ELEX II is a massive improvement over its predecessor, though its dated graphics and awkward combat can drive players away before they get a chance to truly explore the vast world of Magalan.
Elex II for Mac is now available from the Mac App Store, bringing the sci-fi RPG to a new and often overlooked audience.
WTMG's Leo Faria: "You know what? I’m not even mad this time around. I’ve stated already that 2022 was actually a pretty good year for gaming. It was stupidly hard removing so many excellent games from out Top 20 list, to the point we had an entire 20-game list of honorable mentions alone. Likewise, we didn’t review such a huge number of bad games this year. It’s not that we weren’t reviewing enough games (have you read the site’s name?), there just weren’t that many stinkers in this otherwise fantastic year.
But boy oh boy, when something bad knocked at our door, it was bad. It was really B to the A to the freaking D. It’s time for our team to bury these games once and for all. We present you, the twenty worst games we’ve reviewed in 2022."
Lol, I like this idea of an anti GOTY award :p
And my god, there are some terrible entries there.
Kirby’s Dream Buffet
Good to see Nintendo isn't above well deserved criticism.
I dont know if Gun Grave deserves to be in the same mix as the others on the list. Its rather safe but it has its charm. As a fan of the originals, I can dig it. Im not seeing it as something revolutionary but evolutionary, hence why I said safe (as in it didnt take many risks to stray from the source). Its okay, but nowhere near being on the list of worst.
Twinfinite: "With Piranha Bytes' latest old-school RPG finally out in the wild, it's time for us to wax lyrical about how gosh darn underrated it is."
It really is.
Can really put you to sleep with every hit.
I found the same with one, bad or mediocre reviews, absolutely awesome game couldnt put it down. Havnt tried two yet, but when im in an RPG mood again, its what im getting for sure
Only embracer group are funding AA games and we need more mid size games with medium budget
The original and the sequel are games worth playing. Sure, they're janky, but there's some real love in the games if you care to take the time. <3
I played this at launch (GameFly'ed it) and it was pretty meh. Glitches and a story cinematic that has nothing to do with what just happened in the story (that was confusing, like out of order or something), I played maybe an hour and sent it back. Maybe it isn't as bad now, assuming it has been patched some.
I'm guessing this game will not gain much success because of a really bad timing. The biggest most marketed releases are coming out now with a big momentum, and Elex will simply be buried over all that. It should have really waited 1-2 months before releasing.