Elden Ring

 PlayStation 5
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12214 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 9,064 out of 12214
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  3. Negative: 2,341 out of 12214
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  1. Trv13
    Mar 14, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Frustrante senza senso non localizzato cali di frame rate ripetitivo e noioso… Expand
  2. Yhhh
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    This game is beyond trash.

    Cognitive dissonance runs high with this one.
    If it wasn’t hard and grind, it would be getting 3/10
  3. Rodrigomourastr
    Feb 27, 2022
    4
    O jogo está muito mal otimizado... Grazis horríveis, queda de quadros em toda parte. Não entendo como a mídia "especializada" deu uma nota boa para esse jogo... Isso é um absurdo.
  4. Anticalvos
    Mar 3, 2022
    1
    NO ES UN JUEGO OBLIGATORIO. Es un juego de nicho, que necesita tiempo y paciencia. Es una lastima que los que no tenemos tiempo no podamos jugar a este juego ya que no teiene niveles de dificultad y una cosa va enlazada con la otra... por eso la nota
  5. Itsig0
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    PS fanboys, if you dislike the game so much or prefer HFW, put your complaint here and not on the series X version, there they rate it with 0 but here I see that the same users give it 10 to make the PS5 version better DON'T BE HYPOCRITES
  6. itsAtomic
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Why it doesnt support Arabic language!! I am really disappointed. I hope you fix your mistake.
  7. Turkiotib
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    My rate would be 10/10 if you didn’t lie about Arabic language! My English is good, but yet it’s hard to understand everything and there are a lot who don’t understand English so we need Arabic language, we deserve Arabic language! I’m not buying any of your next games until you give us the attention we deserve!
  8. Ali0313
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is not fair
    There is no Arabic language.

    ‏Support the Arabic language!    … Expand
  9. alotaibi511
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    The official account told us that there is an Arabic language, but after the release we were surprised by the opposite
  10. Ksa158x
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    False promises to introduce the Arabic language to the game I hope the language will be added with the next update
  11. Ripvan
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    They said will add Arabic language but they did not what a joke, no Arabic localization
  12. OnlyArab
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    The official account told us that there is an Arabic language, but after the release we were surprised by the opposite
  13. GoAhmed
    Feb 28, 2022
    3
    The official account told us that there is an Arabic language, but after the release we were surprised by the opposite
  14. Bashar199
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    The official account told us that there is an Arabic language, but after the release we were surprised by the opposite
  15. Rip1119
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    There’s no Arabic subtitles!!! How can I play this game! Been waiting for 3 years now, soo disappointed
  16. Mjeeed
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    The official account told us that there is an Arabic language, but after the release we were surprised by the opposite
  17. Ibrahimd
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    No Arabic The game is deserves it And the boss is good !but no Arabic 4 that
  18. Shakter
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    Incredible, simply a masterpiece, if you like the saga it is a must have, if you like how to handle the new era of open world it is still a must play, they can fix the pc issues.
  19. ironmaelstrom
    Mar 6, 2022
    0
    Not hardest or easiest fromsoft title. The cheapest and most unfair. You are constantly either being 1 shot, or instantly knocked prone and then killed while helpless by an automatic follow up. every third step you are being ambushed by design from enemies who appear off screen or behind you. The character is slow and plodding while all the enemies and especially bosses are very fast andNot hardest or easiest fromsoft title. The cheapest and most unfair. You are constantly either being 1 shot, or instantly knocked prone and then killed while helpless by an automatic follow up. every third step you are being ambushed by design from enemies who appear off screen or behind you. The character is slow and plodding while all the enemies and especially bosses are very fast and hyper aggressive. This feels like a knock off game trying to get sales for being a "soulslike"… Expand
  20. Darkeayras
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    Would love to play the game, but Asian region PSN stores do not allow English language version of the game. This is despite advertising English version prior to release. Use this as a warning to anyone else playing from SEA, HK, JP, KR.. your game will not have any option for English menus ot interface.
  21. Jasy
    Mar 9, 2022
    0
    No journal to keep track of NPC. Combat is just bad. Dodge dodge dodge land a hit repeat. if you die twice you loose all your money,exp gems. i know many people find this type of games rewarding but most people dont have time for this kind of crap. if you want to loose hours just for 1 boss feel free. this is a waste of time for people that have 1-2 hours max per day to relax and play some games
  22. C-Valdivia
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    DON´T BUY, awful gameplay not reactive to modern standards, you cant cancel animations in fights, so not very adaptable, feels clunky and slow against very fast and reactive bosses, this make it some kind of a try-hard resource of the dev's to make it hard but ends up unbalanced.

