Elden Ring

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7.0

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  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. ArthurYakovlev
    Apr 3, 2022
    5
    Dark Souls 3:Ctrl+C Ctrl+V edition. Extra textures pack. Plz buy our deluxe edition for 1 useless emote
  4. 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
  5. YY_
    Apr 3, 2022
    1
    Awful game. It's just 80 hours of raw, unforgiving pain. And not the fun kind of pain -- the stupid kind of pain. I love Dark Souls 1 and 3 and have completed them plenty of times, so it's not that I have an issue with the Souls series. I actually went back and started a playthrough of DS3 after getting most of the way through Elden Ring just to remind myself what a fun From SoftwareAwful game. It's just 80 hours of raw, unforgiving pain. And not the fun kind of pain -- the stupid kind of pain. I love Dark Souls 1 and 3 and have completed them plenty of times, so it's not that I have an issue with the Souls series. I actually went back and started a playthrough of DS3 after getting most of the way through Elden Ring just to remind myself what a fun From Software game looks like.

    The bad:

    1) Boss design. Absolute garbage. Every one of them is a giant dude that can hit you for 75% to 100% of your health from infinite range with AOE. Every one of them has an 8 hit combo. Every one of them has some illegible attack that they wind up, pause for 1-2 seconds, and then swing super fast. Tree sentinel? The first boss you come across (that you're supposed to skip, yes, yes, I know)? Yeah, it's a dude on a horse. His jump attack doesn't go straight at you. No, he jumps about 30 degrees off to the side so that your spells will miss him, and then changes direction in midair to hit you. If he had wings or was some ethereal being, sure, that would makes sense. He doesn't. He's just a dude on a horse and someone at From Software decided horses can defy physics now. Half the time, you're in a tiny room so you can't manuever too. One boss like that? Sure, it's fun. Capra demon was cool. Sister Friede was cool. But in this game, it's Every. Single. Boss.

    2) It should have been called Dark Souls 4. Once again, we're in a decaying world with a bunch of people who speak slowly and vaguely. There's some gods. They're not doing their part. We're some undead dude that needs to go fix the world. Souls are now runes. Bonfires are sites of grace (and they're still used as a loading icon on the lower left of your screen). Phantoms are still phantoms. Messages are still there. You still get a nice big YOU DIED when you die. It's all just too familiar. Look, if you're going to just reskin dark souls, right down to the plot, just call it dark souls.

    3) The characters. Just about every character in this game starts with a G, R, or M. Want to keep track of the difference between Godric and Godwyn? How about Marika, Malenia, and Melina? Maybe you'd like some Ranni, Renna, and Rennala? Redahn and Radagon? What the hell. I completely stopped caring about this plot -- George R. R. Martin and Miyazaki have lost their minds.

    4) PC performance. Awful. Even on a high end machine, you'll come up against constant stuttering. Enemies and allies will turn invisible. Half the time, my dude is riding around on an invisible horse. It's kinda funny, but it's really frustrating when you can't see the Adds in a huge boss fight.

    The good:

    1) The environments and enemies still look cool. They look great, even, and the world is huge. But it's just not enough to carry this game on its own. Especially since it's still the same art style that we've come to know from other Dark Souls games.

    Skip it. Just skip it. Buy it when it's in the bargain bin in two years if you must, for curiosity's sake.    … Expand
  6. Nobody1234
    Apr 3, 2022
    3
    I do not understand why those who love the game love it so much. I played the game for 20 hours and heard 30 sentences in total, how is this a perfect game? Is it the game of the year to make a map and fill it with ridiculous bosses and creatures? I've played the game for 20 hours and I don't understand what's going on in the game, there is no such nonsense game.

    There are already a few    I do not understand why those who love the game love it so much. I played the game for 20 hours and heard 30 sentences in total, how is this a perfect game? Is it the game of the year to make a map and fill it with ridiculous bosses and creatures? I've played the game for 20 hours and I don't understand what's going on in the game, there is no such nonsense game.

    There are already a few dialogues in total, and they wrote them so strangely to create mystery. For example, I see someone in the game, I think he will talk about what the game is about. He makes two stupid sentences and says go on, I can't deal with you. When I went to that round table, for the first time I said, "Okay, now they'll tell you two things". They said two ridiculous things. Someone said let me know if you see that woman, a woman hugged me and then said f.. off now. The other one has a wheel on his head, he said, "Let me teach you something" and he was teaching magic. Someone stands and looks at me and doesn't speak at all. Something like two statues is holding on to a stick selling something, what kind of environment is that? Tell me this. Is not it?

    For example, I came across something like a big cauldron while I was traveling, it was stuck on the ground and I saved it by hitting it, so this is not a normal type, is it? You have to explain this, the talking cauldron, it has hands and arms, what is it, where did it come from? No. "I'm alexander I'm traveling" that's it???

    I entered one cave, there are wolves etc. Then I went through a fog and there's a creature I can't remember the exact name of, something like the monster man of azura. I killed him and got out in 5-6 tries. Eh? What's up now? What did I understand, he is a type that looks like he has mutated from wolves, what is he looking for here, who is he? They modeled it and threw it there, two moves, it's over. Is this the perfect game?

    In short, there is no story that draws me in. If there is a story with a boss, you are ambitious to learn the continuation of that story, you try to defeat it, right? What's the story in this game? What motivates you in this game? What makes you wonder to continue? Does the next boss shoot by spinning, or does he create a sword out of nothing and shoot to understand it? For example, I think that first boss appeared in a place like a bridge. Tarnished etc. he said. Who is this? What does it do? What's the deal with this? His face is like rabies, he hits with a big stick in one hand, hits with his tail, throws out an imaginary knife, hits with an imaginary sledgehammer, hits with an imaginary sword, but what is the place of this in that story? I watched a few videos and there are too many meaningless bosses. I don't think any of them are told about their story, because as I said, I played for 20 hours and I must have heard 30 sentences or something. The cat statue is the boss, the dragon is the boss, the big horse is the little boss, etc.

    Even the item names are meaningless. There was an item named something like "white pickled rabbit" :D

    I think the man who did it thought "let this boss have a tail, hmm this one has 30 hands, what should it be, sir? Let it shoot" and shook everything out of his head. Anyway, I guess people thought they would make up a story in their head. If there is a decent story, do I have to open it and look it up on the internet etc.? Tell me the story in the game. I would like to learn the story of the game in the game, not by asking uncle google, we are playing a game, after all, we are not doing thesis research, are we?

    The game world is full. Get out of there. If we don't see the game, we will eat it. Creatures wandering around aimlessly. Go around and kill. Is this the full world? There is no sign of a living world or the like.

    I played a total of 30 hours with other characters and I always played in the mind of "people have always loved this game, what do I not understand, I should love it too". But it's a very bad game. You're stuck on a hype. The game also got 96 points??? What does 96 points mean? It means everything has to be perfect. Performance issues alone should have prevented him from getting that score. No story, no enemy AI. If we look at the graph, it sucks too. If other games had these problems, the whole game world would curse that game. But if you ask about this game, the answer is always the same "Souls games don't look for these" :D Don't look at the animation, don't look at the graphics, don't look at the story presentation, don't look at the optimization, what the hell are we looking for? Come to a boss, die 50 times to that boss, go back that way, memorize the moves of that boss and finally when you kill him, "oovaaaauuuvvv, this is the game, what a defeat, this is the pleasure of difficulty, yiaaa". The game is just that.    … Expand
  7. BeatHour
    Apr 3, 2022
    8
    Easily the best open world and minimalist UX experience ever invented, nearly ruined by its being a technical dumpster fire. While amateur critics lambasted games like Cyberpunk for sporadic texture glitches, Elden Ring features server disconnects in a single player game, a plethora of CTDs, save corruptions that will see dozens of hours of progress lost, multiplayer disconnects, and aEasily the best open world and minimalist UX experience ever invented, nearly ruined by its being a technical dumpster fire. While amateur critics lambasted games like Cyberpunk for sporadic texture glitches, Elden Ring features server disconnects in a single player game, a plethora of CTDs, save corruptions that will see dozens of hours of progress lost, multiplayer disconnects, and a complete lack of matchmaking in multiplayer that will make gameplay with a friend a slog of level 100+ players camping level 1-30 areas.

    Elden Ring has an expansive and meaningful world and rich, perfectly understated lore. Unfortunately, it struggles at being a game underneath everything it does well. Monsters will hit you through walls, iframes on dodges and hitboxes on attacks are imperfect, and the class/leveling system is skewed in importance early on due to the game's prioritization of level over stats as an expression of the player's power.

    It's a great game. I just wish they spent a little more time making the gameplay enjoyable and maybe consider using their cloud system to protect players from save corruption? This is the first time I've seen save corruption in over a decade, and it's inexcusable. That alone is worth taking two points off the total score.    … Expand
  8. mckaing10277
    Apr 3, 2022
    5
    I enjoyed this game and spent around 45 hours playing, my problem is I have reached a point where I just can't progress. The bosses are too difficult. Also I can't stand a game where I need to have the game guide open in a seperate tab for like 95% of gameplay. Some of the things I have had to use guides for I'm sure I would have NEVER figured out without them. It's just not fun for meI enjoyed this game and spent around 45 hours playing, my problem is I have reached a point where I just can't progress. The bosses are too difficult. Also I can't stand a game where I need to have the game guide open in a seperate tab for like 95% of gameplay. Some of the things I have had to use guides for I'm sure I would have NEVER figured out without them. It's just not fun for me when a game is so difficult that it requires a play guide.

