Why Metro Exodus is so Immersive

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2019 has already seen the release of four post apocalyptic open world games - but 4A's Metro Exodus is by far the most immersive. So what does that phrase actually mean, and what design decisions help create that feeling?
=== Chapters ===
00:00 - Intro
01:52 - What is Metro: Exodus?
02:57 - 1: Keeping you in the World
05:01 - 2: Making you Aware of Surroundings and Status
08:10 - 3: Hiding Information from the Player
11:10 - 4: Reacting to the Player
12:42 - Conclusion
13:51 - Patreon Credits
=== Games Shown ===
Metro Exodus (2019)
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016)
Alien: Isolation (2014)
Lone Echo (2017)
Prey (2017)
Tetris Effect (2018)
Subnautica (2018)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (2007)
Event[0] (2016)
Far Cry 2 (2008)
Metro 2033 (2010)
Metro Last Light (2013)
Rage 2 (2019)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018)
Days Gone (2019)
The Long Dark (2014)
The Sims 4 (2014)
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)
Rain World (2017)
Firewatch (2016)
=== Credits ===
Music by Lee Rosevere (leerosevere.bandcamp.com/albu...)
Music from Metro Exodus OST, by Alexey Omelchuk
Tetris Effect YIN & YANG STAGE - TRAP MUSIC LEVEL - PS4 PRO 1080p | PS4 & Stuff
• Tetris Effect YIN & YA...
=== Subtitles ===
Contribute translated subtitles - amara.org/v/C3BEM/

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@GMTK Жыл бұрын

One way to make games more immersive is to use "Invisible Choices". Find out more in this episode - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bK6KqLar0bSWlX0.html

@hunterbear2421 Жыл бұрын

me i am nom the run in guns blazing but i found that it didn't work so well so i did the best next thing run in fist blazing and just knock everyone out before they notice, surpisingly it works well if you plan good enough but the Ai are always differcent so its sorta just luck on how they will react.

@ThatPianoNoob 8 ай бұрын

I'm a little perplexed with the conclusion I felt like I was taken hostage when I played. Maybe it gets better later on or I just didn't decide to do what the game wanted me to do like a good boy. I've made the right decision in telltale games before thinking I've had a choice so that's probably it.

@NessPaMC 7 ай бұрын

What a lovely tea-party, isn't this. Do developers doing next part ?

@ImpsCyberton 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, yea Metro franchise. The only games where I feel so happy to see another NPC

@mr.mysteriousyt6118 2 жыл бұрын

you know what? you are so goddamn right about that, weird I've never felt that in a lot of games

@Auraphyne 2 жыл бұрын

@@mr.mysteriousyt6118 yeah same with dark souls as well

@Auraphyne 2 жыл бұрын

@Maniac 5000 2d?

@Auraphyne 2 жыл бұрын

@Maniac 5000 oh thats what you meant by 2d alright

@diegoveloso3rd 2 жыл бұрын

Very so often when playing games of the metro franchise do i exclaim "Oh thank god a human!!!" after fighting 6 Nosalises, on my last medkit, in a dark tunnel with a dying flashlight

@kostismetallo8697 3 жыл бұрын

What honestly took me off guard is that I felt safer in the closed areas than than the open world ones.

@divyanksinghal1173 3 жыл бұрын

Same here in closed areas u can easily clear it with silenced or non silenced weapons but in open area metro exodus put ton of enemies of every kind and u will end up either being killed or wasted lots of ammo and resources

@Quadrolithium 3 жыл бұрын

If you play Battle Royale or any large scale FPS (such as Battlefield or Planetside) on a regular basis, you'll fear open grounds as a random sniper and a bullet will come in any direction and you're incredibly vulnerable or getting run over by either a bike or a car and you have nowhere to hide, I always avoid these kinds of scenario, I am safest if I'm stuck in a bathroom, crouching on a bathtub with a shot gun (till a rando lobs a grenade in it) Even in shooters that focus on historical warfare, unless you're a tank, DO NOT LEAVE THE TRENCHES or you'll be swiss cheesed by a machine gun.

@ikitclaw8969 3 жыл бұрын

Opposite for me but I get it. I feel like I'm gonna get jumpscared around every corner.

@mrstand10toes 3 жыл бұрын

@@Quadrolithium reminds me of escape from tarkov. Ran across a field and a sniper shot me in the leg, fracturing my knee. As I tried to limp to the cover of the trees, the sniper fired again, into my head, turning the grass a violent red. And then i lost all my guns and loot i had.

@Quadrolithium 3 жыл бұрын

@@mrstand10toes exactly what happened to me in fucking Tarkov... only this time with 3 snipers and instead of a tree it's an gas station where the only cover is a roof Since then I play like a complete bitch, wait till everyone decides to run the fuck off. Be the last guy to leave the area

@cagkiller0317 2 жыл бұрын

One thing I LOVED about the whole series is how the NPC's talk about what you did. Listening to the urban legend about what happened on the bridge in 2033 from enemies in 2034 was so cool to me because it shows that even though there's the typical "invincible good action guy" there's still an impact that that makes on the world around you

@pouria1254 2 жыл бұрын

In the middle of an intense stealthy battle I stopped to hear the story of the "invisible ones" that a nazy was telling his friends. I just love how genuinely scared they all seemed.

@dantebmorrison 2 жыл бұрын

one cool thing i came across in exodus was in the taiga level when i genuinely had no idea if the enemies were actually supposed to be bad or not so i avoided killing every single one of them. no exceptions. then i was sneaking through a large camp of theirs and i heard them talking about how they were told to kill me on sight, but they didn't understand why because i hadn't actually done anything.

@MuffinManWasTaken Жыл бұрын

@@pouria1254 i was playing metro 2033 redux and i actually heard an enemy talking while doing a stealth mission, i forget what it was but i actually waited and listened to the whole thing before progressing

@pouria1254 Жыл бұрын

@@dantebmorrison I love how NPC's aren't completely black and white. Some of them genuinely don't want to kill you, given you don't shoot them first. I stumbled upon a religious father and son. The son wanted to shoot me dead because I was a heretic but the father disagreed. He told me a piece of Volga's sad past and why people acted the way they did towards technology. Same story with two other fisher cultists. I love how the game rewards you for being honorable. I'm sure tons of players missed out on this stuff and just went through the game guns blazing.

@Sharkamfss Жыл бұрын

@@pouria1254 Yeah I remember two cultists that reacted to me approaching them with a holstered gun and with my light off.

@s7v3nthign Жыл бұрын

The way the enemies interact with you is just amazing. So I was at the gas station and fighting bandits and one was just out of range so I threw a can so he could come out into the open for an easy kill and to my surprise ha laughed and told me if I thought he was stupid enough to go check out that sound and laughed at me. That was amazing. Other games the enemy would just walk out and bam dead. This guy definitely got me by surprise. Love this game so much

@OvercutHood 9 ай бұрын

"Do you think Im that stupid?" I did, but now... its a maybe

@thekxckup3854 9 ай бұрын

so because you threw a can and he didnt know out to see it, its the best game ever ? LMFAO this game aint even top 100

@alan-cl1rj 8 ай бұрын

@thekxckup3854 what games are top then?

@elijahpelito4722 8 ай бұрын

Kinda reminds me of last ofus grounded mode. Except metro' ranger hardcore can have the enemies one shot u with a shotgun in the dark 10 feet away

@fishfood8711 8 ай бұрын

@@thekxckup3854because that’s just a small detail amongst many. Have you even watched the video? Immersion is the main area of praise here

@RyanDB 4 жыл бұрын

For me, immersion is when you forget that you're playing a video game, and your character's experiences become your experiences

@Aiden-0915 4 жыл бұрын

Wow you're so right😉

@autofocus4556 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like psychosis lol

@mhopkins7954 4 жыл бұрын

@Ryan Barr: Yep, no other way to put it.

@kurtdewittphoto 4 жыл бұрын

Skyrim and Minecraft are probably the winners for me in that respect. Hours would melt away while playing those.

