Info about Metro Exodus:

Official game description:
  
*   Owners of Metro Exodus are also entitled to the Metro Exodus PC Enhanced Edition - a stunning visual upgrade that REQUIRES a Ray-Tracing Capable GPU as part of the minimum spec.  
*   The DLC for Metro Exodus is also Enhanced – purchasing the Metro Exodus Expansion Pass, or The Two Colonels / Sam’s Story individually, entitles you to the Enhanced version of that content, accessible via the Metro Exodus PC Enhanced Edition.
**Metro Exodus**
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The year is 2036.  
A quarter-century after nuclear war devastated the earth, a few thousand survivors still cling to existence beneath the ruins of Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro.  
They have struggled against the poisoned elements, fought mutated beasts and paranormal horrors, and suffered the flames of civil war.  
But now, as Artyom, you must flee the Metro and lead a band of Spartan Rangers on an incredible, continent-spanning journey across post-apocalyptic Russia in search of a new life in the East.  
Metro Exodus is an epic, story-driven first person shooter from 4A Games that blends deadly combat and stealth with exploration and survival horror in one of the most immersive game worlds ever created.  
Explore the Russian wilderness across vast, non-linear levels and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year through spring, summer and autumn to the depths of nuclear winter.  
Inspired by the novels of Dmitry Glukhovsky, Metro Exodus continues Artyom’s story in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
**Features**
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*   Embark on an incredible journey - board the Aurora, a heavily modified steam locomotive, and join a handful of survivors as they search for a new life in the East  
*   Experience Sandbox Survival - a gripping story links together classic Metro gameplay with new huge, non-linear levels  
*   A beautiful, hostile world - discover the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness, brought to life with stunning day / night cycles and dynamic weather  
*   Deadly combat and stealth - scavenge and craft in the field to customize your arsenal of hand-made weaponry, and engage human and mutant foes in thrilling tactical combat  
*   Your choices determine your comrades’ fate - not all your companions will survive the journey; your decisions have consequence in a gripping storyline that offers massive re-playability  
*   The ultimate in atmosphere and immersion - a flickering candle in the darkness; a ragged gasp as your gasmask frosts over; the howl of a mutant on the night wind - Metro will immerse and terrify you like no other game…

Release date: Feb 14, 2020

Categories: First-Person Shooter, Survival Horror, Open-World Exploration, Character Progression, Weapon Customization, Story-driven Gameplay, Atmospheric Horror, Multiple Endings

Feature scans:
- MTX: score 10; verdict: Recommended with Bundled DLCs; summary: The reviews for this game and its DLCs are generally positive, with many users recommending the purchase of DLCs, especially when bundled with the base game at a discounted price. The main concerns revolve around the value and accessibility of the DLCs, suggesting that they should be more affordable or included in the base game purchase. Overall, the DLCs are praised for their quality and the additional value they bring to the game.
- Wiki: score 50; verdict: Needs Improvement; summary: The primary issues highlighted by users revolve around the game's complex and poorly explained mechanics, particularly around karma and moral points. Additionally, technical issues such as difficulties with alt-tabbing and game launch problems are significant concerns. The stealth mechanics and lack of in-game guidance also contribute to user frustration.
- Proton/Linux: score 25; verdict: Works Well with Minor Tweaks; summary: The game is generally well-received on Linux with native support and good graphics performance. However, there are notable issues with crashes, stability, and the need for tweaks to achieve optimal performance. Some users report specific Linux-related crashes and startup problems.
- Steam Deck: score 55; verdict: Tinkering Required; summary: The analysis of user feedback reveals several significant issues affecting the gaming experience. Stability issues, including frequent crashes and stuttering, are a major concern. Functionality issues such as lack of controller support and problems with cloud saves also detract from the experience. Performance and optimization problems, including UI scaling and frame rate drops, are noted across various platforms. Platform-specific issues, particularly on Linux and Steam Deck, require additional tweaking and exhibit poor optimization.

