THQ Nordic and Piranha Bytes have released a new in-engine trailer for ELEX that shows off its factions. According to the devs, the game will have five factions. These are the Berserkers, Outlaws, Albs, Clerics and Morkons.
As the press release reads:
“The Berserkers are skilled magicians, who use the power of Elex to perform all different kinds of spells. They have managed to transform the desert of Tavar into a green and lush utopia and have established an outpost in the former stronghold of the Outlaws. This faction is scattered throughout Magalan – some outlaws have joined the Berserkers when they took over Tavar, some moved to the crater landscape of Ateris, and have continued their life of crime.
The Albs have learned from their defeat in ELEX and have returned as a playable faction. Jax can once again choose to become an Alb Commander. They have reduced their usage of Elex drastically, as they have seen how effective an Alb with actual emotions can be when Jax brought down the Hybrid. They are still not the most joyful lot, but their combat prowess makes them an interesting choice. Faction number four is the Clerics, who are famous for their love of engineering and crafting powerful combat robots powered by Elex. The Clerics paid a high price in the war against the Albs. Not only did they lose their home in Ignadon but many of their brothers and sisters fell on the battlefield as well.”
Lastly, the Morkons are a brand new faction in ELEX II.
ELEX II will release on March 1st, 2022.
Enjoy!
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The trailer’s kinda well put together … but those facial animations really breaks the immersion.
They’ve improved the engine so much, they could’ve devoted a little time n resource improving those Skyrim faces.
AA studio, thankfully facial animations don’t make or break an RPG.
After playing many Unreal engine games, these facial animations are light years better than most Unreal engine games face animation. I agree, needs improvement, but I haven’t been disappointed by the games created by Piranha Bytes, so I can give a pass on that.
Disgusting! Looks like a cheap a$$ B movie.
Hard pass.
Can’t wait. Very rare to have games made by non-fajjots these days.
Oohh my… This gave me a stiffy. Will have to play Elex again before this one releases.
I bought Elex 1 for $10 and it was one of the best games I played all year. I’ll def be supporting and buying Elex 2 on day 1.
People in the comments critiquing animations or the game… Do you know what Eurojank is? Learn to embrace and love it!! S##ts better then any AAA release from Ubisoft. Piranha Bytes only has like 30 employees. The games aren’t perfect but are a saving grace from the way the gaming industry is headed aka really gay!! LOL
Good trailer, I wanna play ELEX at some point, and then if I like it, play this.
Glad these devs keep getting to make the games they love without the pressure of making it some AAA check list. I haven’t played many PB games but am glad they have carved out their audience that allows them to keep doing what they want.
It’s not an AAA game so it shouldn’t be critiqued like one.