the feeling of being a scavenger in a broken, irradiated world is something i love about the metro series. the amount of detail and care put into creating the environments is second to none, and exploring them and seeing all kinds of dilapidated buildings and crazy shit makes for an immersive and oftentimes nightmarish experience. this being the first game in the series, it does have the weakest story and environment design, not to mention you have other NPCs attached to you for a good portion of the game, but it still nails the immersion, which is what i value most. human enemy AI was kinda dumb, but fighting the monsters was a good challenge at points.