Elden Ring

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7.8

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  1. RockstarisKing
    Mar 27, 2022
    2
    I honestly wish this travesty of a "game" never existed. Most people who have enjoyed open world games past 20 years know how boring and poorly made Elden Ring's open world is.
  2. Switzerland
    Mar 29, 2022
    3
    Simply overrated. The graphics aren't all that. It's not welcoming to anyone who wasn't already in that "git good" group. Grinding out runes from YouTube advertised farms and following beaten paths only to have weapons nerfed? No. A game of the year should be good for everyone. This is meant for a select audience. Buyer beware!
  3. Vader21
    Apr 3, 2022
    3
    Elden Ring is a beautiful, engaging and challenging experience. It's biggest downfall is the co-op play. The game was advertised as a co-op environment but its very limited. The multi player is very specific to areas, bosses and challenges, not open world like other games. it takes a few steps to get together with a friend and sometimes you don't even know if you can do something togetherElden Ring is a beautiful, engaging and challenging experience. It's biggest downfall is the co-op play. The game was advertised as a co-op environment but its very limited. The multi player is very specific to areas, bosses and challenges, not open world like other games. it takes a few steps to get together with a friend and sometimes you don't even know if you can do something together until your at a spot when you need them. It's taken the fun out of the whole experience. I would recommend this game for single players only.… Expand
  4. Outegrity
    Apr 12, 2022
    2
    If you enjoy fighting the same boss enemies over and over again, two or three of the same type or in random combinations with other ones than this game is for you. Otherwise it is a recycled piece of patchwork from Dark Souls.
    Clipping issues on armor and shields are ridiculous sometimes - the bull-goat set is clipping cancer. I can't believe this is an issue in 2022.
  5. PaBe
    Apr 17, 2022
    7
    Open World Design: 10/10
    Story and storytelling: 7/10
    Quest Design: 8/10 Game Mechanics: 7/10 Combat Mechanics: 6/10 ### 1. World Design on the highest surprising level: The world and its design is beautiful and gigantic one. Every single area fits the wishes and dreams of an open world for casual gamers like me. Also the decision to design the world also vertically was 100% a    Open World Design: 10/10
    Story and storytelling: 7/10
    Quest Design: 8/10
    Game Mechanics: 7/10
    Combat Mechanics: 6/10

    ### 1. World Design on the highest surprising level:
    The world and its design is beautiful and gigantic one. Every single area fits the wishes and dreams of an open world for casual gamers like me. Also the decision to design the world also vertically was 100% a right one.
    That the world don't uses the current and available state of the art next gen graphics level like other dripple A games isn't a minus, since the world still looks beautiful, also compared to its complete size. Or compared to the moments you will definitely have alone or together with a friend when you get surprised again, again, and again - after 10 Minutes, 30 hours or even in the endgame.

    ### 2. Story that is written but not told:
    Like in every From Software game the individual story isn't really told via a recognizable common thread. Based on items and every items description and some short video clips YOU are responsible to find out more about the lore of Elden Ring.
    But you're not alone: the community will not only support you in terms of story, quests and their individual progress.
    For casual gamers like me this "story telling pattern" isn't that convenient, since I get motivation and energy from clearly visible progress, not just "skill-", attribute- or story-related.
    Of course: Since you're responsible to find out more about the story and Elden Ring's fundament is an open world, you could say "Every player will write and then tell its own Elden Ring story".
    But after 50 hours of playing the game you will more and more get the feeling that something is missing while you found your character build, needed ashes and you find out that more and more things repeat themselves (Dungeons, Enemies, Combat Mechanics).

    ### 3. Quest, after quest, after quest:
    Quests in Elden Ring are great, some of them are amazing. But - when you start a quest you need to finish the quest asap and stop playing the story line. If not, in some cases you wont be able to finish the relevant quests.
    AND: You need the support of the community and Elden Ring Wikis for 6 of 10 quests.
    Which makes it even harder to dive deeper into the game and its story, since to search and share quest relevant information you need to switch from console or pc to your smartphone or tablet.

    ### 4. Inner fight with yourself until luck kicks in
    The combat system and mechanics of Elden Ring follows one official way: “Be open, try, fail, learn, make progress, repeat”.

    When you play Elden Ring you soon find out, it’s not the way above. It’s following way:

    If you fail. Try again.

    If you fail again, level your attributes, upgrade your favorite weapons in use. Google search: "Interactive map, smithing stones"

    If you fail, try again.

    If you fail again, start farming to become the Elden God. Google search: "Best farming spot Elden Ring"

    If you fail, google search: "Best build for boss x/y" and reset your attributes.

    If you fail again, google search: "Cheese of boss x/y" and don't forget to update your bow.

    If you fail, try again.

    If you fail again, ask a community player to support you in the fight. But: Don't forget that the boss will become stronger after you sum another player.

    If you fail, start again from the top of the list.

    If you fail again, LEARN to live with it.

    If you can't, because you have a friend which already finished Elden Ring the second time and loves to here you failing: Mute him, games music, voices (not only Malenias) and try it again!

    Learn to live with the fact, that getting in a fight with an Elden Ring boss means getting spammed with individual combat patterns and if you have enough luck you maybe win that fight.
    But: Before you win the fight, you will scream, cry, earn anger, frustration, deepest hate and a lot of destroyed playstation, xbox controllers or pc keyboards. Even at the end, when you can smell victory - not only the last 4 bosses will spam you every combat pattern the individual boss has directly in your face - like you play against a world champion of the game Super Smash Bros or Street Fighter. But you play the specific game for the first time. But, world champion gamers of beatemups don't have a second phase. Elden Ring bosses have a second one - without an endurance/condition break for spamming every combat pattern in your direction. It's not about progress, not about improvement, not about skill - if you're a casual gamer like me and you're not part of the souls community. At the end its luck. After 123 hours of playing, end level 190, and after I finished the game I finally can say: Elden Ring and it's patterns from world design, NPCs, story, contents, bosses and the unfair spamming combat system is not a masterpiece. Elden Ring is a hugh step forward for all the upcoming (open world) games in the future, not only of From Software. 7.6/10    … Expand
  6. LizzixD
    Apr 15, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is wors souls game ever so unballens and unfaire and false difeculty make just a joke. Open wolrd game looks greit and amazing but do whane play lern boss fight and have stugel and have fun this is not eny of this tine say it just a relif of never kill boss ever agen. And do not recamen it sins whais of mony when only en play on time never agen!… Expand
  7. CarlitoGaming
    Apr 25, 2022
    1
    This game has no english version on the HK PS store. Sony wont refund the game.
  8. goglike
    May 5, 2022
    3
    Contrary to most reviewers, I loved the open world and spent 180 hours in this game. After that time one might think I would leave at least mixed review but unfortunately late game has displayed too many problems and I have to put negative review now.

