Elden Ring

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  1. rotTheim
    Apr 2, 2022
    9
    The culmination of years of perfection by FromSoftware. Brutal, challenging & punishing. Yet also fair & easier than what came before, thanks to more options made available that the layer has to find & actively use. PC version's only real marring quality is it's stability, requiring waiting for the game to warm up before you stop seeing hitches in the frame rate or brief pauses. But evenThe culmination of years of perfection by FromSoftware. Brutal, challenging & punishing. Yet also fair & easier than what came before, thanks to more options made available that the layer has to find & actively use. PC version's only real marring quality is it's stability, requiring waiting for the game to warm up before you stop seeing hitches in the frame rate or brief pauses. But even then they don't go away.… Expand
  2. DAYABDAYA
    Apr 6, 2022
    10
    Not the best optimisation , but god damn what a game , best in its genre for sure ! If you've played any souls-rogue-like games i can definitely recommend this one .
  3. M0narch_Q
    Apr 12, 2022
    10
    A love letter to fans of classic game difficulty, a masterpiece in subtle story telling and world building. Secrets around every corner. Excellent Boss design.
  4. TaylanOzgurVura
    Jul 10, 2022
    10
    It is one of the best games I've ever played great combat great bosses and great graphics.Don't mind the noobs who can't kill bosses this game is so good.
  5. BruhIDontHate
    May 11, 2022
    10
    Not your average open world assasins creed/Horizon-esque type of game. This is basically Dark Souls but huge. It's not for everyone, and it doensn't have to be. It's a unique type of experience, even for a Dark Souls aficionado like me.
  6. sodaka
    Apr 4, 2022
    8
    It's ok but not so good enough. Performance, story, mission design still needs improvement.
  7. dantheman0809
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    Very good game. Essentially dark souls mechanics / items / quests stuffed inside of a BOTW style open world. It's fun to alternate grinding/exploring/dungeons. A lot to do in every single region, lots of interesting minibosses, sidequests, and general fun exploring. The open world does not feel copy and pasted like other open world games i've played.

    A lot of people are complaining    Very good game. Essentially dark souls mechanics / items / quests stuffed inside of a BOTW style open world. It's fun to alternate grinding/exploring/dungeons. A lot to do in every single region, lots of interesting minibosses, sidequests, and general fun exploring. The open world does not feel copy and pasted like other open world games i've played.

    A lot of people are complaining about the graphics, but i completely disagree and think this game looks fine. Would much rather sacrifice graphics for good gameplay eitherway.

    I think with the PC performance issues this deserves a 9/10, but giving 10/10 to combat the ridiculous 0 score bombs.    … Expand
  8. JoeFilms
    Mar 22, 2022
    10
    Absolutely fantastic. The game looks beautiful, plays the best out of the FromSoft games I've played, and has a captivating world.
  9. madlading
    Mar 23, 2022
    10
    I never liked fantasy RPG games as they seemed like too much trouble and while I admit that a lot of streamers and youtubers did compel me to try Elden Ring but eventually the game won me over . The world is so vast yet so engrossing I've spent tens of hours at once in Elden Ring without noticing the time. There are a lot of issues on the pc side like the target lock malfunctioningI never liked fantasy RPG games as they seemed like too much trouble and while I admit that a lot of streamers and youtubers did compel me to try Elden Ring but eventually the game won me over . The world is so vast yet so engrossing I've spent tens of hours at once in Elden Ring without noticing the time. There are a lot of issues on the pc side like the target lock malfunctioning stuttering and overall game balance related issues but nonetheless I love this game to bits.… Expand
  10. MadMac15
    May 10, 2022
    10
    I enjoy it very much. Thank God it runs on RX 580 smoothly. Control is understandable, and the progression system is excellent. Easy to follow, yet at the same time, it offers high level of freedom. This reminds me of the witcher 3. Easily 10/10.
  11. ShikoZZ
    Mar 31, 2022
    10
    Story has some Dark Souls vibes but it is fresh and not so short. Gameplay has best from all DS games. Open world is wonderful, always interesting to explore. Bosses are challenging but Spirit Ashes makes them a lot easier for non hardcore players. I cant say if i will replay it straightaway first walkthrough, but ill do it anyway some time sooner
  12. DaniSouls
    Mar 31, 2022
    9
    Ahora el turno es a por las Tierras Intermedias!

    Saludos SinLuz, en esta nueva aventura por las Tierras Intermedias en búsqueda del Anillo de Elden te puedo comentar lo siguiente: Elden es el sumun de mecánicas de la saga Souls, Bloodborne y Sekiro. Deja el estilo de mapeado lineal y arriesga esta vez por presentar una Obra en Mundo Abierto. Si nunca haz jugado algún juego de este    Ahora el turno es a por las Tierras Intermedias!

    Saludos SinLuz, en esta nueva aventura por las Tierras Intermedias en búsqueda del Anillo de Elden te puedo comentar lo siguiente:

    Elden es el sumun de mecánicas de la saga Souls, Bloodborne y Sekiro. Deja el estilo de mapeado lineal y arriesga esta vez por presentar una Obra en Mundo Abierto.

    Si nunca haz jugado algún juego de este estilo no te preocupes, Elden está diseñado para nuevos en la saga y trata de ser el más accesible en cuanto a la difícultad.

    Tendrás muchos checkpoints para tu reaparición y que puedas recuperarte lo más pronto si llegas a caer en un combate, recuerda que estos juegos muchas veces se basa en ensallo y error, por ende aprender de ellos es cardinal y necesario para tu progreso.

    Existe un sistema de crafteo de ítems por si quieres ahorrarte las compras de los mismos, es tu elección farmear materiales y crearte tus mismas flechas por ejemplo o simplemente pagar en un comerciante para obtenerlas.

    Añaden un companion equino espectral para que te ayude en la exploración del vasto mapa y por qué no en los combates o simplemente salir de ellos.

    Hay varias zonas secundarias por no decir muchas, mazmorras, catacumbas, tumbas con trampas, minas para material de refinado para tus armas, diseminadas por las Tierras Intermedias, unas muy ocultas que otra que cuentan con buenos diseños y recompensas que son opcionales pero que depende de tu estilo de juego alguna que otra te convendrá más en obtener sus recompensas.

    En el combate puedo decir que como cualquier otro Souls, sigue siendo desafíante y gratificante cuando en eso algún enemigo se te hace resistencia pero cuando lo logras esa segregación de dopamina por el éxito es único y característico en este género.

    Lo enemigos esta vez cuentan con una barra o medidor interna de postura que con ataques cargados o en salto se las romperas muy rápido y es indispensable para hacerles mayor daño por un crítico. Muy aconsejable.

    Salto! Oh sí, esta vez contamos con un salto cuando andas a pie que te ayudará para la exploración y combates, al igual con el caballo pero este podrá contar con doble salto para llegar más lejos.

    En Elden para los combates puedes pedir una ayuda en solitario de algunos NPCs o espectros que podrás invocar. Pero también está el apartado cooperativo online pero esta vez debes hacerte con un item para activarlo pero teniendo en cuenta que activas a su vez el competitivo.

    Todo esto sería lo más notable en mis primeras horas de este título, pero a la fecha lo más notable como lo malo es el desempeño o mal rendimiento pero que según From están trabajando en los parches respectivos.

    Cosas que hacen falta a mi punto de vista, es que debieron haber metido alguna subcategoría en el inventario de los objetos nuevos tomados, ya que coges muchos y luego quieres saber su descripción para saber su utilidad y se te pierde si no te acuerdas del nombre, debieron quedar resaltados en tu inventario mínimo hasta que lo hayas visto en el mismo al menos una vez.

