Elden Ring

 PlayStation 5
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12214 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9,064 out of 12214
  2. Mixed: 809 out of 12214
  3. Negative: 2,341 out of 12214
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  1. DaweHolzer
    Nov 27, 2022
    4
    I never was huge fan of these games but this entry hit a new low with a undeserved hype around it. You have to traverse an uninteresting map, the graphics look pretty outdated and the characters are lackluster. They reskin a lot of enemies and the combat gets real tedious real fast every fight feels the same. The best game of the souls like genre was definitely Bloodborne because it lookedI never was huge fan of these games but this entry hit a new low with a undeserved hype around it. You have to traverse an uninteresting map, the graphics look pretty outdated and the characters are lackluster. They reskin a lot of enemies and the combat gets real tedious real fast every fight feels the same. The best game of the souls like genre was definitely Bloodborne because it looked and felt somewhat unique. I wasn't a huge Sekiro fan but at least there they tried to shake up the visuals.… Expand
  2. thedestiny99
    Nov 28, 2022
    2
    This game is complete waste of time, all you do is fight boss after boss and they are insanely difficult. And there's about thousand different bosses in this game and that's the entire game. In the meantime you just grind levels and roam around in this extremely empty open world. I guess it got so high reviews, because it has almost no story or characters, so it didn't offend anyone. TheseThis game is complete waste of time, all you do is fight boss after boss and they are insanely difficult. And there's about thousand different bosses in this game and that's the entire game. In the meantime you just grind levels and roam around in this extremely empty open world. I guess it got so high reviews, because it has almost no story or characters, so it didn't offend anyone. These are only games that will get high reviews now.… Expand
  3. Garrador
    Nov 29, 2022
    1
    It's extremely hilarious to read these 10/10 reviews and insanely supportive comments of this game, as it's some kind of revolution in gaming. While in reality games like this are ruining gaming as an art form. If you want empty and boring open world, full of meaningless monsters and insanely, indescribably difficult combat and no quests, good-for-you. But stop pretending like it's bestIt's extremely hilarious to read these 10/10 reviews and insanely supportive comments of this game, as it's some kind of revolution in gaming. While in reality games like this are ruining gaming as an art form. If you want empty and boring open world, full of meaningless monsters and insanely, indescribably difficult combat and no quests, good-for-you. But stop pretending like it's best game ever. It's okay to like bad games, enjoy. But leave actual real gamers out of it. Gamers who actually care about depth, and quests and storytelling and fair combat. Leave these people out of your "git gud" fetish.… Expand
  4. elderingNOTgoty
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    Elden ring is one of the worst pieces of media ever created, in terms of overhype at least. If you praise this game as a masterpiece, then i REFUSE to give you any respect as a gamer. Apparently it sold like 13 million copies, but it has under 500 000 reviews on steam and hardly anyone is playing it. Seems like some rich loser just bought thousands of copies, just to promote this trash.Elden ring is one of the worst pieces of media ever created, in terms of overhype at least. If you praise this game as a masterpiece, then i REFUSE to give you any respect as a gamer. Apparently it sold like 13 million copies, but it has under 500 000 reviews on steam and hardly anyone is playing it. Seems like some rich loser just bought thousands of copies, just to promote this trash. Exactly same overhype happened with cybertrash2077. Seems like most gamers just go with the flow and NEVER think for themselves. They are like "oh this one is popular, so i start preaching it as well". F-cking pathetic. I hate you all, literally. You guys are ruining gaming more than anyone has ever ruined gaming. If this game wins GOTY, it will be most pathetic "victory" for art, ever.… Expand
  5. Salmonellaa
    Nov 16, 2022
    4
    Overrated af. Very simple and repetitive combat compared to the likes of NioH, it has Lore but no gripping story and the Shakespearian is honestly just too tryharding. Legacy of Kain does a far better job at portraying an old dialect that also sounds actually good.
  6. AnAngryGamer
    Nov 23, 2022
    0
    This game is essentially a boring and repetitive version of Dark Souls with some changes to item names. I bought this as I did actually like Dark Souls 3, but Elden Ring just feels and runs like crappy PS3 game, seriously, my PS5 couldn’t even manage a stable 120FPS, at that stage, I returned it and bought another copy of Dark Souls 3. Another aspect I hate is the easiness, for the love ofThis game is essentially a boring and repetitive version of Dark Souls with some changes to item names. I bought this as I did actually like Dark Souls 3, but Elden Ring just feels and runs like crappy PS3 game, seriously, my PS5 couldn’t even manage a stable 120FPS, at that stage, I returned it and bought another copy of Dark Souls 3. Another aspect I hate is the easiness, for the love of god, the only reason I remotely enjoy this is for the challenge, and when I have ghosts essentially fighting for me, it’s no good. The art design is only sometimes nice, other than that it feels like a muddy, brown world with a thin line of paint. I cannot even believe how some people think this might even have a slim chance of winning Game Of The Year, truly a terrible year for gaming as a whole.… Expand
  7. Brainsblow
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    Dark souls 3 with Martin as marketing trick.
    Graphics bad, mechanics from ds2
    Bugs and weird reuse of same mobs but with different appearance.
    Boring and totally overrated.
    Worst purchase of the year.
    Such disappointment after sekiro…
  8. Donbaba
    Nov 28, 2022
    0
    Could be betterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
  9. Starskyy
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    The graphics are mid and look like hell, There is so story so you just go around fighting bosses and have to grind for hours to get gear that wont make you get 1 hit by a boss.
  10. DestroytheRing
    Nov 29, 2022
    2
    This isn't even about video games anymore, it's deeper. It's about ART. This is literally battle between good and evil. Video Games are deepest level of modern art and in the future they will be even more. Be on the right side of history and don't let games like this, destroy something that used to be so amazing for so many years. Games evolved endlessly, until this game happened.This isn't even about video games anymore, it's deeper. It's about ART. This is literally battle between good and evil. Video Games are deepest level of modern art and in the future they will be even more. Be on the right side of history and don't let games like this, destroy something that used to be so amazing for so many years. Games evolved endlessly, until this game happened. Downgrade in every aspect possible and what do they get? Highest Metascore.

    I wouldn't be surprised, if this was literal attempt by journalists (who don't like games or gamers anyway), to destroy gaming as a medium. They choose one of the most outdated, boring and empty games and hyped it up as a "masterpiece". If this is the blueprint how future games are supposed to be (no story, no characters, no meaning, no nothing, just pointless very hard combat), if that's the future of video games, then it's literally over. And that's exactly what these journalists want. They don't want players to have meaningful stories and characters that would empower them, no. They want the opposite. They want you to get beaten by very difficult bosses 100s of times and they want you to feel bad for yourself, because you can't beat these bosses and eventually you just give up and stop gaming and THAT'S, that's what they want.    … Expand
  11. AR021
    Nov 26, 2022
    0
    Please make a game which all player can play it

    We don’t like the save system and difficulty of these games Why u don’t make an option for us too !

    Players should have the right of choosing between different difficulty and different save method
  12. Jacob9999
    Feb 28, 2022
    4
    it was supposed to be one of the best games ever but it didn't. From a technical point of view it has big problems both from the graphic point of view (it looks like a game of two generations ago) and from the performance point of view (the continuous drop in frames is unnerving). Incredible AI is also lost with NPCs and some bosses. The gameplay remains solid and clean. The last downsideit was supposed to be one of the best games ever but it didn't. From a technical point of view it has big problems both from the graphic point of view (it looks like a game of two generations ago) and from the performance point of view (the continuous drop in frames is unnerving). Incredible AI is also lost with NPCs and some bosses. The gameplay remains solid and clean. The last downside and perhaps the worst is the total recycling of assets as if it were a copy and paste. Had it been the sequel to dark souls 3 I would have also understood but not being the sequel, I find the recycling of assets in bad taste. Failed.… Expand
  13. BadGameDesign
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    PS3 graphics? Check!
    Awful controls? Check!
    Insanely overhyped? Check! Absolutely overrated? Check! Same animations as DS3? Check! You can't swim in this open world game that has water? Check! Boring empty open world? Check! Praised by critic as next level of open world games? Check! Fanboys treating it as best video game of all time? Check! Should you waste 60 euros/dollars on    PS3 graphics? Check!
    Awful controls? Check!
    Insanely overhyped? Check!
    Absolutely overrated? Check!
    Same animations as DS3? Check!
    You can't swim in this open world game that has water? Check!
    Boring empty open world? Check!
    Praised by critic as next level of open world games? Check!
    Fanboys treating it as best video game of all time? Check!
    Should you waste 60 euros/dollars on this "Masterpiece"? Never!    … Expand
  14. quirk223
    Feb 26, 2022
    3
    This game is not as great as I was hoping. There is a lot of recycling from old games and the open world is no more exciting than any other open world game with too much dead space. There is no cool way to get around. It's just another game with a horse. Graphics are dated and frame rate is subpar for a game with equivalent graphics. No innovation here. Just another Dark Souls. Wait for a sale.
  15. entropy4
    Feb 26, 2022
    4
    Signed up just to review this game because I'm getting tired of critics overhyping games simply based on the developers.

