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. Samuelluke
    Feb 26, 2022
    3
    This game is the same of what they already made except it’s all been thrown onto a huge map , the sound used for enemy is awe full and the performance makes the game almost unplayable , it’s a good game but the scores are lies and it’s not a masterpiece , I’m enjoying playing it even though it’s difficult when it stutters .I refuse to lie about something being perfect when it ain’t ,This game is the same of what they already made except it’s all been thrown onto a huge map , the sound used for enemy is awe full and the performance makes the game almost unplayable , it’s a good game but the scores are lies and it’s not a masterpiece , I’m enjoying playing it even though it’s difficult when it stutters .I refuse to lie about something being perfect when it ain’t , bluepoints remake of dark souls was indeed better , I’ve played all the souls games and beat them and Elden ring is the worst .… Expand
  2. 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
  3. BergN7
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    All software and game industry should hire more testers to avoid buggy mess on launches like this
  4. Wannajazz
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    What a horrible game.Clunky controls, abysmal game mechanics, and graphics and animations that feel like a throwback to 1999. What kind of scam is this by the reviewers? Can't even get a refund for this purchase through Gamebillet. I'm 50 € out of pocket for this amateurish POS that feels like a failed Unity 3D project. Immediate uninstall. Complete waste of a few precious hours of myWhat a horrible game.Clunky controls, abysmal game mechanics, and graphics and animations that feel like a throwback to 1999. What kind of scam is this by the reviewers? Can't even get a refund for this purchase through Gamebillet. I'm 50 € out of pocket for this amateurish POS that feels like a failed Unity 3D project. Immediate uninstall. Complete waste of a few precious hours of my life. Avoid at all costs.… Expand
  5. JohnWck
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Imagine waiting years for the game, pre-ordering it and waiting for the countdown to hit zero and the first thing you see is the game booting up in CHINESE. My system is set to english and apparently the game was released without english language in many asian regions (Thailand, Hong Kong, Korea...) with no way to purchase or play the english version... WTF???
  6. 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.
  7. Ssqash
    Mar 1, 2022
    2
    The game is not as inventive as critics say, and the graphics and performance aren’t satisfactory for an AAA game in 2022.
  8. Batix
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Performance on this game is horrible, drops in frame rate, stuttering, bad graphics, no support for large screens, etc. Wasn't this supposed to be a whole "new franchise"?
  9. Gameblazer
    Feb 27, 2022
    4
    Elden ring is dark souls 3 open world I tried to like this game because all the media hype , but souls games are boring grind fest games that I can't seem to enjoy.
  10. base_d
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    0/10 just for the shills putting 10/10. Its not a 10/10 , its not a 9/10, its not an 8/10....its a 6. This game is just average at best. Fun can be had and so can frustration as it is a souls game. The open world is not good at all. Its boring and feels like a chore while graphics are subpar due to from software not being talented enough to optimize games. And thats a fact. Wait for this0/10 just for the shills putting 10/10. Its not a 10/10 , its not a 9/10, its not an 8/10....its a 6. This game is just average at best. Fun can be had and so can frustration as it is a souls game. The open world is not good at all. Its boring and feels like a chore while graphics are subpar due to from software not being talented enough to optimize games. And thats a fact. Wait for this to go on a sale as by then maybe they will have many of its core design issues fixed.… Expand
  11. 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.
  12. Modern_Reviews
    Feb 28, 2022
    3
    Tagline : "Most overrated Runescape clone, hyped up by people who hate the fact that GTA and Assassin's Creed are popular"

    What specs you need to run it 60fps - 1080p or 4K, without stutter or lag? - Honest answer is that, no matter how good your PC is, no matter, if you have PS5, this game will perform horribly and only thing you can do is wait for multiple patches. This game goes    Tagline : "Most overrated Runescape clone, hyped up by people who hate the fact that GTA and Assassin's Creed are popular"

    What specs you need to run it 60fps - 1080p or 4K, without stutter or lag?
    - Honest answer is that, no matter how good your PC is, no matter, if you have PS5, this game will perform horribly and only thing you can do is wait for multiple patches.

    This game goes into same category of games, that have been extremely overhyped and extremely underdelivered. Other examples would be "Cyberpunk 2077", "Fallout 76", "Anthem", "Battlefield 2042" and "Elden Ring" is another fine addition to that list.

