Elden Ring

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5812 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,536 out of 5812

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  1. Leonardo45
    Apr 2, 2022
    0
    CONS
    1- The streamer is dumb
    2- The map is big and confusing
    3- the optimization is horrible, the game runs poorly on rtx
    4-the people who make tutorials are dumb too. They don't show the map, they just show a specific corner hoping we know where it is.

    PROS
    the game is beautiful, at 40 fps
  2. ali431
    Apr 6, 2022
    9
    No problem for me
    I do not even have a frame drop
    The only problem with the game is the presence of duplicate bass
  3. HeccSnek
    May 5, 2022
    9
    This game is great! The landscapes look stunning, the gameplay is fun and intense, the bosses are all hard but fair, and the classes and weapons all are very creative and fun to use. My only complaints are Liurnia of the lakes and the PC port being eh.
    First off, Liurnia is a NIGHTMARE to traverse. mountainous areas in this game just doesn't work. you have to CONTANTLY look at you map to    This game is great! The landscapes look stunning, the gameplay is fun and intense, the bosses are all hard but fair, and the classes and weapons all are very creative and fun to use. My only complaints are Liurnia of the lakes and the PC port being eh.
    First off, Liurnia is a NIGHTMARE to traverse. mountainous areas in this game just doesn't work. you have to CONTANTLY look at you map to see where to go when all of the other areas feel like you don't even need the map. easily my least favorite area because at least with gelmir, you get a bunch of ladders.
    My second complaint is with some performance issues. It is VERY clear this game was meant for console. The game will sometimes drop frames for no reason (I have a very good PC) especially during bosses which is the last time you want frame drops.
    This game is EXELLENT, but if you want the full experience, play on console. I have put nearly 200 hours into this game and I only got it recently. My fullest recommendation.    … Expand
  4. yigittunus
    Apr 23, 2022
    10
    Just forget about the AC and Call of Duty players tears. This game is SOLID.
  5. MrNobody23
    Apr 27, 2022
    10
    After 300 hours of blood, sweat, and tears that included some of the most challenging fights I’ve ever fought, and innumerable surprises, there are still bosses that I left on the table, secrets that I’ve yet to uncover, sidequests that I missed out on, tons of weapons, spells, and skills that I’ve never used. And this is all on top of PVP and cooperative play that I’ve barely been able toAfter 300 hours of blood, sweat, and tears that included some of the most challenging fights I’ve ever fought, and innumerable surprises, there are still bosses that I left on the table, secrets that I’ve yet to uncover, sidequests that I missed out on, tons of weapons, spells, and skills that I’ve never used. And this is all on top of PVP and cooperative play that I’ve barely been able to scratch the surface of. Throughout it all, while the fundamentals of combat haven’t changed much from what we’ve seen before, the enormous variety of viciously designed enemies and the brutal but surmountable bosses have brought its battles to a new level. Even with all the threads, I didn’t manage to tug on my first playthrough (of what I’m sure will be several), what I was treated to can easily be held amongst the best open-world games I’ve ever played.… Expand
  6. Oddsalsa
    May 2, 2022
    10
    Best game of all time and to all the people who give this game a low score: you are just braindead!
  7. Dougyfresh
    May 4, 2022
    10
    Everything a game should be. You never run out of ways to die and things to find.
  8. Raiyan2003
    Jun 7, 2022
    10
    Definitely the best game to come out in the past 5 years. I think it's in the top 5 games of all time. Amazing story, game-play, music and AI. Played over 200 hours and played all day every day in the release week. It's a hard game and it is supposed to be, it is fun in that sense itself, no micro-transactions and only grinding in-game which keeps everything fair for everyone. AmazingDefinitely the best game to come out in the past 5 years. I think it's in the top 5 games of all time. Amazing story, game-play, music and AI. Played over 200 hours and played all day every day in the release week. It's a hard game and it is supposed to be, it is fun in that sense itself, no micro-transactions and only grinding in-game which keeps everything fair for everyone. Amazing start, mid-game and every ending, 10/10.… Expand
  9. Lincada
    Jun 10, 2022
    9
    Absolute masterpiece.

    The performance on PC has improved since launch, though it's not perfect yet.
    My only critique is the multiplayer feature. If you're expecting a good co-op experience, you'll be disappointed.
  10. otmiyo
    Jun 18, 2022
    10
    Redefining the mainstream open world designs and merging it with the souls formula maintaining his essence
  11. Soraku
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Unplayable game stutters on PC. I am a huge fan of the franchise, and greatly disappointed by this release. Shame on you From Software. You should be embarrassed.
  12. Pini0n
    Feb 27, 2022
    4
    It's dark souls 3 with an open confusing world. Don't buy it if you're not a dark souls fan. But the low score is because of the PC version, how could they launch the game with 60 fps cap? Not only that but the 60 fps aren't stable, it drops do 30 many times. This with a 3080 and 5600x.
  13. TI_ProJecT
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Очередная игра от From Software сделанная в зоне комфорта. Минимум нового.
    Как может быть игра шедевром, которая использует ассеты еще из самой первой DS?
    Графика застряла на границе PS3/4 - что тогда с производительностью? Почему кому-то снимают баллы за техническое состояние, а на состояние Elden Ring, в том числе и на консолях, закрыли глаза? Почему другие игры ругают за кривую    Очередная игра от From Software сделанная в зоне комфорта. Минимум нового.
    Как может быть игра шедевром, которая использует ассеты еще из самой первой DS?
    Графика застряла на границе PS3/4 - что тогда с производительностью? Почему кому-то снимают баллы за техническое состояние, а на состояние Elden Ring, в том числе и на консолях, закрыли глаза?
    Почему другие игры ругают за кривую реализацию квестов, а у From Software это считается "особенностью"?
    Почему одни серии ругают за конвейер, а игры From Software сделанные по кальке с Demon's Souls нет?
    Эта игра недостойна 97 баллов по многим аспектам. Будь это игрой от Ubisoft больше 80 она не набрала.
    PS проблемы с производительностью только из-за кривых рук разработчиков.    … Expand
  14. WayTooBad
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    This game has so many shills that are so quick to dismiss any legitimate concerns or problems, it's hilarious. The game looks like dark souls 3, runs like turd. 3090 at 2k resolution drops frames left and right. No DLSS. It's probably not a zero but to offset those shills I'm giving this title a zero.
  15. EnsarO
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Hayatımda gördüğüm en rezil port. Bu oyunun port işleminde çalışan herkesin validesini cima eyleyüm.
  16. Morphed
    Mar 8, 2022
    1
    Elden ring end game is very unbalanced. There is no git gud in it. It's just cheese or get OHkoed. I already said it many times elden ring is a amalgamation of all fromsoft titles but the combat the players have access to remains exactly same dark soul combat. So you will face bosses/enemies having high poise and health bar of dark souls, relentlessness and unpredictable behavior of bloodElden ring end game is very unbalanced. There is no git gud in it. It's just cheese or get OHkoed. I already said it many times elden ring is a amalgamation of all fromsoft titles but the combat the players have access to remains exactly same dark soul combat. So you will face bosses/enemies having high poise and health bar of dark souls, relentlessness and unpredictable behavior of blood borne and extremely long combos of sekiro. It's just not fun. I feel like I am fighting nioh bosses with souls combat. I would rate elden ring 10/10 for world building and atmosphere but end game is not fun and by end game I mean at least 40% of the remaining content.… Expand
  17. gdpm1
    Mar 8, 2022
    1
    - poor performance
    - 2010ish graphics, overall poor graphics as for 2022
    - cheap, sluggish animations
    - alot of reused models/textures
    feels like its 2012 not 2022
  18. T4KED0WN
    Mar 3, 2022
    1
    The games stutters every few seconds, it is locked to just 60 frames per second, does not offer the option to change fov and the performance is far from good which makes the lack of DLSS/FSR even worse. Ray tracing is also not present at the moment of writing, but it is supposed to be added in a later update. The stutters are constantly present and they plague every system not even rtxThe games stutters every few seconds, it is locked to just 60 frames per second, does not offer the option to change fov and the performance is far from good which makes the lack of DLSS/FSR even worse. Ray tracing is also not present at the moment of writing, but it is supposed to be added in a later update. The stutters are constantly present and they plague every system not even rtx 3090 and 12900k are capable of maintaining a constant 60fps at 720p. Behind all of these issues is a great game, but the performance issues are so severe it is impossible to look past them. If we put the performance issues aside, calling this game great would be an understatement, but the issues cannot be ignored. Heavily recommend, but only once it is fixed, if it gets fixed.… Expand
  19. Fer1678
    Mar 1, 2022
    1
    I've tried so hard to like this game, but I can't even enjoy playing it. I don't criticize a game without testing every aspect I can, so I did. I generated FPS and frametime graphs, tested a lot of graphical settings at 1080p, 1440p and 4K, tested the game in 3 different setups, and the results where equaly disappointing on all of them.
    This game has a lot of optimization issues, like, it    I've tried so hard to like this game, but I can't even enjoy playing it. I don't criticize a game without testing every aspect I can, so I did. I generated FPS and frametime graphs, tested a lot of graphical settings at 1080p, 1440p and 4K, tested the game in 3 different setups, and the results where equaly disappointing on all of them.
    This game has a lot of optimization issues, like, it is a pretty mediocre game in this regard, 4K, 1440p or 1080p, in every resolution I get the same stutters in the same areas, the same illogical frame drops, even if I try messing around with some settings.
    Graphics wise, it seems like a 2013 game, and I can't even deffend this game even If I tried doing so. It has mediocre physics and AI.
    Elden Ring is capped at 60 fps, and you can't disable V-Sync and it doesn't even have support for 21:9 resolutions. Really?
    This game has some of the worst controls I've seen in a Soulsborne game ever, I had to reasign every key to make this game playable, and even then, it was pretty confusing, because the game uses controller mapping for every menu and tutorial, making it difficult for non-controller gamers.
    And its 2022, why can't this game have technologies like FSR or DLSS? They would make the game much more accessible for different hardware configurations.
    It's an open-world game, but you can barely interact with the world, you can't swim, you can't climb. And the world is plain, it has an amateurish design, something that would be decent around 5 years ago, but in 2022, its mediocre.
    I have a lot more things i could criticize, but that would make this a lot longer, so I will stop here. The game is full of bugs, physics, AI and performance issues, so I can't recommend buying this game right now. If you MUST play it, I'd recommend doing it in a PS5.    … Expand
  20. Risenhaha
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Это кошмарно скучная игра, не понятно за что такие высокие оценки от студий.… Expand
  21. Jelsa
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Oh my god………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Expand
  22. Kaptann
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    I go with the logical… if Horizon Forbidden West isn’t a 10, there is no way this game should be a perfect one….!
  23. KatsumiFurCat
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Massive stuttering issues and one of the worst performance I've ever seen in a game
  24. Lalmoo
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    There is no Arabic language despite the promises made by the developers of the game before its launch, it does not mean anything to me now and is not understood
  25. BobJosh
    Mar 8, 2022
    6
    I have to say that this is a really good game overall, but it's a very bad soulslike game, and as a longtime fromsoft fan, I expected a soulslike rather than a traditional open world RPG, which is the reason for my low score.

