Elden Ring

 PlayStation 5
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12214 Ratings

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  1. Darkchris666
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Runs like dog crap. Its a 2022 game that looks like a 2013 game. Maybe it runs better on pc or xbox
  2. UnknownVariable
    Feb 28, 2022
    3
    I had pretty hight hopes for the game but I was pretty disappointed. Especially after playing demons souls which was a fantastic game.
    My biggest problem with the game is how awful it looks, at first I thought it was because I was playing in performance mode so I switched to quality mode, and it still looked awful . Like a PS3 game. So I thought oh it's because it's just not optimized for    I had pretty hight hopes for the game but I was pretty disappointed. Especially after playing demons souls which was a fantastic game.
    My biggest problem with the game is how awful it looks, at first I thought it was because I was playing in performance mode so I switched to quality mode, and it still looked awful . Like a PS3 game. So I thought oh it's because it's just not optimized for PS5 so I got it on PC too and no. It did not look any better and ran even worse. My second problem with the game is how bland the open world is. Yes tons of bosses in caves that are basically just normal enemies with larger health pools.the actual world itself was so empty.. it was a good idea but hopefully they execute the idea better in the future    … Expand
  3. DJH32
    Feb 27, 2022
    2
    Glitches, poor frame rate and still From software have frame pacing issues in 2022 is unacceptable.

    Trash open world fundamentals as well. Can't even swim what a joke.
  4. Dee025
    Feb 27, 2022
    2
    This game was DRAMATICALLY overhyped. Graphics are awful and open world is so boring with random sprinkles of enemies to fill it. Story is meh and animation are clunky. Would definitely not recommend
  5. Deaden
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Making zero point to prevent dork souller wankers. These games have from same company as always as bad graphics which make headache.
  6. pentagonx1
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Played DS 1-3, BB, Demon‘s Souls and Sekiro (All Platinum) and was hyped for Elden Ring. Right now after 10 h of playing I‘m very disappointed. I‘m trying as hard as I can to like the game but there are just too many cons/ not enough pros yet.

    - performance is really bad on PS 5 even in performance mode (40-50 fps) + multiple crashes. That is not acceptable on PS 5 in 2022. Actually    Played DS 1-3, BB, Demon‘s Souls and Sekiro (All Platinum) and was hyped for Elden Ring. Right now after 10 h of playing I‘m very disappointed. I‘m trying as hard as I can to like the game but there are just too many cons/ not enough pros yet.

    - performance is really bad on PS 5 even in performance mode (40-50 fps) + multiple crashes. That is not acceptable on PS 5 in 2022. Actually unplayable for me

    - missing Story/ Character development (George RR Martin? Where?!)

    -graphics in general are outdated (not the artstyle, i love it)

    - Open World feels empty (maybe because the lack of some story?) Compared to other high quality openworld games I feel like there isn‘t much to explore. The few dungeons are very short, boring and repetitive. At least most other areas are restricted simply by being to hard -> not my definition of an open world (For reference I‘ve beaten M***it at Lvl. 16 with no help)

    All these points resulting in cluelessness what to do next. Nothing is really interesting for me. Seems like an unfinished and unpolished game. Therefore 0 points.    … Expand
  7. Joshiguti8
    Feb 27, 2022
    3
    Game felt slow, graphically looks like a PS3 game and it’s like playing another Dark Souls game but just trow the 4 in there and that’s the game. About the characters, they all felt pretty neutral with no chemistry and the main character the one we create doesn’t talk the entire game, which makes the game to be boring in terms of dialogue with other characters. It’s a game that it’sGame felt slow, graphically looks like a PS3 game and it’s like playing another Dark Souls game but just trow the 4 in there and that’s the game. About the characters, they all felt pretty neutral with no chemistry and the main character the one we create doesn’t talk the entire game, which makes the game to be boring in terms of dialogue with other characters. It’s a game that it’s definable mot for everybody, Including myself. The experience that I had with this game is just one of the poorest experiences that I ever had.… Expand
  8. MxCarnage
    Mar 11, 2022
    4
    After 80 hours of play I’m downgrading my score from 6 to 4. This game is a prime example of over-hyped. It’s fun but certainly not a 10 nor is it a 0. It adds nothing new to gaming that hasn’t been done elsewhere and typically done (much) better. Movement and combat certainly have improved compared to previous iterations of this game. The overall accessibility is still bad, be it byAfter 80 hours of play I’m downgrading my score from 6 to 4. This game is a prime example of over-hyped. It’s fun but certainly not a 10 nor is it a 0. It adds nothing new to gaming that hasn’t been done elsewhere and typically done (much) better. Movement and combat certainly have improved compared to previous iterations of this game. The overall accessibility is still bad, be it by design or incompetence. For example, the inventory is so clunky and dated. Key information on items stats is hidden, for a “core” game this should be easily accessible. Most of the game’s difficulty comes from obfuscation of the game’s mechanics, so you have to resort to online guides & walkthroughs. The current v2 of this game is riddled with bugs making it very easy ridiculously easy. Most encounters can be completely bypassed and “legendary” loot (broken, overpowered) can just be grabbed without effort. For a game who’s USP is to “be hard” this makes it a complete joke.
    Nevertheless, I do have a lot of fun exploring and fighting but there remains a constant feeling this game could have been so much better. Hopefully patches will make it better.    … Expand
  9. agent13
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    I played this game and i could stand it only for 3 hours, just another extremely over hyped and overrated game by from software first of all the gameplay is a huge step backward from sekiro (even though i didn't like that game either) the combat is slow, clunky and tedious and most importantly unacceptably difficult without any option to customize the difficulty that's an industry standardI played this game and i could stand it only for 3 hours, just another extremely over hyped and overrated game by from software first of all the gameplay is a huge step backward from sekiro (even though i didn't like that game either) the combat is slow, clunky and tedious and most importantly unacceptably difficult without any option to customize the difficulty that's an industry standard that from software intentionally doesn't follow. other than difficulty which is no problem for those who have hours of time to die and retry (I don't, i'm a busy person aren't most of us?) the whole gameplay and the world of the game feels very old like early 7th generation games old. the world and the map is pretty much empty and it's funny that the critics are praising elden ring for being open world as if they have never seen an open world game in their life!
    while the game has a relatively good artistic design and as all from software games the bosses and enemies have amazing design but the technical graphics of the game is like ps3 games and not acceptable for a 9th generation game.
    as always the story of the game is just there... not interesting at all it doesn't motivate you to keep playing you are left in a huge map full of empty..
    overall it's a big shame and saddening that this game has a meta score close to masterpieces like RDR 2, GTA 4 & 5, god of war, etc how the hell didn't even one critic didn't give this game a score lower than 90 I tried too hard but it's impossible to enjoy this game.    … Expand
  10. SlicK007
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    I am not going to talk about the difficulty, since this genre is supposed to be very very very difficult...
    I am going to talk about technical issues, frame drops every where! Weird stuttering! I mean the game looks mediocre! It should work fine even on PS4 slim! But this garbage costs 63$ and you can even glitch through some bosses lol! And the story is just abysmal! I dont understand    I am not going to talk about the difficulty, since this genre is supposed to be very very very difficult...
    I am going to talk about technical issues, frame drops every where! Weird stuttering! I mean the game looks mediocre! It should work fine even on PS4 slim! But this garbage costs 63$ and you can even glitch through some bosses lol! And the story is just abysmal! I dont understand anything in it... fix your f*** game so it at least work properly on 60fps!!!!!    … Expand
  11. Gurpgork
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    Dont waste your time with this dumpster fire. Play elder scrolls online instead. It's everything this game wishes it could be
  12. wm33
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    This is the most overhyped game I have ever played. The graphics are bland and uninspired. The combat has ZERO variety. Roll, strike, roll. Rinse and repeat.

