Elden Ring

 PlayStation 5
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12214 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 2,341 out of 12214
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  1. Samalucard
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Amazing Game, if you are a lover of the Souls series or you are someone who isn't afraid of the challenge you will drown in hours of fun, The music, the scenarios everything is epic. If you are looking for a game that will hold your hand and guide you trough, turn away this Is not your game
  2. Mr_Swearengen
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    It may be slightly early to call being only 10 hours in. But I am committed in saying it’s Hands down my top game of all time. It’s as if someone sat down to design the perfect game for me, 1 - Dark souls 4 ✅
    2 - Diverse open world ✅
    3 - George R R Martin influence ✅ Anyone who rates this in the yellow even, never mind the red (those people should be barred from the site doing that whe    It may be slightly early to call being only 10 hours in. But I am committed in saying it’s Hands down my top game of all time. It’s as if someone sat down to design the perfect game for me, 1 - Dark souls 4 ✅
    2 - Diverse open world ✅
    3 - George R R Martin influence ✅

    Anyone who rates this in the yellow even, never mind the red (those people should be barred from the site doing that whe it’s clearly universally accepted as one of, if not THE best game of all time) I’ll wager that most of those do so because they’re no good at these type of games. Masterpiece    … Expand
  3. Erenmil9
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Incredible, keeps on giving, so much content, intriguing world setting and lore
  4. ZeeManCan
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    I see on the first few days of launch that the user reviews are pretty low. I know that the game has has a rough launch on PC. But aside from that, i predicted this:

    There was a huge hype train for this game. A big tornado of hype created by the Souls community, Youtubers looking for views and gaming media talking about this game like it was the 2nd coming of Jesus himself. This Hype    I see on the first few days of launch that the user reviews are pretty low. I know that the game has has a rough launch on PC. But aside from that, i predicted this:

    There was a huge hype train for this game. A big tornado of hype created by the Souls community, Youtubers looking for views and gaming media talking about this game like it was the 2nd coming of Jesus himself. This Hype tornado sucked in a bunch of players who never played a souls game in their lives and because of that, many of these people were expecting a Next Gen experience with Graphics and gameplay akin to what God Of War 2 will look like.

    That's what happens when the hype train gets carried away. It happened with CyberPunk and it happened with Elden Ring. But the major difference is, Cyberpunk was the developers fault, and Elden Ring was the fault of the people who didnt do more research on what kind of game they were really getting into

    I have a handful of friends who I've tried convincing to play a Dark Souls game for the last 10 years and they wouldn't. And now all of a sudden they all wanna play Elden Ring.

    Well, sorry to the folks who were thinking they were about to get a naughty dog mixed with Elder Scrolls by Bethesda experience. You get exactly what we fans over the last 10 years have been asking for. A LARGER more fulfilled vision of the Dark Souls Universe and it is absolutely stunning and beautiful.

    If you haven't played a FromSoftware Souls-Like game before, ask yourself this:

    "Am i ready to play a game that doesn't hold my hand, challenges me and will give me no choice but to google stuff a bunch through my playthrough? Am i ready for a type of game I've never played before, one that rewards patience and persistence but always gives me a way to solve problems presented?"

    This is a nerds game. And if you wanna be a gaming nerd like the rest of us, you're more than welcome to join us. If you're new and dont know where to start, check out VaatiVidya on Youtube. He's everyones go-to for Youtubers who cover FromSoftware content.

    For the rest of you though, God of War 2 and Starfield come out later this year, just hold on until then.

    Elden Ring is a perfect accumulation of all of FromSoftwares 6 previous Souls and Souls-Like games.
    They took the formula and perfected it. I'm 20 hours in and i feel like i just started getting into the thick of it. This is a must play for anyone up to the challenge/know what there getting into. Im playing on PS5, and its been running great    … Expand
  5. Forestsfailyou
    Feb 27, 2022
    2
    Game is needlessly hard with an expectation that you have played all their other titles. Additionally story is nearly non existent with a path system that means to make little sense. You can make the game playable by hacking around their anticheat software though so it's not entirely terrible.
  6. Survive
    Feb 27, 2022
    6
    This game is ok, but endlessly frustrating. You die 8-10 times each encounter. There is no quest log or real explanation as to whats going on.And every time you die you lose all your xp (runes) progress and the enemies respawn every time you save or die. If you dont enjoy level grinding and locked boss fights you probably wont enjoy this one. But here is the biggest issue- the co-op isThis game is ok, but endlessly frustrating. You die 8-10 times each encounter. There is no quest log or real explanation as to whats going on.And every time you die you lose all your xp (runes) progress and the enemies respawn every time you save or die. If you dont enjoy level grinding and locked boss fights you probably wont enjoy this one. But here is the biggest issue- the co-op is hard baked into this game, especially the boss fights. Once the servers for this game are shut off it will be unplayable.… Expand
  7. Mugger17
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Everything you want in a game and more my favorite game of all time........
  8. Mehran7980
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Elden ring is just another example of hidetaka miyazaki amazing talent and dedication in making such a marvellous world, full of surprises.
  9. yalldumb
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    I honestly can't believe some of these negative reviews. I assume maybe it's people new to Dark Souls games? It's not meant to be a rockstar game. It's a massive JRPG with deep combat, inventory, statistics and upgrades. My dog could beat Red Dead 2. This is not meant to be that. For what it's worth, I have only played 20 hours but I am deeply enchanted by the world they have created. TheI honestly can't believe some of these negative reviews. I assume maybe it's people new to Dark Souls games? It's not meant to be a rockstar game. It's a massive JRPG with deep combat, inventory, statistics and upgrades. My dog could beat Red Dead 2. This is not meant to be that. For what it's worth, I have only played 20 hours but I am deeply enchanted by the world they have created. The graphics are improved from DS3, in my opinion they are incredible. The enemies are insanely varied and detailed, and I am amazed at how well they blended the open world with the classic Dark Souls level designs for dungeons and smaller areas. I have loved every moment, and if you get good, you will too.… Expand
  10. 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
  11. Ali0313
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is not fair
    There is no Arabic language.

