Elex

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  1. gerAtsch
    Oct 19, 2017
    9
    Elex is a typical Piranha Bytes game.
    You like Gothic and Risen? You like Elex!
    Graphic is ok. Not a AAA graphic like as Witcher3, but acceptable.
    Elex has a verry good quest and world design and a verry deep atmosphere.
    The combat system is a litte bit tricky with exercise but it does

    All in all, a good game for me :)
  2. Darath
    Oct 18, 2017
    8
    I have a really nice time playing this game, there is something in it that makes you want go further.
    I like how the game rewards exploring the world, you can always find something interesting on a top of a mountain or deep in some well.
    The story may not be as interesting as in for example The Witcher 3, thats for sure, fighting could be designed better, and development of character    I have a really nice time playing this game, there is something in it that makes you want go further.
    I like how the game rewards exploring the world, you can always find something interesting on a top of a mountain or deep in some well.
    The story may not be as interesting as in for example The Witcher 3, thats for sure, fighting could be designed better, and development of character could be also better (as i'm trying to build my character around one spell i have to wait 13 levels to reach that. By that time you are as fight-efficient as 1st level character because you're pumpin' up intelligence and flair.

    But overall really nice game, i would recommend it for any gothic/risen fans.
    Cheers!    … Expand
  3. MRzjadacz
    Oct 17, 2017
    9
    Piranhas strikes back!
    One of the best RPGs comes back, as we again dive in Gothic climate.
    But beware casuals! You shall not find fun in this game as it's more like
    ''from gamers for gamers'' than ''from corpo for lazy console players''.
  4. northernlad
    Oct 21, 2017
    9
    takes me back to my time with gothic many moons ago plus its pb love there work its a mish mash setting but who cares if u can get past the diffiicult start and get your character strenghtened up abit your away there's plenty of hours of fun to be had here pb games are real games in my opinion u don't get that hand holding feeliing this is more of a dark souls vide good old fashionedtakes me back to my time with gothic many moons ago plus its pb love there work its a mish mash setting but who cares if u can get past the diffiicult start and get your character strenghtened up abit your away there's plenty of hours of fun to be had here pb games are real games in my opinion u don't get that hand holding feeliing this is more of a dark souls vide good old fashioned gaming ---update changing my score to a nine its not perfect but this is excellent it u can get into to it shame the gaming industry has sold out at least pb hasn't more dev's need to take a look at this level of depth and story great stuff… Expand
  5. Misteriolalista
    Oct 18, 2017
    8
    Good old school RPG back ;)
    Maybe sci fi and others in one is weak but in general game is good ;)
    piranha without glitches is no piranha xD

    ........
  6. pudz1an
    Oct 20, 2017
    10
    Finally, first RPG after Witcher 3 that drew my attention for more than 2 hours, for sure I will finish this game. Great story building, amazing world, janky combat that becomes great once you realize it behaves like a real-life turn based fighting
  7. Mannimarco
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    Negative points first, it's not the most gorgeous game ever but it got its charm and is very fun to play if you like hardcore RPGs. You can't just go everywhere you want and nobody explains you every little detail. It may be frustrating when you never played an RPG which doesn't take you by it's hand. But if you get through that rough phase you will get a great experience where you willNegative points first, it's not the most gorgeous game ever but it got its charm and is very fun to play if you like hardcore RPGs. You can't just go everywhere you want and nobody explains you every little detail. It may be frustrating when you never played an RPG which doesn't take you by it's hand. But if you get through that rough phase you will get a great experience where you will grow stronger and get back to the places you once got kicked in the butt to take sweet revenge.

    I recommend everyone to try for themselves.

