Elden Ring

 PlayStation 5
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12214 Ratings

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  1. isomarcus
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    dodge dodge hack, dodge dodge slash, repeat until you get to a boss then it's dodge dodge dodge dodge hack slash dodge. really was expecting a bit more regarding gameplay. also the "open world" is pretty empty. boring.
  2. Nick2323
    Mar 5, 2022
    1
    This game should be called Elden Souls. if you are a fan of the souls games you will love it, if not stay away. It was marketed as NOT a souls game but a new IP. It is not. Immediately sold it to a Souls fan and he loves it. Not for everyone else. New story maybe. Game played great on my PS5, no issues with quality just that it should be titled ELDEN SOULS. 1 for Marketing
  3. Airufino23
    Mar 5, 2022
    4
    El juego es una putxxx maravilla, pero mi ps5 es tan mala que me rompe mis savegame, vaya basura de consola.
  4. Tbosac13
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    I haven't played a souls game for more than a few hours...this game is going to make me go back and play them all. Fantastic experience.
  5. Muhgamer
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    the best game yet this year and don't forget there is still 1 game on the way that I guess will be a real contender god of war Ragnarok . this year is on fire. 2022 games awards is going to be the best and I guess better than 2018
  6. MaicoulDjequiso
    Mar 5, 2022
    3
    People are praising a game that does not do anything diferent than Dark Souls 1 - 3. I mean if you like Dark Souls you may like this game. I played every game from fromsoftware except Demons Souls and at the time I liked each and everyone of them. Apart from Sekiro, wich is the best gameplay that I ever experienced, the Dark Souls mechanics feels really dated nowadays and make no mistake:People are praising a game that does not do anything diferent than Dark Souls 1 - 3. I mean if you like Dark Souls you may like this game. I played every game from fromsoftware except Demons Souls and at the time I liked each and everyone of them. Apart from Sekiro, wich is the best gameplay that I ever experienced, the Dark Souls mechanics feels really dated nowadays and make no mistake: Elden Ring is essencially Dark Souls in a open world. This is basicaly Dark Souls 4. IF YOU LIKE DARK SOULS AND IS NOT FATIGUIED like me, YOU SHOULD BUY IT. But if you thought that after titles like Sekiro and Bloodbourne, Fromsoftware was ready to bring yet another exciting game with diferent mechanics and more over the top Boss fights, this isn't the game for you. This should have been a 5, but performance is really poor so a 3 should suffice.… Expand
  7. Wom
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    I love this game! No matter what corner of the world you go to it always looks stunning and you always want to discover more.
  8. pedi
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    the game has a lot of technical problems it was a hassle just to make it not crash on lunch and many haven't even been successful with that be aware before buying it for your PC
  9. Yarro7
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    A truly masterpiece. I had no crashes or bugs in 25H playtime. The open world is fantastic at every corner you can find something.. just beautiful.
  10. Ajam
    Mar 2, 2022
    10
    Best game for new generation worth evey diem atmosphere is breathtaking and game runs smoothly
  11. Risolu
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    Probably the best Open World game as of yet. No useless fetch quest. No generic story and character. No stupid collectibles that are just there to drag out the playtime. No useless weapon, every weapon is unique in its own way. No handholding.