    I played every souls game starting from demon souls. For me what was very important in every souls game is combat mechanics, that is the    Contrary to most reviewers, I loved the open world and spent 180 hours in this game. After that time one might think I would leave at least mixed review but unfortunately late game has displayed too many problems and I have to put negative review now.

    I played every souls game starting from demon souls. For me what was very important in every souls game is combat mechanics, that is the only thing that truly (gameplay-wise) separates souls game from any slasher-type game. Mechanics like where one has to commit to attack, because there is no way to cancel its animation, mechanics when weapons get stuck in the wall, different move sets of different weapons, etc. All these mechanics got basically destroyed by introducing customizable ashes of war and posture system.

    Ash of war is a skill that you attach to the weapon and can use while bearing that weapon. The problem with them is that contrary to the weapon balance these things are absolutely unbalanced. This is obviously clearly visible in the late game, as the difficulty ramps up at some point you have to either oneshot-twoshot enemy with your weapon art or commit to long battle using regular attacks. I have a faith build so couple of examples with my build would be:

    1) Blasphemous blade. Regular attacks hit for 300-500, weapon art hits for 1200+ in AOE and heals you 20% for every enemy hit. What is the point to use anything but these ashes of war in combat?

    2) Godslayer blade. This one bad boy just deals straight up to 3000+ dmg to enemy, while normal hits are in the area of 400-600. Its not aoe, so it is not always usable, but when it is - there is no point in using anything else.

    3) Any other weapon. The best ashes of war for my build would be incredible flames of the Redmane. This bad boy staggers any enemy in the game in couple of hits.

    On top of that, the HARDEST hitting spells in my arsenal such as flame take thee will hit for about 1000-1300. So these ashes of war make not only weapons, but also MOST of the spells redundant. What is the point in parrying enemy if you can just get them into posture break with flame of the redmanes? What is the point of dodging if you could use bloodhound step instead? Basically, From Software took all mechanics that made their games great and just tossed them all out of the window with unbalanced, absolutely over tuned ashes of war. What's worse, there are very few ashes of war that are actually interesting to use, most of them is just ONE BIG HUGE HIT IN AOE. For example, there are very few ashes of war that would allow you to somehow better your positioning and they are locked behind unique weapons. So if you imagine how you would wield two curved swords and jump around with ashes of war to keep distance from enemies - forget that, you are not getting it. What you could get though is a HUGE BIG HIT IN AOE, enjoy.

    Second thing I mentioned was posture break. This thing is also terribly over tuned on several types of attack. These are guard breaks and jump attacks. When you wield two heavy weapons there are no point in doing anything but jump attacks. If you wield one heavy weapon, fastest way to defeat enemy would be spam guard breaks. That's it, there is no more depth to the game.

    I really do not like the directions these games are going and as a big fan it is incredibly disappointing. Even games like Assassins Creed which are often used as an example of lazy game development now have more in-depth combat than famous souls series and this it is utterly disappointing.    … Expand
  9. Sinnednhoj
    May 4, 2022
    0
    A lot has already been said about the superb lore and gameplay, and for that, I laud the developers. But for goodness sake, when will they fix the English language issue in Asia? I spent the money to buy the game just like everyone else around the world did, so why am I stuck with a version of a game that runs in languages I don't understand? It's been 2 months, and it seems that nothingA lot has already been said about the superb lore and gameplay, and for that, I laud the developers. But for goodness sake, when will they fix the English language issue in Asia? I spent the money to buy the game just like everyone else around the world did, so why am I stuck with a version of a game that runs in languages I don't understand? It's been 2 months, and it seems that nothing is being done to fix this issue. NOT EVERYONE IN ASIA IS CHINESE, KOREAN, THAI, OR JAPANESE.… Expand
  10. j1uw
    Dec 12, 2022
    0
    Trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrash.
  11. Arie174
    Jun 23, 2022
    1
    I feel for the critics who seem to be unable to call this game for what it is, which is borderline boring. seems like everyone is afraid to say that the Emperor has no clothes.
    what a terrible game this turned out to be. 2022 game with worse graphics than a 2018 game and no "next gen" features.
    There is no story, it's all about boss fights and they try to make the game longer just by    I feel for the critics who seem to be unable to call this game for what it is, which is borderline boring. seems like everyone is afraid to say that the Emperor has no clothes.
    what a terrible game this turned out to be. 2022 game with worse graphics than a 2018 game and no "next gen" features.
    There is no story, it's all about boss fights and they try to make the game longer just by making it harder to proceed rather than creating missions and stuff.
    there is a reason the retail price of this game has fallen by almost 50% since release (in Australia).
    total waste of money    … Expand
  12. Bubsy3d21
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    Game is trash, God of War Ragnarök should have won game of the year. Elden Ring is a complete garbage game made for soyboys who like "deep" lore (the lore is shallow as hell) and is a complete pushover.
  13. comrazi12
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    Terrible. No story, no voice acting, just cheap mechanics for edgy players.
  14. Bigmanhoey
    Dec 9, 2022
    4
    Overrated to bits the game is medicore at best didn't enjoy it for a single minute
  15. TheDahaka
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    If you’re a fan of high fantasy, open world rpgs and the soulsbourne genre, then this is the game of your dreams. The world & character design is amazing. The scale of the world, the density, the verticality are incredible. There’s nothing else like it. Ignore the trolls reviews binging this game, it’s a masterpiece.
  16. legend999
    Mar 14, 2022
    10
    One of the most engaging and enthralling experiences I've ever had. I've never been much of a souls player, but I have enjoyed difficult games in the past. I've speedrun a few games in the past too, with Sekiro being my introduction to the series. Coming from relatively difficult games like Cuphead, Sekiro, Hades, and Sifu, Elden Ring did an amazing job making me struggle and feel weak atOne of the most engaging and enthralling experiences I've ever had. I've never been much of a souls player, but I have enjoyed difficult games in the past. I've speedrun a few games in the past too, with Sekiro being my introduction to the series. Coming from relatively difficult games like Cuphead, Sekiro, Hades, and Sifu, Elden Ring did an amazing job making me struggle and feel weak at first, but it does something that games like BOTW could never do for me, which is making me feel like I am getting stronger and progressing. It wasn't just my items and HP that were getting better, it was my entire character. I became so much more skilled than I could re-run all of limgrave with no issues on a new character, but being able to go back to limgrave in the end-game and one-shot some enemies gave me struggles early on was so satisfying. For me, this is a 10, because I haven't been this into and enthralled in a game since my teenage years when I played Skyrim, and it brought me as much enjoyment as I've ever had in a game.… Expand
  17. ImplosionX13
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Ignore the trolls review bombing it because of graphics, they've probably never played a fromsoftware game before. It's easily one of the most beautiful games ever made. What it lacks in fidelity it makes up for in art direction and atmosphere. As for the world it's amazing. So much stuff to explore and figure out. Might end up being the best open world/open world game of all time.Ignore the trolls review bombing it because of graphics, they've probably never played a fromsoftware game before. It's easily one of the most beautiful games ever made. What it lacks in fidelity it makes up for in art direction and atmosphere. As for the world it's amazing. So much stuff to explore and figure out. Might end up being the best open world/open world game of all time. Hopefully other developers follow fromsoftwares example and change up their stale formula of open worlds.… Expand
  18. nexxuno
    Apr 25, 2022
    5
    Empty world, no storytelling, dated graphics.

