Elden Ring

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5812 Ratings

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  1. Sherak
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    OK. Not a 10 but not a zero either, great game with launch issues. As a PC gamer I understand we get perfect launches 100% of the time so understand the frustration from the people who are having issues and if I was near them would help put their toys back in their pram.
  2. EmpireNO
    Jun 1, 2022
    10
    The most fantastic game ever made. This game is even better than RDR GTA and Breath of the Wild. This game is a masterpiece.
  3. TheDahaka
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    If you’re a fan of high fantasy, open world rpgs and the soulsbourne genre, then this is the game of your dreams. The world & character design is amazing. The scale of the world, the density, the verticality are incredible. There’s nothing else like it. Ignore the trolls reviews binging this game, it’s a masterpiece.
  4. hobodave
    Sep 3, 2022
    10
    My first Dark Souls game. Best open world game I’ve ever played. Better than BOTW in many ways.
  5. Galen
    Mar 14, 2022
    10
    A few hiccups in performance but the gameplay and story are fantastic. Easily the best game of the year so far and easily one of the best games ever.
  6. Nemo888
    Apr 9, 2022
    10
    Found the game a bit punishing so I hacked it to have regenerating health/FP. Then it's basically the best Elder Scrolls game of all time. The story doesn't hold your hand at all. You discover a mad world that has lost the blessing of death. It's a beautiful experience. Best game I've played in 15 years.
  7. Titan
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Best souls game to date, this is a combine of all previous games with New mechanics that make the formula better
  8. mintlo
    Nov 26, 2022
    10
    I love this game. I struggled at first and almost gave up after 2 hours...I watched some youtube videos and saw how many different ways enemies could be brought down and started a new character and ended up playing through the game twice. I am actually excited for dlc.
  9. Black-Templar
    Mar 11, 2022
    10
    If Dark Souls it's the best 3D metroidvania experience! Elden Ring is the best Open World Experience with strong MetroidVania elements in key dungeons and even at some degree to the Open World itself.

    The formula of Ubisoft Open World is a plague to the video-game industry and seeing FromSoft creating such a new and fresh take on the Open World design is something that is amazing to    If Dark Souls it's the best 3D metroidvania experience! Elden Ring is the best Open World Experience with strong MetroidVania elements in key dungeons and even at some degree to the Open World itself.

    The formula of Ubisoft Open World is a plague to the video-game industry and seeing FromSoft creating such a new and fresh take on the Open World design is something that is amazing to see.

    I can only hope that other video-game studios that wants to create Open World game will study Elden Ring design and take some inspirations for their futures games!    … Expand
  10. xdestron
    Dec 10, 2022
    10
    Caused me to finally "get" the Dark Souls formula. I've since beaten DS1, DS3, this game 3 times, and Demon's Souls up next. The build variety and combat in this game are simply unmatched. I can barely stand the mashy combat style of games like GoW or Spider-man anymore.
  11. motibaz
    Apr 30, 2022
    10
    This game is amazing ! You really want to know what lays in every corner .
    Afraid on every boss .gives you joy on every kill . So many places to go .so many quest .so many itams sowrds shields and so on .this was a great jorny ty for this masterpiece game
  12. premium_sauce
    Mar 21, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is teaching an important lesson here. Hyped video games these days following trends, paying influencers and pushing unfinished products forgot that gamers don't care about battlepasses, skins, micro-transactions and other gimmicks. If you build a game with all its features at its launch, it works and if you concentrate on quality over quantity and listen to the community (i.e.Elden Ring is teaching an important lesson here. Hyped video games these days following trends, paying influencers and pushing unfinished products forgot that gamers don't care about battlepasses, skins, micro-transactions and other gimmicks. If you build a game with all its features at its launch, it works and if you concentrate on quality over quantity and listen to the community (i.e. don't treat gamers like idiots), the game will eventually sell itself. This is a GOTY and haven't enjoyed a RPG that much since Skyrim… Expand
  13. novembr
    Mar 2, 2022
    10
    Masterfully crafted game. Sure, it has some technical issues, but I give my take with the assumption these bugs will be ironed out (their hotfixes so far have already alleviated the issues somewhat, so they're obviously committed to fixing it). I'm not even a huge Souls fan, they tend to just stress me out, although I do respect the game design. However, ER does alleviate some of the moreMasterfully crafted game. Sure, it has some technical issues, but I give my take with the assumption these bugs will be ironed out (their hotfixes so far have already alleviated the issues somewhat, so they're obviously committed to fixing it). I'm not even a huge Souls fan, they tend to just stress me out, although I do respect the game design. However, ER does alleviate some of the more grating aspects of the Souls formula. You can take the game at your own pace, rather than being subjected to the relentless gauntlet that these games normally tend to be. It's still very difficult in places, however, but the challenges are always surmountable.… Expand
  14. 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.
  15. screff
    Mar 22, 2022
    10
    First the bad.

