Elden Ring

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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. MirdanHammer
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Might as well be called Dark Souls 4, or clunky souls. Horrid slow combat and bad animations. Recommend playing Ghosts of Tsushima instead, or the Demon’s Souls Remake.
  2. 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
  3. Mordin23
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Ok, why is this geetting so reviewbombed. It is a from software game, it was clear it would be hard. If it is too hard for you stop comoplaining and don't play it like normal people. There also genres I don't like and yet I am not saying games of this genre are the worst of all time.
  4. hungriesthippo
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Currently 20+ into the game and it's as near to perfect as a game can possibly be. It feels like the sort of game you dream up in your head and can only hope exists one day
  5. Radicalgaming20
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Been playing since launch and barely ran into any issues, well major ones. Very minor with frame drops on PS5. Overall pretty good
  6. Old_Nito
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    Bandai Namco promised us that the game will be available in Arabic
    When the final product was released, the Arabic language was not available
    Why these false promises?
  7. Armor4765
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The person who made this game himself does not have the courage to play the games he made. He is a complex person. It is not clear what happened to him as a child. Changes the name of the game and adds some new features.… Expand
  8. Sub0
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I hope Master Mizaki stops making repetitive games. And to think of creating a new work like sekiro, at least to change the game environment, it's really time...… Expand
  9. Kitana64
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has low graphics in 2022. Damon Souls's graphics are really amazing. Alden Ring is a joke in front of him. The game suffers from technical problems that should be checked as soon as possible....… Expand
  10. E3gamest
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a duplicate game and only the name of the game has changed. Demon Souls. Bloodborn. Dark Souls.and elden ring...… Expand
  11. undeadborn
    Mar 2, 2022
    10
    never thought they would surprass bloodborne but this game is a masterpiece, after 40h on it i understand now why it took so much time to develop. artistically outstanding and perfect gameplay.
  12. wielo1234
    Mar 6, 2022
    2
    I’ve just wasted £50 unable to go beyond 1% of the game. **** feeling or being conned. It was my first and last ever game by FROM SOFTWARE. I have fallen to reviewers, not halted much by company’s PR team, talking how this title is a great entry point even for newbies. It really isn’t. Biomes look fun, graphics are OK and items do have nice soul/climate behind them. That’s why 2/10. Can’tI’ve just wasted £50 unable to go beyond 1% of the game. **** feeling or being conned. It was my first and last ever game by FROM SOFTWARE. I have fallen to reviewers, not halted much by company’s PR team, talking how this title is a great entry point even for newbies. It really isn’t. Biomes look fun, graphics are OK and items do have nice soul/climate behind them. That’s why 2/10. Can’t add points for monsters: their concepts is cool but physics and animation break immersion really bad. Everything else is still too difficult for me to enjoy. I have just spend £50 on game that’s I’m physically unable to play due to my reflexes not being enough. Feeling totally scammed. And obviously there’s no way to return it. I had few other disappointments in last 2 years and I think it’s about time I stopped buying games. Either you give me a free demo or you’re in a subscription service - just say no to buying games. Seriously, feels of **** scam here surprise even me. I guess that’s 1% of how people scammed by emails about penis enlargement must feel like.… Expand
  13. Adamski_77
    Mar 7, 2022
    2
    This is my first review ever because its the first time in 20 years of gaming i want my money back because the market and the overhyped ratings out there just doesn't fit at all. The game looks and feels really dated. The combat mechanics feels clunky like an early 2000 game.

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

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

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

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

    And that's it.

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

    Also it's advertised as coop but really is not. You can jump through hoops to summon a friend but they get no benefit from playing with you and if you beat a boss they disappear and you have to do it all over again.    … Expand
  16. 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
  17. Ifsfisif
    Mar 26, 2022
    0
    This game is really bad.It’s graphics are out dated and it is extremely hard.
  18. gabu840
    Mar 6, 2022
    6
    The game is good but not to the extent the reviews have shown it to be.

    The Game starts great but gets dragged on after say 15-20 hours . Many of the bosses are repetitive & recycled (esp. later in the game) & are cheap in the sense that they are quite easy. A fun gameplay is the one where you have to work out to come against challenges but here if you are just a bit smart enough you    The game is good but not to the extent the reviews have shown it to be.

    The Game starts great but gets dragged on after say 15-20 hours . Many of the bosses are repetitive & recycled (esp. later in the game) & are cheap in the sense that they are quite easy. A fun gameplay is the one where you have to work out to come against challenges but here if you are just a bit smart enough you will be moving like an OP player most of the time taking away all the fun of the game itself. It has a tedium quest system i.e. you need to explore open world to defeat story bosses . This is a very old structure & many a times it has been been criticized & condemned as poor game structure but none of the reviewers is pointing it here ..why because its a souls game.

