Elex - PlayStation 4

I really wasn't sure whether to buy this game. There were so many mixed reviews and so much negativity surrounding the game that it nearly put me off. What sold me was the awesome footage of magic and tech all in one world.Well I was not disappointed. Honestly, this game is hard - and battling through the first 10 hours was brutally challenging, while I started to understand the world, and understand I shouldn't fight everything. But with this challenge comes the ultimate feeling as you start to gradually grow in power.For me, this is one of my favourite games, and has had well over 60 hours of play already!

I liked the concept of this game a lot. It's a open world futuristic survival game with some interesting factions, the world looks very nice and the story for the most part is interesting. The combat is a bit janky compared to things like Mass Effect and Cyberpunk but it's not a game breaker as the world makes you want to know more and go further. The only real problem I had is it seems to take way too long to level up to the point you get any decent weapons. I think I'd been playing about 40 plus hours and I was still getting killed by a few big bugs which I was trying to fight with something not far off a pointed stick as I hadn't reached the necessary requirements to equip a gun. If I started again I'd definitely invest all my points in weapons not in anything much else from the start. Who cares about charisma and intelligence when you're regularly rat food (Literally).

It takes a long time to get to a point in this game where you aren't pretty much killed instantly by any enemies. If you can work past that then it is quite enjoyable. However, this has to be one of the worst games I've played so far on the PS4 in terms of stability. It freezes quite a lot when switching between menus and game play, characters will often be floating in impossible positions and I've also encountered a large map area where you can't proceed because you just fall through the ground wherever you try to move. Not sure if it is going to be possible to complete on that basis.

Great graphics. Imaginative story etc. Genuinely open World.

This review is purely based off my own opinion, experience and the fun I had with the game.I was initially very reluctant to buy this game after many mixed reviews. However, when the game showed up for £8.99 I went for it and was so glad I did. So here is a breakdown of my thoughts to maybe help you with your decision on Elex:Pros:*Really varied / interesting world considering the small size of the development team.*No carry capacity / weight limit at all! (More RPGS need to do this)*Very interesting factions throughout the game who comment on the state of the world and other factions throughout.*Jet pack feature enabling you to explore all parts of the map with no / very little limitation.*A map / mission system which does not just spew icons everywhere (yes, looking at you Ubisoft!)*Missions can be completed in a multitude of ways with a great choice / consequence system.Cons:*Combat can be quite janky and frustrating at times.*Some dialogue can be quite stilted and awkward at times.In summary, it took me just over 45 hours to complete the game (with also doing a good deal of side content) and I was never bored for a second. In my opinion, this is a true diamond in the rough.

Where to start?I suppose at the beginning with an origin story that makes no sense, your character (very minor spoilers here) is supposed to be a former Alb commander who's lost the substance in his body which granted him all kinds of powers and physical abilities, that being Elex... I can only assume he was in command of toilet cleaning, because he has no combat skills at all, don't the Alb train their troops in melee or ranged combat? or was he in command of a desk? (Think untrained peasant/farmer common in most games)The game's combat is terrible, combat systems that are clunky as hell (think Gothic 3 or later Risen games) with wooden animations, your character moves like a tank, hits like a feather and dies if something even looks at him funny, he also swings like someone wielding a big block of solid metal instead of a weapon, ranged combat is no better, even against weak opponents guns don't do that much damage, and if you had the misfortune of trying to play it immediately after it was released you got a plethora of bugs into the bargain... If all that wasn't bad enough, you can get two, maybe three hits in before your characters stamina is completely out and dodging enemy attacks 'also' requires stamina so you immediately become target practice and dodging does NOT guarantee you won't get hit as enemies can sometimes turn in mid attack, yes even in the air (and I don't mean enemies that should be able to do that).The Story as mentioned above doesn't exactly fit together very well, the conversation systems often leave you with little choice in what you're doing, your character starts with no social skills and purchasing any skills costs a fortune (you can't just spend skill points, you have to buy training), NPC animations are equally wooden, seriously I've played better indie titles... Most of the quests are pretty much standard RPG fare as well, go here, kill that, fetch this item, talk to this person.The world design isn't terrible, the locations aren't exactly that different to what you'd expect from a standard RPG game so it's not exactly appalling there and the graphics aren't 'abysmal' (somewhere between witcher 1 & 2), but there's nothing there that makes you stand and look at the scenery. The difficulty curve however is all over the place, one minute you're 'relatively' easily killing something without taking too much damage, the next you get one-shotted by a creature that isn't any bigger or more dangerous looking, and the only way to see if a creature is lethally dangerous is to aim your bow at it.Overall I'd recommend anyone looking to buy this, wait for a sale... The trailers make this game look WAAAY better than it actually is and if nothing else it'll give them time to patch the hell out of this game, it may actually be worthwhile to those who aren't Piranha Bytes fanboys.

