Elex

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  1. Corehaven
    Feb 4, 2018
    5
    -Graphics are passable, and unless you are a graphics hog I'd not listen to people parroting that line.
    -Wonderful world interactivity. I can sit in chairs and sleep in beds, and interact with other things. Tired of games not having this.
    - World map seems large enough. Lots of territory to cover with an easy fast travel mechanic if needed. - Looting seems satisfactory as there is a    -Graphics are passable, and unless you are a graphics hog I'd not listen to people parroting that line.
    -Wonderful world interactivity. I can sit in chairs and sleep in beds, and interact with other things. Tired of games not having this.
    - World map seems large enough. Lots of territory to cover with an easy fast travel mechanic if needed.
    - Looting seems satisfactory as there is a good variety of things laying around to pick up and sell. From toilet paper to weapons.
    - Animations are quite good. Running looks very good. The character even puts his hand out for balance if they are near a wall or railing. Climbing ladders looks horrible. I'm not sure what people are ranting about in this regard though.
    - Jetpack works for getting yourself where you want to be. Nice mechanic.

    - Conversation dialogue is more passable than people make it out to be, but it's LONG WINDED. I could have gone through the game's dialogue myself and with time made all the dialogue far shorter and probably more interesting. Hate to think how this probably inflated the devs voice over budget for no good reason.
    - Mobs are not a matching level and they do not adjust such as in a game like Skyrim. And it's a problem. You're going to die a lot especially in the beginning and there's nothing you can do about it. Difficulty ranges all over the place.
    - STAMINA is BROKEN. The entire awful **** mechanic. I had to cheat and give myself infinite stamina to enjoy the game. All the NPCs have infinite stamina ( they have a stamina bar! It just never lessens ) and you suffer HORRID stamina issues, that interrupt running, fighting, everything you do. And stamina in this game is not even a core attribute. It's not needed. It's a major annoyance.
    - leveling your character is abysmally slow. Most people say you have to play this game for about 10 hours before you'll be able to kill much of anything. Ha....HAHAHAHAHA! Oh wait. I found out they're right.
    - Often little or no direction. That's because the game doesn't hold your hand! Uh huh. Really it just doesn't provide context or narrative enough ( despite everyone blathering on for hours ).
    - Yes the combat is horrendous. Janky. Imprecise. If you're using the stamina mechanic with it? Lmfao! Have to make sure I fight creatures on a flat surface. If I have the high ground advantage and swing my weapon at a monster, I'll swing the weapon over their head because they're standing downhill making them shorter than my swing. Happens very easy.
    - Game music is horrendous. It's not music. It's just tones they've recorded that play in the background and might sound like music. I can sit in front of a piano and hit one note too every 3 seconds " Ding........ding........ding ". So amateur.

    It's painful to play. You'll be reminded of all the awesome AAA RPGs you've played, and you'll remember how you had more fun and less frustration in them. And the only reason you'll keep playing this, is because you're so very bored with everything else you own.    … Expand
  2. ZaPaAl
    Jan 19, 2018
    8
    Full of potential, but flawed in execution.

    Nice scenery, strong atmoshpere and climate zones, interesting "handcrafted" level design. Sadly it has no children which destroys a huge amout of credibility, their absence is never explained, and no one characters seems to be bothered by it. What are they fighting for? Interesting quests and interactions full of consequences. Companions    Full of potential, but flawed in execution.

    Nice scenery, strong atmoshpere and climate zones, interesting "handcrafted" level design.
    Sadly it has no children which destroys a huge amout of credibility, their absence is never explained, and no one characters seems to be bothered by it. What are they fighting for?
    Interesting quests and interactions full of consequences. Companions lack quite a lot in emotional attachment, and their quests are hardly very good, except for Duras. And after they are done, they have nothing more to say, except sometimes repeating comments regarding the current area.
    The voicing in (in english) is found to be very good.
    Gameplay mechanics like stealing have been interesting since gothic, but they are starting to get a bit tired.
    Quite nicely fleshed out story and background, but it would have needed to be presented with more drama and tension build up. The ending felt rather underwhelming, preparing a lot for Elex 2.
    Exploring can be interesting, a lot of legendary weapons and little text stories to be discovered.

    Difficulty balancing across the game is terrible.
    Difficulty does initially motivate and there is nothing wrong with a challenge, but beeing scaringly unable to move through the world without beeing challenged even by a mass rat for about a third of the game, and after that going to near untouchable by spamming black hole does not make for interesting combat.
    I never really saw the need to invest in any other cleric powers and range weapons are difficult to aim and hardly fun to use. Maybe this is better as a pure bastard mage.

