To explain further would be to give too much away, but it is fair to say that, despite the return of some eyebrow-raising voice acting, The Two Colonels features an excellent and affecting story of duty vs. After a routine – but nonetheless scary – mission clearing out irradiated slime with a flamethrower, Khlebnikov attends a New Year’s Eve party with his son Kirill, which sadly proves to be the last hurrah for Novosibirsk’s thriving community.Īs The Two Colonels continues, Khlebnikov engages in violent combat against both monsters and man, as the tale turns into a miserable story of a civil uprising and a totalitarian coup, exploding in scenes of depressingly relatable violence, as the people, desperate for medicine and support, turn against the OSKOM. In a neat and effective bit of dual storytelling, The Two Colonels sees Col. The Two Colonels is a standalone DLC chapter which serves as both a prequel and a side-story to the events of Metro Exodus. Metro Exodus: The Two Colonels (PC, PS4, Xbox One) Why I’m choosing to return to Dmitry Glukhovsky’s grim and unsettling world is anyone’s guess, but here I am, donning my spider-covered visor and descending once more into the abyss. Once you got past the awful game-breaking launch bugs, a deeply detailed world awaited aboard The Aurora, packed to the brim with atmosphere, bad voice-acting, and horrifying monsters. As such, THQ Nordic’s journey into a mutation-filled Moscow and beyond gave me the jitters in a big way.Īs a video game however, Metro Exodus was pretty damn good. I’d be on edge in a room full of kittens, lest one of them moved suddenly, or looked at me in a violent fashion. As I noted in my review, I’m a particularly jumpy person. Making my way through Metro Exodus back in February was one of the most frightening video game experiences I’ve ever had.
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