    THE BAD: Fromsoft made the game more accessible, but that killed what made their previous games memorable. The adrenaline rush you felt after killing harder    I have to say that this is a really good game overall, but it's a very bad soulslike game, and as a longtime fromsoft fan, I expected a soulslike rather than a traditional open world RPG, which is the reason for my low score.

    THE BAD:
    Fromsoft made the game more accessible, but that killed what made their previous games memorable. The adrenaline rush you felt after killing harder bosses/mini bosses and overcoming challenges was amazing. But in Elden ring I felt no such accomplishment at all, I didn't feel challenged at all. No boss or miniboss took me more than 5 tries, and i did not use summon nor sorcerer builds. Of course the game could've been challenging, if I level up less, upgrade my weapons less, don't use ashes of war but... if I have to actively avoid using the games mechanics to make the game challenging then that is just simply bad design. Previous fromsoft games had a natural progression to them, unless you went out of your way to farm you did not overlevel. Also there were quite a few bosses in ds3 that had high magic res and gave mages a tough time to balance things out, ER does not have such things.

    There are some other minor issues as well, lot's of overused minibosses, repetitive catacombs, mounted combat is boring. Bosses are not fun, all the delayed attacks ruin the flow of the fights that ds3/sekiro/bloodborne had. Lot's of downtine between action, not so action packed as previous titles.

    THE GOOD:
    Visually amazing world, combat is improved, ashes of wars and spells are fun to use, boss mechanics and visuals are also really cool.

    Overall: IMO they should've sticked to the non open world format, the open world hurt the game more than it added, but it could be fixed with some balancing/tuning. Multiply the healthbar of every enemy by 1.5-2x, I think that's easier to do than nerfing everything.    … Expand
  26. Jasy
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    game is just bad. outdated graphics. input delay from controls. and same old dodge dodge dodge hit battle system that takes you 1 hour to kill a boss. only people with too much time in their hands can play this. also story is so messed up you dont know what is happening most of the time. no journal to keep track of npc or quests. just bad
  27. LandSwimmer
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    This is probably one of the best games I have ever played. I can't come up with any faults of the game apart from the frame drop issues that will likely be fixed and have already been fixed for many people. This game from its incredibly fantastical environments to its incredibly hard bosses is an absolute joy to play. With over 40 hours in the game, I still feel I haven't even reached theThis is probably one of the best games I have ever played. I can't come up with any faults of the game apart from the frame drop issues that will likely be fixed and have already been fixed for many people. This game from its incredibly fantastical environments to its incredibly hard bosses is an absolute joy to play. With over 40 hours in the game, I still feel I haven't even reached the surface of what this game has to offer. The endless exploration feels almost daunting as an end to the game remains nowhere to be seen even 40 hours into the game. This game is so much more than just a "Dark Souls 4" and feels more like a combination of everything fromsoftware has learned over their years of game developing. A true masterpiece, thank you fromsoftware… Expand
  28. JohndDoe
    Mar 8, 2022
    2
    There is no need to spend money on such a mediocre work.
    Did the critics who gave the perfect score get a bribe?
    Or are you not playing? I wanted to "adventure" the world with the Soul series system. They advertised that it could be done with an open world system. I bought this, but it was a fraud. I continued to resist boredom and work feeling on the wide stage and cleared it, but    There is no need to spend money on such a mediocre work.
    Did the critics who gave the perfect score get a bribe?
    Or are you not playing?

    I wanted to "adventure" the world with the Soul series system.
    They advertised that it could be done with an open world system.
    I bought this, but it was a fraud. I continued to resist boredom and work feeling on the wide stage and cleared it, but I am desperate to say that it is disappointing. I didn't want to spend all my time in the fight.

    There are countless complaints, but I'd like to ask one question, why is it all attacking without warning?
    It was

    By the way, the score is only for the game system, the score is zero if you take into account the price and various under-optimizations.

    * I'm not an English-speaking person, so please forgive me for my poor writing.    … Expand
  29. awsomekevin12
    Feb 27, 2022
    2
    All the issues are tripartite categorically: performance, quality of life, and camera gets its own category. Performance needs to be uncapped, 60 fps is mediocre for a decade ago, and with all the stuttering and whatnot, shouldn't be unattainable these days. Quality of life includes support for the PC port, like more communication or an actually intuitive kb and m experience. This is theAll the issues are tripartite categorically: performance, quality of life, and camera gets its own category. Performance needs to be uncapped, 60 fps is mediocre for a decade ago, and with all the stuttering and whatnot, shouldn't be unattainable these days. Quality of life includes support for the PC port, like more communication or an actually intuitive kb and m experience. This is the most antagonistic control scheme I've seen, not only is the prompt for keyboard controls hidden in the settings, but q, e, and g as main navigations don't make any sense. The camera itself makes me ill. Literally physically ill, I threw up after playing for only a hour and I'm afraid of going back in. Viewbobbing, built in motion blur, and a floating movement swiveling camera violate my sense of equilibrium like poison. Wait for a performance patch if they care enough.… Expand
  30. Pecone
    Mar 3, 2022
    3
    Overhyped garbage of a game/port. PS4 level graphics with horrendous performance on high end hardware. Terrible stutters and framedrops. The game itself is also pretty boring and bland. Frustrating af for no reason just so they can claim it is "difficult" and "Soul's like". Terrible gaming mechanics and lazy devs. There is no way to keep track of what the hell you are doing and what haveOverhyped garbage of a game/port. PS4 level graphics with horrendous performance on high end hardware. Terrible stutters and framedrops. The game itself is also pretty boring and bland. Frustrating af for no reason just so they can claim it is "difficult" and "Soul's like". Terrible gaming mechanics and lazy devs. There is no way to keep track of what the hell you are doing and what have you done. Half-baked at best. How the "critics" gave them 10/10 is beyond me. Horrible game that frustrates not only with it's half-baked gameplay but also with its terrible performance. Avoid at all costs, don't waste your time and do not support this trash with your hard-earned money.… Expand
  31. somedevsaregood
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    This game need dx11 API and dx12 put in the back burner cause its still in alpha.
    The game also needs a diffcult slider so the casual none sweaty gamers can still have fun. Many players have not played a darksouls game starting in this game.
    The game crashes 2 to about 6 times in a 24 hour period. Needs mod support! If change will change the review. The game is not good without a easy    This game need dx11 API and dx12 put in the back burner cause its still in alpha.
    The game also needs a diffcult slider so the casual none sweaty gamers can still have fun. Many players have not played a darksouls game starting in this game.
    The game crashes 2 to about 6 times in a 24 hour period.
    Needs mod support! If change will change the review.
    The game is not good without a easy difficulty!    … Expand
  32. tyco_08
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Full of bugs, gameplay is meh. even cyberpunk was better and worked better.
  33. Chop2842
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Worst pc port ever, a game meant to be about precise movement has input delay? $60 and can't even get proper 60fps on a 3070ti and this is my problem with revie
  34. klasior
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    Unfair, too hard, mobs oneshotting, 0 items and runes to upgrade character. Still good graphics tho
  35. Atakk-REVIL
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    O jogo tá divertido mais mano não para de travar sempre q tô jogando o fps despenca o jogo kita do nada o servidor fica caindo com meus brod por favor arrume isso né!
  36. Neo_Bahamut_19
    Feb 27, 2022
    2
    Let's start off by saying I'm a huge fan of Dark Souls. Now that we have that out of the way, let's get into the core reason for a 2/10... Performance and proper PC support. Gameplay for this game, as well all know, is excellent; however, the lack of proper attention to the PC release has ruined the experience for many. Everything from CTD at launch, to launching into a blank white screen,Let's start off by saying I'm a huge fan of Dark Souls. Now that we have that out of the way, let's get into the core reason for a 2/10... Performance and proper PC support. Gameplay for this game, as well all know, is excellent; however, the lack of proper attention to the PC release has ruined the experience for many. Everything from CTD at launch, to launching into a blank white screen, variable stuttering on everything from low to high-end systems, lack of widescreen "support" (they render black boxes over the edges, yet the game still renders behind those just fine), lack of vsync toggle, an artificial framerate limit (some claim animations are tied to framerates, yet it's been unlocked by breaking EAC), among other issues.