4 years later and still unplayable. Half of the UI is gone?! They added a lot of meaningless numbers but you can't even check how much HP you have?! In the RPG game?!?! Combat is dull and fiddly, can't skipp dialogues :( Only story trying to get you interested but it is like wathing Marvel movies on the 480p resolution...

Edit: just finish playing it. Man, this game is a train wreck. I had big expectations for it just based soley on all what i discovered exploring. The ending was very underwhelming. Not worth the horrible combat and difficulty. I thought the story wouldve saved this train wreck but, no, it did not. It was well thought out tho, i mean, the origin of the hybrid, the truth of calaan, .... I cant believe its still disappointing. Im just going to run through Elex 2 on easy mode just for the closure. Im not in the mood to torture myself and risk a heart attack. I still do not recommend this game unless you get it for free, and even then be warned, Dark Souls is easier and more fun than this train wreck.Edit: yea the combat really makes this game irritating to play. Its just plane not fun at all. If you pay more than $5 for this game then you got robbed like me. Not worth it. If you can use cheats then yea the story and world is worth it. Missions are pretty cool too. So, thats to tell you how bad the combat is.This game is great. What drags it into the mud is its uninspiring and very garbage combat.The combat and controls ruin this game. If it did not have a good story and world building i would not play it.

Elex est un véritable petit joyau d'une autre époque - technique -, pétri de bonnes intentions. Une déclaration d'amour au jeu-vidéo.Hélas, il a été énormément descendu par une presse pressée, qui ne veut plus prendre le temps de, qui n'en est plus capable.Elex est un très bon jeu, sinon excellent. Son monde ouvert est un absolu plaisir à parcourir, notamment avec l'ajout du jet-pack qui élargi les possibilités. On sent que les développeurs l'ont construit avec amour, et l'exploration est récompensée. Selon moi, LE point fort du jeu.Son système de combat et de difficulté, ainsi que la progression de l'histoire et de notre personnage ne sont pas en reste, et font aussi le sel du jeu. L'évolution est lente mais pas poussive, et procure une réelle sensation de succès. C'est palpable, grisant.Le seul point négatif du jeu... ? De par sa nature, il est chronophage. Il nécessite qu'on s'y investisse un minimum.Mais je suis sûr que vous pourrez trouver le temps pour y jouer. Je suis un actif, je travaille à temps plein et récemment je m'étais mis à croire que je n'avais plus le temps de jouer aux jeux-vidéo. Je me lassais très vite aussi.Et puis Elex a débarqué avec toutes ses bonnes intentions, et subitement j'ai retrouvé le temps, j'ai retrouvé mon amour pour le jeu-vidéo.Donnez-lui une chance, si vous êtes indécis. C'est le conseil que je vous donne : entre la presse spécialisée assassine et une poignée de joueurs prêts à défendre Elex jusqu'en Enfer s'il le faut, vous ne pourrez pas vous faire un avis sans y avoir joué vous-même. Prenez le risque, le jeu en vaut la chandelle !

