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
  2. Mixed: 809 out of 12214
  3. Negative: 2,341 out of 12214
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  1. GregCujo
    Mar 4, 2022
    1
    Overhyped, empty mess of a game. It is not fun in any traditional or post-modern sense of the word.
  2. 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 .
  3. DillonMrDetails
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    Very slow and filled with mechanics/lore that REQUIRES research. I don't need another project to take up all my time. It feels like you're tricking the game's mechanics to defeat enemies instead of using the mechanics to your benefit.
  4. blahblah11
    Mar 3, 2022
    1
    i am very angry at the pvp. you can ONLY be invaded if you have a summoned helper (which i never do) and can only invade if the person has a helper. what is this? you have been ruining pvp with this rule since the travesty that was dark souls 3.

    the game itself is fine if you don't care about pvp at all.....but i did
  5. Jp2017
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    Wish I could give it a higher score but unfortunately this game like others is just to much without other modes! I have 3 kids and a full time job and to expect me to play and just be constantly killed is dumb/stupid some people just don’t have the time. Put in an easier mode!
  6. Daknedo
    Mar 21, 2022
    1
    Very buggy, can't even hit 60fps on ps5 steadily even though a game as heavy as Ghost of Tsushima runs at a locked 60fps with no loading time, this is very unoptimized. I die randomly at elevators, horrible grass pop in, dungeons and most other world bosses are copy and paste, game is hard in late game just for the sake of being hard, seems like From has forgot why people play these games.Very buggy, can't even hit 60fps on ps5 steadily even though a game as heavy as Ghost of Tsushima runs at a locked 60fps with no loading time, this is very unoptimized. I die randomly at elevators, horrible grass pop in, dungeons and most other world bosses are copy and paste, game is hard in late game just for the sake of being hard, seems like From has forgot why people play these games. Sekiro and Bloodborne were their best games, and those games were difficulty done right. No matter how much of a tank you're, everything in haligtree and snowy mountaintops will 2 shot you. Enemies and bosses are designed to attack you as soon as you hit square to heal, crucible Knights will just stand there do nothing but as soon as you press R1 their hitting animation will start and they'll hit you first, it's just designed to F you over. I sound like a broken record but the game is difficult just to F with the player. It's unfair, you get gank boss fights in every corner of the game, they went back to dark souls 2 days where they put 500 enemies in one room and they call that fair difficulty. Godskin duo!?? Really!!? Seems like they ran out of time and were like "aha! Let's put these 2 bosses in one room and call it a new boss, oh also. Let's make them self revive". Also, this game shat on the face of every STR player , by making every strength weapons scale with either INT or FAI. Even if you get one of these heavy weapons, it'll be absolutely useless, because every late game boss is gonna be 100 times faster than you, rendering your STR build useless. Btw I can't wait to see this review on r/Eldenring since they're a bunch of crybabies that don't let people criticise their god miyazaki or they'll post these reviews on there.… Expand
  7. vesperog
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    İ dont believe these folks whos ever say great game ! Demon souls was really good but this game is really has some problems, graphics no so good according to compare demon souls and nosuitable for ps5 but especially drop rate !!! İ couldnt play it as droping ...pls.dont give wrong info to people save money
  8. 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
  9. Supafly_
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    I really don’t see how on earth this game is getting such high review scores. It has dated graphics, UI/Interface, and gameplay. This must be the most overrated game of all time. Deleted this steaming pile of sh*t asap!
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. Flubby84
    Mar 1, 2022
    1
    No way does this game deserve a 97 critic score, pure madness.
    Very poorly optimised, it runs better in ps4 then ps5 ffs. Graphics are outdated, demon souls remake looks way better then this. Controls are jank.
    The game doesn’t even track your quests. You have to literally write it down in a journal to reference , I know the excuse is that it’s for pure immersion purpose, but honestly    No way does this game deserve a 97 critic score, pure madness.
    Very poorly optimised, it runs better in ps4 then ps5 ffs. Graphics are outdated, demon souls remake looks way better then this. Controls are jank.
    The game doesn’t even track your quests. You have to literally write it down in a journal to reference , I know the excuse is that it’s for pure immersion purpose, but honestly come on, that’s rediculous. You can’t pause the game either. What if I need the toilet, will I just crap myself, or go toilet come back and I’m dead.    … Expand
  13. 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
  14. BlueDoomz
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    Probably the most overrated game in history. This is just another Souls game but open world, with last gen graphics and an awful performance. Not a masterpiece and far from it.
  15. Free_Ukraine
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    Disappointingly amateurish open world design, feels like i'm playing something from 2013, but it's not even top level 2013, more like somewhere in the middle. Awful framedrops, worst vegetation graphics i have seen in very long time, boss movements/animations seem to be some random "combo" from all previous Souls games. Sky looks nice, but that's about it.
  16. Shatch
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    Same as all the previous Souls Games. There has been next to zero improvements in graphics from DS3, and the open world map is massive for no reason. I don’t get how you go from Sekiro to this.
  17. Squy78
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    Une bouse pas fini, injouable. C'est vraiment décevant de la part de ce studio.
  18. FireFadesIGuess
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    Souls fan are like pokemon fans, you can put the absolute min amount of effort into a game and they will always think its the greatest thing ever.
  19. crisys
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    boring empty world and literally no story. there is no codex or anything to keep track of stuff and it just looks like it was developed for ps3
  20. StopWar
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    Absolutely no developer should take inspiration from this game's design. Not Rockstar, not Ubisoft, nobody. This is awful and i rarely say that, because i'm not one of those losers who hates everything. But anyone who actually thinks that no quest log (AT ALL) and no markers on map is somehow revolutionary and good game design, can go to hell. Not to even mention awful graphics, unfairlyAbsolutely no developer should take inspiration from this game's design. Not Rockstar, not Ubisoft, nobody. This is awful and i rarely say that, because i'm not one of those losers who hates everything. But anyone who actually thinks that no quest log (AT ALL) and no markers on map is somehow revolutionary and good game design, can go to hell. Not to even mention awful graphics, unfairly balanced bosses and bad performance.… Expand
  21. wz2425
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    clunky movement, input lag, unresponsive control, stupid hitboxes, and it gets 97 overral rating? game industry is dying
  22. yasino21
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not playable after the patch.

