Elden Ring

 PlayStation 5
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12214 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9,064 out of 12214
  2. Mixed: 809 out of 12214
  3. Negative: 2,341 out of 12214
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  1. hemnnamiq23
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    A very very very very very very bad game in 2022 !! graphic . story . gameplay
  2. Azlaan
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    This game is fire when I turn the TV off
  3. ClairePlayer
    Feb 10, 2023
    0
    EXTREMELY overrated!
    Tons of reused assets, technically mediocre/outdated, repetitive enemies/bosses, very static and lifeless open world.
  4. marlon155
    Jun 24, 2023
    0
    I can't believe I spent almost my hard earned money on this game, very bad, graphics, bad, horrible gameplay, didn't deserve game of the year
  5. M0joBad
    Oct 31, 2022
    0
    This game is a mass-marketing extravaganza. Between the game industry's self-serving promotional tactics and the rabid, frothing DS fanboys, this entire thing is a groaning sham. This game is mediocre for a DS game, let alone GOY! (Pant! Pant!). The game itself is just not that engaging, it feels hollow, weird and even punitive if you don't strictly follow the DS meta plan(s). However, theThis game is a mass-marketing extravaganza. Between the game industry's self-serving promotional tactics and the rabid, frothing DS fanboys, this entire thing is a groaning sham. This game is mediocre for a DS game, let alone GOY! (Pant! Pant!). The game itself is just not that engaging, it feels hollow, weird and even punitive if you don't strictly follow the DS meta plan(s). However, the marketing and salivating is extraordinary. Nice job convincing everybody this title will cause them change their religious views.… Expand
  6. Fire-typhoon123
    Apr 6, 2023
    2
    First off let me start by saying I've beaten the game twice and platinumed it as i felt compelled to do so after spending 70 bucks on it. Now lets begin by noting how half of the people who bought the game were misled by false advertisement & paid reviewers. Sadly I'm one of those that were fooled. The souls genre has existed for quite sometime and I never bothered with it since its not myFirst off let me start by saying I've beaten the game twice and platinumed it as i felt compelled to do so after spending 70 bucks on it. Now lets begin by noting how half of the people who bought the game were misled by false advertisement & paid reviewers. Sadly I'm one of those that were fooled. The souls genre has existed for quite sometime and I never bothered with it since its not my type of game but when elden ring came out the whole "reviewers community" heralded it as the second coming of christ saying it was something truly innovative and never before seen. Just like how these people lied to us about cyberpunk 2077, gow ragnarok or Hogwarts legacy they did the same with elden ring. Elden ring is by no means an "Open World rpg". That'd be witcher 3 and skyrim. This outdated piece of junk is not that. Its very much dark souls 4 with a few new bosses and multiple recycled mini bosses spread out on an open field. So less linear but not open world since "open world" means a world that's lived in, has many activities and elaborate side quests and has NPC hubs like towns and villages. Meanwhile elden ring's map is more like a battlefield with moments of respite. The graphics and gameplay is straight outta 2010 and its unbelievable how these critics didn't talk about all these reused bosses & animations from previous souls games and the god awful graphics that belong in the ps3 era. The only pretty thing in the game is the skybox and hence different skyboxes are used to mask the ugliness of the game's graphics. The gameplay is not half as good as bloodborne which is a game i liked for its aesthetic & freshness back when it released. Not to mention the artificial difficulty it has that makes the game quite hard at the start and the only way to get better is to grind for runes and memorize the bosses' 10 hit combo attacks with input reading and delayed attacks lol.

