Elden Ring

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5812 Ratings

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  1. Qwerty2003
    Mar 13, 2022
    0
    Haters gonna hate, but the game is great anyway. Some many people already said why this is great i have nothing new to add
  2. Gurkenhobel
    Mar 13, 2022
    0
    Didn't play it longer than 2 hours, because i refunded it. I love open world games, but i don't understand how this game is hyped like this? Despite all the port issues, no ultrawide support, the clunky controls, the 60fps lock...i have never been bored like this by an open world game. I wait for a sale, hoping the technical issues are fixed by than, giving it another try.
    Not worth 60    Didn't play it longer than 2 hours, because i refunded it. I love open world games, but i don't understand how this game is hyped like this? Despite all the port issues, no ultrawide support, the clunky controls, the 60fps lock...i have never been bored like this by an open world game. I wait for a sale, hoping the technical issues are fixed by than, giving it another try.
    Not worth 60 bucks at all!    … Expand
  3. Skyhan
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Dear Miyazaki, I wish you had spent the money you spent on advertising to develop the game technically. Thanks to this game, the game press has not been trusted. They drop points for Assassin's Creed because it has the same fighting mechanics, but they can't say the same for Elden Ring.
  4. cEeNiKc
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This game makes time fly. It’s so immersive and beautiful in every way possible. This game is love.
  5. Windolicker
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    All of the complaints are standard. This is tiresome. All of the complaints are from newcomers who clearly haven't played much of Fromsoftware's catalogue. The game meets or exceeds the bar set by Soulsborne fans. Serious but short drops in framerate are easily managed. I have died once due to it and I have played for 15 hours.
    Story... to the people complaining that there is none; the    All of the complaints are standard. This is tiresome. All of the complaints are from newcomers who clearly haven't played much of Fromsoftware's catalogue. The game meets or exceeds the bar set by Soulsborne fans. Serious but short drops in framerate are easily managed. I have died once due to it and I have played for 15 hours.
    Story... to the people complaining that there is none; the story is always hard to understand but it is told through item descriptions and the environment. It is like a puzzle and it is my favorite part of these games. Kick rocks.
    Gameplay: Clean hit registry that is fair. If you die, it is your own fault. Yeah....lol....it's hard. Are you new or something?
    Graphics: Unfortunately dated but still beautiful.    … Expand
  6. OneBuckShort
    Mar 10, 2022
    10
    I've never had so much fun for a quite some times now with video games. And then this game came out. I didn't expect much initially. I just bought it cuz I didn't really has any other games to play. But danggg. I'm so surprised of how good this game is. I'm hooked. It is so unique from any othe open world games I've played. Definitely a GOTY for me.
  7. NichtsJag
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Performance is the biggest issue, but I must say I use a Vega 11 integrated GPU so It was predictable.

    Great map;
    Enemy & World design are impeccable as always;
    Classic, but enjoyable, combat;
    OST is great;
    Good NPC quest lines;
    (For someone with a good PC) Awesome graphics.

    Honestly, if they fix the performance issue, the game will be, certainly, a GOTY.    … Expand
  8. Lamkim554
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    So i played all the souls game at the dawn of time (yes, the original dark souls 1 and 2—pre-release of SoTFS, dark souls 3, original demon souls, and slightly bit of bloodborne at my friend 's house since i don't have a ps4 and is a pc geek after i sold my ps3). I haven't play Sekiro yet,..not any sooner in the future. You could say, i am a "huge souls-game enthusiastic—excluding theSo i played all the souls game at the dawn of time (yes, the original dark souls 1 and 2—pre-release of SoTFS, dark souls 3, original demon souls, and slightly bit of bloodborne at my friend 's house since i don't have a ps4 and is a pc geek after i sold my ps3). I haven't play Sekiro yet,..not any sooner in the future. You could say, i am a "huge souls-game enthusiastic—excluding the sekiro part, i am not huge fan of samurai, ninja themed", and since then very few game that could satisfy me like these game did.

    Elden Ring, however, managed to do it, and đó live up to the hype.

    The Major point is, the game's a mixture of Skyrim and Witcher, which's not a bad thing to start off (those who said, it's not creativity in 2022, it's not original in 2022,...blablabla is literally braindead and ignorant of how they see things. Like, every literature-part that was put in the gaming industry—excluding gears ofc, is a copy cat of each others from the start, so shut the **** up). However, it's more likely skyrim than witcher, the amount of freedom you get from Elden Ring is incredible, you can literally do anything—well not exactly anything, but roam freely to anywhere on the map, randomly encounter everything in the game, while keeping the challenge-core part intact, like many of its predecessors.

    Yes, these hardcore challenge + open world mechanism had made the game unplayable by some people—and the game is 100% quest free no pin point or glue to find but using senses, you can keep your opinion on it. But judging the game by not having stories, not having,.... and is boyscotting a certain game, is literal braindead.

    About the game's main problem, stuttering and fps dropdown, i just don't think it's a problem since i am playing it on an x o s series then compare it to my pc, consoles ported games sometime have problems and it's fine to have it if it was minor, not some critical damage to the device which run it lol, probably all the huge scores came from consoles (critics).    … Expand
  9. Adamh7
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    ANYONE WHO RATED THIS GAME A 0 EITHER HAS A GARBAGE PC, OR THEYRE TRASH AT CHALLENGING GAMES. This game is legit Breath of the Wild exploration with the best combat in any game ever. 1000/10 game. Perfect.
  10. densupermarkt
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    who cares about performance when the game is good. Just wait til FromSoft fixes it, don't rate it 0 and give it a go. That's sad.
  11. gustavorios2
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Don't believe the negative reviews. Most people don't have a good enough pc or don't know how to play the game.
    Elden Ring is without a doubt the best game ever made by mankind.
  12. SAY10zz
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Actually the best game ever. Vibe, mechanics from dark souls. Dynamics, adrenaline, rush from sekiro. Adventure, sense of freedom from BOTW. The only game that deserves 10/10. PC performance is not perfect, it's better than "fine". Stutters are minor, unnoticable, pretty old pc (1060 6gb, i5 8600) has stable 60fps.
  13. ggc98
    Mar 10, 2022
    10
    I'm liking it as much as dark souls 3 but with better graphics, better combat, more freedom, a great setting and a lot of variety of enemies.
    The performance on PC in my case luckily is quite good.
  14. Sinewav
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Dispite some bugs, and frame rate issues (i got rtx 2060 so i'm reviewing it from my point of view) this is one of the best games i've ever played. This game is a culmination of all the best aspects of the souls series with awesome, breathtaking open world added to it. Elden Ring deserves respect.
  15. Datramer
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    I am not one to write reviews, but seeing all the disingenuous reviews I feel the need to throw in my two cents. I have about 20 hours in this game (and it came out like three days ago) and I'm not a souls veteran either, having only played Bloodborne most of the way through previously. This is one of the greatest games that I have ever played. It's not easy, but I love it. The world isI am not one to write reviews, but seeing all the disingenuous reviews I feel the need to throw in my two cents. I have about 20 hours in this game (and it came out like three days ago) and I'm not a souls veteran either, having only played Bloodborne most of the way through previously. This is one of the greatest games that I have ever played. It's not easy, but I love it. The world is gorgeous, the combat is great, and I couldn't be happier with the gameplay itself. The stuttering is a thing, but it's not game breaking for me. If you are concidering trying this game I encourage you to, but be ready for a wild ride.… Expand
  16. odmirfilho
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Estou com certa de 20h de gameplay no computador, e está sendo uma das melhores experiências que já tive, me sinto jogando um RPG de mesa, recomendo. Estou rodando com uma configuração que é um mix de qualidade: Rysen 5 3600, e uma RX 570 4GB, 16gb de RAM. Configuração média, no SSD.

