Elden Ring

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  1. Chacal45
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    The game is very good, faithful to the Souls style, it is different from the rest of the games I am used to and I think that is the cause of so many bad comments, but let me tell you that the game is great, it's captivating, fun, it makes you think, explore and improve. It has much to discover and explore, People today are used to being told everything and being led everywhere by theThe game is very good, faithful to the Souls style, it is different from the rest of the games I am used to and I think that is the cause of so many bad comments, but let me tell you that the game is great, it's captivating, fun, it makes you think, explore and improve. It has much to discover and explore, People today are used to being told everything and being led everywhere by the hand. In this game you have to investigate, be cunning, have patience and be creative. I really liked it, I play it non-stop since it came out.… Expand
  2. Janklootvandam
    Apr 19, 2022
    6
    QUANTITY OVER QUALITY
    Meme Ring, id est, Dark Souls 3 with a horse, copy paste enemies, boring cringy choir music, only 8 unique boss fights, and broken overpowered ashes of war for the CASULS.
    Carefully crafted by From Software to cater to the mindless masses who are blind sheep and bought this LIE because some overrated writers name was attached to it and who cannot see that Miyasucky    QUANTITY OVER QUALITY
    Meme Ring, id est, Dark Souls 3 with a horse, copy paste enemies, boring cringy choir music, only 8 unique boss fights, and broken overpowered ashes of war for the CASULS.
    Carefully crafted by From Software to cater to the mindless masses who are blind sheep and bought this LIE because some overrated writers name was attached to it and who cannot see that Miyasucky is a one-trick-pony who makes the same game over and over again. At least it has no microtransactions.
    All in all this game would have been better if some of the content was cut because if you are going to buy this prepare to fight the same copy pasted bosses over and over again. From fanbois are idiots lol.    … Expand
  3. Tsargorn
    May 7, 2022
    5
    Despite my love for such games, I, surprisingly, disappointed.
    Basically all the problems come from open world....
    Prehistoric dungeon design, inconsistent enemies type and group, open fields of pure nothing and lack of motivation lead to the fact that after some time you just started skipping most of the battles, and simply run out of interest. In the end: lack of sense of    Despite my love for such games, I, surprisingly, disappointed.
    Basically all the problems come from open world....
    Prehistoric dungeon design, inconsistent enemies type and group,
    open fields of pure nothing and lack of motivation lead to the fact
    that after some time you just started skipping most of the battles,
    and simply run out of interest.
    In the end: lack of sense of progression and direction just killed whole mood.
    And that's all without reminding about souls-like storytelling, which is very subjective.

    Ps I really miss carefully designed classic levels.
    Ps ps let's forget about the widespread reuse of materials by developers... or not...    … Expand
  4. TheHambro
    May 4, 2022
    10
    Man…..what a journey Elden Ring was. Yeah, sure, there was a lot of hype surrounding the game, and I knew I was going to play it day one. And yeah, sure, I knew it was gonna be good. I’ve played every title FromSoftware has dropped, so I knew what to expect. What I didn’t expect, however, is that Elden Ring would blow my expectations right outta the effin’ water.

    Where do I even    Man…..what a journey Elden Ring was. Yeah, sure, there was a lot of hype surrounding the game, and I knew I was going to play it day one. And yeah, sure, I knew it was gonna be good. I’ve played every title FromSoftware has dropped, so I knew what to expect. What I didn’t expect, however, is that Elden Ring would blow my expectations right outta the effin’ water.

    Where do I even start? Huge open world. Nooks and crannies freakin’ galore. Secrets. Dungeons. Secret dungeons. I mean, you name it, they’ve already thought about it and put in this damn game. This is a world begging to be explored. Because if you do, you will absolutely stumble upon something. A weapon, armor set, spell, whatever. This game rewards you in so many different ways. And the world…holy hell, just beautifully crafted; intricate, in fact. The world is your oyster. Play however you want, go in any direction you want, fight whoever you want. It simply will not hold your hand. From the very moment you step foot into the first area, the game simply tells you, “go”. I got huge Breath of the Wild vibes, and that is a beautiful thing to have that much freedom at your fingertips.

    Here are my gripes. For the PC version, the performance is hit or miss. The game runs great the vast majority of the time, but I’ve run into frame rate drops, hiccups, and freezes every so often. Dungeons will recycle bosses, so I wish there was more variety there. Main bosses are a friggin’ nightmare. They will one hit kill you, or assault you with relentless combos, and have long range and devastating area of effect attacks. Maybe I need to “get good”, but somewhere in the back of my mind while fighting these bosses I felt like the relentless amount of attacks thrown at you and damage scaling could use some tweaking.

    Elden ring is not just a lover letter to the Soulsborne genre, but a love letter to gaming in general. It has been a long time where I have been truly absorbed in a game. I very, very rarely try and unlock trophies in any game. This was an exception. I unlocked every trophy. Elden Ring set the standard and set the bar really, really high. This is what games should strive to be like. It really was a pleasure to play and experience this, and I hope FromSoftware continues to follow this formula with their future projects. Although I had an issue or two with this game, Elden Ring is perfection. This is a masterpiece, and you would be remiss not to play this.    … Expand
  5. ItsYaBoy
    Apr 9, 2022
    6
    A very hyped game for no reason whatsoever because the quality does not corelate with the hype.I would see how souls fans would love this game because it's basically Dark Souls 4 with some mechanics changed and a bigger world,that's basically it,the story is still nonsensical and left to interpretation,like I can see the writers in the meeting being like "hey,we barely have any story andA very hyped game for no reason whatsoever because the quality does not corelate with the hype.I would see how souls fans would love this game because it's basically Dark Souls 4 with some mechanics changed and a bigger world,that's basically it,the story is still nonsensical and left to interpretation,like I can see the writers in the meeting being like "hey,we barely have any story and have 1000+ plotholes,what do we do?" and one came with the ideea "don't worry,our fans will just make up for our lack of competence by saying it's just abstract storytelling".Amazing...

    Anyway,as for gameplay,some mechanics were changed like the dodging is more scuffed,balancing is now directly corelated with your level,so less "git gud" and more "get on the rune sigma grind,bro".
    There are some improvements like the new jump button(wow,a jump button in 2022,what a feature) and the arts of war are pretty cool,as well as adding stealth and more stagger options,and also spirit summons.So while it made improvements in some aspects,it tooks some steps backwards as well.
    Also,I really dislike how they went for the quantity over quality route in stead by reusing and recycling so many bosses.

    Graphically,it's ok,nothing amazing,some things do look amazing but maybe only 10% of the time.

    And I don't know how George RR Martin was involved in the making of this story cause it just seems like some more Miyazaki **** so it feels like false advertisement to me.

    All in all,I believe a 6 is a fair enough grade,after 40-50 hours on Steam,I just got bored of it,the PC performance was not stellar even after 3 patches and since I'm not not such a huge fan,I can look at this objectively and say it's very dissapointing since they claimed it's going to be very different from their past titles but it's the same old ****.    … Expand
  6. Michael_Samoxa
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is a masterpiece, this game is absolutely amazing.
    The open world is beautiful with loads of secrets to find and nooks to explore.
    With about 200 hours of play currently, lag and stutter issues were extremely rare. I 100% recommend this game to anyone who hasn't played Souls before. BUT THIS GAME REALLY NEED A QUEST JOURNAL. Because it's impossible to keep everything in    Elden Ring is a masterpiece, this game is absolutely amazing.
    The open world is beautiful with loads of secrets to find and nooks to explore.
    With about 200 hours of play currently, lag and stutter issues were extremely rare.
    I 100% recommend this game to anyone who hasn't played Souls before.

    BUT THIS GAME REALLY NEED A QUEST JOURNAL.
    Because it's impossible to keep everything in your mind.

    PC Spec: R5 2600/32gb 3200/GTX 1080 (spec is pretty weak for 2022 imho)
    Resolution 1080p. Graphics preset Maximum.
    Performance: 60 fps with drops to ~40 fps in random places and at non-obvious actions.
    Game installed on HDD, i think this partly explains the lags, but loading is between tp fairly fast.    … Expand
  7. seagseag123
    Mar 31, 2022
    1
    Worst of souls, magic diarrhea, dota wannabe...
    The idea/location is good but something is broken...
    The game is good according to numerous reviews of those who have not passed the game. It's a strange thing .. according to statistics, 2.5% passed the game. 50% of the players reached only the first boss, this is 1/5 of the volume of the game. This game implements the technology of    Worst of souls, magic diarrhea, dota wannabe...
    The idea/location is good but something is broken...

    The game is good according to numerous reviews of those who have not passed the game. It's a strange thing .. according to statistics, 2.5% passed the game.
    50% of the players reached only the first boss, this is 1/5 of the volume of the game.