    Its not you typical generic open world game like AC or Horizon. Its not you typical open world game with another texture pack, it's something original.
  12. wrinklysword
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    Top notch game.one of the best game ever.This is the ultimate version of Dark Souls thanks to its vast and gigantic open world.
  13. Bombowy
    Mar 5, 2022
    9
    Mega zajebista gra - otwarty świat - brak mapy od razu -wszystko trzeba poszukać samemu. Pierwszy raz jestem w takim świecie i po każdej śmierci chce się wrócić i poprawić się lub wybrać inną drogę.
    Mega polecam wszystkim -gra na długie godziny.
  14. enigma1990
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    This game is just Dark Souls 4. I've been playing for a week and there's nothing special about it. Don't fall for the hype it's just Breath of the Wild Dark soul edition. At first yeah it's fun and it's a pretty game, but it's still Playstation 4 graphics on a PS5. Not to mention the performence issues like texture pop in, frame rate dips, and worst of all it doesn't save properly. TheThis game is just Dark Souls 4. I've been playing for a week and there's nothing special about it. Don't fall for the hype it's just Breath of the Wild Dark soul edition. At first yeah it's fun and it's a pretty game, but it's still Playstation 4 graphics on a PS5. Not to mention the performence issues like texture pop in, frame rate dips, and worst of all it doesn't save properly. The more I play the more it feels like Dark Souls. They say you can avoid bosses but after a while you run out of optional bosses and you gotta keep fighting the main bosses which are OP in most cases. Where as the dungeon bosses are a complete joke. The power scaling in this game is unbalanced. The game just isn't that fun and I put a week in it.… Expand
  15. Pato42
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    Best Fromsoft game so far and the best open world game I have ever played. I still like the gameplay of bloodborne a bit more than elden ring's but the world and the story is much more engaging.
  16. bhinde
    Mar 5, 2022
    9
    Great gram! The graphics are outstanding. Incredible story, and world building. The atmosphere, and game play are also outstanding. The game is very hard, and difficulty settings cannot be changed. This is definitely a game one should try next-gen systems.
  17. Seanysean05
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    Overhyped and overhyped again and again. This game is not interesting in the slightest. What a shame.
  18. ton3c4pon3
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    I’ve got platinum for every Souls game , including both remakes (Dark Souls and Demons Souls) and Dark Souls 2 twice , for ps3 and Scholar of the first Sin for PS4 …… plus BB and Sekiro … and this will be my most proud achievement in gaming , when I do finally platinum it. If that doesn’t say something.
  19. Dalemazza
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    This is a rare exception of a game that actually meets the hype, (looking at you cyberpunk 2077, bf2042). I will very surprised if this does not get game of the year. Its sad to see people giving it 0/10 because they do not offer and English version in SEA.

    If you love the unforgiving world of dark souls this is a must.
  20. RomulusReviews
    Feb 28, 2022
    9
    I am giving Elden Ring an 8/10 due to my rating sitting at 7.6 so just rounding off...

    I tried Sekiro - quit. I tried Bloodborn - quit. I tried Demon Souls remake on PS5 and as much as I enjoyed it I also quit. I thought Elden Ring was the one the one souls-like that would pull me in and let me sing its praises from a mountain top. Unfortunately I cannot do that and I must say this is not    I am giving Elden Ring an 8/10 due to my rating sitting at 7.6 so just rounding off...

    I tried Sekiro - quit. I tried Bloodborn - quit. I tried Demon Souls remake on PS5 and as much as I enjoyed it I also quit. I thought Elden Ring was the one the one souls-like that would pull me in and let me sing its praises from a mountain top. Unfortunately I cannot do that and I must say this is not the Masterpiece many claim it to be. Don't get me wrong this is a great game! But let's not get ahead of ourselves it's not perfect nowhere near perfect in fact.

    I absolutely love the exploration in Elden Ring the most and discovering whatever might my over that ridge line or what might be hidden within a dark cave or tomb somewhere. The armor and weapons look cool as f*** and the world the game is set in certain is interesting. Unfortunately for me, graphically it looks like a game from 2015 and the controls/combat still doesn't feel very tight which only made it more difficult to a guy who sucks at Souls-Like games.

    Edit: as of March 5 2022 - I kept playing and I am now obsessed with Elden Ring. I believe I have finally managed to get over the learning curve at least for a beginner and see what the fuss is about with these Souls-like games. Elden Ring has immersed me quite like no other game has and I'm so happy that I gave it another chance to win me over. 9/10    … Expand
  21. dmw1
    Mar 5, 2022
    2
    After listening to all the hype about Elden Ring, the legendary G.R.R.Martin was involved in the story and this game is likely to be the best RPG open world game ever, I thought I would give Elden Ring a go. I booted up the game and was instantly impressed with the character creation so was excited to get stuck in.