    So what new groundbreaking mechanics, graphics, open world design, innovative combat or interesting story this game offers? - Pretty much none of these.

    Graphically (for some weird reason) this game goes back to 2012/2013. But 2012/2013 had lots of great games and at times "Elden Ring" even looks beautiful, especially the sky, but ground and grass textures are pretty much worse than some 2013 games. For 2022 AAA release this is bad. Game that gets Metascores 95/97 in 2022, should have way more work put into it.

    Next up is open world design - There's extreme amount of boring looking, absolutely empty areas. This is automatically bad open world design, because these empty areas, that doesn't even look good have zero purpose to be there. Other areas that actually have something, okay let's make that clear, all that other areas have is trees and monsters. Endless amount of monsters that are simply sitting there, doing nothing, waiting for you to slay them. This is literally Runescape game design 101, i have been playing Runescape since 2004, i know what i'm talking about.

    Quests (if you can even call them) are extremely short, boring and you can literally ignore all of them. It's usually some lady asking you to go somewhere, get something, get it back to her. Most hilarious thing is that game doesn't show that you have completed any of them, which basically means that by the end of the game, you forget that you even did these. Runescape has more complex lore, quests and writing than this game can only dream of. Why i'm talking about Runescape and not Skyrim, you might ask - Well because lore wise, Skyrim would be too tough challenger for this game.

    Combat is extremely similar to Dark Souls 3, game that released 6 years ago. Same animations, same everything. Anyone who says in that case that "Innovation is overrated" has no right to criticize Rockstar or Ubisoft ever again, just saying.

    Anyone who says that having horse is innovative must be a troll, because having this empty open world without any transportation, would be almost insulting.

    All in all very weak release, only fun i had in this whole game were two boss fights - Margit and Godrick, i have to say they have extremely unfair combos, attacks and they are pointlessly difficult to beat, especially for 2 first bosses, but at least they have some interesting lore and cool monster design.

    1 point for beautiful sky design, 1 point for Margit boss design and 1 point for Godrick boss design.

