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What Piranha Bytes was able to achieve in Elex I they were able to build upon, expanding on a world that lives and breathes independently and because of your character. Aside from those little technical issues, the game is sound. I feel like you could also easily get into playing Elex II without having played the first game. However, if you want to understand all of the references, maybe at least watch a recap video first. Either way, this game holds a lot of promise, especially when you consider all the different routes you can take on your playthrough. Who knows where you’ll end up?","2025-03-15T20:58:55.667703-04:00",{"id":263,"logo":276,"name":277,"slug":278,"tags":20,"bluesky":279,"twitter":277,"youtube":280,"facebook":277,"language":48,"mastodon":20,"muckrack":20,"claimed_at":20,"description":281,"website_url":282,"score_format":283,"average_score":117,"default_timezone":53,"last_review_date":284,"stats_updated_at":285,"headquarters_city":20,"news_editor_email":286,"platforms_covered":20,"claimed_by_user_id":20,"reviews_this_month":287,"active_authors_count":288,"headquarters_country":20,"reviews_editor_email":289,"editor_in_chief_email":290,"published_authors_count":195,"published_reviews_count":291},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamingTrend-Logo.jpg","GamingTrend","gamingtrend","gamingtrend.com","@GamingTrendVideos","From the table to the screen, and everything in between!","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com","100","2025-07-14","2025-07-16T19:33:01.762266","news@gamingtrend.com",5,8,"reviews@gamingtrend.com","rburke@gamingtrend.com",805,{"id":293,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":294,"author":295,"original_score":302,"normalized_score":303,"review_url":304,"review_date":221,"summary":305,"created_at":306,"updated_at":306,"author_id":296,"last_edited_at":306,"original_summary":20,"source_language":20,"is_translated":39,"outlet":307},100916,138,{"id":296,"bio":20,"name":297,"avg_score":298,"outlet_id":20,"created_at":299,"profile_id":20,"updated_at":300,"claim_token":20,"article_count":301,"claimed_by_user_id":20},8966,"Thomas Medina",76.78260869565217,"2025-03-25T16:45:02.771625-04:00","2025-03-25T17:03:09.600705-04:00",115,"2.5",25,"https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F2022\u002F02\u002F28\u002Freview-elex-ii\u002F","When it comes to gaming, I like to focus on the positive. I look for the things that work inside of otherwise questionable games, appreciating ambition and accepting when some things fall short. And it’s worked well for me, finding plenty of games to enjoy that other people pass on. That being said, there’s still some games that are just… not good. That, for a variety of reasons, fall short of any possible line I throw at it. Piranha Bytes’ games have mostly been the former for me. Go...","2025-03-25T16:50:02.236287-04:00",{"id":294,"logo":308,"name":309,"slug":310,"tags":20,"bluesky":20,"twitter":309,"youtube":311,"facebook":312,"language":48,"mastodon":20,"muckrack":20,"claimed_at":20,"description":313,"website_url":314,"score_format":51,"average_score":52,"default_timezone":53,"last_review_date":20,"stats_updated_at":54,"headquarters_city":20,"news_editor_email":20,"platforms_covered":20,"claimed_by_user_id":20,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":20,"reviews_editor_email":20,"editor_in_chief_email":20,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FWayTooManyGames.png","WayTooManyGames","way-too-many-games","@WayTooManyGames","waytoomanygames","We play the good, the bad, and the so bad it's good. ","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F",{"id":316,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":317,"author":318,"original_score":139,"normalized_score":140,"review_url":325,"review_date":221,"summary":326,"created_at":327,"updated_at":327,"author_id":319,"last_edited_at":327,"original_summary":20,"source_language":20,"is_translated":39,"outlet":328},144444,149,{"id":319,"bio":20,"name":320,"avg_score":321,"outlet_id":20,"created_at":322,"profile_id":20,"updated_at":323,"claim_token":20,"article_count":324,"claimed_by_user_id":20},12356,"Srinivas Naidu",70.9090909090909,"2025-05-07T12:53:44.429067-04:00","2025-05-07T14:35:19.140059-04:00",11,"https:\u002F\u002Fsirusgaming.com\u002Felex-ii-review\u002F","It’s playable, but the game does have a lot of setbacks. The dialogue and sound are just horrible, or it might be plagued with bad mechanics.","2025-05-07T13:50:48.110374-04:00",{"id":317,"logo":329,"name":330,"slug":331,"tags":20,"bluesky":20,"twitter":332,"youtube":333,"facebook":334,"language":48,"mastodon":20,"muckrack":20,"claimed_at":20,"description":335,"website_url":336,"score_format":51,"average_score":153,"default_timezone":53,"last_review_date":20,"stats_updated_at":54,"headquarters_city":20,"news_editor_email":337,"platforms_covered":20,"claimed_by_user_id":20,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":338,"reviews_editor_email":337,"editor_in_chief_email":339,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fsirus-gaming-logo.png","Sirus Gaming","sirus-gaming","SIRUSGofficial","\u002FSirusGamingOfficial","SirusGamingOfficial","Sirus Gaming is a team of passionate gamers delivering the latest news, reviews, and insights on the gaming industry.","https:\u002F\u002Fsirusgaming.com\u002F","editorial@sirusgaming.com","United States","lexuzze.tablante@sirusgaming.com",{"id":341,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":342,"author":343,"original_score":350,"normalized_score":117,"review_url":351,"review_date":221,"summary":352,"created_at":353,"updated_at":353,"author_id":344,"last_edited_at":354,"original_summary":20,"source_language":20,"is_translated":39,"outlet":355},80630,59,{"id":344,"bio":20,"name":345,"avg_score":346,"outlet_id":20,"created_at":347,"profile_id":20,"updated_at":348,"claim_token":20,"article_count":349,"claimed_by_user_id":20},3930,"Eric Hauter",79.97087378640776,"2025-01-17T10:17:14.524816-05:00","2026-09-10T11:00:15.554005-04:00",206,"8.0","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamingnexus.com\u002FArticle\u002F7528\u002FELEX-II\u002F","Elex II ignores current game design ethos and rages to its own weird beat. Weird, fun, tough, and unpredictably funny, Elex II is feels like a DIY punk-rock open world game, janky and awesome all at the same time. Steer clear if you insist on perfection in your games, but if you are willing to go for the ride and appreciate the flaws instead of being bothered by them, you'll find a deep and fun adventure unlike anything else on the market.","2025-02-12T06:12:19.331474-05:00","2025-07-08T15:54:27.094239-04:00",{"id":342,"logo":356,"name":357,"slug":358,"tags":44,"bluesky":20,"twitter":359,"youtube":20,"facebook":360,"language":48,"mastodon":20,"muckrack":20,"claimed_at":20,"description":361,"website_url":362,"score_format":51,"average_score":117,"default_timezone":53,"last_review_date":20,"stats_updated_at":54,"headquarters_city":20,"news_editor_email":20,"platforms_covered":20,"claimed_by_user_id":20,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":20,"reviews_editor_email":20,"editor_in_chief_email":363,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming-Nexus-Logo.jpg","Gaming Nexus","gaming-nexus","GamingNexus","gamingnexus","Established in 1997, Gaming Nexus is an ad-free site, writing honest video game reviews and covering industry news.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingnexus.com\u002F","ehauter@gamingnexus.com"]