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I got this game as a gift from a friend, and man, it did not disappoint. I’ve finished it multiple times on both PC and iPhone. The replayability is excellent, even after several years — something you don’t see in many games. The story is very engaging: you’re fighting off an alien invasion while simultaneously trying to keep your technological progress and research on par with the enemy. The overall gameplay is well balanced, from difficulty levels to its RPG elements. The DLCs are also worth it, and the price is very reasonable considering how much time you can spend in the game. Some downsides might be the slightly cartoonish graphics. I personally got used to them and even started to like them after several playthroughs, but they might discourage some players. Also, compared to XCOM 2, there are fewer features — such as customization options, fewer characters, and less depth in RPG mechanics. However, I was still able to enjoy this game multiple times even after playing XCOM 2, which says a lot.

Pros:
Game length and replayability
Well-balanced gameplay in every aspect
Awesome DLCs
Variety of enemy types

Pros or Cons:
Voice acting – sometimes great (especially soldiers’ reactions when someone dies), but base dialogues can feel a bit cringy
Graphics – slightly cartoonish; may appeal to some players but not others

Cons:
Customization (especially cosmetic options; more weapons and equipment would be welcome)
Some bugs

The achievements in this game were great and sometimes really challenging. The game doesn’t have an achievement progress tracker, so it’s best to complete the time-consuming ones during your playthroughs. And now for the worst part — you need to complete the game starting from every region, which means at least five full playthroughs. If you’re planning to go for 100% and want to avoid unnecessary extra runs, you can check out my guide.

Glitched achievements: YES (the last mission sometimes needs to be replayed due to a bug)
DLCs needed: YES (all except the Elite Soldier Pack)
Multiplayer achievements: YES (2 and still doable in 2026)
Time-consuming achievements: YES
Collectible achievements: NO
Multiple playthroughs needed: YES (at least 5)
Time to 100%: 90–150 hours
Hardest achievement: Our finest hour (beat the game on impossible difficulty)

All in all:
Game: 8/10
Achievements difficulty: 7/10

After many years of gaming, I finally found another game that feels completely different from just “playing a game.” As a Slav myself, I really enjoy Slavic folklore. Everything feels true to the legends, myths, and fairy tales from Slavic parts of Europe. But it’s not just that. You can’t even count how many details are in this game. From your beard growing and potions affecting your appearance, to the variety of choices in every conversation, mission, and side quest — all of which affect the entire story, your friends, yourself, and even other quests. You can easily fail some quests or even cause someone’s death just by saying the wrong thing. There is no single “true ending” in this game, and this applies not only to the main story but also to side quests. You shape your own ending throughout the game, from start to finish, and it’s truly amazing. The graphics, weather system, voice acting, enemies, and cities — all of these are incredible. And the DLCs? Hearts of Stone brings a thrilling story with many unique missions — it could honestly work as a great movie. Blood and Wine introduces a completely new map with tons of new content. It basically feels like The Witcher 4, even though it’s just a DLC. And then there’s Gwent — a card game that is incredibly addictive. You may find yourself playing a game within a game for hours. How many games can do that? Of course, there are some bugs, and the combat system can feel a little strange at times, but it’s not a major issue.

Pros:
Graphics, lighting, environment, music, and voice acting (recommended to play in Polish)
Enemies, monsters, and characters
Quests, missions, and DLCs
Gwent card game
Incredible attention to small details
Great price and high replayability

Pros or Cons:
Combat (a bit unusual, but faithful to the books)

Cons:
Potions and alchemy (not really necessary, could have been more important)
Horse mechanics (can be buggy at times)

They were fun to collect. There are many hidden ones, so make sure to check guides. Create multiple save files, as you’ll need different endings. Don’t forget to play Gwent, since many achievements are tied to it. There are various types of achievements (collection, missions, difficulty-based, etc.).