    This game implements the technology of guaranteed death of the hero on the principle of disabling controllability, and as the number of deaths increases, controllability is gradually added ..... that is, when the game decides that you need to die, contact with the keyboard is lost, etc....

    Demon's Souls + Dark Souls 1/2/3 + Bloodborne + Sekiro + The Witcher 3 + Technical issues + Ruined PVP + Grind = Elden Ring.
    A mixture of two opposite sensations slowly but surely, as it passes, flows into one, negative...    … Expand
  8. Hagal
    Jul 21, 2023
    10
    Absolute masterpiece. Haven't playing something this great for years. The world is insane, I just had to explore every inch, see what's behind the next turn. The way the world is designed with handholding left out, perfect, resulting in a genuine desire to explore. The enemy design and variety is insane, the amount of different enemies, all with their own movesets, design, backstory andAbsolute masterpiece. Haven't playing something this great for years. The world is insane, I just had to explore every inch, see what's behind the next turn. The way the world is designed with handholding left out, perfect, resulting in a genuine desire to explore. The enemy design and variety is insane, the amount of different enemies, all with their own movesets, design, backstory and place in this universe is hard to fathom. I have never seen a soo diverse set of enemy types. The visuals is insane, don't give people complaining about the graphics any thought, the visuals is off the chart. I don't know how many times I just stood there, looking at the views and vistas. The whole designfilosophy is so awesome, go wherever you want, do it any way you want, but if that fails - then maybe you should try another way, another tactic...… Expand
  9. Arokhantos
    Jun 27, 2022
    0
    Terrible PC port lack of native ultrawide support, coop is very unstable, performance issues, online issues, balance issues, 60 fps cap in 2022, button prompts altho you can set them manually it should really detect when you pressing buttons on mouse keyboard to also give button prompts for mouse and keyboard and switch automaticly to mouse and keyboard prompts.
    Things that annoy me the    Terrible PC port lack of native ultrawide support, coop is very unstable, performance issues, online issues, balance issues, 60 fps cap in 2022, button prompts altho you can set them manually it should really detect when you pressing buttons on mouse keyboard to also give button prompts for mouse and keyboard and switch automaticly to mouse and keyboard prompts.
    Things that annoy me the most tho is the lack of native ultrawide support and 60 fps lock, normally in a single player game this is not much of a problem but with Easy Anti Cheat added in a singleplayer game you are now locked out to only play offline, you may not see the issue here but if you consider that Dark Souls remastered has better ultrawide support right now then Elden Ring then this is a big issue, not to mention its 2022 why do we still have no native ultrawide support or unlocked framerate, the game plays fine with fixes in offline, but due Easy Anti Cheat im forced to play offline or seemless coop mod that has a worse coop experience then original vanilla, not only that it more and more feels like my feedback is ignored, we are now on patch 1.05 and all the issues still exist, not cool From Software perhaps you should let another one handle the PC port and stick on just making the game, while letting some one profesional handle PC ports, Dark Souls remastered has better ultrawide support oke not perfect, but least it has no black bars.    … Expand
  10. WolfSergio
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    No he tenido problemas con el juego más que un par de drops de FPS, es entendible por los diferentes hardware que tiene la PC no es como consola que ya es un hardware fijo. Muy aparte es un primer juego para FS en Directx 12. Más allá de todo es un hermoso juego, es mi primer juego de este tipo de género soul y me gustó, lo compré porque está en mundo abierto, que es lo que al final meNo he tenido problemas con el juego más que un par de drops de FPS, es entendible por los diferentes hardware que tiene la PC no es como consola que ya es un hardware fijo. Muy aparte es un primer juego para FS en Directx 12. Más allá de todo es un hermoso juego, es mi primer juego de este tipo de género soul y me gustó, lo compré porque está en mundo abierto, que es lo que al final me llamo la atención para comprar un soul.… Expand
  11. Nanonoir
    Jun 8, 2023
    10
    Besides being visually stunning, From Software stepped up and showed how full of crap the game development world was releasing games with issues/large chunks of content missing and telling us that's normal. The game delivers on everything, from smooth gameplay to epic boss battles. And NOTHING is behind a paywall, not a single microtransaction implemented. Completing a section of the storyBesides being visually stunning, From Software stepped up and showed how full of crap the game development world was releasing games with issues/large chunks of content missing and telling us that's normal. The game delivers on everything, from smooth gameplay to epic boss battles. And NOTHING is behind a paywall, not a single microtransaction implemented. Completing a section of the story and connected boss really makes you feel like you accomplished something in a way most games have lost. There is countless ways to play, with having definite differences in weapons and skills to choose from and so many things hidden throughout the world that if you don't use a guide multiple playthroughs could still leave you missing things. A game that was well worth the money when released.… Expand
  12. lacosto
    Mar 1, 2022
    3
    Lamentable el estado de optimización de éste juego, me encanta from software, pero es que es siempre lo mismo, acabará mejorando algo seguro, pero de momento se queda con un bonito 3, éstas cosas hay que ir dejándolas atrás
  13. coroner01
    Mar 31, 2022
    4
    It was another console port . PC gamers were playing this type of game 15 years ago . What's with all the hype . I was bored after about an hour . And the controls were awful . Gutted I spent money on it . And the amount of fake reviews is a joke . A 10 really? Really ! BS
  14. Nooob
    Nov 3, 2022
    4
    Same Combat mechanics for 13 years already (2009) just added with a Open World more like Open Field...
  15. oskarr
    Mar 14, 2022
    10
    Great game and had no technical issues except a little bit of lag in some cutscenes, and my pc isn't some technical marvel (rtx 2070 and i7), i also did not change any settings, except sound. The only reason i post this, is to higher the user score as it certainly, despite the issues some have, deserves a much higher score.
  16. Daermon
    Mar 20, 2022
    9
    Very, very awesome game! This my first soulslike game and i enjoy! :) Only few problems here:
    - some simple mob very unbalanced (i hope patchs reprair this)
    - few performace issues (but patch can reprair)
    - we no have good storytelling (but this world is fantastic, need more story whit voice acting, ingame cinematic, etc…)
    - Very very missing the questlog
    - pvp is lame and unnecessary freature
  17. Loshar
    Mar 14, 2022
    9
    "Спасибо, что трахнул": гимн игроков в эту замечательную игру. Несмотря на распространённое заблуждение, сюжет в этой игре хороший, геймплей отличный, боссы шикарные!
  18. EddyGenesis
    Mar 3, 2022
    2
    It is now almost a week since the release of the game and still the from software does not move to fix the game, I predetermined it over 1 month ago but I had to get a refund, always the white screen is received with my video card.
  19. Semsko
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    I literally don't get the hype around this game... it is so empty and boring. Why have so much space with enemies so far and few between... It's like death stranding but somehow worse. How is this game so lauded as being so great?? Literally mind blown.
  20. Benaud
    Apr 13, 2022
    10
    Wonderful game. I die constantly. But every now and then, I get to win. Seen people complain that you need a controller. I'm 30+ hours in and never touched anything other than my trusty kb/mouse. I find the game is more immersive and runs better without the online component turned on. I don't need messages telling me to finger, but whole or fort, night? in the middle of all the spookyWonderful game. I die constantly. But every now and then, I get to win. Seen people complain that you need a controller. I'm 30+ hours in and never touched anything other than my trusty kb/mouse. I find the game is more immersive and runs better without the online component turned on. I don't need messages telling me to finger, but whole or fort, night? in the middle of all the spooky atmosphere and oppressive enemies and I don't have to have them.… Expand
  21. GabriMH19
    Jun 1, 2022
    8
    - ELDEN RING -

    Ambientación 9 Escenarios 10 Narrativa 8 Personajes 7 Dificultad 5 Jugabilidad 8 Mecánicas 7 Gráficos 8 Innovación 8 Contenido 10 Errores o bugs 9 Plano artístico 9 - TIPS - Después de dedicar en torno a las 100 horas a Elden Ring. He de decir que estoy bastante satisfecho con el conjunto del videojuego. Si es verdad que siendo el mayor exponente a    - ELDEN RING -

    Ambientación 9 Escenarios 10
    Narrativa 8 Personajes 7
    Dificultad 5 Jugabilidad 8
    Mecánicas 7 Gráficos 8
    Innovación 8 Contenido 10
    Errores o bugs 9 Plano artístico 9

