Elden Ring

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  1. VrrKdor
    May 24, 2022
    10
    One of the best videogames I have ever played in this decade. Inmense and rich
  2. Mene0
    May 23, 2022
    10
    Probably the best open world in a game to date. There is so much to do and see, that is leaves other open worlds to shame. Gameplay-wise, it's what you expect out of a Souls game, but with more depth and variety. The rewards for dungeons or other challenges can be a hit or miss: sometimes cool stuff that you want, sometimes useless things, but "the journey not the destination" is very muchProbably the best open world in a game to date. There is so much to do and see, that is leaves other open worlds to shame. Gameplay-wise, it's what you expect out of a Souls game, but with more depth and variety. The rewards for dungeons or other challenges can be a hit or miss: sometimes cool stuff that you want, sometimes useless things, but "the journey not the destination" is very much applied.
    The end game has a major spike in difficulty(mostly enemies doing absurd amounts of damage), but it is still a very very satisfying experience. Highly recommend.    … Expand
  3. DeaD_HunteR
    May 23, 2022
    8
    The game is good, excellent sound design, locations, variety of weapons. She pulled me in for lot of days.
    But on the technical side, the game is 5 years outdated. Havok in 2022? Really? Something needs to be done with the game engine, physics alone is annoying to the point of impossibility.
  4. zorox
    May 22, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Kötü Oyun -Sıkıcı- - Zaman Kaybı- -Çok Uzun- -Zor- -Sıkıcı- -Bosslar ve Düşmanlar Tekrar Ediyor-… Expand
  5. IndustryArtist
    May 22, 2022
    2
    - Multiplayer: 1/10 An outrageously convoluted mess!
    Remedies, Effigies, Fingers, tongues, needing to be in the exact same place in the world to join.. Just make it like every other multiplayer game and add a button called "Join"
    - Storyline: 5/10 Average. Formulaic and derivative. Plus side has multiple endings. - Gameplay: 2/10 Poor. As of May 22, 2022 on Steam, only    - Multiplayer: 1/10 An outrageously convoluted mess!
    Remedies, Effigies, Fingers, tongues, needing to be in the exact same place in the world to join.. Just make it like every other multiplayer game and add a button called "Join"
    - Storyline: 5/10 Average.
    Formulaic and derivative. Plus side has multiple endings.
    - Gameplay: 2/10 Poor.
    As of May 22, 2022 on Steam, only 17.2% of players have beaten Elden Ring. This tells you the vast majority of players lose interest before finishing the game.    … Expand
  6. Doingyman1
    May 22, 2022
    9
    Elden Ring is a massive, open world souls-like game which works way better than I thought it ever would. The story is pretty vague at surface level and some of the side quests can be hard to follow without a guide, but the gameplay is so good and the amount of things to fight and places to see is great. The feeling of discovery you get from this game is unparalleled, in the sense thatElden Ring is a massive, open world souls-like game which works way better than I thought it ever would. The story is pretty vague at surface level and some of the side quests can be hard to follow without a guide, but the gameplay is so good and the amount of things to fight and places to see is great. The feeling of discovery you get from this game is unparalleled, in the sense that there's always something to find.
    Main issue for me is PC optimization is pretty rough and the lack of a pause function.    … Expand
  7. P4inskiller
    May 21, 2022
    0
    Elden Ring is a perfect example for the things running wrong in the gaming community in the last years. This game is by far overrated! A generic open world with problematic controls which let you die again and again because the controls cannot live up to the high standard the developers set for itself. I really cannot understand gamers which like to waste a lot of time for very lessElden Ring is a perfect example for the things running wrong in the gaming community in the last years. This game is by far overrated! A generic open world with problematic controls which let you die again and again because the controls cannot live up to the high standard the developers set for itself. I really cannot understand gamers which like to waste a lot of time for very less progress in a game. Are they all unemployed with no families or what?!! On the other side they blame the developers of a far more complex and more difficult to develop game like f.e. Battlefied 2042. In my eyes BF2042 is on a far higher level in technical, mechanical and controllable matters than this Elden Ring cr*p.… Expand
  8. Gutoso
    May 20, 2022
    3
    Video games are supposed to do two things: entertain and give fun. The Souls saga fails in both. Its a game which will keep you frustrated, because it's unfairly hard, and even after a lot of effort, when you manage to kill the bosses, there is no good sensation, just a relief from a bad sensation that the game caused itself.