@MrArticSwing 4 жыл бұрын

This is not how I feel about this game. The voice acting is too atrocious

@tonevaave 3 жыл бұрын

there’s nothing worse than walking through a quiet dark area and your watch starts beeping

@WiFish 3 жыл бұрын

Only to found out it was the last gas mask you had

@ragnarok7976 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing better... I use the metal detector lol

@solrhopalocera5704 2 жыл бұрын

i remember when i was at the ending of metro 2033 on the final tower and i had run out of filters for the gas mask. i literally had 30 seconds to kill a fucking demon(those huge flying creatures) and sprint to the next safe zone where i could grab the filters there. after dying many times in that one place, i can easily say it was my most frustrating moment in the entire metro series. i made sure to never make that mistake again.

@MurphyTheLawyer 2 жыл бұрын

@@solrhopalocera5704 Oooo yikes, especially as you don't have to kill any of them except the one that breaches the tower and attacks your friend which goes down in a slow motion shoot it in the head moment.

@fazefailure22 2 жыл бұрын

God i remember grabbing the heat vision in caspian and the building was literally full with mutants according to the motion dectecter

@Illmyst Жыл бұрын

Honestly the most well made games in a long time. Metro is the benchmark for world building without tedium.

@johnbartender3451 Жыл бұрын

These guys are genius. 4A was founded after a dispute at ‘GSC game world’ (stalker).

@snafu1542 Жыл бұрын

Days Gone

@spike5499 Жыл бұрын

@@johnbartender3451 what happened

@johnbartender3451 Жыл бұрын

@@spike5499 check out the channel ‘GVMERS’, theres a whole video about stalker/metro. Very interesting.

@kikosawa 8 ай бұрын

The world was built a lot of time ago. It's still building up, with books

@Rotogas Жыл бұрын

What I absolutley love about metro is, that (some) interactions with NPCs (sometimes completley irellevant) to the story change, how you approach them. I once saw a fisherman and his son standing at a pier talking. So I tested it. I saved. First time I walked to them with a holstered weapon. They greated me and talked a little before running of to a save house. Second time I had my weapon out. They responed with fear and told me to holster it. And third time I aimed down sights at them. They agressivley told me to holster my weapon and refused to interact with me further untill I did. This didn't influence the story in any way. It was just awesome

@izakireemsi2783 Жыл бұрын

Metro nails it at making NPC more like an actual human than any other games fr.

@Deriko31 8 ай бұрын

Late reply but if you turn on your flash light for enough time, they will attack since for them, electricity is a Sin

@peeranpc4262 8 ай бұрын

isnt it cool?? That's why I love this game! @@Deriko31

@quinnmarchese6313 20 күн бұрын

i love the father and son by the silos where you can get the stuffed animal back for the kid, the father is like "you shouldve seen movies" and "listen to this radio" and they're somewhat cool talking to you, but when you get a certain distance away, you can hear the son shoot the radio and get yelled at.

@SuperSaiyan3985 4 жыл бұрын

The entire Metro franchise is super underrated.

@21area21 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know. Metro last light was really big in the benchmarking community. Kinda up there with Crisis.

@JustSkram 4 жыл бұрын

@@21area21 benchmarks=/=sales

@user-zz7le5qc6x 4 жыл бұрын

Well, here in Russia everyone loves these games.

@RhysOwens86 4 жыл бұрын

I love the Metro series too, I think Metro 2033 was one of my first platinums on the PS4, and I enjoyed the game so much I bought Metro Last Light and platinumed that too! And as soon as Exodus came out I platinumed that too 😂 so it’s fair to say I enjoyed the series and spent some time in them. But it’s definetly an underrated series, can’t wait for the next Metro now 🤙

@pierce3195 4 жыл бұрын

Loved Metro Last Light. Imagine bullets are their currency! That was so hard to go about but I liked it

@stevoofd 3 жыл бұрын

“It’s about stopping players from finding the edges of the simulation” That’s poetry

@reignsworld6001 3 жыл бұрын

yeah that hit me lol

@ua2894 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if that was a rick and morty reference

@John.McMillan 2 жыл бұрын

I like how he spent a video about immersion and perfectly described what makes RdR2 fantastic then proceeds to shit on RdR2.

@tednugent1100 2 жыл бұрын

It's a game design term, I remember Clint Hocking (the creative director of Far Cry 2) talks about it a bit on his blog

@bloodmachine6049 2 жыл бұрын

I mean, not really very relevant to this game though. Since Metro Exodus has pure scripting, and no simulation. You cannot find the edges, as you are never within it.

@HugoStiglitz88 Жыл бұрын

This game NEVER gets enough credit. Absolute masterpiece

@Rawbful 5 ай бұрын

Easily one of the best games ever made in my opinion.

@noahoraporfavor2432 5 ай бұрын

@@Rawbfulyou trippin, not even close

@kubapiekus2843 5 ай бұрын

@@noahoraporfavor2432tell me 10 better games

@deenman23 4 ай бұрын

it has its issues,like how some textures were extremly low quality,my guess is it was a compromise of some sort as the game generaly looks rly good,also a few game design stuff could have been better,like...why after unloading precious bullets in a mutant or animal....i literaly get NOTHING,like...atleast have some crafting/cooking system where you can take meat/fur etc from slain beasts to use for SOMETHING,for all its leaning on immersion i feel the game missed out on this aspect

@kubapiekus2843 4 ай бұрын

@@deenman23 I understand what u talking about but it is like zombies in tlou + why wpuld tou need fur/meet in a shooter gamer ? Also they would not give bullets ofc bc they arent people

@Yoshinko 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite moments is the game acknowledging that in the Volga River, when I messed up sneaking and had to get into a firefight with the village guard, killing a few of them the rest of them surrendered. Since I usually play my games in a way of "no killing unless it makes sense" I just knocked them unconscious, since they are just people trying to survive and have don't really have anything against me. Later on I came up on a camp of sorts in a warehouse I think, I was sneaking around listening to conversations of the NPCs there and they were talking about what a skilled fighter I was, yet how benevolent that I didn't kill everyone there. Can't recall the exact conversation but that really made me feel invested in the game's world. I never considered Exodus a good Metro game, but fuck me if it's not a great game otherwise that made me feel immersed and gave me the same sense of fun and high when I had my first playthrough with the first two games years ago. God I wanna replay Exodus Enhanced on Ranger Hardcore since I played it probably the "normal" difficulty first time, but I don't wanna ruin some of the emotions I felt playing it the first time since I probably would play it in a very different way then last time.

@dashblue8224 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds incredibly detailed they put dialogue in for that, and yea I felt about the same about Exodus, good but different experience then the other metro games

@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe 2 жыл бұрын

I think the AI is pretty good. Makes it feel more real. Like when I run and take cover behind a cat the npc's actually mention it and then they attempt to rush the player and flank you.

@vojtas08jarema Жыл бұрын

Exactly, I love coming to an NPC and they be talking about how I didnt kill someone and appriciated that i holstered my gun. Only thing that sucked was that the audio couldnt have been in russian, cause it just makes it that little bit better, even if i hate russia, it throws you in the game a bit more

@existingchannel6671 5 ай бұрын

A bit more, actually! If you knock out people more than outright killing them, word spreads about you being merciful, and enemies become likely to surrender after gunfights. Only once there's 2 or maybe 3 left though, in my experience. Execute everyone, and they probably won't ever stand down. Unrelated but this happened once after I domed someone with a good position using the Tikhar, felt like the guy went "oh I am NOT winning a gunfight with this man."

@quinnmarchese6313 20 күн бұрын

the guys who you can save from the bandits in Volga can be heard later on the bridge talking about you being a kind and badass, and the Pirate/Explorer kids in the Taiga also talk about both you and Alyosha being badass or whatever depending on how you'd gotten through their camps. Also if you spare the van guy in Dust, he ambushes you at a specific sleeping spot later on (a tower on the way to the collapsed bridge where Anna is waiting for you, after doing the the lighthouse bunker), and he'll tell you that he'd been planning killing the Baron with Giul for some time and basically tell you to keep fucking with the Baron's stuff to make him more paranoid.

@koffing2073 4 жыл бұрын

A game without a HUD and a GPS map is so much more immersive.

@Chris-lz6ci 4 жыл бұрын

You can disable it

@Monti1999 4 жыл бұрын

@@Chris-lz6ci it's not the same If the Game is Not designed for that in many Games:(

@dahveedb7550 4 жыл бұрын

Dead space 2 was so good at this

@eddygarcia5167 4 жыл бұрын

😃 w o w

@TheNerdSoup 4 жыл бұрын

@coffee: the account Witcher 3 the characters will give you directions. Health Bars were only hud feature I used eventually but it is possible without hud. RDR2 on the other hand is one of those games that expects you to use default hud and controls.

