Elden Ring

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7.8

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  1. Karthius
    Nov 1, 2022
    10
    I haven't felt this way about a game since I played world of warcraft burning crusades back in highschool. Getting lost in a world, the story the characters. Everything about this re-ignited a flame in gaming for me. Fromsoftware knocked it out the park once again. 10/10. Will be remembered as one of the games of the decade.
  2. JoystickJihad
    Oct 31, 2022
    10
    Third Person Action RPG perfection. Elden Ring is an absolute masterpiece.

    It just takes a little bit of patience to learn the ways of the combat in the Soulsborne games,
    then it becomes some of the best experience in all of gaming.
  3. M0joBad
    Oct 31, 2022
    0
    This game is a mass-marketing extravaganza. Between the game industry's self-serving promotional tactics and the rabid, frothing DS fanboys, this entire thing is a groaning sham. This game is mediocre for a DS game, let alone GOY! (Pant! Pant!). The game itself is just not that engaging, it feels hollow, weird and even punitive if you don't strictly follow the DS meta plan(s). However, theThis game is a mass-marketing extravaganza. Between the game industry's self-serving promotional tactics and the rabid, frothing DS fanboys, this entire thing is a groaning sham. This game is mediocre for a DS game, let alone GOY! (Pant! Pant!). The game itself is just not that engaging, it feels hollow, weird and even punitive if you don't strictly follow the DS meta plan(s). However, the marketing and salivating is extraordinary. Nice job convincing everybody this title will cause them change their religious views.… Expand
  4. matthewjvv
    Oct 29, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best game iv ever played. The combat, the lore, the only issue is that it is a bit difficult to follow the story… Expand
  5. Pichonix
    Oct 28, 2022
    5
    There's a huge amount of Bosses that look amazing and creepy but the Gameplay & Inconsistency of the bosses gets a bit annoying overtime.
  6. before_003
    Mar 9, 2022
    10
    It's just fun to explore
    The map is also vast
    Even after playing for 150 hours, there are still new discoveries and the end never comes
    An open world game with unprecedented battle fun
  7. MoMaidensMoProb
    Oct 26, 2022
    0
    Entire game ruined by one boss fight. Game feels like you're cheesing every fight you're in. Lazy design
  8. Bangsi
    Oct 26, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is an incredible open world game, so densely packed with content that I never got bored while still keeping the soulslike formula that made those games so well known.

    It is hard to explain just how big this game is, but it took me about 100 hours to complete the game (main story + exploration of most of the areas) and I can safely say that I never got bored. Usually when a    Elden Ring is an incredible open world game, so densely packed with content that I never got bored while still keeping the soulslike formula that made those games so well known.

    It is hard to explain just how big this game is, but it took me about 100 hours to complete the game (main story + exploration of most of the areas) and I can safely say that I never got bored. Usually when a game has this big of a open world that usually means that I get really bored after a couple hours, because it's not hard to make a huge open world, it is however very hard and impressive to make this big of a open world game that is this sprawling with content throughout. It is incredible how FromSoftware managed to so seamlessly transition their more linear style of gameplay in to this incredible open world. There are many different areas you can explore that are very uniquely designed, and not to mention that there is an entire world underground. I've heard people say that the graphics are bad, and I couldn't disagree more. This world is absolutely beautiful and so rich with content and lore that it never gets boring. The game doesn't hold your hand throughout the game like more of the modern open world games, you go through a little tutorial and then you just go wherever you want, which felt very freeing.

    When it comes to souls games, the gameplay is of utmost importance, and I can confidently say that the gameplay is very solid. It is very similar to Dark Souls, so if you liked the gameplay from Dark Souls then there isn't much to complain about here. There are a total of 10 classes you can pick from in the beginning which all come with different stats. Speaking of stats there are 8 main stats: Vigor, Mind, Endurance, Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Faith and Arcane, which each upgrade a specific thing, for example Vigor and Mind increases your HP and FP respectively. You shouldn't feel too discouraged sticking to one strategy, because you can always respec your stats and try something different. There are so many types of weapons, spells, armors and shields that it can sometimes feel a bit overwhelming but what I did was just stick to one build, but if you like a lot of variety then it can't get much better than this.