    Lo otro que si estás en cooperación online y en el mapa abierto, que si pones un marcador cooperativo que estuvieran en el mapa de ambos para coordinar el sitio a ir en conjunto, pero solo cuentas con una brújula en el HUD que te señala la dirección de dónde están los compañeros en caso de perderlos de vista...

    Ante todo esto, si haz llegado a leer esta reseña sencilla sobre Elden, no me queda más que decir que recomendarte está gran Obra del Maestro Hidetaka Miyasaki y George RR Martin. Es un verdadero Must Play que está reescribiendo el género mundo abierto + Souls.    … Expand
  13. VibetheNOOK
    Apr 1, 2022
    9
    From Software has made recent history with one of the highest recently released games, Elden Ring. Every bit of praise has been deserved with how much this game has to offer, especially given the fact that the developers changed their formula quite a bit, making this souls-like ARPG open world and filled it to the brim with content. While there have been some performance complaints due toFrom Software has made recent history with one of the highest recently released games, Elden Ring. Every bit of praise has been deserved with how much this game has to offer, especially given the fact that the developers changed their formula quite a bit, making this souls-like ARPG open world and filled it to the brim with content. While there have been some performance complaints due to the network errors and stutters, most of the issues are minor and hardly game breaking. This game will no doubt make it to GOTY and is one of the best ARPGs to release since Witcher 3.
    There are no words that can describe how beautiful the Lands Between are, let alone how much content is filled in every nook and cranny. From the beautiful Lake of Liurnia, to the vast plains of the Atlus Plateau and the towering Mountaintops of the Giants, I constantly feel the need to screen capture every moment. Elden Ring is absolutely visually stunning, especially on a 30 series GPU. Not to mention, you never run out of things to do between dungeons, area bosses, hidden items and shacks of merchants, and evergaols around each and every corner. There is always something new to discover between the hours spent roaming each area and I absolutely love it. I would often find myself running into random caves that would ascend to the depths with a boss waiting for me, or even random ruins of a church or building with some much needed loot inside. Nothing feels too obvious to find, and everything becomes more challenging with puzzles and obstacles, or just a purely brutal boss. Each area is also filled with hours worth of quests and discoveries, I mean there are 83 bosses in the entire game. Limgrave alone will take a player around 25 hours to fully complete given the fact that there are 15 dungeons alone.
    Evergaols are a delightful surprise that often end in pain or fun. They are, in layman’s terms, what can be described as everlasting jails, with brutally tough bosses waiting to fight you in an arena that is basically their prison. Some will require a stonesword key to open, and usually those ones are a bit hard than the others. That being said, if you are over leveled, some of these fights can be a cake walk. The nice part about them is the fact that if you die, your souls will be left outside of the ring leaving little to no punishment, but the fights still feel rewarding to take part in. These gaols are scattered throughout the Lands Between with little to no obstacles in the way, and they can be challenged at any time without progression punishment and rewards.
    While every class has their unique stat priorities like any souls game or RPG in general, due to the sheer damage every enemy seems to cause, Vitality is one of the most important stats for every class. It is highly recommended to get this specific stat to at least 20, and even then most players have changed the spec even higher. Almost all magic using classes have become glass cannons as well as dexterity classes. Many bosses have a move that can one hit any player with 20 dumped into vitality which is insane. It should also be noted that soft and hard caps have completely changed for each stat. Every stat hard caps at 99, but now there are around three tiers of soft caps that are completely different for each class. A prime example would be that stats like Faith and Intelligence soft cap at 20, 80, and 90, while Endurance has four soft caps at 12, 18, 32, and 50. This in turn creates a whole new ball park for PVP, which we will have to wait and see where the meta turns.
    One added bonus to From Software’s first open world souls game is the spectral steed Torrent. Torrent is a life saver due to how massive the world is, but also changes fights entirely. I love the fact that you can fight with a weapon or use spells while mounted, but also sometimes choose not to due to the fact that you can fight area bosses mounted and it makes it way less challenging. Dragons are a prime example of this, because even though they can most likely one shot you, you can complete a lot of the fight without getting hit if you use Torrent. Convenient or not, it does take away from the impact and fun of the fight a lot of the time. However, Torrent is great if you want to grind for souls and quickly take out enemies.
    Overall, Elden Ring has slowly become one of my favorite games of all time, and is one of the top open world ARPGs to release this generation. While there can be some balancing changes, as well as some performance fixes that will come with time anyway, this game is almost perfect in story, side content, and gameplay all around.    … Expand
  14. Valonqarie
    Apr 2, 2022
    9
    It's a good, and fun game. Sure, it had some graphical issues, but none of them have caused any problems or annoyances for myself
  15. Midgardknight
    Apr 3, 2022
    9
    Blown away by the vast world. I have been playing Fromsoft games since Armored Core 1 and king's Field-this, THIS is the zenith of all things they've made thus far. Forget the maidenless reviews from players who haven't taken the time to git gud. i rated it a 9 because of performance issues but you will not regret this game
  16. JBinSF
    Apr 3, 2022
    10
    137 hours played so far on Steam. The next highest on there for me are Crusader Kings II (69 hrs), No Man's Sky (51 hrs), Factorio (46 hrs), Fallout 4 (44 hrs). The last game I played this much was Breath of the Wild.

    It is definitely not an easy game. And, you need to become more comfortable with dying. But, once you get the hang of it, it's an addicting game with plenty to do. The    137 hours played so far on Steam. The next highest on there for me are Crusader Kings II (69 hrs), No Man's Sky (51 hrs), Factorio (46 hrs), Fallout 4 (44 hrs). The last game I played this much was Breath of the Wild.

    It is definitely not an easy game. And, you need to become more comfortable with dying. But, once you get the hang of it, it's an addicting game with plenty to do. The world is absolutely huge, and there are dungeons and bosses and other secrets littered all over the place. It would be a nightmare to get 100% completion.

    The leveling system is a little whacky. You lose your runes (which are needed to level and buy things) every time you die, and you're given one chance to collect them. If you die again before returning to the place you died initially to collect them, they're lost forever. It can make the game incredibly frustrating. But, now I basically level by rune-farming a certain area, and ignore my lost runes when I die. Coupled with use of multiplayer where applicable, the game became 10x easier, and more like BoTW.

    I did experience the stuttering some PC folks complain about, and this is on a brand-new system with a GTX3070. After fiddling with the graphics, as well as the recent patch, I'm not experiencing much of that anymore.

    At the end of the day, any game that has me playing as much as this one does deserves a 10/10. Is it perfect? No. But if we reserved 10/10 for perfect games, I'm not sure if we'd ever use it.    … Expand
  17. Doobis
    Apr 3, 2022
    8
    Great game with a lot of content, but framerate issues even when playing on lower settings than the game recommends for my PC hold the game back.
  18. VectorVick
    Apr 5, 2022
    9
    Felt like the first time.
    This game is so awe inspiring and full of mystery, That it honestly felt like exploring my first open world game again. Every time I thought I had found everything I stumbled upon a new location. There are many options to make the game easier or more difficult for yourself with equipment or leveling choices.
    Massive amounts of content to explore that feels    Felt like the first time.
    This game is so awe inspiring and full of mystery, That it honestly felt like exploring my first open world game again. Every time I thought I had found everything I stumbled upon a new location. There are many options to make the game easier or more difficult for yourself with equipment or leveling choices.
    Massive amounts of content to explore that feels rewarding.
    Only 9/10 though because of poor PC optimization (stutter/frame-rate lock) .    … Expand
  19. Angel-Piedra
    Apr 5, 2022
    9
    This game is incredibly fun and I love how you can build your character in any way you want!
  20. Robert5033
    Apr 6, 2022
    10
    Favorite game.made an account just to rate this game. Polished game with no micro transactions and a massive MASSIVE map.
  21. KBAGGEN
    Apr 7, 2022
    8
    Elden Ring is a very good game, but it do lacks some story to it. Most of the game do not as such hold a story and for most you just riding around killing stuff.