    Unlike other games there is no story at all. And if you tell this to souls fanboys they'll ask you to read descriptions and notes. This is not good storytelling. There isn't a quest log where you track your quests and apparently that's really innovative. I can't mention a single thing that this game does well and i still can't fathom how it won multiple awards. But i guess that's what happens when all other games released in the year were also mediocre. I'd take any of the recent bloated assassin's creed games over this trash any day of the week. With that being said i enjoyed a few of the main bosses and helping other players online to beat them.    … Expand
  7. Lemures
    Jul 20, 2022
    4
    It's just not for me. Couldn't even play it. Really this game is designed for people that have played and already like From Soft games. The designers really didn't care about any other gamer demographic. This didn't surprise me tho. I had bought Sekiro day one ready to love that game and had to sell it after not being able to parry hardly at all. So this time I knew to not buy EldenIt's just not for me. Couldn't even play it. Really this game is designed for people that have played and already like From Soft games. The designers really didn't care about any other gamer demographic. This didn't surprise me tho. I had bought Sekiro day one ready to love that game and had to sell it after not being able to parry hardly at all. So this time I knew to not buy Elden Ring and instead try playing a copy a friend of mine bought. Really glad I didn't get it. To make matters worse, the fan base tends to attract really toxic behavior. Say anything about struggling to learn or play the game or it's design and you get a plethora of toxic attacks. That's not fun. That's not what gaming is about in my opinion. Be warned… Expand
  8. RodNot
    Dec 18, 2022
    0
    Boring, spent 20 hours into the game all I felt is
    Ike I'm working. Story is weak & conversations are 0. Even your enemies it's like they are muted. Overrated simply
  9. Pizarrator
    Nov 18, 2022
    2
    Funciona muy mal en PS5. Este juego hace que la consola se caliente excesivamente y suene como un avión. Es el juego del año, pero no en esta plataforma.
  10. Gukalow
    Nov 18, 2022
    0
    Плохая графика. Проседает фпс больше рекламировать. gow ragnarok получит goty
  11. P-taH
    Feb 5, 2023
    0
    This game is mind blowingly stupid. You will die a 1000 times and lose your stuff before anything significant happens. I cannot understand how this pile of crap got game of the year. The combat mechanics are absolute trash. This game is just another version of bloodborne or dark souls so why is there so much hype about it? Nothing new or creative. This game is way over hyped and extremelyThis game is mind blowingly stupid. You will die a 1000 times and lose your stuff before anything significant happens. I cannot understand how this pile of crap got game of the year. The combat mechanics are absolute trash. This game is just another version of bloodborne or dark souls so why is there so much hype about it? Nothing new or creative. This game is way over hyped and extremely frustrating to play and the graphics are ok not great. The frame rate always gets choppy and runs like crap not polished at all… Expand
  12. codie_fishes
    Nov 17, 2022
    0
    Worst game ever bosses feel the same all you do is dodge hit dodge hit not satisfying gameplay god of war better
  13. Supremegreenz10
    Nov 30, 2022
    4
    Honestly after about 20 hours it felt so empty that I just moved onto something else. It's just bigger dark souls with no map or quest log. It's designed to make you wander around to find a bunch of stuff that means nothing, but occasionally you'll find a boss and a sword you're never going to use anyway. Good for challenge, but the technical performance is just awful so it's evenHonestly after about 20 hours it felt so empty that I just moved onto something else. It's just bigger dark souls with no map or quest log. It's designed to make you wander around to find a bunch of stuff that means nothing, but occasionally you'll find a boss and a sword you're never going to use anyway. Good for challenge, but the technical performance is just awful so it's even harder because of that… Expand
  14. VillainZ3r0
    Dec 26, 2022
    0
    Game is slow and boring asl. It's a niche game for a niche market. ONLY enjoyable for people that enjoy games that are unnecessarily extremely difficult. Trash game otherwise
  15. comixian120
    Jan 30, 2023
    0
    This game is one of the best I have ever played! Combining all elements from previous Souls games and adding a lush open-world environment, this game has literally 1,000s of hours of engaging fun without any microtransaction BS most games nowadays seem to throw out there. Please invest in this game! You will not be sorry! ;)
  16. k7alood
    Apr 5, 2023
    0
    bad game boring enemy all mechanics was taken form the souls-borne games ..
  17. KillerQueen009
    Apr 30, 2023
    0
    لعبه تراش ومنفوخه وزق على الي يحبها العالم خايس والاستكشاف من ازبل ما رأته عيني والقصه معطوبه والبوسز ميه فيه بعضهم يمشي والبعض الثاني تراش واغلب الميني بوسز مكررين ومخيسين وحتى بعض البوسز من الاخر لعبه زي الزق لحد يلعبهالعبه تراش ومنفوخه وزق على الي يحبها العالم خايس والاستكشاف من ازبل ما رأته عيني والقصه معطوبه والبوسز ميه فيه بعضهم يمشي والبعض الثاني تراش واغلب الميني بوسز مكررين ومخيسين وحتى بعض البوسز من الاخر لعبه زي الزق لحد يلعبها
  18. jpw78
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    Wow i've never seen such a overhyped game since Cyberpunk. The graphics looked like they came straight from PS3. Runs like trash across all platforms, and gets 10/10 ?
  19. Skyhan
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    I'm sorry you don't deserve this many points. I hope the media of the game will be more honest on this occasion. No one can fool the players.
  20. Sinceritad
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    how from software managed to get out of a masterpiece like Sekiro for this? this game is overrated, it is never worth 100, unfortunately we live in a world where fanaticism and money speak louder, and clearly the analyzes made by "specialists gamers " are bought, this is not possible.
    apart from the fanboys, it's the worst part of the souls games, it's ridiculous, I feel like throwing up    how from software managed to get out of a masterpiece like Sekiro for this? this game is overrated, it is never worth 100, unfortunately we live in a world where fanaticism and money speak louder, and clearly the analyzes made by "specialists gamers " are bought, this is not possible.
    apart from the fanboys, it's the worst part of the souls games, it's ridiculous, I feel like throwing up when I see youtubers calling this epic, calling this game innovative, the fans of the souls series are children in men's bodies.
    this game all bugged
    this game has horrible framerate drops
    this game has problems with texture, and pop in
    the grass appears out of nowhere in front of you
    the story is non-existent
    I will be honest without fanaticism
    Sekiro is great
    dark souls great
    bloodborne is great
    Elden ring got lost in the greed of the developers, they were blind, the success of their games left the developers blind and the blindness made them think that their audience would swallow any garbage and they are right, the fanboys will swallow any garbage and will swallow this garbage    … Expand
  21. Azirmandias
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Worst game Ive ever seen in my whole life,and trust me I have seen a lot of things in my life as a whole
  22. Schtoepper
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    I was fooled by all the good reviews! What's wrong with the game testers, please? I knew what I was getting into when I started Elden Ring: it's a Dark Souls 4 in an open world. I had a few hours of fun with Dark Souls 3, so I wanted to give the game a chance. So I got infected by the countless good reviews and bought the game yesterday for 60 euros. But then what do I have to experienceI was fooled by all the good reviews! What's wrong with the game testers, please? I knew what I was getting into when I started Elden Ring: it's a Dark Souls 4 in an open world. I had a few hours of fun with Dark Souls 3, so I wanted to give the game a chance. So I got infected by the countless good reviews and bought the game yesterday for 60 euros. But then what do I have to experience on my PS5. Underground graphics - PS3 niveau - (even Dark Souls 3 was better by lengths!!!) many jerks and frame pacing problems. The fight is an absolute horror with it. The controls are so imprecise, and the HitBoxes are a disgrace to this series. No PS5 controller specific features implemented! I hope I can find someone to buy this game from me who has more fun with it. I am out, FromSoftware. In the future, only at budget price, or when there are demo versions (see Cyberpunk 2077, Project Red finally got it after 1.5 years). The gaming industry is so broken! What's wrong with the test magazines. A game in this technical state can't be a 10/10. Many other games have been devalued and punished because of this - but not so here. Dear game testers, please be objective again!!!… Expand
  23. khorosho12
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    bad graphics awful controls stuttering monotonic
    reusing actions from past work
  24. wz2425
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    clunky movement, input lag, unresponsive control, stupid hitboxes, and it gets 97 overral rating? game industry is dying
  25. fabriciox
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    Overrated game has nothing new just the free world the rest of DKS3 xerox there is an impressive collective madness about this game
  26. nicocacolax
    Feb 28, 2022
    2
    I am new to SOUL game, but experienced with witcher 3, red dead and GTA type of open world game. I only purchased this open world game after all these amazing critic review…

    After spending about 5hrs on the game over the course of 2 days, I’m disappointed and frustrated. I am still at the starting part of the limegrave. There are serious problem with the camera control during combat or    I am new to SOUL game, but experienced with witcher 3, red dead and GTA type of open world game. I only purchased this open world game after all these amazing critic review…

