Elden Ring

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7.8

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  1. Maitzain
    Mar 12, 2022
    3
    Soy fan de la saga Souls, me compré este juego con mucha ilusión y tras 13 horas de juego me esta decepcionando, no le veo sentido a un mapeado tan grande sin saber muy bien donde ir, las primeras horas me he aburrido sin saber muy bien que hacer y algunos de los jefes que me estoy topando son demasiado difíciles. Esperaba algo mas en cuanto a potencia grafica y el diseño artístico tampocoSoy fan de la saga Souls, me compré este juego con mucha ilusión y tras 13 horas de juego me esta decepcionando, no le veo sentido a un mapeado tan grande sin saber muy bien donde ir, las primeras horas me he aburrido sin saber muy bien que hacer y algunos de los jefes que me estoy topando son demasiado difíciles. Esperaba algo mas en cuanto a potencia grafica y el diseño artístico tampoco me ha impresionado aunque solo voy por el principio. De momento no me veo motivado a seguir jugando.
    Por cierto matar animalitos no mola y recoger florecitas aburre. Hecho de menos el DS3 ...    … Expand
  2. UltimaOG
    Mar 12, 2022
    7
    If you like exploring alien worlds and landscapes, even if the entire population and bestiary is hostile to you ON SIGHT, and you don't need a compelling reason to do any of it, because you are fine with making it up on your own, or just love a challenge for the sake of a challenge, or you believe that killing things and taking their stuff is its own reward... then this game is truly is aIf you like exploring alien worlds and landscapes, even if the entire population and bestiary is hostile to you ON SIGHT, and you don't need a compelling reason to do any of it, because you are fine with making it up on your own, or just love a challenge for the sake of a challenge, or you believe that killing things and taking their stuff is its own reward... then this game is truly is a 10 out of 10. On top of that, this game is BEAUTIFUL. The enemy design is breathtaking. You will find joy in discovering the 100's of varied enemy creatures that dot the landscape. There is so much to find - and kill - in this game.

    However, the game is an endless repetition of set piece battles, that reset immediately when you get to a check point and pause the game. This reset breaks the immersion of the world, and reminds you that this is just a game, and these characters are just automatons, going through the motions, like some kind of fun house. There are TONS of hidden weapons, armors, and enemies, just waiting for you to find them. But the game only provides a backstory for the Bosses and NPC's. It doesn't actually give you a detailed or compelling reason as to why you're killing them all. Did they do something to you? Destroy your people? Who ARE your people? You can't be from this land, because NOBODY apparently lives here except the monster automatons.

    That is why this game is a solid 7. It gives you LOTS and LOTS of things to discover and kill. It's a visual masterpiece. But the game controls are difficult, your character animations are woefully slow compared to your enemies, the game's economy/xp system was designed for the grinders, and the game provides ZERO context or a compelling narrative in which you can take part.

    SOLID 7/10.    … Expand
  3. ZXSth
    Mar 12, 2022
    9
    For anyone wondering about whether or not they might enjoy Elden Ring, I believe that it is important to say that Elden Ring is only slightly more accessible than most of its Dark Souls predecessors. This is still very much a challenging video game that prioritizes strategic, skill-paced combat, and does not hold your hand. It is centred around traversing a fantasy world full of grim andFor anyone wondering about whether or not they might enjoy Elden Ring, I believe that it is important to say that Elden Ring is only slightly more accessible than most of its Dark Souls predecessors. This is still very much a challenging video game that prioritizes strategic, skill-paced combat, and does not hold your hand. It is centred around traversing a fantasy world full of grim and grotesque enemies, and its story is mostly told in vague snippets of lore. These offerings are not meant as criticisms - they are simply statements about what one who has never played a FromSoft Dark Souls-style game might expect from this game.

    For my part, I can comfortably say that this is one of the most deeply engrossing, comfortably challenging and overall awe-inspiring video game experiences I've ever had the pleasure of playing. Some areas of the game definitely possess that old-school, claustrophobic feel of the Dark Souls games, and bring back those narrow corridors with enemy distributions that feel sadistic - however, there are also numerous wide-open spaces filled with breathtaking views, where you can also accidentally run right into an extremely intimidating boss that could easily overwhelm you.

    Can I recommend this game to everyone? Absolutely not - it's a Souls game, through and through. It is not the colourful, easily accessible romp through a colourful, hooking world that games like Minecraft, Fortnite or Mario might offer. But this is a game that, even after the 150+ hours I have clocked playing it, still provides excitement, a sense of discovery, and an astonishing amount of opportunities to experiment when it comes to fighting enemies.

