Elden Ring

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7.8

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  1. SirBullyMaguire
    Mar 7, 2022
    8
    Wasn’t a fan of Dark Souls, but I’m having a much better time with Elden Ring
  2. Swindlemob
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    As a long-time fan of Fromsoft since DS1, my hats off on this incredible open-world adaptation of their winning game recipe. Great implementation of everything they've learned along the way. I am in love with this game!
  3. Gibote
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    Zelda: Breath of the Wild in new and dark setting!
    The level design is perfect. In total, the mix between open world and classic Dark Souls linear gameplay is very well made. It is a perfect game for one who never played a Souls game before but want to try it out once.
  4. GamerZero
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    I love, love, love this game. Playing Elden Ring is like playing a work of art that lets the player experience development rather than just the character. No elitist woke preaching, no agendas, just an amazing game worth every penny and second.
  5. erithtotl
    Mar 7, 2022
    6
    I don't review many games as but given the high profile of this and that I have put over 30 hours in, I wanted to chime in. I've never played a Souls game so this might be useful to someone who is intrigued by the stellar reviews. I have played a ton of open world games. I feel that we have two concepts that don't fully work together. How can you champion exploration andI don't review many games as but given the high profile of this and that I have put over 30 hours in, I wanted to chime in. I've never played a Souls game so this might be useful to someone who is intrigued by the stellar reviews. I have played a ton of open world games. I feel that we have two concepts that don't fully work together. How can you champion exploration and experimentation when a brutal death (often with a steep cost) lies around every corner, many of them unavoidable the first time through?
    In addition, the combat gameplay doesn't benefit the open world environment. Each enemy has different moves, meaning you can't use your past experiences with other enemies to help you against new ones. Many enemies have unblockable kill moves that until you've experienced them multiple times, you won't be able to avoid. Each foe is starting over, and the only way to learn is to die over and over.
    It also feels like a single-player MMO. Enemies sit around or follow simple patterns, and respawn constantly. They lack any personality or real interaction. It's super-gamey.
    The world is super-moody and the boss design and animation is fantastic. But this just isn't the RPG/Open world experience I enjoy.    … Expand
  6. Antous
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    There are only 3 types of players in the world: those who love Elden Ring, those who don't like Souls-like titles and crybabies who complain for the sake of complaining, repeating what they heard from their favourite youtube reviewer that has decided to try to become cool by complaining about Elden Ring.

    Game is a masterpiece. Full stop.
  7. Dougwesker
    Mar 7, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Combat is real basic it hasn't really changed since demons souls on PS3.

    The open world didn't really add to it just made getting from A to B a chore.

    Never once did I have to change weapon I had the uchi since the start of the damn game.

    And the copy and paste was unreal I rolled my eyes seeing the same structures and layouts repeatedly and the bosses where worse, the amount of times the godskin bosses showed up was especially lazy. Also had some bosses just flat out go afk in the battle like the Dragonlord placidusax.

    Not a bad game, above average but the overhype is real.    … Expand
  8. Yeneed
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    Just wow. I’ve played the other Soulsbourne game maybe for a total of 5 hours, I just wasn’t really that into them. Elden Ring however, has me completely engrossed. FromSoftware hit a home run with this title. Games have flaws, and by no means is Elden Ring flawless. Those flaws however don’t affect gameplay in the slightest. If you’re able to ignore the **** on social media about thisJust wow. I’ve played the other Soulsbourne game maybe for a total of 5 hours, I just wasn’t really that into them. Elden Ring however, has me completely engrossed. FromSoftware hit a home run with this title. Games have flaws, and by no means is Elden Ring flawless. Those flaws however don’t affect gameplay in the slightest. If you’re able to ignore the **** on social media about this game, and just accept you’re going to die a lot until you figure things out, then this game will blow you away. Graphics may not be the best for a game released in 2022, but I haven’t found a game that just makes me stop everything and just look at the depth, the artwork, the sheer volume of detail put into these landscapes. Mob design is thrilling, I would be hard pressed to find the imagination going into these assets anywhere else.