    After spending about 5hrs on the game over the course of 2 days, I’m disappointed and frustrated. I am still at the starting part of the limegrave. There are serious problem with the camera control during combat or maybe I am just not used to it. Tested confessor then astrologist class both very challenging for beginner. Honestly, I had high hope for this game, but the game play sucks. It’s boring and graphics aren’t next generation for ps5    … Expand
  27. Civkik
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    I'm sorry but this game is not fun. Constantly grinding and getting killed with no direction or end to the madness. I shouldn't have to look at guides to be able to complete a game. Been playing games for a couple decades. It sucks.
  28. SoulsGamesSuck
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    This is literally worst AAA game of past 10 years. This is absolutely awful, pathetic, insanely bad.
  29. kolorahl
    Mar 1, 2022
    4
    I'm not sure why this game gets such perfect scores from review sites, but since you can read the positives everywhere on the internet even when you're not trying to, let me detail some of the negatives about what is effectively Dark Souls in a brighter environment.

    You can't pause. Let's say you have an actual life, like your doorbell rings or your child starts screaming or anything    I'm not sure why this game gets such perfect scores from review sites, but since you can read the positives everywhere on the internet even when you're not trying to, let me detail some of the negatives about what is effectively Dark Souls in a brighter environment.

    You can't pause. Let's say you have an actual life, like your doorbell rings or your child starts screaming or anything else that interrupts you - no pausing, even if you're offline and playing solo. It's 2022 and we're going to give a 10/10 to a game that you can't pause when you're playing solo? Absurd.

    The graphics aren't great. They're good, but not great. Certainly an upgrade, but nothing exceptional. And the entire UI looks like it's still the original Dark Souls garbage. They even seem to be using a ton of the same sounds. It's like they reused as many assets as possible to avoid having to actually create something new when creating a new game.

    I appreciate more tutorial-like encounters to help ease you into the world, but the tutorial section is optional and "hidden" behind an obtuse message that should have just ended with "go here for a tutorial". Basically adding the ability to be more user-friendly without explicitly being more user-friendly.

    I was expecting way better from the story given the involvement of George RR Martin, but no, it's just as **** and mostly non-existent as any other Dark Souls game. And the writing of the dialog is super cringe most of the time.

    For context, Witcher 3, which is vastly superior to this game in almost every aspect, received a lower overall score with fewer perfect scores in all. Yet Witcher 3 is more suitable to a multitude of play types and difficulty levels, still has better graphics than this game does despite a 7-year release gap, great dialog and voice acting (overall), an amazing story with wonderful side quests, and you can pause the game if you need to.

    The only reason I can imagine for this game getting so much critical acclaim is because there's some weird hard-on that the gaming community at large has for Dark Souls. It skews opinions and even rejects common sense at times, in favor of worshipping Dark Souls despite everything that is obviously dated and ill-fitting to a modern gaming experience from a big-name studio that should definitely have the budget and expertise to produce better.    … Expand
  30. Ocell2
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    최적화 똥망겜임. 제대로 즐기려면 패치 두세번은 더 진행되야 할것같은데. 이정도 문제있는 게임을 그냥 소울류까 닥치고 만점 줘버린 웹진들도 문제가 심각함.
  31. Justausername
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    I have absolutely never in my life hated anything more than this game. I hate it more than Star Wars Last Jedi and Last of Us 2 combined.
  32. Speed6245
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    No option for English if bought in Asia. It's year 2022, and we still have this non sense language lock.
  33. erencalbay
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    How it is possible 10/10 for this game ? I am sorry but this game deserve max 7-8 score because this game is overrated and published with media inflation.
  34. arteebip5
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    This is one of the worst games I have ever played in my entire life. Drastically outdated graphics
    Ridiculous frame rate drops and pop in
    Unresponsive controls that simply don’t work
    Do not believe the hype this is a very bad game
  35. Zwei76
    Mar 3, 2022
    1
    The same game over and over and over and over and over and over and over...
  36. YasserGx
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    The official MENA account of bandai said the game will support Arabic language, but they lied and the game doesn't support Arabic!!!!
    How come!
    The Arabic language are spoken by hundreds of millions!
  37. Esquizo
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Why 97?? Lazy and barren open-world , technically outdated, outdated graphics, outdated animations, assets reused EVERYWHERE, generic/reskin enemies EVERYWHERE.
  38. Rakibul209
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    One of the most poorly optimized game I've played this year. Started playing it on PS5 and had huge frame drops in performance mode. Switched to PC and the port is even worse, there's no high refresh-rate support. Lots of stuttering issues, not to mention graphically it looks very bland and mediocre. Huge let-down.
  39. Ennead
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    This game is so hard, i wish i didnt buy it. it drives me crazy, i played 10 hours. İ cant get a refund
  40. The_dominant
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    Dissapointing game ,
    Graphics = 3
    Gameplay = 2
    Story = Confusing
    Filled with technical issues and glitches .

    Critics praised this game to a hypocrite level , nobody mentioned most of the negative points .

    No negative review , something was not right from the start .
  41. Stewyi
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Performance horrible, drop, pop-in
    Des boss mémorable et c'est tout. Quel ennui !
  42. ProtocoleYURI
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    The game is too hard. I have a full-time job, I don't have time for this. I don't understand how a niche game like this can be praised so much. Some people don't want to waste their time.
  43. SnoopX
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    The graphics remind me of a PS3 game. Jesus....This game needs to take some tips from Horizon FB
  44. Joel_joppy5
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    I was very excited to jump in to this game the anticipation was there for many years but after playing the game for many many hours leveling up to level 33 I suffered a glitch where I lost my game save and have to start again from the start this is so annoying that games are released broken on day one and we have to wait for them to get fixed up by patches this is not acceptable by todayI was very excited to jump in to this game the anticipation was there for many years but after playing the game for many many hours leveling up to level 33 I suffered a glitch where I lost my game save and have to start again from the start this is so annoying that games are released broken on day one and we have to wait for them to get fixed up by patches this is not acceptable by today standards.… Expand
  45. Ramza2b
    Mar 1, 2022
    4
    Not sure what I was expecting. Something else besides dark souls: open world edition.
  46. Thefatbiffa
    Mar 2, 2022
    3
    If you like dark souls 3. And you want to spend the same money as a full price game for what is effectively a dlc of dark souls 3, this game is for you. This game is such an insult to gamers that they didn't even change the hud from dark souls to make the new ip feel new. Cut and paste game with dated graphics and frame rate issues. Avoid
  47. xTracktor
    Mar 2, 2022
    1
    Playing on PS5, graphic is more than bad, not even close to next gen... just another souls crap
  48. Erockcity
    Mar 2, 2022
    1
    If you've never played before, don't. Prepare for a support-less aimless wondering into story-less pointless battle after battle. Quest? What quest? Just wonder around, die a few times and call it amazing...
  49. dmw1
    Mar 5, 2022
    2
    After listening to all the hype about Elden Ring, the legendary G.R.R.Martin was involved in the story and this game is likely to be the best RPG open world game ever, I thought I would give Elden Ring a go. I booted up the game and was instantly impressed with the character creation so was excited to get stuck in.