    There have been minor performance issues on the launch day but after a small update today there are missing frames. Maybe they turned on hardcore mode but how should you fight if the boss attacks you and it skips the attack frames. You are getting one hitted without being able to see what's happening or to react. Frame skipes and stuttering makes it unplayable .    … Expand
  23. speedrat
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    Elden Ring looks like an amazing game, but does not support Ultra Wide monitors. Please implement and I will repurchase it.
  24. StefanIonutAlin
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    Repetitive combat.Feels like a nintendo remastered game. Demon souls looks better and Sekiro combat is much much more advanced and modern. Not worth buying.
  25. Cheatingingames
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    Playing this with trainer that has infinite hp and one hit kills for all monsters. That's the only way this trash is playable and even with this cheat, it's still boring. I just kill one boss, move to another, etc. So you telling me that's the whole game? That's the game that gets almost perfect metascore? Better metascore than basically any game ever made? This game is complete joke.
  26. 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.
  27. 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
  28. DamnedRogue
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    Literally just another Dark Souls game. Oh it's open world? Literally offers nothing new. Up close pixels are choppy and is only partially hidden by the oversaturated lighting and shadows. Japanese game engines are way behind in graphics
  29. Zrynstar
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    The game is unnecessarily complicated. Not impossible to learn all the mechanics in less than an hour, just why. This is a one player game. Do not think it is multi-player. You can summon a few people for a dungeon or boss fight but that is it. No exploring with friends. The targeting system is sloppy and out of date. While bosses swing their weapons and damage is done to you in any partThe game is unnecessarily complicated. Not impossible to learn all the mechanics in less than an hour, just why. This is a one player game. Do not think it is multi-player. You can summon a few people for a dungeon or boss fight but that is it. No exploring with friends. The targeting system is sloppy and out of date. While bosses swing their weapons and damage is done to you in any part of their swing while you have to be super accurate with your attack. Not impossible to overcome, but if I just wanted to constantly run in circles with getting a hit in here and there I would play one of the games I already own. I gave a 1 instead of a zero because the gameplay is smooth and the world is gorgeous.… Expand
  30. kiredis
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    Imagine Dark Souls with a horse and meaningless big map. Now dip it in a pile of sh*t. Never trusting reviews again. How do you manage to downgrade from Sekiro to this?? The graphics feel like PS3, combat is straight-up the same as Dark Souls 1, the world is empty same mobs everywhere. Don't waste your money until they balance everything in the game. Instead, go play Sekiro if you haven't.
  31. RonnM7
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    There is no English Version of the game currently available in Hong Kong playstation stores. Both the digital and physical version of Elden Ring doesn’t have any Language options. The screen language is not in English.
  32. Soern
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    Such disappointment we we're promised in the 2019 trailer to have arabic langauge in the game even the game was promoted with arabic translations and dub for the trailers and when the game drops pufff there is no arabic langauge i hope you keep your promise and add the arabic langauge later this year to the game
  33. maxxmarvelous
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    Only Chinese Text, cannot even play the game.
    Wrote to their customer service
    Hi! I'm based in Thailand and preordered Elden Ring. Sadly, the game is only in Chinese. I cannot read Chinese and my Thai Gamer friends can't either. I've bought and enjoyed 5 of your games such as Bloodborne, DS, Sekiro. Never had this Chinese language problem. When will you add English language to Elden    Only Chinese Text, cannot even play the game.
    Wrote to their customer service

    Hi! I'm based in Thailand and preordered Elden Ring. Sadly, the game is only in Chinese. I cannot read Chinese and my Thai Gamer friends can't either. I've bought and enjoyed 5 of your games such as Bloodborne, DS, Sekiro. Never had this Chinese language problem. When will you add English language to Elden Ring asia?

    Kind Redgards

    A very good customer    … Expand
  34. Ibrra
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    I bought the game for arabic language, You have said there is arabic language then it’s a lie
  35. Salsa3
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    If you like to think the addition of a jump button is a game changer than this game is for you! Do you like rolling through attacks because the game makes you invincible when you do, then hell yes! Do you like to have amazing art to look at but also enjoy graphics on par with ps4 opening day 2012?! Do I have a game for you!

