Elden Ring

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5812 Ratings

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  1. JadedLeafs
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Great game. Don't listen to most of the review bombs from new accounts with two reviews, the other being horizon. It's like people bought a souls game and are offended that it's a souls game. It's a classic souls game with a lot of the same mechanics from previous games. It's more accessible as there are usually sites of grace (bonefires) right outside the boss rooms. You can also fastGreat game. Don't listen to most of the review bombs from new accounts with two reviews, the other being horizon. It's like people bought a souls game and are offended that it's a souls game. It's a classic souls game with a lot of the same mechanics from previous games. It's more accessible as there are usually sites of grace (bonefires) right outside the boss rooms. You can also fast travel to any of them right from the start of the game. Being open world they have a lot of smaller side dungeons throughout that can be vested in 15 to 20 minutes but they also have those classic longer ones. It's more accessible than previous games but the combat is in line with previous entries and in my opinion it's more difficult. There is story but like all souls game it's not something presented to you on a silver after. Everything has to be earned in souls games. People who look at dying in a souls game like a failure might have a hard time with this as dying is part of figuring out enemy and boss attack patterns. I will say that the PC version has some performance issues that need to be patched so my actual review is 9 out of 10 but I gave it a ten to try and balance out all the review bombers who gave up after an hour.… Expand
  2. F1_is_WWE
    Apr 13, 2022
    2
    - This is literally a reskin of Dark Souls 3. Which Dark Souls 3, by the way, was a reskin of Dark Souls. This company has been making the same game for over a decade now and they're getting away with it.

    - This game is too long. If you've every played a Souls game, then you've already played this game. Same combat, same weapons, same mechanics. Now take Dark Souls and imagine it's    - This is literally a reskin of Dark Souls 3. Which Dark Souls 3, by the way, was a reskin of Dark Souls. This company has been making the same game for over a decade now and they're getting away with it.

    - This game is too long. If you've every played a Souls game, then you've already played this game. Same combat, same weapons, same mechanics. Now take Dark Souls and imagine it's twice as long. Games can be long if they successfully introduce new ideas to spice up the gameplay. But here you've already seen it al before; there's next to nothing new here. Add to that the recycled bosses and enemies, and you'll quickly grow bored

    - The bosses in this game are balanced around mimics. That is, summoning an npc to help you. If you do not summon, bosses will be so hard and unfair you'll think it is the hardest Souls game yet. It you do summon, you'll think it's the easiest. I don't like Co-op play and am disappointed it has been forced here    … Expand
  3. SkyrimIsBetter
    Mar 15, 2022
    3
    This game is like a really good spicy meal but the chefs put crazy hot sauce on it. the story of this game is completely eclipsed by the difficulty, at times theres enemies that are around your level, then you go through a door and uh oh you’re trapped until you spend 3 hours of your life trying to kill a completely unbalanced boss, not for loot or to progress any quests, just to escapeThis game is like a really good spicy meal but the chefs put crazy hot sauce on it. the story of this game is completely eclipsed by the difficulty, at times theres enemies that are around your level, then you go through a door and uh oh you’re trapped until you spend 3 hours of your life trying to kill a completely unbalanced boss, not for loot or to progress any quests, just to escape the room would. That being said i would love a game to be made out of this story thats for enjoyment rather than whatever this is… Expand
  4. Ichigo16
    Mar 17, 2022
    10
    Technical-performance:
    There were some minor technical issues at lauch (for me at least).I've not experienced any stutterings however there were small fps drops but it was very rare and only in huge open world areas.I've played at maximum settings in 1440p. My Rig is 3060ti+i7 9700K /2x8GB ram 3200Mhz and standard Crucial MX500 SSD. Generally my GPU was not stressed and was operating    Technical-performance:
    There were some minor technical issues at lauch (for me at least).I've not experienced any stutterings however there were small fps drops but it was very rare and only in huge open world areas.I've played at maximum settings in 1440p. My Rig is 3060ti+i7 9700K /2x8GB ram 3200Mhz and standard Crucial MX500 SSD. Generally my GPU was not stressed and was operating around 60-70% the drops were VERY rare in 90h of playing i've seen less then 10 times where fps was down below 60.I find it perfectly acceptable it's a lot better than for example God Of War was at launch earlier this year.

    Plot & World:
    Plotline is shrouded in mystery basic FromSoftware unless you really dig into it you will have some bare idea what is going on ;) . World is massive there is no other way about it. Where Sekiro was too small in my opinion this game is enormous to the extreme the amount of bosses/NPC/Hidden Areas etc is staggering. It took me 90h to explore most of it kill major bosses collect items for achievemnts etc. and that is only single playthrough considering there are 3 endings it just shows how much of content there is.

