This game is currently in the Humble Choice for December 2023, and this is part of my coverage of the bundle. If you are interested in the game and it's before January 2nd, 2023, consider picking up the game as part of the current monthly bundle.
A sequel to a game I’ve forgotten.
Elex 2 is going to appeal to a certain type of person, and that person probably already has it. This is from the same company that made Gothic and Risen. The player loves the studio and their characters, convoluted story, and gameplay that’s not made to be accessible.
However, this feels like a hard game to love, as do most of the studio's titles. Risen felt like a series that arrived about 5 years too late, and just was a dated relic and Elex 2 has that same feeling. For an action RPG, there are interesting ideas but this isn’t going to compete with Starfield or Cyberpunk 2077, and feels more like a niche game even in the action RPG genre. It’s hard to say what new fans the studio will pick up in 2023 who haven't played one of these titles before.
But worse the story here feels obtuse, in that it expects the players to already have played and studied the first game's story. If you haven’t, the game will name-drop a lot and while you might be able to pick things up through context, this is a continuation of the story, not intending for new players to be able to integrate into the tale. Also, there are bizarre things like a Billy Idol concert with him singing Whiskey and Pills for no reason. That still boggles me, though since that got me muted on Twitch, I’m not even going to attempt to show that here.
Pick this up if you liked Elex, it was in a Humble Choice a while back so some fans will be here, but this is for fans of that title already, especially those that remember the story. I barely remember playing it so it’s probably not for me.
If you enjoyed this review or want to know what I think of other games in the bundle, check out the full review on or subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/FzxvEceV60k
A sequel to a game I’ve forgotten.
Elex 2 is going to appeal to a certain type of person, and that person probably already has it. This is from the same company that made Gothic and Risen. The player loves the studio and their characters, convoluted story, and gameplay that’s not made to be accessible.
However, this feels like a hard game to love, as do most of the studio's titles. Risen felt like a series that arrived about 5 years too late, and just was a dated relic and Elex 2 has that same feeling. For an action RPG, there are interesting ideas but this isn’t going to compete with Starfield or Cyberpunk 2077, and feels more like a niche game even in the action RPG genre. It’s hard to say what new fans the studio will pick up in 2023 who haven't played one of these titles before.
But worse the story here feels obtuse, in that it expects the players to already have played and studied the first game's story. If you haven’t, the game will name-drop a lot and while you might be able to pick things up through context, this is a continuation of the story, not intending for new players to be able to integrate into the tale. Also, there are bizarre things like a Billy Idol concert with him singing Whiskey and Pills for no reason. That still boggles me, though since that got me muted on Twitch, I’m not even going to attempt to show that here.
Pick this up if you liked Elex, it was in a Humble Choice a while back so some fans will be here, but this is for fans of that title already, especially those that remember the story. I barely remember playing it so it’s probably not for me.
If you enjoyed this review or want to know what I think of other games in the bundle, check out the full review on or subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/FzxvEceV60k