    Now, I have never played a FromSoftware game and I am aware that their    After listening to all the hype about Elden Ring, the legendary G.R.R.Martin was involved in the story and this game is likely to be the best RPG open world game ever, I thought I would give Elden Ring a go. I booted up the game and was instantly impressed with the character creation so was excited to get stuck in.

    Now, I have never played a FromSoftware game and I am aware that their games are very hard so I kept that in mind when I died the first few times and accepted my fate. However after hours upon hours of dying, my excitement soon faded. I was getting pretty sick of getting instantly destroyed and was not enjoying myself at all. I decided to read some guides and endless 'GiT gUd ScRuB' comments for some guidance. Souls veterans were saying that the enjoyment comes from finally defeating a tough enemy that has previously been killing you with ease. Yet when I finally managed to defeat the challenging foe, I felt more annoyed with myself that I hadn't killed it sooner and was angry that I had let a game annoy me so much. As I moved on following my victory, I was then able to relive this ordeal and experience the same emotions when I fought my next, harder, nemesis. This revolving door of death, death, small victory and death plunged me in state of anxiety and stress which made me feel legitimately nervous whilst playing this game, eagerly awaiting any enjoyment.

    To add to the stress are the other game mechanics. There is no quest log so I struggled to keep track of what I was doing, who I have spoken to or where I was meant to be going. Some souls veterans advise new players to use a diary/notebook when playing a FromSoftware game to keep track of quests... Something that could be achieved by having a quest log built into the game. Secondly, the controls often feel pretty sluggish/janky. For example in the heat of (losing yet another) battle, when trying to change my weapon from one-handed to two-handed to deal more damage or mount my steed to make a hasty getaway only to accidentally use some useless item in my pouch has proved to be fatal several times. Also in the same frantic panic, I tried to pause the game to get a bit of respite and check my inventory. As I tried to navigate to complicated pause menu, I quickly learned to my horror that this game does not pause and continues to run which inevitably proved to be fatal. When I finally managed to traverse through the poorly constructed inventory and equipment menu, I found my summons which I had unlocked earlier. I slotted them into my pouch and ventured forth, only to find out that the summons get to pick and chose when and where they can be summoned, which of course, also proved to be fatal.. yet again.

    Visually, despite being far from 60fps on the PS5, Elden Ring still looks really nice in places and discovering new areas can be exciting. However this excitement was soon replaced by the familiar anxiety and stress of being permanently close to death. Trying to take in a new view was often cut short by a new type of enemy one-shotting me from a mile away or some giant using me for a soft landing.

    I truly was excited to play this game as it has been hyped and marketed as the best RPG ever. The customisation of your character is brilliant and (although feeling empty and devoid of non-hostile NPCs/towns/markets etc) the open world does feels very explorable. BUT as I've mentioned a few times, the difficulty ruins this game for regular RPG players who are not familiar with or fans of Souls-Borne games. Personally, my free time has become limited due to life taking it's course and I play games to enjoy what spare time I have left. I do not find being held hostage in a constant state of anxiety, stress and annoyance until I pay the ransom of endless trial and error an enjoyable experience. Because of this I have since returned my copy of Elden Ring so I can spend my refunded money on something that will not waste my time.    … Expand
  22. zencube
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    Most epic Dark Souls ever! Ignore those bad ratings, it's all the same whimpering mob it's always been... they can't take challenges, can't take failure, disappointments, being lost or other "unjoyments" and mock around about everything they can find, just to ignore the most important part: THEY SUCK! ;)

    This is the greatest adventure with REAL emotions I've ever played so far. It's    Most epic Dark Souls ever! Ignore those bad ratings, it's all the same whimpering mob it's always been... they can't take challenges, can't take failure, disappointments, being lost or other "unjoyments" and mock around about everything they can find, just to ignore the most important part: THEY SUCK! ;)