Meine Freunde rieten mir davon ab es zu kaufen.Zu schwer (1-2x Schläge ist man tot)Schlechte SteuerungMiese GrafikUnterirdisches Menüetc. etc.Umso lustiger fanden die es auch als ich es mir gekauft habe, da ich immer alles mit schlechten Wertungen links liegen lasse und auch mal gerne andere damit aufziehe deren Zeit mit solchen Spielen zu vergeuden.Da ich aber im Gegensatz zu den Anderen schon Gothic 1+2 (und auch etwas Risen) gespielt hatte, wusste ich schon worauf ich mich einlasse.Die besagten Games mussten auch erst "gesund gepatched" werden um zu glänzen.Es ist ganz klar kein Spiel was dich an die Hand nimmt und mit vielen Tutorials durch das Spiel führt. Die Welt von Elex ist rau und kantig aber macht großen Spaß erkundet zu werden da sie sehr lebendig ist. Das Jetpack ist hierfür eine geniale Unterstützung von Pyranha Bytes.Die ersten Stunden sind anspruchsvoll, ja aber sicher nicht unschaffbar. Kann niemanden verstehen der es wegen dem Schwierigkeitsgrad verteufelt. Spielt mal Souls oder Bloodborne, dann habt ihr ein Delta.Elex verdeutlicht einem das Gefühl, das man ganz unten startet und alles hart erarbeiten muss um hier zu bestehen. Dafür gibt es aber immer mehrere Lösungswege womit man seine Aufgaben lösen kann. Ist halt kein Spiel für Leute die nicht viel nachdenken möchten beim zocken und lieber Hack n Slay betreiben wollen, was ja auch völlig ok ist. Aber kreative Köpfe die über den Tellerand hinaus schauen können, werden positiv überrascht sein was man hier alles anstellen kann.Man kann sich auch vollkommen frei auf der Karte bewegen, müsst nur aufpassen auf die anfangs teilweise schweren Mobs die einem immer mal wieder über den Weg laufen und mit tatsächlich nur 1-2 Schlägen ins Nirwana jagen. Aber auch das legt sich mit der Zeit.Bin jetzt LVL 10 glaub ich und habe noch nicht mal Attributspunkte oder Lernpunkte verteilt da ich so (noch) klar komme. Viele Sprecher kenne ich noch aus Gothic was mich sehr gefreut hat. Abgestürzt ist es auf meiner PS4 Pro bisher genau 1x, bei 15 Std Spielzeit.Das Spiel ist fordernd, keine Frage, aber für mich es hat sich absolut gelohnt Elex eine Chance zu geben.Ich kann nur sagen, wer mit Gothic zurecht kam, wird auch hier nicht enttäuscht werden und bekommt ein richtig gutes Spiel zu einem inzwischen sehr günstigen Preis.Und natürlich ist das Game kein 5-Sterne-Spiel, aber 1 Stern ist es auch nicht ;)

La verdad que después de haber jugado a juegos cómo The Witcher 3, Dark Souls, Final Fantasy XV, Dragon Age Inquisition y similares, se nota que este juego tiene que mejorar en el apartado de la jugabilidad y su sistema de combate, que si bien no es que sea malo, canta mucho en comparación con los títulos antes mencionados. Digamos que se basa un poco en una mezcla del The Witcher y Dark Souls pero muy simplificada y menos trabajada, siendo un combate muy simple pero a la vez exigente por la dificultad general del juego, y que no es sólo aporrear botones si no que tienes que tener cierto timing para asestar golpes. Es esto malo? Pues no, aunque podría haber sido mucho mejor de haber pulido las animaciones del personaje y su control. En cierta medida Skyrim peca de lo mismo y nadie se queja. Es un juego de mundo abierto muy basta, con mucha libertad de acción, con unos gráficos bastante resultones que no son para nada malos (sin llegar a los juegos mencionados claro), pero que resalta por su diseño artístico y su mundo vivo y colorido, y ofreciendo unas imágenes muy bellas llenas de cambio de iluminaciones, destellos solares etc. Si te gustan los juegos de rol más clásicos y jugar tranquilo y sin prisa , con una buena historia , el juego te va a gustar.

Ero un po' restio nell'acquistare questo gioco dopo tutte le recensioni negative.Per alcuni aspetti sono d'accordo, soprattutto per quanto riguarda il comparto tecnico questo gioco non è assolutamente alla pari con titoli simili usciti ultimamente.Detto questo però, a mio parere, resta un ottimo gioco dal punto di vista della storia, personalizzazione del personaggio, mappa da esplorare ecc.Sicuramente i combattimenti risultano poco fluidi spesso ma, soprattutto visto il prezzo a cui si può acquistare, è un gioco che consiglio assolutamente a chi vuole passare tante ore a giocare senza formalizzarsi troppo su aspetti tecnici e grafica.