Elden Ring

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5812 Ratings

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  1. Obadiah_Jenkins
    Aug 24, 2023
    9
    Great game, amazing world and interesting story, fun combat. I was actually compelled to finish this game, which is rare these days.
  2. 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
  3. mmihajlovic
    Apr 22, 2022
    9
    I'm changing my review here. I gave it 7 and a pretty crappy review because I was frustrated and irritated by it's game play. It's definitely hard and takes getting used to. But if you do get into it (like I finally did) you will find it's full of wonder and interesting things. Combat is great and the enemies are very unique. Can't stop playing now.
  4. p1menta
    Dec 25, 2022
    9
    From Software was never worng in anything. I f a game can produce the amount this one does on youtube, you gotta know its good.
  5. Moviekid
    Jul 22, 2022
    9
    Except for some annoying features, this game is a mindblowing journey that kept me addicted for 150 straight hours. Froms collected all their lore and gameplay specifics in this one huge piece of art, but I think this time they didn't beat Dark Souls 1 in atmosphere and story, neither the did beat Sekiro in gameplay sharpness and fluidity.
    P.S. Thanks Let me solo her dude, it was fun to    Except for some annoying features, this game is a mindblowing journey that kept me addicted for 150 straight hours. Froms collected all their lore and gameplay specifics in this one huge piece of art, but I think this time they didn't beat Dark Souls 1 in atmosphere and story, neither the did beat Sekiro in gameplay sharpness and fluidity.
    P.S. Thanks Let me solo her dude, it was fun to sit there and see you dancing with the red head butterfly.    … Expand
  6. Lasto
    Mar 6, 2022
    9
    What an absolute great game. Brutal, yes. But it is so Awesome to traverse this beautiful landscape. Your victories are incredibly satisfying.I’m running with 32gb of RAM and an i7 10700k with a 2070 super and zero issues with performance. This is a must have game if you are even remotely interested in Open world RPG’s. Great job, From Software.
  7. rainbowkoolaid
    Feb 8, 2023
    9
    It's really hard for a game to get a 10/10... Elden Ring does everything right but I really feel like the armor designs are lacking as well as a lot of weapon designs, I also feel like there could be a wider variety of moves and combos for each class type (side note: classes are pointless). Maybe I'm just a noob to the genre but its important to remember that this review is subjective andIt's really hard for a game to get a 10/10... Elden Ring does everything right but I really feel like the armor designs are lacking as well as a lot of weapon designs, I also feel like there could be a wider variety of moves and combos for each class type (side note: classes are pointless). Maybe I'm just a noob to the genre but its important to remember that this review is subjective and someone else might love the designs and class system because as a whole the game works perfectly and I believe that these cons that I mentioned are all intentional from the developer, it just comes down to a matter of preference. For my first souls game I loved it! Trust me this game is amazing and all negative reviews should be ignored… Expand
  8. mnKx
    Mar 21, 2022
    9
    The best From's game, it combines everything from their other titles and makes an incredible experience
    Just ignore the bad reviews here and look at how the game is very positive on steam, where you actually have to play the game to review it ;)
  9. Camlambelot
    Feb 26, 2022
    9
    FRAME RATE DROPS AND GRAPHICS AREN'T AS IMPORTANT AS THE GAMEPLAY. This game is amazing. The story, the music, the art style, the gameplay itself is all absolutely amazing. If you are debating on getting this game and love other Fromsoftware games: GET THIS GAME!

    It's incredibly fun, has good stealth, lots to do, great co-op and A LOT of fun. Seriously, it's the best game I've played in years.
  10. jonh_fercher
    Mar 8, 2022
    9
    This game is in my top 5 of all time. I had some problems with joystick connection at the beginning but everything works after that. The graphics are beautiful, the gameplay is awesome, the history is awesome and the world is unique.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. RexToother
    Sep 1, 2023
    9
    The gameplay and world are outstanding.
    I personally found the ending underwhelming.
  14. adrii9715
    Mar 11, 2022
    9
    Elden Ring is the last step from the yearly development of Dark Souls games, including Bloodborne and Sekiro. The map is heavily complex and with plenty of things to do. After my 24h first hours in game I am enjoying every part of the exploration, because it is rewarded with items, upgrades and things that will help me in further combats. The enemies are very different and the Bosses areElden Ring is the last step from the yearly development of Dark Souls games, including Bloodborne and Sekiro. The map is heavily complex and with plenty of things to do. After my 24h first hours in game I am enjoying every part of the exploration, because it is rewarded with items, upgrades and things that will help me in further combats. The enemies are very different and the Bosses are complex and unique.
    I play the PC version and it's optimization is pretty damn bad though, probably because of the Easy Anti-Cheat.    … Expand
  15. Kudurcultist
    Mar 3, 2022
    9
    This is the second time in my life I give a 9 to a game. If you gave this game less than a 9 there could only be for 2 reasons:

    - Too difficult for you, go play Hello Kitty Online in that case. - Technical issues. Sure the game could use some tweakings but for the love of god, what's not to like in this game. Amazing world, lore, progression, characters, battle system, crafting...    This is the second time in my life I give a 9 to a game. If you gave this game less than a 9 there could only be for 2 reasons:

    - Too difficult for you, go play Hello Kitty Online in that case.
    - Technical issues.