    ‏Support the Arabic language!    … Expand
  12. Soern
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    Such disappointment we we're promised in the 2019 trailer to have arabic langauge in the game even the game was promoted with arabic translations and dub for the trailers and when the game drops pufff there is no arabic langauge i hope you keep your promise and add the arabic langauge later this year to the game
  13. ashrafjamil
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    There is no Arabic language .. False promises from the studio regarding the status of the Arabic language
  14. farsi211
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nice game thank, I can’t stop playing Thank you fromsoftware team Yes it’s hard but it’s fun… Expand
  15. RonnM7
    Feb 27, 2022
    1
    There is no English Version of the game currently available in Hong Kong playstation stores. Both the digital and physical version of Elden Ring doesn’t have any Language options. The screen language is not in English.
  16. n4f13666
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    AMAZING, SUPERB, Souls game, the best one, it's Dark souls in open world, a must be played, he mastered all previous souls game to offer an unique experience, a MASTERPIECE
  17. RealJoeFinger
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Game of the decade? Halfway through the game and honestly it’s flawless and perfect. I’m addicted. The story, the art, the gameplay is so nice!!! Haven’t been this in love with a game since Zelda Wind Waker. I love it. Definitely Game of the DECADE nominee from me!!
  18. Darkchris666
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Runs like dog crap. Its a 2022 game that looks like a 2013 game. Maybe it runs better on pc or xbox
  19. LuisFPSs
    Feb 27, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm playing for 20 hours and the game incredible, but I'm walking to any places that I see and i miss a little direction because it's hard to know where you have to go and who you have to defeated but I know that it is the fun of a open world game.… Expand
  20. Travain
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Passada de pano da mídia pra esse game é sacanagem. Bug tira ponto de todos os jogos, mas desse não?
  21. vxh
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    they didn’t put arabic language why is that we deserve to enjoy the game like the others
  22. Turkiotib
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    My rate would be 10/10 if you didn’t lie about Arabic language! My English is good, but yet it’s hard to understand everything and there are a lot who don’t understand English so we need Arabic language, we deserve Arabic language! I’m not buying any of your next games until you give us the attention we deserve!
  23. TheDahaka
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    If you’re a fan of high fantasy, open world rpgs and the soulsbourne genre, then this is the game of your dreams. The world & character design is amazing. The scale of the world, the density, the verticality are incredible. There’s nothing else like it. Ignore the trolls reviews binging this game, it’s a masterpiece.
  24. nickhei
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    The performance on PS5 is really bad.
    I can't imagine games can't lock on 60FPS on PS5.
    FPS is dipping to 4x FPS in any given fights. Unplayable! Graphics is bad. A lot of PS4 games beats it on graphics quality. Also, Sony won't let you get a refund even this game has huge FPS issues. Lying about their refund policy on their official website. Steam gave me a refund right away after    The performance on PS5 is really bad.
    I can't imagine games can't lock on 60FPS on PS5.
    FPS is dipping to 4x FPS in any given fights. Unplayable!
    Graphics is bad. A lot of PS4 games beats it on graphics quality.

    Also, Sony won't let you get a refund even this game has huge FPS issues. Lying about their refund policy on their official website.
    Steam gave me a refund right away after I tried the game and the game was stuttering every few second.
    I won't buy any games on playstation any more.
    DO NOT BUY GAMES ON PLAYSTATION.    … Expand
  25. AsurasWrath
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Well constructed open world with great lore and great designs. The sound track is one fo the best things I have ever seen and the bosses are on another league.
  26. Trytoungbuthole
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Best game ever Don't listen to those idiots saying it's bad because it's difficult.
  27. Ahovy
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    If you're a FromSoft fan this game is perfect. But if you're not familiar with their style maybe skip this. These games are hard, have lore/story that requires lots of paying attention and doing your own investigating. This game took the best things from Sekiro, Bloodborne and Dark Souls and put them all into one open world game. Easily my favorite game by From.
  28. guywithknife
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    It has the same tight combat and gameplay as the Dark Souls games, but in a much bigger world that is incredibly fun to explore. Takes most of the best bits from previous games and just adds more of everything.
  29. Jhoseph27
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Es uno de los mejores juegos de fromsoftware, por no decir el mejor, la dificultad es bastante equilibrada, no es tan difícil como previas entregas, pero aún así contiene la esencia de la saga Souls, el gameplay es simplemente maravilloso, el movimiento es bastante fluido, perfecto para los combates estratégicos y la historia es simplemente una belleza
  30. itsAtomic
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Why it doesnt support Arabic language!! I am really disappointed. I hope you fix your mistake.
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96

Universal acclaim - based on 86 Critic Reviews

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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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