3/31/2023 0 Comments Sam metro exodus![]() ![]() We’re dicks, Russia! Look up what the CIA is! Anyways, the gameplay is thankfully a hell of a lot better than the story. Maybe I’m just extra triggered because my people are being misrepresented as heroes that live in harmony. The plot is dumb, but I started the review stating that the plot is the least important part of a Metro game. Get blackout drunk with them once and they’ll just give you the keys to their nuclear submarine.Īlso included are colorful characters like “older brother” and “younger brother” Although, I will give Sam’s Story props for portraying the proper way to gain the trust of an elderly Russian man. If I were to encounter another American in a foreign country, I’m liable to pretend I don’t speak English. I don’t know what kind of fantasy land the Russian developer 4A Games thinks America is, but Donald Trump is the president and Hillary Clinton was our previous “left” candidate. If I was being too subtle for you thus far, the plot of Sam’s Story is dumb. How on earth would anyone get these two intractable wills to work together? Why, be shelving the whole conflict until the end, of course! The Captain has thus far refused to cooperate out of fear that Tom would re-nuke the whole world. He tasks Sam with acting as his liaison with the Captain to convince him to give them the fuel rods and join in a quest to spread civilization to the ruins of the world. Upon finding that Sam is from the same continental landmass, Tom immediately trusts Sam to take care of the sub’s problems. Vladivostok is also home to a booming bandit economy Unlucky for him, the submarine is without fuel and controlled by Tom. Lucky for him, the first person he meets is the previous Captain of a nuclear submarine that still works. Sam’s ultimate goal is to search the port city for any kind of surviving ship that might be able to take him across the Pacific and back to Califonia. There are presumably several other smaller Sam’s stories along the way. That long treck happens in the opening cutscene. ![]() Sam’s journey takes him from Lake Baikal all the way to the port of Vladivostok 3,461 kilometers away (thanks Google Maps). Sam’s just real tight with his pops I guess. Why is Sam so hellbent on reuniting with his elderly father? Why does he think he might be alive over 20 years after the end of the world? No idea. He dreams of reuniting with his elderly father and smoking a pipe on his porch in San Francisco. After the crew of the Aurora finds their final destination, Sam decides to leave his brothers of the Ranger Order behind and embark on his own journey to return to his homeland. Which makes talking about it without spoilers hard. Sam’s Story begins where Metro Exodus ends. The second installment of the Metro Exodus Season Pass, Sam’s Story seeks to explain this enigmatic American. And the American Sam… I think his only real purpose in the game is for the player to stop and wonder, “huh, I wonder what’s his story.” The girl Anna gives the faceless voiceless protagonist Artyom some human connection. The colonel is the tough but secretly caring (tsundere) older Russian military man that is mandatory in every story from the former Soviet Union. Khan is your guide into the spiritual side of the world, both introducing you to the game’s mystical elements and grounding them in reality. ![]() What this means is that the supporting cast of the Metro series exists to serve specific purposes. What matters is if you have enough bullets and air filters to make it out alive. Who cares what the demons or librarians actually are. So while 4A does plenty of backstory and worldbuilding, the focus is always on the challenge directly in front of you. The more you explain the anomalies and monsters, the less effective they are. But your real mission as the player is to survive. I played Metro 2033 maybe six times, and I still can’t tell you what it’s about other than “Dark Ones.” Artyom’s is best when he’s the lens with which we see this dark and terrifying world. It’s just that the actual plot has never been the focus. It’s not that the characters in the Metro series are bad. Of Metro‘s colorful cast of characters, the only ones I can readily remember are the Colonel, Atyoooooom, the girl that got naked in Metro: Last Light, the American, and Khan. Metro Exodus: Sam’s Story DLC Review – Metro With More American Accents ![]()
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