Elex

 PlayStation 4
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6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 667 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 218 out of 667
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  1. louisck
    Oct 17, 2017
    0
    Everything is this game is terrible. The story feels like it was written by kids, the combat sucks, animations are horrible, bad voice acting, and the worst graphics on ps4 i have ever seen.
  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 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 forI 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.… Expand
  3. 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 technical issues on console but slightly more playable in the pc version.
  4. 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 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
  5. Rahh55
    Oct 19, 2017
    0
    If you're looking at reviews to decide whether or not to purchase to this game you should pretty much ignore all the 10/10, any good score really. Elex is easily, hands down, no question asked the worst "finished" video game I have ever played. It plays like it's in very very early beta. Here is a list of bad, and then I'll explain why there is virtually no good in this game. The controlIf you're looking at reviews to decide whether or not to purchase to this game you should pretty much ignore all the 10/10, any good score really. Elex is easily, hands down, no question asked the worst "finished" video game I have ever played. It plays like it's in very very early beta. Here is a list of bad, and then I'll explain why there is virtually no good in this game. The control layout is terrible, essentially every single animation/cutscenes in the game is very bad, the voice acting and scripts are very bad, the terrain and map are horrendous biomes shift similarly to MineCraft (There is a lush forest an invisible line then all of a sudden a wintery wonderland? That's not how nature works), combat is not fun whatsoever the animations don't match command inputs, there is an absurd amount of bugs (Get ready to fall through the floor forever all the time), movement around the world is clunky and is not enjoyable even if you get a very weak/crappy jetpack, and the game struggles technically it runs around 20 fps regularly. The game has some good quest ideas and story elements but the general awfulness of the game far overshadow them. An example, the world although it doesn't look very good it has some cool areas, they however are terrible because it sucks to explore them with the crap controls, animations, and character given to you. The moral is that this game is very bad and the developers shouldn't legally be allowed to sell this as a complete product, it very clearly is not.… Expand
  6. Ulugras898
    Oct 30, 2017
    1
    This game looks like a cheap mod to Skyrim stylized on Fallout 4 and Mass Effect. I would not recommend this even to download, not to mention about the purchase.
  7. Yetoi
    Oct 30, 2017
    0
    - outdated graphics
    - cheap animations
    - very boring plot and story
    - unlogical and too long dialogues
    - annoying combat system
    - poor UI
    - weak music
    + unistalled quickly
  8. OutlawTX
    Dec 24, 2017
    0
    Normally I’d give it a 4 but seeing as how THQ Nordic is charging $59 for this hot garbage, to me it deserves a zero. A complete waste of money. For perspective, I played Gothic when it originally released. I’ve been a gamer since the days of Atari and Commadore64 and am in no way a casual gamer. That said, I’m 7 hours in and I just can’t take playing it anymore. Wretched combat. WretchedNormally I’d give it a 4 but seeing as how THQ Nordic is charging $59 for this hot garbage, to me it deserves a zero. A complete waste of money. For perspective, I played Gothic when it originally released. I’ve been a gamer since the days of Atari and Commadore64 and am in no way a casual gamer. That said, I’m 7 hours in and I just can’t take playing it anymore. Wretched combat. Wretched voice acting and graphics. The horrid progression leaves you in a constant state of wondering WTF you’re supposed to do to progress. 7 hours in and I can still barely kill the same couple creatures I was fighting in the intro. The mechanics are so awful that I don’t even care anymore. F this game. F the devs and F me for buying this steaming pile of buttsauce. Game deleted.… Expand
  9. donotbuythisgam
    Nov 11, 2017
    0
    Do not buy. I was the last to defend this game among my friends.
    Long story short:
    One of the worst games I've played in last 5 years.
    Nearly impossible to progress on any difficulty other than 'Easy'.
    Horrible combat.
    Horrible lighting. Especially at night, can't see a thing.
    Boring story.
  10. Zav80
    Jul 3, 2019
    4
    Lore,story and world would deserve a good 8...but battling is pure **** on ps4...really it has no sense, it looks like an Amiga game, it is frustrating to do again and again the same battle cause animations suck so badly...
    I tried to play this game like 5 times, cause the story looks awsome and interesting...
    but and action rpg where the action sucks,it's like an horror movie with no fear...
  11. fredweasley
    Oct 31, 2017
    0
    By far the worst indie game ever made. These nobody developers basically copied games like skyrim, fallout and witcher. The developers should be sued for stealing ideas from these better and more amazing games.
    worst indie game of all time award goes to elex.
  12. Mkbewe
    Oct 29, 2017
    0