    Combat is somewhat fun and art direction is good and inspired.

    A good example of how marketing and hype are becoming more important than quality.
  19. sangine
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    A ten for compensate the retarded review bombing with 0 and 1. The gaming community is rotten.
  20. Ballsydude2004
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    This game is massive! everything I could have dreamed of in a souls-like game.
    Is a masterclass game in level design, art direction, music, and exploration in a super intriguing/mysterious world.
    I have never been so immersed before and the exploring is so rewarding, and it is great not to see all the points of interest markers all over the map from other games. On PS5 there is some pop    This game is massive! everything I could have dreamed of in a souls-like game.
    Is a masterclass game in level design, art direction, music, and exploration in a super intriguing/mysterious world.
    I have never been so immersed before and the exploring is so rewarding, and it is great not to see all the points of interest markers all over the map from other games.
    On PS5 there is some pop in and small frame stutters from time to time, but other than that the experience has been peerless.    … Expand
  21. topher280392
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Not a game for filthy casusal COD or Fifa boys. If you like any FROM SOFTWARE games then you are in luck. This may have overtaken Dark Souls 1 as my top FS game. The negative reviews are just clowns who can't play the game
  22. dbzmah
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best game I have ever played. From soft really out did themselves. It excedrd every expectation.… Expand
  23. Vile-Okami
    Mar 5, 2022
    5
    Boring and clunky. Technical issues everywhere, terrible camera and boring exploration with no real rewards. No idea what people see in these games.
  24. Witchywoman212
    Mar 25, 2022
    7
    At first I liked this game. Graphics are good, but I believe From has gone down a bad road, starting with Sekiro. The From souls games were brilliant, and a lot of fun. Difficult, but enjoyable. I laughed a lot, and had fun with the coops and invasions. But this game has taken on a Nioh feel. Everything is one shot, and there is a kill switch, when you are in danger of killing aAt first I liked this game. Graphics are good, but I believe From has gone down a bad road, starting with Sekiro. The From souls games were brilliant, and a lot of fun. Difficult, but enjoyable. I laughed a lot, and had fun with the coops and invasions. But this game has taken on a Nioh feel. Everything is one shot, and there is a kill switch, when you are in danger of killing a boss. I believe the pve is overpowered. Especially when you are trying to reach an important area to advance the game. I have had to respect my character two times to advance. This is not good game design. The Fire Giant is almost impossible. You can't finish the game without beating it. There is little help, and no mimic help. Why have a mimic when you can't use it in the most important areas of the game. The blood, and bleeding is way overpowered. Invaders can one shot you. There is very little defense against the most overused builds in the game. I got sick of fighting all the bosses with blood builds. I really wanted to give the game up. Now I played Nioh, and hated the game. I even platinumed both Nioh games. Has From gone so far to cheapen their games competing with the Nioh Team? I am not sure I am going to finish Elden Ring. They dumb down good weapons that let you complete with the overpowered and unfair bosses, but not the bosses. They need to look at the way people are struggling to get through. The NPC's that help are crap. I miss the good NPC's in DS2. One good thing, the horse. I loved it. The world is too big, and coop help is too scattered around the big world. The lines are interesting, but way to long. The Alexander Jar line is ridiculous.
    Anyway, if you decide to play, good luck! i wish From would go back to the winning ways of DS and Bloodborne.    … Expand
  25. CaptainHarlock
    Mar 21, 2022
    5
    One of the best games I ever played!!! The sense of exploration the mystery is phenomenal… I already write 200 hours and continue
  26. Mjw7502
    Mar 18, 2022
    7
    I really love this game. However the end game is so imbalanced that I started to have negative fun. The mob placement and mob damage is all over the place. Yet almost every boss at end game can be 1 shotted without summons or help. Up until then the experience was perfect though.
  27. itzaspace
    Mar 18, 2022
    6
    have fun playing it and i really recommend it, but my 6 is because the massive copy pasta of previous games and bosses. If you have played previous FS games, you will find that bosses have the same patterns, animations, models etc of souls games, there are no new mechanics. They put everything in previous souls games into a open world game, marketed as the creator of game of thrones didhave fun playing it and i really recommend it, but my 6 is because the massive copy pasta of previous games and bosses. If you have played previous FS games, you will find that bosses have the same patterns, animations, models etc of souls games, there are no new mechanics. They put everything in previous souls games into a open world game, marketed as the creator of game of thrones did the story and there you go, easy money... The game is good but is so overrated, the game still lacks of story and narrative as previous soul games, boring and recycled fights , they are just hard and that's it.… Expand
  28. PanteraHouse
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Game is an absolute masterpiece, From Software somehow managed to outdo themselves with Elden Ring. The world is MASSIVE, bosses and meaningful content hidden around every corner, huge variety of biomes and an endless amount of the most freakish monsters video games have ever seen.
  29. devilhunter665
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Either you are veteran or never played a souls game before (Its more accessible for newcomers) you need to experience this game, it's phenomenal. Just ignore the bomb reviews
  30. finedog
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    The best RPG in the gaming histry. The best Open World in the gaming histry.
  31. FabNasty
    Mar 2, 2022
    9
    The trolls on this site calling this a bad game are so laughable. Literally can't stop laughing at these clowns. The game isn't perfect but it is undoubtedly a masterpiece. Sounds like the trolls like the hand holding that comes along with ubisoft-like RPGs. Git Gud scrubtards and leave a honest review or don't leave a review at all.
  32. granovsp
    May 19, 2022
    7
    My review is for people who knows and likes FS games.
    Elden Ring is the first game I've preorded.
    The most important reason why I was hunting for PS5. I'm fun of FromSoftware games. All parts of Souls , Sekiro, BB were finished with big joy. Elden Ring was the game that I was very waiting for. And it's the fist Miyazaki game I've dropped after 65-70% completing. To me: open world for    My review is for people who knows and likes FS games.
    Elden Ring is the first game I've preorded.
    The most important reason why I was hunting for PS5.
    I'm fun of FromSoftware games. All parts of Souls , Sekiro, BB were finished with big joy.
    Elden Ring was the game that I was very waiting for.
    And it's the fist Miyazaki game I've dropped after 65-70% completing.
    To me: open world for souls game didnt worked . In this time. in Elden Ring I mean.

