Elden Ring

 PlayStation 5
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12214 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 2,341 out of 12214
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  1. Stamroum
    Nov 12, 2022
    1
    The game is of course great in all areas. Amazing bosses, huge map and is overall beautiful. However all i felt was anxiety while playing it making it impossible to actually enjoy it.
  2. ghost9921
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    shrrrrrrr trrrrrrr shirararararar all elden rings fun give 0 to god of war
    ferst elden ring not give best story but god of war have best story in the world
    second elden ring not have a good graphic but god of war have a very good graphic
  3. Elmar189
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Nicht gut hab bessere Spiele schon mal gespielt von den meisten Teilen deshalb God of war is besser
  4. Tru_gamer_35
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s just not good it lacks story .. it’s complicated and uneasy .. definitely better games out there… Expand
  5. Michale
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    This is totally ridiculous as the from softwere is re-proposing the exact same souls like to the others that is,he could call it dark souls 4,but even if it was nothing innovative same boring mechanics,is BOREED!!!
  6. Dirtybird55
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Just a horrible designed game. No story and can't escape reality to play it. No direction on what to do or where to go
  7. dikusburnikus
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Didn't like the story. Too simple, too short story. Not reasonably hard bosses.
  8. MaykVidalRamos
    Nov 17, 2022
    0
    Lixo, jogo horrível gráficos da geração passada e uma história muito fraca
  9. Dixon91
    Nov 13, 2022
    1
    This game he's not a souls game, more year to waiting this game? Are you serious Miyazaki?
    This game is for a noob souls player
    This game is trash, 150 boss.. Are all brother and sister.. Disgusting, God of war ragnarok GOTY
  10. snotteh
    Nov 13, 2022
    0
    It's a very difficult game and someone who doesn't play this kind of games will delete it directly. I'm playing this game for the first time, I deleted it after 3 hours
  11. Krolik5427
    Nov 15, 2022
    0
    Очередная поделка безрукого разработчика. Игра - кривая и не честная по отношению к игроку, нормальный человек, уважающий себя, в такое играть не будет
  12. Speed55555
    Nov 18, 2022
    2
    Za trudna dla początkujących graczy. Nowy gracz nie wie co ma robić i w ogóle o co tu chodzi.
  13. Zurab118
    Dec 2, 2022
    1
    Просто ничего нового, открытый мир мешает. Bloodborn куда лучше смотрится. Игра по моему мнению провалилась. Открытый мир скучный и пустой
  14. Roxaskun
    Dec 16, 2022
    0
    É mais um dark souls só que com mundo aberto e um cavalo, não merecia ganhar o goty,e os gráficos são antigos,e também está no Xbox,um motivo também de eu não gostar
  15. ReptileSticks
    Dec 29, 2022
    3
    Pretty boring Characters lacks of movements , just roll for dodge lightyear fast bosses No rewards for kill those high difficult enemies
    No story If you understand stats you got a point to continue playing
    Not recommend this for people
  16. erik1909hp
    Jan 2, 2023
    0
    This **** doesn't have English version in Asia
    I don't speak Chinese
    Update English version please
  17. Pumphuek
    Jan 2, 2023
    0
    No english language for Elden Ring in Asia zone .
  18. jackhon
    Jan 2, 2023
    0
    For a start, a large swathe of players bought on Asia thinking it's in English but then it's only in Chinese and you find out after downloading it on PSN and so you are stuck unable to play or refund the game... so yeah. Known for almost a year and continue to scam people with the same gig.
  19. Relacc
    Jan 6, 2023
    0
    GOW RAGNARÖK İS BETTER MUST HAVE GRAPHİCS MUST HAVE GAMEPLAY MUST HAVE A CHARACTER DİOLOGE
  20. OnSurfari
    Jul 31, 2023
    4
    No, just no. If this is the direction developers are taking it's a sad future.

    If you were to say this is a 10, subtract 1 from the horrendous controls. You are constantly fighting the camera, even with all the "assist" options disabled. This engine is showing its age. Constant micro stutters where the camera is moving just a little bit in the opposite direction you are attempting to    No, just no. If this is the direction developers are taking it's a sad future.