    I have never seen so much hype for a horrible game. I literally can't believe that this is being praised so much. Not to mention, the first 2 enemies you see are meant to end you. And you can easily miss the MANDATORY tutorial. But    This is the most overhyped game I have ever played. The graphics are bland and uninspired. The combat has ZERO variety. Roll, strike, roll. Rinse and repeat.

    I have never seen so much hype for a horrible game. I literally can't believe that this is being praised so much. Not to mention, the first 2 enemies you see are meant to end you. And you can easily miss the MANDATORY tutorial. But the world is too big, with reused art assets and I can't believe this is being reviewed positively.    … Expand
  13. TheMoneyhoney
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    For those reviewers that say this is a perfect open world, have u tried playing elders scroll 5 or witcher 3. They are almost a decade old and still tons better. Try playing dying lights 2 instead of wasting your money on this nonsense. I played this BS software for 6 hours and decided that it is a crapware. I decided to delete it as it is a waste of my hard disk space.
  14. sorrow2012
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Technically this game is really bad comparing to most 2015+ until now. Graphic assets are merely copie-pasted from other fromsoftware games, texture from ds3, light and particles effect from seikiro. Rigging of the characters seems made by and indie company....
    Other than that, the game presents same tech problems of past games, poor framerate, delay on controls, bad texture merging and    Technically this game is really bad comparing to most 2015+ until now. Graphic assets are merely copie-pasted from other fromsoftware games, texture from ds3, light and particles effect from seikiro. Rigging of the characters seems made by and indie company....
    Other than that, the game presents same tech problems of past games, poor framerate, delay on controls, bad texture merging and so much more.    … Expand
  15. felixmoysich
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    This game is very boring and mediocre.Controls are really bad,animation too. From the beginning on,you have to grind a lot to be able to beat the bosses,it is just stupid. I really liked DS1 and 3, but in this game everything seems random and generic. There are hardly any real goals to achieve,you are just wandering around without sense and reason, waiting for the next enemy horde toThis game is very boring and mediocre.Controls are really bad,animation too. From the beginning on,you have to grind a lot to be able to beat the bosses,it is just stupid. I really liked DS1 and 3, but in this game everything seems random and generic. There are hardly any real goals to achieve,you are just wandering around without sense and reason, waiting for the next enemy horde to slaughter. I really cannot understand how this game could get such high reviews,maybe it's a pandemic spread of people just having lost their minds over the last years.… Expand
  16. HellOfaHunter
    Mar 11, 2022
    4
    Repeated bosses in the exploration part. Same way in telling story as ds. Hard to complete side quest due to no pointer will show u the related NPC will be at in that huge empty world. Bad graphics and performance but good visual art.
  17. Zacawill
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    This game is a huge GARBAGE, I had played for 16 hours where I got to level 40 and this stupid game delete all my save data. It is simply inconceivable in this generation that such BUGS occur. FromSoftware you should be ashamed!!
  18. gjhearn88
    Mar 3, 2022
    4
    beyond the performance issues and bugs, this game brings almost no new elements to the formula aside from a bland and quite boring open world, and a horse. The visuals seem almost downgraded and very last gen. The combat remains clunky and simplistic. The "difficulty" is fabricated by slow animations and opponents that deal outrageous amounts of damage, the "skill" required to "git gud" isbeyond the performance issues and bugs, this game brings almost no new elements to the formula aside from a bland and quite boring open world, and a horse. The visuals seem almost downgraded and very last gen. The combat remains clunky and simplistic. The "difficulty" is fabricated by slow animations and opponents that deal outrageous amounts of damage, the "skill" required to "git gud" is memorizing animations the enemies randomly cycle through. the game is extremely repetitive and tedious the story is almost non-existent, you have to dig and piece it together yourself which feels like a chore. playing with friends online is a nightmare. i feel like this game is average at best. all of the 10/10 scores are baffling.… Expand
  19. Elden_Bing
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    This game doesn't deserves 96/100 score. Absolutely no video game or movie has mad me actually angry, but Elden Ring managed to do that. If it's score was 80/100 or something, i wouldn't even care. Most people are not interested fighting every boss 20 times to learn their move set, Whole purpose of this game is just fight one boss after another and learn their move set, that's the wholeThis game doesn't deserves 96/100 score. Absolutely no video game or movie has mad me actually angry, but Elden Ring managed to do that. If it's score was 80/100 or something, i wouldn't even care. Most people are not interested fighting every boss 20 times to learn their move set, Whole purpose of this game is just fight one boss after another and learn their move set, that's the whole thing. That's literally what this game is. This game has no depth, no meaning, nothing.… Expand
  20. HankisLaw
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    If you've played dark souls then you've played this game before. I don't think it does enough new to validate its own existence and the combat is not nearly deep enough to carry it for the 45+ hours required to finish it.