    Also I cant not stand the fact that it is open world AND there is no indicator of how difficult an enemy is before you attack it (it would be really nice if they showed the enemies' levels rather than just getting one shotted all the time). I really gave this game an honest try but I've decided it isn't worth any further investment.

    I'm probably going to try and play dark souls because it is linear progression.    … Expand
  9. Potitoman
    Apr 3, 2022
    9
    Is this Dark Souls 4?
    On the surface, it appears so, but if you play it like a Dark Souls game, you'll have a very short lifespan.
    The open world and horse mechanics opens up new possibilities during combat which are completely necessary to overcome the challenges. This is an evolution of DS and Sekiro set in an open world. It is engrossing and the urge to explore and discover new    Is this Dark Souls 4?
    On the surface, it appears so, but if you play it like a Dark Souls game, you'll have a very short lifespan.
    The open world and horse mechanics opens up new possibilities during combat which are completely necessary to overcome the challenges.
    This is an evolution of DS and Sekiro set in an open world.
    It is engrossing and the urge to explore and discover new mysteries is palpable.
    Highly recommended to those who have loved the DS series and even those who have never played them. It is exquisite!    … Expand
  10. iSimon420
    Apr 2, 2022
    10
    The hardest video game I have ever played in my life is also the masterpiece of the decade bar none! Elden Ring has raised every bar imaginable for every game across every category, and this is the rare title that truly deserves its hype. Gushing with content from head to toe, a gorgeous open-world that puts everything else, even the amazing Horizon Forbidden West to shame! IncredibleThe hardest video game I have ever played in my life is also the masterpiece of the decade bar none! Elden Ring has raised every bar imaginable for every game across every category, and this is the rare title that truly deserves its hype. Gushing with content from head to toe, a gorgeous open-world that puts everything else, even the amazing Horizon Forbidden West to shame! Incredible combat system that pulls no punches with savage enemies who will adapt to every situation. The most intense boss fights I have ever experienced.

    I don't know how many more times I could say masterpiece about Elden Ring, its Zelda on a thousand steroids and is the must play title of the decade. Hardest game you will ever play, no hand holding whatsoever, but if you can get past its difficulty, its a diamond the size of Jupiter. 10/10    … Expand
  11. 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
  12. Leonardo45
    Apr 2, 2022
    0
    CONS
    1- The streamer is dumb
    2- The map is big and confusing
    3- the optimization is horrible, the game runs poorly on rtx
    4-the people who make tutorials are dumb too. They don't show the map, they just show a specific corner hoping we know where it is.

    PROS
    the game is beautiful, at 40 fps
  13. Drangleic
    Apr 2, 2022
    10
    This game super gud, buy 4 me please. World huge and has dragons. Patches wants to play too.
  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. Hellonours
    Apr 2, 2022
    0
    The handling is clumsy. The gameplay itself is slow, outdated, like the graphics are. And despite that fact, the game manages to lag on a pretty good computer. Total waste of my money.
  16. H4X0R
    Apr 2, 2022
    2
    After 120h of pure frustration and 200 level (at least 40-50 farmed), I give this game 2/10. The game is beaten solo (offline). It sucks, and here is why:

    Main Story: There isn't one, after 200h the only thing that can be understood is that there is a stupid ring (G.R.R.'s courtesy), and that is it. You finish the game and there is no ring, you become "Elden Lord", whatever that means,    After 120h of pure frustration and 200 level (at least 40-50 farmed), I give this game 2/10. The game is beaten solo (offline). It sucks, and here is why:

    Main Story: There isn't one, after 200h the only thing that can be understood is that there is a stupid ring (G.R.R.'s courtesy), and that is it. You finish the game and there is no ring, you become "Elden Lord", whatever that means, and that is it.

    Side Quests: Not a one normal quest that I will remember. No quest tracking, no map points, nothing. I've finished the game and missed 90% of the quests. Some of them I finished following various YT videos because I needed some gear, otherwise I wouldn't finish any of them. All quests expect players to spend tens of hours figuring out where will the quest character appear and when, and since the world is huge, that is a non-sense. The whole "exhausting dialogs" approach is stupid in many ways.

    Combat: Pure frustration. Dark Souls sheep that believe that dodging is a "skill", I pity them. Controlling your character feels like controlling an old dude who is lagging in every movement, and you are supposed to dodge with him in front of enemies with limitless stamina, 5+ hit combos and 5m-long weapons. Drinking potions is slow, so you need to dodge at least 5-7 times away from some enemies in order to be able to drink one potion without getting hit again. Most enemies use endless combos. It doesn't matter which level you are, if you go back to the beginning and find yourself between 2-3 enemies, you will die from couple of hits. It seems that your health is taken by percentage, almost every boss in the game will kill you in 3 hits at most. Waving with staff takes the same amount of stamina as hitting enemy with 3m hammer!

    Enemies: Great design for some enemies and bosses, and that's it, everything else about enemies is frustrated. Big bosses are stupid: locked camera goes crazy, hit box is not accurate. Some normal enemies are way harder than some bosses. All enemies are way agile than your old dude. Double bosses are stupid. Double stage bosses are even more stupid. Some bosses have enemies before it, each time you have to deal with them before entering boss area, because if you don't, you will get hit from back, or your summons will fight the enemies behind the barrier instead of boss.

    Difficulty: Nothing to say here, everybody knows it is kind of stupid difficulty that has nothing to do with the skills. I can only say that leveling up your character and coming back later is not fun at all. It makes you skip the content, the whole areas, the whole quests, and forgetting about them. Losing runes on death is just frustrating, it doesn't make the game any more difficult, it makes it longer because you will try to farm runes instead of playing the game.

    Open world: The design of the world is great, with wonderful scenes. The world is describing you its atmosphere graphically, whereas the music is not following that atmosphere at all. However, like many games, this one is also using open world to extend game's length in a lazy way. A lot of places have nothing, you are just traveling vast spaces without finding anything.

    Animations: Slow combat movement/drinking potion/opening doors/getting up when knocked down/bow attack, ...

    Controls: They chose the biggest idiot to make this port to PC. Never seen more stupid key bindings in any game, ever. How dafuq I am going to use E+ARROW KEY in the middle of a fight?! And don't tell me: "You have to use joystick, bla, bla, ...". If you are charging for PC game same as PS/XBOX, you should invest some time in adjusting it for PC. Have they just assigned random keys?! Then there is constant shuffling between spells, potions, weapons, ... Try doing that in front of boss that takes 90% of your health with one hit. I've died countless times because I shuffled wrong item. There is no consistency at all: sometimes you can use ESC to close something, something you must, sometimes you can't. Space for running instead of SHIFT like in every game?! G for map, why not M?! F for jump?!

    UI: Stupid Dark Souls recycled UI. It seems they copied everything they can from there. In a game where you die hundreds of times, you should be more creative with death message/animation, but they went with the lame "YOU DIED" for 100th time. Inventory management is painful. No pause! When you want to exit you are forced to see 2 logo animations again. Click "any" key to continue (except enter and space).

    Sound/music: I think there is one track throughout the whole game, and second one when somebody attacks you. And they both suck.

    I wouldn't recommend this game to anybody. This game feels like doing chores and not playing.    … Expand
  17. Hacktr0n
    Apr 2, 2022
    10
    I have logged just over 100 hours into this game over the last two weeks, and I am a working professional, husband, and father of 3.

    No game is without flaws; however, I am overjoyed with the value proposition of this game. For me, it is like a mix between of few of my favorite games such as Zelda Breath of the Wild, Tom Raider, and an old favorite Everquest, etc. It is a massive    I have logged just over 100 hours into this game over the last two weeks, and I am a working professional, husband, and father of 3.

    No game is without flaws; however, I am overjoyed with the value proposition of this game. For me, it is like a mix between of few of my favorite games such as Zelda Breath of the Wild, Tom Raider, and an old favorite Everquest, etc. It is a massive achievement, particularly in this age of poor quality releases. This game will be as timeless as Breath of the Wild, and more so for me due to its' adult nature and added verticality to many challenges.

    There is ample freedom to explore, creativity in tackling obstacles, and just when you find yourself on the verge of boredom or thinking you're approaching end game, the world opens up further and new challenges put you back in your place.

    I am often surprised by death in a way that brings a smile to my face - like OK you got me there. Then there is of course victory after several failed attempts that brings joy from overcoming.

    Bravo. Masterpiece, warts and all.    … Expand
  18. Melavin3
    Apr 2, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece. Perfect in every regard (except performance sometimes, but it's not that bad really)
  19. GoldmanSechs
    Apr 2, 2022
    7
    The beginning of this game is probably some of the best time I've had gaming, ever. However, the more you go on, the more you realize the game is full of copy/paste dungeons and bosses. I can't put into words how bored I got fighting the same bosses over and over and over again. There are 6(!!) different versions of the same boss, 5 for another boss. And the farther you get into the game,The beginning of this game is probably some of the best time I've had gaming, ever. However, the more you go on, the more you realize the game is full of copy/paste dungeons and bosses. I can't put into words how bored I got fighting the same bosses over and over and over again. There are 6(!!) different versions of the same boss, 5 for another boss. And the farther you get into the game, the emptier the world feels. Aesthetically, the world is absolutely beautiful, but it's just empty. I do understand that this is a problem with just about every open world game, but I think it was a mistake to make a FromSoft game open world.

