive .Wich is possibly a horrible thing. Wich is good. Somewhat. Well... Awaiting squad review! If its about the money, il buy you that fucking game alright.

[@21Kiloton]

I honoured to be of service Hazegawaa.I am currently working my ass off on a review of The Division 2 which I hope lives up to your expectations. Thank you for your kind offer mate, but I have the game on my wish list, and Patreon bankrolls my game purchases now. When its on sale I will pick it up and hopefully (no promises) Ill get a chance to review it. All the best mate and thank you kindly, for the support.

[@odina3688]

I cant wait! I saw youre first reveiw of Div 2. And what to expect. Simply brilliant! I am glad youre doing another one while owning it aswell. As always, love youre work, humor and objective viewpoints.

[@Yuu_Touko]

I have 230 hours in this between original 2019 game and 2021 enhanced edition. 100% trophies in both versions and 8 playthroughs + dlc's. Yeah, i love Metro: Exodus. :)

[@SimRacingSK]

This channel is a gem soon it will be 100.000 subs

[@elitereptilian200]

holy shit!! that chimp with the AK nearly killed me :D about the game, I love it and on my xbox one x at native 4k it never looks outdated and always looks absolutely gorgeous.. far cry new dawn and rdr2 were stunning to look at too but, Metro Exodus, and especially the Taiga level in it is the most gorgeous and best looking game/level I have ever witnessed..

[@arsenii_yavorskyi]

I've seen that video before. is it real?

[@SevenDaysToNoon]

If tomorrow wasn’t the 12th of March I’d be buying this! :)))))))

[@padraig6200]

5.45x39 is designed as an intermediate rifle round, to be lightweight, low recoiling and high velocity as it's better to defeat armour. It will go straight through a human body with a relatively small wound cavity. .44 magnum however hits like a fucking sledgehammer and if you're using soft lead or hollow point ammunition it will liquify the internal organs of whatever you hit, it will stop a bear in its tracks

[@keithmclean3627]

Ukraine tractor porn in a Spiderman onesie? Now that's a good night in. Love your work.

[@21Kiloton]

Thank you Keith.

[@ghostwarrior3878]

The Metro series is one of my favorites, I still revisit the games every now and then, and make new playthroughs. I only recently just started trying a hardcore playthrough on Exodus, and needless to say it felt like being in a prison full of gay men and you're the one straight guy... So I feel the pain. I have never played any of the DLCs for Exodus, but I hace seen gameplay of them online, and sams story looks interesting. I've only read three chapters of the 2035 book which Exodus is based off of and holy crap that's a discussion in on itself. If you enjoyed the games would highly recommend reading the books, 2033 is fairly faithful to the game, 2034 is a stand alone story, and 2035, pulls some elements if last light, and tells some of the story of metro exodus and a large chunk is its own story.

[@alfalafelstine1536]

Forcing you to carry a gun you can make ammo for is central to the balance, or lack thereof, of the game. You'll notice most containers and bodies don't give ammo, or filters, and even enemies won't have medkits. Unlike previous games, they're not distributing loot for you to grab as you'll need it, because they can't be sure when or if you'll need it, and they can't stop you from squandering it doing something else. Since they can't guarantee they can give you what you'll need when you need it, they have to make sure you can craft it yourself. It's not as elegant as the original games, but you can't mess up the supply distribution if you leave it to the player. It's a janky solution to a problem caused by poor game design.

[@SheolAbaddonus666]

It's a FLASHLIGHT not a TORCH ьлять! I will die on this hill with my калаш in hand!

[@mattrickl06]

Great review mate, what are your thoughts on TD2 so far, content actually looks promising, let’s hope the bugs are fewer than last time

[@21Kiloton]

Thank you Matt. My opinion on TD2 is that it will pretty much be like TD1, only on a smaller budget, sporting vastly more microtransactions. Im sure I will have a lot of fun dissecting it, but I think once the initial fanfare is over, the sotg will descend into the same level "we are working on it" fiasco as last time. The Frostbite 2 engine thus far does not seem to have fixed any of the pre-existing bugs. Which leads me to believe that was spin. Well we will find out in a days time I guess. Happy hunting Matt.

[@mikestanmore2614]

I love the Metro games. I'm objectively crap at them, so the news that they have a difficulty setting now lower than "Fuck off back to Fallout, you wimp" is great news.

[@shawnadams1965]

Oh god I hate when games make jumping a foot or two impossible. "Stow your weapon and use your hands to pull yourself up, dumb ass!" always seems to be flickering in the back of my mind.

[@BernardGarcon]

Can't be worse than Anthem 76

[@21Kiloton]

Im actually really enjoying it mate. I still have to face down the full horror of Anthem. It starts really strong, but I hear that basically there is nothing much to it apart from relentless boring grind. Thx for watching mate.

[@BernardGarcon]

@@21Kiloton So it's pretty much Destiny PvE at launch and Division endgame. The misery is palpable

[@erfa6]

This review made me purchase the game :o

[@9999plato]

Shotguns do spread out to 18-30" groups at 30 yards. A pistol like the 44 mag can deliver a single focused shot although it loses significant energy at 30 yards. They both do. I'm one of those crazy Yanks who owns guns. I used to spend my weekend firing hundreds of rounds in12 ga shotguns and reloading them evert weeknight. due to shot placement it is possible to cause more damage with the 44 mag, it's all circumstantial. Barrel size load range placement, certainly placement all count. The way videogames only do 1 shot kills with headshots is BS. The way shotguns are often worthless past 15 yards BS.