    The game it get extremely difficult and one must level up and up. This goes esspecialy in the beginning and then very late. Took me 124 hours to reach the Fire Giant at level 89, and then I simply hit the wall and according to    Elden Ring is a very good game, but it do lacks some story to it. Most of the game do not as such hold a story and for most you just riding around killing stuff.

    The game it get extremely difficult and one must level up and up. This goes esspecialy in the beginning and then very late. Took me 124 hours to reach the Fire Giant at level 89, and then I simply hit the wall and according to the various forum I would have to level up for 30 level to have a chance. As no real story to captive on and follow, it just got to tedious to continue.

    Most bosses can be taken by call in other players, and this is very needed, but I had strange issues in summon, and hence assumingly game servers have issues.

    In all, it is a masterpiece, but it need more story and yet again FormSoft lost ½ of the games to the difficulty and should consider some way of lowering it.

    In the end, I cheated by Weemod and ran the last 15% of the game after the fire giant though godmode (e.g. cannot be killed). Those bosses after Fire giant seem to me only to be possible if you know how to take by various glitches and hence you need to go online and read what to do.

    So said in other words, you will need to read a lot, see youtube to find the way of slaying the game.......hence, this is the strength of online community, but also the bad side.........you nearly have no chance of winning this game alone.

    So in all, I somehow think it should be a 10, but the lack of story and diffulculty setting issues it get an 8.    … Expand
  22. Darkblazer94
    Apr 15, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece, GOTY, that's everything I have to say, except for those playing on potatos and rating under 5, you all are tagging this game for trash, but look at your PC's they're about to explode, exclude your self from rating if you have an old PC.

    I have an RTX 3060ti, upload your devices , you all are complaining and want to play a 2022 game with a 2010 Graphics Card C'Mon dude XD.    Masterpiece, GOTY, that's everything I have to say, except for those playing on potatos and rating under 5, you all are tagging this game for trash, but look at your PC's they're about to explode, exclude your self from rating if you have an old PC.

    I have an RTX 3060ti, upload your devices , you all are complaining and want to play a 2022 game with a 2010 Graphics Card C'Mon dude XD.

    Best of Souls Like Game ever made.    … Expand
  23. Iwasanisland
    Apr 18, 2022
    9
    A more accessible Dark souls game. Personally felt like the sense of discovery and reward were more tangible than other open world games.

    Still not a game for everyone, but for those that it is for are in for a real good time.
  24. Bergs1227
    Apr 18, 2022
    9
    Almost perfect minus some slight frame stutters that have happened maybe 5 times in about 50 hours of play.
  25. balls1124
    Apr 19, 2022
    10
    I got my ass beat by radahn for four hours straight. It was pretty fun. Game's fps dies during the more intense parts, but then again, I am running it on a 1050.
  26. Zepplin
    Apr 19, 2022
    10
    This game is amazing! This is my first ever Soulsborne game and since about a week after launch I have 275.2 hours full playtime. Entering into the open world for the first time feels very fresh and exciting, there is so much to do, and so many minor details. Just riding on your horse to get from one place to another may take forever because you'll find battles between two factions youThis game is amazing! This is my first ever Soulsborne game and since about a week after launch I have 275.2 hours full playtime. Entering into the open world for the first time feels very fresh and exciting, there is so much to do, and so many minor details. Just riding on your horse to get from one place to another may take forever because you'll find battles between two factions you might want to get involved with, an enemy caravan containing weapons or armor walking from one place to another, an NPC with a full-blown questline, a dungeon, and so much more! The boss design is incredible with a whopping 165 total bosses(including unique). Even while exploring an empty area you can get invaded by an NPC and have to take it on or run away. They did the best they could to keep the player engaged and doing stuff while playing.
    If I could edit between decimals, I would go 9.6/10

    I read most of the bad reviews on here and they all are talking about stuff that isn't even true. I'll correct some of the bad review's review flaws below because those people clearly haven't played enough to actually know what they're talking about.

    One of the bad reviews that I saw a lot of was graphics. The graphics are amazing at first and for most of the game, however there are a few texture flaws when blood is splattered onto the ground, pieces of the ground flying up from it getting hit by an attack, etc. Overall the graphics are amazing, but they could have done slightly better with them.

    The second most popular bad review I saw was about the story being awful. First of all, the story is new and unlike any other game we have ever seen before. The story is unique, its engaging, and it was written by George R. R. Martin! You're telling me that George R. R. Martin, the guy who wrote GAME OF THRONES, Is bad at writing a story? That is toxic and untrue.

    Overall, amazing game, totally recommend.    … Expand
  27. WhiteWolf993
    Apr 28, 2022
    10
    The sheer amount of content that this game has is absolutely mind-blowing. Definitely a modern-day masterpiece. The gameplay is top-tier, which doesn't hold your hands through the fights, and forces you to actually get skilled enough to be able to beat your opponents, since you get punished every time you make mistakes (which is absolutely intended, as it makes you learn from them to makeThe sheer amount of content that this game has is absolutely mind-blowing. Definitely a modern-day masterpiece. The gameplay is top-tier, which doesn't hold your hands through the fights, and forces you to actually get skilled enough to be able to beat your opponents, since you get punished every time you make mistakes (which is absolutely intended, as it makes you learn from them to make you better). The open-world is one of the best ever created, which gives you freedom to do whatever you please and approach the story and side-quests in whichever order you want. The visuals are pretty breathtaking as well. Definitely not perfect though, with clunky and poor jump mechanics, and a few bugs, glitches and exploits here and there, which hopefully will get fixed in the later updates.… Expand
  28. sgtshortpants
    Apr 29, 2022
    10
    Doesn't spoon feed you an experience. You have to work for it. I wish more games would work this way.

