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ELEX

Just terrible.

I don't even know where to start... Sure, thedialogue is okey, and the cinematics are over-average decent. But then you start playing, and it's honestly just horrible. Using an x360 controller was okey. The controls were klunky, but they're sort of natural. Think hack'n'slash layout. However, there is no way to swap X and A, so you're stuck with A being the 'action' button, even though pretty much every other rpg has X as its action button. This doesn't make much of a difference though, as you're already going to be annoyed by the fact you have to pretty much stand inside the item you want to pick up or use anyway. So finding healing plants is going to be hell, unless you know exactly what to look for. Which you don't, btw, since they're so scarce you won't get used to it. The only things i've found to be ample so far is the stuff you're not allowed to take. So you do a couple talk missions, and you get some stuff for some people, but then you have to fight to survive. And what a fight it is. You get a 3-, 4-, 5-combo streak on the enemy, and suddenly your character decides you have no more stamina. Tough luck, dude, you just slashed 10% off their health, but because there's nothing you can do without stamina, you're dead within 2 strikes. And you better have saved beforehand, because the autosave feature just randomly decides when is and isn't a good time to save. You just talked? Save. You entered a new region miles away? No save. So good luck walking all that way back again. Then i tried the keyboard setting. God it's terrible. Click to pick up? What happened to "E for general action"? Did these people create this game in an alternate universe where keyboards have a different layout? Hold shift to run? And when you jump, trying to be precise, make sure you're expecting a leap to your death, because this character has no idea how to jump less than 6 feet, unless jumping straight up. This game isn't even worth the discounted €10. Let alone the full price.

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