    Now, I have never played a FromSoftware game and I am aware that their    After listening to all the hype about Elden Ring, the legendary G.R.R.Martin was involved in the story and this game is likely to be the best RPG open world game ever, I thought I would give Elden Ring a go. I booted up the game and was instantly impressed with the character creation so was excited to get stuck in.

    Now, I have never played a FromSoftware game and I am aware that their games are very hard so I kept that in mind when I died the first few times and accepted my fate. However after hours upon hours of dying, my excitement soon faded. I was getting pretty sick of getting instantly destroyed and was not enjoying myself at all. I decided to read some guides and endless 'GiT gUd ScRuB' comments for some guidance. Souls veterans were saying that the enjoyment comes from finally defeating a tough enemy that has previously been killing you with ease. Yet when I finally managed to defeat the challenging foe, I felt more annoyed with myself that I hadn't killed it sooner and was angry that I had let a game annoy me so much. As I moved on following my victory, I was then able to relive this ordeal and experience the same emotions when I fought my next, harder, nemesis. This revolving door of death, death, small victory and death plunged me in state of anxiety and stress which made me feel legitimately nervous whilst playing this game, eagerly awaiting any enjoyment.

    To add to the stress are the other game mechanics. There is no quest log so I struggled to keep track of what I was doing, who I have spoken to or where I was meant to be going. Some souls veterans advise new players to use a diary/notebook when playing a FromSoftware game to keep track of quests... Something that could be achieved by having a quest log built into the game. Secondly, the controls often feel pretty sluggish/janky. For example in the heat of (losing yet another) battle, when trying to change my weapon from one-handed to two-handed to deal more damage or mount my steed to make a hasty getaway only to accidentally use some useless item in my pouch has proved to be fatal several times. Also in the same frantic panic, I tried to pause the game to get a bit of respite and check my inventory. As I tried to navigate to complicated pause menu, I quickly learned to my horror that this game does not pause and continues to run which inevitably proved to be fatal. When I finally managed to traverse through the poorly constructed inventory and equipment menu, I found my summons which I had unlocked earlier. I slotted them into my pouch and ventured forth, only to find out that the summons get to pick and chose when and where they can be summoned, which of course, also proved to be fatal.. yet again.

    Visually, despite being far from 60fps on the PS5, Elden Ring still looks really nice in places and discovering new areas can be exciting. However this excitement was soon replaced by the familiar anxiety and stress of being permanently close to death. Trying to take in a new view was often cut short by a new type of enemy one-shotting me from a mile away or some giant using me for a soft landing.

    I truly was excited to play this game as it has been hyped and marketed as the best RPG ever. The customisation of your character is brilliant and (although feeling empty and devoid of non-hostile NPCs/towns/markets etc) the open world does feels very explorable. BUT as I've mentioned a few times, the difficulty ruins this game for regular RPG players who are not familiar with or fans of Souls-Borne games. Personally, my free time has become limited due to life taking it's course and I play games to enjoy what spare time I have left. I do not find being held hostage in a constant state of anxiety, stress and annoyance until I pay the ransom of endless trial and error an enjoyable experience. Because of this I have since returned my copy of Elden Ring so I can spend my refunded money on something that will not waste my time.    … Expand
  50. Christopher899
    Mar 11, 2022
    0
    If you like games with no story, ps2 graphics, nintendo64 physics , corrupted save files and boring bosses that take hours to beat definitely pick this up. Worst game ever.
  51. Huitzilopochtli
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    The game is Dark Souls 3 with a horse. The PS5 version is broken; the best way to play is on a digital PS4 version on PS5 with backwards compatibility. The PS5 version, even on Performance mode, cannot hit 60 fps or stably run the game without massive frame drops. I guess Fromsoftware extended their cryptic methods usually used for storytelling to how to purchase and play the game.

    -No    The game is Dark Souls 3 with a horse. The PS5 version is broken; the best way to play is on a digital PS4 version on PS5 with backwards compatibility. The PS5 version, even on Performance mode, cannot hit 60 fps or stably run the game without massive frame drops. I guess Fromsoftware extended their cryptic methods usually used for storytelling to how to purchase and play the game.

    -No new ideas. Exchange runes for souls, the maiden for firelink shrine maiden, tarnished for hollowed, etc. It's the lore of Dark Souls with new names. George RR Martin had little to no impact on the story.
    -Ugly graphics, especially compared to Demon's Souls Remake. Elden Ring looks like a PS2 game by comparison
    -Copy-paste combat from Dark Souls 3; just dodge, hit, and dodge.
    -Boring setting. How many games in general and in the Soulsborne series are going to be set in Medieval Western Europe? Choose a new setting like Sekiro or Bloodborne.
    -Open-world. Meaning you run across empty fields for 10 minutes to get to an actual fun part of the game.
    -Copy-paste enemies. The Black Knights from Dark Souls 1 are back, as well as the Crabs from 3. I haven't seen an original enemy yet.

    Every version of this game (PS5, PC, etc) is technically broken with invisible enemies, freezes, FPS drops, stuttering where you teleport from one area to another, crashes to white screen, and more. Even without these grips, there is nothing new or exciting here.

