Elden Ring

 PlayStation 5
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12214 Ratings

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  1. Kublai
    Mar 25, 2022
    4
    You spend at least as much time looking things up online as you will playing the game.
  2. Lemures1000
    Feb 28, 2022
    4
    Geez this is a very overhyped game. This is really just souls 3 open world. The main positives are that many of the bigger enemies look really cool and have cool looking animations. But there are A LOT of negatives. Graphics look rough at times and do not have many of the polished features that other high profile games have such as good face animation or enviornment responding to whatGeez this is a very overhyped game. This is really just souls 3 open world. The main positives are that many of the bigger enemies look really cool and have cool looking animations. But there are A LOT of negatives. Graphics look rough at times and do not have many of the polished features that other high profile games have such as good face animation or enviornment responding to what you do, very clunky fighting mechanics and I can't stress that enough, unnecessarily unforgiving boss fights, and many and I mean many reused bosses and enemies from past Souls games littered throughout. In my opinion it seems the over the top and unbalanced difficulty is put in place to mask the clunky fighting mechanics and big flaws in the game. Dark souls cultists will love this game and claim everyone who doesn't needs to GG and that they just don't like difficult games, but gamers who are used to other games whether they are very difficult or on the easier side, technical fighting games, and polished open world games will see this game as not designed for them hence the misleading marketing push for this game to try and sell it. It would be one thing if I had fun playing this but I didn't. I feel like I wasted my money on an expensive game. I don't recommend getting this.

    The fighting mechanics are the biggest disappointment for me because it's not really different. When comparing the fighting mechanics to say Nioh 2, it was just boring. Nioh 2 had waay more moves and a waay deeper fight system to perfect in a souls style kind of game. Why didn't From Software learn from that? The fighting mechanics alone should make this game not worthy of perfect reviews in light of Nioh 2 even from the cultists. And the reviews and marketing push on this game have really been misleading. I suspect because they know most people will not enjoy playing this game's highly clunky fighting mechanics, unnecessary and unbalanced difficulty, and being left to deal with no tutorial except the From Software cultists. Do you want a game that you have to look up how to find or get past anything every step of the way on YouTube? Most people would say I don't might doing that here and there but if the game is reliant on that because of how it was designed or poorly designed then no. And anyone claiming this is like Breath of the Wild is an idiot. Horizon Forbidden West is an easier game but it is a better designed game overall and should be easily beating this game rating wise. Reviewers reeeally failed consumers that were not FS cultists on this and should be shamed for it.    … Expand
  3. Leandeath
    Feb 27, 2022
    4
    Um jogo muito bom que parece ter sido feito para a geração ps3/xbox360. Arte linda em um gráfico bizarro. Não dá pra passar pano.
  4. Mack9419
    Nov 4, 2022
    4
    I regret buying this mid game wasted my hard earned money, I bought it because of the hype, after playing it I felt like I wasted my time, the game has no story, the graphics suck, the gameplay is clunky, the game is mid
  5. Gameblazer
    Feb 27, 2022
    4
    Elden ring is dark souls 3 open world I tried to like this game because all the media hype , but souls games are boring grind fest games that I can't seem to enjoy.
  6. O_DuckiO_o
    May 8, 2022
    4
    I loved this game when it first came out but every single update has made me want a refund. They've made so your mount will run forward just by being on it. Spells will target directly into the floor; they've booster enemies coding to react to controller actions predicting player movements. I get that part of the appeal is supposed to be the randomized structure of the same move behavingI loved this game when it first came out but every single update has made me want a refund. They've made so your mount will run forward just by being on it. Spells will target directly into the floor; they've booster enemies coding to react to controller actions predicting player movements. I get that part of the appeal is supposed to be the randomized structure of the same move behaving several ways but it being based off camera angles means you will use the same move 3 times and sometimes they will go 3 times the distance and sometimes they simply work only directly in front of you. I hate these updates and I liked the game I bought but hate the game theyve updated it into… Expand
  7. Pasic007
    Mar 8, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Crap on PC - deleted after 50 hours.
    I cant deal with PC ports and this is one of them. Cant change mouse speed or key bindings. Aiming in game is clunky as f.    … Expand
  8. AlvaroTrainer
    Aug 2, 2022
    4
    Inconsitent progress at middgame, some builds are useless and you can tank the hits
  9. kolorahl
    Mar 1, 2022
    4
    I'm not sure why this game gets such perfect scores from review sites, but since you can read the positives everywhere on the internet even when you're not trying to, let me detail some of the negatives about what is effectively Dark Souls in a brighter environment.

