CymTyr: I think PB is so rooted in their ways that we will likely never get more than an AA game from them, despite now being owned by THQ Nordic.

I'd like to hope I'm wrong, but I'm not sure. Apparently they already received enough funds from Elex 2 sales to start development on Elex 3, which will be the final part of the trilogy.

At this point, I'm torn between waiting for a dx12 build that probably won't change anything, or powering through the game as is.

waltc: ...are the NPCs in the game who look like plastic dolls of some sort--whose faces bear no expression and look just so weird and out of place--like from a children's cartoon show or something--that it's disconcerting and really breaks the game's immersion, despite my trying to enjoy it and not be critical of it.

N21LV: What's funny (and sad) is that they didn't have any face animation issues with the first installment. Those faces looked much better than those of Elex 2 NPCs.

waltc: ...are the NPCs in the game who look like plastic dolls of some sort--whose faces bear no expression and look just so weird and out of place--like from a children's cartoon show or something--that it's disconcerting and really breaks the game's immersion, despite my trying to enjoy it and not be critical of it. Now, some of the NPCs I meet have decent faces and expressions and look as if someone took time with them. Then there's the fact that since I've seen Caja and finally entered the Berserker's fort, I've seen 2-3 other female characters dressed identically to Caja and who look exactly like her except for some really slight--and I mean slight--facial differences. That is something you'd expect 10-15 years ago. Voice acting is inconsistent--it's great in some instances--amateurish in others. The animations for Jax are really disconcerting in various conversations, with him wearing his hood one minute and the next he's not. This game could use another six months of intense work, at least, and here's hoping PB will give that much to the game and more. The cut scenes look very rough and often don't match up with each other--and often look like they are just tacked together without much care for the general presentation. I think PB could do an AAA game, maybe--but this so far isn't it. It might serve as a story board--sort of. PB really needs to get cracking and stay cracking until they bring this game up to snuff--then they'd be surprised what it would do for them, their pocketbooks and their reputations.