    I am really needing good games lately, and buying Dark Souls 3    Video games are supposed to do two things: entertain and give fun. The Souls saga fails in both. Its a game which will keep you frustrated, because it's unfairly hard, and even after a lot of effort, when you manage to kill the bosses, there is no good sensation, just a relief from a bad sensation that the game caused itself.

    I am really needing good games lately, and buying Dark Souls 3 and Elden ring was a big mistake.

    Don't waste your money with this kind of game.    … Expand
  9. Kharador
    May 20, 2022
    9
    One of the biggest titles of the decade. If I had to decide, I'd go with this over Breath of the Wild, f*** Link.
  10. T0Y
    May 20, 2022
    10
    During the first playthrough of the game, Masterpiece encourages you to explore the Lands Between. It is rather tricky than impossible to progress through the story while only defeating the shard bearers. Exploring the game and discovering new items that the game awards you for being curious, different ways of approach produce different outcomes that reward your craftiness. Defeating theDuring the first playthrough of the game, Masterpiece encourages you to explore the Lands Between. It is rather tricky than impossible to progress through the story while only defeating the shard bearers. Exploring the game and discovering new items that the game awards you for being curious, different ways of approach produce different outcomes that reward your craftiness. Defeating the mini-boss and the main boss feels satisfying while you learn their move sets. The map itself is an artwork yet unforgiving, you will traverse the land encountering new mobs while adjusting as to how you should plan out your journey… Expand
  11. Pembroke_Watts
    May 19, 2022
    9
    As my first souls game, I wasn't sure if I was going to like Elden ring or not. However, after playing it, I can confidently say that this game is one of the best I've played. This is one of the few games where dying does not feel frustrating but fun. Furthermore, the game allows for huge playstyle customizability. On the other hand, I found the story to be uninteresting. In addition,As my first souls game, I wasn't sure if I was going to like Elden ring or not. However, after playing it, I can confidently say that this game is one of the best I've played. This is one of the few games where dying does not feel frustrating but fun. Furthermore, the game allows for huge playstyle customizability. On the other hand, I found the story to be uninteresting. In addition, there is no quest log, which in my opinion makes the experience of doing sidequests worse. Lastly, the pc performance can be laggy, but not to a degree that it makes the game harder or unplayable. Despite some minor flaws, I would recommend this game to even newcomers.… Expand
  12. Frank4Dead
    May 19, 2022
    10
    This is the best game I have ever played. No joke. I've never even played another Fromsoft game besides the first dark souls which I didn't even beat. The gameplay is terrifyingly addictive, the world and the lore is so deep I could soak in it for hours. There are characters you actually **** care about and quests you devote too many hours to. The soundtrack is outrageously beautiful andThis is the best game I have ever played. No joke. I've never even played another Fromsoft game besides the first dark souls which I didn't even beat. The gameplay is terrifyingly addictive, the world and the lore is so deep I could soak in it for hours. There are characters you actually **** care about and quests you devote too many hours to. The soundtrack is outrageously beautiful and the game itself is stunning to look at, graphically and artistically. I don't think many games out there deserve a 10/10 but this is absolutely one I have no doubts about giving it to.… Expand
  13. Htonic
    May 17, 2022
    9
    Works fine on my machine(SSD + AMD Ryzen 7 5800H + RTX 3060 Laptop)
    Too much reuse of enemies and similar dungeons to be solid 10/10
  14. DuhZeez
    May 16, 2022
    5
    If you see a 10/10 they are definitely Fromsoft fanboys. This game is NOWHERE near 10/10, especially the PC version.