    - One of the resaons why I love Souls games it's very good elaboration of locations.
    it's was always inetersting to expore them. It's like a surviving adventure.
    But not this time ..Half time of gaming in Elden I'm just moving on "horse" throw the big areas.
    I can just pass throw a lot of enemies. it's not making fun for me.
    Still I really like some locations like Castles, and Undeground in Capital -> thats a part that reminds me good BB&Souls game with perfect eleboration. And I enjoy them so much. but good locations are limited in quantity.
    - Some bossess are really nice and hard but they are repeating quite usuall
    - Due to openworld, extra abilitites and many magical stuff effects on other very imprtant part of the games – *balance* ! And unfortinatly the balance meshed up in ER.
    It's not broken but it's not as good as usual in FromSoftware games.
    - And Last thing which is not so important for me still the graphics looks out of date a little.
    Some locations are good but in general the game looks slightly old fashioned I think it's beacuse of Souls-graphics engine
    ..
    Still 60 fps and 4K are ok
    So to me: Elden Ring is defently overated by Critics.
    They are some founduemntal things that have to be improved to get reall: 9/10.
    it's not Zelda BofW (which is one of the best open worlds games) It's not RDR 2.
    And It's not so interesting as Sekiro / BB / or DS3

    Still if you are the player who likes Miyazaki games you will find what them like in Elden Ring
    but to me it's mixed up fillings. it's not a best project of this great studio but its the biggest.
    It's good but not perfect as the Mestacritic ratings.
    to me it's maximum: 7/10    … Expand
  33. racecaraz
    Mar 17, 2022
    9
    The only thing I have negative to say is the frame rate issues on the PS5 probably should have been fixed prior to release.
    Absolutely everything else about this game is fantastic, the world, the lore, the huge range of viable playing styles. In a world most game are delivered broken and unfinished I am amazed the solid state this is in on release, and inspiration for all developers IMO.
  34. Killking241
    Mar 9, 2022
    9
    One the bast games i have playd when you play this game make sure you have lots of time and explre as much as you can its fun deffiting somone who beats you and this game summning and ashs of war can be broken if you play it right i went for 2 samuri katanas one with thesapuke and one with the bloodhund dash and its so much fun dud ceep in mind this game is hard
  35. aviralj
    Mar 13, 2022
    7
    The only gripe I have with this game is the input lag; dodging and blocking are not as responsive as other from software games. The mechanics is a downgrade from the likes of Bloodborne and Sekiro. Overall it's still a great game only held back by mediocore mechanics.
  36. el-snob
    Mar 1, 2022
    7
    This Game really is amazing. But playing it on PC makes it hard to fall in love with it. In every moment it just gives you the feeling that they dont really cared about the PC port. Not having Widescreen support in 2022 is just one of the smaller problems.
  37. Thaksin
    Jun 7, 2022
    7
    Все хорошо, кроме производительности и большому повторению боссов.
    Для такой формулы как Souls. открытый мир считаю недостатком.
    Любимая часть souls - Demon souls.
  38. MarselluWallace
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Spectacular in all aspects of the game. Wnvironment is masterpiece. new mechanichs are clever.
  39. O_DuckiO_o
    May 8, 2022
    4
    I loved this game when it first came out but every single update has made me want a refund. They've made so your mount will run forward just by being on it. Spells will target directly into the floor; they've booster enemies coding to react to controller actions predicting player movements. I get that part of the appeal is supposed to be the randomized structure of the same move behavingI loved this game when it first came out but every single update has made me want a refund. They've made so your mount will run forward just by being on it. Spells will target directly into the floor; they've booster enemies coding to react to controller actions predicting player movements. I get that part of the appeal is supposed to be the randomized structure of the same move behaving several ways but it being based off camera angles means you will use the same move 3 times and sometimes they will go 3 times the distance and sometimes they simply work only directly in front of you. I hate these updates and I liked the game I bought but hate the game theyve updated it into… Expand
  40. Mahmoudragheb
    Apr 9, 2022
    7
    Character design 7
    Originality 5
    Gameplay 7
    Story 7
    Sound and music 7
    Visual fidelty 6
    Mechanics ancient except for the jump
    Frame pacing is ugly ..2022 games should feel as premium as demon souls at least
  41. YunusEdros
    Mar 6, 2022
    7
    Elden ring is a great game with amazing exploration and it was overall a good experience. There was lot of times where the boss AI would break and freeze or just stop attacking etc which was a bit odd and the only reason I am giving a 7 and not a 8 is because of some game breaking bugs which made me go back many hours on a 50 hour save file because of a soft lock bug which was knownElden ring is a great game with amazing exploration and it was overall a good experience. There was lot of times where the boss AI would break and freeze or just stop attacking etc which was a bit odd and the only reason I am giving a 7 and not a 8 is because of some game breaking bugs which made me go back many hours on a 50 hour save file because of a soft lock bug which was known throughout the community. Great game overall.… Expand
  42. BraveBullet
    Feb 28, 2022
    9
    Aside for some optimization issues. In my opinion it is almost a perfect game so far.
  43. Blakep93
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    I know this game isn't going to be for everyone but anyone that has been playing all of the recent Souls games or like me I played the original Dark Souls for 8+ NGP playthroughs years ago, this game is a must buy it does suffer from poor voice animation but to be honest I read subtitles even when I can hear the voice acting just so it sticks better and I don't pay that much attention toI know this game isn't going to be for everyone but anyone that has been playing all of the recent Souls games or like me I played the original Dark Souls for 8+ NGP playthroughs years ago, this game is a must buy it does suffer from poor voice animation but to be honest I read subtitles even when I can hear the voice acting just so it sticks better and I don't pay that much attention to the poorly animated mouths. I'm giving it a 10/10 not because it's a perfect game (those don't exist). But because this game is perfect for me and has filled me full of the wonder I originally felt when playing Skyrim for the first time in 2011 all while actually sporting a good combat system and the mounted combat is the best I've ever experienced.… Expand
  44. Sillygau5
    Feb 28, 2022
    9
    Incredible game. Simply beautiful in terms of art direction. Point knocked off for poor performance.
  45. Zeltiko2018
    Feb 27, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Elden ring is a videogame that is far respect the generated hype. If you had played a DS or Bloodborne, you will be bored and you will say yourself #I have played this before#. It is not a bad game, but it is not a 97.… Expand
  46. Babyflausch
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    I am new to the franchise and let me tell you: I am in love! You should not expect an easy game but one that is a lot of fun and with amazing moments along the journey.
  47. Sebasvinueza
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    Personalmente me encanto, lo mejor de cada juego en uno solo, no existe un juego perfecto pero este juego se merece lo mejor, para mi es el mejor de todos los souls.
  48. Kiioo7
    Mar 24, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow nice dark souls 6 game… Expand
  49. Egor_saharov
    Feb 27, 2022
    8
    I like it a lot. Perfect development of the DS series. Minor issues are connected with performance - freezes and fps drops and tbf the world is far from "living open world"
  50. Ramy230116
    May 15, 2022
    1
    I rarely post negative reviews but I feel like I need to in this instance.