- Hardware Profile: No data
Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $5.00 - $10.00
  - Reasoning: The evidence suggests that the community generally finds the game worth purchasing when it is on sale, typically under $10. Multiple reviews mention that the game is not worth the full price but is a great value when discounted. This indicates that the fair price range, as perceived by the community, is significantly lower than the full price.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 60.0h
  - Story completion: 20.0h
  - Session length: 2.0h
  - Endgame: 5.0h
  - Reasoning: The evidence provides insights into the playtime metrics. The first quote suggests that the main game takes approximately 60 hours to complete, which aligns with the 'game completion' metric. The second quote indicates that the player spent a significant amount of time enjoying the game, which can be interpreted as the 'session length' being quite long. The third quote mentions achieving the good ending, implying that the player spent additional time on the game to reach this outcome, which can be related to the 'endgame' metric. The fourth quote highlights the player's positive experience with the game, suggesting a substantial investment of time, which supports the 'story completion' metric.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: The game initially presents friction through tedious tasks and slow pacing, but it becomes enjoyable once players engage with the story and immersive gameplay elements.
  - Stance: Fun after initial slog
  - Anchor: Engaging with the story and immersive gameplay elements
  - Time to anchor: 2h 0m
  - Friction: Repetitive tasks; Slow-paced open worlds; Unskippable cutscenes; Tedious maintenance tasks
  - Unlock drivers: Engaging story; Immersive world; Weapon handling and upgrading
  - Conditions: Atmosphere; Character development; Exploration
- Player Archetypes:
  - Immersive Story-Seeker (buy)
    - Motivation: Engaging story and immersive gameplay
    - Playstyle: Explores different approaches to combat and enjoys the challenge of Ranger Hardcore mode
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: FPS lover; Story-driven gamer
    - Reference games: Metro 2033; Metro: Last Light
  - Critical Analyst (sale)
    - Motivation: Constructive criticism and improvement of game design
    - Playstyle: Analytical and critical of game mechanics and design
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: Game critic; Hardcore gamer
    - Reference games: Metro 2033; Metro: Last Light
  - Series Enthusiast (buy)
    - Motivation: Love for the Metro series and sharing the experience with others
    - Playstyle: Enjoys the game for its story and crafting features
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: Metro series fan; FPS enthusiast
    - Reference games: Metro 2033; Metro: Last Light
  - Cautious Recommender (sale)
    - Motivation: Balanced view of the game's pros and cons
    - Playstyle: Enjoys the game but is critical of its flaws
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: Casual gamer; Story-driven gamer
    - Reference games: Metro 2033; Metro: Last Light


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Excellent narrative and story (weight 0.25): The game features an excellent narrative with well-thought-out dialogues and a captivating story. Players praise the story presentation and the emotional depth of the storytelling.
- Stunning graphics and visuals (weight 0.22): The game is visually stunning, with great graphics, realistic details, and impressive use of ray tracing and RTX technologies. Players appreciate the attention to detail and the overall visual presentation.
- Immersive story and atmosphere (weight 0.21): The game offers a highly immersive story experience with strong emotional storytelling. The atmosphere and sound design contribute to the overall immersion.
- Well-developed characters (weight 0.15): The game features significant and well-developed characters with emotional arcs. Players appreciate the character development and attachments.
- Unique post-apocalyptic setting (weight 0.15): The game is set in a unique and realistic post-apocalyptic environment, particularly in a post-Soviet context. Players praise the detailed and immersive world-building.
- Open-world design (weight 0.11): The game features a good open-world design with beautiful environments. Players enjoy the open-world exploration aspects.
- Emotional storytelling (weight 0.11): The game offers a deeply emotional story with impactful dialogues and an emotional ending. Players find the story to be an emotional rollercoaster.
- High overall quality (weight 0.1): The game is exceptionally well-crafted with high-quality graphics, gameplay, and sound. Players appreciate the excellent optimization and high difficulty level.
- Excellent shooting mechanics (weight 0.1): The game features excellent shooting and crafting mechanics. Players find the gunplay and weapons satisfying and well-implemented.

Common complaints:
- Inconsistent stealth mechanics (weight 0.2): The stealth mechanics are reported to be inconsistent, poorly implemented, and unreliable, making stealth challenges difficult and frustrating.
- Bad dialogue and voice acting (weight 0.19): The dialogue is criticized for being poorly presented, excessive, and corny. Voice acting is also noted to be subpar, adding to the overall negative experience.
- Silent protagonist (weight 0.16): The protagonist's silence is a notable issue for players, with many expressing frustration that the main character does not speak during gameplay.
- Unskippable and boring cutscenes (weight 0.13): The game features unskippable cutscenes that players find boring and overly long, leading to frustration and a feeling of being a 'cutscene simulator'.
- Movement and performance issues (weight 0.11): Players have experienced various movement issues, including sluggish movement and collision problems. Performance issues such as frame rate drops are also noted.
- Weapon balance and mechanics issues (weight 0.08): There are reports of weapon balance issues and poor weapon mechanics, contributing to an unbalanced difficulty and responsiveness problems.
- Flawed saving system (weight 0.08): The game's saving system is criticized for being poorly designed, with issues such as corrupted game saves and a flawed automatic save system.
- Slow pacing (weight 0.06): The game's pacing is noted to be slow, particularly in open Acts, which can make the gameplay experience feel dragged out.
- Lost the vibe of Metro (weight 0.06): Players feel that the game has lost the atmosphere and vibe that were present in the first two Metro games, leading to a less immersive experience.
- Short and disappointing gameplay (weight 0.06): The gameplay is criticized for being too short and disappointing, with poor mechanics contributing to a negative experience.
- High difficulty frustration (weight 0.06): The game becomes very difficult on the highest difficulty settings, with enemies being overly difficult, leading to frustration.
- Intrusive moral point system (weight 0.06): The moral point system is criticized for being intrusive and affecting the ending, which some players find frustrating.