    The single player game is a 6 to 7/10 max and even that is generous. The constant crashing, the lower quality graphics(for 2022 the graphics should be a lot better than this), the need to google EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING in the game, and the reused assets(you will    If you see a 10/10 they are definitely Fromsoft fanboys. This game is NOWHERE near 10/10, especially the PC version.

    The single player game is a 6 to 7/10 max and even that is generous.

    The constant crashing, the lower quality graphics(for 2022 the graphics should be a lot better than this), the need to google EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING in the game, and the reused assets(you will fight the same boss over and over again after mid-game) is why I cannot give this higher than a 7.

    I am not a graphics nerd. I don't need it to be life like for me to enjoy it(heck I still go back and play Atari games sometimes), but the graphics, while good, are no where near the quality of even God of War which came out over 4 years ago. Look no further that the fact that this released(and still as of this date) with no widescreen mode. If you have a nice curved 3440 monitor than this game will only serve to piss you off with the HUGE black bars on the sides.

    It has a bad problem with crashing constantly. It seems to happen the most when I use the map. No fix yet as of writing this.

    The need of a google search bar integrated into this game is a huge fault. I don't need my hand to be held with my games, but when I can't understand what something does and there is NO repository for it in the game, then there is a huge problem. There is ZERO quest tracking, not nearly enough info on what things do, the amount they do and the time in which they do said thing and no journal to look at to remember what's been said/done. This adds nothing to the game and in fact detracts from it to the point that it makes the Devs look extremely lazy, to not add even the most basic of info on things, or they did it to pad the games play time.

    The reuse of assets gets really bad after midgame, the same boss you fought earlier WILL make an appearance, it's not if they will, it's when.

    The multiplayer is straight garbage and is why I gave a 5/10 instead of a 7.

    The multiplayer, Hooo boy, where to begin...
    First, this is NOT a co-op game. It's a PvP game with co-op elements. You don't get to just hop in with a friend, Oh no, you have to furl a finger and wave some mist around first, and if your friend has beaten the boss of the area it's a no go, you can't join them. Also be prepared to get invaded by a guy who is maxed out on everything and is in new game + #16 with OP weapons and skills and 1 shots you, or someone lag switching and warping everywhere so your hits don't land but when they hit it's always a crit or backstab, or a straight up cheater who will invade just to corrupt your save so you have to start ALL over again. Sounds fun huh?

    Wanna play with just your friend and run around and have fun? Too bad! This is FROMSOFT BEEEE-OUCH! If I would have known how bad the horrible "co-op" mode is I would not have purchased the game.

    So no, this is FAR from GOTY and any 10/10 score. Take off the Fromsoft rose colored glasses and get a reality check if you think it is.

    Even with all this the single player mode is still pretty enjoyable, but these problems are, for some reason, completely overlooked because it's a "Fromsoft/Souls like" game by all these 10/10er's. Do you think they would overlook all this for anyone else? I seriously doubt it.

    I have an un-furled finger for you Fromsoft, wanna guess which one?    … Expand
  15. wolfstrongfist
    May 15, 2022
    8
    Games pretty good. I don't think it's a masterpiece nor do I think it's as good as people say it is, but I still enjoyed my time with it for the most part. Keep in mind, while I am gonna write more cons than I do pros, the pros still outweigh the cons in my opinion.

    Pros: Fun combat Great graphics Interesting world The weapon art/ash of war system is pretty interesting and fun to    Games pretty good. I don't think it's a masterpiece nor do I think it's as good as people say it is, but I still enjoyed my time with it for the most part. Keep in mind, while I am gonna write more cons than I do pros, the pros still outweigh the cons in my opinion.

