Elden Ring

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  1. satanicpuppy
    Jun 24, 2022
    10
    I'm not a huge fan of souls-like games, but this one was extraordinary. If you like role playing games, you owe it to yourself to try this one.
  2. Ordnik
    Mar 12, 2022
    7
    A really great game. But even a great game like this has lots of issues, and these issues ruin your whole experience.
  3. evgenijblja
    Apr 1, 2022
    8
    Overhyped! But still a good game. It’s just a little bit monotonous. The only thing you are doing is fighting. Need better weapons? Fight! Want to explore the area? Fight! Want do something beside fighting? Buy a new game!
    The other point which I don’t like is the introduction. They do not explain so much things.
  4. derdrm
    Jun 16, 2022
    10
    It's the only game I played that has actually meaningful, not copypasted, open-world where you can find interesting things to do.
    Yes, the game isn't without flaws, but they are irrelevant when you see how much passion was put into the design of the world.
  5. junjun101324
    Apr 17, 2022
    10
    Really good game the only thing wrong with it on pc is the occasional frame stuttering.
  6. rafaeal
    Mar 4, 2022
    7
    Começou bem bugado mas está melhorando com as atualizações, é um optimo game mesmo assim.
  7. moirons
    Jul 2, 2022
    5
    This is how little you can trust online reviews: Publications who get paid by these game companies to gush over these games ranked it a 94. Users give it a 6.9 (probably a much more accurate evaluation). I stopped reading game reviews years ago because of this. Another example: WOW Shadowlands grabbed an 84. That game was a literal waltz into hell. It's one of the worst "big name games"This is how little you can trust online reviews: Publications who get paid by these game companies to gush over these games ranked it a 94. Users give it a 6.9 (probably a much more accurate evaluation). I stopped reading game reviews years ago because of this. Another example: WOW Shadowlands grabbed an 84. That game was a literal waltz into hell. It's one of the worst "big name games" I've ever played. Users correctly panned it at a 3.0, a much more accurate portrait.

    The internet is corporate. When you read online gaming publication reviews for something like Elden Ring, you're basically reading what the makers of Elden Ring thought of Elden Ring. Even some of the user reviews were paid, and you can tell this is so. So here is a real review:

    The graphics on this game are beautiful. The music is beautiful. You'll have some fantastic moments. Overall, though, the Gameplay is wooden, and it's a World of Warcraft fever dream where someone imagined what a 2022 Warcraft would look like. Some of the backgrounds are "2006 WOW scene re-imagined in 2022." This doesn't make it a bad game. Lots of people will like this. And just as many people will flip it off and not be able to finish it because it's a flashback. And some people get bored with those.

    If you want to read accurate reviews of any game, ignore 0. Ignore 10. And read every review listing it as something in-between. Some of the most classic games in history aren't a 10. And even some of the worst games in history still have some value to them, ranking above a 0. Just keep the golden rule in mind: Zeros are competitors. Tens are paid reviewers.

    - Sincerely, someone who gets offers for positive or negative reviews all the time and never, ever takes companies up on their offers    … Expand
  8. Ali_Teleb
    Jun 15, 2022
    10
    What a masterpiece. It's been a long time since I've played such a beautiful game.
  9. onurkaya
    Mar 16, 2022
    10
    Good game, they have little performance problems but not create big problem.I'm playing with very good 1660 ti mobile .I would recommend it to everyone
  10. xXxClarksonxXx
    Jun 15, 2022
    10
    10/10 Game of The Year. This is What you should Get in a Video Game with a 60$ price Tag.

    Massive Open World

    Countless Boss Fights

    Multiple Different Playstyles & Classes

    Great Story & Lore

    Great Replay-ability

    Great Sense of Achievement when you Play & Defeat Bosses that give you Trouble.

    [Long Live From Software]
  11. AluDono
    Jun 11, 2022
    10
    There is one word that can describe this game in all the glory: “Masterpiece”
  12. rotTheim
    Apr 2, 2022
    9
    The culmination of years of perfection by FromSoftware. Brutal, challenging & punishing. Yet also fair & easier than what came before, thanks to more options made available that the layer has to find & actively use. PC version's only real marring quality is it's stability, requiring waiting for the game to warm up before you stop seeing hitches in the frame rate or brief pauses. But evenThe culmination of years of perfection by FromSoftware. Brutal, challenging & punishing. Yet also fair & easier than what came before, thanks to more options made available that the layer has to find & actively use. PC version's only real marring quality is it's stability, requiring waiting for the game to warm up before you stop seeing hitches in the frame rate or brief pauses. But even then they don't go away.… Expand
  13. DAYABDAYA
    Apr 6, 2022
    10
    Not the best optimisation , but god damn what a game , best in its genre for sure ! If you've played any souls-rogue-like games i can definitely recommend this one .
  14. M0narch_Q
    Apr 12, 2022
    10
    A love letter to fans of classic game difficulty, a masterpiece in subtle story telling and world building. Secrets around every corner. Excellent Boss design.
  15. sonicfan69
    Apr 8, 2022
    5
    Let's focus on the positives first:
    - Awesome world design, absolutely incredible open world
    - Soundtrack is great as always - Character and boss designs are great visually speaking - So many builds and customization options So how does a game with this much good in it fall so flat? Laziness, really. The game is lazily put together in so many aspects. It feels like they just threw    Let's focus on the positives first:
    - Awesome world design, absolutely incredible open world
    - Soundtrack is great as always
    - Character and boss designs are great visually speaking
    - So many builds and customization options

    So how does a game with this much good in it fall so flat?
    Laziness, really. The game is lazily put together in so many aspects. It feels like they just threw proper level scaling and actually difficulty out of the window for the late game. Featuring bosses with undodgeable kill combos, ridiculous damage, bad hitboxes, and unfair design all around. For every amazing moment there is in the early game, there is like 5 bad moments in the late game. So many late game bosses would be so cool if they weren't infuriatingly unfair and badly designed.

    Beyond that, the difficulty at large, which in the early game felt carefully and expertly crafted, becomes unfair as well in the late game. The same reasons as highlighted above but apply it to basically every enemy that they introduce in the late game.

    In all honesty, if you want to play this game, you should really only play all of the earlygame and some of the midgame, as the rest will just make you hate it.

    Luckily, the issues as to why the late game is bad are all fixable, the ideas behind the enemies themselves do not get worse, they are just horribly unbalanced and unfair. A few balance patches can really save this game.

    So for now, it is a 5 out of 10, it is still a really good game, but it truly feels like it only lives up to half of its potential due to the laziness in balancing the late game. Hopeful to see that fixed soon.    … Expand
  16. ArthurYakovlev
    Apr 3, 2022
    5
    Dark Souls 3:Ctrl+C Ctrl+V edition. Extra textures pack. Plz buy our deluxe edition for 1 useless emote
  17. TaylanOzgurVura
    Jul 10, 2022
    10
    It is one of the best games I've ever played great combat great bosses and great graphics.Don't mind the noobs who can't kill bosses this game is so good.
  18. BruhIDontHate
    May 11, 2022
    10
    Not your average open world assasins creed/Horizon-esque type of game. This is basically Dark Souls but huge. It's not for everyone, and it doensn't have to be. It's a unique type of experience, even for a Dark Souls aficionado like me.
  19. sodaka
    Apr 4, 2022
    8
    It's ok but not so good enough. Performance, story, mission design still needs improvement.
  20. UmberLink
    Mar 22, 2022
    6
    It's fine if you like the current path FromSoft is going down. Otherwise not really

    Horrible PC port, locked to 60 fps, horrible performance issues, horrible graphical settings. Unacceptable for a supposed "10/10". These reviewers are embarassing themselves with these reviews and showing a complete lack of substance and credibility when they write these inane, pandering reviews. The    It's fine if you like the current path FromSoft is going down. Otherwise not really

    Horrible PC port, locked to 60 fps, horrible performance issues, horrible graphical settings. Unacceptable for a supposed "10/10". These reviewers are embarassing themselves with these reviews and showing a complete lack of substance and credibility when they write these inane, pandering reviews.

