Elden Ring

 PlayStation 5
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12214 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 9,064 out of 12214
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  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 You have to traverse an uninteresting map, the graphics look pretty outdated and the characters are lackluster.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 You have to traverse an uninteresting map, the graphics look pretty outdated and the characters are lackluster.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
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#1 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2022
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Metascore
96

Universal acclaim - based on 86 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 86
  3. Negative: 0 out of 86
  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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