    Biggest problem is the overly big game map size which leads to problems of emptiness and repeating environments. Best area is the bastard starting area, the rest, especially the high tech areas tend to be very bland.
    If they had not repeated that Gothic 3 world size mistake, it could have been a far better 60 hour experience. Impressive they can pull that of and it was good for a while, but the last hours made me feel very glad it's over.
    Still interested in Elex 2 though.    … Expand
  3. Lowd01
    Jan 8, 2018
    1
    Absolutely terrible game. Tried getting into it numerous times, and wasted about 12 hours on my life on it. Graphics and animations would have been outdated 10 years ago. Add clunky as hell gameplay, appalling mechanics, and very average story, and you have ELEX...

    As much a flawed jewel as a plastic ring in a Christmas cracker.
  4. alanbessa
    Jan 2, 2018
    8
    Recommended.

    Behind an horrid gameplay and main voice actor, you can find a rich story with depth and almost every quest with a choice.
  5. aidan0
    Jan 1, 2018
    0
    Look at all those fake accounts that posted 10's for all 3 platforms on Oct 30, 2017. Piranha games should be ashamed. It’s getting a 0 because of this.

    The bad: Combat is bad, slow and dull. Dialogue is boring and bad, it so slow and puts me to sleep Main character is a hard ass, that’s as weak as a stick. Quests are bad and boring. Inventory management is outdated. The    Look at all those fake accounts that posted 10's for all 3 platforms on Oct 30, 2017. Piranha games should be ashamed. It’s getting a 0 because of this.

    The bad:
    Combat is bad, slow and dull.
    Dialogue is boring and bad, it so slow and puts me to sleep
    Main character is a hard ass, that’s as weak as a stick.
    Quests are bad and boring.
    Inventory management is outdated.

    The graphics are good, but you can’t fix a broken game.
    The game is not fun and it's boring.
    I won't be buying a Piranha or Nordic games ever again because of their review manipulation.
    What a waste of money, I should have gotten Wolfenstein II.    … Expand
  6. Jaell
    Dec 19, 2017
    10
    Najlepsza gra PB od czasów pierwszego gothica i risena. Ludzie narzekają na SI, walkę, poziom trudności... ale gra ma 'TO COŚ' co sprawia, że siedzisz kilka godzin i grasz, grasz, grasz i dobrze się bawisz. A o to przecież chodzi!
  7. K1ller
    Dec 16, 2017
    8
    I have just finished the game after 58 hours on normal. And I must say I had a blast. One of the best games I played this year.
    The game is a typical Piranha product from the good point of view as well as from the bad one. I will try to sumarize the good parts and then the bad ones.
    Good: Nice graphics, considering how old the engine is. Good story which will keep you interested till the    I have just finished the game after 58 hours on normal. And I must say I had a blast. One of the best games I played this year.
    The game is a typical Piranha product from the good point of view as well as from the bad one. I will try to sumarize the good parts and then the bad ones.
    Good: Nice graphics, considering how old the engine is. Good story which will keep you interested till the end. Thee different factions you can choose from. Variable landscape, eventhough it seems strange that on such a small area there are ice plains next to desert dunes. But it is a game.
    Bad: Sounds. There is a lot to be desired in the sound area. Wepons as well as footsteps sound strange and cheap. The cold system. It basicaly represents how emotional or rational you are. But it somehow fails to deliver. Also there is no way for you to find what level of could you have. I drank elex potions, I made different choices and I was neutral all the game.
    Something between: Combat. Many people say it is bad. Well it is not. It is just different. Especially the melee combat may be challenging. But you know what? You do not have to use melee at all. I went ranged all the way. The only case I used melee was the first rat you need to kill as a part of tutorial. I used bows from that moment till the end of the game. A small tip, you can get the warbow at the first ruins. Just upgrade this one as warbow III is the strongest ranged weapon in the game. See? No need to go melee.
    Many people also complain that everythig kills them. You know what? Go to any wild nature on Earth with an axe and tell us, how long you survived. The very first NPC meet even tells you, that you are weak and should at least use a companion. So do it.
    All things considered Elex is a really good game and I am about to start a second playthrough.    … Expand
  8. gamestory
    Nov 30, 2017
    10
    Atmospheric, Ambient, and mb the best game since Gothic 2.
    Elex really good. Not every game can offer you so many choices and blow your mind by this background.
  9. FearAndLoathing
    Nov 28, 2017
    10
    Within 5-7 hours I was hooked. If thats too long for you, this game might not be for you - but it takes time to blossom, unless maybe you know right away that you want to be a swordswining beserker, in which case youre hooked in a little earlier.

