Posted on: October 14, 2021

cuiq

Games: 164 Reviews: 4

Enjoyed

I bought this game on sale. Aftering readin some of the reviews I thought it best to wait for a sale. However, I thoroughly enjoyed this game. Yes, it definitely has it faults (but then again what game doesn't?). Some of the reviews about its glitchiness are legitimate, but not all. So read them with a grain of salt. Anyway, I found the transition to cut scenes a bit jarring because it seemed to happen at the most inopportune moments. Controls for the combat system seem to not register as one might expect, certainly not instant to my key presses. I am using a Razer Huntsman TE TKL keyboard so the linear switches sensitivity could have some effect, I expected a quicker response to my key presses but this was not the case, nevertheless I will test this when I do another playthough with a different keybaord. So, combat and cutscenes were the main issues for me but by no means did these make the game unplayable, for me. What I enjoyed was the exploration, the story, the build up to getting stronger in combat strength etc...as I leveled up. The side quests and choice system and its impact to the story. the jet pack. I can't wait for Elex 2 and the hopeful continuation of the story. I think it's worth a buy on sale.

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Posted on: June 8, 2022

486dx4

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Games: 119 Reviews: 7

My PBs Nr. 2 after Gothic.

I did not have high expectations of this game, I liked Gothic 2 a lot and enjoyed Risen 1, but this futuristic fallout-ish fantasy story did not fit so well with my PB image. And then I tried it out, and found out I could not let go. The workd is beautiful, even tranquil sometimes, much in contrast to the beasts that roam it and want to kill you with one blow :-). Exploration is rewarding. Game mechanics are good, fighting is good, and the story is captivation. Above all this, it preserves the spirit of PBs games, it is hard in the beginning, and every fight won is an acomplishment. I had a lot of fun with this game.

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Posted on: October 21, 2017

Faithfiasco

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Games: 15 Reviews: 1

Clunky

Boy, did i wanted to love this game. But the Combat and the unforgiving enemies are just is too much for me.

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Posted on: October 28, 2017

pareku

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Games: 52 Reviews: 1

Don't buy this game

(This is a review from someone that hasn't played the gothic games, but has finished the main story and most of the quest, including two factions quests) There is one thing only that is good with this game and that is exploration. Interesting landscape and world, but the rest of the entire game is awful. The animations are wonky, tons of bugs (i found at least two broken quests which i'm sure of, also i found a way to do lockpicking without doing the puzzle), the difficulty goes from too hard to the easiest game in the world once you join a faction. The story is the most basic fantasy/sci-fi story and drags on for waaaaay too long, to the point of it being ridiculous and on top of that, the game is not self aware (in my opinion at least) AT ALL. There are also tons of tropes in the game like: * A Yoda with super magical powers who lives alone in the forest * Main character has lost some of his memory and has Flashbacks * Stereotypes and factions where every stereotype is gathered, to make it easier to find out what sort of b-hole you want to be. * Plot characters that exist solely to move the plot and has no personality at all Combat is clunky. Your biggest enemy in the beginning is a small enemy and a slighty slanted ground, and late-game it is hitboxes and controls. If you join one specific faction (to my knowledge, didn't try the outlaws) you can literally stunlock an entire army without being hit, so i suggest doing that to avoid combat as much as possible. Once the veil of mystery is gone, you will realise that the game is just a bunch of other games, but done worse in every aspect. To me, a good game to compare this with is Nier:Automata which in my opinion was almost everything ELEX is but better. Most of all, it had an actual sci-fi story and not a fantasy disguised in a sci-fi setting. However they are very much apart from eachother in terms of scale and gameplay, to which i would suggest witcher 3.

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Posted on: October 21, 2017

badgesareu

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Games: 43 Reviews: 1

Perfect for PB fans, even with its warts

I love the Gothic & Risen PB games; played Risen 3 for the 4th time few months ago, was playing Gothic 3 (with CPT patch) for the 6th time when Elex came out. If you love those PB games, you should love Elex. I bought this with some trepidation due to neg reviews, so glad I did! Is it hard - yes. Just like those earlier PB games, you start out with no armor and a crappy weapon, and you promptly get your butt kicked by wildlife. Remember those scavengers -- here they look like giant dodos, but still the same. Do you miss snappers -- they're back with a new name & new skin, but still just as friendly. Are you good at lockpicking in R3 -- exactly the same system here. I almost expected to stumble across an Orc calling me a Mora! I played this game for 8 straight hours after install, spent 3 hours exploring before reaching the first city. Stuff hidden everywhere (use the jetpack!) & still using the rusty axe I found near the start! Much of the criticism I've read deals with graphics & performance. Some people have the latest processor that can launch a space shuttle and the shiniest $2000 graphics card, which they replace every 6 mos., and want a game that exploits all that power, so they are disappointed that Elex does not. I play with a 7-year old processor (i7 920) and a 3-year-old GTX 950, and I have no FPS drops, no problems. (All the graphics are set to High, except render which was set to Medium.) It plays smoothly with no crashes (so far). I'm so glad they made a game that can be played on my older system. There are some funky graphics where the pommel of a sword may sprout out of an NPC wrist while talking, or you reach forward to pick up something and grab what was behind you. And as usual, the weapons seem to be magnetically attached to the NPC or player. One annoyance -- viewing your map or inventory uses your wrist tech gadget, and in the Berserker town, they all shout "forbidden technology put that away" every time! I gotta go play!

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