    I was super excited for this game, I would say it was my most anticipated release of the year and it was the main drive in me purchasing a PS5 before playing. I’m extremely disappointed with it. There is no explanation as how to play, other than minor hints and a short tutorial and these are not enough as it’s    I rarely post negative reviews but I feel like I need to in this instance.

    I was super excited for this game, I would say it was my most anticipated release of the year and it was the main drive in me purchasing a PS5 before playing. I’m extremely disappointed with it. There is no explanation as how to play, other than minor hints and a short tutorial and these are not enough as it’s quite a complicated. I put hours into researching how to actually play the game before being able to do so, which is not really what you want from a video game where you play to have fun and essentially switch off from real life. A Skyrim type intro would have been better to assist new players in learning the world and it’s dynamics. I’ve put hours and hours into this and feel as though I have gotten nowhere and it’s pretty much got to the stage where I feel like Im forcing myself to carry on playing. I have played the Soul games on PS3/PS4 and enjoyed these (with the exception of Bloodbourne, which I really did not like). Elden Ring, for me, really did not hit the mark. The combat and controls feel clunky and slow, which is not what you expect from a brand new game. You end up getting killed constantly pretty much for this reason. With the controls, it feels like you are playing in 2002 on a PS2 and not 2022 on a PS5.

    There are bugs (as you would expect), which I normally can overlook (I played Cyberpunk 2077 at launch and still played even though it was buggy as hell) however, I can’t overlook dodges continually not registering in combat and being killed because of this. When you are killed you drop all of the runes you have grinded for (you need runes for upgrading and purchasing) and are out back to wherever the last grace site was. It’s beyond frustrating. There’s no real indication as to where to go, so you are continually walking around lost. Sure, the grace sites point to where you should be going, however, if you miss one you are pretty much on your own and they almost always point towards some boss or other which is pretty much impossible to beat and you end up getting yourself killed or you have to run away and you’re lost again. This was also marketed very much on the fact that George RR Martin was involved in the writing. The sorry is lacklustre, stupidly complicated and nothing special, nothing is explained and you feel like you have no idea what the hell is going on. It really is not something which you would expect the creator game of thrones to have written (although he was involved in writing the final GOT tv series so maybe I should have expected it to be a bit rubbish)

    The scenery is amazing and it looks just as you would expect a true fantasy game to look, however it was not enough to keep me playing.

    TLDR: Overhyped, mediocre, complicated for the sake of being complicated, no direction and overall just crap    … Expand
  51. Shadow-xzz
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Im enjoying every second of elden ring the exploration the art the lore it cant be better.
    My game if the year
  52. adamhughes89
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Absolutely brilliant game. Beautiful world and highly addictive. I don't understand why people are sharing on issues that will be fixed.
  53. Zarxx
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    juego qlo malo ojala no saquen un souls like nunca mas en la historia de los videojuegos, saludos.
  54. EndingUpAlone
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    As of now, this is the game of the decade. I was unsure how much I liked it at first, but after immersing myself in the game and really giving it a try, I can't believe just how much fun I'm having. I've barely even touched upon the story, but the gameplay and the amount of things you can do are absolutely incredible. I will play this over and over again.
  55. Purgamentum
    Apr 4, 2022
    0
    es una reverenda mierda este juego, no gasten su dinero en esto a menos que quieran perderlo junto al tiempo que lleve intentar jugar esta aberración
  56. RomulusReviews
    Feb 28, 2022
    9
    I am giving Elden Ring an 8/10 due to my rating sitting at 7.6 so just rounding off...

    I tried Sekiro - quit. I tried Bloodborn - quit. I tried Demon Souls remake on PS5 and as much as I enjoyed it I also quit. I thought Elden Ring was the one the one souls-like that would pull me in and let me sing its praises from a mountain top. Unfortunately I cannot do that and I must say this is not    I am giving Elden Ring an 8/10 due to my rating sitting at 7.6 so just rounding off...

    I tried Sekiro - quit. I tried Bloodborn - quit. I tried Demon Souls remake on PS5 and as much as I enjoyed it I also quit. I thought Elden Ring was the one the one souls-like that would pull me in and let me sing its praises from a mountain top. Unfortunately I cannot do that and I must say this is not the Masterpiece many claim it to be. Don't get me wrong this is a great game! But let's not get ahead of ourselves it's not perfect nowhere near perfect in fact.

    I absolutely love the exploration in Elden Ring the most and discovering whatever might my over that ridge line or what might be hidden within a dark cave or tomb somewhere. The armor and weapons look cool as f*** and the world the game is set in certain is interesting. Unfortunately for me, graphically it looks like a game from 2015 and the controls/combat still doesn't feel very tight which only made it more difficult to a guy who sucks at Souls-Like games.

    Edit: as of March 5 2022 - I kept playing and I am now obsessed with Elden Ring. I believe I have finally managed to get over the learning curve at least for a beginner and see what the fuss is about with these Souls-like games. Elden Ring has immersed me quite like no other game has and I'm so happy that I gave it another chance to win me over. 9/10    … Expand
  57. amirdrb
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This game is a true masterpiece! Built and vastly expanded on a combination of awesome dark souls gameplay, and attention to details of rdr2 and witcher 3. You just cant put the controller down!
  58. bohalaa
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Help i can't stop playing it, it's masterpiece, I love the open world and exploring, also the multiplayers system became easy to play with people and friends, I'm loving it.
  59. Soccer0424
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Best game I’ve ever played. Elden ring might be the only game you’ll need for the rest of time. Never played a more dense, vast, expansive, and well crafted game in my life
  60. jorje_mamasitas
    Mar 15, 2022
    1
    Definetly the worst game from the soul series, as it even gets to be called a "soul series game" even though it pretends (or was marketed pretending to) be something new and different. It is not. The game is a poor mixture of Dark Souls 3, Bloodborne and Sekiro. It's absolutely generic, as it copies infinite secondary and mini-bosses from the previous games. The game is an eternal liop inDefinetly the worst game from the soul series, as it even gets to be called a "soul series game" even though it pretends (or was marketed pretending to) be something new and different. It is not. The game is a poor mixture of Dark Souls 3, Bloodborne and Sekiro. It's absolutely generic, as it copies infinite secondary and mini-bosses from the previous games. The game is an eternal liop in a poor open word, boring and repetitive, with no plot (contrary to what was sold, using the name of George R. R. Martin). After all that, graphics were far better on Demon Souls. Even still, the game struggles to load scenarios, hardly runs smooth on 60 fps using the performance mode and has a lot of issues. For example, I had one boss, wich was so generic I can't remind his name, being sanding still at his final 10% of life waiting for me to put him out of misery (wich was probably being a part of this game). Never seen such an overrated game. I only recomend it if you are in for some dark souls copied gameplay, wich may be fun. Don't expect more than that.… Expand
  61. PurpleShdw
    Feb 27, 2022
    7
    Universe is inspired and the creative designers did a really good job. Sadly, what made the from software games what they are is lacking. Boss fights are unrewarding and feel like a chore to complete. Having completed all the souls game it is by far the worst entry in terms of boss fight. For about 90% of them Im falling asleep with my controller on my lap mechanically spamming the dodgeUniverse is inspired and the creative designers did a really good job. Sadly, what made the from software games what they are is lacking. Boss fights are unrewarding and feel like a chore to complete. Having completed all the souls game it is by far the worst entry in terms of boss fight. For about 90% of them Im falling asleep with my controller on my lap mechanically spamming the dodge button waiting for the 700 lbs guy to finish his acrobatic routine so that I can finally get a single hit in and then immediatly back away (rince and repeat about 20 times until he is dead). Gaming journalist need to stop taking from software as the holy grail of gaming, this game is good but giving it a 97% is false advertisement. User’s score is a lot more fair and reflecting of it. Ideas are good but execution is lacking.Overall it feels like everyone that worked on this game loved making it and was passionate about it except for the people in charge of the combat. Those guys where in it for a paycheck.… Expand
  62. JustADude15
    Mar 24, 2022
    6
    It’s FromSoftware. Nothing new to see here. Likes:
    > Art Style
    > Lore > Depth of customization > Throttling of features / new mechanics to discover Dislikes: > Usual FS combat — Slow, with few inputs. Boss fights are a matter of memorization and trial/error. FS elitists will call it skill, but it’s no reflex test — all about memorizing hitboxes / what you can or cannot parry/block /    It’s FromSoftware. Nothing new to see here. Likes:
    > Art Style
    > Lore
    > Depth of customization
    > Throttling of features / new mechanics to discover

