Elden Ring

 PlayStation 5
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12214 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 2,341 out of 12214
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  1. Ivan0280
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is without a doubt one of the greatest games of all time. Do not listen to the pathetic basement dwellers that have nothing better to do than review bomb a game. The graphics look fantastic and it performs great. I'm 49 hrs in and have only experienced a few very minor stutters. Do yourself a favor and buy this today.Mostly
  2. nikvanitydrops
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This game is such a masterpiece that even the occasional technical issues didn't prevent me from soaking up every drop of its amazing and majestic world! Magical.
  3. Ibs
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Do not listen to what most people have to say about this game. Whether you're a souls fan or not, this could be the greatest game you'll ever play. There is so much to do in this game from dungeons, main quest, side quest, exploration, and everything else. Combat in this game feels like a far improved version of dark souls 3 combat and the exploration in this game is jaw-dropping. If youDo not listen to what most people have to say about this game. Whether you're a souls fan or not, this could be the greatest game you'll ever play. There is so much to do in this game from dungeons, main quest, side quest, exploration, and everything else. Combat in this game feels like a far improved version of dark souls 3 combat and the exploration in this game is jaw-dropping. If you are an artistic brainiac like me then this game will blow you away in every way. At first, I had low expectations with this game but I am proud to say that this game went far over my expectations and is one of the greatest games I've ever played.… Expand
  4. damoath
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    It takes the skill and determination required from previous games however has the flexibility of an open world making it much more accessible to the normal gamer. Looks stunning however very slight framerate drops on occasion on PS5 (but this is being critical). Amazing. I cant put it down.
  5. Dannytheboy
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece! Bosses are great , the map is huge and has a lot of variety. Thats an open World game done right!
  6. ACS_Error404
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This game is breathtaking. Never before have I been so enraptured buy a game and amazed by such scale and gameplay. The gameplay is great and the map is insanely dense in all of its enormous glory. This is now my favorite game of all time. I love it.
  7. Arden97
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    I have been playing most of major adventure/ action / RPG games since 1999 and man, this game makes feel like when I was a kid playing Zelda on gameboy, the exploration, the surprises in every corner and the vast open world, heck I am still in the starting area, but I can't put it off.
    31 years old and living the best gameplay experience in decades.
    Thanks FromSoftware!
  8. Feralmore
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Never played a soul games before (just a little bit of Bloodborne), but I am really amused by this game, it's awesome
  9. Oldman64
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    The game is phenomenal. The people rating this game scores like 0, 1, or anything below an 8 are just Turd Suckers who will never be pleased in life. You sucking at the game does not mean that the game is bad. You are bad, not the game. The game excels at everything FromSoftware has done and everything open world has created. Combat is precise. The world feels ALIVE. Don't let these wimpsThe game is phenomenal. The people rating this game scores like 0, 1, or anything below an 8 are just Turd Suckers who will never be pleased in life. You sucking at the game does not mean that the game is bad. You are bad, not the game. The game excels at everything FromSoftware has done and everything open world has created. Combat is precise. The world feels ALIVE. Don't let these wimps who can't kill the first boss or complain about "tHe gRaPhIcS" not being to their standards. They are all losers who can't appreciate any game anymore. This game is 10/10 GAME OF THE YEAR!… Expand
  10. rana4u4eva
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    You need to spend time in order to understand and enjoy elden ring. Without any doubt it is the best game I have ever played.
  11. Davidb485
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    A masterpiece. My favorite From Software game. The have really upped the ante with the bosses. And the world design always has something unexpected around the corner.
  12. Shadow-X
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Everything about this game from the vast open terrain to the combat and weapon arts & lore are outstanding.
  13. noobGamer1997
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Perfect souls game. i haved play 20 hours and it's really great. One of my favorite game
  14. Trytoungbuthole
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Best game ever Don't listen to those idiots saying it's bad because it's difficult.
  15. Pedrinhowq
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Amazing game! Beatifull ! Great ! Very dificult ! Good music ! Recomended!!
  16. Ahovy
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    If you're a FromSoft fan this game is perfect. But if you're not familiar with their style maybe skip this. These games are hard, have lore/story that requires lots of paying attention and doing your own investigating. This game took the best things from Sekiro, Bloodborne and Dark Souls and put them all into one open world game. Easily my favorite game by From.
  17. AsurasWrath
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Well constructed open world with great lore and great designs. The sound track is one fo the best things I have ever seen and the bosses are on another league.
  18. RealJoeFinger
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Game of the decade? Halfway through the game and honestly it’s flawless and perfect. I’m addicted. The story, the art, the gameplay is so nice!!! Haven’t been this in love with a game since Zelda Wind Waker. I love it. Definitely Game of the DECADE nominee from me!!
  19. yalldumb
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    I honestly can't believe some of these negative reviews. I assume maybe it's people new to Dark Souls games? It's not meant to be a rockstar game. It's a massive JRPG with deep combat, inventory, statistics and upgrades. My dog could beat Red Dead 2. This is not meant to be that. For what it's worth, I have only played 20 hours but I am deeply enchanted by the world they have created. TheI honestly can't believe some of these negative reviews. I assume maybe it's people new to Dark Souls games? It's not meant to be a rockstar game. It's a massive JRPG with deep combat, inventory, statistics and upgrades. My dog could beat Red Dead 2. This is not meant to be that. For what it's worth, I have only played 20 hours but I am deeply enchanted by the world they have created. The graphics are improved from DS3, in my opinion they are incredible. The enemies are insanely varied and detailed, and I am amazed at how well they blended the open world with the classic Dark Souls level designs for dungeons and smaller areas. I have loved every moment, and if you get good, you will too.… Expand
  20. 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
  21. farsi211
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nice game thank, I can’t stop playing Thank you fromsoftware team Yes it’s hard but it’s fun… Expand
  22. ZeeManCan
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    I see on the first few days of launch that the user reviews are pretty low. I know that the game has has a rough launch on PC. But aside from that, i predicted this:

    There was a huge hype train for this game. A big tornado of hype created by the Souls community, Youtubers looking for views and gaming media talking about this game like it was the 2nd coming of Jesus himself. This Hype    I see on the first few days of launch that the user reviews are pretty low. I know that the game has has a rough launch on PC. But aside from that, i predicted this:

    There was a huge hype train for this game. A big tornado of hype created by the Souls community, Youtubers looking for views and gaming media talking about this game like it was the 2nd coming of Jesus himself. This Hype tornado sucked in a bunch of players who never played a souls game in their lives and because of that, many of these people were expecting a Next Gen experience with Graphics and gameplay akin to what God Of War 2 will look like.

    That's what happens when the hype train gets carried away. It happened with CyberPunk and it happened with Elden Ring. But the major difference is, Cyberpunk was the developers fault, and Elden Ring was the fault of the people who didnt do more research on what kind of game they were really getting into

    I have a handful of friends who I've tried convincing to play a Dark Souls game for the last 10 years and they wouldn't. And now all of a sudden they all wanna play Elden Ring.

    Well, sorry to the folks who were thinking they were about to get a naughty dog mixed with Elder Scrolls by Bethesda experience. You get exactly what we fans over the last 10 years have been asking for. A LARGER more fulfilled vision of the Dark Souls Universe and it is absolutely stunning and beautiful.

    If you haven't played a FromSoftware Souls-Like game before, ask yourself this:

    "Am i ready to play a game that doesn't hold my hand, challenges me and will give me no choice but to google stuff a bunch through my playthrough? Am i ready for a type of game I've never played before, one that rewards patience and persistence but always gives me a way to solve problems presented?"

    This is a nerds game. And if you wanna be a gaming nerd like the rest of us, you're more than welcome to join us. If you're new and dont know where to start, check out VaatiVidya on Youtube. He's everyones go-to for Youtubers who cover FromSoftware content.

    For the rest of you though, God of War 2 and Starfield come out later this year, just hold on until then.