    The combat is what it is, the now well established degeneration of the souls de facto series. Roll and poke. The most major addition is the lazy abundance of delayed attacks, the only thing FS could think of to spice things up for veterans. No mechanical diversity, virtual all bosses are a variation on the same theme, with just a slight different attack skin on top.

    A far cry from an amazing game, let alone the perfect masterpiece people are deluding themselves into thinking it is.

    A solid 6    … Expand
  21. dantheman0809
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    Very good game. Essentially dark souls mechanics / items / quests stuffed inside of a BOTW style open world. It's fun to alternate grinding/exploring/dungeons. A lot to do in every single region, lots of interesting minibosses, sidequests, and general fun exploring. The open world does not feel copy and pasted like other open world games i've played.

    A lot of people are complaining    Very good game. Essentially dark souls mechanics / items / quests stuffed inside of a BOTW style open world. It's fun to alternate grinding/exploring/dungeons. A lot to do in every single region, lots of interesting minibosses, sidequests, and general fun exploring. The open world does not feel copy and pasted like other open world games i've played.

    A lot of people are complaining about the graphics, but i completely disagree and think this game looks fine. Would much rather sacrifice graphics for good gameplay eitherway.

    I think with the PC performance issues this deserves a 9/10, but giving 10/10 to combat the ridiculous 0 score bombs.    … Expand
  22. Vzinan
    Mar 21, 2022
    5
    Fantastic bosses and skillls, but poor interaction and disgusting monsters ruin the expolration. Luckily, side quests become integrity.
  23. JoeFilms
    Mar 22, 2022
    10
    Absolutely fantastic. The game looks beautiful, plays the best out of the FromSoft games I've played, and has a captivating world.
  24. madlading
    Mar 23, 2022
    10
    I never liked fantasy RPG games as they seemed like too much trouble and while I admit that a lot of streamers and youtubers did compel me to try Elden Ring but eventually the game won me over . The world is so vast yet so engrossing I've spent tens of hours at once in Elden Ring without noticing the time. There are a lot of issues on the pc side like the target lock malfunctioningI never liked fantasy RPG games as they seemed like too much trouble and while I admit that a lot of streamers and youtubers did compel me to try Elden Ring but eventually the game won me over . The world is so vast yet so engrossing I've spent tens of hours at once in Elden Ring without noticing the time. There are a lot of issues on the pc side like the target lock malfunctioning stuttering and overall game balance related issues but nonetheless I love this game to bits.… Expand
  25. jinisgamer
    Mar 24, 2022
    6
    After 140 hours of gameplay, this is clearly rushed and unfinished game. Dont even get me start with reuse enemy and boss.
  26. hachemancour
    Mar 24, 2022
    5
    It's a very empty game. If you're interested exclusively in challenging hack and slash gameplay then you may enjoy it.

    If you're looking for a plot or narrative, or any sort of actual substance, you will not find it in Elden Ring. The open world feels devoid of life. You'll find yourself doing the same thing over and over again, but in different areas. You have to hunt for content    It's a very empty game. If you're interested exclusively in challenging hack and slash gameplay then you may enjoy it.

    If you're looking for a plot or narrative, or any sort of actual substance, you will not find it in Elden Ring. The open world feels devoid of life. You'll find yourself doing the same thing over and over again, but in different areas. You have to hunt for content outside of combat in a bad way. I just don't know what else to say, the game feels cadaverous. It's got no soul.    … Expand
  27. exitstage1eft
    Mar 24, 2022
    0
    I was so excited for this game but it's unplayable due to motion sickness. No options available that help like FOV. It's a huge problem that hasn't even been addressed publicly but has been brought up by many in news articles and Reddit. I hope they fix this game. Also the lack of ultrawide monitor support is surprising.
  28. Unswqung
    Mar 25, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just for perspective I completed the game and got 100% in the steam achievements.

    Started stellar and ended like a bloated mess. Halfway through the game the new additions and general pacing started to feel worse and worse (physicks were cool though), crafting turned into a waste of time which in turn negated the open world items to an extent. So many repeated bosses which discouraged me to even check dungeons anymore, so many fights felt like they were designed around ashes (which I would prefer to be treated more like DS summons), issues from previous games that weren't addressed, bosses that felt more at home in DBZ (one literally has an instant transmission).

    No triumph overcoming a challenge. And I felt that way the entire game. Everything was either a total romp or just felt ridiculous. Again the open world nature ruins the pacing and trivializes bosses or makes them impossible. Radahn? Dodge OHKO's. Rennala? I walked at her and hit r1 a bunch and she died. The final boss was primarily me running at them just to land one hit, then running 20 seconds again to do the same.

    Front loaded and I wonder if everyone giving it a 10 hasn't hit the capital yet. I felt it got significantly worse after Caelid and the Liurnia (sp?) area was where the warts started to show.

    The open world only cheapened the game, the boss design was substandard for the series, the previous problems in DS games were still apparent, new additions lost their luster the longer the game went, and it felt bloated the longer you played. 6/10 -1 for rough optimization but that will change eventually I am sure. I guess I got my money's worth but I would rather play DS1, DS3 or Sekiro. I felt nostalgic for DS2. At the end of the day a large portion of From games are about the challenge of overcoming a boss and the structure of this one completely undermined it. It never felt right the entire way through. Too many walkover bosses, too many flippy OHKO and AoE attacks (that still paradoxically didn't feel challenging?).

    Might be my least favourite From game. Pay attention if the glowing praise is coming from someone who has yet to finish, or only has ~30 hours. Because their 10/10 is probably accurate... but only for the portion they have played.    … Expand
  29. BRSM
    Mar 25, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think Elden Ring is going to be a good game, as long as it comes out of the Alpha in which it is, it is still very green, and should have been released when it was finished,

    Flooding of bugs
    Crashes
    Jumps / meaningless deaths.