    Also, the atmospheric storytelling from BB and DS is lacking a bit in this game. I've played all the from soft games and this is a strong meh from me
  21. ggscv
    Mar 10, 2022
    2
    Probably THE most overrated game of all time, so much useless filler and bosses that just spam attacks over and over. The world is huge but shallow and empty, the story/lore is nonexistent and the whole game is spending hours learning a bosses attack patterns just to beat finally it for zero satisfaction. Stay away from this waste of time.
  22. Evil_Woody_123
    Mar 10, 2022
    4
    You have to be a certain type of person to enjoy a Dark Souls game and Elden Ring is no different. If you like pretentious story telling, mediocre graphics and shockingly frustrating and repetitive gameplay then you will love this overhyped nightmare. The fact this game is getting 10/10 proves we are still in a pandemic hangover.
  23. Blantonius101
    Apr 11, 2022
    1
    The one star is that the game is seriously overhyped, and eveeyone from the developers down are lying. It's arguably the least accessible FS game. The only people giving it perfect or near perfect scores are from people who are already FS die hard fans. The story is bare bone and the lore isn't that interesting. They're fun facts of a dying world.. I know there is a superb game in thereThe one star is that the game is seriously overhyped, and eveeyone from the developers down are lying. It's arguably the least accessible FS game. The only people giving it perfect or near perfect scores are from people who are already FS die hard fans. The story is bare bone and the lore isn't that interesting. They're fun facts of a dying world.. I know there is a superb game in there somewhere but unless you can afford to put the dozens of hours into "getting good" or you're already a fan boy of the company you're probably going to be miserable. To From Softwares credit they don't pander to the casuals like me, I respect the hell out of that, but don't LIE to people about how it's the easiest and most accessible From Software game, especially when you've basically been playing the same thing for over a decade.… Expand
  24. CuttlefishJones
    Mar 6, 2022
    1
    Never played a souls game. Watched lots of people screaming in frustration whilst they played them and thought that's not for me. Saw the promise that Elden Ring would be a more approachable game, designed for regular gamers to get into.
    Turned out that was a big fat lie. It's no more approachable than any From software experience. The world is, ironically, pretty souless and a drab sepia    Never played a souls game. Watched lots of people screaming in frustration whilst they played them and thought that's not for me. Saw the promise that Elden Ring would be a more approachable game, designed for regular gamers to get into.
    Turned out that was a big fat lie. It's no more approachable than any From software experience. The world is, ironically, pretty souless and a drab sepia colour. Every enemy is overpowered, the hit boxes, lag, and aiming are in dire need of fixing, leveling up is obtuse and painfully slow, and the general gameplay was the pinnacle sometime in the 90's. You can jump though, so that's novel. From software seem to have missed the point that games are supposed to be fun, they should really take some notes from more sophisticated games like The Witcher or Cyberpunk, Elex etc
    It's a game built to frustrate, one that punishes you if you attempt to wring any enjoyment out of the world they have built.
    If you have a masochistic streak, enjoy games that lack any sophistaction, or just harken back to the gaming era when games were hard because that was the limitation of the hardware then this is for you. Otherwise hang on to your cash, there will be much better games to spend it on soon.    … Expand
  25. KnightSolair
    Apr 24, 2022
    1
    Waste of time and nerves, nothing more to say. The worst thing its that people praise this **** like is the second coming of Jesus. Pathetic way for this people and also From Software became a company without shame.
  26. Raddic2016
    Mar 21, 2022
    1
    **** pc port of a console game.
    Dont need seventy five characters. Nothing else needs to be said.
  27. Emeraldirish
    Mar 16, 2022
    3
    After over 150 hours in, completing the main story and the vast majority of side content, falling in love with this world and then slowly but surely growing to hate it I can say with absolute certainty that in my opinion this is from softwares worst game.
    I know that is a bold statement and giving this game such a low score seems extreme but hear me out because this isn’t just some review    After over 150 hours in, completing the main story and the vast majority of side content, falling in love with this world and then slowly but surely growing to hate it I can say with absolute certainty that in my opinion this is from softwares worst game.
    I know that is a bold statement and giving this game such a low score seems extreme but hear me out because this isn’t just some review bomb. I’m a souls vet, I have played every from software game still available, I have played and replayed DS1, DS2(only twice because yeah no     … Expand
  28. Sgmiller
    Jun 15, 2022
    3
    In all my many years of gaming, I have never seen a more overrated and overhyped game. I say that as somebody who adored every single Dark Souls game as well as Bloodbourne and others of a similar type such as Nioh and Nioh 2. The moment I stepped foot into Elden ring, I felt nothing but massive disappointment. I started as a Wretch and wandered around for hours looking for a single pieceIn all my many years of gaming, I have never seen a more overrated and overhyped game. I say that as somebody who adored every single Dark Souls game as well as Bloodbourne and others of a similar type such as Nioh and Nioh 2. The moment I stepped foot into Elden ring, I felt nothing but massive disappointment. I started as a Wretch and wandered around for hours looking for a single piece of usable gear without success. There was not a single moment of the spellbinding tension of the other souls games nor was the exploration particularly interesting as compensation. In fact, I don't think I enjoyed a single moment and ended up just giving up and deleting the game and never looking back. Man oh man what a disappointment that was. No idea what game the reviewers were playing but it couldn't possibly have been this one. "Best game ever?" After this debacle, I will never again buy a game based on professional reviews… Expand
  29. Playstation4Guy
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    It's just an overrated game (Dark souls with horse).
    Lots of asset and animation reused from Souls games.
  30. goker42154
    Apr 3, 2022
    3
    World Design is great. Huge Variation of Monsters. But the gameplay is not really good. It is basically a Hack&Slay with not much variation in Combat. You get lot's of stuff in the game, but most of it is useless and does not really help against Bosses.

    Boss Fights are mostly silly try to hit enemies feet (because they are all quite tall, the feet is the only thing you can reach), jump    World Design is great. Huge Variation of Monsters. But the gameplay is not really good. It is basically a Hack&Slay with not much variation in Combat. You get lot's of stuff in the game, but most of it is useless and does not really help against Bosses.

    Boss Fights are mostly silly try to hit enemies feet (because they are all quite tall, the feet is the only thing you can reach), jump and roll around like crazy to escape attacks with a bit of luck. Your Died. With the 50th attempt you may win with a lot of luck.

    Really fantastic looking end bosses but such poor game mechanics.

    I really have no clue what the hype around this game with it's outdated gameplay mechanics from the early Eighties and a completely insane difficulty level.    … Expand
  31. MaxHeidegger
    Mar 21, 2022
    0
    Malenia post-patch 1.03 is the reason I wrote this review, I love from software games but they just can't keep taking accesibility away, the nerf to slime is just too much, I don't have time to learn invensinble bosses's moveset, I am an adult with bigger responsabilities than playing videogames, after I finally beat Malenia I don't feel good, I only feel depression for wasting so muchMalenia post-patch 1.03 is the reason I wrote this review, I love from software games but they just can't keep taking accesibility away, the nerf to slime is just too much, I don't have time to learn invensinble bosses's moveset, I am an adult with bigger responsabilities than playing videogames, after I finally beat Malenia I don't feel good, I only feel depression for wasting so much time in a video game for only one boss, what happens if I have to take more responsabilities in a few years with children in my house? I won't play from software games anymnore and I love them, I love their worlds and characters, but difficulty don't make better games, just toxicity, when I play qith certain weapon or build I just hear people claim "you don't play the real dark souls if you play with magic" if videogames like Devil may cry have easy mode, I don't understand why fromsoft's games can't… Expand
  32. ProPaperPusher
    Mar 16, 2022
    4
    This has to be one of the most overhyped and overrated games of the decade. This game has officially made me think there’s something seriously wrong with gaming journalism and media. I’m dumbfounded by the perfect scores this Game has garner. Games this hard are not fun! A life this hard is not fun. What if every little thing you did in life was literally torture. Well this is Elden Rings.This has to be one of the most overhyped and overrated games of the decade. This game has officially made me think there’s something seriously wrong with gaming journalism and media. I’m dumbfounded by the perfect scores this Game has garner. Games this hard are not fun! A life this hard is not fun. What if every little thing you did in life was literally torture. Well this is Elden Rings. First off the graphics are no where close to Demons Souls Remake on PS5. After playing Horizon Forbidden West on PS5, I’m in pure shock how bad the graphics are in Elden Rings. I was even more taken back by the frame rate. The graphics looks last gen in high resolution if not worst. The frame rate is not as smooth as you would expect especially if you’re used to 60 fps.

