Firstly i will mention the controls , this game will not and is not meant to feel like call of duty , where you run full speed into enemy fire and slay everyone like a superhero! The game is specifically designed to feel slightly sluggish and weighed down with gear that you are carrying!
The voice acting isnt great either but somehow you sort of learn to love the characters anyway , even artyom who is the silent protagonist of this series. Its ashame they didnt have the funding to use English voice actors aswell.
The atmosphere in this game is perfect for a post apocalypse world and the feeling of dread whilst traversing it with low ammo and very little time left in filters can make each level very tense, personally i love that about it .
many will hate it because of that very reason . Some want to feel unstoppable in games i prefer vulnerability and realism.
If you've never played this series and want a gritty and tense horror game i will say that the redux of the first 2 games still look amazing despite being very old now hold up very well graphically . The real gem though is the enhanced edition of metro exodus for ps5 with raytracing 4k and 60fps its just gorgeous !
Highly recommend the metro series to any would be post apocalypsers out there who like a jump scare ! Get on it you wont be disappointed!
Only real cons is fall damage sometimes you can fall of a 2 meter ledge and somehow need full medical aid and occasionally when you feel you have had the perfect head shot instead youve missed and alerted an entire camp of enemy bandits also the cutscenes can be abit long and are unfortunately unskippable!
5/5 great games, great atmosphere, great back story through lore etc .