Elden Ring

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7.8

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  1. iwont
    Nov 29, 2022
    1
    Bad Game Bad Game Bad Game Bad Game Bad Game Bad Game Bad Game Bad Game Bad Game
  2. Renzokuken
    Mar 14, 2022
    8
    As a disclaimer, I'm not one of the "souls games should have an easy mode" crowd, and I've cleared every soulsborne title to date.

    Elden Ring offers one of the most expansive, most carefully crafted and painstakingly curated open world experiences ever created. The game, it's environments, it's enemies, lore and set pieces are all stellar, there's so much to do, explore and conquer here    As a disclaimer, I'm not one of the "souls games should have an easy mode" crowd, and I've cleared every soulsborne title to date.

    Elden Ring offers one of the most expansive, most carefully crafted and painstakingly curated open world experiences ever created. The game, it's environments, it's enemies, lore and set pieces are all stellar, there's so much to do, explore and conquer here assuming you're up to the game's considerable challenge.

    The only reason this isn't a straight 10/10 experience, is I feel FromSoft, in search of ensuring the difficult experience translates over to an open world game, have sacrificed fairness in some aspects of the game and have also left in some of the jankier aspects of souls combat that really should have been addressed by now. Firstly, melee is grossly out shined by magic and status effects, the balance here is very poor for a game that focuses so much on melee combat. Input delay is fairly prominent and makes the experience feel a little less fluid than previous games. Hitboxes vary between ultra precise and horrendous depending on the enemy. Jank within it's combat systems remains, for example I can knock an enemy down, and it's completely untouchable until it stands up, meanwhile enemies can wail on me if they knock me down. There are several instances of twin boss encounters that just use two of a normal boss you already fought, many of these aren't balanced for a duo encounter. There are some bosses that forgo the tight reaction based combat of previous entries and rely on what can only be described as random, uncounterable flailing around and/or AOE spam, thankfully these aren't present in great numbers. Player experience would be greatly enhanced if the map gave a recommended level range for its zones. Unlike previous more linear entries, I can see people calling the game out as impossible, when they just wandered into a high level zone accidentally as many of the high level areas are directly next to low level ones with nothing restricting access. Balance at higher levels is also off, many attacks are a one or two shot kill at the vigor softcap, meaning even if you stack HP your survivability is still exceptionally poor, this once again favours magic over melee.

    Anyway, I know that's a lot of negatives, this is still a fantastic souls game, but it's also the one I've had to put down in frustration the most. With new territory comes new BS to iron out, hopefully by Elden Ring 2 we'll have better balance, but don't let that put you off trying this.    … Expand
  3. ganisberke
    Mar 23, 2022
    5
    Elden Ring is a totally average game. Don't believe the trolls and the toxic community talk. Many people consider From Software to be the originator of the Souls genre. It actually has its origins in Nihon Falcom. Therefore, according to them, Miyazaki is a messiah. However, Miyazaki and the Souls team is still making the same mistakes.

    Objective problems: -Hitboxes are not good.    Elden Ring is a totally average game. Don't believe the trolls and the toxic community talk. Many people consider From Software to be the originator of the Souls genre. It actually has its origins in Nihon Falcom. Therefore, according to them, Miyazaki is a messiah. However, Miyazaki and the Souls team is still making the same mistakes.

    Objective problems:

    -Hitboxes are not good. There are times when it reminds me of the DS2.
    -Boss designs are very unbalanced. They didn't really work well with many bosses.
    -The game gets too repetitive. Open world exploration is nice, but it gets boring quickly.
    -There seems to be a lot of items, but in the end, a few items are the most useful. The game forces you for make to broken builds. Because some boss designs require it. All builds look alike. For example, more than half of even PvP uses blood builds.
    -Optimization is still not fixed and every update is getting worse.
    -Spells are powerful. Playing spell builds are more advantageous in many ways.
    -Camera angles are not good. It really causes trouble. When the number of enemies is high, you cannot control field of view.
    -Lore quality is definitely a controversial topic. However, it has the same lore in other Souls games. Only their names have changed. George R. R. Martin is just PR work.
    -Enemies are just based on nonstop spawn attacks with endless stamina as like most of bosses.
    -Many of the bosses repeat themselves. Most bosses are either the same or reskin version.
    -The hit feeling is not good. Especially the bosses don't even react properly to your attacks.
    -It has a toxic and cancerous player base.
    -Artificial intelligence problems. A real disaster.
    -It is a headache for some attacks in the game to pass through objects.