    The story leaves a lot to your interpretation near the beginning and quest lines are hard to follow. I kept a notepad and pen with me to keep track of NPCs and locations. I haven’t done that for a game in years and it made me so excited. With that being said some quests left a bit to be desired, but the main story. I found myself wanting to find out more about locations and the main bosses. Gameplay. This is what it comes down to me for games. Bad story? If there’s amazing gameplay I can look past it. If a game has the best graphics the gaming industry has ever seen, but terrible gameplay, I won’t even bother. Elden Ring does not have the best graphics, or the best story (not saying either are awful, they are both great), but the gameplay just has you coming back for more. If you’ve died to a boss 20 times, you don’t give up because you think you have just figured out how to deal with his moves. You didn’t, but you try either way. If you get frustrated you can go off and fight smaller mobs and get stronger to meet that boss again. This is one of the best games I have ever played. That’s completely my own opinion, I was extremely happy with my purchase and the replay ability is there. So I will be enjoying this game for the foreseeable future.

    Graphics 8/10
    Story 8/10
    Landscape 10/10
    Gameplay 10/10    … Expand
  9. eremont
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    This game is the best game (in my opinion) that has come out in recent years
  10. Oita75
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    Definitely this game show the growing split between press/influencers and the majority of gamers.
    This is still a hard core game (even if the difficulty was « lowered » with an open world approach) that needs a lot of investment.
    Finally after 15 hours of game, you manage barely to beat Magrit with the close combat approach. It could be easier to play a magician but I don t like this    Definitely this game show the growing split between press/influencers and the majority of gamers.
    This is still a hard core game (even if the difficulty was « lowered » with an open world approach) that needs a lot of investment.
    Finally after 15 hours of game, you manage barely to beat Magrit with the close combat approach. It could be easier to play a magician but I don t like this approach. So you end rolling to avoid aoe strikes, then you strike max 2 times and you do it again and again After that, you keep wandering in a depressive world praying to not lose your runes.. Finally, I think this games could be great if you have a lot of time. For average gamer like me with 5-7 hours a week (this is not negligeable however ), it’s nonsense. Not very rewarding, a bit repetitive, a bit sad.. I wish I would have loved this game but I can t !    … Expand
  11. danathayde
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    One of the Best games ever made. Taking inspiration from Zelda Breath of the Wild`s open world, Combining with From Software`s well known formula, Elden ring builds something truly special here. the sense of discovery, exploration and mystery are all there, the whole time. After Zelda, it teaches other open world games, once again, that you don`t need a map full of points of interest,One of the Best games ever made. Taking inspiration from Zelda Breath of the Wild`s open world, Combining with From Software`s well known formula, Elden ring builds something truly special here. the sense of discovery, exploration and mystery are all there, the whole time. After Zelda, it teaches other open world games, once again, that you don`t need a map full of points of interest, quests and marks. It kills the sense of discovery. Let the player explore. Let the player discover. Let the player struggle. Let the player Thrive on his own.… Expand
  12. ThaBreeze
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    Absolute stunning game, runs even very well on my PS4! The Atmosphere is very unique and the world ingame design reminds me a lot of Zelda BOTW, which I fairly liked a lot too. Although its not completely my type of genre and just a handful of few things I couldn’t get warm with, personally seeing the game overall more like a 8.5-9, I‘ll give it a 10 just to counter all those butthurt reviews.
  13. trelleus
    Mar 7, 2022
    8
    Elden ring is a great game I'll start by saying that however it is nowhere near the 10 out of 10 that the soy boy fan boys have the dark soul series tend to give it. If you're looking for an honest review from a person who actually hates dark souls games because of how unrelentingly difficult they are and inaccessible they are to the vast majority of gamers then you've reached the rightElden ring is a great game I'll start by saying that however it is nowhere near the 10 out of 10 that the soy boy fan boys have the dark soul series tend to give it. If you're looking for an honest review from a person who actually hates dark souls games because of how unrelentingly difficult they are and inaccessible they are to the vast majority of gamers then you've reached the right place. I've put 35 hours of game time into Elden ring and I'm a pretty high level and have beat the 1st 2 major bosses including about 15 or 20 other Mini bosses and I'm here to tell you that Elden ring's overall combat And open world is amazing.. For a new gamer it definitely takes getting used to and you will die but Once you accept that it is a difficult mountain to climb with the satisfaction of standing at the top of the peak at the end of your grueling efforts you'll come to understand the beauty of the soul's franchise. Now I'll get into the major problem for me which keeps