    I wanted to play ranged, and found the early stages of this game to be rough: Youre dropped in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by monsters    Within 5-7 hours I was hooked. If thats too long for you, this game might not be for you - but it takes time to blossom, unless maybe you know right away that you want to be a swordswining beserker, in which case youre hooked in a little earlier.

    I wanted to play ranged, and found the early stages of this game to be rough: Youre dropped in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by monsters you can't really take head on yet, at least not without alot of dodging. In some ways the game, at least until the middle stages, really emphasizes avoiding combat - doesnt provide much xp and the fights are tough, i really like the "feel" it gives to the game, always being scared of whats around the corner - running for your life in the wastelands.

    The freewheeling nature of the game is great, the characters are great and the world is great. If you enjoyed games like gothic, skyrim, fallout, etc. i strongly recommend sticking out the early stages. This is different from the bethesda games but it will be the same kind of joy.    … Expand
  10. Juancho1980
    Nov 27, 2017
    10
    After finishing the game, in 85 hours, I think is time to review it, as a disclaimer I will say that my review is probably biased because I am an old time Piranha Bytes fan.

    I loved this game, this is piranhas best game since Gothic 2 with TNOTR (their definitive masterpiece, and my most beloved game of all times with Morrowind and MM VI), huge world map with beautiful landscapes, very    After finishing the game, in 85 hours, I think is time to review it, as a disclaimer I will say that my review is probably biased because I am an old time Piranha Bytes fan.

    I loved this game, this is piranhas best game since Gothic 2 with TNOTR (their definitive masterpiece, and my most beloved game of all times with Morrowind and MM VI), huge world map with beautiful landscapes, very atmospheric with an immersive gameplay, a nice plot with interesting intrigues and twists, cool factions, a good (but not spectacular) soundtrack.

    There are some problems, first the combat system feels somewhat clunky, the early game hell that some players do not resist (old piranha bytes not only are acostumed to their early difficult, but love it), face animations, that are much better that their other games, but are subpar with other actual titles, some bugs and glitches (normal in almost games, and are being solved via patches), but none of this problems is really a hindrance to play this gorgeous game.

    In short words I heavily recommend ELEX for players who love old schoool rpgs and want a challenge.

    PS: My real score is 9.6, but since there are not decimals, and there are a lot of troll reviews with 0, I rounded it to 10.    … Expand
  11. Kenshin777
    Nov 24, 2017
    9
    Eins Vorweg: Nach nun 70 Std. puren Spielspaßes muss ich sagen DANKE PB !

    Nach G1-3 (*hust* 3 erst brauchbar mit Communitypatch *hust*) - den besten Spielen meiner Kindheit - kam endlich mal wieder ein Rollenspiel was mich gefesselt hat - ELEX. ( Risen 1-3 habe ich nur angespielt, da war gerade eine Zeit mit weniger RPG´s bzw. allgemein zocken - werde sie mir aber jetzt noch im    Eins Vorweg: Nach nun 70 Std. puren Spielspaßes muss ich sagen DANKE PB !

    Nach G1-3 (*hust* 3 erst brauchbar mit Communitypatch *hust*) - den besten Spielen meiner Kindheit -
    kam endlich mal wieder ein Rollenspiel was mich gefesselt hat - ELEX.

    ( Risen 1-3 habe ich nur angespielt, da war gerade eine Zeit mit weniger RPG´s bzw. allgemein zocken - werde sie mir aber jetzt noch im Bundle nachkaufen und ausprobieren )

    Die (meist einheitsbrei) RPG´s der letzten Jahre habe ich zwar gespielt, aber viele nur angespielt bzw. nach Stunden die Lust verloren und sie dann liegen lassen oder vielleicht noch mit Zwang durchgespielt.

    Bei ELEX fühlte ich mich gleich "PB" mäßig wohl, und war von Anfang an in die Welt Magalan´s reingezogen worden. Der Spaß hörte auch nie auf und ich hätte noch ewig weiterspielen können.
    Deshalb freue ich mich jetzt schon riesig auf ELEX2.

    Klar hat das Spiel hier und da Ecken und Kanten, aber es hat meinen Spielspaß in keinsterweise verringert:

    - Beschreibung des Kältewert auf der einen Seite mit Punkten und ansonsten nur mit Worten, sowie mehrere Skills die Werte erhöhen, aber man nicht sehen kann wieviel und hoch.
    - Das GUI und das Inventar fand ich nicht so gut. Hier hätte ich mehr "Liebe" erwartet. z.B. Risen´s Symbole waren da schon besser und am besten sogar noch die gerenderten 3D "Symbole" bei Gothic ;) Anprobe?! Kochen ingame!?
    - paar Clipping Fehler -
    - Welt nen Tick zu groß, somit mehr leerraum mit gespawnten Random Gegnern und weniger interessante Ecken.
    - keine Dunkelhäutige Menschen? Aber vielleicht ist Magalan eine Welt ohne!?
    - alle Frauen sahen sogut wie gleich vom Gesicht aus.

