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ELEX 2 Has Solid RPG Mechanics and a World Worth Exploring | COGconnected

COG writes: Elex 2 is the sequel to Piranha Bytes' post apocalyptic, sci-fi fantasy ARPG, where factions and ideologies compete for control of resources.

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Magog1617d ago

The art direction in this game is such a huge turnoff. It's like Judge Dredd meets Conan the Barbarian.

Nacho_Z1617d ago

Feels like it's from that era ages ago, when everything from Prince of Persia to Jak and Daxter tried to go all edgy and dark but ended up cringy instead.

lelo2play1617d ago

The combat on the first ELEX was crap. Hope they fix that.

staticall1617d ago

I do hope they'll address the balancing issues. When you start the game, if you take one step away from the main questline path, you're screwed, enemies are just overpowered. Even if you have a companion (unless you're using grenades, then you're 100% fine). And for the longest time, you couldn't join any of the group, due to the questline requirements.

I enjoyed the plot/lore, locations, some quests with consequences and exploration. But that ending was just...ugh. Felt like an ad for second game, before it was even announced.

Oh, and please, fix the damn bugs! I was so tired of restarting the game on PS4, because the game was slowing down more and more with each passing minute. And then suddenly it crashes. I wasn't able to play the game for more than 4 hours (usually around 2-3h) without it crashing.

P. S.: And for the love of G-d, do not add «Play the game for X hours» trophies.

HyperMoused1617d ago

Most underated RPG ive ever seen, absolutely loved the first one, i will be playing this too.

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Elex II for Mac Now Available

Elex II for Mac is now available from the Mac App Store, bringing the sci-fi RPG to a new and often overlooked audience.

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WayTooManyGames' Top 20 Worst Games of 2022

WTMG's Leo Faria: "You know what? I’m not even mad this time around. I’ve stated already that 2022 was actually a pretty good year for gaming. It was stupidly hard removing so many excellent games from out Top 20 list, to the point we had an entire 20-game list of honorable mentions alone. Likewise, we didn’t review such a huge number of bad games this year. It’s not that we weren’t reviewing enough games (have you read the site’s name?), there just weren’t that many stinkers in this otherwise fantastic year.

But boy oh boy, when something bad knocked at our door, it was bad. It was really B to the A to the freaking D. It’s time for our team to bury these games once and for all. We present you, the twenty worst games we’ve reviewed in 2022."

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Orchard1236d ago

Lol, I like this idea of an anti GOTY award :p

And my god, there are some terrible entries there.

Knushwood Butt1236d ago

Kirby’s Dream Buffet

Good to see Nintendo isn't above well deserved criticism.

darthv721236d ago

I dont know if Gun Grave deserves to be in the same mix as the others on the list. Its rather safe but it has its charm. As a fan of the originals, I can dig it. Im not seeing it as something revolutionary but evolutionary, hence why I said safe (as in it didnt take many risks to stray from the source). Its okay, but nowhere near being on the list of worst.

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Jank Be Damned, ELEX II Is One of the Sleeper Hits of the Year

Twinfinite: "With Piranha Bytes' latest old-school RPG finally out in the wild, it's time for us to wax lyrical about how gosh darn underrated it is."

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LordoftheCritics1300d ago (Edited 1300d ago )

It really is.

Can really put you to sleep with every hit.

coolbeans1299d ago (Edited 1299d ago )

*crickets*

;)

HyperMoused1299d ago

I found the same with one, bad or mediocre reviews, absolutely awesome game couldnt put it down. Havnt tried two yet, but when im in an RPG mood again, its what im getting for sure

neutralgamer19921299d ago

Only embracer group are funding AA games and we need more mid size games with medium budget

Chance_of_Raine1299d ago

The original and the sequel are games worth playing. Sure, they're janky, but there's some real love in the games if you care to take the time. <3

RavenWolfx1299d ago

I played this at launch (GameFly'ed it) and it was pretty meh. Glitches and a story cinematic that has nothing to do with what just happened in the story (that was confusing, like out of order or something), I played maybe an hour and sent it back. Maybe it isn't as bad now, assuming it has been patched some.

FTLmaster1299d ago

Aye, I think the new patches may've ironed out some of the rougher edges.