Gameplay feedback:
- Open-world exploration (weight 0.28): The game features an open-world design with detailed environments and semi-open world missions. Players can explore various locations and interact with the world dynamically.
- Multiple endings based on moral choices (weight 0.27): The game offers different endings based on player actions and moral decisions. This adds replayability and depth to the story.
- Diverse and engaging gameplay (weight 0.18): The game offers a variety of gameplay styles and modes, making it enjoyable and balanced. It includes both realism and story-driven elements, enhancing the overall experience.
- Combat and difficulty settings (weight 0.17): The game offers various combat situations and difficulty settings. Players can engage in shootouts and battles with enemies, including mutants.
- Weapon and character customization (weight 0.15): Players can customize and upgrade their weapons, as well as modify their characters. This includes weapon crafting, attachments, and maintenance.
- Emotional and immersive storytelling (weight 0.15): The game features emotional storytelling segments that engage players on a deeper level. The narrative is immersive and drives the gameplay experience.
- Map and navigation (weight 0.14): Players can use maps for navigation, although there may be some map-specific issues. The open-world design allows for exploration and looting.
- Character and enemy interactions (weight 0.13): The game features detailed character interactions, including dialogues with NPCs and enemy encounters. This enhances the immersive experience.
- Post-apocalyptic setting (weight 0.11): The game is set in a post-apocalyptic world, featuring survival elements and a hardcore mode. This setting adds to the atmospheric journey.
- Stealth mechanics (weight 0.09): The game emphasizes stealth, allowing players to engage in stealth-based gameplay and exploration.
- Gameplay mechanics and complexity (weight 0.08): The game offers excellent and improved gameplay mechanics, with mission complexity and tactical choices. This adds depth and challenge to the gameplay.
- Dynamic environments (weight 0.07): The game includes dynamic environments with day/night cycles, weather changes, and seasonal variations. This adds realism and depth to the world.
- Additional content and enhanced version (weight 0.05): The game includes additional content and an enhanced version, providing more gameplay options and improvements.

Performance notes:
- Graphics quality varies (weight 0.32): While some players praise the excellent and beautiful graphics, others report issues such as blurry textures and visual glitches.
- FPS and performance issues (weight 0.21): Players experience FPS drops, performance issues, and frame rate problems, especially on certain hardware configurations.
- Ray tracing and performance (weight 0.18): The game supports ray tracing and RTX, but there are performance issues and graphical problems related to these features.
- Crashes and stability issues (weight 0.18): The game suffers from random crashes, stability issues, and severe bugs that affect gameplay.
- Movement and physics issues (weight 0.13): Players report clunky movement, poor physics engine, and character collision bugs.
- Enhanced Edition problems (weight 0.12): The Enhanced Edition has optimization issues and is reported to be more laggy compared to the original version.
- High system requirements (weight 0.07): The game requires a powerful PC to run smoothly, with high system requirements for optimal performance.
- Save and loading issues (weight 0.06): Players encounter issues with save points, checkpoint spacing, and loading screens that cannot be skipped consistently.
- Audio and visual improvements (weight 0.05): The game features stunning visuals, dynamic weather, day-night cycles, and very good audio.
- Interface and UI issues (weight 0.05): There are interface issues causing frequent reloading and UI scaling problems.

Recommendations:
- Highly recommended game (weight 0.29): Many players strongly recommend this game, often suggesting it to everyone and considering it a must-play experience. Some even recommend it despite its issues, highlighting its overall quality.
- Play the Metro series (weight 0.22): Fans of the Metro series are encouraged to play all three games, including Metro 2033 and Last Light. Playing the series in chronological order is advised for the best experience.
- Worth the price (weight 0.1): The game is considered worth playing for everyone and is deemed worth the full price or even on sale. It is suggested to get the game and its DLCs during sales for better value.
- Play on higher difficulties (weight 0.08): Players recommend experiencing the game on Hardcore difficulty or Ranger Hardcore mode for a more challenging and rewarding experience.
- Enhanced Edition recommended (weight 0.06): Players recommend downloading the Enhanced Edition for better graphics and an overall improved experience compared to the normal edition.
- Technical adjustments needed (weight 0.06): Some players suggest adjusting the graphics panel to prevent resolution changes and restarting the PC if flickering occurs. Choosing resolution settings early is also advised.
- Excited for future content (weight 0.06): Players are excited for future DLCs and sequels, hoping that the next game will bring back the atmosphere of the previous ones.
- Consider bundles and wishlisting (weight 0.05): Players suggest buying the bundle or adding Metro Awakening to the wishlist for future purchases.
- Play in original language (weight 0.04): Some players suggest playing the game in its original language for a more authentic experience.
- Fun and interesting (weight 0.04): The game is described as fun and interesting, making it an enjoyable experience for players.
- Comparable to other games (weight 0.02): The game is compared to other popular titles like Far Cry 3-5 and Titanfall 2, indicating a similar level of quality and enjoyment.
- Recommended for powerful PCs (weight 0.02): The game is recommended for players with powerful PCs to fully enjoy the graphics and performance.
- Immersive slow-burn shooter (weight 0.02): The game is worth it for fans of immersive, slow-burn shooters, providing a unique and engaging experience.
- Avoid Ranger mode (weight 0.02): Some players suggest avoiding Ranger mode for a better overall experience.

