Elex

 PC
User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1316 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 863 out of 1316
  2. Mixed: 128 out of 1316
  3. Negative: 325 out of 1316
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. CaptainChaos
    Jul 27, 2020
    10
    If you like Skyrim, Fallout 3, NV, 4, and Thundarr the Barbarian, this is the game you waited your whole life to play. I just bought it not more than 2 weeks ago tops, and already have 72 hours in it. I have not even SCRATCHED the surface. NOT EVEN CLOSE (so I can't review the whole game only what I have seen - still that's a LOT of time). I should say this is 2020 and many bad reviewsIf you like Skyrim, Fallout 3, NV, 4, and Thundarr the Barbarian, this is the game you waited your whole life to play. I just bought it not more than 2 weeks ago tops, and already have 72 hours in it. I have not even SCRATCHED the surface. NOT EVEN CLOSE (so I can't review the whole game only what I have seen - still that's a LOT of time). I should say this is 2020 and many bad reviews were 2017 pre-patch. I have no had NO serious ISSUES so far, just a few gfx glitches rarely.

    What I Love:

    (1) the faction/background CONCEPT is AMAZING. Sword & sorcery, Mad Max Crocodile Dundee gunpower weapons, and psionic guards with laser rifles. WHOLLY CRAP. I have never been so happy in my whole life. Add in a truly diverse and epic map with desert, arctic, temperate, etc. Many many many different monsters as well, although they tend to have similarish attacks. Still, I KEEP finding new ones!

    (2) I LIVE for games where I can explore every nook and cranny, look behind every rock, and find a new surprise; this is it. If you played Gothic or Risen you know

    (3) the CHALLENGE. It's friggin impossible for multiple levels especially since the leveling system is a bit hard to get the hang of (stats do nothing except enable you to use better stuff which you need to train to use as well as afford or find); then everything is too easy, until - oops, you were wrong, it's hard again. If you're like me and play Skyrim on Master, you know what I'm talking about - very satisfying level progression

    (4) jet pack is incredibly fun

    (5) so far stories and missions are decent; surprising follow-up sometimes if you go back and see what happened after the quest was "finished."

    (6) voice acting is superb. the sound effects and music are some of the best. I love the eerie spooky woods in the valley.

    (7) graphics is decent in parts, especially the lighting, and some terrain is breathtaking. Sense of humor in many places, like a well placed skeleton.

    The Bad: Not a lot.

    (a) gfx while absolutely decent feel 2009 or 2010, pre-Skyrim level. Don't even compare it to Witcher 3 or you won't play

    (b) crafting system is uneven. Some things are very good (potions), others like golds mithing seem useless unless I'm missing something

    (c) sometimes I have money and skill points I can't really spend b/c there's nothing I can do with them and stats alone don't do anything for you. Maybe that will change later in the game.

    (d) can only join one faction so I dk if it's worth replaying the whole game to do another faction. I mean I replay Skyim every 3-5 years so maybe.

    (e) game / weapon balance is a bit uneven at times. At first, you are totally helpless. I like a challenge but it's a bit ridiculous. Then, certain weapons give you a stun-lock ability which can make you invincible except in some situations, which sorta takes the fun outta it. I know you could not use the weapon, but that seems cheap that I need to police myself. It's not even a clever exploit. It's use a certain classes of weapons, period. They are expensive though (ammo) so I suppose that's the balance? That said, I have been killed a few times even still. I'm a glass cannon actually.

    (f) not sure I like the melee system but the ranged system is fine.

