4: Metro Exodus
Best Games Shown at Microsoft’s E3 2018 Conference
Some FPS franchises are de-emphasizing their campaigns such as Battlefield, which has opted for segmented short stories, and Call of Duty which has removed their campaign all together. 4A Games and the Metro series remain all-in on telling Dmitry Glukhovsky’s tales through a focused single-player only campaign.
Metro Exodus impressed us last year with its debut trailer which showed how the franchise is leaving the tunnels behind and finally venturing out fully into the world. For those looking for a compelling story that has gameplay that is still anchored by shooting things, the Metro series, and Exodus of course, appears to be on track.
However, what really impressed us this year is how crisp and fast the gunplay looked (60 FPS mmmmmm), and how menacing the enemies appear to be. Mutated fish the size of whale sharks, and a gargoyle-looking enemy that I have no idea what it’s inspired by. Metro Exodus has been giving me very Doom-like vibes in terms of having a compelling story coupled with visceral, gory gameplay. If it’s anything even approaching the Doom 2016 remake in terms of quality, then we have very good reason to be hyped about Metro Exodus.