    With all the games recently launching on PC with abhorrent issues, gamers can't let it slide anymore. It's 2022 and this game launched without proper ultrawide and superultrawide support, things supported by various games on smaller budgets going on 20 years ago. This is the first mainstream game (don't kid yourself stating that a multi-million seller is "niche") that I can recall that not only does this, but doesn't have a vsync toggle and caps framerates on PC.

    It's pretty clear that FromSoftware put minimal effort into their PC release. It's bad enough to have those issues, but to have crashing issues plaguing so many and horrid stuttering due to them not optimizing their shaders when they have such a huge budget is just a shame. Lord knows if they'll ever fix it either, as they didn't really address much with Dark Souls 3. Unlike Dark Souls 3 though, we have Easy Anti-Cheat to contend with, which disables our ability to apply community made mod fixes to address the issues. So now we're reliant on a developer that's historically disconnected from their fans on PC, as evidenced by their past releases.

    I gave them 3 days to address the lack of ultrawide at least, and all they did was send out a patch to "fix" stuttering that didn't resolve stuttering and actually caused the white screen issues. Since then I have refunded the game and will not return until they fix all other issues. If they fix all the issues, then I'll update my review accordingly.

    My Specifications:

    AMD 2700X
    32GB DDR4 (4x 8GB)
    Red Devil 6900XT Ultimate
    256GB Western Digital Black NVMe
    LG 34" Ultrawide 3440x1440 160hz FreeSync

    Still stuttered all around the initial spawn room. Black bars covered 1/3 of my screen. Did not crash personally but know others with issues.    … Expand
  37. LostError
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    It's like if Cat Mario was the only Mario game, sure some people have the time to die over and over again, but that's just not how the modern gaming works, give us normal mario.

    Big monster dodge-and-roll games have been done before. It's based on archaic outdated game design. Give us something new and innovative. Elden Ring does nothing to improve upon similar games, besides a minor    It's like if Cat Mario was the only Mario game, sure some people have the time to die over and over again, but that's just not how the modern gaming works, give us normal mario.

    Big monster dodge-and-roll games have been done before. It's based on archaic outdated game design. Give us something new and innovative.

    Elden Ring does nothing to improve upon similar games, besides a minor graphics refresh. Just like COD and FIFA.

    Ask yourself - Is the game actually fun to play or is it just fun to finally kill the big monster after dying 100 times? If 90% of the game isn't fun, it's not fun. Is it too much to ask to be having fun for most of the time while playing?

    The gaming industry is a lot bigger and more accessable than when previous difficult games were released. Game reviewers need to take that into consideration, niche millennial games deserve low scores, or at the very least a very clear warning that it's probably not worth playing unless you've played previous Souls-like games.

    Plus all the menus, interfaces, and controls are counter-intuitive and awful. Have they played any popular modern game?

    They should be getting low scores for the controls alone - Space should be jump, Shift should be Run, C or CTRL should be Crouch, M should be Map, and TAB should be for regularly used menu items.

    Just admit that you want to play more dark souls, don't pretend it's a good game worthy of new players picking it up.    … Expand
  38. KillGameBloggrs
    Mar 6, 2022
    0
    General
    * Mounted Fall damage is completely inconsistent, making the dumb jump pads (?HORSE TRAMPOLINES???? MY IMMERSION. WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS WORLD.) seem even more pointless in comparison.
    * The game allows you to "equip" gear you "can't" use without adequately explaining or notifying you how much its actually impairing you. (Accidentally press a few keys fumbling through the ported    General
    * Mounted Fall damage is completely inconsistent, making the dumb jump pads (?HORSE TRAMPOLINES???? MY IMMERSION. WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS WORLD.) seem even more pointless in comparison.
    * The game allows you to "equip" gear you "can't" use without adequately explaining or notifying you how much its actually impairing you. (Accidentally press a few keys fumbling through the ported interface and equip a sword that looks just like the one you were already using, but apparently you're too weak to hold right? Your damage will suffer and you'll just go on thinking all these bosses have lots of armor and health.)
    * Crashes alt tabbing a lot.
    * The lack of focus the game exhibits really gives the impression it's been rushed and is not groundbreaking in any way, infact, taking several steps back. It's laughable to have no explanation or training for the core mechanics, but you'll receive a popup blurb you have to click through advising you some stupid side quest NPC will accept some dumb item you just received for a pointless endeavour. How about the game introduce itself to us before asking us to babysit?

    Interface
    * There's no keybind listing for "open map" if you open controls/bindings, so if you don't know what the binding is and are new to the game series, you never use the map. The first time I noticed an npc telling me they "marked it on my map", it didn't remind me what hotkey to push.
    * You cannot press the UNIQUE map hotkey again to close the map.
    * No explanation what the more esoteric stat names really do, or even what the simple ones do other than gear equip requirements.
    * You can't keep moving while using the map, unlike every other aspect of the interface.
    * It takes a long time and a lot of navigation to leave the game their "intended" way.
    * Why is the inventory UI so **** - scrolling horizontally in a menu to select which category of item I want to mouse over and view in my bags? Why am I scrolling through 10 item types every time I obtain some stupidly named item to try and figure out what the **** I just looted?

    Gameplay
    * ELDEN RING's mounted combat and controls manage to make Trial of the Crusader jousting dailies feel great in comparison.
    * Mounted combat auto locking on and circling requires an enormous amount of finesse to fight against the steering wheel, per se.
    * Speaking of, how is it that I have over an entire page of crafting material but don't know how to use it yet? Game, are you there?
    * Runes rewarded from creatures make no sense? Getting very low runes from tougher creatures has made trying to fight stuff that is challenging not really worth the time.
    * For whatever reason rolling feels worse than before, oh well I guess I designed the wrong character with stats I dont understand and equipped something that is encumbering me but **** me because the game isn't telling me that, for damn sure.
    * Why is the horse with the dumb named so influential to the game? It isn't satisfying to use the horse and all of its clearly overpowered and hamfisted ****
    * Can't figure out the weird weapon special ability flourish enhancement enchantment imbuement Ash of War or whatever the **** it is system. It's like Materia or something right? I don't know, it didn't give an explanation.

    World
    * Is the expectation for a "FROM SOFTWARE" game that you use a player-created internet guide while you go through the game otherwise you're not playing it the intended way?
    * The open world isn't very rewarding, I stopped looting flowers and berries after the 50th of each type. Lots of areas with enemies and different types of camps or castles don't give you anything.
    * Story takes itself way too seriously considering it's the same formula..who cares that george martin is involved? Broadly speaking, this is the exact same brush used to fill in the story of the previous souls games. We're dis-eased souls (TARNISHED!) fighting to regain my HUMANITY or purity or grace or whatever it is, lighting Bonfires err Grace torches along the way... it's an identical story and Azerite Power has just been renamed to Runic Power.
    * PS even the "good areas" are downright depressing. Game might literally be sucking my soul away with its vibe.