    You can't pause. Let's say you have an actual life, like your doorbell rings or your child starts screaming or anything    I'm not sure why this game gets such perfect scores from review sites, but since you can read the positives everywhere on the internet even when you're not trying to, let me detail some of the negatives about what is effectively Dark Souls in a brighter environment.

    You can't pause. Let's say you have an actual life, like your doorbell rings or your child starts screaming or anything else that interrupts you - no pausing, even if you're offline and playing solo. It's 2022 and we're going to give a 10/10 to a game that you can't pause when you're playing solo? Absurd.

    The graphics aren't great. They're good, but not great. Certainly an upgrade, but nothing exceptional. And the entire UI looks like it's still the original Dark Souls garbage. They even seem to be using a ton of the same sounds. It's like they reused as many assets as possible to avoid having to actually create something new when creating a new game.

    I appreciate more tutorial-like encounters to help ease you into the world, but the tutorial section is optional and "hidden" behind an obtuse message that should have just ended with "go here for a tutorial". Basically adding the ability to be more user-friendly without explicitly being more user-friendly.

    I was expecting way better from the story given the involvement of George RR Martin, but no, it's just as **** and mostly non-existent as any other Dark Souls game. And the writing of the dialog is super cringe most of the time.

    For context, Witcher 3, which is vastly superior to this game in almost every aspect, received a lower overall score with fewer perfect scores in all. Yet Witcher 3 is more suitable to a multitude of play types and difficulty levels, still has better graphics than this game does despite a 7-year release gap, great dialog and voice acting (overall), an amazing story with wonderful side quests, and you can pause the game if you need to.

    The only reason I can imagine for this game getting so much critical acclaim is because there's some weird hard-on that the gaming community at large has for Dark Souls. It skews opinions and even rejects common sense at times, in favor of worshipping Dark Souls despite everything that is obviously dated and ill-fitting to a modern gaming experience from a big-name studio that should definitely have the budget and expertise to produce better.    … Expand
  10. prayformojo33
    Mar 8, 2022
    4
    Lo único bueno es la dirección de arte, el juego en si es súper mediocre, con una dificultad artificial dónde llenarte el escenario con enemigos es sinónimo de difícil, cosa que no pasaba en el dark souls, sekiro o Bloodborne dónde todo estaba perfectamente posicionado para darte una sorpresa o un reto.
    Sin hablar de los jefes que son la mayoría unos beyblades con patas dado que tu    Lo único bueno es la dirección de arte, el juego en si es súper mediocre, con una dificultad artificial dónde llenarte el escenario con enemigos es sinónimo de difícil, cosa que no pasaba en el dark souls, sekiro o Bloodborne dónde todo estaba perfectamente posicionado para darte una sorpresa o un reto.
    Sin hablar de los jefes que son la mayoría unos beyblades con patas dado que tu personaje no está equilibrado a la velocidad de ellos.

    Los npcs están igual de muertos en animaciones como hace 2 generaciones como también tu personaje dónde se ve que reciclaron elementos en el motor gráfico que ya se ve desfasado.

    El juego no es divertido ni desafiante, simplemente es mediocre.

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    The only good thing is the art direction, the game itself is super mediocre, with an artificial difficulty where filling the stage with enemies is synonymous with difficult, something that did not happen in dark souls, sekiro or Bloodborne where everything was perfectly positioned for give you a surprise or a challenge.
    Not to mention the bosses that are mostly beyblades with legs since your character is not balanced at the speed of them.

    The npcs are just as dead in animations as they were 2 generations ago, as is your character, where you can see that they recycled elements in the graphics engine that already looks out of date.

