Metro Exodus(Shall we finally get the spiritual successor of the Stalker series?)

Niiiiiiiiiiice. So that makes 2 things from this E3 that I'll spend money on.

Defenitely my second favourite game at E3 (after God of War ). I was honestly a bit blown away the moment the protagonist goes up at the surface, takes off his mask, and breathes. It was certanly a turning point for the series.

From what I heard about people that follow the novels, it seems that Artyom eventually finds certain rural areas that were not hit by radiation and are thus habitable. It will sure be fascinating to see humanity trying to reclaim the surface, provide they manage to stay true to the spirit of the series.

Yeah the trailer seems to imply we are going to explore the surface which is pretty neat, it's definitly a step up from the old games. I think the game is not going to be a pure open world per se but it is going to have larger levels with exploration and maybe some secondary quests. I really like the direction the game seems to have taken. Though I still think that by being a game derived from the novels, story will remain the first priority of the game. We shall see.

I guess the guys didn't want to ruin the surprise.
Agreed on the open world aspect though I still think it is going to be more of a semi-open world with large levels to explore but still connected with narrative.
I feel your sentiment on Stalker, the original team made a Stalker inspired online shooter called Survarium but it's definitly not the same. I suppose the guys at 4A saw the vacum in that specific spot and wanted partially take advantage of it. If they will succeed it still too soon to tell. I'm however quite optimistic about it.

Haven't played the two first yet, but bought them at a gog sale earlier this year, so they are on the backlog list. Read the first book though and really enjoyed it, so pumped for more of the games. Really good trailer.