A non-troll, non-fanboy, honest review. Why you will love or hate this game

[dustin1280]

First I have to state that I am not a fanboy, I generally haven't liked the games PB has made in the past. This game however was an EXCELLENT exception and COMPLETELY worth it in my opinion. But you should be aware of the following:

In the beginning EVERYTHING will kill you, you goal should be RUNNING everywhere and ignoring combat till you level up through quests.

The VAST majority of quests in the berserker camp, and to a lesser extent other "cities" do not actually require combat at all.

Most of them are scouting, finding an item, talking to someone, etc...

It's supposed to portray the fact that this world is incredibly dangerous and you need to try your damnedest just to survive in said world. Then when you actually do start becoming strong, it feels that much better. And that strong sense of progression from a little ♥♥♥♥♥ who can't even kill a mutated rat to the god king of all is what many people like about this game.

I completely get why it's hit or miss, you really have to do the opposite of what 90% of every game out there has trained you to do. That is very difficult for some people, especially if they don't have the patience to stick it out.

This slow start takes roughly 10 hours to get past.

This game is also very item based, items will make or break your character.

So the question is, CAN you handle being unable to slay a damn mutant rat for roughly 10 hours of the game using a combat system that is both skill and item based?

If the answer is yes, then I STRONGLY recommend picking this game up.
You will have a huge world that is extremely fun to explore, with great lore, a good story, and numerous options.


I will also list pro & cons I feel this game has:

+exploration (one of the most rewarding exploration experiences I have ever had)

+sense of progression (one of the most rewarding progression systems ever)

+Combat (skill based, item based, and difficult. One of the things people hate most about this game)

+story

+lore

+choices

+consequences

+dialogue

+crafting

+weapons (numerous options of all sorts and plenty of unique weapons)

=characters (characters are fun, but I don't think they stand out THAT much, think skyrim style character depth)

-armor (armor choice is limited, you still can get badass armor, but you won't run into any "unique armors," with the exception of some unique pairs of sunglasses)

-magic (magic system is limited, it's passable but certainly isn't special. Don't confuse this with magic being weak though, it's definitely not weak at all)

-animations (passable, but not up to par for 2017)

-graphics (passable, but not up to par for 2017)

[Herb & Bea Ehltée]

It's GoTY for me.

The difficulty thing was kind of a tease in my playthrough. I played on normal difficulty because of all the scary reputation. At some point around level 17 though I just started ripping through everything once I got two new weapons (the flaming 2-hander and the war bow +1), and then since level 22 or so there's nothing that gives me trouble. It was really sudden though, like level 16 I feared certain creatures and then at level 17 I didn't. Ranged combat is pretty OP on normal once you get some good gear, and the only sort of tough opponents then are the Albs with their flamethrower hacks that shoot through walls.

[Qoojo]

+ World
= Combat
-- Charcter building

Overall, it's s mixed bag for me. Don't love it, don't really hate it. I can see most of the bad points, and some of the good points. It makes me want to play games with better movement and character building.

One thing I absolutely hate is making choices without information, then being unable to correct any mistakes due to the lack of information.

[dustin1280]

I agree Qoojo, especially when it comes to important aspects like skills/attributes in this game.

[Hiruuamon]

I'm hanging in there, because the world does seem interesting and the story telling is fun...the combat tho...lol.

[ColdWolf]

Also worth mentioning:
If you're going up against 'skull' enemies; you NEED a SHIELD.
The shield blocks ALL incoming damage, EVEN IF YOU'RE OUT OF STAMINA.
Certain enemies can strike past it, but from what I've seen there are only a few.

[UncivilS3rvant]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Qoojo:

One thing I absolutely hate is making choices without information, then being unable to correct any mistakes due to the lack of information.

But that's just life, you have no idea what the consequences will be for certain with anything you say or do.

In fact, I'd even go so far as to say that where you feel you've made bad choices, they may well pay off eventually in unexpected ways...

[magna]

In my view the graphics are a strange mix. Parts are well made, for example the excellent lighting. Even the characters look good to some degree, there could be more variation in females. Some landscapes are beautiful. Other parts, like some ground textures, seem to be a lot worse. Some landscapes (Edan around the lake) look barren and could use more grass and trees.

[Qoojo]

Początkowo opublikowane przez UncivilS3rvant:

Początkowo opublikowane przez Qoojo:

One thing I absolutely hate is making choices without information, then being unable to correct any mistakes due to the lack of information.

But that's just life, you have no idea what the consequences will be for certain with anything you say or do.

In fact, I'd even go so far as to say that where you feel you've made bad choices, they may well pay off eventually in unexpected ways...

Not adequately describing what something does in game, and making the choice permanent, is hardly "just life". It's more about poor documentation.

[UncivilS3rvant]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Qoojo:

Not adequately describing what something does in game, and making the choice permanent, is hardly "just life". It's more about poor documentation.

That's exactly what life is.

[Hiruuamon]

Początkowo opublikowane przez ColdWolf:

Also worth mentioning:
If you're going up against 'skull' enemies; you NEED a SHIELD.
The shield blocks ALL incoming damage, EVEN IF YOU'RE OUT OF STAMINA.
Certain enemies can strike past it, but from what I've seen there are only a few.

WOW! This is huge. I'm going to get one right away...I've been frustrated like crazy, and wondering how the heck all these people are leveling against these freaking mobs, lol. Thanks...fingers crossed.

[UncivilS3rvant]

Well I finally cleared out the Reaper camp near teh base camp by finding Arx and sending him to join Duras, then using Caja to help lure them all out so it was 4 v however many...

...sadly that didn't quite work with the troll due to my ineptness.

[Athrwys]

- simplistic enemy AI that is extremely easy to glitch/abuse in your favour which leads to combat system being not really satisfying

[Hiruuamon]

I got a shield, and it worked perfectly against several of the lower level, but the Raptors and larger creatures just bull thru it. I assume the higher level shields will block the stronger enemies as I level up.

[DuX1112]

The combat is not difficult, you're just nerfed too much, thus creating the illusion that it is difficult. It's actually not, as seen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQUSiaXAMt0

[Sai Kyouji]

Początkowo opublikowane przez GЯABL1CH(Healing):

lol graphics

play in 4K and you never ever said ELEX has weak graphics

People are just not letting that intro cutscene in the Raider go lol That was pretty much the only time low-res graphic was visible without a magnifying glass.

Początkowo opublikowane przez DuX1112:

The combat is not difficult, you're just nerfed too much, thus creating the illusion that it is difficult. It's actually not, as seen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQUSiaXAMt0

Yeah, because everyone is capable of killing all those mobs swarming him around the Cyclops in melee just like that. Im actually surprised you're not using the "skip to 1:10" trick anymroe.