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. rozario4848
    Oct 16, 2022
    1
    I can,t funish any games after Ghost o Tsushima an ofcourse after ... THE BIG, THE ONE and ...
    THE GREAT LAST OF US 2
  2. Kraros
    Nov 4, 2022
    1
    The game is very bad and the reason is celery there is no development in celery.
    As for the Kim yes it is fun but there are some mistakesThe old part was better than this part
  3. bahman433
    Nov 6, 2022
    1
    so hard. and low graphics . I can't playing 1 hours why making so hard
  4. thenextnotbig
    Nov 11, 2022
    1
    Bloated and recycled. The combat system tricks you into thinking that it is deep, but in fact it is just really shallow with few viable weapons and ashes of war.
  5. Lucas2402
    Nov 11, 2022
    1
    Gosto de muito de jogos desse estilo mais elden ring é fraco em todos os aspectos
  6. 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
  7. Stamroum
    Nov 12, 2022
    1
    The game is of course great in all areas. Amazing bosses, huge map and is overall beautiful. However all i felt was anxiety while playing it making it impossible to actually enjoy it.
  8. Dixon91
    Nov 13, 2022
    1
    This game he's not a souls game, more year to waiting this game? Are you serious Miyazaki?
    This game is for a noob souls player
    This game is trash, 150 boss.. Are all brother and sister.. Disgusting, God of war ragnarok GOTY
  9. Garrador
    Nov 29, 2022
    1
    It's extremely hilarious to read these 10/10 reviews and insanely supportive comments of this game, as it's some kind of revolution in gaming. While in reality games like this are ruining gaming as an art form. If you want empty and boring open world, full of meaningless monsters and insanely, indescribably difficult combat and no quests, good-for-you. But stop pretending like it's bestIt's extremely hilarious to read these 10/10 reviews and insanely supportive comments of this game, as it's some kind of revolution in gaming. While in reality games like this are ruining gaming as an art form. If you want empty and boring open world, full of meaningless monsters and insanely, indescribably difficult combat and no quests, good-for-you. But stop pretending like it's best game ever. It's okay to like bad games, enjoy. But leave actual real gamers out of it. Gamers who actually care about depth, and quests and storytelling and fair combat. Leave these people out of your "git gud" fetish.… Expand
  10. iwont
    Nov 29, 2022
    1
    Bad Game Bad Game Bad Game Bad Game Bad Game Bad Game Bad Game Bad Game Bad Game
  11. Zurab118
    Dec 2, 2022
    1
    Просто ничего нового, открытый мир мешает. Bloodborn куда лучше смотрится. Игра по моему мнению провалилась. Открытый мир скучный и пустой
  12. junofairdust
    Dec 27, 2022
    1
    After buying this well-known and apparently great game – I mean, all of those awards – The question that keeps popping in my mind is: “How could I fall for this marketing scam?” It’s even sad, really. I tried to play for 1 hour but it felt awful from the very first minute. The outdated graphics makes you feel like throwing up and feeling like it's 2001 once again. The storytelling isAfter buying this well-known and apparently great game – I mean, all of those awards – The question that keeps popping in my mind is: “How could I fall for this marketing scam?” It’s even sad, really. I tried to play for 1 hour but it felt awful from the very first minute. The outdated graphics makes you feel like throwing up and feeling like it's 2001 once again. The storytelling is pointless – Is there any story at all!? Can someone explain this to me!? – and the gameplay it’s not that big of a deal, let's face it. After spending a considerable amount of money (with discount, even!) with this “Marketing Scam” as I am calling it now, I am going to pay more attention to what the general audience is saying about a game, other than just look at the awards shows. That's it. Don't make the same mistake that I did.… Expand
  13. Bomerang35
    Feb 19, 2023
    1
    I've heard alot of great things about this game so i decided to go and purchase it. When i got home i had high expectations and i thought that this would be the game that i would play 24/7 but no. The graphics was sh!t, and i had no idea what the f##k i was doing, even tho i did the tutorial. The only thing i liked about this game was the boss fights which i kinda enjoyed but at the sameI've heard alot of great things about this game so i decided to go and purchase it. When i got home i had high expectations and i thought that this would be the game that i would play 24/7 but no. The graphics was sh!t, and i had no idea what the f##k i was doing, even tho i did the tutorial. The only thing i liked about this game was the boss fights which i kinda enjoyed but at the same time not because of the sh!t graphics. This game is overrated and should not be worth more than 50$. If your friends suggest you to buy this game DONT BUY IT, you will most likely feel scammed like i did.