    - TIPS -
    Después de dedicar en torno a las 100 horas a Elden Ring. He de decir que estoy bastante satisfecho con el conjunto del videojuego. Si es verdad que siendo el mayor exponente a nivel de videojuego de la compañía tengo que reconocer que no es de mis favoritos. Aunque contenga una historia y narrativa interesante y completa he de decir que se queda corta en muchos aspectos y no llega a ser tan interesante como otras historias que han contando anteriormente. Aun así es un videojuego plagado de contenido que en algunos momentos se puede hacer algo repetitivo pero no llega a cansar al jugador. Se nota también algo de innovación aunque en mi caso no llega a ser realmente útil e utilizable. La recta final del juego es el motivo por el que mas me siento defraudado por el mismo ya que se hace bastante mas largo de lo que debería. Si hubieran intentado acotar y disminuir un poco mas el mapeado y no hubieran llenado tanto de contenido el juego. El juego podría haberse centrado mas en la historia y haber cuidado otros aspectos mas importantes. Aunque sin duda lo mas decepcionante para mi ha sido la dificultad y las mecánicas implementadas para intentar hacer fácil el juego. Creo que no acompañan y hacen del juego un reto mísero. De todos modos recomiendo totalmente su compra. Sus escenarios, diálogos, personajes, ambientación e historia son dignas de ser disfrutadas. Se nota muchísimo el trabajo y el cariño hacia el juego y creo que sin duda en muchos aspectos From Software ha tocado techo con Elden Ring.    … Expand
  22. onehitok
    Jun 24, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lol, 6.9 user score
    Game is great, good graphics, if it's too difficult for you, use wemod cheats.    … Expand
  23. moviesandgames
    Apr 23, 2022
    0
    there is dificulty than this. if the first mini boss takes me 5 tries than you failed to make a playable game. you filled it with to much information and it made it impossible to chose a class. why not instead try this dont be stupid and add a setting called difficulty easy medium or hard thats literally it but no you chose the 2nd difficulty option of lets make this class bassed systemthere is dificulty than this. if the first mini boss takes me 5 tries than you failed to make a playable game. you filled it with to much information and it made it impossible to chose a class. why not instead try this dont be stupid and add a setting called difficulty easy medium or hard thats literally it but no you chose the 2nd difficulty option of lets make this class bassed system impossible for anyone whos never played a dark souls game to understand so instead they just google it… Expand
  24. ApacheHeli
    Jun 4, 2022
    9
    I didn't finish the game, probably won't, but I did enjoy it and had a lot of fun, just for me personally I don't really wanna put weeks or months into this game when I have other games I'd prefer to be playing, I'm not much of a dark souls person but the games are enjoyable and this one was really good, I loved the free roam aspect and being able to go at your own pace, but like I said II didn't finish the game, probably won't, but I did enjoy it and had a lot of fun, just for me personally I don't really wanna put weeks or months into this game when I have other games I'd prefer to be playing, I'm not much of a dark souls person but the games are enjoyable and this one was really good, I loved the free roam aspect and being able to go at your own pace, but like I said I probably won't finish the game, because I don't wanna sit there for weeks to months trying to beat it, but unlike other people who rant about the game and didn't even bother to play all of it, I did enjoy it overall.… Expand
  25. zzkaiser
    Apr 11, 2022
    9
    Después de más de 80 horas jugadas, puedo decir, en mi opinión, que es un gran juego, en todos los aspectos, aunque peca de falta de optimización, aunque, nada tan grave como para decir, es injugable! Historia: En la línea de Dark Souls y sekiro, pero, ahora con las conversaciones, puedes sacar mucha de la historia. No como antes, que tenías que leer hasta las descripciones de lasDespués de más de 80 horas jugadas, puedo decir, en mi opinión, que es un gran juego, en todos los aspectos, aunque peca de falta de optimización, aunque, nada tan grave como para decir, es injugable! Historia: En la línea de Dark Souls y sekiro, pero, ahora con las conversaciones, puedes sacar mucha de la historia. No como antes, que tenías que leer hasta las descripciones de las piedras, para entender algo. Jugabilidad: Lo mejor y lo peor de todos los juegos.… Expand
  26. dafunkk
    Feb 28, 2022
    6
    If you've never played a Souls game, PLEASE do not start with this one. Every other game in the series is a better place to start, I worry that for someone who starts with this game, they'll miss out on the rest of the series because hey, this is the newest one so it MUST be the best. It's not, it's near the bottom of this great series. Maybe at the bottom entirely.

    So... another Souls    If you've never played a Souls game, PLEASE do not start with this one. Every other game in the series is a better place to start, I worry that for someone who starts with this game, they'll miss out on the rest of the series because hey, this is the newest one so it MUST be the best. It's not, it's near the bottom of this great series. Maybe at the bottom entirely.

    So... another Souls game. Not saying that's a bad thing. The combat is fair and challenging, the presentation is solid, the graphics are... alright, certainly not 2022 stuff (unless this is just a bad PC port... which now that I look over the reviews, it sounds like I got off light, it just looks old and blah, it's not stuttering *anywhere* near as bad as many are experiencing)

    This is not a bad game, 7/10 is not a bad score. It's alright... but I'd wait for it to be on sale for like $20... While it retains many of the elements that made prior Souls games great, what it cuts out was essentially the heart and what it adds in simply doesn't work. The open world is boring, the enemy placement is lame, I didn't feel any sense of wonder or world building that even comes close to the rest of this series. The game feels rushed and more like From was told to make a game they didn't really want to make.

    As a huge fan of Demon's Souls, Dark Souls and Bloodborne... I'm not disappointed per say... but I'm certainly not wowed either. I don't care for how open the game is, it really ruins what makes these games great. I don't care for the setting, take Bloodborne for example, the setting was the best thing about it. I don't care for the random hodgepodge haphazard placement of enemies, it honestly feels like an early 2000s MMO when you look at how things are laid out...I certainly would put this near the bottom, maybe just above DS2, in terms of souls games. That being said, 7/10 doesn't mean this is a bad game and DS2 isn't bad either. It's just not anywhere near their best work, which I'd recommend 10x over this title.

    Again, not horrible but it's not worth $60 and From Software clearly didn't put much effort into this port. Sigh... maybe I am disappointed, writing this really made me feel that way.

    6/10, skip it. 7 is too high of a score for how much of a fall from grace this is, especially with how bad the port is for PC.    … Expand
  27. gessie00
    Jun 5, 2022
    8
    Elden Ring is the pinnacle of FromSoft's experience, combining both the best and worst of previous games into an open world 200+hours game (if you're a completionist like me, that is). It deserves neither the excessive praise from fanboys, whom at this point have become FromSoft cultists, nor the excessive hate from casual gamers.

    The good: - Fascinating storytelling, which    Elden Ring is the pinnacle of FromSoft's experience, combining both the best and worst of previous games into an open world 200+hours game (if you're a completionist like me, that is). It deserves neither the excessive praise from fanboys, whom at this point have become FromSoft cultists, nor the excessive hate from casual gamers.

    The good:
    - Fascinating storytelling, which unfortunately can be partially lost by exploring too early as this breaks various questlines. The main storyline, and storylines which lead to alternative endings, are excellent.
    - Open world suits the Dark Souls-esque genre exceptionally well, while plenty of large dungeons are available in the traditional Dark Souls design style. Large portions of these dungeons are optional and well-hidden, but also highly rewarding.
    - The game world is breathtakingly beautiful. Ignore the complaints about the graphics; these are just people used to the trope in gaming of high detailed stuff up close and ugly trash in the distance, hidden by fog or needless objects. Elden Ring instead emphasizes distance, giant landmarks and open plains. The thematic designs of various areas is also exceptionally awe-inspiring, particularly the (underground) cities seen in the mid-lategame, though unfortunately many of these are entirely optional and somewhat hidden.
    - Per extension of the above, and the huge amount of content in the game, exploration is absolutely amazing - perhaps the best out of any game thus far. Expect to be surprised by random dungeons and unique loot nearly everywhere.

    The subjective:
    - Much easier than previous titles, even when compared to the original Dark Souls, which was also much easier than claimed in mainstream gaming journalism. ER is not a hardcore gaming experience, as opposed to FromSoft's last game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and the lack of a difficulty setting now favors semi-casual gamers, thus it turns into an annoyance to hardcore gamers.
    - Optimized for playing with a controller. Very poor support for keyboard controls: You can't bind specific items or spells to specific hotkeys, thus you're stuck cycling between lists while peering at the UI to see what you're selecting. Not as bad as Sekiro, thankfully, since you've got plenty of time to mess up.