    The difficulty is also one of the biggest big turn offs. I’m sincerely not a fan of games as a torture. Games that make you want to throw your controller are not fun and will never be fun. Games should give you a sense of wonder and awe and Elden Rings fails to do this for me. The open world feels dead compared to Horizon Forbidden West. The world does not feel alive, Elden Rings feels empty and void of substance.

    Games should be fun, accessible and make you want to come back. Elden Rings feels like a total waste of money. I wish games like this would just die!    … Expand
  33. Jknight91
    Apr 3, 2022
    0
    I would really love to play this game but I live in Asia and I bought a copy and unfortunately it is region locked. It would be great if I could play it in my language, English.
  34. Alias_Zero
    Mar 19, 2022
    0
    **** **** game!! Terrible bosses, ugly af, piece of **** gargoyles, **** GARGOYLES
  35. whatisofdsk
    Mar 6, 2022
    1
    Honestly didn’t have fun. I expected this to be a step up from the other FromSoft games. However, the movement is the same, the bosses are the same weird FromSoft design they’ve always been, the mechanics are still somewhat clunky, and there’s still very little story to be had. If you like DS
    games then you’ll like this too but as a long term fan I really wanted this to be difficult but    Honestly didn’t have fun. I expected this to be a step up from the other FromSoft games. However, the movement is the same, the bosses are the same weird FromSoft design they’ve always been, the mechanics are still somewhat clunky, and there’s still very little story to be had. If you like DS
    games then you’ll like this too but as a long term fan I really wanted this to be difficult but better in all the other ways too.    … Expand
  36. SWPrequelsRule
    Mar 11, 2022
    0
    One of the most boring and overrated games i have ever played. I can deal with outdated graphics and even bad optimization, if core game/lore/story/open world is interesting enough, but this game has none of that. It's empty, lifeless and meaningless. Thankfully most people doesn't seem to like it, so hopefully this kind of games don't become mainstream ever.
  37. Beaterbot
    Mar 13, 2022
    0
    Just another Dark Souls with an open world. The UI is awful, the story shines by its lack of development and the graphics looks dated asf.
  38. Sammyjay94
    Mar 15, 2022
    1
    I finished the game and platinum it; however, it has many flaws. My first main complaint with the game would be that after visiting an area and getting the item from ruins and dungeons. The game does not gray or give you any indication that you have already visited that area in gotten all of the items that are there. Then you will notice that the sites of Grace which were pointing towardI finished the game and platinum it; however, it has many flaws. My first main complaint with the game would be that after visiting an area and getting the item from ruins and dungeons. The game does not gray or give you any indication that you have already visited that area in gotten all of the items that are there. Then you will notice that the sites of Grace which were pointing toward major boss battles. Still point for the exact same boss battle. Making you have to go watch a YouTube video on where to go next. This is outdated game design and should be criticized.. you get very few attack patterns there are only a few weapons that actually give you more than to attack patterns and yes you can add another attack pattern through an ash of War. Sometimes depending on what that Ash of War does. However, the game lacks a lot in combat on your side. Making combat overtime boring. Because you're just doing the same animations over and over and over. My third critique is that multiplayer is actually kind of difficult to figure out especially when the game first launched now I don't understand why it is so Antiquated I guess the programmers thought it would be too hard to program in the fact that you could just sit at a side of Grace and invite friends. But it is extremely difficult to hook up with friends and actually play around together. And explaining it is like explaining an algebra problem. Fourth is there is no Quest log or notes on what NPCs have said. So if you came across it and NPC who was a quest giver and you wanted to try to do the quest yourself and maybe you were trying to remember where to go well good luck you might have to write that down with your own hands. It is there is absolutely no story in this game for a game that has a famous author on the title. There is no story to be found here you might find lore videos on the internet. But it is it entirely up to interpretation and there is hardly any dialogue between any in NPCs in the game. My favorite joke is that you're only going to get five lines of dialogue. With every NPC you come across that's not entirely true but it's a good joke and remind you that you should not expect any story when going into this game in fact the story is entirely up to interpretation and that's not a story because it doesn't have any major at or plot points your character does not grow your character does not change in any major way. Anybody who says any other way is clearly not knowledgeable when it comes to how stories work. The game looks like it should have came out 5 years ago the graphics are lacking. It looks gray and outdated even on a PlayStation 5. It looks like it should have came out alongside Dragon Age Inquisition. If it would have come out around that time it would have been a lot better. However video games have matured the world is boring New Game Plus is very disappointing your first playthrough is going to be extremely fun. And you're going to be excited with the possibilities of what new game plus is but when you get your mine ball bearings took it away from you and you can't buy smithing stones. And you have to discover things that you discovered in the previous play through. For the second time around you're going to find yourself hitting the delete button especially if you want hundred percent it and got the Platinum. This game is overrated and the fans are extremely toxic. I will never buy another from soft game in the future it is a waste of time money and energy the only type of people who are into this type of game series are people who are into being dominated and frankly that is not me.… Expand
  39. EB2
    Mar 16, 2022
    1
    So overrated. It's basically an insanely difficult, repetitive grind fest where you get to do the same tasks over and over and over and over and over again. It will suck hours from you with very little reward. For adults who have other things to do in life, it's a big waste of time.
  40. Skharl
    Mar 23, 2022
    3
    Hauntingly beautiful, expansive maps filled with terribly forgettable writing, stories and characters. This game is built not to be engaging but to force pissing contests among the hardcore players only staying engaged in order to continue bragging.

    For a game that was hyped about playing your own way, there's surprisingly little imagination regarding classes, gear, and available ply    Hauntingly beautiful, expansive maps filled with terribly forgettable writing, stories and characters. This game is built not to be engaging but to force pissing contests among the hardcore players only staying engaged in order to continue bragging.