    On top of the open world issues, the game is just too easy. The allure of an open world (and fromsoft games in general) is to explore every inch, find secrets, and acquire more gear. However this leads to you being over-leveled way too fast, which meant I was just breezing through the game more than I ever have in Dark Souls, Bloodborne, or Sekiro.

    Overall, it's a good game, better than most, even. But for a FromSoft game, I'm disappointed.    … Expand
  20. Specter36
    Apr 2, 2022
    6
    Пустой открытый мир, мёртвый нарратив, примитивный интерфейс, несбалансированность противников.
    Ситуацию спасают только проработанный лор, приятная для глаза картинка и механика боевой системы. Но всё то же самое было в серии DS. Получается, что все нововведения оказались излишни. Я наиграл уже больше 50-и часов и до сих пор не до конца понимаю, что делаю по сюжету. Игра просто утомляет и    Пустой открытый мир, мёртвый нарратив, примитивный интерфейс, несбалансированность противников.
    Ситуацию спасают только проработанный лор, приятная для глаза картинка и механика боевой системы. Но всё то же самое было в серии DS. Получается, что все нововведения оказались излишни. Я наиграл уже больше 50-и часов и до сих пор не до конца понимаю, что делаю по сюжету. Игра просто утомляет и больше 3-4 часов играть за один заход не возникает желания.    … Expand
  21. 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
  22. Patsanas
    Apr 1, 2022
    2
    Can't give it a good rating, because of poor pc port. It's been a month since the game launched and it still stutters, no matter the graphic settings, drivers, anti-cheat or satanic rituals. The world does seem interesting, but fromsoft had the audacity to release a stuttering game that is all about reacting to your opponent? For real? Don't buy it, there's a high chances it won't runCan't give it a good rating, because of poor pc port. It's been a month since the game launched and it still stutters, no matter the graphic settings, drivers, anti-cheat or satanic rituals. The world does seem interesting, but fromsoft had the audacity to release a stuttering game that is all about reacting to your opponent? For real? Don't buy it, there's a high chances it won't run properly for you… Expand
  23. MancSoulja
    Apr 1, 2022
    0
    RTX 3080 and I can't even get 60fps, I wouldn't mind but the graphics aren't even that good.
  24. CoDEnjoyer
    Apr 1, 2022
    0
    - Lags on Release on pretop specs computer
    - Boring soundtrack(except Main Theme)
    - Fromsoftware repeats oneself, plagiarize gamedesing and mechanics from DS3
    - Repeating over and over similar bosses
    - lack of improvement or change in game mechanics(except for JUMPing with a separate key)
    - devastating Final Boss and endings
    - weak and useless magic
  25. Slowlydeadgame
    Apr 1, 2022
    10
    Overall good game, but this game need alot optimisation for PC port. but for the gameplay is fine.
  26. Remmaster
    Apr 1, 2022
    10
    Amazing game, one of the best i have played since 10years! I had zero problem with my pc with performance! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  27. Kerozen666
    Apr 1, 2022
    5
    It's a game that suffer from the same problem as it's predecessor. The art and overall world design is flawless (not counting the hostile part, that's for the next pat), there is nothing i can say on that, it's just wonderful. Where the problem is with the game, is the gameplay. Overall, the game end up being hard for the sake of being hard. The intricate story and the breathtakingIt's a game that suffer from the same problem as it's predecessor. The art and overall world design is flawless (not counting the hostile part, that's for the next pat), there is nothing i can say on that, it's just wonderful. Where the problem is with the game, is the gameplay. Overall, the game end up being hard for the sake of being hard. The intricate story and the breathtaking artstyle end up being painful to access as you have to face all the unceasing crap the game send your way.

    As with other game from the director, you can still screw yourself up from questline by doing things the games never indicate you should not, like attacking a bear in the area where they attack you (this cuts you out from a quest). This kind of situation can happen at any point, and considering the lenght of the game and how it save constantly, it is still impossible to correct the tiny mistake you make. But hey! it's still better than a game daring to hold your hand a bit, am i right?

    Also, it's been 13 years and there is still no pause (that isn't an exploit). that you are alone in your game or even fully offline, in 2022, if you need to use the bathroom, Mr Miyazaki say you need to wait

    The needlessly painful experience, the lack of basic game functions like pause and the obcession with being overly cryptic to the point of negatively impacting the gamew experience is why i cannot give more than a 5. The game is gorgeous, but it's not worth much when everytrhing else is pain    … Expand
  28. xHaikou
    Apr 1, 2022
    10
    This game is great. I heard it had a rough launch on PC, however I didn't have such problems, yes my game crashed once or twice in my 200 hours playing, but nothing too bad.
    The world of Elden Ring is amazing, is beautiful, the art direction is incredible. Graphics were never the strong suit of From Software games, so don't expect photo-realistic graphics, but its not a complain, the    This game is great. I heard it had a rough launch on PC, however I didn't have such problems, yes my game crashed once or twice in my 200 hours playing, but nothing too bad.
    The world of Elden Ring is amazing, is beautiful, the art direction is incredible. Graphics were never the strong suit of From Software games, so don't expect photo-realistic graphics, but its not a complain, the graphics are not bad either, its better than DS3 but worse than the Demon's Souls Remake for PS5.
    I was afraid of the open world, open world games normally are repetitive and empty, not Elden Ring tho, the world is full of things to do, every corner, every little cave has something waiting for you, if i have one complain is some bosses are reused especially on dungeons, but, normally makes sense, like, a knight from a army or a regiment, of course there are more then just the one knight dude, its a army after all. There are plenty of unique bosses and enemies, probably more than any other From Software game before.
    From software already proved that it is willing to release new patches for the game so than can correct any performance or balance issues, at this time i have played it in full once, exploring everything I found, killing every boss I encountered and I have to say this game has a lot of content, and a lot of it is a homage to past Souls-Borne games.
    If you already love the genre, this is a must buy, if you're new to the genre, this game offers a lot of ways to make you life easier, yes it is a hard game, but if you put the time to learn how to build your character and use all the tools given, you wont have too much trouble getting to the end credits. Summons for example can help you a lot during difficult encounters, splitting the enemies attention and giving you an opportunity to attack them while they attack your summons, and the coop still the same as ever, maybe easier, since you can craft the item that allows coop easily.
    This game is great, it isn't perfect , nothing in this world is, but is one of the better ones I have played.    … Expand
  29. evgenijblja
    Apr 1, 2022
    8
    Overhyped! But still a good game. It’s just a little bit monotonous. The only thing you are doing is fighting. Need better weapons? Fight! Want to explore the area? Fight! Want do something beside fighting? Buy a new game!
    The other point which I don’t like is the introduction. They do not explain so much things.
  30. cezar55555
    Apr 1, 2022
    10
    Absolutely phenomenal. The start is pretty difficult for people who are new to the series but once you get the hang of it, it becomes a glorious journey of slaying giant foes with precision. I would recommend this game to anyone wishing to challenge themselves.
  31. Xenoblade42
    Apr 1, 2022
    0
    Game does not stop crashing for some reason, PC can run every other games except this one. Searched up everything to fix it. And on top of that the support of Bandai did not even reply. Really disappointed.
  32. mixmasta91
    Apr 1, 2022
    8
    This is one of the glitchier games i've played in a while, worse than my experience with Cyberpunk, Halo Infinite or the newer Call of Duty games. It's not enough to make it unplayable by any means, but random graphic glitches, enemies sometimes being invisible at first, stuttery visuals when moving.

    I'm using an RTX 3080 graphics card too and only on High settings because on Maximum    This is one of the glitchier games i've played in a while, worse than my experience with Cyberpunk, Halo Infinite or the newer Call of Duty games. It's not enough to make it unplayable by any means, but random graphic glitches, enemies sometimes being invisible at first, stuttery visuals when moving.

    I'm using an RTX 3080 graphics card too and only on High settings because on Maximum settings its much more stuttery. I shouldn't have any issues with one of the best modern graphics cards on the market, especially when this game isn't pushing the envelope on graphics. Running Cyberpunk on Ultra with RTX is a smoother experience than Elden Ring on High settings. I can't imagine how rough it is for people with mediocre specs. PC feels very much like an after thought. Weird controls by default, weird feeling mouse movement, doesn't auto-detect keyboard so you have to dig for the setting to change the button prompts.

    The world feels fleshed out with solid lore and mechanics. You can tell they put a lot of passion into it within 10 minutes of playing. After several bosses you're hooked into the story and mechanics of improving your build. It's addicting and the downsides of the PC release don't ruin that, but it definitely burns a little bit.

    I've played minimal amounts of DS3 and Bloodbourne, only several bosses each, so this is the farthest i've ever gotten in a FromSoftware game with about 10 hours of play time and level 70-ish. I'm not one to play bosses over and over again so I picked mage, found some OP gear, beat some bosses and then did some rune farming - its essentially a built-in easy mode. The game is still challenging but it gives me a way to progress without getting frustrated.