this at an 8 instead of the 10 that everyone seems to give it. This game is almost inaccessible for new players, when you're dropped into the world you don't understand anything and no cut scene made me care enough or gave me enough information to truly understand my purpose. I've played the game for 35 plus hours and still I do not understand what it means to be tarnished what the Lands between even are or why I am in pursuit of the Elden ring. The few and far between NP c's that you do meet have 0 lip syncing and are not presented in well choreographed cut scenes and also oftentimes speak gibberish or nonsense that is difficult to understand. On top of that seeing as you don't even have something as basic as a journal to help you you often times get vague representations of Someplace far off in the distance with absolutely no true idea of where to go and because you have no quest book or log or journal of any type oftentimes the side quests that an NPC gives you are so difficult you end up having to go to YouTube instead of truly exploring the open world and finding the quest. Another thing I didn't like was the music you hear essentially the same score of music for your entire playthrough no matter what environment you go to or what part of the map you go to the music is the same thru and thru with the same track on repeat. And even with all of these problems even with the story being essentially an afterthought and and you essentially wandering around during around not knowing what to do I still find myself coming back to play this game hour after hour, Fight after fight, death after death, because the open world is on a skyrim level I'm level of discovery. Around every corner, atop every mountain, across every plane there tends to be something no matter how small worthwhile a much needed item, a new ashes of war, a new spirit summon, or maybe just maybe you get a new weapon. Bosses are so unique and so challenging that regardless of these few flaws I've told you here today which most certainly keep this game away from the fabled 10 out of 10, it is by far a great game worth playing . I know most of this review might have scared you away but I want to be completely honest when I say there are flaws that most newcomers to the dark souls franchise will not like And will not be ready for, but if you can get past that there is so much greatness here And I for one won't be the person to stray you away from such a gem. Elden ring is a great game and is a lot of fun and is worth every penny… Expand
  14. Andriows
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    Definitivamente el mejor juego del año, jamas en mi vida habia jugado algo tan bueno, me recordo la primera vez que jugue un Dark souls
  15. Sebbb24
    Mar 7, 2022
    9
    Muy bien juego. Muy adictivo desde el comienzo. Me falta algo de detalles gráficos para ser un 10
  16. Relyst
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    This is the Lebron James of video games. Unparalleled pre-release hype, one of the most anticipated games ever, and somehow managed to surpass all expectations. And then when you think it has nothing left to give, it hits you with another spectacular set piece or boss battle. This is truly, without question of the best video games I've ever played and one of the best games ever made. A 10This is the Lebron James of video games. Unparalleled pre-release hype, one of the most anticipated games ever, and somehow managed to surpass all expectations. And then when you think it has nothing left to give, it hits you with another spectacular set piece or boss battle. This is truly, without question of the best video games I've ever played and one of the best games ever made. A 10 out of 10 doesn't do it justice.… Expand
  17. Llllaasdd
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    A true masterpiece by from software. Everything that previous Souls games aspired to be
  18. 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
  19. Grownmangrumble
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    I expected this to be great but it surpassed all my expectations. The sense of exploration is unparalleled. The map opens up before you and distant features beckon you onwards. Sneaking throw forests and swamps, scratch plans ara abandoned to the intense curiosity that comes with discovering an unexpected ruin, spectral boatman, cave or castle. Razor-sharp combat mechanics rewardI expected this to be great but it surpassed all my expectations. The sense of exploration is unparalleled. The map opens up before you and distant features beckon you onwards. Sneaking throw forests and swamps, scratch plans ara abandoned to the intense curiosity that comes with discovering an unexpected ruin, spectral boatman, cave or castle. Razor-sharp combat mechanics reward perseverance and skill whilst punishing the impulsive with the swift admonishment of death. There is almost too much to do yet still, there are no dull moments. A masterpiece of game design and ingenuity. it is hard to see how anything can stop this from being GOTY.
    Indeed, it may well be the greatest game ever made.    … Expand
  20. hecthorblanco
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    Muy buen juego, lo he llegado a jugar en Xbox one S y Xbox Series X en donde se ve que en ambas consolas el juego va bastante bien y estable. Muy buen juego de mundo abierto, la historia es muy entretenida.
  21. fantome2024
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    Really enjoying Elden Rings, as someone that "liked" Dark Souls I really love Elden Ring. The minimalist UI makes you pay attention to the environment even more. The boss battles are great and challenging.