    There are a huge variety of enemies and bosses throughout this game. There are so many bosses in fact that the bosses have tiers. There are field bosses which are just found by exploring the open world, then there are greater enemy bosses that are found blocking progress or guarding some important item, then there is the final tier which are demigods/legends these are the main bosses of the game. I thought that pretty much all the main bosses were really great, and a lot of them are just pure spectacle. However with the enemies and bosses also lies my one main issue with this game. I think the damage scaling in this game can sometimes be really bad. Some enemies (not bosses mind you) can have some insane moves that can one shot you, or take huge portion of your health, and it can pretty frustrating. However the thing that kind of saves this, is that there is pretty much always a checkpoint somewhat nearby, so you don't have to travel immense distances just to return to the area where you died.

    Not much can be said about the story that isn't a spoiler, but I thought the story was very interesting, though you kind of need to make an effort to try and understand the story. It isn't handfed to you, you need to sometimes read item descriptions or talk to certain NPC's to be able to understand some things. But I think overall the story and lore of this game is very interesting, and I recommend taking a little time to read about it.

    Overall I really liked this game, my only real problem lies with certain enemies and bosses that can feel really unfair, especially when there are two bosses at once. But the world is super fun to explore, the combat is very solid, and the bosses are so satisfying to learn and to conquer, and I didn't even touch upon the soundtrack which is absolutely amazing. This is not my favorite FromSoftware game, that still goes to Bloodborne, but it is definitely up there with the best FromSoftware games and in my opinion up there with the best open world games at least in a while.

    9/10    … Expand
  9. Ziggerastika
    Oct 24, 2022
    9
    An absolutely fantastic game!! The world is vast and full of stuff to explore.
    The addition of Torrent makes exploration much faster and easier.
    The lore and world building is great and the bosses are all amazing.

    It’s something you must play.
  10. NuSix3
    Oct 24, 2022
    4
    PS5 performance pales in comparison to the PC - not just in graphics but the performance to the point where it makes you take entirely different strategies to defeat bosses on the PS5.

    You don't have to take my word for it, there are no top players doing speed runs or challenge runs on PS5. And if you compare console videos to pc videos, you will see a noticeable improvement in graphics    PS5 performance pales in comparison to the PC - not just in graphics but the performance to the point where it makes you take entirely different strategies to defeat bosses on the PS5.

    You don't have to take my word for it, there are no top players doing speed runs or challenge runs on PS5. And if you compare console videos to pc videos, you will see a noticeable improvement in graphics and framerate.    … Expand
  11. obinray
    Oct 24, 2022
    10
    Possibly my favorite game from FROM SOFTWARE, the ultimate souls experience.
  12. Doomguy56
    Oct 24, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. PERFECT GAME.Open World.Bosses.OST.Chracter and Boss design.Probably the best game ever… Expand
  13. Gregorykqly
    Oct 24, 2022
    10
    100% a 10/10 game don't listen to anyone else.Has everything. difficulty, graphics,gameplay everything
  14. L0_GUN9
    Oct 24, 2022
    10
    Graphics 10
    Boss design 10
    Difficulty 10
    Gameplay 10
    Open world 10
    Buy the game now
  15. Bashirrr
    Oct 23, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Berry noice game indeed so nice and berry noice runs berry noice on ps4 well done… Expand
  16. Berugi
    Oct 22, 2022
    10
    exceptional game, exceptional future a game that deserves to be tested and enjoyed. The atmosphere, the music, the gameplay, the bosses, the open world... everything is perfect and with an appreciable difficulty that will not leave anyone indifferent
  17. sabz17
    Oct 21, 2022
    10
    perfect boss design
    many weapon every weapon type is a new gameplay style
    deep and rich storyline
    OST is a legend
    and in the end another awesome game by from software
  18. Darkyurem
    Oct 21, 2022
    7
    Es un gran juego, pero abusa de reciclaje de bosses, las texturas le cuesta de cargar y la dificultad oscila de forma un tanto errática y sobretodo las quest son horrorosas de seguir y sin sentido, aun así, horas de entretenimiento aseguradas
  19. Bruno32w
    Oct 20, 2022
    10
    Jogo maravilhoso em vários aspectos; sejam eles gráficos, ambientação, jogabilidade e história.
  20. AshenOneSangria
    Oct 20, 2022
    10
    One of the greatest games ever made. I’ve beaten it 5 times and I can safely say that it has become my favorite game of all time.
  21. Soyboy94
    Oct 19, 2022
    0
    Опять душная ссанина,игра для умственно отсталых
  22. DigitalSchism
    Oct 19, 2022
    8
    Wall of Text Incoming:

    Elden Ring is a confusing game for me, because I truly struggled to give it a numerical rating. When I was enjoying the game it was some of the most fun I have had with a game in a while, but when I wasn't enjoying it, I wanted to drop it and never look back. I love the open world crafted here, its stunning to look at and exploring it is one of my favorite things    Wall of Text Incoming:

    Elden Ring is a confusing game for me, because I truly struggled to give it a numerical rating. When I was enjoying the game it was some of the most fun I have had with a game in a while, but when I wasn't enjoying it, I wanted to drop it and never look back. I love the open world crafted here, its stunning to look at and exploring it is one of my favorite things to do. Sneaking into enemy camps, attacking a patrol lead by giants, discovering a cave with treasure to be taken, all fun and part of why I enjoy the game, some people say the game is empty, but I never found that to be the case. I find the bosses to be fair but challenging at least up until the late game when I feel they start to lean towards unfair, but there are plenty of people out there who will disagree with that sentiment.

    My issues come with the overall plot and progression of sidequests. I'm a longtime souls fan so I expect the story to be shrouded in a veil of mystery to be discovered by digging through item descriptions and what little dialogue there is. However, the story of Elden Ring feels like it barely even makes sense. Why does everyone want to kill me? Why am I immortal but the bosses aren't (when the whole premise is supposedly that no one can die in this world)? All questions you can google and find fans explain with the disclaimer that not even they know for sure. When not even basic questions like these can have an answer I start to lose any attachment to the world, my character, and any NPCs. This makes for a game the gets boring when I have had my fill of the combat.

    As for the sidequests, it bears noting that souls games have always been obtuse with how they handle them. You could always easily miss a game altering sidequest by simply opening the wrong door in previous games. I could somewhat let this slide in the mostly linear games of the past since that promoted proper exploration of the levels, but in an open world game, expecting players to search every nook and cranny to progress a sidequest before accidently locking themselves out of it by doing some arbitrary task is insane. You essentially cannot play this game without a guide if you actually want to complete any sidequests. It's just an outdated design meant for a different kind of game.

    Despite all that I still give it an 8 because of how much fun it is when you ignore the story and sidequests. Just wish I could give it a 10    … Expand
  23. Alfihurt99
    Oct 17, 2022
    7
    Fps drops a lot on ps5 even of performance mode. The game is either way too hard (without spirit summons) or way too easy (with spirit summons). An easy fix would be to just increse the bosses health when using them. Except for that, the atmosphere and the exploration = amazing. The legacy dungeons felt a bit lacking and short but overall i would for sure recommend this game. A great firstFps drops a lot on ps5 even of performance mode. The game is either way too hard (without spirit summons) or way too easy (with spirit summons). An easy fix would be to just increse the bosses health when using them. Except for that, the atmosphere and the exploration = amazing. The legacy dungeons felt a bit lacking and short but overall i would for sure recommend this game. A great first playthrough experience.… Expand
  24. World_of_wald
    Oct 16, 2022
    8
    Great game but I wouldn’t say perfect or without flaw. Biggest upset is the repeat of bosses and the use of world adversaries as bosses.
  25. Badgerryan27
    Oct 16, 2022
    9
    From Software does it again. Great level, boss, sound, music and so much more design. Bravo. Well done and a serious GOTY candidate.
  26. GrizzlyBear88
    Apr 20, 2022
    0
    EDIT AFTER 40 HOURS OF PLAYING: I moved my initial rating of 4 to 2.
    I don't understand what people like about this game. Going around with no reason? IA stupid, movements not well done, not a balanced game, no purpose.
    2 points given because they tried to do something cool, but in my opinion, they totally failed. You can just take the horse and go around everywhere. Full of glitches,    EDIT AFTER 40 HOURS OF PLAYING: I moved my initial rating of 4 to 2.
    I don't understand what people like about this game. Going around with no reason? IA stupid, movements not well done, not a balanced game, no purpose.
    2 points given because they tried to do something cool, but in my opinion, they totally failed.
    You can just take the horse and go around everywhere.
    Full of glitches, technical leakages, bugs. Honestly. The high rates are JUST MARKETING    … Expand
  27. rozario4848
    Oct 16, 2022
    1
    I can,t funish any games after Ghost o Tsushima an ofcourse after ... THE BIG, THE ONE and ...
    THE GREAT LAST OF US 2
  28. Nikushimi
    Oct 14, 2022
    10
    Probably the greatest game of all time, whether it be the artistic direction, the story, the characters, the open world, the combat system, the bosses, the game design, the level design, the voice acting (and I could go on for a while) everything is far above pretty much anything done until now and it's combined in the same game. The seventhconsecutive masterpiece of the creative geniusProbably the greatest game of all time, whether it be the artistic direction, the story, the characters, the open world, the combat system, the bosses, the game design, the level design, the voice acting (and I could go on for a while) everything is far above pretty much anything done until now and it's combined in the same game. The seventhconsecutive masterpiece of the creative genius Hidetaka Miyazaki and the unmatched From Software.… Expand
  29. gonz480
    Oct 12, 2022
    4
    This game is a dissapointment.