    If you were to say this is a 10, subtract 1 from the horrendous controls. You are constantly fighting the camera, even with all the "assist" options disabled. This engine is showing its age. Constant micro stutters where the camera is moving just a little bit in the opposite direction you are attempting to look.

    Subtract another 2 points for the control scheme, OMG. It's terrible. You want to switch to your bow, then back to your sword. Plan on performing a button combo as if you're playing street fighter. I would describe it as the developers just kept adding things to press and got lazy with the ergonomics. Just trying to swap out a weapon or cast a spell breaks immersion because you have to do mental gymnastics with the buttons, on top of reacting to boss fight mechanics. Just terrible.

    Subtract another 2 points for story direction. The developers get George R. R. Martin to assist. Now this one pissed me off, the marketing sold this as a story, "we got the mastermind behind game of thrones to write the story". But then they don't tell you anything, you have wander around aimlessly to discover the "story". Imagine paying for what you're told is a movie only to discover there was no director. Just a bunch of actors wandering around aimlessly. You'd walk out of the theater and demand a refund.

    I'm done with this review, there's so much more that was annoying and immersion breaking. The game is hard, as expected, but the thing that draws you into a story and immerses you into the gameplay is not there. It's a slap in the face to read and watch people praise this as the "bar" for game development. You want a fun game to play, immersive and with an amazing story...Red Dead Redemption 2, that's the bar. Not Elden Ring.    … Expand
  21. Mogmog000
    Jan 24, 2023
    0
    The map is too big & there is no mini-map.
    Enemies are too strong and the game is unbalanced.
    The worldview is plain and unattractive, and there are many similar places.
  22. Jabranezer
    Mar 25, 2023
    0
    Random game lacking story and objectives. Waste of time and money. The graphics are ok, the game play isnt fluid. Its made for people without sense of time and do not bother spending 10 hours roaming for nothing
  23. Zvone13
    Apr 1, 2023
    0
    Souls game with 0 story. When you drop in a game you dont know were to go or what to do. So 1 strike could kill you...
    Must watch youtube to know what to do step by step...
    Hate souls games...
  24. Davh
    May 15, 2023
    2
    Look lika a dark soul game, just with a better graphic, gameplay is the same as the old dark soul i don't like this type of recycling
  25. Nico123456
    May 11, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tiene un buen mundo abierto, pero no me da ganas de explorar si cada enemigo que me encuentro me mata de un golpe… Expand
  26. brain123
    May 13, 2023
    0
    Outdated graphics with Unbalance game with terrible controls doesn't make it hard, the game is frustrating.
  27. Flatley88
    May 14, 2023
    0
    Boring, repetitive, overrated. Big world but empty. Dark souls 3 felt a ton better that this.
  28. Igao-bonito
    May 15, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. very difficult, great story, great npcs quests, very good bosses and it's great and deserved game of the year but it's unnecessarily difficult… Expand
  29. autosag1979
    Mar 20, 2023
    0
    This game has lower design levels but the Bosses! the bosses are crap! 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.
  30. franktze
    Feb 25, 2023
    1
    I love Demon's Souls and the other three souls games very much. But for this one, it's over-rated. The atmosphere in the open world is boring. The open world is not "open" but just filled with nothing, You don't know what to do next and just stay there.
  31. bucs
    Sep 4, 2023
    0
    walk in the desert,fall into quicksand,that would be more fun than this game
  32. Gaxlaag
    Aug 21, 2023
    0
    Malenia, O Malenia! I defeat Malenia.
    Joking aside, this is the first Souls game I've ever played and I really liked this game. It was a game where I really felt that I was getting stronger, and I was extremely happy when I defeated the bosses. It was a great experience for me with art design, boss design, music, in short, everything. After Elden Ring, I will play other Souls games.
  33. Dungam
    Apr 6, 2022
    1
    I can't say I had much fun in this game but I do still love it quite a lot. Honestly the main issue for me is just how annoying so many areas can be along with some of the enemies but then again thats most fromsoft games. I think Elden ring is definitely incredible and a game you should try out if you are interested. If you are new to souls like game then you might have a pretty rough timeI can't say I had much fun in this game but I do still love it quite a lot. Honestly the main issue for me is just how annoying so many areas can be along with some of the enemies but then again thats most fromsoft games. I think Elden ring is definitely incredible and a game you should try out if you are interested. If you are new to souls like game then you might have a pretty rough time though ngl. The only reason I found this game easy at all was probably because it felt so much like Ds3.
    A few things I have issues with:
    Gravity and falls are kinda inconsistent
    Weird jank and glitches
    reskin bosses and duo bosses using previously seen bosses
    the last boss is underwhelming/boring as a melee build
    pvp is a nightmare
    unbalanced as hell