    It's a pity that this game was released before it was finished, let's hope that next year it will be fixed.    … Expand
  30. Xenoblade42
    Apr 1, 2022
    0
    Game does not stop crashing for some reason, PC can run every other games except this one. Searched up everything to fix it. And on top of that the support of Bandai did not even reply. Really disappointed.
  31. marcoeldenmid
    Mar 28, 2022
    1
    mid game bro sekiro is better much better mid ring elden middddddddddddddddd
  32. hmptn
    Mar 31, 2022
    3
    A beautiful mess. I played this game for 50 hours, and I just don't have the motivation to finish it. The open world aspect of this game feels shallow, empty and meaningless. Nothing has changed since bloodborne/dark souls 3. There is no driving factor in this game, the bosses are plentiful but most are reskins of eachother put in a small dungeon in the corner of a map, there is noA beautiful mess. I played this game for 50 hours, and I just don't have the motivation to finish it. The open world aspect of this game feels shallow, empty and meaningless. Nothing has changed since bloodborne/dark souls 3. There is no driving factor in this game, the bosses are plentiful but most are reskins of eachother put in a small dungeon in the corner of a map, there is no satisfation to killing a boss, you are rewarded with the same items over and over making them obsolete. The game is boring, a empty husk of what could've been a great game. Overall this game is a big stepdown from fromsoft's earlier works, I'm not even going to touch on the performance issues this game has. I'm dissapointed, what happened fromsoft?… Expand
  33. chimpanzzz
    Mar 6, 2023
    0
    I bought this game the day it released not knowing what to expect and I've been playing it for a whole year.. The world is mesmerizing. The game doesnt hold your hand like other RPG's, you have to explore and meet wacky characters.. I agree that quests can be a bit complicated but nothing extra hard.. This game really deserves a GOTY and I do believe that 30% of the people that gave thisI bought this game the day it released not knowing what to expect and I've been playing it for a whole year.. The world is mesmerizing. The game doesnt hold your hand like other RPG's, you have to explore and meet wacky characters.. I agree that quests can be a bit complicated but nothing extra hard.. This game really deserves a GOTY and I do believe that 30% of the people that gave this game a bad score got FELLED BY MARGIT THE GREAT… Expand
  34. MadMac15
    May 10, 2022
    10
    I enjoy it very much. Thank God it runs on RX 580 smoothly. Control is understandable, and the progression system is excellent. Easy to follow, yet at the same time, it offers high level of freedom. This reminds me of the witcher 3. Easily 10/10.
  35. BorInn
    Mar 30, 2022
    0
    The Worst game ever made by From Software, the details lack polishing, a step backward in all aspects compared to the previous work.
    If you want play a From Software's game, Elden Ring is the least worthwhile work to play.
  36. ShikoZZ
    Mar 31, 2022
    10
    Story has some Dark Souls vibes but it is fresh and not so short. Gameplay has best from all DS games. Open world is wonderful, always interesting to explore. Bosses are challenging but Spirit Ashes makes them a lot easier for non hardcore players. I cant say if i will replay it straightaway first walkthrough, but ill do it anyway some time sooner
  37. DaniSouls
    Mar 31, 2022
    9
    Ahora el turno es a por las Tierras Intermedias!

    Saludos SinLuz, en esta nueva aventura por las Tierras Intermedias en búsqueda del Anillo de Elden te puedo comentar lo siguiente: Elden es el sumun de mecánicas de la saga Souls, Bloodborne y Sekiro. Deja el estilo de mapeado lineal y arriesga esta vez por presentar una Obra en Mundo Abierto. Si nunca haz jugado algún juego de este    Ahora el turno es a por las Tierras Intermedias!

    Saludos SinLuz, en esta nueva aventura por las Tierras Intermedias en búsqueda del Anillo de Elden te puedo comentar lo siguiente:

    Elden es el sumun de mecánicas de la saga Souls, Bloodborne y Sekiro. Deja el estilo de mapeado lineal y arriesga esta vez por presentar una Obra en Mundo Abierto.

    Si nunca haz jugado algún juego de este estilo no te preocupes, Elden está diseñado para nuevos en la saga y trata de ser el más accesible en cuanto a la difícultad.

    Tendrás muchos checkpoints para tu reaparición y que puedas recuperarte lo más pronto si llegas a caer en un combate, recuerda que estos juegos muchas veces se basa en ensallo y error, por ende aprender de ellos es cardinal y necesario para tu progreso.

    Existe un sistema de crafteo de ítems por si quieres ahorrarte las compras de los mismos, es tu elección farmear materiales y crearte tus mismas flechas por ejemplo o simplemente pagar en un comerciante para obtenerlas.

    Añaden un companion equino espectral para que te ayude en la exploración del vasto mapa y por qué no en los combates o simplemente salir de ellos.

    Hay varias zonas secundarias por no decir muchas, mazmorras, catacumbas, tumbas con trampas, minas para material de refinado para tus armas, diseminadas por las Tierras Intermedias, unas muy ocultas que otra que cuentan con buenos diseños y recompensas que son opcionales pero que depende de tu estilo de juego alguna que otra te convendrá más en obtener sus recompensas.

    En el combate puedo decir que como cualquier otro Souls, sigue siendo desafíante y gratificante cuando en eso algún enemigo se te hace resistencia pero cuando lo logras esa segregación de dopamina por el éxito es único y característico en este género.

    Lo enemigos esta vez cuentan con una barra o medidor interna de postura que con ataques cargados o en salto se las romperas muy rápido y es indispensable para hacerles mayor daño por un crítico. Muy aconsejable.

    Salto! Oh sí, esta vez contamos con un salto cuando andas a pie que te ayudará para la exploración y combates, al igual con el caballo pero este podrá contar con doble salto para llegar más lejos.

    En Elden para los combates puedes pedir una ayuda en solitario de algunos NPCs o espectros que podrás invocar. Pero también está el apartado cooperativo online pero esta vez debes hacerte con un item para activarlo pero teniendo en cuenta que activas a su vez el competitivo.

    Todo esto sería lo más notable en mis primeras horas de este título, pero a la fecha lo más notable como lo malo es el desempeño o mal rendimiento pero que según From están trabajando en los parches respectivos.

    Cosas que hacen falta a mi punto de vista, es que debieron haber metido alguna subcategoría en el inventario de los objetos nuevos tomados, ya que coges muchos y luego quieres saber su descripción para saber su utilidad y se te pierde si no te acuerdas del nombre, debieron quedar resaltados en tu inventario mínimo hasta que lo hayas visto en el mismo al menos una vez.

    Lo otro que si estás en cooperación online y en el mapa abierto, que si pones un marcador cooperativo que estuvieran en el mapa de ambos para coordinar el sitio a ir en conjunto, pero solo cuentas con una brújula en el HUD que te señala la dirección de dónde están los compañeros en caso de perderlos de vista...

