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. CGcarmineCG
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is one of the best game ever made.
    It has everything. Great combat, beautiful landacapes, a great sense of exploration plus a brand new (sensazionale) mithology and, as From Software usual, great boss fights.
  2. Coldy1988
    Mar 3, 2022
    7
    Really so good? I have been playing it a couple of hours and i cant say that game is so insane. Dark Souls is smaller, but consist of more interesting things. I cannot find any fun in riding horse 3/4 of gameplay
  3. zjarrFERRARI
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    I have not played the game and yet i rated it a 10. See how **** the rating can be here? We need a better way.
  4. Jknight91
    Apr 3, 2022
    0
    I would really love to play this game but I live in Asia and I bought a copy and unfortunately it is region locked. It would be great if I could play it in my language, English.
  5. Du7Ra
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Its the true fromsoftware experience, you have alot of mechanics from the others game, you have massive world full and organic which is full with different events, enemys, dungeons. Speaking of dungeons, they are so good,and the bigger ones the legacy dungeons are worth exprience. The grapich engine is the same, is not that impressive, but... as always, to all fromsoftware games, the artIts the true fromsoftware experience, you have alot of mechanics from the others game, you have massive world full and organic which is full with different events, enemys, dungeons. Speaking of dungeons, they are so good,and the bigger ones the legacy dungeons are worth exprience. The grapich engine is the same, is not that impressive, but... as always, to all fromsoftware games, the art and design rules and makes the game stunning and beautiful. Im not gonna lie here the game have some framerste drop, but in ps5 it doesn't affects bad your gameplay. This others reviwers who are giving 0 and 1, dont trust them, we all know why they are doing it and what are they problems, and there is just one thing they need to do: GUT GUD!! Casuals… Expand
  6. Overdmg
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Gracias Fromsoftware, si cambiar las bases han logrado crear un excelente juego adaptado un ambiente abierto y con muchos retos logrando cautivar al jugador con peleas muy interesantes, sorpresas y sobre todo un nivel de dificultad bien justo y que te permite aprender de tus errores y sobre todo recompensado si quieren explorar.

    Muchas gracias en verdad por este juego y su historia.    Gracias Fromsoftware, si cambiar las bases han logrado crear un excelente juego adaptado un ambiente abierto y con muchos retos logrando cautivar al jugador con peleas muy interesantes, sorpresas y sobre todo un nivel de dificultad bien justo y que te permite aprender de tus errores y sobre todo recompensado si quieren explorar.

    Muchas gracias en verdad por este juego y su historia.

