Elden Ring

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12214 Ratings

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  1. TheNotoriousDan
    Feb 27, 2022
    2
    Jogo está mal otimizado, as quedas de quadros frustraram muito a minha jogatina, estamos no auge da geração consoles, o mínimo que vocês tem que oferecer aos consumidores é um jogo liso, além de que de ter boa parte das mecânicas recicladas do dark souls. Tem que ser muito cadelinha da FS pra da nota 10 pra esse jogo.
  2. MareMagnum
    Feb 27, 2022
    2
    Open world of dark souls 3 with horrible perfomance. A great step back since sekiro
  3. Ssqash
    Mar 1, 2022
    2
    The game is not as inventive as critics say, and the graphics and performance aren’t satisfactory for an AAA game in 2022.
  4. HeroicAge616
    Mar 29, 2022
    2
    Bad graphics, janky gameplay, no story, probably the most overrated game since Halo 2.
  5. rafakmaeda
    Mar 9, 2022
    2
    The game took so long to be released, and I didn't feel rewarded for the wait… Elden Ring for me is just another game doing the bare minimum, lots of bugs, the exploration of the game is unsatisfactory and even repetitive.
  6. maucina
    Mar 6, 2022
    2
    Unresponsive controls, bad graphics, i am fine with high difficulty but first few hours should be easier so you learn the game a bit, not just super hard bosses in first hour of game
  7. tayfun1515
    Mar 8, 2022
    2
    Its just Dark soul 3 in open world. It's boring and graphichs is not good. It's far from a masterpiece.
  8. Anti201_BK
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    Very bad performance on PS5，not even stable for 60 frames in performance mode！By the way, where is the promised Dualsense？！！I bought the PS5 version instead of PC just for Dualsense, but it doesn't exist！！！This is deception！！！！Those media who give 10 points, are you blind？If you don't need your eyes， please donate them to those who need it！
  9. lawrencen
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    This game seems over rated to me. I just got punked by all the game reviewers out there. Graphics are out dated for sure. The ability to learn how to play the game early on and know what to do enough so that you feel like you are making progress does not exist. The drops after spending an hour to clear an area sucks and I am left wondering why did I spend my time doing this. I am not having fun.
  10. Sinceritad
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    how from software managed to get out of a masterpiece like Sekiro for this? this game is overrated, it is never worth 100, unfortunately we live in a world where fanaticism and money speak louder, and clearly the analyzes made by "specialists gamers " are bought, this is not possible.
    apart from the fanboys, it's the worst part of the souls games, it's ridiculous, I feel like throwing up    how from software managed to get out of a masterpiece like Sekiro for this? this game is overrated, it is never worth 100, unfortunately we live in a world where fanaticism and money speak louder, and clearly the analyzes made by "specialists gamers " are bought, this is not possible.
    apart from the fanboys, it's the worst part of the souls games, it's ridiculous, I feel like throwing up when I see youtubers calling this epic, calling this game innovative, the fans of the souls series are children in men's bodies.
    this game all bugged
    this game has horrible framerate drops
    this game has problems with texture, and pop in
    the grass appears out of nowhere in front of you
    the story is non-existent
    I will be honest without fanaticism
    Sekiro is great
    dark souls great
    bloodborne is great
    Elden ring got lost in the greed of the developers, they were blind, the success of their games left the developers blind and the blindness made them think that their audience would swallow any garbage and they are right, the fanboys will swallow any garbage and will swallow this garbage    … Expand
  11. Civkik
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    I'm sorry but this game is not fun. Constantly grinding and getting killed with no direction or end to the madness. I shouldn't have to look at guides to be able to complete a game. Been playing games for a couple decades. It sucks.
  12. Jorge8
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    From software has been making the same game for the past 10 years. Elden ring is just the new installment on a series of overrated copy and pasted collection of files that their fans have the nerve to “call best game ever made”. Clunky and choppy animations, old art assets, repurpose hero and enemy moves. unpolished lighting. Same old enemy archetypes on new skins. Zero to none AAAFrom software has been making the same game for the past 10 years. Elden ring is just the new installment on a series of overrated copy and pasted collection of files that their fans have the nerve to “call best game ever made”. Clunky and choppy animations, old art assets, repurpose hero and enemy moves. unpolished lighting. Same old enemy archetypes on new skins. Zero to none AAA cinematic sequences, unacceptable facial animation. Rubbish storytelling. Outdated AI, bad audio filtering and occlusion. Shading and material errors. performance issues across all platforms; These are issues that haven’t evolved at all on their past souls games. In essences, the souls series are a one of a kind type of experience that I have enjoyed in the pass. But its 2022 and with games as polish as Red Dead redemption, Last of Us 2, god of war, death stranding and more coming. Its just pretty unfortunate to see gaming news outlets jumping on this 10s crazy thing as if the game is a perfect masterpiece. Fear of backlash maybe? Who knows. Hope this “toxic” quick overview of this new old boring game open some eyes out there. As gamers we should demand better. Don’t change the core of the franchise. But please From Software step up your game in all department. Renew that engine. Get some good animators. Write a coherent story. Make those hero combat animations feel more real. Realistic blood splatters. Dynamic enemy decapitations. Proper cloth and physics simulation. The list of things to bring to your game is honestly a mile long. Or well, like your fans would say. Just Gid gut.… Expand
  13. kkpog07
    Feb 26, 2022
    2
    This game is overrated. It's just a gift to fans of the Dark Soul series, not an incredibly groundbreaking game as the critic said. I still wonder if it was worth mentioning The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in the evaluation of this game.
  14. Dee025
    Feb 27, 2022
    2
    This game was DRAMATICALLY overhyped. Graphics are awful and open world is so boring with random sprinkles of enemies to fill it. Story is meh and animation are clunky. Would definitely not recommend
  15. nicocacolax
    Feb 28, 2022
    2
    I am new to SOUL game, but experienced with witcher 3, red dead and GTA type of open world game. I only purchased this open world game after all these amazing critic review…

