ELEX II - Review @ GameSpace

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ELEX 2 PC Review

A familiar romp in an open world

My experience with Piranha Bytes’ ELEX released in 2017 is not great, all I know is that it’s an open-world RPG that combines a post-apocalyptic sci-fi setting with more standard fantasy elements and memorized gameplay seen on streams. This also means that I’m not entirely sure if I’m the target audience for the game’s upcoming sequel, as even a few hours of playing ELEX II left me with a strong impression that the game is largely geared towards those who have already spent a lot of time playing games from this studio.

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Summary
Playing ELEX II left me with a strong impression that the game is largely geared towards those who have already spent a lot of time playing games from this studio. If that's you, your take from the game may be different than someone new to the series and you'll likely have a blast, especially if you loved the first game. If you're new to the series, you may want to bone up on YouTube videos about ELEX I before diving into an interesting, multi-faceted world albeit one fraught with performance and graphical issues. Chances are things will improve with time and patches so maybe it's best to wait a while and let the dev team catch up to the game's potential.

Good

• Poke all the secrets of the open world
• Equip and upgrade characters
• As much freedom as is possible in a game
• Perfect for Gothic fans
• Better-than-average action combat
• Stellar voice acting

Bad

• Not well-polished
• A somewhat archaic combat system
• Somewhat lacking story

Score: 7.5/10