    For a game that was hyped about playing your own way, there's surprisingly little imagination regarding classes, gear, and available ply opportunities. In the end it just comes down to figuring out the best way to build a cheese strategy for each boss and rinse Nd repeat against forced encounters. It's a not a game it's an uncapped grind-athon side quest in another games.    … Expand
  41. Jynkat
    Mar 27, 2022
    1
    Confusing writing, dead characters that flop around like ragdolls, meh graphics, and a near pointless map. You can play this game for hours and still not know what in the world is going on. Seems like it's just a grind fest for masochists and people who want to be thought of as "hardcore gamers". The Co-op feature is by far their biggest miss.
  42. Dpsi
    Mar 27, 2022
    2
    Bought on the PS5 store, and no English language support included in Hong Kong? No mention of this on the store page. Unplayable for me.
  43. izanami93
    Apr 9, 2022
    0
    The game does not have English in a lot of countries in Asia and does not give refunds. Basically the game is unplayable and discriminates against ex-pats in Asia.
  44. Jarhis
    Apr 10, 2022
    1
    So boring. Over hyped. Had enough after level 50. Just same thing over and over. Story is non existent
  45. Robigru
    Apr 16, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Il gioco fino alla capitale è da 8/10 se non di più, successivamente un pessimo design dei boss rende tutto poco godibile e rovina quanto di buono fatto. Il gioco diventa artificiosamente difficile e non c’è nessuna challenge nel ripetere lo stesso boss.
    Sol castle, malenia e il fire giant sono SOLO alcuni degli esempi di pessimo design e meccanica di in boss, sprecare dei capolavori di artwork in delle schifezze di combattimenti del genere è assurdo. (Fire giant da patchare che non si vede assolutamente nulla e malenia pure patchatela perchè non può recuperare 1/4 di vita ogni volta che ti tocca e se ti tocca rischi comunque lo one shot)

    Altro problema solo gli one shot, che senso di combattimento c’è se anche un semplice npc ti one shotta nonostante il vigore sopra il 40/50?
    Praticamente uno deve diventare un glass cannon tutta forza e nulla resistenza dato che avere vigore al 20 o al 50 non cambia nulla.    … Expand
  46. OnlyQuality
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    The game is far from the best title. Very overrated. Graphics and gameplay are average at best. Look at GoWR.
  47. x2FingerTuesday
    Mar 24, 2022
    4
    Game is just flat out boring and tedious. I was making good progress- I just didn't have an ounce of fun. Everything is designed to be obscure, tedious, and annoying. At best the game is kinda pretty and just... tolerable.
  48. Qontrol
    Apr 4, 2022
    0
    Beautiful game, nice open world, and my first FromSoft game. Overall I found the difficulty too high for a starting player. I hoped to see a gradually increasing difficulty, but it is almost impossible in the beginning. Since you lose your stuff every time you die when you did not get to consume your runes, it is a frustrating game.
  49. Iracelma
    Mar 21, 2022
    4
    Graficos continuam simples... apesar de ser um jogo muito divertido do estilo souls... a performace não está ideal mesmo com graficos simples, mundo muito vazio em muitos momentos.
  50. mmaize
    Mar 18, 2022
    4
    So much hype so little difference from any other souls like game I've played outside of the graphics (marginally better) and bosses. As had been said before if this was Dark Souls 4 it might have made more sense but the professional reviews here are just people trying to live up to the hype train which seriously under delivered.

    This game brings nothing new to the table it's just an    So much hype so little difference from any other souls like game I've played outside of the graphics (marginally better) and bosses. As had been said before if this was Dark Souls 4 it might have made more sense but the professional reviews here are just people trying to live up to the hype train which seriously under delivered.

    This game brings nothing new to the table it's just an updated rehash of things we've seen before.    … Expand
  51. Stenbocken
    Mar 11, 2022
    1
    Open world RPG? Well, it is open but it is empty so very empty. No cities no dialogue no meaningful quests. There are only enormously big Godzilla's killing you in an instant. In my opinion a totally meaningless game and extremely boring game. Rather good looking graphics through.
  52. Kublai
    Mar 25, 2022
    4
    You spend at least as much time looking things up online as you will playing the game.
  53. Alphaprim3
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    Literally a copy and paste of older souls games, only difference is you can ride a mount. Totally overhyped & not worth your money
  54. Bola111190
    Apr 16, 2022
    1
    malos graficos y mala optimizacion gameplay repetitivo ..................................................................................................................................................................................................
  55. Issa93
    Dec 11, 2022
    2
    Very overrated given the fact that the game feels like a demon souls remake with non-existing storytelling and repetitive gameplay. Developers need to make changes so that not all of their games feel the same with the exception of Sekiro, that was a true one of a kind masterpiece.
  56. charlden999
    Nov 3, 2022
    4
    Alright game but definitely does not deserve a 90 review , lack of story telling , way to harsh learning curve
  57. M109Rstamos
    Mar 26, 2022
    3
    Cannot customise all key bindings - for example Map is "G" and to get out of the map is "Q" - whaaaat?
    Bosses defy physics, quests cannot be tracked, many NPCs re-spawn after you rest., low AI npcs which do not react unless you're almost in their face, large relatively empty world. Its not a bad game, its just not amazing.
  58. Aks4Laz
    Mar 8, 2022
    1
    An attempt to go full Skyrim via the boring route. Outdated graphics, no real immersion, another round of boring/obscure quests that didn't really give me the feeling of belonging in this world, and an endless cycle of boss fights(at least some of them are good, but it doesn't save the game). Only new mechanic is the jump...In the year 2022 the new mechanic is the JUMP! Animations areAn attempt to go full Skyrim via the boring route. Outdated graphics, no real immersion, another round of boring/obscure quests that didn't really give me the feeling of belonging in this world, and an endless cycle of boss fights(at least some of them are good, but it doesn't save the game). Only new mechanic is the jump...In the year 2022 the new mechanic is the JUMP! Animations are still lacking, hit boxes are still a random joke, it's not AAA, not even close to A. And the so called "lore" is still as vague and shallow as it was before the involvement of Martin.… Expand
  59. ThaddeusMagee
    Apr 6, 2022
    2
    So you're a knight/mage/assassin/whatever character in Middle Earth - oops i mean "The Lands Between" - and you're one of many people vying for power of The One Ring - oops I mean the "Elden Ring" - because...you know...magical realms, power, knights and kings, blah blah blah, all that nonsense. You can see why people are raving about the originality here.

    Gameplay wise, think Dark    So you're a knight/mage/assassin/whatever character in Middle Earth - oops i mean "The Lands Between" - and you're one of many people vying for power of The One Ring - oops I mean the "Elden Ring" - because...you know...magical realms, power, knights and kings, blah blah blah, all that nonsense. You can see why people are raving about the originality here.

    Gameplay wise, think Dark Souls crossed with Dark Souls crossed with an empty map. You won't find side quests (not legitimate ones), side activities, a story, or anything else, but the combat does have quite a bit of depth.