    This also feels like one of the largest open worlds i've ever played. As I said i'm 10 hours in, I don't think i've explored even 5% of what this game has to offer.    … Expand
  33. Sepherim
    Mar 31, 2022
    6
    Elden Ring es un juego entretenido, pero no una obra maestra. Resumidamente, es Dark Souls 4 con un mundo más abierto. Si esperabas una historia como la que prometieron, con JRR Martin involucrado, olvídalo, es la misma historia, el mismo worldbuilding y la misma forma de contarlo que en DS3. Si esperabas un mundo abierto lleno de cosas, olvidalo también, es un mundo abierto lleno deElden Ring es un juego entretenido, pero no una obra maestra. Resumidamente, es Dark Souls 4 con un mundo más abierto. Si esperabas una historia como la que prometieron, con JRR Martin involucrado, olvídalo, es la misma historia, el mismo worldbuilding y la misma forma de contarlo que en DS3. Si esperabas un mundo abierto lleno de cosas, olvidalo también, es un mundo abierto lleno de combates pero poco más; ocasionalmente un minipuzzle, o algún NPC con el que hablar, pero igual que en los mapas de DS, y un mundo abierto que especialmente en zonas interiores y a partir de la mitad del juego rápidamente pasa a cerrarse cada vez más. El combate es el mismo de siempre, con la adición de caballo que funciona igual que en Mount and Blade. La progresión es la misma de siempre. Los enemigos se repiten un montón en diferentes zonas, incluidos los bosses. Y ya.

    Gráficamente el juego es muy bonito... al principio. Luego la ejecución sigue siendo excelente pero los modelados se repiten de zonas anteriores e incluso las zonas nuevas se sienten rápidamente "ya vistas antes" porque podrían perfectamente ser zonas de Arnor Londo o cualquier otro lugar de DS. No en vano uno de los comentarios que más veo en la gente es "esto se siente familiar". El sonido tiene un valor decente pero me ha decepcionado especialmente una banda sonora que encuentro muy anodina, carente de temas memorables. La IA es más bien tirando a mala, tanto en amigos como en enemigos. Y el juego tiene un montón de bugs, desde el pobre optimizado que lleva a caídas de FPS, a glitches gráficos con la iluminación, a enemigos que atacan a través de paredes y finalmente salidas a escritorio.

    Por todo ello, no es mal juego si, como a mi, te gustan los Dark Souls, pero no es una obra maestra, y representa un paso atrás después de todas las innovaciones que From había introducido en Sekiro. Y, además de la falta de pulido, hay que señalar que el juego se siente sin terminar, con questlines que quedan en el aire y un cierre creciente fruto de "tener que terminarlo". Un 6.

    PD: Como nota final, una cosa muy personal, que puede que al resto no le ocurra. Como siempre, quería jugar un personaje de armadura pesada, escudo y espada larga, un clásico en mi. La mejor espada larga para un personaje con una build de fuerza la encontré nada más salir del tutorial... y ahora todo el juego con la misma espada. La mejor armadura la conseguí antes de la mitad del juego y antes de eso encontré el escudo. Desde entonces, el mismo equipo, todo el rato, lo cual se vuelve cansino. Le quita toda la gracia a obtener nuevo loot cuando sabes que va a ser peor, llega un punto en que ya ni lo miras. Y es un error de diseño que se produzca así, cortando toda la progresión en equipo de una build que puede ser genérica pero no debería ser olvidada tantísimo como para que la mejor espada se consiga con 1 hora de juego y luego ya no quede más que refinarla. Y no me importa por cuestión de stats, sino por la sensación que da de repetición y pérdida, que hace que solo busque loot para conseguir los talismanes. Una decepción a mayores para el juego, aunque como digo, muy personal.    … Expand
  34. MaxCorvega
    Mar 31, 2022
    10
    BRILLIANT MASTERPIECE!
    Its an example how games should look.
    Probaby the best game From software and in future game of the year.
  35. LzGuilhermee
    Mar 31, 2022
    10
    Faced with a vast world, where various passive and hostile creatures inhabit, you have the freedom to explore and discover secrets. A perfect game for soulslike style.
  36. tunahan43
    Mar 31, 2022
    0
    çöp bir oyun overrated bir oyun .linç yemekten korkmayın far crya aynı oyun diyen kendini gamer sanan tipler aynı bar aynı animasyon olan bu çöp ps3 grafikli oyuna ovv şeet diyor ne diyeyim iki yüzlüsünüz...
  37. DoorFang
    Mar 31, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not the smoothest PC game ever (there's a little stutter or hiccup when the game is loading areas in the background), but there's SO MUCH content, and it's done so well, and the game is so complete, and there's no MTX nonsense. Unfortunately, the Fire Giant boss is so poorly designed as a boss battle that it mars the whole experience. It's tedious and not fun in the slightest. It's like you're on this really fun road trip to somewhere cool, and then it comes screaming to a halt in a nasty crash, ending all the fun that could have been.… Expand
  38. seagseag123
    Mar 31, 2022
    1
    Worst of souls, magic diarrhea, dota wannabe...
    The idea/location is good but something is broken...
    The game is good according to numerous reviews of those who have not passed the game. It's a strange thing .. according to statistics, 2.5% passed the game. 50% of the players reached only the first boss, this is 1/5 of the volume of the game. This game implements the technology of    Worst of souls, magic diarrhea, dota wannabe...
    The idea/location is good but something is broken...

    The game is good according to numerous reviews of those who have not passed the game. It's a strange thing .. according to statistics, 2.5% passed the game.
    50% of the players reached only the first boss, this is 1/5 of the volume of the game.

    This game implements the technology of guaranteed death of the hero on the principle of disabling controllability, and as the number of deaths increases, controllability is gradually added ..... that is, when the game decides that you need to die, contact with the keyboard is lost, etc....

    Demon's Souls + Dark Souls 1/2/3 + Bloodborne + Sekiro + The Witcher 3 + Technical issues + Ruined PVP + Grind = Elden Ring.
    A mixture of two opposite sensations slowly but surely, as it passes, flows into one, negative...    … Expand
  39. Rawnchie14
    Mar 31, 2022
    10
    I sport a monster of a PC and use a controller, so I can feel for those who have technical issues and have qualms with the lack of PC support. Legitimate complaints, all of them. But I'm reviewing my experience.

    The game - technical support aside, is nothing short of a masterpiece. FromSoftware has jam packed so much content in a game that can be beaten in a matter a few dozen hours, or    I sport a monster of a PC and use a controller, so I can feel for those who have technical issues and have qualms with the lack of PC support. Legitimate complaints, all of them. But I'm reviewing my experience.

    The game - technical support aside, is nothing short of a masterpiece. FromSoftware has jam packed so much content in a game that can be beaten in a matter a few dozen hours, or with hundereds of hours, depending on how you play. They drop you into the world with no purpose, and then culminate everything towards you becoming Elden Lord. Yeah, absolutely no small feat, but with a the barrage of new experiences, surprises around the corner, the "figure it out yourself" brand of quest lines, and the complete release of a player into a world where they make the choices - it's a truly fascinating game design choice from a formerly very rigid gameplay cycle and linear design the developer was known for.

    Is it perfect? No game is - but I feel it at times is very close (aside from some weapon/build style balancing), and was the PC port extremely disappointing? Absolutely. But past these issues, this has to be cemented as one of the best titles of the year - and that FromSoftware has ever released, free of tropes and rehashed open world designs, taking risks to diverge both from their core fan base and average gamers experience to bring something familiar yet as a completely new amalgamation of great ideas with enough ambiguity to embolden those who made the effort to understand the subtle and indirect presentation of the games tasks and lore.

    I'll acknowledge the technical shortcomings, certainly not ideal for all players, but the core game itself, is a feat that I feel cannot be dragged down by the unfortunate technical issues (which I agree, need to be figured out by the developers and better supported). This is GOTY territory in Feb/Mar    … Expand
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. araczynski
    Mar 31, 2022
    3
    Not sure what the hype is all about. Feels grindy/slow, devoid of life/atmosphere, controls sucks out of the gate, inventory/etc management sucks, graphics are ok at best. Has a very JRPG feel to it somehow.