    Git Gud Scrub
  29. brianthebroken
    Apr 29, 2022
    10
    For Dark Souls veterans, this game feel like coming home. I think it exceeded the hype.
  30. TheCroWolf
    May 11, 2022
    10
    After playing loot of crap from Bethesda,ubisoft,Ea ...etc this is so god and do not copy anyone after long time and after 2015 witcher 3 ...finally proper rpg
  31. Luis69
    May 6, 2022
    10
    Longtime fan of souls series and this was over the top masterpiece dont know what they can do next i think this was their peak. Optimalization on pc is not very good but still that couldnt scare me off to enjoy this peak of gaming industry to finish it. Hands to the best game I ever played. 10/10 deserved
  32. Passionflower
    May 15, 2022
    10
    Beautiful and fun game. If you like a challenge you won't regret playing this.
  33. Sir_Him
    Jun 16, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is a game so good, it makes other games bad just by existing. Yes, I had my share of issues on the PC but I was more than willing to put up with them in order to keep playing this game. I was enjoying it so much, I just powered through the frame rate stuttering and kept playing.
  34. MrTi
    Jun 15, 2022
    10
    Let's hope more AAA games will try to be like this a perfect completes game on release with no glitches perfect story perfect gameplay !
  35. Butterzcraft
    Jun 11, 2022
    10
    Sure it has its issues but they are easily patched and nothing like others that are coming out recently. this was the first from software title that I have thoroughly enjoyed I don't see myself putting any less than 500 hours into this game It is a brilliant masterpiece and I'm looking forward to what's next from them.
  36. deathghost8
    Jun 11, 2022
    10
    I am not good at it, but it has the feeling of a truly hand crafted master work.
  37. TFAReAper
    Jun 11, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring isn't just a game, it's a work of art.
    It is certainly one of the best games ever created by mankind.
    I understand that it doesn't suit all players, but no game does. In its niche, Elden Ring is king. Challenging combat level, it is necessary to learn and master the controls, you can create your build as you see fit for your style of gameplay. As for exploration, you are    Elden Ring isn't just a game, it's a work of art.
    It is certainly one of the best games ever created by mankind.
    I understand that it doesn't suit all players, but no game does. In its niche, Elden Ring is king.
    Challenging combat level, it is necessary to learn and master the controls, you can create your build as you see fit for your style of gameplay.
    As for exploration, you are rewarded every 40 seconds walking or riding around the map: hidden items, unique enemies, bosses, spells, materials...
    Your experience will be unique when playing this game, because the possibilities are endless.
    My wish and dream is for all ARPG games to use Elden Ring as the basis for their development.
    All in all, the best game I've ever played.    … Expand
  38. D4rkwalker
    Jun 13, 2022
    10
    Amazing game, world design is stunning, fights are challenging and the eldritch horrors this game offers are out of this world, the lore of the game is as deep as all previous From Software Games. In short a Masterpiece in Gaming
  39. Ragnax
    Jun 13, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring showed me how an open world can be renewed and make you shine for every dungeon or new location you encounter. Usually open world is repetitive and soon it gets easy because your character gets over power. Besides bringing all the hallmarks like difficulty and strategy, Elden gives you the opportunity to build your gameplay the way you prefer, in every way. It's worth everyElden Ring showed me how an open world can be renewed and make you shine for every dungeon or new location you encounter. Usually open world is repetitive and soon it gets easy because your character gets over power. Besides bringing all the hallmarks like difficulty and strategy, Elden gives you the opportunity to build your gameplay the way you prefer, in every way. It's worth every second/penny in this game.… Expand
  40. God4
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    Basically the best Game ever made (in my mind) If you like dark souls you'll love it. If not, you'll love it too
  41. GOTYEldenRing1
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    no words needed This game is the best game in the world.
    2022 GOTY Elden Ring
  42. lought_the_not
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    It's hilarious watching people trying to review bomb a game as good as Elden Ring. Keep crying Horizon fans :)
  43. theonlyone21
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This game is amazing idk what you all dumbasses in the review section are talking about but this game is immerive and beautiful. From software already said that they would fix the framerate issue. i myself have not expierenced any framerate/stutter issue just here and there but not that big of an impact.
  44. Sharp
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    The best From Software game from Miyazaki, and a masterpiece of an open-world title with a heavy Soulsborne feeling with a spice of Shadow of the Colossus and Breath of the Wild. The scope is much larger than I hoped, and everything is here you ever hoped for.

    The PC version runs a bit rough. Played on 5600X and 6900XT, both heavily undervolted via bios and MPT with powerlimit at max    The best From Software game from Miyazaki, and a masterpiece of an open-world title with a heavy Soulsborne feeling with a spice of Shadow of the Colossus and Breath of the Wild. The scope is much larger than I hoped, and everything is here you ever hoped for.

    The PC version runs a bit rough. Played on 5600X and 6900XT, both heavily undervolted via bios and MPT with powerlimit at max 200W for the whole system, and everything maxed out the game runs most of the time 60fps locked at 4K, with some hitches here and there.    … Expand
  45. charlotteviolet
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This game worths to called as 'Game' at all. I admit that There are some perfomance issues in this game, but I think that problem occurs only to old PCs. because me and my friends didn't experienced any those problem at all. stop crying. Game is magnificent. despite i never played any of games that made by FROM. there are no other opinion.
  46. lejgaunga
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Just brilliant. The game runs good on my PC while it is on the lower end. Amazing game.
  47. GenManhertz
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Tehcnical side: Playing with a strong gaming PC, I had some fps drops, but nothing game breaking.
    Gameplay: I don't want to drag it out, a lot of people already said what I think.This really is the best game I played in a long time.
  48. ChaosMieter
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    It's remarkable how much From improves upon their foundations with every new Souls/Kiro/Borne/Ring game release. Even Demon's Souls found it's true potential once unshackled from the limitations of old tech. Elden Ring is no different, as we all expected (and dared to hope, after the fateful release of Cyberpunk). What's felt like a disappointing few years for video games, with companiesIt's remarkable how much From improves upon their foundations with every new Souls/Kiro/Borne/Ring game release. Even Demon's Souls found it's true potential once unshackled from the limitations of old tech. Elden Ring is no different, as we all expected (and dared to hope, after the fateful release of Cyberpunk). What's felt like a disappointing few years for video games, with companies focusing more on squeezing every dime out of their game systems instead of focusing on content, From Software's Elden Ring is the complete opposite.

    - The World: An impossibly scaled, Breath of the Wild-esque realm with secrets, story, and rewards in every corner. The game itself practically begs the player to explore every inch of it's hand-crafted world, which anyone who obliges will find themselves doing for hundreds of hours.

    - The Weapons: As always, From is taking all the best parts of their old games, mixing it all together, and adding new ingredients into the mix on top! With the return of power stancing from Dark Souls 2 and weapon arts from Dark Souls 3 (which can now be mixed and matched between weapons, instead of being bound to a single one) and heavy charging from Bloodborne, we now have all the previous tools at our disposal to go forward with. Not only that, but with the addition of jumping attacks and guard counters, there is never a time where you'll find yourself lacking an option to attack. For anyone who is new to the series, or has indulged in past Souls PVP, you should know that one of the main ways a game keeps it's audience for such is *options*, and now we have plenty.

    - The Online: Speaking of PVP, let's talk about the changes to how the online systems work from From's last game, Dark Souls 3. In 3, a host (the player upon which helpful and destructive players called 'phantoms' alike converge) was able to bring up to 6 people into their world, with the use of an item. Now, in Elden Ring, the maximum number of players that can ever be in a single world falls to 4. Additionally, destructive players (invaders) seeking to kill the host and reap the rewards will usually find the host flanked by a helpful player (a summon). This is due to From making it so the only players invaders can encounter are those with additional friendly players already in the world to help them. Many people who enjoy invading dislike this change for obvious reasons, as it makes their lives and their 'success' all the more difficult to obtain. I would remind these players, however, that invaders are *supposed* to be at a disadvantage, and are *usually* supposed to lose. While the occasional upset two-on-one victory is obtainable (and feels amazing), the invader is more geared to sap the host and summon's resources, making whatever boss they aim to face even more difficult than it would already be.

    - The System Requirements: Call it a tough pill to swallow, but I believe that From made the right choice boosting the system requirements for their new game, and would support them doing the same in future game releases. The same way old cutting edge, mind blowing graphics quickly become obsolete, the same can unfortunately be said for the tech that runs it as well. If we want games to continually get more and more outstanding and vast, more detailed and intricate, then that will come with sacrifices for the older systems which can't run it. Imagine how much longer this game would've taken to come out, or how much less time the team would've had to fill it with interesting characters, storylines, environments, enemies, etc if their time was eaten up by making sure the game managed to function on dated tech? You've gotta draw the line somewhere.