    Sure the game could use some tweakings but for the love of god, what's not to like in this game. Amazing world, lore, progression, characters, battle system, crafting... it has absolutely everything. Even stealth and assassination.

    My only gripe is lack of proper necromancy here. Which may exist because there is a lot in this game that remains undiscovered.    … Expand
  16. 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
  17. tomkay91
    Apr 11, 2022
    9
    Outstanding ARPG with minor interface design flaws.

    Positive:
    - Great gameplay loop
    - Enemy design
    - Dungeon design
    - Battle system and horse riding battles
    - Coop/Multiplayer naturally integrated
    - Satisfying diffuclty
    - Strong melancholic atmosphere

    Negative:
    - Story introduction lacks production values
    - UI has minor handling issues
  18. munkyisbananas
    Feb 28, 2022
    9
    Elden Ring is part of a genre that may not be for everyone, but if you are willing to give it a chance, it might grow on you. I have a 12600k and 3070 on windows 11. I have not experienced any huge frame drops and only one crash in nearly 20 hours of playing.

    This game requires imagination. The story is not just fed to you and requires piecing together. Again, this may not be for    Elden Ring is part of a genre that may not be for everyone, but if you are willing to give it a chance, it might grow on you. I have a 12600k and 3070 on windows 11. I have not experienced any huge frame drops and only one crash in nearly 20 hours of playing.

    This game requires imagination. The story is not just fed to you and requires piecing together. Again, this may not be for everyone, but if you are the kind of person that likes to actively think and let their imagination run, you will find lots to explore here.

    I wish they would have smoothed out the launch so that everyone had the same, more or less smooth experience that I did. I am hopeful they will patch it soon.

    9/10 because of the launch issues. Otherwise, this would be a perfect score.    … Expand
  19. Trix122
    Apr 23, 2022
    9
    Its good, huge content, best soul game by far. Variety of maps, enemies and fun for 80+h.

    Performance is **** though, not optimized, fps drops, stutters and more but I try to ignore that since the game is really good.
  20. Samueltl
    Mar 8, 2022
    9
    This is my favorite game from Fromsoft, after playing all of the Dark Souls entries, i find Elden Ring to be a culmination of everything that i like with open world elements.

    Negative points: PC performance and 60FPS lock.
  21. julixx86
    Mar 4, 2022
    9
    juegazo, un Souls de mundo abierto que tiene todo lo que viste en los anteriores. De lo mejor que jugue en años. Solo critico la caida de frames en pc que a esta altura no tendria que suceder. Pero todo lo demas un 10.
  22. Daermon
    Mar 20, 2022
    9
    Very, very awesome game! This my first soulslike game and i enjoy! :) Only few problems here:
    - some simple mob very unbalanced (i hope patchs reprair this)
    - few performace issues (but patch can reprair)
    - we no have good storytelling (but this world is fantastic, need more story whit voice acting, ingame cinematic, etc…)
    - Very very missing the questlog
    - pvp is lame and unnecessary freature
  23. fake_nikpap
    Jul 14, 2022
    9
    This game is everything fans loved about the series but brought to the open world. The combat feels as good as ever, with quick responses to your inputs and nice flow and feeling of weight overall. With a variety of classes to choose from, and playstyles that suit every player this game can be as easy or as hard as you want it to be. From summons to spirit NPC ashes, you can choose whetherThis game is everything fans loved about the series but brought to the open world. The combat feels as good as ever, with quick responses to your inputs and nice flow and feeling of weight overall. With a variety of classes to choose from, and playstyles that suit every player this game can be as easy or as hard as you want it to be. From summons to spirit NPC ashes, you can choose whether to fight solo or with an ally. There is one bossfight where I definitely recommend using summons and that's the Godskin Duo. Now on the story side of things...IT'S MINDBLOWNLINGLY EPIC! Overall it makes you feel like you're rising up to the top becoming stronger and stronger, culminating in an epic final showdown.
    On the negatives now...Some classes and builds are way better than others, making fights hilariously easy but again that's up to the player. I didn't involve myself in the PVP so no comments on that. A lot of assets are re-used but I kind of expected that in a game as massive as this. Lastly, a lot of the bosses in the late game are really hard, not allowing the player with a window of opportunity for a counter attack and with endgame damage stats, the fights become really hard and are a matter of patience. But overall I don't have anything major to say in regard to the bad aspects of the game.

    TLDR: Yes the game is amazing, with epic fights, a larger scale to its story and with really tough endgame bosses!