    This game blows.
  36. 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
  37. Shunior
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    Jogo totalmente bugado, mal otimizado e com modelos reciclados do PS3.
    Usa a mesma base quebrada de Dark Souls sem melhorar os controles horríveis.
  38. Moath2772
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    Add the arabic language!. A lot of pepole how speak arabic want to take your game. But cannot because of the lack of the arabic language.
  39. Puwwer
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    Game have several graphic issues, it does not feel rewarding too explore since it almost always thrash rewards. Game on shelf for now, at least until the fps could hit 60 at least.
  40. Ibrahimd
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    No Arabic The game is deserves it And the boss is good !but no Arabic 4 that
  41. 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
  42. Coldhatez
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    While the start of the game looks very promising, I can only rate it 1/10 because there is no English support for the Asian version. On the box it does says there is English support but in game everything is in either Chinese, Korean or Thai. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME AND SUPPORT GAME STUDIOS THAT INTENTIONALLY MISLEAD CONSUMERS
  43. jalengardner7
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    If you have any semblance of a life outside of video games, this gsme is not for you. Graphics looks the same as elderscrolls Oblivion. Controller layout is horrendous and makes the game harder then it already is. Don't waste your money
  44. 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.
  45. Englishverpls
    Mar 2, 2022
    1
    Download this game yesterday. I have to admit that the whole game is a masterpiece. HOWEVER, there is no English version in this game in ASEAN area. This problem is really frustrating for me and also for other players. I hope Bandai Namco and Sony can address this issue soon enough. Thank you.
  46. Ikaild9
    Mar 2, 2022
    1
    It does not support the Arabic language and it is difficult Unclear tasks Old English used, you don't understand the last time I will buy from this studio .
  47. Wernal
    Mar 2, 2022
    1
    I liked Demon’s Souls back in the day and played Bloodborne, so I had an idea of what to expect from a soulslike game. However this game has been hyped all over the internet as more approachable than a typical From game, and has the added draw of having a “story” “written” by GRRM. There is nothing accessible or intriguing about this game. Having played other soulslike games only makesI liked Demon’s Souls back in the day and played Bloodborne, so I had an idea of what to expect from a soulslike game. However this game has been hyped all over the internet as more approachable than a typical From game, and has the added draw of having a “story” “written” by GRRM. There is nothing accessible or intriguing about this game. Having played other soulslike games only makes the predictable opening and tedious slog of looping through areas again and again feel tired and stale . The combat is much worse and less responsive than in other From games I played. And I felt no sense of wonder or excitement from exploration. As for the story, after a few hours in, I really was unable to discern what GRRM had brought the table. There was nothing worth staying in this world for. I just deleted the game. Total waste of money. Can’t even get a refund because I was dumb enough to buy it from the PSN store.… Expand
  48. Jakeyg
    Mar 2, 2022
    1
    Most overated game I've ever. Combat is boring and repetitive. The graphics just are not up to par with other games now days. There isn't much of a story at all and the open world still left me with something more to be desired. It's certainly a game but I wouldn't call it a good one much less best of all time.
  49. Stintacus
    Mar 2, 2022
    1
    Spent 3 hours playing the night I got it on ps4, multiple auto saves at bonfires, then i manually exited and saved game, woke up the next day back at 10 minutes into the game & level 10 again, played another 7 hours that day, saved it all properly, went to go back on it a few hours later & the game hadn’t saved again, the game is unplayable without being able to save
  50. xTracktor
    Mar 2, 2022
    1
    Playing on PS5, graphic is more than bad, not even close to next gen... just another souls crap
  51. 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...
  52. Monsterunter090
    Mar 4, 2022
    1
    Werde ohne Grund ausn Multiplayer gesperrt weil die Server Probleme haben was für ein scheiß Spiel
  53. Nick2323
    Mar 5, 2022
    1
    This game should be called Elden Souls. if you are a fan of the souls games you will love it, if not stay away. It was marketed as NOT a souls game but a new IP. It is not. Immediately sold it to a Souls fan and he loves it. Not for everyone else. New story maybe. Game played great on my PS5, no issues with quality just that it should be titled ELDEN SOULS. 1 for Marketing
  54. whatisofdsk
    Mar 6, 2022
    1
    Honestly didn’t have fun. I expected this to be a step up from the other FromSoft games. However, the movement is the same, the bosses are the same weird FromSoft design they’ve always been, the mechanics are still somewhat clunky, and there’s still very little story to be had. If you like DS
    games then you’ll like this too but as a long term fan I really wanted this to be difficult but    Honestly didn’t have fun. I expected this to be a step up from the other FromSoft games. However, the movement is the same, the bosses are the same weird FromSoft design they’ve always been, the mechanics are still somewhat clunky, and there’s still very little story to be had. If you like DS
    games then you’ll like this too but as a long term fan I really wanted this to be difficult but better in all the other ways too.    … Expand
  55. Puma3577
    Mar 6, 2022
    1
    Отвратительная игра, будто юбисофт решили сделать соулс лайк игру в открытом мире.Бегаешь убиваешь конченнных боссов(мобов),потом натыкаешся на рыцаря горнила и ебучую ящирицу вместе и конечно же это боссы которых ты раньше убивал,но теперь давай убивай вместе и кстати мы им к хп и урону нолики прибавили удачи,сдох на этом рыцаре раз 50 ибо милишником его либо парированиемОтвратительная игра, будто юбисофт решили сделать соулс лайк игру в открытом мире.Бегаешь убиваешь конченнных боссов(мобов),потом натыкаешся на рыцаря горнила и ебучую ящирицу вместе и конечно же это боссы которых ты раньше убивал,но теперь давай убивай вместе и кстати мы им к хп и урону нолики прибавили удачи,сдох на этом рыцаре раз 50 ибо милишником его либо парированием убиваешь(парировать раз 15 конечно же надо) или доджишь каждую ебучую атаку делаешь один удар и убиваешь через два часа. Ахуенно просто ведь на него еще и эффекты не работают, вот прям пиздец как интересно кавырять босса до того момента пока у тебя фласки не кончатся ведь атаки доджатся легко но в любом случае под парочку попадаешься иногда,а так как у него три миллиарда хп у тебя не хватит фласок. Жалею о потраченном времени, хорошо хоть на пиратке играл… Expand
  56. ferbatisco
    Mar 6, 2022
    1
    I bought the game because of the hype created on the internet, but I found the game to be very tedious and dark. I forced myself to play for 70 hours to try to find everything they were talking about but I gave up. incredibly disappointing
  57. Eldenringbad
    Mar 7, 2022
    1
    The game is fun. However it is not. The game has way too many unfun parts. So many enemies just spam ranged attacks and it sucks. The crystal cave part with the centipede guys just spam the needles and can also attack at the same time. Also Raya Lucaria academy is lame. All the enemies will spam spells at you making it not fun after a while. Also it is not clear where to go and I ended upThe game is fun. However it is not. The game has way too many unfun parts. So many enemies just spam ranged attacks and it sucks. The crystal cave part with the centipede guys just spam the needles and can also attack at the same time. Also Raya Lucaria academy is lame. All the enemies will spam spells at you making it not fun after a while. Also it is not clear where to go and I ended up spending a long time to find and item instead of progress. No but really its a good game 10/10 except im not going to give it that score.… Expand
  58. Aks4Laz
    Mar 8, 2022
    1
    An attempt to go full Skyrim via the boring route. Outdated graphics, no real immersion, another round of boring/obscure quests that didn't really give me the feeling of belonging in this world, and an endless cycle of boss fights(at least some of them are good, but it doesn't save the game). Only new mechanic is the jump...In the year 2022 the new mechanic is the JUMP! Animations areAn attempt to go full Skyrim via the boring route. Outdated graphics, no real immersion, another round of boring/obscure quests that didn't really give me the feeling of belonging in this world, and an endless cycle of boss fights(at least some of them are good, but it doesn't save the game). Only new mechanic is the jump...In the year 2022 the new mechanic is the JUMP! Animations are still lacking, hit boxes are still a random joke, it's not AAA, not even close to A. And the so called "lore" is still as vague and shallow as it was before the involvement of Martin.… Expand
  59. Sinobit
    Mar 9, 2022
    1
    Просадки FPS на поверхности с 60 до 38 кадров. В закрытых пространствах 60 стабильно. Настройки Высокие (дефолтные).
    Ryzen 5 3600
    GTX 1660 Super 32 Gb RAM Чиним. Ставлю +. Ну и как всегда боёвка - дно. Вам же team ninja показала как можно сделать. Кадры неуязвимости и хардкор? Из интересного только открытый мир.    Просадки FPS на поверхности с 60 до 38 кадров. В закрытых пространствах 60 стабильно. Настройки Высокие (дефолтные).
    Ryzen 5 3600
    GTX 1660 Super
    32 Gb RAM
    Чиним. Ставлю +.
    Ну и как всегда боёвка - дно. Вам же team ninja показала как можно сделать. Кадры неуязвимости и хардкор? Из интересного только открытый мир.
  60. ACme01
    Mar 9, 2022
    1
    Let's start by saying that I played, replayed, and loved the DS games. Let's also preface this with me admitting that I saw the reviews for the game before playing it and that may have affected my expectations.