    Is not an inmersive world, it has not content, nothing happening, no quest design or logs, basically no    DON´T BUY, awful gameplay not reactive to modern standards, you cant cancel animations in fights, so not very adaptable, feels clunky and slow against very fast and reactive bosses, this make it some kind of a try-hard resource of the dev's to make it hard but ends up unbalanced.

    Is not an inmersive world, it has not content, nothing happening, no quest design or logs, basically no history just kill mobs and repeat until you level enough to kill a boss

    technically feels like a PS3 title, outdated graphics and UI, and the frame rate is awful

    boring, don´t deserve the score    … Expand
  23. leovu0703vn
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    No English text for PS5 asia version, only Chinese and Thailand. Can't believe a game like this doesn't support this thing.
  24. thir
    Mar 15, 2022
    3
    No matter how many hours I put into this game I cannot enjoy it. The game is clunky, boring, and not story-driven. The key mapping is terrible. Nothing like throwing out a random emote during a boss fight because you are holding Triangle and hitting your D-Pad just to get an emote instead. Waste of time = waste of life.
  25. Thunor88
    Apr 30, 2022
    0
    I platined the game few days ago, and for me, is the worst souls game, except by Dark Souls 2. Elden Ring is too easy, boring open world, bad atmosphere, uninspired bosses, bad performance for today's standards, a lot of clipping and visual pop in, bad design for weapons and armors (see the bullgoat set for example). Lack of support on PS5, no 3D audio and feedback on dualsense.I platined the game few days ago, and for me, is the worst souls game, except by Dark Souls 2. Elden Ring is too easy, boring open world, bad atmosphere, uninspired bosses, bad performance for today's standards, a lot of clipping and visual pop in, bad design for weapons and armors (see the bullgoat set for example). Lack of support on PS5, no 3D audio and feedback on dualsense. Bloodborne, Sekiro, Demon's Souls, Dark Souls 1-3 is aways better than this. Elden Ring seems to be based on pure marketing, nothing more.… Expand
  26. SurrealSam
    Apr 25, 2022
    0
    The culmination of all of Fromsoft's previous works. A true masterpiece. Will go down as one of the greatest games of all time. People who are leaving negative reviews must not have known what they were getting into or struggled due to difficulty (overcoming challenges is the point of the experience).
  27. Vaxkang
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Everything has come together in this game to make it very best...number one game of all time for me. I was a little worried about the hype and how it might not live up to it..it surpassed the hype. I knew it would be awesome but I honestly didn't think it could be the level of awesomeness it is. It has blown me out of the water. 100/100

    Anyone who gave this game a zero...just disregard    Everything has come together in this game to make it very best...number one game of all time for me. I was a little worried about the hype and how it might not live up to it..it surpassed the hype. I knew it would be awesome but I honestly didn't think it could be the level of awesomeness it is. It has blown me out of the water. 100/100

    Anyone who gave this game a zero...just disregard that foolishness    … Expand
  28. Numan1988
    Nov 7, 2022
    0
    ps5 performance is very bad 40 fps what is this give me my money back ps5 power is not good 40 fps
  29. JayMonkeyPants
    Apr 1, 2022
    3
    FromSoft more concerned with if single players playing a single player game was too powerful and would rather destroy 80 hours of playtime to build a character for them to decide for me im playing wrong, so instead of fixing bugs and issues, they decided to "fix" weapons and destroy peoples builds.
  30. Blackthundder
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    Saddle it’s a big disappointment I really expected much more than this open world is very bad without a lot of open Areas that serves no purpose with 2013 graphics Walking/attack/Dodge/block is too slow and bad comparing it with bloodborne or sikero. bosses are **** design all bosses have random and stupid attacks I really hoped this game was not open world coz this made the game lost it self
  31. Wiggle86
    Feb 27, 2022
    3
    This game has serious balance problem. If you choose astrologer to play game, it will be much much much easier than any other job which make other job like a joke.
  32. Pig-El-Mago
    Feb 27, 2022
    3
    Jogo porco de uma produtora preguiçosa, os gráficos parecem de início de geração do Ps3 ou Xbox, pop-ins a cada 2s e fora a terrível performance principalmente nos consoles de última geração e PC. E o pior é essa mídia especializada (comprada) dando essas notas altas... Lamentável!
  33. oplat
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Read this please