    My review 1/10    … Expand
  14. MarioSab17
    Feb 26, 2023
    1
    I just created account here only to rate this terrible game I wasted my money for. Simply boring, ugly, empty world. No story, no characters. Awful. I Can't understand such a high critics ratings
  15. Nico123456
    May 11, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tiene un buen mundo abierto, pero no me da ganas de explorar si cada enemigo que me encuentro me mata de un golpe… Expand
  16. bookamp
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    lol. These critic reviews are a joke. Is this the first game they have every played? Have they played any games other than dark souls series?
    No reason why I voted 1. Don't need one. Just like the critic reviews that didn't need a real reason to give out a perfect score.
  17. 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
  18. EhRaD
    Mar 20, 2022
    0
    Namco Bandai USA support is disgusting, I spent 300 USD and never received my Collector's Ed. (in Canada). Namco keeps passing on responsibility to USPS and I can't even open a claim with USPS because I'm not the sender. I discovered a lot of customers with tbe same problem and Namco is very efficient to cover the problem. While Namco literally got my money and run, I'll keep the zero score.
  19. tdebug
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    Dark souls 4 - a very typical souls game, with impossible difficulty, crypted story (to hide a bare presence of any) and dated graphics. For those who have no life, but endless time to fight this boss again and again and again and again.
  20. 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
  21. 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.
  22. 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 ....
  23. Vertran187
    Mar 31, 2022
    0
    This game keeps freezing so it unplayable

    I give up I'm 25 hours in but its so broken From Soft can even fix this problem many many people have since launch. I`m very disappointed in the poor quality of the game its not working on PC at all They have had over a month to fix this but cant be bothered Its Dark souls but bigger and it doesn't work weird unbalanced shoddy mess with nice    This game keeps freezing so it unplayable

    I give up I'm 25 hours in but its so broken From Soft can even fix this problem many many people have since launch. I`m very disappointed in the poor quality of the game its not working on PC at all
    They have had over a month to fix this but cant be bothered Its Dark souls but bigger and it doesn't
    work weird unbalanced shoddy mess with nice combat no story runs like ****    … Expand
  24. bentleyboy1989
    May 11, 2022
    0
    This game is just boring. I wanted to like it, but it’s just too boring. Combat sucks, graphics are okay but nothing special, story isn’t great. This game is just a waste of time.
  25. Zackasaur
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Just simply not a very good game. Little to no story. Most content is missable and untracked. Very outdated and disappointing on accessibility. Unimpressive visual and audio design. Sluggish combat. No climbing. Janky horse. Poor optimization and performance despite very minimal technical ambition. Lots of lazy corners cut, like the slideshow opening.
  26. Qontrol
    Apr 4, 2022
    0
    Beautiful game, nice open world, and my first FromSoft game. Overall I found the difficulty too high for a starting player. I hoped to see a gradually increasing difficulty, but it is almost impossible in the beginning. Since you lose your stuff every time you die when you did not get to consume your runes, it is a frustrating game.
  27. almosttactful
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    The year is 2022.

    - 20FPS dips on a 12900K, 64GB DDR5 RAM, PCIE 4.0 M.2 and an RTX 3090
    - No ultrawide support
    - 60FPS cap
    - Defended to the death by souls fans and I'm not even complaining about the difficulty...

    No excuse to not support those things when I can fire up indie games from 10 years ago and they do.
  28. Beanz007
    Apr 1, 2022
    0
    Boring and repetitive. The story is non-existent, and the sound track is non-existent.
  29. Travain
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Passada de pano da mídia pra esse game é sacanagem. Bug tira ponto de todos os jogos, mas desse não?
  30. TRIPLED
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Highly overrated. Good game but no where near a 10 like true genre defining games like Zelda BOTW. Its too one dimensional. The only thing to do is fight enemies and level up, move to new areas of the map with stronger enemies, rinse and repeat. THATS IT. Its just one big dungeon crawler with nothing else to do.
  31. kk84
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    The most overhyped and overrated fanboy game of all time. Graphics looks like ps3, not much colours, Not a beautiful game like so many others. The story and gameplay is not that good at all. I really dont get why it got that rating from all those sites. Its not a game i would hype unless you are a fanboy of these kind of games.
  32. tstc79tt
    May 10, 2022
    0
    No ENGLISH Version for many countries in ASIA in SONY Store !! Are you mad!!! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH BANDAI AND SONY
    eg. Singapore have english no chinese WTF
    Thailand no english
    HK no english

    by the way OVERALL is good just UI is so dumb could be better

    After playing on PC
  33. OoOXy
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    I played it for 2 days now. Utterly disappointed. Controls are **** No story. No tutorials. Interface is disgusting and cannot equip my ammo. Hit animations are slow and you get one shot because you can't cancel them. Camera is weird and makes combat way harder. You cannot block and walk back I've never been more disappointed in a game
  34. psylife
    Jun 10, 2022
    0
    I have to thank From software for making this game and making everybody realize and admit that this series has always been extremely overhyped. It took you guys 10 years, but you finally got there.