    Universe
    * Why are there so many identical assets from earlier Dark Souls games? Is this just a Chinasoft clone and a hodgepodge mish mash of all "FROM SOFTWARE" game design concepts at the same time?
    * Standing by my earlier appraisal that ELDEN RING feels like a rushed expansion to an earlier Dark Souls and it isn't a "very good" standalone game, it's mediocre at best.
    * Can't say its because I don't have patience to explore, I enjoyed over 200 hours of Arkane's Prey (a game that actually is a masterpiece, unlike ELDEN RING)
    * This is Sunk Cost Fallacy: The Game. "Maybe after 12 hours I'll figure out what the **** I SHOULD be doing... okay, I'm 20 hours in, I guess I have to beat this so it didn't beat me."    … Expand
  39. captainthrall
    Jun 1, 2022
    3
    The game looks great. I love the art style and animation.

    Unfortunately, it's not for everyone. Elden Ring is designed for a niche audience. It's made for 13-29 year old males that play video games for 12 hours a day. More importantly, it's made for people who are familiar with the Dark Souls franchise. If you're not a hardcore gamer and you're not familiar with the Dark Souls    The game looks great. I love the art style and animation.

    Unfortunately, it's not for everyone. Elden Ring is designed for a niche audience. It's made for 13-29 year old males that play video games for 12 hours a day. More importantly, it's made for people who are familiar with the Dark Souls franchise. If you're not a hardcore gamer and you're not familiar with the Dark Souls franchise, you're going to HATE this game.

    It wasn't for me. I couldn't enjoy the play style. I hate the controls. They're clunky and unresponsive. You press the attack button and you get locked into an uninterruptable 5 second animation. Some people enjoy this play style - I do not. I didn't enjoy the game play. I couldn't get into it. I refunded with less than 2 hours played.    … Expand
  40. Mithaldu
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    it's a bad port

    buggy, mediocre trash

    details here if you care: https://twitter.com/mithaldu/status/1496989167389003776
  41. AcerolaOrion
    Feb 27, 2022
    6
    Its the worst souls game in the series (including sekiro / bloodborne) but its still a souls game so its fun. Get it if the performance ever gets fixed. Here are the biggest issue:

    godawful performance - atrocious game looks awful on low settings, some of the ugliest shadows ive ever seen, some of the worst performance offenders (like weather) cant be turned off reused assets - a lot    Its the worst souls game in the series (including sekiro / bloodborne) but its still a souls game so its fun. Get it if the performance ever gets fixed. Here are the biggest issue:

    godawful performance - atrocious
    game looks awful on low settings, some of the ugliest shadows ive ever seen, some of the worst performance offenders (like weather) cant be turned off
    reused assets - a lot of them - multiple bosses are the same / show up as regular enemies (treebosses 4+ times!!!), certain dungeon "parts" get reused more than 3 times!
    the horse is bad - some bosses basically force you to use it but especially hitting enemies with shorter (e.g. sword) weapons off horseback is incredibly imprecise
    there is a LOT of dead open world but its somewhat tolerable - the map is quite good! If there is nothing on the map to see then theres nothing there to find either so theres really no point of searching every corner (which is contrary to how souls games usually work)

    A lot of the pve bosses and enemies are much weaker than in regular souls games with the exception of the "Elden Ring" bosses.
    The pvp is as laggy and wonky as always - nothing improved here.

    Its fun but i found myself going back to other games before i finished it.    … Expand
  42. LimpDingus
    Apr 17, 2022
    8
    Nearly Perfect

    Before I get into my review I would like to say I killed all the bosses, found 99% if not all items, and discovered every inch of every location; That just so happens to equal out to 300 hours for my first playthrough. I also want to note I've played all other FromSoftware titles except for Demon's Souls with a combined playtime of over 1400hrs. Praises Just as with    Nearly Perfect

    Before I get into my review I would like to say I killed all the bosses, found 99% if not all items, and discovered every inch of every location; That just so happens to equal out to 300 hours for my first playthrough.
    I also want to note I've played all other FromSoftware titles except for Demon's Souls with a combined playtime of over 1400hrs.

    Praises
    Just as with all other Souls series games, Elden Ring has a very beautiful and varied world.
    Combat feels much more polished compared to Dark Souls III taking elements from Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro to create the best feeling and most fair(for the most part) combat.
    Enemies, bosses, and NPCs are familiar yet also unique in design and in battle.
    It feels like every playstyle is actually viable in Elden Ring which cannot be said for past titles.
    I also want to mention the ash summons for adding something new and fun to boss battles.
    And the last big thing is the inclusion of horseback riding and combat, really didn't expect it to turn out as good as it did.

    Complaints
    •Performance I can understand a couple performance issues here and there, but Elden Ring launched in a frustrating state with memory leaks, stuttering, and CRASHING; Also doesn't want to close out without using task manager.

    •Bugs The game also suffers from some pretty annoying bugs such as certain questlines and an ending being locked off all because one NPC breaks, clipping through the floor and falling to your death during a boss battle, and key items not dropping from certain bosses.

    •Summoning/PvP Friendly players can't be summoned after you defeat the story boss in that area, this is straight up stupid given that this is an open world game. Only work around is red summons which disables the ability of invasions.

    •Lackluster Loot Throughout the entire game from start to finish I could not believe the same developer of all these past Souls games made this GIANT world with so much SH*T loot. You see a hidden little cove with a purple item guarded by a few tough enemies only for it to be a godd*mn ARTERIA LEAF. TRASH.

    •Inconsistent Difficulty Bosses and enemies go from being difficult to almost being one shot without even leveling up. Everything is a cakewalk and then you run across Malenia which easily tops the list of hardest bosses in all FromSoftware games, the final boss is a joke in comparison. Inconsistent overall.

    •EAC & Cheaters Even with the addition of Easy Anti-Cheat cheaters are still very much able to weasel their mangy *sses into PvP.

    •Open World This is my biggest complaint with Elden Ring. I just couldn't help but notice how most of my complaints with the game wouldn't have existed if the game was built more linear like the past Souls games. I feel like the focus on making the game open world caused less of a polished Souls experience overall. The world just feels too big and empty in a number of expansive areas, the garbage loot makes this much worse.

    Conclusion
    With all those complaints I still like the game regardless because it fits the Soulsborne mold.
    I give Elden Ring an 8 out of 10

    Recommendations
    Bloodborne(10/10), Dark Souls III(9/10), Sekiro    … Expand
  43. FedorBondarchuk
    Jun 19, 2022
    6
    Dark souls with a hourse and jump buttom, same combat, same cheap game design. But there is empty open world which is basicaly a huge landscape with nothing. there is no plot like in previous From software games deep meaning of what is going on in the game exists only on internet forums and fandom . Games terrible UI and clunky unresponsible controlls make it frustrating, playing 6thDark souls with a hourse and jump buttom, same combat, same cheap game design. But there is empty open world which is basicaly a huge landscape with nothing. there is no plot like in previous From software games deep meaning of what is going on in the game exists only on internet forums and fandom . Games terrible UI and clunky unresponsible controlls make it frustrating, playing 6th installment of dark souls not giving me that much joy overcoming the same game design ideas that i overcome 5 games earlyer. On top of this game runs like crap on pc (rtx 2070/r73800x) with frame rate dipping below 60 no matter ettings i used. I believe critics if you can say so are really biased and the big name of Miyadzaki sold them this game and thats not right you need to be objective as a journalist you need to tell people the truth about the product that they are buing.… Expand
  44. k0d3z
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    So I think this will be my very first legit review ever and let me just say this game is everything it's been praised and more. First of all I don't think people who give it bad reviews based on their computers specs and crashes should even be valid as I myself don't have the best CPU out there, but would never downplay a game when my hours played would be close to none. If you aren'tSo I think this will be my very first legit review ever and let me just say this game is everything it's been praised and more. First of all I don't think people who give it bad reviews based on their computers specs and crashes should even be valid as I myself don't have the best CPU out there, but would never downplay a game when my hours played would be close to none. If you aren't familiar with FROMSOFTWARE (i.e. Bloodborne, Dark Souls, Sekiro) games either and just hopped on the hype train of what's popular and got slapped in the face with that difficulty shock don't take it with a grain of salt it's meant to challenge you. People also out there like "There's no open world or Lore or Loot" I don't know what you're talking about cause there's literally loot and lore all over if you actually explore and pay attention. Yeah there's no tutorial or quest page to guide you when playing or to hold your hand but you can always also use Google like almost 99% of everyone when they get stuck somewhere or just look up a guide and don't feel ashamed there's literally tons of info out there on the game to easily guide you by without needing a in game tab. Everything about his game is rewarding, from killing that crazy hard boss you are just determined to finish whether you die 100+ times or not. You can respec your character later in the game so even if you find something you want to use which you didn't build your char for you can always alter later on or if you really feel like it just grind it out like most games require these days as there's no real max level in the game as opposed to skills capping out at 99 which you can actually get every attribute to if you really wanna be Elden Lord.