    I rate this game 0 because Arabic language is not in this game.
  34. martinknight29
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    It's a great game, totally recommended, I see that many people give it a low grade for performance, but in my case I didn't even notice it, highly recommended. The map is huge and incredible, the landscape is very beautiful. There are too many different weapons and builds. FromSoftware's best work.
  35. Jmanning54
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    Just an awful game. No story, ps 3 style graphics. Enemies use cheap spam techniques. I wish I could return this game but bought it on digital
  36. Doctorcucky
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Horrible game! The graphics are from 2006 at best. The game has no guidance what so ever. No quest logs or anything to show progression. Do not waste money on this game like I unfortunately have.
  37. Cadeb
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game really disappointed me it's definitely not for everyone and it's sad how they used all the animations from other games and the end boss was bad… Expand
  38. TI_ProJecT
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Очередная игра от From Software сделанная в зоне комфорта. Минимум нового.
    Как может быть игра шедевром, которая использует ассеты еще из самой первой DS?
    Графика застряла на границе PS3/4 - что тогда с производительностью? Почему кому-то снимают баллы за техническое состояние, а на состояние Elden Ring, в том числе и на консолях, закрыли глаза?
    Почему другие игры ругают за кривую реализацию квестов, а у From Software это считается "особенностью"?
    Почему одни серии ругают за конвейер, а игры From Software сделанные по кальке с Demon's Souls нет?
    Эта игра недостойна 97 баллов по многим аспектам. Будь это игрой от Ubisoft больше 80 она не набрала.    … Expand
  39. Keav
    Mar 21, 2022
    0
    Excelente juego, esta es la pero versión que se puede tener, si yo fuera tu pasaría de ella.
  40. Buckeyenation03
    Mar 31, 2022
    1
    What’s to like about this garbage? Just grind and grind and grind for what? It’s not even enjoyable. Seriously.
  41. mnef
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    I only know Arabic, why do I pay money for it and I will not understand the story
  42. Shakcti10
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    lack of combat move, worst animation & GRAPHICS. Worst Gameplay ever doesn't look like next gen gaming is old school low quality game
  43. Stinand
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    Разработчик не хочет, чтобы я играл в его игру, и принудительно вернул деньги и забрал игру из библиотеки Стима, из-за политической ситуации в которой я невиновен. Хорошо, я выполню его желание, и скачаю игру альтернативным способом)))Разработчик не хочет, чтобы я играл в его игру, и принудительно вернул деньги и забрал игру из библиотеки Стима, из-за политической ситуации в которой я невиновен. Хорошо, я выполню его желание, и скачаю игру альтернативным способом)))
  44. markcytai
    Mar 6, 2022
    0
    English not supported in Asia, not even in countries with English as an official language.
  45. 2swimmers
    Apr 8, 2022
    0
    Final boss is garbage. Uninteresting and unnecessarily hard. Best game in the world to not buy or play. Ever!
  46. DarkLord69
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    Overhyped. Same cryptic story telling from past games, same combat, same everything. Its open world dark souls. When reviewers said it was a masterpiece I thought it was in relation to games like rdr2 and gta v but its only a masterpiece souls fans.
  47. Ballz313
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    Игра отличная, но полита никак не должна влиять на видеоигры, и мне жаль что было принято решение не давать играть русским игрокам. И как это можно назвать, случайно не нацизмом?
    The game is great, but polita should not affect video games in any way, and I'm sorry that the decision was made not to allow Russian players to play. And how can this be called, by chance not Nazism?    Игра отличная, но полита никак не должна влиять на видеоигры, и мне жаль что было принято решение не давать играть русским игрокам. И как это можно назвать, случайно не нацизмом?
    The game is great, but polita should not affect video games in any way, and I'm sorry that the decision was made not to allow Russian players to play. And how can this be called, by chance not Nazism?
  48. Aloraldo
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Mal otimizado, gráfico ruim Péssimo! Sem falar que a crítica deu 97 parecendo que seria uma compra certa e é uma bomb
    Queda de FPS………
  49. HolyHandGranade
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    I struggle to see why this game is considered to be better than GOW for example (everything is better in GOW including combat system). It definitely doesn't deserve such high scores.
  50. KoKoS13
    Mar 18, 2022
    0
    Return the store to Russia. You violate the rights of gamers. And your reputation has become worse than it was in the entire history of your company.
  51. DarkRing
    Nov 11, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. as an old FromSoft fan and also a person who hates when game developers just do the bare minimum to change gameplay up i cannot support this anymore FromSoft games need to start evolving their combat Sekiro was the right direction for me in that regard Elden Ring felt like it took three steps back in that regard I like the exploration on the game because it had the type of BtoW-esque exploration i liked so much in 2017 but other than that Elden Ring is just Demon's Souls 1.6 with a new name wich is why i give the game this one point… Expand
  52. NathanPinkman
    Nov 13, 2022
    0
    I always hate souls and souls like games and I hate this and all of souls like games
  53. dorinitt
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    The most outstanding game of the decade. From Software has taken open-world games to insane new heights.
  54. Jogavera
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    O jogo tem serios problemas de quedas fps, frame rate dropando e nenhuma evolução
  55. NameOFF
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    Elden Ring is exactly what all we need, a huge open world, souls like and is entertainment with a lot of content
  56. LizC_
    Mar 11, 2022
    0
    I feel like i have been cheated out of my hard earned money by buying this game! Why are there no English language options in the Playstation Southeast Asian market?!! Release a patch fix or refund our money!
  57. phamngdangkhoa
    Mar 19, 2022
    0
    No English version for Thailand or SEA. I have purchased one with Chinese language for all texts. I am frustrated.
  58. Arshya80k
    Mar 30, 2022
    3
    The game is really good but there is a major problem I have with is that without glitches and rune farms its takes so long to level up and finish the game.
    When progressing in the game bosses and enemies get a lot stronger and don’t even let me start with health bar lower than a eagle at the start of the game. I wouldn’t have a problem if levelling up was effective and didn’t actually need    The game is really good but there is a major problem I have with is that without glitches and rune farms its takes so long to level up and finish the game.
