Elden Ring

 PlayStation 5
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12214 Ratings

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  1. pool842
    Jun 8, 2022
    3
    PS4 graphics with beautiful art, mechanics and physics of a PS3 game. Beautiful story beautiful world. But the tech in this game is just super sub par. Old mechanics with one shot mechanics does not make a hard game it makes a lazy game and a grind.
  2. Breikzer
    Feb 28, 2022
    3
    En gustos se rompen géneros y definitivamente este juego no es para todos. Me parece un juego terrible en el mal sentido, entiendo que al ser un juego Souls sea difícil pero con Elden Ring a los desarrolladores se les ha ido la mano y no se siente difícil sino más bien injusto. Me explico:

    En Elden Ring la dificultad se basa en lo lento, débil y torpe que es tu personaje, mientras que    En gustos se rompen géneros y definitivamente este juego no es para todos. Me parece un juego terrible en el mal sentido, entiendo que al ser un juego Souls sea difícil pero con Elden Ring a los desarrolladores se les ha ido la mano y no se siente difícil sino más bien injusto. Me explico:

    En Elden Ring la dificultad se basa en lo lento, débil y torpe que es tu personaje, mientras que los enemigos son rápidos, fuertes y ¡DIOS MIO! Vaya que aguantan los golpes. Conforme avances podrás ir mejorando poco a poco tus habilidades, para esto necesitaras runas, así que prepárate para farmearlas como loco porque son indispensables, aquí es donde entra la parte ABURRIDA del juego. Algunos jefes son tan fuertes que si no subes tu nivel te será imposible vencerlos y ahí es donde me choca mucho Elden Ring. Tan solo para matar al primer jefe principal, tarde 2 horas y tuve que subir al nivel 23 para lo cual me tarde 7 horas de juego, de esas 7 horas la mitad puedo decir que fueron aburridas, ya que, aunque el mundo de Elden Ring es enorme, tienes que tener mucho cuidado de no morir y perder todas tus runas, entonces no te puedes divertir como quisieras debido a este factor. Al final Elden Ring se basa en: morir, mejora tus habilidades, vuelve a morir, sigue mejorando, muere, muere, muere, muere, muere, muere, muere, muere... Y no porque seas en si un mal jugador, sino porque simplemente el juego es injusto y te CASTIGA por cualquier pequeño error de forma despiadada.

    Si tu idea de un juego divertido es la de morir, morir, morir y morir, tardarte de mínimo 2 horas en derrotar a un jefe y pasar largas sesiones de juego farmeando para crecer de nivel, Elden Ring es para ti. Si prefieres un juego retador y que no se sienta TAN injusto te recomiendo mejor acercarte a juegos como Sekiro o Bloodborne. Elden Ring simplemente no vale la pena.    … Expand
  3. Gauvoden
    Mar 17, 2022
    3
    I’ve never been a fan of the Souls games and everyone was ranting about how accessible this game is compared to the others so I gave it a shot. Well nope. Same Souls bullsh*t with cheap deaths, overpowered bosses, and clunky feeling controls. I value my precious gaming time too much to waste it smashing my face up against brick wall after brick wall.
  4. Glarus
    Jun 13, 2022
    3
    WAAYYY too highly rated by people who were just reviewing the hype. This game plays well and looks good. But it sucks. The difficulty is stupidly hard, the world you are supposed to want to rule is a miserable place, and did I mention it's so hard that it is no fun? If you are a masochistic Soul's fan, you will probably love this disaster of a game. But nobody I know has finished it, orWAAYYY too highly rated by people who were just reviewing the hype. This game plays well and looks good. But it sucks. The difficulty is stupidly hard, the world you are supposed to want to rule is a miserable place, and did I mention it's so hard that it is no fun? If you are a masochistic Soul's fan, you will probably love this disaster of a game. But nobody I know has finished it, or even enjoyed it.… Expand
  5. quirk223
    Feb 26, 2022
    3
    This game is not as great as I was hoping. There is a lot of recycling from old games and the open world is no more exciting than any other open world game with too much dead space. There is no cool way to get around. It's just another game with a horse. Graphics are dated and frame rate is subpar for a game with equivalent graphics. No innovation here. Just another Dark Souls. Wait for a sale.
  6. Rhinogamer1
    Apr 5, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game ranks amongst one of the best games in the Soulsborne genre, but it STILL lacks what is takes to be a truly great game; or even a 'good' game really.