    The game had some flaws at launch but then again almost every game now and days days one has some sort of broken system to it which usually gets fixed right away or down the road. One major thing about this game no matter how much you might think you're a video game god is you're going to die.. Numerous, numerous times. Laugh it off, learn from your mistakes and move on. I've never clapped my hands so hard and yelled so loud to myself in excitement after getting down that boss I thought was ny imposible.

    Graphics aren't as good as one would expect from a AAA game coming out in 2022 with 10/10 reviews and no it doesn't have DLSS or Ray Tracing or anything but you also have to understand it's all about the gameplay and it still looks pretty damn beautiful if you ask me. I haven't got a chance to wander the lands with a friend yet but I heard it can be even more of a blast in co-op which I'm interested to try.

    Also if you're finding it super hard but also enjoying it yes their are trainers and cheats out but honestly that takes away all the fun from the whole game plus then you get put in a Soft server with other cheaters so it's just not worth it if you ask me.

    The game is clearly meant for consoles so I do recommend if playing on PC to have some sort of Controller to make your gameplay a lot smoother and easier much like most console released games.

    All in all. If you were waiting for a new RPG you could just play by yourself or with others on your own time similar to games like Witcher 3, Nier Automata, RDR2 and etc with lots to explore, numerous endings to unlock, New Game +'s to catch anything you missed the first time or so on and wanna just be your own badass hero whether it's wielding a Giant sword, Shooting Bows, Casting Spells or basically doing almost anything you could in the likes of Skyrim then give it a shot.

    My biggest piece of advice before purchasing is just know like most others have noted of the games difficulty and don't let it frustrate you do the point of quitting. The game basically comes at you with no difficulty setting but similar to very difficult versions or your favorite games you might be used to playing on Normal or even Easy and just aren't used to the challenge cause you just wanna enjoy and finish it. Don't aggressively attack enemies without properly dodging or blocking, it's not meant to just smash the hit button and heal.

    Lastly just take your time, we're not all speedrunners out to smash records. You get no rewards in finishing it in one hour or one week. Chances are you're just gonna miss out on more stuff along your run.

    Anyways I just wanna say I've loved every second I've spent with this game so far and can't wait to New Game plus it numerous times to learn and discover more and more. Coming from someone who's died hundreds of times enjoy everyone!! :D    … Expand
  45. ONEEX
    Feb 28, 2022
    4
    Не нормальное портирование.
    Непроработанное управление.
    Непроработанное меню для ПК. Запуская игру, я вижу, что это игра не для ПК а для консолей! Слабая оптимизация. Даже после нескольких патчей люди жалуются на невозможность запустить игру и играть. Белый экран после запуска и выбрасывает на рабочий стол. У меня та же проблема. Я до сих пор не мгу играть в это! Ещё возмущает    Не нормальное портирование.
    Непроработанное управление.
    Непроработанное меню для ПК. Запуская игру, я вижу, что это игра не для ПК а для консолей!
    Слабая оптимизация.
    Даже после нескольких патчей люди жалуются на невозможность запустить игру и играть. Белый экран после запуска и выбрасывает на рабочий стол. У меня та же проблема.
    Я до сих пор не мгу играть в это!
    Ещё возмущает слабоумие рицензентов - такие высокие оценки неоправданы и скорее всего продажны. Они не честные и звышенные.
    21 век - век халтуры и обмана во многих сферах и эта сфера не исключение.    … Expand
  46. RicoCilliers
    Mar 14, 2022
    10
    A gigantic open world with amazing bosses, lore, and that butter-smooth combat that we all know and love from previous Souls games. I'm really loving it so far. The amount of character customization, armor and weapons in the game is also staggering. Multiplayer with my friends has been amazing so far too. Solid 10/10 from me. I did have a few frame drops and stuttering close to release butA gigantic open world with amazing bosses, lore, and that butter-smooth combat that we all know and love from previous Souls games. I'm really loving it so far. The amount of character customization, armor and weapons in the game is also staggering. Multiplayer with my friends has been amazing so far too. Solid 10/10 from me. I did have a few frame drops and stuttering close to release but those seem to have been mostly resolved… Expand
  47. lukec19
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    constant stuttering regardless of hardware, watch digital foundry vid on youtube for further context
  48. ab5_
    Apr 12, 2022
    0
    I don't understand why people are review bombing a game because their computer can't run it. If your computer is dated, then consider buying it on console or upgrading. If your expecting a brand new AAA open world game which is HUGE to run on a baked potato, you need to look somewhere else. If you don't want to shell out for a console or a GPU upgrade then look into something like GEFORCEI don't understand why people are review bombing a game because their computer can't run it. If your computer is dated, then consider buying it on console or upgrading. If your expecting a brand new AAA open world game which is HUGE to run on a baked potato, you need to look somewhere else. If you don't want to shell out for a console or a GPU upgrade then look into something like GEFORCE NOW. It has become my favourite game of all time and has the best soundtrack I've ever had the fortune to listen to. I wish I got the deluxe edition.… Expand
  49. BowserBurrito
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    If everyone is giving Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild a 10/10 than Elden Ring definitely gets at least a 10 because it surpasses that game in every way.
  50. FreddyKong
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    Why the f*ck Metacritic put 95 on this sh*tty game??? i guess Metacritic love to play 15-20 fps game lollllll

    -Massive frame drop
    -Massive frame drop
    -Massive frame drop
    -Lot of issues
    -Massive frame drop

    For a tactical game Bandai Namco. you not working good on this important issues.
    i spend 90$ for a dumb game,
  51. wzku9x
    Mar 28, 2022
    0
    First game in a long time where you get exactly what you payed for and exactly what was advertised, no micro transactions, no battle pass, just a massive playground where the only one limiting your enjoyment and progression is you. The only thing as grand and marvelous as the world itself are the horrors attempting to keep you from your goals. Elden ring is as hard as you make it.Flaws areFirst game in a long time where you get exactly what you payed for and exactly what was advertised, no micro transactions, no battle pass, just a massive playground where the only one limiting your enjoyment and progression is you. The only thing as grand and marvelous as the world itself are the horrors attempting to keep you from your goals. Elden ring is as hard as you make it.Flaws are few and far between (a few npc quests were unfinished and guess what, its already been patched-looking at you coz!). I wish other game developers put as much love, care, and dedication to its games, its fans, and its employees as FromSoftware has.… Expand
  52. Allexeioftheros
    Jan 8, 2023
    3
    I'm really sorry, but I just can't manage to like this game.
    All I saw was a pretty world, and some NPCs that got me really interested, just to disappoint me later with how poorly written they were.
    Congratulations to the artists and composer, but that's mostly it.
    Just like other souls games, it ironically felt very soulless to me personally.
  53. R3TRIBUTION
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    Fcking amazing. I love every Minute of the game. Margit beat my fcking ass the first few Times, but i got gotfried on my 3rd try
  54. Traxor06
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    Just another copy paste Deamon Souls without any creativity or major development. Excruciating long fights where you hit bosses and dodge role and wait for a chance to attack again. There are no chances to be aggressive or creative. Inventory and skills could Be simplified or made more unique then every other game they have Made. It pains me to play and I can’t even watch steamers play itJust another copy paste Deamon Souls without any creativity or major development. Excruciating long fights where you hit bosses and dodge role and wait for a chance to attack again. There are no chances to be aggressive or creative. Inventory and skills could Be simplified or made more unique then every other game they have Made. It pains me to play and I can’t even watch steamers play it because they are having the same negative reactions about the game that I think when I play it.