    Coming from an avid fan of open world games who has not played many other From Software titles, I struggle to see how this game deserves such a high rating. The graphics are mediocre for next gen consoles. Framerates are poor. Movement and mechanics are clunky. The    Signed up just to review this game because I'm getting tired of critics overhyping games simply based on the developers.

    Coming from an avid fan of open world games who has not played many other From Software titles, I struggle to see how this game deserves such a high rating. The graphics are mediocre for next gen consoles. Framerates are poor. Movement and mechanics are clunky. The art is generic and the story is non-existent. The only way I can see why people love this game is the challenge of the bosses and dungeons. But if you're not the type of person who enjoys dying to the same enemy 20 times in a row (I'm not), then there's much here to enjoy. This is basically a mediocre open world game with incredibly difficult and epic boss fights. Nothing more. It's mildly fun. I'd normally give it a 6/10, but given the amount of hype going on in the gaming media, I feel like I need to counterbalance here and am instead giving it a 4/10. Probably won't finish it.    … Expand
  16. Lemures1000
    Feb 28, 2022
    4
    Geez this is a very overhyped game. This is really just souls 3 open world. The main positives are that many of the bigger enemies look really cool and have cool looking animations. But there are A LOT of negatives. Graphics look rough at times and do not have many of the polished features that other high profile games have such as good face animation or enviornment responding to whatGeez this is a very overhyped game. This is really just souls 3 open world. The main positives are that many of the bigger enemies look really cool and have cool looking animations. But there are A LOT of negatives. Graphics look rough at times and do not have many of the polished features that other high profile games have such as good face animation or enviornment responding to what you do, very clunky fighting mechanics and I can't stress that enough, unnecessarily unforgiving boss fights, and many and I mean many reused bosses and enemies from past Souls games littered throughout. In my opinion it seems the over the top and unbalanced difficulty is put in place to mask the clunky fighting mechanics and big flaws in the game. Dark souls cultists will love this game and claim everyone who doesn't needs to GG and that they just don't like difficult games, but gamers who are used to other games whether they are very difficult or on the easier side, technical fighting games, and polished open world games will see this game as not designed for them hence the misleading marketing push for this game to try and sell it. It would be one thing if I had fun playing this but I didn't. I feel like I wasted my money on an expensive game. I don't recommend getting this.

    The fighting mechanics are the biggest disappointment for me because it's not really different. When comparing the fighting mechanics to say Nioh 2, it was just boring. Nioh 2 had waay more moves and a waay deeper fight system to perfect in a souls style kind of game. Why didn't From Software learn from that? The fighting mechanics alone should make this game not worthy of perfect reviews in light of Nioh 2 even from the cultists. And the reviews and marketing push on this game have really been misleading. I suspect because they know most people will not enjoy playing this game's highly clunky fighting mechanics, unnecessary and unbalanced difficulty, and being left to deal with no tutorial except the From Software cultists. Do you want a game that you have to look up how to find or get past anything every step of the way on YouTube? Most people would say I don't might doing that here and there but if the game is reliant on that because of how it was designed or poorly designed then no. And anyone claiming this is like Breath of the Wild is an idiot. Horizon Forbidden West is an easier game but it is a better designed game overall and should be easily beating this game rating wise. Reviewers reeeally failed consumers that were not FS cultists on this and should be shamed for it.    … Expand
  17. Stefanobed
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Always the same gameplay , graphics . This is dark souls 3 but opened world . Boring
  18. Stefanotus
    Feb 27, 2022
    2
    97 by critics? What!!? Riding a horse in an open world with bad graphics and old textures isn’t innovative. This game feels like they threw DS 3 in a blender and added some new bosses. Why this gets so much praise… I don’t know. Compared to Horizon Forbidden West (which has a lot of new and improved things, great story and great characters) this game is a big joke.
  19. Supafly_
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    I really don’t see how on earth this game is getting such high review scores. It has dated graphics, UI/Interface, and gameplay. This must be the most overrated game of all time. Deleted this steaming pile of sh*t asap!
  20. rezajimba
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    My entire experience for this game so far is purchasing it in PSN Asia, downloading it, and opening the game only to find out that all the subtitles & entire User Interface is locked on Chinese, Thai, and/or Korean language. I cannot even read or begin understand what I'm seeing on the Title Screen. I don't understand why you have a game with English Audio but everything else is locked toMy entire experience for this game so far is purchasing it in PSN Asia, downloading it, and opening the game only to find out that all the subtitles & entire User Interface is locked on Chinese, Thai, and/or Korean language. I cannot even read or begin understand what I'm seeing on the Title Screen. I don't understand why you have a game with English Audio but everything else is locked to be not English. I've seen players resorting to the use of Google Camera to translate every screen but the players don't deserve such hassle for a game they paid for. The game clearly stated that it supported English Language during the pre-release. It is strange how any other game supports multi-language but a major title from Fromsoftware would lock languages based on region. I am not playing this game unless an English Pack is added nor will I purchase an English version of the game from Western PSN store and double the profit of those who made this decision. It is unreasonable that you would lock the Language based on region. NOT EVERYONE THAT PURCHASES FROM PSN ASIA ARE CHINESE, THAI, OR KOREAN. This is the first and last Bandai game I am ever going to buy.… Expand
  21. splashyDIAMOND
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    This ain't it chief. This ain't it. This genre with graphics and gameplay is stuck in 2009.
  22. Feriatus
    Mar 2, 2022
    3
    Don't believe professional reviewers. I played the series from Demon's Souls on PS3, there is not much changed. Everything about this game is outdated, with usually terrible controls for 2022, fight mechanics, interface, boss fight patterns. The only cool thing is boss designs.
    If this game would not have a badge of From Software it would never be given more than 5 out of 10 score.
  23. KelTwoZad
    Mar 1, 2022
    3
    This gotta be the most overhyped game of all time. I wonder how people find Cyberprank bad and this piece of game-dev "amazing 10/10 goty must play".

    The game has so little to offer even though it has open world. Nothing amusing, worthy or at least a little various. Mobs, mobs, smaller mobs, bigger mobs, bosses - that is ALL. Absolutely no evolution from the first Souls game in terms    This gotta be the most overhyped game of all time. I wonder how people find Cyberprank bad and this piece of game-dev "amazing 10/10 goty must play".

    The game has so little to offer even though it has open world. Nothing amusing, worthy or at least a little various. Mobs, mobs, smaller mobs, bigger mobs, bosses - that is ALL.

    Absolutely no evolution from the first Souls game in terms of gameplay and mechanics.
    The most annoying part is that bosses and mini-bosses don't react to your actions whatsoever. They just do not care what you are doing. They got hit? Who cares? You blocked their attack? Nothing. It's like you don't even exist to them, so you are just playing with yourself really.

    Hot overrated garbage in my book. The only good part is graphics and the world design.    … Expand
  24. Eienkei
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    Most overhyped & overrated game of all time!

    Have you played any Souls games? It's the exact same thing. The game cheats & unnecessarily frustrates you; there's no story, as usual, so not sure what George R R Martin has done in this collaboration. It all depends on repeating the same sequences and building muscle memory, but you know what I would do instead if I had so much time? I    Most overhyped & overrated game of all time!