    Beating bosses is just a matter of memorizing patterns, while dodging endlessly. That's always been the case. There is no interesting tactics to beating a boss, it's highly repetitive,    I have to thank From software for making this game and making everybody realize and admit that this series has always been extremely overhyped. It took you guys 10 years, but you finally got there.

    Beating bosses is just a matter of memorizing patterns, while dodging endlessly. That's always been the case. There is no interesting tactics to beating a boss, it's highly repetitive, boring, and frustrating.

    Story telling is non-existent. And yes, it's always been the case with this series. It's called cutting costs.

    Performance and graphics are garbage, despite the strong and inspired art direction. That's also always been true with this series.

    RPG aspect is actually shallow, again, that's also always been true.

    Open-world is just there to reveal to many of you what this game series has always been : Cheap, mediocre, served through inspired lore and visuals.    … Expand
  35. Geobros
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    terrible game with many frame rate problems and known bugs at launch, like the save data bug in rest mode. I dont understand how a game with so many problems took so good reviews.
  36. 80sChild
    Jan 1, 2023
    0
    How this won Game Of The Year, I'll never understand. I can't write a spoiler review because, as far as I can tell there is no story to spoil. Played nearly 20 hrs thus far and nothing makes sense. You just run around and fight random overpowered enemies. You can't level up until you randomly get to a certain campfire and some girl spouts some nonsense dialogue and then you... wander outHow this won Game Of The Year, I'll never understand. I can't write a spoiler review because, as far as I can tell there is no story to spoil. Played nearly 20 hrs thus far and nothing makes sense. You just run around and fight random overpowered enemies. You can't level up until you randomly get to a certain campfire and some girl spouts some nonsense dialogue and then you... wander out to kill more enemies. Wolves appear out of a whirlwind for... reasons. ???

    You'd be hard pressed to notice a difference between Dark Souls and Elden Ring apart from a bland, empty open world; the combat is exactly the same. Same animations, same lock on system, same "health vials", same grind grind grind from 2011. Apart from some decent visuals and an open world, there's nothing substantial here. You still can't engage multiple enemies, you just have to shuffle around, hitting them one at a time. 2011 gameplay. Fun.

    Combat is still painfully slow and cumbersome. Even over-leveling by 20 levels, you can still be staggered by the same low level enemies, in the same amount of strikes. It doesn't make sense. Even in Dark Souls 1-3 and Demon Souls there was a feeling of progression as you went. Not here. I'm sure its something to make the game even more artificially difficult.

    Bosses are OP (that first one on horseback is hilariously difficult) and apparently don't have stamina to deplete. There are no mechanics to speak of and there's really no point to melee "skills", blocking or tactics as all boss fights degrade to fighting them over and over until their patterns are muscle memory. Its beyond tedious. Apparently this is what younger gamers call "fun". I don't get it.

    You can either look up a YouTube tutorial on how to properly level up or just wander aimlessly and hope you eventually find the characters that can give you an edge. There's nothing in the game to even hint at where they might be or what you should do next. Just wander aimlessly and grind, one measly skill point at a time.

    I don't get the love for FromSoft games. Sekiro and Elden ring are awful, slow, boring games with no story or direction. I finished Dark Souls and Demon Souls, enjoyed them. This modern FromSoft is horrible, they're just milking a decade old broken engine and formula.

    If you like "hard" (ie old, broken/lopsided) games or just really enjoy 2011 Dark Souls combat: this is your game.