    This is a copy paste game that was over hyped. Not Cyberpunk levels but pretty overhyped.    … Expand
  55. Santiersnoob
    Feb 27, 2022
    6
    Combat is excellent and bosses are fun to learn. There are a bit more default attack moves which allow for more ways to approach every fight, not to mention the open world giving you more angles. Cooperative is very fun given there's an immediate boss/objective before us.
    Unfortunately the pacing isn't as good as the more linear Souls games due to some bad open world designs and how    Combat is excellent and bosses are fun to learn. There are a bit more default attack moves which allow for more ways to approach every fight, not to mention the open world giving you more angles. Cooperative is very fun given there's an immediate boss/objective before us.
    Unfortunately the pacing isn't as good as the more linear Souls games due to some bad open world designs and how gathering materials has bloated the map. Crafting and gathering is just not good. I'd rather more materials be dropped from enemies instead of being gathered on the ground.
    Sadly the open world adds considerably less content than the space it takes up and the introduction area doesn't do it any favors. The rewards for exploring aren't comparable to the effort it took to find and get there unless it's to progress the main story. If there's no point of returning to an area why allocate such huge space for it? This is without mentioning you cannot use mounts in co-op. The pace becomes incredibly slow at many times.
    Luckily many of the enemies are engaging and rewarding to defeat. It makes you wonder why there is so much space between you and the actual fun.    … Expand
  56. BullTyrone
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    As a huge fan of Fromsoftware who has played every single release since PS3 demon souls i can no longer call myself a fan of this developer. They have dropped the ball on the PC port more than CD Project red has with Cyberpunk when it comes to performance and optimization. Horrendous stuttering, FPS ranges between 20-40 on a machine that should be able to keep a steady 60 at least, awfulAs a huge fan of Fromsoftware who has played every single release since PS3 demon souls i can no longer call myself a fan of this developer. They have dropped the ball on the PC port more than CD Project red has with Cyberpunk when it comes to performance and optimization. Horrendous stuttering, FPS ranges between 20-40 on a machine that should be able to keep a steady 60 at least, awful glitches with enemies, npcs, and Torrent the mount flickering in and out of existence, and texture popping in and out as they load. Meanwhile the games journalists call this trainwreck of a PC port a master piece. Not to mention the last minute DRM/anti-cheat that was added due to the hackers in DAS3 a month before release. I have nothing to comment on gameplay itself since i dropped it due to it being completely unbearable, imagine having healthbars attacking you out of nowhere while you riding an invisible mount at 20 fps, how is that enjoyable? Shame on Fromsoftware for screwing over its fanbase and releasing a game at its current state.… Expand
  57. XPOFT
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Неоптимизированное хуано. ФПС проседает вместе с нагрузкой на видяху. Чинит, резче
  58. Kolple
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    O jogo é muito bonito, a história etc. Mas eu tenho que negativar, pelo simples fato de que os jogos hoje em dia estão entrando em uma direção um pouco estranha. Parece que a maioria dos jogos lançados atualmente estão quebrados, mal otimizados. Isso me faz refletir: será que estão fazendo isso para vender hardware (cartel?) ou ninguém liga para otimização dos jogos? Elden Ring temO jogo é muito bonito, a história etc. Mas eu tenho que negativar, pelo simples fato de que os jogos hoje em dia estão entrando em uma direção um pouco estranha. Parece que a maioria dos jogos lançados atualmente estão quebrados, mal otimizados. Isso me faz refletir: será que estão fazendo isso para vender hardware (cartel?) ou ninguém liga para otimização dos jogos? Elden Ring tem gráficos ultrapassados (com exceção dos efeitos, eu achei muito bonito) e o jogo exige um hardware muito acima do esperado! Estou negativando também pela falta de suporte em monitores Ultrawide, em pleno 2022 o jogo não tem suporte.… Expand
  59. jonnythedennis
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Absolutely stunning game marred by the lack of ultrawide support.... Let's fix this now!
  60. Zeutrey
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Litteraly one of the best game game i’ve ever played. I’m a huge FS fan, but didnt expect ER to be that good.
  61. groumph
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    The game is being slammed for (almost) no reasons. Most of the time, the players that I've seen complain haven't made the nvidia driver update, or checked that the game is running using the graphic card instead of the processor's graphics. If that's your case, you definitely should try doing so before adding the review.

    As far as the game's content is concerned, it is a masterclass.    The game is being slammed for (almost) no reasons. Most of the time, the players that I've seen complain haven't made the nvidia driver update, or checked that the game is running using the graphic card instead of the processor's graphics. If that's your case, you definitely should try doing so before adding the review.

    As far as the game's content is concerned, it is a masterclass. Althought the graphics are somewhat outdated, the artistic direction is just incredible, and it is the most important point in my opinion.

    The gameplay is just as good as the previous souls game, with new mechanics which integrate just well, and reward playing aggressively, to break the poise of the boss and deal huge amounts of damage. You have many options and ways to play.

    The story and lore are really interesting, although mysterious, which might deter some, but is really rewarding if you love digging into the game's mysteries. The bosses are really good too, some of them being just insane, and will probably end up being just as cult as Sullyvahn or Gael.

    And to finish with, the most important part, which is the open world aspect, is also it's strongest point. You have a total freedom, like in breath of the wild. But where it stands out, in my opinion, is regarding the loot. Your exploration truly is rewarded, as most items you find are unique, giving a true feeling of finding something precious each time, be it a weapon, a spell, a npc, an invocation, an armor, a unique item... The game also always surprises you, with unpredictable events happening regularly, which is great for an open world, as I often find that a routine quickly settles in in most open worlds. Not in this one.

    To sum it up: it is a souls game, and probably the best open world I've played, despite not being the most graphically up to date game. A true masterclass in my opinion    … Expand
  62. Leonbit
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    There is no reason, for all this my game does not even enter I have an Rtx 3090, when it enters gets less than 50 fps, we are in 2022 has no excuses!
  63. Ultraviolence77
    Mar 2, 2022
    10
    Perfect game, speechless. The ones who are crying here are rat children who have never played souls, or who worry about nonsense. What fromsoftware did with this and its open world, for any fan, it's amazing. If someone does not think the same, let them return to fifa.
  64. GitGudScrubs
    Mar 2, 2022
    9
    It smell like **** in here. Haha. For real though, wonderful game and would've been a 10 if it had not been for the "gAmEbReAkInG" performance hiccups.
  65. Disnayer
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    This game didn't even run on my PC even though my PC configuration is higher than the minimum requirements, refund. Maybe after that Miyazaki will learn how to optimize games in which even the graphics do not change.
  66. Bigshak
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    This port is a joke, an expensive one. One that will cost you 60 euro's. All these fanboys rating 10 should not be able to rate a game because its a **** zero...
    Performance is ABYSMAL, 60 FPS LOCK in 2022!? No widescreen support.
    Big and constant stutters that destroy the immersion. The game doesn't even look good.(truly) No change in gpu usage between low and maximum settings... I knew    This port is a joke, an expensive one. One that will cost you 60 euro's. All these fanboys rating 10 should not be able to rate a game because its a **** zero...
    Performance is ABYSMAL, 60 FPS LOCK in 2022!? No widescreen support.
    Big and constant stutters that destroy the immersion. The game doesn't even look good.(truly) No change in gpu usage between low and maximum settings... I knew that the gaming industry was bad and a money grab but really, I did not expect it from From Software. But yeah they failed us too. Fck em!    … Expand
  67. Yess_Ummm
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    So my character says only 21 hours. Though, my hours should be around 27. This is because of saving not working. Well more so, save corrupting. I am a constant saver in video games, even if I don't go back all the time I'll make hundreds of save files. So I see a new zone in Elden Ring I walk into it so it saves, I see a grace I activate it to save(or rest), I talk to a vendor to save,So my character says only 21 hours. Though, my hours should be around 27. This is because of saving not working. Well more so, save corrupting. I am a constant saver in video games, even if I don't go back all the time I'll make hundreds of save files. So I see a new zone in Elden Ring I walk into it so it saves, I see a grace I activate it to save(or rest), I talk to a vendor to save, etc. So, it annoys me that I lost 6 hours worth of my progress. Not to mention all the other glitches you have to deal with constantly.
    Now to go on: one glitch rn is that most entities are just invisible. The only ones I've noticed not to turn invisible are the enemies that are so large that they have multiple lock on points and bosses, everything else is free range to turn invisible. Ohh you are on the road? Well I guess 4 knights are attacking you now. You wanted talk to a trader? Better remember where they sit.
    Plus, it does not help when you get the glitch where your light attack does not want to work. At first I thought I broke my new controller that I just bought a month before Elden RIng came out, but then I tried to light attack with my mouse and it would not work. Heavy attack would work fine but light attack just was not having it.
    Does not help to drop down to 2 frames every 5 seconds at some points or areas so you can not advance to certain points. Plus, the game just freezes for 5 to 15 seconds at a time like have a chill have some water. Which is weird that these things are happening as I am running on low graphics for everything, except grass which the lowest is medium and I put render distance to medium cause it actually ran better. Though, my pc is not the best I have put around $1000 USD worth of parts into it, but still it should not be like this.
    This is not to big of a problem, but in areas with poison sludge when you are well out of the sludge and did not get the poison effect sometimes the effect will still build up so you will end up getting poisoned. if you're leaving an area, or just running through it quickly I can see it messing you up though.

    This is all I can think of currently, but I know I am sure to encounter more things. I will not be playing this game anymore though till FromSoftware and Bandi Namco can fix the game.    … Expand
  68. LOOKING1102
    Mar 2, 2022
    10
    This game is truly a masterpiece. When you are exploring the lands between, you will have a strong feeling that each part of this world is carefully designed and arranged. Btw, this epic game is really massive. I've spent nearly 30 hours on it and only explored about 40%.
  69. Astrosombiex11
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    It's ridiculous that after 2 patches, the invisible enemies bug still goes on, it's an issue that can completly ruin your experience, really it's more important fix the popping or whatever than people can actually play?
  70. deadinsideking
    Mar 30, 2022
    0
    Worst game of all time. Lagging, bad balance, useless attributes, most of items and armors = unusable, every creep kill you 2 hit even when u spend all attributes in hp and you have heavy armor :)

    Creeps are stronger than bosses in this game, makes a lot of sense
  71. Grooveholmes
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    Unbelievably overrated. Easily the worst game of the year.. quite possibly in the running for one of the worst games ever published.