    Overall score 3/10 - Not recommending, unless you have never played open world game before, but even then, you just could play older open world games that are way better.    … Expand
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. GoldenKola
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    The amount of 10/10 reviews and calling it the greatest game of all time makes me sick. The amount of bugs and poor optimization just won't let you enjoy the game. Even if you ignore the poor performance to give the title of greatest game of all time is just a scam. To call it the greatest of all time you need more than just a good game play, it's missing the graphics, story, music andThe amount of 10/10 reviews and calling it the greatest game of all time makes me sick. The amount of bugs and poor optimization just won't let you enjoy the game. Even if you ignore the poor performance to give the title of greatest game of all time is just a scam. To call it the greatest of all time you need more than just a good game play, it's missing the graphics, story, music and optimization. Story wise it didn't have any deeply crafted story like the Witcher or dramatic story that bind you and the character like Read Dead Redemption 2 did with Arthur. I feel scammed by the reviewers and toxic soul fans. Can't give this higher than 8 but I will leave it with 0 because of the poor performance.… Expand
  16. trompuz88
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    This game does not deserve a 97 score. It is very mediocre and the world feels empty. I have lost all hope in the gaming industry.
  17. lestercrest
    Mar 15, 2022
    0
    awful game i will return this tomorrow bored as hell dont buy it, its incomplete
  18. qusai_mulla
    Nov 18, 2022
    0
    The game is very bad in ps5 always drop fps and also glitches demon souls way better
  19. 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
  20. YFA
    Jul 18, 2022
    10
    Such an amazing game, my only advice is don't buy it if you have exams coming up because it's **** addicting.
  21. Ziglo
    Nov 8, 2022
    10
    Quite fun game. I finished the game twice and I continue to play non-stop, I haven't played a game like this in years. very interesting PVP and PVE system
  22. Dangerswlf36
    Jul 22, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. wow......what a game.....I used to have a few problems with it  but after spending 160 hours on my first playthrough, and then 140 hours on my second, I can say for certain that this is my favorite game of all time, I can hardly think of any real flaws with the game. I have played every other souls game including sekiro, and I personally think elden ring was the best so far. it has the best exploration, the best areas, the best area variety, best build variety, best enemy variety, the best visuals/graphics, best voice acting and imo the best bosses of the souls series. alot of people say the bosses were the wirst in elden ring, but I couldn't disagree more, I thought the bosses were so much more fulfilling and memorable, they were super challenging as well, they're some of the longest, most cinematic, most spectacular, most challenging bosses fromsoft has ever designed, and I do not agree with any of the "BS difficulty" arguments, (besides elden stars for elden beast, that is nearly impossible to dodge, though its damage isn't much, the boss can do 60 other attacks at the same time, luckily he rarely uses it) malenias waterfowl has many ways to dodge it, just harder than most attacks, her healing is not a problem at all either, it just encourages you to not get hit, she is my favorite boss of all time. other great bosses were maliketh, fortissax, placidusax, godfrey, radahn, godrick, morgott, renalla, mohg, rykard, and the final boss. I even enjoyed the bosses that most people hate, like the fire giant, godskin duo, and commander niall (believe it or not, theres alot of people that like those bosses) even the mini bosses that were reskinned enemies were still better than most other bosses in open world games like breath of the wild. I even thought the dragon fights were really cool, fighting a giant fire breathing dragon in a giant lake flying all over the place in the night sky is something everyone should experience. and the soundtrack for this game is simply fantastic. the legacy dungeons in this game are amazing, it is worth playing this game to experience stormveil and leyndell alone, and even the open world areas are all fantastic, I even thought the worst one, the snow area, was very enjoyable.
    the cave and catacomb mini dungeons aren't as good, but I still enjoyed most of them, and they're still better than most open world mini dungeons the build variety is amazing, I already have 20 different builds I want to try out. the NPC's and their questlines and endings are some of the best they've ever been (sekiro still has the best endings though imo) people often complain about the reused assets, but it was actually a really good thing, since more resources were able to be used to make the nee things in the game, though I will admit, maybe haveing some more unique animations would have been cool, but it doesn't ruin the game for me at all.
    the traversal is great, torrent is a really good mount, and the art direction is breath taking in this game, the colors pop so much and everything in the game looks like a painting. the guard counter is a great addition that not everyone will use, and the ash of war system is a fantastic idea, the spirit summons are really cool, but sadly people will only gravitate to the super strong summons, rather than the cooler/cuter ones like the soldjars. people do think that the game gets worse at the end, but I thought it only got better. this game is truly a bang for your buck, you can spend so much time in the game and keep anjoying it and replaying it, and I sure the DLC will truly elavate the game by alot (every other fromsoft DLC has been 10x better than the base game) this is GOTY for sure, everyone and their grandma is playing it, it's one of the most innovative open world games yet, it's definitely a must play, but not everyone will enjoy it due to its difficulty and vague nature, so be warned.    … Expand
  23. Batman431
    Jul 17, 2022
    10
    Un 10 como una catedral. La experiencia RPG de acción DEFINITIVA. Una auténtica obra maestra que te atrapa de principio a fin.
  24. G_man00
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    It's a game like no another.Just play it and if you find the game too difficult just git gud.
  25. RussianRAGE
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    Elden ring is a true present to all souls fans. One of the best open worlds in all the videogames history. Amazing game. Thank you, Master Hidetaka Miyazaki. Thank you, FromSoftware)))
  26. uyeong
    Sep 3, 2022
    10
    I'll just say one thing. Perfect. The 75-character limit pisses me off. I don't have much to say. Perfect.
  27. Ronin2188
    Jul 23, 2022
    10
    Simply lovely! Beautiful, huge, and just gets bigger and bigger. All kinds of armor and weapons to customize your character however you like. One of the greatest games ever made. BELIEVE THE HYPE.
  28. Slanedoggy
    Sep 25, 2022
    10
    Elden ring is one of, if not the greatest game off all time. It reinvents what you expect from and open world game in the best way possible. There is an endless about of content from weapons to spells and much more. The world feels so alive and the addition of co op makes this game even better.
  29. ALoveSupreme
    Sep 8, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is a masterpiece. Phenomenal world building with just enough pieces to fill in the cryptic lore and excellent replay value through all the possible builds, bosses and weapons.
  30. Tanuki-san
    Nov 8, 2022
    10
    An absolute masterpiece by From Software. One of the few open world games that doesn't get boring.
    PS4 version running on PS5 is super smooth and it still looks nice.
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Metascore
96

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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