    Yes, there are random stuttering issues on PC. Yes, it doesn't offer a solid experience using a keyboard and mouse. For me personally, these haven't been as problematic as some of the negative review bombers here would have you believe. There are also some minor bugs that don't impact progression, and they have already patched a couple that I have run into. Now for    First the bad.

    Yes, there are random stuttering issues on PC. Yes, it doesn't offer a solid experience using a keyboard and mouse. For me personally, these haven't been as problematic as some of the negative review bombers here would have you believe. There are also some minor bugs that don't impact progression, and they have already patched a couple that I have run into.

    Now for the good.

    This game is a honestly a masterpiece. The level design, art, narrative, sound and game play mechanics are easily 10/10. To me it plays like Skyrim set in a Dark Souls universe, without most of the brutally punishing mechanics of Dark Souls. It has really hit the sweet spot and it simply feels super rewarding learning boss mechanics, and then changing your strategy until you end up defeating them. I've honestly been waiting years for a game like this to come along and have played 80 hours so far and feel like there's still so much left to discover and explore.

    I highly, highly recommend playing this game. Even though there are some minor frame rate issues at times, the rest of this game is a beast, and we should reward the developer by buying and playing it. I am hopeful they will fix the frame rate issues in a future update, but like I said it's not a show stopper.    … Expand
  16. strangermoon
    May 23, 2023
    10
    after dark souls 3 quaite a map of souls game. map almost a reseractions of old japanise game rpgs. remind me jewel master mega drive japan cover. that art coming to live full flesh comibnig dark souls game play and weapons. compared dark souls 1 map not connected like that there is no one main fire camp area like that. biggest miss about game this. still connected on many places butafter dark souls 3 quaite a map of souls game. map almost a reseractions of old japanise game rpgs. remind me jewel master mega drive japan cover. that art coming to live full flesh comibnig dark souls game play and weapons. compared dark souls 1 map not connected like that there is no one main fire camp area like that. biggest miss about game this. still connected on many places but hidden mostly. compared ds1 also fast travei this time bcome available quicly which kill old game hard level quite bit. you have horse more like cow not goes too fast but can jump dable like mountain goats which you become mountaing goat try to reach everywhere which is mostly posible if you push hard. normal horse can be better . enemyies now have horse and requare horse fight to beat easly which weilcome add to serie. compared dark souls game not give you best knight armor on starting class this time. there is good knight armor in travel island area on seller women can obtainble on early but game hiding this time. not used on any cover or metarial like old games did. maybe bcouse of game try to presnet like game of thornes like wibe. this also effect magic use now more accasble and easy even allow to magic companions to easly distract bosses. on pc sadly performance not good. not physcal pc rlease on disc only have empty box relase. game map like bigger than all dark souls 123 games combined. giving you dlc like items variarty on base game this time.… Expand
  17. thept
    Mar 19, 2022
    10
    Uma obra de arte. Simplesmente espectacular.
    Já vou com 240 horas de jogo e ainda estou longe do fim do jogo.
  18. Soujirop
    Apr 26, 2022
    10
    The game is difficult, though unlike souls titles, this one allows you to play at your own pace, skipping anything you find too difficult until you feel up to the challenge. The world is a 100% free roam open world, so you can basically go wherever you want from minute 1. You can also be whatever you want, even the craziest builds can be viable if you know how to exploit them properly.
    A    The game is difficult, though unlike souls titles, this one allows you to play at your own pace, skipping anything you find too difficult until you feel up to the challenge. The world is a 100% free roam open world, so you can basically go wherever you want from minute 1. You can also be whatever you want, even the craziest builds can be viable if you know how to exploit them properly.
    A big fuss was made about the performance, but my computer is below the minimum requirements and I don't even set everything to low, yet still have a stable 30fps. So... I really don't know what all the fuss is about.
    Another thing people apparently don't like is the storytelling. But this aspect is no different from previous souls games, just more massive and dense with content and lore.