    Pros:
    Fun combat
    Great graphics
    Interesting world
    The weapon art/ash of war system is pretty interesting and fun to mess around with

    Cons:
    Bad pc performance
    Overall bad/lazy bosses (there are some good ones and some great ones, but they are far outnumbered by the ones that just aren't fun. Many bosses do this annoying thing where every time you get close they attack and back up from you to get out of your reach, making it feel like the boss is more scared of you than you are of them. It's annoying and not fun)
    -Reusing bosses both from previous games and reusing bosses multiple times in this game (A LOT)
    -Atrocious balancing (End game enemies do way too much damage for what is reasonable, even at -2nd softcapped vigor you still get 2 shot by nearly everything)
    -Pvp is bad, mainly due to the poor balancing (i will admit it can still be fun, but I still think its pretty objectively bad)
    -Certain mechanics are just really annoying and add nothing, such as not being able to teleport at the beginning of caves or not being able to open the map if an enemy 12 football fields away is staring you down (like bruh just disable fast-travel, not the entire damn map)
    -Lack of quality of life features such as a quest log or elevation changes being poorly displayed on the map
    -Many areas are either lame or just outright annoying, such as the mountaintop of the giants or Elphael

    In closing, this game has many flaws but is still pretty good. I wanted to go further in depth into the cons because most others seem to sweep them under the rug. Overall, I would recommend this game, but just take the 10/10s with a significant portion of salt    … Expand
  16. Passionflower
    May 15, 2022
    10
    Beautiful and fun game. If you like a challenge you won't regret playing this.
  17. Kironn
    May 15, 2022
    0
    I love RPG games, however this game made me want to uninstall straight away. It is a big waste of time and money. Not intuitive for new players, no story. Just an open world where small rats can kill you and make you lose progress. Disgusting. How can this be the game of 2022?? I rather play Tetris than this crap
  18. itsoskej
    May 15, 2022
    8
    Elden Ring isn’t perfect.
    Comparing this game to other FromSoftware products one aspect after another it’s clear that Elden Ring: isn’t as smooth as Sekiro, doesn’t have bosses like Dark Souls, and it’s story isn’t as good as Bloodborne, but looking this way at anything will make no sense, you simply do not order salad in Subway and then put one star review saying that they refused to    Elden Ring isn’t perfect.
    Comparing this game to other FromSoftware products one aspect after another it’s clear that Elden Ring: isn’t as smooth as Sekiro, doesn’t have bosses like Dark Souls, and it’s story isn’t as good as Bloodborne, but looking this way at anything will make no sense, you simply do not order salad in Subway and then put one star review saying that they refused to sell you a salad.

    We’re thrown in fractured world only hundred years after The Shattering, war that no demigod came out victorious leaving Lands Between in stalemate.
    We’re tarnished, once stripped from the grace of Greater Will and exiled, coming back to Lands Between, resurrected and yet again guided by the very grace we were stripped from, with one goal – to become the Elden Lord.

    To summarize how big Lands Between are I will say only this: there’s always more.
    Elden Ring world is made up from five main parts on surface level, this already sounds like enormous place. But wait, there’s more – each part has legacy dungeons, big structures that player can get lost for hours and still be surprised revisiting the place. There are also catacombs, minor erdtrees, ruins, villages, and so on. It is very densely packed and it gives hours upon hours of additional content to go through. Still not enough? There is literally 3 major underground locations, each bigger than the last one. And for the dessert - whole legacy dungeon floating above the sea near the coastline of Lands Between.
    FromSoftware creates dark fantasy and I, personally, think that currently there’s no one in the industry better at doing so.

    The most important part for some, especially if advertised as ACTION RPG. Just a reminder, you’re Tarnished, a nobody with a simple task to become the Elden Lord, against various demigods, with a stick and wooden shield. The game is not easy. It is not the hardest FromSoftware game, but it’s still hard, especially for newcomers.
    Will you get bored? I don’t think there’s a chance to get bored in this game, even with such simple combat mechanics, because there’s also variety of builds, with easily over 200, probably even more weapons, over 100 armor sets for your fresh Elden Bling, and many more configurations with new addition – Ashes of War. If that’s not enough, let’s talk about variety of enemies. Remember seeing total of 19 enemies in God of War from 2018, winner of Game of the Year? There’s over 140 unique enemy types in the game that are vastly different from each other (except for reskins, not many of them though).