    The game is saved by its art direction, it is praise-worthy otherwise the Graphics are poor, many parts it is generic & shows no work is done on the graphical department just used the Graphic editor output as it is, overall quite poor it is in parts. NPCs & story is actually forgotten .
    We are still not over with it. The Icing on the cake is the performance , it not only stutters at 4K but also at 1080p(on a 2080ti), Damn what these reviewers are doing ?? that being not pointed out by reviewers is just bad, totally bad ..Are they paid?? It just lacks polishing compared to other titles. What’s bad and lazy in the game is just plain bad and lazy. I believe that developers got this advantage that it is a souls game so even small or big things like camera issues etc are planned in the game intentionally .

    Overall the game is quite overhyped with all those giving it a 10 have never played a good open world before or either new to gaming or have just gone with the trend of high rating it. Be careful.
    Its a game which one should try out after the game is around or below 20$ . Its nothing close to Bloodborne or Sekiro. Gave it a 6/10 because of its performance issues otherwise its a solid 8/10 .

    Graphics - 2.5/5 Art Direction - 4.5/5
    Story/NPCs - 2/5 Gameplay - 4/5 (not counting the recycled & repetitive stuff)
    Discovery & Adventure feel - 3.5/5(your mileage will vary)
    Sound - 4/5 Music - 3/5
    Open-World - 3.5/5    … Expand
  19. Klip97
    Feb 26, 2022
    4
    Horribly optimized...its time for us gamers to demand finish games in launch day
  20. criticalgamer
    Mar 2, 2022
    2
    Game is extremely boring with tons of time waster mechanics and an empty world. Same mechanics animations and graphics as the previous fromsoft games. I guess the dodgerolled innovation. Critic reviews are obvious bought reviews just like every game heralded as a 10/10.
  21. angeleyes05
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    liked all other From games but this one just bores me to **** giving this game a perfect score should be illegal. spent about 6 hours roaming around and killing stuff and still haven't found a meaningful piece of equipment I could use. Got about 200+ consumables tho. This is all this "open world" is: consumables. so so sad and boring...
  22. Creativty
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    "Ubisoft needs to innovate", but when it's "Souls" game, then "Innovation is overrated, it's okay that it has worst controls of all time, it's okay it has 2014 graphics, it's okay that...". Finest hypocrisy i have ever seen. I agree, Far Cry 6 is extremely outdated, but so is Elden Ring. Same animations, worse controls than any Ubisoft game. If Fromsoft doesn't innovate and gets 97 on"Ubisoft needs to innovate", but when it's "Souls" game, then "Innovation is overrated, it's okay that it has worst controls of all time, it's okay it has 2014 graphics, it's okay that...". Finest hypocrisy i have ever seen. I agree, Far Cry 6 is extremely outdated, but so is Elden Ring. Same animations, worse controls than any Ubisoft game. If Fromsoft doesn't innovate and gets 97 on Metacritic, why do you think Ubisoft would even care to innovate at this point? Even if they try, these Hypocrites still sht on them and praise this unfinished trash (Elden Ring) as next generation of open world games. Gaming is dying and believe it or not, it's not thanks to Ubisoft. It's dying thanks to games like Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077. Both overhyped, both underdelivered.… Expand
  23. YourNameHere93
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    This game is simply awful and anyone who enjoys it must overlook (or ignore) serious flaws. The game is built on the same Souls game engine since 2008. playing on PS5, or any console or PC, It runs terrible, looks like garbage, has constant pop-in, glitches, and worst of all cannot keep a consistent framerate, let alone being able to hold 60fps. You will experience on average 20 frameThis game is simply awful and anyone who enjoys it must overlook (or ignore) serious flaws. The game is built on the same Souls game engine since 2008. playing on PS5, or any console or PC, It runs terrible, looks like garbage, has constant pop-in, glitches, and worst of all cannot keep a consistent framerate, let alone being able to hold 60fps. You will experience on average 20 frame drops just by simply moving around, let alone when in combat. As far as “Souls” games go, what makes them difficult isn’t their enemies, it’s the clunky and jank movement of the character, its painfully slow animations and movements, and the fact that it fails to register button controls correctly or precisely. Trying to play this game after playing Horizon Forbidden West, I simply cannot believe anyone would prefer this game in any way, shape or form. Horizon is a modern game with modern graphics, physics, character models, movement, UI, and fluidity. Elden Ring is just another Souls game, released in 2022 and feels like it’s from 2008. Another souls game reskinned, that is uninteresting and built solely on the cliché of “it’s hard bro and you’ll learn to love it” fan base that doesn’t play any modern games or have seen the outside of their mother's basement since the mid-2000’s.… Expand