    Nini mchezo dhaifu. Picha mbaya, michoro na mitambo isiyo ya muda. Elex ni maskini na haipendi. Siwezi kupendekeza mtu yeyote wa mchezo huu... 0/10
  13. Killsw1tch58
    Dec 8, 2017
    0
    Elex is has good points and bad points first the bad points,the fight moves of jax are sluggish skyrims are better even blocking and leveling is miles better on skyrim compared to elex.If bethesda did this game it would better than it has been done by piranha bites,risen was crap gothica was crap this isn't as bad but could off been made better.Beat skyrim and fallout 4 and maybe i mightElex is has good points and bad points first the bad points,the fight moves of jax are sluggish skyrims are better even blocking and leveling is miles better on skyrim compared to elex.If bethesda did this game it would better than it has been done by piranha bites,risen was crap gothica was crap this isn't as bad but could off been made better.Beat skyrim and fallout 4 and maybe i might be impressed.… Expand
  14. Pettervan
    Oct 17, 2017
    0
    It should be illegal for developers to release unplayable games. From the glitches, crashes, frame rate drops, weird audio glitches, this game is pretty much unplayable.
  15. mortarion15
    Oct 26, 2017
    0
    Hands down the worst indie game made this year. This game is simply broken and boring, the combat is awful, the hitbox doesn't exist, the soundtrack is cancer and the animations are like 20 years old. This game is just a complete embarrassment.
  16. Yaozza
    Oct 21, 2017
    0
    Maybe if you are a fan of the buggy messes this developer have released earlier and if you buy it for pc, maybe it's a 4 or a 5. On PS4 it's unplayable. The load times are 2 minutes long every time you need to reload because you died from a melee attack that happened 10 meters away from you. The game runs at maybe 20 fps, sometimes, so you slideshow yourself through the plain, empty,Maybe if you are a fan of the buggy messes this developer have released earlier and if you buy it for pc, maybe it's a 4 or a 5. On PS4 it's unplayable. The load times are 2 minutes long every time you need to reload because you died from a melee attack that happened 10 meters away from you. The game runs at maybe 20 fps, sometimes, so you slideshow yourself through the plain, empty, unimaginative world. The NPC's have voice lines from different voice actors, combat music will play loudly in the background while you are talking to an NPC, in fact all sound volumes are randomly spiking. Sometimes you hear a gunshot and realize it's just one of your own footsteps that randomly made a boom. The story is bland, the NPCs generic and there seems to be some sort of trust system with NPCs but it's so badly made you get the first NPC you meet to idolize you after you have done one quest. And they are trying to pass this off as a full game for 50 €. Worst game experience I have had, ever.… Expand
  17. DonaldTrumpJr
    Oct 20, 2017
    0
    It's not very good. The melee combat is bad, the ranged combat is bad (hitboxes are an issue in both cases), the RPG mechanics are mostly bad, and the exploration is hampered by the absolutely atrocious placement of enemies, which is probably the single worst aspect of the game.
  18. Lynox
    Oct 19, 2017
    0
    My Grandfather smoked his whole life. I was about 10 years old when my mother said to him, 'If you ever want to see your grandchildren graduate, you have to stop immediately.'. Tears welled up in his eyes when he realized what exactly was at stake. He gave it up immediately. Three years later he died of lung cancer. It was really sad and destroyed me. My mother said to me- 'Don't everMy Grandfather smoked his whole life. I was about 10 years old when my mother said to him, 'If you ever want to see your grandchildren graduate, you have to stop immediately.'. Tears welled up in his eyes when he realized what exactly was at stake. He gave it up immediately. Three years later he died of lung cancer. It was really sad and destroyed me. My mother said to me- 'Don't ever smoke. Please don't put your family through what your Grandfather put us through." I agreed. At 28, I have never touched a cigarette. I must say, I feel a very slight sense of regret for never having done it, because Elex gave me cancer anyway.… Expand
  19. WarmlyCalculate
    Oct 19, 2017
    0
    This game quite literally ruined my life. Bit of a backstory, my mom bought me gothic when i was a baby. I played and beat it in 4 hours cause l'm a pro gamer. but my family is broke so that was my first and only game i ever played. 20 years later i finally get a job as a janitor, i hear about elex from a friend, i found out the same people who made gothic made elex, but i am too broke toThis game quite literally ruined my life. Bit of a backstory, my mom bought me gothic when i was a baby. I played and beat it in 4 hours cause l'm a pro gamer. but my family is broke so that was my first and only game i ever played. 20 years later i finally get a job as a janitor, i hear about elex from a friend, i found out the same people who made gothic made elex, but i am too broke to buy game :(
    So i make youtube channel about elex, but i get little views so still can't buy. One day from release i decide to take loan, i finally buy the game the next day but then i realize my pc too weak to play, so i take another loan and buy new pc. I play the game, but to my horror, i cant find diego :(
    I search for my daddy for 30 hours and still not find him. I cant pay back loan so will go to jail soon. I just wanted to see my daddy again :(    … Expand
  20. matfisher
    Oct 17, 2017
    0
    abysmal signature wooden combat system with it's delayed visual feedback, lack of impact/weight, very subpar animations.