    Enjoy :)    … Expand
  2. 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
  3. Ayreos
    Oct 28, 2017
    10
    Absolutely infuriating, annoying and improperly designed in virtually all aspects. But it has good narrative. And good victories in combat. And success and reward where at first none seems to be. Suddenly the **** the game throws at you, the nonsensical setting and assets and overwhelmingly janky combat dissipate, leaving value behind, and the knowledge that true difficulty has beenAbsolutely infuriating, annoying and improperly designed in virtually all aspects. But it has good narrative. And good victories in combat. And success and reward where at first none seems to be. Suddenly the **** the game throws at you, the nonsensical setting and assets and overwhelmingly janky combat dissipate, leaving value behind, and the knowledge that true difficulty has been overcome. Suddenly, that "hard" difficulty setting doesn't look like an insulting mockery anymore. After all, the game would be piss easy if i started at level 1 again.… Expand
  4. Htimez2
    Oct 24, 2017
    10
    I love this game, it has a steep learning curve but after you hit anywhere from level 10-15 it becomes even better then it was, I love the crafting, skill points, attributes etc. It is such an in depth game with so much to offer I feel like most the negative reviews are from people who did not invest enough time in the game to let it truly shine, this game is amazing and I am soo glad II love this game, it has a steep learning curve but after you hit anywhere from level 10-15 it becomes even better then it was, I love the crafting, skill points, attributes etc. It is such an in depth game with so much to offer I feel like most the negative reviews are from people who did not invest enough time in the game to let it truly shine, this game is amazing and I am soo glad I bought it, I highly recommend this for RPG fans.… Expand
  5. VitaminK
    Oct 25, 2017
    10
    WARNING: This is a PB game and plays/combat style just like previous Gothic games. If you do not like it you will not like this! It is brutal and you must have patience or it will ruin the game for you.

    Now, I have been a fan of the Gothic series since the first, the length and creativity put into Elex is outstanding. Huge world with such a diverse amount of areas in the game world.    WARNING: This is a PB game and plays/combat style just like previous Gothic games. If you do not like it you will not like this! It is brutal and you must have patience or it will ruin the game for you.

