ELEX review (best rpg ever)

[dfrom975]

First let me say ELEX is not broken…. It's simply hard. It's genius. Smartest RPG I've ever played.

I've been wanting this game since release, Only to be held back by fixing. Come to find out nothing is wrong. I've also held back because of boring beginning, can't fight anything. It's actually exciting



Skyrim quality !!!
It's open world, DO WHAT EVER YOU WANT, quality progression of character, story behind everything, fantastic graphics. Better than meaningful combat, I'll cover that last.


Synapsis to level 7:
You start off with nothing, yes your helpless. You meet a guy named Duras that will lead you to the first town of Berserkers headquarters. Understand, it's one of three factions you can join, later you will have to select a choice, but for now your simply trying to stay alive..... Your plopped in the middle of town with nothing other than eventually talking to the leader.

At first it seems cold, you have no direction. You feel like a wet dog that's been in the rain all night. That's until you start talking to the towns people. Everyone has extremely meaningful stuff to say, complete with lore and often a task for you to do, very engaging and immersive every bit of it. Decide to do his task, walk the town, talk to the main guy... There is no wrong answer (Skyrim).

I was lead to believe the beginning was boring... If you can't fight what's left, a few fetch quest ?.... No No Nooo, it's huge meaningful stuff that builds your reputation and advances you character right from the start ….. Very engaging stuff like criminal activity for you to solve. Or leave town to fight a few bad guys.

Another example that will leave a lasting impression.
For the OutLaws, I met with Rat Man, he told me the shop Keeper wasn't paying her taxes, but she had a huge stash in here basement. I was to sneak in and steal it when she was off guard. Well Rat Man double crossed me and turned me in. I was♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥and went to kill him. He surprisingly talked me out of it, with a deeper plan !.... And Deep it was, I'll not spoil it.... This is what you get in the so called boring beginning.

Sure, your weak as hell. You have almost nothing. You must be tactful in your encounters. Stand their and think first, it helps to bring Duras as a squishy tank to ease the burden..... The combat IS NOT BROAKEN.... You can't button mash. I watched one YouTube that explains the simple problem where people refuse to digest. It's timing, strike and wait, strike and wait, this builds stamina to execute a finisher.... IT'S THAT SIMPLE. It has a DarkSouls feel to it, but not quite so hard. Strike a few times run away or out of arrow range and drink a potion. Shoot a few arrows and re-engage with close combat. Button mashing ?....come on already.

Tips:
Settings>difficulty>close combat focus, set to manual.
Find sunglasses early.

Progression of character:
It's all about molding your character to how you want to play.
ELEX is Genius.... It combines attribute spending with weapon choices, you must spend wisely or you can't equip. spend more points to use better and better stuff.... It's very deep and rewarding. Hard to explain, easy to understand in game, I'll leave it at that.



I was faced with a major question,
Berserkers- Close combat and bows
OutLaws- Guns
Clarics- Plasma weapons
How do I spend attribute and weapon points when I don't know my faction yet ?... After all I don't want to waist precious points until I know my faction.... I asked in steam.... The answer was simple !.... "Visit all Factions early".... Then I realized something outstanding. The first main story had me visiting all three factions.

Revelation !... I was set on a great journey to explore the land and avoid danger. That in it self was an intriguing adventure.

I did several quest for each, then easily decided on Berserker and "I'll equip Bows"... Now I can spend points !
Understand, I haven't joined them yet. I just know my future direction.




Important:
1) ELEX is not broken. I ignored all opinion to decide first hand. What I thought was broken was soon dismissed with practice. EVERYTHING !
2) It's a hard tactful game... More so than any other RPG ever played.
3) IT IS NOT BORING... every YouTube, every review, every walkthrough gives a false impression. Even the great fan's can't generate the real action and fun you will have.

It has to be played to understand !

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

İlk olarak H.U.N.K tarafından gönderildi:

Lol to even put them in the same breath is laughable baulders gate is a masterpeice that has stood the test of time

Wanna know what I think about people, who cannot even spell the game's title correctly?

The "test of time"? Are you kidding? I've replayed games older than the Baldur's Gate series and Icewind Dale series. As much as I like the BG/IWD series for some of the features and content, Pillars of Eternity is superior in many regards.

İlk olarak H.U.N.K tarafından gönderildi:

Elex is a shambling mess of a game in prity much every way which was forgotten a week after release by everyone

You've given up early. Rather than the game being a mess (which is very unlikely because it works well and can be completed in various ways), it's more likely that you are one of the highly negative grumpy impatient players, who want everything be served on a silver plate.

[H.U.N.K]

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İlk olarak H.U.N.K tarafından gönderildi:

Lol to even put them in the same breath is laughable baulders gate is a masterpeice that has stood the test of time

Wanna know what I think about people, who cannot even spell the game's title correctly?

The "test of time"? Are you kidding? I've replayed games older than the Baldur's Gate series and Icewind Dale series. As much as I like the BG/IWD series for some of the features and content, Pillars of Eternity is superior in many regards.