    Have you played any Souls games? It's the exact same thing. The game cheats & unnecessarily frustrates you; there's no story, as usual, so not sure what George R R Martin has done in this collaboration.

    It all depends on repeating the same sequences and building muscle memory, but you know what I would do instead if I had so much time? I would learn to play an instrument and leverage muscle memory for something useful, not this nonsense!

    Graphics are dated, the gameplay is the same nonsense from 15 years ago and it's buggy as hell! If Cyberpunk had to be punished, how on earth this game is getting away with it?    … Expand
  25. Yeahimagamer
    Feb 26, 2022
    3
    Outdated graphics, very bad optimization on both PS5 and PC (yes i have both versions), PS5 runs a bit better, but still not perfect. Huge random frame-drops, camera goes into slow-motion randomly, open world feels dead, boss fights are not fun and you hardly get any meaningful rewards after the fights. Overall this game seems to be another victim of overhype and critics didn't help eitherOutdated graphics, very bad optimization on both PS5 and PC (yes i have both versions), PS5 runs a bit better, but still not perfect. Huge random frame-drops, camera goes into slow-motion randomly, open world feels dead, boss fights are not fun and you hardly get any meaningful rewards after the fights. Overall this game seems to be another victim of overhype and critics didn't help either with their 95/97 scores that would indicate that this game is close to perfection, sad reality is that it actually feels like indie project.… Expand
  26. Geobros
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    terrible game with many frame rate problems and known bugs at launch, like the save data bug in rest mode. I dont understand how a game with so many problems took so good reviews.
  27. Shatch
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    Same as all the previous Souls Games. There has been next to zero improvements in graphics from DS3, and the open world map is massive for no reason. I don’t get how you go from Sekiro to this.
  28. liquidsnakecake
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    As a fan of SoulsBorne games, I am around 25hrs in and this game is basically DS set in a boring open area. The core mechanics are copy/pasted from DS, still retains the dated and laggy wonky controls and erratic camera. This might be the worst case of media overrating a game yet. I know the media is desparate to oversell the new gen, but this ain't it. If you don't live and breathe DS,As a fan of SoulsBorne games, I am around 25hrs in and this game is basically DS set in a boring open area. The core mechanics are copy/pasted from DS, still retains the dated and laggy wonky controls and erratic camera. This might be the worst case of media overrating a game yet. I know the media is desparate to oversell the new gen, but this ain't it. If you don't live and breathe DS, AVOID AT ALL COSTS, or suffer a great disappointment.… Expand
  29. Flubby84
    Mar 1, 2022
    1
    No way does this game deserve a 97 critic score, pure madness.
    Very poorly optimised, it runs better in ps4 then ps5 ffs. Graphics are outdated, demon souls remake looks way better then this. Controls are jank.
    The game doesn’t even track your quests. You have to literally write it down in a journal to reference , I know the excuse is that it’s for pure immersion purpose, but honestly    No way does this game deserve a 97 critic score, pure madness.
    Very poorly optimised, it runs better in ps4 then ps5 ffs. Graphics are outdated, demon souls remake looks way better then this. Controls are jank.
    The game doesn’t even track your quests. You have to literally write it down in a journal to reference , I know the excuse is that it’s for pure immersion purpose, but honestly come on, that’s rediculous. You can’t pause the game either. What if I need the toilet, will I just crap myself, or go toilet come back and I’m dead.    … Expand
  30. eldenringisgarb
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    DONT BUY. Melee dex is completely freaking useless I had to farm endlessly as a dex melee character to beat the second boss, I farmed til I was level 50 while he is like a level 20. Meanwhile mages are one shotting bosses. This game is just beyond awful. If you play a melee character you will die endlessly, as every boss and miniboss and strong normal mobs have aoe attack with tracing! OhDONT BUY. Melee dex is completely freaking useless I had to farm endlessly as a dex melee character to beat the second boss, I farmed til I was level 50 while he is like a level 20. Meanwhile mages are one shotting bosses. This game is just beyond awful. If you play a melee character you will die endlessly, as every boss and miniboss and strong normal mobs have aoe attack with tracing! Oh and also 80%+ are faster than you. Not to mention theres both input delay and input que take when you dodge roll for instance so the roll happens 0.5 sec later (great design in a reflex game, real genius) and regarding input delay you will die many a time due to your character deciding to do a command 2 commands ago.

    Also this games design is just awful, damn awful. Lets compare this awful game to some of my favorite games like take dota 2, (the real hardest game in the world not filled with BS mechanics) and diablo 2. In dota 2 all heroes are free and everyone is at equal footing since everyone can pick everyone. This means that even though you might die to another hero you can just spam that hero from now on and realise his strengths and weaknesses after 10-100 games.

    In diablo 2 theres this frustrating mechanic called hit recovery. What it does is it stunlocks you if damage taken exceeds 12% of max life. Now it can be very annoying getting stun locked to death, but this leads me to my point: in diablo 2 the enemys ALSO HAS HIT RECOVERY. IN OTHER WORDS ITS AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD. I CAN STUNLOCK THEM TO DEATH ALSO LEADING ME TO NOT GET MAD IF I GET STUN LOCKED TO DEATH COMPLETELY UNLIKE ELDEN RING, WHERE BOSSES HAVE ENDLESS STAMINA (unlike the melee characters who can only do 4 hits, or atleast samurai can only do that the character im playing..). Enemys also often 2 or 3 shot me while I have put the last 30 levels into damage through dexterity and gotten ONE damage point per level. ONE.

    This game isnt even hard like the fanboys claim (and then just insult you and tell you to get good when you call out bosses tracing you mid attack during a dodge roll) its just watching, waiting to get a single or two hits in if youre melee then trying to bait out the correct range to do it again. The bosses have much more fun than the player characters they actually have cool combos and skillsets and get to play the game, the player character just stands and runs around waiting for the bosses endless combos to end.

