Funny that I replayed it recently. Its a solid game but man does Artyom not talking hurt this game way worse than past games.

Also the non-linear stuff makes the overall story feel rushed in some areas
>daytime when leaving train
>go to the crane in Volga and meet that dude
>still daytime, get the radio call on the way back that Anna is missing
Like what, in the 30m he was gone she fell in a fucking ammo bunker and got toxic super cancer? There was also no reason for her to keep it a secret.