    Graphics & Audio

    From graphical standpoint the game is nothing special (not to say it's bad or anything) it's as expected though anyone who played any FromSoftware game is aware that they never rly stressed that part of game for me personally graphics are acceptable though some textures could use some more loving in 2022.Audio on the other hand is excellent as always the soundtrack from the game is great and creates some very climatic boss battles.

    Gameplay:
    Basically the Dark Souls system is back with additions.Those are:
    -Spirit Ashes - which are basically ghost summons that help you out.
    -Ashes of War - An enchant on weapons granting special abilites
    -Some new attacks like jumping attacks ,nice dual wielding, counters after block etc.
    It's basiclly time tested formula with new additions that keep the system fresh despite it's age.

    Conclusion:
    The game is great it delivers what was promised. An open world with countless paths that we can explore at our own leisure.An excellent gameplay with countless exciting ( and sometimes infuriatingly difficult [Malenia - poor controler had some close encounters with table]) boss encounters. It is without a doubt a must play for all fans of souls genre 10/10 and a solid contender for 2022 Game of the Year.    … Expand
  5. DTune
    Mar 23, 2022
    10
    I have no idea what's going on with the other people, I don't have any performance or other problems.
    You can tell that the game was developed for consoles, so only the keyboard controls failed, so i play it with a controller on the PC.
  6. Spaceboys
    Mar 25, 2022
    2
    Game is probably good but the performance issues on PC are preventing it from being playable in any reasonable manner. I will update the review if the PC performance issues are improved. 3080TI, 5800X isnt enough to prevent stutters and poor performance...
  7. spare
    Jun 8, 2022
    0
    A game like a trap to catch beginners with hype.
    The game is unbalanced, the variety of bugs, the large field, the slow bug fixes, everything is terrible!
    I recommend not to buy it.
  8. Freakkz
    Apr 4, 2022
    10
    Magnum Opus, Obra Maestra, Masterpiece. A gaming experience that changed the formula for open world games. One of the greatest if not the greatest.
  9. KurtCobainCsply
    Apr 19, 2022
    10
    This game completely encapsulates everything that FromSoft have been incorporating into their games from the start. The game offers challenge after challenge while giving the players multitudes of different ways to approach each one. There is a large variety in play styles that simply could not have existed in past titles such as: stealth play, horseback combat, and jumping with aerialThis game completely encapsulates everything that FromSoft have been incorporating into their games from the start. The game offers challenge after challenge while giving the players multitudes of different ways to approach each one. There is a large variety in play styles that simply could not have existed in past titles such as: stealth play, horseback combat, and jumping with aerial attacks. This step forward in the souls formula also introduces exploration on a whole new level. For the first time a FromSoft game is completely open world. The only time you will see a loading screen after booting the game up is during teleports and after each assured death. The world is vast and beautiful, full of hidden secrets, and littered with enemies and bosses to fight for some sweet loot or that dopamine dump that we all search for when overcoming such great challenges. This has been my favorite entry into the SoulsBorne franchise and I hope that this game can show the other AAA studios and publishers that making games more about set pieces and holding our hands with constant markers and unimportant dialogue only serve to create uninspired and boring worlds. Just because games are getting larger does not mean that they are getting better. A small environment with a lot to feel invested in makes for a much better experience than a massive world with nothing but busy work. FromSoft have seemingly taken this concept and turned a massive world into a wonderful experience by adding multitudes of activities and places for us to invest our time and efforts into.… Expand
  10. Zero_89
    Jun 11, 2022
    5
    Average by the numbers dark souls like, not much new here besides the horse riding and the open world nature of the game which at times did make the whole experience a bit unfocused.
    Overall a decent game bogged down by poor performance and asset recycling that to my knowledge never got this egregiously transparent in any of the previous From software games
  11. 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
  12. Veska
    Feb 27, 2022
    7
    60 fps with drops on 5600X/6700XT, no V-Sync in setting, no ultrawide support. Graphic like Dark Soul 3. Yeah, if you are on hype train and love DS games, you will probably love this one too. But poor optimation, only 60 fps lock, ugly graphic, fps drops, bugs, crashes, problems with Xbox controller, horrible menu and settings. Shader quality doesnt work (it did nothing), same issue with60 fps with drops on 5600X/6700XT, no V-Sync in setting, no ultrawide support. Graphic like Dark Soul 3. Yeah, if you are on hype train and love DS games, you will probably love this one too. But poor optimation, only 60 fps lock, ugly graphic, fps drops, bugs, crashes, problems with Xbox controller, horrible menu and settings. Shader quality doesnt work (it did nothing), same issue with Auto-detect best rendering setting. Half of the changes like grass quality do virtually nothing.