    The bad:
    - Extremely poor balance between classes. Melee exclusive play forces you to learn enemies' moves and pick your fights carefully, while a mage class can just stomp through the entire game with near-zero chance of dying. Some of the game's most interesting and imposing bosses can be killed in two-three casts. In other words, class decision is the game's difficulty slider, and it ranges from "difficult" to "child's play". I expect future patches to alleviate this problem somewhat.
    - Poor balance between early and mid/late game. Early on the game can be ruthless, especially if you open the first locked dungeon you find and waltz right in, yet after being given the opportunity to optimize your build it's smooth sailing, and you can go for a full fashion build without problems. You'll get to know early game enemies well, but the late game ones are just fodder. This punishes completionists, who become far more powerful than casual players would be at any given point.
    - As mentioned, exploration is punished by questlines randomly breaking, often without any causal reason. It "just sorta happens", "because".
    - It's nearly impossible to keep track of the various NPC's quests without using the game's wiki due to a lack of an in-game journal or other hints about where to find NPC's. It seems FromSoft decided on the open world design, but didn't embrace that decision when it comes to storytelling.
    - Forced platforming. The overwhelming majority of my characters' deaths were due to falling off cliffs or into water (which for some bizarre reason means instant death). There's no reason for this in a combat-centric game. Like driving challenges in GTA-like games, it's unnecessary and disruptive. At least in GTA games the rewards for driving tend to be driving-related, but in ER the platforming leads to combat gear, which is silly.
    - Some of the common small dungeons/caves are so heavily copied from one another that you'll know exactly what you'll find around the corner. Not a major issue, but certainly unfortunate.

    All in all, 8/10. It could've been 10/10, and with some major patches it still could be - but I'm not holding my breath.    … Expand
  28. Shimmeywill
    Mar 25, 2022
    10
    Most compelling open world design seen in a long time, culmination of From's gameplay learnings and great character creation, builds and fashion options. Some of the best bosses in From's catalogue and great world building.
  29. 4life-
    Feb 28, 2022
    7
    Good game - IF YOUR A SOULS FAN
    Great graphics
    Feels very open and free world Nice horse mechanics The game is overrated. It just is. For Souls fans tho. I get it,it get it. Its a huge improvement and the game have alot of qualities. But overrated ?? HELL YES! And of course "Git gudd" is the only argument that fans will throw at you for not liking it. It just is not a game for    Good game - IF YOUR A SOULS FAN
    Great graphics
    Feels very open and free world
    Nice horse mechanics

    The game is overrated. It just is. For Souls fans tho. I get it,it get it. Its a huge improvement and the game have alot of qualities. But overrated ?? HELL YES! And of course "Git gudd" is the only argument that fans will throw at you for not liking it. It just is not a game for everyone OK? And lets face it,there is basicly NO story. It is Breath of the wild with a more mature setting and alot higher difficulty. For many this sounds AMAZING. For me - Not so much. I feel games like Red Dead Redemption 2 or The Last of us 2 are better games than this.    … Expand
  30. PapaJustice
    Jun 16, 2022
    10
    Top 3 open world games of all time. My first souls-like game and i must say: "This game is master peace and super addictive" Only hate couple things - map UI (hard to spot your own marks and places you clear should be marked as "done sign" ); items and skills quick access management also sucks. Wheel ui would be much better imo. No compare window then you buy armor or weapons
  31. Apex_KeS
    Dec 16, 2022
    1
    Brilliant game design with possibly the most disappointing execution of any game. It is truly impressive how much they reuse assets.
  32. 2Mohamed
    Mar 5, 2022
    4
    الأداء التقني مزعج٩٠ ساعة لعب وستيم كذا مرة بغى يحذف تخزينتي وهذا اسوأ شيء ممكن يصير غير الأداء الغير ثابت من ناحية فريم ريت سيء وبقز وكراشات كثيره تطلعني من اللعبة، المفترض نسخة البي سي تكون الأكمل لكن الله المستعان بعصوهاالأداء التقني مزعج٩٠ ساعة لعب وستيم كذا مرة بغى يحذف تخزينتي وهذا اسوأ شيء ممكن يصير غير الأداء الغير ثابت من ناحية فريم ريت سيء وبقز وكراشات كثيره تطلعني من اللعبة، المفترض نسخة البي سي تكون الأكمل لكن الله المستعان بعصوها
  33. Denis94
    May 5, 2022
    10
    El titular es el siguiente "El Souls definitivo", está claro que la evolución es esta y no otra, el mundo abierto le dió un golpe de aire fresco a la obra de Miyazaki, rompiendo así por otro lado el telón de una saga de nicho, este es un juego disfrutable tanto para el jugador habitual como el casual e invita seguir explorando los otros mundos oscuros de FromSoftware.

    Por otro lado a    El titular es el siguiente "El Souls definitivo", está claro que la evolución es esta y no otra, el mundo abierto le dió un golpe de aire fresco a la obra de Miyazaki, rompiendo así por otro lado el telón de una saga de nicho, este es un juego disfrutable tanto para el jugador habitual como el casual e invita seguir explorando los otros mundos oscuros de FromSoftware.

    Por otro lado a pesar de que mi nota sea alta no está exento de problemas y "problemas":
    Como por ejemplo que los enemigos y "miniboses" se repiten y mucho a lo largo de la aventura,
    La cámara sigue traicionando como en anteriores entregas y te llevarás más de un susto con este tema.

    En definitiva un juegardo muy recomendado por mi parte y si eres fan del género compra obligada.    … Expand
  34. Sweeb
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    GOTY 2022 worthy. My first souls game but definetely not the last. This game reminds me of old games that use to be challenging. The design is epic and the amount of things to do is endless. I am addicted.
  35. VrrKdor
    May 24, 2022
    10
    One of the best videogames I have ever played in this decade. Inmense and rich
  36. hgFroOsT
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the ultimate version of Dark Souls thanks to its vast and gigantic open world.… Expand
  37. Renaigse
    Jun 12, 2022
    8
    The first thing you should pay attention to is how the game works technically. Many bloggers complained about extremely poor optimization and constant FPS drops, I played on a patched version and noticed such moments infrequently, well, literally 3 times in the whole game, the FPS is quite adequate at high graphics settings (more than 70 mostly) (RTX 2070 s), however, there is one thing inThe first thing you should pay attention to is how the game works technically. Many bloggers complained about extremely poor optimization and constant FPS drops, I played on a patched version and noticed such moments infrequently, well, literally 3 times in the whole game, the FPS is quite adequate at high graphics settings (more than 70 mostly) (RTX 2070 s), however, there is one thing in the game there is vertical synchronization, which cannot be removed physically at all)) Such a function is simply not available in the settings, and I had to download a mod that fixes this case, for the 2022 game, this is simply unacceptable,in my opinion.
    Cons of the game:
    The balance is dead, If you are under-pumped, you suck hard, if you are over-pumped, then your opponents suck, the map is divided in its complexity extremely strangely and even counterintuitively in places, there are no hints on the complexity of the regions and where to go next. The only chance to understand the complexity of the area is to personally experience it on your own skin, if they **** too much, then most likely you will have to come here a little later. But the main disadvantage of such a design is not even situations where you come to a certain region and they write out the rules for you there, but situations where you easily pass the plot boss for 1 try, due to the fact that you came to him too late (in my case, it was with Rennala). There are also just very strong builds and frankly weak builds, playing with a magician or through katanas on the bloodstream, you will make your life very much easier, yes, you can pump it, but the dominance of blood, frost and any magical stuff is too prevalent, and as a result we see that despite the huge variety of clothes, ashes, weapons, prayers, amulets, most play +- the same.
    The plot, as for me, it's not here at all)) There is some semblance of it, purely for show, in order to justify the gameplay itself. Quests are finally a separate topic, in order to fulfill them, you need to be superintelligent and think like Babazaki, no quest magazines for you, purely developing memory, kids, no question marks either , as a result, for the whole game I completed 2 quests, Rennie and someones else, the witch quest itself was interesting, but it was hard to pass without guides , like all the other quests, And imagine if there was a cool plot in this game and the quests are more intuitive, it would probably be 10 out of 10 game.
    Melancholy and despondency in the second half of the game. You spend the first ten hours in the game with pure buzz and excitement, then, when you already understand everything that is here and how it works, when you start meeting the same bosses in almost identical dungeons, when you are already tired of running around with the same blades half the game, you start to get bored... I was able to remove this boredom only by finding a new katana. I found a bunch of weapons and cool things for magicians there, strongmen, but not for my build)))
    Bosses: almost all the story bosses are cool, even the stuffy bastard Elden Beast, for whom I'm sick of running around the arena, optional bosses, with rare exceptions, are rather a waste of your time, the same type of **** knights, different crystal guys, divine skin guys, guardians of the tree, and the fact that they are constantly mixed/made double doesnt make it more fun.
    Crafting system: what for? I literally used it a couple of times
    Pros of the game:
    Art design, there are a lot of very beautiful and sticky locations in the game, the time of day also brings something special to the atmosphere, this is basically one of the most beautiful games that I've been through.
    As already mentioned earlier about bosses, for the most part they are still very cool, in any case, you will need to learn the moveset, some other features of the boss. The only thing of course, almost all the bosses in the game seem to be on some kind of speed, they are super aggressive, I don't even know how to survive here in heavy armor, so it's sometimes difficult to do without calling dust, which will take the boss on itself.
    Gameplay: a very skill-dependent game, which I, of course, like many, really like it. There are a lot of different options for how to split up this or that mob / boss, a lot of builds, etc.,    … Expand
  38. Vastaropoli
    Mar 21, 2022
    10
    Absolute MASTERPIECE! This is a culmination of everything they've created, and it just oozes passion and competency! Considering it all started with Demon's Souls which wasn't taken serious at all and was expected to be a flop, Elden Ring truly speaks to the testament of From Software and their daringness to do something different and risky! It paid off in spades and other developers needAbsolute MASTERPIECE! This is a culmination of everything they've created, and it just oozes passion and competency! Considering it all started with Demon's Souls which wasn't taken serious at all and was expected to be a flop, Elden Ring truly speaks to the testament of From Software and their daringness to do something different and risky! It paid off in spades and other developers need to learn that playing it safe is why gaming has felt stagnant and open world particularly feels so samey and boring. Elden Ring has been fun to the max every single second ive played and From Software really knows how to engage the player and create an experience unlike anything! 10/10… Expand
  39. salamon2007
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игра очень крутая с крутой графикой и проработанной боевой системой игра очень реиграбельная и занимательная… Expand
  40. DocAragon
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    It's a new FromSoftware game, but now without shackles to hold it down. The game is amazing, I'm 70 hours in and the game just won't stop amazing me. It's so much happening, there are so many weapons, the addition of Ash of war just makes the combat so much dipper, the boss fights... don't even get me started on that. I've beaten the main boss in the Calid Region, and boy oh boy... What aIt's a new FromSoftware game, but now without shackles to hold it down. The game is amazing, I'm 70 hours in and the game just won't stop amazing me. It's so much happening, there are so many weapons, the addition of Ash of war just makes the combat so much dipper, the boss fights... don't even get me started on that. I've beaten the main boss in the Calid Region, and boy oh boy... What a boss fight. I don't wanna spoil it but that was just the most fun battle I've had in video games.… Expand
  41. PapaJustifyTV
    Jun 6, 2022
    0
    Russian nazi language is there, but no Ukrainian. 0 from me. I'm so tired of this...
    Game is great tho.
  42. ukszupuk
    Mar 2, 2022
    6
    Gone is the natural progression that was characteristic to previous DS titles. I don't fancy giant empty spaces between the bits of content that are left of it. Horseback combat is chaotic and awful. Game looks ok, but engine locked at 16:9 60FPS is a faux pas.
  43. MegaPihar_
    Jul 10, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is pure art.*

