Elden Ring

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5812 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 414 out of 5812
  3. Negative: 1,536 out of 5812

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  1. MrCoimbra
    Dec 20, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The basic idea was really good, but sadly have to say worst game in the year....Really good quality image but nothing else...The fighting is a misery, it is pain, even if you have shield. And the NPC strength is no make sense, you can kill a BOSS no problem and f... bird is kill you with one hit...WORST GAME OF THE YEAR… Expand
  2. 4chins1488
    Jan 5, 2023
    0
    I didn't enjoy Elden Ring at all. I found the story bland and soulless. The world was so empty and seemed more like an interactive level select screen than a living breathing world, and it had no soul. I don't play action games myself, but I watched my favorite streamer as xe did a play-through, and the combat just looked bad - jank, over complicated, and I couldn't find any soul anywhere.I didn't enjoy Elden Ring at all. I found the story bland and soulless. The world was so empty and seemed more like an interactive level select screen than a living breathing world, and it had no soul. I don't play action games myself, but I watched my favorite streamer as xe did a play-through, and the combat just looked bad - jank, over complicated, and I couldn't find any soul anywhere. Arkham Knight perfected combat almost a decade ago, its a wonder developers are still struggling with it today. The soundtrack was bad, and could have used some soul. You could tell the person who designed the UI has never even heard of soul. There doesn't seem to be any battle royal mod, in 2022, which is just...yeah.

    Do NOT recommend.    … Expand
  3. Morningsux
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    My PC: RTX 2080super, R7 3700x, 32GB RAM, NVME SSD;
    Recommended System Reqs for this game: GTX 1070, R5 3600x, 16GB RAM;

    My PC simply cannot handle the game, the performance is awful, even worse than on PS5 while PS5 GPU is an equivalent of RTX 2070. So, there simply no optimization for PC players. Issued a refund after 1.5 hours of playing since the game is technically unplayable for me: 0/10
  4. Nateson
    Jan 28, 2023
    0
    A fantastic player experience, couldn't have asked for more. Does a great job raising the stakes compared to the Souls series and Bloodborne. Great innovation opening the world to even more exploration.
  5. deaddogdakota
    Mar 4, 2023
    0
    This game has the worst combat of any game I have played. It's worse than the first Witcher game. All the attack animations are slower than molasses in January. Blocking animation takes forever. The game is designed to make grind to level your character, by going back to respawning enemies which has always been cheap and terrible game design. After finishing this trash in 120 mindThis game has the worst combat of any game I have played. It's worse than the first Witcher game. All the attack animations are slower than molasses in January. Blocking animation takes forever. The game is designed to make grind to level your character, by going back to respawning enemies which has always been cheap and terrible game design. After finishing this trash in 120 mind numbing hours in this slog, I have no idea what the story is even about.… Expand
  6. Flargh
    Mar 18, 2023
    0
    No ultrawide support, they even went the extra mile to add black bars... That is bad practice if anything.
  7. Sadeqdurden
    May 5, 2023
    0
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  8. aragun
    Jun 17, 2023
    0
    This game might not be as good as Dark Souls 3, but I have to tell you, compared to all the releases we get nowadays, this is a masterpiece.

    The biggest issue as it was mentioned below, is the bad port for PC, they have not figured how to implement the controls on PC in a decent way yet.
  9. Derick41
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    One of the best games in 2022. Visuals, Gameplay, even story man! what else do you need?
  10. Italyy99
    Jul 20, 2023
    0
    I'm going to **** the people who made this game. How hard is it to add an easy mode? The game is very nice gameplay, graphics, but I can't have fun because of the difficulty
  11. Jordonics
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Like all FromSoft games, the more rewardingly difficult gameplay out there.

    The story is interesting but confusing, and the way to fill in missing pieces is read descriptions of items, or go watch youtuber's and their lore videos.

    Graphics are solid, you can turn into the moon, 10/10
  12. JuliaBohn
    Aug 24, 2023
    0
    This game manages to be more generic than the entire Zelda franchise. And to be more generic than Zeldas, it's enough to be a good SoulsLikes, that is, games made easy for players who only know how to press two buttons.

    The game has a universe 100% empty of content. The game simply boils down to killing monsters and repeating the same gameplay over and over again. Game difficulty is    This game manages to be more generic than the entire Zelda franchise. And to be more generic than Zeldas, it's enough to be a good SoulsLikes, that is, games made easy for players who only know how to press two buttons.

    The game has a universe 100% empty of content. The game simply boils down to killing monsters and repeating the same gameplay over and over again.

    Game difficulty is absolutely 0 like any SoulsLike, learn the time to dodge rolling and the right time to hit the enemy. Okay, that's the generic SoulsLike game.

    The story is non-existent and the game only has a few minor RPG elements, but make no mistake, this is no RPG.

    Graphics are average. The game takes place in the middle of 2022 and the character cannot just go into the water.

    Unfortunately games have become too industrial and it seems that being industrial is overtaking GOTY for some journalists.    … Expand
  13. cx12138
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. disappointing
    Bad open world
    Terrible combat system
    Didn't play to their strengths at all
    Far inferior to his predecessors    … 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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