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Explore The World of ‘Metro Exodus’ in This Gameplay Demo
You know that Metro Exodus gameplay trailer from E3? Well it turns out that there’s also a 17-minute gameplay demo showing off more of the good stuff that 4A Games has been working on.
The gameplay demo has the player exploring the area near the Volga River, which is quite vast. Much larger than the zone you explored in Metro: Last Light. Resources are in limited supply once again, and traversing the surface is limited because of that. Players will have to manage the time they spend on the surface wisely, but luckily, the indicators on your arm provide the necessary information to let you know just how long you have.
Crafting items is a new key game mechanic for Exodus, where you’ll have to scavenge various materials for ammo and other necessary items. You can also use these resources to repair your weapons, which do break down from use. Some of the items can be constructed while out in the open, but seeing as time still progresses normally as you do so, you’re again still at risk of exposure to radiation, so watch those indicators.
Seeing as Artyom is leading a group of Spartan Rangers this time, you’ll have access to an outpost. There, you have the ability to advance the time of day before heading out on a mission. This of course alters the behaviour and timing of the creatures and enemies roaming the environment. Stealth is another key component, as you’ll have to rely on sneaking to get where you need to go, or to tackle enemies in the least risky way.
I won’t spoil the other goodies in the demo (plus you can’t see how good the game looks from my useless blabbing), so check it out below. Metro Exodus is set for release February 22, 2019, on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for his role in 1993’s Jurassic Park, has passed away this week at 78 years old. In a statement shared on Neill’s Instagram page this morning, the actor’s family said that his passing was “sudden and unexpected.”
Neill had been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in 2022, but stated the following year that he was in remission. The family notes that he “remained cancer free” at the time of his passing.
The family statement reads, “It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia. Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free.
“They would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at St Vincent’s Private Hospital for their incredible care. More details will be shared later, but for now, on behalf of the family, we ask that you respect their privacy as they navigate this immeasurable loss.”
In addition to his iconic role as Dr. Alan Grant in the original Jurassic Park and the sequels Jurassic Park III and Jurassic World: Dominion, Sam Neill left an indelible mark on the horror genre with memorable roles in Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession, The Omen: The Final Conflict, John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness, and sci-fi horror favorite Event Horizon.
Sam Neill’s vast resume in film and television began in the early 1970s and also includes the films Sleeping Dogs, Enigma, The Good Wife, A Cry in the Dark, Dead Calm, The Hunt for Red October, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Hostage, The Jungle Book, Snow White: A Tale of Terror, The Horse Whisperer, Bicentennial Man, Daybreakers, Escape Plan, and Thor: Ragnarok.
Sam Neill is survived by his four children and eight grandchildren.
Steven Spielberg said in a statement to Variety, “I owe a debt of gratitude to Roger Donaldson, Gilliam Armstrong, Graham Baker and Phillip Noyce for casting Sam Neill in the roles in which he was so brilliant that brought him to my attention and led to his playing Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park. Sam was exceptionally collaborative. It was a stretch for him to play a character who acted as though children were messy and smelly because this was the opposite of the loving father he was to his children. I adored making all the Jurassic movies with him.”
Spielberg adds, “Along with Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, we will always have our Jurassic family and Sam will never be forgotten by us or his many millions of fans around the world.”
Sam Neill in ‘Event Horizon’
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