    Dankende Grüße
    ~ Kenshin ~    … Expand
  12. JiggaJigga
    Nov 16, 2017
    9
    Одна из лучших РПГ в открытом мире, из последнего, гордо ставлю на ровне со Skyrim и Witcher 3.
  13. MentalDraco
    Nov 15, 2017
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I ll start by saying that ppl who rate this anything above average have probably never played a decent RPG in their life.

    Now let's start with the good - the grafics are fine, some things look very good, others not so much i would say it hits about a 6/7 out of 10. The soundtrack i find fine and I do like the Gothic like play stile of figuring out what to do.

    The AI of your followers is also good when it comes to following you, prob. because of the jet pack, prevents them from getting stuck, but in combat... lord oooo lord.

    Now that that is done let's get to the meat of the game.

    1. It is very short for an RPG, exploring most of the map and getting to the end took me around 20 H, and that is coming from someone who took 50 H to finish Deux Ex Mankind Divided.
    2. So many bugs, it is insane ! Listing them all would take me a whole book. But there are a lot.
    3. Super stiff animations and attacks, the characters all seem to be made from granite, bad animation for attack, band facial animations, very weak dialog, no emotion in it.
    4. Poor selection of weapons and armor
    5. Exploring is not very rewarding, a lot of areas that have super tough monsters have very bad rewards for killing it/them
    6. The Risen problem, at the start especially enemys are WAY to strong and give very little XP
    7. The UI for inventory, skills is very poor
    8. No memorable characters like Diego
    9. Laughable boss fight ad the end

    AND the fact that YOU CAN NOT MAKE YOUR OWN CHOICES !!! - now to clarify what i mean in a lot of places certain options depend on your COLD, more cold logical option, less emotional option. Now that would be fine as long as you can get any results by doing the quest in a certain way or picking certain dialog options BUT in a lot of places you CAN'T.

    Let me give you some examples, minor SPOILER so beware : Now at one point you have to go and see if you can get the separatist albs on your side, but if you don't have the right COLD rating you can't tell them you are going to kill the Hybrid, which no matter what my cold might be I wanted to do ! BUT I could not chose that.

    Also ate the boss battle with the Hybrid you can't kill it if you don't have the correct cold rating
    - W - T - F -

    Now it was not super bad, perhaps because i was hungering for a new Gothic - proper Gothic, but this apple has fallen a few continents way from the tree.

    I played at the same time with a friend and he also had a ton more problems and bugs to report like initial quest have extra options that have charisma/combat/survival dependence and because they are THE FIRST quests and discussions you have there is no way you would already have them, unless you grind enemy's like a mad man.

    Avoid unless massive discount and a lot of patches !    … Expand
  14. ZyablikRus
    Nov 9, 2017
    7
    Каждый раз, когда за дело берется студия Piranha Bytes, получается старая добрая Готика. Что касается ELEX все так же, как и в старые добрые времена. Те кто застал первую готику, они обязательно получат свою порцию удовольствия. Да и RPG в этом году вроде как не было, а это большое путешествие, которое обязывает к прохождению. https://youtu.be/QaGHMTPSxD4Каждый раз, когда за дело берется студия Piranha Bytes, получается старая добрая Готика. Что касается ELEX все так же, как и в старые добрые времена. Те кто застал первую готику, они обязательно получат свою порцию удовольствия. Да и RPG в этом году вроде как не было, а это большое путешествие, которое обязывает к прохождению. https://youtu.be/QaGHMTPSxD4
  15. LevArris
    Nov 6, 2017
    9
    To make no mistakes: This game has crappy fighting mechanics. And yes: expect to die. And yes, while Piranha Bytes has its own idea of how to save high level zones ;-) there are definitive inbalances in the game. And yes... your first 15-20 hours are the most painful in the game. So why do i give 9 Points? Because it is satisfying! Extremely! The world is unique. The Story is very good.To make no mistakes: This game has crappy fighting mechanics. And yes: expect to die. And yes, while Piranha Bytes has its own idea of how to save high level zones ;-) there are definitive inbalances in the game. And yes... your first 15-20 hours are the most painful in the game. So why do i give 9 Points? Because it is satisfying! Extremely! The world is unique. The Story is very good. And did I mention the World ;-) Just breathtaking. So much little Stories to explore. So much Skills to learn. Collecting herbs makes a difference. Learning Skills does matter!!! Oh.. and did i mentioned the world? ;-)… Expand
  16. Jaevla
    Nov 6, 2017
    1
    a) Loved Gothic 1-2-3. b) Risen series,was just another average RPG. c) ELEX...NOPE NOPE NOPE.. For a hyped 2017 title? Awful super outdated visuals, awful textures, awful combat, and top of that, the weird mixture of Plasma/Laser rifles, with bow,swords and shields. PB should work more and harder to reach at least class B at creating RPG and in general games. I'm not a hater, buta) Loved Gothic 1-2-3. b) Risen series,was just another average RPG. c) ELEX...NOPE NOPE NOPE.. For a hyped 2017 title? Awful super outdated visuals, awful textures, awful combat, and top of that, the weird mixture of Plasma/Laser rifles, with bow,swords and shields. PB should work more and harder to reach at least class B at creating RPG and in general games. I'm not a hater, but please... Just take a look at the main character's hands @ https://imgur.com/r/elex/lSlK2GD ,and install Gothic 4 Arcania (that released back at 2010), and check again main protagonist's hand's there... Just amazing.. 7 years passed and PB dev team was unable to fix that monstrous hands? Next please..… Expand
  17. Josphi
    Nov 4, 2017
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Unfinished game with MMO quests. Hard at first then easy and borring later. Quests purpose is just to level up not to enjoy story. Map exploring is awful also as theres rarely something interesting to find. This is no Gothic, Fallout nor Stalker, but pushed out early product... Best faction of free people are Clerics, because of tech and you can find best Energy Weapon in game in their biome "Mortal Beam" easily.… Expand
  18. Yosa
    Nov 4, 2017
    5
    I don't get the graphics criticism, many better games have worse graphics; what makes those games better are things like game play, functional descriptions,