Other player notes:
No miscpoints

Emotions:
- Frustration (weight 0.23): Players are frustrated primarily due to a multitude of bugs and technical issues, including game crashes, save system problems, and various gameplay mechanics that hinder progress. Additionally, the game's design choices, such as unskippable cutscenes, forced stealth mechanics, and high learning curves, contribute to the frustration.
- Joy (weight 0.19): Players experience joy from the immersive story and atmosphere, which are often described as engaging and emotionally impactful. The game's graphics, exploration variety, and character interactions also contribute significantly to the positive experience.
- Excitement (weight 0.12): Players are excited about the game's engaging story, characters, and the unique morality points system. The anticipation for future DLCs and sequels, along with the overall positive experience with the game's atmosphere and narrative, also contribute to this excitement.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.1): Players feel satisfied with the engaging story, pleasant graphics, and overall positive experience despite initial confusion or minor issues. The game's atmosphere, narrative, and good gameplay mechanics contribute to a sense of fulfillment.
- Disappointment (weight 0.08): Players express disappointment due to the game's performance issues, poor graphics, and the shift to an open-world design that doesn't fit the series. Additionally, the moral system restrictions and unfulfilled expectations with the storyline and character arcs contribute to this sentiment.
- Admiration (weight 0.06): Players admire the game's deep themes, character development, and unique combination of storytelling and immersion. The impressive atmosphere, graphics, and sound, along with the engaging gameplay mechanics, are also highly praised.
- Sadness (weight 0.05): Players feel sadness due to the emotional impact of the story, particularly the tragic events and character deaths. The emotionally engaging story and endings often leave players with a sense of loss and appreciation for the narrative's depth.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.04): Players enjoy the overall gameplay experience, immersive story, and emotional characters. The graphics, atmosphere, and improved gun mechanics, along with the exploration and crafting systems, contribute to a highly enjoyable experience.
- Nostalgia (weight 0.03): Players feel nostalgic due to the story and character development, which remind them of old shooter games and personal memories related to the game's settings. Replaying the game multiple times and the engaging story despite outdated graphics also evoke this sentiment.
- Love (weight 0.01): Players love the game's design and overall experience, including the atmosphere, gunplay, stealth, and story. The high overall quality of the game and specific characters, like Anna, are also deeply appreciated.
- Awe (weight 0.01): Players are in awe of the game's atmosphere and immersion, which are enhanced by the detailed and immersive world. The graphics and story, along with the emotional depth, contribute to a deeply moving experience.
- Engagement (weight 0.01): Players are engaged with the game's storyline and character development. The emotional engagement with characters and their interactions keeps players invested in the narrative.
- Fear (weight 0.01): Players experience fear due to the scary atmosphere and emotional rollercoaster, which are intensified by the current global climate and small spiders in the game.
- Enthusiasm (weight 0.01): Players are enthusiastic about the game's realistic and immersive setting, along with the overall positive experience and high performance. The high praise for various aspects of the game contributes to this enthusiasm.
- Surprise (weight 0.01): Players are surprised by the unexpectedly positive experience with the game, including the horror shooting game experience and story twists. The discovery of two different endings also adds to this surprise.
- Gratitude (weight 0.01): Players feel gratitude towards the developers for the improved optimization in the Enhanced Edition and the meaningful and emotional experience provided by the game.
- Excited (weight 0.01): Players are excited about the game's storyline, gameplay, narrative, and atmosphere. The graphics, storyline, gameplay mechanics, and audio design also contribute to this excitement.
- Moved (weight 0.01): Players are moved by the ending chapter and character moments, which often evoke strong emotional responses and a sense of appreciation for the narrative.
- Anger (weight 0.01): Players feel anger due to game-breaking bugs and the game's poor performance and design, which hinder the overall experience.
- Immersion (weight 0.01): Players feel deeply immersed in the game's experience due to the engaging plot and atmosphere, which are enhanced by the immersive gameplay mechanics.}