    Overall it feels like going back to the original Gothic game (with its certain 'feel') after playing through Skyrim (with what i would label a much 'better' 'feel').
  43. coroner01
    Mar 31, 2022
    4
    It was another console port . PC gamers were playing this type of game 15 years ago . What's with all the hype . I was bored after about an hour . And the controls were awful . Gutted I spent money on it . And the amount of fake reviews is a joke . A 10 really? Really ! BS
  44. ay1556
    Mar 31, 2022
    0
    this game is actually good in many aspects, but the pc optimization is just trash and makes the experience unenjoyable.
  45. hmptn
    Mar 31, 2022
    3
    A beautiful mess. I played this game for 50 hours, and I just don't have the motivation to finish it. The open world aspect of this game feels shallow, empty and meaningless. Nothing has changed since bloodborne/dark souls 3. There is no driving factor in this game, the bosses are plentiful but most are reskins of eachother put in a small dungeon in the corner of a map, there is noA beautiful mess. I played this game for 50 hours, and I just don't have the motivation to finish it. The open world aspect of this game feels shallow, empty and meaningless. Nothing has changed since bloodborne/dark souls 3. There is no driving factor in this game, the bosses are plentiful but most are reskins of eachother put in a small dungeon in the corner of a map, there is no satisfation to killing a boss, you are rewarded with the same items over and over making them obsolete. The game is boring, a empty husk of what could've been a great game. Overall this game is a big stepdown from fromsoft's earlier works, I'm not even going to touch on the performance issues this game has. I'm dissapointed, what happened fromsoft?… Expand
  46. jpeter38
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    Almost every single bad review is complaining about performance. That can be fixed. Most of these reviewers that are giving negative reviews are expecting the game to run on their potato machines. The game definitely needs optimization but it's definitely playable. Game is amazing. If you want more accurate reviews check steam reviews where people have to own the game to be able to review.
  47. 187000097hgg
    Mar 30, 2022
    10
    Esto no es lo único en lo que destaca, el juego pone a nuestra disposición una cantidad bastante flexible de estilos de combate, existe la posibilidad de añadir y modificar la habilidad de ciertas armas, además de volver el famoso "powerstance", que permite añadir un moveset nuevo si llevas dos armas de la misma categoría. La variedad de hechizos, habilidades y movimientos provoca que laEsto no es lo único en lo que destaca, el juego pone a nuestra disposición una cantidad bastante flexible de estilos de combate, existe la posibilidad de añadir y modificar la habilidad de ciertas armas, además de volver el famoso "powerstance", que permite añadir un moveset nuevo si llevas dos armas de la misma categoría. La variedad de hechizos, habilidades y movimientos provoca que la creatividad sea partícipe de como afrontas a los enemigos.… Expand
  48. Msalkuwari
    Mar 30, 2022
    10
    Best GAME I HAVE EVER PLAYED.
    if only the pc version did not mess up with the game the rating of the users would be higher
  49. Taavetti1983
    Mar 30, 2022
    10
    Incredible amazing! The best way to describe it.. just Go have fun and use your head
  50. Batman431
    Mar 30, 2022
    0
    the game in pc is broken. every single time there is new update, every game thing needs to be load and every time the fps go to hell, even if your pc is from nasa. i will never buy a from software game at launch!!!!!
  51. rickyrockfish
    Mar 30, 2022
    10
    I'm an old school gamer that has been around through all the "ground breaking games". This game has renewed my faith in video games when nothing seemed to interest me anymore. My favorite game of all time.
  52. FallenXuqs
    Mar 30, 2022
    0
    No DLSS support
    No ultrawide support
    Stuttering ?
    White screen (Long load time 10min sometimes)
    Invisible enemies
    FPS cap (60)
    PVP exploit / glitch
    Coop disconnections
    Good game, but Fromsoftware don't care about the community requests
  53. deadinsideking
    Mar 30, 2022
    0
    Worst game of all time. Lagging, bad balance, useless attributes, most of items and armors = unusable, every creep kill you 2 hit even when u spend all attributes in hp and you have heavy armor :)

    Creeps are stronger than bosses in this game, makes a lot of sense
  54. Slushypiano
    Mar 30, 2022
    10
    one of the best games ive ever played, for those that say that it is too hard, there is a easier way to play.
    using ash summons and summoning NPCs and other player can make the game absurdly easy but you are the one in control of what you use
  55. Peanutbutler
    Mar 30, 2022
    10
    Honestly this is about one of the best games I've played in a long time, if not ever. I'm a huge fan of RPGs, roguelikes, and not a huge fan of 3rd person action games, but the depth of gameplay and world exploration in this game is phenomenal.
  56. Melliur
    Mar 30, 2022
    8
    Игра хорошая, но крайне не удобное управление и практическое отсутствие сюжета.
  57. BorInn
    Mar 30, 2022
    0
    The Worst game ever made by From Software, the details lack polishing, a step backward in all aspects compared to the previous work.
    If you want play a From Software's game, Elden Ring is the least worthwhile work to play.
  58. S7lb
    Mar 30, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is big ! If all the content was about the mini-bosses in limgrave (the first place) i will call that a full amazing and charming game but the developers say no They gave you a world that have a secret world under it and it have a secret castle I don’t know how the F**k you can hide a castle but the developers have done it BIG NOTE ! this game isn’t for everyone I didn’t play any souls game before and i loved Elden ring but you must know that this game isn’t for everyone… Expand
  59. turdhokage
    Mar 29, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece of a game. Great challenge, amazing story, and has max replay value. Worth every penny and years waiting
  60. fooloncool
    Mar 29, 2022
    10
    I love this game. it runs nearly flawlessly on PC however the game doesn't tell you the controls and the default ones for mouse and keyboard are not great. I fixed this within five minutes by checking what people recommended you change the keybindings to with a quick google search. the world is beautifully crafted and some areas are genuinely scary if you're under-leveled and it's able toI love this game. it runs nearly flawlessly on PC however the game doesn't tell you the controls and the default ones for mouse and keyboard are not great. I fixed this within five minutes by checking what people recommended you change the keybindings to with a quick google search. the world is beautifully crafted and some areas are genuinely scary if you're under-leveled and it's able to let you explore but still sort of advise you to stay in the starting section. if you do choose to risk it and adventure you can get some really fantastic rewards. the message system is a little weird and is mostly trolling but sometimes it's helpful and doesn't really take away from the experience. overall the world reminds me of botw and so does a lot of the experience. if you are uncultured and don't know what botw is look it up and check its score on Metacritic. :)… Expand
  61. TrumpsAnOrange
    Mar 29, 2022
    3
    Not enjoyable for me. So much hype and I don't understand why. I get the appeal of souls games but it's the same thing over and over. Bad port
  62. MaliaxGaming
    Mar 29, 2022
    8
    Buen juego, pero si le falta mucha optimizacion, para tener un equipo bueno deja mucho que desear.
  63. JackPlack
    Mar 29, 2022
    3
    ------------------ after more hours - it wasnt more attractive
    Its not hard and challenging. Its just dumb. Let me explain how is this **** in can masterpiece"
    My first defeated boss. Walked down to canyon by some dumb Mario Bros shortcut (horse only, climbing is to difficult for programmers). Found crypt with stone goblins and boss. Read a lot of spoilers "look left etc". Skyrim is    ------------------ after more hours - it wasnt more attractive
    Its not hard and challenging. Its just dumb. Let me explain how is this **** in can masterpiece"
    My first defeated boss. Walked down to canyon by some dumb Mario Bros shortcut (horse only, climbing is to difficult for programmers). Found crypt with stone goblins and boss. Read a lot of spoilers "look left etc". Skyrim is scarier. Tried to kill goblin ahead, targeting button is locking one on sealing, cant change target.... Found some ground button to unlock door. I dont see something - why mount door open button so far away. So complicated mechanism and no door key. Ive killed few times goblins to spend runes for next level. Why i cant spend runes for 0.7 part of level? Thats why i feel little like in MMO kill mobs until level up and next kill boss...
    Killing boss wasnt easy a specially when not killed goblins and just run to the boss room. 2 problems - goblin heads in magic boss door and summoned wolves attacking them without effect.
    3-rd problem dumb fight style with bosses - hundrets of non physical dodges, wrong collisions, and not many options with weapon and shield, little dumb counters. More logic would be some aikido/judo movements with so much mass difference or just big cannon, physical huge companion/minion/army,... Next part after killing goblins and boss i've won. Lot of stones "i did it" etc but for what? I didnt saw any loot. Weaker goblin had more attractive but also dumb stone head helmet.
    No satisfactions. Same thing with killing large trolls.
    My opinion was 5/10 now i could only give less. 3/10

    ----------------earlier review
    Maybe too early for review, but just boring, not intriguing. Bigger overhype than CP77. How its possible to get so many possitives before release?
    - optimization 3/10
    - story 2/10 (fingers, rings, witches, some boring ideas)
    - graphics and nice atmospheric lightning 7/10
    - menu and shortcuts with keyboard 2/10
    - physics and fighting 5/10
    - open world i don't feel consistance, reason to go further. Its so chaotic and claustrophobic in design.
    - tutorial 2/10 - i hate this text stones. I dont know why i cannot summon spirits. Ive found after hours how to run and lock target.
    - fighting - u die very often but painless. It would be easy when u find weak points, preferred weapon sets and know how to run, but its too old style. Not much physics, cant undecide to do some move. Illogical counter, block, break system or animations. Only left right attack axis. I dont want to enable enemy lock to move backwards. Tps camera lock would be better for me.
    -level up system 4/10 (good are small changes between levels but i prefer training level up style than some collecting runes)

    Overall: 5/10 - only because i hope next part of the game would be maybe more interesting.    … Expand
  64. c6h12o6free
    Mar 29, 2022
    10
    Punishing, brutal, satisfying. There is a new adventure around every corner of an extremely large world.
  65. finz
    Mar 29, 2022
    8
    You would be lying if you said this game didn't have great potential its almost there, yeah the pc port is lack luster but really complaining about ultrawide support is kinda pathetic, the game runs fine for me I don't know why that's a problem for so many. I get it, after games like cyberpunk and security breach another poorly optimized game isn't what we wanted but to give it a 0 justYou would be lying if you said this game didn't have great potential its almost there, yeah the pc port is lack luster but really complaining about ultrawide support is kinda pathetic, the game runs fine for me I don't know why that's a problem for so many. I get it, after games like cyberpunk and security breach another poorly optimized game isn't what we wanted but to give it a 0 just because it doesn't always run smooth 60fps, I REALLY and I mean REALLY enjoy playing this game its just fun and isn't that all that really matters. I understand being mad about the port but I think this is to far. Lets just enjoy the game.… Expand
  66. JamesCarter
    Mar 29, 2022
    8
    Horizons, Far Cry's, Tom Clancy's - "Don't worry little player you safe with us. Just take our hand and we show you where to go. And while you at it you can look around and enjoy view of our ray traced, uberrealistic and completely dead and boring world. You can enjoy mediocre story that you've seen thousand of times. Enjoy our overbearing UX that clutter every inch of your ultrawide 4kHorizons, Far Cry's, Tom Clancy's - "Don't worry little player you safe with us. Just take our hand and we show you where to go. And while you at it you can look around and enjoy view of our ray traced, uberrealistic and completely dead and boring world. You can enjoy mediocre story that you've seen thousand of times. Enjoy our overbearing UX that clutter every inch of your ultrawide 4k monitor. The worst thing you can do is move from already carefully paved pass to explore underwhelming boredom of our empty, dead game."
    Some problems with stuttering and FPS dips, but nothing that couple of patches couldn't fix.
    Great game.    … Expand
  67. michht
    Mar 29, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is a fantastic and the most ambitious project From Soft has done yet, maybe too ambitious since I've found myself almost angry at times since the map and stuff to do is so big. It has some problems here and there with the port, but most of them have been solver already with patches.