    I have about 20 hours of gameplay on the computer, and it's been one of the best experiences I've    Estou com certa de 20h de gameplay no computador, e está sendo uma das melhores experiências que já tive, me sinto jogando um RPG de mesa, recomendo. Estou rodando com uma configuração que é um mix de qualidade: Rysen 5 3600, e uma RX 570 4GB, 16gb de RAM. Configuração média, no SSD.

    I have about 20 hours of gameplay on the computer, and it's been one of the best experiences I've ever had, I feel like I'm playing a tabletop RPG, I recommend it. I'm running with a configuration that is a mix of quality: Rysen 5 3600, and an RX 570 4GB, 16gb of RAM. Medium configuration, on SSD.    … Expand
  17. hllyrd
    Mar 18, 2022
    2
    Expected some innovation in gameplay, but it's just DS3 in an open world, with a horse. Said open world is not interesting, combat sucks ass compared to Sekiro. Horrible performance, for graphics that can only be considered barely acceptable in 2022.
  18. Wweald
    May 7, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is Fromsoft taking great things from all of their other games and melding them into one, but also made it open world and bumped the quality from 10 to 11. The combat is basically DS3 but better, which is great. BB and Sekiro still have better combat though. The world design is their best ever, the side characters are their best ever. The boss design is mostly on par with theirElden Ring is Fromsoft taking great things from all of their other games and melding them into one, but also made it open world and bumped the quality from 10 to 11. The combat is basically DS3 but better, which is great. BB and Sekiro still have better combat though. The world design is their best ever, the side characters are their best ever. The boss design is mostly on par with their best imo. There are like 5 bosses that contend with my all time favorites from the other games. The open world is probably the best I've experienced. Also has the best QOL features by far.

    I do still have some complaints though. There is a lot of boss reusing, but its 99% in side content so I don't really mind. Some boss attacks are kinda BS. And theres a lot of group/gank bosses that are very obnoxious, mostly in side content but there is one story one in particular that everyone despises.    … Expand
  19. yipee0304
    Feb 27, 2022
    8
    I'm gonna be honest, this is my first ever Metacritic game review. But given the huge hype for this game, and the polarizing user reviews (almost 50/50), I feel the need to say something. Why 8/10?

    Pros: - Graphics. So what if it looks outdated? I'd rather have a game that looks crisp like Witcher 3 and Gothic 3 (2 amazing RPGs even for today's standards) than some blurry, glowy,    I'm gonna be honest, this is my first ever Metacritic game review. But given the huge hype for this game, and the polarizing user reviews (almost 50/50), I feel the need to say something. Why 8/10?

    Pros:
    - Graphics. So what if it looks outdated? I'd rather have a game that looks crisp like Witcher 3 and Gothic 3 (2 amazing RPGs even for today's standards) than some blurry, glowy, photorealistic crap like AC Valhalla and Cyberpunk 2077. And whoever says it looks just like DS3 is not looking carefully enough.
    - Accessibility. Finally we get a map, fast travel from almost anywhere, switchable control schemes, less vague dialogues, quest location aids, dungeon location aids, as many summoning helps as you want as long as you have enough FP, no more health regeneration after enemy retreat, an additional block counter move, far more doable than the parry, item crafting on the go, easy resource farming. Horseback riding AND fighting. Jumping. These are all things that previous From Software games simply did not have. Makes the game so much easier.
    - Exploration. You can go anywhere and see where you're going, no more fog of war, and reaching places can be done from so many angles. It's impossible to get lost.
    - Mystery. This game uses your brain, not just your reflexes. It gives you something to do, something to wonder about. Your curiosity is at its peak everywhere you turn. What if that cliff is hiding treasure at the base? Why are there so many monsters over there, are they protecting something valuable? IS THAT CASTLE MOVING?
    - Fairness. It doesn't pit you against an impossible boss without the possibility to level up somewhere else instead of backtracking to farm the same monsters over and over.

    Cons:
    - FPS drops (I learned it's a general problem, not just my system's fault, which means it's patchable. Also, I don't get any FPS drops in dungeons, just outside where you can run away from danger anyway. Those drops are reduced if you reduce the Grass quality, but for now it's a con).
    - Early stages. You need essential items for levelling up, crafting, item upgrading early on in the game if you're gonna make your life easier. But sometimes it's almost impossible to find them without an online guide. It can get frustrating when you get ashes of war, bolstering items, game hints, but you can't piece them together unless you spend a long time figuring it out. In the end we also want to have fun, not go to Dark Souls college.
    - Soundtrack. Major downer for me. It takes away from the atmosphere. You had time, this could've been a masterpiece, making exploration so much more enjoyable. I'm really sorry about this one.

    In the end I hope this review is helpful. I can say that it's a highly addictive game and I can't stop playing it even when I should. Please help :))    … Expand
  20. kion
    Mar 11, 2022
    0
    soooooo many bugs, garbage AI, stupid horse, and story is hard to understand
  21. Gotze546
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece! This is easily the best game I have played. Everything is perfect
  22. Pembroke_Watts
    May 19, 2022
    9
    As my first souls game, I wasn't sure if I was going to like Elden ring or not. However, after playing it, I can confidently say that this game is one of the best I've played. This is one of the few games where dying does not feel frustrating but fun. Furthermore, the game allows for huge playstyle customizability. On the other hand, I found the story to be uninteresting. In addition,As my first souls game, I wasn't sure if I was going to like Elden ring or not. However, after playing it, I can confidently say that this game is one of the best I've played. This is one of the few games where dying does not feel frustrating but fun. Furthermore, the game allows for huge playstyle customizability. On the other hand, I found the story to be uninteresting. In addition, there is no quest log, which in my opinion makes the experience of doing sidequests worse. Lastly, the pc performance can be laggy, but not to a degree that it makes the game harder or unplayable. Despite some minor flaws, I would recommend this game to even newcomers.… Expand
  23. CabezaDeMuerte
    Mar 9, 2022
    10
    10/10 would buy again. This game grabs you buy the ears, and jabs its meaty man flesh right in. Before you can take a breath you've been assaulted with fresh gameplay, and inundated with a newfound appreciation of life. From Soft has once again fornicated with me until the point that I love them once more. Thank you for this masterpiece.
  24. jojoboy1997
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    Input lag problem and input queue system in this game make game unplayable.
  25. Baexchu
    Mar 20, 2022
    0
    Bloodborne is better, Demon's souls is better, dark Souls is better, sekiro is better
  26. Bonky
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    A lot of these people leaving negative reviews complaining about the difficulty must be playing their first souls-game with Elden Ring. It's OK to not like it but some of these reviews feel extremely unreasonable and written out of anger

    One of the best games I've ever played and suprising world with lots of stuff to discover. Just don't expect to be held by your hand and be led to all    A lot of these people leaving negative reviews complaining about the difficulty must be playing their first souls-game with Elden Ring. It's OK to not like it but some of these reviews feel extremely unreasonable and written out of anger

    One of the best games I've ever played and suprising world with lots of stuff to discover. Just don't expect to be held by your hand and be led to all the things to find. Gameplay is very similar to other Fromsoft games but feels a lot more fluid and less clunky this time. Some of the optional bosses are not that memorable but the main ones are. And that is OK in my opinion as it's optional.

    The only thing keeping me from giving it a 10/10 is the microstutter on PC.. But it's honestly not as bad as people make it out to be.

    Playing on a Ryzen 3700X and RTX 2060 with 16GB's RAM    … Expand
  27. Ragdolll
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    Amazing game, only had minor stutters and not very often.
    The world is beautiful and the enemies are amazing and a good variety
  28. TheJamesBaxter_
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Fantastic game, occasional frame drops and visual glitches but nothing gamebreaking.
  29. moskry
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Great game, so many things to find and discover, map overwhelmingly huge, big areas, dungeons, small areas, fights ruthless, extremly fast and hard, noobs beware, summons are for garbage players accessibility (easy mode), many nude mods incoming, graphics 2029 level, performance on par with today standard probably better.