    Anyway, I wonder if most of the critics played this on console. I played it on PC and it's very far from the near-perfect experience most of them promised. The controls alone    Let's start by saying that I played, replayed, and loved the DS games. Let's also preface this with me admitting that I saw the reviews for the game before playing it and that may have affected my expectations.

    Anyway, I wonder if most of the critics played this on console. I played it on PC and it's very far from the near-perfect experience most of them promised.

    The controls alone are some of the clunkiest I've seen. G for map, E + an arrow key (and if you're on a 60% keeb, this is really annoying), etc.

    There's also the way it almost seems designed to make things difficult for you unnecessarily if you're on a KB+M. Yes, I know the usual advice: play it with a controller instead, and so on.

    But if you release something for PC, you should plan for KB+M. You shouldn't expect your players to have to invest in a controller for a single game that has already cost them $60.

    It's clear that even after all the critique levelled at them for doing the same thing in DS games, FromSoft still hasn't learned a thing about porting to PC or KB+M play. You'd be astonished how flawless your own gameplay can be only to be interrupted repeatedly by a camera seizing control or the auto-targeting locking onto a mosquito when you're trying to deliver a final blow to a boss.

    That's my main gripe, but it's not the only one. There's also the frame-skipping and input lag. I haven't died to any bosses yet, but I'm guessing it's only a matter of time before that instability hits me at a critical moment. And I'm on a 5950x with a 3090.

    Yes, I've heard the argument to just treat this as another hurdle or another level of difficulty to make the game more interesting, by the way. But while I don't mind intentional difficulty, I mind sloppy sources of annoyance. I don't play games to be irritated by someone else's oversights or laziness.

    Finally, I'm a little let down by parts of the game, I think. I like some things - some things genuinely seem new and add interesting mechanics to the gameplay FromSoft offers. But too many things seem to still be stuck in the DS world. I've seen bosses like these before. I've seen enemies like these before.

    Maybe the promise of something new and revolutionary got me expecting too much. But this was neither new nor revolutionary. I'm almost done playing through it, and I'm thinking I won't replay it... which isn't how I want to feel after playing an open-world game.    … Expand
  61. thanatos1982
    Mar 9, 2022
    1
    OMG.



    I’m not a pervert.


    I’m not a sadistic either.


