ELEX II

Its the best Game from German Pyranhia Bytes. R. I. P. Glad GoG cares about old and visionary games and companies.

First of all, Elex 2 is a great role-playing game. According to the developers, it can be played well even with the minimum technical requirements and the graphics are okay. Apart from the big titles like Witcher 2 and Cyberpunk, the game offers a great open world that is presented authentically and believably. The story is fascinating and makes you want more. It is a role-playing game that offers all the important requirements and many hours of fun. However, Elex 2 also has weaknesses. Those who have not played a game by the developer in the past may not find the entry as comfortable as with other role-playing games. This is due to the fact that Elex 2 requires the player to make continuous decisions and requires a certain amount of frustration tolerance at the beginning due to the numerous possibilities of being killed. But once you have completed a few levels, joined a guild and made progress, you can enjoy a great game world that has something interesting to offer at every turn. As for the graphics, they are fine and conjure up a beautiful world on the screen. Of course, it can't keep up with the graphics of Cyberpoint or AAA titles and is getting on in years. But overall, I am happy with the graphics and the game atmosphere. Elex 2 is a great role-playing game and a successful sequel to Elex 1. Those who already know the developer's games, such as Gothic 2, can pick it up without a thought. For all others, I would recommend simply getting involved with the game and seeing for yourself whether you enjoy it. Thanks to the good refund from GOG, everyone can test the game without risk. In any case, I will continue to play it.

As a Gothic Fan, I really enjoyed the first Elex (even on release) but Elex II unfortunatelz is not playable for me. The fixed FoV and the fast zooming effect when you stop running just makes me feel nausea. The performance hovers around 40fps with an RTX 3080 and Rzyen 3800x, regardless if maximum or minimum graphic settings, something seems to be broken here. I reallz hope this get's fixed and I can update my review to better reflect the game itself, but as it stands it's unplayable.

Only thing missing is diving in water like witcher 3... still 5 stars.

If you like the Gothic-like games, this is just a perfect game experience. If you don't know them, imagine skyrim with a focus on freedom, exploring and character development. I wish you could zoom in and out of the character with the mouse wheel. Otherwise, this game was very fun for me. I even stopped playing DotA2 for this completely :)