Elden Ring

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5812 Ratings

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  1. Qwerty2003
    Mar 13, 2022
    0
    Haters gonna hate, but the game is great anyway. Some many people already said why this is great i have nothing new to add
  2. Gurkenhobel
    Mar 13, 2022
    0
    Didn't play it longer than 2 hours, because i refunded it. I love open world games, but i don't understand how this game is hyped like this? Despite all the port issues, no ultrawide support, the clunky controls, the 60fps lock...i have never been bored like this by an open world game. I wait for a sale, hoping the technical issues are fixed by than, giving it another try.
    Not worth 60    Didn't play it longer than 2 hours, because i refunded it. I love open world games, but i don't understand how this game is hyped like this? Despite all the port issues, no ultrawide support, the clunky controls, the 60fps lock...i have never been bored like this by an open world game. I wait for a sale, hoping the technical issues are fixed by than, giving it another try.
    Not worth 60 bucks at all!    … Expand
  3. Skyhan
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Dear Miyazaki, I wish you had spent the money you spent on advertising to develop the game technically. Thanks to this game, the game press has not been trusted. They drop points for Assassin's Creed because it has the same fighting mechanics, but they can't say the same for Elden Ring.
  4. cEeNiKc
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This game makes time fly. It’s so immersive and beautiful in every way possible. This game is love.
  5. Windolicker
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    All of the complaints are standard. This is tiresome. All of the complaints are from newcomers who clearly haven't played much of Fromsoftware's catalogue. The game meets or exceeds the bar set by Soulsborne fans. Serious but short drops in framerate are easily managed. I have died once due to it and I have played for 15 hours.
    Story... to the people complaining that there is none; the    All of the complaints are standard. This is tiresome. All of the complaints are from newcomers who clearly haven't played much of Fromsoftware's catalogue. The game meets or exceeds the bar set by Soulsborne fans. Serious but short drops in framerate are easily managed. I have died once due to it and I have played for 15 hours.
    Story... to the people complaining that there is none; the story is always hard to understand but it is told through item descriptions and the environment. It is like a puzzle and it is my favorite part of these games. Kick rocks.
    Gameplay: Clean hit registry that is fair. If you die, it is your own fault. Yeah....lol....it's hard. Are you new or something?
    Graphics: Unfortunately dated but still beautiful.    … Expand
  6. OneBuckShort
    Mar 10, 2022
    10
    I've never had so much fun for a quite some times now with video games. And then this game came out. I didn't expect much initially. I just bought it cuz I didn't really has any other games to play. But danggg. I'm so surprised of how good this game is. I'm hooked. It is so unique from any othe open world games I've played. Definitely a GOTY for me.
  7. NichtsJag
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Performance is the biggest issue, but I must say I use a Vega 11 integrated GPU so It was predictable.

    Great map;
    Enemy & World design are impeccable as always;
    Classic, but enjoyable, combat;
    OST is great;
    Good NPC quest lines;
    (For someone with a good PC) Awesome graphics.

    Honestly, if they fix the performance issue, the game will be, certainly, a GOTY.    … Expand
  8. Lamkim554
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    So i played all the souls game at the dawn of time (yes, the original dark souls 1 and 2—pre-release of SoTFS, dark souls 3, original demon souls, and slightly bit of bloodborne at my friend 's house since i don't have a ps4 and is a pc geek after i sold my ps3). I haven't play Sekiro yet,..not any sooner in the future. You could say, i am a "huge souls-game enthusiastic—excluding theSo i played all the souls game at the dawn of time (yes, the original dark souls 1 and 2—pre-release of SoTFS, dark souls 3, original demon souls, and slightly bit of bloodborne at my friend 's house since i don't have a ps4 and is a pc geek after i sold my ps3). I haven't play Sekiro yet,..not any sooner in the future. You could say, i am a "huge souls-game enthusiastic—excluding the sekiro part, i am not huge fan of samurai, ninja themed", and since then very few game that could satisfy me like these game did.

    Elden Ring, however, managed to do it, and đó live up to the hype.