    If you like innovative, modern and polished games with tight fast paced combat and a story to drive the experience: This game is not for you. I gave Sekiro a chance, I tried Elden ring against my better judgement. I'm done with modern FromSoft. These are AWFUL games. I want my money back. I'd rate negative if I could.    … Expand
  37. enut_butter
    Mar 20, 2022
    0
    Well, it finally happened. FromSoft got too popular, and in a desperate attempt to appeal to the r*dditors who weren’t good enough to progress in the game, they patched the game and nerfed the enemies/bosses. Now instead of a challenging and rewarding FromSoft game, I have a joke of a game that is about as difficult as a CoD campaign on Normal. They ruined their own game, and what’s worse,Well, it finally happened. FromSoft got too popular, and in a desperate attempt to appeal to the r*dditors who weren’t good enough to progress in the game, they patched the game and nerfed the enemies/bosses. Now instead of a challenging and rewarding FromSoft game, I have a joke of a game that is about as difficult as a CoD campaign on Normal. They ruined their own game, and what’s worse, in an attempt to chase this massive success they will 100% dumb-down their future games to this level as well. Hope you enjoyed your FromSoft titles, because the good days are over.… Expand
  38. 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
  39. emrahoz
    Mar 9, 2022
    0
    One of the worst games i have ever played,bad graphics,bad looking environment and color palette,bad combat mechanics.You can play the whole game by just rolling like Sonic the Hedgehog.
  40. youngck
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    It's a good game. But it is Not masterpiece. Be honest, reviewers. I think 80points is enough for this game.
  41. lordalaric
    Jul 5, 2023
    0
    As long-time FromSoft fan, I can safely say this game is good. Not great, not a masterpiece in any sense but definitely good. The game for some reason is open world, meaning there are vast expanses of empty land for naught to do but traipse through and kill mobs of enemies.

    The art direction is brilliant, the music is also amazing but sadly this game sorely lacks that hopeless (Dark    As long-time FromSoft fan, I can safely say this game is good. Not great, not a masterpiece in any sense but definitely good. The game for some reason is open world, meaning there are vast expanses of empty land for naught to do but traipse through and kill mobs of enemies.

    The art direction is brilliant, the music is also amazing but sadly this game sorely lacks that hopeless (Dark Souls 1), Melancholic (DS 2 ) or apocalyptic(DS 3) atmosphere that make FromSoft titles stand out.

    I sunk 60 hours into the game and once I realized that the game simply does not respect my time I had to cut my losses and move on.    … Expand
  42. 2swimmers
    Apr 8, 2022
    0
    Final boss is garbage. Uninteresting and unnecessarily hard. Best game in the world to not buy or play. Ever!
  43. Eienkei
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    Most overhyped & overrated game of all time!

    Have you played any Souls games? It's the exact same thing. The game cheats & unnecessarily frustrates you; there's no story, as usual, so not sure what George R R Martin has done in this collaboration. It all depends on repeating the same sequences and building muscle memory, but you know what I would do instead if I had so much time? I    Most overhyped & overrated game of all time!

    Have you played any Souls games? It's the exact same thing. The game cheats & unnecessarily frustrates you; there's no story, as usual, so not sure what George R R Martin has done in this collaboration.

    It all depends on repeating the same sequences and building muscle memory, but you know what I would do instead if I had so much time? I would learn to play an instrument and leverage muscle memory for something useful, not this nonsense!

    Graphics are dated, the gameplay is the same nonsense from 15 years ago and it's buggy as hell! If Cyberpunk had to be punished, how on earth this game is getting away with it?    … Expand
  44. nicknasty14
    Apr 7, 2022
    0
    Do not buy this overhyped piece of garbage! You will end up regretting it. Even the graphics look completely outdated. If you like wasting hours on end just to beat one measly side boss, with repeated creatures, and PS3 style graphics, then have at it. This game is like running your head repeatedly into a brick wall. I don’t consider it a game, it’s work and not even worth the effort.Do not buy this overhyped piece of garbage! You will end up regretting it. Even the graphics look completely outdated. If you like wasting hours on end just to beat one measly side boss, with repeated creatures, and PS3 style graphics, then have at it. This game is like running your head repeatedly into a brick wall. I don’t consider it a game, it’s work and not even worth the effort. Trust me, stay clear from this game. It’s not as good as you might be hearing. There are way better games out there right now! Ghostwire and new Lego Star Wars game crap all over elden ring! Heck, stranger of paradise I am enjoying 100 times more. Game is not even worth $20!… Expand
  45. JunCLJ
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    I have no idea why most people keep praise up this game as a masterpiece. Sorry for that I don't know how to enjoy this game because it is too hard for me. This game is just a mission impossible to me. Sorry for the bad rating. I am an 80's, I have my works to do. I not always free at home and sit on a sofa for whole day to play my PS5 from the morning to the night. I need to go out forI have no idea why most people keep praise up this game as a masterpiece. Sorry for that I don't know how to enjoy this game because it is too hard for me. This game is just a mission impossible to me. Sorry for the bad rating. I am an 80's, I have my works to do. I not always free at home and sit on a sofa for whole day to play my PS5 from the morning to the night. I need to go out for work, to earn money. PS5 for me is just for relaxing, game is just for entertaining. Sorry for quite dissappointed why all the reviewers keep praise up this game? I can't even beat the first boss. I have no time and no endurance to beat the same boss for whole day. Why people so enjoying for death so many times? This is a nightmare for me. I can't get this game accomplished because I'm so tired of beating the boss, which is mission impossible to me. Please don't follow the trend to see your friends or which gaming host recommend this game, then just follow them to buy this game. This game is not cheap, it is selling around US$59.99. You can't beat the boss in this game doesn't mean that you are a noob player. Game is just for enjoying but not for challenging.… Expand
  46. Femto90
    Apr 13, 2022
    0
    The enemy tracking and input reading are awful awful awful. I've played and finished every souls game and this is the first time that the "artificial difficulty" meme is not a meme. The combat is disgustingly bad compared to previous entries let alone compared to BB and Sekiro.
  47. Malgarios
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Overrated game has nothing new just the free world the rest of DKS3 xerox there is an impressive collective madness about this game
  48. Burtonium
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    Bought it and I can't play it because it's region locked in Asia. The game is in chinese without saying so in the title like most others do. Basically stole my money.
  49. 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.
  50. 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
  51. nickhei
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    The performance on PS5 is really bad.
    I can't imagine games can't lock on 60FPS on PS5.
    FPS is dipping to 4x FPS in any given fights. Unplayable! Graphics is bad. A lot of PS4 games beats it on graphics quality. Also, Sony won't let you get a refund even this game has huge FPS issues. Lying about their refund policy on their official website. Steam gave me a refund right away after    The performance on PS5 is really bad.
    I can't imagine games can't lock on 60FPS on PS5.
    FPS is dipping to 4x FPS in any given fights. Unplayable!
    Graphics is bad. A lot of PS4 games beats it on graphics quality.