    I am no idea what the **** hell kind of madness people call this a masterpiece.
  62. iduncare
    Mar 9, 2022
    1
    A beautiful hard game, it test me from first screen when i realize Asia account doesnt support English, i cant even understand anything from begin because its all Chinese. Why the hell English removed from games nowadays???????
  63. VinnySpaghetti
    Mar 10, 2022
    1
    It blows my mind how when you go the subreddit to get advice on how to beat a boss the only answer you’ll get is “respec into a magic character” Many reviewers praised this game for “allowing us to play the build we want” and once you reach the late game that statement couldn’t be farther from the truth. This is why reviewers shouldn’t give a game 10/10 when they haven’t even finished theIt blows my mind how when you go the subreddit to get advice on how to beat a boss the only answer you’ll get is “respec into a magic character” Many reviewers praised this game for “allowing us to play the build we want” and once you reach the late game that statement couldn’t be farther from the truth. This is why reviewers shouldn’t give a game 10/10 when they haven’t even finished the thing.… Expand
  64. cdog12
    Mar 11, 2022
    1
    I played almost 200 hours in this game. I tried to be like every other fanboi but this game is f**** garbage. Hidetaka himself said in an interview that difficulty for the sake of difficulty is horrible game design. So, what gives? Obviously Mr. H never played his own game or he'd realize that after the first 2 areas the game scales up higher than any souls game I have ever played. It'sI played almost 200 hours in this game. I tried to be like every other fanboi but this game is f**** garbage. Hidetaka himself said in an interview that difficulty for the sake of difficulty is horrible game design. So, what gives? Obviously Mr. H never played his own game or he'd realize that after the first 2 areas the game scales up higher than any souls game I have ever played. It's ridiculous how every fight past liurnia is a constant slog and I must die repeatedly to learn fights or mobs. That's not good game design. Even Sekiro was not like this untill Genichiro. This is beyond pathetic. This is game Developers just being pricks IMO. No need to make a brutal AI that predicts your patterns. That's just being mean and not fun. I am tired of trash mobs slaughtering me despite being near lvl 100, and tired of dying 500 times to a boss because there are no clear patterns other than 1 or two moves to visually see beforehand. I don't get why people like this company, and game. They have not evolved anything other than the world, which I admit is gorgeous. The world they made is truly beautiful but the game you play in it is garbage.