    Dislikes:
    > Usual FS combat — Slow, with few inputs. Boss fights are a matter of memorization and trial/error. FS elitists will call it skill, but it’s no reflex test — all about memorizing hitboxes / what you can or cannot parry/block / understanding timing of dodge and lack of input cancelling

    > Do you like to play games by googling what to do at every step? This one is for you. Do you like to keep a journal to manually track your own quests — I’m glad someone’s providing that opportunity.

    I give it a 7 because the world they’ve built is beautiful, but if you’re like me the gameplay loop and dated engine will get old fast.

    Full disclosure: Beat a few bosses including Godrick pretty easily. Combat is hard unless you’re a souls vet or until you figure it out — then it goes from hard to boring.

    This is my opinion but I prefer combat extremes like the player agency provided through reflex-based action OR the calculated strategy availed by turn-based. FS is you observe and then strategize when you should utilize one of two options: “dodge or hit”.

    It’s just not for me, at least not as a solo experience.    … Expand
  63. FredtheMole
    Mar 7, 2022
    6
    I've definitely been enjoying this game a lot, but I don't think it's really lived up to the hype. The combat is really fun and the world is pretty fun to explore, but the open world doesn't really do much but take you from battle to battle. It's definitely a good game, but not really sure if I'd call it a great one.
  64. KakashiM
    Mar 8, 2022
    7
    Great game, but lots of technical issues (frame-drops, bugs, etc.) and a pretty awful UI/UX design hinders it.

    The open world works, but I still prefer the more tighter experiences from previous FS games, such as BB.

    If you are fan of FF's games (especially the Dark Souls games), you will like this.
  65. Kittykat7777
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Incredible. The culmination of all of the amazing work Fromsoft has done. This game is amazing.
  66. gustavomacca
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Best open world game. A brilliant game design. Great world building e art direction.
  67. Dioda
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Probably on of the best games I have ever played. At a time where open world games are full of copy and paste content, FromSoft created a world full of surprises that promotes exploration and discovery.
  68. kainazinho
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    elden ring is the single best game i have ever played, and i played them all
  69. TLangThaKid
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    TLDR: Elden ring is FromSoft’s best game this **** is **** Incredible. 10/10 I explain why below.

    The world of Elden ring is really **** huge with tons to do man, i ain’t even kidding or lying to you the world feels so natural and doesn’t even got that feeling of “oh a game dev put this **** here whatever” and it’s got so many hidden locations in this **** man it’s really a marvel fr.    TLDR: Elden ring is FromSoft’s best game this **** is **** Incredible. 10/10 I explain why below.

    The world of Elden ring is really **** huge with tons to do man, i ain’t even kidding or lying to you the world feels so natural and doesn’t even got that feeling of “oh a game dev put this **** here whatever” and it’s got so many hidden locations in this **** man it’s really a marvel fr. the graphics are really great too overlooking the second region of the game after clearing your first legacy dungeon is staggering, now it ain’t gonna be for everyone, a lot of people like colourful **** and all that, but this game isn’t that, and it’s not suppose to be. like you’re in a DYING and ROTTING world and people are comparing this **** to like horizon and other open world games when this just different this world is suppose to be dull and dying and it does this setting really well.

    The story is good too, being a From Soft game most of the lore is pretty hidden and not gonna be fed to you through massive amounts of cutscenes, but instead it’s gonna be given through item descriptions and small dialogue with side characters, personally this don’t bother me, it makes getting invested into the world and plot more immersive, i personally don’t like being lore dumped with 5 minutes worth of cutscenes at a time but this is preference i guess, the only lore you get when you start is “yo listen you need to go out and become the Elden lord cuz the world is dying cuz the elden ring broke. ain’t no one out here able to fix it so you do it” it’s simple enough to start but as you go through the game you learn the about the different factions and groups and **** and how the world came to be and how they connected to the bigger world and what happened to certain characters, it all goes so much deeper than led onto be in the beginning it’s some crazy ****.