    The Major point is, the game's a mixture of Skyrim and Witcher, which's not a bad thing to start off (those who said, it's not creativity in 2022, it's not original in 2022,...blablabla is literally braindead and ignorant of how they see things. Like, every literature-part that was put in the gaming industry—excluding gears ofc, is a copy cat of each others from the start, so shut the **** up). However, it's more likely skyrim than witcher, the amount of freedom you get from Elden Ring is incredible, you can literally do anything—well not exactly anything, but roam freely to anywhere on the map, randomly encounter everything in the game, while keeping the challenge-core part intact, like many of its predecessors.

    Yes, these hardcore challenge + open world mechanism had made the game unplayable by some people—and the game is 100% quest free no pin point or glue to find but using senses, you can keep your opinion on it. But judging the game by not having stories, not having,.... and is boyscotting a certain game, is literal braindead.

    About the game's main problem, stuttering and fps dropdown, i just don't think it's a problem since i am playing it on an x o s series then compare it to my pc, consoles ported games sometime have problems and it's fine to have it if it was minor, not some critical damage to the device which run it lol, probably all the huge scores came from consoles (critics).    … Expand
  9. Adamh7
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    ANYONE WHO RATED THIS GAME A 0 EITHER HAS A GARBAGE PC, OR THEYRE TRASH AT CHALLENGING GAMES. This game is legit Breath of the Wild exploration with the best combat in any game ever. 1000/10 game. Perfect.
  10. densupermarkt
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    who cares about performance when the game is good. Just wait til FromSoft fixes it, don't rate it 0 and give it a go. That's sad.
  11. gustavorios2
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Don't believe the negative reviews. Most people don't have a good enough pc or don't know how to play the game.
    Elden Ring is without a doubt the best game ever made by mankind.
  12. SAY10zz
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Actually the best game ever. Vibe, mechanics from dark souls. Dynamics, adrenaline, rush from sekiro. Adventure, sense of freedom from BOTW. The only game that deserves 10/10. PC performance is not perfect, it's better than "fine". Stutters are minor, unnoticable, pretty old pc (1060 6gb, i5 8600) has stable 60fps.
  13. ggc98
    Mar 10, 2022
    10
    I'm liking it as much as dark souls 3 but with better graphics, better combat, more freedom, a great setting and a lot of variety of enemies.
    The performance on PC in my case luckily is quite good.
  14. Sinewav
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Dispite some bugs, and frame rate issues (i got rtx 2060 so i'm reviewing it from my point of view) this is one of the best games i've ever played. This game is a culmination of all the best aspects of the souls series with awesome, breathtaking open world added to it. Elden Ring deserves respect.
  15. Datramer
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    I am not one to write reviews, but seeing all the disingenuous reviews I feel the need to throw in my two cents. I have about 20 hours in this game (and it came out like three days ago) and I'm not a souls veteran either, having only played Bloodborne most of the way through previously. This is one of the greatest games that I have ever played. It's not easy, but I love it. The world isI am not one to write reviews, but seeing all the disingenuous reviews I feel the need to throw in my two cents. I have about 20 hours in this game (and it came out like three days ago) and I'm not a souls veteran either, having only played Bloodborne most of the way through previously. This is one of the greatest games that I have ever played. It's not easy, but I love it. The world is gorgeous, the combat is great, and I couldn't be happier with the gameplay itself. The stuttering is a thing, but it's not game breaking for me. If you are concidering trying this game I encourage you to, but be ready for a wild ride.… Expand
  16. odmirfilho
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Estou com certa de 20h de gameplay no computador, e está sendo uma das melhores experiências que já tive, me sinto jogando um RPG de mesa, recomendo. Estou rodando com uma configuração que é um mix de qualidade: Rysen 5 3600, e uma RX 570 4GB, 16gb de RAM. Configuração média, no SSD.