    Now, I have been a fan of the Gothic series since the first, the length and creativity put into Elex is outstanding. Huge world with such a diverse amount of areas in the game world. This is a game I will most likely play through twice to get to see how one of the other factions plays out and that is something I RARELY do. The textures could be a little better but nothing to complain about, they know their audience and with the open world extreme textures would melt their PC. Don't get me wrong I still think it looks good but for 2017 it could be better. I haven't gotten far into the story but am loving it so far. Will most likely play Berserker first then Cleric to dabble in their energy weapons :D    … Expand
  6. anvamit
    Oct 23, 2017
    10
    Крайне залипательная РПГ, надо только дать ей шанс, и внимательно разобраться (лучше даже почитать какой-то мануал, ибо обучение в игре как такого толком нет). Если же разберетесь - то залипнете надолго. Сразу покупайте у бронника щит - он стоит недорого, а драться гораздо легче. Игра по духу чем-то напоминает сразу пачку отличных игр - Generation Lost на SEGA (помните такую?), Fallout1-2Крайне залипательная РПГ, надо только дать ей шанс, и внимательно разобраться (лучше даже почитать какой-то мануал, ибо обучение в игре как такого толком нет). Если же разберетесь - то залипнете надолго. Сразу покупайте у бронника щит - он стоит недорого, а драться гораздо легче. Игра по духу чем-то напоминает сразу пачку отличных игр - Generation Lost на SEGA (помните такую?), Fallout1-2 (не последние части), Stalker (атмосферой некоторых заброшек), и даже Unreal1 (ночью в лесу у берсерков). И, конечно же, много много готики.… Expand
  7. teshia
    Sep 30, 2022
    10
    I'm going to give a good review score because I want to say good things about Piranha Bytes. They build some of the best open worlds there are. This is the central reason I play their RPGs. When you play a PBRPG, you really feel like you're living in a well designed world. That said, you can't ignore the landslide of issues facing PB that make their work seem AA rather than AAA. ThisI'm going to give a good review score because I want to say good things about Piranha Bytes. They build some of the best open worlds there are. This is the central reason I play their RPGs. When you play a PBRPG, you really feel like you're living in a well designed world. That said, you can't ignore the landslide of issues facing PB that make their work seem AA rather than AAA. This is hardly a surprise but there is so much they need to improve. The voice acting is awful and the translation of the dialogue from German to English is embarrassing, causing the story to make almost no sense. The combat is rough, the character animations are awful, the cold/warm system is ridiculous, the ending is poor, and the initial learning curve makes the game unattractive to new players. I should hate this game but I don't. If it wasn't for the amazing environments that they create, I'd be a lot less forgiving. One of these days, I hope PB does a good job again, putting them on the level of what they made with Gothic, Gothic 2, and the first Risen game. This isn't it, but I'll throw them a nice score in hope that they get it right again at some point.… Expand
  8. Hitscher
    Oct 18, 2017
    10
    You have to play a good amount of time to really get a feeling for why its so great.
    If you liked the Gothic or Risen Series this feels like home.
    Also no DLC pre-order and season pass crap like most AAA Games have.
  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. 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
  11. 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.
  12. Geri1971
    Oct 25, 2017
    10
    Perfect example if a company has no money to pay the "professional" jurnalists to write a positive critic.
    This one is a fkin superb game, great story, uniqe fighting system, interesting world, infinite things to explore.
    Ignore the trolls, play this gem, make 100+ hours great journey.
  13. Valko
    Oct 17, 2017
    10
    I liked game's vaste open world, story and RPG system, graphics is neat. it's not the best like in AAAAA-games there, but igood enough for RPG games, despite the haters here. So far I can recommend the game for RPG fans and for those who enjoyed gothic series before.
  14. lightvsdarkness
    Oct 18, 2017
    10
    Best RPG I've played in for a loooong time. Action, conversations, stealing, exploration - it has it all, and everything is made very well. Engaging as hell! =)
  15. Welein
    Oct 19, 2017
    10
    Наконец-то достойная внимания рпг) Ощущения будто проходишь любимую готику 2 в новом сеттинге и хорошей графикой.
  16. Steve4500
    Oct 20, 2017
    10
    This a game made for gamers, by gamers. Not a convoluted commercial product that can be run through in a few days. Those of you not familiar with Gothic series will find the RPG style confusing, and the graphics a few years outdated, but the substance and content of Piranha studio games are complete masterpieces, the detail and love put into their games is second to none. Think the openThis a game made for gamers, by gamers. Not a convoluted commercial product that can be run through in a few days. Those of you not familiar with Gothic series will find the RPG style confusing, and the graphics a few years outdated, but the substance and content of Piranha studio games are complete masterpieces, the detail and love put into their games is second to none. Think the open world play style of the Witcher 3 mixed with difficulty of Darksouls, but set in a Destiny style sci-fi world and you may be close.

    I for one can't wait to get stuck in some more    … Expand
  17. 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 ****
  18. deathbringer
    Oct 20, 2017
    10
    As far as I am concerned this is the true sequel to Gothic I and Gothic II.

    From what I have played the atmosphere is amazing,the factions seem to be pretty good and the skills system is deep as well. This is one of those games that mainstream reviewers will never "get" so to speak so the Metacritic rating is basically useless. You will need patience and some brain capacity to    As far as I am concerned this is the true sequel to Gothic I and Gothic II.

    From what I have played the atmosphere is amazing,the factions seem to be pretty good and the skills system is deep as well.

    This is one of those games that mainstream reviewers will never "get" so to speak so the Metacritic rating is basically useless.

    You will need patience and some brain capacity to enjoy this game, the game won't hold your hand the whole time like a theme park, this is a true RPG so Skyrim and Fallout 4 fans beware.

    But for people that played the original Gothic games this is amazing.

