<s>
ELEX	B-Application
(	O
Eclectic	O
,	O
Lavish	O
,	O
Exhilarating	O
,	O
Xenial	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
science	O
fantasy-themed	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Piranha	O
Bytes	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
17	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
edgy	O
,	O
dark	O
,	O
uncompromising	O
,	O
and	O
complex	O
"	O
post-apocalyptic	O
sci-fi	O
role-playing	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
protagonist	O
joins	O
the	O
war	O
for	O
the	O
powerful	O
resource	O
,	O
"	O
ELEX	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
people	O
magic-like	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ELEX	B-Application
is	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
Magalan	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
hit	O
by	O
a	O
comet	O
which	O
brought	O
not	O
only	O
mass	O
destruction	O
for	O
its	O
civilization	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
a	O
mysterious	O
and	O
extremely	O
powerful	O
resource	O
called	O
Elex	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
few	O
survivors	O
organised	O
themselves	O
in	O
factions	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
vision	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
and	O
distinct	O
ways	O
of	O
using	O
Elex	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Berserkers	O
reject	O
technology	O
and	O
purify	O
the	O
Elex	B-Application
by	O
transforming	O
it	O
into	O
Mana	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
obtain	O
magical	O
but	O
natural	O
powers	O
;	O
they	O
do	O
this	O
by	O
growing	O
World	O
Hearts	O
,	O
large	O
plants	O
that	O
they	O
believe	O
heal	O
the	O
ground	O
and	O
thus	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
use	O
any	O
modern	O
weapons	O
and	O
technology	O
they	O
can	O
find	O
,	O
being	O
masters	O
of	O
putting	O
to	O
use	O
any	O
old	O
scrap	O
;	O
they	O
use	O
Elex	B-Application
to	O
create	O
powerful	O
drugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
factions	O
–	O
the	O
Free	O
People	O
–	O
fight	O
each	O
other	O
over	O
resources	O
,	O
land	O
,	O
and	O
Elex	B-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
all	O
share	O
a	O
common	O
enemy	O
:	O
the	O
Albs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Albs	O
are	O
ex-Clerics	O
who	O
decided	O
they	O
should	O
use	O
Elex	B-Application
by	O
consuming	O
it	O
directly	O
into	O
their	O
bodies	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
very	O
strong	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
their	O
emotions	O
and	O
skin	O
pigmentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
use	O
the	O
most	O
advanced	O
technology	O
of	O
Magalan	O
and	O
work	O
blindly	O
under	O
the	O
command	O
of	O
the	O
Hybrid	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
being	O
that	O
wants	O
to	O
gather	O
all	O
the	O
Elex	B-Application
of	O
the	O
planet	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
new	O
state	O
of	O
evolution	O
for	O
the	O
Albs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
knocked	O
out	O
for	O
days	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
time	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Elex	B-Application
clears	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
body	O
,	O
leaving	O
him	O
weak	O
and	O
alone	O
in	O
an	O
unknown	O
location	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Chaos	O
of	O
Emotions	O
"	O
(	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
quests	O
is	O
called	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ELEX	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
join	O
up	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
factions	O
–	O
the	O
Berserkers	O
who	O
use	O
Elex	B-Application
for	O
magical	O
purposes	O
,	O
the	O
Clerics	O
who	O
use	O
the	O
substance	O
to	O
power	O
their	O
machines	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Outlaws	O
who	O
embrace	O
an	O
"	O
everyone	O
for	O
themselves	O
"	O
philosophy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ELEX	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
during	O
Gamescom	O
2015	O
,	O
where	O
Piranha	O
Bytes	O
and	O
Nordic	O
Games	O
confirmed	O
their	O
partnership	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ELEX	B-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
and	O
Piranha	O
Bytes	O
announced	O
ELEX	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
March	O
2022	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
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