    Right off the bat you'll find the inventory and control scheme to be a bit on the console side, same as many pc games for years, the reason is obvious; the next thing you should be aware is that stats have no bearing on your    I don't get the graphics criticism, many better games have worse graphics; what makes those games better are things like game play, functional descriptions,

    Right off the bat you'll find the inventory and control scheme to be a bit on the console side, same as many pc games for years, the reason is obvious; the next thing you should be aware is that stats have no bearing on your character beside weapon requirements, the descriptions meen nothing.

    My first gripe is with combat, of course. As was the design in there risen series, they adopted slow locked in animations for melee attacks while keeping the enemy teleporting triple attack insta dodge hard to hit crap; Gothic had a fairer combat system and the suggested style in that game was to use a bow.

    My second complaint, there are areas that seem like there missing npcs, triggers for events, some map icons that arnt present in game, beta style stuff; I will couple this with the water rendering bug, a purple flickering were ever water should be. (in case this is not common knowledge, there is an issue with amd video cards properly rendering water, there has sinse been an official patch, it has not fixed the issue for all amd owners). Short, doesn't seem finished.

    Man, map design, it is always a sticking point in open world games, just because you include a jet pack that is so limited it mine as well have come with a warning, doesnt mean you desighn the whole landscape on the z-axis, Fallout 4 was worse for it, so is this game.(also, city layout, suck.

    There a few more things that I feel are to minor to add, the fact is this game is still decent despite
    glaring flaws bugs, and hell even dumping every level up in to constitution thing it would increase my Hp,

    You will get hooked within the first play, I can almost guarantee that if you like RPGs, It has exploration, story, loot, character building(albiate broken).

    The environments "are awesome" (in the words of Dean Winchester). You will enjoy the game, and then swear your ass off at the combat as you continue to play; its not a bad game, its also a tolerable mess.    … Expand
  19. The_MightyM
    Nov 3, 2017
    7
    Not for casual gamer!

    The setting of this game is awesome! The mix of science-fiction with fantasy and Mad Max is refreshing. Dialogues and characters are funny and dirty, as we know it from Piranha Bytes. Biggest critic is the fighting system. Some say it's challenging. I say it is simply hard to handle. Especially the low stamina and the inflexible fights are annoying. If you're ok    Not for casual gamer!