    I highly recommend it!    … Expand
  19. 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
  20. 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.
  21. OfCourse
    Jun 18, 2020
    10
    Modern day Gothic 2/Morrowind. This game is antithesis to what an average modern troglodyte journalist thinks RPG is ought to be:
    Its not pretentious pseudo-intellectual fart, but its incredibly grounded and drops you into the world to fight for every scrap.
    It doesn't force social justice garbage down your throat, but it immerses you into its incredibly detailed handcrafted world and    Modern day Gothic 2/Morrowind. This game is antithesis to what an average modern troglodyte journalist thinks RPG is ought to be:
    Its not pretentious pseudo-intellectual fart, but its incredibly grounded and drops you into the world to fight for every scrap.
    It doesn't force social justice garbage down your throat, but it immerses you into its incredibly detailed handcrafted world and its many characters.
    It doesn't have a super tight but simplistic spammy action combat(queue W3/DS3), instead it smashes your teeth in and says to you to get good and get some gear if you want to survive.
    It doesn't lie and pretend to give you choices and consequences, its ACTUALLY gives you choices and consequences.
    Its world isn't filled with stupid markers or checkpoints, its behaves like a living world should.
    Its graphics aren't jaw dropping, but its lighting blows every other AAA RPG out of the water and makes the world feel alive.
    Is it a perfect game? No, like every other cult classic it has many faults. Is it dated? YES, almost every mechanic comes straight out of 2000s. But if you prefer the quality of older RPGs over the modern ones its THE game for you.    … Expand
  22. HeyJoe-PCRPGHUN
    Oct 21, 2017
    10
    So, just in a nutshell now: ELEX is a really awesome, decent BUT also a HARDCORE RPG. Period.

    I already put approx. 11 hrs into ELEX so far yet but I didn't really noticed any bugs BUT please NOTE: I played ONLY the PC version (digital, DRM-FREE, GOG.com version), so I don't know anything at all about the current stat of the console versions. Period. ELEX has a really interesting    So, just in a nutshell now: ELEX is a really awesome, decent BUT also a HARDCORE RPG. Period.

    I already put approx. 11 hrs into ELEX so far yet but I didn't really noticed any bugs BUT please NOTE: I played ONLY the PC version (digital, DRM-FREE, GOG.com version), so I don't know anything at all about the current stat of the console versions. Period.

    ELEX has a really interesting concept & soooo many great contents, I'm pretty sure all of the fans of Piranaha Bytes games wiil really love this game but even who never played any PB games but like HC RPGames, will be glad to play with ELEX plenty of hrs. Period.

    I think ELEX on PC can get a solid 8/10 but as you can see, I gave now 10/10 but I have a good reason to did so. My reason: If you visited this page earlier & seen the total score after release... Well, I have to gave now the highest score as possible, since many many kids on DAY 1 gave to this game 1 or even ZERO points from 10, just after 1-2 hrs of the official launch of ELEX by some silly hate, without really playing with this RPG gem. Period

    PS: Once I feel I played/ spent enough time with ELEX, I will write a longer review too.    … Expand
  23. Sekhyt
    Oct 21, 2017
    10
    In few words - absolute masterpiece RPG polished in absolutely every detail.

    People say it's not that good because it has been released by a small studio and is far from AAA games. Well, show me one AAA RPG that is as good as this one - I don't see any. Pros: - combat system that is realistic and requires skill apart from just stats - jetpack - enables amazing exploration - you    In few words - absolute masterpiece RPG polished in absolutely every detail.

    People say it's not that good because it has been released by a small studio and is far from AAA games. Well, show me one AAA RPG that is as good as this one - I don't see any.

    Pros:

    - combat system that is realistic and requires skill apart from just stats
    - jetpack - enables amazing exploration - you can reach any hill/wall, jump from any mountain (though it requires careful planning and jetpack petrol management)
    - huge, living world, full of details and interesting places
    - AMAZING quests with many possible and unpredictable outcomes that often results in unpredictable and realistic consequences
    - very challenging for all difficulty levels (world mobs are not scaled just like in reality - at first you can't take many mobs, but later on you can feel how you become stronger)
    - big arsenal of weapons and skills
    - immersive world a'la gothic - most of the things like joining a faction requires a lot of effort from the player.
    - realistic and follows its own unique way instead of repeating other RPG's style