    PS: The music in certain bossfights just gives me chills(Mohg, Lord of Blood cough cough)    … Expand
  24. VG_Alex
    Mar 12, 2022
    9
    'Elden Ring' was a masterpiece of Soul Series games, it has excellent qualification,It is the first Soul Series game worth trying for all players.

    Review of "Elden Ring"

    Graphic/Art: 8.5

    Music/Sounds: 9

    Narrative/Performance:8

    Gameplay:9

    Score:9 (+0.3)
  25. Loshar
    Mar 14, 2022
    9
    "Спасибо, что трахнул": гимн игроков в эту замечательную игру. Несмотря на распространённое заблуждение, сюжет в этой игре хороший, геймплей отличный, боссы шикарные!
  26. MurphyBrandon
    Mar 10, 2022
    9
    Elden Ring has an incredible number of fascinating locations to explore and cool enemies to fight. The developer studio has refined the precision of combat over their past five games, and it still feels so good to outmaneuver dangerous foes.

    The music and art direction are as beautiful and powerful as ever before. They really do most of the work to set the tone for an epic adventure    Elden Ring has an incredible number of fascinating locations to explore and cool enemies to fight. The developer studio has refined the precision of combat over their past five games, and it still feels so good to outmaneuver dangerous foes.

    The music and art direction are as beautiful and powerful as ever before. They really do most of the work to set the tone for an epic adventure with a dramatic finale.

    Elden Ring is more accessible than any Dark Souls game. Example #1: Stakes of Marika allow players to revive closer to the boss arenas and get back to the action quicker. Example #2: The mount in this game spawns out of thin air and moves through the open world faster than the normal movement speed. Example #3: Spirit ashes enable a variety of NPC summons to be upgraded, and they make boss fights a lot easier. Example #4: Invasions only happen when you voluntarily interact with the online summons. They do not happen randomly in the open world. Example #5: Fast travel is more convenient than before. All of these quality-of-life improvements make Elden Ring more enjoyable for the average player by cutting out some of the tedium.

    However, not everyone has to play it. I think the developers of Elden Ring still want to target a semi-specific audience. If you like franchises in the fantasy genre such as Final Fantasy, God of War, The Elder Scrolls, The Lord of the Rings, and A Game of Thrones, then you might have fun playing Elden Ring.

    Be warned that people should not buy Elden Ring just based on the hype alone and expect to love it if they were never truly interested in the first place. Dying often is a natural part of From Software games, and it requires patience and perseverance to earn the euphoria of defeating a powerful boss. Overcoming the difficulty and marveling at the visual effects provides an addicting feeling that keeps players coming back.

    The lack of certain features, like a pause function and a quest log, are only minor inconveniences in the grand scheme of the whole game. In fact, the game developers may have intended to promote more natural exploration through these design choices. And the map has just enough details to generate more curiosity without feeling like a burdensome checklist. Players will spend less time looking at the menus and more time actually immersed in the world of The Lands Between.

    I think my friends could have a great time with Elden Ring if they persevere through the difficulty because the cooperative play with strangers has been a blast so far.

    Visual stuttering can a serious issue, but it happens rarely. Its effect on the game-play is usually negligible. (Everyone seems to be experiencing different degrees of performance issues, regardless of the quality of their computers.) My personal experience has no freezes and no crashes. Please realize a high review score does not mean the game is perfect. A high score means that the person gave their highest recommendation.    … Expand
  27. DaniloNovakovic
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    Really good game with a bad PC launch. Let's hope FromSoftware can fix these performance issues soon because aside from that the game is really good.

    I miss the posture gauge and parry mechanic from Sekiro tho :(
  28. rezo_21
    Apr 8, 2022
    9
    ====================IIIIIIIIII GAME SCORE : 92 IIIIIIIIII====================
  29. onehitok
    Jun 24, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lol, 6.9 user score
    Game is great, good graphics, if it's too difficult for you, use wemod cheats.    … Expand
  30. ApacheHeli
    Jun 4, 2022
    9
    I didn't finish the game, probably won't, but I did enjoy it and had a lot of fun, just for me personally I don't really wanna put weeks or months into this game when I have other games I'd prefer to be playing, I'm not much of a dark souls person but the games are enjoyable and this one was really good, I loved the free roam aspect and being able to go at your own pace, but like I said II didn't finish the game, probably won't, but I did enjoy it and had a lot of fun, just for me personally I don't really wanna put weeks or months into this game when I have other games I'd prefer to be playing, I'm not much of a dark souls person but the games are enjoyable and this one was really good, I loved the free roam aspect and being able to go at your own pace, but like I said I probably won't finish the game, because I don't wanna sit there for weeks to months trying to beat it, but unlike other people who rant about the game and didn't even bother to play all of it, I did enjoy it overall.… Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 60 Critic Reviews

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