    The setting of this game is awesome! The mix of science-fiction with fantasy and Mad Max is refreshing. Dialogues and characters are funny and dirty, as we know it from Piranha Bytes. Biggest critic is the fighting system. Some say it's challenging. I say it is simply hard to handle. Especially the low stamina and the inflexible fights are annoying. If you're ok with that (and with the not so good graphics), this game is entertaining. If you're a casual gamer, you will hate this game.    … Expand
  20. GG_delirium
    Nov 2, 2017
    0
    Бросил игру спустя 15 часов, не найдя в ней ничего того, что нашел в Г1-2 и Р1. Пустой мир, рандомно раскиданные мобы, деревянные нпц, квесты, которые вызывают зевоту в лучшем случае, а чаще раздражение. Идиотская раскачка, дающая вкачаться до капа хоть на 1м уровне, имей терпение, амулет на воровство и рецепт элекса; все скиллы от начала и до капа качаются в стартовом городе.
    Убогая    Бросил игру спустя 15 часов, не найдя в ней ничего того, что нашел в Г1-2 и Р1. Пустой мир, рандомно раскиданные мобы, деревянные нпц, квесты, которые вызывают зевоту в лучшем случае, а чаще раздражение. Идиотская раскачка, дающая вкачаться до капа хоть на 1м уровне, имей терпение, амулет на воровство и рецепт элекса; все скиллы от начала и до капа качаются в стартовом городе.
    Убогая система боя, развития по мере прокачки в плане анимации и тактики НОЛЬ. Доспехи фракция не дают ничего. Убер имбовые пушки собираются за час после старта игры, если до этого уже пробегался по миру и находил их, которые разваливают все и вся, даже если ты 1 лвл опять же.
    Тупой лут, во всех суперсекьюрных ящиках и компах туалетная бумага, сигареты и прочий мусор.
    Мобы на локации спавнятся заново спустя полчаса игрового времени. Тупейший АИ, что противника, что соратника: соратник - это вообще пздц, о нем даже говорить не буду, противник - видя тебя за сто метров, достает мили палку и бежит в упор сражаться вместо того, чтобы достать ренж оружие, которое у него есть, ведь при взлете на джетпаке он его достает.
    Крафт бесполезен, за игру есть смысл только 2 раза улучшить оружие, что тебе нравится, и воткнуть в него пару гемов.
    Сюжет высосан из пальца и не то, чтобы не цепляет, он вызывает раздражение своей тупостью, прямотой и однообразностью.
    Графика, ну с ней можно было бы сжиться, если бы не было все так плохо, что описано выше.
    Мир, лор и тд: сборная солянка, граничащая с безумием, в которой с лука ты можешь ушатать пятиметрового робокопа эффективнее, чем с бластера. На весь лор 2 истории, описывающие что же все-таки произошло тут, и ту надо собирать по аудиозаписям, которые разбросаны рандомно по миру, то есть шанс того, что про лор ты так ничего и не узнаешь крайне велик.
    Повсеместные баги со всем (квесты, нпц, геодизайн, анимации, диалоги), лаги, отвратительный перевод. Вылеты после пары часов игры, 5 фпс на карте в пипбое (ps4 pro). Кривое управление.

    Спасибо ПБ, за то, что поставили точку в моих размышлениях "быть или не быть" вашей репутации для меня как фаната г1-2 и р1. Однозначно не быть, никогда более. Надеюсь, это последняя ваша потуга заработать денег под гимном "ну мы же маленькая студия, с нас взятки-гладки". Точка.
    У меня все.    … Expand
  21. Harbringar
    Nov 2, 2017
    9
    Amazing Game, it has its issues to be sure. However, anyone who has played the original Gothic will love this gem, the combat is complex and it is not a traditional 'Hack-n-Slash' in that most of the time your outnumbered, outgunned and under-powered. Is this a bad thing though? It strays away from conventional games and I would put it in the same difficulty as a Dark souls game, strategyAmazing Game, it has its issues to be sure. However, anyone who has played the original Gothic will love this gem, the combat is complex and it is not a traditional 'Hack-n-Slash' in that most of the time your outnumbered, outgunned and under-powered. Is this a bad thing though? It strays away from conventional games and I would put it in the same difficulty as a Dark souls game, strategy is almost more important in this game than skill, an certainly more important than equipment or level.… Expand
  22. Motok
    Nov 1, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Худшая игра PyranhyaBytes, жалкая пародия на первые три Готики, и Risen 1 - 2. Лично для меня пока что главное разочарование среди видео игр 2017 года, стыд вам и позор рыбки.… Expand
  23. wasd123
    Nov 1, 2017
    0
    Elex is a really really really dull and tedious "Gothic like" game, that is very very inferior to old Gothic games. Ironically its bad game on all fronts, except graphics: contrary to most reviewers graphics are quite good. Its a bad game no doubts about it and it won't be fixed by PB or fans ever, its beyond fixing. Game is worth maybe score of 4, but for PB game it is total ZERO trash.
  24. NyoNor
    Nov 1, 2017
    10
    Do not listen crap reviewers! The game is FANTASTIC! Do you like old school rpg like Gothic? This game is for you! And advice to crappy-reviewers who says that graphics are mediocre - go play **** and ****
  25. razielofc
    Oct 31, 2017
    0
    are you kidding me with the graphics, environmental textures and voice acting in this game? all of those are on witcher 1/2 or dragon's dogma level, while this game is being released in 2017. this is basically a ps3 era game, but in next-gen AAA price for some reason. don't waste your money, buy it only when it gets a huge price drop if you're so curious about the story.