  22. luc76985
    Mar 7, 2022
    5
    This is the first time I have felt compelled to review a game on this website specifically because I bought Elden Ring for 2 reasons: I love Fantasy RPGs, and the strength of its reviews. I bought this game upon release and have been playing it almost every day since then. I am an experienced gamer and would rate myself above average in terms of skill level, but I'm no Pro. I work fullThis is the first time I have felt compelled to review a game on this website specifically because I bought Elden Ring for 2 reasons: I love Fantasy RPGs, and the strength of its reviews. I bought this game upon release and have been playing it almost every day since then. I am an experienced gamer and would rate myself above average in terms of skill level, but I'm no Pro. I work full time and I have a life outside of work. I think I represent your average adult gamer whose free time is limited but still enjoys playing as a hobby. I also passed over two other nearly simultaneous big new releases because I chose this game.
    Now, all of that being said: think carefully before purchasing this. I think that prior to Elden Ring's release, the difficulty of the game was downplayed specifically so as not to discourage people from buying it. This game will be EXTREMELY CHALLENGING for the casual gamer. Unless you are a gifted gamer, playing Elden Ring will require many, many hours in order to succeed. You may make 99 attempts at a boss before finally getting lucky and succeeding. Or you will spend hour upon hours searching out remote items in order to give you an edge. Often times it will feel like beating your head against a brick wall. Unless you enjoy playing games on the hardest difficulty setting (I don't!) then this game is not for you. And that fact is being obscured by overly-laudatory reviews and condescending fanboys who do not recognize or appreciate the amount of time it takes to make basic progress.
    An additional deciding factor for me in the purchase of this game was the multiplayer. And let me tell you, multiplayer is a total blunder in Elden Ring. To start with, the process involved in joining your friends is unnecessarily complicated. And then, the game punishes you for playing together! Significantly reduced health potions, totally losing the ability to call your horse, no longer able to summon your pets (spirit wolves/jellyfish/etc), no ability to rest at the "sites of grace" to recharge your health/potions, AND THEN. Each and every single time you die, you will be separated from your friends and sent back to your home world to start the convoluted process of cooperating all over again. The multiplayer system is the single biggest fail Elden Ring can make claim to. I legitimately felt bad for convincing a friend to buy this game and play with me upon release, and I will not be recommending it to any others for this reason.
    Now, after listing my complaints, I should at least, to some degree, acknowledge the game's strengths (although they are surely glorified in great detail by many other reviewers). The game is beautiful. A bit too perpetually dark, but beautiful nonetheless. Truly gorgeous (except all that ugly armor). Second, although it is completely a fantasy RPG, it still manages to be unique and original. This is not a cookie-cutter fantasy game. Character creation is another strength of Elden Ring's. I don't know about you, but I love customizing my characters, and their character customization is A+.
    Finally, I will admit that the game still manages to be fun. That is, when you're not busy trying to stop yourself from throwing the controller at the TV, or from smashing it on the coffee table, or flipping off the "YOU DIED" screen for the ten thousandth time. It is fun, but it is tiring and frustrating to a degree that potential buyers need to be aware of - a fact that I think was intentionally obscured by pre-release reviews, and is condescendingly dismissed by the "get good" groupies who, quite simply, have more free time than you probably do.    … Expand
  23. lexsnake
    Mar 7, 2022
    0
    The game is so big and beautiful that the main story gets behind the exploration feeling you get.
  24. Eldenringbad
    Mar 7, 2022
    1
    The game is fun. However it is not. The game has way too many unfun parts. So many enemies just spam ranged attacks and it sucks. The crystal cave part with the centipede guys just spam the needles and can also attack at the same time. Also Raya Lucaria academy is lame. All the enemies will spam spells at you making it not fun after a while. Also it is not clear where to go and I ended upThe game is fun. However it is not. The game has way too many unfun parts. So many enemies just spam ranged attacks and it sucks. The crystal cave part with the centipede guys just spam the needles and can also attack at the same time. Also Raya Lucaria academy is lame. All the enemies will spam spells at you making it not fun after a while. Also it is not clear where to go and I ended up spending a long time to find and item instead of progress. No but really its a good game 10/10 except im not going to give it that score.… Expand
  25. PhilScoresStuff
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    A dream come true for Souls fans. Elden Ring perfected nearly every feature.
  26. ChrisWolf83
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    This game is absolutely amazing. I love the world design and the enemies are so cool looking. It feels so good to play and grind until you become the ultimate champion.
  27. Grapetrap
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    Full transparency, I have not played the game.