    The AAA gaming industry has released one buggy, unfinished copy-paste game after another. In the future this game, alongside Cyberpunk 2077, will be seen as epitome of our increasingly dumbed down and decadent era.    … Expand
  52. OmegaAP
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Game is Empty and has no story. Seems like just battle system is there. 97 is not deserved. Overrated
  53. Crapcrap
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    most overrated and most boring game of all time, game crashes every 15 min, the graphics aren't that great, it's overhyped by fanboys !
  54. AlessandroVS
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    Too hard game! The boss fight are not balanced!!! It is good only for frustrated people.
  55. Dpedroza1998
    Mar 2, 2022
    3
    Game is too hard and that automatically makes it a terrible game. Games shouldn't be this hard
  56. Cry130
    Mar 13, 2022
    0
    Over-hyped and under preforming in fun factor. Over-hyped and laughable performance.
  57. davygravy93
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Dark souls but with stupid level gates and mechanics straight ripped from breath of the wild. Want to explore like the old games? Too bad because artificial difficulty awaits. I guess it's much easier to over inflate health bars than it is to create interesting encounters.
  58. Dr3aMz
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    WINDOWS 10 only? when Dark Souls 3 worked perfectly on Windows 7? Unacceptable.
  59. dicethrower
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Still don’t understand how this game can’t perform at 60fps and combat movement is too slow to react as if there no point to dodge. It’s like playing ds1 again when i expect different experience.
  60. ChipSkylark
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    This is a completely unbiased review. I actually like DS. It is a game that is fully committed to being itself and doesn't pretend to be anything it's not. This game, through ALL fault of it's own, marketed itself to people who love open world RPG's but just couldn't fall in love with DS because of it's difficulty, repetitiveness and questionable mechanics. They knew that if they threw outThis is a completely unbiased review. I actually like DS. It is a game that is fully committed to being itself and doesn't pretend to be anything it's not. This game, through ALL fault of it's own, marketed itself to people who love open world RPG's but just couldn't fall in love with DS because of it's difficulty, repetitiveness and questionable mechanics. They knew that if they threw out George RR Martin's name, promoted "open world" and talked about how this game is a departure from the Souls series for a variety of different reasons, that they would gain a MASSIVE amount of new players. Do you think FromSoftware isn't aware that the majority of people purchase games digitally (AKA not able to be returned) these days? It was a total win win for them. The worst thing that happens is they sell a ridiculous amount of copies, recruit players who were on the fence about Souls games (doesn't matter if they don't like it after the fact), and retain their loyal player base who love DS so that there are enough good reviews to keep up a positive image. A clear bait and switch.… Expand
  61. Yamothasucka
    Feb 27, 2022
    3
    It does not deserve a goose egg at all but this game is still frustratingly hard and the devs said its more accessible then other games don't really believe in that statement and yeah this game is getting a pass on things like performance issues where other games get torched for it it is not fair
  62. blueflikk04
    Mar 1, 2022
    1
    I was hopeful to play this game here in asia but what already happen is this game is region lock. I know it is my fault not checking everything but can you blame for being excited to play this game since critics gave it a 97 score here in Metacritic.
    All I ask is to update the game where there is no region lock for us here in asia using HK accounts. I hope from Software is working on this issue.
  63. Nyff
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    Such a downgrade, gameplay is so slow and it makes me sick. The character is heavy. I don't like the game at all
  64. psbrann
    Mar 16, 2022
    0
    I have no idea how this overhyped garbage is selling so well. I genuinely am boggled out of my mind. The graphics and mechanics wouldn’t have been okay if this was released in 2016 let alone 2022!!!! Wtf is up with the standards of people. They continuously get lower and the gaming companies notice. They don’t sell underdeveloped garbage just because they want to, they know they can andI have no idea how this overhyped garbage is selling so well. I genuinely am boggled out of my mind. The graphics and mechanics wouldn’t have been okay if this was released in 2016 let alone 2022!!!! Wtf is up with the standards of people. They continuously get lower and the gaming companies notice. They don’t sell underdeveloped garbage just because they want to, they know they can and some weirdo will still rate it a 10/10. Pathetic excuse of a game.… Expand
  65. Next_Gen
    Mar 13, 2022
    1
    If we look at broad range of video games, for example 1990 till 2022, Elden Ring achieves absolutely nothing new. One could only call it revolutionary if 1, you only play Souls games 2. Haven't played open world games before 3. You are blindfolded fanboy, who defends this game no matter what.

    These kinds of unique/cool looking huge bosses were already in Resident Evil 4 and were done    If we look at broad range of video games, for example 1990 till 2022, Elden Ring achieves absolutely nothing new. One could only call it revolutionary if 1, you only play Souls games 2. Haven't played open world games before 3. You are blindfolded fanboy, who defends this game no matter what.

    These kinds of unique/cool looking huge bosses were already in Resident Evil 4 and were done better. Let me remind you, this was 2005. Dead Space did similar thing with bosses, this was 2008. But what these games also had was story, depth, meaningful characters - Elden Ring has hardly any of that. Sure they were not open world, but in Elden Ring people clearly don't care about that "open world" anyway, they just run from one boss to another, that's the whole game. So in my opinion this comparison is fair.

    If we talk about open world games that have lots of huge monsters/bosses then Skyrim is amazing example for that, but that was 2011. And that game also had quest log, story and up to date graphics.

    So let me ask again, what is exactly so revolutionary and new in Elden Ring? What is this phenomenal new thing that this game supposedly archives? There's none of that. Taking away quest log, so you wont remember half the quests you did, is revolutionary?