    The game is not fun or challenging, it's just mediocre.    … Expand
  11. Pi0
    Jun 29, 2022
    4
    Sorry, nothing special about that game. The mechanics are terrible... most of the time its harder to jump over tree areas and die during it than actually bossfights. The mechanics are the worst in the game. The levels look interesting but are plane dead wirh lazy story telling. If u enjoy beeing hit with some f*cked arrow in the middle of a deadly junp that seemed to be no problem by someSorry, nothing special about that game. The mechanics are terrible... most of the time its harder to jump over tree areas and die during it than actually bossfights. The mechanics are the worst in the game. The levels look interesting but are plane dead wirh lazy story telling. If u enjoy beeing hit with some f*cked arrow in the middle of a deadly junp that seemed to be no problem by some middle level archer... but killing bosses is jist a thing of farning runes and level up. Thats all about that gameplay.… Expand
  12. Retro_Player_77
    Nov 6, 2022
    4
    It's literally Dark Souls under another name, if you already bought Demon's Souls this is just more of it. Only difference is that it's open world and more boring. The only reason this got a 4 for me is cause the first few hours was just me exploring the world which was a good time waster but then I realize I'm not doing any progress in the game so it lost me over time.
  13. ProPaperPusher
    Mar 16, 2022
    4
    This has to be one of the most overhyped and overrated games of the decade. This game has officially made me think there’s something seriously wrong with gaming journalism and media. I’m dumbfounded by the perfect scores this Game has garner. Games this hard are not fun! A life this hard is not fun. What if every little thing you did in life was literally torture. Well this is Elden Rings.This has to be one of the most overhyped and overrated games of the decade. This game has officially made me think there’s something seriously wrong with gaming journalism and media. I’m dumbfounded by the perfect scores this Game has garner. Games this hard are not fun! A life this hard is not fun. What if every little thing you did in life was literally torture. Well this is Elden Rings. First off the graphics are no where close to Demons Souls Remake on PS5. After playing Horizon Forbidden West on PS5, I’m in pure shock how bad the graphics are in Elden Rings. I was even more taken back by the frame rate. The graphics looks last gen in high resolution if not worst. The frame rate is not as smooth as you would expect especially if you’re used to 60 fps.

    The difficulty is also one of the biggest big turn offs. I’m sincerely not a fan of games as a torture. Games that make you want to throw your controller are not fun and will never be fun. Games should give you a sense of wonder and awe and Elden Rings fails to do this for me. The open world feels dead compared to Horizon Forbidden West. The world does not feel alive, Elden Rings feels empty and void of substance.