    When progressing in the game bosses and enemies get a lot stronger and don’t even let me start with health bar lower than a eagle at the start of the game. I wouldn’t have a problem if levelling up was effective and didn’t actually need to go up to 100 to be able to fight a mid game boss. I spent 35 hours in the game just to reach level 50 no rune farms or glitches I couldn’t even if i wanted to cause the game punished me so hard by accidentally hitting the NPC at the start of game (white face). So I eventually got bored of the game because i either had to watch YouTube videos on how to defeat bosses on lower level or how to make my weapons stronger. And trust me it gets old pretty fast.
    No wonder almost all the players do rune farms and glitches it shows there is clearly something missing from the game everyone wants to finish the game in like 50 hours or something but you can’t even finish it after 100 hours if you not doing any glitch or rune farm. And thats what I call a waste of time.    … Expand
  59. SanctusFaulkner
    Apr 9, 2022
    0
    A big dark souls with the best from the series plus some new mechanical innovations (ashes of war) and mantaining the amazing design of levels on a far more complicated context as a sandbox rpg is. Definetely an amazing game but more of the same. It is for sure the best From game objectevely, but from a perspective of someone who has played their games since 2009 with Demons Souls on myA big dark souls with the best from the series plus some new mechanical innovations (ashes of war) and mantaining the amazing design of levels on a far more complicated context as a sandbox rpg is. Definetely an amazing game but more of the same. It is for sure the best From game objectevely, but from a perspective of someone who has played their games since 2009 with Demons Souls on my old PS3, i can criticize this is not the way, cause it is the same but more polished. I want a new big IP. 9/10.… Expand
  60. Lilinova09
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    Je n’ai pas du tout aimé ce jeu comparé à horizon forbbiden west franchement ça lui arrive pas au dessus de la cheville
  61. Adrian-Morgan
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    Such a hard game with no ability to change difficulty, it made the game unplayable to me!! It looks so good and I really wanted to play it because of the writer George R. R. Martin.
  62. crawft
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    Elden Ring has some shortcomings with its (legacy) controls and perhaps some people will not like the dialogue (or lack thereof), plus multiplayer is very limited compared to ESO or Final Fantasy, but this game is an amazing first open-world effort from From Software. Very worth your money, ESPECIALLY in a gaming market full of boring, uninnovative titles and consolidated market power. TryElden Ring has some shortcomings with its (legacy) controls and perhaps some people will not like the dialogue (or lack thereof), plus multiplayer is very limited compared to ESO or Final Fantasy, but this game is an amazing first open-world effort from From Software. Very worth your money, ESPECIALLY in a gaming market full of boring, uninnovative titles and consolidated market power. Try Elden Ring and be patient in your playthrough if you're a Dark Souls noob.… Expand
  63. Shams84
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    This game is very hard, I feel that those who made this work are suffering from sadism, the game may want to make something like GOD4, but it's not a good game at all and has no balance. It's a pity to spend money to buy this game.
  64. Apex_Chief
    Feb 26, 2022
    4
    Not a terrible game, but simply put, the graphical fidelity and performance of this game is abysmal. Frame rate dips way too frequently for a game that is not graphically demanding. It is a shame that fromsoft continues to use the same outdated engine for their games. Sure dark souls was fun for a little bit but I’m honestly surprised how they can recreate dark souls so many times with noNot a terrible game, but simply put, the graphical fidelity and performance of this game is abysmal. Frame rate dips way too frequently for a game that is not graphically demanding. It is a shame that fromsoft continues to use the same outdated engine for their games. Sure dark souls was fun for a little bit but I’m honestly surprised how they can recreate dark souls so many times with no one seeming to care. The combat in elden ring is fine, but we’ve seen it one too many time IMO. However, the open world is not very well designed in terms of terrain and environmental diversity either. The AI is as bad as it’s always been and the animations still look outdated and janky despite playing fairly responsive. Bosses are cool occasionally but there’s nothing in this game to write home about. It’s all been done before and this game simply had too many issues to forgive. I have no idea why it is being rating as one the best games of all time, but to each their own I guess.… Expand
  65. AboArab
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The official account told us that there is an Arabic language, but after the release we were surprised by the opposit… Expand
  66. Cultured_Review
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    Awful Rip-off of RuneScape, the game isn't even that hard but I can't be the first boss due to poor controls.They really try be darksouls but fail horribly.
  67. Nexusjuan
    Mar 6, 2022
    0
    El juego es un toston con graficos de la ps3 . Yo creo que las reviews de los profesionales son compradas o no tiene sentido ....
  68. LuluAndLeia
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    10/10 masterpiece everything about it is ahead of the game its hard but beautiful and has this mysterious and creepy vibe that just makes it all feel so good. Game of the generation contender easily, the world of Elden ring just takes you in now go and become the Elden lord!
  69. Seanysean05
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    Overhyped and overhyped again and again. This game is not interesting in the slightest. What a shame.
  70. AcoBrP
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    Todos os jogos da empresa são exatamente iguais, sem inovação nenhuma. Copia e cola.
  71. Zafer
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    I hate the style of the graphics and he dullness. Ok the bosses are cool. But that doesn't make it a game on its own.
  72. Salim1908_BH
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    I love the game but Fromsoftware Destroy the PvP with no solo invasions. I hate play Coop so i cant be invaded? Ridiculous
  73. bakkatty
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    Очень частые вылеты из игры не позволяют нормально играть. Вылетает каждые 30-60 минут
  74. kuehnau
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Every enemy in the game has an unfair advantage against you. I decided to test this theory out and used cheat engine to give myself a huge advantage.