    I have about 20 hours of gameplay on the computer, and it's been one of the best experiences I've    Estou com certa de 20h de gameplay no computador, e está sendo uma das melhores experiências que já tive, me sinto jogando um RPG de mesa, recomendo. Estou rodando com uma configuração que é um mix de qualidade: Rysen 5 3600, e uma RX 570 4GB, 16gb de RAM. Configuração média, no SSD.

    I have about 20 hours of gameplay on the computer, and it's been one of the best experiences I've ever had, I feel like I'm playing a tabletop RPG, I recommend it. I'm running with a configuration that is a mix of quality: Rysen 5 3600, and an RX 570 4GB, 16gb of RAM. Medium configuration, on SSD.    … Expand
  17. hllyrd
    Mar 18, 2022
    2
    Expected some innovation in gameplay, but it's just DS3 in an open world, with a horse. Said open world is not interesting, combat sucks ass compared to Sekiro. Horrible performance, for graphics that can only be considered barely acceptable in 2022.
  18. Wweald
    May 7, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is Fromsoft taking great things from all of their other games and melding them into one, but also made it open world and bumped the quality from 10 to 11. The combat is basically DS3 but better, which is great. BB and Sekiro still have better combat though. The world design is their best ever, the side characters are their best ever. The boss design is mostly on par with theirElden Ring is Fromsoft taking great things from all of their other games and melding them into one, but also made it open world and bumped the quality from 10 to 11. The combat is basically DS3 but better, which is great. BB and Sekiro still have better combat though. The world design is their best ever, the side characters are their best ever. The boss design is mostly on par with their best imo. There are like 5 bosses that contend with my all time favorites from the other games. The open world is probably the best I've experienced. Also has the best QOL features by far.

    I do still have some complaints though. There is a lot of boss reusing, but its 99% in side content so I don't really mind. Some boss attacks are kinda BS. And theres a lot of group/gank bosses that are very obnoxious, mostly in side content but there is one story one in particular that everyone despises.    … Expand
  19. yipee0304
    Feb 27, 2022
    8
    I'm gonna be honest, this is my first ever Metacritic game review. But given the huge hype for this game, and the polarizing user reviews (almost 50/50), I feel the need to say something. Why 8/10?

    Pros: - Graphics. So what if it looks outdated? I'd rather have a game that looks crisp like Witcher 3 and Gothic 3 (2 amazing RPGs even for today's standards) than some blurry, glowy,    I'm gonna be honest, this is my first ever Metacritic game review. But given the huge hype for this game, and the polarizing user reviews (almost 50/50), I feel the need to say something. Why 8/10?

    Pros:
    - Graphics. So what if it looks outdated? I'd rather have a game that looks crisp like Witcher 3 and Gothic 3 (2 amazing RPGs even for today's standards) than some blurry, glowy, photorealistic crap like AC Valhalla and Cyberpunk 2077. And whoever says it looks just like DS3 is not looking carefully enough.
    - Accessibility. Finally we get a map, fast travel from almost anywhere, switchable control schemes, less vague dialogues, quest location aids, dungeon location aids, as many summoning helps as you want as long as you have enough FP, no more health regeneration after enemy retreat, an additional block counter move, far more doable than the parry, item crafting on the go, easy resource farming. Horseback riding AND fighting. Jumping. These are all things that previous From Software games simply did not have. Makes the game so much easier.
    - Exploration. You can go anywhere and see where you're going, no more fog of war, and reaching places can be done from so many angles. It's impossible to get lost.
    - Mystery. This game uses your brain, not just your reflexes. It gives you something to do, something to wonder about. Your curiosity is at its peak everywhere you turn. What if that cliff is hiding treasure at the base? Why are there so many monsters over there, are they protecting something valuable? IS THAT CASTLE MOVING?
    - Fairness. It doesn't pit you against an impossible boss without the possibility to level up somewhere else instead of backtracking to farm the same monsters over and over.