    Elden Ring is a perfect accumulation of all of FromSoftwares 6 previous Souls and Souls-Like games.
    They took the formula and perfected it. I'm 20 hours in and i feel like i just started getting into the thick of it. This is a must play for anyone up to the challenge/know what there getting into. Im playing on PS5, and its been running great    … Expand
  23. Mugger17
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Everything you want in a game and more my favorite game of all time........
  24. Erenmil9
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Incredible, keeps on giving, so much content, intriguing world setting and lore
  25. Vulcan_
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Absolutely amazing, graphics may bot be the best but I love the tons of new weapon arts and different new kinds of weapons and spells there are, on top of that the designs are top notch and truly deserve recognition it gets, don’t let the review bombers tell you if the game is good or not, you need to decide not them.
  26. Samalucard
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Amazing Game, if you are a lover of the Souls series or you are someone who isn't afraid of the challenge you will drown in hours of fun, The music, the scenarios everything is epic. If you are looking for a game that will hold your hand and guide you trough, turn away this Is not your game
  27. RiskOfAdventure
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    Absolutely phenomenal game. It's combat is far more refined than in from's previous games, its story is huge and mysterious, and its open world is vast and extremely dense. Unfortunately, many people who think that The Last Of Us: Part II's graphics were low to mid-end appear to believe that elden ring looks like its from the 2000's. Although its graphics aren't the peak of the mediumAbsolutely phenomenal game. It's combat is far more refined than in from's previous games, its story is huge and mysterious, and its open world is vast and extremely dense. Unfortunately, many people who think that The Last Of Us: Part II's graphics were low to mid-end appear to believe that elden ring looks like its from the 2000's. Although its graphics aren't the peak of the medium right now, I find it impossible to call them bad in good faith, and even if they were, Hidetaka Miyazaki's incredible art direction would make up for it ten-fold. Additionally, many people who have obviously missed the point are arguing that the story is lack-lustre because they can't be bothered to search for it, and prefer to have their story spoon-fed to them as if they were toddlers. there is nothing wrong with this approach to story-telling, but saying that a game is bad because it does not use it is simply childish. Additionally, many negative critics are arguing about other aspects of the game in the same way. they argue that because the game doesn't have swimming, or doesn't have climbing, or doesn't have flying makes the game automatically bad, even though the map was carefully curated with these constraints in mind. by the way, if you see any reviewers saying that the game has an empty open world, or that the environmental design is all the same, or that the combat is the clunkiest out of any of the souls games, or that enemies are recycled from the other souls games, it would be a fair assumption to assume that they have not even played the game or at the very least never left the starting area, as there were people planning on review-bombing the game before it even released, mostly in order to make Horizon: Forbidden West look better, and all of these things are so obviously false that not even a child would have the misfortune of thinking of this game in any of those ways. the one aspect of the game that all of the negative reviewers are saying that is actually correct (other than the language options in other countries and whatnot) is that the performance isn't the best. sometimes the frame rate drops to 30 fps, but it really doesn't take me out of the experience at least and it's pretty hard to tell the difference in my opinion, although I have a past of not caring about frame rates much, if at all. if you are a stickler for frame rates, then I suggest you wait until a patch comes out to fix it, but otherwise I suggest you ignore the people giving the game overwhelmingly negative reviews, because this game is worth far more than every penny of its cost, and I think that almost every person deserves to play it.… Expand
  28. lilsebastien
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece. That is all. Masterpiece. That is all.Masterpiece. That is all.Masterpiece. That is all.Masterpiece. That is all.
  29. XaeN7
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Лучшая игра от Хидетаки. Прекрасный открытый мир.
  30. xDragonSlayerx
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    Best game i have ever played in my life .I literally can't find better game than this game.
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Universal acclaim - based on 86 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 86
  3. Negative: 0 out of 86
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    100
    Elden Ring is simply a game that the player naturally adapts to their own style of play. Challenging at times, vicious at others, but mostly incredibly fun. The enjoyable pace makes the hours of play pass by like water, and each path opens up a few more, only to come together again after a fair amount of exploration before the next big reveal. [Issue#318]
  2. Cubed3
    Jun 2, 2023
    90
    Elden Ring serves as a testament to open world video game design. There is a true sense of accomplishment once that rock-hard enemy has been slain and, something that compels a player to relentlessly do it over and over again until they succeed is truly rewarding. The world is humongous and an epitome of how exploration should be encouraged, by intriguing players to see what is over the hill. Elden Ring is an unmissable, must-play, gaming experience with surprises galore.
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  3. T3
    Aug 11, 2022
    80
    Elden Ring's engaging combat, mythology and dynamite orchestral soundtrack goes a long way to overshadow an aggressive open world that punishes exploration from the beaten path. Fans of the Souls genre are in for a treat, while newcomers will need to persist to reap the benefits.
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