    Ante todo esto, si haz llegado a leer esta reseña sencilla sobre Elden, no me queda más que decir que recomendarte está gran Obra del Maestro Hidetaka Miyasaki y George RR Martin. Es un verdadero Must Play que está reescribiendo el género mundo abierto + Souls.    … Expand
  38. VibetheNOOK
    Apr 1, 2022
    9
    From Software has made recent history with one of the highest recently released games, Elden Ring. Every bit of praise has been deserved with how much this game has to offer, especially given the fact that the developers changed their formula quite a bit, making this souls-like ARPG open world and filled it to the brim with content. While there have been some performance complaints due toFrom Software has made recent history with one of the highest recently released games, Elden Ring. Every bit of praise has been deserved with how much this game has to offer, especially given the fact that the developers changed their formula quite a bit, making this souls-like ARPG open world and filled it to the brim with content. While there have been some performance complaints due to the network errors and stutters, most of the issues are minor and hardly game breaking. This game will no doubt make it to GOTY and is one of the best ARPGs to release since Witcher 3.
    There are no words that can describe how beautiful the Lands Between are, let alone how much content is filled in every nook and cranny. From the beautiful Lake of Liurnia, to the vast plains of the Atlus Plateau and the towering Mountaintops of the Giants, I constantly feel the need to screen capture every moment. Elden Ring is absolutely visually stunning, especially on a 30 series GPU. Not to mention, you never run out of things to do between dungeons, area bosses, hidden items and shacks of merchants, and evergaols around each and every corner. There is always something new to discover between the hours spent roaming each area and I absolutely love it. I would often find myself running into random caves that would ascend to the depths with a boss waiting for me, or even random ruins of a church or building with some much needed loot inside. Nothing feels too obvious to find, and everything becomes more challenging with puzzles and obstacles, or just a purely brutal boss. Each area is also filled with hours worth of quests and discoveries, I mean there are 83 bosses in the entire game. Limgrave alone will take a player around 25 hours to fully complete given the fact that there are 15 dungeons alone.
    Evergaols are a delightful surprise that often end in pain or fun. They are, in layman’s terms, what can be described as everlasting jails, with brutally tough bosses waiting to fight you in an arena that is basically their prison. Some will require a stonesword key to open, and usually those ones are a bit hard than the others. That being said, if you are over leveled, some of these fights can be a cake walk. The nice part about them is the fact that if you die, your souls will be left outside of the ring leaving little to no punishment, but the fights still feel rewarding to take part in. These gaols are scattered throughout the Lands Between with little to no obstacles in the way, and they can be challenged at any time without progression punishment and rewards.
    While every class has their unique stat priorities like any souls game or RPG in general, due to the sheer damage every enemy seems to cause, Vitality is one of the most important stats for every class. It is highly recommended to get this specific stat to at least 20, and even then most players have changed the spec even higher. Almost all magic using classes have become glass cannons as well as dexterity classes. Many bosses have a move that can one hit any player with 20 dumped into vitality which is insane. It should also be noted that soft and hard caps have completely changed for each stat. Every stat hard caps at 99, but now there are around three tiers of soft caps that are completely different for each class. A prime example would be that stats like Faith and Intelligence soft cap at 20, 80, and 90, while Endurance has four soft caps at 12, 18, 32, and 50. This in turn creates a whole new ball park for PVP, which we will have to wait and see where the meta turns.
    One added bonus to From Software’s first open world souls game is the spectral steed Torrent. Torrent is a life saver due to how massive the world is, but also changes fights entirely. I love the fact that you can fight with a weapon or use spells while mounted, but also sometimes choose not to due to the fact that you can fight area bosses mounted and it makes it way less challenging. Dragons are a prime example of this, because even though they can most likely one shot you, you can complete a lot of the fight without getting hit if you use Torrent. Convenient or not, it does take away from the impact and fun of the fight a lot of the time. However, Torrent is great if you want to grind for souls and quickly take out enemies.
    Overall, Elden Ring has slowly become one of my favorite games of all time, and is one of the top open world ARPGs to release this generation. While there can be some balancing changes, as well as some performance fixes that will come with time anyway, this game is almost perfect in story, side content, and gameplay all around.    … Expand
  39. GoldmanSechs
    Apr 2, 2022
    7
    The beginning of this game is probably some of the best time I've had gaming, ever. However, the more you go on, the more you realize the game is full of copy/paste dungeons and bosses. I can't put into words how bored I got fighting the same bosses over and over and over again. There are 6(!!) different versions of the same boss, 5 for another boss. And the farther you get into the game,The beginning of this game is probably some of the best time I've had gaming, ever. However, the more you go on, the more you realize the game is full of copy/paste dungeons and bosses. I can't put into words how bored I got fighting the same bosses over and over and over again. There are 6(!!) different versions of the same boss, 5 for another boss. And the farther you get into the game, the emptier the world feels. Aesthetically, the world is absolutely beautiful, but it's just empty. I do understand that this is a problem with just about every open world game, but I think it was a mistake to make a FromSoft game open world.

    On top of the open world issues, the game is just too easy. The allure of an open world (and fromsoft games in general) is to explore every inch, find secrets, and acquire more gear. However this leads to you being over-leveled way too fast, which meant I was just breezing through the game more than I ever have in Dark Souls, Bloodborne, or Sekiro.

    Overall, it's a good game, better than most, even. But for a FromSoft game, I'm disappointed.    … Expand
  40. Valonqarie
    Apr 2, 2022
    9
    It's a good, and fun game. Sure, it had some graphical issues, but none of them have caused any problems or annoyances for myself
  41. Midgardknight
    Apr 3, 2022
    9
    Blown away by the vast world. I have been playing Fromsoft games since Armored Core 1 and king's Field-this, THIS is the zenith of all things they've made thus far. Forget the maidenless reviews from players who haven't taken the time to git gud. i rated it a 9 because of performance issues but you will not regret this game
  42. JBinSF
    Apr 3, 2022
    10
    137 hours played so far on Steam. The next highest on there for me are Crusader Kings II (69 hrs), No Man's Sky (51 hrs), Factorio (46 hrs), Fallout 4 (44 hrs). The last game I played this much was Breath of the Wild.

    It is definitely not an easy game. And, you need to become more comfortable with dying. But, once you get the hang of it, it's an addicting game with plenty to do. The    137 hours played so far on Steam. The next highest on there for me are Crusader Kings II (69 hrs), No Man's Sky (51 hrs), Factorio (46 hrs), Fallout 4 (44 hrs). The last game I played this much was Breath of the Wild.

    It is definitely not an easy game. And, you need to become more comfortable with dying. But, once you get the hang of it, it's an addicting game with plenty to do. The world is absolutely huge, and there are dungeons and bosses and other secrets littered all over the place. It would be a nightmare to get 100% completion.

    The leveling system is a little whacky. You lose your runes (which are needed to level and buy things) every time you die, and you're given one chance to collect them. If you die again before returning to the place you died initially to collect them, they're lost forever. It can make the game incredibly frustrating. But, now I basically level by rune-farming a certain area, and ignore my lost runes when I die. Coupled with use of multiplayer where applicable, the game became 10x easier, and more like BoTW.

    I did experience the stuttering some PC folks complain about, and this is on a brand-new system with a GTX3070. After fiddling with the graphics, as well as the recent patch, I'm not experiencing much of that anymore.

    At the end of the day, any game that has me playing as much as this one does deserves a 10/10. Is it perfect? No. But if we reserved 10/10 for perfect games, I'm not sure if we'd ever use it.    … Expand
  43. Doobis
    Apr 3, 2022
    8
    Great game with a lot of content, but framerate issues even when playing on lower settings than the game recommends for my PC hold the game back.
  44. VectorVick
    Apr 5, 2022
    9
    Felt like the first time.
    This game is so awe inspiring and full of mystery, That it honestly felt like exploring my first open world game again. Every time I thought I had found everything I stumbled upon a new location. There are many options to make the game easier or more difficult for yourself with equipment or leveling choices.
    Massive amounts of content to explore that feels    Felt like the first time.
    This game is so awe inspiring and full of mystery, That it honestly felt like exploring my first open world game again. Every time I thought I had found everything I stumbled upon a new location. There are many options to make the game easier or more difficult for yourself with equipment or leveling choices.
    Massive amounts of content to explore that feels rewarding.
    Only 9/10 though because of poor PC optimization (stutter/frame-rate lock) .    … Expand
  45. Angel-Piedra
    Apr 5, 2022
    9
    This game is incredibly fun and I love how you can build your character in any way you want!
  46. CloudSparklz
    Apr 6, 2022
    0
    Elden Ring as a whole may seem charming and inviting on the outside, but I implore every single person who has ever thought about buying this game to save yourself the effort, and dont. I have played all the way to the final boss of the game, and didnt have fun at all, for the whole experience. It's slow, clunky, and overall just not fun. Oh and it stutters to hell and back on pc. 0/10Elden Ring as a whole may seem charming and inviting on the outside, but I implore every single person who has ever thought about buying this game to save yourself the effort, and dont. I have played all the way to the final boss of the game, and didnt have fun at all, for the whole experience. It's slow, clunky, and overall just not fun. Oh and it stutters to hell and back on pc. 0/10 game, would refund again. It's way too unforgiving to new players to the souls genre. And I'm saying that as someone who isnt, it's too hard, unfun, and it will completely ruin your mood every time you play it.… Expand
  47. Robert5033
    Apr 6, 2022
    10
    Favorite game.made an account just to rate this game. Polished game with no micro transactions and a massive MASSIVE map.
  48. KBAGGEN
    Apr 7, 2022
    8
    Elden Ring is a very good game, but it do lacks some story to it. Most of the game do not as such hold a story and for most you just riding around killing stuff.