@nightdweller2902 3 жыл бұрын

First time I played, I didnt even feel like I was playing a game. Every objective felt like something real. I got the guitar because my friends wanted me to. I got the teddy bear because I wanted to help a little girl. Everytime I used lethal/nonlethal takedowns I considered who it was that I was fighting rather than what ending I wanted. I always felt present in the world as a part of it. It wasnt until my third playthrough when I decided to get all the upgrades that I felt like I was in a game. The bonus features like the 24 hrs day night cycle is just icing on the cake.

@sakuyaizayoi8946 2 жыл бұрын

a man of honor, i had the girls toy in my head, after getting the train thingy i realized i was close to the location so i nabbed it right infront of a demon and ran like hell, you simply do not reject the quests of kid npc

@nightdweller2902 2 жыл бұрын

@@sakuyaizayoi8946 What people dont realize is that there's a third secret ending where if you dont get the teddy bear, not only does Artyom die but the player's PC just fries itself out of disappointment.

@ImmaSpam__________________Can Жыл бұрын

When fighting in metro Exodus I always try to go nonlethal untill I'm spotted then I kill everyone including the ones I've taken down nonlethally

@30yardsreal Жыл бұрын

@@ImmaSpam__________________Can just why bro? Don’t u want to get the good ending?

@ImmaSpam__________________Can Жыл бұрын

@@30yardsreal no witnesses

@jogalong 2 жыл бұрын

I spent a lot of time walking in the train, feeling safe and observing each detail. They captured the atmosphere so well, i felt weirdly depressed when it all ended... I'll replay this game when I can afford an RTX card for sure.

@mael3527 Жыл бұрын

Same ! I would just walk inside the train, observe the little detail, listen to the calmling noise the train made and of the friends talking, it was such a relief between the hard world, to be able to take some time with friends.. I'm not gonna lie, i probably spent a few hours in that train... loved every second of it

@wimpievanzyl3699 Жыл бұрын

You will not be sorry the game looks impressive as hell with RTX on.

@ryugenryuakemi1469 Жыл бұрын

Go for RTX 3060 don't go 3050 mine is having stable 59-65 fps in only high settings sometimes it goes down to 45 fps lol

@ryugenryuakemi1469 Жыл бұрын

@@wimpievanzyl3699 ray tracing on you mean? Well my 3050 drops to 43 fps lol

@thegameranch5935 Жыл бұрын

@@ryugenryuakemi1469 does it make a big difference?

@Koshuaaa 7 ай бұрын

Man, the moment where the band was just having a jam in the guitar and the game gave you an option to sit and join while having full control of where you would look was amazing, it really did made me felt like I was part of the fun they are having

@RalphGaming-nj8jk 3 ай бұрын

Or the scene in the dlc where Sam and the captain where just getting violently drunk.

@maxi7521 3 жыл бұрын

Im a huge Metro fan since the release of 2033, and i was so scared then way revealed that Exodus will have a Open world. But boy they Nailed it

@sixten8493 3 жыл бұрын

My thoughts precisely. I never get the frustrating feeling of overwhelming freedom

@lk6912 3 жыл бұрын

They definitely did a good job, I just which that there had still been some more claustraphobic underground areas like the first two. It wasn't as scary either, the first two were truly a survival horror.

@Skund79 3 жыл бұрын

@@lk6912 But the last chapter kicked in so hard

@lk6912 3 жыл бұрын

@@Skund79 yes it did it was intense physically and emotionally. That scene where you come across the bodies all sitting together dead by the vault door was horrifying. Then the mutants jumping out of the bone piles!

@effekt4 2 жыл бұрын

Always get the good ending in the metro games first. then go back and slaughter everyone for fun

@thatsomeone3818 4 жыл бұрын

"This game doesn't tell you everything." WELL, when you're in a fight you know you're safe when the music gets less intense.

@jesseroel8362 4 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see a game that fucks with you by fading out the intense music to have you relaxed only to get you shot or stabbed or eaten from behind. That would stop making players rely on the music

@chocchip4172 4 жыл бұрын

Music cues should be based on character perspective rather than being activated like an event. For example, I shoot up a bunch of baddies in their base and the music stops, but when I leave the area and the rest of the baddies chase after me (and I am unaware of it), the music should only begin when I start getting shot at (so that's when your character realizes something), not when they spawn and an event activates.

@chocchip4172 4 жыл бұрын

@@jesseroel8362 I can see that being used in horror games a lot lol

@klurikon3004 4 жыл бұрын

That happens in alien isolation

@ubernerrd 4 жыл бұрын

Unless you're like me and turn the music off.

@RB26N Жыл бұрын

I love you can chill , walk and talk in train before main mission areas arrive. See the natural scenery pass by when you go outside, the train sound itself ,all characters are interacting , some are doing their work in mean time. This was very very good idea , i loved it.

@commanderaegis3201 2 жыл бұрын

That feeling when you earned all good karma and the ending you got was "I've always wanted a son, a stubborn one, like you" "Rise and shine, son" It really makes me feel more proud as one more than everything my parents ever did tell me. Goosebump hits hard

@gustavobeio7535 Жыл бұрын

having miller acknowlege me like that was something i never knew i wanted but when he did, i felt like i acomplished something i've been wanting since 2033. Miller is the GOAT. It's kinda poetic, our jorney began trying to remember our mother's face and it ends with we seeing a father in Miller

@alexklein278 3 жыл бұрын

"Rare loading screen" Not when you play hardcore lol

@sleepygamermax6782 3 жыл бұрын

But when you play on Iron man mode...

@heyokasamurai453 3 жыл бұрын

Fucking power outage right in the middle of the Caspian

@Ahmadabdal_ 3 жыл бұрын

every single bullet counts on hardcore

@jalk12 3 жыл бұрын

Hard difficulties were made to be played on stealth though

@HrishitDasA 3 жыл бұрын

Undermarketed

@SwinginMyHatchet 3 жыл бұрын

Another immersive aspect is that enemies don’t become bullet sponges on the higher/highest difficulties. A headshot will still kill them in one shot(1-2 body shots if they’re not wearing steel suits)AND you won’t be able to take more than 2-3 shots from a gun or slashes from a creature. This game nailed this specific feature better than any game ever has. I’m playing on Ranger hardcore with full dive on and loving it. Forgetting to count my shots to keep track of my inventory has led me to a early grave a few times already 😂😂

@jacobshirley3457 3 жыл бұрын

I've heard Stalker did that.

@combatwombat2134 3 жыл бұрын

I believe they actually did the same thing as STALKER, in which you actually deal more damage on the higher difficulty levels then you do on the lower difficulty levels. It's just that it applies to Artyom as well. 😂 I believe that is the case, anyway. 😅

@TheElMuffin 3 жыл бұрын

If anything, everyone becomes a glass cannon on higher difficulties, Artyom included. Firefights are very brief and angry. Speed, surprise and violence of action become paramount for surviving a firefight. Stealth becomes super important on high difficulty and a stray shot can put you down fast. I think most of my firefights in Metro series are with monsters, actually, not men.

@abruptend8993 3 жыл бұрын

Going into an unavoidable fight when I have barely any bullets or a way to replenish them made me resort to reloading a save when I used one too many bullets on a certain enemy.

@falcoon_f_zero9450 3 жыл бұрын

Though Exodus kinda takes it too far. In the first two games you can take 3-5 hits from guns or enemy creatures before dying, giving you a chance to dive to cover and use a medkit. But in Exodus everything pretty much two-shots you, unless it's a shotgun or crossbow enemy, which will insta-kill you. So if an enemy opens fire with an automatic weapon or if two Lurkers happen to hit you at the same time you're dead instantly. There's no time to react to anything. You either shoot first or die, which is quite annoying. I think later in the game you get a bit more armor but combat in early game is almost unbearable.

@VampireNoblesse Жыл бұрын

immersive = atmospheric, pulling you in (great grafix, sound for "atmosphere", also no distracting UI elements, often open world that feels real to explore without boundaries.., reason why Bethesda RPGs are so immersive, and Metro Exodus followed that..)

