![]() ![]() While it first appears as though their goal was altruistic, in reality their desires revolved exclusively around attaining everlasting life for themselves. It’s revealed that before Magalan’s demise, the former group of human scientists attempted to reach a mysterious cosmic entity known as The Singularity. Over the course of Elex 2, Jax and the player gradually receive more insight into the Skyand’s motivations and history. Armed with this knowledge, players must attempt to build alliances in anticipation of this eventuality. The titular Elex that was subsequently unleashed and adopted by the survivors was actually designed to prepare the world for their eventual return. Before their final confrontation, the Hybrid revealed to the protagonist that the Skyand, a group of former human scientists, had deliberately crashed the celestial object into the planet. That’s because during the final moments of 2017’s original Elex game, Commander Jax was informed of the true nature of the comet that triggered Magalan’s apocalypse. Throughout Elex 2’s narrative campaign players are faced with the looming threat of war. RELATED: Elex 2 Handles Romance Better Than Anticipated The original Elex, for example was released in October 2017, which also means that Piranha Bytes has been working on its sequel for almost the same amount of time as Guerrilla. Horizon Zero Dawn might have been overshadowed by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildwhen 2017’s award season rolled around, but in many ways, Guerrilla Games’ action-RPG did the same to other genre contemporaries. Forbidden West and Elex 2’s proximity release date wise isn’t the first time that the universes have shared space in that regard. Rounding out Horizon and Elex’s coincidentally spooky similarities, is a pair of real-world comparisons. The planets they take place on might be different, but the rush to utilize ancient terraforming technology is felt to an extent in both stories as well. Following the rise of killer self-replicating machines and the arrival of a deadly comet respectively, both depictions of humanity were pushed back into tribe-like factions. On paper at least, the universes of Horizon and Elex are decidedly post-apocalyptic in nature. What is striking, though, and helps to set up their conclusions, is the narrative themes that both games are built around. Elex 2’s focus on magic is one of the rare features that’s not currently part of Guerrilla Games’ universe.Ĭonsidering the popularity of the RPGs that have come out of Europe over the last few decades, it’s not all that surprising that Horizon Forbidden West and Elex 2 mirror each other mechanically. Other mechanics like the ability to craft upgrades and make moral choices are present and accounted for in both games as well. In a similar vein, the arsenals that are available to Aloy and her counterpart Commander Jax also walk the line between being simultaneously retro and futuristic. From just a genre perspective alone, both games are action-RPGs that are built around geologically diverse open worlds. RELATED: Horizon Forbidden West Trick Makes Fighting Thunderjaws Easier Elex and Horizon’s Similaritiesīefore players can get to the conclusion of either Horizon Forbidden West or Elex 2, it will become readily apparent to them just how much both universes have in common. Everything from the threats on display to the way in which a third installment is teased on a cliffhanger is surprisingly similar. Released on March 1, only a few short weeks after Guerrilla Games’ own action-RPG, Elex 2’s final moments will be familiar to anyone who’s played through the aforementioned hit. Curiously, the German studio Piranha Bytes has dialed into a lot of the same concepts and ideas for its latest title. However, what fans might be surprised to learn is the fact that the narrative themes Horizon Forbidden Westplays around with during its conclusion aren’t exactly unique within the current gaming landscape. The way in which the almost inevitable third game in the series is set up during Forbidden West’s ending, with apocalyptic stakes attached, also means some won’t be able to easily move on afterwards. While it can take upwards of 27 hours to see Aloy’s main adventure through to its end, the way in which Guerrilla Games has built an engaging story ensures most won’t be able to rest until they’ve done so. Following Horizon Forbidden West’s launch nearly a month ago, more players on PS4 and PS5 are reaching the game’s final chapters all the time. ![]()
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