    Conclusion:

    This game is not a masterpiece. Not on a new ip. It's just Dark Souls 4 with open world.    … Expand
  4. svensenk86
    Apr 5, 2022
    7
    so finally I managed to jump in Elden Ring, had it already on release day, but Forbidden West and another round of Zero Dawn took time....tough to go into that world when you come out of Horizon, which is much more beautiful, colorful and a driven story based game....so the first hours were really tough and I thought of quitting and putting it aside first, but no, I liked Demon Souls, Iso finally I managed to jump in Elden Ring, had it already on release day, but Forbidden West and another round of Zero Dawn took time....tough to go into that world when you come out of Horizon, which is much more beautiful, colorful and a driven story based game....so the first hours were really tough and I thought of quitting and putting it aside first, but no, I liked Demon Souls, I liked Dark Souls so I waited for that trigger to keep me playing, and there it was, now I am stuck in this world ;) it is all the best from DS3 and Demon Souls...the more you get into that the more you like it! graphic wise it cannot challenge Horizon, not even Zero Dawn, but it still looks pretty good sometimes. the enemies are awesome, Lord of the Rings feeling!
    The best improvements compared to prev Souls games: Refill of the healing drinks during open world travels, fair save points in the encounters, challenging, but fair.
    The worst: No quest log, I don`t know what the idea behind is, but it is impossible to remember every NPC quest...there is no sense at all I find not to have a questlog...for this alone minus 2 points....why do I need to google first what I have to do in castle Morone for example first. the other minus is for the performance on the PS5, in Horizon which is much more detailed and beautiful it is smooth as hot butter, but in Elden Ring I find myself with lags....annoying sometimes.
    All in all great game, but I never would rate it as high as it is in all the magazines. I will be lost in this world for a couple of hours I guess :)    … Expand
  5. Goodguygreggy
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    Really bad game. It was super boring. Definitely too many cutscenes and honestly I wish it were more challenging
  6. Pnwotter
    Mar 31, 2022
    9
    I really have been enjoying this game. I’ve put about 60 hours in and there is still much left to discover. The story is intriguing, combat is engaging and the soundtrack is wonderful. My only gripe is… the platforming is terrible and frustrating.
  7. Erickgg
    Mar 14, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me gustó mucho:D
    Tiene bastante contenido, cerca de 100 horas quizá, no todo es de calidad pero en su mayoría también, la evolución de la saga a sido excelente y está entrega nos trae la fórmula casi perfeccionada, lo recomiendoC:    … Expand
  8. dtrain06
    Mar 31, 2022
    9
    This game is awesome. IMO starts out a little slow but once you get to exploring and get decent gear it really takes off. It's like Dark Souls 4 and Skyrim had a baby. Very dense and quite refined and polished. Easy to get lost and off the beaten path and that's one of its best assets
  9. Nate99
    Mar 31, 2022
    8
    Un juego que vale mucho la pena, yo lo pase en unas 109 horas y me pareció increíble que un juego de mundo abierto pueda darme tantas horas de juego de calidad antes de volverse aburrido o repetitivo. Pero el juego no es perfecto ya que sufre de algunas cositas que al menos yo pude ver a medida que lo iba jugando, como serían las siguientes:
    *Bajada de frames en ciertas zonas y contra    Un juego que vale mucho la pena, yo lo pase en unas 109 horas y me pareció increíble que un juego de mundo abierto pueda darme tantas horas de juego de calidad antes de volverse aburrido o repetitivo. Pero el juego no es perfecto ya que sufre de algunas cositas que al menos yo pude ver a medida que lo iba jugando, como serían las siguientes:
    *Bajada de frames en ciertas zonas y contra algunos jefes.
    *Texturas que tardan en cargar.
    *Los Bugs que tienen algunos enemigos, por ejemplo los perros del palacio de Moghwyn que te pueden matar en dos mordidas a pesar de tener 60 de vigor y armadura pesada.
    *Y el balance y reciclaje de jefes que hace el juego (para mí el punto más importante) yo conté cada jefe que mate y llegué a la cifra de 158 jefes de los cuales 80 son "nuevos" y el resto son todos repetidos con una skin y puestos en situaciones de 2 contra 1 o 3 contra 1, es como si el juego ya no tuviese formas justas o creativas de matarte.
    De los jefes principales la mayoría me parecen que están bien balanceados salvó algunas excepciones, como lo son Malenia y la Bestia de Elden, a mi gusto los peores jefes que a diseñado From.
    Al final todos estos detalles se terminan sumando y afectan la experiencia global de un jugador, en este caso la mía, y eso que no incluí el aspecto del online en mi crítica ya que no le voy a pagar a Sony el derecho de poder usar mi internet en su consola aunque el juego a jugar fuese Elden ring o Dark souls 4.
    De todas formas es un juego que se lo recomendaría a cualquiera, es diferente a los juegos que uno suele jugar y aún con sus fallos es mejor que la basura de juegos que salen en estos días.    … Expand
  10. Rengar_
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    The most overrated garbage. What’s good about this game? The clunky garbage combat with ps2 animations? I hope this trend with this kinda Soulsborne garbage ends cause they’re so damn overrated without a reason.
  11. ypei
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    This game is quite good. A lot of God of War fanboys came to here to give 0 ratings in a single day on November 12, 2022. The ratings are abnormal. So be careful.
  12. Unimatix
    Dec 8, 2022
    2
    Couldn't take to it, games are meant to be fun. I don't want to have to use paper and pen to keep track of what I'm doing - that's work not game. Hit, roll, hit, roll repeat and repeat. Avoid if you have liked any from software games before, Elden ring won't win you over
  13. Rathial
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This has been my favorite game in such a long long time. Honestly the open world + dark souls style is amazing so many things to do. While I have only had the game for a couple days I've already put roughly 40 hours into the game and there still feels like there is a ton left to complete.