    I asked for a refund. It makes no sense. From Software **** on the PC again. The game can be great, but if I have to rate the PC port, forget about it. 60 fps with graphics at least 6 years outdated, non-functional graphics settings. If you have a PS5, you may enjoy it more on the console. It's a horrible experience here. And as for the game itself. It's "just" another Soul game. Nothing more, nothing less. But it's definitely not a game of the century, as some are trying to suggest.    … Expand
  13. Megacephalic
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This game insane...But this game is very harder than other soulslime game by the way.
  14. Seppoloni
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    It´s pretty much perfect. Need one ore two patches and then ist absolutely perfect.
  15. GoldenKola
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    The amount of 10/10 reviews and calling it the greatest game of all time makes me sick. The amount of bugs and poor optimization just won't let you enjoy the game. Even if you ignore the poor performance to give the title of greatest game of all time is just a scam. To call it the greatest of all time you need more than just a good game play, it's missing the graphics, story, music andThe amount of 10/10 reviews and calling it the greatest game of all time makes me sick. The amount of bugs and poor optimization just won't let you enjoy the game. Even if you ignore the poor performance to give the title of greatest game of all time is just a scam. To call it the greatest of all time you need more than just a good game play, it's missing the graphics, story, music and optimization. Story wise it didn't have any deeply crafted story like the Witcher or dramatic story that bind you and the character like Read Dead Redemption 2 did with Arthur. I feel scammed by the reviewers and toxic soul fans. Can't give this higher than 8 but I will leave it with 0 because of the poor performance.… Expand
  16. almosttactful
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    The year is 2022.

    - 20FPS dips on a 12900K, 64GB DDR5 RAM, PCIE 4.0 M.2 and an RTX 3090
    - No ultrawide support
    - 60FPS cap
    - Defended to the death by souls fans and I'm not even complaining about the difficulty...

    No excuse to not support those things when I can fire up indie games from 10 years ago and they do.
  17. jomix
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    So poorly optimised to the point where it is literally unplayable. FIX THE GAME!
  18. winterstorme
    Mar 17, 2022
    1
    Absolute joke of a port. The game itself when it functions is okay, but on PC it's unacceptable to release it in this state.

    eta: don't get me wrong. It's massively overrated even when it functions properly. It's like DS2 but with the map copy-pasted 70 times. The bosses, music, enemies, locations are all low quality compared to previous games.
  19. edgyusername
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Worst version after Xbox version. The performance is a joke and makes PC gaming look like a waste of money.
  20. thenthomwaslike
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    Not playable right now. 1 point for the improved character creator. I'll update this when From updates the game
  21. Fr1zzle
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    The game is just wonderful. This is my first experience in this genre and I just can't stop. There are technical problems, and I hope they will be fixed soon.
  22. bbones86
    Feb 26, 2022
    9
    Dark Souls but open world! Needs a bit of optimization.. I mostly get 58-60 fps with the odd framedrop here and there when loading world sections but other than that my experience been pretty good!
  23. Goldbert
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    works great with my RTX 2060 unfortunately not many people experience this since for other's system it the screen literally froze. It's a blizzard because the game is buttery smooth when I play it. Heard Fromsoft has a history of poor optimization. Regardless I think this is the best Fromsoft game to date.
  24. agiyx
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Another good soulsgame. It had a few frame stutters, but with the right settings you wont experience those anymore. It wont take long for fromsoft to fix those issues. Stop crying you sore hating losers and get a life.
  25. halfgandalf
    Feb 27, 2022
    4
    I'm so confused by the 10/10 scores from every publisher for this game. I've never seen a game overrated in this scale.. FromSoft gets away with no innovation, while every other franchise gets bashed for repetitiveness.

    Elden Ring is an already outdated souls-like game with worse than ps4 graphics, a barren open-world that offers nothing new. Animation quality is as bad as some indie    I'm so confused by the 10/10 scores from every publisher for this game. I've never seen a game overrated in this scale.. FromSoft gets away with no innovation, while every other franchise gets bashed for repetitiveness.

    Elden Ring is an already outdated souls-like game with worse than ps4 graphics, a barren open-world that offers nothing new. Animation quality is as bad as some indie games that were made by 2 people. The reviewers and community is so delusional that they see open-world, mount and jumping as groundbreaking features.