    Buy this game if you love dying unfairly hundreds of times, cheesy out dated artificial difficulty mechanics, **** controls due to it being a console port, and running around aimlessly in an empty world.    … Expand
  31. 8mrxo8
    Mar 1, 2022
    1
    It's funny that this game has only 51 reviewes but Horizon has 114! If more people reviewed it, its score wouldn't be this high! It's the same **** and there's nothing new! Even the sound effects are the same! Same boss fights, dungeons and...
    Miyazaki is totally overrated!!!
  32. crisys
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    boring empty world and literally no story. there is no codex or anything to keep track of stuff and it just looks like it was developed for ps3
  33. kkpog07
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    This game is overrated. It's just a gift to fans of the Dark Soul series, not an incredibly groundbreaking game as the critic said. I still wonder if it was worth mentioning The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in the evaluation of this game.
  34. Swoosh26
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    This game is a joke. Bad performance and outdated graphics. You can't thrust any reviews anymore. This game brings nothing new to the table and after playing horizon fw it feels like a trip back in time
  35. yFurix
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    The optimisation is bad. Boss fights are quite good, but there are always FPS drops on PS5. I recommend to not buy this game until it will be fixed at all.
  36. Bloodbane2099
    Mar 2, 2022
    4
    This is sadly a terribly over hyped game it seems like 90% of this games budget went to advertising it,upon playing it I see that the same exact game could have been made as a mod with Dark Souls asset packs on PC,the combat is the exact same the other games minus a jump attack,same janky camera bad hit detection and sometimes unresponsive controls,no doubt in my mind these gaming outletsThis is sadly a terribly over hyped game it seems like 90% of this games budget went to advertising it,upon playing it I see that the same exact game could have been made as a mod with Dark Souls asset packs on PC,the combat is the exact same the other games minus a jump attack,same janky camera bad hit detection and sometimes unresponsive controls,no doubt in my mind these gaming outlets were paid off big time for the laughably inflated 10 score this is kind of a shell of a game,and will probably be bargain bin fodder in 2 to 3 months… Expand
  37. Kadoz
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    97 metacritic??? Haben die komplett auf Performance verzichtet oder wie kamen die auf 97er Bewertung? Auf PS5 unspielbar, trashmobs fühlen sich wie minibosse an
  38. Kojirohyuga40
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Awful optimized, exaggerated game. After playing Demon's Souls Remake ıts Like a ps3 game. Where is the damn Dualsense features of Ps5 did you really think users will love it? No User count on Metacritic if you do not change the firms who game this broken game 95-100 points. Its a shame and huge lie without tellin the flaws game.
  39. StopWar
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    Absolutely no developer should take inspiration from this game's design. Not Rockstar, not Ubisoft, nobody. This is awful and i rarely say that, because i'm not one of those losers who hates everything. But anyone who actually thinks that no quest log (AT ALL) and no markers on map is somehow revolutionary and good game design, can go to hell. Not to even mention awful graphics, unfairlyAbsolutely no developer should take inspiration from this game's design. Not Rockstar, not Ubisoft, nobody. This is awful and i rarely say that, because i'm not one of those losers who hates everything. But anyone who actually thinks that no quest log (AT ALL) and no markers on map is somehow revolutionary and good game design, can go to hell. Not to even mention awful graphics, unfairly balanced bosses and bad performance.… Expand
  40. Jack73
    Feb 26, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's like "The Evil Within" (2014), but bad. Really similar atmosphere, but something went wrong. People often say that "The Evil Within" is hard game (bosses are hard) and i have always "kind of" agreed, but i never cared when i died in "The Evil Within", because the whole game was extremely fun, so i always knew that whenever i beat this boss, there will be some cool new area after that, story goes on, etc. But even more, "The Evil Within" boss fight were actually fun, very challenging yes, but fun. Elden Ring is complete opposite. Nothing interesting happens after i beat this insanely overpowered boss and also, none of these fight are actually fun or enjoyable. All bosses in Elden Ring are extremely unfairly balanced against you. There's huge different between "Challenging boss" and "Unfairly balanced boss". Only boss you can't really kill (until you have met her at least 3-4 times) in The Evil Withing is Laura. She is also most difficult boss in the whole game, because she is "one hit kill" boss. The moment she touches you, you are dead. Is she unfairly balanced? NO. Because all you have to do is run away from her. That's the "fight", you have to be able to escape her and by the way, it's not easy at all. She can also teleport and she is extremely fast, so yeah, very challenging, but not unfairly balanced, because it's obvious what you have to do to beat her, there are rules. Elden Ring has zero rules. Most of these bosses in Elden Ring have completely randomized combos, attacks, special attacks, stuns, etc. That's what unfairly balanced means. You never know what they do. Never. They can have attack that hits you four times and right after that they hit you with some random combo, jump on you, etc. That's just nonsense. That's not fun, that's not enjoyable and that's why The Evil Within boss fights are fun and Elden Ring boss fight are not. This is obviously just my opinion, but i personally don't enjoy playing unfairly balanced games, so i rather stick to great games that actually make some sense.… Expand
  41. VOIIIXI
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    I knew that something wasn't right with the perfect ratings when a game that has a certain style and most definitely isn't for everyone gets 10/10 from everyone. People seem afraid to call it bad or say they didn't like it because they'll get judged for it lol, but it's not a good game, maybe not for me at least, dying 9000 times against a one million HP bosses all the time isn't fun canI knew that something wasn't right with the perfect ratings when a game that has a certain style and most definitely isn't for everyone gets 10/10 from everyone. People seem afraid to call it bad or say they didn't like it because they'll get judged for it lol, but it's not a good game, maybe not for me at least, dying 9000 times against a one million HP bosses all the time isn't fun can you believe it? Yeah the difficulty is way too hard to the point of being boring and frustrating to play. But hey the response seems to be "get gudd" and "you're just bad" instead of making a game with difficulty options and not a good suited for people that wanna spend their whole week on one boss fight.… Expand
  42. EldenCringe2022
    Mar 2, 2022
    2
    Anyone saying that graphics are not bad or "there are no graphics issues on PS5 blah blah blah" is either lying or needs to play other games, than just Souls games. These graphics are worse than any AAA game from 2015/2016. This is NOT something you can make arguments for or argue about. These are simple facts and you can verify them very easily by either playing older games or justAnyone saying that graphics are not bad or "there are no graphics issues on PS5 blah blah blah" is either lying or needs to play other games, than just Souls games. These graphics are worse than any AAA game from 2015/2016. This is NOT something you can make arguments for or argue about. These are simple facts and you can verify them very easily by either playing older games or just checking Youtube videos of these games.

    Ironically outdated graphics are not the main issue with this game at all. My god, games in 2015 looked great. GTA 5 on PC that came out April 2015, looks still phenomenally good. So i have zero issues with 2015 graphics, i love 2015 graphics, but not on 2022 games, that should have 2022 graphics. Is this too complicated to understand for fanboys?

    But even then, i could play it with these graphics, if actual game itself was good. Sadly it's far, far from good. It's extremely mediocre, world is E M P T Y. There's nothing but empty areas between caves and monster locations and then you find some small ruins here or there. That's the whole map design. That's bad. That's amateur level or map designing.

    Story is there, but it's not nearly fun or interesting enough, that i would spend hours learning every boss move sets. I actually liked how bosses looked like (like their look, not how they make combos or whatever, but just how they look like). I think dragons looked way too basic, but some MAIN bosses, looked interesting enough. I almost got this anime vibe, that very first boss already feels like final boss, but actually there's countless of other bosses after him, who are ever stronger, bigger, etc.

    Sadly that wasn't enough for me, i wanted this game to be way more complex than just boss killing simulator, i wanted it to be deeper, i wanted it to be actually INTERESTING. I can tolerated difficult bosses, if game itself is interesting enough for me, to want to keep going. But this game doesn't have that. It doesn't have that "Resident Evil 4" (2005) vibe where there will be cool story moments after this epic boss fight, etc. There's none of that. If you beat the two bosses in castle, all you get is just another big swamp area full of random generic monsters for you to fight with. Too me that's so boring, so basic and so empty that i just didn't care anymore.

    In the end of the day, i will never play this game again, i didn't refund, i simply uninstalled it and went back to play some actually great games to get rid of that "empty, meaningless" feeling that Elden Ring left in me. I will never talk about this game again with anyone. I will never recommend this game to anyone and i will try to ignore that it ever existed, because it was that bland.    … Expand
  43. Tondle
    Feb 28, 2022
    3
    Still dont understand why this game got so many 10/10 reviews. Played DS1,3, Sekiro and somehow I couldnt get much of a feeling that this game is a masterpiece like any other DS fan boys did. This game claims to be an open world game yet still there werent chances to feel that it actually is. Vastness of map became an stress and frustration since most of monsters you encounter are just theStill dont understand why this game got so many 10/10 reviews. Played DS1,3, Sekiro and somehow I couldnt get much of a feeling that this game is a masterpiece like any other DS fan boys did. This game claims to be an open world game yet still there werent chances to feel that it actually is. Vastness of map became an stress and frustration since most of monsters you encounter are just the repetition of previous series. Even character's attacking motions are just same. Why would I have to suffer through this stressful world given that only reward is to feel the same thing in previous DS series? Elden Ring is playable on next gen console but graphic is just the same as DS 3 with only a little bit of upgrade. I see no progress on graphics when compared to another triple A games and this game got 97 out of 100 from critics? Hope I could refund it but cant because I already spent 2 hours trying to kill Tree Sentinel, which is, of course, totally ruined by poor optimization.… Expand
  44. Gitgudgitgud
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    If bosses have literally endless amount of combos and special attacks, one after another and then you can maybe get one hit and most of the fight you are just in defense mode, rolling around endlessly, trying to escape, not fight. This is pathetic. This is not good combat design. This is awful. Unless you love to just endlessly run away and feel how pathetic you are, maybe you gonna loveIf bosses have literally endless amount of combos and special attacks, one after another and then you can maybe get one hit and most of the fight you are just in defense mode, rolling around endlessly, trying to escape, not fight. This is pathetic. This is not good combat design. This is awful. Unless you love to just endlessly run away and feel how pathetic you are, maybe you gonna love this combat, but i like games where you can actually truly fight back or have cool battles. Rolling around and hoping to get one hit between 30 seconds is not fun or good design. Jesus christ this game is overrated.… Expand
  45. Free_Ukraine
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    Disappointingly amateurish open world design, feels like i'm playing something from 2013, but it's not even top level 2013, more like somewhere in the middle. Awful framedrops, worst vegetation graphics i have seen in very long time, boss movements/animations seem to be some random "combo" from all previous Souls games. Sky looks nice, but that's about it.
  46. FireFadesIGuess
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    Souls fan are like pokemon fans, you can put the absolute min amount of effort into a game and they will always think its the greatest thing ever.
  47. Rjba
    Feb 26, 2022
    3
    Bad optimization,,this game need more time,,, unfinished game, from software is going down.
  48. GenTrailsFan
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    Oh, boy another buggy triple-A release. I mean I guess it's to be expected that the same slobs at IGN/Mattyplays/Gamespot/Whatculture/etc that spent 2 or 3 years lying to the general public about Cyberpunk couldn't be trusted on this game either, but I like so many others fell for it.