    Elden Ring is somewhat obtuse, challenging (sometimes shockingly so) and will not hold your hand. However, it is also an undeniably incredible video game that could easily provide you with well over 1000 hours of enjoyment. This is a no-brainer for anyone who ever enjoyed a Souls game, but also offers new players a chance (the most of any game of its kind, but still not much of one) to experience their first Souls game. Elden Ring might not be for everyone, but anyone who ends up enjoying it is almost certainly going to absolutely love it.    … Expand
  4. MikeAvalanche
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Game changing game, incredible in depth and big.
    Probably the most approachable FromSoftware game for a larger audience
  5. Sixgate
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    Broken game. Somehow the game de-synced my files from the cloud and overwrote them with a file that was 41 hours prior to my most recent save and I basically had to start completely over. I dropped down 80 levels and lost literally hundreds of items and equipment. I will never touch a souls game again. Complete waste of time.
  6. Kryss_Everson
    Mar 12, 2022
    6
    If it's the GOTY, this year would be awful for gaming. It's just a Dark Souls 4 in an open world, nothing more. I you don't like the Dark Souls series and other look alike, you won't like this game too. The open world isn't revolutionary as some people said.
  7. nessie404
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    I tried this game on PC. I couldn't play it because of horrible performance issues and no ultrawide support (it's 2022 FFS).

    However, that being said - I didn't want to wait for patches (which may or may not happen) to play this game so I sucked it up; bought a PS5, and went to town. Best decision I've made in quite some time - I was very much looking at putting down video games for    I tried this game on PC. I couldn't play it because of horrible performance issues and no ultrawide support (it's 2022 FFS).

    However, that being said - I didn't want to wait for patches (which may or may not happen) to play this game so I sucked it up; bought a PS5, and went to town.

    Best decision I've made in quite some time - I was very much looking at putting down video games for a more casual experience potentially looking at chilling out with borderline basic games like The Last of Us. The best way of describing it was complete gaming fatigue, too many games are filled with overbearing HUDs, hand-holding and damn micro-transactions. The practices of the industry are shameful and honestly make me want to quit playing games altogether.

    That being said. If there's an 'Elden Ring' of games every couple of years. I'll be sticking around. The last game I can comfortably say I enjoyed this much was Breath of The Wild.    … Expand
  8. Infrexius
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    One of the first games ever that does open world justice. Amazing exploring.
  9. quique90
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Este juego es el mejor de todos los tiempos el diseño artístico es lo mejor los gráficos no necesita más mira Zelda y nadie dice nada mucho más divertido que horizon son todos una basura al lado de este juego pero hay mucho hater y mucho noob
  10. cybermonkey
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Probably my favourite game of all time, or top 3 at least..................
  11. Big-D
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Good game for souls fans. Negative reviews are coming from those who dislike souls concept
  12. witcher6999
    Mar 12, 2022
    7
    Вторичная игра, с пустым и ненужным открытым миром. Очень плохое техническое состояние.
  13. Goobers
    Mar 12, 2022
    4
    Its fine I guess, if you liked dark souls 3 you will like Elden Ring but honestly i am bored of the dark souls combat system, spam dodge, attack twice, repeat or use magic… its clear people love this game but for me the experience incredibly tedious and boring that i stopped playing halfway through the game and have no urge to jump back in.
  14. Boehls123
    Mar 11, 2022
    10
    Fantastic game honestly my favorite game from software has made so far, it's a shame it's getting heavily review bombed, it really does feel like the combination of all the experience in games they have had so far, I recommend
  15. RoselioBianchi
    Mar 11, 2022
    10
    Uma obra de arte da Fromsoftware, evoluindo ainda mais o gênero Soulslike. Obrigado Hidetaka Miyazaki.
  16. Cryosis
    Mar 11, 2022
    10
    A new step. No game has gone here before. Loss for words. This game is absolutely insane in scale but it’s not just big. It’s refined to a level nobody has seen before in my opinion. Will be remembered as possibly the greatest video game of all time. Definite Top Three AT LEAST.
  17. Shasta2
    Mar 11, 2022
    9
    I am currently 12 hours into the game so far and I've probably died about 200 times. Pain
  18. MonopolyJai
    Mar 4, 2022
    6
    In all honesty it's more of the less the same souls stuff just in a big open world. It's good but it doesn't innovate the series. From all the reviews and playing it myself. I just don't really get what the fuss was about. Don't get me wrong it's a good game but it's definitely not a masterpiece. Same Combat you expected from a souls game. They need to in ovate by adding new animations andIn all honesty it's more of the less the same souls stuff just in a big open world. It's good but it doesn't innovate the series. From all the reviews and playing it myself. I just don't really get what the fuss was about. Don't get me wrong it's a good game but it's definitely not a masterpiece. Same Combat you expected from a souls game. They need to in ovate by adding new animations and moves you can chain to make combos. Open world aspect is good for souls game. I love it but It personally doesn't offer a wow factor because the world is kinda lifeless outside of the NPCs, the classes are awesome, customization is always nice despite the armor being the way majority of the time lmfao. Difficulty is good for new comers this time around. That's about it I don't really talk about the lore because that's not the forefront for these style of games kinda got to roam around the world to find it. Classes are pretty awesome.… Expand
  19. FlimFlam
    Mar 11, 2022
    0
    game isnt fun like halo and the grafics are bad knot up to 2022 standerds .
  20. zib
    Mar 11, 2022
    10
    This is the best iteration of the From Software games. The open world is done very well and its awesome how they leave such an insane amount of content to be discovered or that only a select few will discover. This makes this game terrible for a lot of gamers that want a helping hand in every game they play, this game doesn't at all. There are rarely games were you will play for so manyThis is the best iteration of the From Software games. The open world is done very well and its awesome how they leave such an insane amount of content to be discovered or that only a select few will discover. This makes this game terrible for a lot of gamers that want a helping hand in every game they play, this game doesn't at all. There are rarely games were you will play for so many hours straight but this is one of them and they tend to not be open world. In most open world games I just want to do the main campaign, but in this game you just want to look through every crevice to make sure you don't miss anything. I haven't finished this game yet and I'm far from it, most likely there will be some boss or other things that I will miss. But this game is the obvious GOTY!… Expand
  21. Infamousdc86
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best games I've ever played. At first the game is tough but with enough exploration and grinding it slowly gets easier. I had more trouble with earlier bosses than I did with the last 5 because I was so overpowered at the end. Anybody struggling with the game can look up fast ways to grind and even find weapons that can do major damage once upgraded. For people really struggling , go for the sword of night and flame. I used it for most of the game including the final boss. Fully upgraded and the weapon is super op.… Expand
  22. SWPrequelsRule
    Mar 11, 2022
    0
    One of the most boring and overrated games i have ever played. I can deal with outdated graphics and even bad optimization, if core game/lore/story/open world is interesting enough, but this game has none of that. It's empty, lifeless and meaningless. Thankfully most people doesn't seem to like it, so hopefully this kind of games don't become mainstream ever.
  23. Tsasuke33
    Mar 11, 2022
    10
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  24. cdog12
    Mar 11, 2022
    1
    I played almost 200 hours in this game. I tried to be like every other fanboi but this game is f**** garbage. Hidetaka himself said in an interview that difficulty for the sake of difficulty is horrible game design. So, what gives? Obviously Mr. H never played his own game or he'd realize that after the first 2 areas the game scales up higher than any souls game I have ever played. It'sI played almost 200 hours in this game. I tried to be like every other fanboi but this game is f**** garbage. Hidetaka himself said in an interview that difficulty for the sake of difficulty is horrible game design. So, what gives? Obviously Mr. H never played his own game or he'd realize that after the first 2 areas the game scales up higher than any souls game I have ever played. It's ridiculous how every fight past liurnia is a constant slog and I must die repeatedly to learn fights or mobs. That's not good game design. Even Sekiro was not like this untill Genichiro. This is beyond pathetic. This is game Developers just being pricks IMO. No need to make a brutal AI that predicts your patterns. That's just being mean and not fun. I am tired of trash mobs slaughtering me despite being near lvl 100, and tired of dying 500 times to a boss because there are no clear patterns other than 1 or two moves to visually see beforehand. I don't get why people like this company, and game. They have not evolved anything other than the world, which I admit is gorgeous. The world they made is truly beautiful but the game you play in it is garbage.