    It's truly, truly sad to see that some people are actually trying to hype this game up and pretend like it's greatest thing ever, while very clearly these people have never even heard of games i just mentioned. I mean, if you love this game, good for you, play it forever i guess. All i wish for is just that there would be also normal games left for gamers who actually like to have fun and not die for one boss 200 times, just so you could figure out their move set, beat them and then move to next boss and repeat same thing 1000 times. No thank you.    … Expand
  66. 4119826
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Sadly the open world part is not just bad, it is one of the worst open world design in the world. I am just curious why most media gave this game 10/10? A dark soul 4 with bad open world design means perfect? I don't think so.
  67. gamesreviewer35
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    The name Elden Ring in itself is misleading. It's Elden Ring in name only. Should have just been called Dark Souls 4 instead as its the same tried and tried Dark Souls gameplay with the addition of an open world map and a horse. Enemy, dungeon variety and some backgrounds resembling paintings are some of the only unique redeeming features in an otherwise totally mediocre package with aThe name Elden Ring in itself is misleading. It's Elden Ring in name only. Should have just been called Dark Souls 4 instead as its the same tried and tried Dark Souls gameplay with the addition of an open world map and a horse. Enemy, dungeon variety and some backgrounds resembling paintings are some of the only unique redeeming features in an otherwise totally mediocre package with a boring empty world to navigate, no interesting navigation in the world outside of horse mounts, washed out last-gen visuals with a bleak depressing setting as well as numerous performance issues that are evident throughout. After giving this game a second chance, I just cannot see how this game possibly deserved all time high scores from reviewers. Maybe down the line with some additional DLC the game might improve further, but right now, I cannot recommend this game to anyone other than dedicated Souls fans. This has to go down as one of the most shameful chapters in game review history (with reviewers bias blatantly turning a blind eye to the games issues) with Elden Ring becoming one of the most overrated games of all time. There are far better open world games worth your time over this one.… Expand
  68. Samisoul567
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Performance is as bad as subway surfer on some dead android phone around 2012. Game is same exact copy of dark soul, it’s should be called as dlc with open world. Just because of aggressive fan base, reviewer are bound to give 10/10 otherwise soul fan just start to make loud noise and defame them saying “cowards”/ “Noob”. I was about to give 1 but the response of demon soul/ dark soul fb group made me rethink and give 0.… Expand
  69. DullaVG
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    Co-op sucks. I personally find souls games to be annoying (not difficult) but this one poses as a co-op then locks you out of co-op as you make progress. Could be better
  70. Badsheep
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    Don’t believe hype, this game is totally BS. Terrible controls with sluggish animation make this feel like ps1 era 3D platformer. Graphics are also adopted from that era too. Enemy AI is at par with super mario 3. If this game would have been released in 1995 I would understand all the praise, but in 2022.. I don’t know how much from software pay for these ”critic” reviews. I don't mindDon’t believe hype, this game is totally BS. Terrible controls with sluggish animation make this feel like ps1 era 3D platformer. Graphics are also adopted from that era too. Enemy AI is at par with super mario 3. If this game would have been released in 1995 I would understand all the praise, but in 2022.. I don’t know how much from software pay for these ”critic” reviews. I don't mind playing difficult games, but with this one difficulty dosen't come with difficult enemies or level design. It comes from the never endeng battle against unresponsive controls and canned animations. Since when bad game desing is called artistic vision?… Expand
  71. nickhei
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    The performance on PS5 is really bad.
    I can't imagine games can't lock on 60FPS on PS5.
    FPS is dipping to 4x FPS in any given fights. Unplayable! Graphics is bad. A lot of PS4 games beats it on graphics quality. Also, Sony won't let you get a refund even this game has huge FPS issues. Lying about their refund policy on their official website. Steam gave me a refund right away after    The performance on PS5 is really bad.
    I can't imagine games can't lock on 60FPS on PS5.
    FPS is dipping to 4x FPS in any given fights. Unplayable!
    Graphics is bad. A lot of PS4 games beats it on graphics quality.

    Also, Sony won't let you get a refund even this game has huge FPS issues. Lying about their refund policy on their official website.
    Steam gave me a refund right away after I tried the game and the game was stuttering every few second.
    I won't buy any games on playstation any more.
    DO NOT BUY GAMES ON PLAYSTATION.    … Expand
  72. TrumpsAnOrange
    Mar 29, 2022
    2
    Not enjoyable for me. Uninteresting story and lackluster graphics. Beautiful art direction though. If you like souls games you will like this for sure since it's the same as all previous ones
  73. ErminioOttone
    Feb 27, 2022
    2
    The game seems to be developed on ps3, the graphic is awful, the lazy developers are not even capable to reach a stable 60fps on series x, the assets are completely ricicled from past games, the loading times are too long.
    Despect to these unacceptable issues, i give 2 becouse the gameplay sometimes is quite funny, at despect of the frustrating difficulty of the bosses.
  74. Chrisbj
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is very Buggy. It is Not innovative at all. It does nothing different from all the other dark souls games. It's all hype and that's pretty much it. The graphics are trash buckets. It looks like a ps3 games… Expand
  75. harenm
    Apr 6, 2022
    1
    I don't think the game is bad, but it's not for me and the wide amount of talk and marketing I saw before I got the game implied this would be a game I could and would enjoy playing with others, and... frankly, from what I've heard, it's a standard FromSoftware game which is fine if you like that, but it seems not for me. Don't believe the hype and marketing, this is just anotherI don't think the game is bad, but it's not for me and the wide amount of talk and marketing I saw before I got the game implied this would be a game I could and would enjoy playing with others, and... frankly, from what I've heard, it's a standard FromSoftware game which is fine if you like that, but it seems not for me. Don't believe the hype and marketing, this is just another Soulsborne style game EXACTLY like the others but with open world. If you already like their games, you'll probably love this one, but if you don't... don't buy their games.

    Edit: on further play, this game is so incredibly buggy. I have fought a boss and half the fights they were bugged and so I couldn't do any damage... The game crashes while standing still in a calm area... just so buggy and broken.    … Expand
  76. Ashura12
    Sep 16, 2022
    0
    Granphic is terible in 2022 very bad story is understinable no points where to go combat crash gameplay crash everthing type same how another souls games just open world **** souls game ever made
  77. hxDaan
    Jun 7, 2022
    0
    Graphics are horrendous and there are an awful amount of framedrops. Very poorly optimized. Definetly doesnt deserve so many 10's
  78. MirdanHammer
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Might as well be called Dark Souls 4, or clunky souls. Horrid slow combat and bad animations. Recommend playing Ghosts of Tsushima instead, or the Demon’s Souls Remake.
  79. Yngve
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    Massively overrated game.

    Elden rings feels like its built from 80s simple game design with 90s 3d game controls. It’s more a hack and slash game and not much of an RPG. Soldiers and monsters fight along side against one common enemy – you. The AI is less than what found in the first Zelda game made in the 80s. Monsters and soldiers run in mindless circles and feel misplaced on the    Massively overrated game.