    The graphics are not bad but are not impressive either. Many areas and enemies look washed out or faded. The Sound design is OK. The combat controls feel sluggish which is a problem for a largely combat focused game. Some of the enemies and bosses are visually impressive, dragons look and move nice for example, but enemies are largely 1 dimensional    This game is a dissapointment.

    The graphics are not bad but are not impressive either. Many areas and enemies look washed out or faded. The Sound design is OK. The combat controls feel sluggish which is a problem for a largely combat focused game.

    Some of the enemies and bosses are visually impressive, dragons look and move nice for example, but enemies are largely 1 dimensional 'lone wolf' puppets in regard to their AI and behaviours. They all hit hard, so you don't last long against them but they are not smart or sophisticated so how you deal with them isn't either.You can sneak up and backstab many enemis pretty easily, other enemies in the area may notice (often not though), but either way you can just evade others until they lose interest in the 'commotion' and resume their normal movement patterns.
    The combat doesn't feel engaging, it feels like hack and slash against the weaker enemies and more like exploiting game mechanics and evasion against the strong ones.
    Most of the difficult enemies can be cheesed. You can often kite faster and larger enemies. Others you can use terrain obstructions against.
    The bosses can be much more difficult because they can be harder to cheese, are in a confined area, and they use their own (sometimes cheesy) attacks that are hard or imposible to avoid or counter.

    The game is hard, which is to be expected from this developer, but I would say a large amount of the difficulty comes from being thrown into 'the deep end' without any knowledge or help.
    None of the main systems (character building, leveling, weapon improvement, crafting, multiplayer options, etc) are explained in detail, meaning you have to resort to outside sources.
    The game does not do much to engage with you or draw you further into its story or other quests. There is nothing (like even a basic journal) to keep track of various quests, what you have started, what they entail, what was said, discoveries you made, or where you should look next. If you happen to talk to an NPC about a quest, you had better jot down the particulars of what is said because there is no way to review or recall it if you don't remember it later on.

    The world is huge but is mostly filled with hostiles and not much else.
    There are very few NPC's and merchants.
    Given the other lacking areas of the game's design, there is no compelling reason to explore it once novelty has worn off.

    This game feels more like a grind or a job than an adventure.
    It really isn't much fun and is more tedium and frustration than wonder, adventure, or enjoyment, especially if you aren't willing to spend substantial amounts of time consulting other sources of knowledge to get good at it.
    It left me with the feeling of a poorly translated Nintendo game. One where, since the translation is poor, nothing makes sense and you wander around trying various things and the only way you make progress is through trial and error and luck, or you get the game guide.

    Other difficult games that are great have excellent and responsive controls and give you plenty of knowledge on how to get better. The only thing they don't give you is skill.
    This game gives you nothing in those regards and doesn't even try to weave a compelling narrative to keep you playing or exploring.

    Given the numerous good reviews from so many reviewers, I expected much more from this game.
    I don't understand what they were thinking on this one.    … Expand
  30. rding0207
    Oct 12, 2022
    5
    Please fine tune your physics engine before releasing. No one will blame you if you put less content in it with higher quality.
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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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