    Story is virtually non-existent they were happier than hell to plug George R R Martin's name all over    Oh, boy another buggy triple-A release. I mean I guess it's to be expected that the same slobs at IGN/Mattyplays/Gamespot/Whatculture/etc that spent 2 or 3 years lying to the general public about Cyberpunk couldn't be trusted on this game either, but I like so many others fell for it.

    Story is virtually non-existent they were happier than hell to plug George R R Martin's name all over the marketing materials, but I'm not sure what he did. About as much work as he does on his own series I'd surmise, which is NOTHING. You get what amounts to lore dumps on scrolls and flavor text on items passing as a "story." There's no major narrative structure.

    The "revolutionary" open world is hollow, lifeless, and boring. I've seen more intriguing open worlds in PS3 games. Speaking of PS3 games that's basically what you're getting here in the visuals department. I guess the AAA industry is so exhausted from bribing publishers and youtubers to give them good scores they don't even bother with the graphics anymore. Art direction is however stunning, seems to be where they spent most of their time.

    Gameplay is seriously bogged down by numerous bugs and technical issues. Frame rate drops, save crashing, stuttering, janky animations, clipping errors, you name it this game has it. I guess all the 10/10 reviews are based on where the game will be in 2 years once they fix the bugs? That's some optimism for you!

    Story: 0/10
    Graphics: 5/10
    Gameplay: 1/10
    Technical issues -2    … Expand
  49. neverexit
    Feb 28, 2022
    4
    it's too much overrated. It's just like 6-year-old Dark Soul 3 with almost same graphic quality and bigger map.
  50. maelduss
    Feb 28, 2022
    4
    This is my first review on Metacritic. I really don't understand the professional metascore for this game. It is not polished, the combats feel clunky, the bosses are overwhelming and the satisfaction of beating them doesn't negate the frustration of dying 40 times because of the bad blocking or rolling mechanics
    The world you travel around feels empty, it's depressing and the encounters    This is my first review on Metacritic. I really don't understand the professional metascore for this game. It is not polished, the combats feel clunky, the bosses are overwhelming and the satisfaction of beating them doesn't negate the frustration of dying 40 times because of the bad blocking or rolling mechanics
    The world you travel around feels empty, it's depressing and the encounters all feel the same. I won't even talk about the music and the terrible voice acting of the characters you encounter along the way. To be honest, I played around 10 hours and i'm already selling it to make most of my money back.    … Expand
  51. OoOXy
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    I played it for 2 days now. Utterly disappointed. Controls are **** No story. No tutorials. Interface is disgusting and cannot equip my ammo. Hit animations are slow and you get one shot because you can't cancel them. Camera is weird and makes combat way harder. You cannot block and walk back I've never been more disappointed in a game
  52. Sayoose
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Clunky controls. Horrific graphics. Arbitrary damage system. Garbage game from a dead company. R.I.P From Software
  53. Zenius
    Mar 2, 2022
    4
    Seriously guys? This is not a new franchise whatsoever. This is everything in dark souls pretty much reused under the guise of something new. It feels outdated and clunky. Go play Horizon to find out what a brilliantly done open world game looks like cause Elden Ring ain't it.
  54. Grey_Archer
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Not what was advertised! Not accessible, NOT revolutionary, NOT carefully designed, NOT FUN!! The hardest, and the worst game of all the developers prior games. This does not deserve game of the year nominations already. Breath of the Wild did everything this game did but it was actually fun. Rent it first, you'll be happy you saved yourself 60 bucks.
    George R.R. Martin should stick    Not what was advertised! Not accessible, NOT revolutionary, NOT carefully designed, NOT FUN!! The hardest, and the worst game of all the developers prior games. This does not deserve game of the year nominations already. Breath of the Wild did everything this game did but it was actually fun. Rent it first, you'll be happy you saved yourself 60 bucks.
    George R.R. Martin should stick with shows and books, you can't find a story in this mess anyway, you'll be too busy cussing the game out to notice it anyway.    … Expand
  55. lx2112
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    A game designed to waste your time, now with a big open world to waste even more of it. The series it’s not officially from is based on the idea of a challenge via memorizing attack patterns.

    Guess what you do in between those many deaths required to memorize it? Run back to where you were. Over and over again. Even farther now that there’s a big open world to go through again... and    A game designed to waste your time, now with a big open world to waste even more of it. The series it’s not officially from is based on the idea of a challenge via memorizing attack patterns.

    Guess what you do in between those many deaths required to memorize it? Run back to where you were. Over and over again. Even farther now that there’s a big open world to go through again... and again... and again...

    This game is a test of patience, and anyone who has literally anything better to do should avoid it. Value your time. Life isn’t so long as to waste your seconds on this pile of turd.    … Expand
  56. maxpj
    Feb 26, 2022
    3
    This game has nothing more compare to previous games why keep lying to ourselves?? After all these years is this what we got?
  57. cheesehead3919
    Feb 28, 2022
    2
    Anyone giving this game a 10/10 is incapable of being objective about a game made by FromSoftware. For anyone who want Dark Souls in an open world, this game is for you. However this will not appeal to a large number of people. This is touted as being "the most accessible Souls game ever" which may in fact be the case. If it is, it still has a long way to go.

    The lack of markers on the    Anyone giving this game a 10/10 is incapable of being objective about a game made by FromSoftware. For anyone who want Dark Souls in an open world, this game is for you. However this will not appeal to a large number of people. This is touted as being "the most accessible Souls game ever" which may in fact be the case. If it is, it still has a long way to go.

    The lack of markers on the map is supposed to "give you more incentive to explore the world" when in fact it just makes everything tedious. The lack of a quest log means that you have to manually keep track of any side quests, which is absolutely absurd that a game in 2022 doesn't have a quest log. I honestly can't even think of how that can be construed as a positive.

    In terms of graphics, it looks like a late PS3/early PS4 game and it has FPS issues even on PS5. The UI looks like something out of the early 2000s.

    As for the story, most of the side quests actually have a better story than the main story, which is kinda sad. You're likely either going to need a second playthrough or some googling to fully grasp the story, which is pretty bad game design. Don't take lessons from Kingdom Hearts when it comes to story.

    To summarize, if you like Dark Souls, you'll probably like this game. If you don't want to feel like the game you're playing is a chore, steer clear from this game.    … Expand
  58. alacabeza
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    game has been in development for years, and when it finally comes out, it leaves a considerably large community of Ultrawide users out by not having resolution support. Or what could be worst of all, is they intentionally added 2 black bars on the side of the screen, as many people on reddit and forums have proven.

    We have thousands of players leaving bad reviews for the UW problem, and    game has been in development for years, and when it finally comes out, it leaves a considerably large community of Ultrawide users out by not having resolution support. Or what could be worst of all, is they intentionally added 2 black bars on the side of the screen, as many people on reddit and forums have proven.

