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  • Summary: Advanced in technology, civilized and with a population of billions, Magalan was a planet looking to the future. Then the meteor hit. Those who survived are now trapped in a battle to survive, a struggle to decide the fate of a planet. At the center of this fight is the element "Elex". AAdvanced in technology, civilized and with a population of billions, Magalan was a planet looking to the future. Then the meteor hit. Those who survived are now trapped in a battle to survive, a struggle to decide the fate of a planet. At the center of this fight is the element "Elex". A precious, limited resource that arrived with the meteor, Elex can power machines, open the door to magic, or re-sculpt life into new, different forms. But which of these choices should be the future of Magalan? Can technology, or magic save this world? Or will this new power destroy all those left alive amongst the ruins?
    Elex is an action, role-playing open world game for PC and Consoles, developed by Piranha Bytes, creators of the award winning Gothic series and is set in a brand new, post-apocalyptic, Science-Fantasy universe where magic meets mechs.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 31
  2. Negative: 2 out of 31
  1. Oct 17, 2017
    85
    A giant game in all aspects that conveys the sensation of influence on the virtual world. Some failures in control are the most negative point, but ELEX is a new vindication of Piranha Bytes.
  2. Oct 25, 2017
    80
    Magalan, while not always the prettiest to look at (the game isn't much of a looker) is so large and varied that it pulls off the hard-sell on mixing so many different themes into one. Whether it’s the lush forests, the arid deserts, or even the frozen mountains peaks and old world ruins, Elex is a game that I play for the exploration. I kill, I loot, I explore and I'll pick up quests along the way that I pretend I care about. But mostly I'm just aiming for that next big reward until something in the story happens that interests me. If you're someone like me who loves exploring open worlds, you'd be hard pressed to pass Elex up. But if you're looking for the sharpest looking, smoothest playing, go-to because you're finally bored of The Witcher 3, this one may not be for you.
  3. Oct 16, 2017
    77
    A solid adventure with a cool scenario mixture of science fiction and fantasy. Elex is not a must-have title for RPG fans like Divinity: Original Sin 2 - but it's a nice addition.
  4. Oct 16, 2017
    70
    Piranha Bytes looks back to Gothic saga as it moves into the future with their new IP. ELEX isn't free from defects, among which are a little inspired setting and a rude combat system, but it will meet the expectations of the hardcore historical fan base.
  5. Oct 19, 2017
    70
    Elex is an attractive old-school RPG game that fails when it comes to graphics and AI.
  6. Nov 8, 2017
    64
    Inventive in some ways and stagnant in others, Elex will appeal to die-hard RPG fans and few others.
  7. Nov 17, 2017
    30
    ELEX is a broken, messy game that might have some interesting ideas deep down but they won't save it. Honestly you are better of avoiding or waiting for the developers to maybe save this title.

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Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 62 out of 318
  1. Oct 17, 2017
    10
    Story, dialogues, characters, world, exploration, climate, soundtrack and quests are incredibly good and enticing. Fight, animation andStory, 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. Expand
  2. 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 knowWithin 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.
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  3. Dec 10, 2020
    10
    The best game on this decade. Very interesting plot, fantastic charactera and we have three endings and method to plays
  4. Oct 26, 2017
    10
    Recensione fatta dopo 2 ore di gioco (che verrà aggiornata a gioco finito).
    Tecnicamente è pari ai Gothic e ai Risen: legnosetto con le
    Recensione fatta dopo 2 ore di gioco (che verrà aggiornata a gioco finito).
    Tecnicamente è pari ai Gothic e ai Risen: legnosetto con le animazioni e soprattutto col jetpack. Se avete amato Gothic qui troverete pane per i vostri denti. Dialoghi ARTICOLATISSIMI, mille cose da fare e zone pericolosissime all'inizio che potrete affrontare col tempo. Mappa sterminata, intrighi e tanto sviluppo del personaggio.
    Se cercate la plasticità del combat di The Witcher o la bellezza grafica dei Dragon Age lasciate perdere. O lo si ama o lo si odia ELEX.
    Online è criticatissimo a livello tecnico, ma ragazzi... ogni angolo nasconde una sorpresa, un dialogo, una scelta.
    Tuttavia credo non sia un titolo adatto al giocatore moderno, per i fan di Piranha Bytes invece, assolutamente si!
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  5. Jun 5, 2018
    8
    7.5./10 -
    PROS
    - Open World is very nice and fun to explore, it's really great and immersion is great too, until poorly cut dialogue and
    7.5./10 -
    PROS
    - Open World is very nice and fun to explore, it's really great and immersion is great too, until poorly cut dialogue and sloppy writing/translation ruins it.
    - Quests are fun and offer lot's of options to resolve them to get the rewards (some are funner than others), but there are a lot of quests and game overall feels rewarding
    - Decent plot, not the best not the worst. Its Gothicesque in a way.
    - I like that there are many gun types and really there are many ways to beat this game. People who complain about combat invested in crappy skills early on. Go combat and survival. I went Charsima and suffered needlesly.

    CONS
    - This Game lacks polish. Poorly cut dialogues are just horrible. You can be going through a main plot point in the game just for your companion to interrupt the dialogue and ask you to do their side quest whitch is very bad. It just feels like they rushed it, if they are a small team doing this it is fine, but release an early access instead of a full feature as this is a great game and you are killing it but releasing it with too many bugs... I hope part 2 is going to be more polished and Pirnahya Bytes invests into a damn QA engineer. Some of these bugs are too amature...
    -Not enough gear variery. Lots of guns but you can really beat the game using 2 guns and an upgrade. Gothic offered consisten upgrades for your chosen weapon type which made it more fun, here its basically you get 1 gun to get by, then get another gun later on that can kill any mob in the game, then find an IMBA gun that kills anything including final boss in 7 shots.. gg.
    - Stupid AI whitch is basically easy once you figure out how stupid it is and all combat ended up being for me is shooting mobs with a blaster while my companion NPC tanked (if it felt like it), otherwise you run away and shoot until mob dies... Or you hide in a place where they can't quiet hit you and dodge their shots.
    - Very difficult mobs, some are too difficult, where a little crap mob can run up to you end game and maul you to death... But if you played Risen or Gothic this is more of a feature
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  6. May 30, 2022
    7
    I had fun playing the game. It is a good, solid game with minor flaws like clunky combat. But you will get used to it.

    Pros ------ -
    I had fun playing the game. It is a good, solid game with minor flaws like clunky combat. But you will get used to it.

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    - Beautiful world
    - Fun, weighty combat
    - Good story
    - Cool companions

    Cons
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    - Same faces/voices used for multiple NPCs
    - Combat sometimes unprecise, clunky
    - Some quests not triggerung, but not game breaking
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  7. 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,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.
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