I really Enjoyed Elex 1 very much and I have beat a game multiple times.
Sadly Elex 2 did not carry-on legacy of a first game. It felt very rushed and characters are very bland. It made world look mentally dead. I understand it is post-apocalyptic world , but any settlement you go it just feels dead.
- The character skins looks worse than Orginal Elex 1 ones. Just I tried a game from very first moments within a game I was already looking for mods to make character look more like original Jack from 1-ist game. Other actors also looks more like manikens.
- Monsters textures were horrible (at least old ones that carried out from Elex 1). Looked very lazy.
- Combat is super repetitive and boring. I rather they had like Gothic series weapon stances and efficiency by boosting its mastery.
- Factions : save for Morkon and Alb I found to be very boring.
In my humble opinion if you like Pyranha-bytes games give this game a go. To at least pass the story and also support our beloved company.
Although this game has almost 0 exploration , some quests are interesting. I think what they needed to have within a game was some more ruins , random encounters. Achievement panel with some rewards. It would have made game more enjoyable and less linear.