    I am Malenia, Blade of Ashina, and hasitation is defeat.
    TLDR : The game is the only rightful choice for Game of the Year.    … Expand
  19. aalrif
    May 14, 2022
    10
    Elden ring memberikan eksplorasi yang sangat baik dalam game open world. Kebebasan dalam bagaimana cara untuk menjelajah gamenya membuat pemain memiliki banyak cara untuk menamatkan gamenya. Variasi build yang sangat banyak juga menambah kebebasan dalam game ini.
    9.6/10
  20. wolfpac
    May 13, 2022
    0
    Disappointment:
    Story: what story? something about fight bosses and become a lord, bland and boring. there is memorable character, I found the let me solo her cosplay player more memorable.
    Graphic: hello 2003 graphic, there is a reason why things are dark and hazy, to hide all the outdated graphic. Sound: there was sound and music? I cant recall. Game mechanic: not difficult at all    Disappointment:
    Story: what story? something about fight bosses and become a lord, bland and boring. there is memorable character, I found the let me solo her cosplay player more memorable.
    Graphic: hello 2003 graphic, there is a reason why things are dark and hazy, to hide all the outdated graphic.
    Sound: there was sound and music? I cant recall.
    Game mechanic: not difficult at all like everyone else is saying but certainly very frustrating, no save, loss of hard earn runes, chunky movement with a lot of platform jumping, bad UI design and control.    … Expand
  21. MadMaxxieXD
    May 12, 2022
    6
    The majority of the game is very fun and addictive but, and this is a huge but, the boss design and balancing is insanely bad, certain bosses are made to be roadblacks that must be faced, there are some that actually punish you for not cheesing them, there are loads that are way too aggressive so they literally leave no room to get an attack in and some builds will have no way to counterThe majority of the game is very fun and addictive but, and this is a huge but, the boss design and balancing is insanely bad, certain bosses are made to be roadblacks that must be faced, there are some that actually punish you for not cheesing them, there are loads that are way too aggressive so they literally leave no room to get an attack in and some builds will have no way to counter them until after they somehow beat the boss. There are a lot of places where you will, without warning, end up teleported and stuck, unable to level up, reallocate flasks, upgrade anything, so you can end up losing your save if you get sent in unprepared which goes against exploration because there is no way of knowing when or if you're strong enough without entering and then you can't leave. There is a lot of that and it really ruins the experience and flies in the face of the "dust yourself off and try again" appeal of these games when a lot of bosses actually have nothing to do with skill, if you have the wrong build, you just may not be able to react fast enough to do anything without being killed as a result, you went caster? Tough luck, you literally have no time to charge your spells. You went tanky with a shield? Tough luck, this boss does a room length piercing attack that will stagger through the best gear available until after them and then they go into a one shot combo before you can control your character again and they patched out one early material could have let you upgrade one gear piece, like your shield, so you wouldn't stagger, could dodge the combo and then punish but instead we have this because boss design and balancing sucks. The fact even diehard players went after the material because without that upgraded piece, some builds could not beat the boss blocking them from progessing the story and accessing other areas, or at least would require such perfect play, it's beyond what even a Souls style game can realistically ask. In summary, the good is very good but the bad will make this game literally unbeatable for a lot of people.… Expand
  22. Dusk_YS
    May 12, 2022
    10
    A masterpiece. Don't trust people who bought the game only to hate it. Tho all those who say the game is too hard I would like to remind that you literally find two gamebreaking invocations (the ashes) on the path to the first boss. If only they would be so kind as to try them instead of just quitting after the third try on Margit (against wich you also have yet another summon) then maybeA masterpiece. Don't trust people who bought the game only to hate it. Tho all those who say the game is too hard I would like to remind that you literally find two gamebreaking invocations (the ashes) on the path to the first boss. If only they would be so kind as to try them instead of just quitting after the third try on Margit (against wich you also have yet another summon) then maybe they would realize that this game really is an approachable game for everyone.
    But I don't think that's gonna happen unfortunately, since people who make such shallow reviews probably don't even have the will to seriously try the game before insulting it here...    … Expand
  23. Potato82
    May 11, 2022
    4
    Mediocre game overall

    pros: - amazing world design - great combat and magic system with lots of variety - great music and sounds Cons: - poor balancing, especially lategame is not fun anymore - multiplayer broken with tons of connectivity issues - copy paste, copy paste, copy paste everything is recycled endless times incl mainquest bosses - subpar performance - haven´t found    Mediocre game overall

    pros:
    - amazing world design
    - great combat and magic system with lots of variety
    - great music and sounds