    Games should be fun, accessible and make you want to come back. Elden Rings feels like a total waste of money. I wish games like this would just die!    … Expand
  14. Kiioo7
    Mar 24, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow nice dark souls 6 game… Expand
  15. Jacob9999
    Feb 28, 2022
    4
    it was supposed to be one of the best games ever but it didn't. From a technical point of view it has big problems both from the graphic point of view (it looks like a game of two generations ago) and from the performance point of view (the continuous drop in frames is unnerving). Incredible AI is also lost with NPCs and some bosses. The gameplay remains solid and clean. The last downsideit was supposed to be one of the best games ever but it didn't. From a technical point of view it has big problems both from the graphic point of view (it looks like a game of two generations ago) and from the performance point of view (the continuous drop in frames is unnerving). Incredible AI is also lost with NPCs and some bosses. The gameplay remains solid and clean. The last downside and perhaps the worst is the total recycling of assets as if it were a copy and paste. Had it been the sequel to dark souls 3 I would have also understood but not being the sequel, I find the recycling of assets in bad taste. Failed.… Expand
  16. D3F14NTD3V14NT
    Feb 27, 2022
    4
    Where can I begin badly optimised on ps5 yet almost perfect on series x.simply put buy on series x not on PlayStation
  17. lopexxx
    Mar 26, 2022
    4
    es lo mismo que los demás juegos solo con mundo abierto, no me gusta como reciclan todo el contenido y no se pueden poner hacer algo mas creativos o arriesgarse con algo mejor en ves de reciclar tanto cosas que ya usaron en otros juegos, no entiendo como como tiene esta puntuación solo es un souls de mundo abierto nada mas no inventaron nada ni mejoraron nada solo es un juego poco potentees lo mismo que los demás juegos solo con mundo abierto, no me gusta como reciclan todo el contenido y no se pueden poner hacer algo mas creativos o arriesgarse con algo mejor en ves de reciclar tanto cosas que ya usaron en otros juegos, no entiendo como como tiene esta puntuación solo es un souls de mundo abierto nada mas no inventaron nada ni mejoraron nada solo es un juego poco potente y con poca cosas nuevas, su historia es muy rebuscada y aunque te cuenten algo la verdad es que nadie la termina de entender, al final solo es un gasta tiempo.… Expand
  18. Gaboagustin
    Apr 3, 2022
    4
    Maravillosa jugabilidad, un arte majestuoso, el resto es pura mierda.
    Al juego lo voy a terminar, la dificultad no es problema, la emoción de pasar por la niebla para enfrentar un jefe es inigualable son 183hs que llevo, las disfruté en lo jugable pero las padecí en las quest que están escondidas, todo está enfermizamente escondido.
    Hay entender la historia del juego fuera del juego,    Maravillosa jugabilidad, un arte majestuoso, el resto es pura mierda.
    Al juego lo voy a terminar, la dificultad no es problema, la emoción de pasar por la niebla para enfrentar un jefe es inigualable son 183hs que llevo, las disfruté en lo jugable pero las padecí en las quest que están escondidas, todo está enfermizamente escondido.
    Hay entender la historia del juego fuera del juego, viendo la interpretación del LORE de algún virgo, por favor.. que estupidez.
    El LORE ya no me interesa, esa manera de contar o NO contar una historia, ¡¡¡que mierda!!!, 183hs y no se a que estoy jugando.
    Si había una forma de arruinar un RPG perfecto de mundo abierto Hidetaka Miyazaki la encontró, aplicando la misma "ecuación" que usa en juegos lineales pero que no encajan en un mundo abierto enorme.
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    Los Miyazaki lover me dijeron: "Tenes que ir a foros/grupos para ver y compartir experiencias con otros usuarios y así entender la historia, cada uno aporta un poco" ¿¡¡¡WTF!!!?
    Última vez que le compro algo a FromSoftware.
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    Compralo solo si te interesa meterte en el nicho de los soulslikers, si buscas una buena historia vas a pasar mas tiempo fuera del juego que dentro de el.
    Una pena realmente.    … Expand
  19. HellOfaHunter
    Mar 11, 2022
    4
    Repeated bosses in the exploration part. Same way in telling story as ds. Hard to complete side quest due to no pointer will show u the related NPC will be at in that huge empty world. Bad graphics and performance but good visual art.
  20. Bark-the-Human
    Mar 8, 2022
    4
    This game would've been truly amazing had they added true co-op and abandoned the Darks Souls co-op system. A lot of people have been wanting a decent fantasy coop experience for years, and Elden Ring made it seem like it was going to be the first to do one right, but the co-op system is horrendous. They make you jump through pointless hoops than actually making the game harder. You'll beThis game would've been truly amazing had they added true co-op and abandoned the Darks Souls co-op system. A lot of people have been wanting a decent fantasy coop experience for years, and Elden Ring made it seem like it was going to be the first to do one right, but the co-op system is horrendous. They make you jump through pointless hoops than actually making the game harder. You'll be blocked by some magic fog wall, have to kick your friend out, walk five feet into the cave and summon them back in. I was highly annoyed by that, but what really got me, was the fact that they block co-op altogether in a region after defeating the region boss. Co-op was a selling point for me when I bought this game, but the devs didn't bother to mention all of these restrictions. Most of the elitists will say, "but co-op makes the game easier, and that's bad." Well, all ya gotta do is make the enemies tougher. There, fixed. The way they implemented the co-op seem like the devs have some personal vendetta against people who want to play with their friends. It's an open-world game, and ya'll should adapt to that. The game has the potential to be the best fantasy game since Witcher 3 came out. If they fix this ridiculous co-op system, I will give this game the highest rating possible.… Expand
  21. SanjiG
    Feb 27, 2022
    4
    This game doesn't deliver any new ideas, the open-world is just like a 10yo game (it looks nice though). You can't interact with the OW, there are monsters everywhere and that's pretty much all. It's just Dark Souls 4, bigger of the same (a lot of things are copy-pasted from DS games). The difficulty is sometimes absurd, and the level-design still... Well, I would say really weird (to notThis game doesn't deliver any new ideas, the open-world is just like a 10yo game (it looks nice though). You can't interact with the OW, there are monsters everywhere and that's pretty much all. It's just Dark Souls 4, bigger of the same (a lot of things are copy-pasted from DS games). The difficulty is sometimes absurd, and the level-design still... Well, I would say really weird (to not say bad). I also think that ER is not really open because you are just too weak to explore the world as you want (rpg = lvl system = you have to reach the lvl). There are also strong monsters randomly placed everywhere. Not a bad game overall but not great either.… Expand
  22. Progern19
    Nov 3, 2022
    4
    After playing this game for more than 70 hours I can finally conduct my thought. In general, it's **** The game is not worth the money and other soulslike games will probably provide you a much better experience. Bosses are not original, with lame movesets and only couple of them worth noticing. Dragons are basically the same with only difference in damagetype. A lot of the bosses are justAfter playing this game for more than 70 hours I can finally conduct my thought. In general, it's **** The game is not worth the money and other soulslike games will probably provide you a much better experience. Bosses are not original, with lame movesets and only couple of them worth noticing. Dragons are basically the same with only difference in damagetype. A lot of the bosses are just reskinned version of the ones that you have already encountered. Some are just made super OP instead of being hard and interesting. TWeapons are nice but most of them are useless in PVE/PVP.… Expand
  23. tangelman
    Aug 30, 2022
    4
    I dont understand, why is everyone telling me this game is hard ??????..

