A confused, buggy mess that completely misses everything that made the first two great.

PROS:
-Amazing music
-The last level of the game (which was similar to the previous two games).
-Metro 2033 (redux) was good, go play that instead.
-Metro Last Light (redux) was good, go play that instead.

NEUTRAL:
-Voice acting is hit or miss. Katya and her daughter are particularly bad, but several characters have problems with awkward forced (and inconsistent) accents. However, there is a ton of voice acting and some are well done.
-The "Enhanced Edition" supposedly has great graphics (if you can get it to run). I have an RTX 2070 but could not get playable FPS in enhanced edition even with all settings on low/off.

CONS:
-The plot. Metro Exodus completely abandons every plot point that was built up in the first 2 games.
-Weak map design: the majority of the game takes place outside in bright, large, and open areas - exactly the opposite of the atmosphere that made the first two games great.
-"Open world" elements are contrived and pointless. There is literally no reason to explore the world. The only thing you might find are some weapon "upgrades" (ie larger magazine, better stability barrel, etc) or generic collectables.
-You can only use 1 of each type of equipment. You will never use any of the other gear, so why bother to look for it?
-Generic meaningless collectibles: I found "audio tapes" and "postcards" - neither appears to give you anything for finding them. The postcards have no lore and I have not seen anywhere to find the list of the ones you've already collected.
-Nothing to do in the open world. There are some fuseboxes in human sections that turn out the lights...yay...
-Extremely verbose NPCs. The idea behind having lots of voice acting to give life and background to the world is wonderful - but this is a textbook example of failed execution. Various NPCs throughout the game will talk.....and talk.......and talk....... but not say anything of value. Neither adding to the lore of the game world nor to the gameplay as a player. They just say endlessly gibberish.
-No fast travel
-1 vehicle that stays where you left it (only on the Caspian level).
-BUGGY BUGGY BUGGY
--Corruption bugs: half the time when I load the game, it tells me that my file has been corrupted. This would normally worry me, but it doesn't seem to actually do anything as my save game still loads with no changes.
--AI bugs: enemies will see you through the ground/walls; being in the "dark" will make you totally invisible at times, and have absolutely no effect at other times; going the exact same route will result in different AI behavior (e.g. sometimes they see you, sometimes they dont).
--Map bugs: after spotting camps ("?" on the map) and going to one, even after looting the area, the map would not update (and continued to show a "?")
--Crashing bugs: one particular sequence on the Caspian level constantly crashed the game. I had to crouch and look directly at the ground while navigating the area to get past it.
--Car/Journal bugs: if you open your journal while in a vehicle, your head will go through the roof and you can't see out the windshield correctly anymore

A confused, buggy mess that completely misses everything that made the first two great. PROS: -Amazing music -The last level of the game (which was similar to the previous two games). -Metro 2033 (redux) was good, go play that instead. -Metro Last Light (redux) was good, go play that instead. NEUTRAL: -Voice acting is hit or miss. Katya and her daughter are particularly bad, but several characters have problems with awkward forced (and inconsistent) accents. However, there is a ton of voice acting and some are well done. -The "Enhanced Edition" supposedly has great graphics (if you can get it to run). I have an RTX 2070 but could not get playable FPS in enhanced edition even with all settings on low/off. CONS: -The plot. Metro Exodus completely abandons every plot point that was built up in the first 2 games. -Weak map design: the majority of the game takes place outside in bright, large, and open areas - exactly the opposite of the atmosphere that made the first two games great. -"Open world" elements are contrived and pointless. There is literally no reason to explore the world. The only thing you might find are some weapon "upgrades" (ie larger magazine, better stability barrel, etc) or generic collectables. -You can only use 1 of each type of equipment. You will never use any of the other gear, so why bother to look for it? -Generic meaningless collectibles: I found "audio tapes" and "postcards" - neither appears to give you anything for finding them. The postcards have no lore and I have not seen anywhere to find the list of the ones you've already collected. -Nothing to do in the open world. There are some fuseboxes in human sections that turn out the lights...yay... -Extremely verbose NPCs. The idea behind having lots of voice acting to give life and background to the world is wonderful - but this is a textbook example of failed execution. Various NPCs throughout the game will talk.....and talk.......and talk....... but not say anything of value. Neither adding to the lore of the game world nor to the gameplay as a player. They just say endlessly gibberish. -No fast travel -1 vehicle that stays where you left it (only on the Caspian level). -BUGGY BUGGY BUGGY --Corruption bugs: half the time when I load the game, it tells me that my file has been corrupted. This would normally worry me, but it doesn't seem to actually do anything as my save game still loads with no changes. --AI bugs: enemies will see you through the ground/walls; being in the "dark" will make you totally invisible at times, and have absolutely no effect at other times; going the exact same route will result in different AI behavior (e.g. sometimes they see you, sometimes they dont). --Map bugs: after spotting camps ("?" on the map) and going to one, even after looting the area, the map would not update (and continued to show a "?") --Crashing bugs: one particular sequence on the Caspian level constantly crashed the game. I had to crouch and look directly at the ground while navigating the area to get past it. --Car/Journal bugs: if you open your journal while in a vehicle, your head will go through the roof and you can't see out the windshield correctly anymore