İlk olarak H.U.N.K tarafından gönderildi:

Elex is a shambling mess of a game in prity much every way which was forgotten a week after release by everyone

You've given up early. Rather than the game being a mess (which is very unlikely because it works well and can be completed in various ways), it's more likely that you are one of the highly negative grumpy impatient players, who want everything be served on a silver plate.

Are you serious lol? Pillars of Eternity was released what 2yrs ago baldurs gate was released in 1998 and people are still playing it today specialy BG2 which people are still playing multiplayer as we speak.

And as far as being a grumpy impatient player who wants everything given to me Iv'e played loved and FINISHED every gothing and risen game and I gave this one a more than fair chance but it was just not a good game unfortunately.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

İlk olarak H.U.N.K tarafından gönderildi:

Are you serious lol?

Absolutely.

İlk olarak H.U.N.K tarafından gönderildi:

Pillars of Eternity was released what 2yrs ago baulders gate was released in 1998 and people are still playing it today specialy BG2 which people are still playing multiplayer as we speak.

And?

İlk olarak H.U.N.K tarafından gönderildi:

And as far as being a grumpy impatient player who wants everything given to me Iv'e played loved and FINISHED every gothing and risen game
and I gave this one a more than fair chance but it was just not a good game unfortunately.

I disagree. And about "loving and finishing" the other games, I really *really* couldn't bear Risen 1 any longer after several attempts and dropped out at start of chapter 4. Yet I don't hang out in its forum as to bash it endlessly. ELEX offers a much more complete gaming entertainment package.

[H.U.N.K]

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İlk olarak H.U.N.K tarafından gönderildi:

Are you serious lol?

Absolutely.

İlk olarak H.U.N.K tarafından gönderildi:

Pillars of Eternity was released what 2yrs ago baulders gate was released in 1998 and people are still playing it today specialy BG2 which people are still playing multiplayer as we speak.

And?

İlk olarak H.U.N.K tarafından gönderildi:

And as far as being a grumpy impatient player who wants everything given to me Iv'e played loved and FINISHED every gothing and risen game
and I gave this one a more than fair chance but it was just not a good game unfortunately.

I disagree. And about "loving and finishing" the other games, I really *really* couldn't bear Risen 1 any longer after several attempts and dropped out at start of chapter 4. Yet I don't hang out in its forum as to bash it endlessly. ELEX offers a much more complete gaming entertainment package.

Lol oh boy I came on the forum to see if the game had ♥♥♥♥♥♥ any better which by the look of it it hasn't and I made a comment and replied to one and that was that but then you stuck your nose in which is why I'm still here.

And
You admit that people are still playing baldurs gate a game from 1998 TODAY! and you'r still saying it doesn't stand the test of time oh brother.

Look I get that your happy with this game and thats fine but as far as I'm concerned it was just a lazy cashgrab to milk gothic and risen fans and I know PB can do better which they have on just about every other game they made hell even risen2 was better than this.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

İlk olarak H.U.N.K tarafından gönderildi:

Lol oh boy

Watch your words and your attitude.

İlk olarak H.U.N.K tarafından gönderildi:

I came on the forum to see if the game had ♥♥♥♥♥♥ any better which by the look of it it hasn't

That's why people on the forum tell you that it has been released in a fine state, has received a huge zero day update and several updates since then to address remaining issues. It works fine and is finished.

İlk olarak H.U.N.K tarafından gönderildi:

And
You admit that people are still playing baldurs gate a game from 1998 TODAY! and you'r still saying it doesn't stand the test of time oh brother.

The enhanced edition by Beamdog is just six years old. The v2 series is just two years old just like the new Siege of Dragonspear DLC.

I've played and replayed games older than the original BG saga. As long as software still works, people will continue using it. That isn't different with games. Still, the ancient graphics of BG/IWD haven't aged well, for example.

İlk olarak H.U.N.K tarafından gönderildi:

Look I get that your happy with this game and thats fine but as far as I'm concerned it was just a lazy cashgrab

Lazy? Utter nonsense, given how long they've worked on it with their few developers.

[nimrock]

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Watch your words and your attitude.

Uhhh... Or what you gonna do? Unleash your fanboys rage Mr."Wanna know what I think about people, who cannot even spell the game's title correctly"?
If you can`t show some basic respect to others don`t expect it in return.

[Nostrodamaz]

Nimrock, H.U.N.K.....Save your breath. Answering comments or even typing your opinions in any of these ELEX threads is pointless, it's the same 2 or 3 people who will dazzle you with why you are wrong and try to wordsmith ways your a bad person because you don't see their point of view, without realizing they are the exact same in their own posts.....

After some study, it is a trend I have seen here in the ELEX forums, most threads are started by the same pers and then people who respond are flamed.

TOXIC.

[[{******---Dead4Life---******}]]

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İlk olarak H.U.N.K tarafından gönderildi:

Lol to even put them in the same breath is laughable baulders gate is a masterpeice that has stood the test of time Elex is a shambling mess of a game in prity much every way which was forgotten a week after release by everyone but its small fanbase boring quests shambolic combat and annoying and souless NPCs

This.