    Para los haters la baja de fps aveces solo ocurre en la primera zona y es algo que se mejorara en el tiempo.    … Expand
  7. agiyx
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Good game, had a few problems in launch due to a security issue which had been discovered days before release, which caused a few performance issues by fixing said security issue.
  8. Xymira
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Jogo incrível, jogabilidade muito familiar derivado da série souls e com pitadas de sekiro, boses incríveis e me senti jogando um dark souls 4 e isso é maravilhoso.
  9. Hellrzor
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fromsoft's newest effort into action RPGs is their Magnum Opus, which offers a huge open world with beautiful vistas, challenging dungeons and sparse but serene refuges populated by tragic NPCs and powerful bosses.… Expand
  10. Alias_Zero
    Mar 19, 2022
    0
    **** **** game!! Terrible bosses, ugly af, piece of **** gargoyles, **** GARGOYLES
  11. Fermont
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Great combat, excellent art, beautiful gameplay, online services functioning since day 2 onXbox but I prefer going solo
  12. whatisofdsk
    Mar 6, 2022
    1
    Honestly didn’t have fun. I expected this to be a step up from the other FromSoft games. However, the movement is the same, the bosses are the same weird FromSoft design they’ve always been, the mechanics are still somewhat clunky, and there’s still very little story to be had. If you like DS
    games then you’ll like this too but as a long term fan I really wanted this to be difficult but    Honestly didn’t have fun. I expected this to be a step up from the other FromSoft games. However, the movement is the same, the bosses are the same weird FromSoft design they’ve always been, the mechanics are still somewhat clunky, and there’s still very little story to be had. If you like DS
    games then you’ll like this too but as a long term fan I really wanted this to be difficult but better in all the other ways too.    … Expand
  13. SWPrequelsRule
    Mar 11, 2022
    0
    One of the most boring and overrated games i have ever played. I can deal with outdated graphics and even bad optimization, if core game/lore/story/open world is interesting enough, but this game has none of that. It's empty, lifeless and meaningless. Thankfully most people doesn't seem to like it, so hopefully this kind of games don't become mainstream ever.
  14. Beaterbot
    Mar 13, 2022
    0
    Just another Dark Souls with an open world. The UI is awful, the story shines by its lack of development and the graphics looks dated asf.
  15. Sammyjay94
    Mar 15, 2022
    1
    I finished the game and platinum it; however, it has many flaws. My first main complaint with the game would be that after visiting an area and getting the item from ruins and dungeons. The game does not gray or give you any indication that you have already visited that area in gotten all of the items that are there. Then you will notice that the sites of Grace which were pointing towardI finished the game and platinum it; however, it has many flaws. My first main complaint with the game would be that after visiting an area and getting the item from ruins and dungeons. The game does not gray or give you any indication that you have already visited that area in gotten all of the items that are there. Then you will notice that the sites of Grace which were pointing toward major boss battles. Still point for the exact same boss battle. Making you have to go watch a YouTube video on where to go next. This is outdated game design and should be criticized.. you get very few attack patterns there are only a few weapons that actually give you more than to attack patterns and yes you can add another attack pattern through an ash of War. Sometimes depending on what that Ash of War does. However, the game lacks a lot in combat on your side. Making combat overtime boring. Because you're just doing the same animations over and over and over. My third critique is that multiplayer is actually kind of difficult to figure out especially when the game first launched now I don't understand why it is so Antiquated I guess the programmers thought it would be too hard to program in the fact that you could just sit at a side of Grace and invite friends. But it is extremely difficult to hook up with friends and actually play around together. And explaining it is like explaining an algebra problem. Fourth is there is no Quest log or notes on what NPCs have said. So if you came across it and NPC who was a quest giver and you wanted to try to do the quest yourself and maybe you were trying to remember where to go well good luck you might have to write that down with your own hands. It is there is absolutely no story in this game for a game that has a famous author on the title. There is no story to be found here you might find lore videos on the internet. But it is it entirely up to interpretation and there is hardly any dialogue between any in NPCs in the game. My favorite joke is that you're only going to get five lines of dialogue. With every NPC you come across that's not entirely true but it's a good joke and remind you that you should not expect any story when going into this game in fact the story is entirely up to interpretation and that's not a story because it doesn't have any major at or plot points your character does not grow your character does not change in any major way. Anybody who says any other way is clearly not knowledgeable when it comes to how stories work. The game looks like it should have came out 5 years ago the graphics are lacking. It looks gray and outdated even on a PlayStation 5. It looks like it should have came out alongside Dragon Age Inquisition. If it would have come out around that time it would have been a lot better. However video games have matured the world is boring New Game Plus is very disappointing your first playthrough is going to be extremely fun. And you're going to be excited with the possibilities of what new game plus is but when you get your mine ball bearings took it away from you and you can't buy smithing stones. And you have to discover things that you discovered in the previous play through. For the second time around you're going to find yourself hitting the delete button especially if you want hundred percent it and got the Platinum. This game is overrated and the fans are extremely toxic. I will never buy another from soft game in the future it is a waste of time money and energy the only type of people who are into this type of game series are people who are into being dominated and frankly that is not me.… Expand
  16. EB2
    Mar 16, 2022
    1
    So overrated. It's basically an insanely difficult, repetitive grind fest where you get to do the same tasks over and over and over and over and over again. It will suck hours from you with very little reward. For adults who have other things to do in life, it's a big waste of time.
  17. Skharl
    Mar 23, 2022
    3
    Hauntingly beautiful, expansive maps filled with terribly forgettable writing, stories and characters. This game is built not to be engaging but to force pissing contests among the hardcore players only staying engaged in order to continue bragging.

