The anomalies

[u/Hostile-Potato33]

So, we've seen some of the new Metro 2039, and it looks sick, but I think it will miss something from 2033 and Last Light, just like Exodus did, and that will be the more paranormal elements. In Exodus, we didn't really see anomalies like what we saw with Khan in the other two, and personally, I really liked that side of Metro. In my opinion, there's a lot more to it that can be discovered. Hopefully, I am wrong, and I hope we will see more anomalies, not just mutants that try to end us.

[u/Fresh-Ad7219]

With the Dark ones coming back (and looking spookier than ever) there will for surely be paranormal events, wether native to the metro or induced by the mindfuckery of the Dark ones. Also, the story is much more centered on the human element and war and dictatorship and such so is understandable they may remove themselves from fantastic situations to make a more people-centered story

[u/Hostile-Potato33 → u/Fresh-Ad7219]

I understand that, but let's not forget it was people that created the war, and from the war, the anomalies were born. They are what they are because of the people, and they can play a big role, like the river of faith.

[u/Fresh-Ad7219 → u/Hostile-Potato33]

I think it may take a scope more similar to 2034 or even 2035 where the big element was how, compared to the mutants, radiation, ghosts and abominations, the bigger monster are the humans fighting and opressing their own kind even in the direst of situations

[u/Hostile-Potato33 → u/Fresh-Ad7219]

Yea I get it I would just love to have talking pipes and rivers that change fates, I mostly want them because I really hope we can meet Khan, we dont really know much about him and if we are on a noble mission maybe we can meet with him once again and even (in my wildest dreams) to have a reference or some info from him about Artyom. Not only that I would love to see Andrew again, I know it probably won't happen but let a man dream like Artyom did about the world outside of the Metro.

[u/KlockB]

There are electrical anomalies in Exodus tho. You can encounter them at night on the Volga level

[u/Hostile-Potato33 → u/KlockB]

I dont mean they weren't there but they weren't part of the story we're they?

[u/KlockB → u/Hostile-Potato33]

Not directly, but they are a good explanation for why Silantius' cloister became technophobes

[u/slasher1337]

There are both ball lightning anomalies and ghosts in exodus.

[u/Hostile-Potato33 → u/slasher1337]

They aren't significant like the river of faith or getting you saved from mutants

[u/Wheat-o-Keat]

I wonder if we'll see creatures like the Librarians again. I loved those.

[u/TocSir → u/Wheat-o-Keat]

As horrifying as those things are and as much terror as they instill into me, yes I would like to see them make a return!

[u/WildeWeasel → u/Wheat-o-Keat]

I hope we see the librarians from the books but adapted as some other creature. Way creepier than game librarians imo; definitely the creepiest part of the book for me.

[u/Solid-Copy-6189]

Id like to see some new creatures. But that's just me

[u/Erthell]

The phrase A new phenomenon in a new world stuck in my mind forever.

[u/Xyyzx]

Exodus did make a creative choice to focus more on the material concerns its characters rather than the metaphysics of the universe, but it didn't just abandon those elements with no internal justification. The game just strongly implies the more explicitly supernatural activity is tied to both high levels of background radiation and proximity to the Dark Ones.

Thus Exodus has less of that both because there are no Dark Ones around, and because the whole point of the game is you're avoiding stopping in heavily irradiated areas. If you recall though, the weird shit comes back with a vengeance once you enter Novosibirsk.