    It is overall a great game, with very little negative aspects such as topography, nonetheless    Elden Ring is a fantastic and the most ambitious project From Soft has done yet, maybe too ambitious since I've found myself almost angry at times since the map and stuff to do is so big. It has some problems here and there with the port, but most of them have been solver already with patches.

    It is overall a great game, with very little negative aspects such as topography, nonetheless the game is still a great joy to play and experience!    … Expand
  68. Gohax
    Mar 29, 2022
    9
    Elden ring a game that almost every souls fan including myself craved for so long finally released was it worth the hype ? yes yes and yes the game is the most fun i had since red dead 2 its stupidly immersive and fun everything in this world is just wow i have almost 70 hours on console and pc combined and i still haven't seen everything this is totally game of the year material

    the    Elden ring a game that almost every souls fan including myself craved for so long finally released was it worth the hype ? yes yes and yes the game is the most fun i had since red dead 2 its stupidly immersive and fun everything in this world is just wow i have almost 70 hours on console and pc combined and i still haven't seen everything this is totally game of the year material

    the only bad things i can say about this game are:

    - the game is very unoptimized and released in a broken state on pc and console which really killed it for most players and really takes my final score for this game down

    - the game feels way to easy because of how its approachable for a lot of new players and i really don't want the next souls game to be easy just for the sake of more people buying it

    but with all those cons in mind still my final score to Elden ring is an easy 9 out of 10 the game is fun and doesn't hold your hand at all unlike other third person open world games it could have been an easy 10 but at its current broken unoptimized state its not there yet i really recommend this for souls veterans and new people to the genre just because its super fun and approachable for everyone    … Expand
  69. Barivuil55
    Mar 29, 2022
    10
    Too bad review bombing is a thing. This game is amazing and it deserves a better score.

    It's true the PC port is a bit buggy, but it's far from what people make it to be.
    I love the combination of Dark Souls's combat and open-world gameplay. From Software did a great job combining the two in the most organic way.
    I'd say the game is well worth its price tag.
  70. Resodar
    Mar 29, 2022
    8
    After 30+ hours of playing I have to say this is just great.
    The lack of guidance, the difficulty and the atmosphere of the world are great. I like challenging games, where I die often or have to restart myself because my run wasn't perfect. I like to play stealth games like Hitman so trying a boss over and over is something I actually like a lot. It gives you the feeling that you    After 30+ hours of playing I have to say this is just great.
    The lack of guidance, the difficulty and the atmosphere of the world are great. I like challenging games, where I die often or have to restart myself because my run wasn't perfect. I like to play stealth games like Hitman so trying a boss over and over is something I actually like a lot. It gives you the feeling that you achieved something that not everyone is able to achieve.
    I played many open world games like CP2077, Dying Light 1&2, Most Far Cry titles, AC, and so on and these games feel more and more like I have a list of chores to complete. The map littered with quest markers, which often lead to boring side quests, that I usually regret doing, is simply pain for me. Elden Ring is exactly the opposite of that. No Questmarkers whatsoever and I like it!
    Elden Ring is a breath of fresh air in the open world genre.
    Combat is really challenging, especially for me who has never played a Souls-like game before, I die a lot, even to regular mobs, but I don't care. It's fun because eventually you beat the boss or clear the area and then feel good about it.

    Why only 8/10?
    Mainly technical issues like:
    1) the 60Fps cap. I have a 144Hz monitor and a RTX 3080 that I really like to use. I don't see the reason why the framerate is capped. Haven't had the kind of stutters that other have so no issue for me.

    2) bad controls for mouse and keyboard. Why are there Xbox promps when I first start the game? (btw I know how to change that, but still, why?)
    Why is the map key "G" and not "M"? A minor detail, but cmon... every other game uses "M".
    Keyboard layout overall isn't the best. Had to change nearly every key besides WASD to get good controls. FS could've done better here.

    3) Inventory, Pouches, Equipment: Those tabs are nasty and not intuitive. Why can I not click on an item in my inventory and simply select if I want to equip it where my flasks are or if I want it in my pouch? Also how do I know what goes into the pouch and what doesn't? Why do I have to switch between inventory tabs why "Y" & "X"? "E" & "R" would've been much better in my opinion.

    Overall these things are kind of minor to me, but I still have to take them into account. Can't give a 10/10 if it's not perfect ;)    … Expand
  71. WillGamer
    Mar 28, 2022
    9
    120 hrs in I have to say that this game is amazing. So much to explore and so many interesting monster designs. There is a steep learning curve if you are not familiar with 'Dark Souls' type games but totally worth it if you just push through. There are a lot of guides online to help as well. I did not experience any of the stuttering issues that some of the older reviews in here reported.
  72. galillo
    Mar 28, 2022
    10
    ya era la mejor saga de juegos y también los mejores en mundo abierto que bestialidad
  73. soulsvet123
    Mar 28, 2022
    4
    This game some how pissed off new comers and souls veterans. I played Bloodborne, Dark souls 3 and Seikro before playing Elden ring. Elden ring is the last fun game to play. If only the reviews know how the game works.
    You need skill and persistence to beat the previous game bosses. you no longer need that just level up tank hits and over power bosses.
    Bosses and insane combos that are    This game some how pissed off new comers and souls veterans. I played Bloodborne, Dark souls 3 and Seikro before playing Elden ring. Elden ring is the last fun game to play. If only the reviews know how the game works.
    You need skill and persistence to beat the previous game bosses. you no longer need that just level up tank hits and over power bosses.
    Bosses and insane combos that are impossible to dodge. May be a bloodborne or sekiro like character would do some justice to the new bosses.
    Story is straight up cringe.
    Every boss with multiple hands only use 2 hands in combat. So what that means is a wasted potential and staying in the comfort zone.
    open world feels like a chore. You play dungeons to get spirt ashes or golden seed. You get the best mimic by playing story line. after upgrading crimson flask to max. I was left with 5 extra golden seeds. So what that basically means was doing dungeons is a waste of time. No real benefit except you being over leveled for the boss fight.
    After you explore everything and ready to fight the boss. In a traditionally way you find yourself way over leveled and slap the boss cheeks. if are under leveled the bosses will slap your cheeks. there is no middle ground here. Worst bosses I ever played are exclusive in this game.
    open world is good for few hours after that it feels pretty useless. most of the effort went into early game and its all down hill from there on.
    you play souls games for bosses. which is the biggest failure in this game. Graphics are fine but I can forgive that.
    Bloodborne > Sekiro > DS3 > Elden ring    … Expand
  74. marcoeldenmid
    Mar 28, 2022
    1
    mid game bro sekiro is better much better mid ring elden middddddddddddddddd
  75. Ifalna
    Mar 28, 2022
    7
    TLDR: Open world DS3 with a few minor additions.

    Full disclosure: I have not completed Elden Ring and don't plan to for now. I bought into the hype and regret dropping full price on this game so I'm hoping my review might help those still on the fence about buying this game. I have beaten Demons Souls, Darks Souls 1-3, Bloodborne so I do have experience with prior Fromsoft games and    TLDR: Open world DS3 with a few minor additions.

    Full disclosure: I have not completed Elden Ring and don't plan to for now. I bought into the hype and regret dropping full price on this game so I'm hoping my review might help those still on the fence about buying this game. I have beaten Demons Souls, Darks Souls 1-3, Bloodborne so I do have experience with prior Fromsoft games and have enjoyed them. The technical issues with the PC port have already been covered ad nauseum so I'll go over some of the other aspects of the game.

    Gameplay:
    Basically the same as Dark Souls 3 with a few minor changes: 1) addition of jump button, 2) addition of mount and very basic mounted combat, 3) addition of guard cancel, 4) weapon arts are now equippable ("ashes of war" in Elden Ring). Veterans of the Souls series will feel right at home whereas the slower, calculated and methodical style of combat may take some getting used to for newcomers. Button mashing will get you killed very quickly in this game and even trash mobs can tear you apart.

    What was once revolutionary and spawned the whole subgenre of "Soulslike" games has become stale, predictable, and formulaic. Most of the enemies are reskins from the prior entries and in some cases, reused assets (eg. the giant crabs). Yes, the game is punishingly difficult but much of that difficulty is artificial from things like janky camera angles, busted hitboxes that pass through walls, gank squads in tight quarters, enemy projectiles defying the laws of physics, etc. Bosses attack relentlessly and you'll find yourself dodging for what feels like an eternity for a safe opportunity to counterattack, only to deal like 2% of their health. You'll likely die to greed, trying to get some more hits in on the boss because you're so bored of doing nothing but dodging yet another unending combo.

