9. Metro Exodus
From the moment we heard the Metro series was making a comeback, we were excited. The lore of author Dmitry Glukhovsky’s intriguing world makes for such a fascinating video game setting, and 4A Games had so brilliantly adapted the stories with 2033 and Last Light.
Exodus, though, was to expand the scope of that story and gameplay with an ambitious new sandbox design, taking us outside the confines of Moscow’s subway and into the unforgiving Russian nuclear winter.
For the most part, Metro Exodus proves itself a very compelling addition to the series. While often wonky voice acting is sometimes a distraction, the engaging story-telling remains a key part of the experience. Survival mechanics, too, which had a mixed reception in the old games, are deeper and more accomplished this time around, going in hand-in-hand with the new sandbox level design.
Overall, Exodus will be remembered as one of the year’s best FPS games and its critical success leaves the door open to more entries in this excellent series.