    We have thousands of players leaving bad reviews for the UW problem, and yet no official statement from Elden Ring devs.    … Expand
  59. tdebug
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    Dark souls 4 - a very typical souls game, with impossible difficulty, crypted story (to hide a bare presence of any) and dated graphics. For those who have no life, but endless time to fight this boss again and again and again and again.
  60. lawrencen
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    This game seems over rated to me. I just got punked by all the game reviewers out there. Graphics are out dated for sure. The ability to learn how to play the game early on and know what to do enough so that you feel like you are making progress does not exist. The drops after spending an hour to clear an area sucks and I am left wondering why did I spend my time doing this. I am not having fun.
  61. last_of_us
    Mar 1, 2022
    2
    not bad game but its just another dark souls but this time open world :|
    + fps droping anyoing
  62. qwerty17771
    Feb 28, 2022
    4
    'When you've finished your 4th Black Forest gateau - here, have another, and try not to puke'

    Putting 5-10 hours into this game gave me both a skinking sense of deja-vu and the feeling of forcing myself to eat fistfuls of overly sweet cake. If, like me, you have played this series since Demon's Souls, you will realise Elden Ring is Dark Souls 4. Or Demon's Souls 2 - It doesn't really    'When you've finished your 4th Black Forest gateau - here, have another, and try not to puke'

    Putting 5-10 hours into this game gave me both a skinking sense of deja-vu and the feeling of forcing myself to eat fistfuls of overly sweet cake.

    If, like me, you have played this series since Demon's Souls, you will realise Elden Ring is Dark Souls 4. Or Demon's Souls 2 - It doesn't really matter at this point.

    Other than the *slightly* more open world structure (the 'Souls series was always somewhat open in structure) and Torrent the goathorse, everything is exactly the same as all the previous games, including elements from Bloodborne and Sekiro.

    Same player classes and animations?
    Same enemy design, including enemy types/classes?
    Same pseudo-mediaeval world, with lonely atmosphere?
    Same dead-eyed, hollow-voiced NPCs?
    Same controls and combat system?
    Same telling of the opaque story and world lore through item descriptions?
    Same, boring, grindy progression system?
    Same die-and-die-again repetitive gameplay?
    Enroaching feeling that you are wasting your life playing updates to the same game released well over a decade ago?

    'Yes' to all of the above.

    Mashing together your previous 4 games and adding a horse is in no way innovative or good, by any metric. This is one of the laziest 'masterpieces' I have ever seen.

    It used to be fun, but its just the same bland thing over and over again.

    Utterly sickening - i hope you like cake. And then more cake. After a palate cleanser of cake. All washed down with a warm glass of cake, chewed up and regurgitated into a pint glass by Hidetaka Miyazaki.    … Expand
  63. Anti201_BK
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    Very bad performance on PS5，not even stable for 60 frames in performance mode！By the way, where is the promised Dualsense？！！I bought the PS5 version instead of PC just for Dualsense, but it doesn't exist！！！This is deception！！！！Those media who give 10 points, are you blind？If you don't need your eyes， please donate them to those who need it！
  64. brunojbf
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    I definitely don’t recommend this game. The gameplay is awkward and repetitive. The world is totally empty, not vast and rich as some reviewers are saying, everything looks flat and same all the time. The graphics could be better, physics and animations are very poor, considering the recent high quality games, NPC’s animations during conversations not exist. It is a joke! Sound FX areI definitely don’t recommend this game. The gameplay is awkward and repetitive. The world is totally empty, not vast and rich as some reviewers are saying, everything looks flat and same all the time. The graphics could be better, physics and animations are very poor, considering the recent high quality games, NPC’s animations during conversations not exist. It is a joke! Sound FX are below average and repetitive. As Link the character can’t speak, combat is not responsive, story is too weak. Really a LAZY job. So it is a disappointment and totally below the expectations of the new gen games.… Expand
  65. sayaa82
    Mar 1, 2022
    2
    Abusé, sur ps5 et le framerate degueulasse en performances, 45 fps , parfois 60 avec de grosses chutes, seule façon de profiter du jeu est de jouer sur la version ps4 . INTOLERABLE . Dégoûté du studio. Bref, prenez le sur ps4, c'est un super jeu , mais boycottez la version ps5 si vous tenez à vos yeux .
  66. RASelhanout
    Mar 3, 2022
    4
    Slash....slash...slash...roll.....roll...roll...I don't get the hype!!! The game is boring as hell. Enemies have weird hitboxes. Performance is **** how the hell did this game get almost a perfect score?? The only thing remotely good about this game is the enemy designs especially the dragons. The rest is outdated!!
  67. Malgarios
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Overrated game has nothing new just the free world the rest of DKS3 xerox there is an impressive collective madness about this game
  68. Salsa3
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    If you like to think the addition of a jump button is a game changer than this game is for you! Do you like rolling through attacks because the game makes you invincible when you do, then hell yes! Do you like to have amazing art to look at but also enjoy graphics on par with ps4 opening day 2012?! Do I have a game for you!

    This game blows.
  69. Breikzer
    Feb 28, 2022
    3
    En gustos se rompen géneros y definitivamente este juego no es para todos. Me parece un juego terrible en el mal sentido, entiendo que al ser un juego Souls sea difícil pero con Elden Ring a los desarrolladores se les ha ido la mano y no se siente difícil sino más bien injusto. Me explico:

    En Elden Ring la dificultad se basa en lo lento, débil y torpe que es tu personaje, mientras que    En gustos se rompen géneros y definitivamente este juego no es para todos. Me parece un juego terrible en el mal sentido, entiendo que al ser un juego Souls sea difícil pero con Elden Ring a los desarrolladores se les ha ido la mano y no se siente difícil sino más bien injusto. Me explico:

    En Elden Ring la dificultad se basa en lo lento, débil y torpe que es tu personaje, mientras que los enemigos son rápidos, fuertes y ¡DIOS MIO! Vaya que aguantan los golpes. Conforme avances podrás ir mejorando poco a poco tus habilidades, para esto necesitaras runas, así que prepárate para farmearlas como loco porque son indispensables, aquí es donde entra la parte ABURRIDA del juego. Algunos jefes son tan fuertes que si no subes tu nivel te será imposible vencerlos y ahí es donde me choca mucho Elden Ring. Tan solo para matar al primer jefe principal, tarde 2 horas y tuve que subir al nivel 23 para lo cual me tarde 7 horas de juego, de esas 7 horas la mitad puedo decir que fueron aburridas, ya que, aunque el mundo de Elden Ring es enorme, tienes que tener mucho cuidado de no morir y perder todas tus runas, entonces no te puedes divertir como quisieras debido a este factor. Al final Elden Ring se basa en: morir, mejora tus habilidades, vuelve a morir, sigue mejorando, muere, muere, muere, muere, muere, muere, muere, muere... Y no porque seas en si un mal jugador, sino porque simplemente el juego es injusto y te CASTIGA por cualquier pequeño error de forma despiadada.

