Reviewers Liked
- Excellent world design propped up by some beautiful environments
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Technical flaws and crashes push the limits of patience
Elex
63
6.7
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Expert reviews and ratings
By videogamesuncovered.com
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An enjoyable game in a brilliant world, premise and lore but is let down by confusing systems and clunky...
By New Game Network
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There is a fantastic RPG at the core of Elex with some excellent world and quest design, remarkably diverse factions and environments awaiting those who can get past its slow start, clumsy combat and overall lack of fine...
By CriticalHit
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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.Elex was reviewed on PlayStation 456 /...
By PC Gamer
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ElexInventive in some ways and stagnant in others, Elex will appeal to die-hard RPG fans and few others.See commentsLoad...
By GameZone
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Piranha Bytes has created a legitimately interesting world to explore filled with choices and consequences, though it's technical limitations and budget nature are a hard sell for any gamer who isn't a fan of the Gothic and/or Risen...
By Game Chronicles Magazine
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One of the best classic RPG's you'll play this...
By Hooked Gamers
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I Don't Know What's Going On… What do you get when you combine Sci-Fi, Fantasy and the Post Apocalyptic genres? Confusion. Complete and total chaos. Who in their right minds would ever sit there and go, "Hey you know what'd be awesome? Let's throw three...
By GameSpot
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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.
By ap.ign.com
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The best-case scenario for ELEX is that it'll be worth picking up on sale a year or two from now after it's been heavily patched to fix its rampant bugs and infuriating balance problems. It has enough good ideas that one day it might be talked about as...
By WCCFTech
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ELEX is pretty much the gaming incarnation of a mixed bag. While exploring the massive world of Magalan is an enjoyable experience and the lore easily pulls players in with lots of interesting quests, the mediocre combat, poor companions AI and severe...
By EuroGamer
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Yes, Elex is far, far scrappier overall, the lore is clumsy and unconvincing, and there's enough grit in the combat, presentation and parts of the narrative to have you running for the nearest GOTY Edition chart-topping RPG. But, if you give Elex the benefit of the doubt, it's many freedoms will start to win you over - to the point that on completion you may subsequently find yourself thumbing through this developer's undervalued back catalogue before cracking the seal on the Next Big Thing.
By junge-technik.de
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Elex ist ein typisches Piranha Bytes-Spiel: Die Technik setzt keine Maßstäbe und ab und an fallen Bugs im Spielgeschehen auf. Dennoch kehrt man immer wieder in die postapokalyptische Welt zurück. Die unzähligen Charaktere, hunderte Quests und die große...
By giga.de
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Elex ist ein fantastisches Rollenspiel, dessen erster Eindruck die meisten Spieler jedoch abschrecken wird. Ja, die Grafik ist altbacken, das Kampfsystem sperrig und die Präsentation staubig. Wer sich davon aber nicht beeindrucken lässt, sondern einfach...
By gamergen.com
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Le problème, c'est que les Risen n'ont jamais brillé par leur gameplay, à défaut d'avoir quand même de bonnes idées et un univers bien pensé. Alors, ELEX peut-il enfin être l'Action-RPG dont rêvent les joueurs depuis des années ? Non, non et encore non....
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