    The graphics are excellent, and the combat controls are relatively responsive, as they need to be in this genre of game. However, that being said, the game falls short on MANY fronts and demonstrates a lack of developer insight into what makes an exceptional game.

    While the combat controls are very responsive, the combat in the game often devolves into enemies crowding the player, with the player fighting the in-game camera as much as they are fighting the enemies. This lack of insight, amongst other things, detracts from what could otherwise be a great game.

    Competitor 'souls-like' games (e.g. Nioh) so a better job of pacing the combat properly, and offering players some room to actually see what is going on.

    Undoubtedly the weebs will shout their lack-of-brain-cells, lemming-like, mantra of 'git gud', but those shouts of mindless of brainless drivel should be directed at the developers, not the players in an effort to get the devs to put forth that 'git gud' effort into overcoming their own barriers, get rid of some of these mindless, idiotic, pacing and crowding issues that mar what could otherwise be a 10/10 game.

    Still, all that said, it is still a very 'good' game...and would still a solid 5/10. It really is a 'average' game; but that's just it...it's ok, not 'excellent' or 'exceptional'; it still finds itself leaning on the same tired old soulsborne tropes and cliches. The sole exception to this is that it finally brings magic back into being a viable build.

    5/10 would have been as high as it could possibly go with the problems that still exist; and that have existed since the days of the soulsborne infancy.

    Unfortunately the Radahn & Fire Giant fights docked additional points because they stand in the way of the player as a 'mandatory' event; and those fights are quite possibly the most terrible fight design I have seen in any modern game. Look to the players, and how many "cheese" strategies players come up with for those two fights alone....that's your barometer for how badly you have designed a fight.

    Many other boss fights are likewise a gimmick-driven mess, and not remotely 'fun'; which is the purpose of gaming is it not? That's not to say that ALL of the boss fights are bad; I would say a solid 30-40% of them are well-designed and good; however unfortunately for only 30-40% of 'good' content, the customer should only be charged about 30-40% of the MSRP cost of the game.

    There's also some Game Design 101 flaws, for example many times you have to "reload the game world" in order for changes to take effect (e.g. you turn in a quest, and a new pathway is intended to open up; however nothing will happen until you Fast Travel somewhere, forcing the game world to reload)....I mean, seriously, c'mon From Software, that is like High School level basic game design, you guys are supposed to be pros!

    All in all, it's decent, and you definitely get your money's worth from a "time-spent" perspective, the game is MASSIVE. So that's a positive. The problem is that From Software still fails to deliver a game that is 100% fun to play. It's about 40% fun, and 60% eye-rolling bad design and annoying. Definitely see some substantial improvements for player experience, but they still have a long way to go.

    Definitely not the 10/10 experience that the weebs and fangirls are crying out.

    I would have to say the biggest downfall is the continued "lack of respect" towards a player's playtime. My time is far too valuable to waste it doing the same things over and over again. If the dev's target audience is grade schoolers or people drawing welfare stipends, okay sure; but for honest working folk, we don't have time for repetitive garbage.

    Another issue is EXCEPTIONALLY POOR quest design & quality-assurance testing. There is no 'Quest Log' to track your objectives; and if that isn't cumbersome enough, most of the quests are flat-out broken, with 'triggers' not happening reliably, NPCs not appearing where they are supposed to be, etc.

    The "summons" aspect is a really cool addition, and I really enjoy that aspect of the game. However, I do not appreciate the inconsistency of when/where you are able to summon. There is no explanation to why you can summon in some areas, and why you can't in others; the inconsistency with that game mechanic is mind-boggling from a professional studio.

