Elex

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 19
  3. Negative: 5 out of 19
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  1. Push Square
    Nov 1, 2017
    40
    Whether it's that unmistakable Euro-jank charm or its commitment to providing a surprisingly robust role-playing experience, ELEX definitely has something going for it – it's just that most players will likely never make it far enough to find out what that something is. Piranha Byte's latest has ambition, but barely any of it is realised. As far as B-tier games go, this criticism is nothing new, but when so many amazing action RPGs are already available on PS4, you can't be blamed for ignoring this seriously shoddy release.
  2. The Digital Fix
    Oct 26, 2017
    40
    A vast and rich world with a too-thin story and enough bugs to ruin any immersion.
  3. GameSpot
    Oct 20, 2017
    40
    Elex's world is no doubt enticing, but the good moments are heavily dispersed among some rough technical problems and odd designs that only serve to frustrate. The game offers an incredibly designed world and the basis of a compelling RPG that disappointingly fails to live up to its potential in almost every way. For a game that relies heavily on its combat for progression, it feels overwhelmingly geared against you, and with the added technical issues and lack of a compelling story to tell, Elex takes the wind out of its own sails at nearly every turn.
  5. PlayStation Universe
    Oct 16, 2017
    30
    ELEX is bad in almost every way. It’s a poor attempt and impossible to enjoy anything outside of its interesting setting and backstory.
  6. PlaySense
    Oct 19, 2017
    25
    ELEX is an absolute disaster, with in particular one inexcusable flaw: it does not work. At all.
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  1. VideoGamer
    Oct 17, 2017
    So far, ELEX is an extremely mixed bag, both in the sense of its content and its quality.

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User Score
6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 667 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 421 out of 667
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 667
  3. Negative: 218 out of 667
  1. LukeCakewalker
    Oct 17, 2017
    0
    This is by far the most buggiest game released on the ps4 this year. The developers should be sued for releasing a game full of technicalThis is by far the most buggiest game released on the ps4 this year. The developers should be sued for releasing a game full of technical issues on console but slightly more playable in the pc version.… Full Review »
  2. JackieBoy
    Oct 17, 2017
    0
    I really wanted to give this game a chance but it is just recently unplayable. Full of bugs, glitches, the camera is terrible, the A.I is alsoI really wanted to give this game a chance but it is just recently unplayable. Full of bugs, glitches, the camera is terrible, the A.I is also buggy. The frame rate drops are by far the worst and most annoying issue in the game, it happens constantly, whether you run around, in combat, even if you stand still and open up the inventory the frame rate drops. It has also crashed 3 times for me so far and i only just got it.… Full Review »
  3. MikeCosimano
    Oct 17, 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 everThis 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.    … Full Review »
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