    Game doesn't get easier. It's almost enough to make me wonder if all the role playing aspects of the game are just there to trick you in to believing you're progressing at all. Sorry, but this isn't fun. This just feels like playing D&D    Every enemy in the game has an unfair advantage against you. I decided to test this theory out and used cheat engine to give myself a huge advantage.

    Game doesn't get easier. It's almost enough to make me wonder if all the role playing aspects of the game are just there to trick you in to believing you're progressing at all.

    Sorry, but this isn't fun. This just feels like playing D&D with a Dungeon Master dead set on having you killed, one that doesn't care if you're enjoying yourself or not.    … Expand
  75. Ughduty
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    If you activate multiplayer features in this game you also get the invasion system which is nothing but a feast for grievers and can‘t be deactivated. Which makes it impossible to play a relaxed coop session. If you don‘t care it might be a great game.
  76. lexsnake
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    The game is so big and beautiful that the main story gets behind the exploration feeling you get.
  77. Akira_Metalhead
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    One of the most anticipated games of the year and it is shameful that it is dubbed only in English.
    Could be the perfect time to make a much more quality distribution
  78. dodopeople
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Couple updates away from perfection, this is a fun skill based mess that feels like it hated how simple dark souls was.
  79. norse
    Jul 9, 2022
    0
    0.

    I have the game disc, waiting half a day for it to install and update - and the only language it displays is Chinese. I don't read chinese. Aimlessly clicking through the menus offers no way to change the language, the "Change the system language" tip doesn't help because my system is already set to English, and from articles on Reddit it looks like this problem has been happening    0.

