Aerial combat is also a new addition as you’ll tussle with foes in the skies, either with melee or ranged weaponry. Along with regular attacks, you also have charged attacks that help make battles more dynamic. For ELEX 2, Piranha Bytes has sought to overhaul the combat system, revamping enemy AI and redoing all of the animations. Storylines are even longer than they used to be and will have many ‘oh!’ moments.”ĮLEX received its fair share of criticism due to its jank and lack of polish, which extended to the combat. It’s more complex and dense, with more consequences and bigger impacts and more surprises in different storylines. As Piranha Bytes notes, “It works just as in ELEX – but we even improved and expanded it. Speaking to GamingBolt, the developer noted that the world “heavily depends on the player’s choices, even entire battles are happening or not happening because of what the player did.” The consequences of your actions may sometimes happen immediately or over the course of numerous acts, and which faction you choose also plays a part. It’s also possible to kill NPCs which can affect the story’s outcome. Companions can also leave the group if they don’t like your behavior. NPCs will examine your actions accordingly and remember what you’ve done. There are plenty of tough moral decisions throughout Jax’s journey, and the consequences sound fairly intricate. Of course, you’ll have different companions that can join your party as well with their own goals and vested interests while also helping in combat. Of the more than 350,000 spoken words in the script, it’s the NPCs that have the majority. In a presentation that WCCFTech attended back in July 2021, Piranha Bytes confirmed over 300 NPCs in the game, each with their own unique personalities. It’s hard to please everyone though because there are so many different kinds of NPCs. He can also join a faction, which leads to interesting consequences like rejoining the Albs as a commander. Not every faction likes or gets along with the others but it will be Jax’s job to unite them against the Skyands. The Outlaws are scavengers who are opposed to the Berserkers and prefer to live life on their own terms, though they’ve been scattered throughout Magalan over the past several years.įinally, there’s the Morkon, residents of Magalan’s tunnels who have very harsh standards to their limited resources and exhibit fanaticism in accordance with their beliefs. The Clerics are craftsmen and are good at creating robots. The Albs were heavy ELEX consumers in the first game and have thankfully reduced their dependence on it and operating on pure logic. Despite their name, the Berserkers are actually magic users and can be found in Tavar which they’ve converted from a desert into an area teeming with greenery. There are five main factions to deal with – the Berserkers, Albs, Clerics, Outlaws and Morkons. However, those who want to explore on foot can still do so and take in the sights and sounds at a slower pace. Though it won’t become available immediately, a jetpack is provided to make transportation easier and you can quickly soar through the skies to each destination (or even to places you’re not supposed to be at just yet). The number of companion quests has also doubled and have an impact on the main story.Įxploring the world freely is a key aspect of ELEX 2. Players will have many more quests to complete and dialogue to listen to. While things have doubtless changed over the years, the world as a whole is denser in content. Right off the bat, Magalan isn’t dramatically bigger – in fact, it’s roughly the same size as in ELEX 1 according to the developer.
There are also dungeons to venture into, though more details have yet to be offered on the same.
Along with forests and canyons, you’ll also explore snowy environments plagued with Icetrolls and other threats. Given Piranha Bytes’ work on Gothic, there’s a medieval feel to the environments with ruins from the Old World scattered throughout.
Magalan can best be described as a post-apocalyptic science fantasy world where technology and magic collide.
In order to stand a chance against them, protagonist Jax embarks on a journey to unite the different factions and hopefully find his son Dex along the way. Of course, it’s not long before a new threat emerges in the form of the Skyands who wield dark ELEX for their own nefarious ends. Taking place six years after the events of the first game which saw the Hybrid defeated, the world of Magalan has been somewhat peaceful. What can fans and newcomers expect? Let’s take a look at 15 things you should know before jumping in.
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ELEX 2 is now on the horizon, releasing on March 1 st for Xbox One, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC. Piranha Bytes’ ELEX isn’t the first game to come to mind when you think of open world RPGs but it garnered a pretty decent following after its release.
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