    *But it's not for everyone. From Soft tried to make it more friendly to the newcomer by increasing the frequency of bonfires, adding the ability to summon, and so on but as well as the whole Dark Souls series, Elden Ring still in some ways is a niche product. People who've never played DS and came from Skyrim and Assassin's Creed just because they've seen "A    Elden Ring is pure art.*

    *But it's not for everyone. From Soft tried to make it more friendly to the newcomer by increasing the frequency of bonfires, adding the ability to summon, and so on but as well as the whole Dark Souls series, Elden Ring still in some ways is a niche product. People who've never played DS and came from Skyrim and Assassin's Creed just because they've seen "A open world game" tag are highly likely to be disappointed that they didn't find what they were used to and not wanting what the game has to offer. So 6.9 user score is expected.    … Expand
  44. Erlocimus
    Mar 1, 2022
    1
    Очень интересная игра, посмотрел пару стримов, решил и сам попробовать. Но, к огромному сожалению, невозможно в неё играть из-за постоянных и очень сильных фризов. Картинка зависает почти на секунду а потом в ускоренном режиме пытается догнать происходящее. Просто ужас. 1.02.1 patch
    R5 2600x, 3060 ti, RAM 8Gbx2, ssd.    Очень интересная игра, посмотрел пару стримов, решил и сам попробовать. Но, к огромному сожалению, невозможно в неё играть из-за постоянных и очень сильных фризов. Картинка зависает почти на секунду а потом в ускоренном режиме пытается догнать происходящее. Просто ужас. 1.02.1 patch
    R5 2600x, 3060 ti, RAM 8Gbx2, ssd.
  45. Multality
    Jun 6, 2022
    10
    Esse e o jogo do ano. Vai ser muito dificil algum jogo chegar no nivel para disputar com a qualidade maravilhosa do jogo.
  46. MillionOr
    Mar 14, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece. This game is FromSoftwares masterpiece, they took a lot of their older games and forged it into this open world banger. Fights are fun, exploring is SUPER addictive, there’s literally anything behind every corner. There are so many ways you can enjoy and play it (character, weapons, fighting styles, …), that I’ll definitely play it more than one time.
    One of those rare games    Masterpiece. This game is FromSoftwares masterpiece, they took a lot of their older games and forged it into this open world banger. Fights are fun, exploring is SUPER addictive, there’s literally anything behind every corner. There are so many ways you can enjoy and play it (character, weapons, fighting styles, …), that I’ll definitely play it more than one time.
    One of those rare games you’ll think of way too often.    … Expand
  47. MetaKritiker90
    Aug 11, 2023
    8
    One of the best Open World Games of all time.
    It's an instant classic and an absolute pleasure to explore.
    From the technical side it's pretty underwhelming though... Performance is honestly terrible and the music isn't as good as DS3 or Bloodborne.
  48. Sepherim
    Mar 31, 2022
    6
    Elden Ring es un juego entretenido, pero no una obra maestra. Resumidamente, es Dark Souls 4 con un mundo más abierto. Si esperabas una historia como la que prometieron, con JRR Martin involucrado, olvídalo, es la misma historia, el mismo worldbuilding y la misma forma de contarlo que en DS3. Si esperabas un mundo abierto lleno de cosas, olvidalo también, es un mundo abierto lleno deElden Ring es un juego entretenido, pero no una obra maestra. Resumidamente, es Dark Souls 4 con un mundo más abierto. Si esperabas una historia como la que prometieron, con JRR Martin involucrado, olvídalo, es la misma historia, el mismo worldbuilding y la misma forma de contarlo que en DS3. Si esperabas un mundo abierto lleno de cosas, olvidalo también, es un mundo abierto lleno de combates pero poco más; ocasionalmente un minipuzzle, o algún NPC con el que hablar, pero igual que en los mapas de DS, y un mundo abierto que especialmente en zonas interiores y a partir de la mitad del juego rápidamente pasa a cerrarse cada vez más. El combate es el mismo de siempre, con la adición de caballo que funciona igual que en Mount and Blade. La progresión es la misma de siempre. Los enemigos se repiten un montón en diferentes zonas, incluidos los bosses. Y ya.

    Gráficamente el juego es muy bonito... al principio. Luego la ejecución sigue siendo excelente pero los modelados se repiten de zonas anteriores e incluso las zonas nuevas se sienten rápidamente "ya vistas antes" porque podrían perfectamente ser zonas de Arnor Londo o cualquier otro lugar de DS. No en vano uno de los comentarios que más veo en la gente es "esto se siente familiar". El sonido tiene un valor decente pero me ha decepcionado especialmente una banda sonora que encuentro muy anodina, carente de temas memorables. La IA es más bien tirando a mala, tanto en amigos como en enemigos. Y el juego tiene un montón de bugs, desde el pobre optimizado que lleva a caídas de FPS, a glitches gráficos con la iluminación, a enemigos que atacan a través de paredes y finalmente salidas a escritorio.

    Por todo ello, no es mal juego si, como a mi, te gustan los Dark Souls, pero no es una obra maestra, y representa un paso atrás después de todas las innovaciones que From había introducido en Sekiro. Y, además de la falta de pulido, hay que señalar que el juego se siente sin terminar, con questlines que quedan en el aire y un cierre creciente fruto de "tener que terminarlo". Un 6.

    PD: Como nota final, una cosa muy personal, que puede que al resto no le ocurra. Como siempre, quería jugar un personaje de armadura pesada, escudo y espada larga, un clásico en mi. La mejor espada larga para un personaje con una build de fuerza la encontré nada más salir del tutorial... y ahora todo el juego con la misma espada. La mejor armadura la conseguí antes de la mitad del juego y antes de eso encontré el escudo. Desde entonces, el mismo equipo, todo el rato, lo cual se vuelve cansino. Le quita toda la gracia a obtener nuevo loot cuando sabes que va a ser peor, llega un punto en que ya ni lo miras. Y es un error de diseño que se produzca así, cortando toda la progresión en equipo de una build que puede ser genérica pero no debería ser olvidada tantísimo como para que la mejor espada se consiga con 1 hora de juego y luego ya no quede más que refinarla. Y no me importa por cuestión de stats, sino por la sensación que da de repetición y pérdida, que hace que solo busque loot para conseguir los talismanes. Una decepción a mayores para el juego, aunque como digo, muy personal.    … Expand
  49. prostoOleja
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    Я пока не купил игру,но обязательно это сделаю,ведь в ней можно обнять девушку!В последнее время игровой индустрии этого сильно не хватает(((
  50. Chained77
    Mar 3, 2022
    2
    just awful pc performance on a 3080. story seems cool, could be a good game underneath, but im not gonna play until its fixed.