    I have the game disc, waiting half a day for it to install and update - and the only language it displays is Chinese. I don't read chinese. Aimlessly clicking through the menus offers no way to change the language, the "Change the system language" tip doesn't help because my system is already set to English, and from articles on Reddit it looks like this problem has been happening since release and hasn't been fixed yet.    … Expand
  80. mandarinio
    Mar 25, 2022
    2
    unplayable on ps5!!!framrate dops are sick!!!hurts my eyes!!!i recomend to wait till they fix it
  81. pool842
    Jun 8, 2022
    3
    PS4 graphics with beautiful art, mechanics and physics of a PS3 game. Beautiful story beautiful world. But the tech in this game is just super sub par. Old mechanics with one shot mechanics does not make a hard game it makes a lazy game and a grind.
  82. Glarus
    Jun 13, 2022
    3
    WAAYYY too highly rated by people who were just reviewing the hype. This game plays well and looks good. But it sucks. The difficulty is stupidly hard, the world you are supposed to want to rule is a miserable place, and did I mention it's so hard that it is no fun? If you are a masochistic Soul's fan, you will probably love this disaster of a game. But nobody I know has finished it, orWAAYYY too highly rated by people who were just reviewing the hype. This game plays well and looks good. But it sucks. The difficulty is stupidly hard, the world you are supposed to want to rule is a miserable place, and did I mention it's so hard that it is no fun? If you are a masochistic Soul's fan, you will probably love this disaster of a game. But nobody I know has finished it, or even enjoyed it.… Expand
  83. Astro4545
    Jul 22, 2022
    4
    While I enjoyed the game, it’s graphics are outdated and it gets repetitive very fast. I also can’t say that it really has any replay ability.
  84. Warmaku
    Mar 6, 2022
    1
    no ultrawide support, trying to use 3rd party program like flawless widescreen gives you warning you must use a "different" exe to bypass the anti cheat, imagine using a monitor with a resolution that's widely supported by 99% of other games considered "cheating" what a joke
  85. GrimmjowUK
    Jan 22, 2023
    0
    Bad graphics as if we are living in 2008. Clunky combat system, even my grandma can roll over faster than this game's main character. How much money did they pay to the critic writers for 96 points? This game is just a zero, never waste any money
  86. gonz480
    Oct 12, 2022
    4
    This game is a dissapointment.

    The graphics are not bad but are not impressive either. Many areas and enemies look washed out or faded. The Sound design is OK. The combat controls feel sluggish which is a problem for a largely combat focused game. Some of the enemies and bosses are visually impressive, dragons look and move nice for example, but enemies are largely 1 dimensional    This game is a dissapointment.

    The graphics are not bad but are not impressive either. Many areas and enemies look washed out or faded. The Sound design is OK. The combat controls feel sluggish which is a problem for a largely combat focused game.

    Some of the enemies and bosses are visually impressive, dragons look and move nice for example, but enemies are largely 1 dimensional 'lone wolf' puppets in regard to their AI and behaviours. They all hit hard, so you don't last long against them but they are not smart or sophisticated so how you deal with them isn't either.You can sneak up and backstab many enemis pretty easily, other enemies in the area may notice (often not though), but either way you can just evade others until they lose interest in the 'commotion' and resume their normal movement patterns.
    The combat doesn't feel engaging, it feels like hack and slash against the weaker enemies and more like exploiting game mechanics and evasion against the strong ones.
    Most of the difficult enemies can be cheesed. You can often kite faster and larger enemies. Others you can use terrain obstructions against.
    The bosses can be much more difficult because they can be harder to cheese, are in a confined area, and they use their own (sometimes cheesy) attacks that are hard or imposible to avoid or counter.

    The game is hard, which is to be expected from this developer, but I would say a large amount of the difficulty comes from being thrown into 'the deep end' without any knowledge or help.
    None of the main systems (character building, leveling, weapon improvement, crafting, multiplayer options, etc) are explained in detail, meaning you have to resort to outside sources.
    The game does not do much to engage with you or draw you further into its story or other quests. There is nothing (like even a basic journal) to keep track of various quests, what you have started, what they entail, what was said, discoveries you made, or where you should look next. If you happen to talk to an NPC about a quest, you had better jot down the particulars of what is said because there is no way to review or recall it if you don't remember it later on.

    The world is huge but is mostly filled with hostiles and not much else.
    There are very few NPC's and merchants.
    Given the other lacking areas of the game's design, there is no compelling reason to explore it once novelty has worn off.

    This game feels more like a grind or a job than an adventure.
    It really isn't much fun and is more tedium and frustration than wonder, adventure, or enjoyment, especially if you aren't willing to spend substantial amounts of time consulting other sources of knowledge to get good at it.
    It left me with the feeling of a poorly translated Nintendo game. One where, since the translation is poor, nothing makes sense and you wander around trying various things and the only way you make progress is through trial and error and luck, or you get the game guide.

    Other difficult games that are great have excellent and responsive controls and give you plenty of knowledge on how to get better. The only thing they don't give you is skill.
    This game gives you nothing in those regards and doesn't even try to weave a compelling narrative to keep you playing or exploring.