    Si tu idea de un juego divertido es la de morir, morir, morir y morir, tardarte de mínimo 2 horas en derrotar a un jefe y pasar largas sesiones de juego farmeando para crecer de nivel, Elden Ring es para ti. Si prefieres un juego retador y que no se sienta TAN injusto te recomiendo mejor acercarte a juegos como Sekiro o Bloodborne. Elden Ring simplemente no vale la pena.    … Expand
  70. Admotive9300
    Feb 28, 2022
    4
    Outdated graphics and stutter on ps5!
    Boring open world and outdated gameplay mechanics!
    Ik can't Imagine how this game had a higher score then Horizon . Sry to say but 60 bucks in the garbage
  71. Nardvark
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    Steam Pile of overhyped crap.. Graphics are ok.. Nothing to get excited about, Gameplay is ok, Menu / UI is god awful tutorial and understanding of the game might as well be here's a helmet get out there. and there was nothing to get me hooked or even wanting more.. ii know its a souls game.. but i spent 2 hours dead.. just because its hard / you can doesn't make it a good game.. coSteam Pile of overhyped crap.. Graphics are ok.. Nothing to get excited about, Gameplay is ok, Menu / UI is god awful tutorial and understanding of the game might as well be here's a helmet get out there. and there was nothing to get me hooked or even wanting more.. ii know its a souls game.. but i spent 2 hours dead.. just because its hard / you can doesn't make it a good game.. co written by who i would'nt know cause i never even got a chance to hear the story.. bad game. if this is a good game guess its time for me to hang up my gaming boots… Expand
  72. Zackasaur
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Just simply not a very good game. Little to no story. Most content is missable and untracked. Very outdated and disappointing on accessibility. Unimpressive visual and audio design. Sluggish combat. No climbing. Janky horse. Poor optimization and performance despite very minimal technical ambition. Lots of lazy corners cut, like the slideshow opening.
  73. Manz
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    The graphics so trash and they give excuse because it an open world game. This generation we expecting more from developer
  74. AngryPantsUK
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    Such a disappointing release. Too overhyped for a long time which makes it a real shame.
  75. Samuelluke
    Feb 26, 2022
    3
    This game is the same of what they already made except it’s all been thrown onto a huge map , the sound used for enemy is awe full and the performance makes the game almost unplayable , it’s a good game but the scores are lies and it’s not a masterpiece , I’m enjoying playing it even though it’s difficult when it stutters .I refuse to lie about something being perfect when it ain’t ,This game is the same of what they already made except it’s all been thrown onto a huge map , the sound used for enemy is awe full and the performance makes the game almost unplayable , it’s a good game but the scores are lies and it’s not a masterpiece , I’m enjoying playing it even though it’s difficult when it stutters .I refuse to lie about something being perfect when it ain’t , bluepoints remake of dark souls was indeed better , I’ve played all the souls games and beat them and Elden ring is the worst .… Expand
  76. jalengardner7
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    If you have any semblance of a life outside of video games, this gsme is not for you. Graphics looks the same as elderscrolls Oblivion. Controller layout is horrendous and makes the game harder then it already is. Don't waste your money
  77. BergN7
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    All software and game industry should hire more testers to avoid buggy mess on launches like this
  78. Wannajazz
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    What a horrible game.Clunky controls, abysmal game mechanics, and graphics and animations that feel like a throwback to 1999. What kind of scam is this by the reviewers? Can't even get a refund for this purchase through Gamebillet. I'm 50 € out of pocket for this amateurish POS that feels like a failed Unity 3D project. Immediate uninstall. Complete waste of a few precious hours of myWhat a horrible game.Clunky controls, abysmal game mechanics, and graphics and animations that feel like a throwback to 1999. What kind of scam is this by the reviewers? Can't even get a refund for this purchase through Gamebillet. I'm 50 € out of pocket for this amateurish POS that feels like a failed Unity 3D project. Immediate uninstall. Complete waste of a few precious hours of my life. Avoid at all costs.… Expand
  79. JohnWck
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Imagine waiting years for the game, pre-ordering it and waiting for the countdown to hit zero and the first thing you see is the game booting up in CHINESE. My system is set to english and apparently the game was released without english language in many asian regions (Thailand, Hong Kong, Korea...) with no way to purchase or play the english version... WTF???
  80. Steff86
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Most overrated game of 2022 goes to this game! From Software make awful games and Elden Ring is no different just lackluster in every way.
  81. Ssqash
    Mar 1, 2022
    2
    The game is not as inventive as critics say, and the graphics and performance aren’t satisfactory for an AAA game in 2022.
  82. Batix
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Performance on this game is horrible, drops in frame rate, stuttering, bad graphics, no support for large screens, etc. Wasn't this supposed to be a whole "new franchise"?
  83. Gameblazer
    Feb 27, 2022
    4
    Elden ring is dark souls 3 open world I tried to like this game because all the media hype , but souls games are boring grind fest games that I can't seem to enjoy.
  84. base_d
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    0/10 just for the shills putting 10/10. Its not a 10/10 , its not a 9/10, its not an 8/10....its a 6. This game is just average at best. Fun can be had and so can frustration as it is a souls game. The open world is not good at all. Its boring and feels like a chore while graphics are subpar due to from software not being talented enough to optimize games. And thats a fact. Wait for this0/10 just for the shills putting 10/10. Its not a 10/10 , its not a 9/10, its not an 8/10....its a 6. This game is just average at best. Fun can be had and so can frustration as it is a souls game. The open world is not good at all. Its boring and feels like a chore while graphics are subpar due to from software not being talented enough to optimize games. And thats a fact. Wait for this to go on a sale as by then maybe they will have many of its core design issues fixed.… Expand
  85. Puwwer
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    Game have several graphic issues, it does not feel rewarding too explore since it almost always thrash rewards. Game on shelf for now, at least until the fps could hit 60 at least.
  86. Modern_Reviews
    Feb 28, 2022
    3
    Tagline : "Most overrated Runescape clone, hyped up by people who hate the fact that GTA and Assassin's Creed are popular"

    What specs you need to run it 60fps - 1080p or 4K, without stutter or lag? - Honest answer is that, no matter how good your PC is, no matter, if you have PS5, this game will perform horribly and only thing you can do is wait for multiple patches. This game goes    Tagline : "Most overrated Runescape clone, hyped up by people who hate the fact that GTA and Assassin's Creed are popular"

    What specs you need to run it 60fps - 1080p or 4K, without stutter or lag?
    - Honest answer is that, no matter how good your PC is, no matter, if you have PS5, this game will perform horribly and only thing you can do is wait for multiple patches.

    This game goes into same category of games, that have been extremely overhyped and extremely underdelivered. Other examples would be "Cyberpunk 2077", "Fallout 76", "Anthem", "Battlefield 2042" and "Elden Ring" is another fine addition to that list.

    So what new groundbreaking mechanics, graphics, open world design, innovative combat or interesting story this game offers? - Pretty much none of these.

    Graphically (for some weird reason) this game goes back to 2012/2013. But 2012/2013 had lots of great games and at times "Elden Ring" even looks beautiful, especially the sky, but ground and grass textures are pretty much worse than some 2013 games. For 2022 AAA release this is bad. Game that gets Metascores 95/97 in 2022, should have way more work put into it.

    Next up is open world design - There's extreme amount of boring looking, absolutely empty areas. This is automatically bad open world design, because these empty areas, that doesn't even look good have zero purpose to be there. Other areas that actually have something, okay let's make that clear, all that other areas have is trees and monsters. Endless amount of monsters that are simply sitting there, doing nothing, waiting for you to slay them. This is literally Runescape game design 101, i have been playing Runescape since 2004, i know what i'm talking about.

    Quests (if you can even call them) are extremely short, boring and you can literally ignore all of them. It's usually some lady asking you to go somewhere, get something, get it back to her. Most hilarious thing is that game doesn't show that you have completed any of them, which basically means that by the end of the game, you forget that you even did these. Runescape has more complex lore, quests and writing than this game can only dream of. Why i'm talking about Runescape and not Skyrim, you might ask - Well because lore wise, Skyrim would be too tough challenger for this game.

    Combat is extremely similar to Dark Souls 3, game that released 6 years ago. Same animations, same everything. Anyone who says in that case that "Innovation is overrated" has no right to criticize Rockstar or Ubisoft ever again, just saying.

    Anyone who says that having horse is innovative must be a troll, because having this empty open world without any transportation, would be almost insulting.

    All in all very weak release, only fun i had in this whole game were two boss fights - Margit and Godrick, i have to say they have extremely unfair combos, attacks and they are pointlessly difficult to beat, especially for 2 first bosses, but at least they have some interesting lore and cool monster design.

    1 point for beautiful sky design, 1 point for Margit boss design and 1 point for Godrick boss design.