    Final Elden Ring verdict, 3/10.    … Expand
  7. rucus
    Feb 26, 2022
    3
    I can't see how this is a full price "new" game, fells more like a DLC for dark souls 3 where they added a mount and crafting
  8. Martinakara
    Feb 27, 2022
    3
    Mesmo combate, animações, áudio... A desenvolvedora não saúde sua zona de conforto desde Demons Souls. Me senti jogando Dark Souls, mas em um mundo aberto sem graça.
  9. Emeraldirish
    Mar 16, 2022
    3
    After over 150 hours in, completing the main story and the vast majority of side content, falling in love with this world and then slowly but surely growing to hate it I can say with absolute certainty that in my opinion this is from softwares worst game.
    I know that is a bold statement and giving this game such a low score seems extreme but hear me out because this isn’t just some review    After over 150 hours in, completing the main story and the vast majority of side content, falling in love with this world and then slowly but surely growing to hate it I can say with absolute certainty that in my opinion this is from softwares worst game.
    I know that is a bold statement and giving this game such a low score seems extreme but hear me out because this isn’t just some review bomb. I’m a souls vet, I have played every from software game still available, I have played and replayed DS1, DS2(only twice because yeah no     … Expand
  10. Sgmiller
    Jun 15, 2022
    3
    In all my many years of gaming, I have never seen a more overrated and overhyped game. I say that as somebody who adored every single Dark Souls game as well as Bloodbourne and others of a similar type such as Nioh and Nioh 2. The moment I stepped foot into Elden ring, I felt nothing but massive disappointment. I started as a Wretch and wandered around for hours looking for a single pieceIn all my many years of gaming, I have never seen a more overrated and overhyped game. I say that as somebody who adored every single Dark Souls game as well as Bloodbourne and others of a similar type such as Nioh and Nioh 2. The moment I stepped foot into Elden ring, I felt nothing but massive disappointment. I started as a Wretch and wandered around for hours looking for a single piece of usable gear without success. There was not a single moment of the spellbinding tension of the other souls games nor was the exploration particularly interesting as compensation. In fact, I don't think I enjoyed a single moment and ended up just giving up and deleting the game and never looking back. Man oh man what a disappointment that was. No idea what game the reviewers were playing but it couldn't possibly have been this one. "Best game ever?" After this debacle, I will never again buy a game based on professional reviews… Expand
  11. maxpj
    Feb 26, 2022
    3
    This game has nothing more compare to previous games why keep lying to ourselves?? After all these years is this what we got?
  12. V0X_Populi
    Mar 8, 2022
    3
    Одно и тоже в который раз. Добавили открытый мир и всё. Хз откуда столько хвалебных отзывов.
  13. MegaBase
    Feb 27, 2022
    3
    I don't understand how in 2022 we were subjected to a game that should have been released at least 6 years ago. we need to understand this from the development side. something is not right here. the graphics are not good. the game is very old in its mechanics. we can't swallow this after the wonderful remake of Demons Souls for ps5. this game I mentioned is beautiful and really deservedI don't understand how in 2022 we were subjected to a game that should have been released at least 6 years ago. we need to understand this from the development side. something is not right here. the graphics are not good. the game is very old in its mechanics. we can't swallow this after the wonderful remake of Demons Souls for ps5. this game I mentioned is beautiful and really deserved the highlight it didn't have.… Expand
  14. goker42154
    Apr 3, 2022
    3
    World Design is great. Huge Variation of Monsters. But the gameplay is not really good. It is basically a Hack&Slay with not much variation in Combat. You get lot's of stuff in the game, but most of it is useless and does not really help against Bosses.

    Boss Fights are mostly silly try to hit enemies feet (because they are all quite tall, the feet is the only thing you can reach), jump    World Design is great. Huge Variation of Monsters. But the gameplay is not really good. It is basically a Hack&Slay with not much variation in Combat. You get lot's of stuff in the game, but most of it is useless and does not really help against Bosses.