    Lots of talk about the open world but honestly I've seen nothing to write home about. There's no way to engage with this world beyond fighting bosses in it (because again, this is Dark Souls). Just don't go in expecting an open world game in the style of RDR, Far Cry, Fallout, Assassins Creed, GTA, Just Cause...or pretty much any open world game you know of. This is Dark Souls.    … Expand
  60. Timodo13
    Mar 13, 2022
    3
    Elden Ring is probably the worst game I have played in recent memory. I went into it knowing nothing about it. Friends has recommended it to me so I thought why not we usually have the same tastes in games. I spent maybe 4 hours playing it on and off. I still have no idea what it’s point is. It’s such a slow paced game I couldn’t get into it. My opinion save your money for something better.
  61. themegahero
    Mar 13, 2022
    1
    Thankfully for now it's very obvious that most people don't actually like this game, yes it sold over million copies, because lots of people were baited into buying it, because it was advertised as "very accessible for new players", but in reality it's just same as every Souls game, just with open world and most people don't like games where you have to die million times to learn moveThankfully for now it's very obvious that most people don't actually like this game, yes it sold over million copies, because lots of people were baited into buying it, because it was advertised as "very accessible for new players", but in reality it's just same as every Souls game, just with open world and most people don't like games where you have to die million times to learn move sets, most people don't find that interesting, it's very obvious that most gamers want good story, fun gameplay and challenging, but not too difficult combat. Souls games are way more than challenging, they are brutal and even with best gear you can die easily and for most people, this is not fun. Just speaking facts.… Expand
  62. SaberMajora
    Mar 16, 2022
    4
    Note I did beat Dark Souls 3 with DLC, and about 3/4th of Demons Souls Remake. Game feels clanky, kinds reminds me of Demons Souls. I thought Elden Ring was supposed to be a brand new series/game, not a Dark Souls 4. I've bear the first 2 bosses and I just felt stressed the whole time. I only recommend this game to people who already played and mastered the Souls games of the past.
  63. dokkanbattle83
    Mar 17, 2022
    1
    Very disappointed the video games press said this is a RPG but it is just a Dark Souls 4 with an empty open world they made this game for the Darls Souls fans only, the press said this is the game of the year but they lied again
  64. blobbybigshuffl
    May 1, 2022
    2
    Now all the fake marketing hype has dissapeared the game reveals it's ugly colours.

    Unfortunately the gaming community seems to be controlled now by the 'Youtube commentators', they randomly choose a game to like and then we're all meant to be gushing about how in love we are with it. It has ugly graphics and ugly game mechanics. NPC's walk these pathetic linear paths 5 minutes after    Now all the fake marketing hype has dissapeared the game reveals it's ugly colours.

    Unfortunately the gaming community seems to be controlled now by the 'Youtube commentators', they randomly choose a game to like and then we're all meant to be gushing about how in love we are with it.

    It has ugly graphics and ugly game mechanics. NPC's walk these pathetic linear paths 5 minutes after you've killed them, how does that make an immersive game? It's brutally difficult forcing a massive grind, the UI is ugly and not optimised for PC at all..... It's a horrible experience and It will sink in popularity as quickly as it rose. What makes me even more angrier is people slate AC games for changing their mechanics but praise this game when the mechanics in new AC games are quite similar; leveling, gear acquistion, and boss fights... The difference is the animations for fighting and overal experience is dynamic and fluid... Elden ring is just clunky and repetitive. I hate it. It's for sadomasochists that like Gothic metal fantasy, the type of art that biker gangs put on their beer bellies above their hairy chests.    … Expand
  65. ShadoWraith
    May 10, 2022
    4
    I guess you could say that this is a Dark Souls meets an inferior version of Skyrim. The graphics and far from being next gen (I find the comparisons on this with Forbidden West hilarious). Frame rate sucks. It's just another game that's hard for the sake of being hard leaving out a huge subset of players whereas Horizon Forbidden West gives the player a choice. If you love your game to beI guess you could say that this is a Dark Souls meets an inferior version of Skyrim. The graphics and far from being next gen (I find the comparisons on this with Forbidden West hilarious). Frame rate sucks. It's just another game that's hard for the sake of being hard leaving out a huge subset of players whereas Horizon Forbidden West gives the player a choice. If you love your game to be cheap and very difficult overall then you can have that. If you are just a casual player then there is that two and for everyone in between. Elden Ring? Nope. The big area of controversy lately has been between those who don't want much of a GUI and those who want something like Witcher 3. Here again, Forbidden West gives you flexibility in choosing between a very detailed GUI to off when one doesn't want one or need it. This is very old school in everything from difficulty, graphics, game play, GUI and innovativeness (or lack thereof). In Forbidden West the graphics are photo-realistic, you don't feel isolated, it has more of a plot and the game play gives a wide range of different types. With that being said, if you love the Dark Souls type of games and/or retro games this is for you. Everyone else, good luck. You're going to at least being wanting to rage quite fairly often.… Expand
  66. Valcor
    Mar 23, 2022
    1
    Terrible performance with FPS drops, clunky combat and clunky dodge rolling. Open world game that has no direction what so ever terrible overhyped game.
  67. Aladdin132
    Mar 25, 2022
    1
    Elden Ring was created to waste a players time, in order to hide a complete lack of content. The ultimate no lifer game. I'm not sure why it's getting all this hype I made an account just to rate this game. I almost feel as if the game paid for these perfect reviews. Honestly very disappointed and hope people realize how overrated this game is.
  68. FameGameName
    Mar 26, 2022
    4
    This was my first "soul" game. I picked the mage class like any other RPG game of this kind, and had the most boring game play ever. The game was fun and challenging in the first 20 hours, but after a few good upgrades from main story line, the game became straight up boring with repetitive grinds and no story exposure what so ever. I lost interest in wasting more time on this at aroundThis was my first "soul" game. I picked the mage class like any other RPG game of this kind, and had the most boring game play ever. The game was fun and challenging in the first 20 hours, but after a few good upgrades from main story line, the game became straight up boring with repetitive grinds and no story exposure what so ever. I lost interest in wasting more time on this at around 50% progression and called it a day.… Expand
  69. RockstarisKing
    Mar 27, 2022
    2
    I honestly wish this travesty of a "game" never existed. Most people who have enjoyed open world games past 20 years know how boring and poorly made Elden Ring's open world is.
  70. Switzerland
    Mar 29, 2022
    3
    Simply overrated. The graphics aren't all that. It's not welcoming to anyone who wasn't already in that "git good" group. Grinding out runes from YouTube advertised farms and following beaten paths only to have weapons nerfed? No. A game of the year should be good for everyone. This is meant for a select audience. Buyer beware!
  71. Vader21
    Apr 3, 2022
    3
    Elden Ring is a beautiful, engaging and challenging experience. It's biggest downfall is the co-op play. The game was advertised as a co-op environment but its very limited. The multi player is very specific to areas, bosses and challenges, not open world like other games. it takes a few steps to get together with a friend and sometimes you don't even know if you can do something togetherElden Ring is a beautiful, engaging and challenging experience. It's biggest downfall is the co-op play. The game was advertised as a co-op environment but its very limited. The multi player is very specific to areas, bosses and challenges, not open world like other games. it takes a few steps to get together with a friend and sometimes you don't even know if you can do something together until your at a spot when you need them. It's taken the fun out of the whole experience. I would recommend this game for single players only.… Expand
  72. Outegrity
    Apr 12, 2022
    2
    If you enjoy fighting the same boss enemies over and over again, two or three of the same type or in random combinations with other ones than this game is for you. Otherwise it is a recycled piece of patchwork from Dark Souls.
    Clipping issues on armor and shields are ridiculous sometimes - the bull-goat set is clipping cancer. I can't believe this is an issue in 2022.
  73. LizzixD
    Apr 15, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is wors souls game ever so unballens and unfaire and false difeculty make just a joke. Open wolrd game looks greit and amazing but do whane play lern boss fight and have stugel and have fun this is not eny of this tine say it just a relif of never kill boss ever agen. And do not recamen it sins whais of mony when only en play on time never agen!… Expand
  74. CarlitoGaming
    Apr 25, 2022
    1
    This game has no english version on the HK PS store. Sony wont refund the game.
  75. goglike
    May 5, 2022
    3
    Contrary to most reviewers, I loved the open world and spent 180 hours in this game. After that time one might think I would leave at least mixed review but unfortunately late game has displayed too many problems and I have to put negative review now.