    As many people tend to give things they don't like an unrealistic 0/10 I give this game a 10/10, however I'd rate ELEX a 8/10.    … Expand
  8. Hoyt_Ridge
    Oct 18, 2017
    10
    Elex is good. Not every game can offer you so many options.
    This game is too hard for casuls, if you are trying to play it with one hand, while holding beer in another one, it won't work.
    Git gud or don't touch it.
  9. Telin
    Oct 18, 2017
    10
    Perfect game. Mostly see criticisms of difficulty. Get,over it and enjoy this rpg, more,indepth than skyrim. Most wont get it, most wont enjoy it, find by me. PB is a small team that,knows how to make a hardcore rpg. Casual/everyday gamer beware. Looks better,on pc of course.
  10. OSMET
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    That's deep.
    The developer sure has good hands.
    I will have fun this weekend playing this masterpiece.
    Haters gonna hate.
    Yes, I am bad at writing reviews.
  11. Illya
    Oct 17, 2017
    8
    I just want to say this: don't look at user score, because there are "reviews" from people who specially made new account to give this game 0 points on every platform(PC, PS4, XONE). I mean, I'm sure they bought this game 3 times.

    About the game: game have nice story, at least to the point where i am(i played for something like 5 hours, maybe a little more) and i have real hopes for    I just want to say this: don't look at user score, because there are "reviews" from people who specially made new account to give this game 0 points on every platform(PC, PS4, XONE). I mean, I'm sure they bought this game 3 times.

    About the game: game have nice story, at least to the point where i am(i played for something like 5 hours, maybe a little more) and i have real hopes for some good plot later, world design is also very, very well made. Even if graphics is not much spectacular, i still can enjoy exploring the game world.
    Yes, animations are, i woulds say, not as good as i hoped they will be.
    And yes, there are some technical issues but i think its a matter of time to patch it.
    Overall - i would like to give it a 7,5 score(or even 10 just for the sake of haters), but unfortunately there is no option to give half scores, so it gets 8 from me.
    I think that this is the game which you can hate or love, so there is no way to say if it's waste of money or not if you don't play it.    … Expand
  12. MaWo79
    Oct 18, 2017
    5
    The idea of a mixture of sci-fi and fantasy in a post-apocalyptic world sounded good at the very beginning. But in the end Piranha Bytes totally failed to put all these different elements together in a rather consistent way. ELEX wants to be a Jack of all Trades with its world pieced together from borrowed designs and ideas from all kinds of different sources like Fallout, Mad Max, Skyrim,The idea of a mixture of sci-fi and fantasy in a post-apocalyptic world sounded good at the very beginning. But in the end Piranha Bytes totally failed to put all these different elements together in a rather consistent way. ELEX wants to be a Jack of all Trades with its world pieced together from borrowed designs and ideas from all kinds of different sources like Fallout, Mad Max, Skyrim, The Witcher, Mass Effect, Star Wars and whatnot. In return ELEX has almost no own ideas or anything that makes it outstanding or special in some way. Sadly it all boils down to a hodgepodge of weird arranged designs that make it feel strange at best and ridiculous at worst. I must admit that I have rarely seen so little creativity in a game concept.

    As with the basic idea of the game there is a lot potential in the complex interlocked quest system they created. Unfortunately all that potential gets destroyed by the game’s overall dull and uninspired story and the bland protagonist.

    A stiff and clunky combat system, childish dialogs and weird animations add to an underwhelming gaming experience.

    Yet I wouldn’t call this game a complete disaster. This game is made for die-hard fans of the studio that can (strangely enough) see over most of the flaws and quirks. My recommendation to the others: Don’t waste your money. Do yourself a favor and wait with your purchase until the price for this game has significantly dropped or until it is on sale.

    BTW: It is a shame how so called "fanboys" flock to this site to rate this game 10 or how German magazines give this game high rankings in paid "tests". This game is mediocre at best. No matter how hard you’re trying to sugarcoat it.    … Expand
  13. Shnig
    Oct 17, 2017
    7
    It is best Piranha Bytes game in last 10 years!
    Regarding the graphics. For a low-budget game, it looks pretty good, the animation is improved, everything looks fine. Today they say that a bad combat system, but it is really interesting, a few weak blows you combine in one powerful, if the endurance does not end.
    It's very pleasant to play the game, I believed in it from the very    It is best Piranha Bytes game in last 10 years!
    Regarding the graphics. For a low-budget game, it looks pretty good, the animation is improved, everything looks fine. Today they say that a bad combat system, but it is really interesting, a few weak blows you combine in one powerful, if the endurance does not end.
    It's very pleasant to play the game, I believed in it from the very announcement, from the very beginning, made a pre-order and apparently did not!    … Expand
  14. fungz84
    Oct 17, 2017
    9
    Well folks, I must say that I am really impressed and enjoying this game despite the hate and some mediocrity.