    Elden rings feels like its built from 80s simple game design with 90s 3d game controls. It’s more a hack and slash game and not much of an RPG.

    Soldiers and monsters fight along side against one common enemy – you. The AI is less than what found in the first Zelda game made in the 80s. Monsters and soldiers run in mindless circles and feel misplaced on the map. You can kill a soldier in clear sight in front of another soldier and they won’t mind.

    Controls are simple and close to what you expect from the first 3d console games of the 90s. This game is also difficult for the wrong reasons. When you fight monsters, you get runes (money) that may be used to buy stuff from static NPCs scattered around the world. You also use money to buy level ups. If you die after a big boss fight and earn a lot of XP (or money), you loose all the money. This logic makes no sense and makes leveling up difficult unless you stick to grinding easy monsters.

    Leveling up is also very tedious as leveling gets you one stat, and one stats makes up for 1-2% more damage or HP. So if you want to balance out the difficulty, you are likely to play hundreds of hours of grinding, and also likely to hit the max stat before it even makes the game easier.

    Graphics won’t blow you away but feels OK. Nothing though feels polished. The world feels empty and sterile compared to Witcher. There are no towns and cities with people, and NPCs are placed around with lack of backstory. All in all this feels like a sandbox template with very little effort put into it.

    I also don’t know what role George R R Martin took in the storytelling as there is hardly any story to it.

    If you don’t like Dark Souls, this is not the game for you. In fact, it’s one of the worst games I’ve ever played. Why this game gets 10/10 from most critics is beyond me and can only be concluded in one of two cases. Paid review, or the critic is a massive Dark Soul fan.

    The only good thing I could think is that the Launch edition came with a few stickers and patches, and it’s nice to see they put some effort into that. The sad part is that this game tells other developers that you can get away with a good score just by releasing a standard sandbox template with nothing in it.    … Expand
  80. Old_Nito
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Bandai Namco promised us that the game will be available in Arabic
    When the final product was released, the Arabic language was not available
    Why these false promises?
  81. Armor4765
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The person who made this game himself does not have the courage to play the games he made. He is a complex person. It is not clear what happened to him as a child. Changes the name of the game and adds some new features.… Expand
  82. Sub0
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I hope Master Mizaki stops making repetitive games. And to think of creating a new work like sekiro, at least to change the game environment, it's really time...… Expand
  83. Kitana64
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has low graphics in 2022. Damon Souls's graphics are really amazing. Alden Ring is a joke in front of him. The game suffers from technical problems that should be checked as soon as possible....… Expand
  84. E3gamest
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a duplicate game and only the name of the game has changed. Demon Souls. Bloodborn. Dark Souls.and elden ring...… Expand
  85. wielo1234
    Mar 6, 2022
    2
    I’ve just wasted £50 unable to go beyond 1% of the game. **** feeling or being conned. It was my first and last ever game by FROM SOFTWARE. I have fallen to reviewers, not halted much by company’s PR team, talking how this title is a great entry point even for newbies. It really isn’t. Biomes look fun, graphics are OK and items do have nice soul/climate behind them. That’s why 2/10. Can’tI’ve just wasted £50 unable to go beyond 1% of the game. **** feeling or being conned. It was my first and last ever game by FROM SOFTWARE. I have fallen to reviewers, not halted much by company’s PR team, talking how this title is a great entry point even for newbies. It really isn’t. Biomes look fun, graphics are OK and items do have nice soul/climate behind them. That’s why 2/10. Can’t add points for monsters: their concepts is cool but physics and animation break immersion really bad. Everything else is still too difficult for me to enjoy. I have just spend £50 on game that’s I’m physically unable to play due to my reflexes not being enough. Feeling totally scammed. And obviously there’s no way to return it. I had few other disappointments in last 2 years and I think it’s about time I stopped buying games. Either you give me a free demo or you’re in a subscription service - just say no to buying games. Seriously, feels of **** scam here surprise even me. I guess that’s 1% of how people scammed by emails about penis enlargement must feel like.… Expand
  86. Adamski_77
    Mar 7, 2022
    2
    This is my first review ever because its the first time in 20 years of gaming i want my money back because the market and the overhyped ratings out there just doesn't fit at all. The game looks and feels really dated. The combat mechanics feels clunky like an early 2000 game.

    If you are nostalgic and a Souls fan from the beginning this game is for you. If you search for a immersive game    This is my first review ever because its the first time in 20 years of gaming i want my money back because the market and the overhyped ratings out there just doesn't fit at all. The game looks and feels really dated. The combat mechanics feels clunky like an early 2000 game.

    If you are nostalgic and a Souls fan from the beginning this game is for you. If you search for a immersive game experience with a story and modern combat mechanics dont be fooled like me and dont throw your money out of the window.

    2 Points for the Boss Design.    … Expand
  87. westland0
    Mar 16, 2022
    0
    It's such an unfriendly game. I don't like to play while watching the strategy, but Eldenring is so unkind that it is impossible to progress the game without looking at the strategy. It's not just a question of difficulty. It's just too unkind. It's almost as unfriendly as a 90's game.
  88. drv123
    Mar 20, 2022
    0
    Terribly boring game. It's not that it's a hard game as mentioned in many reviews, it's that the point of the game is to memorize boss moves and learn after dying over and over how to avoid their attacks.

    And that's it. The graphics are nothing impressive, the story is boring, there's nothing to it than constant boss fights with no real payoff. Also it's advertised as coop but    Terribly boring game. It's not that it's a hard game as mentioned in many reviews, it's that the point of the game is to memorize boss moves and learn after dying over and over how to avoid their attacks.

    And that's it.

    The graphics are nothing impressive, the story is boring, there's nothing to it than constant boss fights with no real payoff.