    some good things?
    It can be really fun i guess
    Combat is mostly the same as ds3 but feels smooth and responsive
    open world is beautiful
    horse
    weapon and armor options are insane
    Dope bosses with many exceptions    … Expand
  34. MadMix
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    История и сюжет. Наверно это самый слабый, скучный и неинтересный лор из всех soulslike игр FromSoftware… Мотивация и заинтересованность крайне слабые, чтобы двигаться вперед.

    Персонажи. Каждый npc прописан грамотно и добротно, в чем разработчики преуспели еще в предыдущих играх. Однако наш персонаж (со времен Demon’s Souls) - безликая тень без голоса, эмоций и характера. Мир и    История и сюжет. Наверно это самый слабый, скучный и неинтересный лор из всех soulslike игр FromSoftware… Мотивация и заинтересованность крайне слабые, чтобы двигаться вперед.

    Персонажи. Каждый npc прописан грамотно и добротно, в чем разработчики преуспели еще в предыдущих играх. Однако наш персонаж (со времен Demon’s Souls) - безликая тень без голоса, эмоций и характера.

    Мир и локации. Вы будете под впечатлением первые 60 часов игры. Локации пустые и растянутые, из-за чего все напоминает театр с декорациями. Разработчики постарались взять механику Dark Souls и натянуть на открытый мир, из-за чего что-то работает хорошо а что-то плохо. Подземелья - кроме как ctrl+c и ctrl+v я не могу объяснить их количество и качество.
    Многие локации для прыжков заточены под Sekiro, где механика более интересная. Тут персонаж прыгает неуклюже, лошадь неповоротлива и неудобна.
    Враги привязаны к своим локациям. Некоторые мини-боссы просто телепортируются домой, полностью восстановив свое здоровье. Если это и есть нововведение, то оно устарело на 5-10 лет.

    Боссы. Чтобы сосчитать действительно хороших боссов, хватит пальцев одной руки. Самое худшее, это взять обычного солдата/гаргулью/голема и нарисовать им полоску ХП. Подобных псевдо-боссов мы встречаем десятки раз за одно прохождение, отличающихся от своих копий только цветом, броней и оружием, с одной и той же анимацией.

    Графика. Привет Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3 и Sekiro. За 6 лет ничего не поменялось. Если эта графика выглядела сносно в 2015 и 2016, терпимо в 2019, то в 2022 это уже старье.

    Квесты. Их стало больше и это главный плюс, но в остальном это чистая механика из Dark Souls. Квесты разных персонажей переплетаются или идут по одиночным линиям, и стоит тебе не побывать в каком-то месте, не поговорить с одним персом, спустя 20 часов унылых подземелий и 5 копий одного босса, ты натыкаешься на его труп. Почему, зачем, как? Вы не получите ответов в Elden Ring как и в любой другой игре по душам.

    Ключевые предметы. В прошлых играх уделялось больше внимания мелочам - осколок титанита, мерцающий титанит, титанитовая чешуя и т. д. их невозможно спутать. А что у нас теперь? Кузнечный камень 1,2,3,4,5. Кузнечный камень мрака 1,2,3… Серьезно? Когда в Dark Souls 3 мы находим чей-то пепел, мы можем прочитать про его владельца, в Elden Ring у нас колокольные сферы, в которых ни единого слова про личность. Это даже не один, а два шага назад после серии душ.