    The combat in this game is so refined its the greatest the souls series has seen yet i’m not cappin, this **** is incredible every weapon has unique animations and combos it did away with r1 spam from previous games and really made you think about what moves to do at what time, you have 2 different jumping attacks on every weapon, heavy attacks that have 2-3 hit combos, all weapons have light attack combos with faster weapons having 4-8 hit combos and slower weapons having 3-5. you have weapons arts that can be switch out with ashes of war that can be found in the world there’s so many unique builds you can do with this system man, you can take any weapon “with the exception of legendary weapons” and turn it to scale with different types of damage, there’s so many different options with this systems is actually insane i’m telling you man. The games difficultly has been made in a way that i’m pretty sure anyone can beat it that ain’t to say it’s not hard for veteran souls fans cuz it is, the bosses here will make you their **** man i’m not joking. But nah, i’m talking about using the spirit summoning system. it’s use to take boss aggro is extremely useful to a lot of newer players and the best part is, you don’t even have to use it if you don’t want to, it’s completely optional. during my playthough, i found that the summon is too strong so i straight up ignore it for boss encounters it’s made the game really accessible i think that more people than ever are gonna actually be able to beat this game. Technical wise i have heard somethings that aren’t very good about the game, being perfectly honestly the game doesn’t run that well, especially with what i got setup “i7 9700k, 16 GBs of ram and a asus Strix gtx 970” with this set up i can run the game at 60fps on all low graphic settings, most of the time, i’ve had many frame dips in certain locations and i’ve had the game crash twice over my 30 hours of playing when i Alt Tab on pc so far. FromSoft has addressed these issues and promised an update “in the near future” so hopefully these problems fix soon. as for bugs, i haven’t experienced any in 30 hours, non at all maybe i’m just lucky ion know. no glitches either but i have heard of some torrent glitches like bugging out getting onto him and stuff, but i personally have not had any of those issues. i think i talked bout everything, ion wanna spoil anything cuz this game is honestly at its best going in blind and just discovering **** i’m tellin you guys this **** is gonna be remembered its really one of a kind, it’s does so many different things and it prefects all the things it does. Personally this game is a 10/10, i’m going to assume that within a week or so the performance issues will be fixed so i have no real complains other than that.    … Expand
  70. Uzukru
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Simply the best game fromsoftware have ever created, one of the best games in history.
  71. Alucard62500
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Amazing experience. If you like vidéo games and want to discover one the best video games ever made. Play elden ring and finish it that's it. You Never will be the same. Enjoy
  72. Cioppagamer72
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Semplicemente stupendo!
    L'open world è un parco giochi per tutti gli amanti dei souls.
  73. LucioM
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Look at all these insecure **** handing out 0s for inconsequential things like third party problems or some grass pop-in; showing they havent played the game at all. There has been footage of this games' graphics for months. Everyone crying bc of the graphics is an idiot. Also, there is nothing even close to blighttown levels of perfo.

    The game itself IS a masterpiece. Maybe not a    Look at all these insecure **** handing out 0s for inconsequential things like third party problems or some grass pop-in; showing they havent played the game at all. There has been footage of this games' graphics for months. Everyone crying bc of the graphics is an idiot. Also, there is nothing even close to blighttown levels of perfo.

    The game itself IS a masterpiece. Maybe not a flawless technical one; but its an all around victory lap for FROM software. An actual festival of content and beauty, and a world; that holds many a mystery and adventure.

    Not giving his game the credit it deserves would be a crime. Its truly awe inspiring stuff.    … Expand
  74. Furtherlight822
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Two words Absolute Masterpiece, ignore the bad reviews there just hating for meaningless reasons
  75. Mr_Harpigy
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    The most generous of games from the developers. You have to know how to make the difference between technical problems and the great part given to the artistic direction, gameplay, level design etc...
    Exploration is rewarded at its fair value as long as you like to get lost in the gigantic universe on offer. A bit simple on some bosses if you leveled up a bit quickly.
    it speaks to my    The most generous of games from the developers. You have to know how to make the difference between technical problems and the great part given to the artistic direction, gameplay, level design etc...
    Exploration is rewarded at its fair value as long as you like to get lost in the gigantic universe on offer. A bit simple on some bosses if you leveled up a bit quickly.

    it speaks to my gamer soul    … Expand
  76. 01abed
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Game of the Year. The lower user rating is due to the review bombing of players who haven't played a single fromsoft title and expect a cake walk.
  77. adamnshame
    Feb 28, 2022
    9
    They have taken the winning formula of their previous games: breath-taking varied locations, a ridiculous range of enemies, difficult but rewarding combat, and way too much choice, then added even more choice. The game world is truly spectacular, with each environment being beautiful in its own way. I'm about 15 bosses in and they're exactly what I'd expect from a Soulsborne game so noThey have taken the winning formula of their previous games: breath-taking varied locations, a ridiculous range of enemies, difficult but rewarding combat, and way too much choice, then added even more choice. The game world is truly spectacular, with each environment being beautiful in its own way. I'm about 15 bosses in and they're exactly what I'd expect from a Soulsborne game so no complaints there. The combat is as good as their other games, but feels fresh and more customisable with additions like ashes of war, spirit ashes, the wondrous physick flask, and cracked/other pots. The thing that really sets this game apart is the endless variety of the world, there is a ridiculous amount of meaningful, distinct content. You'll very much have the "just one more cave" urges that made Skyrim so popular. I have seen some reviewers complain about the graphics and framerate but both have been perfect for me.… Expand
  78. Thetruth15
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Perfection. Builds upon every aspect of prior souls like games and perfects it while adding in a dynamic open world.
  79. repite3307
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Best open world game ever game

    incredible level desing
    great variety
    stellar combat
  80. L80sKidd
    Mar 1, 2022
    8
    Definitely not a 0, nor a 10.

    Much like with Breath of the Wild, you set out and create your own path in a vast open world. No map riddled with markers and points of interest. It’s up to you, the player, to figure out and unfold the game world. Because of this open world design, you can avoid enemy encounters and when you meet a hard boss, you can fall back and prepare for your next    Definitely not a 0, nor a 10.

    Much like with Breath of the Wild, you set out and create your own path in a vast open world. No map riddled with markers and points of interest. It’s up to you, the player, to figure out and unfold the game world. Because of this open world design, you can avoid enemy encounters and when you meet a hard boss, you can fall back and prepare for your next confrontation by defeating a variety of enemies (both small and big) in the open world to level up your stats and/or gear.

    Unlike Breath of the Wild though, Elden Ring doesn’t do much in terms of changing the true and tried combat mechanics of the Souls games; for better or worse, depending on how much you like Souls games. Personally, I’ve tried multiple Souls games like Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro and most recently Demon’s Souls Remake. Out of that list, only Sekiro stuck with me. I feel like Sekiro nailed the combat mechanics best and the grappling hook made traversal fun. In that regard I wish Elden Ring played more like Sekiro than Dark Souls.

    I can’t help but compare this open world design to Breath of the Wild and because that game did it so well and came out in 2017, I’d hoped it would take more inspiration. Not being able to climb, or glide down high terrain feels like a step backwards. Such a huge open world should be easy to traverse. Of course you can fast travel to previously discovered ‘Sites of Grace’ and you can summon your trusty steed at any point in the open world; but discovering new places and figuring out how to get to landmarks far in the distance, is more frustrating than fun. On top of that, the game doesn’t have much interactive ways to play around and experiment with in the open world. It is there where the game falls short for me, as the journey should be as fun, or maybe even more fun, than reaching the destination. All of this takes away from the immersion, which makes me wonder if the open world is really just a way for new players (like me) to take away some of the intimidation that comes with the Souls genre.

    Then there are the performance issues with framerate, on every platform and regardless of how powerful it is. It feels disappointing, because this game deserves (and demands) to be polished. Just like the lack of interaction in the open world, it takes away from the immersion.

    There have been better games that could’ve been used as an inspiration for this game, by other developers AND by FromSoftware themselves. I understand the disappointment many players feel and I think this game will be very divisive for Souls veterans and new players alike.