    Elden Ring is a one-in-a-generation game, GOTY nominee/winner for sure, and might even be considered the game of the decade when 2030 rolls around.    … Expand
  49. grodes
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    best souls game, game freezes sometimes, but overall excellent experience and amazing world
  50. dnkster
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    6 hours in and there is no fun to be found. Moving from Sekiro to this game feels like a complete downgrade.
  51. ChattyDeadMan
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first boss planted on a pike))))))))) You don’t worry there, in a week everyone will be cured, they always do that.
    10 out of 10    … Expand
  52. ZedVlad
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This perfect game.Over the past year, no game has attracted me so much.An atmosphere reminiscent of the Lord of the Rings universe.
  53. cEeNiKc
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This game makes time fly. It’s so immersive and beautiful in every way possible. This game is love.
  54. Windolicker
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    All of the complaints are standard. This is tiresome. All of the complaints are from newcomers who clearly haven't played much of Fromsoftware's catalogue. The game meets or exceeds the bar set by Soulsborne fans. Serious but short drops in framerate are easily managed. I have died once due to it and I have played for 15 hours.
    Story... to the people complaining that there is none; the    All of the complaints are standard. This is tiresome. All of the complaints are from newcomers who clearly haven't played much of Fromsoftware's catalogue. The game meets or exceeds the bar set by Soulsborne fans. Serious but short drops in framerate are easily managed. I have died once due to it and I have played for 15 hours.
    Story... to the people complaining that there is none; the story is always hard to understand but it is told through item descriptions and the environment. It is like a puzzle and it is my favorite part of these games. Kick rocks.
    Gameplay: Clean hit registry that is fair. If you die, it is your own fault. Yeah....lol....it's hard. Are you new or something?
    Graphics: Unfortunately dated but still beautiful.    … Expand
  55. OneBuckShort
    Mar 10, 2022
    10
    I've never had so much fun for a quite some times now with video games. And then this game came out. I didn't expect much initially. I just bought it cuz I didn't really has any other games to play. But danggg. I'm so surprised of how good this game is. I'm hooked. It is so unique from any othe open world games I've played. Definitely a GOTY for me.
  56. NichtsJag
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Performance is the biggest issue, but I must say I use a Vega 11 integrated GPU so It was predictable.

    Great map;
    Enemy & World design are impeccable as always;
    Classic, but enjoyable, combat;
    OST is great;
    Good NPC quest lines;
    (For someone with a good PC) Awesome graphics.

    Honestly, if they fix the performance issue, the game will be, certainly, a GOTY.    … Expand
  57. Lamkim554
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    So i played all the souls game at the dawn of time (yes, the original dark souls 1 and 2—pre-release of SoTFS, dark souls 3, original demon souls, and slightly bit of bloodborne at my friend 's house since i don't have a ps4 and is a pc geek after i sold my ps3). I haven't play Sekiro yet,..not any sooner in the future. You could say, i am a "huge souls-game enthusiastic—excluding theSo i played all the souls game at the dawn of time (yes, the original dark souls 1 and 2—pre-release of SoTFS, dark souls 3, original demon souls, and slightly bit of bloodborne at my friend 's house since i don't have a ps4 and is a pc geek after i sold my ps3). I haven't play Sekiro yet,..not any sooner in the future. You could say, i am a "huge souls-game enthusiastic—excluding the sekiro part, i am not huge fan of samurai, ninja themed", and since then very few game that could satisfy me like these game did.

    Elden Ring, however, managed to do it, and đó live up to the hype.

    The Major point is, the game's a mixture of Skyrim and Witcher, which's not a bad thing to start off (those who said, it's not creativity in 2022, it's not original in 2022,...blablabla is literally braindead and ignorant of how they see things. Like, every literature-part that was put in the gaming industry—excluding gears ofc, is a copy cat of each others from the start, so shut the **** up). However, it's more likely skyrim than witcher, the amount of freedom you get from Elden Ring is incredible, you can literally do anything—well not exactly anything, but roam freely to anywhere on the map, randomly encounter everything in the game, while keeping the challenge-core part intact, like many of its predecessors.

    Yes, these hardcore challenge + open world mechanism had made the game unplayable by some people—and the game is 100% quest free no pin point or glue to find but using senses, you can keep your opinion on it. But judging the game by not having stories, not having,.... and is boyscotting a certain game, is literal braindead.

    About the game's main problem, stuttering and fps dropdown, i just don't think it's a problem since i am playing it on an x o s series then compare it to my pc, consoles ported games sometime have problems and it's fine to have it if it was minor, not some critical damage to the device which run it lol, probably all the huge scores came from consoles (critics).    … Expand
  58. Adamh7
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    ANYONE WHO RATED THIS GAME A 0 EITHER HAS A GARBAGE PC, OR THEYRE TRASH AT CHALLENGING GAMES. This game is legit Breath of the Wild exploration with the best combat in any game ever. 1000/10 game. Perfect.
  59. densupermarkt
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    who cares about performance when the game is good. Just wait til FromSoft fixes it, don't rate it 0 and give it a go. That's sad.
  60. gustavorios2
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Don't believe the negative reviews. Most people don't have a good enough pc or don't know how to play the game.
    Elden Ring is without a doubt the best game ever made by mankind.
  61. SAY10zz
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Actually the best game ever. Vibe, mechanics from dark souls. Dynamics, adrenaline, rush from sekiro. Adventure, sense of freedom from BOTW. The only game that deserves 10/10. PC performance is not perfect, it's better than "fine". Stutters are minor, unnoticable, pretty old pc (1060 6gb, i5 8600) has stable 60fps.
  62. ggc98
    Mar 10, 2022
    10
    I'm liking it as much as dark souls 3 but with better graphics, better combat, more freedom, a great setting and a lot of variety of enemies.
    The performance on PC in my case luckily is quite good.
  63. Sinewav
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Dispite some bugs, and frame rate issues (i got rtx 2060 so i'm reviewing it from my point of view) this is one of the best games i've ever played. This game is a culmination of all the best aspects of the souls series with awesome, breathtaking open world added to it. Elden Ring deserves respect.
  64. Datramer
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    I am not one to write reviews, but seeing all the disingenuous reviews I feel the need to throw in my two cents. I have about 20 hours in this game (and it came out like three days ago) and I'm not a souls veteran either, having only played Bloodborne most of the way through previously. This is one of the greatest games that I have ever played. It's not easy, but I love it. The world isI am not one to write reviews, but seeing all the disingenuous reviews I feel the need to throw in my two cents. I have about 20 hours in this game (and it came out like three days ago) and I'm not a souls veteran either, having only played Bloodborne most of the way through previously. This is one of the greatest games that I have ever played. It's not easy, but I love it. The world is gorgeous, the combat is great, and I couldn't be happier with the gameplay itself. The stuttering is a thing, but it's not game breaking for me. If you are concidering trying this game I encourage you to, but be ready for a wild ride.… Expand
  65. odmirfilho
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Estou com certa de 20h de gameplay no computador, e está sendo uma das melhores experiências que já tive, me sinto jogando um RPG de mesa, recomendo. Estou rodando com uma configuração que é um mix de qualidade: Rysen 5 3600, e uma RX 570 4GB, 16gb de RAM. Configuração média, no SSD.

    I have about 20 hours of gameplay on the computer, and it's been one of the best experiences I've    Estou com certa de 20h de gameplay no computador, e está sendo uma das melhores experiências que já tive, me sinto jogando um RPG de mesa, recomendo. Estou rodando com uma configuração que é um mix de qualidade: Rysen 5 3600, e uma RX 570 4GB, 16gb de RAM. Configuração média, no SSD.