    Итоги. Если полностью закрыть глаза на прошлые части, то Elden Ring покажется увлекательной, разнообразной в игровых механиках и щедрой на приключения. Если вы истинный ценитель темных душ, то вы найдете множество минусов, заимствований и само повторов, завернутых в красивый фантик.    … Expand
  35. Kristifor
    Dec 23, 2022
    0
    Shallow combat favoring mechanic abuse over fluidity, what story...have fun jumping with a horse. It's not a problem that we don't have a quest log, the problem is that there is no clear indicator of what is a quest what is gibberish and overall not a single quest leads to an outcome, just kill stuff fam.
  36. Dimyl452
    Dec 23, 2022
    2
    I seriously cannot believe this! I’m a foreigner living in Thailand and I can’t play Elder Rings in English? Are you kidding me? In my 30+ years of gaming and hundreds of games played I’ve never ran into this issue. How absurd is this? And it’s not like the English version doesn’t exists because it does, but we’re just locked out from it! Outrageous! What kind of non sense is this?
  37. DarkSiren
    Feb 22, 2023
    2
    Didn't like it. I don't understand how this game got as much hype as it did. I've been playing open-world games for over a couple decades so I can tell you that this game isn't what it boldly makes itself out to be. Don't let the visuals fool you. The graphics are great - it's visually stunning yes but that's its only appeal. The overall gameplay is underwhelming and unimaginative and dullDidn't like it. I don't understand how this game got as much hype as it did. I've been playing open-world games for over a couple decades so I can tell you that this game isn't what it boldly makes itself out to be. Don't let the visuals fool you. The graphics are great - it's visually stunning yes but that's its only appeal. The overall gameplay is underwhelming and unimaginative and dull - the open world is bland and soulless. No distinction between NPC behavior. All NPCs you encounter seem to share the same hostile AI. The bosses are ridiculously overpowered from the start which makes combat in the game feel unbalanced. There are no quests and no clear objectives. You basically roam around aimlessly and get into frequent random fights. There seems to be a bit of bias with all the positive reviews as they most likely come from hardcore, devoted fans of the franchise. This feels more like an unpolished beta rather than a finished fleshed-out game. It would be an insult to compare this game to titles like Skyrim and the Witcher. Final verdict - The Elden ring is shallow and overrated. If you're looking for rich and engaging gameplay, I don't recommend.… Expand
  38. MarioSab17
    Feb 26, 2023
    1
    I just created account here only to rate this terrible game I wasted my money for. Simply boring, ugly, empty world. No story, no characters. Awful. I Can't understand such a high critics ratings
  39. Flargh
    Mar 18, 2023
    0
    A bit too easy and approachable for my liking from what I've experienced so far.. Also, no Ultra Wide Support without modding and offline mode? They've even gone the extra mile with black bars... Seriously?