    I don't understand how a legitimate PC game review can give games like this a 10, when its obvious it has at least a few technical flaws. I would have given it an 8 myself, but its obvious the company decided to spend quite a bit of money getting game of the    just awful pc performance on a 3080. story seems cool, could be a good game underneath, but im not gonna play until its fixed.

    I don't understand how a legitimate PC game review can give games like this a 10, when its obvious it has at least a few technical flaws. I would have given it an 8 myself, but its obvious the company decided to spend quite a bit of money getting game of the year, rather than polishing their game.    … Expand
  51. JackKrauser
    Jul 18, 2022
    10
    One of the best games of all time. Except for technical problems. It looks like the DS game engine couldn't handle the open world.
  52. Ghastmen
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    game of the year for sure i haveing a hard time on pc with keyboard tho but its still fun
  53. laciaty101
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    If you liked any of the Fromsoft games starting with Demon's Souls you'll love it. If you didn't, then perhaps Elden Ring is not for you. While it is more forgiving than some of FS's previous titles, it's still a "souls" game... Be ready to spend hours trying to figure out enemy's movement patterns and die a lot. If this does not sound appealing then again, this game is not for you.If you liked any of the Fromsoft games starting with Demon's Souls you'll love it. If you didn't, then perhaps Elden Ring is not for you. While it is more forgiving than some of FS's previous titles, it's still a "souls" game... Be ready to spend hours trying to figure out enemy's movement patterns and die a lot. If this does not sound appealing then again, this game is not for you.

    What differs it from previous games is the world, which is not only open but manages to avoid the ubisoft formula. There are very few icons on the world map marking locations, and they only pop up once a location is discovered. There is no filler in the shape of find-all-flags or collect-all-logs and so on. There are no objective markers, a journal, quest log, character dossiers, collectibles etc. You are expected to pay attention to what NPC's are asking you to do, often indirectly and often in passing. I found this refreshing, as most games these days seem to be going out of their way to force you to experience everything they have to ofter, and they will remind you of the things you haven't, every time you open a map. When you discover a new location in ER, it's your discovery, rather than an inevitable stop on a theme park ride prepared by the devs. I liked it, would recomend it to a friend.    … Expand
  54. KRAZANSK
    Mar 14, 2022
    10
    For sure one of the best games that i've played in my life, i'm a big fan of Souls like, and beside that problem with FPS (Already solved) my experience was perfect, 127,6 hours until now.
  55. luisbortolaso
    Mar 20, 2022
    10
    muito bom, excelente camon every bory, lets go play go home is nice play video game, não precisa de super grafico pra ser um excelente game, mas pegou carona no Zelda Breath of the Wild, sem sombra de duvidas mas ta valendo.
  56. sex69
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    'ELDEN RING' should be awarded '2022 GAME OF THE YEAR Most awarded game'.
    Action and combat are the best.
    The grandeur and detail of the map
    It's as good as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim.

    And the elements of the adventure and the way the dungeons are explored are good enough to remind me of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
  57. endy22122
    Mar 21, 2022
    10
    Однозначно гра року. Не враховуючу погану оптимізацію на початку . Гра ідеальна з своїми плюсами і мінусами . Вона взяла в себе все найкраще з інших серії ігр FromSoftware.
  58. Hantoniorl
    Mar 22, 2022
    10
    It's 10/10 not too much water.

    Honestly most addictive game I've played since Skyrim, and I don't need mods.

    It might change for me in ten years. Let's see.
  59. Rpb84
    Mar 3, 2022
    2
    I love the souls series but this is getting a low score due to the CONSTANT connection errors through steam, FIX IT! literally I almost kill a boss (most specifically Radahn) with a friend then get "connection error" every time! its a joke
  60. churros
    Jun 1, 2022
    10
    Pros:
    + build variety
    + enemy designs
    + beautiful graphics
    + beautiful world map
    + great voice acting
    + atmospheric
    + platforming while on horse

    Cons:
    - malenia fight
    - can't open map while in combat
    - occasional stuttering
    - no inventory search or favorite
  61. MasterLance
    Mar 22, 2022
    10
    Probably one of the greatest games I have ever played, and will ever play, in my lifetime. No micro transactions, no F2P, just absolutely fantastic gameplay, artstyle, level design, and most of all, bang for your buck. I’d pay over a hundred dollars for games if they were even remotely as immaculate as this game. 10/10 I can’t recommend enough.
  62. Mysterios
    Jan 19, 2023
    0
    it doesn't slap ,
  63. TZAce
    Apr 22, 2022
    0
    Other than graphic improvements there is nothing new elden ring offers. if making a hard game was a skill we should be giving 100 points to all huge strategy games
  64. yaq0925
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    This is the ultimate version of Dark Souls. So much content, so much to explore!
  65. KOMC
    Feb 26, 2023
    5
    still no DLCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
  66. CopperVortex
    May 27, 2022
    9
    Во многом игра великолепна, поэтому расписывать про её плюсы я не вижу смысла, и поэтому изложу только минусы.
    1) Неразнообразие боссов
    2) Полупустой открытый мир
    3) Нерабочие билды через гс/угс
    4) Однотипные данжи
  67. ZharSky
    Jun 11, 2022
    10
    Отличный сборник лучших идей за всю серию Souls. Это авторский проект Хидетака Миядзаки, и это видно во всём. Не прогнулся под современные тренды, и поэтому создал истинный шедевр!) Да, есть проблемы с оптимизацией... но, когда не критичные проблемы с "обёрткой" влияли на качество самого произведения?) Игра на полную десятку!) Браво, From Software!)Отличный сборник лучших идей за всю серию Souls. Это авторский проект Хидетака Миядзаки, и это видно во всём. Не прогнулся под современные тренды, и поэтому создал истинный шедевр!) Да, есть проблемы с оптимизацией... но, когда не критичные проблемы с "обёрткой" влияли на качество самого произведения?) Игра на полную десятку!) Браво, From Software!)
  68. LironesAlviento
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    No soy fan de los juegos de FromSoftware y solo puedo decir que es el mundo abierto mas espectacular al que he jugado nunca, en cada rincón hay una sorpresa, un jefe nuevo(que te mata y te vuelve a matar) una trampa, una mazmorra...es increíble el derroche de creatividad que tiene le juego y si...es exigente, es difícil pero esta vez si he conseguido meterme en el juego yNo soy fan de los juegos de FromSoftware y solo puedo decir que es el mundo abierto mas espectacular al que he jugado nunca, en cada rincón hay una sorpresa, un jefe nuevo(que te mata y te vuelve a matar) una trampa, una mazmorra...es increíble el derroche de creatividad que tiene le juego y si...es exigente, es difícil pero esta vez si he conseguido meterme en el juego y disfrutarlo...una maravilla.… Expand
  69. linuswilson
    Apr 22, 2022
    0
    The menu's give you the controller buttons not the PC buttons to push. This is a half-baked game which has not finished its PC port. The gamer unfriendly features and game failings are too many to list. The fraud critics have been lying over and over about this game.
  70. PapaPink
    Nov 11, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is another excellent work by FromSoftware, arguably their best game to date, despite the fact that the PC launch performance was rather poor, though it was addressed and fixed soon after.
  71. TavorX95
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    This is the most fun game I've played since the original dark souls. I'm having almost no frame rate or studdering issues that are noticable, between my PC and gysnc. But I also expected hiccups from fromsoft, it's fromsoft after all. In it's current state I'd probably rate a 9 but gotta offset the review bomb of people who have no concept of anything.
  72. lolicow
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    GOTY. Please play the game before writing a review. Please play the game before writing a review. Please play the game before writing a review.
  73. jarvitom
    May 31, 2022
    10
    Monumental game one of the best in the last years.
    Pros:
    - intriguing story and breathtaking cinematics - beautiful landscapes and graphics - no performance issues for me - Playing as a fairly new FromSoftware game player I could finish it with minor frustrations - difficulty was OK for me, except crucible knights some fights gave great accomplishment after longer tries - lot of    Monumental game one of the best in the last years.
    Pros:
    - intriguing story and breathtaking cinematics
    - beautiful landscapes and graphics
    - no performance issues for me
    - Playing as a fairly new FromSoftware game player I could finish it with minor frustrations
    - difficulty was OK for me, except crucible knights some fights gave great accomplishment after longer tries
    - lot of content,100 hours

    Cons:
    - repetitive smaller dungeons
    - repetitive bosses sometimes you have to fight one like 3 times
    - sometimes really poorly designed ruthless enemies    … Expand
  74. NouKz
    Mar 16, 2022
    10
    This **** broken my joystick and i love it! 10/10,

    Ryzen 5 - 3600
    Rxt 2060
    32gb Ram 3000mhz

    playing full hd 60fps - because game limited
  75. 7Peacewalker7
    Mar 20, 2022
    10
    It’s awesome, it’s so addictive! Being open world it gave players more options to ‘git Gud’ if they ever feel stuck at any tough situation!
  76. Richard_dias
    Aug 14, 2023
    10
    I bought it at release and even 18 months later I keep coming back to the Lands Between. One of the best games I've ever played, and my gateway drug to FromSoftware games.
  77. czgaming
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    The PC launch was rocky for a couple days. I experienced lots of performance drops. However, with the recent Radeon drivers and updates, the game rarely dips on a Ryzen 3600 and 6700 XT.