    Difficulty for the sake of difficulty Hidetaka, head your own words next time. However, I won't be there and waste my money. I want to enjoy challenges not masochism.    … 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. themegahero
    Mar 13, 2022
    1
    Thankfully for now it's very obvious that most people don't actually like this game, yes it sold over million copies, because lots of people were baited into buying it, because it was advertised as "very accessible for new players", but in reality it's just same as every Souls game, just with open world and most people don't like games where you have to die million times to learn moveThankfully for now it's very obvious that most people don't actually like this game, yes it sold over million copies, because lots of people were baited into buying it, because it was advertised as "very accessible for new players", but in reality it's just same as every Souls game, just with open world and most people don't like games where you have to die million times to learn move sets, most people don't find that interesting, it's very obvious that most gamers want good story, fun gameplay and challenging, but not too difficult combat. Souls games are way more than challenging, they are brutal and even with best gear you can die easily and for most people, this is not fun. Just speaking facts.… Expand
  67. Jay8686
    Mar 14, 2022
    1
    I don't get why this game is overrated , the graphics are at best average, storyline is non existent. The environment is like a fixed set of objects that don't interact with the character,
  68. Sammyjay94
    Mar 15, 2022
    1
    I finished the game and platinum it; however, it has many flaws. My first main complaint with the game would be that after visiting an area and getting the item from ruins and dungeons. The game does not gray or give you any indication that you have already visited that area in gotten all of the items that are there. Then you will notice that the sites of Grace which were pointing towardI finished the game and platinum it; however, it has many flaws. My first main complaint with the game would be that after visiting an area and getting the item from ruins and dungeons. The game does not gray or give you any indication that you have already visited that area in gotten all of the items that are there. Then you will notice that the sites of Grace which were pointing toward major boss battles. Still point for the exact same boss battle. Making you have to go watch a YouTube video on where to go next. This is outdated game design and should be criticized.. you get very few attack patterns there are only a few weapons that actually give you more than to attack patterns and yes you can add another attack pattern through an ash of War. Sometimes depending on what that Ash of War does. However, the game lacks a lot in combat on your side. Making combat overtime boring. Because you're just doing the same animations over and over and over. My third critique is that multiplayer is actually kind of difficult to figure out especially when the game first launched now I don't understand why it is so Antiquated I guess the programmers thought it would be too hard to program in the fact that you could just sit at a side of Grace and invite friends. But it is extremely difficult to hook up with friends and actually play around together. And explaining it is like explaining an algebra problem. Fourth is there is no Quest log or notes on what NPCs have said. So if you came across it and NPC who was a quest giver and you wanted to try to do the quest yourself and maybe you were trying to remember where to go well good luck you might have to write that down with your own hands. It is there is absolutely no story in this game for a game that has a famous author on the title. There is no story to be found here you might find lore videos on the internet. But it is it entirely up to interpretation and there is hardly any dialogue between any in NPCs in the game. My favorite joke is that you're only going to get five lines of dialogue. With every NPC you come across that's not entirely true but it's a good joke and remind you that you should not expect any story when going into this game in fact the story is entirely up to interpretation and that's not a story because it doesn't have any major at or plot points your character does not grow your character does not change in any major way. Anybody who says any other way is clearly not knowledgeable when it comes to how stories work. The game looks like it should have came out 5 years ago the graphics are lacking. It looks gray and outdated even on a PlayStation 5. It looks like it should have came out alongside Dragon Age Inquisition. If it would have come out around that time it would have been a lot better. However video games have matured the world is boring New Game Plus is very disappointing your first playthrough is going to be extremely fun. And you're going to be excited with the possibilities of what new game plus is but when you get your mine ball bearings took it away from you and you can't buy smithing stones. And you have to discover things that you discovered in the previous play through. For the second time around you're going to find yourself hitting the delete button especially if you want hundred percent it and got the Platinum. This game is overrated and the fans are extremely toxic. I will never buy another from soft game in the future it is a waste of time money and energy the only type of people who are into this type of game series are people who are into being dominated and frankly that is not me.… Expand
  69. EB2
    Mar 16, 2022
    1
    So overrated. It's basically an insanely difficult, repetitive grind fest where you get to do the same tasks over and over and over and over and over again. It will suck hours from you with very little reward. For adults who have other things to do in life, it's a big waste of time.
  70. Roat1990
    Mar 16, 2022
    1
    Does not have a clear quest line or perpus. It drop you in a open world and does not tel you anything or point you to your you should go.
  71. dokkanbattle83
    Mar 17, 2022
    1
    Very disappointed the video games press said this is a RPG but it is just a Dark Souls 4 with an empty open world they made this game for the Darls Souls fans only, the press said this is the game of the year but they lied again
  72. 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
  73. Fishyswaz
    Mar 22, 2022
    1
    BEWARE: If you get this game in Japan or other countries in Asia, there is no option to play the game in English on the PlayStation. English audio only. Refunds are being denied.
  74. Internets
    Mar 22, 2022
    1
    Graphics are below average and it's boring. If you want a game that's not repetitive with way better details - play HFW.
  75. ngavu28091994
    Mar 22, 2022
    1
    Dont buy it, no english subtitle in Asia, cant play and ... cannot be refunded
  76. Valcor
    Mar 23, 2022
    1
    Terrible performance with FPS drops, clunky combat and clunky dodge rolling. Open world game that has no direction what so ever terrible overhyped game.
  77. Sirnaef
    Mar 25, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a disappointment. Very bad game. The story is not good. The gameplay was not good. I was waiting a lot from the game but the game didn't give much>… Expand
  78. Aladdin132
    Mar 25, 2022
    1
    Elden Ring was created to waste a players time, in order to hide a complete lack of content. The ultimate no lifer game. I'm not sure why it's getting all this hype I made an account just to rate this game. I almost feel as if the game paid for these perfect reviews. Honestly very disappointed and hope people realize how overrated this game is.
  79. ModernReviews
    Mar 27, 2022
    1
    Less than 600 000 Steam players only ONE MONTH later. Thank god that these games will never become mainstream, i'm hyped for Hogwarts Legacy that will be true open world game, not empty and boring as Elden Ring is. Also i'm sure there will be lots of new announcements on E3 2022, so thankfully most gamers can still enjoy upcoming great video games and forget that these awful souls gamesLess than 600 000 Steam players only ONE MONTH later. Thank god that these games will never become mainstream, i'm hyped for Hogwarts Legacy that will be true open world game, not empty and boring as Elden Ring is. Also i'm sure there will be lots of new announcements on E3 2022, so thankfully most gamers can still enjoy upcoming great video games and forget that these awful souls games ever existed.… Expand
  80. Jynkat
    Mar 27, 2022
    1
    Confusing writing, dead characters that flop around like ragdolls, meh graphics, and a near pointless map. You can play this game for hours and still not know what in the world is going on. Seems like it's just a grind fest for masochists and people who want to be thought of as "hardcore gamers". The Co-op feature is by far their biggest miss.
  81. Fateh_Esgerli
    Mar 30, 2022
    1
    Oyun gerçekten rezalet yapay zeka rezalet. Oyunu aldığıma pişman oldum. Nasil oluyorda optimizasyonu rezalet bi oyuna 96 metacritic oyu geliyor anlamiyorum. Hikayesi hiç içine çekmedi sırf from software fanboyusunuz diye bu oyunu övmeyin
  82. Ninomao
    Mar 30, 2022
    1
    Would have been the best game I’ve ever played! But by now I should easily have been on level 100 by now but thanks to losing your runes after you die makes it dam impossible to level up! Sick and tired of losing runes! Sick and tired of losing all my runes when attempting to retrieve my runes for only some enemy to come kill me. I’ve lost probably 1,000,000 runes all together from over 30Would have been the best game I’ve ever played! But by now I should easily have been on level 100 by now but thanks to losing your runes after you die makes it dam impossible to level up! Sick and tired of losing runes! Sick and tired of losing all my runes when attempting to retrieve my runes for only some enemy to come kill me. I’ve lost probably 1,000,000 runes all together from over 30 hours game play! Sick of it! Sick sick sick sick!! If they kept everything as it is but we don’t lose our runes would have been perfect. Scam game made for unemployed people who have so much time so they can grind all day long just to level up.… Expand
  83. King111112
    Mar 30, 2022
    1
    I was very excited for this game. I’ve been waiting since it was announced back in 2019. So after paying the sixty dollar price you can imagine my disappointment, when I found out that an integral piece of gameplay was missing. Most of the game was alright however all throughout we never saw the tarnish eat. This is unrealistic as you obviously can guess. Real people need to eat soI was very excited for this game. I’ve been waiting since it was announced back in 2019. So after paying the sixty dollar price you can imagine my disappointment, when I found out that an integral piece of gameplay was missing. Most of the game was alright however all throughout we never saw the tarnish eat. This is unrealistic as you obviously can guess. Real people need to eat so obviously this a big plot hole. Until this is fixed I suggest not purchasing.… Expand
  84. Ogeday_Han
    Mar 31, 2022
    1
    I am an expat in China. I want to play the game in English. Unfortunately its only supporting Asian Languages.It's crazy, you can't change to language to English. I ask PlayStation store to return the game an refund my money. It's ridiculous. I am a gamer for a decade and never seen such a thing.
  85. Dungam
    Apr 6, 2022
    1
    I can't say I had much fun in this game but I do still love it quite a lot. Honestly the main issue for me is just how annoying so many areas can be along with some of the enemies but then again thats most fromsoft games. I think Elden ring is definitely incredible and a game you should try out if you are interested. If you are new to souls like game then you might have a pretty rough timeI can't say I had much fun in this game but I do still love it quite a lot. Honestly the main issue for me is just how annoying so many areas can be along with some of the enemies but then again thats most fromsoft games. I think Elden ring is definitely incredible and a game you should try out if you are interested. If you are new to souls like game then you might have a pretty rough time though ngl. The only reason I found this game easy at all was probably because it felt so much like Ds3.
    A few things I have issues with:
    Gravity and falls are kinda inconsistent
    Weird jank and glitches
    reskin bosses and duo bosses using previously seen bosses
    the last boss is underwhelming/boring as a melee build
    pvp is a nightmare
    unbalanced as hell

