I was almost the opposite, after reading the books I don’t want to return to that world, the first one made it feel dark and bad, but intriguing and full of unknown, second one made it a bit darker, and the third one just made it so dark and depressing, like the Darkest Dungeon, where each step sips your sanity.

It just became massively unappealing, a world of Soviet-style state oppression in a can, without a hope, with no heroes, and where the only way forward is out.

While it was different, I did like Exodus in a different way and it felt pretty fresh.

Aw man, I loved Exodus.

Thank you!

Everywhere that I've given this same opinion I get beaten down by exodus lovers. I've nearly begun to think I'm the only one!

I finished it and i remembered i didn't like it as much as the previous one because some element of the story doesn't make sense(iirc there's one part where a crewmate decided to stay back because he found someone he love, but then everyone mourn him like he's dead in the next scene). Just rush through the story and take whatever consequences the game throw as you, because to not lose crewmate you need to explore a lot and take the correct path. It take me about 20 hours with some minor exploration to finish it so it's not a really long game, shorter if you just stick to the main story.

Lol I have restarted Exodus 4 times and never made it past the desert map before just becoming increasingly bored with it.

If a game is a slog, don't waste your time on it. Pick up something else that feels fun.

I feel the same way about Exodus. It might be a good game for many people, but it most definitely did not feel like a Metro game. I couldn't get past the second area. It really was a slog.