    After spending about 5hrs on the game over the course of 2 days, I’m disappointed and frustrated. I am still at the starting part of the limegrave. There are serious problem with the camera control during combat or    I am new to SOUL game, but experienced with witcher 3, red dead and GTA type of open world game. I only purchased this open world game after all these amazing critic review…

    After spending about 5hrs on the game over the course of 2 days, I’m disappointed and frustrated. I am still at the starting part of the limegrave. There are serious problem with the camera control during combat or maybe I am just not used to it. Tested confessor then astrologist class both very challenging for beginner. Honestly, I had high hope for this game, but the game play sucks. It’s boring and graphics aren’t next generation for ps5    … Expand
  16. Igor-_-97
    Feb 27, 2022
    2
    Péssima otimização, jogo sempre variando de 60 pra baixo, poucos lugares que se matem a 60 fps.
  17. Ali-sa
    Feb 27, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is no Arabic language.

    ‏Support the Arabic language! Please     … Expand
  18. cheesehead3919
    Feb 28, 2022
    2
    Anyone giving this game a 10/10 is incapable of being objective about a game made by FromSoftware. For anyone who want Dark Souls in an open world, this game is for you. However this will not appeal to a large number of people. This is touted as being "the most accessible Souls game ever" which may in fact be the case. If it is, it still has a long way to go.

    The lack of markers on the    Anyone giving this game a 10/10 is incapable of being objective about a game made by FromSoftware. For anyone who want Dark Souls in an open world, this game is for you. However this will not appeal to a large number of people. This is touted as being "the most accessible Souls game ever" which may in fact be the case. If it is, it still has a long way to go.

    The lack of markers on the map is supposed to "give you more incentive to explore the world" when in fact it just makes everything tedious. The lack of a quest log means that you have to manually keep track of any side quests, which is absolutely absurd that a game in 2022 doesn't have a quest log. I honestly can't even think of how that can be construed as a positive.

    In terms of graphics, it looks like a late PS3/early PS4 game and it has FPS issues even on PS5. The UI looks like something out of the early 2000s.

    As for the story, most of the side quests actually have a better story than the main story, which is kinda sad. You're likely either going to need a second playthrough or some googling to fully grasp the story, which is pretty bad game design. Don't take lessons from Kingdom Hearts when it comes to story.

    To summarize, if you like Dark Souls, you'll probably like this game. If you don't want to feel like the game you're playing is a chore, steer clear from this game.    … Expand
  19. Yea_No
    Feb 28, 2022
    2
    Game is not accessible at all. Would love to learn the lore and see the beautiful artwork they put into it but I’m not about to die a million times to some stupid boss that’s stupidly overpowered. Make a difficulty slider so I can actually somehow enjoy it. *sigh* back to BotW for the millionth time.
  20. Qwins
    Mar 1, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful game. But ranks low because of it being promoted to be something it is not. People should not be suckered out of there money because from software doesn't want to be honest about this game being a dark souls game to the mass public. All of thier games should be called Darksouls "insert subtitle here" instead all the advertising pushed this as a epic story by George R.R. Martin only to find no conventional story telling even exists in the game… Expand
  21. ichieftaini
    Mar 2, 2022
    2
    Some truth needs to be told here... I literally just created an account to leave this review. I don't even leave reviews for any games or products, but this game deserves one. See below:

    Those reviews seems to be financed by marketing. The game is fantastic don't get me wrong. It doesn't have a proper story, but who expects a story from these kind of games. It's more about the    Some truth needs to be told here... I literally just created an account to leave this review. I don't even leave reviews for any games or products, but this game deserves one. See below:

    Those reviews seems to be financed by marketing. The game is fantastic don't get me wrong. It doesn't have a proper story, but who expects a story from these kind of games. It's more about the exploration/fighting. I love it, and it's basically DS4 in an open world filled with interesting things.