    For a game that was hyped about playing your own way, there's surprisingly little imagination regarding classes, gear, and available ply    Hauntingly beautiful, expansive maps filled with terribly forgettable writing, stories and characters. This game is built not to be engaging but to force pissing contests among the hardcore players only staying engaged in order to continue bragging.

    For a game that was hyped about playing your own way, there's surprisingly little imagination regarding classes, gear, and available ply opportunities. In the end it just comes down to figuring out the best way to build a cheese strategy for each boss and rinse Nd repeat against forced encounters. It's a not a game it's an uncapped grind-athon side quest in another games.    … Expand
  18. lKaira
    Mar 24, 2022
    6
    This game is cool in 2011 not today, in that case, is just a game so overrated!
  19. Jynkat
    Mar 27, 2022
    1
    Confusing writing, dead characters that flop around like ragdolls, meh graphics, and a near pointless map. You can play this game for hours and still not know what in the world is going on. Seems like it's just a grind fest for masochists and people who want to be thought of as "hardcore gamers". The Co-op feature is by far their biggest miss.
  20. Dpsi
    Mar 27, 2022
    2
    Bought on the PS5 store, and no English language support included in Hong Kong? No mention of this on the store page. Unplayable for me.
  21. izanami93
    Apr 9, 2022
    0
    The game does not have English in a lot of countries in Asia and does not give refunds. Basically the game is unplayable and discriminates against ex-pats in Asia.
  22. Jarhis
    Apr 10, 2022
    1
    So boring. Over hyped. Had enough after level 50. Just same thing over and over. Story is non existent
  23. Robigru
    Apr 16, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Il gioco fino alla capitale è da 8/10 se non di più, successivamente un pessimo design dei boss rende tutto poco godibile e rovina quanto di buono fatto. Il gioco diventa artificiosamente difficile e non c’è nessuna challenge nel ripetere lo stesso boss.
    Sol castle, malenia e il fire giant sono SOLO alcuni degli esempi di pessimo design e meccanica di in boss, sprecare dei capolavori di artwork in delle schifezze di combattimenti del genere è assurdo. (Fire giant da patchare che non si vede assolutamente nulla e malenia pure patchatela perchè non può recuperare 1/4 di vita ogni volta che ti tocca e se ti tocca rischi comunque lo one shot)

    Altro problema solo gli one shot, che senso di combattimento c’è se anche un semplice npc ti one shotta nonostante il vigore sopra il 40/50?
    Praticamente uno deve diventare un glass cannon tutta forza e nulla resistenza dato che avere vigore al 20 o al 50 non cambia nulla.    … Expand
  24. OnlyQuality
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    The game is far from the best title. Very overrated. Graphics and gameplay are average at best. Look at GoWR.
  25. RaiTheNoblesse
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is a masterpiece of an open world action-rpg! Up there with other open world juggernauts like Zelda or Skyrim,... with Souls DNA
  26. PretentiousCat
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    Gorgeous, imposing, dangerous and full of adventure. Everything I love about video games in one package with awesome tonal background music that amps the mood, tight combat and so so so much to do. Best action RPG of the past 2 decades at least. Absolutely a must play. Be aware: You must have grit to get through the game, it's part of the experience. Triumph and be rewarded.
  27. 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
  28. x2FingerTuesday
    Mar 24, 2022
    4
    Game is just flat out boring and tedious. I was making good progress- I just didn't have an ounce of fun. Everything is designed to be obscure, tedious, and annoying. At best the game is kinda pretty and just... tolerable.
  29. Qontrol
    Apr 4, 2022
    0
    Beautiful game, nice open world, and my first FromSoft game. Overall I found the difficulty too high for a starting player. I hoped to see a gradually increasing difficulty, but it is almost impossible in the beginning. Since you lose your stuff every time you die when you did not get to consume your runes, it is a frustrating game.
  30. Cilvyenn
    Mar 9, 2022
    10
    This is a must have for any Soulsborne fan! This is basically next level Dark Souls in an open world and I can't think of a more perfect combination.
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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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