    The environments are better than any fantasy RPG that has been released to this point. Many of the vistas are like looking at a painting. This is highlighted by many of the in game paintings of the    The PC launch was rocky for a couple days. I experienced lots of performance drops. However, with the recent Radeon drivers and updates, the game rarely dips on a Ryzen 3600 and 6700 XT.

    The environments are better than any fantasy RPG that has been released to this point. Many of the vistas are like looking at a painting. This is highlighted by many of the in game paintings of the vistas in artist shacks. The artwork is fantastic, beyond anything other companies have attempted to do to this point.

    From Software has mainly focused on decaying or dying worlds. This is also true for Elden Ring. Instead of having a ton of quests requiring logs and tracking, there are localized quests and a few long, story-driven quests to follow. Many of these take you to places you would explore on your journey. When NPCs talk about them, it is very likely you already have the location on your map. Joining factions often gives you the ability to teleport to their base.

    The open world is expertly crafted. It leads you to where you need to go without annoying tracking systems that have plagued RPGs in the last decade. Many players will miss such systems, desiring for the game to tell them where to go. This game is more about exploration, and the exploration is rewarded well. Often with a new weapon, art, or summon.

    Multiplayer in the game is integrated well into the game world. Invasions still occur, but only in multiplayer sessions. As you have seen from other reviews, the game is difficult and frustrating for some people to solo. If you want to play alone, around half of the optional bosses are tedious fights without over leveling or having a good build. Coop is necessary for many parts of the game. Coop is where the game shines. Use it. It is easy to drop in and help others or find players at many of the summon points throughout the game. Playing multiplayer opens you up to invasions, which provide a sort of miniboss for coop players. Many invaders come prepared with good builds, items, and arts. Rarely do they win though since they often face 3-4 players. At this point, everyone is packing some sort of weapon art or spell that will make quick work of another player. You have to be a better player to win.

    Few games really integrate everything into a game so well. If you enjoy hard games, are willing to do coop, git gud, and enjoy exploration, then this is a good title for you. If you are looking for a single player MMO, then it isn't for you.    … Expand
  78. gkhansavas1905
    Mar 27, 2022
    2
    One of users tell "please play the game before writing a review about it" . Thats a very true advice. However i couldnt play this game more than 2 hours. that wasnt because the game was hard. i have RTX 2070 on my tower , and i have 1080 p monitör. i couldnt get 60 fps continually. mostly it drops a lot. i wonder What kind of set-up is there for those who give high scores to the game?
  79. Fedelk
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad performance but the game is a masterpiece, learn how to do open-world games Ubisoft. As always the main bosses are amazing, almost unlimited content +100 hours and now im facing malenia i still have map and main bosses to discover. There is no turning back just a one way trip.… Expand
  80. LoodyJoil
    Mar 7, 2022
    9
    The best souls-like, best FromSoft game, one of the best games ever made, poor optimization, -1 point for this, its a shame people with budget pc's cant experience the game yet, but in a couple of months itll be one of the best games in the universe when everybody will play it with no techical troubles.
  81. Ratingss
    Apr 11, 2022
    7
    Its the same game fromsoft was done 6 times before. But not even the best combat of the bunch, because in this one you need to use the lock on like a scrub since most enemies have broken hitboxes and animations to the point of just hitting you through walls, unlike Dark Souls 2 where you could play the whole thing without it.

    The graphics are good but the vegetation and skybox feels    Its the same game fromsoft was done 6 times before. But not even the best combat of the bunch, because in this one you need to use the lock on like a scrub since most enemies have broken hitboxes and animations to the point of just hitting you through walls, unlike Dark Souls 2 where you could play the whole thing without it.

    The graphics are good but the vegetation and skybox feels dated, the open spaces are a good change and the map is HUGE, everything else is just another coat of paint on a good game that can feel tired if you arent in the mood.

    Doesnt supports ultrawide resolutions natively, thats unacceptable, the PC community has to finish the porting for lazy devs like this, its has occasional stutters and even crashes but very rarely.

    Its definetly my favorite game of the franchise so far but its held back by the complete lack of innovation in the combat, like gore and damage models, being able to move sideways without the stupid lock on, being able to free aim while playing as a mage or an archer, they did something way back with Demon Souls and never tried making it better.    … Expand
  82. chrisplay2021
    Jul 9, 2022
    10
    Es un videojuego de sobresaliente el único que de verdad exige de una dificultad encima predeterminada por el juego en sí. Su apartado artístico de todos los biomas es excelente para la mayoría que lo ha jugado, exige un desafío para el jugador, yo nada más lo veo barato me lo compraré ya que no quiero gastarme el dinero en su precio de salida, si no el del nivel de dificultad queEs un videojuego de sobresaliente el único que de verdad exige de una dificultad encima predeterminada por el juego en sí. Su apartado artístico de todos los biomas es excelente para la mayoría que lo ha jugado, exige un desafío para el jugador, yo nada más lo veo barato me lo compraré ya que no quiero gastarme el dinero en su precio de salida, si no el del nivel de dificultad que verdaderamente contiene, es decir unos 20 o 30 eurillos.… Expand
  83. Sejusa
    May 1, 2022
    10
    Here goes my rewiew:

    For me, Elden Ring is the best game I ever played. I have never been so addicted to a game. It is a game that do it good. The best of this game are the bosses and his open-world. But it has some gaps that I think that can be avoided. There are a lot of optional bosses repeated throughout the world: from catacombs to prisons. Another thing that I think that it can    Here goes my rewiew:

    For me, Elden Ring is the best game I ever played. I have never been so addicted to a game. It is a game that do it good. The best of this game are the bosses and his open-world. But it has some gaps that I think that can be avoided. There are a lot of optional bosses repeated throughout the world: from catacombs to prisons. Another thing that I think that it can be avoided is the optimization of the game. Sometimes it drops from 60fps to 17 without any warning. But I need to told you that this game is worth it. It's difficult (because is a FromSoftware game) but one friend told me that this game is the easiest of all FromSoftware games. And it is true. This game have sections that are a wall (like the first-boss battle), but if you explore this huge world, you can defeat them very easy. Because you can have a big-open world to explore, invocations (you can invocate from players even a clone of you). All this players that told to another people that this game is difficult and abandoned it, are a **** Because is the most accesible FromSoftware game.