    Also, Sony won't let you get a refund even this game has huge FPS issues. Lying about their refund policy on their official website.
    Steam gave me a refund right away after I tried the game and the game was stuttering every few second.
    I won't buy any games on playstation any more.
    DO NOT BUY GAMES ON PLAYSTATION.    … Expand
  52. 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
  53. RedDovah
    Mar 16, 2022
    0
    Boring crap. I like single-player games because they have stories. This game has lore but no game story. Bosses are good and good challenge too. But I cannot like a game without a story. It is the best boring and empty open world in video games. Also game has outdated graphics.
  54. enigma1990
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    This game is just Dark Souls 4. I've been playing for a week and there's nothing special about it. Don't fall for the hype it's just Breath of the Wild Dark soul edition. At first yeah it's fun and it's a pretty game, but it's still Playstation 4 graphics on a PS5. Not to mention the performence issues like texture pop in, frame rate dips, and worst of all it doesn't save properly. TheThis game is just Dark Souls 4. I've been playing for a week and there's nothing special about it. Don't fall for the hype it's just Breath of the Wild Dark soul edition. At first yeah it's fun and it's a pretty game, but it's still Playstation 4 graphics on a PS5. Not to mention the performence issues like texture pop in, frame rate dips, and worst of all it doesn't save properly. The more I play the more it feels like Dark Souls. They say you can avoid bosses but after a while you run out of optional bosses and you gotta keep fighting the main bosses which are OP in most cases. Where as the dungeon bosses are a complete joke. The power scaling in this game is unbalanced. The game just isn't that fun and I put a week in it.… Expand
  55. Dr3aMz
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    WINDOWS 10 only? when Dark Souls 3 worked perfectly on Windows 7? Unacceptable.
  56. autosag1979
    Mar 20, 2023
    0
    This game has lower design levels but the Bosses! the bosses are crap! The best game of the souls like genre was definitely Bloodborne because it looked and felt somewhat unique. I wasn't a huge Sekiro fan but at least there they tried to shake up the visuals.
  57. Crapcrap
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    most overrated and most boring game of all time, game crashes every 15 min, the graphics aren't that great, it's overhyped by fanboys !
  58. xEDUx
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Motor gráfico de la antigua generación con problemas de rendimiento en todos los sistemas, no está doblado a varios idiomas y frustra la experiencia al tener que estar leyendo todo el rato perdiendo el hilo argumental,sigue siendo lo mismo que en antiguas entregas donde los creadores han hecho un sandbox experimentando metiendo toda clase criaturas de sus juegos anteriores aquí allá. VacíoMotor gráfico de la antigua generación con problemas de rendimiento en todos los sistemas, no está doblado a varios idiomas y frustra la experiencia al tener que estar leyendo todo el rato perdiendo el hilo argumental,sigue siendo lo mismo que en antiguas entregas donde los creadores han hecho un sandbox experimentando metiendo toda clase criaturas de sus juegos anteriores aquí allá. Vacío en la mayoría de su mapeado. No es un juego para todos los públicos y con alta dificultad. Lo único destacable es el diseño artístico. Con todo lo mencionado anteriormente para ser un título de 2022 deja mucho que desear si lo comparamos con otros títulos,no es un juego que sobrepase la calificación de un 78 sobre 100.
    En vista de las notas tan elevadas por parte de la prensa con un trato muy a favor y con calificaciones de 10 sobre 10 y que la prensa quiera tacharlo del mejor juego de la historia en sus análisis cuando ni siquiera han tenido tiempo a terminarlo para dar una opinión coherente.. y el día de su lanzamiento ver otra vez el mismo caso que cyberpunk 2077 para todos aquellos que se gastaron 70€ haciendo caso a quienes dicen ser medios especializados y hinchar las valoraciones por un trato a favor. Lo calificó con un 0 para que esto no vuelva a suceder en esta industria.    … Expand
  59. laurent22
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    Way overrated. It's the same dark fantasy stuff that we see everywhere these days, and that has become pretty stale by now. The open world is nothing exceptional either, it looks good, but there's no fresh ideas here.
  60. GuybT23
    Apr 6, 2022
    0
    Un gioco dove vieni ucciso continuamente e senza senso, per sopperire alla scarsa qualità tecnica e di trama. Il respawn dei nemici è ingiustificato.
  61. 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.
  62. lexsnake
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    The game is so big and beautiful that the main story gets behind the exploration feeling you get.
  63. 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
  64. OnlyOneHere
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    This game is a pile of garbage. The greedy developers copied and pasted the same animations from Dark Souls 3. The developers were too cheap and lazy to make new animations. The animations and graphics are very outdated for a next gen AAA $60 game. The AI is incredibly stupid. The developers were too greedy and lazy to make sophisticated AI, so they just gave the enemies too much health inThis game is a pile of garbage. The greedy developers copied and pasted the same animations from Dark Souls 3. The developers were too cheap and lazy to make new animations. The animations and graphics are very outdated for a next gen AAA $60 game. The AI is incredibly stupid. The developers were too greedy and lazy to make sophisticated AI, so they just gave the enemies too much health in a pathetic attempt at making the game difficult. This formula is getting so old. FromSoftware games aren't even that hard. All it takes to beat their games is learn the enemy patterns, dance around and have patience when attacking. There are clipping issues. I saw a monster's entire head magically go through a solid wall.

