Elden Ring

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5812 Ratings

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  1. TheHambro
    May 4, 2022
    10
    Man…..what a journey Elden Ring was. Yeah, sure, there was a lot of hype surrounding the game, and I knew I was going to play it day one. And yeah, sure, I knew it was gonna be good. I’ve played every title FromSoftware has dropped, so I knew what to expect. What I didn’t expect, however, is that Elden Ring would blow my expectations right outta the effin’ water.

    Where do I even    Man…..what a journey Elden Ring was. Yeah, sure, there was a lot of hype surrounding the game, and I knew I was going to play it day one. And yeah, sure, I knew it was gonna be good. I’ve played every title FromSoftware has dropped, so I knew what to expect. What I didn’t expect, however, is that Elden Ring would blow my expectations right outta the effin’ water.

    Where do I even start? Huge open world. Nooks and crannies freakin’ galore. Secrets. Dungeons. Secret dungeons. I mean, you name it, they’ve already thought about it and put in this damn game. This is a world begging to be explored. Because if you do, you will absolutely stumble upon something. A weapon, armor set, spell, whatever. This game rewards you in so many different ways. And the world…holy hell, just beautifully crafted; intricate, in fact. The world is your oyster. Play however you want, go in any direction you want, fight whoever you want. It simply will not hold your hand. From the very moment you step foot into the first area, the game simply tells you, “go”. I got huge Breath of the Wild vibes, and that is a beautiful thing to have that much freedom at your fingertips.

    Here are my gripes. For the PC version, the performance is hit or miss. The game runs great the vast majority of the time, but I’ve run into frame rate drops, hiccups, and freezes every so often. Dungeons will recycle bosses, so I wish there was more variety there. Main bosses are a friggin’ nightmare. They will one hit kill you, or assault you with relentless combos, and have long range and devastating area of effect attacks. Maybe I need to “get good”, but somewhere in the back of my mind while fighting these bosses I felt like the relentless amount of attacks thrown at you and damage scaling could use some tweaking.

    Elden ring is not just a lover letter to the Soulsborne genre, but a love letter to gaming in general. It has been a long time where I have been truly absorbed in a game. I very, very rarely try and unlock trophies in any game. This was an exception. I unlocked every trophy. Elden Ring set the standard and set the bar really, really high. This is what games should strive to be like. It really was a pleasure to play and experience this, and I hope FromSoftware continues to follow this formula with their future projects. Although I had an issue or two with this game, Elden Ring is perfection. This is a masterpiece, and you would be remiss not to play this.    … Expand
  2. colonelp
    Dec 11, 2022
    10
    Fantastic game. One of the best i've played. Has everything you want, an amazing openworld, monsters to fight!
  3. daLira
    Nov 17, 2022
    10
    If you like dark fantasy, souls games in general, or are a fan of it's granddaddy Berserk anyway... why are you even reading this?

    It's a great game, one of the best. It has it's flaws, surely had them in the beginning and it's absolutely against current mainstream in all ways possible, but this just makes it even more unique.

    And it's better than DS2, so 10/10
  4. znarfels
    May 23, 2023
    10
    Pro:
    - beautiful game
    - deep mechanics
    - lot of build potential
    - it is difficult, but not too difficult

    Cons:
    - quests are a joke without google
    - story telling is all over the place. I have 100+ hours into the game and have no clue whats going on
  5. Guinhow2
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    First jogo muito bom nem gosto de souls mas gostei parece zelda mano whaaaa
  6. 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.
  7. Michael_Samoxa
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is a masterpiece, this game is absolutely amazing.
    The open world is beautiful with loads of secrets to find and nooks to explore.
    With about 200 hours of play currently, lag and stutter issues were extremely rare. I 100% recommend this game to anyone who hasn't played Souls before. BUT THIS GAME REALLY NEED A QUEST JOURNAL. Because it's impossible to keep everything in    Elden Ring is a masterpiece, this game is absolutely amazing.
    The open world is beautiful with loads of secrets to find and nooks to explore.
    With about 200 hours of play currently, lag and stutter issues were extremely rare.
    I 100% recommend this game to anyone who hasn't played Souls before.

    BUT THIS GAME REALLY NEED A QUEST JOURNAL.
    Because it's impossible to keep everything in your mind.