    For fans of the Souls series, this may be everything you wanted and for newcomers, this may still be fresh and exciting. For those who've played the Souls series and were hoping for some fresh gameplay, you won't find it here.

    World Design:
    The biggest change in Elden Ring from the Souls series is the introduction of an open world. For many, this is a breath of fresh air and one of their favourite features of Elden Ring. The world is massive and you can easily spend hours just exploring, opening up many possibilities for non-linear progression. Unfortunately for me, once I got passed the initial beauty of the world, I found it to be mostly empty and lifeless, and I found spending hours riding around on my mount looking for things to do tedious and boring. You will encounter random enemy mobs scattered throughout but the reward for killing them wasn't worth the effort so I just started riding around them. The optional dungeons I explored felt pointless, akin to the Chalice dungeons in Bloodborne.

    If you follow the recommended path through the game, you will likely be severely underleveled for the first main boss so exploration of optional content is clearly encouraged by design. Sadly, I don't find the exploration in Elden Ring to be interesting enough for the time investment required and this is the main reason why I don't plan on finishing Elden Ring, while I do plan on finishing DS3. However, many people love the aspect of exploration and discovery in Elden Ring so you may have a very different experience from me.

    Story:
    Like all the prior Souls titles, the story of Elden Ring is told cryptically in fragments mainly from NPC dialogue and item descriptions. George RR Martin was involved in the writing which I never would have guessed since the lore seems to basically be a reskin of the prior Souls titles. There are 1:1 equivalents for almost everything. The Elden Ring = First flame, Tarnished = chosen undead/ashen one, Site of Grace = Bonfire, Crimson Flask = Estus flask etc. Souls games have always required multiple playthroughs to unlock all the different endings and different NPC questlines to piece together the lore. The lore is often rich and interesting but I frankly don't have the time to go through the effort and will be watching some youtube lore videos to experience the story.

    Some people love this mysterious style of narrative and I enjoyed it with the prior Souls games as well. However, it really is just feeling like more of the same at this point and even the basic premise is similar to the prior games and I guess I was hoping for something fresh.

    Overall:
    Elden Ring is a very good game but isn't for everyone. Fans of the Souls series who just wanted more of the same will enjoy this and newcomers who don't mind the challenge will likely get sucked in as well. However, for players like me who enjoyed the Souls games but were expecting something new, Elden Ring falls shorts. Maybe I just don't like open world games? 7/10.    … Expand
  76. eParadoxon
    Mar 28, 2022
    0
    I really dont get how people can call this unfinished boring time waster a masterpiece. I mean even the controlls are striaght outta PS2 era. The whole game has no structure or balance. Everything, from the dialoges to the menu to the enemy strength to level design is pure arbitrariness. This leads to undeserved deaths like (sprint button is also dodge button. Okay so far but when you hitI really dont get how people can call this unfinished boring time waster a masterpiece. I mean even the controlls are striaght outta PS2 era. The whole game has no structure or balance. Everything, from the dialoges to the menu to the enemy strength to level design is pure arbitrariness. This leads to undeserved deaths like (sprint button is also dodge button. Okay so far but when you hit and HOLD, the character still makes a giat jump backwards) which sure has cost millions of runes. Sorry I can not unsee stuff like this. It would be EASY to fix this by making the character only dodge when the button is pressed short and on hold the character goes into sprint mode (like in every ♥♥♥ game since 2001 or so) I dont know if this is intentionally BAD game design or if they simply didnt knew better.… Expand
  77. wzku9x
    Mar 28, 2022
    0
    First game in a long time where you get exactly what you payed for and exactly what was advertised, no micro transactions, no battle pass, just a massive playground where the only one limiting your enjoyment and progression is you. The only thing as grand and marvelous as the world itself are the horrors attempting to keep you from your goals. Elden ring is as hard as you make it.Flaws areFirst game in a long time where you get exactly what you payed for and exactly what was advertised, no micro transactions, no battle pass, just a massive playground where the only one limiting your enjoyment and progression is you. The only thing as grand and marvelous as the world itself are the horrors attempting to keep you from your goals. Elden ring is as hard as you make it.Flaws are few and far between (a few npc quests were unfinished and guess what, its already been patched-looking at you coz!). I wish other game developers put as much love, care, and dedication to its games, its fans, and its employees as FromSoftware has.… Expand
  78. NyanFish
    Mar 28, 2022
    2
    Стимулятор ходьбы за бесполезным лутом с красивыми видами
    Игра без баланса с 3 рабочими билдами, с пвп в котором к вам будут вторгаться и шотить одним скиллом оружия
    С повторяющимися мобами и боссами в адском количестве, никак не обоснованых для данной локации ниче С нерабочей системой фантомов (в некоторых локациях) когда призываешь кореша, а он у тебя стоя ездит и бьёт босса в    Стимулятор ходьбы за бесполезным лутом с красивыми видами
    Игра без баланса с 3 рабочими билдами, с пвп в котором к вам будут вторгаться и шотить одним скиллом оружия
    С повторяющимися мобами и боссами в адском количестве, никак не обоснованых для данной локации ниче
    С нерабочей системой фантомов (в некоторых локациях) когда призываешь кореша, а он у тебя стоя ездит и бьёт босса в воздухе, а босс умирает В целом я могу продолжать ещё долго, но не думаю что меня кто то поймёт
    Елден Шит 2 из 10    … Expand
  79. TobDog
    Mar 28, 2022
    9
    Malgré quelques ralentissements, ce jeu est excellent! Il est vaste, exigent. Parcourir l'entre terre, affronter les boss, faire progresser son perso est un véritable plaisir extrêmement addictif, je le recommande vivement!
  80. Robertoes
    Mar 28, 2022
    10
    Excellent game, runs poorly on computers, but I was able to fix that and never noticed any issues again in my 50 hour playthrough. One issue I do have with this game though is the sheer absurdity of the damage late-game enemies do, I'm fine with bosses doing that damage, but some random bug guy wiped out half of my 2000 health in a single attack, otherwise solid game.
  81. Kyhan
    Mar 27, 2022
    5
    An amazing game!
    One of the most complete game that's came out in years Literally can't stop playing
  82. Dranuke
    Mar 27, 2022
    10
    This is the game that makes me feel like a kid again that I have been waiting for.
  83. Nothumbs
    Mar 27, 2022
    9
    I delete my first review now that I have put more hours in the game and is my second play through. its a 9/10.
  84. Tinkuwu
    Mar 27, 2022
    8
    Definitely a solid 8.7/10, but could be better. I originally would have made it an 8.5/10, but they added an update that lets you finish Alexander's questline.

    Ultimately, if you enjoy Dark Souls 3 and are okay with tweaking settings to get better performance, I would recommend you to try out this game. It's honestly one of the best games I've played in several years, probably since 2015.
  85. Flymooo
    Mar 27, 2022
    10
    I just wanted to say thank you to all the gamers out there that bought all of the other FromSoftware games, if they didn’t they absolute masterpiece would of never existed.

    I tried Dark Souls and just couldn’t get into it, was just a little to linear for my liking But this games many weapons, armour, enemies and exploration spots makes this the ultimate open world experience, And of    I just wanted to say thank you to all the gamers out there that bought all of the other FromSoftware games, if they didn’t they absolute masterpiece would of never existed.

    I tried Dark Souls and just couldn’t get into it, was just a little to linear for my liking But this games many weapons, armour, enemies and exploration spots makes this the ultimate open world experience,

    And of course the actual fighting never gets old, the epic boss fights are challenging but satisfying.

    If you love your open world RPG games this is a absolute must, it has made me realise how mediocre 95% of other games are,    … Expand
  86. Xpleen
    Mar 27, 2022
    4
    The game crashes, error 0xc000001d 7 times today it's really annoying. I really hope this will be fixed in the next patch.
    But when it works I have fun.
  87. Dracoinfamous
    Mar 27, 2022
    9
    The performance on PC has some problems, but it's not as horrible as many say, in my case the game was played with dropped frames at times (but after patch 2 several problems were solved). It's a typical soulsborne game, but with many new elements and a mixture of things from previous Miyazaki titles, excellent open world, beautiful music, dynamic gameplay, the story is incredible (as farThe performance on PC has some problems, but it's not as horrible as many say, in my case the game was played with dropped frames at times (but after patch 2 several problems were solved). It's a typical soulsborne game, but with many new elements and a mixture of things from previous Miyazaki titles, excellent open world, beautiful music, dynamic gameplay, the story is incredible (as far as I'm concerned) and above all, a Spectacular design of characters, monsters and creatures.

    Sure, the game has its level of difficulty, but being an open world gives you the chance to equip yourself to the best of your ability and then face the bosses and mini-bosses, that's what's beautiful and engaging about the game, it's difficult, yes , but it allows you to expand the possibilities for you to improve your level, and by making more and more effort, it rewards you, and with those rewards you improve to later face the most powerful enemies.

    The game doesn't treat you like a fool, rather it wants you to get better and by getting better, more powerful.