    I have about 20 hours of gameplay on the computer, and it's been one of the best experiences I've ever had, I feel like I'm playing a tabletop RPG, I recommend it. I'm running with a configuration that is a mix of quality: Rysen 5 3600, and an RX 570 4GB, 16gb of RAM. Medium configuration, on SSD.    … Expand
  66. Wweald
    May 7, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is Fromsoft taking great things from all of their other games and melding them into one, but also made it open world and bumped the quality from 10 to 11. The combat is basically DS3 but better, which is great. BB and Sekiro still have better combat though. The world design is their best ever, the side characters are their best ever. The boss design is mostly on par with theirElden Ring is Fromsoft taking great things from all of their other games and melding them into one, but also made it open world and bumped the quality from 10 to 11. The combat is basically DS3 but better, which is great. BB and Sekiro still have better combat though. The world design is their best ever, the side characters are their best ever. The boss design is mostly on par with their best imo. There are like 5 bosses that contend with my all time favorites from the other games. The open world is probably the best I've experienced. Also has the best QOL features by far.

    I do still have some complaints though. There is a lot of boss reusing, but its 99% in side content so I don't really mind. Some boss attacks are kinda BS. And theres a lot of group/gank bosses that are very obnoxious, mostly in side content but there is one story one in particular that everyone despises.    … Expand
  67. yipee0304
    Feb 27, 2022
    8
    I'm gonna be honest, this is my first ever Metacritic game review. But given the huge hype for this game, and the polarizing user reviews (almost 50/50), I feel the need to say something. Why 8/10?

    Pros: - Graphics. So what if it looks outdated? I'd rather have a game that looks crisp like Witcher 3 and Gothic 3 (2 amazing RPGs even for today's standards) than some blurry, glowy,    I'm gonna be honest, this is my first ever Metacritic game review. But given the huge hype for this game, and the polarizing user reviews (almost 50/50), I feel the need to say something. Why 8/10?

    Pros:
    - Graphics. So what if it looks outdated? I'd rather have a game that looks crisp like Witcher 3 and Gothic 3 (2 amazing RPGs even for today's standards) than some blurry, glowy, photorealistic crap like AC Valhalla and Cyberpunk 2077. And whoever says it looks just like DS3 is not looking carefully enough.
    - Accessibility. Finally we get a map, fast travel from almost anywhere, switchable control schemes, less vague dialogues, quest location aids, dungeon location aids, as many summoning helps as you want as long as you have enough FP, no more health regeneration after enemy retreat, an additional block counter move, far more doable than the parry, item crafting on the go, easy resource farming. Horseback riding AND fighting. Jumping. These are all things that previous From Software games simply did not have. Makes the game so much easier.
    - Exploration. You can go anywhere and see where you're going, no more fog of war, and reaching places can be done from so many angles. It's impossible to get lost.
    - Mystery. This game uses your brain, not just your reflexes. It gives you something to do, something to wonder about. Your curiosity is at its peak everywhere you turn. What if that cliff is hiding treasure at the base? Why are there so many monsters over there, are they protecting something valuable? IS THAT CASTLE MOVING?
    - Fairness. It doesn't pit you against an impossible boss without the possibility to level up somewhere else instead of backtracking to farm the same monsters over and over.

    Cons:
    - FPS drops (I learned it's a general problem, not just my system's fault, which means it's patchable. Also, I don't get any FPS drops in dungeons, just outside where you can run away from danger anyway. Those drops are reduced if you reduce the Grass quality, but for now it's a con).
    - Early stages. You need essential items for levelling up, crafting, item upgrading early on in the game if you're gonna make your life easier. But sometimes it's almost impossible to find them without an online guide. It can get frustrating when you get ashes of war, bolstering items, game hints, but you can't piece them together unless you spend a long time figuring it out. In the end we also want to have fun, not go to Dark Souls college.
    - Soundtrack. Major downer for me. It takes away from the atmosphere. You had time, this could've been a masterpiece, making exploration so much more enjoyable. I'm really sorry about this one.

    In the end I hope this review is helpful. I can say that it's a highly addictive game and I can't stop playing it even when I should. Please help :))    … Expand
  68. Gotze546
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece! This is easily the best game I have played. Everything is perfect
  69. Pembroke_Watts
    May 19, 2022
    9
    As my first souls game, I wasn't sure if I was going to like Elden ring or not. However, after playing it, I can confidently say that this game is one of the best I've played. This is one of the few games where dying does not feel frustrating but fun. Furthermore, the game allows for huge playstyle customizability. On the other hand, I found the story to be uninteresting. In addition,As my first souls game, I wasn't sure if I was going to like Elden ring or not. However, after playing it, I can confidently say that this game is one of the best I've played. This is one of the few games where dying does not feel frustrating but fun. Furthermore, the game allows for huge playstyle customizability. On the other hand, I found the story to be uninteresting. In addition, there is no quest log, which in my opinion makes the experience of doing sidequests worse. Lastly, the pc performance can be laggy, but not to a degree that it makes the game harder or unplayable. Despite some minor flaws, I would recommend this game to even newcomers.… Expand
  70. CabezaDeMuerte
    Mar 9, 2022
    10
    10/10 would buy again. This game grabs you buy the ears, and jabs its meaty man flesh right in. Before you can take a breath you've been assaulted with fresh gameplay, and inundated with a newfound appreciation of life. From Soft has once again fornicated with me until the point that I love them once more. Thank you for this masterpiece.
  71. Bonky
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    A lot of these people leaving negative reviews complaining about the difficulty must be playing their first souls-game with Elden Ring. It's OK to not like it but some of these reviews feel extremely unreasonable and written out of anger

    One of the best games I've ever played and suprising world with lots of stuff to discover. Just don't expect to be held by your hand and be led to all    A lot of these people leaving negative reviews complaining about the difficulty must be playing their first souls-game with Elden Ring. It's OK to not like it but some of these reviews feel extremely unreasonable and written out of anger

    One of the best games I've ever played and suprising world with lots of stuff to discover. Just don't expect to be held by your hand and be led to all the things to find. Gameplay is very similar to other Fromsoft games but feels a lot more fluid and less clunky this time. Some of the optional bosses are not that memorable but the main ones are. And that is OK in my opinion as it's optional.

    The only thing keeping me from giving it a 10/10 is the microstutter on PC.. But it's honestly not as bad as people make it out to be.

    Playing on a Ryzen 3700X and RTX 2060 with 16GB's RAM    … Expand
  72. Ragdolll
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    Amazing game, only had minor stutters and not very often.
    The world is beautiful and the enemies are amazing and a good variety
  73. TheJamesBaxter_
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Fantastic game, occasional frame drops and visual glitches but nothing gamebreaking.
  74. moskry
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Great game, so many things to find and discover, map overwhelmingly huge, big areas, dungeons, small areas, fights ruthless, extremly fast and hard, noobs beware, summons are for garbage players accessibility (easy mode), many nude mods incoming, graphics 2029 level, performance on par with today standard probably better.

    In all honesty though i really wish more people could understand    Great game, so many things to find and discover, map overwhelmingly huge, big areas, dungeons, small areas, fights ruthless, extremly fast and hard, noobs beware, summons are for garbage players accessibility (easy mode), many nude mods incoming, graphics 2029 level, performance on par with today standard probably better.