    There has been a ton of QOL changes and new additions which makes the game better and arguably    This has been my favorite game in such a long long time. Honestly the open world + dark souls style is amazing so many things to do. While I have only had the game for a couple days I've already put roughly 40 hours into the game and there still feels like there is a ton left to complete.

    There has been a ton of QOL changes and new additions which makes the game better and arguably easier than previous titles. HOWEVER, there is still plenty of amazing, challenging, and fun bosses all over. I don't know the exact number but I'm already about 60 bosses in and while some are basic bosses a lot are really cool.

    I've been playing on a midtier PC that I bought last Black Friday and I haven't had any real issues with the game frame rate or lag. I am only playing on medium settings though because I don't want to nuke my pc since it's really nothing special lol

    While the majority of the game isn't really too difficult there are some bosses that may take a while to beat.

    I'm giving this a 10 simply because I cannot remember the last time I played a game anywhere near this good. I can't say it's a perfect game since I haven't 100% it yet but it truly is amazing.    … Expand
  14. avi_bbs
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece. One of the best game ever. Best open world game and best Fromsoft game of all time.
  15. dangerfar
    Apr 26, 2023
    6
    I'm frankly pretty surprised how widely acclaimed this game is. The huge world is devoid of anything interesting other than battles, the score is terrible other than a few standout bossfights and in the open world score is often bad enough to become actually grating, and there's nothing resembling the faintest bit of interesting story or lore here as there are no concepts in it fleshed outI'm frankly pretty surprised how widely acclaimed this game is. The huge world is devoid of anything interesting other than battles, the score is terrible other than a few standout bossfights and in the open world score is often bad enough to become actually grating, and there's nothing resembling the faintest bit of interesting story or lore here as there are no concepts in it fleshed out enough or given enough background to be even vaguely compelling.

    The combat, though it is wonderfully varied in the way you can approach it, in practice ends up becoming fairly tedious b/c the game is challenging enough that you don't really have time for experimentation/exploration (unless you can stand a lot of repetition), you just need to optimize a build and some builds (particularly magic) are spammy and repetitive. And again b/c of the annoying repetition that comes with wandering around and dying, you end up having to look things up to get sufficient tools to make meaningfully progress to actually open up the places you can go. Thus having such a large open world becomes fairly meaningless as the joy from exploration is sucked out of it.