    In all honesty though i really wish more people could understand    Great game, so many things to find and discover, map overwhelmingly huge, big areas, dungeons, small areas, fights ruthless, extremly fast and hard, noobs beware, summons are for garbage players accessibility (easy mode), many nude mods incoming, graphics 2029 level, performance on par with today standard probably better.

    In all honesty though i really wish more people could understand the true meaning of these games, they go incredibly deep once you start paying attention to what in other games is considered minor detail, that is why they are held in such high regard by fans like myself. It's very rewarding when you are devoted to it. It's hard to get into it but once you do it's hard to let go.

    would finger but hole.    … Expand
  30. RealSluggeR
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    The hype was pretty much justified. Yes, it has its problems right now on PC, which i hadn't noticed that obviously, so for me this factor had 0 influence. It's a beatiful, handcrafted open world in all traditions of Soulsborne series, towards which i am totally BIAS'd and will enjoy every second playing it for years on.
  31. JeanAlterCXV
    Mar 11, 2022
    0
    I'm not gonna complain about the pc port, the game itself is a piece of ****

    easy game with a lot of recycled bosses.
  32. JonBongJovi
    Mar 20, 2022
    0
    Don't believe the over inflated fanboi reviews, they are either ignorant or willfully blind to the major issues that plague this game. Extremely overhyped and given the undeserved title of "best game of the century" and "a masterpiece" by silencing anyone who criticises the game.

    Boss designs are atrocious with some of the worst combos I've seen in a souls game. Map is big but empty,    Don't believe the over inflated fanboi reviews, they are either ignorant or willfully blind to the major issues that plague this game. Extremely overhyped and given the undeserved title of "best game of the century" and "a masterpiece" by silencing anyone who criticises the game.

    Boss designs are atrocious with some of the worst combos I've seen in a souls game. Map is big but empty, literal copy and pasted across entire regions.

    The gap in skill needed to play melee over magic is horrendous. Balancing is non existent.

    Don't even bother with co-op, it's the biggest ballache and half assed multiplayer experience I've ever seen. Not that it matters anyway, because doing anything outside of a dungeon will mean you'll get invaded every 10 minutes for "balance" reasons. The connections are so piss poor that your attacks won't connect even if you're right in front of them, making PVP the biggest joke in this game.

    We are now at patch 1.0.3, and yet despite the community screaming for better PC performance, they've completely ignored it, and made it worse in some instances, and given us instead some of the most stupid, unwarranted buffs and nerfs that they could have come up with, purely to appease the part of the community that only wants to suffer playing this game and demands everyone else does too.

    Don't bother complaining about anything though, the community for this game is so toxic and full gatekeepers that you can't actually criticise the game without being abused or told to "git gud". It's the worst case of Stockholm syndrome, it's like trying to talk to someone from North Korea. There's no point.

    The game isn't hard because of well designed bosses, enemies and movesets. It's hard because they kept tedious design decisions from older souls games, gave the bosses undodgeable attacks, the worst roll mechanic out of all the souls games, and allow the bosses to break game physics just to get the upper hand so you are constantly caught in a "gotcha" moment. Its not hard because it's a fun challenge, it's artificially hard. FS has let the hype go to their head and has made this game harder just for the sake of being harder, trying to buy into their difficult game reputation.

    It's just a dark souls rehash but made worse. Unless your a really big fan of Souls games don't bother with this one.

    It's seriously not worth your time and definitely not worth your money.    … Expand
  33. DerangedGinger
    Feb 27, 2022
    3
    Performance is terrible. Stuttering and frame drops will get you killed. Controls just don't feel fluid even with a controller. Graphics quality is pretty subpar. I've played plenty of indie games that look and run better. This is overall just some mediocre looking terrible console port of an unplayable souls game.
  34. Naili
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Elden ring has surprised me in every way, one of the best games I ever played.
  35. PoppyTales
    Feb 27, 2022
    4
    Once again the so called "critics" showed how unqualified they are when it comes to understanding what makes a game a good game and amazing gameplay. It is not the brand making a games with past achievements, it is the gamers themselves, no one else. Majority of these critics don't even spent the bucks for those games which cant' generate a bias opinions.

    Now here is my opinion: this    Once again the so called "critics" showed how unqualified they are when it comes to understanding what makes a game a good game and amazing gameplay. It is not the brand making a games with past achievements, it is the gamers themselves, no one else. Majority of these critics don't even spent the bucks for those games which cant' generate a bias opinions.

    Now here is my opinion: this game is boring after few hours. Different model of a boss with different combos of the more or less same attacks you've seen before. Stuck in an empty open world which wasn't made to be amazed and looked at, just to traverse in and walking forward is not a good gameplay. Game is not optimized, tested on PC systems properly and I had issues on PS5 as well.
    I don't care they can patch games, this game is expensive and I expect working title when it's released. So where did the money went before the release? Marketing it seems and to all those fake critics hyping it and making us disappointed before it is ready to be played by those who these games are made for. Gamers..

    In the end, make a roll and attack, make a roll and attack, make a roll and attack, use special attack, call for help of few ghosts taking agro, stab them in the back, make a roll and attack.

    Well that gets old very quickly. I don't care if you are hard on souls fan or not. I like game when it makes me feel like I am playing and getting my ass beat as much as I am beating the game's ass and here the only thing that beat my ass was poor design, and low optimization of the Elder Ring world.    … Expand
  36. Artemiss123
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    The game is amazing. I love every part of it. Specially combat on horseback.
  37. Kdoggy69
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    Awful PC port. No 21:9 support, 60fps cap, decade-old graphics, archaic co-op system, stuttering, and connection issues. The game is the first in the series with "Easy Anti-Cheat" so any modification to the game including enabling ultrawide or uncapping fps requires the game to be played offline. No reason to give these devs your money.
  38. 5551raul
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    i5 6600k, 1060 6GB and 16 GB ram, game working good with a few fixes. Truly a masterpiece of a game.
  39. MusclePig
    Feb 28, 2022
    3
    Haven't had any technical issues, but the game to me is just boring. Sekiro was such a good game that brought the genre forward. Elden Ring is a 180 turn back to rolling around and cheap mechanics.
  40. ryanreynochu
    Mar 14, 2022
    2
    I might change this later if things improve. Anyway, here's my review for the PC version.

    To start, performance is fine. I run it on a 1050 Ti with a newer CPU and runs fine other than stuttering. Then again, it just runs FINE, not well. Game play is standard Souls. If you've played Dark Souls you have played this game as well. The open world is boring. It's beautiful but serves    I might change this later if things improve. Anyway, here's my review for the PC version.

    To start, performance is fine. I run it on a 1050 Ti with a newer CPU and runs fine other than stuttering. Then again, it just runs FINE, not well.

    Game play is standard Souls. If you've played Dark Souls you have played this game as well.

    The open world is boring. It's beautiful but serves no purpose other than a way to waste time between minor or major dungeons. Most, or all, progression will take place in those dungeons.

    The major reason I give this a lower score is just bad game design. Every enemy and boss is disgustingly overtuned to a point where you have to wonder if the people planning these attacks thought they were for a DMC game. Now I have no issues with getting punished for bad play, but when every boss and enemy is whipping out 8-12 homing projectiles while swinging an instakill sword around, it gets to be a bit much. There is a boss who literally just fills the field with homing projectiles, half of which will kill you extremely fast, the other half will kill you instantly. She also summons minibosses while shooting these projectiles.

    Don't get me wrong, I love a challenge. But this is not a challenge of your skill, it is a test of patience, as you oh so carefully traverse the area, memorizing enemy spawns and behavior, only to be hit by an enemy who just decided that animation frames weren't cool anymore.