    Now that I mentioned the best part about it, here is what's wrong with this game. The game has TECHNICAL ISSUES that no one is talking about. I lost 6 hours (10 level worth) on my PS5 yesterday because it's saving system is broken. It literally DOES NOT SAVE, it does not even give you a warning, nothing. You just don't know it. When you try to quit the game, then close it (like developers recommended), and then suddenly it crashes your ps5 and turns it off, just be sure that how many hours you have put in it that specific walk through, did not count one bit.

    It's literally a waste of time. I don't get how reviewers are overlooking this serious matter. I will never trust any critic's review on this website    … Expand
  22. EldenCringe2022
    Mar 2, 2022
    2
    Anyone saying that graphics are not bad or "there are no graphics issues on PS5 blah blah blah" is either lying or needs to play other games, than just Souls games. These graphics are worse than any AAA game from 2015/2016. This is NOT something you can make arguments for or argue about. These are simple facts and you can verify them very easily by either playing older games or justAnyone saying that graphics are not bad or "there are no graphics issues on PS5 blah blah blah" is either lying or needs to play other games, than just Souls games. These graphics are worse than any AAA game from 2015/2016. This is NOT something you can make arguments for or argue about. These are simple facts and you can verify them very easily by either playing older games or just checking Youtube videos of these games.

    Ironically outdated graphics are not the main issue with this game at all. My god, games in 2015 looked great. GTA 5 on PC that came out April 2015, looks still phenomenally good. So i have zero issues with 2015 graphics, i love 2015 graphics, but not on 2022 games, that should have 2022 graphics. Is this too complicated to understand for fanboys?

    But even then, i could play it with these graphics, if actual game itself was good. Sadly it's far, far from good. It's extremely mediocre, world is E M P T Y. There's nothing but empty areas between caves and monster locations and then you find some small ruins here or there. That's the whole map design. That's bad. That's amateur level or map designing.

    Story is there, but it's not nearly fun or interesting enough, that i would spend hours learning every boss move sets. I actually liked how bosses looked like (like their look, not how they make combos or whatever, but just how they look like). I think dragons looked way too basic, but some MAIN bosses, looked interesting enough. I almost got this anime vibe, that very first boss already feels like final boss, but actually there's countless of other bosses after him, who are ever stronger, bigger, etc.

    Sadly that wasn't enough for me, i wanted this game to be way more complex than just boss killing simulator, i wanted it to be deeper, i wanted it to be actually INTERESTING. I can tolerated difficult bosses, if game itself is interesting enough for me, to want to keep going. But this game doesn't have that. It doesn't have that "Resident Evil 4" (2005) vibe where there will be cool story moments after this epic boss fight, etc. There's none of that. If you beat the two bosses in castle, all you get is just another big swamp area full of random generic monsters for you to fight with. Too me that's so boring, so basic and so empty that i just didn't care anymore.

    In the end of the day, i will never play this game again, i didn't refund, i simply uninstalled it and went back to play some actually great games to get rid of that "empty, meaningless" feeling that Elden Ring left in me. I will never talk about this game again with anyone. I will never recommend this game to anyone and i will try to ignore that it ever existed, because it was that bland.    … Expand
  23. dmw1
    Mar 5, 2022
    2
    After listening to all the hype about Elden Ring, the legendary G.R.R.Martin was involved in the story and this game is likely to be the best RPG open world game ever, I thought I would give Elden Ring a go. I booted up the game and was instantly impressed with the character creation so was excited to get stuck in.