    I gamed from the first atari to console and to pc since the 1980s till now. I'm in my thirties and have experienced the evolution of gaming. I'm running this game on 4k GTX1080 and a beefy gaming pc. I don't think the graphics are horrible at all. Peeps complaining about that    Well folks, I must say that I am really impressed and enjoying this game despite the hate and some mediocrity.

    I gamed from the first atari to console and to pc since the 1980s till now. I'm in my thirties and have experienced the evolution of gaming. I'm running this game on 4k GTX1080 and a beefy gaming pc. I don't think the graphics are horrible at all. Peeps complaining about that have taken graphics for granted. Saying that it's equivalent to a 2009 game is not saying much. I still think some of the best graphical games to date are Crysis 3 and Ryse Son of Rome. But anyways...

    This does remind me of Gothic 1 and 2 (which back in the day I could not run cause of my slow pc even though I badly wanted to play and got thru 30 min of it). I like this game because:

    1. I think it's more engaging than Skyrim or Fallout. The world to me, is much more interesting and so is the lore. Skyrim got boring and I felt too overpowered out of the box. This game is a good challenge and balance. Those who complain about getting 1 shotted by early enemy clearly have not played Dark Souls.

    2. Animations are better than Andromeda lmao and aren't bad. They remind me of some older rpg cut scenes, and crack me up a bit here and there, but I'm freaking engaged in the dialogue as the CHOICES do matter, which is why it's so great!

    3. Combat is a bit clunky, but satisfying after winning a kill. Not fast paced like other ARPGs like Diablo, but hey, it's not DIABLO!

    My only complaint is the stupid AI that says "Ready to go ready go ready go?" non-stop. It's like WTF, I just want to explore so let me do that first and then I'll follow you lol. But this reminds me of games back in the day and I don't take today's improvements of gameplay, graphics, and AI for granted. Yea it's 2017, but I'm a gamer going after gaemplay, lore, atmopshere... not just eye candy.

    Closest games other than Gothic and Risen series it reminds me of is: Divinity 2 mixed with some Dark Souls.

    Loving it.    … Expand
  15. 4n94r
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    Best RPG 2017, Good story with consequences on player choices, unique setting and game mechanics. Characters are interesting and fascinating. Combat, lvling and exploring the world feels very rewarding.
  16. Razor66
    Oct 20, 2017
    10
    One thing is for sure, this game is not for:
    - Spoiled adolescent/kids in general, mostly between 8 and 16 years old. Exceptions are possible, mature adolescent able to think with their own brain exists, but, again, are to be considered exceptions.
    - Noobs proud to be noobs - “Refund heroes”: people who judge an RPG in 15 minutes - People who grew up playing Assassin’s Creed,    One thing is for sure, this game is not for:
    - Spoiled adolescent/kids in general, mostly between 8 and 16 years old. Exceptions are possible, mature adolescent able to think with their own brain exists, but, again, are to be considered exceptions.

    - Noobs proud to be noobs

    - “Refund heroes”: people who judge an RPG in 15 minutes

    - People who grew up playing Assassin’s Creed, Batman Arkham Knight, Call of Duty, Dragon
    Age Inquisition, Skyrim and the like. And who measure the rest of the of the world against those.

    - People with the attention span of a dead squid.

    - People who get bored if no explosion/fireworks/earthquake/Cthulhu appearance happens in the very first 30 minutes of play of a game.

    - People who get bored if they can’t level every 20 minutes.