    PC Spec: R5 2600/32gb 3200/GTX 1080 (spec is pretty weak for 2022 imho)
    Resolution 1080p. Graphics preset Maximum.
    Performance: 60 fps with drops to ~40 fps in random places and at non-obvious actions.
    Game installed on HDD, i think this partly explains the lags, but loading is between tp fairly fast.    … Expand
  8. Taylo226
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    One of the best open world games made to date. They just need to make a normal coop with no hoops to jump through and it would take this to the next level
  9. Haveaseatson
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    The game is an absolute must play, 10/10, im playing on pc with a GTX1080, Ryzen 5600x, 32gb ram, at 1440p, ive had barely any issues, 2 crashes to desktop in 40 hours played, no progress lost, so a minor inconvenience at worst. Slight frame drops in some areas but nothing that severaly impacts your enjoyment.
  10. GruuLV
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    Minus few stuttering issues (i'm certain they will be fixed soon) in certain parts of map... game is AMAZING!
  11. iqreyesg
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    The optimization its horrible but the game its really innmense and cool. If you're a souls lover, you will find the way to make run almost perfect in the PC and YOU WILL ENJOY EVERY f..ng moment of this masterpiece. If you're an very exigent rat gamer, wait for the next version of the g america. But if you wanna a get a lot of soulsborne, get it.
  12. HeroHesham
    Apr 29, 2022
    10
    If you want more accurate reviews, go look up steam reviews. you can actually see if the person has actually played it, plus how many hours he has.
    Don't waste your time on this cesspool.
  13. 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.
  14. TheSickMan
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    The note said "chest ahead" at the edge of a cliff with nothing in sight...there were plenty of bloodstains but they must've missed the jump... I had to be sure.
  15. smilodon142
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    My only complaint is a little bit of stuttering on pc & no 21:9 support. Other than that it's a great game, once in a decade release.
  16. SuperWorm
    Jan 23, 2023
    10
    Awesome game that has a lot to offer for both people coming from previous fromsoft games and people new to them.
  17. yurpo
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    I have minor framedrops but this is an amazing game. The gameplay, vastness, and hours of replay ability speaks for itself.
  18. TheAlphaReview
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    easily the greatest game of all time hands down. If you rush you can make it the hardest Souls game you've ever played.
    If you take it a bit slower, it will be similar in difficulty to the old games.
    If you take it very slow and out-level content it also fits the bit more casual player, although don't think it will be easy. The open world and "questing system" are the new benchmark    easily the greatest game of all time hands down. If you rush you can make it the hardest Souls game you've ever played.
    If you take it a bit slower, it will be similar in difficulty to the old games.
    If you take it very slow and out-level content it also fits the bit more casual player, although don't think it will be easy.

    The open world and "questing system" are the new benchmark for the entire genre. For me it's one of the best games I've ever played.    … Expand
  19. Wineneeder
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    It's fine. I'd like to see less open world and more dungeons. Give me a big sprawling dungeon, or an open world undead parish with multiple routes. Also some of the bosses are incredibly unfair/based off of new gimmicks (mainly riding) and leveling, rather than skill. YOU spend the eight hours beating Ulcerated Tree Spirit without leveling, potentially the second boss you can run into.It's fine. I'd like to see less open world and more dungeons. Give me a big sprawling dungeon, or an open world undead parish with multiple routes. Also some of the bosses are incredibly unfair/based off of new gimmicks (mainly riding) and leveling, rather than skill. YOU spend the eight hours beating Ulcerated Tree Spirit without leveling, potentially the second boss you can run into. The first fight is also like ten times harder than Vangard Demon in DsS. Also some of the open boss fights may put the enemy in unfair positions during attack animations, and make something potentially undodgeable (mainly the dragon so far, though sometimes the knight bosses)

    Anyway, my feelings are complicated. I'd almost say it is a misguided effort, some of the new features aren't very useful or fleshed/thought out, however the gameplay works much better than it has any right to, certainly better than what happened with BOTW.

    I'm giving it a 10 because the user reviews here are insane.    … Expand
  20. Tornan
    Jun 21, 2023
    10
    Game might be fun for souls fans but I didn't like enemy types and punishing gameplay. I can't recommend for casual gamers.