    If by the time I finish this game, the gameplay improves, I will remove and update this score. Otherwise, it's very mediocre with questionable game design choices I would expect from a first time indie dev.    … Expand
  41. Lekfaninte
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Best open world i have ever played, there is just so much to do so much to discover. I do not understand the 0/10 reviews it is getting, i had some FPS drops but there is a few fixes you can do, i follewed the steps in a youtube video and now the frames are stable. Sure it kinda sucks that it is lockt at 60fps but to give this a 0/10 wow. Sorry for my english here but my phone is trying toBest open world i have ever played, there is just so much to do so much to discover. I do not understand the 0/10 reviews it is getting, i had some FPS drops but there is a few fixes you can do, i follewed the steps in a youtube video and now the frames are stable. Sure it kinda sucks that it is lockt at 60fps but to give this a 0/10 wow. Sorry for my english here but my phone is trying to auto corect everything to swedish lol… Expand
  42. Ignat1
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Отличная игра..............................................................
  43. Bashoot
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Amazing game with an expansive world, introduction of horse mechanics and simply great artwork. The benefit of this big open world is it allows the player to change the location when stuck facing a difficult boss and doesn't stop giving in terms of beautiful landscapes. Highly Recommended, Patch to support ultrawide monitors on PC is long awaited from developers, other than that, perfectAmazing game with an expansive world, introduction of horse mechanics and simply great artwork. The benefit of this big open world is it allows the player to change the location when stuck facing a difficult boss and doesn't stop giving in terms of beautiful landscapes. Highly Recommended, Patch to support ultrawide monitors on PC is long awaited from developers, other than that, perfect game. Tested on Nvidia 3080 Ryzen 9 3900X.… Expand
  44. jexilef
    Mar 13, 2022
    7
    Decent game but really not deserving of the 10s. A nice map that you can barely stop to appreciate due to being 1-shot by some enemy if you stand still.
    Some of the most awkward one-sided dialogue in a game where your character has no voice.
    A wide variety of skills and weapons that have no in-game explanation of what they do. One of the worst cameras on recent memory. It's another Souls    Decent game but really not deserving of the 10s. A nice map that you can barely stop to appreciate due to being 1-shot by some enemy if you stand still.
    Some of the most awkward one-sided dialogue in a game where your character has no voice.
    A wide variety of skills and weapons that have no in-game explanation of what they do.
    One of the worst cameras on recent memory.
    It's another Souls game, take it or leave it.    … Expand
  45. tusk23
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Solid game, beautiful open world and amazing level design for dungeons and castles, no performance issues for me so far
  46. VoxMortis
    Mar 3, 2022
    8
    Decent game, but i would like more to have like guides, or at least visible active quests with information what to find.
  47. RazielFair
    Feb 28, 2022
    5
    Game is a masterpiece, but it's a terrific port for PC, for frame rate but especially for not showing the key binds for keyboard and mouse, you have to figure out the controls just trying. From software has been very lazy.
  48. Nuythe
    Mar 10, 2022
    7
    This game could have been perfect.

    Before I start I want to say that I have thousands of hours on Fromsoft games and that they are my favorite games, and also that the 7/10 is score is not influenced by the bad PC performance, not in the slightest. All of my problems with this game arise from the place that matters.. Design. I could write a 5000 word essay about the flaws of this    This game could have been perfect.

    Before I start I want to say that I have thousands of hours on Fromsoft games and that they are my favorite games, and also that the 7/10 is score is not influenced by the bad PC performance, not in the slightest. All of my problems with this game arise from the place that matters.. Design.

    I could write a 5000 word essay about the flaws of this game and everything that brings it down, but that's too much commitment for a single game especially after an 82 hour playthrough.

    I'm splitting this review into two parts, questing and bosses.

    In short; the quests are random and there is no way for the player to tell what an NPC wants them to do or where they might have headed to without looking online or asking around. I spend 3 hours looking for Millencent's new location after I gave up and asked on r/EldenRing. Turns out she's supposed to be in the Alteus Plateau in Erdtree Gazing hill. How in the seven am I supposed to know that? Same thing with Ranni, I visited Ranni's Rise before killing Radhan and she wasn't there so I assumed that's all what the area had to offer, which obviously, is not the case. It feels like a King's Quest game more than a Souls game.

    For the bosses, there isn't much to say. I can name 5 bosses that are probably the best boss fights of any game, Period. HOWEVER, it seems like Fromsoft got lazy after making the first quarter of the game and started copy pasting bosses all around the world. Often even repeating the DS2 sin where they end up putting two entirely different, independent and pretty tough previous bosses in the same non-optional boss fight because?

    Frankly this game has frustrated me to the point of which I can't even write a proper review/rant it. I'm done with it and I don't think i'll ever be playing it again.

    tl;dr : Sould you play it? YES. Is it the most flawed Fromsoft game? Yes, unfortunately    … Expand
  49. killmongrel
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After playing this game for 40+ hours, and becoming the Elden lord, I can honestly call this the best souls game ever made. The amount of bosses and places to look around is on another level. The difficulty of the game is pristine and could not be better. The amount of joy and adrenaline you get for killing a boss is enormous. The lore is good if u have the brains to understand it, and i love how they don't force feed it to you like some brainless child. I cant wait to waste at least another 40+ hours just finding things and kill the rest of the bosses. 10/10 nothing can compare.

    Btw, just because you are garbage at video games doesn't mean you have to give the game a 0.

    Get good, or die trying.    … Expand
  50. Aconnor105
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    It is such a beautifully stunning game. Hard as hell bosses, but doable. Ancestor spirit is what did it for me. One of the best From has ever made. Hope they keep it up.
  51. ArabAirline
    Mar 3, 2022
    9
    Note: English isn't my first language and if you are going to criticize me for my grammar then maybe come up with a better argument.

    Gotta love how people review bombed this lol. The game itself is a marvel. Bad graphic? I don't think so. The texture and details of you and the enemies' armor are well made, the map design is also one best I have ever seen. Bad Control? These guys probably    Note: English isn't my first language and if you are going to criticize me for my grammar then maybe come up with a better argument.