    Overall, it's a unique experience and I can't remember being so immersed in a game since Skyrim. As with the previous games in the series, you may feel that the game is not "that good" at the beginning, but if you manage to persevere through this funny torture until the end, you will realise that you have been playing a masterpiece for the last 100 hours.    … Expand
  19. Bigbossbalrog
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    FROMSOFT delivers yet again. Please buy this; support this company, there one of the very few good ones left.
  20. Mandulum
    Jun 5, 2023
    10
    I grow bored of most games after 10 or 20 hours. But these games ... I finished after 102 hours and explored nearly everything. I enjoyed every minute of it right up until the end.

    Date Completed: 2023-06-05
    Playtime: 102h
    Enjoyment: 10/10
    Recommendation: So good
  21. m9l5t1
    Jul 21, 2023
    10
    So rare to see games with such a level of quality and detail these days. Top tier open world rpg design. GOTY.
  22. Strumbore
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    I bought this on PC with a GeForce RTX 3070 gpu and i9 cpu. Your mileage may vary, but I have ahd very few technical problems with the game (1 crash in 16 hours of playtime, had trouble summoning other players in a large non-legacy dungeon last night). Overall, I am stunned by how richly detailed From Software made a world this big. It is ana bsolute joy to play. I have avoided spoilersI bought this on PC with a GeForce RTX 3070 gpu and i9 cpu. Your mileage may vary, but I have ahd very few technical problems with the game (1 crash in 16 hours of playtime, had trouble summoning other players in a large non-legacy dungeon last night). Overall, I am stunned by how richly detailed From Software made a world this big. It is ana bsolute joy to play. I have avoided spoilers up to this point and suggest you do as well.… Expand
  23. waxdrwest
    Jun 20, 2022
    10
    incredible game with decent re-playability, excellent game mechanics and hit-boxes. The feeling of finally beating a boss is incredibly rewarding
  24. BadPenguin
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Don't listen to all these complainers. Yes, this game is taxing on the machine but if you have a decent one you're in good shape. What did you expect. Other than that here are the facts:
    1) Enjoyment: It's incredible and fun. All the best aspects pulled into one
    2) Graphics: Gorgeous. I understand if your rig can't play at max then lower the settings 3) Sounds: Music and effects are    Don't listen to all these complainers. Yes, this game is taxing on the machine but if you have a decent one you're in good shape. What did you expect. Other than that here are the facts:
    1) Enjoyment: It's incredible and fun. All the best aspects pulled into one
    2) Graphics: Gorgeous. I understand if your rig can't play at max then lower the settings
    3) Sounds: Music and effects are great

    This is an instant classic. Don't fill your head with everything people are saying and just try for yourself    … Expand
  25. Rathial
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    This has been my favorite game in such a long long time. Honestly the open world + dark souls style is amazing so many things to do. While I have only had the game for a couple days I've already put roughly 40 hours into the game and there still feels like there is a ton left to complete.