    There is nothing to do in the open world. Just an empty space full of grass, trees, and rocks. That is so boring to explore. Speaking of rocks, I tried jumping off a cliff so I can land on the other cliff, only for my player to get stuck in between and die. This awful bug could have easily been prevented had the developers add climbing mechanics. The developers are so lazy, they can't even add basic climbing mechanics. In what world does a modern AAA open world game lack climbing mechanics? That is embarrassing. It gets even more embarrassing when I encounter more game breaking bugs. I called my horse and hopped on It, only for my character to magically float in the air and stay stuck there to die. I experienced this bug multiple times. The physics are a joke. The plants don't even react to your movement, a basic feature many modern open world AAA games have. Even indie developers add that feature.

    The PvP multiplayer is complete trash and unbalanced. I had a player kill me, only because they had a character 20 times more powerful than mines. This game gets more unfair when I had an enemy AI killing me with a spear that was 5 inches away from my face. The game punishes me for terrible and lazy game design. $60 is too expensive for this poor expensive of a game. It is recycled trash and a cash grab. I don't recommend this game at all.    … Expand
  65. excellins
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    One of the most overhyped and terrible game this generation. A complete copy and paste of Dark Souls. No innovation. Poor graphics, yet reviewers lie and are biased because its a from aoftware game.
  66. Steff86
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Most overrated game of 2022 goes to this game! From Software make awful games and Elden Ring is no different just lackluster in every way.
  67. BergN7
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    All software and game industry should hire more testers to avoid buggy mess on launches like this
  68. Frank2929
    Jan 16, 2023
    0
    Most overrated game of all-time. Janky combat, poorly balanced difficulty, and poor performance.
  69. Seanysean05
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    Overhyped and overhyped again and again. This game is not interesting in the slightest. What a shame.
  70. Emerson1979
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Simplesmente fizeram esse game com a bund4! Vou esperar mas um tempo para ver se arrumam essa bost4, não entendo como uma porcaria dessas levou tanta nota alta de "jornalistas".
  71. electrciganesha
    Apr 5, 2022
    0
    Elden Ring could've been the best FROM game, and one of the best games ever made, if it wasn't for some performance issues (on the PS5 there are constant frame-drops and the difference in frame rate is visible and feelable) and an extremely unbalanced end-game (there are enemies that can one-shot you, even when you're in level 190, which makes no sense) due to bugs and just a generalElden Ring could've been the best FROM game, and one of the best games ever made, if it wasn't for some performance issues (on the PS5 there are constant frame-drops and the difference in frame rate is visible and feelable) and an extremely unbalanced end-game (there are enemies that can one-shot you, even when you're in level 190, which makes no sense) due to bugs and just a general feeling that they didn't polish the balancing so well. Despite that, it is a game with a massively unbelievable scope, an absolutely fascinating world full of mysteries and a real sense of discovery (can't help but compare it to BOTW) and a MUST-play (like all the other FROM games).… Expand
  72. 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
  73. dark0153
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    The game immersion is destroyed by retarded players effectively spamming the game world with messages. **** social / online game design, hopefully the person responsible for this will read this and jump off a cliff
  74. Mind87
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    I don't really understand all the 10/10 reviews if I'm honest. In my eyes the game is somewhere in the lower average.