    Resume: Is a game that it's worth it. I finished it and how amazed I was, I ended up buying bloodborne.    … Expand
  84. BourbNbreath
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    Amazing!! Dark souls, almost perfected.
    Camera still sucks. Game design is beautiful!
    Gigantic open world that is daunting. If you can see it you can get to it. THIS IS THE MOST ACCESSIBLE SOULS GAME EVER, PERIOD. Fast travel, checkpoints, summon pools, summon spells. Game is difficult for sure. The game pits you against an overpowered enemy immediately to let you know you’re not ready.    Amazing!! Dark souls, almost perfected.
    Camera still sucks. Game design is beautiful!
    Gigantic open world that is daunting. If you can see it you can get to it. THIS IS THE MOST ACCESSIBLE SOULS GAME EVER, PERIOD. Fast travel, checkpoints, summon pools, summon spells. Game is difficult for sure.
    The game pits you against an overpowered enemy immediately to let you know you’re not ready. Go level up, learn the mechanics, then come back and kick his ass. That’s the hook. You earn every kill in these games.
    PC has some tech issues, nothing that broke the experience though.
    “Praise the sun!!”
    Evga 3070 ultra, Ryzen 5600x    … Expand
  85. Byplairb0Y
    Mar 9, 2022
    10
    Eto prosto SHEDEVER
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  86. ottohahn
    Mar 2, 2022
    1
    Don't buy the PC version, it is in an early alpha state.
    Performance sucks, graphics are part from DS3 with different textures, the engine seems to be the same as DS1. Balancing is also not yet finished. Story is the "same procedure as last year".
    The DS approach with minimal story does not fit the open world concept. I also think, that no dev has played on PC. There is no other    Don't buy the PC version, it is in an early alpha state.
    Performance sucks, graphics are part from DS3 with different textures, the engine seems to be the same as DS1. Balancing is also not yet finished. Story is the "same procedure as last year".
    The DS approach with minimal story does not fit the open world concept.
    I also think, that no dev has played on PC. There is no other explanation for the stupid controls...
    I enjoyed DS1-DS3 and Sekiro on PC, but i start to see why some people hate this game.    … Expand
  87. Hellonours
    Apr 2, 2022
    0
    The handling is clumsy. The gameplay itself is slow, outdated, like the graphics are. And despite that fact, the game manages to lag on a pretty good computer. Total waste of my money.
  88. schottip
    Mar 7, 2022
    9
    i was sceptical but they did it. will list rational pro-contra eventually (still playing atm, might be the first 100% after dark souls 1 I attempted in the whole souls franchise)
  89. aalrif
    May 14, 2022
    10
    Elden ring memberikan eksplorasi yang sangat baik dalam game open world. Kebebasan dalam bagaimana cara untuk menjelajah gamenya membuat pemain memiliki banyak cara untuk menamatkan gamenya. Variasi build yang sangat banyak juga menambah kebebasan dalam game ini.
    9.6/10
  90. KP1994
    Apr 21, 2022
    8
    Not bad reminds me to 2001-2013 GTA 3+4+5 and 2018 Red Dead Redemption Two kinda sounds 2006-2015 Edmonton Rush tho.
  91. a2plug
    Mar 20, 2022
    8
    This is a huge world, fraught with many secrets and mysteries, where you can spend dozens of hours without even killing the first story boss. Elden Ring is FromSoftware's best work to date and one of the best games of recent years.
  92. Geralt6666
    Mar 19, 2022
    10
    Это лучшая игра от Миядзаки. По началу у меня были сомнения по поводу открытого мира, но японцы удивили, не ожидал все просто супер. Надеюсь будут длс.
  93. JFRANKSTA1
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece, butthurt forbidden west trannies forever and ever blown the **** out.
  94. hemre
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is very cool game i thınk. optimization is meh but optimization is not a problem for me
  95. Leoscar
    Mar 27, 2022
    6
    Painfully average game that doesn't meet the expectations. It is by no mean bad, but it was designed with quantity in mind instead of quality, and it shows.

    I'll get the technical issues out of the way now : Easy Anti Cheat is a massive joke that leeches performances like nothing while being useless to prevent cheating. Disabling the anti cheat is easy, greatly improves performances but    Painfully average game that doesn't meet the expectations. It is by no mean bad, but it was designed with quantity in mind instead of quality, and it shows.

    I'll get the technical issues out of the way now : Easy Anti Cheat is a massive joke that leeches performances like nothing while being useless to prevent cheating. Disabling the anti cheat is easy, greatly improves performances but prevents online play. Worth it if you ask me. The game simply doesn't run well on otherwise decent PCs.

    The combat is as low as it's been in all souls game. I did not play as a caster so I can't tell if it's better, but melee combat is so repetitive and unsatisfying for a few reasons : Elden Ring has Dark Souls 1's style of poise coupled with bosses that do nothing but spam force you into a reactive, passive playstyle where you only exploit the small opening to use one ash of war/charged attack/jump attack to go back to dodging.

    The world is also incredibly repetitive, once past the first area you'll have seen most of the structures, enemies and bosses. A lot of them are simply copypasted and it gets old fast.    … Expand
  96. JimJamJamiee
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    I don't give anything a 10 out of 10 usually because nothing is perfect, but a 9 just felt wrong for Elden Ring. It is not PERFECT, but its the closest to perfect in a game I have experienced in a long, long time. It is challenging, but just the right level of difficulty and the beauty of the way this game has been crafted is that you can walk away from a fight that is just a bit 'too'I don't give anything a 10 out of 10 usually because nothing is perfect, but a 9 just felt wrong for Elden Ring. It is not PERFECT, but its the closest to perfect in a game I have experienced in a long, long time. It is challenging, but just the right level of difficulty and the beauty of the way this game has been crafted is that you can walk away from a fight that is just a bit 'too' difficult, level up some and come back and try again. Never before in a game has progression and levelling up seemed so tightly bound to your progress. It makes for a very engaging and addictive experience. The graphics are not absolutely spectacular, but they are beautiful nonetheless. The Art direction is splendid, everything looks so richly detailed and interesting and some of the vistas are breath taking. Enemy variation is excellent, you never know what challenge you are going to face around every corner, but it just makes for a very tense, exhilarating ride! Performance wise, PC has had a few niggling issues, but thankfully nothing I have noticed too much (the odd frame drop) but I am sure FromSoftware are on top of this.

    This game is an absolute triumph. A Masterpiece. Please play it, you will not regret it.    … Expand
  97. IfeelOnlyPain
    Apr 29, 2022
    10
    Шедевр, игра прекрасна. игра настолько классная что готов пройти ещё несколько раз.
  98. Zeneko90
    May 7, 2022
    10
    Bisher das beste Dark Souls Spiel überhaupt. Ich würde es noch ein ticken besser als Bloodborn einschätzen. Würde mir aber für den Nachfolger doch wieder ein geschlosseneres Areal bzw. eine Erfahrung wünschen, wie der Entwickler sich es gedacht hat. Durch die Vielzahl an Hilfen, wusste ich nicht, ob die Bosse zu leicht, ich zu hoch gelevelt war oder meine Waffe/ mein Build einfach nur OP.Bisher das beste Dark Souls Spiel überhaupt. Ich würde es noch ein ticken besser als Bloodborn einschätzen. Würde mir aber für den Nachfolger doch wieder ein geschlosseneres Areal bzw. eine Erfahrung wünschen, wie der Entwickler sich es gedacht hat. Durch die Vielzahl an Hilfen, wusste ich nicht, ob die Bosse zu leicht, ich zu hoch gelevelt war oder meine Waffe/ mein Build einfach nur OP.
    Aber alles in allem ein Must PLay, eines der besten Spiele überhaupt bisher.    … Expand
  99. Mene0
    May 23, 2022
    10
    Probably the best open world in a game to date. There is so much to do and see, that is leaves other open worlds to shame. Gameplay-wise, it's what you expect out of a Souls game, but with more depth and variety. The rewards for dungeons or other challenges can be a hit or miss: sometimes cool stuff that you want, sometimes useless things, but "the journey not the destination" is very muchProbably the best open world in a game to date. There is so much to do and see, that is leaves other open worlds to shame. Gameplay-wise, it's what you expect out of a Souls game, but with more depth and variety. The rewards for dungeons or other challenges can be a hit or miss: sometimes cool stuff that you want, sometimes useless things, but "the journey not the destination" is very much applied.
    The end game has a major spike in difficulty(mostly enemies doing absurd amounts of damage), but it is still a very very satisfying experience. Highly recommend.    … Expand
  100. Msalkuwari
    Mar 30, 2022
    10
    Best GAME I HAVE EVER PLAYED.
    if only the pc version did not mess up with the game the rating of the users would be higher
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  1. Cubed3
    Aug 29, 2022
    70
    Elden Ring is an experience that will not be forgotten in a hurry. It's a tremendous, hulking, massive achievement but because it is tremendous, hulking and massive, it is one that comes with many caveats. The shelves in CeX and conversations with people who stopped playing at Stormveil castle can certainly attest to some of those caveats. Much like any FromSoftware title, it's not going to be for everybody, but paradoxically it is one of their hardest and one of their most accessible to date. It offers huge value in one package, and perhaps is a little too much value, only becoming clearer when nearing the endgame. Don't be mistaken by the criticism, though. This is a phenomenal achievement with a moment-to-moment that is incredibly engaging and immersive. No doubt it will be deserving of the end-of-year accolades it will inevitably receive. One pushes through Elden Ring as one pushes through life, with all the highs and the lows that it brings.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Apr 28, 2022
    82
    Elden Ring is massive, sometimes to its detriment. A thorough walkthrough might take up more than 100 hours to complete, and at some point it becomes clear that From Software did not have enough manpower to produce that much unique content. Still, it remains incredibly addictive even after those 100 hours pass…
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  3. RPGamer
    Apr 14, 2022
    90
    It’s hard to review Elden Ring without being comparative; that’s because Elden Ring is an evolutionary step, not a revolutionary one, and one can’t help but see how it’s built on what came before. Here is a massive undertaking of a game, not for the sake of chasing trends but as the natural progression of the style the company has been fostering for over a decade. It’s amazing how smoothly the transition to open world was and how much of the Souls identity is still present. In the short time since its release, it has already left a cultural mark, no doubt a result of the game’s increased approachability. Even after sifting past all the hype and grandiosity, there’s still an excellent game left and Elden Ring is a clear showcase of FromSoftware’s outstanding expertise in the field. Elden Ring really is just that good.
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