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

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

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

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

    I truly was excited to play this game as it has been hyped and marketed as the best RPG ever. The customisation of your character is brilliant and (although feeling empty and devoid of non-hostile NPCs/towns/markets etc) the open world does feels very explorable. BUT as I've mentioned a few times, the difficulty ruins this game for regular RPG players who are not familiar with or fans of Souls-Borne games. Personally, my free time has become limited due to life taking it's course and I play games to enjoy what spare time I have left. I do not find being held hostage in a constant state of anxiety, stress and annoyance until I pay the ransom of endless trial and error an enjoyable experience. Because of this I have since returned my copy of Elden Ring so I can spend my refunded money on something that will not waste my time.    … Expand
  24. Bogey678
    Mar 3, 2022
    2
    This game is a heuristic nightmare for beginners and was misleading in how it's marketed. It does not feel like an open world when everything resets each time you die or use fast travel. The developer has admitted that George RR Martin didn't write the story, only the mythos. The story is poorly written, some things got lost in translation perhaps. There is an illusion of choice, butThis game is a heuristic nightmare for beginners and was misleading in how it's marketed. It does not feel like an open world when everything resets each time you die or use fast travel. The developer has admitted that George RR Martin didn't write the story, only the mythos. The story is poorly written, some things got lost in translation perhaps. There is an illusion of choice, but there's really only one choice that helps, you will be limited in what you can do in game if you make the wrong choice or until you go back and make the right choice. Your best weapon is Google and others have said, you will die constantly and stare at the loading screen. Defeating a boss feels more like a relief than a sense of accomplishment. I wish there had been a trial period because I never would have spent the time and money on this title. Skill is not as important as level and gear when it comes to defeating bosses, which encourages one to kill the same bosses over and over to level up, then take on the boss with higher gear. The graphics are pretty and that's worth two stars, watch this on Twitch for the best experience.… Expand
  25. YoungGiac1990
    Mar 4, 2022
    2
    There is little to no story in this game. The world feels dead as there are hardly any friendly NPCs and every NPC exists to kill you for no reason. Hardly any A.I. Nothing new in this game. You would have thought if George R. R. Martin put his name on it, you would have seen something new and innovative. Nope, guess not.
  26. ximxc2
    Mar 5, 2022
    2
    The game is too hard for a casual player.
    It’s a shame because everything else is great, I don’t know why not giving players options… not everyone have time to grind hundreds of hours just to get good enough to beat the first boss
  27. mighty10more
    Apr 5, 2022
    2
    We are in 2022 and you still ignore the Arabic language, as if we were in 2010. This is a real insult. Feel a little ashamed and ashamed, and you want $60 without adding the Arabic language, what a real theft.
  28. wielo1234
    Mar 6, 2022
    2
    I’ve just wasted £50 unable to go beyond 1% of the game. **** feeling or being conned. It was my first and last ever game by FROM SOFTWARE. I have fallen to reviewers, not halted much by company’s PR team, talking how this title is a great entry point even for newbies. It really isn’t. Biomes look fun, graphics are OK and items do have nice soul/climate behind them. That’s why 2/10. Can’tI’ve just wasted £50 unable to go beyond 1% of the game. **** feeling or being conned. It was my first and last ever game by FROM SOFTWARE. I have fallen to reviewers, not halted much by company’s PR team, talking how this title is a great entry point even for newbies. It really isn’t. Biomes look fun, graphics are OK and items do have nice soul/climate behind them. That’s why 2/10. Can’t add points for monsters: their concepts is cool but physics and animation break immersion really bad. Everything else is still too difficult for me to enjoy. I have just spend £50 on game that’s I’m physically unable to play due to my reflexes not being enough. Feeling totally scammed. And obviously there’s no way to return it. I had few other disappointments in last 2 years and I think it’s about time I stopped buying games. Either you give me a free demo or you’re in a subscription service - just say no to buying games. Seriously, feels of **** scam here surprise even me. I guess that’s 1% of how people scammed by emails about penis enlargement must feel like.… Expand
  29. Adamski_77
    Mar 7, 2022
    2
    This is my first review ever because its the first time in 20 years of gaming i want my money back because the market and the overhyped ratings out there just doesn't fit at all. The game looks and feels really dated. The combat mechanics feels clunky like an early 2000 game.

    If you are nostalgic and a Souls fan from the beginning this game is for you. If you search for a immersive game    This is my first review ever because its the first time in 20 years of gaming i want my money back because the market and the overhyped ratings out there just doesn't fit at all. The game looks and feels really dated. The combat mechanics feels clunky like an early 2000 game.

    If you are nostalgic and a Souls fan from the beginning this game is for you. If you search for a immersive game experience with a story and modern combat mechanics dont be fooled like me and dont throw your money out of the window.

    2 Points for the Boss Design.    … Expand
  30. ggscv
    Mar 10, 2022
    2
    Probably THE most overrated game of all time, so much useless filler and bosses that just spam attacks over and over. The world is huge but shallow and empty, the story/lore is nonexistent and the whole game is spending hours learning a bosses attack patterns just to beat finally it for zero satisfaction. Stay away from this waste of time.
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Universal acclaim - based on 86 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 86 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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