I rarely review games. I haven't even finished the game yet and I had to write a review just because of the music. Usually when I'm playing a game I turn all music off, for some reason the silence feels more genuine to the atmosphere of the game, well unless it's a rhythm game, of course. However, the music of this game caught my attention right away. So much so that it's worth buying the soundtrack, imo. So far, the game is compelling. I will update this review once I finish it.
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.
I have tried installing this game many times as administrator, restarting, and trying the various support recommendations to get the mouse to align with where I click on the screen. I'm not new to having to make certain adjustments to getting a game to work properly but sometimes it is just to much of a hassle and this is one of those times. I'm sure it is probably a great game but the mouse not aligning to where I need to click on the screen makes this an unplayable experiance for me. I can't recommend it for this reason.
I am not a huge strategy game player. However, this game offer of stealth and time management strategy was a great forray into this realm of gamelplay for me. Simple concept of managing people and time yet great fun. As for replayability I think its there in the since of you want to try to beat your own time if possible. I havent played the challenge mode yet so there is more fun waiting to be had. Yet I have logged 77 hours. Note: I bought this game on steam when it first released. But just played it this year, while looking for something different to enjoy. Great job Skilltree.