    On the one hand the open world and and leveling system with diverse possibilities and the very impressive variety of enemies and environments is very attractive and makes me want to like the game, and has driven me enough to spend some 50 hours with it and at times really enjoy the experience (mostly when I was able to explore without dying constantly and the world was still new). But on the other the above detractors end up adding up to a rather drab experience overall where I feel like I'm running around without much interesting to do. Compared with say Skyrim which has rich possibilities to explore the world outside of combat with a sensational score to go along with it, playing games like this just feel fairly empty.

    But I guess they have a large audience. Sadly it seems I'm just not one of them.    … Expand
  16. Bonstick
    Mar 22, 2022
    10
    Не играл в такие игры, решил попробовать и это просто пушка, а не игра. Много босов, много классов, секреты, тайны. Есть совместное прохождение игры на босах.
  17. Psychopomp3141
    Mar 15, 2022
    10
    After 80 hours of an emotional rollercoaster ranging from Anger to pure bliss, I can finally say with certainty that this is the best game I have ever played, and probably the best game ever Made. This truly is From Softs Magnum Opus. Edit: Now after platinum... its still the best. Aight imma go back to playing Elden ring Now.
  18. ruxiaobao
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    A soulsbrones veteran here, the best soul game so far, the mysterious world just so captivating. The feeling similar to when play ringed city.
  19. SARMIII
    Apr 13, 2022
    10
    This game is great. With almost no issues at launch or **** micro transactions. EA, Call of DooDy and gran turismo should take notes on how to release games
  20. Koopa505
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This is a must play for any souls fan. Combat is tight, graphics are stunning.
  21. GaryW1231
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Those giving the negative reviews either don’t understand what makes a game outstanding, as this really is one of those special one of a kind games.
    The rewarding feeling you get, as well as the rewards you get from defeating tough enemies, are all so worth it. The huge map compliments that nicely, as there’s so much for you to see and do.
    10/10
  22. Winston_wolfe
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Brings everything good from the previous titles and takes it to another level.
  23. Kru5ty
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    I have only played for 10 hours so far but it is an unforgettable experiance.This was my first soulslike so I had no bias going into the game and was at first unsure of purchasing it.

    The boss’s are difficult but not blatantly unfair and there is great variety amongst them and normal enemies. I chose to go as prisoner as my class as the sorceries are extremely fun to use. The melee    I have only played for 10 hours so far but it is an unforgettable experiance.This was my first soulslike so I had no bias going into the game and was at first unsure of purchasing it.

    The boss’s are difficult but not blatantly unfair and there is great variety amongst them and normal enemies.

    I chose to go as prisoner as my class as the sorceries are extremely fun to use. The melee conbat is brilliant because of the depth it has and how many different weapons and Ashes of war to chose from

    The performance on the PS5 version I have been playing could be improved but doesn’t take away too much of my enjoyment.

    The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild set the mark for what an open world game should be and Elden Ring has built upon those stepping stones and improved upon it. It has surpassed Breath of the Wild in my opinion, but botw is still an absolutely brilliant game and still one of the best. Elden Ring will be talked about for years to come and will never be forgotton.    … Expand
  24. makarosu
    Apr 4, 2022
    10
    Это игра с той самой souls механикой, которую я люблю, ещё и в открытом мире
  25. Victorulll
    Mar 14, 2022
    10
    Una auténtica obra maestra y eso que nunca me gustó el estilo de juego de dark souls , pero esto ya es otro nivel , investigar un mundo lleno de peligros y exploración, con gran variedad de armas y armaduras , con enemigos épicos, una locura de juego , goty 2022 seguro
  26. BaldursThones
    Apr 13, 2022
    10
    This game is a dream come true for me. It has everything I could ever want in a video game.
  27. Mediocree
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Jogo maravilhoso, jogo incrível, o MELHOR jogo de todos os tempos, direção de arte impecável, enfim, o jogo PERFEITO!
  28. TheEvilProphecy
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This is the best souls game out there! You got a big open world to explore, different class types to choose from, and it’s kinda like a combination of all of the older souls games. I absolutely love this game!
  29. Nickade18
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    La cúspide de este tipo de juegos. Una versión definitiva de la mejor fórmula de videojuegos que han creado una categoría incluso, no hay mejor juego en este momento. La historias y la ambientación son precisas y envolventes, la banda sonora un placer y la jugabilidad la más versátil y entretenida jamás creada. 11/10
  30. Ggggv
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    It have the best open world game I ever play in my life and have a good gameplay
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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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