    I played every souls game starting from demon souls. For me what was very important in every souls game is combat mechanics, that is the    Contrary to most reviewers, I loved the open world and spent 180 hours in this game. After that time one might think I would leave at least mixed review but unfortunately late game has displayed too many problems and I have to put negative review now.

    I played every souls game starting from demon souls. For me what was very important in every souls game is combat mechanics, that is the only thing that truly (gameplay-wise) separates souls game from any slasher-type game. Mechanics like where one has to commit to attack, because there is no way to cancel its animation, mechanics when weapons get stuck in the wall, different move sets of different weapons, etc. All these mechanics got basically destroyed by introducing customizable ashes of war and posture system.

    Ash of war is a skill that you attach to the weapon and can use while bearing that weapon. The problem with them is that contrary to the weapon balance these things are absolutely unbalanced. This is obviously clearly visible in the late game, as the difficulty ramps up at some point you have to either oneshot-twoshot enemy with your weapon art or commit to long battle using regular attacks. I have a faith build so couple of examples with my build would be:

    1) Blasphemous blade. Regular attacks hit for 300-500, weapon art hits for 1200+ in AOE and heals you 20% for every enemy hit. What is the point to use anything but these ashes of war in combat?

    2) Godslayer blade. This one bad boy just deals straight up to 3000+ dmg to enemy, while normal hits are in the area of 400-600. Its not aoe, so it is not always usable, but when it is - there is no point in using anything else.

    3) Any other weapon. The best ashes of war for my build would be incredible flames of the Redmane. This bad boy staggers any enemy in the game in couple of hits.

    On top of that, the HARDEST hitting spells in my arsenal such as flame take thee will hit for about 1000-1300. So these ashes of war make not only weapons, but also MOST of the spells redundant. What is the point in parrying enemy if you can just get them into posture break with flame of the redmanes? What is the point of dodging if you could use bloodhound step instead? Basically, From Software took all mechanics that made their games great and just tossed them all out of the window with unbalanced, absolutely over tuned ashes of war. What's worse, there are very few ashes of war that are actually interesting to use, most of them is just ONE BIG HUGE HIT IN AOE. For example, there are very few ashes of war that would allow you to somehow better your positioning and they are locked behind unique weapons. So if you imagine how you would wield two curved swords and jump around with ashes of war to keep distance from enemies - forget that, you are not getting it. What you could get though is a HUGE BIG HIT IN AOE, enjoy.

    Second thing I mentioned was posture break. This thing is also terribly over tuned on several types of attack. These are guard breaks and jump attacks. When you wield two heavy weapons there are no point in doing anything but jump attacks. If you wield one heavy weapon, fastest way to defeat enemy would be spam guard breaks. That's it, there is no more depth to the game.

    I really do not like the directions these games are going and as a big fan it is incredibly disappointing. Even games like Assassins Creed which are often used as an example of lazy game development now have more in-depth combat than famous souls series and this it is utterly disappointing.    … Expand
  76. Sinnednhoj
    May 4, 2022
    0
    A lot has already been said about the superb lore and gameplay, and for that, I laud the developers. But for goodness sake, when will they fix the English language issue in Asia? I spent the money to buy the game just like everyone else around the world did, so why am I stuck with a version of a game that runs in languages I don't understand? It's been 2 months, and it seems that nothingA lot has already been said about the superb lore and gameplay, and for that, I laud the developers. But for goodness sake, when will they fix the English language issue in Asia? I spent the money to buy the game just like everyone else around the world did, so why am I stuck with a version of a game that runs in languages I don't understand? It's been 2 months, and it seems that nothing is being done to fix this issue. NOT EVERYONE IN ASIA IS CHINESE, KOREAN, THAI, OR JAPANESE.… Expand
  77. j1uw
    Dec 12, 2022
    0
    Trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrash.
  78. Arie174
    Jun 23, 2022
    1
    I feel for the critics who seem to be unable to call this game for what it is, which is borderline boring. seems like everyone is afraid to say that the Emperor has no clothes.
    what a terrible game this turned out to be. 2022 game with worse graphics than a 2018 game and no "next gen" features.
    There is no story, it's all about boss fights and they try to make the game longer just by    I feel for the critics who seem to be unable to call this game for what it is, which is borderline boring. seems like everyone is afraid to say that the Emperor has no clothes.
    what a terrible game this turned out to be. 2022 game with worse graphics than a 2018 game and no "next gen" features.
    There is no story, it's all about boss fights and they try to make the game longer just by making it harder to proceed rather than creating missions and stuff.
    there is a reason the retail price of this game has fallen by almost 50% since release (in Australia).
    total waste of money    … Expand
  79. Bubsy3d21
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    Game is trash, God of War Ragnarök should have won game of the year. Elden Ring is a complete garbage game made for soyboys who like "deep" lore (the lore is shallow as hell) and is a complete pushover.
  80. comrazi12
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    Terrible. No story, no voice acting, just cheap mechanics for edgy players.
  81. Bigmanhoey
    Dec 9, 2022
    4
    Overrated to bits the game is medicore at best didn't enjoy it for a single minute
  82. O_DuckiO_o
    May 8, 2022
    4
    I loved this game when it first came out but every single update has made me want a refund. They've made so your mount will run forward just by being on it. Spells will target directly into the floor; they've booster enemies coding to react to controller actions predicting player movements. I get that part of the appeal is supposed to be the randomized structure of the same move behavingI loved this game when it first came out but every single update has made me want a refund. They've made so your mount will run forward just by being on it. Spells will target directly into the floor; they've booster enemies coding to react to controller actions predicting player movements. I get that part of the appeal is supposed to be the randomized structure of the same move behaving several ways but it being based off camera angles means you will use the same move 3 times and sometimes they will go 3 times the distance and sometimes they simply work only directly in front of you. I hate these updates and I liked the game I bought but hate the game theyve updated it into… Expand
  83. Kiioo7
    Mar 24, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow nice dark souls 6 game… Expand
  84. Ramy230116
    May 15, 2022
    1
    I rarely post negative reviews but I feel like I need to in this instance.