@daytimelantern6570 Жыл бұрын

Bethesda RPGS aren't immersive to me

@DinnerForkTongue Жыл бұрын

Bethesda's RPGs are only RPGs if modded so severely that the original is lost. Black Isle/Obsidian's, OTOH...

@TigerAlert Жыл бұрын

@@daytimelantern6570 well at least skyrim

@peoduction6068 Жыл бұрын

Oh Bethesda RPGs are so immersive. 7 thousand fucking menus and abilities and no animations for your character whatsoever.

@DinnerForkTongue Жыл бұрын

@@peoduction6068 That's diegetic, not immersive.

@sir_christmas_leopold_duckson Жыл бұрын

This game made me cry on more than one occasion, from the love that Anna expressed, the friendship shared among my comrades, and from the loss of some of those comrades. That part in the train where everyone is sitting around sharing drinks and playing music/singing songs was very moving to me. I haven't experienced friendship like that in my real life in a long time.

@KelbyWaters 4 жыл бұрын

“It’s about stopping players from ever finding the edges of the simulation.” This was powerful.

@pavloskoropadsky1448 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. The first evenings-nights I played Metro Exodus after high school were highly rewarding even thou it was on minimum graphics. For a die-hard fan of Metro 2033 Universe even low quality graphics are not a problem. When taking a break from the game and going to the kitchen for some water I had to wait for a few moments until my mind got used to the real world back lol

@benoitbergeron8858 4 жыл бұрын

It reminded me of the movie The Thirteenth Floor

@wolverinelg 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree. I think the phrase perfectly encapsulates what "immersion" means to players. This is might be my favorite video of Mark's.

@Mart-E12 4 жыл бұрын

Yesterday I walked from one literal corner of the map in Metro Exodus to another, I think they kinda failed there

@jaydenpaulus4423 4 жыл бұрын

This quote makes me finally understand what I mean when I say "immersive." I love it!

@tylerdavis6389 4 жыл бұрын

I spent 90% of Caspian out of ammo, frantically running backwards, hurling knives into ghouls just to dash forward to scoop up my knives from the corpse praying not to get caught by more ghouls.

@cashel5232 4 жыл бұрын

Tyler Davis Then you ain't looting enough. I had no ammo issues cuz i could just craft the metal balls on the go and i rarely ran out of revolver ammo.

@gabrielavila4833 4 жыл бұрын

Stealth is the best way to go in the Metros. I didn't have too much of a problem with ammo, because I usually used it to take out lights in order to sneak around and take someone out.

@Christph-vb1gn 4 жыл бұрын

Low and slow baby. Low and slow

@ryanbrown4053 4 жыл бұрын

@@cashel5232 this. Gotta use the tikhar or crossbow, since you can craft ammo on the fly for those.

@Angel_Kinzoku 4 жыл бұрын

So immersive

@Happy_Shopper 2 жыл бұрын

The part after you give the man the guitar and he is playing it on the train had me smiling from ear to ear. It was so satisfying to see something I had personally done have a tangible consequence and it felt so authentic. I understand it's only a small thing however it's the little details which set games like this apart from the rest

@reyhugo4879 2 жыл бұрын

I loved the ending of exodus and the two dlc’s , this game has a very good story that made me actually care about characters and lore. That doesn’t happen much to me anymore

@GenocideLv 3 ай бұрын

guessing you got the good ending then. I got the bad one, and it ripped me. Hadn't cried in so long man. That ending really sucks.

@logansaxby7224 3 жыл бұрын

Immersive: Dying Light on hardcore, HUD on navigation mode, music off and no minimap. I've never felt more inside of a game

@cpnihal2011 3 жыл бұрын

Dying Light on Nightmare was one of the best games I played. i really hope they don't mess up Dying Light 2.

@logansaxby7224 3 жыл бұрын

@@cpnihal2011 I completely agree. I like Hardcore mode better only because you can't buy ammunition at shops like you can in Nightmare mode. I found that more challenging. Like every piece of ammunition I had to scavenge. So not only was firing a gun risky but getting ammunition again was almost more risky. Edit: I agree I hope they don't mess up Dying Light 2. I'm concerned that they're making night less scary and involving the zombies less and humans more. I just hope we don't miss those peaceful moments on top of the rooftops when the sun is going down

@ordhinv.hohenheim5009 3 жыл бұрын

wind howling in street anxiety : wowowowo what was that.

@logansaxby7224 3 жыл бұрын

@@ordhinv.hohenheim5009 exactly, all the moaning and screaming in the distance and the shuffling close by...

@Blades729 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the weed also..

@ultrasaiyan97 4 жыл бұрын

When the radiation is high you see green pixels on the screen and at first I thought my graphics card was dying xD

@ExtremeMusicSpace 3 жыл бұрын

I just thought the same hehehe

@thesatelliteslickers907 3 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, your graphics card wasn't dying You were

@viktornikolayevich5933 3 жыл бұрын

@@thesatelliteslickers907 bet you born in a highway cause there's where most accidents happen

@zinetx 3 жыл бұрын

@@viktornikolayevich5933 seems you know better about that. Personal experience?

@viktornikolayevich5933 3 жыл бұрын

@@zinetx no, but personally i have experienced your mom

@Yasabie Жыл бұрын

The Metro series is the one I always go back to if I want to be heavily immersed in a games world, and every time I look back at them I feel this sense of nostalgia as if it was something I genuinely lived through.

@davidgerrard6613 2 жыл бұрын

I remember switching from the metal detector to the motion sensor at a work bench, and once the motion sensor appeared on the bench it started beeping. I wasn't even wearing it and it still worked. Such a small thing but it sells the idea that yes, that IS a motion sensor. The use of menus or HUD for things that could be displayed in world is one of the biggest immersion breakers for me. Dead Space is an excellent example of a game that did it well. Even your health bar on the spine makes in-world sense, as it allows people to see your status even in a soundless vacuum or from afar. Far Cry 2 was another great one. And for a real throwback even the PS2 era King Kong game.

@zzzzzzzzzzzspaf 4 жыл бұрын

"it's about not seeing the edge of the simulation" damn that is such a good characterisation of immersion in a game, I might use it in other conversation

@prowlingmonkey 4 жыл бұрын

@Hobo_Hayes and great editing

@Jerrongamereview 4 жыл бұрын

"You know.. I actually feel like immersion..is about like, not seeing the edge of the simulation, you know." Hot girls: - "Wow that's so beautiful and deep. I've never heard a guy talk like that about games before. Please fuck me zzzzzzzzzzzspaf!"

@Jerrongamereview 4 жыл бұрын

Anthony Swiss doesn't really matter what you say on coke. You think everything that comes out of your mouth is brilliant then anyway.

@Jerrongamereview 4 жыл бұрын

Anthony Swiss I don't get it then. Why would I buy coke and not use it?

@Jerrongamereview 4 жыл бұрын

Buy a gram of Coke and a fishing net. Snort a few lines. Walk into the night. Find hot girl. Catch with fishing net. Take to cave. Woman now yours.

@quincygaming9529 4 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING STALKER. THIS GAME CANNOT BE LOST TO THE ZONE

@Soul-Burn 4 жыл бұрын

Currently SoC and CoP can be both bought for $5 on Fanatical in the "Fugitive bundle"! Well worth it for people who haven't played it yet.

@Kabodanki 4 жыл бұрын

@@Soul-Burn Just to add. The X Ray engine is Open source, called OpenXRay. There's people working on it everyday (yeah everyday), fixing bugs and stuff. You can compile the code and run Stalker with it. Also there's the misery mod.

@julian0451 4 жыл бұрын

Id also like to recommend the mod Anomaly, a great merging of mechanics and addons that really bring the Zone to life once again

@utisti4976 4 жыл бұрын

Stalker 2 is confirmed btw.

@user-ti4bm4md5y 4 жыл бұрын

And then deconfirmed, bcs no money

@TamLe-vb5ig 11 ай бұрын

I absolutely love the simplicity of this game. No complex HUD, no skill trees, no complicated upgrading/crafting system. Everything is very realistic and grounded. Though I do wish they paid more attention to the character building.

@yoyogangsta6696 7 ай бұрын

Honestly one thing about metro is always wanted to loot and look around like a real scavenger it never felt like a chore cuz you actually find useful cool stuff and it feels so rewarding to explore the map and find even notes of what happened prior to you being there

@uncledanny4549 3 жыл бұрын

2:10 - "The metro tunnels are safe, warm and full of life" Nazis, commies, cannibals, cults, bandits, maniacs, mutants: Are we a joke to you?