    In all honesty though i really wish more people could understand the true meaning of these games, they go incredibly deep once you start paying attention to what in other games is considered minor detail, that is why they are held in such high regard by fans like myself. It's very rewarding when you are devoted to it. It's hard to get into it but once you do it's hard to let go.

    would finger but hole.    … Expand
  75. RealSluggeR
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    The hype was pretty much justified. Yes, it has its problems right now on PC, which i hadn't noticed that obviously, so for me this factor had 0 influence. It's a beatiful, handcrafted open world in all traditions of Soulsborne series, towards which i am totally BIAS'd and will enjoy every second playing it for years on.
  76. Naili
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Elden ring has surprised me in every way, one of the best games I ever played.
  77. Artemiss123
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    The game is amazing. I love every part of it. Specially combat on horseback.
  78. 5551raul
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    i5 6600k, 1060 6GB and 16 GB ram, game working good with a few fixes. Truly a masterpiece of a game.
  79. Lekfaninte
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Best open world i have ever played, there is just so much to do so much to discover. I do not understand the 0/10 reviews it is getting, i had some FPS drops but there is a few fixes you can do, i follewed the steps in a youtube video and now the frames are stable. Sure it kinda sucks that it is lockt at 60fps but to give this a 0/10 wow. Sorry for my english here but my phone is trying toBest open world i have ever played, there is just so much to do so much to discover. I do not understand the 0/10 reviews it is getting, i had some FPS drops but there is a few fixes you can do, i follewed the steps in a youtube video and now the frames are stable. Sure it kinda sucks that it is lockt at 60fps but to give this a 0/10 wow. Sorry for my english here but my phone is trying to auto corect everything to swedish lol… Expand
  80. Ignat1
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Отличная игра..............................................................
  81. Bashoot
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Amazing game with an expansive world, introduction of horse mechanics and simply great artwork. The benefit of this big open world is it allows the player to change the location when stuck facing a difficult boss and doesn't stop giving in terms of beautiful landscapes. Highly Recommended, Patch to support ultrawide monitors on PC is long awaited from developers, other than that, perfectAmazing game with an expansive world, introduction of horse mechanics and simply great artwork. The benefit of this big open world is it allows the player to change the location when stuck facing a difficult boss and doesn't stop giving in terms of beautiful landscapes. Highly Recommended, Patch to support ultrawide monitors on PC is long awaited from developers, other than that, perfect game. Tested on Nvidia 3080 Ryzen 9 3900X.… Expand
  82. tusk23
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Solid game, beautiful open world and amazing level design for dungeons and castles, no performance issues for me so far
  83. VoxMortis
    Mar 3, 2022
    8
    Decent game, but i would like more to have like guides, or at least visible active quests with information what to find.
  84. killmongrel
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After playing this game for 40+ hours, and becoming the Elden lord, I can honestly call this the best souls game ever made. The amount of bosses and places to look around is on another level. The difficulty of the game is pristine and could not be better. The amount of joy and adrenaline you get for killing a boss is enormous. The lore is good if u have the brains to understand it, and i love how they don't force feed it to you like some brainless child. I cant wait to waste at least another 40+ hours just finding things and kill the rest of the bosses. 10/10 nothing can compare.

    Btw, just because you are garbage at video games doesn't mean you have to give the game a 0.

    Get good, or die trying.    … Expand
  85. Aconnor105
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    It is such a beautifully stunning game. Hard as hell bosses, but doable. Ancestor spirit is what did it for me. One of the best From has ever made. Hope they keep it up.
  86. ArabAirline
    Mar 3, 2022
    9
    Note: English isn't my first language and if you are going to criticize me for my grammar then maybe come up with a better argument.

    Gotta love how people review bombed this lol. The game itself is a marvel. Bad graphic? I don't think so. The texture and details of you and the enemies' armor are well made, the map design is also one best I have ever seen. Bad Control? These guys probably    Note: English isn't my first language and if you are going to criticize me for my grammar then maybe come up with a better argument.

    Gotta love how people review bombed this lol. The game itself is a marvel. Bad graphic? I don't think so. The texture and details of you and the enemies' armor are well made, the map design is also one best I have ever seen. Bad Control? These guys probably spam roll all the time and expect to have unlimited iframe (invincibility frame) and stamina. Or in another case find something in the settings that are called key bindings. Lazy game design? More than 70 Unique encounters and f load of dungeons and catacombs scattered around the map, I wouldn't call that a lazy game. No Quest Log? Having no Questog is what makes the game immersive. Plus, grace (Aka checkpoints in the game) show on the map the direction where you need to go. The game is too hard? In Elden Ring, you are free to farm to be over-leveled and fight the boss which makes it easier than the previous Soul titles, or maybe just quit crying and try to get good at the game. All these people who review bombed this can't come up with an original idea and I'm pretty sure they don't even own the game, all they saw was "Elden Ring has bad graphics" "Elden Ring is too hard" "Elden ring doesn't have a quest log." And that's literally like the only thing they review bombed this for. Anyway, the game itself is packed with a load of content and a lot of replay potential. It's definitely worth 60 bucks.    … Expand
  87. lawofthedmz
    Mar 15, 2022
    9
    Great game just needs to fix some bugs with clipping, tearing, and frames. Also some crowding and camera issues but everything else is amazing
  88. TalionSwift
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    SO good so far. Only negative is it has some frame hiccups at some spots nothing too bad, and will prolly be patched up. Literally everything else is Godlike and this is quickly becoming my favorite new souls game. And the Open World is the closest to Breath of the Wilds quality that i have seen yet. So much good here that i cant care to knock it for points.
  89. vezuvius10
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    By far one of the best games of all time let alone 2022. The game runs constantly on 60FPS for me. I have no idea what majority of the people in here are having issues with. The only time I had an fps stutter was when I was fighting the tree sentinel.
  90. HatedFollower
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Here come the review bombs. The PC port is not that bad. I have a 1660 super and I have little to no stutter or FPS drops. People are ridiculous. This is my favorite game of all time… Expand
  91. owoKittenMitten
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    I understand people complaining about the difficulty curve. I was actually hesitant about purchasing Elden Ring because of the same thing. Last souls game I truly enjoyed was demon souls, since then I lost patience to really learn the mechanics. That said I found Elden Ring significantly easier, just dodge a lot and you're good. I am 70 hours in and still havent bothered with parrying,I understand people complaining about the difficulty curve. I was actually hesitant about purchasing Elden Ring because of the same thing. Last souls game I truly enjoyed was demon souls, since then I lost patience to really learn the mechanics. That said I found Elden Ring significantly easier, just dodge a lot and you're good. I am 70 hours in and still havent bothered with parrying, just dodge. I would actually compare this to Breath of the Wild, also a higher difficulty curve, but the fun of the game is the exploration and just going wherever you want, there is a sort of structure to follow, but like BotW you actually should do a lot of other things before hitting the main points. And because I chose to just explore, I didnt have to grind any mobs or cheese my way to level up, I just naturally was the level I should be.
    On to story. The story is actually quite good, I wouldnt say A Song of Ice and Fire storytelling good, but it kept me interested. The way story telling is done is what I enjoyed. In a normal rpg I may skip past the dialogue of a random npc to save time. In Elden Ring, every random npc is the story progression. So you will get bits and pieces as you play, and without an intended order of receiving those pieces. I never felt lost or confused, and every new person, faction, and secret region I discovered taught me so much more about the world and its inhabitants in a meaningful way.
    In conclusion, Elden Ring isnt a typical rpg, if you want the next Elder Scrolls this isnt it. However if you want a dark grimy world that has a surprising amount of beauty and are willing to put in some time to struggle in some areas but persevere then Elden Ring may be a good fit for you. Watch a youtube video or 2 before purchasing anything.    … Expand
  92. Jt0429
    Feb 26, 2022
    9
    Good-
    Has amazing open world design. Probably best designed open world I have ever played, The map is huge and never feels dull to explore. The combat is solid and when you get used to it is really fun, The music is so good and I cannot wait to buy it when it is out. The difficulty is balanced and doesn't feel unfair. Kind of like previous FromSoft games. The bosses are probably the best    Good-
    Has amazing open world design. Probably best designed open world I have ever played, The map is huge and never feels dull to explore. The combat is solid and when you get used to it is really fun, The music is so good and I cannot wait to buy it when it is out. The difficulty is balanced and doesn't feel unfair. Kind of like previous FromSoft games. The bosses are probably the best here than they have been in any other Souls game. The attention to detail in this world is superb.