    Terrible garish art. A nearly non existent story, there's nothing compelling or engaging about it. The only thing that makes it challenging or hard is that the controls are so clunky and terribly bad. Borrowed from another reviewer but this is spot on    Unbelievably overrated. Easily the worst game of the year.. quite possibly in the running for one of the worst games ever published.

    Terrible garish art. A nearly non existent story, there's nothing compelling or engaging about it. The only thing that makes it challenging or hard is that the controls are so clunky and terribly bad.

    Borrowed from another reviewer but this is spot on and 100 percent what I'm feeling right now "Some calling it innovative and next step in making open world games, something that shows other companies how to make open world games? I mean, are you guy high or something? Actually serious? Kidding me? Did you even play Red Dead Redemption 2 or are souls games literally only games you play and you have never experienced an actual open world game, so you just assume, that Elden Ring's open world is something incredible? I'm disgusted with these reviews and i'm sure other companies are as well. This is literal insult to gaming in general."    … Expand
  72. trysse
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    No performance issues for me on pc. I simply didn't like it. Controlling the character feels like driving a semi, controls are sluggish in a fight, character doesn't move when i want it to. Nope not for me
  73. traybourne
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    I haven't stopped playing since this game came out. Best Souls game to date
  74. tipsy_on_yt
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    Never played a souls game before this. Kind of hit a wall difficulty-wise after the first boss but exploring solved that issue mostly. I will say this is already forsure one of my favorite games of all time, at least top 3. It's a game the feels rewarding in its most fundamental gameplay loops and systems. Hopefully, i can wrap up the second boss here shortly. 20 something hours in.
  75. thenootlinja
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    Elden Ring Review
    0/10
    Can't even play the game because it crashes every 10 minutes.
  76. Ua457klk44
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    It's an exciting game.
    Feel the love of the game.
    The character is wonderful.
    The story is wonderful.
  77. micmul
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    you wont find every thing you wont be told everything nothing holds your hand and accedentally finding out about something such as finding a alternet ending by accident is the best thing, such a breath of freash air
  78. ReNeFoXGER
    Jun 19, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece. Had lots of fun with it and I still have. It has a lot of ways to make the difficulty harder or easier so you can play it, even if you never played a Souls game before.
  79. powerofviva
    Feb 26, 2022
    7
    Honestly, graphic is not amazing, just compare with the Witcher 3 that is older.
    Gameplay and physic, witcher 3 is better
    This one is still like other the games of this company, cant understand why people bolded this game as a big WWOOOWW
    I refunded from the steam!
  80. Scy11a
    Feb 27, 2022
    2
    Elden Ring ... More like Witcher Souls 3.5. Their focus on open world has ruined many aspects we've loved from other souls games. A souls game where you gather herbs to craft things ... are you serious ? Don't even get me started about the broken AI, choppy horseback controls, mediocre graphics, annoying kb+m controls and bad optimization. Admit it, open world does not work with soulsElden Ring ... More like Witcher Souls 3.5. Their focus on open world has ruined many aspects we've loved from other souls games. A souls game where you gather herbs to craft things ... are you serious ? Don't even get me started about the broken AI, choppy horseback controls, mediocre graphics, annoying kb+m controls and bad optimization. Admit it, open world does not work with souls formula. 3 hours into it and I'm bored out of my mind, can't believe I am saying this for a Miyazaki game. Please go back to your roots ... or better yet, port Bloodborne to PC to make up for this sad mistake of a game.… Expand
  81. OliRock92
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    A big map doesn't make a better game. Uninteresting, bland and boring. Doesn't deserve any of it's perfect scores. Heck, doesn't deserve more than a 6 if you stretch it a lot. The controls are just as bad as the "story" and visuals. The character feels heavy and moves so slow. Feels clunky. Sound was also uninteresting. Nothing sticks to mind. So, a very below average game that wasA big map doesn't make a better game. Uninteresting, bland and boring. Doesn't deserve any of it's perfect scores. Heck, doesn't deserve more than a 6 if you stretch it a lot. The controls are just as bad as the "story" and visuals. The character feels heavy and moves so slow. Feels clunky. Sound was also uninteresting. Nothing sticks to mind. So, a very below average game that was overhyped by possibly one of the most toxic fanbases there are. This kind of game needs to stop being produced.… Expand
  82. Keterone
    May 28, 2022
    3
    I haven't played much, but right now i can confirm that game optimisation sucks. With mine i5-11400f and RTX 3050 on LOW settings frame rate on open world (surely on dungeons fps is higher) is jumping over 35-55 fps. and that's even i wasn't talking about 60 FPS cap. This game needs so much fixes for PC (idk how's going on on consoles). And optimisation is the main task! IMHO
  83. RRrpgManiax
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    I have never played any of the Souls games before, but being a connoisseur of RPGs and hearing of this supposedly legendary RPG series I felt it was time I finally bit the bullet. I figured with Martin penning the game's story it would be rather grand involving political intrigue and riveting tales of man's inner folly. Having grown up on D&D and CRPGs I expected to have a fair idea ofI have never played any of the Souls games before, but being a connoisseur of RPGs and hearing of this supposedly legendary RPG series I felt it was time I finally bit the bullet. I figured with Martin penning the game's story it would be rather grand involving political intrigue and riveting tales of man's inner folly. Having grown up on D&D and CRPGs I expected to have a fair idea of what I was getting into.

    Much to my surprise, I found a vast open world filled with nothing to do. I created my character to wander around some lifeless void. Oh, it looks rather grand the art direction is quite phenomenal though the textures muddied and the game is plagued with pop-ins as well. I am able to forgive the occasional jank for a good and true RPG. I however did not find one in this game. I'm not sure what constitutes for an RPG these days amongst the general public, but generally it's a game with roleplaying options of which this game seems to have none other than building your character's stats and skills.

    All problems are solved through this game's languid, ponderous, and clunky combat. No non-combat or social options in this supposed RPG. The exploration as as dull and lifeless as the world in which it inhabits. Some scant crafting materials to create some mediocre items with minimal stat gains. Undoubtedly the usual carrot and the stick seen in the MMO sphere influenced this trash itemization.

    The dungeons were quite interesting and a more linear experience and I killed Margit after ten or twelve tries. The game's molasses combat was made even more frustrating due to the various technical issues that plague this supposed RPG (Hint it's not an RPG it's just combat pornography) Your character's hitboxes are far too large causing the enemies to strike you frequently when you're clearly outside of their swing radius. There's also numerous frame rate drops making the game's sole feature of combat extremely difficult since the technical execution of the developers lack of talent is holding you back further than the difficulty of the game is.

    All in all this game is not an RPG, there are no roleplaying options. It's just combat pornography for the youth's violent masturbatory sadist rituals. If you have any class avoid this buggy mess like the plague it is and cast it into the fire! I for one got a full refund from my local gamestore, but I hope to save others the expense. We all know this game doesn't deserve a perfect score.

    Roleplay 0 out of 100
    Music 20 out of 100
    Story 0 out of 100
    Gameplay 0 out of 100

    Don't let reviewers beholden to the gaming industry cheat you hard working folks out of your money!    … Expand
  84. rustigsmed
    Feb 27, 2022
    2
    Negatives:
    Terrible PC Port (can't navigate the UI/menu without both keyboard and a controller - wtf)
    Gameplay is so overrated (good if you like that console lock onto an enemy style of fighting) Capped at 60fps The game shows the xbox controller only in game (press Y). No ultrawide support Terrible stuttering (it's like the rev limiter keeps bouncing off the 60fps cap and then major    Negatives:
    Terrible PC Port (can't navigate the UI/menu without both keyboard and a controller - wtf)
    Gameplay is so overrated (good if you like that console lock onto an enemy style of fighting)
    Capped at 60fps
    The game shows the xbox controller only in game (press Y).
    No ultrawide support
    Terrible stuttering (it's like the rev limiter keeps bouncing off the 60fps cap and then major drops for no reason) - this is critical in a game like this which is difficult and requires accurate timing.
    Even when the game is running at 60 it feels like it is 30fps i don't know why.
    DRM issues

    Positives
    Lots of content / huge game.
    Maybe something like major stuttering could be patched.