    The open world is big, but it doesn't invite you to explore and seems uninspiring and dull. Graphically, the game is quite okay but compared to other open world games again only average and not contemporary. The gameplay can be described as follows: You fight    I don't really understand all the 10/10 reviews if I'm honest. In my eyes the game is somewhere in the lower average.

    The open world is big, but it doesn't invite you to explore and seems uninspiring and dull. Graphically, the game is quite okay but compared to other open world games again only average and not contemporary.

    The gameplay can be described as follows:
    You fight overpowered super agile enemies with ground gymnastics and stupid jumping around and get killed dozens of times.
    How anyone can like this gameplay is beyond me.

    The controls are garbage, a tutorial is completely missing, the interface is the total opposite of intuitive and you have to Google all the important information.

    I think the game is completely overrated.    … Expand
  75. 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.
  76. M0joBad
    Oct 31, 2022
    0
    This game is a mass-marketing extravaganza. Between the game industry's self-serving promotional tactics and the rabid, frothing DS fanboys, this entire thing is a groaning sham. This game is mediocre for a DS game, let alone GOY! (Pant! Pant!). The game itself is just not that engaging, it feels hollow, weird and even punitive if you don't strictly follow the DS meta plan(s). However, theThis game is a mass-marketing extravaganza. Between the game industry's self-serving promotional tactics and the rabid, frothing DS fanboys, this entire thing is a groaning sham. This game is mediocre for a DS game, let alone GOY! (Pant! Pant!). The game itself is just not that engaging, it feels hollow, weird and even punitive if you don't strictly follow the DS meta plan(s). However, the marketing and salivating is extraordinary. Nice job convincing everybody this title will cause them change their religious views.… Expand
  77. GrizzlyBear88
    Apr 20, 2022
    0
    EDIT AFTER 40 HOURS OF PLAYING: I moved my initial rating of 4 to 2.
    I don't understand what people like about this game. Going around with no reason? IA stupid, movements not well done, not a balanced game, no purpose.
    2 points given because they tried to do something cool, but in my opinion, they totally failed. You can just take the horse and go around everywhere. Full of glitches,    EDIT AFTER 40 HOURS OF PLAYING: I moved my initial rating of 4 to 2.
    I don't understand what people like about this game. Going around with no reason? IA stupid, movements not well done, not a balanced game, no purpose.
    2 points given because they tried to do something cool, but in my opinion, they totally failed.
    You can just take the horse and go around everywhere.
    Full of glitches, technical leakages, bugs. Honestly. The high rates are JUST MARKETING    … Expand
  78. 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.
  79. Mountain1996
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    There’s no Arabic language in the game as they have said, Demon’s Souls was came with Arabic language why wouldn’t Elden Ring came with Arabic language?
  80. Cibb98
    Jun 7, 2023
    0
    Horrible empty open world, very generic, literally the same as the other souls games.
  81. WayTooBad
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    This game has so many shills that are so quick to dismiss any legitimate concerns or problems, it's hilarious. The game looks like dark souls 3, runs like turd. 3090 at 2k resolution drops frames left and right. No DLSS. It's probably not a zero but to offset those shills I'm giving this title a zero.
  82. Darthtidus
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    A very "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" spiritual successor, and a borderline masterpiece.
  83. 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
  84. Sayoose
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Clunky controls. Horrific graphics. Arbitrary damage system. Garbage game from a dead company. R.I.P From Software
  85. AceAscendus
    Aug 9, 2022
    0
    By far the worst souls game ever made, the open world is extremely boring and full of copy+paste content. There is no fun way to traverse the open world. Boss fights are low quality and again a lot of them are copy+paste, I am talking about big story bosses that get shamelessly reused! It shows that FromSoftware didn't have enough time to develop this game properly. The boring empty openBy far the worst souls game ever made, the open world is extremely boring and full of copy+paste content. There is no fun way to traverse the open world. Boss fights are low quality and again a lot of them are copy+paste, I am talking about big story bosses that get shamelessly reused! It shows that FromSoftware didn't have enough time to develop this game properly. The boring empty open world is filled with wannabe pokemon summons called spirit ashe summons, you like collecting pokemons in your souls games? I don't. There is no meaningful reward, the game is too big for its own good, next time provide less quantity and more QUALITY, like previous souls games.… Expand