    I was super excited for this game, I would say it was my most anticipated release of the year and it was the main drive in me purchasing a PS5 before playing. I’m extremely disappointed with it. There is no explanation as how to play, other than minor hints and a short tutorial and these are not enough as it’s    I rarely post negative reviews but I feel like I need to in this instance.

    I was super excited for this game, I would say it was my most anticipated release of the year and it was the main drive in me purchasing a PS5 before playing. I’m extremely disappointed with it. There is no explanation as how to play, other than minor hints and a short tutorial and these are not enough as it’s quite a complicated. I put hours into researching how to actually play the game before being able to do so, which is not really what you want from a video game where you play to have fun and essentially switch off from real life. A Skyrim type intro would have been better to assist new players in learning the world and it’s dynamics. I’ve put hours and hours into this and feel as though I have gotten nowhere and it’s pretty much got to the stage where I feel like Im forcing myself to carry on playing. I have played the Soul games on PS3/PS4 and enjoyed these (with the exception of Bloodbourne, which I really did not like). Elden Ring, for me, really did not hit the mark. The combat and controls feel clunky and slow, which is not what you expect from a brand new game. You end up getting killed constantly pretty much for this reason. With the controls, it feels like you are playing in 2002 on a PS2 and not 2022 on a PS5.

    There are bugs (as you would expect), which I normally can overlook (I played Cyberpunk 2077 at launch and still played even though it was buggy as hell) however, I can’t overlook dodges continually not registering in combat and being killed because of this. When you are killed you drop all of the runes you have grinded for (you need runes for upgrading and purchasing) and are out back to wherever the last grace site was. It’s beyond frustrating. There’s no real indication as to where to go, so you are continually walking around lost. Sure, the grace sites point to where you should be going, however, if you miss one you are pretty much on your own and they almost always point towards some boss or other which is pretty much impossible to beat and you end up getting yourself killed or you have to run away and you’re lost again. This was also marketed very much on the fact that George RR Martin was involved in the writing. The sorry is lacklustre, stupidly complicated and nothing special, nothing is explained and you feel like you have no idea what the hell is going on. It really is not something which you would expect the creator game of thrones to have written (although he was involved in writing the final GOT tv series so maybe I should have expected it to be a bit rubbish)

    The scenery is amazing and it looks just as you would expect a true fantasy game to look, however it was not enough to keep me playing.

    TLDR: Overhyped, mediocre, complicated for the sake of being complicated, no direction and overall just crap    … Expand
  85. Zarxx
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    juego qlo malo ojala no saquen un souls like nunca mas en la historia de los videojuegos, saludos.
  86. Purgamentum
    Apr 4, 2022
    0
    es una reverenda mierda este juego, no gasten su dinero en esto a menos que quieran perderlo junto al tiempo que lleve intentar jugar esta aberración
  87. jorje_mamasitas
    Mar 15, 2022
    1
    Definetly the worst game from the soul series, as it even gets to be called a "soul series game" even though it pretends (or was marketed pretending to) be something new and different. It is not. The game is a poor mixture of Dark Souls 3, Bloodborne and Sekiro. It's absolutely generic, as it copies infinite secondary and mini-bosses from the previous games. The game is an eternal liop inDefinetly the worst game from the soul series, as it even gets to be called a "soul series game" even though it pretends (or was marketed pretending to) be something new and different. It is not. The game is a poor mixture of Dark Souls 3, Bloodborne and Sekiro. It's absolutely generic, as it copies infinite secondary and mini-bosses from the previous games. The game is an eternal liop in a poor open word, boring and repetitive, with no plot (contrary to what was sold, using the name of George R. R. Martin). After all that, graphics were far better on Demon Souls. Even still, the game struggles to load scenarios, hardly runs smooth on 60 fps using the performance mode and has a lot of issues. For example, I had one boss, wich was so generic I can't remind his name, being sanding still at his final 10% of life waiting for me to put him out of misery (wich was probably being a part of this game). Never seen such an overrated game. I only recomend it if you are in for some dark souls copied gameplay, wich may be fun. Don't expect more than that.… Expand
  88. Lordofcinder
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    Very derivative with questionable enemy design where difficulty is achieved via bad design as opposed to organically occurring. Graphically mediocre. Lackluster narrative delivery as usual. Nothing worthy here, I’d just replay ds3.
  89. AlgorosX
    Jun 7, 2022
    2
    Way to easy - to much boss and enemy recycling
    Hugh world but not unique enough. Main bosses are good fights but always much to easy
  90. anotherjmc
    Jun 18, 2022
    2
    Imagine someone who doesn’t read Chinese and can play the game only in Chinese, yes, now you know how it feels. No English support in Taiwan. It is really frustrating, how can it be assumed that everyone can read the language of the country they live in? Why can’t English be added as an option??
  91. violet97
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    Elden Ring is developed by From Software and published by Bandai Namco Games
  92. Sheek360
    Nov 30, 2022
    0
    Not fun at all. I can see why others like it though. But the graphics for the vegetation like trees and grass, were horrid. The pacing was odd too
  93. GaymerRobz
    Dec 5, 2022
    2
    I fell for the hype but honestly.. the exploration of the world is fun but models look samey very quickly and character customisation in terms of the way you look is not expansive so I felt like an npc very quickly. As I popped in casually I found the game to difficult to find rewarding and winning didn’t really feel rewarding as It was just a dmg spam fest or luck.

    Oh and the multiplayer    I fell for the hype but honestly.. the exploration of the world is fun but models look samey very quickly and character customisation in terms of the way you look is not expansive so I felt like an npc very quickly. As I popped in casually I found the game to difficult to find rewarding and winning didn’t really feel rewarding as It was just a dmg spam fest or luck.

    Oh and the multiplayer is frustrating as hell, Why can you not just invite someone?    … Expand
  94. dhouse44
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Trash game no story terrible combat system just boring after a while good filler game though until you’re waiting to play something good like god of war ragnorak… Expand
  95. sterkerr
    Dec 7, 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.
  96. KJYa
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    Horrible Experience Horrible experience Horrible experience horrible experience
  97. War2022
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    Kill, die, repeat. Bland....................................................
  98. boopdoops
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    Easiest souls game with a lackluster story and ps4 graphics despite being not only AAA and taking years to develop
  99. AntroM
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    el juego parece un dlc de los souls, y ta aburrido, y pelado si ves esto, kk
  100. XdprodX
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    Boring Game, only a little group of people can play this game. Other souls more better than this new souls. Many boss repetitive and the only good thing is the map.
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Universal acclaim - based on 86 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 86
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  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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