    some people    are you kidding me with the graphics, environmental textures and voice acting in this game? all of those are on witcher 1/2 or dragon's dogma level, while this game is being released in 2017. this is basically a ps3 era game, but in next-gen AAA price for some reason. don't waste your money, buy it only when it gets a huge price drop if you're so curious about the story.

    some people can't get the difference between challenging games vs. games with cheaply designed/clunky combat. dark souls is a challenging game with well designed combat mechanics, whereas elex and risen 2/3 are definitely not. adding useless companions or enemies with terrible AI doesn't help the combat quality either.    … Expand
  26. fredweasley
    Oct 30, 2017
    0
    This game is horrendous in every way, the graphics sucks, the controls sucks, and just the combat system itself is one of the worst I've ever experienced.
    This game is plain awful. The voice acting sounds like it's from a 2005 game. The sound and animations are probably the worst I've ever seen in a game. Sometimes the music just disappears right in the middle of cutscenes. The texture    This game is horrendous in every way, the graphics sucks, the controls sucks, and just the combat system itself is one of the worst I've ever experienced.
    This game is plain awful. The voice acting sounds like it's from a 2005 game. The sound and animations are probably the worst I've ever seen in a game. Sometimes the music just disappears right in the middle of cutscenes. The texture looks like something from a PS2 game.
    Frustrating, ugly, broken, irritating, dull -- I cannot recommend this game to a single person. Please do not buy Elex. It is a very bad game.    … Expand
  27. DivaitFir
    Oct 30, 2017
    10
    Jocul merită banii. Este posibil ca grafica să nu fie bună, dar lumea din jur este magnifică. Interfața nu este cea mai bună, ați putea face mai bine. Este foarte asemănătoare cu cea a lui Gothic 2, în special paladinul lui Lothar, care spune că nu ești cetățean, dar în Elex nici măcar nu ești agricultor))).
  28. xamid
    Oct 30, 2017
    10
    Прекрасная игра с кучей недостатков.
    Часть из них, уверен, разработчики исправят. Например, совершенно неадекватное поведение спутников.
    Часть же... Игра прекрасна своим окружением, но очень быстро начинаешь замечать, что погода всё время одна и та же, небо почти одинаковое, если вдруг в лесистой местности пойдёт дождик, то это будет мелкая морось иногда с практически ясного неба. Ни    Прекрасная игра с кучей недостатков.
    Часть из них, уверен, разработчики исправят. Например, совершенно неадекватное поведение спутников.
    Часть же...
    Игра прекрасна своим окружением, но очень быстро начинаешь замечать, что погода всё время одна и та же, небо почти одинаковое, если вдруг в лесистой местности пойдёт дождик, то это будет мелкая морось иногда с практически ясного неба. Ни грозы, ни молнии, ни песчанных бурь в пустыне вы не найдёте.
    Монстры... тут тоже засада. Мало что есть различные версии одного и того же монстра, причём молодй/детёныш не отличается от взрослой особи внешне, так ещё для модели многих монстров одинаковые - каких-нибудь рогопса и шакала отличить не так просто. Ещё в игре есть разного рода большие крысы, падальщики из прошлых игр, ящерки и т.п. Чуть изменён дизайн и вуаля - новый вид.
    Неписи аналогично - одно дело безымянных "изгоев", "труженников" одинаковыми делать, но уж для именных персонажей можно было бы уникальную внешность подобрать.
    Ну и всякие мелочи вроде того, что течёт бурный поток, а вам идти/плыть хоть по течению, хоть против - всё равно.

    Это, конечно, атмосферу несколько ухудшает.
    Теперь что в игре есть хорошего - огромный открытый и разнообразный мир. И он действительно огромен и открыт - и не только вширь, но и вглубь и ввысь. Вполне можно случайно упасть в какую-то пещеру, полную разбойников и выбираться оттуда на тяге возможно не только реактивного ранца. Перепады рельефа очень радуют.
    Мир красивый, пейзажи живописные.
    Кто-то ругается, что мир пустой, но это не так: повсюду какие-то строения, тайники, дневники, записки, мини-истории и т.п. Думаю, что мир - одна из самых сильных сторон игры.
    Квесты действительно интересные. Постоянно нужно выбирать, информации для выбора очень мало, неписи охотно обманывают протагониста, выбор, сделанный где-то в начале, могут припомнить через многие часы игры.