@salicrew2504 2 жыл бұрын

You forget arthur morgan's favourite word:TUBERCULOSIS

@sdp640 2 жыл бұрын

@@salicrew2504 LUMBAGO

@xx_quickscope_xx7724 2 жыл бұрын

@@SwagPad sam is like the only american

@mirage_panzer2274 2 жыл бұрын

There are only 4th Reich, the Reds and some rapist gangsters in Metro. Cannibals and cults are in Exodus

@xx_quickscope_xx7724 2 жыл бұрын

@@mirage_panzer2274 read the books. In 2033 theres an cult that are cannibals

@DonRoyalX 4 жыл бұрын

“The metros are safe, warm and full of life” uhhhh not from Artyoms experiences!

@outlifted 4 жыл бұрын

Well, it was definitely full of life... damn nosalies

@bigdaddy7660 4 жыл бұрын

🤣 🤣

@Ghostblaze1 4 жыл бұрын

It has a ton of bugs on PC. Freezes in DX12 in the caspian level.

@jameslawrie3807 4 жыл бұрын

@@Ghostblaze1 It seems to be heavily dependent on video card. From what I've heard around the traps the 'minimum' video card level more or less guarantees bugs and the 'recommended' card is actually the minimum. Of course you might have a good card yourself, this is just personal experience.

@Ghostblaze1 4 жыл бұрын

James Lawrie yeah I have a 1080 ti. The game is just buggy. Went to DX11 stopped crashing for a while. Then hard freezes again. Switched back to dx12 and played through whole game without crashing again. All gpu drivers up to date etc. very inconsistent and buggy game. Needs a proper patch. They are slacking. Won’t be getting any of their dlc.

@yourlocalhuman3526 Жыл бұрын

Played it earlier this year. I loved it.

@bryanrocha2035 Жыл бұрын

Me too, i played all 3 games in sequence for the first time this year, it was amazing.

@julianius484 Жыл бұрын

@@bryanrocha2035 Same here. It was an amazing experience now I am reading the books

@Linki8uu Жыл бұрын

I first played metro in my old white Xbox 360 then when I heard about exodus I asked to get it for Christmas and then later bought the redux versions now I’m getting ready to do a metro dnd campaign

@yourlocalhuman3526 Жыл бұрын

@@Linki8uu nice bro!

@lyndonlives638 Жыл бұрын

One of the things that's amazing for me is the way all these immersive elements add up to make it seem like the open world areas are MUCH larger than they actually are. The systems of survival and resource conservation cause you to want to move through the environments with much more care and situational awareness than in many other open world games, even when you feel well equipped with ammo and medkits. So you end up going from one destination to another, carefully scanning the horizon and moving from cover to cover to avoid open fights, and when you reach the relative safety of your destination (such as returning to the train), you feel like you've earned the ground you covered, even where in real world terms it might not have actually been very far at all. Certainly a lot more engaging than mashing the 'fast travel' icon on a map!

@blackholessbm 4 жыл бұрын

I know I am late to the party, but I wanted to say, I had a similar event in the desert, but instead of waking up to hostiles, I got woken up by them and one of them said something like: "wait, don't shoot him, he spared my live when he could've easily killed me" this was the moment I realised, this game is a true gem!

@sonumb1106 3 жыл бұрын

this happened to me in my 4th playthrough.. truly awesome

@funtourhawk 3 жыл бұрын

I assume it was the guy in the radio tower (if spared), when you first get into Caspian

@tlotpwist3417 3 жыл бұрын

@@funtourhawk really? It looked like a scripted moment where you'd have to kill him, when he jumps on you

@nicholaswilson1851 3 жыл бұрын

Tlot Pwist nah you need to spare him if you want to keep Damir around

@lotel5865 2 жыл бұрын

@@tlotpwist3417 You can choose to knock him out instead of killing.

@seanporcelli3965 4 жыл бұрын

I've really been appreciating games that remove the markers and just let me find them myself.

4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed that on Breath of the Wild

@Densoro 4 жыл бұрын

I tried that in Warframe the other day. Turned everything off - even my targeting reticle and HP- and went into a couple of boss fights. I swear, I legitimately played better. Focusing so much on the level, looking for signposts leading to the boss, upped my stealth game immensely. Just kept slide-dashing between enemies for stealth finishers like a ninja. And when I got to the boss, I was better able to read his attack animations and utterly bully him. I didn’t take a single hit, and I finished him by dashing through with a melee attack, whirling around, and chucking my speargun through his face. Just the tension, waiting for the smoke to clear so I could confirm his body...and he drops to his knees with my Javlok sticking out of his jaw...really drew me back into the game.

@dddmemaybe 4 жыл бұрын

@ Breath of the Wild is instantly better with "pro mode" or mini-map off. The visuals and path-creation of the devs is so good that looking down to your minimap just ruins everything.

4 жыл бұрын

dddmemaybe I haven’t tried it but will give it a go on a second run!

@eugenecheong7066 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm starting to do that...turn off everything, and it gives you greater lay of the land, because you actually have to know where things are, rather than just follow a waypoint marker...

@motionblurofhappy7804 Жыл бұрын

I also like how there’s no upgrades or skills, you “upgrade” by doing side missions and finding gear in the world. My first playthrough I did everything and ended up as a beast towards the end. Would like if more games did it that way, actually reward you for going everywhere on the map.

@TrappiestBear 5 ай бұрын

I bought the Metro series as part of a Steam bundle this summer because I'd heard good things, but it always felt too daunting to start. These features (which I hadn't heard mentioned by friends) sound like a lot of fun to interact with!

@jesusvera7941 3 жыл бұрын

shoutout to the punchers, sneaky bois and ammo keepers that got the good ending in the first try.

@heavystalin2419 3 жыл бұрын

Do you guys get ammo?

@jesusvera7941 3 жыл бұрын

@@heavystalin2419 holy moly

@ConservativeWhiteMan741 3 жыл бұрын

ayye! finally someone who appreciates the amount of work it takes.

@jesusvera7941 3 жыл бұрын

@@ConservativeWhiteMan741 nice work bro, all the items you save for later will be of use, we know.

@lisserkc6000 3 жыл бұрын

I actually saved all of them without even knowing you could lose them.

@pottierkurt1702 3 жыл бұрын

Best thing about 4A games.. when you ring the company the dude's mother answers in Russian. And 2 minutes later you are speaking to a dev.

@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012 3 жыл бұрын

Fr?

@mikepawlikguitar 2 жыл бұрын

No you're not lol. Gullible people out there 😂

@mikepawlikguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, she answeres, "Privet, cyka. Never cu-all this numbarr egg-enn, blinh".

@DrinkingBleachOnTheBeach Жыл бұрын

@@mikepawlikguitar so she does answer in Russian

@vasinik Жыл бұрын

Does it change the fact that they speak russian? no

@Brandon-yq1tm 2 жыл бұрын

Started playing it and one thing I loved was how talking with npc's happened, where several speeches may happen at once and it feels like it flows like a real conversation. That and how pretty much all the outsiders you sneak around you can hear their information and gain clues about what's happening in that area and what might be the best course of action.

@cyber_bald1022 Жыл бұрын

Metro saga is a classic. Love 4aGames work and hope to see more of them and all of them are safe because of the actual situation in Ukrain.

@triochalas 4 жыл бұрын

The thing that surprised me the most was the time spent in the Aurora in between missions. It felt organic because the landscape was constantly changing as the train rode and I felt relaxed walking around the train and talking to people

@thelordoftime803 4 жыл бұрын

It's a 10 minute loop tho

@Cavemanner 4 жыл бұрын

@@thelordoftime803 Yeah, figured it out when you transition out of the Volga. There's a power line that glitches through the train that tipped me off. Made me a lil sad.

@thelordoftime803 4 жыл бұрын

@@Cavemanner Actually made me impressed, most people wont look out the window for 10 minutes and yet they did it. Although the structures along the way are pretty bugged as well.

@BalthorYT 4 жыл бұрын

@@thelordoftime803 It's not even 10 minutes, it's about 2, though it probably depends on which "map" you're in.