  86. DavidMarques
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    As long as we gamers don't send a clear message to From Software that they can't sell software with so many performance issues, we continue to experience issues with this issue.
  87. Playstation4Guy
    Mar 8, 2022
    0
    It's just an overrated game (Dark souls with horse).
    Lots of asset and animation reused from Souls games.
  88. Jericho115
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    This is the worst from software game ever created its has so many glitches and bugs its unplayable. Horizon Forbidden west is better
  89. Metacc
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    definitivamente não é um jogo digno de 0 e suponho que nenhum jogo seja. Mas está na hora da From Software, que faz jogos incríveis, se atentar também a parte tecnológica de seus jogos. Elden Ring é tecnologicamente ultrapassado.
  90. User1000
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    the performance of the game is unacceptable in 2022. Without a doubt it is a definitive Soulslike game, an amazing experience, but we can no longer accept that games are released with promises of future fixes.
  91. Elliottward123
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    From soft just made this game to boost their own ego. Open world is pointless the grind at the start is ridiculous and ruins the fun. Half the time I’m fighting the camera more than the boss. About every boss is reskinned like 5 times to increase boss count. Doesn’t live up to their reputation
  92. Orvak
    Mar 26, 2022
    0
    Очень понравилось, спасибо, поиграл на Youtube, пока ещё могу, безмерно благодарен
  93. Grey_Archer
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Not what was advertised! Not accessible, NOT revolutionary, NOT carefully designed, NOT FUN!! The hardest, and the worst game of all the developers prior games. This does not deserve game of the year nominations already. Breath of the Wild did everything this game did but it was actually fun. Rent it first, you'll be happy you saved yourself 60 bucks.
    George R.R. Martin should stick    Not what was advertised! Not accessible, NOT revolutionary, NOT carefully designed, NOT FUN!! The hardest, and the worst game of all the developers prior games. This does not deserve game of the year nominations already. Breath of the Wild did everything this game did but it was actually fun. Rent it first, you'll be happy you saved yourself 60 bucks.
    George R.R. Martin should stick with shows and books, you can't find a story in this mess anyway, you'll be too busy cussing the game out to notice it anyway.    … Expand
  94. Zodwraith
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Zero to balance out the obvious paid reviews. As a game it's a solid 7-8. As a DS game it's a 12 out of 10.

    100/100 means it's perfect. Mario Odyssey didn't have massive performance issues and it was on archaic hardware. Most of this world is dead or has the same enemies per area. PS4 level graphics run like PS6 level graphics on a PS5. Clunky menus. ZERO enemy AI. They came really    Zero to balance out the obvious paid reviews. As a game it's a solid 7-8. As a DS game it's a 12 out of 10.

    100/100 means it's perfect. Mario Odyssey didn't have massive performance issues and it was on archaic hardware. Most of this world is dead or has the same enemies per area. PS4 level graphics run like PS6 level graphics on a PS5. Clunky menus. ZERO enemy AI.

    They came really far fixing the Dark Souls formula, but this only shows what was wrong with DS to begin with. This isn't even close to Breath of the Wild levels of quality.    … Expand
  95. 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.
  96. AlessandroVS
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    Too hard game! The boss fight are not balanced!!! It is good only for frustrated people.
  97. Bati-Madness
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    Sorry this game is overrated.
    Grafik, Gameplay and soundtrack?
    Very boring. It's only dark souls 4 with open world.
  98. Markytos
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    He jugado y he dedicado bastantes horas lo que he podido comprobar es que el juego mas sobrevalorado del mercado, tiempo perdido odioso para farmear, apartado técnico muy pobre, soso como el solo, se libra un poco por el tema jefes y el apartado artístico es bonito sin ser tampoco algo excepcional... Una decepción
  99. YasserGx
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    The official MENA account of bandai said the game will support Arabic language, but they lied and the game doesn't support Arabic!!!!
    How come!
    The Arabic language are spoken by hundreds of millions!
  100. 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!
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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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