    Cons:
    - some quests could have been described better and some are missing from journal    … Expand
  24. wiipetsto
    Oct 18, 2017
    10
    -No DLCs
    -No Season Pass
    -No PreOrder Bonus
    -No 69,99 full price
    -Sympathetic not money grubbing developer studio from Germany
    Bye the way the game is also good XD
  25. star1ord
    Sep 15, 2019
    10
    I'm in love with this game. It has its problems but at the end its great experience and adventure. Fantastic exploration! Maybe too much styles mixed together in one game. Should have better main story but roleplaying aspect and replayability is strong in this game. Very enjoyable. You should definitely try it!
  26. 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
  27. DasParadoxon
    Aug 1, 2018
    10
    As a Gothic player i can say, that this Game has a light Gothic flair. But you shouldn't want to much Gothic in a game, that isn't related to Gothic! NPS are rough as you expect it from a piranha bytes game. The World design is gorgeous as always. Only the mix between Sci-Fi and fantasy isn't my thing but you should decide that for yourself!

    I gave 10/10 cause i think my only critik is    As a Gothic player i can say, that this Game has a light Gothic flair. But you shouldn't want to much Gothic in a game, that isn't related to Gothic! NPS are rough as you expect it from a piranha bytes game. The World design is gorgeous as always. Only the mix between Sci-Fi and fantasy isn't my thing but you should decide that for yourself!

    I gave 10/10 cause i think my only critik is differently for everyone and i think 6.9 is way to low for a game like that. So i gave it 10/10

    My personal Score would be around 7.5 - 8.0    … Expand
  28. mortarion14
    Oct 26, 2017
    10
    Старые добрые Piranha Bytes!
    Игру прошел за 58 часов. Много бегал в поисках всяких плюшек, исследовал весь мир. Но зачастую локации - это просто локации. Редко встретишь на отшибе, в домике нпс, который с тобой поговорит. Много монстров, рекомендую навык: Друг животных, иначе агриться будут каждые 2 минуты.
    Минусы: - Может быть атмосфера уже не та, а может и мне уже не 15, но готика    Старые добрые Piranha Bytes!
    Игру прошел за 58 часов. Много бегал в поисках всяких плюшек, исследовал весь мир. Но зачастую локации - это просто локации. Редко встретишь на отшибе, в домике нпс, который с тобой поговорит. Много монстров, рекомендую навык: Друг животных, иначе агриться будут каждые 2 минуты.

    Минусы:
    - Может быть атмосфера уже не та, а может и мне уже не 15, но готика погружала в свой мир значительней. Это даже не минус этой игре, а большой плюс Готике.
    - Боёвка, вертикальное движение в игре.
    - Графика
    - Однотипные строения и нпс.
    - Кружки, кружки, кружки, повсюду кружки! Задача игры, видимо была, раскидать по миру "КРУЖКИ", которые везде, и ты,♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ боялся лутать из-за кружек уже.
    - Неудобная система инвентаря и трейда.

    Плюсы:
    + За минимальный бюджет - хорошая игра, надо это понимать.
    + Открытый мир. Можешь с первых 10 минут идти на все 4 стороны - это нормально.
    + Квесты. Хочешь выполни и получи награду; хочешь предай квестодателя и получили награду у другого; а хочешь предай сначала первого, потом второго, и прояви лояльность к первому))) он оценит. Ну или убей их всех. Тут это полноценный выход.
    + Грамотное и логичное сочетание жанров, фаербол или плазменная винтовка? Как хочешь.
    + Бесконечный рюкзак

    Как плюс, так и минус: Взяли идеи Bethesda и BioWare. Соединили на свой лад. Вроде все классно, но ты понимаешь, как это было в оригинале, и оригинал, безусловно - лучше.
    1 Главу проходил около 53 часов. 2 главу за 5 минут, 3 за 20. Откуда вытекает понятно, я сам так подвел. Но все же! Серьезно?)) Добавили бы что ли событий в каждую главу.