[@OldMrMonkey]

I need to listen some more to this but was afraid there might be spoilers. I skipped I am sorry but I think I got it. As you see it this one steps out from the norm and is a little special to you. I hope it sits with me just as well.

[@21Kiloton]

I understand and probably wise. I should have done a bigger spoiler warning. I hope you enjoy the game, its worth it.

[@mikedrop4421]

I absolutely love the fact you are the kind of guy who can speak knowledgeably on firearms. So many game reviewers are absolutely feckin clueless

[@9999plato]

20 ga shotguns are not kids shotguns. They in general are equal or at the worst has 85% of the power of a 12 ga. IA have also made 12 ga loads as weak as a target 20 or 16 ga loads.It really depends on your load. I used to be a trap and sporting clays shooter reloading hundreds of rounds a week to prep for the weekend. Other than that, great review.

[@21Kiloton]

Thanks for taking the time to comment FlyBaby. I deliberately worded that carefully because whenever I mention gun calibres, I know I am opening a can of worms lols. But yeah thats why I mentioned the CQB guy who swears by them. Some combat veterans swear blind that the 20gauge is the absolute best close quarters firearm of choice. At the same time, many people consider the 20gauge to be an "introductory" shotgun for younger shooters (fair or not) ... but hence the comment about it being a "kids shotgun" But yes you are absolutely correct, and I guess that is why some soldiers who are veterans of house clearing would bet their lunch on a 20gauge: trade off a little power, for a much lighter and more controllable weapon. Thanks for taking the time to watch and to share you experience mate. For the record, I have quite a few military and law enforcement veterans who follow the channel, so every time I make a comment about firearms or calibres I patiently await a slap upside the head from someone lol.

[@Phipanjo]

I really enjoyed the Metro series. Exodus is - for me - the best title of the three. The PC enhanced edition was mainly bug free and looks gorgeus. And the plot is very nice in general. Games that are based upon books have a charme that some original IPs will never achieve.

[@feloniousflop466]

Excellent review 21K, I wanted to say it was Epic but reconsidered :P

[@JerBuster77]

Gonna pick this one up for the PS4. Have been a fan of the first two games and am intrigued with the third one. As always, keep up the great work 21K.

[@21Kiloton]

Thank you GBuster, I hope you enjoy it mate.

[@andrewblackmore3150]

Great video, this does interest me being a fan in general of all things Russian weaponry.

[@21Kiloton]

I try and avoid advising people to NOT buy a game based on my opinion, but personally I dont want Epic Games Launcher on my rig. Add the first 2 games to your Steam wish list and pick them up in a sale. Faults aside, this is a solid franchise, and a good gaming experience and very original. I have to admit that watching the video back again after publishing it I probably didnt do justice to the weaponry of the USSR or now Soviet Republic. I banged on a lot about "tractor parts" but I am fairly sure the guys who work at this Russian armoury dont consider the AN-94 to be "cobbled together". kzbin.info/www/bejne/naWwpKaKiNOFfrc Thanks for watching Andrew.

[@badreedinedjellali1328]

that's why I liked the metro series

[@jankusthegreat9233]

This is my favorite game of all time

[@mddunlap03]

Now calling a 44 mag a hot 45 with a little more powder and a longer case is a insult to the actual 45 with a little more powder and a little longer case the 454 casual and that my friend throws down about 20% more energy than a 00 buck 20gauge shell and probably comparable to 12ga loads but does it with a 5in barrel. I have one and it’s a fun toy for turning a gallon of water into a mist

[@Merauder777]

An amusing side note on the morality of not killing your enemies in this universe... You can loot them, but in doing so you would be leaving them with an empty mask, without ammo, unconscious on the cold surface surrounded by a wide variety of mutants aggressive enough to take more than a few well placed shots on a good day to take down. Like sure they insult you, threaten to kill you, and most of them are literally just bandits, but at the same time it's hilarious to think that the good thing to do was to reenact The Road but leave them unconscious for good measure! XD

[@pavelslama5543]

What boggles me especially badly is that the shape of Russian railways is much better decades after nuclear apocalypse than the shape of the Czech railways now. Really, railways are not so simple that you can just lay down rails and forget about them, and considering the brutal gigantic size of the steam engine you travel with, you should not really find any railway on the planet able to take such load after such cataclysmic events. It should be literally impossible to travel by train.

[@30mmBalistic]

I liked this game until my train along with everything I had collected went off the tracks and into a river underwater. When I woke up with a crossbow only it was time to quit, fuck that shit why did I scavenge the land up to that point only for everything to be gone, nope.

[@deralbtraumritter8573]

Wasn't Isaac Asmov Russian too?

[@thelastminuteman7513]

Fuck yeah Ranger Hardcore crazy bastard here. Can't wait for Exodus to come to Steam.

[@annawildsville]

I finally get to play this. If you sign up for the microsoft pc game pass (the beta first month is a pound), this is one of the games available. So yes, im playing this right now for a pound.

[@whinegummi6329]

You know i love your content. You now your content is kind of a medical help for me. I really don't want to see you suffer. But damn, we need a horror game let's play from our beloved content creator fast :)

[@21Kiloton]

Hey Whinegummi, thank you for watching mate. I literally avoiding buying the last Alien game because watching the reviews I thought I would need to take breaks every 5minutes.

[@lordfrostdraken]

SLAV MEMES INCOMING!!

[@21Kiloton]

I have no fucking idea what you are talking about ...... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWqmmIaghql0rKc

[@fuzzypanda1684]

I'm an Epic Games fan for two main reasons: free games every week and the Unreal Engine being usable for free.

[@adriaandavel]

Heheheheh, above the feet and between the hands! Brilliant! Another brilliant video!