@ambrizfer7898 4 жыл бұрын

Also the main menu changing added to that

@breadman2983 4 жыл бұрын

I was confused why this game was getting any coverage, why no one was talking about it. Turns out it hasnt been released on steam yet.

@fellower 4 жыл бұрын

*laughs in epic games exclusives*

@noahyoung2910 4 жыл бұрын

It will be on like two months

@lewisbell2554 4 жыл бұрын

It won't come to steam it was initially going to be released on steam but was pulled and made and epic game store exclusive, however they had to honor the people who had pre ordered through steam already

@noahyoung2910 4 жыл бұрын

@@lewisbell2554 it is coming to steam in February, it was only a one year exclusivity deal with Epic

@rockyroad90 4 жыл бұрын

You can play it on XBox Live on PC.

@John-qt4zk Жыл бұрын

I fell in love with all the metro games and I personally felt like I was part of artyoms life and his experiences and I'm greatful for that

@wolfvision5154 Жыл бұрын

🤓☝️🫵💀

@FlashmanVC 4 жыл бұрын

The art direction for this game is some of the absolute best I've ever seen.

@tommyscott8511 4 жыл бұрын

I've always found the visual design of Metro very confusing. When I'm above ground, I find it very difficult to figure out exactly what I'm looking at. But that could just be me, and its not stopped me playing each game multiple times.

@drakep.5857 4 жыл бұрын

I know, right? Everything feels so rusty, disease covered and old. Great atmosphere.

@nrjentertainmentsmobiledj2759 4 жыл бұрын

Fallout was much better sorry

@stepankolesov5640 4 жыл бұрын

the artistic style of metro: exodus concepts was handled by the dude who did the concepts for the film Bladerunner 2

@bcrunch 4 жыл бұрын

@@tommyscott8511 the devastation, the water, the world, whatever you want? i agree with the OP, the dilapidated old-soviet mixed with more traditional pagan architecture was unique and great to look at

@thy44 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly some of the most memorable moments for me were when the entire crew was hanging out on the train together and Stephan would start playing the guitar. It was really heart warming to watch the crew find ways to smile and laugh despite their dire situation, because of this throughout the entire game I always felt like I had something to fight for. Its really cool knowing that if I had made different decisions in the game I would have missed out on that. It really contributes to the immersion when you know that your decisions matter.

@fltfathin Жыл бұрын

Agreed, and i feel rewarded by the good ending on the blind run at the last chapter.

@thephilarmy5 Жыл бұрын

8:45 I remember the experience of my arm involuntarily twitch when seeing the big spider crawling up the character's arm 🕷️

@urgatorb8 Жыл бұрын

I’ve watched a bajillion gaming videos on KZfaq and I’ve got to say that this was probably the most thoughtful, insightful, and well produced one I’ve ever seen. You are to be commended, sir! Great job!

@ryloc7567 3 жыл бұрын

This game gave me an idea of what having a girlfriend/wife is like, and what it feels like to have real friends.

@jonnylawerence4212 3 жыл бұрын

Stay strong whoever u are stranger on the internet

@TheHellogs4444 3 жыл бұрын

Relationship building is a skill. Sometimes stuff just happens to build relationships, but usually, in the modern day, you need to be strategic about what you put your attention to and how you approach things if you want a certain outcome, i.e. friends. Sometimes it's as simple as just asking to hangout. Sometimes it's as hard as creating a stressful, bonding situation. But humans are social and it takes very conscious and skillful effort to keep a person who is interested in you, away.

@atharaxndx 3 жыл бұрын

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

@katfans7124 2 жыл бұрын

I rarely fall in love with fictional character but anna make me wanna stay with her and hear all the story she has to offer

@rkenshin364 2 жыл бұрын

Oof

@grizzlymang1930 4 жыл бұрын

Artyom does speak but only as a narrarotor between loading screens

@xGARIDx 4 жыл бұрын

And also at ending scene

@ex-soldier4341 4 жыл бұрын

He died at last light so why is he alive here?

@grizzlymang1930 4 жыл бұрын

@@ex-soldier4341 there are two endings in last light the one where he lives is the one that actually happens lore wise

@ex-soldier4341 4 жыл бұрын

@@grizzlymang1930 i got the ending where he died tho😂

@lmao.3661 4 жыл бұрын

Ex Soldier of Midgar most people did

@rustyrodgers7566 10 ай бұрын

It’s pretty much the only “aaa” title in my steam library, and I do not regret it

@woohoomusic5098 9 ай бұрын

My favorite experience so far in my current playthrough of Exodus was when youre trying to take out that sniper while Anna provides fire support. After i got to the top of the tower i heard reinforcements down below in a truck. I had to use the workshop in the tower to quickly attach a 6x scope and a fresh larger magazine on to my Valve, then i blew out all the candles and lanterns in the tower and returned fire on the bandits below

@Hanneshanuta 4 жыл бұрын

I can't wait for the other 99996 points on immersive game design! that's a crazy ambitious goal, but I guess you did your homework. Why else would you include 5 figures 😄

@kanisque 4 жыл бұрын

That's the Metro game design counter, the game uses same design to display most of the numbers.

@lethanglong6979 4 жыл бұрын

that's why i love these Survival games. The realistic part of the game keeps me alive in game. For example,i'm playing the game Catalysm Dark Days Ahead. No graphic games, but shit, it's fricking awesome. Immersive , if you can use that word since it's one of these realistic games that i called Gold Mine

@nicholasmaniccia1005 4 жыл бұрын

@@kanisque Hey I got a few other jokes that I want you to explain when you get a minute.

@kanisque 4 жыл бұрын

@@nicholasmaniccia1005 I get the joke, I was just clarifying the design aspect for others.

@bemo_10 4 жыл бұрын

@@kanisque I'm sure you did 😄

@acepedro12 4 жыл бұрын

10:10 They are not systemic events. They are surprise mechanics.

@doncoria9505 4 жыл бұрын

EA pls....

@LinksYTLink 4 жыл бұрын

Except they're actually fun

@tommasomorandini1982 4 жыл бұрын

When that occurred to me I thought it was a bug. Metro is pretty well known for those... thankfully Mark opened my eyes!

@BARTMAN8603 4 жыл бұрын

I played exudos like three times and I was never greeted by bandits after sleeping in this safehouse. The first two times nothing happened and the last time I was surrounded by monsters. The ambush with the car is certainly scripted, since I met them in every playthrough.

@thesuperthingymabob8209 4 жыл бұрын

Quite ethical actually.

@Nat0ri0us 2 жыл бұрын

You briefly mentioned the fact that Artyom doesn't speak aside from the loading screens. But I wanted to expand on that. When I put more thought into it there's actually a profound impact on the players view of the game because of this. By having Artyom not talk to the main characters or respond to things they say it really allows the player to form their own opinions and thoughts about the characters as their stories develop. I didn't realize how much it made a difference until I realized that there are different endings and also different outcomes in each 3 areas with your companions. Listening to what each character has to say and being allowed to agree or disagree with them without the input of your characters opinion allows the player to make choices in how they play based on how they interpret each event and characters thoughts and opinions. To sum it up, you are free to react to everything how you want to because your character doesn't speak his opinions on anything so you aren't influenced on what to think.

@mohamedelkayal8871 2 жыл бұрын

I honestly didn't mind but though it would be interesting to choose some responses. In Dishonored 1 for example your protagonist had no voice actor but there were instances when you could make a dialogue option.

@YounRangr 2 жыл бұрын

I have to say my first time playing 2033 on the 360 was an even more atmospheric experience than playing the redux version. I had fallen into the dark, mysterious romance of the haracters and environment. Even start reading the book which really gets into your superstitious brain.

@Lucky-sh1dm Жыл бұрын

Original 2033 on the 360 was a RELIGIOUS experience

@thenamechanger233 4 жыл бұрын

Metro Exodus is also one of the only games that I enjoy having Subtitles on, because sometimes you can't hear the secret extra conversations that go on, and so you use the Subtitles to see what the hell they're talking about. Definitely one of my most favourite games of the decade, a solid 10/10 for me.

@talktoyoutoo405 3 жыл бұрын

make sure to set the language to russian! you can only do this in the main menu options though.

@murrij 3 жыл бұрын

Voice acting in Russian with English subtitles is a great way to play it.

