Did Elex 2 Flop?

[pjedilord]

Elex has 17k reviews on steam,Elex 2 only has 3300 reviews,estimates for
Elex $7-10 million Elex 2 101k games sold $3m gross revenue
So is Elex 2 consider flop? do people think its shame?

[pjedilord]

Originally posted by Xenophobe:

it was pushed out before it was properly optimized and up against the Elden Ring release to boot ... really poor decision and timing on THQ Nordic's part.

So is 3300 reviews $3m enoth to warrent Elex 3?

[pjedilord]

Originally posted by Xenophobe:

Originally posted by pjedilord:

So is 3300 reviews $3m enoth to warrent Elex 3?

I'd rather they finish Elex 2 before worrying about 3 ...

Btw was happy with the new Alien game? Better than Elex 2?

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Originally posted by Xenophobe:

I'd rather they finish Elex 2 before worrying about 3 ...

Worrying about ELEX III very likely has started long before the release of ELEX II already. It's been the same before when ELEX II had been a thing on paper already long before the official release of ELEX.

How to continue the story?
In a nutshell, due to what is being told in ELEX II, anything would be possible in ELEX III.
Yet what will happen to Jax?
Will ELEX III feature a new player character like the new nameless hero in Risen 3 compared with Risen 2?
Else, how to justify restarting as a weakling again?
What will happen to Dex? Potentially he will be the next protagonist.
How to continue faction membership history, faction evolution, faction conflicts and faction infighting?
Will Raavac vs Kriiton lead to anything in a sequel?
If listening to complainers, who had requested more enemies in ELEX and are annoyed by the various large groups of enemies in ELEX II, how to justify another change in enemy/battle design?

That's not an exhaustive list, and a couple of older topics have been such questions before.

Also, engine development will continue and hasn't stopped before the release of ELEX II anyway. I expect the developers and external contributors (e.g. from THQ) to spend even more time on scripted content, not limited to the great escorting missions in ELEX II.

[living_one]

I've read Elex 2 did not sell as much as they expected, but Embracer Group typically goes for long term sales. IIRC Lars Wingefors said it's acceptable if a game breaks even.

But personally I feel it's a disappointment and I will not buy Elex 3.

[labradork]

Still think elex and elex 2 are great games. i know i'm some random internet nobody, but if any PB devs are reading this, why on earth do you guys choose such horrible music for your intros? Instead selling people of the thoughtful, heart-felt game you've created, you've created a late 90's mountain dew commercial.

[PaYaB]

Originally posted by living_one:

I've read Elex 2 did not sell as much as they expected, but Embracer Group typically goes for long term sales. IIRC Lars Wingefors said it's acceptable if a game breaks even.

But personally I feel it's a disappointment and I will not buy Elex 3.

I'll only buy ELEX III on release if it's finished and optimized, otherwise I'll way a year or two for a huge sale..

[Emperor Fooble]

I'm absolutely loving Elex 2 - of course I am a diehard PB fan, but I'm thinking it just might be my 3rd favourite!

Of course nothing beats Gothic 1 and 2, but Elex 2 is a solid game.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Originally posted by Emperor Fooble:

Of course nothing beats Gothic 1 and 2, but Elex 2 is a solid game.

From the Gothic series games, overall I've had the most fun with Gothic 3. And while I consider Gothic 2 Gold Edition the best overall experience (provided that player still manages to get accustomed to the ancient chunky 3D graphics and UI), I've played Gothic 1 only once, possibly restarting or reloading due to glitches and shortcomings.

Choosing different paths in ELEX and ELEX II has been fun.

[Emperor Fooble]

Originally posted by D'amarr from Darshiva:

Originally posted by Emperor Fooble:

Of course nothing beats Gothic 1 and 2, but Elex 2 is a solid game.

From the Gothic series games, overall I've had the most fun with Gothic 3. And while I consider Gothic 2 Gold Edition the best overall experience (provided that player still manages to get accustomed to the ancient chunky 3D graphics and UI), I've played Gothic 1 only once, possibly restarting or reloading due to glitches and shortcomings.

Choosing different paths in ELEX and ELEX II has been fun.

I loved Gothic 3 as well, that was one hell of a game that didn't get anywhere near as much love as it deserved given when it came out.
Those huge settlement battles were way ahead of their time!

[living_one]

Originally posted by Emperor Fooble:

Choosing different paths in ELEX and ELEX II has been fun.

I loved Gothic 3 as well, that was one hell of a game that didn't get anywhere near as much love as it deserved given when it came out.
Those huge settlement battles were way ahead of their time! [/quote]

Gothic 3 had major drawbacks: generic loot made exploration unsatisfying (whoever though of having loot based on the number of opened chests should be ashamed), very thinly stretched plot with holes the size of moon craters, technical problems, etc. But it was still better than Elex 2 in many areas.

And I think it got enough love seeing how the community made patches, content and quest packs and one day maybe even the Community Story Project will see the light of day and make it shine like Gothic 1 and 2.

[Emperor Fooble]

It didn't get widespread appeal though, in the same way as the Elder Scrolls games for example.

But damn was it buggy xD

Nostalgia is hitting me hard, I need more hours in the day so I replay these old gems.

[D'amarr from Darshiva]

Originally posted by Emperor Fooble:

It didn't get widespread appeal though, in the same way as the Elder Scrolls games for example.

But damn was it buggy xD

Nostalgia is hitting me hard, I need more hours in the day so I replay these old gems.

Well, I don't refer to the old/original Gothic 3 and the JoWooD incident, but the community patched version 1.75.14 of the game.

[Killer]

Elex 2 would be good if optimisation be better and maybe animations.

[pjedilord]

Originally posted by Killer:

Elex 2 would be good if optimisation be better and maybe animations.

Elex 2 runs well, but if want more fps turn of anti aliasing render range to.

[living_one]

Originally posted by pjedilord:

Originally posted by Killer:

Elex 2 would be good if optimisation be better and maybe animations.

Elex 2 runs well, but if want more fps turn of anti aliasing render range to.

Compared to how it looks it does not run well at all.