    Cons:
    - poor balancing, especially lategame is not fun anymore
    - multiplayer broken with tons of connectivity issues
    - copy paste, copy paste, copy paste everything is recycled endless times incl mainquest bosses
    - subpar performance
    - haven´t found a story in 300 hours of playing it, no clue what to do
    - sicequests impossible to do without reading wiki
    - some bossfights are unfair because bosses don´t play by the rules of the game with endless combos and AOE spell spam
    - poorly balanced gankfights against multiple bosses who stunlock you towards the end of the game
    - lots of different build possible but only very few are viable for lategame
    - forced invasions (pvp) when trying to play coop    … Expand
  24. Oproprio
    May 11, 2022
    7
    É um jogo muito bom, com certeza, mas eu esperava algo melhor de um jogo envolvendo a Bandai Namco e o George R. R. Martin, acho que o jogo merecia um pouco mais de tempo de desenvolvimento pra trazer um pouco mais de imersão na gameplay...
  25. BruhIDontHate
    May 11, 2022
    10
    Not your average open world assasins creed/Horizon-esque type of game. This is basically Dark Souls but huge. It's not for everyone, and it doensn't have to be. It's a unique type of experience, even for a Dark Souls aficionado like me.
  26. TheCroWolf
    May 11, 2022
    10
    After playing loot of crap from Bethesda,ubisoft,Ea ...etc this is so god and do not copy anyone after long time and after 2015 witcher 3 ...finally proper rpg
  27. EviltoastSA
    May 10, 2022
    8
    A wonderful open world experience...Unforgiving and uncompromising, sometimes a little bit too much. But overall satisfying and i'll look fondly back at my 300+ hours and multiple playthrough's.
    Ignore all the mewling **** moaning about graphics, its totally fine. The games vista's and scenery is awesome. The music is great, the atmosphere of danger and exploration is probably one of the    A wonderful open world experience...Unforgiving and uncompromising, sometimes a little bit too much. But overall satisfying and i'll look fondly back at my 300+ hours and multiple playthrough's.
    Ignore all the mewling **** moaning about graphics, its totally fine. The games vista's and scenery is awesome. The music is great, the atmosphere of danger and exploration is probably one of the strong points of the game. The combat is not for everyone, although once you get over the difficulty and start getting used to the controls and mechanics it becomes more comfortable, but it still requires some investment. The UI is rather plain, sparse and dull, and not the greatest. The story is actually great, although its told really sparsely and too cryptically for my liking, and that would be my main gripe. There is no journal or record keeping/logging of quests and clues, so you HAVE to use a wiki or keep notes. Which i also felt was kind of unnecessary. But ultimately a good game, just not too big a fan of some mechanics and features of "souls like" games.    … Expand
  28. Teegan
    May 10, 2022
    10
    Best game ever.

    A beautiful world, so many things to discover with no quest marker or anything, this is your story you go wherever you want.

    A lot of replayability with many ends and builds possible.
  29. MadMac15
    May 10, 2022
    10
    I enjoy it very much. Thank God it runs on RX 580 smoothly. Control is understandable, and the progression system is excellent. Easy to follow, yet at the same time, it offers high level of freedom. This reminds me of the witcher 3. Easily 10/10.
  30. e40110c
    May 9, 2022
    10
    Elden ring just another legendary game ever , but pc still some graphic problem need to fix ,
    if u really like dark souls 2 , u should try it , I think Elden ring more like dark souls 2 became a
    open world game but in fantasy type ,
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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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