    Overall score 3/10 - Not recommending, unless you have never played open world game before, but even then, you just could play older open world games that are way better.    … Expand
  87. RonnM7
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    There is no English Version of the game currently available in Hong Kong playstation stores. Both the digital and physical version of Elden Ring doesn’t have any Language options. The screen language is not in English.
  88. Englishverpls
    Mar 2, 2022
    1
    Download this game yesterday. I have to admit that the whole game is a masterpiece. HOWEVER, there is no English version in this game in ASEAN area. This problem is really frustrating for me and also for other players. I hope Bandai Namco and Sony can address this issue soon enough. Thank you.
  89. GoldenKola
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    The amount of 10/10 reviews and calling it the greatest game of all time makes me sick. The amount of bugs and poor optimization just won't let you enjoy the game. Even if you ignore the poor performance to give the title of greatest game of all time is just a scam. To call it the greatest of all time you need more than just a good game play, it's missing the graphics, story, music andThe amount of 10/10 reviews and calling it the greatest game of all time makes me sick. The amount of bugs and poor optimization just won't let you enjoy the game. Even if you ignore the poor performance to give the title of greatest game of all time is just a scam. To call it the greatest of all time you need more than just a good game play, it's missing the graphics, story, music and optimization. Story wise it didn't have any deeply crafted story like the Witcher or dramatic story that bind you and the character like Read Dead Redemption 2 did with Arthur. I feel scammed by the reviewers and toxic soul fans. Can't give this higher than 8 but I will leave it with 0 because of the poor performance.… Expand
  90. trompuz88
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    This game does not deserve a 97 score. It is very mediocre and the world feels empty. I have lost all hope in the gaming industry.
  91. lestercrest
    Mar 15, 2022
    0
    awful game i will return this tomorrow bored as hell dont buy it, its incomplete
  92. qusai_mulla
    Nov 18, 2022
    0
    The game is very bad in ps5 always drop fps and also glitches demon souls way better
  93. OnlyOneHere
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    This game is a pile of garbage. The greedy developers copied and pasted the same animations from Dark Souls 3. The developers were too cheap and lazy to make new animations. The animations and graphics are very outdated for a next gen AAA $60 game. The AI is incredibly stupid. The developers were too greedy and lazy to make sophisticated AI, so they just gave the enemies too much health inThis game is a pile of garbage. The greedy developers copied and pasted the same animations from Dark Souls 3. The developers were too cheap and lazy to make new animations. The animations and graphics are very outdated for a next gen AAA $60 game. The AI is incredibly stupid. The developers were too greedy and lazy to make sophisticated AI, so they just gave the enemies too much health in a pathetic attempt at making the game difficult. This formula is getting so old. FromSoftware games aren't even that hard. All it takes to beat their games is learn the enemy patterns, dance around and have patience when attacking. There are clipping issues. I saw a monster's entire head magically go through a solid wall.

    There is nothing to do in the open world. Just an empty space full of grass, trees, and rocks. That is so boring to explore. Speaking of rocks, I tried jumping off a cliff so I can land on the other cliff, only for my player to get stuck in between and die. This awful bug could have easily been prevented had the developers add climbing mechanics. The developers are so lazy, they can't even add basic climbing mechanics. In what world does a modern AAA open world game lack climbing mechanics? That is embarrassing. It gets even more embarrassing when I encounter more game breaking bugs. I called my horse and hopped on It, only for my character to magically float in the air and stay stuck there to die. I experienced this bug multiple times. The physics are a joke. The plants don't even react to your movement, a basic feature many modern open world AAA games have. Even indie developers add that feature.

    The PvP multiplayer is complete trash and unbalanced. I had a player kill me, only because they had a character 20 times more powerful than mines. This game gets more unfair when I had an enemy AI killing me with a spear that was 5 inches away from my face. The game punishes me for terrible and lazy game design. $60 is too expensive for this poor expensive of a game. It is recycled trash and a cash grab. I don't recommend this game at all.    … Expand
  94. lordalaric
    Jul 5, 2023
    0
    As long-time FromSoft fan, I can safely say this game is good. Not great, not a masterpiece in any sense but definitely good. The game for some reason is open world, meaning there are vast expanses of empty land for naught to do but traipse through and kill mobs of enemies.

    The art direction is brilliant, the music is also amazing but sadly this game sorely lacks that hopeless (Dark    As long-time FromSoft fan, I can safely say this game is good. Not great, not a masterpiece in any sense but definitely good. The game for some reason is open world, meaning there are vast expanses of empty land for naught to do but traipse through and kill mobs of enemies.

    The art direction is brilliant, the music is also amazing but sadly this game sorely lacks that hopeless (Dark Souls 1), Melancholic (DS 2 ) or apocalyptic(DS 3) atmosphere that make FromSoft titles stand out.

    I sunk 60 hours into the game and once I realized that the game simply does not respect my time I had to cut my losses and move on.    … Expand
  95. Alvt
    Mar 5, 2023
    0
    Hitrollinghitrollinghitrollingrollinghithitrollingrollinghitrollinghithitrolinghitrollingrollinghithitrollingrollingrollinghit
  96. fiftysven1978
    Feb 18, 2023
    0
    Absoluter Schrott. Richtiger fehlkauf. Mehr Frust als Lust. Für mich eine der schlechtesten spiele der letzten Jahre
  97. Zezman
    Feb 8, 2023
    4
    I don't like this game at all, I bought it and played for about 3 hours and deleted it, I don't know, the way the character moves is very pointless and weird, maybe because I haven't played their games before, I didn't like the graphics.. I'm an open world fan, but I didn't like this. It probably has a strong following when it was game of the year, that's why I just bought it, but in myI don't like this game at all, I bought it and played for about 3 hours and deleted it, I don't know, the way the character moves is very pointless and weird, maybe because I haven't played their games before, I didn't like the graphics.. I'm an open world fan, but I didn't like this. It probably has a strong following when it was game of the year, that's why I just bought it, but in my opinion, the title for this game is totally undeserved!… Expand
  98. elbottio-
    Apr 7, 2023
    0
    Very good, great and wonderful game I just finished it and I've got to say it is in my Top-10 favourite games off all time, and I am going to 100% it (36/42 at time of writing, malenia is hard and i'm stuck lol). The adrenaline you get from the fights is so weird feeling, and after some Boss-fights my heart was thumping so hard and I was shaking so much I thought I was going to die, whichVery good, great and wonderful game I just finished it and I've got to say it is in my Top-10 favourite games off all time, and I am going to 100% it (36/42 at time of writing, malenia is hard and i'm stuck lol). The adrenaline you get from the fights is so weird feeling, and after some Boss-fights my heart was thumping so hard and I was shaking so much I thought I was going to die, which was a strangely fun and felt especially rewarding after the 30 or so attempts it took to kill Radahn, but it still has a few "small" issues like re-using bosses, I didn't mind but I can see why that would be annoying to some. Also screw you to anyone who says the graphics are bad, are we even playing the same game??!!??… Expand
  99. daryl83
    Jan 27, 2023
    1
    Overrated game with so many performance issues and bugs...The fact that people are acting like this is some perfect 10/10 game is either deluded or dumb.
  100. CriticalKris
    Jan 15, 2023
    2
    While beautifull and sometimes pleasant to play … difficulty takes tome to level up but that’s fine … BUT A game that force you to unplug your ps5 to avoid a auto save to fix mistake is obviously a fail! ER is technically failed by obvious stupid mechanics! Last play I killed a npc that i wanted to spare but the stupid saving system and the stupid leveling system made this i was tooWhile beautifull and sometimes pleasant to play … difficulty takes tome to level up but that’s fine … BUT A game that force you to unplug your ps5 to avoid a auto save to fix mistake is obviously a fail! ER is technically failed by obvious stupid mechanics! Last play I killed a npc that i wanted to spare but the stupid saving system and the stupid leveling system made this i was too strong to be able to spare !!!!! After 200h of game play i cannot get the armor i targeted !! That’s a pure stupidity! First an last game i play from this idiot editor!… Expand
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  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    100
    Elden Ring is simply a game that the player naturally adapts to their own style of play. Challenging at times, vicious at others, but mostly incredibly fun. The enjoyable pace makes the hours of play pass by like water, and each path opens up a few more, only to come together again after a fair amount of exploration before the next big reveal. [Issue#318]
  2. Cubed3
    Jun 2, 2023
    90
    Elden Ring serves as a testament to open world video game design. There is a true sense of accomplishment once that rock-hard enemy has been slain and, something that compels a player to relentlessly do it over and over again until they succeed is truly rewarding. The world is humongous and an epitome of how exploration should be encouraged, by intriguing players to see what is over the hill. Elden Ring is an unmissable, must-play, gaming experience with surprises galore.
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  3. T3
    Aug 11, 2022
    80
    Elden Ring's engaging combat, mythology and dynamite orchestral soundtrack goes a long way to overshadow an aggressive open world that punishes exploration from the beaten path. Fans of the Souls genre are in for a treat, while newcomers will need to persist to reap the benefits.
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