I put off buying this for almost a whole year because I read reviews in which people complained about bugs and performance, but when it was recently on deep discount, I decided to just give it a try.
Before this, i had only really played FPS games like Destiny, Overwatch and Warzone etc, so it took me an hour or two before i stopped running in with guns blazing and repeatedly dying, but once i adjusted my expectations of what this game was and slowed down, i started to have an amazing time.

The characters are relatable, and the stories are interesting, unlike 90% of todays characters, who are obnoxious, sarcastic, or boring. Where in previous games im spamming the skip button on cutscenes, here i am quietly watching and listening.

The gun-play feels great, the guns are reasonably varied, although swapping out weapon mods never really felt like it made much of a change. The puzzles and objectives are easy to pick up on and solve without having to use google.
The whole game is subtly designed to guide you, often without your realising it.
The attention to detail was also noticed, putting many other more recent games to shame.

Highly recommend.

So, I think it's time to review this awesome game.

I bought Metro Exodus a LONG time ago but never really played it... Man, what a fool I was.

What a great game! I think it didn’t receive the proper recognition it deserves.
It's a beautiful game, with really enjoyable gameplay, nice mechanics, and great lore.

And in my personal opinion? It’s a GREAT ray-tracing game. The same way Cyberpunk is such a beautiful and bright game, Metro has those really dark vibes with amazing ray-traced shadows.

My only complaint, though? The Enhanced Edition doesn’t have cloud-based saves, even though the base version does.

Either way, it's a great game!

I was looking for a single-player FPS and ended up with a masterpiece!

I really enjoyed the first half of the game. There are some linear pieces, but for the most part it was pretty much open-world areas that you move between, which was perfect. However, the game becomes very linear in the second half. If you don't mind that, you'll probably enjoy the whole game. If you wanted a full open-world experience for the majority of the game, you'll be disappointed. Also, there is a morality system in the game. That's not a problem overall, a lot of games do it, but that's exactly why I'm tired of it. Just go out and have fun, and you may end up with a worse outcome. Go out and be a morally upstanding, conscientious citizen, just like you're already obligated to in real life, and hope you did it the right way to get rewarded. I'm genuinely very tired of it. If you're going to let players choose to be evil or good in a video game, let either route lead to satisfying rewards; don't punish people for wanting to have fun playing the bad guy, or even just an impulsive guy, in a video game.