    There has been a ton of QOL changes and new additions which makes the game better and arguably    This has been my favorite game in such a long long time. Honestly the open world + dark souls style is amazing so many things to do. While I have only had the game for a couple days I've already put roughly 40 hours into the game and there still feels like there is a ton left to complete.

    There has been a ton of QOL changes and new additions which makes the game better and arguably easier than previous titles. HOWEVER, there is still plenty of amazing, challenging, and fun bosses all over. I don't know the exact number but I'm already about 60 bosses in and while some are basic bosses a lot are really cool.

    I've been playing on a midtier PC that I bought last Black Friday and I haven't had any real issues with the game frame rate or lag. I am only playing on medium settings though because I don't want to nuke my pc since it's really nothing special lol

    While the majority of the game isn't really too difficult there are some bosses that may take a while to beat.

    I'm giving this a 10 simply because I cannot remember the last time I played a game anywhere near this good. I can't say it's a perfect game since I haven't 100% it yet but it truly is amazing    … Expand
  26. Browncolor
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    Ultimate adventure game. Git gud or get filtered.

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  27. Susperio
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    Ignore the haters. Down with online cancel culture! This game is a masterpiece
  28. aidan0
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    Very fun and addicting game. I did have stuttering in the beginning, but in the later areas (or due to the patches) I don't notice it anymore. This is my first souls game and I didn't know they were this addictive. Is it hard? Well, yes, in the sense that it punishes a lack of patients and panic. At some point you just get the fights and the moment that it clicks the bosses don't seem thatVery fun and addicting game. I did have stuttering in the beginning, but in the later areas (or due to the patches) I don't notice it anymore. This is my first souls game and I didn't know they were this addictive. Is it hard? Well, yes, in the sense that it punishes a lack of patients and panic. At some point you just get the fights and the moment that it clicks the bosses don't seem that menacing. But the best part is that you get to go on an adventure and just explore and be fully immersed in the world. It's great for payers that try to avoid the main quest at all cost and do other stuff first. After many hours, I'm at the golden city and the only really frustrating boss was the crucible knight an optional side boss that doesn't even drop anything I can use.… Expand
  29. dbzmah
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    The best game I have ever played. From soft really out did themselves. It excedrd every expectation.
  30. apulido33
    Mar 9, 2022
    10
    The Legend of Zelda released in 1986, and served as a textbook in video game development. Most developers have forgotten that charm that makes a game, however, FromSoftware has certainly charmed me with this game. I have played well over 140 hours of Elden Ring that itself shows how massive the world is. I don't intend to criticize certain reviews that I have read, but I can only defineThe Legend of Zelda released in 1986, and served as a textbook in video game development. Most developers have forgotten that charm that makes a game, however, FromSoftware has certainly charmed me with this game. I have played well over 140 hours of Elden Ring that itself shows how massive the world is. I don't intend to criticize certain reviews that I have read, but I can only define them as invalid scoring methodology. To properly score a game you must base it off your own experience, and understand the nature of the game. Elden Ring by nature is an exploration based open world. Heck the back of the box clearly states that its exploration based open world. Negative reviews that state the game is confusing, and difficult to get around is not a reason to place a negative mark on the game. The exploration is breathtaking, and always puts me on the edge. That feeling of adrenaline is all over the place. Boss fights are challenging as expected from a souls game, but the amount of exploration will tip the scales in your favor. Elden Ring pushes players to gear, level and learn the mechanics of the game. Most bosses are well designed, and game contains many secrets.
    Negatives of the game definitely some framerate drops or crashing during launch for PC, but these things happen. That charm that captivated gamers in The Legend of Zelda was the sense of exploration. Most games today hold your hand in the beginning, but Elden Ring plops you right in the world. I understand that most gamers are nurtured to start with receiving straight forward objectives, and having a game that puts you in the world with no objectives is overwhelming. Elden Ring purpose is to pique gamers' sense of curiosity. Making gamers curious about the world and mechanics promotes higher level thinking. This is the reason why Elden Ring definitely is considered a masterpiece.    … 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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