    Also it's advertised as coop but really is not. You can jump through hoops to summon a friend but they get no benefit from playing with you and if you beat a boss they disappear and you have to do it all over again.    … Expand
  89. OnlyTheTruth420
    Mar 21, 2022
    1
    Overrated. This game is basically a copy/paste of the previous Souls.. DS2 Is light ages ahead this game.
    Money wasted
  90. Ifsfisif
    Mar 26, 2022
    0
    This game is really bad.It’s graphics are out dated and it is extremely hard.
  91. Klip97
    Feb 26, 2022
    4
    Horribly optimized...its time for us gamers to demand finish games in launch day
  92. criticalgamer
    Mar 2, 2022
    2
    Game is extremely boring with tons of time waster mechanics and an empty world. Same mechanics animations and graphics as the previous fromsoft games. I guess the dodgerolled innovation. Critic reviews are obvious bought reviews just like every game heralded as a 10/10.
  93. angeleyes05
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    liked all other From games but this one just bores me to **** giving this game a perfect score should be illegal. spent about 6 hours roaming around and killing stuff and still haven't found a meaningful piece of equipment I could use. Got about 200+ consumables tho. This is all this "open world" is: consumables. so so sad and boring...
  94. Creativty
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    "Ubisoft needs to innovate", but when it's "Souls" game, then "Innovation is overrated, it's okay that it has worst controls of all time, it's okay it has 2014 graphics, it's okay that...". Finest hypocrisy i have ever seen. I agree, Far Cry 6 is extremely outdated, but so is Elden Ring. Same animations, worse controls than any Ubisoft game. If Fromsoft doesn't innovate and gets 97 on"Ubisoft needs to innovate", but when it's "Souls" game, then "Innovation is overrated, it's okay that it has worst controls of all time, it's okay it has 2014 graphics, it's okay that...". Finest hypocrisy i have ever seen. I agree, Far Cry 6 is extremely outdated, but so is Elden Ring. Same animations, worse controls than any Ubisoft game. If Fromsoft doesn't innovate and gets 97 on Metacritic, why do you think Ubisoft would even care to innovate at this point? Even if they try, these Hypocrites still sht on them and praise this unfinished trash (Elden Ring) as next generation of open world games. Gaming is dying and believe it or not, it's not thanks to Ubisoft. It's dying thanks to games like Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077. Both overhyped, both underdelivered.… Expand
  95. YourNameHere93
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    This game is simply awful and anyone who enjoys it must overlook (or ignore) serious flaws. The game is built on the same Souls game engine since 2008. playing on PS5, or any console or PC, It runs terrible, looks like garbage, has constant pop-in, glitches, and worst of all cannot keep a consistent framerate, let alone being able to hold 60fps. You will experience on average 20 frameThis game is simply awful and anyone who enjoys it must overlook (or ignore) serious flaws. The game is built on the same Souls game engine since 2008. playing on PS5, or any console or PC, It runs terrible, looks like garbage, has constant pop-in, glitches, and worst of all cannot keep a consistent framerate, let alone being able to hold 60fps. You will experience on average 20 frame drops just by simply moving around, let alone when in combat. As far as “Souls” games go, what makes them difficult isn’t their enemies, it’s the clunky and jank movement of the character, its painfully slow animations and movements, and the fact that it fails to register button controls correctly or precisely. Trying to play this game after playing Horizon Forbidden West, I simply cannot believe anyone would prefer this game in any way, shape or form. Horizon is a modern game with modern graphics, physics, character models, movement, UI, and fluidity. Elden Ring is just another Souls game, released in 2022 and feels like it’s from 2008. Another souls game reskinned, that is uninteresting and built solely on the cliché of “it’s hard bro and you’ll learn to love it” fan base that doesn’t play any modern games or have seen the outside of their mother's basement since the mid-2000’s.… Expand
  96. RockstA_TM
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    Les performances sur ce jeu version PS5 sont horribles, Bégaiement, pop up de textures (extrêmes), baisses de fréquence d'images (régulièrement), l'optimisation est une vaste blague, cela gâche complétement le plaisir de jouer. Je ne comprends pas comment ce jeux peut s'en tirer avec une note aussi haute.. si cela avait était un autre studio que fromsoftware qui aurait sortie un jeux dansLes performances sur ce jeu version PS5 sont horribles, Bégaiement, pop up de textures (extrêmes), baisses de fréquence d'images (régulièrement), l'optimisation est une vaste blague, cela gâche complétement le plaisir de jouer. Je ne comprends pas comment ce jeux peut s'en tirer avec une note aussi haute.. si cela avait était un autre studio que fromsoftware qui aurait sortie un jeux dans cet état, il serait au fond du fond du fond du trou aujourd'hui.… Expand
  97. nicolasmsk
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Poor optimisation, bad graphics, too many clipping. Totally overrated game.
  98. sam14849
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Horrible open world experience. Feels like a more of a gta online grinding game, but without the possibilites to fun grinding stuff. Ur just exploring same old boring landscape u have seen in skyrim and dark souls, killing stuff along the way.
  99. Boro666
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    It's basically Dark Souls 4 and do not expect it to be anything else... or modern. It looks and plays like a 20 year old console game, with atrocious laggy controls, badly made inventory system etc. Graphics is OK at best, but still eons behind other modern AAA titles. And yet it runs terribly, despite the low end graphics... How did the manage that? On PS5 you can't even get stable 60fpsIt's basically Dark Souls 4 and do not expect it to be anything else... or modern. It looks and plays like a 20 year old console game, with atrocious laggy controls, badly made inventory system etc. Graphics is OK at best, but still eons behind other modern AAA titles. And yet it runs terribly, despite the low end graphics... How did the manage that? On PS5 you can't even get stable 60fps in 1080p - simply laughable. And don't make me start about the PC version... You could say - OK, it's not perfect technically, but it's a great souls game. Wrong! It lost all DS atmosphere and it's simply boring... the same stuff over and over again. Kinda like those asset flip scams.… Expand
  100. GrizzlyBear88
    Apr 20, 2022
    0
    EDIT AFTER 40 HOURS OF PLAYING: I moved my initial rating of 4 to 2.
    I don't understand what people like about this game. Going around with no reason? IA stupid, movements not well done, not a balanced game, no purpose.
    2 points given because they tried to do something cool, but in my opinion, they totally failed. You can just take the horse and go around everywhere. Full of glitches,    EDIT AFTER 40 HOURS OF PLAYING: I moved my initial rating of 4 to 2.
    I don't understand what people like about this game. Going around with no reason? IA stupid, movements not well done, not a balanced game, no purpose.
    2 points given because they tried to do something cool, but in my opinion, they totally failed.
    You can just take the horse and go around everywhere.
    Full of glitches, technical leakages, bugs. Honestly. The high rates are JUST MARKETING    … 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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