    Cons:
    - FPS drops (I learned it's a general problem, not just my system's fault, which means it's patchable. Also, I don't get any FPS drops in dungeons, just outside where you can run away from danger anyway. Those drops are reduced if you reduce the Grass quality, but for now it's a con).
    - Early stages. You need essential items for levelling up, crafting, item upgrading early on in the game if you're gonna make your life easier. But sometimes it's almost impossible to find them without an online guide. It can get frustrating when you get ashes of war, bolstering items, game hints, but you can't piece them together unless you spend a long time figuring it out. In the end we also want to have fun, not go to Dark Souls college.
    - Soundtrack. Major downer for me. It takes away from the atmosphere. You had time, this could've been a masterpiece, making exploration so much more enjoyable. I'm really sorry about this one.

    In the end I hope this review is helpful. I can say that it's a highly addictive game and I can't stop playing it even when I should. Please help :))    … Expand
  20. kion
    Mar 11, 2022
    0
    soooooo many bugs, garbage AI, stupid horse, and story is hard to understand
  21. Gotze546
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece! This is easily the best game I have played. Everything is perfect
  22. 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
  23. CabezaDeMuerte
    Mar 9, 2022
    10
    10/10 would buy again. This game grabs you buy the ears, and jabs its meaty man flesh right in. Before you can take a breath you've been assaulted with fresh gameplay, and inundated with a newfound appreciation of life. From Soft has once again fornicated with me until the point that I love them once more. Thank you for this masterpiece.
  24. jojoboy1997
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    Input lag problem and input queue system in this game make game unplayable.
  25. Baexchu
    Mar 20, 2022
    0
    Bloodborne is better, Demon's souls is better, dark Souls is better, sekiro is better
  26. Bonky
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    A lot of these people leaving negative reviews complaining about the difficulty must be playing their first souls-game with Elden Ring. It's OK to not like it but some of these reviews feel extremely unreasonable and written out of anger

    One of the best games I've ever played and suprising world with lots of stuff to discover. Just don't expect to be held by your hand and be led to all    A lot of these people leaving negative reviews complaining about the difficulty must be playing their first souls-game with Elden Ring. It's OK to not like it but some of these reviews feel extremely unreasonable and written out of anger

    One of the best games I've ever played and suprising world with lots of stuff to discover. Just don't expect to be held by your hand and be led to all the things to find. Gameplay is very similar to other Fromsoft games but feels a lot more fluid and less clunky this time. Some of the optional bosses are not that memorable but the main ones are. And that is OK in my opinion as it's optional.

    The only thing keeping me from giving it a 10/10 is the microstutter on PC.. But it's honestly not as bad as people make it out to be.

    Playing on a Ryzen 3700X and RTX 2060 with 16GB's RAM    … Expand
  27. Ragdolll
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    Amazing game, only had minor stutters and not very often.
    The world is beautiful and the enemies are amazing and a good variety
  28. TheJamesBaxter_
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Fantastic game, occasional frame drops and visual glitches but nothing gamebreaking.
  29. moskry
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Great game, so many things to find and discover, map overwhelmingly huge, big areas, dungeons, small areas, fights ruthless, extremly fast and hard, noobs beware, summons are for garbage players accessibility (easy mode), many nude mods incoming, graphics 2029 level, performance on par with today standard probably better.

    In all honesty though i really wish more people could understand    Great game, so many things to find and discover, map overwhelmingly huge, big areas, dungeons, small areas, fights ruthless, extremly fast and hard, noobs beware, summons are for garbage players accessibility (easy mode), many nude mods incoming, graphics 2029 level, performance on par with today standard probably better.

    In all honesty though i really wish more people could understand the true meaning of these games, they go incredibly deep once you start paying attention to what in other games is considered minor detail, that is why they are held in such high regard by fans like myself. It's very rewarding when you are devoted to it. It's hard to get into it but once you do it's hard to let go.

    would finger but hole.    … Expand
  30. RealSluggeR
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    The hype was pretty much justified. Yes, it has its problems right now on PC, which i hadn't noticed that obviously, so for me this factor had 0 influence. It's a beatiful, handcrafted open world in all traditions of Soulsborne series, towards which i am totally BIAS'd and will enjoy every second playing it for years on.
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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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