Platforms
- PCMar 01, 20227.0playscore6.322 Critics7.63.24K Players
- PlayStation 5Mar 01, 20226.8playscore5.810 Critics7.31.62K Players
- Xbox Series X|SMar 01, 20227.4playscore6.712 Critics7.9336 Players
- PlayStation 4Mar 01, 20226.7playscore5.73 Critics7.21.60K Players
- Xbox OneMar 01, 20226.8playscore5.53 Critics7.6254 Players
46 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Elex II is a disappointing game that fails to build on the potential of the original. While at some moments it manages to capture some of the same strengths, it feels like a poorly implemented retread in several ways. Slight improvements to combat don't make up for a less interesting story, worse characters, weak quest design, and a stark lack of polish.
Bryan Vitale · May 30, 2022 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Despite the richness of its world, engaging story, and implementation of old-school RPG mechanics, Elex 2 works against itself at almost every turn. Because of its utter lack of polish. There have been some patches since the game's release addressing some of its bugs, but in my time with it, I experienced enough of them to not want to return. Random auto-save sticking was just one of the soul-destroying glitches I encountered.
Joseph Rowe · Apr 08, 2022 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - The world of ELEX II looks cool, the sound is alright, and the combat is mostly simple but effective. Everything else is disappointing though. The writing is bad and the overall progress system has really not been properly designed. You can die anywhere at all times without good reason, and that just sucks. You need to run a lot and deal with bad voice acting, and it’s not fun. Like ELEX, this might be just one for the real fans.
Pimp Without The Pee · Mar 24, 2022 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Honestly, my companions were getting dropped more than they were hitting enemies in almost every instance. It was about this time that I really began to wonder what people were talking about when they praised the original game so much. Maybe it is that much better than this one, but Elex 2 is pretty bad. Worse than that I personally didn’t find it fun, no disrespect to those that love it. As I said at the outset, I don’t mind ‘janky’ games, but Elex 2 was just ‘bridge too far’ for me.
Terrence Johnson · Mar 22, 2022 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review - Elex II is a baffling game. The combat is clunky and can be very difficult, and the game has more than a few bugs, with other issues like a glacial pace. However, the game is genuinely interesting to explore and fun, for all its problems - and there are many. The story and its turns are engaging, and it's impossible not to see the care and enthusiasm from Piranha Bytes. Elex II is Eurojank, and I can't help but enjoy it because of (or despite, take your pick) that.
Chris Wray · Mar 20, 2022 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Elex 2 has come a long way from the first game back in 2017. Graphically it looks much better and the storyline feels much more robust. The story mode difficulty has made the game much more accessible for those just wanting to play and enjoy the story. The combat hasn’t pushed on too much but it’s not terrible, but it does feel a bit dated. But if you are a big RPG fan then there is plenty of content to sink your teeth into.
Graham Cameron · Mar 15, 2022 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review - Elex II continues the story of the former Alb, Jax. He must wage war against an extra-terrestrial threat. But the fragile alliances he'll form may end everyone before the threat does.
Juan Carlos Ortiz · Mar 15, 2022 Reviewed on XB1Read full review - This is hardly a revolutionary idea in 2022, but in ELEX II it feels so raw and exploitable - not controlled and polished to the point you’ll only ever see and do what the developers dictate. While ELEX II’s core gameplay could be dismissed as traditional or dated, the way all the elements of the world interact with you and one another is what creates the magic.
Andrew Logue · Mar 07, 2022 Reviewed onRead full review - Elex 2 seems geared toward a certain type of player who thinks 2006’s Gothic 3 represents the golden age of the RPG genre, and not much that has come along since is worth drawing inspiration from. Because in most cases, this 40-plus-hour odyssey has not done that. Jetting around a visually impressive world in a neat, upgradeable jetpack was the most fun I had with it. I never looked forward to the slow and clunky combat or interacting with its too often bizarre or nonsensical script. I like a big, sprawling, crunchy RPG more than most, so I wish I could enjoy these more than I do. But unless they take some notes on where the genre has been headed in the last decade, I might give Elex 3 a pass.
Leana Hafer · Mar 04, 2022 Reviewed on PCRead full review - It’s endearing how hard Piranha Bytes tries with Elex II, but its head and heart are much too big for its body. It takes too long for the combat to become bearable, and the story, while ambitious, doesn’t quite reach the heavens it aims for. If you’re already enamored with Magalan, Elex II offers enough to re-immerse you in that world to make a second visit worthwhile. But everyone else should probably stay home.
Abraham Kobylanski · Mar 03, 2022 Reviewed on Series X|SRead full review
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Trailers & Screenshots:
ELEX II is the sequel to ELEX, the vintage open-world role-playing experience from the award-winning creators of the Gothic and Risen series, Piranha Bytes. ELEX II returns to the post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy world of Magalan – with massive environments that can be explored with unrivaled freedom via jetpack, you will be able to move through the epic story any way you want. Several years after Jax defeated the Hybrid, a new threat arrives from the sky, unleashing the dangerous powers of dark Elex and endangering all life on the planet. In order to defend the peace on Magalan and the safety of his own family, Jax has to go on a mission to convince the factions to unite against the invaders and find his own son, Dex, who got separated from him … Dive into a huge, hand-crafted, completely unique world with multiple factions and diverse environments set in a post-apocalyptic science fantasy universe.
Developer: Piranha Bytes