    The game it get extremely difficult and one must level up and up. This goes esspecialy in the beginning and then very late. Took me 124 hours to reach the Fire Giant at level 89, and then I simply hit the wall and according to    Elden Ring is a very good game, but it do lacks some story to it. Most of the game do not as such hold a story and for most you just riding around killing stuff.

    The game it get extremely difficult and one must level up and up. This goes esspecialy in the beginning and then very late. Took me 124 hours to reach the Fire Giant at level 89, and then I simply hit the wall and according to the various forum I would have to level up for 30 level to have a chance. As no real story to captive on and follow, it just got to tedious to continue.

    Most bosses can be taken by call in other players, and this is very needed, but I had strange issues in summon, and hence assumingly game servers have issues.

    In all, it is a masterpiece, but it need more story and yet again FormSoft lost ½ of the games to the difficulty and should consider some way of lowering it.

    In the end, I cheated by Weemod and ran the last 15% of the game after the fire giant though godmode (e.g. cannot be killed). Those bosses after Fire giant seem to me only to be possible if you know how to take by various glitches and hence you need to go online and read what to do.

    So said in other words, you will need to read a lot, see youtube to find the way of slaying the game.......hence, this is the strength of online community, but also the bad side.........you nearly have no chance of winning this game alone.

    So in all, I somehow think it should be a 10, but the lack of story and diffulculty setting issues it get an 8.    … Expand
  49. kij971224
    Apr 9, 2022
    0
    내 인생 최악의 게임 멀미가 심하지만 시야각이나 pov설정이 전혀 없음, 멀미도 멀미 이지만 게임 자체가 재미가없고 너무 허술함
  50. Kaip122
    Apr 10, 2022
    0
    If you enjoy games that are dripping with story, endlessly playable and a bang for your buck, Elden Ring may be the best for it. My first run of the game clocked about 100 hours. It is not an easy game to play, the game is sett like every other Soulsbourne game while allowing the player to experience the open world at their ease and pace.
  51. BertramDK
    Apr 12, 2022
    0
    If the game actually played well and optimized this would have been an 9/10, but when you release a game which is basically unplayable because you keep getting annoyed by stutters and bad optimization, I have to rate it accordingly. Fix the game and I'll change this review to its rightful metric. It's been out for a month now and we have heard nothing from FromSoftware.
  52. Darkblazer94
    Apr 15, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece, GOTY, that's everything I have to say, except for those playing on potatos and rating under 5, you all are tagging this game for trash, but look at your PC's they're about to explode, exclude your self from rating if you have an old PC.

    I have an RTX 3060ti, upload your devices , you all are complaining and want to play a 2022 game with a 2010 Graphics Card C'Mon dude XD.    Masterpiece, GOTY, that's everything I have to say, except for those playing on potatos and rating under 5, you all are tagging this game for trash, but look at your PC's they're about to explode, exclude your self from rating if you have an old PC.

    I have an RTX 3060ti, upload your devices , you all are complaining and want to play a 2022 game with a 2010 Graphics Card C'Mon dude XD.

    Best of Souls Like Game ever made.    … Expand
  53. Iwasanisland
    Apr 18, 2022
    9
    A more accessible Dark souls game. Personally felt like the sense of discovery and reward were more tangible than other open world games.

    Still not a game for everyone, but for those that it is for are in for a real good time.
  54. Bergs1227
    Apr 18, 2022
    9
    Almost perfect minus some slight frame stutters that have happened maybe 5 times in about 50 hours of play.
  55. balls1124
    Apr 19, 2022
    10
    I got my ass beat by radahn for four hours straight. It was pretty fun. Game's fps dies during the more intense parts, but then again, I am running it on a 1050.
  56. Zepplin
    Apr 19, 2022
    10
    This game is amazing! This is my first ever Soulsborne game and since about a week after launch I have 275.2 hours full playtime. Entering into the open world for the first time feels very fresh and exciting, there is so much to do, and so many minor details. Just riding on your horse to get from one place to another may take forever because you'll find battles between two factions youThis game is amazing! This is my first ever Soulsborne game and since about a week after launch I have 275.2 hours full playtime. Entering into the open world for the first time feels very fresh and exciting, there is so much to do, and so many minor details. Just riding on your horse to get from one place to another may take forever because you'll find battles between two factions you might want to get involved with, an enemy caravan containing weapons or armor walking from one place to another, an NPC with a full-blown questline, a dungeon, and so much more! The boss design is incredible with a whopping 165 total bosses(including unique). Even while exploring an empty area you can get invaded by an NPC and have to take it on or run away. They did the best they could to keep the player engaged and doing stuff while playing.
    If I could edit between decimals, I would go 9.6/10

    I read most of the bad reviews on here and they all are talking about stuff that isn't even true. I'll correct some of the bad review's review flaws below because those people clearly haven't played enough to actually know what they're talking about.

    One of the bad reviews that I saw a lot of was graphics. The graphics are amazing at first and for most of the game, however there are a few texture flaws when blood is splattered onto the ground, pieces of the ground flying up from it getting hit by an attack, etc. Overall the graphics are amazing, but they could have done slightly better with them.

    The second most popular bad review I saw was about the story being awful. First of all, the story is new and unlike any other game we have ever seen before. The story is unique, its engaging, and it was written by George R. R. Martin! You're telling me that George R. R. Martin, the guy who wrote GAME OF THRONES, Is bad at writing a story? That is toxic and untrue.

    Overall, amazing game, totally recommend.    … Expand
  57. danoid
    Sep 2, 2022
    2
    PC KBM Janky - you have to come up with your own keybinds because the stock ones require two hands and a mouse.
    Frame lags in a timing game. How's that supposed to work?
    10 year old graphics and 20 year old interface intended for a console. Copy and paste bosses. Am I fighting Astel Naturalborn of the Void or Astel Stars of Darkess? Mohg the Omen or Mohg the blood lord? Margit or    PC KBM Janky - you have to come up with your own keybinds because the stock ones require two hands and a mouse.
    Frame lags in a timing game. How's that supposed to work?
    10 year old graphics and 20 year old interface intended for a console.
    Copy and paste bosses. Am I fighting Astel Naturalborn of the Void or Astel Stars of Darkess? Mohg the Omen or Mohg the blood lord? Margit or Morgott? Godrick the Grafted or Godefoy the Grafted? Which Dragonkin Soldier is this? In the end you just don't care.
    Exploration? Open world? Eff that. You'll lose your progress if you don't play it extremely safe, because there's ambushes everywhere. Putting the player at a marked disadvantage doesn't make the game harder or more challenging, just more annoying.
    In the end it's just another unload on the boss and go on your way game. Muscle memory wins, not brains.    … Expand
  58. WhiteWolf993
    Apr 28, 2022
    10
    The sheer amount of content that this game has is absolutely mind-blowing. Definitely a modern-day masterpiece. The gameplay is top-tier, which doesn't hold your hands through the fights, and forces you to actually get skilled enough to be able to beat your opponents, since you get punished every time you make mistakes (which is absolutely intended, as it makes you learn from them to makeThe sheer amount of content that this game has is absolutely mind-blowing. Definitely a modern-day masterpiece. The gameplay is top-tier, which doesn't hold your hands through the fights, and forces you to actually get skilled enough to be able to beat your opponents, since you get punished every time you make mistakes (which is absolutely intended, as it makes you learn from them to make you better). The open-world is one of the best ever created, which gives you freedom to do whatever you please and approach the story and side-quests in whichever order you want. The visuals are pretty breathtaking as well. Definitely not perfect though, with clunky and poor jump mechanics, and a few bugs, glitches and exploits here and there, which hopefully will get fixed in the later updates.… Expand
  59. sgtshortpants
    Apr 29, 2022
    10
    Doesn't spoon feed you an experience. You have to work for it. I wish more games would work this way.