    This is the greatest adventure with REAL emotions I've ever played so far. It's gigantic and you will find the best of Dark Souls, Demon Souls, Bloodborne AND an living open world combined. If you seek out a true adventure, with all it's ups and downs you'll love it. If you wanna indulge your lack of perseverance or just be a constant loosing winner, go play Assassin's Creed, Far Cry or anything alike. You will NOT earn a place at the table of Soul-Seekers.....    … Expand
  23. Bomme
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    Endlich mal ein Hersteller der nicht nur labbern sondern abliefert. Elden ring ist mit Abstand einer der besten Spiele die ich eh gespielt habe…. Und ich spiele jetzt ca 25 Jahre Videospiele.
  24. pjtaylor2011
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    From Soft have taken the best bits of their previous games, the variety of Dark Souls environments, the more aggressive combat system of blood bourne and the stealth and traversal systems of Sekiro. Dumped them into a open world you cant not want to explore and added some new mechanics, such as horse combat, ashes of war and spirit summons. The result, (if you're a fan of the gruellingFrom Soft have taken the best bits of their previous games, the variety of Dark Souls environments, the more aggressive combat system of blood bourne and the stealth and traversal systems of Sekiro. Dumped them into a open world you cant not want to explore and added some new mechanics, such as horse combat, ashes of war and spirit summons. The result, (if you're a fan of the gruelling nature of the games) is a opus magnum, a game that will be referred to in years, not months, to come. Some New players will undoubtedly overwhelmed by the mass of unexplained menu mechanics..It took me 15 minutes to realise I had the ability to summon my steed and then had to work out how to equip the ability. My best advice to newbies is to realise the biggest attribute to level up isn't your strength or Intelligence of your avatar, rather than level up the actual players patience level.. If you're not patient, the game will destroy you...Enjoy :)… Expand
  25. nerobero
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    they promise to add your language and then without any warning they pull it off with no explanation and don't even apologize for it, some unreal sh1tty attitude and PR
  26. Kingsleyblue
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    One of the best games ever made, from software are on fire yet again, the open world is amazing there's so much to see and do, it's hard and challenging but fair and with all the builds you can create this game will be played for years to come. Simply a masterpiece.
  27. joewillallen
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    A buggy mess that is extremely overhyped because of childish fanboys. The souls community is probably the most toxic gaming community and they will worship any souls game as long as it is hard and repetitive. To them the quality of the game is irrelevant. This game runs on a very old engine, overall it looks worse than dark souls 3, it runs best on ps5 compared to all other systems butA buggy mess that is extremely overhyped because of childish fanboys. The souls community is probably the most toxic gaming community and they will worship any souls game as long as it is hard and repetitive. To them the quality of the game is irrelevant. This game runs on a very old engine, overall it looks worse than dark souls 3, it runs best on ps5 compared to all other systems but there are still many issues in ps5, the frame stutter issue is extremely problematic for a game like this where good latency and smooth frame rates are essential in order to dodge attacks and act quickly, the game was visually downgraded after launch and none of the patches have fixed the major problems.… Expand
  28. Godloser
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    Esse é um dos melhores jogos que eu já joguei na minha vida, aposto todas as minhas fichas nele para GOTY desse ano.
  29. kaiser_
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    The absolute pinnacle of FromSoftware and their games. It incorporates the best aspects of each of their previous games and provides different and extremely interesting and entertaining bosses and NPCs as well! Highly recommended
  30. YarHar707
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    Unironically the game of the decade.
    It's x10 bigger than the previous Souls games in terms of weapon variety, spell variety, enemy variety, boss variety and sheer size of levels.
    Even if you only count the dungeons and castles, the game is still far bigger.
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Universal acclaim - based on 86 Critic Reviews

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  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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