ELEX ELEX RELEASE THREAD

[Lord_Potato]

Definitely play those you mentioned, Lord_Potato !
I differ from the Codex general consensus™ in finding Risen 3 an atmospherically good game too. If you can bear weak mechanics and a shit ending, but enjoy good exploration and atmosphere, try Risen 3 as well.
On Risen 2 however, the Codex general consensus™ is right: Avoid at all costs!

My only problem is that the little completionist in me protests against skipping parts of a series. So if I am to play Risen 1&3, 2 also has to be finished inbetween.

I guess I will see what happens when I complete the games I listed. Perhaps I will be exhausted with the PB formula by then. Or perhaps I will need more and then the next Risens might seem as worth a try.

 

[Darth Roxor]

Ris3n is horrible, avoid like the plague. Even Ri2en is better.

 

[Zarniwoop]

This game has some of the most hilarious physics I have ever seen.

The Albs with autotracking flak flamethrowers are top kek.

 

[Elex]

A lot of key staff has left Piranha Bytes after Risen. I thought "hey, maybe it's not that bad, maybe this bald dude Bjorn have a plan".
Then Risen 2 happened. And then Risen 3. I thought that Piranha Bytes is beyond salvation.

And then these magnificent bastards made Elex, which is now takes third place in my hit parade of PB games (after G2-NotR and G1).

yes that was the realization that pubblisher really matter, sometime more than dev.

 

[unfairlight]

I differ from the Codex general consensus™ in finding Risen 3 an atmospherically good game too. If you can bear weak mechanics and a shit ending, but enjoy good exploration and atmosphere, try Risen 3 as well.

Hell yeah, the atmosphere of "everything is fucked what do we do oh shit" was really good in Risen 3 and I liked the different islands and factions. It felt incomplete but I think it was still really fun.

On Risen 2 however, the Codex general consensus™ is right: Avoid at all costs!

I think it was still a fun game. The dialogue was good, the pirate theme was great and I liked some of the sidequests. It wasn't the deepest and edgiest RPG out there but it's worth playing just for the pirate atmosphere, there isn't enough good pirate games out there and Risen 2 stands out for being not too bad.

 

[Joni Odin von Hassenstein]

I differ from the Codex general consensus™ in finding Risen 3 an atmospherically good game too. If you can bear weak mechanics and a shit ending, but enjoy good exploration and atmosphere, try Risen 3 as well.

Hell yeah, the atmosphere of "everything is fucked what do we do oh shit" was really good in Risen 3 and I liked the different islands and factions. It felt incomplete but I think it was still really fun.

On Risen 2 however, the Codex general consensus™ is right: Avoid at all costs!

I think it was still a fun game. The dialogue was good, the pirate theme was great and I liked some of the sidequests. It wasn't the deepest and edgiest RPG out there but it's worth playing just for the pirate atmosphere, there isn't enough good pirate games out there and Risen 2 stands out for being not too bad.

I have conflicting feelings about your post and thus can't rate it.

 

[Darth Roxor]

I have conflicting feeling about your post and thus can't rate it.

truly, the greatest of modern conundrums, nay, dilemmas

 

[unfairlight]

I have conflicting feeling about your post and thus can't rate it.

And I would like to hear your opinion, fellow RPGCodex community member.

 

[Zarniwoop]

I have conflicting feeling about your post and thus can't rate it.

And I would like to hear your opinion, fellow RPGCodex community member.

Opinions are for oldfags, what are you, like retired? Almost 22 already?

All the kool millennials these days talk in buttons. If it can't be said by clicking a button, it isn't worth saying.

 

[Joni Odin von Hassenstein]

I have conflicting feeling about your post and thus can't rate it.

And I would like to hear your opinion, fellow RPGCodex community member.

Well, I totally agree with you on Risen 3! The dark, desperate atmosphere you described is especially prevalent in Calador, which reminded me of the Gothic series a lot.
But I also liked Taranis nearly as much, even if it had a "cleaner", more intact vibe to it.
And then there was this small island that in some regions looked like straight outta Caspar David Friedrich. It may have been Fog Island, I'm not sure. If we go by pure aesthetics, it may be the most beautiful location in any game I've ever played until now.

