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Metro exodus characters4/13/2023 PSU: Has that freedom and player choice seeped into the linear levels by any chance? Nothing is there just to tick boxes, everything has a purpose and there is always value in exploring and looking around. You can see a location in the distance, you can explore it, maybe you will find a bit of loot there, some world building or audio recordings. These big open levels give you a lot more freedom. The last two games did have stuff hidden away, but as you say, you can never really veer too much from the path. Huw: We really wanted to reward the player’s sense of curiosity. Metro Exodus seems much more flexible in terms of what you can do. In previous games, it was very much go from point A to point B, kill people, can’t really wander off into other directions. PSU: I’m personally really happy that those collectibles are in the game as I’m one of those people who searches every corner, looting around for everything. That is where we can weave a lot of the side content that Dmitry has created into the game as well. We use the notes and audio diaries to effectively listen to the ghosts of characters from the past. That is the visual environmental storytelling. There will be something in the environment that will let you know maybe what happened to them. Every building, every abandoned village is set up differently. We have these large open levels, but they aren’t cookie-cutter, copy and paste environments. We like to think that every location is hand-crafted. Huw: This idea of environmental storytelling has always been really important in Metro. Was building out the world something the team really wanted to push for? I have also noticed that there seems to be a lot more world-building, in terms of notes and audio diaries being left scattered around. Characters talk a lot more over the radio or just between each other. PSU: I’ve noticed that as I have been playing. Characters are a huge part of Metro Exodus both in the world and the story. And, in terms of dialogue, there are more lines of dialogue in this game than the previous two and all the DLC combined. It’s a sub-story within the overall story. Each of these large levels has its own self-contained story within it as well. There are a number of characters that you will encounter and meet on the journey. The gameplay is predominantly solo, but you have this really rich cast of characters on the train. There are some missions where you will be playing alongside the other characters. A lot of the game you actually play solo, you aren’t being followed around by an AI companion all the time. Huw: We’ve really expanded the cast this time around. PSU: Would you say this game is more character-focused than the last two? As I have been playing, I have noticed there are a lot more developed side characters out in the world. Anyone who is a fan of big, epic, story-driven games is really going to like this one. It’s certainly their most emotionally powerful story yet. I think this time around 4A Games have delivered their best story yet because you have this travelling band of companions who you form strong bonds with. To do that you need to get to know the characters, understand what is at stake. You’ve got a good grasp of the combat, exploration, and survival but for me its the story that really ties all of this together. Bowes … Nadine Redbird / Beth Fortuyn (voice) Christian Lantz … Philomeno “Phil” Marquez (voice) Leilani Jones … Lola Johnson / Sue Ellen (voice) Sarah Elmaleh … (voice) Amelia Tyler as D.W.Huw: As I say its something that we really want players to experience when they play the game. Roger Clark … Philip Boylan / Timothy King / Bandit (voice) Cam Clarke … Sheriff Gamble / Vilius Sirkas / Aubrey Trout / Wharf Merchant / Doorman (voice) Dave Fennoy … Henry Dixon / Kurt Dawson / Jerome Hawkins / Scientist (voice) Matthew Yang King … Danny Luo / Apothecary (voice) Cissy Jones … (voice) Greg Cheung … (voice) Neil Ross … Doc Sedgwick / Oberlin / Quentin Ellis / Perry Cloud Smith / Buford / Roderick Nethersol (voice) Sal Lopez … (voice) Gavin Hammon as Gentleman Jake Ackerman (voice) Vivian Lou … (voice) Melissa Medina … (voice) G.K.
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