    Given the numerous good reviews from so many reviewers, I expected much more from this game.
    I don't understand what they were thinking on this one.    … Expand
  87. eredeli
    Jan 12, 2023
    0
    same and same game of so called "souls". nothing has changed since first souls game. everything is same and boring.
  88. EptaEpt
    Jun 23, 2022
    1
    The game is definitely not bad, but there are a lot of minuses. Mounted fights are forced and done very poorly. The network code is still bad. Cheaters that can almost break your PC. Extremely poor music during fights with bosses. So I really don't understand such a high rating. Well 8.5 out of 10 is ok for this game.
  89. Airufino23
    Mar 5, 2022
    4
    El juego es una putxxx maravilla, pero mi ps5 es tan mala que me rompe mis savegame, vaya basura de consola.
  90. farid77
    Jan 22, 2023
    0
    Insanely difficult with no real plot. I had never played soul-like games but will never do again. Waste of money and time. Can’t understand how it was rated so high by gaming sites.
  91. Shugor
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    Overrated…
    I played previous Dark souls titles and played demon souls when it first came out all that time ago. None of them were ever GREAT games. They were okay, and you know it. Dopamine release upon beating a, usually, buggy boss (“it’s a feature!”) doesn’t make a good game
    This is bland, mostly empty, with mediocre graphics (for something “next gen”. I play lots of indie games, but    Overrated…
    I played previous Dark souls titles and played demon souls when it first came out all that time ago. None of them were ever GREAT games. They were okay, and you know it. Dopamine release upon beating a, usually, buggy boss (“it’s a feature!”) doesn’t make a good game
    This is bland, mostly empty, with mediocre graphics (for something “next gen”. I play lots of indie games, but they don’t call themselves “next gen” and charge you next gen prices).

    I dob’t understand mob mentality, wanting to praise this just tot feel like they belong to a group, get that dopamine release.

    Man, if this is “the future of gaming” i’m going to need to hoard current and old gaming systems and games because we are in for so even blander and more mediocre days my friends.

    Stop being controlled by over-hype, and FOR THE LOVE OF GOD stop becoming fanboys that ignore all the bad and protect big ass companies as if they’ll ever notice you or thank you for shilling.

    Had to put such a low grade to compensate for those damn fanboys that put 10/10 without ever thinking what a 10/10 means. When reading reviews, I usually trust the 7-9/10 so much more than the 10/10 when it comes to positive ratings.    … Expand
  92. Montelomiguel
    Mar 8, 2022
    2
    Mucho popin, literal el juego se me bugueo en varias ocasiones, al principio cuando hay que crear tu personaje sufri de dos crasheos, luego comenze la aventura me enfrente al jefe que es como tutorial y se bugueo horrible, de momento es la nota que le doy si actualizan o lanzan parches modificare esto
  93. Pasic007
    Mar 8, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Crap on PC - deleted after 50 hours.
    I cant deal with PC ports and this is one of them. Cant change mouse speed or key bindings. Aiming in game is clunky as f.    … Expand
  94. V0X_Populi
    Mar 8, 2022
    3
    Одно и тоже в который раз. Добавили открытый мир и всё. Хз откуда столько хвалебных отзывов.
  95. AlvaroTrainer
    Aug 2, 2022
    4
    Inconsitent progress at middgame, some builds are useless and you can tank the hits
  96. Evil_Cracker
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    Эта игра просто отвратительна! Естественно сам я в неё не играл, как и 90% оставляющих тут комментарии, но это просто кал, ошибка игровой индустрии и вообще она не заслуживает никакого внимания! Да и зачем самому играть, если можно просто посмотреть на ютубе или почитать на дтф (а на нём ещё и все комментарии прочитать нужно, просто потому что)Эта игра просто отвратительна! Естественно сам я в неё не играл, как и 90% оставляющих тут комментарии, но это просто кал, ошибка игровой индустрии и вообще она не заслуживает никакого внимания! Да и зачем самому играть, если можно просто посмотреть на ютубе или почитать на дтф (а на нём ещё и все комментарии прочитать нужно, просто потому что)
  97. joash
    Nov 7, 2022
    0
    It's darksoul 4, with all of the hype around graphic, gameplay, story, I expect something much much more than just darksoul with horse
  98. prayformojo33
    Mar 8, 2022
    4
    Lo único bueno es la dirección de arte, el juego en si es súper mediocre, con una dificultad artificial dónde llenarte el escenario con enemigos es sinónimo de difícil, cosa que no pasaba en el dark souls, sekiro o Bloodborne dónde todo estaba perfectamente posicionado para darte una sorpresa o un reto.
    Sin hablar de los jefes que son la mayoría unos beyblades con patas dado que tu    Lo único bueno es la dirección de arte, el juego en si es súper mediocre, con una dificultad artificial dónde llenarte el escenario con enemigos es sinónimo de difícil, cosa que no pasaba en el dark souls, sekiro o Bloodborne dónde todo estaba perfectamente posicionado para darte una sorpresa o un reto.
    Sin hablar de los jefes que son la mayoría unos beyblades con patas dado que tu personaje no está equilibrado a la velocidad de ellos.