    It's 2017, can you all just stop being a bunch of die-hard apologists for PBs awful combat systems. If they polished the animations a bit so combat doesn't feel/look like an awkward exchange between malfunctioning animatronics, it would do the game so much good    abysmal signature wooden combat system with it's delayed visual feedback, lack of impact/weight, very subpar animations.

    It's 2017, can you all just stop being a bunch of die-hard apologists for PBs awful combat systems. If they polished the animations a bit so combat doesn't feel/look like an awkward exchange between malfunctioning animatronics, it would do the game so much good already. In essence, that's justifying a car from the 60s that drinks gasoline and spouts of black smoke in 2017, just 'because that's how they are and that's how we should keep them'

    Or perhaps PB is just straight-up incapable of making good combat systems, period. In which, outsource it already to somehow who is remotely competent at animations.    … Expand
  21. AngryJoey
    Oct 18, 2017
    0
    One of the worst games ever, so boring and lame. Full of glitches and bugs that on occasion looks as if it was developed in 1999. Do yourself a favor and stay far away from this one! Or at least wait for a bargain bin price to satisfy your morbid curiosity.
  22. tintilicmaliq
    Oct 18, 2017
    0
    By far the worst indie game ever made. These nobody developers basically copied games like skyrim, fallout and witcher. The developers should be sued for stealing ideas from these better and more amazing games.
    worst indie game of all time award goes to elex.
  23. destinyfan1
    Oct 19, 2017
    4
    I bought this game to have a refreshing rpg in my collection , why? Because I saw it mixes the future and historical fantasy ( like elder scrolls) but I should have done better research because this game is disapointing
    The game is buggy as hell , bad camera and many more technical issues
    The graphics aren't that good to Behind all this negative points their is an ok rpg , but also far    I bought this game to have a refreshing rpg in my collection , why? Because I saw it mixes the future and historical fantasy ( like elder scrolls) but I should have done better research because this game is disapointing
    The game is buggy as hell , bad camera and many more technical issues
    The graphics aren't that good to
    Behind all this negative points their is an ok rpg , but also far from good
    A major disapointment, so kids never buy a game before you saw its reviews!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    … Expand
  24. Goldfryd
    Oct 29, 2017
    0
    Elex is een zeer grote teleurstelling en ik ben als fan van Gothic denken dat het het slechtste Piranha Bytes spel is. Het is onvoltooid, verouderd en niet speelbaar. Ik kan dit spel niet aanraden.
  25. tmlpgm
    Feb 12, 2022
    0
    Полнейший маразм от некогда хороших разработчиков. Я терпел многое: джетпак из задницы главного героя, бесконечную болтовню, тупых ИИ, убогих напарников, опять тех же мобов и т.п. Но когда мне дали квест найти молот, а он лежит под роботом, а мне нападать на него с топором - тут я все. Это самая нелепая игра в моей жизни.Полнейший маразм от некогда хороших разработчиков. Я терпел многое: джетпак из задницы главного героя, бесконечную болтовню, тупых ИИ, убогих напарников, опять тех же мобов и т.п. Но когда мне дали квест найти молот, а он лежит под роботом, а мне нападать на него с топором - тут я все. Это самая нелепая игра в моей жизни.
  26. ScienceAdvisor
    Oct 8, 2018
    0
    So many 10/10 shill reviews tells you everything you need to know. At least they paid for multi-language fake reviews. Too bad Metacritic turns a blind eye to such behaviour.
  27. Timenick
    Mar 28, 2023
    3
    - In the first couple hours the game is straight unplayable

    - Combat is clunky trash - Graphics are from 2007 +/- Some quests are good but most of them arent - The world isnt very interesting - There are N64 games with better cut scenes and presentation + Better graphics and fps on PS5 - Lots of bugs and wonky tech Elex is basically TES IV Oblivion with some Sci-Fi    - In the first couple hours the game is straight unplayable

    - Combat is clunky trash

    - Graphics are from 2007

    +/- Some quests are good but most of them arent

    - The world isnt very interesting

    - There are N64 games with better cut scenes and presentation

    + Better graphics and fps on PS5

    - Lots of bugs and wonky tech

    Elex is basically TES IV Oblivion with some Sci-Fi sprinkled in but worse in every point. Wouldnt recommend. 3/10    … Expand
  28. hyun8801
    Aug 23, 2020
    0
    How do these **** working in piranha bytes always get enough investments and funds to make another game? All of their games are **** beyond redemption and Elex is no exception.

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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
  1. IGN Italia
    Nov 12, 2017
    70
    Elex is a raw diamond full of flaws but with too much value to consider it as an ugly and wrong game. Give it time, be patient and it will capture you.
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  2. GameOver.gr
    Nov 11, 2017
    70
    Elex is the RPG game of the old era, made by the old guard for the old guard. It has a lot of charm and magic hidden inside its massive world but its clunky elements will probably prove to be a dealbreaker for newer gamers that didn’t grew up with the same issues that persist Piranha Bytes games since Gothic.
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  3. Critical Hit
    Nov 9, 2017
    60
    Elex is far from perfect. It can be a frustrating experience and the horrible combat system could be a deal breaker, but it’s undeniably an ambitious title with a promising future.
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