    Итого, на самом деле - отличная игра, которая, тем не менее, на каждом шагу говорит - "у нас было мало денег, да и людей не так много....". Но скоро к этому привыкаешь и спокойно наслаждаешься игровым процессом.    … Expand
  29. Ondolemar
    Oct 30, 2017
    10
    Qadimgi yaxshi Gothic, barcha ijobiy va salbiy tomonlari bilan. Uyga qanday qaytish kerak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  30. Garoshik
    Oct 30, 2017
    10
    Для меня ЕLEX однозначно лучшая игра, и РПГ в частности. И по своей проработанасти, большому-детальному миру, хорошо прописанному Лору, я ставлю её по уровню рядом с 3 ведьмаком, серии древних свитков. И конечно же серией готикой, и ризоном - коеми ELEX является духовным наследием. Но Забавный парадокс до этого я ни сколько не интересовался игрой во время разработки и мне было пофигу чтоДля меня ЕLEX однозначно лучшая игра, и РПГ в частности. И по своей проработанасти, большому-детальному миру, хорошо прописанному Лору, я ставлю её по уровню рядом с 3 ведьмаком, серии древних свитков. И конечно же серией готикой, и ризоном - коеми ELEX является духовным наследием. Но Забавный парадокс до этого я ни сколько не интересовался игрой во время разработки и мне было пофигу что там показывают, какой-то странный мир, сетинг будто смешали прошлое и будущие в одно. Что было очень не правельно так думать, даже не разобравшись в игре. Что же я это дело исправил и второго дня после релиза, был с головой погружен в мир Элекса. Описывать можно очень многое. Мир игры очень большой и красивый, можно на время забыть про сюжет, и просто наслаждаться великолепием лесов Эдана исследуя строения старого мира. Игра радует доп квестами в которых нередко мы должны принять чью-то сторону, хорошая она или плохая зависит только от ваших личных маральных качеств. Действуйте так считаете правильным вы, отстаивание своё мнение, темболие что сама игра обещает адекватно реагировать на ваши действия в будущем. Диалоги тоже не остались в стороне, они сдесь вполне себе годные а местами даже очень, (выделяются серьёзностью). Персонажи - есть тут разные, есть ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, негодяи, наивные мечтающие сделать мир лучше, а также крутые пафосные чуваки каторый тебя за одно непонравившиеся выражение зохотят замочить. А в самом игравом мире основалось три фракции со своим мировоззрением, и т д. NPC пытаются симулировать жизнь но до уровень суматохи даже сельской деревушки из ведьмака 3 всё же не дотягивает. Тут я скажу о компаньёнах, они есть но их проработка далека от совершенства и тут я подразумеваю Fallut nev wegas вспоминайте какие у них были жизненные диалоги, как у живых людей. И как мы добивались их преданности, вникая в их проблемы определяя их судьбу в дальнейшем. В ELEX каждый соратник сразу же готов тебе отдаться даже можно не повышать его уровень уважения что ничегошеньки не даст кроме пары добрых слов. Сними то особо и поболтать неочем. Но при этом у них есть свои квесты в ходе которых их можно передать и убить. И они каментируют мир вокруг себя по своему характеру. Идти с ними в бой очень полезно, пока противник занет отвешиванием люлей твоиму сопартийцу, у тебя есть классная возможность навалять этому противнику мощьную серию ударов в зад. А вот навьючит их разного рода хламом как мулов нельзя у ГГ неограниченный карман(всё токи это казуальность). Сдесь многие элементы игр старых школ сохранены или переделаны под соврименый уровень, но дух старины из начала 2000годов ощущается. За что огромное спасибо Пираньям. Удачи вам.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 31
  3. Negative: 2 out of 31
  1. RPG Site
    Feb 2, 2018
    70
    Elex is a hard game to genuinely recommend, it does so many important things to only an acceptable level or worse. It's a game that's carried based on the strength of its quest design, or more pessimistically, one that's let down by a general lack of polish and uninteresting combat. It feels like a nice refreshing counterpart to some modern rpgs that treat their quest lists more like chores, but as a complete package, it falls disappointingly short.
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  2. Games.cz
    Jan 2, 2018
    70
    A flawed jewel. Beneath its layers a sophisticated game is hidden, created with love yet with bugs and poor technical design. The game mechanics are the top, but they are nowadays detrimental. Whoever wants to find a treasure in Elex, must try very hard.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Dec 30, 2017
    76
    Although dialogue writers were burning the midnight oil, the team responsible for combat was obviously slacking off and did nothing to really improve that mess of a close combat which ELEX inherited from Risen. Monster fights are as choppy, unnatural and buggy as ever, for example, enemies slide right up a steep slope if they happen to dodge in that direction. [Issue#225, p.68]
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