Glitched achievements: NO
Multiple playthroughs needed: YES
Collectible achievements: YES
Time-consuming achievements: NO (only crossbow headshots, which take around 30 minutes)
DLCs needed: YES (Blood and Wine, Hearts of Stone)
Time to finish: 100–200 hours
Achievements difficulty: 5/10
Hardest achievements: Card collector (easily missable), Walked the path (difficulty)
All in all:
Game: 10/10
Achievements difficulty: 5/10

I have to admit that I wasn't really sure whether to recommend this game or not, but than I realised it cost only 10e which surprised me cause I got it few years ago and It was more expensive. So, yes, for that money it's really worth trying and here's why. It's crytek so you can expect great graphic - wonderful for the year of release, great ingame executions and cutscenes. Faces look really great btw, almost like real people. Story was decent and without spoiler alert I can say it's very similar to Russell Crowe's Gladiator, but with many changes. I am gona stop there with positive words. Multiplayer? Meh.. just COOP for 2 where's nothing to do just few objectives and different maps. Kill some enemies, move, kill again and so on. Executions are great and there's tons of them but combar is really weird. You fight 1 guy and 10 others are just watching, sometimes one more atack you and you easilly deflect him as you got eyes on your back. Collectables are worthless and you upgrade your stuff only with XP or multiplayer gold. If you want a good cinematic game with great cutscenes and graphic with decent story - this the game, but don't expect anything else.
+ graphic
+ story
+ executions
+ cutscenes
+ price

- whole multiplayer
- collectables
- zero replayability
- sometimes FPS drops for no reason

+/- fighting

Achievements were really easy. Plenty of them for completing missions, than some collectables and achvs for completing game on harder difficulties. Multiplayer got lot of them too but prepare to find someone to help you cause nobody plays it. Game has achievements progress counter, it's really usefull.

What you need to 100%
Glitched achievements: NO
Only singleplayer needed: NO
Multiple walkthroughs needed: YES
Collectable achievements: YES
Time consuming achievements: YES ( multiplayer leveling, but check YT for help and you'll have it quick)
Hardest achievement: Reach level 200 in multiplayer
Time: 30 - 50 hours

All in all:
Game: 5/10
Achievements difficulty: 4/10

This game has so many opposites, that it isn't even funny. I feel like it could be game of the year but it isn't finished. For example, this is maybe the only game I played that has every location every little scavenging place or camp in the hills designed it's own way and everything seems so reall. It looks amazing but than you realize it's always the same although it looks diferent. Same enemies, same loot, same point. This goes with the story and NPCs as well. It has great haunting atmosphere and sounds are well made. It's set in terrifying post apocalyptic world where people eat another people and you really feel it, but than again you see same NPCs, same movement, same voices. I recommend it, though it could bring more.
+ graphics
+ car combat
+ atmosphere
+ sounds
+ landscape
+ enemies
+ car upgrades

- repeating voices
- repeating NPCs
- story and side missions (there could easilly be more and better)
- lack of weapons

+/- races (no big challenge)

Achievements in this game are pretty much do everything they want you to do, collect everything, upgrade everything and so on. It's fun at the start but may get little boring during the game. Better part is that it won't take so long.

What you need to 100%
Glitched achievements: NO
DLCs needed: NO
Multiple walkthroughs needed: NO
Collectable achievements: YES (plenty)
Time consuming achievements: YES
Hardest achievement: Up to the task (finish all non repeating challenges)
Time: 50-70 hours

All in all:
Game: 6/10
Achievements difficulty: 4/10

JC3 is great successor of older games. We mainly see it on a graphic side but what I liked were plenty of new challenges, story [which was way better than in 1 or 2] and the new wingsuit. Flying around beautifle colorful island with Italian likeness, fighting with rebels with whom you grew up or driving sport cars which finally looks real - it was great experience. Obviously bugs, lack of physics and sometimes even game f*cked ups were on a daily list, but it would't be Just Cause as we know it.
+ story (compared to previous ones)
+ graphic
+ DLCs (great new things)
+ challenges
+ gears leveling system
+ improved grapling hook and new wingsuit

- physics
- car damage (in my opinion JC2 nailed it better)
- less fraction missions then in JC2

+/- only 1 fraction

Achievements in this game were pretty fun. There were some glitches but nothing a youtube couldn't handle. It got something from everything but all in all it was fun. Took me around 70 hours but might be less if you want, I didn't play it for achievs at the begining.