    Bad-
    The performance issues. Sometimes this game feels borderline unplayable. The stuttering and frame drops in a game where you need to be perfect is bad. The minor dungeons feel the same and not varied. The game needs an activity tracker. Some way to tell what quests I am doing because you start to feel lost and confused while playing and end up missing questlines.

    Thoughts-
    Elden Ring can be best described as the accumulation of everything that FromSoftware has learned in the last decade or so. Barring a few issues, it is an exceptional achievement in open world design. Very few games create that curiosity within players to explore their worlds so successfully, and Elden Ring is one of those games. I don’t know what the future holds for FromSoftware and whether they will continue to make open world Souls-like games, but if they can literally pioneer a whole new genre, then they may very well elevate the open world genre, which has been afflicted so commonly by bloat and blandness, as well.    … Expand
  93. Fabaloro
    Feb 26, 2022
    9
    El juegos es una maravilla una lastima la optimizacion. Espero una pronta mejora. de ser asi le pondria un 10, lo que es su contenido!
    Elden Ring es la evolucion de From Software hacia la grandeza, despues de este no se que puedo
    esperar. Es juego que cumple totalmente con las expectativas e inculso las sobrepasa. Utiliza muy bien el mundo abierto a su favor ya que todo es explorable y    El juegos es una maravilla una lastima la optimizacion. Espero una pronta mejora. de ser asi le pondria un 10, lo que es su contenido!
    Elden Ring es la evolucion de From Software hacia la grandeza, despues de este no se que puedo
    esperar.
    Es juego que cumple totalmente con las expectativas e inculso las sobrepasa.
    Utiliza muy bien el mundo abierto a su favor ya que todo es explorable y genera curiosidad y misterio con su misticismo.
    Las mecanicas son la evolucion de sus antecesores con lo cual tenemos una jugabilidad de alta calidad.
    El caballo es una gran incorporacion ya que puede darnos combates cabalgando sobre Torrentera, incluso muchos enemigos se facilitan si combatimos montados sobre este.
    Otra cosa genial, es como podemos moldear nuestro personaje a gusto, con una gran variedad de armas, hechizos e invocaciones. Si hay algo por lo que siempre se destacaron son las opciones en las que podes enfrentarnos a los Jefes.
    Los enemigos son duros y este juegos es un reto, pero con voluntad, paciencia y centrandote en la exploracion para luego avanzar en la trama podras evolucionar a tu personaje para hacer el juego mas accecible y disfrutable.
    Hay una gran cantidad de enemigos por todo el mapa y eso extraordinario.
    Es verdad, la potencia o calidad grafica no es algo nunca antes vista ni altisima pero si hay algo que siempre nos va a garantizar FromSoftware es que su apartado artisitco es increible y este si que deslumbra. Estamos ante uno de los grandes de la industria ser sin luz.    … Expand
  94. alexgrunge13
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    The game is amazing and it"s working just fine on my pc (high quality settings and 60 fps on R5 1600 / GTX-1660). It was worth the wait.
  95. sean420
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Yes teh perfomance is pretty bad but this game is so incredible that I honestly don't care. Everytime I am not playing I wish I was. It truly the greatest FromSoft game.
  96. CrazyCoconuts
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
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  97. CarlFriedrich
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    It is the best game I've ever played for certain. Wherever you step, you explore new things over and over. When I play this game, I am in the game.
  98. Glic2003
    Feb 26, 2022
    8
    For those who were wondering: is Elden Ring Dark Souls 4? The short answer is, yes, everything is basically Dark Souls. There's a new coat of paint, the world has expanded, the names have changed...but everything is essentially the same. The combat is the same. The animations are the same. There are bonfires. There's souls. The biggest change is, they switched the jump button to AFor those who were wondering: is Elden Ring Dark Souls 4? The short answer is, yes, everything is basically Dark Souls. There's a new coat of paint, the world has expanded, the names have changed...but everything is essentially the same. The combat is the same. The animations are the same. There are bonfires. There's souls. The biggest change is, they switched the jump button to A and the 'use' button to Y.

    I mean, don't get me wrong, it's still a good game but if you were hoping for a fresh, revolutionary experience, this is really, really not it.    … Expand
  99. Slowlydeadgame
    Apr 1, 2022
    10
    Overall good game, but this game need alot optimisation for PC port. but for the gameplay is fine.
  100. Malakai432
    Feb 26, 2022
    9
    Not sure how people are having so many issues with the game. Runs perfect with a 5600x/3080ti lol. . . Around 10 hours in and zero crashes. People complaining about running it on 2060's and 1070's, well yeah of course your going to have performance issues. Game looks absolutely brilliant as well, pretty laughable people comparing it to DS3 and Bloodborne graphic wise when it obviouslyNot sure how people are having so many issues with the game. Runs perfect with a 5600x/3080ti lol. . . Around 10 hours in and zero crashes. People complaining about running it on 2060's and 1070's, well yeah of course your going to have performance issues. Game looks absolutely brilliant as well, pretty laughable people comparing it to DS3 and Bloodborne graphic wise when it obviously looks much, much better.… Expand
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Metascore
94

Universal acclaim - based on 60 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 60
  3. Negative: 0 out of 60
  1. Cubed3
    Aug 29, 2022
    70
    Elden Ring is an experience that will not be forgotten in a hurry. It's a tremendous, hulking, massive achievement but because it is tremendous, hulking and massive, it is one that comes with many caveats. The shelves in CeX and conversations with people who stopped playing at Stormveil castle can certainly attest to some of those caveats. Much like any FromSoftware title, it's not going to be for everybody, but paradoxically it is one of their hardest and one of their most accessible to date. It offers huge value in one package, and perhaps is a little too much value, only becoming clearer when nearing the endgame. Don't be mistaken by the criticism, though. This is a phenomenal achievement with a moment-to-moment that is incredibly engaging and immersive. No doubt it will be deserving of the end-of-year accolades it will inevitably receive. One pushes through Elden Ring as one pushes through life, with all the highs and the lows that it brings.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Apr 28, 2022
    82
    Elden Ring is massive, sometimes to its detriment. A thorough walkthrough might take up more than 100 hours to complete, and at some point it becomes clear that From Software did not have enough manpower to produce that much unique content. Still, it remains incredibly addictive even after those 100 hours pass…
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  3. RPGamer
    Apr 14, 2022
    90
    It’s hard to review Elden Ring without being comparative; that’s because Elden Ring is an evolutionary step, not a revolutionary one, and one can’t help but see how it’s built on what came before. Here is a massive undertaking of a game, not for the sake of chasing trends but as the natural progression of the style the company has been fostering for over a decade. It’s amazing how smoothly the transition to open world was and how much of the Souls identity is still present. In the short time since its release, it has already left a cultural mark, no doubt a result of the game’s increased approachability. Even after sifting past all the hype and grandiosity, there’s still an excellent game left and Elden Ring is a clear showcase of FromSoftware’s outstanding expertise in the field. Elden Ring really is just that good.
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