    Gotta love how people review bombed this lol. The game itself is a marvel. Bad graphic? I don't think so. The texture and details of you and the enemies' armor are well made, the map design is also one best I have ever seen. Bad Control? These guys probably spam roll all the time and expect to have unlimited iframe (invincibility frame) and stamina. Or in another case find something in the settings that are called key bindings. Lazy game design? More than 70 Unique encounters and f load of dungeons and catacombs scattered around the map, I wouldn't call that a lazy game. No Quest Log? Having no Questog is what makes the game immersive. Plus, grace (Aka checkpoints in the game) show on the map the direction where you need to go. The game is too hard? In Elden Ring, you are free to farm to be over-leveled and fight the boss which makes it easier than the previous Soul titles, or maybe just quit crying and try to get good at the game. All these people who review bombed this can't come up with an original idea and I'm pretty sure they don't even own the game, all they saw was "Elden Ring has bad graphics" "Elden Ring is too hard" "Elden ring doesn't have a quest log." And that's literally like the only thing they review bombed this for. Anyway, the game itself is packed with a load of content and a lot of replay potential. It's definitely worth 60 bucks.    … Expand
  52. rindert
    Mar 21, 2022
    3
    Bad controls on PC. You get killed on and on because of this. So the game becomes unplayable.
    More observations:
    - If you manage to kill an enemy it respawns after you rested. - It is not possible to save with e.g. F5 so saving after a win is not an option. - There are no levels. So you can not turn the game to easy mode to at least see a little bit of the world you paid sixty (!)    Bad controls on PC. You get killed on and on because of this. So the game becomes unplayable.
    More observations:
    - If you manage to kill an enemy it respawns after you rested.
    - It is not possible to save with e.g. F5 so saving after a win is not an option.
    - There are no levels. So you can not turn the game to easy mode to at least see a little bit of the world you paid sixty (!) euros for.
    - You are tempted to play just long enough for Steam to refuse a refund.
    Do not buy this game.    … Expand
  53. lawofthedmz
    Mar 15, 2022
    9
    Great game just needs to fix some bugs with clipping, tearing, and frames. Also some crowding and camera issues but everything else is amazing
  54. KillingArts
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    It is a great game, but it runs horribly on PC. Bad performance, stutter issues and no Ultrawide support. Can't recommend it in this state.
  55. nix1331
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    3060 cant get decent fps on low in 1080p :( in its current garbage state i have to give 0 as it is not playable for me, but if they fix it this will change, as this game does seem amazing if it works
  56. savetheplatypi
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Trash game. Switching between Xbone controller and keyboard and the prompts for actions remain tied to the console controls.
  57. TalionSwift
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    SO good so far. Only negative is it has some frame hiccups at some spots nothing too bad, and will prolly be patched up. Literally everything else is Godlike and this is quickly becoming my favorite new souls game. And the Open World is the closest to Breath of the Wilds quality that i have seen yet. So much good here that i cant care to knock it for points.
  58. vezuvius10
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    By far one of the best games of all time let alone 2022. The game runs constantly on 60FPS for me. I have no idea what majority of the people in here are having issues with. The only time I had an fps stutter was when I was fighting the tree sentinel.
  59. HatedFollower
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Here come the review bombs. The PC port is not that bad. I have a 1660 super and I have little to no stutter or FPS drops. People are ridiculous. This is my favorite game of all time… Expand
  60. Bartfliet
    Feb 27, 2022
    3
    No ultrawide support. You can even select ultrawide in graphics settings, but then it just put's black bars, which just seems ridiculous to me. Just put it in properly.
  61. Baronz
    Mar 12, 2022
    4
    I do not understand the hype and the critics reviews. It's a big, empty open world, without tutorial, quest, lore, loot. Sluggish controls and graphics is worst than modded skyrim. 5 hours play time and it's already boring.
    If you take away the difficulty (and you can on pc with cheat engine) there is nothing left, a big dead, empty world where nothing happens. Go and learn what a 10/10    I do not understand the hype and the critics reviews. It's a big, empty open world, without tutorial, quest, lore, loot. Sluggish controls and graphics is worst than modded skyrim. 5 hours play time and it's already boring.
    If you take away the difficulty (and you can on pc with cheat engine) there is nothing left, a big dead, empty world where nothing happens. Go and learn what a 10/10 open world is by playing RDR2.    … Expand
  62. HoushiShaman
    Mar 5, 2022
    2
    Let' be short and clear, for me it's the worst game from FromSoftware, i'm not giving a single f about optimization, i just cannot bear this open-empty world, even when you find cave or smth else, it's literally the same thing u probably have seen in the beginning of the game, bosses are a massive pieces of **** everything that they do is a massive AOES and horizontal hits at range ofLet' be short and clear, for me it's the worst game from FromSoftware, i'm not giving a single f about optimization, i just cannot bear this open-empty world, even when you find cave or smth else, it's literally the same thing u probably have seen in the beginning of the game, bosses are a massive pieces of **** everything that they do is a massive AOES and horizontal hits at range of whole arena, i'm simply not enjoying fighting bosses with millions hp and trillions of damage, leave it for someone else. this game is not a god damn JPRG, leave more place for actual skill of the player but not for his level, overall i'm just really disappointed, it could've been much more cooler game… Expand
  63. owoKittenMitten
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    I understand people complaining about the difficulty curve. I was actually hesitant about purchasing Elden Ring because of the same thing. Last souls game I truly enjoyed was demon souls, since then I lost patience to really learn the mechanics. That said I found Elden Ring significantly easier, just dodge a lot and you're good. I am 70 hours in and still havent bothered with parrying,I understand people complaining about the difficulty curve. I was actually hesitant about purchasing Elden Ring because of the same thing. Last souls game I truly enjoyed was demon souls, since then I lost patience to really learn the mechanics. That said I found Elden Ring significantly easier, just dodge a lot and you're good. I am 70 hours in and still havent bothered with parrying, just dodge. I would actually compare this to Breath of the Wild, also a higher difficulty curve, but the fun of the game is the exploration and just going wherever you want, there is a sort of structure to follow, but like BotW you actually should do a lot of other things before hitting the main points. And because I chose to just explore, I didnt have to grind any mobs or cheese my way to level up, I just naturally was the level I should be.
    On to story. The story is actually quite good, I wouldnt say A Song of Ice and Fire storytelling good, but it kept me interested. The way story telling is done is what I enjoyed. In a normal rpg I may skip past the dialogue of a random npc to save time. In Elden Ring, every random npc is the story progression. So you will get bits and pieces as you play, and without an intended order of receiving those pieces. I never felt lost or confused, and every new person, faction, and secret region I discovered taught me so much more about the world and its inhabitants in a meaningful way.
    In conclusion, Elden Ring isnt a typical rpg, if you want the next Elder Scrolls this isnt it. However if you want a dark grimy world that has a surprising amount of beauty and are willing to put in some time to struggle in some areas but persevere then Elden Ring may be a good fit for you. Watch a youtube video or 2 before purchasing anything.    … Expand
  64. atom511
    Mar 7, 2022
    5
    The selling point for me was the "story by George RR Martin" - however, after playing for about 8-10 hours there does not appear to be much of a story.

    The game initially would not run on my PC. I had to google Reddit forums for tricks on how to do so. Game controls were mapped to an Xbox controller. Had to Google reddit forums on how to switch to PC. I made it to one mini-boss    The selling point for me was the "story by George RR Martin" - however, after playing for about 8-10 hours there does not appear to be much of a story.

    The game initially would not run on my PC. I had to google Reddit forums for tricks on how to do so.

    Game controls were mapped to an Xbox controller. Had to Google reddit forums on how to switch to PC.

    I made it to one mini-boss that was punishingly difficult far beyond any ability to enjoy the challenge. Good game design is not just enemies that pummel you mercilessly over and over again.

    I remember buying Skyrim on release day, and it was infinitely more enjoyable than Elden Ring.

    Give me Super Mario or Legend of Zelda any day over this nonsense.    … Expand
  65. TreRosor
    Mar 9, 2022
    4
    Run around killing or getting killed by everything you encounter in neverending hellish like depressing environments. No tactics, just move along until the next boss and spend endless pressing buttons to dodge, slash and hopefully survive and then repeat. Supposedly you are to find some ring but I have no idea why I should care about that. It is really a very boring game. Nice graphicsRun around killing or getting killed by everything you encounter in neverending hellish like depressing environments. No tactics, just move along until the next boss and spend endless pressing buttons to dodge, slash and hopefully survive and then repeat. Supposedly you are to find some ring but I have no idea why I should care about that. It is really a very boring game. Nice graphics despite the very gloomy surroundings.… Expand
  66. Jt0429
    Feb 26, 2022
    9
    Good-
    Has amazing open world design. Probably best designed open world I have ever played, The map is huge and never feels dull to explore. The combat is solid and when you get used to it is really fun, The music is so good and I cannot wait to buy it when it is out. The difficulty is balanced and doesn't feel unfair. Kind of like previous FromSoft games. The bosses are probably the best    Good-
    Has amazing open world design. Probably best designed open world I have ever played, The map is huge and never feels dull to explore. The combat is solid and when you get used to it is really fun, The music is so good and I cannot wait to buy it when it is out. The difficulty is balanced and doesn't feel unfair. Kind of like previous FromSoft games. The bosses are probably the best here than they have been in any other Souls game. The attention to detail in this world is superb.