What you need for 100%:
Glitched achievements: YES (one or 2 challenges but search help on YT and you good)
Collectables achievements: YES (need to collect everything, DLCs don't count)
Time consuming achievements: YES (a little)
Only singleplayer needed: NO (need to beat players in challenges and feet)
DLC needed: YES (sea, land and air expansion pass)
Multiple walkthrough needed: NO
Hardest achievement: Get 5 gears in every challenge
Time needed: 40-80 hours

All in all
Game: 7/10
Achievements difficulty: 5/10

So to be honest I played original metro 2033 a lot and it was great game so let´s compare this one to original at first. Result? This game is masterpiece. Everything, evey little detail what was pain in the ass in the original one is no longer in this game. The biggest change is graphic and whole atmosphere. It is way better than in original. Characters are no longer the same as you go through the game. They have different faces, clothes and I think also some voice actors are new (played it only in Russian dubbing yet). We got a new animations so every time you get killed (for example) there is a special animation for that. We have some new guns in this one and we can modify them in the shop just like in Last Light. We have new granade type and we chose only from our 3 guns during combar. The knife is simply used just by pressing V, which is really helpful and was really pain in the ass in the original one. There are many new places to explore during your walkthrough and they are really interesting and well designed (for example in Dead City I found a monster nest with whelp inside). Well I could talk more and more there are plenty of new and better things we have also new types of monsters but let´s finish this comparsion with these words - Metro 2033 was really awesome and Metro 2033 redux is far more than that.

+ graphic, atmosphere, animations
+ plenty of guns, plenty of modifications
+ breathtaking story
+ sound
+ 2 types of playstyle and 4 difficulties
+ monsters (well designed, terrific, powerful)

+/- achievements (too easy,no real challenge and no achievements for completeing game on hardest diff. for me as achv hunter pretty sad :( but It maight not matter to you)
+/- Yeah one thing that didn´t changed is enormous reduction of story from the book and many changes to make there more combat, but as always, you don´t give a sh*t if you didn´t read a book.

- duration of game (as always could be longer but its not real problem)


Well I compared it to original game but if you didn´t played it here is something about this game. Okey It´s Metro 2033 based on bestseller novel of Dimitri Glukovsky. Story is incredible. Nuclear was destroyed our world and last thousands of people live in Moscow metro. Stations became states, ammo became money and not letting your family, friends and yourself get killed by other people, radiation and mutants became top priority. But there is new threat.. something.. terrible, worse than anything esle. That´s all about story you need to play it and I highly recomend you to read a book first. Gameplay is on good level, you search for ammo, filters to your gas mask, new guns and fighting several factions as bandits, nazis, commies. You also fight many kinds of mutants and beast in post apocalyptic Moscow or in its metro system. The whole game has horror atmosphere and you will be afraid in few situations (mostly because of terrifying sounds) As I mentoined before Matro 2033 was really impressive piece of work, but if we look at this game from true perspective (that we can´t compare it to games like Fallout or Stalker because that is something different) If we look at this game as post apocalyptic story based first person shoter - This game is one masterpiece and best of its kind.

All in all: 95%

- duration of game (without deads about 5-6 hours)
- Multiplayer (gameplays looks awesome, but I couldn´t find any server, nobody plays it...)
- Keyboard setting (for example melee and jumping over cover is the same button)

+/- your 2 partners (sometimes very good helpers /Lugo can easy take out snipers/ but sometimes wrong AI, they can dead outside, you can´t help them etc.)
+/- Very easy achievements (Good for noobs, bad for hadcore players)

+ Story (you can decide in few parts of game what to do)
+ Weapons
+ Graphic (Apocalyptic Dubai.. ..Man... AWESOME!)
+ Dubbing and whole sound in game
+ COOP with 1 friend

This awesome 3th person game is set in apocalyptic Dubai where you take a role as Captain of 3 team soldiers and you have to find out what happened. That´s all about story, cause I don´t want show anything, but I can say that it´s great with shocking moments and some decide parts. Gameplay is on good level with lots of weapons (assault rifles, sniper rifles, shotguns, machine guns...) and covering, running, camping system is like in Ghost Recon games. I didn´t find many negatives in this game, maybe the 1 big is sometimes your partners. They can be easy downed on open place without cover, so it´s difficult to help them, but this is a real problem only o hard difficulties.

All in all: 90%