I know but, generally I just go in the order of release. This also helps avoid any quality of life mechanics they might have introduced in later ones, that I’m gonna miss/notice in earlier ones. Anyway, it’s not a big deal. I’ll see what tickles my fancy at that moment.

Do we still not have a date?

No, we don't.

I guess the main character won't be customizable? That would be a shame, because I really dislike the Elex2-Jax. :|

I could be tempted to play Elex 2 if the main character was customizable, but yeah.

It depends on what you are looking for.

I generally want the stories I play to be about me and my character, reflect my choices and my failings. I'm much less interested in being told the story of some random cliche dude I can't relate to. I do understand there is an audience for that though, but I consume that kind of stuff in another format - movies and series.

Just not for me, but hopefully it'll be a better game than Elex 1 for those who enjoy it.

What you don't like the bald action hero look from the 80's?

Man I would love if PB would allow you to customize Jax but they never will. Now why do I say this? Well given their past track record male bald action is the preference.

Maybe hair is to much as I've watched videos on how complicated hair is in games.

We could page Joxer for his opinion as he loves NVIDIA hair-works.:lol:

Actually, the nameless hero had a ponytail :D

wow chars look ugly af

This is what he'd look like with modern hd graphics.:p

https://i.redd.it/tfrovw57yku41.jpg


Anyway your correct but bald or shaved head was the industry standard at one point.

New Elex 2 Gameplay - The Beginning Area, Combat & More

Hahaha
Where did you find that?

I was just kidding by the way if the smiley didn't make it clear.
Not really bothered as long as the exploration is good.

Someone on the Gothic reddit did a procedurally generated image.

Link - https://www.reddit.com/r/worldofgoth…ersion_of_the/

It was inspired by the new remake.

He's just missing the pony tail.:biggrin:

Well, this guy looks much better then Elex2-Jax, who just looks unsympathic to. It's the first time I'm having problems with a PB hero.

If anyone is wondering, the gameplay footage there was taken from Gronkh's Twitch stream, so if you already saw that, there isn't anything new.

I think Jax looks pretty much the same as he did in the first game.

Come to think of it, none of PB's heroes have ever been the emotional type.

Wonder if anyone else noticed the voice actor for Jax sounded different?

That's because it's a different voice actor. Also based off that stream and other videos the basic plot looks like your infected, and have to stop the alien infestation/invasion.

Did they call it dark matter or something it was hard to tell?

@Moriendor Yeah, I'm probably thinking of what he looks like in the rendered scenes. I can't say I paid much attention to what he looked like during the gameplay segments because I was much more interested in the enemies and the environment. Plus you're not viewing him from the front most of the time.

I did notice what you mention about Caja though. I figured she was just aged a bit plus she had a kid so…

As far as the spoken dialogue being awkward, I've always thought that was the case with all their games to some degree. It just never bothered me.

Yeah I dont like the fact that the characters are bald. Is this a first for PB games, I dotn remember them having mainly bald characters in the past.

Where was Adam Dawkins encountered in the first game? The name seems familiar, but I can't remember if he was with one of the factions or on his own. *Edit* Was he the Cleric captured by The Outlaws and forced to build that robot?

Also, who/what are the Morkons?

Ok, I remember those memoirs now after reading them again and who Dawkins was.

Well, it's not like we're importing our character. If that was the case, then yeah, I'd agree that our choices in the first game should carry over. I'm fine with them picking a canon ending.

I've always found C&C over multiple sequels to be largely disappointing. Even in games where it was supposed to be a big deal, like in the ME trilogy, it had very little impact for me.

To each his own I guess. I don't think PB will ever be a BioWare in terms of narration, but they don't need to be. They're stronger in other aspects that I care more about. ME being a decade old is irrelevant because that series still had a larger budget than what PB is working with.

Personally, I'd be pretty disappointed if PB suddenly started focusing on things like that rather than what they've always been good at. I play their games for the exploration and atmosphere not the writing.

good news, not too much longer to wait

I saw someone mention this on another forum earlier today. Idk if I trust it though until it's officially announced. This would be the third different release date "leaked". Hopefully it'll be confirmed on Gamestar.

Yeah, I'm a little annoyed by the proximity to DL2 and Elden Ring since those are both games I'm looking forward to playing. It looks like I'll have some decisions to make as far as which game(s) I'll have to hold off on playing right away.

I'm actually glad now that Horizon Forbidden West will be a PS5 exlusive for awhile.

Finally! A date! I can work with that. I have to plan this, as it's a day 1 game for me. Without a shadow of a doubt. Excellent news.

@Moriendor seems you were right about a 2022 release.

Just another game on a very long list that got pushed back till next year.

Not even a good date with the various competition.:)

You mean the German version is even worse? :)

Cheesy acting aside, it looks good to me. I'm surprised though that all three of the factions from the first game are back. Iirc, it was originally reported that it would be two of the three?

Tsk..tsk..more German coverage instead of English as usual PB. You never change.:roll:

Thanks for the link though.:thumbsup:

Yes, it's shocking that a game from Germany would initially get more German coverage. :)

Elden Ring - Feburary 25th.

Sorry, Elex. I have a better offer.

If I had to choose, it would be Elex 2. Fortunately I can afford both. ;)

That's new for a PB game, but I like that it'll be an option. I wonder if it's at a certain point in the story or something we can do whenever we make the decision.

I wasn't sold on the flying at first, but I've warmed to it after seeing more footage. If the aerial combat is decent, it could be interesting.

Financially, sure. But timewise? Nah. I rarely play anything else concurrently with a FromSoft game.

@Moriendor Thanks for relating all that. Everything sounds good. (Except for the work that was put into romances :roll:)

I rarely play anything concurrently with any RPG and definitely not another RPG. For me, it's going to be a "wait and see" situation. Depending on how much gaming time I end up having in Feb, I might not even be finished with Dying Light 2 before Elden Ring is released.

That's great news for me.

Also the factionless path seems intriguing. I normally played magic users and thus was more or less forced in Elex I to join the Clerics whom I didn't like at all.
So it would be great if the Clerics aren't dicks again or you can learn magic in every faction or in the factionless path.

If you like magic, why didn't you join the Berserkers?

Well, clerics are kind of a boring class, traditionally. I mean, they heal stuff. Not the most exciting thing in the world in a fantasy setting. lol

That said, I always make a cleric who is all about healing in party based rpgs. None of this branching out stuff, healing exclusively is the focus, I like the class played in that way, in a party of characters.

How Elex 2 will handle Clerics, I have no idea. Since its single character based, they should spice it up, you would think so anyway.

I didn't like how Elex (1) disincentivized joining any other faction than the Berserkers by making it take so much longer to be eligible to join anyone else.

Sounds like you didn't play Elex 1. In Elex, Clerics are all about technology and they consider themselves as the true successors of the pre-apocalypse government.

It made the game easier to start, which is something PB games are often blamed for. I guess that's why they decided to make it this way.