    Boss Fights are mostly silly try to hit enemies feet (because they are all quite tall, the feet is the only thing you can reach), jump and roll around like crazy to escape attacks with a bit of luck. Your Died. With the 50th attempt you may win with a lot of luck.

    Really fantastic looking end bosses but such poor game mechanics.

    I really have no clue what the hype around this game with it's outdated gameplay mechanics from the early Eighties and a completely insane difficulty level.    … Expand
  15. heretohatetlou2
    Mar 10, 2022
    3
    It started fun but dropped off severely when its gameplay put itself through a wringer. High intensity fights let large issues shine through. This is on PS5. There is the atrocious combo of input delay accompanied by input stacking. You are punished for playing reactively rather than predictively, despite reaction based gameplay being a large part of souls-like games. The input delay canIt started fun but dropped off severely when its gameplay put itself through a wringer. High intensity fights let large issues shine through. This is on PS5. There is the atrocious combo of input delay accompanied by input stacking. You are punished for playing reactively rather than predictively, despite reaction based gameplay being a large part of souls-like games. The input delay can get you slammed with unfair hits you would have dodged otherwise, and then the input stacking will take the action you WANTED to do, and force you to do it after it's needed, at a time where it will most likely cost you. This game is on next gen and has been in development for 13 years with tons of FromSoft release to learn from. There is no excuse for this poor design and such simple technical issues. It could be so much better, but the way it limits itself through these issues makes it unfun and awkward.… Expand
  16. Yopiyop
    Mar 7, 2022
    3
    If you ever played any dark souls game or something similar and didn't like it.
    You're not going to like this one, same gameplay style.
    It's not similar to open world games.
    Metacritic have blocked the user reviews for at least a full week after its release.
    They are becoming more and more dishonest.
  17. 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
  18. Joshiguti8
    Feb 27, 2022
    3
    Game felt slow, graphically looks like a PS3 game and it’s like playing another Dark Souls game but just trow the 4 in there and that’s the game. About the characters, they all felt pretty neutral with no chemistry and the main character the one we create doesn’t talk the entire game, which makes the game to be boring in terms of dialogue with other characters. It’s a game that it’sGame felt slow, graphically looks like a PS3 game and it’s like playing another Dark Souls game but just trow the 4 in there and that’s the game. About the characters, they all felt pretty neutral with no chemistry and the main character the one we create doesn’t talk the entire game, which makes the game to be boring in terms of dialogue with other characters. It’s a game that it’s definable mot for everybody, Including myself. The experience that I had with this game is just one of the poorest experiences that I ever had.… Expand
  19. Chakrom
    Mar 4, 2022
    3
    Was fun at the start when everything seemed more balanced and all builds were doable. But as you get late in the game you're forced to use certain elements and playstyles. Magic isn't nearly as good as in the other souls games. Game has dozens of spells but only a few are good to use the entire game.
    Co-op is a joke. Both the host and spirit people have their damage and vials reduced by    Was fun at the start when everything seemed more balanced and all builds were doable. But as you get late in the game you're forced to use certain elements and playstyles. Magic isn't nearly as good as in the other souls games. Game has dozens of spells but only a few are good to use the entire game.
    Co-op is a joke. Both the host and spirit people have their damage and vials reduced by half. Game doesn't give any reason to do co-op other than to play with friends. Game is a lot about exoring and learning to mark on the map where to come back layer to due to being a lower level than what the game expects in areas. I explored and killed all bosses I found and got to the final boss. This game is a joke compared to other souls games.    … Expand
  20. Joe979
    Mar 23, 2022
    3
    Γραφικά δεκαετίας, Απίστευτη επαναληψημοτητα( πόσες φορές να σκοτώσεις αυτήν την γάτα) κ boss επίτηδες άδικα για να αναγκαστείς να χρησιμοποιήσεις μαγικά. Καλά για να θυμάσαι τα quests χρειάζεσαι τετράδιο. Πολύ κατώτερο των bloodborne κ dark souls1Γραφικά δεκαετίας, Απίστευτη επαναληψημοτητα( πόσες φορές να σκοτώσεις αυτήν την γάτα) κ boss επίτηδες άδικα για να αναγκαστείς να χρησιμοποιήσεις μαγικά. Καλά για να θυμάσαι τα quests χρειάζεσαι τετράδιο. Πολύ κατώτερο των bloodborne κ dark souls1
  21. KelTwoZad
    Mar 1, 2022
    3
    This gotta be the most overhyped game of all time. I wonder how people find Cyberprank bad and this piece of game-dev "amazing 10/10 goty must play".