    Git Gud Scrub
  60. brianthebroken
    Apr 29, 2022
    10
    For Dark Souls veterans, this game feel like coming home. I think it exceeded the hype.
  61. TheCroWolf
    May 11, 2022
    10
    After playing loot of crap from Bethesda,ubisoft,Ea ...etc this is so god and do not copy anyone after long time and after 2015 witcher 3 ...finally proper rpg
  62. Luis69
    May 6, 2022
    10
    Longtime fan of souls series and this was over the top masterpiece dont know what they can do next i think this was their peak. Optimalization on pc is not very good but still that couldnt scare me off to enjoy this peak of gaming industry to finish it. Hands to the best game I ever played. 10/10 deserved
  63. Passionflower
    May 15, 2022
    10
    Beautiful and fun game. If you like a challenge you won't regret playing this.
  64. Sir_Him
    Jun 16, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is a game so good, it makes other games bad just by existing. Yes, I had my share of issues on the PC but I was more than willing to put up with them in order to keep playing this game. I was enjoying it so much, I just powered through the frame rate stuttering and kept playing.
  65. zorox
    May 22, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Kötü Oyun -Sıkıcı- - Zaman Kaybı- -Çok Uzun- -Zor- -Sıkıcı- -Bosslar ve Düşmanlar Tekrar Ediyor-… Expand
  66. MrTi
    Jun 15, 2022
    10
    Let's hope more AAA games will try to be like this a perfect completes game on release with no glitches perfect story perfect gameplay !
  67. Butterzcraft
    Jun 11, 2022
    10
    Sure it has its issues but they are easily patched and nothing like others that are coming out recently. this was the first from software title that I have thoroughly enjoyed I don't see myself putting any less than 500 hours into this game It is a brilliant masterpiece and I'm looking forward to what's next from them.
  68. deathghost8
    Jun 11, 2022
    10
    I am not good at it, but it has the feeling of a truly hand crafted master work.
  69. TFAReAper
    Jun 11, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring isn't just a game, it's a work of art.
    It is certainly one of the best games ever created by mankind.
    I understand that it doesn't suit all players, but no game does. In its niche, Elden Ring is king. Challenging combat level, it is necessary to learn and master the controls, you can create your build as you see fit for your style of gameplay. As for exploration, you are    Elden Ring isn't just a game, it's a work of art.
    It is certainly one of the best games ever created by mankind.
    I understand that it doesn't suit all players, but no game does. In its niche, Elden Ring is king.
    Challenging combat level, it is necessary to learn and master the controls, you can create your build as you see fit for your style of gameplay.
    As for exploration, you are rewarded every 40 seconds walking or riding around the map: hidden items, unique enemies, bosses, spells, materials...
    Your experience will be unique when playing this game, because the possibilities are endless.
    My wish and dream is for all ARPG games to use Elden Ring as the basis for their development.
    All in all, the best game I've ever played.    … Expand
  70. f0reverr
    Oct 16, 2022
    1
    Yikes, definitely listen to the few and not the many when it comes to reviews of this game. I pirated this trash and still felt ripped off. The "revolutionary open world" is one of the most empty, devoid of life maps I have ever spent time on in my 25+ year career as a gamer. It literally feels like they had an entirely different company make the map and then fromsoft just went in andYikes, definitely listen to the few and not the many when it comes to reviews of this game. I pirated this trash and still felt ripped off. The "revolutionary open world" is one of the most empty, devoid of life maps I have ever spent time on in my 25+ year career as a gamer. It literally feels like they had an entirely different company make the map and then fromsoft just went in and randomly placed mobs and "bosses" (since I guess we're calling anything with 500+ hp a boss now) and decided they were done. Fights are extremely lazy and predictable, I was actually falling asleep DURING BOSS FIGHTS just evading and waiting for my little windows to attack, which has never happened to me in any souls game. At this point I'm convinced the fanbase for this game is just degenerate weeb garbage people that have convinced themselves their precious cult leader can do no wrong, when he very, very clearly can.… Expand
  71. D4rkwalker
    Jun 13, 2022
    10
    Amazing game, world design is stunning, fights are challenging and the eldritch horrors this game offers are out of this world, the lore of the game is as deep as all previous From Software Games. In short a Masterpiece in Gaming
  72. Ragnax
    Jun 13, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring showed me how an open world can be renewed and make you shine for every dungeon or new location you encounter. Usually open world is repetitive and soon it gets easy because your character gets over power. Besides bringing all the hallmarks like difficulty and strategy, Elden gives you the opportunity to build your gameplay the way you prefer, in every way. It's worth everyElden Ring showed me how an open world can be renewed and make you shine for every dungeon or new location you encounter. Usually open world is repetitive and soon it gets easy because your character gets over power. Besides bringing all the hallmarks like difficulty and strategy, Elden gives you the opportunity to build your gameplay the way you prefer, in every way. It's worth every second/penny in this game.… Expand
  73. God4
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    Basically the best Game ever made (in my mind) If you like dark souls you'll love it. If not, you'll love it too
  74. Cthulhu001
    Jun 9, 2023
    2
    -The graphics are oldfashioned.
    -Dark Souls series were really good as each of linear games but this one struggled to be an open world game as all other games do but it failed very badly since the game repeats itself and the ruins the atmosphere.
    -The story is incredibly booring and foolish. -Mini bosses and dungeons repeat itself too much. -Very bad optimization the kiss of its death    -The graphics are oldfashioned.
    -Dark Souls series were really good as each of linear games but this one struggled to be an open world game as all other games do but it failed very badly since the game repeats itself and the ruins the atmosphere.
    -The story is incredibly booring and foolish.
    -Mini bosses and dungeons repeat itself too much.
    -Very bad optimization the kiss of its death upon all these cons.
    -The end of the story doesn't look interesting and pretty ordinary.