    В общем и целом:
    Как, наверное, многие писали и будут писать, если вы фанат творчества этой студии, то вам понравится. Добротная РПГ. Хорошая игра. Если же вы никогда не играли в Готику и Райзен. Чтож. Можете попробовать, но предупреждаю, скорее всего вы разочаруетесь, сравнивая с другими рпг. Банально бюджет разный.    … Expand
  29. Raven666
    Oct 29, 2017
    10
    Долгожданный хардкор, незабываемый атмосферный мир и старая добрая готика в новых красках. Одним словом — годнота.

    1. Боевая система. Не один десяток часов уйдет, чтобы полностью приспособиться к ней, по крайней мере на уровне сложности "Ультра". Нет-нет, первые азы вы освоите в первый же час, но вот тонкости а-ля тайминга атак, контроль своей стамины и одновременно стамины врага и    Долгожданный хардкор, незабываемый атмосферный мир и старая добрая готика в новых красках. Одним словом — годнота.

    1. Боевая система. Не один десяток часов уйдет, чтобы полностью приспособиться к ней, по крайней мере на уровне сложности "Ультра". Нет-нет, первые азы вы освоите в первый же час, но вот тонкости а-ля тайминга атак, контроль своей стамины и одновременно стамины врага и прочие прелести, которые помогут вам одерживать победу даже в неравных схватках, пришли ко мне в полном свете только на 20-м часу игры. Ну, а как вы хотели? Представьте, что вы учитесь боевому искусству буквально с нуля. Хардкор оправдан, как по мне.

    2. Сюжет и диалоги. Боже, какие же тут нужно принимать решения! Влияние чуть ли не каждого квеста колоссально. Игра определенно для любителей влиять своей волей на происходящее, вы — буквально центр этого мира. Сохраняйтесь перед каждым решением, следите за НПЦ после разговора с ним, тщательно обдумывайте, к каким последствиям приведет ваш выбор. Еще один плюс в копилку хардкора.

    3. Мир. Путешествие. Джетпак. Во всех играх от Пираний я просто обожал исследовать карту от края до края, забираться на каждую, с виду непреступную, гору и находить там всякие сундуки или еще какие плюшки. В мире Элекса такое тоже поощрается! На каждой возвышенности, в каждых руинах, в самых отдалённых уголках карты, где, как кажется, уже ничего нет, вы найдете как минимум пару зелий, а то и уникальный итем, ну или хотя бы пасхалку в виде фотографии чьего-то кота, висящей в руинах старого замка. Так что исследуйте, друзья мои, неизведанный мир вас ждет.

    4. Монстры и квесты. Кое-кто жаловался на весьма сложные квесты и сильных монстров. Да, это так. Но кто вас заставляет драться с монстром, особенно, когда у него над головой горит иконка черепа? Используйте смекалку, монстров можно агрить друг на друга, отводить к НПЦ, на худой конец брать с собой бессметрных союзников. А еще всегда можно грамотно убежать. Только сильно на джетпак не надейтесь — в спину обязательно прилетит сгусток кислоты. Во славу хардкора! И добавлю, что игра весьма проходима. На момент написания рецензии нахожусь на 2-й главе игры, имею 16-й уровень, эквип не менял с самого старта, не прокачал ни одной характеристики или навыка, и это сложность "Ультра". Короче говоря, мой персонаж чистенький-голенький, и при всем при этом сюжет спокойно себе движется вперед. Так что не ищите себе отговорки про излишнюю сложность игры.

    Ни разу не пожалел о приобретении игры. Всем очень рекомендую, и поменьше опирайтесь на отзывы, в которых не осилили боёвку/квесты/игру. Многие обращают внимание только на то, чего разработчики не сделали, но намеренно забывают или упускают, сколько всего они сделали, чтобы мы играли с удовольствием. Все в ваших руках.    … Expand
  30. 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
prev
Page:

Awards & Rankings

13
#13 Most Discussed PC Game of 2017
21
#21 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
67

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.
    Read full review
  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.
    Read full review
  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]
See all critic reviews »