    On the whole it's nice to have a game which has a lot of content, but for me the PC port is unforgiveable. It is obvious the PC was not a consideration when developing the game. If you like Dark Souls get it on a console.    … Expand
  85. RickChard
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    I’m not entirely sure what to write here. I mean, I’d love to review it, heck I’d love to play it, but the game simply doesn’t work. No matter what ‘fixes’ I try the game simply will not recognise any controller inputs. How can a AAA game be released in such a shoddy state!
  86. Potitoman
    Apr 3, 2022
    9
    Is this Dark Souls 4?
    On the surface, it appears so, but if you play it like a Dark Souls game, you'll have a very short lifespan.
    The open world and horse mechanics opens up new possibilities during combat which are completely necessary to overcome the challenges. This is an evolution of DS and Sekiro set in an open world. It is engrossing and the urge to explore and discover new    Is this Dark Souls 4?
    On the surface, it appears so, but if you play it like a Dark Souls game, you'll have a very short lifespan.
    The open world and horse mechanics opens up new possibilities during combat which are completely necessary to overcome the challenges.
    This is an evolution of DS and Sekiro set in an open world.
    It is engrossing and the urge to explore and discover new mysteries is palpable.
    Highly recommended to those who have loved the DS series and even those who have never played them. It is exquisite!    … Expand
  87. she1tan
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    Дебилы пиздоглазые, ничего не могут нормально сделать
  88. ay1556
    Mar 31, 2022
    0
    this game is actually good in many aspects, but the pc optimization is just trash and makes the experience unenjoyable.
  89. Darby101
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Hot Garbage. Not good enough. Utterly abysmal and gutting play any other From Software title even once it is patched the biggest gaming disappointment of my life.
  90. pheonixx74
    Mar 1, 2022
    4
    game with too many technical problems controller not recognized lags no 21/9 ect. multiplayer works when he wants from software missed his departure another game released too soon
  91. daWINchii
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    I hate this **** its hard to move its hard to attack its hard to play. I hate this **** damn too much and anybody who pretend to love it
  92. Suleimanayub
    Feb 28, 2022
    4
    its really strange not a single critic mentioned how buggy this game is & they gave this game perfect 10 fake high scores fooling fans around the world. i think the people who reviewed this game were actually blind or they reviewed different version of this game with zero bugs & problems Dont buy this game right now, save your money . wait a month or two until the annoying bugs areits really strange not a single critic mentioned how buggy this game is & they gave this game perfect 10 fake high scores fooling fans around the world. i think the people who reviewed this game were actually blind or they reviewed different version of this game with zero bugs & problems Dont buy this game right now, save your money . wait a month or two until the annoying bugs are patched. truly disappointed with fromsoftware this time.… Expand
  93. meteion
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Was all hyped for this even tho not a huge fan of Soul gameplay due animation locks and overall not smooth at all. I was hyped because love the atmosphere, the setting and the audio of this game as I loved and still love Berserk.

    My vote is 0 though, it's 2022 and having a PC release of a triple A game with 60 fps and 16:9 cap with stuttering and easycheat engine is absolutely terror.    Was all hyped for this even tho not a huge fan of Soul gameplay due animation locks and overall not smooth at all. I was hyped because love the atmosphere, the setting and the audio of this game as I loved and still love Berserk.

    My vote is 0 though, it's 2022 and having a PC release of a triple A game with 60 fps and 16:9 cap with stuttering and easycheat engine is absolutely terror.
    FWS (flaweless widescreen) saved the game but it's insane we have to rely on modders to play this game the proper way.

    Learn from your mistakes, best wishes.    … Expand
  94. oplat
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    اللغة العربية غير متواجدة


    Arabic language should be available by default.
  95. sirodeen
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Estou bem acima das recomendações da From e mesmo assim, problemas atrás problemas. EM 2022 não vou deixar isso passar, principalmente porque estava ansioso por isso.
  96. JT1177
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Personal opinion:

    The way ANY game performs is a necessary condition for me to enjoy such a game - it doesn't suffice to make an otherwise bad game enjoyable but it provides a set of conditions that allow me to proceed evaluating other aspects such as gameplay, art style or story. If it doesn't perform well, it really doesn't matter whether it is an artistic masterpiece redefining the    Personal opinion:

    The way ANY game performs is a necessary condition for me to enjoy such a game - it doesn't suffice to make an otherwise bad game enjoyable but it provides a set of conditions that allow me to proceed evaluating other aspects such as gameplay, art style or story. If it doesn't perform well, it really doesn't matter whether it is an artistic masterpiece redefining the medium or a cheap shovelware, I simply don't care.

    The former is the case of Elden Ring for PC. The game might indeed be a critically-acclaimed masterpiece, yet it performs so badly I struggle to enjoy ít regardless of how fascinating piece of work it is.

    Imagine having a PC that runs comparable gaming titles at 1080p and stable 60FPS when applying the highest graphical preset available. I've built my PC with the exact same consideration, to run most of the games flawlessly using these conditions. There are many demanding, resource-heavy titles my PC is too weak for to run flawlessly using the settings, yet the games from the same branch such as Elden Ring are certainly not the ones among them. I can run Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order - a game that looks much better than Elden RIng - flawlessly, and the same applies to Sekiro - a game that looks basically the same as Elden Ring and that uses a slightly modified engine and shares similar assets/elements.

    However, in order to enjoy this game at 1080p and stable 60FPS when applying the higest (or just high!) preset, you not only need to wait for the developers to release a patch that will likely eliminate the omnipresent stuttering that is common across the whole spectrum of PC configurations (yes, all the users regardless of their rigs are affected), you also have to own a PC that was built with at least a 1440p type of gaming in mind. That is, you are expected to own now very expensive GPUs/CPUs to enjoy the game in a way a user with regular mid-tier PC configuration enjoys most of the current games available. So you have to lower your demands to play the game flawlessly unless you own a super-expensive GPUs such as 3080 Ti or 3090.

    I don't like this attitude and I refuse to speculate whether it is an incompetence of the developers or some hidden intentions leaking from underneath, it really doesn't matter at the end of the day.

    Bad optimization is a bad optimization. To all the players in denial - the stuttering is probably going to be fixed soon with the upcoming patches but the resource-heavy, poorly optimized segments of the game causing your performance to suddenly go from 55-60s to 30s/40s, not. So you better spend at least $1K to upgrade your GPU or purchase a PS5.    … Expand
  97. cvinja
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    All of these 10s are paid actors trust me. Game sucks in every aspect. DON'T BUY IT!
  98. LarsvdV
    Mar 3, 2022
    1
    I have never played a From Software game before, so this will be a new player perspective.

    First of all, the game looks interesting and cool. That's why I decided to buy it. But going deeper and deeper into this game, it shows its flaws. So starting the game something that stood out for me was the bad performance on PC. This was horrible from the start. Using my mouse and keyboard    I have never played a From Software game before, so this will be a new player perspective.

    First of all, the game looks interesting and cool. That's why I decided to buy it. But going deeper and deeper into this game, it shows its flaws.

    So starting the game something that stood out for me was the bad performance on PC. This was horrible from the start. Using my mouse and keyboard resulted in powerpoint like fps which was unplayable. So it forced me to play with the controller which fixed the problem somehow. Then still, the game is capped at 60 fps with mediocre graphics for a game released in 2022, there's fps drops when exploring and fighting bosses. Even with a 6900xt, the fps sometimes hit as low as 15 for a couple of seconds.

    Then there's the fighting. The enemy locking system is confusing and does not work properly most of the time. Getting hit by a boss attack while standing multiple meters clear of impact. Getting killed through the wall. Using the mount to fight is also very buggy and inconsistent and makes the camera shoot all over the place when getting close to terrain or enemies.

    The biggest flaw in my opinion is the multiplayer co-op. I thought this would be like a whole play through co-op mode, instead it's just helping to kill the boss and bye my friend. This is not fun if you want to play with friends.

    It feels like there is no story in this game, which is making the game feel a bit empty in my opinion. I think this also makes the game more confusing to new players since I have no clue what I am supposed to do and how to progress, get items, level up and so on.

    The sound design is also not that good. The constant background music which stays the same the whole time you play, the buggy monster sounds and volume balance is just annoying.

    The world design looks like they just had a pile of assets and threw them into the game without looking where they went. It's very messy with assets going through each other and a lot of cut off edges, especially when looking at the awful water.

    The game doesn't even automatically change key prompts from keyboard/mouse to controller, the menus are weird layout wise and there's not that many graphics settings. Not that it matters because the game doesn't look good.    … Expand
  99. Aerotype
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    Runs terribly, bad gameplay. Would refund if I could. I don’t recommend this game to anyone looking for a pleasant experience.
  100. Erronidon
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    If you ever want evidence the gaming industry is corrupt this is it !!!
    Released on the PC with immediately good critic reviews and positive reviews on Steam (negative reviews removed / down voted quickly).
    This is a awful port - hell you cant even get out of the redefine keys menu on the PC, FPS is dire and the whole experience downright appalling. These software brand and false    If you ever want evidence the gaming industry is corrupt this is it !!!
    Released on the PC with immediately good critic reviews and positive reviews on Steam (negative reviews removed / down voted quickly).

    This is a awful port - hell you cant even get out of the redefine keys menu on the PC, FPS is dire and the whole experience downright appalling. These software brand and false critic reviews should be punished and the only way currently is to never buy from that brand again to break this cycle of corruption.    … Expand
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94

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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