    Edit: After two years I returned to give it another chance but no this game is not for everyone.
  21. RicardoDavid
    Mar 14, 2022
    10
    PC controllers suck as usual in FromSoftware games, however, this is one of the best games ever made. Noobs as usual give bad reviews for dying 20 times in the first boss, but even they know the great game this one is.
  22. madsmmlaursen
    Feb 9, 2023
    10
    i have never played a souls like before and was allways scared of trying but this game inpressed me a lot the combat is really fun and the animations are dope and the world is amazing aswell truly a must play
  23. Hagal
    Jul 21, 2023
    10
    Absolute masterpiece. Haven't playing something this great for years. The world is insane, I just had to explore every inch, see what's behind the next turn. The way the world is designed with handholding left out, perfect, resulting in a genuine desire to explore. The enemy design and variety is insane, the amount of different enemies, all with their own movesets, design, backstory andAbsolute masterpiece. Haven't playing something this great for years. The world is insane, I just had to explore every inch, see what's behind the next turn. The way the world is designed with handholding left out, perfect, resulting in a genuine desire to explore. The enemy design and variety is insane, the amount of different enemies, all with their own movesets, design, backstory and place in this universe is hard to fathom. I have never seen a soo diverse set of enemy types. The visuals is insane, don't give people complaining about the graphics any thought, the visuals is off the chart. I don't know how many times I just stood there, looking at the views and vistas. The whole designfilosophy is so awesome, go wherever you want, do it any way you want, but if that fails - then maybe you should try another way, another tactic...… Expand
  24. ScarletDreams
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    Never been a souls fan, but im definatly an Elden Ring fan, this is by far one of the best games i have played in the year 2020. A full game with no DLC or MTX you get a full package right out the box and that is something we need more and more of. Just look at Grand Turismo, that game is littered with MTX and does not care to earn the respect of the gamers. Elden Ring is just a one of aNever been a souls fan, but im definatly an Elden Ring fan, this is by far one of the best games i have played in the year 2020. A full game with no DLC or MTX you get a full package right out the box and that is something we need more and more of. Just look at Grand Turismo, that game is littered with MTX and does not care to earn the respect of the gamers. Elden Ring is just a one of a kind game and im so glad i am alive to experience this!… Expand
  25. BUReauKRATOS
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    The game is cool. I don't talk about optimization because of old PC. I like it and can't stop playing it, because the world is big and this is similar to dark souls and i like dark souls
  26. WolfSergio
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    No he tenido problemas con el juego más que un par de drops de FPS, es entendible por los diferentes hardware que tiene la PC no es como consola que ya es un hardware fijo. Muy aparte es un primer juego para FS en Directx 12. Más allá de todo es un hermoso juego, es mi primer juego de este tipo de género soul y me gustó, lo compré porque está en mundo abierto, que es lo que al final meNo he tenido problemas con el juego más que un par de drops de FPS, es entendible por los diferentes hardware que tiene la PC no es como consola que ya es un hardware fijo. Muy aparte es un primer juego para FS en Directx 12. Más allá de todo es un hermoso juego, es mi primer juego de este tipo de género soul y me gustó, lo compré porque está en mundo abierto, que es lo que al final me llamo la atención para comprar un soul.… Expand
  27. Nanonoir
    Jun 8, 2023
    10
    Besides being visually stunning, From Software stepped up and showed how full of crap the game development world was releasing games with issues/large chunks of content missing and telling us that's normal. The game delivers on everything, from smooth gameplay to epic boss battles. And NOTHING is behind a paywall, not a single microtransaction implemented. Completing a section of the storyBesides being visually stunning, From Software stepped up and showed how full of crap the game development world was releasing games with issues/large chunks of content missing and telling us that's normal. The game delivers on everything, from smooth gameplay to epic boss battles. And NOTHING is behind a paywall, not a single microtransaction implemented. Completing a section of the story and connected boss really makes you feel like you accomplished something in a way most games have lost. There is countless ways to play, with having definite differences in weapons and skills to choose from and so many things hidden throughout the world that if you don't use a guide multiple playthroughs could still leave you missing things. A game that was well worth the money when released.… Expand
  28. RockRiding
    Apr 4, 2022
    10
    so BIG, so deep, so interesting, like nextgen zelda. Many secrets, many interesting bosses, many locations. U play the game and game doesn't meant to end.
  29. Leontorres7
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    10/10 Masterpiece, the best of the best, play it, this game redefines what an open world should be, it takes everything from previous FromSoftware titles improves on it and places you in the best open world ever created to date, no other game compares, it makes you want to keep exploring the more you discover and rewards you like no other game when you do so, it keeps the high difficulty10/10 Masterpiece, the best of the best, play it, this game redefines what an open world should be, it takes everything from previous FromSoftware titles improves on it and places you in the best open world ever created to date, no other game compares, it makes you want to keep exploring the more you discover and rewards you like no other game when you do so, it keeps the high difficulty and challenge all veteran players want while still being accessible to new people, I cant think of a better game than this one, this game will remain as a cornerstone of gaming it truly took the bar of what an open world game should be and rose it above everything ever before.… Expand
  30. salchimancer
    May 2, 2022
    10
    Just up-votting to 10 because I find unfair mostly of negative arguments like "terrible game play, graphics or optimization". Elden Ring is great, no matter how much Tree Sentinel has hurt you before.
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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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