    The game has so little to offer even though it has open world. Nothing amusing, worthy or at least a little various. Mobs, mobs, smaller mobs, bigger mobs, bosses - that is ALL. Absolutely no evolution from the first Souls game in terms    This gotta be the most overhyped game of all time. I wonder how people find Cyberprank bad and this piece of game-dev "amazing 10/10 goty must play".

    The game has so little to offer even though it has open world. Nothing amusing, worthy or at least a little various. Mobs, mobs, smaller mobs, bigger mobs, bosses - that is ALL.

    Absolutely no evolution from the first Souls game in terms of gameplay and mechanics.
    The most annoying part is that bosses and mini-bosses don't react to your actions whatsoever. They just do not care what you are doing. They got hit? Who cares? You blocked their attack? Nothing. It's like you don't even exist to them, so you are just playing with yourself really.

    Hot overrated garbage in my book. The only good part is graphics and the world design.    … Expand
  22. Ingleberg
    Mar 10, 2022
    3
    completely unbalanced, awful camera and targeting that make all melee combat completely godawful, is there even a story? if there was more than one actual npc every 10,000 miles to get some lore i'd have a decent idea where to go. also my map is bugged so i can't see crap on it. wonderful. worst open world ever, please fix literally all of the above or it's a dumpster fire. controls arecompletely unbalanced, awful camera and targeting that make all melee combat completely godawful, is there even a story? if there was more than one actual npc every 10,000 miles to get some lore i'd have a decent idea where to go. also my map is bugged so i can't see crap on it. wonderful. worst open world ever, please fix literally all of the above or it's a dumpster fire. controls are very curious, hard to do more than one thing at a time because the button layout is nonsensical. the UI is never explained, yeah the first hour i was like hey this is cool but then quickly it all starts to fall apart. Oh god horse combat is insane too and not in a good way.… Expand
  23. HanSolo123
    Feb 27, 2022
    3
    Im a big fromsoft fan, played and finished all games. My favorite best is Sekiro, **** loved that game.
    But this one feels like DS2 with better bosses / environment.
    The mechanics are very similar, except for the jump feature. The character is slow, and it feels like the mechanics of your character are from 2010: just slow and goofy, while the enemies / bosses have more advanced    Im a big fromsoft fan, played and finished all games. My favorite best is Sekiro, **** loved that game.
    But this one feels like DS2 with better bosses / environment.
    The mechanics are very similar, except for the jump feature.
    The character is slow, and it feels like the mechanics of your character are from 2010: just slow and goofy, while the enemies / bosses have more advanced mechanics, its like your character runs at half the speed, and the bosses are 1.5X speed. just weird.

    The result is a slow awkward combat system especially when trying to beat a boss.
    This game feels like 1000 steps back from DS3, and it is not a standalone franchise, feels and plays like DS2 remake.

    And the frame rate on pc always drops.. sucks man, really wanted to love this game.    … Expand
  24. Andryu180
    Nov 12, 2022
    3
    Just another copy - past of the soul formula, the most boring combat system ever made that take no skill at all, just patience - roll - attack - roll - attack - etc. etc. Massively overrated
  25. Kukhtia
    Mar 12, 2022
    3
    You will love this game if you are a huge fan of the From Software games (FS further on). Like, real fan. That’s it. And if you are a fan, you don’t care about reviews.