    That alone gives this otherwise good game 1/10.
  40. GOTYOFTOFYS
    Mar 30, 2023
    0
    El peor juego de from software, Bloodborne y Sekiro fueron insuperables, tremendo bodrio infumable se lanzaron aqui, ni en historia ni en lore ni en nada es superior a cualquier juego pasado de FS, el peor goty
  41. holznudelhauer2
    Apr 27, 2023
    0
    Elden Ring has been one, if not the biggest disappointment in my time gaming by now.
    While the world certainly is well thought out and beautifully designed, the game is poorly optimised.
    You cant take one step without running into any sorts of pop ups or frame drops at some points. (luckily the frame rate drops have almost completely been solved by now) Nethertheless the game does not    Elden Ring has been one, if not the biggest disappointment in my time gaming by now.
    While the world certainly is well thought out and beautifully designed, the game is poorly optimised.
    You cant take one step without running into any sorts of pop ups or frame drops at some points. (luckily the frame rate drops have almost completely been solved by now)
    Nethertheless the game does not care a **** about telling you where to go or what to do, so that you will be stranded in this gigantic world without a clue on where to go, which will then result in countless deaths due to you running into enemies which are way to overpowered.
    And once you find the right NPC to move on, you will be met with a cryptic information dump, which cant be processed quick enough, so that you will almost certainly end up on Youtube trying to figure out what the F to do.
    In my over 80 hours with this game I have only been able to kill the first five story bosses. 80 HOURS!
    And I am not even counting all the time used to look up things on the internet related to this game.
    I don‘t want to spend the little time I have left of the day being torn in half over and over again by a boss, which took me an additional 3 hours to find.
    The overall gameplay loop just consists of running around trying to level up, getting side tracked and finding a random side boss and finally trying to kill named boss for the next few attempts of dying, respawning, running back (whilst being constantly annoyed by regular enemies on the way) and then being killed by the boss again.
    For anybody who hasn‘t anything to do and has 200+ hours of free time: This is your game.
    Otherwise I can not recommend buying Elden Ring.
    Yes, the story is certainly great, the boss designs are cool, but it all comes down to the same frustrating same gameplay loop. Overall not a great game.
    If you do still consider buying a other Souls Game get Demons Souls Remake, it is way better without the open world aspect.
    And one last thing: This isn‘t meant to be personal in any kind of way. If you like Elden Ring its cool to me, but please try to accept my opinion on the game aswell.    … Expand
  42. Jaxonator
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    i like this game but elden beast is stupid if he wasn't in the game it would be a 10. Would smash Ranni she bad af.
  43. Davidddddddd
    Aug 6, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Não dá pra casar com a Millicent,Poderia,Melina e nem com o Jarro..........… Expand
  44. LouRo
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    Amoneste juego. Mi novia quería jugar conmigo y se lo compré para disfrutarlo junto. Pero el sistema de invasiones es una porquería como poco. Está desequilibrado. La invaden personajes mucho más fuertes que ella y la matan de uno o dos golpes y los invasores se la pasan huyendo y si tratas de ignorarlos, te persiguen con ataques a distancia o magias (no tenemos tiempo para perder conAmoneste juego. Mi novia quería jugar conmigo y se lo compré para disfrutarlo junto. Pero el sistema de invasiones es una porquería como poco. Está desequilibrado. La invaden personajes mucho más fuertes que ella y la matan de uno o dos golpes y los invasores se la pasan huyendo y si tratas de ignorarlos, te persiguen con ataques a distancia o magias (no tenemos tiempo para perder con ellos). Nosotros sólo queríamos divertirnos juntos y ella quedó asqueada con el juego, sólo por esas invasiones. Para mí sería un 10 en el resto de los apartados, pero si no puedo disfrutar de uno de mis juegos favoritos con mi novia, es un 0.

    I love this game. My girlfriend wanted to play with me and I bought it for her to enjoy together. But the invasion system is crap to say the least. It's unbalanced. She is invaded by characters much stronger than her and they kill her with one or two hits and the invaders keep running away and if you try to ignore them they chase you with ranged attacks or magic (we don't have time to waste on them). We just wanted to have fun together and she was disgusted with the game, just because of those invasions. For me it would be a 10 in the rest of the sections, but if I can't enjoy one of my favorite games with my girlfriend, it's a 0. It's not just with my girlfriend, it's the same with my friends.    … Expand
  45. xslick07
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    They say the game is different than other souls games and easier... yes it is easier when you keep farming for 50 hours
  46. Tobigamer333
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    Garbage game uninspired empty boring trash how many times did they do the same repetitive **** of a game since demon souls everyone who is telling me they are not the same go and slam a hammer on your head maybe then you can think straight again this game is a pure disgrace to be a 10/10 it did nothing new in didn't brought anything to the table and is a disgrace as game of the yearGarbage game uninspired empty boring trash how many times did they do the same repetitive **** of a game since demon souls everyone who is telling me they are not the same go and slam a hammer on your head maybe then you can think straight again this game is a pure disgrace to be a 10/10 it did nothing new in didn't brought anything to the table and is a disgrace as game of the year especially against god of war there is no Art in elden ring poor times for rpgs meanwhile starfield is getting **** on to have the same formula again.. From Software Will milk the same formula over and over and over again. This game is trash with trash story and trash characters people praise trash nowdays it's unbelievable.… Expand
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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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