ELEX 2 is an action role-playing video game developed by Piranha Bytes and published in March 1, 2022 by THQ Nordic. It is the sequel to ELEX, and players control the same protagonist, Jax. They must unite the world against a new threat: invading aliens.
Players control Jax, a survivor in a post-apocalyptic, science fantasy setting.[1]Elex 2 is an action role-playing game played from a third-person perspective.[2] There are six factions that players can align with, each representing a different philosophy. The substance elex, which comes from outer space, gives people powers equivalent to magic, and various factions prefer either magic or technology.[3] Combat uses a system in which actions, such as attacking or defending, drain Jax's stamina. Without enough stamina, Jax can not attack or defend.[4] Jax is equipped with a jetpack, which players can use to explore the open world.[3] Gaining levels allows Jax to increase his attributes, which allow him to use better equipment.[5] The antagonists are techno-organic aliens,[3] which Jax must unite the various factions against.[5]
Developmentedit
Piranha Bytes used their proprietary Genome Engine.[2]THQ Nordic released ELEX 2 for PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S, and Windows on March 1, 2022.[6]
Receptionedit
ELEX 2 received mixed reviews on Metacritic.[7][8][9]Rock Paper Shotgun said it is "clunky and janky, but compelling". Comparing it to the Gothic and Risen series, they said that Piranha Bytes was still making games with the same issues. They found this forgivable but disliked how unappealing and mean-spirited they found all the characters, including the protagonist.[3]IGN said Elex 2 seems stuck in the mid-2000s and ignores all innovations made since Gothic 3. They also criticized some of the dialogue as sounding like "a schlocky B-movie" and said the combat is "clunky, imprecise, and annoying".[4]RPGSite called it "a poorly implemented retread" and said they could not recommend ELEX 2 to anyone but "the most ardent die-hard fans of ELEX".[5]RPGFan wrote, "Elex II can be entertaining in all the wrong ways, but as a sequel, it's just more of the same."[10]
ELEX 2 was among the top three best-selling games that were released in 2022 at GOG.com.[11]
Referencesedit
^Bell, Alice (2021-12-06). "Elex II is a weird science fantasy RPG that doesn't care about you at all, and I respect that". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^ abcVitale, Bryan (2022-05-30). "Elex II Review". RPGSite. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^"ELEX II". Gematsu. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^"ELEX II (PC)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^"ELEX II (PS5)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^"ELEX II (Xbox Series X/S)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^Kobylanski, Abraham (2022-03-03). "Elex II". RPGFan. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^"How many games we released, which were your favorites, how long you spent playing and more– check out GOG numbers for 2022!". GOG.com. CD Projekt. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
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