It just excels in every way. The graphics and atmosphere are top tier, the gunplay and customization is fantastic and the story will make you wince laugh smile and cry. This is a great example of how a semi-open world can be a much better experience than a "true" open world in keeping immersion and story pacing while also allowing for exploration as opposed to padded ubisoft-ified fetch quests that add very little to the experience besides adding filler for game time. 9.5/10 recommend even at full price, but you'd be dumb not to just grab it while it is 2.99


Just one thing I think needs clarifying is that its a story rpg not a true rpg. While there are real choices with real consequences, you still play as Artyom like Geralt in Witcher 3 not a blank slate fill in like in Skyrim for example. Personally, I prefer it that way, but some may not.

It just excels in every way. The graphics and atmosphere are top tier, the gunplay and customization is fantastic and the story will make you wince laugh smile and cry. This is a great example of how a semi-open world can be a much better experience than a "true" open world in keeping immersion and story pacing while also allowing for exploration as opposed to padded ubisoft-ified fetch quests that add very little to the experience besides adding filler for game time. 9.5/10 recommend even at full price, but you'd be dumb not to just grab it while it is 2.99 Just one thing I think needs clarifying is that its a story rpg not a true rpg. While there are real choices with real consequences, you still play as Artyom like Geralt in Witcher 3 not a blank slate fill in like in Skyrim for example. Personally, I prefer it that way, but some may not.