    It's time to wake up and realise graphics like this, with bad animations and same old combat mechanics DOES NOT DESERVE 10/10. It's unfair to games like RDR2, Death Stranding and GoW and such. Time to wake up and play other games that actually earn praise..

    If this game gets 10/10, than RDR2 need to get like 50 out of 10.    … Expand
  26. Vasot
    Mar 7, 2022
    2
    Overhyped garbage of a game. PS3 level graphics with horrendous performance on high end hardware. Terrible stutters and framedrops. The game itself is boring and bland.. Terrible gaming mechanics. There is no way to keep track of what you are doing and what you have done. Morbid, garish art. A non existent story, there's nothing compelling or engaging about any of it.. Gameplay itself is aOverhyped garbage of a game. PS3 level graphics with horrendous performance on high end hardware. Terrible stutters and framedrops. The game itself is boring and bland.. Terrible gaming mechanics. There is no way to keep track of what you are doing and what you have done. Morbid, garish art. A non existent story, there's nothing compelling or engaging about any of it.. Gameplay itself is a horrendous grind fest, a mindless slog and rewardless git-guddery. The open world is graphically sub-standard (think software from 2013), utterly lifeless and uninteresting with often re-used enemies and terrible dungeon design. The UI is pure horror, game is massively unfun, and terribly ported. It's Dark Souls in an open field with a huge glowing tree in the middle - the "open world" is really just enclosed areas with individual sections, with weird creatures all just waiting until you get within range. There is no AI, just animals and enemies scattered about the landscape, step inside their attack radius, they come at you, step outside it, they stop. Skyrim's AI was better, and that game is 11 years old.… Expand
  27. FalkP
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Absolute masterpiece. Best of all Soulsborne games mixed with a wonderful open world.
  28. metacriticuser8
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Another generic trash RPG where you can't do anything that is not PC. Compare it to last weeks Lost Ark, pure trash. Where are the games where you are free to create a character? The last game was Skyrim where you were at least able to suffer in jail for being a problem in the ingame world.
  29. davygravy93
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Another overhyped triple A release that fanboys will inevitably defend no matter how many obvious flaws that are staring them in the face so disregard any 9 or 10 reviews.

    Its pretty obvious at this point that this game is not even close to the "masterpiece" that "critics" and fanboys are claiming it is. I swear the term "masterpiece" gets tossed around so casually these days that its    Another overhyped triple A release that fanboys will inevitably defend no matter how many obvious flaws that are staring them in the face so disregard any 9 or 10 reviews.

    Its pretty obvious at this point that this game is not even close to the "masterpiece" that "critics" and fanboys are claiming it is. I swear the term "masterpiece" gets tossed around so casually these days that its become irrelevant along with mainstream video game journalism. I truly cannot comprehend how you can look past all the performance issues/reused assets and then call this a good game.

    The open world is easily the most glaring flaw because its so empty and generic. Unlike games like BOTW or Witcher 3 there aren't many ways you can interact with the environment outside of picking up useless crafting materials. The optional dungeons are essentially chalice dungeons from bloodborne except with more copy and paste boss designs and rewards that make going through them seem like a waste of time(spoiler, they are).

    For all the fuss about GRR martin being the writer there is very little payoff. I was hoping he would give a more solid narrative other than the usual endless stream of item descriptions that are beyond overplayed at this point but I guess I expected too much from what everyone is calling a "masterpiece".

    The combat is(you guessed it) more of the same. The only difference is that there is a jump button which has very little impact on what you do when fighting, you'll still be dodging, hitting, and then chugging estus in between. Anyone claiming this is good combat needs to be reminded how many souls games there have been and how it isn't impressive anymore. As a veteran I expected much more from the combat but hey, masterpiece amiright?

    The NPC's are just as generic as the world they inhabit. The moment I encountered a talking jar was the point where I knew all semblance of immersion had been tossed out the window. No longer is there any coherence between what they are doing vs what you're doing in the world, now its just wacky nonsense.

    As a souls veteran I'm pretty disgusted with the praise elden ring has received. It does nothing better than the original dark souls or demons souls so putting it on a pedestal just shows how easily reviews can be bought and fool casuals. I use this game as a litmus test to see how easily fooled someone is by video game hype, disregard any positive opinion on this game as market brainwashing, because that's all it usually is.    … Expand
  30. tinlun0386
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    people who like elden ring will rate 10 , people who hate elden ring will rate 0 . And I give 10
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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
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  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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