But Risen 2 on the other hand... UGH!
I hate it for basically the same reasons for which I kinda like Risen 3, namely the atmosphere.
It's just childish stupid bullshit for 4 year old retards, and the fact that it's pure console popamole garbage doesn't help it either.
And even though I have some mild completionist tendencies myself, I couldn't bear finsihing it.
I actually consider it to be the worst game I've ever played, on par with Dragon Age: Inquisition.
It makes me aggressive even thinking about it.

 

[unfairlight]

But Risen 2 on the other hand... UGH!
I hate it for basically the same reasons for which I kinda like Risen 3, namely the atmosphere.
It's just childish stupid bullshit for 4 year old retards, and the fact that it's pure console popamole garbage doesn't help it either.
And even though I have some mild completionist tendencies myself, I couldn't bear finsihing it.
I actually consider it to be the worst game I've ever played, on par with Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Oh make no mistake what so ever, the game is shit in a lot of regards but I still love the pirate theme and the retarded but fun story with pretty funny dialogue. The game really managed to pull off a tropical area really well.

 

[Morkar Left]

I have conflicting feeling about your post and thus can't rate it.

And I would like to hear your opinion, fellow RPGCodex community member.

Opinions are for oldfags, what are you, like retired? Almost 22 already?

All the kool millennials these days talk in buttons. If it can't be said by clicking a button, it isn't worth saying.

If there's no button it can't be awesome

 

[ghostdog]

So gameplay-wise how is melee? I was thinking of going with Berserker - sword and shield, is it fun? Or should I go for guns and psi? (I already know that black hole and flamethrower are OP, I don't want OP, just fun gameplay)

 

[unfairlight]

Okay if you can handle some jank. Just turn off targetlock and get jetpack attack fast.

 

[Zarniwoop]

"OP" is a term invented by massive faggots who play Starcraft.

The black hole is good but doesn't do much damage to anything besides humans. The flamethrower isn't particularly good unless you can find a safe spot to snipe from. It makes you slow as fuck, disables your jetpack completely and is constantly hitting the ground or other objects directly in front of you setting yourself on fire. Best melee weapon I've found so far is the sawblade. There are some huge warhammers and axes but you need retarded strength stats to use them (like 70+)

 

[Lord_Potato]

For me jetpack attack was nothing special really. Perhaps I got it too late in the game. Taking 1/4 of molochs hp at the expense of all jetpack fuel (thus limiting my tactical options for an extended period of time) just didn't seem like a good deal. I could take those hps with two swings of my two handed sword.

 

[Abu Antar]

So gameplay-wise how is melee? I was thinking of going with Berserker - sword and shield, is it fun? Or should I go for guns and psi? (I already know that black hole and flamethrower are OP, I don't want OP, just fun gameplay)

I had fun with melee. I used a two handed sword, and I also had a one handed sword+shield. I was a berserker and my spells did enough damage to enemies. I also had a bow just in case.

 

[unfairlight]

For me jetpack attack was nothing special really

Its main strength lies in the fact that you can hover in the sky and wait for your stamina to regenerate, then strike your enemy into a stunlock and chain off a combo.

 

[Darth Roxor]

problem with jetpack slam is that it's clunky as fuck

 

[unfairlight]

You just gotta get the angle right. It will work decently most of the time if you aren't straight above them.

 

[T. Reich]

Just as with everything in ELEX, you gotta get gud at jetpack attack + remember certain ...peculiarities of the skill.

It's generaly bad vs large targets because they can't be knocked back, so you usually clip weirdly through them and open yourself up for the attack.
It's really bad vs enemies standing on incline surfaces - there's a high chance the attack won't connect properly.

 

[MicoSelva]

Now 50% off at Humble Store.

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/elex

And in Poland you can get the bioxed version slightly cheaper (99.99 PLN) at CDP.pl and Merlin.pl .

 

[T. Reich]

ECLECTIC, LAVISH, EXHILARATING, XENIAL.

Found while cheeki-breeking through my town.

 

[ghostdog]

The lighting in this game is fucked up. Night is almost identical to day. HDR and bloom is complete shit and can't be disabled, making interiors unreasonably dark and upon exiting you get blinded by excessive bloom.

It seems all this shit happened with the final patch, along with over saturated colors generally. Thankfully there's a mod that fixes this and reverts it back to the previous much better settings: https://www.nexusmods.com/elex/mods/24

I can confirm that it works and it looks much better.

 

[Latelistener]

The 1.0.29 doesn't look all that bad on these shots.