    Difficulty for the sake of difficulty Hidetaka, head your own words next time. However, I won't be there and waste my money. I want to enjoy challenges not masochism.    … Expand
  25. Dynam75
    Mar 11, 2022
    10
    Meilleur jeux vidéo depuis x année je suis à 100heures de jeux et je l en lasse toujours pas incroyable
  26. kion
    Mar 11, 2022
    0
    garbage enemy AI, too many enemies, no mission list, the open world is not open enough
  27. Black-Templar
    Mar 11, 2022
    10
    If Dark Souls it's the best 3D metroidvania experience! Elden Ring is the best Open World Experience with strong MetroidVania elements in key dungeons and even at some degree to the Open World itself.

    The formula of Ubisoft Open World is a plague to the video-game industry and seeing FromSoft creating such a new and fresh take on the Open World design is something that is amazing to    If Dark Souls it's the best 3D metroidvania experience! Elden Ring is the best Open World Experience with strong MetroidVania elements in key dungeons and even at some degree to the Open World itself.

    The formula of Ubisoft Open World is a plague to the video-game industry and seeing FromSoft creating such a new and fresh take on the Open World design is something that is amazing to see.

    I can only hope that other video-game studios that wants to create Open World game will study Elden Ring design and take some inspirations for their futures games!    … Expand
  28. millenniumEX
    Mar 11, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece!
    Unforgettable adventure, massive open world, beautiful compositions, new heights on level design.
    FromSoftware's new Magnum Opus. 10/10
  29. NightWolfMortis
    Mar 11, 2022
    10
    The best game ive played in a long time, perfect in all aspects, its a shame it didn´t come dubbed but that doesn´t make the game any worse.
  30. rauseo21
    Mar 11, 2022
    10
    For fans of the Souls series, Elden Ring surpasses all expectations and hype, delivering a once in a generation masterpiece. The early favorite for Game of the Year, Elden Ring raises the bar for open world rpgs.
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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
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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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