  24. fcarreira
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece. Hands down.
    Technically not my first souls game, only had played Demon’s Souls, and I couldn’t enjoy dying al the time on the same spot, so I dropped it very early Demon’s Souls. Elden Ring is different, open world that can have beginners, medium and hard areas, so you can get the hang of it slowly. Excellent game, super fun, freedom to do whatever you want, builds, create    Masterpiece. Hands down.
    Technically not my first souls game, only had played Demon’s Souls, and I couldn’t enjoy dying al the time on the same spot, so I dropped it very early Demon’s Souls. Elden Ring is different, open world that can have beginners, medium and hard areas, so you can get the hang of it slowly. Excellent game, super fun, freedom to do whatever you want, builds, create your own character and style.
    Just buy it and have fun with the GOTY.    … Expand
  25. RockstA_TM
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    Les performances sur ce jeu version PS5 sont horribles, Bégaiement, pop up de textures (extrêmes), baisses de fréquence d'images (régulièrement), l'optimisation est une vaste blague, cela gâche complétement le plaisir de jouer. Je ne comprends pas comment ce jeux peut s'en tirer avec une note aussi haute.. si cela avait était un autre studio que fromsoftware qui aurait sortie un jeux dansLes performances sur ce jeu version PS5 sont horribles, Bégaiement, pop up de textures (extrêmes), baisses de fréquence d'images (régulièrement), l'optimisation est une vaste blague, cela gâche complétement le plaisir de jouer. Je ne comprends pas comment ce jeux peut s'en tirer avec une note aussi haute.. si cela avait était un autre studio que fromsoftware qui aurait sortie un jeux dans cet état, il serait au fond du fond du fond du trou aujourd'hui.… Expand
  26. nicolasmsk
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Poor optimisation, bad graphics, too many clipping. Totally overrated game.
  27. sam14849
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Horrible open world experience. Feels like a more of a gta online grinding game, but without the possibilites to fun grinding stuff. Ur just exploring same old boring landscape u have seen in skyrim and dark souls, killing stuff along the way.
  28. Boro666
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    It's basically Dark Souls 4 and do not expect it to be anything else... or modern. It looks and plays like a 20 year old console game, with atrocious laggy controls, badly made inventory system etc. Graphics is OK at best, but still eons behind other modern AAA titles. And yet it runs terribly, despite the low end graphics... How did the manage that? On PS5 you can't even get stable 60fpsIt's basically Dark Souls 4 and do not expect it to be anything else... or modern. It looks and plays like a 20 year old console game, with atrocious laggy controls, badly made inventory system etc. Graphics is OK at best, but still eons behind other modern AAA titles. And yet it runs terribly, despite the low end graphics... How did the manage that? On PS5 you can't even get stable 60fps in 1080p - simply laughable. And don't make me start about the PC version... You could say - OK, it's not perfect technically, but it's a great souls game. Wrong! It lost all DS atmosphere and it's simply boring... the same stuff over and over again. Kinda like those asset flip scams.… Expand
  29. solidsnake798
    Feb 26, 2022
    5
    The game doesn't feel polished at all, at least the ps5 version. There is a lot of LOD popping, grass pops a lot, yo can see the lighting being updated in blocks on the open world. Graphically it doesn't feel like a next gen experience.
    The game has performance issues, the framerate is not stable a lot... which impacts the gameplay quite a bit.
    The controls feel dated, O does the backstep,    The game doesn't feel polished at all, at least the ps5 version. There is a lot of LOD popping, grass pops a lot, yo can see the lighting being updated in blocks on the open world. Graphically it doesn't feel like a next gen experience.
    The game has performance issues, the framerate is not stable a lot... which impacts the gameplay quite a bit.
    The controls feel dated, O does the backstep, roll and sprint (which feels like it has a second of lag... which is annoying). The open world is pretty empty, but exploring is fun.
    The fighting reamains quite nice and the bosses look cool, but it feels like the game could use a couple of more months in development.    … Expand
  30. IST
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Took me a while to adjust to this one, same as when I started Bloodborne....but once it clicked, it clicked hard. Feels like the perfect mix of DS1-3, BB, BotW and Skyrim for me.

    If you love exploration and souls combat....it's a 11/10 game.
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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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