    Bad-
    The performance issues. Sometimes this game feels borderline unplayable. The stuttering and frame drops in a game where you need to be perfect is bad. The minor dungeons feel the same and not varied. The game needs an activity tracker. Some way to tell what quests I am doing because you start to feel lost and confused while playing and end up missing questlines.

    Thoughts-
    Elden Ring can be best described as the accumulation of everything that FromSoftware has learned in the last decade or so. Barring a few issues, it is an exceptional achievement in open world design. Very few games create that curiosity within players to explore their worlds so successfully, and Elden Ring is one of those games. I don’t know what the future holds for FromSoftware and whether they will continue to make open world Souls-like games, but if they can literally pioneer a whole new genre, then they may very well elevate the open world genre, which has been afflicted so commonly by bloat and blandness, as well.    … Expand
  67. Fabaloro
    Feb 26, 2022
    9
    El juegos es una maravilla una lastima la optimizacion. Espero una pronta mejora. de ser asi le pondria un 10, lo que es su contenido!
    Elden Ring es la evolucion de From Software hacia la grandeza, despues de este no se que puedo
    esperar. Es juego que cumple totalmente con las expectativas e inculso las sobrepasa. Utiliza muy bien el mundo abierto a su favor ya que todo es explorable y    El juegos es una maravilla una lastima la optimizacion. Espero una pronta mejora. de ser asi le pondria un 10, lo que es su contenido!
    Elden Ring es la evolucion de From Software hacia la grandeza, despues de este no se que puedo
    esperar.
    Es juego que cumple totalmente con las expectativas e inculso las sobrepasa.
    Utiliza muy bien el mundo abierto a su favor ya que todo es explorable y genera curiosidad y misterio con su misticismo.
    Las mecanicas son la evolucion de sus antecesores con lo cual tenemos una jugabilidad de alta calidad.
    El caballo es una gran incorporacion ya que puede darnos combates cabalgando sobre Torrentera, incluso muchos enemigos se facilitan si combatimos montados sobre este.
    Otra cosa genial, es como podemos moldear nuestro personaje a gusto, con una gran variedad de armas, hechizos e invocaciones. Si hay algo por lo que siempre se destacaron son las opciones en las que podes enfrentarnos a los Jefes.
    Los enemigos son duros y este juegos es un reto, pero con voluntad, paciencia y centrandote en la exploracion para luego avanzar en la trama podras evolucionar a tu personaje para hacer el juego mas accecible y disfrutable.
    Hay una gran cantidad de enemigos por todo el mapa y eso extraordinario.
    Es verdad, la potencia o calidad grafica no es algo nunca antes vista ni altisima pero si hay algo que siempre nos va a garantizar FromSoftware es que su apartado artisitco es increible y este si que deslumbra. Estamos ante uno de los grandes de la industria ser sin luz.    … Expand
  68. alexgrunge13
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    The game is amazing and it"s working just fine on my pc (high quality settings and 60 fps on R5 1600 / GTX-1660). It was worth the wait.
  69. Heinward
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    I feel my self like a dumb when I'm fighting against invisible enemies under a tons of lags.
  70. sean420
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Yes teh perfomance is pretty bad but this game is so incredible that I honestly don't care. Everytime I am not playing I wish I was. It truly the greatest FromSoft game.
  71. Veraxus
    Feb 27, 2022
    2
    Everybody (myself included) WANTS to love this game, but it's From Software's biggest PC port disaster since Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition.

    In addition to the performance and control issues that most PC gamers are writing about, the game has no ultrawide 21:9 or 32:9 support at all. Historically, this hasn't been an issue since the modding community fixes it within MINUTES after    Everybody (myself included) WANTS to love this game, but it's From Software's biggest PC port disaster since Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition.

    In addition to the performance and control issues that most PC gamers are writing about, the game has no ultrawide 21:9 or 32:9 support at all. Historically, this hasn't been an issue since the modding community fixes it within MINUTES after release. With Elden Ring, however, FromSoftware has decided to include Easy Anti-Cheat while ALSO going to extra effort to hide large portions of ultrawide users screens without their consent. This means we have to choose between playing online with most of our displays disabled, or playing offline with the usual community fixes. Either way, we're missing a huge part of the game, and for $60+ that is NOT okay. This is a terrible, half-baked PC port missing fundamental PC features and optimizations. No PC gamer should recommend this mess in its current state, even if the underlying game is very good. As it stands, many of us are being artificially prevented from enjoying it untainted.    … Expand
  72. CrazyCoconuts
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    A true masterpiece, the best souls so far!
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  73. coolcrowe
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    If you release a game on PC, it should preferably actually be playable on PC. Not only are the graphics broken as far as performance goes, but most unforgivable to me, is the lack of controller support from a game that claims to have full controller support. None of my controllers work at all with this game, and this is just not the kind of game that works well with a keyboard and mouse.If you release a game on PC, it should preferably actually be playable on PC. Not only are the graphics broken as far as performance goes, but most unforgivable to me, is the lack of controller support from a game that claims to have full controller support. None of my controllers work at all with this game, and this is just not the kind of game that works well with a keyboard and mouse. Completely unplayable on PC at the moment, perhaps if fixes come in the next few weeks I will give it another chance. If it takes longer than that I'll have moved on already. We PC gamers are pretty tired of getting shafted by game creators that release games in an unplayable state recently, I think. At this point you will just lose my support and attention entirely but pulling this crap.… Expand
  74. NaturalBornChao
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    I honestly don't care about the lack of ultrawide support, locked FPS, and I didn't make it far enough into the game to experience the stutter everyone is talking about, which I am confident I could ignore for the most part. In fact, I only made it as far as the main menu screen - several times in fact. Why? Because the devs couldn't do a basic thing that most others have figured outI honestly don't care about the lack of ultrawide support, locked FPS, and I didn't make it far enough into the game to experience the stutter everyone is talking about, which I am confident I could ignore for the most part. In fact, I only made it as far as the main menu screen - several times in fact. Why? Because the devs couldn't do a basic thing that most others have figured out decades ago: controller support for PC games.

    Seriously, what is this disgrace? Not only did my PS4 controller not work on steam by itself (tried big picture mode and enabled the configuration in settings as well, still no response in game), but even after I installed DS4Windows and got it to work, there were only XBOX prompts provided... This game is available on PS4 as well you muppets! Just include the configuration from there! In fact, you could even just use different icons, replacing the XBOX ones if you felt lazy, but noooo, you were super lazy! Well, guess what, I am not going through a 60-100 hour game trying to memorise what button fits the prompt shown to me. I got a refund, and you lost a customer and get a negative review now. Guess I'm watching a let's play now, since from what I've seen, the game is actually good. Too bad you couldn't even do the bare minimum for me... But you got all the 10/10s from the incompetent game "journalists", so everything is good for your shareholders...

    Next time, try harder!    … Expand
  75. MojitoHappiness
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    I don't like this game so I rate it 0. Simple as that. Also runs very poorly and I don't want to spend my free time trying to fix it.
  76. Phi_gg
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Unplayable trash thanks to massive frame drops/ stuttering. Not to mention the 60 fps cap, lack of ultrawide support, controller prompts, etc. From Software just doesn’t get PC gaming. Perhaps they just used an old PS4 dev kit to code and don’t actually own a PC. I’m sure it’s fine for consoles, where there are very low technical expectations.
  77. Realonethegoat
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Elden ring need a patch now freezes on boss fight please fix it so I can beat the game and needs ultra-wide support I don't know why game developers do not have this there expensive so i want my moneys worth
  78. CarlFriedrich
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    It is the best game I've ever played for certain. Wherever you step, you explore new things over and over. When I play this game, I am in the game.
  79. Gusarius
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    NO ULTRAWIDE support, 60 FPS cap and one of the worst anti-cheats - EAC which don't give people option to patch their game with community fix that already solved above mentioned problems. It's just unacceptable to charge full price and claim that game is AAA and in the same time lack such common features
  80. Glic2003
    Feb 26, 2022
    8
    For those who were wondering: is Elden Ring Dark Souls 4? The short answer is, yes, everything is basically Dark Souls. There's a new coat of paint, the world has expanded, the names have changed...but everything is essentially the same. The combat is the same. The animations are the same. There are bonfires. There's souls. The biggest change is, they switched the jump button to AFor those who were wondering: is Elden Ring Dark Souls 4? The short answer is, yes, everything is basically Dark Souls. There's a new coat of paint, the world has expanded, the names have changed...but everything is essentially the same. The combat is the same. The animations are the same. There are bonfires. There's souls. The biggest change is, they switched the jump button to A and the 'use' button to Y.