    Otherwise you most probably will hate it, especially if you buy it because of all the hype around it or if the only game you played from FS was Dark Souls Remastered. Forget it, DS Remastered is a masterpiece in comparison    You will love this game if you are a huge fan of the From Software games (FS further on). Like, real fan. That’s it. And if you are a fan, you don’t care about reviews.

    Otherwise you most probably will hate it, especially if you buy it because of all the hype around it or if the only game you played from FS was Dark Souls Remastered. Forget it, DS Remastered is a masterpiece in comparison with Elder Ring.

    You will hate it for no clear in game story (well that’s usual for FS), underwhelming complexity with no reward, very average graphics (well it not bad for FS games, but not in comparison with other) and open world which actually doesn’t make any sense in that game. As world’s lore is maniacally “foggy”, twisted and complicated and world itself provides you with veeeery few tips and hints about what happening, there is no desire or fun to investigate it at all. It mostly consists of empty areas and deadly mobs which you will grind day by day to make a next level up, so you can do same in next area. Also, most importantly, game is lagging on PS5 even in performance mode! Graphics mode is unplayable at all, as fps drops to a slide show, maybe that will be tuned a little by patches, but for the game where half second delay is critical this is totally unacceptable. Not recommend for a regular player who used to have good story/complexity/graphics/price balance.    … Expand
  26. Jamesdgreen79
    Apr 13, 2022
    3
    I have played every souls game from demon souls to bloodborne and sekiro, but I have never felt like any of the other games are as cheap as this one. This one pretends to be difficult but is just cheap. What I mean by that is that while previous games reward patients and learning, elden ring rewards getting lucky eventually. You just keep on trying until eventually the stars happen toI have played every souls game from demon souls to bloodborne and sekiro, but I have never felt like any of the other games are as cheap as this one. This one pretends to be difficult but is just cheap. What I mean by that is that while previous games reward patients and learning, elden ring rewards getting lucky eventually. You just keep on trying until eventually the stars happen to randomly align and you beat a boss. Very frustrating, even when you beat a boss, you can look at it and think that the only reason you won was luck. There is no satisfaction in that. I have given it a chance, I have pushed through 80 hours, hoping that it would be the amazing game I hoped it would be. Unfortunately, it is not.… Expand
  27. BradPig
    Feb 28, 2022
    3
    Elden ring is a good game but it turns out that it is more of the same, the same difficulty, the same gameplay, simply its novelty is that it is an open world, it is more of the same when it comes to an old graphics engine. How could have almost perfect grades? I just don't get it, it's full of bugs, pop up, fog, etc. Those who rated it forgave all this just like that. That does not meanElden ring is a good game but it turns out that it is more of the same, the same difficulty, the same gameplay, simply its novelty is that it is an open world, it is more of the same when it comes to an old graphics engine. How could have almost perfect grades? I just don't get it, it's full of bugs, pop up, fog, etc. Those who rated it forgave all this just like that. That does not mean that repeating the formula gives you many hours of exploration and why not? of frustration. In general it is a very inflated game by the media, it is not even remotely what they wanted to make it seem. It is not perfect, it is not open to all, where is the objectivity? It's a shame that they behave like this.… Expand
  28. M109Rstamos
    Mar 26, 2022
    3
    Cannot customise all key bindings - for example Map is "G" and to get out of the map is "Q" - whaaaat?
    Bosses defy physics, quests cannot be tracked, many NPCs re-spawn after you rest., low AI npcs which do not react unless you're almost in their face, large relatively empty world. Its not a bad game, its just not amazing.
  29. Rjba
    Feb 26, 2022
    3
    Bad optimization,,this game need more time,,, unfinished game, from software is going down.
  30. JayMonkeyPants
    Apr 1, 2022
    3
    FromSoft more concerned with if single players playing a single player game was too powerful and would rather destroy 80 hours of playtime to build a character for them to decide for me im playing wrong, so instead of fixing bugs and issues, they decided to "fix" weapons and destroy peoples builds.
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Metascore
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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
  3. Negative: 0 out of 86
  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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