    some good things?
    It can be really fun i guess
    Combat is mostly the same as ds3 but feels smooth and responsive
    open world is beautiful
    horse
    weapon and armor options are insane
    Dope bosses with many exceptions    … Expand
  86. Jarhis
    Apr 10, 2022
    1
    So boring. Over hyped. Had enough after level 50. Just same thing over and over. Story is non existent
  87. Blantonius101
    Apr 11, 2022
    1
    The one star is that the game is seriously overhyped, and eveeyone from the developers down are lying. It's arguably the least accessible FS game. The only people giving it perfect or near perfect scores are from people who are already FS die hard fans. The story is bare bone and the lore isn't that interesting. They're fun facts of a dying world.. I know there is a superb game in thereThe one star is that the game is seriously overhyped, and eveeyone from the developers down are lying. It's arguably the least accessible FS game. The only people giving it perfect or near perfect scores are from people who are already FS die hard fans. The story is bare bone and the lore isn't that interesting. They're fun facts of a dying world.. I know there is a superb game in there somewhere but unless you can afford to put the dozens of hours into "getting good" or you're already a fan boy of the company you're probably going to be miserable. To From Softwares credit they don't pander to the casuals like me, I respect the hell out of that, but don't LIE to people about how it's the easiest and most accessible From Software game, especially when you've basically been playing the same thing for over a decade.… Expand
  88. fnjd
    Apr 13, 2022
    1
    Let me just start off by saying this game is beautiful, but this game should stand as a testament as to why to never trust ratings. First off, this game is not truly progressive in the sense that you have no idea where to go and any places you do try to explore are filled with hard bosses btw this is literally right from the get go. Go play a real RPG like the Witcher 3 which has a greatLet me just start off by saying this game is beautiful, but this game should stand as a testament as to why to never trust ratings. First off, this game is not truly progressive in the sense that you have no idea where to go and any places you do try to explore are filled with hard bosses btw this is literally right from the get go. Go play a real RPG like the Witcher 3 which has a great story, open-world, combat, and **** GWENT.… Expand
  89. Justchillgames
    Apr 20, 2022
    1
    I'll put it as simply as possible- This game is

    Outdated (open world design, graphics, combat). Boring (there's nothing else to do, beside fighting bosses and that gets old fast). Soulless (It's nothing new, groundbreaking or interesting. They put big map full of bosses and that's the game, no deep storytelling, no interesting character, no depth at all). I'm disappointed that    I'll put it as simply as possible- This game is

    Outdated (open world design, graphics, combat).

    Boring (there's nothing else to do, beside fighting bosses and that gets old fast).

    Soulless (It's nothing new, groundbreaking or interesting. They put big map full of bosses and that's the game, no deep storytelling, no interesting character, no depth at all).

    I'm disappointed that i wasted 19 hours of my life on this, hoping to find something actually interesting. All i found was endless unfair and outdated combat, bosses that have way too many combos (ruins the fun, when bosses are too strong) and overall you have to spend too much time doing same thing over and over, that's like possibly worst way you can design a game. Do you do same thing over and over in Red Dead Redemption 2? No. In that game you can move on with story anytime you want. In Elden Ring you have to fight boring bosses, most of these fights will takes you around 10 to 100 tries, that's not fun. It was never fun and it never will be fun.    … Expand
  90. cheesendcheese
    Apr 25, 2022
    1
    Bought the game in HK PSN store, why this game does not support language change ? There are Asian countries do not use CHN as 1st language, so fix this problem don’t be racist , FS.
  91. CarlitoGaming
    Apr 25, 2022
    1
    This game has no english version on the HK PS store. Sony wont refund the game.
  92. Eliassanchez
    May 27, 2022
    1
    Si el juego es muy bueno pero lo unico que no me gusto fue que es muy difisil
  93. chapolimm
    Jun 6, 2022
    1
    The game is absolutely incredible, but the quantity of crashes its pathetic and is **** my gameplay. A single hour playing is equal two or three crashes, mainly when appear that red lightning skill of the dragons, the chance of freeze and crash the **** game is about 70% when rendering that red effect. And the multiplayer stability, nothing to say, who played know how **** is... from aThe game is absolutely incredible, but the quantity of crashes its pathetic and is **** my gameplay. A single hour playing is equal two or three crashes, mainly when appear that red lightning skill of the dragons, the chance of freeze and crash the **** game is about 70% when rendering that red effect. And the multiplayer stability, nothing to say, who played know how **** is... from a very nice artistic game, to a garbage full of technical issues, sad...… Expand
  94. Helix__006
    Mar 14, 2023
    1
    20230314 updat_e