    I would like to point out that all the negative user "reviews" actually complain, for the most part, about all the same things complained about in the user reviews for Breath of the Wild in 2017. No narrative Very few quest markers Shallow combat crappy graphics tedious exploration. As we now know none of this was the case. I    Full transparency, I have not played the game.

    I would like to point out that all the negative user "reviews" actually complain, for the most part, about all the same things complained about in the user reviews for Breath of the Wild in 2017.

    No narrative
    Very few quest markers
    Shallow combat
    crappy graphics
    tedious exploration.

    As we now know none of this was the case. I think I need to buy Elden Ring    … Expand
  28. Vahradrim
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    FOR THOSE WHO DON'T LIKE ELDEN RING:
    It is normal to hate this type of game at first. If you give it you challenge yourself to finish this game no matter what (even watch a video of it to help). And if you do, at 10% of the adventure you will love it so much, it will be hard to like any other game. It did that to the rest of us.
    The video game is a masterpiece for so many players, is the    FOR THOSE WHO DON'T LIKE ELDEN RING:
    It is normal to hate this type of game at first. If you give it you challenge yourself to finish this game no matter what (even watch a video of it to help). And if you do, at 10% of the adventure you will love it so much, it will be hard to like any other game. It did that to the rest of us.
    The video game is a masterpiece for so many players, is the game bad and we're blindfolded, or did you miss something?

    Instead of a review with points that you can find anywhere, I will give my feeling about this new FromSoftware:
    Amazing graphics, let's be honest, it is breathtaking.
    And I'm not talking about the definition of textures because you can find better textures in other games nowadays. The world they've created is literally stunning! The topography gives a lot of verticality to the game and you find yourself wanting to go to a place just because you can see a crazy looking castle or tree from afar. Animations, particules, shadows, wind in nature, enemies, there is so much to see.
    The gameplay itself is so flowless, switch from one weapon to another, invoking spirits, the hit/parry is brilliant. However the camera can be finicky sometimes, as well as the "lock enemies" that can sometimes lock an enemy far away while you wanted the one that is in front of you (happens sometimes but it can be anoying to die for that). The game alternate extremely well between outside environment and dungeons, forcing you to diversify your way of playing.
    The loot is great, just great. They found the right dose of rare equipment (it's not a Diablo III) and being able to find some randomly or by exploring. The rewards at the end of big side quests are crazy but of course require stats you can't afford yet and that's excellent because that let you enjoy the ones you have right now but still looking forward to it.
    The beginning story is good for now but hard to follow, there's so many names. Sekiro had an easier story to follow, so it feels like a downgrade to me here, but I'm not far into the story yet to judge.
    Overall an amazing game that I will discover for the next years to come. Thank you FromSoftware.    … Expand
  29. Joko-
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are amazing, the weapons are phenomenal, the lore is so good, the bosses are all unique and have their own difficulty fighting, the world building is done well, the open world gives the game a whole other level of freedom. You can challenge any boss you want at any point in the game it's amazing. The ashes of war are all so cool and unique, there is just so much to do in the game. I am currently 45 hours in and haven't been bored a single one of these hours. In my opinion it's a 10/10 game and I would 100% recommend buying it, even if it's your first fromsoft game.… Expand
  30. FocusBarahona
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    Un juego genial, quien le de menos de 10, en serio que es por envidia al trabajo de Miyasaki.
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Universal acclaim - based on 86 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 86 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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