    It's hard to understand how those who like this game. Looks like they have no clue about games or they're just teenagers playing these kind of games recently.    … Expand
  75. GOTYEldenRing1
    Nov 10, 2022
    10
    no words needed This game is the best game in the world.
    2022 GOTY Elden Ring
  76. lought_the_not
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    It's hilarious watching people trying to review bomb a game as good as Elden Ring. Keep crying Horizon fans :)
  77. Yuiren
    Jan 15, 2023
    2
    Seriously i do not understand the hype of this game. This is just a mediocrity in all areas. It's trying to be "hardcore" makes it lack in every other areas. It's graphics are "just ok" for current generation, it's story is extremely shallow (a powerful item will make You a god, go kill some other gods to proove you are worthy...in a nutshell). There is no worldbuilding as there are noSeriously i do not understand the hype of this game. This is just a mediocrity in all areas. It's trying to be "hardcore" makes it lack in every other areas. It's graphics are "just ok" for current generation, it's story is extremely shallow (a powerful item will make You a god, go kill some other gods to proove you are worthy...in a nutshell). There is no worldbuilding as there are no sidequests, the world is completely empty, there are only monsters with occasional trader (wtf?!), the controls are out of this world. this is something that people should be fired for. Character progression and scaling is a joke, for 30 hours Youre a pigeon, and then suddenly you become a demigod, stupid as hell. There are myriad of weapons, which are not really unique, they fall into several categories and then they are the same, unless they have some special skill which completely changes how the game works, which is another stupid mechanic. I understand that some people might use this title to flex how good they are at difficult games, but this is just a modern Super Mario, yes, trust me, all bosses can (and must be) memorized, and then they are easy, exactly like arcade games from the 80ties. This game can feel really difficult at first (like all Souls games), but after hours of failing it suddenly becomes easy, where you one shot enemies and even bosses with some "super build". Stupid as hell. I finished it, but i suggest staying away from this game unless You want to become frustrated, it's not fun.… Expand
  78. Cureshots
    Jan 17, 2023
    1
    There are almost no changes on the game, same thing over and over again.

    Empty open world, there are no physics, does feel like a 2008 game. Bad performance, old mechanics i don't even understand why anyone likes to play this game. Almost no story telling, you don't even have a proper purpouse. It feels empty and shallow and actually it is easy to play for the open world part you    There are almost no changes on the game, same thing over and over again.

    Empty open world, there are no physics, does feel like a 2008 game.

    Bad performance, old mechanics i don't even understand why anyone likes to play this game.
    Almost no story telling, you don't even have a proper purpouse.
    It feels empty and shallow and actually it is easy to play for the open world part you can kill most of the enemies with just doing lapses with the horse. Enemies are not clever you could trick them easlly i played 5 hours and killed every boss that i encounter at the first time. The only thing about this game that hard is the comand system and it's hard because it is clungy and slow most of the time and once you get use to it it is easy to kill anything.

    No impruvements since the first soul game, like i said same thing over and over again.    … Expand
  79. deaddogdakota
    Mar 4, 2023
    0
    This game has the worst combat of any game I have played. It's worse than the first Witcher game. All the attack animations are slower than molasses in January. Blocking animation takes forever. The game is designed to make grind to level your character, by going back to respawning enemies which has always been cheap and terrible game design. After finishing this trash in 120 mindThis game has the worst combat of any game I have played. It's worse than the first Witcher game. All the attack animations are slower than molasses in January. Blocking animation takes forever. The game is designed to make grind to level your character, by going back to respawning enemies which has always been cheap and terrible game design. After finishing this trash in 120 mind numbing hours in this slog, I have no idea what the story is even about.… Expand
  80. Jordonics
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Like all FromSoft games, the more rewardingly difficult gameplay out there.

    The story is interesting but confusing, and the way to fill in missing pieces is read descriptions of items, or go watch youtuber's and their lore videos.

    Graphics are solid, you can turn into the moon, 10/10
  81. MadMN9
    Feb 26, 2022
    5
    From Software with yet another solid entry. Many will say their best piece of work yet. But this experience is unfortunately plagued by stuttering issues and terrible optimization on PC. I’d give this game a pass for a bit until the issues are fixed. Will update the score once the game is fixed.
  82. danhill76
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    Don’t believe the hype, Elden Ring is terrible. I’m not even talking about the glitches, ran well on my beast gaming rig. No, I’m talking about the total lack of PC optimisation. PC gamers are pretty much forced to use a controller, as the devs have decided to provide very minimal mouse & keyboard support. This isn't 1985, I'm not trying to play NES. Why do the devs force PC users, who'reDon’t believe the hype, Elden Ring is terrible. I’m not even talking about the glitches, ran well on my beast gaming rig. No, I’m talking about the total lack of PC optimisation. PC gamers are pretty much forced to use a controller, as the devs have decided to provide very minimal mouse & keyboard support. This isn't 1985, I'm not trying to play NES. Why do the devs force PC users, who're perfectly happy with mouse and keyboard (far higher skill ceiling & superior fidelity), to use a controller? From Software just don't get it, it’s 2022, every other new AAA release has pretty much the same PC controls and user interface, which have been standardized over decades. Why does Elden Ring look like something from the 2000’s? The devs are lazy, and/or incompetent, couldn't care less about the PC market. Lots of Souls fanbois and paid “reviewers” making weak excuses for this garbage. I dare these shills to make a direct comparison between Elden Ring and God Of War or HZN, there’s just no comparison, it’s absolute garbage, Elden Ring falls well short of basic expectations.… Expand
  83. Zodijackyl
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    I am literally unable to play the game. That's it guys really I can't play the game that I bought already months ago and that's not because it's hard or smth it's because Elden Ring crashed everytime when i try to launch. People complain about performance, graphics etc. and here i'm facing white screen crash whenever I open it. It has been two days since it's launch and there is no properI am literally unable to play the game. That's it guys really I can't play the game that I bought already months ago and that's not because it's hard or smth it's because Elden Ring crashed everytime when i try to launch. People complain about performance, graphics etc. and here i'm facing white screen crash whenever I open it. It has been two days since it's launch and there is no proper answer came out from developers. There are many people like me getting the same crash problem and it's still persist I mean what kind of game developer you are when your game doesn't run at all. Forget Cyberpunk 2077's or any game launch you have ever witnessed, I have never been in this situation before I can't play the game that has been already released. Elden Ring managed to being the worst launched game that I couldn't have imagined. I have tried every solution on the internet, updated every driver, reinstalled the game and even the most absurd ones like it's crashing because of the epic games launcher I tried everything and my situation remains the same this is the first moment in my gaming history that I couldn't find a solution to run a game properly with a decent PC.

    You may ask how do you review the game that you can't play atm and I would say this review is the most deserved answer to the current gaming industry.    … Expand
  84. theonlyone21
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This game is amazing idk what you all dumbasses in the review section are talking about but this game is immerive and beautiful. From software already said that they would fix the framerate issue. i myself have not expierenced any framerate/stutter issue just here and there but not that big of an impact.
  85. LordBendtner
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Unplayable due to poor performance on a good PC. Tried all graphic settings. Expecting the customer to tinker in windows settings in order to somehow make the game run 'smooth' (which didn't even work) is unacceptable. That is your job, From Software! Developers and publisher had to knew about the state of the PC port and still shipped and sold it for full price. Absolute No go. RefundedUnplayable due to poor performance on a good PC. Tried all graphic settings. Expecting the customer to tinker in windows settings in order to somehow make the game run 'smooth' (which didn't even work) is unacceptable. That is your job, From Software! Developers and publisher had to knew about the state of the PC port and still shipped and sold it for full price. Absolute No go. Refunded the game. From Software and Bandai Namco are now officially on the same level as all the other screwy companies like Bethesda, Bioware, CD Projekt Red, Ubisoft, EA, Blizzard etc.… Expand
  86. RogueMonkeyJr
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Simply put, a horrible PC port. Absolutely shameful. Insane stuttering even on a high end system. Absolute GARBAGE controls on mouse and keyboard with very little options to change them to how you like. Very noticeable input lag as well, and in a game like this, timing is everything.
  87. Galactox
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Please do not but this game. If Cyberpunk or the GTA Trilogy Remaster had a spiritual sequel then there's no doubt this game would be a proud reward owner. We cannot let devs disguise crowdfunding campains as a polished final release of a game, or else the good games are going to end up rarer than anything in this world, which you really don't want unless you hate games for some reason.
  88. SoulsGamesSuck
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    This is literally worst AAA game of past 10 years. This is absolutely awful, pathetic, insanely bad.
  89. yeahiknow1
    Mar 6, 2022
    0
    Among the most banal games I've ever played. The point appears to be to wonder boringly through a half-empty world, dying repeatedly and pointlessly. The story is either non-existent or, when it does make an appearance, utterly cringey, written presumably by an adolescent who just watched Lord of The Rings. Every year games become less like art and more like fast food. No, that's notAmong the most banal games I've ever played. The point appears to be to wonder boringly through a half-empty world, dying repeatedly and pointlessly. The story is either non-existent or, when it does make an appearance, utterly cringey, written presumably by an adolescent who just watched Lord of The Rings. Every year games become less like art and more like fast food. No, that's not true. There are plenty of good games out there. This one just isn't it.… Expand
  90. Sharp
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    The best From Software game from Miyazaki, and a masterpiece of an open-world title with a heavy Soulsborne feeling with a spice of Shadow of the Colossus and Breath of the Wild. The scope is much larger than I hoped, and everything is here you ever hoped for.