    - People who need a tutorial to use a tutorial. (Experimenting is out of the question)

    - People who need to be reassured at every step; who need to be hand held all the time; who need cues, indicators, suggestions, maps, bright coloured inventory e writings, pizzas and energy drinks all over.

    - People who think combat is all about mashing mouse buttons standing still in front of an enemy designed to instantly die under their crowbar hits.

    - People who think combat is all about fluid precalculated animations, linked to each other like a dance.

    - People who think that the first monster they encounter (in perfect chronological and spatial order) should be an inert sacrificial goat that can’t kill them.

    - People who think that “dated graphics” are graphics that “are not on the very bleeding edge”.

    - People who judge RPG based on graphics, animations and colours of the inventory screen.

    - People who, when encountering something they don’t understand, rage quit and write hysterical rant reviews on Steam with the “well reasoned” following sentences:

    § “This game required another 3 years of development”
    § “This game is unplayable”
    § “This game looks like it was developed 15 years ago”
    § “First Doom had better graphics”
    § “Combat is broken”
    § "This game is a pile of s*it"
    § "This game is trash"

    (actual quotes taken straight from Steam reviews titles!).    … Expand
  17. npougoxa
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    They made the Gothic again. Is it bad? I don't think so. Piranha Bytes is the gods of the hardcore germane's rpg. So there is nothing bad in new "Gothic" game. If you are a old school and hardcore gamer, which played in games like Gothic, Risen, Morrowind and etc... Elex is for you. The grate rpg in a very non-standard and steep setting where mixed post-apocalypse, futuristic and fantasyThey made the Gothic again. Is it bad? I don't think so. Piranha Bytes is the gods of the hardcore germane's rpg. So there is nothing bad in new "Gothic" game. If you are a old school and hardcore gamer, which played in games like Gothic, Risen, Morrowind and etc... Elex is for you. The grate rpg in a very non-standard and steep setting where mixed post-apocalypse, futuristic and fantasy world. I advise you to get acquainted if you did not get rid of the current games, where the developers is poked into the gamer's face of what to do and where to go, thereby killing these feelings of adventure and acknowledgement.… Expand
  18. Gorn221
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    Story, dialogues, characters, world, exploration, climate, soundtrack and quests are incredibly good and enticing. Fight, animation and graphics are average. I recommend to everybody who likes great stories.
  19. TheDeusEx
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    Piranha Bytes game detected - 10/10 for a fan, 0/10 for regular player. The game is far from perfect, the same problems as before, but lore+quest+unique gothic style = 10!
  20. bladerunner45
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    Its by any means not a bug free and the animations are not that good but the Feeling to interact with the game is just amazing. If you wander by NPCs they react to you and the beautiful created landscape makes it wonderful to explore every bit of the huge World. and discover many hidden treasures.
  21. LuKi965
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    Huge, open, detailed world to explore with many secrets to discover. Interesting post-apo/sci-fi/fantasy setting - sometimes stupid, sometimes funny. Fine combat system - much better than Gothic/Risen. Many quests with plot, not only "bring X this to Y NPC"x100. Typical Piranha Bytes game. For me it's GOTY 2017 in RPG category.
  22. Pyrokar
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    Game play on PC are more better, then on PS4, you need to play this game, lore are best since Gothic 3. Uniquely, if you want to play this game, try it first on PC, not on PS4.
  23. dhpproject
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    then the feeling when you are destroyed by a chicken, as long as you stick to the menu and do not expect trouble. 10/10 about God 10/10
    but seriously, this is not an ideal game, but in 2017 role-playing games were simply not better, so it is one-to-one, for all fans of role-playing games
  24. ZeFiRoT
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    Game looks really great, everything is awesome! Love Piranha Bytes games. 10/10
    You just must play this game, and then you understand why its so good!
  25. Finrod
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    Best game from PB since Gothic 2! The world design is as perfect as always, the story and characters are great. The new setting just works really fine and the mechanics are okay. The combat is challenging but fun, the music is nearly as great as Kai Rosenkranz. Im glad i bought this game:)
  26. TomekCiv
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    Game is soo VERY GOOD.. I`m fan Gothic and very love game PB.. Elex have great world, Dialogs, quests, subquests and other good elements. Combat and explorations is good
  27. Gradstudent
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    A colossally huge, magnificently designed open-world with impeccable PC optimization and the deepest character progression system in action RPG history, along with the greatest choice and consequence and quest design seen in an open world game. It will take tens of hours to even begin to penetrate the surface... yet of course, "professional" reviews hammered out after 3 hours ofA colossally huge, magnificently designed open-world with impeccable PC optimization and the deepest character progression system in action RPG history, along with the greatest choice and consequence and quest design seen in an open world game. It will take tens of hours to even begin to penetrate the surface... yet of course, "professional" reviews hammered out after 3 hours of uninterested play on console, while bemoaning the complexity and challenge of the game will be here to inform you as to whether or not you should buy it on PC.