This... this... ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ !

[nimrock]

İlk olarak Nostrodamaz tarafından gönderildi:

Nimrock, H.U.N.K.....Save your breath. Answering comments or even typing your opinions in any of these ELEX threads is pointless, it's the same 2 or 3 people who will dazzle you with why you are wrong and try to wordsmith ways your a bad person because you don't see their point of view, without realizing they are the exact same in their own posts.....

After some study, it is a trend I have seen here in the ELEX forums, most threads are started by the same pers and then people who respond are flamed.

TOXIC.

You have point.
Still somehow when someone is praising Elex as best rpg ever made I feel urge to comment.
Also reading D'amarr acting like PB pr department everytime anyone dares to speak any negative opinion about Elex is fun.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

İlk olarak nimrock tarafından gönderildi:

Uhhh... Or what you gonna do?

That's your body of thought. Calling me "boy" only proves my point that he is facing personal attitude problems. Hence my advice to avoid that.

İlk olarak Nostrodamaz tarafından gönderildi:

most threads are started by the same pers

Huh? News to me.

İlk olarak nimrock tarafından gönderildi:

Also reading D'amarr acting like PB pr department everytime anyone dares to speak any negative opinion about Elex is fun.

PB's PR department would be ill-advised to respond to topics in the way I do it.

[nimrock]

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İlk olarak nimrock tarafından gönderildi:

Uhhh... Or what you gonna do?

That's your body of thought. Calling me "boy" only proves my point that he is facing personal attitude problems. Hence my advice to avoid that.

Quoting you here:"Wanna know what I think about people, who cannot even spell the game's title correctly?"
Seems you are the one who have personalattitude problems.

[nobleberry]

I don't understand, why people can't handle the fact, that lot of people like Elex?
They put so much effort into hating this videogame, is it how they were insulted by its difficulty? Just got slapped their ego by vibes of git gud?

I'm not saying that I am good at this game, just playing it on ultra and having fun, killing stuff and doing quests.

[mainer]

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I don't understand, why people can't handle the fact, that lot of people like Elex?
They put so much effort into hating this videogame, is it how they were insulted by its difficulty? Just got slapped their ego by vibes of git gud?

Agreed. Gamers can dislike a game because of the combat/graphics/bugs/loot boxes/ect, but why would that gamer take the time to go to a forum for a game he/she so rabidly dislikes? Just to bash those gamers that do like it & "labeling" them? That makes no sense. That just reeks of bigotry to me.

You don't like a particular game, fine, move on to the forums of those games you do like. Express your opinion of the game, even if it's negative, fine. Just don't mock or ridicule those gamers who do like it.

I personally loved Elex. I think it's an excellent RPG with a unique world that blends fantasy with post apocolyptic envirornments, and without being nuclear.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

İlk olarak nimrock tarafından gönderildi:

Quoting you here:"Wanna know what I think about people, who cannot even spell the game's title correctly?"
Seems you are the one who have personalattitude problems.

Haha. At least I've played the full BG/IWD series recently enough as not to live on vague memories only.

[Nostrodamaz]

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İlk olarak Continuum hypothesis tarafından gönderildi:

I don't understand, why people can't handle the fact, that lot of people like Elex?
They put so much effort into hating this videogame, is it how they were insulted by its difficulty? Just got slapped their ego by vibes of git gud?

Agreed. Gamers can dislike a game because of the combat/graphics/bugs/loot boxes/ect, but why would that gamer take the time to go to a forum for a game he/she so rabidly dislikes? Just to bash those gamers that do like it & "labeling" them? That makes no sense. That just reeks of bigotry to me.

You don't like a particular game, fine, move on to the forums of those games you do like. Express your opinion of the game, even if it's negative, fine. Just don't mock or ridicule those gamers who do like it.

I personally loved Elex. I think it's an excellent RPG with a unique world that blends fantasy with post apocolyptic envirornments, and without being nuclear.

I agree with everything you said above. Very well put. I own the game, and was playing it when I saw the discussion started by dfrom975 ( to answer D'marr from earlier has started 9 threads in the last 3 or 4 weeks) stating ELEX was the best RPG ever. I was not trolling forums, I can post here.... ANYTIME I want to.

I commented with my thoughts and opinions on the game. After reading some of the earlier threads and comments I saw some people who would be classified as a Fanboy ( a person who has unreal knowledge of a certain game, like D'amarr- he quotes stats and facts on ELEX and PB games like a dev would) and used the word as a comical mechanic to those who would defend the game to the end.

All of a sudden I am a horrible person who knows nothing about games. According to people here on this game thread, if your not good at ELEX your a terrible gamer- git gud. Ok, I get it.....there is a niche group of people who like this game. Kool, I bought it at full price...2 copies for me and a friend. I do enjoy playing it, have 6 hours now logged into it. But, some people here just need to understand others maybe might not know as much as them about this game or the dev who made it.

Like I said earlier, people are taking personally these comments about a game PB has already forgotten about. Lol, I will play it because I want to even if it's not perfect.

Hate is a strong word.