    It is clearly a very good title. 9/10    … Expand
  88. Gouken128
    Mar 27, 2022
    9
    Game is awesome and very addictive! The world is beautiful and full of dungeons, bosses and items, that make it very fun to play. Graphics are Ok, but the design of the enemies is awesome. The general art direction of the game is nothing new or original but it has some wow moments and locations. And then, it has its errors: weird collision boxes only for the player, like when you hit wallsGame is awesome and very addictive! The world is beautiful and full of dungeons, bosses and items, that make it very fun to play. Graphics are Ok, but the design of the enemies is awesome. The general art direction of the game is nothing new or original but it has some wow moments and locations. And then, it has its errors: weird collision boxes only for the player, like when you hit walls with your weapon cancelling your attack (but the enemies hit through it and kill you) camera issues (during combat means you are dead), z-targetting just doesnt work, "cheating" combat mechanics for the enemies disguised as high difficulty, the world feels dead, unbalanced weapons/builds, and sometimes feels like an open world battle game instead of a RPG. Maybe some patches can fix some of these things. :)… Expand
  89. Nikita2289
    Mar 27, 2022
    10
    I finished the game, I liked the game very much. I want to highlight, not very good optimization (there are FPS gaps). And I'm so happy, I will definitely replay it again!
  90. bobosen85
    Mar 27, 2022
    7
    Early game: 6 out of 10
    Mid game: 10 out of 10
    Late game: 2 out of 10 Overall fun but scales horribly. Plus you need a guide for everything, typical from soft.
  91. gkhansavas1905
    Mar 27, 2022
    2
    One of users tell "please play the game before writing a review about it" . Thats a very true advice. However i couldnt play this game more than 2 hours. that wasnt because the game was hard. i have RTX 2070 on my tower , and i have 1080 p monitör. i couldnt get 60 fps continually. mostly it drops a lot. i wonder What kind of set-up is there for those who give high scores to the game?
  92. MiMB
    Mar 27, 2022
    4
    Being a souls fan, I'm pretty disappointed in this game ... for so many reasons ...
    * there's no innovation whatsoever. it's more of the same of ds3
    * quest system cannot apply the same way it did to ds3 for example, simply because the world is so HUGE ... and u'll either miss on too much or just forget about it altogether if u don't use a guide ... which is a very bad way to play a game    Being a souls fan, I'm pretty disappointed in this game ... for so many reasons ...
    * there's no innovation whatsoever. it's more of the same of ds3
    * quest system cannot apply the same way it did to ds3 for example, simply because the world is so HUGE ... and u'll either miss on too much or just forget about it altogether if u don't use a guide ... which is a very bad way to play a game ... cause what's the catch?! watch and apply
    * Most of the world looks really bad ... esp caelid ... it simply looks horrible ... like an unfinished scribbled draft
    * no story unless u watch looong lore videos
    * Opening cutscene voice acting is pathetic and mostly all npcs'
    * bad performance
    * world feel empty most often
    * reskinned enemies .. even bosses!
    * no skill required .. just level up or be a mage and u'll be fine
    * hitboxes are pathetic and hits from enemies ignore walls while urs deflect normally!
    * arrows and magic ignore enemies .. and enemies' magic reaches way further than ur Same magic
    * sometimes u can't decide how come some lightweight enemies have so much poise .. even more than u do despite the fact that ur armor and weapons surpass theirs by so much!!

    all in all the game is just tiresome and feels like a chore .. nothing original .. just scraps of previous games molded in an unfinished world 4/10    … Expand
  93. v_for_vlammenos
    Mar 27, 2022
    6
    Ok, this is a review that i never wanted to write but here we go.

    Fist the good: the world looks amazing, locations and enemies are diverse and boy oh boy, this game is HUGE! The secrets are everywhere, weapons are cool and there is tons of quality of life improvements. World building is up there with the best they ever produced. There are a lot of moments that i caught myself looking    Ok, this is a review that i never wanted to write but here we go.

    Fist the good: the world looks amazing, locations and enemies are diverse and boy oh boy, this game is HUGE! The secrets are everywhere, weapons are cool and there is tons of quality of life improvements.
    World building is up there with the best they ever produced. There are a lot of moments that i caught myself looking at my screen with my eyes wide open, gaping mouth and a genuine feeling of awe.
    This game really nails down the exploration experience!

    Now the negative which are without doubt not a lot, but are - for me at least- borderline game breaking: Game runs like absolute crap on my 3070, 32Gb Ram, 10700K rig. I run every other title on the market on max settings, no problem, but I'm getting constant stutters on this one. The one thing that a From game cannot have is **** performance, as everything can kill you in the blink of an eye.
    It's been a month already that the game is out and it's as if the problem is not even addressed anymore in the updates so at this point i'm starting to doubt that they'll ever fix it. I also have a base PS4 and I find the thought that i should have bought the game there as it'd have much more stable performance to be at least infuriating.
    And that brings us to the second issue: Balancing is shockingly bad. Almost every weapon is OP.
    Almost every enemy can 1 shot you, there are dogs that can literally 1 shoot you in this game, I wouldn't be so salty if we are talking about bosses but plain old mobs doing so much damage while you have the best armor and a ton of vigor, that's just bad balancing.

    This game needed a bit more time in the oven i think and it's a shame because a lot of people were counting the days for it to be released and i was one of them. It can be a 10/10 but right now, its definitely not there.

    From Software, all i will say is, i really thought you were better than this.    … Expand
  94. Datplays
    Mar 27, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring te coloca em um mundo épico, te ensina o principal, porém o resto você precisa aprender sozinho, tirando a má-otimização para PC, o game é fantástico e inovador. A Fromsoftware evoluiu de maneira magistral, pois o jogo te dá uma liberdade enorme, Mundo aberto rico e envolvente, tornando-se prazeroso explorar cada canto do mapa. Os gráficos são bonitos, a ambientação te prende,Elden Ring te coloca em um mundo épico, te ensina o principal, porém o resto você precisa aprender sozinho, tirando a má-otimização para PC, o game é fantástico e inovador. A Fromsoftware evoluiu de maneira magistral, pois o jogo te dá uma liberdade enorme, Mundo aberto rico e envolvente, tornando-se prazeroso explorar cada canto do mapa. Os gráficos são bonitos, a ambientação te prende, lutas com chefes insanos e trilha sonora magnífica.… Expand
  95. nickolas040
    Mar 27, 2022
    10
    Everything in this game is amazing. From the world that is wide and full enough of enemies, unexplored dungeons and unknown secrets, to the vibe that the general gameplay gives which feels like you play a truly evolved souls game. They have massively enhanced hitboxes (made them more precise). The lore is very rich and interesting.
  96. Leoscar
    Mar 27, 2022
    6
    Painfully average game that doesn't meet the expectations. It is by no mean bad, but it was designed with quantity in mind instead of quality, and it shows.

    I'll get the technical issues out of the way now : Easy Anti Cheat is a massive joke that leeches performances like nothing while being useless to prevent cheating. Disabling the anti cheat is easy, greatly improves performances but    Painfully average game that doesn't meet the expectations. It is by no mean bad, but it was designed with quantity in mind instead of quality, and it shows.

    I'll get the technical issues out of the way now : Easy Anti Cheat is a massive joke that leeches performances like nothing while being useless to prevent cheating. Disabling the anti cheat is easy, greatly improves performances but prevents online play. Worth it if you ask me. The game simply doesn't run well on otherwise decent PCs.

    The combat is as low as it's been in all souls game. I did not play as a caster so I can't tell if it's better, but melee combat is so repetitive and unsatisfying for a few reasons : Elden Ring has Dark Souls 1's style of poise coupled with bosses that do nothing but spam force you into a reactive, passive playstyle where you only exploit the small opening to use one ash of war/charged attack/jump attack to go back to dodging.

    The world is also incredibly repetitive, once past the first area you'll have seen most of the structures, enemies and bosses. A lot of them are simply copypasted and it gets old fast.    … Expand
  97. Ekemith
    Mar 27, 2022
    10
    I have doubts if this is the best souls Fromsoftware has created, disputing the title with Sekiro. It feels like a fitting end to the more medieval souls, a grand and exciting adventure in a world that makes you want to explore for hours. After 200 hours of gameplay I still feel like I have a lot of exploring to do and will start a new game soon to face certain bosses again.

    It feels    I have doubts if this is the best souls Fromsoftware has created, disputing the title with Sekiro. It feels like a fitting end to the more medieval souls, a grand and exciting adventure in a world that makes you want to explore for hours. After 200 hours of gameplay I still feel like I have a lot of exploring to do and will start a new game soon to face certain bosses again.

    It feels bigger and more alive than dark souls, not necessarily harder which is not a bad thing.    … Expand
  98. hakusenpaifu
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    Peak of rpg games, there is no discussion if you downvote this game is only cause you play kids games
  99. Vverityy
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    Incredible game, bad port. An amazing experience overall, but occasional crashes and freezes are annoying. Still giving a 10 because the game itself deserves it.
  100. mcwilbern
    Mar 26, 2022
    0
    this game is very bad and sucks love getting one shot killed and im lvl 150+ its great this game is very bad and sucks love getting one shot killed and im lvl 150+ its great this game is very bad and sucks love getting one shot killed and im lvl 150+ its great this game is very bad and sucks love getting one shot killed and im lvl 150+ its great this game is very bad and sucks lovethis game is very bad and sucks love getting one shot killed and im lvl 150+ its great this game is very bad and sucks love getting one shot killed and im lvl 150+ its great this game is very bad and sucks love getting one shot killed and im lvl 150+ its great this game is very bad and sucks love getting one shot killed and im lvl 150+ its great this game is very bad and sucks love getting one shot killed and im lvl 150+ its great this game is very bad and sucks love getting one shot killed and im lvl 150+ its great this game is very bad and sucks love getting one shot killed and im lvl 150+ its great… Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 60 Critic Reviews

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  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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