    I mean, don't get me wrong, it's still a good game but if you were hoping for a fresh, revolutionary experience, this is really, really not it.    … Expand
  81. samus_the_dj
    Feb 27, 2022
    3
    I have played the PC version for several hours (roughly 12-15).

    If you have liked Souls games before Elden Ring and it is really your cup of tea, I guess you might like this still, if you are ready to overlook the many shortcomings it has. But if you haven't like any Souls games before this one, then just keep walking because this isn't for you either, definitely. These are the facts    I have played the PC version for several hours (roughly 12-15).

    If you have liked Souls games before Elden Ring and it is really your cup of tea, I guess you might like this still, if you are ready to overlook the many shortcomings it has. But if you haven't like any Souls games before this one, then just keep walking because this isn't for you either, definitely.

    These are the facts on PC so far:
    - Right off the bat, no Ultra-wide support.
    - No 120 hz support in 4k (I don't know for other resolutions, I haven't tested).
    - Barely hitting 60 FPS sometimes, if I'm lucky!
    - The difficulty once again is ridiculously hard - unless you don't many responsibilities in life I guess maybe you'd have the time to put to maybe want to finish this pointlessly hard game?
    - And last but not least, that no one really talks about: the story is awful and doesn't make any sense at all. I know, I know - the Souls games have never been known much for story in the past but FromSoftware should really have learn from their many mistakes at this point.

    I mean a lot of us have been playing FS games since The Lost Kingdoms days. And it feels like somewhat we're almost back to this. The art style chosen is ok but it's not stellar and graphics overall sure even feels updated in many places for the times we currently live in.

    All in all, this is definitely not the game I was hoping for. It's a bit better on console - mainly PS5 - but still suffers from mostly the same issues across the board.

    I will keep walking for that one.    … Expand
  82. DavieSl
    Mar 5, 2022
    4
    Crashes on start up.
    Disconnects from online mode.
    Random crashes and frame drops.
    No widescreen.
    World could have more in - let's hope some mods sort this out if the anti cheat allows it.
    Meh.
    Worth at least one play through I guess.
  83. Slowlydeadgame
    Apr 1, 2022
    10
    Overall good game, but this game need alot optimisation for PC port. but for the gameplay is fine.
  84. Malakai432
    Feb 26, 2022
    9
    Not sure how people are having so many issues with the game. Runs perfect with a 5600x/3080ti lol. . . Around 10 hours in and zero crashes. People complaining about running it on 2060's and 1070's, well yeah of course your going to have performance issues. Game looks absolutely brilliant as well, pretty laughable people comparing it to DS3 and Bloodborne graphic wise when it obviouslyNot sure how people are having so many issues with the game. Runs perfect with a 5600x/3080ti lol. . . Around 10 hours in and zero crashes. People complaining about running it on 2060's and 1070's, well yeah of course your going to have performance issues. Game looks absolutely brilliant as well, pretty laughable people comparing it to DS3 and Bloodborne graphic wise when it obviously looks much, much better.… Expand
  85. enigma1990
    Mar 11, 2022
    0
    Awful overhyped game. I'm not familiar with the souls games but I saw this game get hyped up so I thought I'd pick it up. What a terrible mistake. I've got a 3080 and the frame rate issues are abyssmal. Not to mention the stuttering, the texture pop ins and multiple crashes that deleted my saves. I would not recommend this game.
  86. Saibot
    May 2, 2022
    10
    No doubt this is a 10/10. amazing story, amazing gameplay, and the graphics are out of this world. i for sure sometimes have minor problems like hick-ups whem entering a new area that is not fully rendered yet. bosses are difficult but the more you play the more you understand their moves i mean, it's still a souls game, my first tbh. i've many more hours to go and every day that i haveNo doubt this is a 10/10. amazing story, amazing gameplay, and the graphics are out of this world. i for sure sometimes have minor problems like hick-ups whem entering a new area that is not fully rendered yet. bosses are difficult but the more you play the more you understand their moves i mean, it's still a souls game, my first tbh. i've many more hours to go and every day that i have time to play after work. im hyped to hop on and defeat some bosses or just wondering around and explore the big a** world.… Expand
  87. shenkenhigh
    Apr 6, 2022
    10
    Well, 10/10 and it's only 45+ hours. That is a TRULY remarkable game, no, it's an outstandingly great game! As i can see there's a lot of poor reviews mostly in PC section, and those reviews have absolutely nothing to do with the game itself. It has everything, that is a quintessential of Miyazaki' s Art. Graphics, difficulty, and an incredibly beautiful world. Lore, bosses. Amazing game.Well, 10/10 and it's only 45+ hours. That is a TRULY remarkable game, no, it's an outstandingly great game! As i can see there's a lot of poor reviews mostly in PC section, and those reviews have absolutely nothing to do with the game itself. It has everything, that is a quintessential of Miyazaki' s Art. Graphics, difficulty, and an incredibly beautiful world. Lore, bosses. Amazing game. Shame on all who downgrade this game because of a gamepad and poor optimization on a game launch!! You should all be grateful to FromSoftware for this masterpiece. Besides, how do you imagine playing this game on a combination of keyboard and mouse? Just think about this for a moment. Don't downgrade this game for NO reason!… Expand
  88. ROM30NRG
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is absolutely amazing and I'm having a great time and also getting my ass kicked. The open world is amazing and the enemies are awesome.
    I'm running this on my PC without facing any problems and I'm getting 55 to 60 FPS consistently.
  89. broodey
    Mar 12, 2022
    3
    i was thinking okay maybe fromsoft coming with a game for a wider audience will fix their hitbox circus and all the combat issues but no. theyll just convert everyone to weebs. it was nice in the begining im 200h+ in and i wont touch it again when i finish it. yea im bad at it but cheesing , relying on luck and rhytm games isnt difficult . its just for people who are willing to learni was thinking okay maybe fromsoft coming with a game for a wider audience will fix their hitbox circus and all the combat issues but no. theyll just convert everyone to weebs. it was nice in the begining im 200h+ in and i wont touch it again when i finish it. yea im bad at it but cheesing , relying on luck and rhytm games isnt difficult . its just for people who are willing to learn because they dont have anything better to learn . like i played it because it was the only game that seem good but i would recommend not to suffer through this . it was good in the beginning because of a few original tricks but after that it all becomes the same thing over and over but with more health and damage… Expand
  90. matigor
    Mar 2, 2022
    10
    A truly masterpiece. Una verdadera obra de arte. El diseño del mundo es fantástico.
  91. SpectralFlower
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    Sincerely people who put 0 are really not objective, considering this, im forced to put 10 even if the game has defaults, but if i was objective, i would have put 9.
  92. sierrajkilo
    Apr 24, 2022
    0
    Not mentioning PC performance, since the game itself worked okay. However,

    Nothing better than previous Dark Soul series, only added with some feocked-up open-world. Well if that is to be called as an open-world, the semi open-world in God of War 4 can be called as a galaxy. Feocked-up level-scaling, hugely disappointing battle speed and character movements. And no mission tracker at    Not mentioning PC performance, since the game itself worked okay. However,

    Nothing better than previous Dark Soul series, only added with some feocked-up open-world. Well if that is to be called as an open-world, the semi open-world in God of War 4 can be called as a galaxy. Feocked-up level-scaling, hugely disappointing battle speed and character movements. And no mission tracker at all? I mean, they COULD make some option to on & off the tracker, just like AC Odyssey. All I could do is to hopelessly wonder some giant plain until got crushed by some ****
    Played 80 minutes, and I still think it was a waste of time. Sooooo curious how other people like this dung.    … Expand
  93. NicGrrs
    Feb 28, 2022
    8
    This game is neither a magnum opus nor a pile of turd.
    tldr great game terminal case of consoleitus portus.
    I would give it a 9 if it weren't for the God awful, Horrific, Actual Crime that is the PC port. Playstation buttons instead of actual controls, i could only figure it out by trial and error since i already knew the DS control scheme. They decided to move the CRUCIAL keys to    This game is neither a magnum opus nor a pile of turd.
    tldr great game terminal case of consoleitus portus.