    Finally, 2022 game of the year, gave to an open world game that you can only walk. And thanks dislikers, i decide to change 3 to 1. And i can say the 2022 game of the year should be stray, or god of war ragnarok. Media are all s*h*i*t-eating dogs, the are not gamer, just zombie. 2022 review Don't play this game! The author says he doesn't play the game    20230314 updat_e

    Finally, 2022 game of the year, gave to an open world game that you can only walk.
    And thanks dislikers, i decide to change 3 to 1.
    And i can say the 2022 game of the year should be stray, or god of war ragnarok.
    Media are all s*h*i*t-eating dogs, the are not gamer, just zombie.

    2022 review

    Don't play this game!

    The author says he doesn't play the game himself! Your IQ is being insulted!

    If you don't use ashes of war, don't use additional vials, the difficulty of the bosses is unreasonable, the bosses has too much blood and increases unnecessary difficulty. All bosses play the same way, that is to roll in 0.x seconds before he drops the knife, which only increases fatigue and has no fun.

    Bloodborne is better!    … Expand
  95. Arie174
    Jun 23, 2022
    1
    I feel for the critics who seem to be unable to call this game for what it is, which is borderline boring. seems like everyone is afraid to say that the Emperor has no clothes.
    what a terrible game this turned out to be. 2022 game with worse graphics than a 2018 game and no "next gen" features.
    There is no story, it's all about boss fights and they try to make the game longer just by    I feel for the critics who seem to be unable to call this game for what it is, which is borderline boring. seems like everyone is afraid to say that the Emperor has no clothes.
    what a terrible game this turned out to be. 2022 game with worse graphics than a 2018 game and no "next gen" features.
    There is no story, it's all about boss fights and they try to make the game longer just by making it harder to proceed rather than creating missions and stuff.
    there is a reason the retail price of this game has fallen by almost 50% since release (in Australia).
    total waste of money    … Expand
  96. Moderngamesucc
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    Throughout my journey back through the lands between months later, I am slowly realizing this game somehow got MORE buggy. I'm actually shocked. How could a game with massive environmental clipping and bad balance, somehow get worse? Fromsoft finds a way. Not to mention, the input buffer and lag alone drops it down to a 6. It just does. On top of that, the game is still unbalanced. YouThroughout my journey back through the lands between months later, I am slowly realizing this game somehow got MORE buggy. I'm actually shocked. How could a game with massive environmental clipping and bad balance, somehow get worse? Fromsoft finds a way. Not to mention, the input buffer and lag alone drops it down to a 6. It just does. On top of that, the game is still unbalanced. You cannot have a good time playing the game how you want. Is this an enjoyable experience? Is it well balanced? Can you actually rely on skill to beat it? Is it playable? Are the enemy AI coded well? Do they just turtle and spam attacks and have input reading that seems to be coded by a student fresh out of game school? The answers to all these questions make me second guess myself. Except the last one- The answer to that is yes. I have well over 300 hours in this game. Solod every boss (without bloodhounds step or OP skills) And because I know it so well, I really can't defend massive parts of it. Shame really. It's a 4/10 experience at the end of the day.… Expand
  97. fenrisul7
    Nov 13, 2022
    1
    Игра полнейшая хуйня. С ужасной боевой системой, с омерзительным открытым миром. Жанр соул лайк естественно на любителя, я люблю сложность в играх, но с такой плохой и скучной боевой системой это просто невыносимо. Единственное светлое место это драка с Раданом. В остальном игра очень плоха и не заслуживает 96 баллов, и конечно это не игра годаИгра полнейшая хуйня. С ужасной боевой системой, с омерзительным открытым миром. Жанр соул лайк естественно на любителя, я люблю сложность в играх, но с такой плохой и скучной боевой системой это просто невыносимо. Единственное светлое место это драка с Раданом. В остальном игра очень плоха и не заслуживает 96 баллов, и конечно это не игра года
  98. Luffycub
    Aug 13, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Buena exploración pero sin selector de dificultad limitandose a un tipo de persona lo veo pésimo además en ps5 no funciona tan bien como en pc.por eso veo que es.un juego pésimo sin tener selector.de.dificultad… Expand
  99. Tarlax
    Aug 14, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So to begin I think this game is way to hard or if you want to spend all your time grinding the hell out of this game for days it’s way to easy like I’ve played Bloodborne and gotten to ng+4 and still haven’t died as much as I did on 1 play through on this I think this game is boring and repetitive and truly have no idea why anyone rated this game 5 stars they say there are 150 bosses or so but truly it’s just 50 bosses copied and pasted over and over again most of the bosses are boring it just bothers me how lazy this game truly is the story is veg confusing and hard to follow the puzzles are either way to easy or way to confusing and Elaborate and I’ve found way to many glitches in the game like my summons haven’t worked since day one im sorry I just truly can’t agree with anyone who put this game as 5 stars I think they haven’t played any other fromsoft game besides this one… Expand
  100. cacauthry
    Oct 8, 2022
    1
    The game is very good. My save crashed when i was 76 hours fo gameplay and i couldn t fix it. This is a shame. So many bugs and this is disrespectful
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#1 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2022
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#3 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2022

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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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