Elex II is an acquired taste. But ultimately, it is an engaging RPG with good quests and that X factor that keeps you wanting to do missions and see how people turn out. Yes it looks like an Xbox 360 game, has bad voice acting, janky combat and goofy characters. The only 2 real problems with the game are that the main story is absolute garbage; by the end, I was just sprinting past enemies in their same-looking bases to finish the objective and teleport out. Also the game heavily assumes you played and remember the events of Elex, which can be annoying. The second real problem is that many of the progression mechanics (how to find skill trainers, how to upgrade weapons, how to craft) are never really explained and can go completely missed for the entire game. I didn't make ammo until the last like 2 hours of my 24 hour playthrough. 2 minor problems are that the companion missions are super repetitive and don't matter; even if all of them hate you at the end of the game they still agree to help you fight, and even if you completely "romance" one you don't get any bonus at all. The other minor problem is that the game eventually forces you to grind to level 30 to progress; I was indecisive about which faction to join so I coincidentally overleveled early on but still found myself at level 27 when I had to be level 30. If you just plowed through one faction you could easily get jammed and be like level 16 at this point. It sucks that by the endgame when you start fighting the main antagonist forces you just plow through samish bases reminiscent of the Oblivion gates, and the story completely unravels with a final boss you've never seen or heard of before. The end is trash and not satisfying at all, but the lead up to it is actually interesting and the faction choices do seem to matter.
Obviously I played back in the day on PS4 but never ponied up for DLC. Now I can access them and they add some refreshing content and weapons. Cool how the Far Harbor one explores the synth/human psychology like Blade Runner. Worth a revisit even if you hate replaying games like me; you only have to replay like 3-4 hours of the main game to get to Far Harbor (the first DLC)
A fun game from a cool IP which allows you to play as the super powerful RoboCop. Actual voice actor makes the dialogue hit. Some graphical issues and unsmooth gameplay jank to be expected, but an otherwise fun semi-open world game with a cool concept behind it.