@ML-xp1kp 3 жыл бұрын

@@murrij yeah to tell you the truth, the only reason why I have never thought about getting the game is the acting. I have no idea why this is never discussed, it's the single most immersion-breaking aspect: yes, the game is made exceptionally well, but when the English voice actors begin to speak I physically cannot continue. Perhaps the Russian actors are less amateurish.

@samuelbishop3316 3 жыл бұрын

Bandit convos are the best.

@N93000 3 жыл бұрын

@@ML-xp1kp I played all 3 metro titles in Russian even though I only speak English, it sells you on the location better and characters don't seem comical.

@raffeisen2085 4 жыл бұрын

Watching this I understand how badly I miss a new S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game

@OsKuukkeli 4 жыл бұрын

It's on it's way :)

@stalkerzackden3297 4 жыл бұрын

@@OsKuukkeli Stalker 2 is on 2020 right? Damn! Thats two FPS RPGs for 2020 for me Cyberpunk and Stalker 2 I'm fuckin pumped for a nee Stalker, its been so long since i've hidden in a bunker because of some storm, or being scared by anomalies

@tictac4949 4 жыл бұрын

Escape from tarcov is pretty fun and similar to stalker

@Trve_Kvlt 4 жыл бұрын

@@tictac4949 It really isn't tho

@tictac4949 4 жыл бұрын

Ave Satanas well kindof. The atmosphere and gameplay mechanics are pretty similar. Of course the objective of tarkov is entirely different and there aren’t mutants or anomalies or anything like that, but it feels like it’s in the same sort of universe. You start in your “safe haven” where you can buy and sell guns and food etc, then you go out into the “zone” where you scavenge for things to survive and to sell, and then you come back to safety and do it again. They’re both pseudo-realistic Russian survival shooters. The biggest differences are really just the lack of story in tarkov, and the fact that it’s multiplayer.

@Palk54 2 жыл бұрын

That immersion wipe effect at 10sec blew my sh!t away

@BernyVerse Жыл бұрын

Metro and stalker series is so unique, i wish more games made in this gerne and feel.

@Zhangmengxing3236 3 жыл бұрын

Get the good ending on my first run, can't bring myself to play it again though. The emotions experienced on the first try is so real and authentic that I don't want them to change, at all.

@ianhall6614 2 жыл бұрын

I got the bad ending because I killed a lot of the tree forest hippy dudes in that one mission. Besides that I hit all the criteria for the good ending. I will agree with the video's idea that the morality system is by far the weakest portion of this otherwise great game.

@TheMaTaSS 2 жыл бұрын

I got the bad ending, it was a fucking gut punch, after playing all 3 games, I was devastated, I wanted Artyom and Anna to have a happy ending, So i started a new playthrough 2 hours after I finished it just to get the good ending

@Noir0520 2 жыл бұрын

@@ianhall6614 So if in the forest mission u got alyosha hurt, we still get the bad ending altho duke and damir with us?

@SteveAkaDarktimes 2 жыл бұрын

@@Noir0520 need 2/3 I think.

@SteveAkaDarktimes 2 жыл бұрын

@@ianhall6614 the fact that you call them Forest tree hippies shows how much attention you paid and how you didn't listen into the conversations.

@tonygunk1886 4 жыл бұрын

Played Metro Exodus for the first time a week ago, absolutely stole my time for the entire week.. game was incredibly immersive! Agree with your vid 100% great job!

@carpetcreed3841 3 жыл бұрын

I'll taketh thy cheese by force I’m playing again as well

@stevetennispro 3 жыл бұрын

VorpX has VR support for this game... and 800+ others. I recently got a Quest 2 to do wireless pc gaming. Need to upgrade my pc soon . Pocketstrafe's running in place phone app is free now! Quest 2 might not work with it though.

@deptofbiochem1143 2 жыл бұрын

Your review has great insight. I start playing exodus yesterday and after 14+ hours I finally approached the ending. I was so immersed and I cannot sleep or eat something while playtime. I think I'm so lucky to meet metro series.

@SimonGrillo 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Can't wait to play this now!

@1oace768 4 жыл бұрын

Spoiler: I'll never forget the final mission, and how I felt a genuine rush and hurry in the way I played. Even though there wasn't an in-game timer that said you have X amount of time to finish it. I felt immersed enough in the plot and characters to not dilly dally.

@renegeeder 4 жыл бұрын

Same here, what a conclusion, all that extra effort to get the good ending was more than worth it.

@metal4lifewp 4 жыл бұрын

It made me sad when I realized I was reaching the end

@samarramiresz7005 4 жыл бұрын

I literally felt broke with that ending.

@metal4lifewp 4 жыл бұрын

I felt I was just getting started. Now I have to wait for a sequel

@ericlin7775 4 жыл бұрын

I just automatically started sprinting whenever possible since I suspect the game might have a timer that dictates the ending. (Metro is known for not showing ending result directly until right before it actually happens.)

@joelsefur666 4 жыл бұрын

I’d hardly consider Exodus to be an open world. More like a hybrid between a linear game and open exploration.

@sonymicronin 4 жыл бұрын

It's more like Super Mario Odyssey structured.

@lmao.3661 4 жыл бұрын

Only 2 of the levels are more open and free and I think they’re less open worlds and more bigger metro levels

@BioClone 4 жыл бұрын

Crysis / bad Company Design

@Bloodhurl67 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@ecco2ks 4 жыл бұрын

Like bigger BioShock

@aidenmiller1590 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know why, but this is one of those videos that i always come back to watch again. You inspired me to play this game and I loved it, every couple months I rewatch this video to reexperience this game. This game is definitely immersive and I thank you for introducing it.

@ricepony33 2 жыл бұрын

I wish there were more of these types of immersive experiences that weren’t all horror based!!!

@shahxad6533 2 жыл бұрын

I wish

@starlight_garden Жыл бұрын

Skyrim with mods.

@tentomat5270 10 ай бұрын

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

@evancodsworth2 3 жыл бұрын

Metro Exodus might have the best “open world” in any game ever. The Volga, Caspian and Taiga levels are full of secrets and are just a blast to explore. Underrated game.

@HelmuthGerka 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you, and I also enjoyed a lot the linear sections, they are a nice change of pace and a callback to the first 2 games of the franchise. This game was generally really good imo, outside of tiny issues I had.

@Omega14343 Жыл бұрын

caspian is the best one tbh, ultra underrated

@thomasdeakin8486 4 жыл бұрын

Metro does Fallout better than Fallout

@wisdomleader85 4 жыл бұрын

Many video games made by Russian and Ukrainian companies in recent years are quite amazing.

@Duchess_Van_Hoof 4 жыл бұрын

Except Fallout is supposed to be an entirely different experience. Its not about survival or scavenging, but exploring a post apocalyptic world and its societies. It is the dialogue and morality that defines Fallout, not whatever Bethesda is doing.

@dereksmidl8352 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed fallout was boring and the controls were worse than tbe original metro 😆 that said metro last night is a phenomenal experience

@bobmus6241 4 жыл бұрын

No...not even close to Fallout 1 or 2, and those games are isometric and have more content. Like other dude said they are not comparable

@Duchess_Van_Hoof 4 жыл бұрын

Seriously, apart from being post apocalyptic and touching upon morality the two series have nothing in common.

@LyricalViking Жыл бұрын

For me it's the atmosphere, the sound design, the gameplay design and the fact that the HUD is only ever present when you need it. I even turned my crosshair off for the main game because it was unneeded and really made the game stand out! That mixed with it's very high graphical fiddelity especially on the enhanced edition.. it's too good.

@stephenelliott6155 Жыл бұрын

This is a great video on structuring simulated worlds. I will be considering how these principles can be extended into other areas of cybernetic and physical design. Very interesting and well-made, thank you!

@reinbeers5322 3 жыл бұрын

That little ambush during the sandstorm... If you haven't passed through there before, and you effectively "went around", you can catch them planning to jump you.

@samacvuk 4 жыл бұрын

"The tunnels are safe" Right comrade....

@FiksIIanzO 4 жыл бұрын

Much safer and cozier than the bloody surface, that's for certain

@peterattilakriszt3150 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of the last sentences. :-)

@randomron636 Ай бұрын

I came here coz all 3 games were on sale in a bundle. You completely sold the game to me. Thanx, awesome video

@therealjayfreshour 2 жыл бұрын

You did a fantastic review and commentary on Metro Exodus. I sold my game about 1 year ago without finishing most of it. Your review makes me want to purchase it again and play it with the mentality that you talked about in your video. Thank you !!

