ELEX ELEX II - Jax is back

[lukaszek]

Darth Roxor will finally be able to finish

That's what she said.

his name is derived from famous roxxxa website, where he was notorious to commit few h into encounter, leave dissatisfied and drop long review afterwards

 

[Ryzer]

Elex 1 was so good that most people simply avoid playing in melee altogether out of broken hitboxes, combat system and enemy AI.
That said some of the complaints about Elex II stems from Elex 1, like scavenging the world only to find boring shit like toilet papers.

 

[Ryzer]

There are so many completely broken mechanics in Elex 1, it makes me wonder if they ever play-tested it at all. The attributes system outright lying to the player, the Cleric stun-locking capacities costing a few mana points, the plasma rifle indefinitly stun-locking enemies while the laser rifle is absolute wank, the berserker abilities are all trash and useless, the fixed merchants + the fact that said merchant's inventory reset every time you talk to them, the atrocious UI, the pathetic boss combat, the unpredictable robot attacks, the auto-guided and undodgeable ranged attacks, the fact that you can't see the number of HP, the Elex potions giving you god powers in exchange of nothing, the fact you can't see the cold meter, the fact that the character and the inventory were atrociously consolized and show nothing interesting to the player, the untold number of useless crap scattered in the game serving no purpose, etc...

 

[Peachcurl]

Meh, it's not that bad. I had loads of fun with Elex 1.

In fact, poor story telling in the late game bothered me much more than any issues with gameplay / systems.

 

[Konjad]

I played e1 and 2 in linux without any problem. Does proton and dxvk works in mac?

It works... like shit!

Linux is way better for gaming nowadays than MacOS

 

[ResetRPG]

Can't wait for the end of the trilogy to be an unplayable shitshow.

I will love every second of it.

Thank you, Germany, for making very bad good games, you have changed my life.

 

[GentlemanCthulhu]

I don't think it's the amount of enemies in the end game. The main thing is a story telling issue. They don't know how to properly end their stories.

This. Whoever plans out the narrative beats of their games and the high-level plot decisions really needs to be let go.

 

[GentlemanCthulhu]

What about sales? Will they make enough money to make ELEX 3? Or will Jax's adventures end on a cliffhanger?

Elex 3 won't even feature Jax as the main protagonist. I mean, why would it?

 

[Sordid MCA/Prosper Hybryd]

https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/marketing-pr/piranha-bytes-elex-3-2026-bmwk/
Elex 3 is confirmed for release in 2026.

It's good that the German government spends money not only on migrants, but also on Elex 3!

And, of course, Jax will be the main character. I mean it is evident and undeniable that Jax is the most interesting and well-developed character in RPGs since the Nameless One from PS: T. Maybe, even since Jesus from the New Testament.

 

[Cyberarmy]

I have zero hopes about that but still gonnna play it...

 

[Fearlessjay]

I've felt that way about most of Piranha Bytes games yet I always come back to them. They are unique, I'll give them that. I only finished Elex last year after only playing brief moments since it was released. It was bad even for them. Still loved it though.

 

[ResetRPG]

I've felt that way about most of Piranha Bytes games yet I always come back to them. They are unique, I'll give them that. I only finished Elex last year after only playing brief moments since it was released. It was bad even for them. Still loved it though.

Just a certain charm about Piranha Bytes that I can't seem to shake off.

It's always a technical disaster, but they still always end up being a charming and enjoyable experience.

 

[BruceVC]

https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/marketing-pr/piranha-bytes-elex-3-2026-bmwk/
Elex 3 is confirmed for release in 2026.

It's good that the German government spends money not only on migrants, but also on Elex 3!

And, of course, Jax will be the main character. I mean it is evident and undeniable that Jax is the most interesting and well-developed character in RPGs since the Nameless One from PS: T. Maybe, even since Jesus from the New Testament.

Excellent news but its not confirmed it will be ELEX 3

I hope its Elex 3

 

[BruceVC]

Elex 1 was so good that most people simply avoid playing in melee altogether out of broken hitboxes, combat system and enemy AI.
That said some of the complaints about Elex II stems from Elex 1, like scavenging the world only to find boring shit like toilet papers.

Next time you play a game like Elex 1 and you dont understand how combat works just ask me and I will happily explain it, I can imagine how confusing it might be

 

[Infinitron]

 

[Cyberarmy]

 

[razvedchiki]

any news on elex 3?

 

[covr]

Yes, it will be shit.

 

[General Disarray]

Any news on the dx12 patch?

 

[GhostCow]

Any news on the dx12 patch?

I said I wouldn't play the game until they fixed it and it looks like I'm never going to play the game. Reading this thread has convinced me that's a good thing.

 

[lukaszek]

Any news on the dx12 patch?

woah, they need to leave some improvement for elex3

 

[Sordid MCA/Prosper Hybryd]

Any news on the dx12 patch?

woah, they need to leave some improvement for elex3

They have bear slugbeast fucking for this.

 

[Billy Pilgrim]

So ...

Elex 2 > Starfield? Genuinely curious. Playing Elex 2 now (can't recall much from 1. Was a few years ago when I played it).

So far it seems most "issues of today" aren't in Elex 2. Or at the very least, Elex 2 isn't taking every single opportunity like Starfield to scream at the top of its lungs "LOOK HOW PROGRESSIVE WE ARE!"

Total honest, haven't played Starfield, but judging by the thread on the Codex, I don't think I really will.

 

[Darth Roxor]

thank goodness elex 2 doesn't have any issues of today this totally excuses the terrible gameplay

 

[luj1]

There are so many completely broken mechanics in Elex 1, it makes me wonder if they ever play-tested it at all. The attributes system outright lying to the player, the Cleric stun-locking capacities costing a few mana points, the plasma rifle indefinitly stun-locking enemies while the laser rifle is absolute wank, the berserker abilities are all trash and useless, the fixed merchants + the fact that said merchant's inventory reset every time you talk to them, the atrocious UI, the pathetic boss combat, the unpredictable robot attacks, the auto-guided and undodgeable ranged attacks, the fact that you can't see the number of HP, the Elex potions giving you god powers in exchange of nothing, the fact you can't see the cold meter, the fact that the character and the inventory were atrociously consolized and show nothing interesting to the player, the untold number of useless crap scattered in the game serving no purpose, etc...

I had hopes for ELEX but it's more of a patriotic meme than anything else

Art direction, UI, combat, guilds, dialogue, are all very shitty.

Once those cutscenes start it seems like Captain America made the game and you feel 3x dumber

exploration is good, but you are exploring a boring mundane world

 

[luj1]

Elex 2 > Starfield? Genuinely curious.

Anything is better than Starfield

Genuinely