    its fell more like a casual game from "From Software" Game
  24. Novais
    Mar 6, 2022
    4
    have a good way to fight.

    But you only fight. dont have any story. You cant see your dialogs. its so simple combos.
  25. Carlos077
    Feb 27, 2022
    4
    Mala optimización del juego, parece un copia y pega de otros souls, gráficos de PS3 y no entiendo sus notas tan altas de los críticos con todas estas deficiencias
  26. RASelhanout
    Mar 3, 2022
    4
    Slash....slash...slash...roll.....roll...roll...I don't get the hype!!! The game is boring as hell. Enemies have weird hitboxes. Performance is **** how the hell did this game get almost a perfect score?? The only thing remotely good about this game is the enemy designs especially the dragons. The rest is outdated!!
  27. Apex_Chief
    Feb 26, 2022
    4
    Not a terrible game, but simply put, the graphical fidelity and performance of this game is abysmal. Frame rate dips way too frequently for a game that is not graphically demanding. It is a shame that fromsoft continues to use the same outdated engine for their games. Sure dark souls was fun for a little bit but I’m honestly surprised how they can recreate dark souls so many times with noNot a terrible game, but simply put, the graphical fidelity and performance of this game is abysmal. Frame rate dips way too frequently for a game that is not graphically demanding. It is a shame that fromsoft continues to use the same outdated engine for their games. Sure dark souls was fun for a little bit but I’m honestly surprised how they can recreate dark souls so many times with no one seeming to care. The combat in elden ring is fine, but we’ve seen it one too many time IMO. However, the open world is not very well designed in terms of terrain and environmental diversity either. The AI is as bad as it’s always been and the animations still look outdated and janky despite playing fairly responsive. Bosses are cool occasionally but there’s nothing in this game to write home about. It’s all been done before and this game simply had too many issues to forgive. I have no idea why it is being rating as one the best games of all time, but to each their own I guess.… Expand
  28. charlden999
    Nov 3, 2022
    4
    Alright game but definitely does not deserve a 90 review , lack of story telling , way to harsh learning curve
  29. jacek_1805
    Jun 25, 2022
    4
    I spent many hours with this game on my PS5 playing solo, and I made it somewhere halfway. I was helping myself with the "Elden Ring no death speedrun" video posted on YouTube. Even with the help of this video, the boss fights are extremely difficult and most of the fights have to be repeated several dozen times until, by a lucky coincidence, the boss is defeated. After one fight, whichI spent many hours with this game on my PS5 playing solo, and I made it somewhere halfway. I was helping myself with the "Elden Ring no death speedrun" video posted on YouTube. Even with the help of this video, the boss fights are extremely difficult and most of the fights have to be repeated several dozen times until, by a lucky coincidence, the boss is defeated. After one fight, which you repeated several dozen times, after many days of struggle, you go to the next fight, to which you have to spend many days again. Plot? Passing the game halfway through, I didn't notice any significant changes to the storyline. Nothing, emptiness. No incidents, the world around you remains as it was at the beginning.
    After many days of playing, I think that both the developers of this game and the reviewers who give this game 96% should go to a psychiatrist.    … Expand
  30. Rodrigomourastr
    Feb 27, 2022
    4
    O jogo está muito mal otimizado... Grazis horríveis, queda de quadros em toda parte. Não entendo como a mídia "especializada" deu uma nota boa para esse jogo... Isso é um absurdo.
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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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