    The PC version runs a bit rough. Played on 5600X and 6900XT, both heavily undervolted via bios and MPT with powerlimit at max    The best From Software game from Miyazaki, and a masterpiece of an open-world title with a heavy Soulsborne feeling with a spice of Shadow of the Colossus and Breath of the Wild. The scope is much larger than I hoped, and everything is here you ever hoped for.

    The PC version runs a bit rough. Played on 5600X and 6900XT, both heavily undervolted via bios and MPT with powerlimit at max 200W for the whole system, and everything maxed out the game runs most of the time 60fps locked at 4K, with some hitches here and there.    … Expand
  91. charlotteviolet
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This game worths to called as 'Game' at all. I admit that There are some perfomance issues in this game, but I think that problem occurs only to old PCs. because me and my friends didn't experienced any those problem at all. stop crying. Game is magnificent. despite i never played any of games that made by FROM. there are no other opinion.
  92. lejgaunga
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Just brilliant. The game runs good on my PC while it is on the lower end. Amazing game.
  93. pugsy2021
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    It's actually a joke that a company knows the game doesn't run well on PCs, and still release it at full-price with an 'after-the-fact' apology note. Seriously, refund this mess and don't invest time and money in From Software games unless it's on special.
  94. GenManhertz
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Tehcnical side: Playing with a strong gaming PC, I had some fps drops, but nothing game breaking.
    Gameplay: I don't want to drag it out, a lot of people already said what I think.This really is the best game I played in a long time.
  95. ChaosMieter
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    It's remarkable how much From improves upon their foundations with every new Souls/Kiro/Borne/Ring game release. Even Demon's Souls found it's true potential once unshackled from the limitations of old tech. Elden Ring is no different, as we all expected (and dared to hope, after the fateful release of Cyberpunk). What's felt like a disappointing few years for video games, with companiesIt's remarkable how much From improves upon their foundations with every new Souls/Kiro/Borne/Ring game release. Even Demon's Souls found it's true potential once unshackled from the limitations of old tech. Elden Ring is no different, as we all expected (and dared to hope, after the fateful release of Cyberpunk). What's felt like a disappointing few years for video games, with companies focusing more on squeezing every dime out of their game systems instead of focusing on content, From Software's Elden Ring is the complete opposite.

    - The World: An impossibly scaled, Breath of the Wild-esque realm with secrets, story, and rewards in every corner. The game itself practically begs the player to explore every inch of it's hand-crafted world, which anyone who obliges will find themselves doing for hundreds of hours.

    - The Weapons: As always, From is taking all the best parts of their old games, mixing it all together, and adding new ingredients into the mix on top! With the return of power stancing from Dark Souls 2 and weapon arts from Dark Souls 3 (which can now be mixed and matched between weapons, instead of being bound to a single one) and heavy charging from Bloodborne, we now have all the previous tools at our disposal to go forward with. Not only that, but with the addition of jumping attacks and guard counters, there is never a time where you'll find yourself lacking an option to attack. For anyone who is new to the series, or has indulged in past Souls PVP, you should know that one of the main ways a game keeps it's audience for such is *options*, and now we have plenty.

    - The Online: Speaking of PVP, let's talk about the changes to how the online systems work from From's last game, Dark Souls 3. In 3, a host (the player upon which helpful and destructive players called 'phantoms' alike converge) was able to bring up to 6 people into their world, with the use of an item. Now, in Elden Ring, the maximum number of players that can ever be in a single world falls to 4. Additionally, destructive players (invaders) seeking to kill the host and reap the rewards will usually find the host flanked by a helpful player (a summon). This is due to From making it so the only players invaders can encounter are those with additional friendly players already in the world to help them. Many people who enjoy invading dislike this change for obvious reasons, as it makes their lives and their 'success' all the more difficult to obtain. I would remind these players, however, that invaders are *supposed* to be at a disadvantage, and are *usually* supposed to lose. While the occasional upset two-on-one victory is obtainable (and feels amazing), the invader is more geared to sap the host and summon's resources, making whatever boss they aim to face even more difficult than it would already be.

    - The System Requirements: Call it a tough pill to swallow, but I believe that From made the right choice boosting the system requirements for their new game, and would support them doing the same in future game releases. The same way old cutting edge, mind blowing graphics quickly become obsolete, the same can unfortunately be said for the tech that runs it as well. If we want games to continually get more and more outstanding and vast, more detailed and intricate, then that will come with sacrifices for the older systems which can't run it. Imagine how much longer this game would've taken to come out, or how much less time the team would've had to fill it with interesting characters, storylines, environments, enemies, etc if their time was eaten up by making sure the game managed to function on dated tech? You've gotta draw the line somewhere.

    Elden Ring is a one-in-a-generation game, GOTY nominee/winner for sure, and might even be considered the game of the decade when 2030 rolls around.    … Expand
  96. scyre
    Mar 9, 2022
    6
    Honestly an overhyped RPG only because of it's developers reputation from the dark souls games. It got a good open world and interesting developments for your character but lacks a good story line (which is the core of an RPG) and the movement response is mediocre at best. You could say, it works as designed but for me it sounds like an excuse to make a combat response more accurate. AlsoHonestly an overhyped RPG only because of it's developers reputation from the dark souls games. It got a good open world and interesting developments for your character but lacks a good story line (which is the core of an RPG) and the movement response is mediocre at best. You could say, it works as designed but for me it sounds like an excuse to make a combat response more accurate. Also it's full of bugs & exploits, dunno where those rating coming from.… Expand
  97. grodes
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    best souls game, game freezes sometimes, but overall excellent experience and amazing world
  98. dnkster
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    6 hours in and there is no fun to be found. Moving from Sekiro to this game feels like a complete downgrade.
  99. ChattyDeadMan
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first boss planted on a pike))))))))) You don’t worry there, in a week everyone will be cured, they always do that.
    10 out of 10    … Expand
  100. ZedVlad
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This perfect game.Over the past year, no game has attracted me so much.An atmosphere reminiscent of the Lord of the Rings universe.
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Universal acclaim - based on 60 Critic Reviews

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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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