ELEX

The story's intro cinematic was initially promising: three factions fighting each other in a post-apocalyptic world with a newfound source of McGuffin power a la the Elex. But then a select few are better at handling it than others and now the 3 factions are semi-united against those guys? Suddenly this got a lot less interesting. It would've been more intriguing to see all factions on somewhat equal footing, fighting each other as opposed to whatever this turned into. The PC controls are unbelievably unintuitive. Who combines the "use item" function with the generic "interact with world items" action? If you want to pick something up like the bones of the dead rat you just pummeled with your iron pipe, you have to first put away said pipe before interacting with that item. You can't even reconfigure them because both actions are set to be on the same key binding. Just ridiculous. Graphically, unimpressive. It looks like something that was released in the late 90s. The voice acting is serviceable, but stilted, which is disappointing considering that our character is fully voiced as well. Overall, this was a huge disappointment. A well-modded Skyrim could reach heights greater than this.

As someone who didn't enjoy Gothic or Risen, this one surprised me as I found it to be a fun, albeit clunky raw gem. The story is pretty good. The world is immersive with fairly distinct factions. The characters are good, some are even great. The game could use some quality of life improvements, namely better quest markers, a better skill system (finding teachers is too old school and inconvenient imo - not a no go though, reminds me of the good ole Might and Magic days heh) and definitely better controls & camera (and more fuel for the jetpack). Other than that I really don't have much to complain. The graphics are decent, though not the greatest. Actually there's one more thing that "bothered" me: You are insanely weak in the beginning, but you can mow down anything in a few shots / hits in the late game. Difficulty scaling is NOT this game's strong suit. So if a steep difficulty curve is not for you I would recommend to avoid this game. Steam purchase btw.

This game hates you and laughs at your pain, not for the faint of hearted. It's a tough nut to crack, but if you do it's one of the most rewarding RPG experiences out there. It's Piranha Bites best game since Gothic 2. Combat is brutal, choices matter, nuanced characters and a fascinating world to explore.

The game is beautiful but it s very hard to advance . Cant find strong clothes and weapons easily . At the beginning every mission i started i got killed by either an enemy or an animal . I am more than 10 hours in the game and i ve got to nowhere ...

Clearly my favorite 3D CRPG, immersive and tough. That is what fallout series should have been in 3D. Real choices, a wild open world who don't spare your life if you don't fear it's migthy.