    Such is the state of the industry. Awe well. So it goes.

    Regardless, no lootboxes, no DLC, no DRM, no season passes, hundreds of hours of content, no multiplayer nonsense and zero pandering to anyone but their core demographic should be enough to encourage anyone with a PC from the past 5 years to pick it up ASAP. Support games by people who make games for themselves, not people who make games for yachts.    … Expand
  28. mindw0rk
    Oct 18, 2017
    3
    Im disappointed. Although I missed Gothic series, I liked Risen and Risen 3. So I expected a new fun game from PB. But after playing little less then a hour, I feel like giving up. Its just not enjoyable.

    -Graphics is mediocre and feels like worse then in Risen 3. -Combat is slow, clunky, unresponsive and plain boring. -Controls are also clunky and stay clunky even after you rebind    Im disappointed. Although I missed Gothic series, I liked Risen and Risen 3. So I expected a new fun game from PB. But after playing little less then a hour, I feel like giving up. Its just not enjoyable.

    -Graphics is mediocre and feels like worse then in Risen 3.
    -Combat is slow, clunky, unresponsive and plain boring.
    -Controls are also clunky and stay clunky even after you rebind defaults.
    -Music is terrible. I turned it off because it just annoyed me.
    -UI is bad.
    -The worst of all if writing and dialogues which are key thing for RPGs. They feel very amateurish. It is especially noticable after playing Divinity: Original Sin 2 where dialogues were excellent. Every time NPC spoke to me, I was like "Cmon, shut up already".

    PB, word of advice: start getting out of your comfort zone and making modern games.    … Expand
  29. ttt2233
    Oct 17, 2017
    4
    I just want to say this: don't look at user score, because there are "reviews" from people who specially made new account to give this game 10 points on every platform(PC, PS4, XONE). I mean, I'm sure they bought this game 3 times.

    About the game: game have weak story, at least to the point where i am (i played for something like 5 hours, maybe a little more) and i have not real hopes    I just want to say this: don't look at user score, because there are "reviews" from people who specially made new account to give this game 10 points on every platform(PC, PS4, XONE). I mean, I'm sure they bought this game 3 times.

    About the game: game have weak story, at least to the point where i am (i played for something like 5 hours, maybe a little more) and i have not real hopes for some good plot later, world design as mis of fantasy and sci-fi is the worst game feature. Graphics is not spectacular, just like in 2005. i can not enjoy exploring such game world.

    Animations are very poor, i woulds say as poor as I expected, a they will be (Piranha Bytes game).
    There are also some technical issues and many bugs.
    Overall - i would like to give it a 4,5 score (or even 0 just for the sake of Piranha Bytes fanboys), but unfortunately there is no option to give half scores, so it gets 4 from me.
    I think that this is the game which you can hate and can't love, so there is many ways to waste your money but this game is the worst of them.    … Expand
  30. JackieBoy
    Oct 17, 2017
    3
    If you are familiar with the risen series, then you already know what to expect from this game. Bad combat and animation, laughable story and boring game world.
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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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