- Publisher: Bandai Namco Games
- Release Date: Feb 25, 2022
- Also On: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
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Mixed or average reviews- based on 5812 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 3,862 out of 5812
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Mixed: 414 out of 5812
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Negative: 1,536 out of 5812
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Mar 29, 2022Punishing, brutal, satisfying. There is a new adventure around every corner of an extremely large world.
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Apr 8, 2022My first souls game. Incredibly hard, but after sinking weeks into this game and only being halfway through (if that!) I think it's an absolute masterpiece. I'm on PC and apart from a few crashes to desktop it's been a solid 60fps and no real issues. So glad I skipped Forbidden West to play this instead.
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Mar 27, 2022Early 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. -
Apr 1, 2022
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Mar 20, 2022Played for 85 hours - never gets easier and story is so convoluted - not very enjoable. But a beautiful open-world if you like action / console-like games.
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Apr 11, 2022Outstanding 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
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- Story introduction lacks production values
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Apr 14, 2022Severely disappointing. Bad main bosses (perhaps even worse than DS2), botched endgame, tons of recycled content that makes this game feel like Assassin's Creed. At least the open world was really fun to explore until mountaintops
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Apr 25, 2022
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Apr 4, 2022so 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.
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May 12, 2022
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Apr 20, 2022Absolutely beautiful world full of treacherous beasts to explore with an amazing community to help you on your treacherous journey
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Apr 5, 2022This is the best game I have ever played. The game world is beatiful, gameplay is rewarding and the amount of content in this game is just unbelievable. I feel like storytelling could be a bit better, but besides that everything was perfect. I thought I was going to be forced to play this game on controller but the game works surprisingly well with m&k. 10/10
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Apr 24, 2022A lot to say. Stunning experience for me as a casual player. Definetly worth to give a shot.
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Apr 23, 2022Amazing! Already played 90 hours yet and I can't stop :) Haven't played sooo much any single game for a long time
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Jun 23, 2022A beautiful world to explore. Authentic storytelling.
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Mar 19, 2022Absolutely fantastic! Hours and hours of quality entertainment! And unlike certain other triple A games just released, no microtransactions!
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Mar 20, 2022This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Apr 7, 2022Amazing! Definite contender for Game of the Year. My favourite game since Witcher 3, just alot more challenging.
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Apr 25, 2022
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Jun 22, 2022Stunning and amazing game i hope it will take the game of the year it's really deserve and worth it
Awards & Rankings
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Aug 29, 2022Elden 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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Apr 28, 2022Elden 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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Apr 14, 2022It’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.