@Blackthornprod 4 жыл бұрын

Such an excellent video Mark, again :D ! And that intro, where the character's hand seems to wipe away the word "immersive" was a fantastic bit of editing.

@dusan7777 4 жыл бұрын

that popped into my eye and I rewatched that part a several times, because I was unsure if it was a part of the game itself... Spectacular editing nevertheless

@subprogram32 4 жыл бұрын

That was excellent editing indeed

@drublacky1846 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice detail. 👍

@ahmz1404 4 жыл бұрын

"When people talk about Metro Exodus..." I've honestly never heard anyone talk about this game since it was released, until now...

4 жыл бұрын

People are too buys with bitching about the epic game store for no reason.

@Jibish14 4 жыл бұрын

Luca Dario Bützberger I wouldn’t say no reason, I personally am a huge fan of the series. I’ve played both the games and read all three books. I had Exodus on my wishlist on steam for over a year because it was initially listed there. Then they moved it to epic. I already own the two previous games on steam and it’d be nice to have them all in one place. Also I was particularly ticked because it happened only a couple of weeks before release. As I’m typing this message, it had been listed on steam for preorder etc. literally for longer than it’s been out on epic. Many people seriously overreacted, true, but that doesn’t mean that there was no reason to be dissatisfied with the choice of deep silver to go with the epic exclusive deal. Even the author of the books was throwing some shade at deep silver for making the change so close to release.

@cdgonepotatoes4219 4 жыл бұрын

@ that's what you get from making a game exclusive to a shitty client, a good deal of people who don't want to get trough the garbage won't play the otherwise very good game because of the shady business practice, game gets less publicity as consequence. Deep Silver needs to die, Metro Exodus and all the PC fans of Metro didn't deserve this as the only people who profited off it are DS and the EGS, leaving the players and the developers behind.

@elliotlemon3396 4 жыл бұрын

@@Jibish14 Wasn't it more Koch media who made the choice though to move it to epic, rather than deep silver?

@mgtowlifeseasyifyoutry1274 4 жыл бұрын

Yet it was better then rage 2, days gone and anthem

@Black_Kettle2 Жыл бұрын

Something else that I loved about this game was that if you walk up to some of your crew they actually talk to you about things it's just little things like that making this game so immersive

@kosh9019 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been thinking about playing a metro game for a while and you have sold it to me great analysis!

@adibabrar1702 2 жыл бұрын

Metro Exodus is a worthy successor to Stalker. It's like a well accomplished kid that lives upto the parent's name

@sakib6258 2 жыл бұрын

Some of the Stalker devs helped in making it is what I've heard

@RadX_98 2 жыл бұрын

I’d still prefer Metro over Stalker. No other game can touch directly your soul like the Metro franchise, the environment, the music OST, the characters and the story. It’s all perfect.

@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how stalker 2 is gonna compare. The open world exploration in exodus is absolutely perfect I hope its similar in stalker 2.

@mr.paskal Жыл бұрын

@@JudeTheKZfaqPoopersubscribe Stalker 2 must develop the mechanics and exploration of the world from the first 3 parts, he does not need to take an example from Metro

@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe Жыл бұрын

@@mr.paskal never played the first 3 because of no console version.

@SyranosTV 4 жыл бұрын

I've played Metro Exodus day one and I also found that was one of the most immersive game I've played. In Russian, in the dark with a good sound and the most difficult mode is really like playing almost Tarkov or Stalker. I wrote about it but it's in French . Anyway good job dude :)

@namesurname624 4 жыл бұрын

where can I check your article? I am (in)fortunate enough to know french

@SyranosTV 4 жыл бұрын

@@namesurname624 Haha sure, my blog is more about "little test" then true article but here u go : pcstriangle.com/metro-exodus/

@mgtowlifeseasyifyoutry1274 4 жыл бұрын

Do you judge games before or after updates and patches, or do you think we judge games to early

@SyranosTV 4 жыл бұрын

@@mgtowlifeseasyifyoutry1274 I judge game after finishing and processing them, if any big update or DLC shows up that can ameliorate my review, I check it and modify my first appreciation :)

@MuffinMammoth 4 жыл бұрын

It's funny that you mention Escape From Tarkov. My buddy was watching me play Exodus yesterday and said that it also reminded him of Tarkov

@kylerodriguez6047 Жыл бұрын

My favorite part is being on the train and smoking a news paper cigs while listing to the main characters talk . While embracing the view of the barren land scape. Moments like these is what games company’s should strive for

@MasakatoTarino 2 жыл бұрын

Exodus was amazing, constantly feel the urge to play through it again. Really hope they make more, theres still tons they could do. Go back to free the Merto, 100% want to go back to Yamantau and wipe out the cannibals, I am sure there is a lot of useful things for the survivors there!

@Vetikah 4 жыл бұрын

Through this game I realized how tactile I am. I never knew what was missing from other games before I played exodus. The physical map, the ever-changing notes written by Artyom on the back, the act of slinging off your backpack to craft some ammo, it all felt more real, more like I was actually doing something rather than simply existing.

@metamatic22 4 жыл бұрын

For those of you who don't want to buy the game on the Epic Games Store, the Xbox game pass for PC has it as well.

@TorinAst 4 жыл бұрын

I think gamepass ultimate is $1 right now

@vazeyo 4 жыл бұрын

Doesn´t matter. I want it on Steam. I will wait till 2020

@cal6599 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the info

@SyranosTV 4 жыл бұрын

@@vazeyo Just why ? Is that that difficult ?

@urbantwilight 4 жыл бұрын

PC Master Race: *I'm gaming on PC!* Peasant #1: Xbox only! Peasant #2: PlayStation only!! *Peasant #3: Steam only!!*

@AzelleNoirre 11 ай бұрын

I think immersion is a form of emphaty. You see what others see, think what others think, and feel what others feel.

@RikuAlter2798 10 ай бұрын

Really good editing and music choice btw :) suits the tone of the video.

@groffyy7208 4 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised you haven't talked about the character interactions, for example after you completed the volga and you walk around the train, you can interact with other characters is different ways, tokarev is always talking about guns and cleaning them, krest is always happy to have a smoke with you or stepan to play guitar with him, those were moments that also immersed you even more into the game, so story wise metro exodus is one of the best post apocalyptic games ever made

@Klarden 4 жыл бұрын

"Bad ending will get binned" You do realize, that the "bad ending" of 2033 is the canon one, right? :D

@tenbeat 4 жыл бұрын

Yes but the bad ending of Exodus has Artyom die, so that's not gonna be canon.

@MrLucho-tv1st 4 жыл бұрын

The thing is that the games are based in series of books, so for 2033 they had to follow the story, then in Last Light they could have a story based on Artyom's redemtion (Also they couldn't had Polis being completly destroyed since that doesn't happen in the books), and as for Exodus I think they mention in 2035 that Artyom stablishing a safe outpost far away from Moscow (Wich is the good ending for Exodus). So yeah, the canon in Metro is that Artyom was a bad person until he realized that he fucked up big time by nucking psychic big bois.

@SanyaIVLitvyak 4 жыл бұрын

@@MrLucho-tv1st *spoiler for the book Metro 2035* If I remember the book correctly it basically ended with Artyom and his wife driving away into the distance, with Artyom fucked up by radioactivity leading to the ambiguity of whether or not they find anyone or even keep on living or die.

@dorkyface 4 жыл бұрын

The bad ending for Xcom is also the canon one :)

@andrewsparkes8829 4 жыл бұрын

@@SanyaIVLitvyak "fucked up by radioactivity"...I'm not sure if you know how radioactivity works, but he's basically dead. It's effectively the same as leaving a book ending on the split-second someone having a gun to their head point-blank and the trigger has just been pulled and the bullet is travelling down the barrel. The death is inevitable and definite; the author just ended it on a stylistic note.

@maana5623 7 ай бұрын

Awesome and well edited video ❤

@innerc8951 10 ай бұрын

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition synergizes with the whole immersive feeling of the game even more, the game now look f**king amazing. If you're playing the game for the first time, play it with the enhanced edition, it is an experience you'll never forget.