    I would give it a 9 if it weren't for the God awful, Horrific, Actual Crime that is the PC port. Playstation buttons instead of actual controls, i could only figure it out by trial and error since i already knew the DS control scheme. They decided to move the CRUCIAL keys to weird combinations (cough 2 handing) then release the worst PC port i have ever seen
    I fortunately did not encounter any issues playing on a GPU that's BELOW the requirements, which confused me more than anything.

    Mechanically the game is DS III™ but more, neither copying or transcending it's predecessor much. The major change is the open world which makes it far easier to level up for a boss if he is legitimately too difficult, something that DS™ never dealt with well.
    I would say, whoever, the people who complain and give it a 0 because they think they have to grind for 20 hours can go Git Gud™, since this is a Souls™ game, and struggle against superior foes is a part of it to attain a sense of achievement. You do not need to 1 shot a boss to kill him.
    I do admit the game has it's flaws, like the movement/camera feeling dated by now, and torrent being a motorized pile of turds, but they do not overshadow the Souls™ experience here.

    The plot in Souls™ games never really was more than a vague purpose with a lot of disconnected lore, and while the whole "GRRM Made this" was a marketing stunt, the world isn't lacking in detail. It's there for you to draw your own conclusions, like any souls game, but without esoteric item descriptions that don't match their items. It's perfectly serviceable

    Graphically it's also serviceable since the focus is on gameplay, though i had to admit it looks dated and even DARK SOULS II™ gives it competition. The style however, saves it, looking distinctly more alive and hopeful than the other Souls™ games, which were decay at it's best.

    I would say ELDEN RING™ made by FromSoftware™ is a Great™ Experience™ if you are already deep into DARK SOULS™. For newcomes, the open world makes it easier to do other things than in DARK SOULS™ where you will face brick wall bosses where you pretend you're a crash test dummy.    … Expand
  94. judecator
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Peeps seriously need to chill about the frame rate. It only dipped a couple of times during the 20 hours I've put into the game so far and a fix is surely coming. I'm a serious fan of souls games (especially Bloodborne and Dark Souls I) and can honestly say this is the greatest game I've ever played. I love it. I think about it when I'm at work, when I sleep, when I poop. It is unhealthyPeeps seriously need to chill about the frame rate. It only dipped a couple of times during the 20 hours I've put into the game so far and a fix is surely coming. I'm a serious fan of souls games (especially Bloodborne and Dark Souls I) and can honestly say this is the greatest game I've ever played. I love it. I think about it when I'm at work, when I sleep, when I poop. It is unhealthy how much I am into this game. Send help.… Expand
  95. DaveKai
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    Worst optimization, FPS lock, Broken Controls, worst graphic, broken game design broken story, worst gameplay
    2013 graphics better than this
  96. ylaiccgpb
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    I am appalled by people what people is complaining about. I've a slightly above the minimum pc and I'm playing basically without any worries. True, sometimes while running in the open the game stutters, or the frame drop to 25, but usually I'm between 45-55 fps and have never experienced this with a boss nor I died because of this. And yet some people compare this to CP77? Probably areI am appalled by people what people is complaining about. I've a slightly above the minimum pc and I'm playing basically without any worries. True, sometimes while running in the open the game stutters, or the frame drop to 25, but usually I'm between 45-55 fps and have never experienced this with a boss nor I died because of this. And yet some people compare this to CP77? Probably are running a potato or never bothered updating a driver.

    And this is the medium level of the critic: "I play on keyboard and mouse and it shows me controller input". To be fair to me these are quite forgettable critics. I mean, come on, does people really get the difference between 60 and 144 fps?

    Long story short: performance are fine. They'll likely be improved, because yes they can, but are fine and there is no such thing as a "0, litterally unplayable", if you don't have cognitive dissonance.

    Then gameplay, history, lore, mechanics, aesthetic, everything is amazing and perfect.

    Is also kind of hard (Dark Souls hard) and I suspect this to be the main problem of many negative reviews. Thank you Margit.
    This along with missing the "go there, do that" point on the map, but again, as usually fromsoftware does. You can understand what to do (and usually is "kill everyone") and where to go the moment you think about it. I mean, a NPC told you "go north" you go north, even if in the map there is no sign, right? I'm speechless by how many times I read stuff like this.

    This is likely to remain as a masterpiece in the years (and decade) to come. It is not a revolution, or a total innovation, but it's the peak of several genres.    … Expand
  97. Przidude
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    Giant overhype. First of all, lets talk about the horrible PC port if this game. No ultrawide support, terrible control scheme, capped at 60 fps IF the damn thing even runs. From software have been getting away with the garbage pc ports for years and its just stupid. Now, about the actual game….
    - Graphics are just the same as the rest of the souls games not good not bad just meh. The UI    Giant overhype. First of all, lets talk about the horrible PC port if this game. No ultrawide support, terrible control scheme, capped at 60 fps IF the damn thing even runs. From software have been getting away with the garbage pc ports for years and its just stupid. Now, about the actual game….
    - Graphics are just the same as the rest of the souls games not good not bad just meh. The UI is especially bad particularly on PC. It is just the same old boring, cluttered silly UI as the other souls games but this time with the addition of a terrible looking map.
    - Gameplay. Ive finished the other souls games and i am no stranger to the gameplay and combat but i just dont think it fits an open world. I never found myself wanting to stop and fight some enemies or farm some ingredients or XP because the combat is slow paced and BORING. There is 0 innovation on the combat front. The world is empty, when you find a “quest” its not written down anywhere and is delivered in vague terms so you are at risk of ending up forgetting the damn thing. I shouldnt have to keep a pen and paper next to me write stuff down. A lot of the choices the devs made are just bad user experience not “good design”.
    - Story. Its a souls game story trough and trough but this time with the addition of an extra pretentious writer who wrote an extra pretentious “deep” story.    … Expand
  98. martinaw7
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    Bought and refunded the game twice. It won't even finish downloading. I'd only be so lucky if I could load it up and see the framerate issues and stuttering everyone else is complaining about. GOTY is a laugh, it doesn't even work!! I've played hundreds of games on Steam with no issue, except this hunk of junk.
  99. asilvadesigns
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    Seems like it would be fun, but the performance is such garbage on a Ryzen 7 5800x, RTX 3080, 32 Gb ram, nvme.2 etc etc, FPS drops 20 to 30 at times, locked at 60, no fov control, menu is clunky… list goes on and on, fix the game and I’ll bump the review.
  100. msudell
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    It will continue to be a zero until they fix the PC port. No Ultrawide in 2022 is unforgivable. Horrible stutters, 60fps cap, bans for trying modding to get basic pc features.
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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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