    Los npcs están igual de muertos en animaciones como hace 2 generaciones como también tu personaje dónde se ve que reciclaron elementos en el motor gráfico que ya se ve desfasado.

    El juego no es divertido ni desafiante, simplemente es mediocre.

    -----------------

    The only good thing is the art direction, the game itself is super mediocre, with an artificial difficulty where filling the stage with enemies is synonymous with difficult, something that did not happen in dark souls, sekiro or Bloodborne where everything was perfectly positioned for give you a surprise or a challenge.
    Not to mention the bosses that are mostly beyblades with legs since your character is not balanced at the speed of them.

    The npcs are just as dead in animations as they were 2 generations ago, as is your character, where you can see that they recycled elements in the graphics engine that already looks out of date.

    The game is not fun or challenging, it's just mediocre.    … Expand
  99. Phalcore
    Sep 21, 2022
    0
    The sheer audacity to buy a soulslike FromSoftware game, yet somehow not expect it to be a soulslike FromSoftware game, sigh.

    This game is as close to a masterpiece as anything in recent years, a perfect combination between a soulslike and breath of the wild.
  100. NOTORIOUSN8
    Mar 5, 2022
    2
    +10 pts for the art and design.
    -3 pts for the mechanics being all over the board.
    -2 pts for terrible PC port -2 pts for bad multiplayer setup -1 pts excluding players just because they're not good at the game and you don't want to add a lower difficulty. I will say, the world building is amazing and crazy how much there is going in it. The art looks amazing and one of the best    +10 pts for the art and design.
    -3 pts for the mechanics being all over the board.
    -2 pts for terrible PC port
    -2 pts for bad multiplayer setup
    -1 pts excluding players just because they're not good at the game and you don't want to add a lower difficulty.

    I will say, the world building is amazing and crazy how much there is going in it. The art looks amazing and one of the best looking games I've seen. So artists for the game should feel proud.

    Beyond that the game just sucks and people really think it's amazing only because they are so distracted by pretty graphics they ignore poorly balancing and bugs. Sadly the game when working perfect isn't even that horribly difficult. The majority of the times I've lost to a boss and I didn't dodge the wrong way or something is because they glitch out. This goes both ways to, some are to easy because of the bugs. One of the first little dungeons I went in the boss wouldn't even move no matter how many times I reset it so had to just kill it and move on without even fighting it. Today trying the first big story boss and his dragon arm grabbed me multiple times when I wasn't even by him. He picked me up but I was floating in the air over 10 feet from him and killed me. Of course the game is hard when bosses don't work right. The bosses that don't bug out are usually a challenge but most of the time I win after only a few try's at most.

    As far as difficulty goes, it just pisses me off when my girlfriend would love to play the game and see the world they crated and enjoy the story. But she can't because they think only elite gamers should be allowed to play it. She just isn't that good at this kind of game no matter how hard she try's and can never play the game because of that. I'm sorry, but to me that's just being a bunch of stuck up **** who think to highly of themselves.

    Plus, any dev launching a game on PC with that many bugs doesn't deserver any praise.    … Expand
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  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    100
    Elden Ring is simply a game that the player naturally adapts to their own style of play. Challenging at times, vicious at others, but mostly incredibly fun. The enjoyable pace makes the hours of play pass by like water, and each path opens up a few more, only to come together again after a fair amount of exploration before the next big reveal. [Issue#318]
  2. Cubed3
    Jun 2, 2023
    90
    Elden Ring serves as a testament to open world video game design. There is a true sense of accomplishment once that rock-hard enemy has been slain and, something that compels a player to relentlessly do it over and over again until they succeed is truly rewarding. The world is humongous and an epitome of how exploration should be encouraged, by intriguing players to see what is over the hill. Elden Ring is an unmissable, must-play, gaming experience with surprises galore.
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  3. T3
    Aug 11, 2022
    80
    Elden Ring's engaging combat, mythology and dynamite orchestral soundtrack goes a long way to overshadow an aggressive open world that punishes exploration from the beaten path. Fans of the Souls genre are in for a treat, while newcomers will need to persist to reap the benefits.
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