    As I said before, I tried multiple Souls games and only Sekiro stuck with me. I’m not blind for all the missteps and issues Elden Ring has, but I keep wanting to get back to playing the game. The option to retreat and prepare for the next confrontation has eliminated the intimidation I’ve always felt playing Souls games and for the first time I actually enjoy getting my ass handed to me, only to return later to exact my revenge with my newfound skills. It feels extremely rewarding and over 30 hours in I still feel like I’m making progress, without worrying about the end destination.

    Although I feel like Sekiro had better combat mechanics and that Elden Ring should’ve taken more inspiration from Breath of the Wild in terms of traversal and interaction with the open world, I thoroughly enjoy my time with Elden Ring. Being able to retreat to the open world from difficult enemies, to prepare for the next encounter, takes away a lot of the intimidation and stress I’ve always felt playing Souls games. The technical issues with the framerate are a shame and will hopefully be resolved in a future patch, but they are not enough to refrain myself from enjoying the game.    … Expand
  81. Clorot
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Şimdiye kadar oynadığım en iyi oyunlardan birisi açık dünyası ve oyunun serbestliği çok hoşuma gitti umarım from software diğer işlerinde daha iyi şeyler yaparlar bunun daha ne kadar üstüne çıkabileceklererak ediyorum
  82. CoffeeCup99
    Dec 27, 2022
    7
    This game is quite good till near the end where the bosses become over-tuned and a chore.
  83. ArtemisTwitch
    Mar 9, 2022
    10
    Honestly breathtaking. On PS5 I have had zero issues. I don't usually write reviews for games on here, but with the sad situation of salty game Devs and their salty fans creating new Metacritic accounts with the sole purpose of review bombing a brilliant game, I wanted to add my two cents.

    First off, more than one game can be good at any given time. I feel like a lot of people need to    Honestly breathtaking. On PS5 I have had zero issues. I don't usually write reviews for games on here, but with the sad situation of salty game Devs and their salty fans creating new Metacritic accounts with the sole purpose of review bombing a brilliant game, I wanted to add my two cents.

    First off, more than one game can be good at any given time. I feel like a lot of people need to hear this. That being said, Elden Ring is one of the few games I have played in recent memory that not only lived up to the hype and promises made, but surpass both, greatly. It is absolutely stunning. FROM has created a world that feels so lived in. This isn't just an open world so it can say it's an open world game, it's an open world that actually doesn't feel empty. Which is shocking if you look at the size of the map! And there are things to discover or miss in every corner of that map. This adds so much to the exploration. The fact that it is left completely up to us, the player, how and where we want to play and/or explore is so refreshing. Just last night, I was running through and area I had been through countless times in my currently over 70 hours of play time, feeling like a God, when I encountered an enemy I had never seen, that promptly ended me and brought me down off my high horse. I was shocked, stunned, and absolutely giddy with excitement.

    The gameplay is brilliant, they have been refining it over years, and anyone can see it. It is effortless in its execution. Are there changes that could be made? Of course, as with absolutely any game that has ever been made, especially so soon after release. Do they dampen the experience to a point where I, even slightly, don't enjoy the game? Not for even one second.

    A lot of people have complained that the "graphics are awful" and that it's "absolutely hideous." These are absolute lies from people really looking for something to complain about. Are the level of the graphics the same as different games recently released? Can you see every strand of hair separately blow in the wind? No you can't, but bad, the graphics are most certainly not! The game is still beautiful!

    The atmosphere, the story telling, the exploration, the actual game play, and how these all make you as a new tarnished feel while exploring the world for the first time, they are what make this game what it is, brilliant.    … Expand
  84. Fatboyslick
    Mar 10, 2022
    7
    Pros:
    - Huge world with incredible vistas
    - (probably) hundreds of dungeons - excellent graphics - very detailed and in-depth inventory, weapons, magic, items - Challenging but beatable Cons: - Absolute bewilderment for first time players of a soulsborne game. Very little is explained, zero guidance on aims or what anything is or does - Controls are clunky and sometimes unresponsive. For    Pros:
    - Huge world with incredible vistas
    - (probably) hundreds of dungeons
    - excellent graphics
    - very detailed and in-depth inventory, weapons, magic, items
    - Challenging but beatable

    Cons:
    - Absolute bewilderment for first time players of a soulsborne game. Very little is explained, zero guidance on aims or what anything is or does
    - Controls are clunky and sometimes unresponsive. For example your character can often swing twice even though you’ve only pressed to swing once and then pressed to roll
    - very repetitive unless your get excitement from searching for an item you won’t know what impact it will have    … Expand
  85. Notdarksouls
    Mar 17, 2022
    7
    Copy & paste bosses throughout the game, every boss except 3. Bosses copied from other souls games, & the AI & hit boxes are terrible. The input lag is really bad, yet few souls players call out from software about this. Maybe delusional players, because they love the " challenge" of a truly broken game.
  86. Zbju
    Mar 18, 2022
    6
    I barely ever write reviews, but felt the need to leave one for this game.

    The reason for this is not that I want to tank the game; far from it. However, I bought this game strictly because of its absurdly high critics score and ended up spending 100$ on a game I would not have bought had I known it was just as inaccessible as classic Souls games.. Indeed, even if I am not generally a    I barely ever write reviews, but felt the need to leave one for this game.

    The reason for this is not that I want to tank the game; far from it. However, I bought this game strictly because of its absurdly high critics score and ended up spending 100$ on a game I would not have bought had I known it was just as inaccessible as classic Souls games.. Indeed, even if I am not generally a fan of the Souls like genre, I assumed that a nearly perfect review score meant that this was a game for everyone.

    I was severely disappointed

    Now, it's not that I instantly dislike any game from this genre. I LOVED Star Wars : Fallen Order (can't wait for the sequel) and I had a love/hate relationship with Returnal (loved the story and concept but thought the frustrating gameplay was unnecessary).

    Elden Ring started out fine. Being an RPG fan first and foremost I loved the character customization options, as well as the diversity of classes, stats and skills (even though it is a lot to take in all at once). The story is intriguing at first, as the opening does not give you a lot of information but does seem to set up an interesting premise.

    The disappointment, however, essentially started there for me. You venture out into the world, with no real story narrative. I roamed from one uninteresting enemy group to another, simply grinding to get stronger. This grind is incredibly tedious as combat with your average enemy is often monotonous and repetitive.

    Played the first boss, got killed 10 times straight, barely bringing it lower than 30% of its health. At this point I ask myself: is it the inherent difficulty of the game or is it that my character is too weak? In doubt, I venture back into the open world, grinding through boring enemies for a few hours before coming back to the boss. I try it 10 times more, exact same result. I go back to grinding for a few hours, and finally completely lose interest.

    This game REALLY wasn't for me.

    Now I really do understand that, for hardcore fans of the Soulslike genre, this might be the perfect game. Quite obviously, most review sites clearly handed the review for this game to the most hardcore of these fans they had on staff, which explains the scores. However, most gamers are not such fans of the genre, as it does have a very particular style that is not everyone. I wouldn't call it "niche", there are too many for such a restrictive term, but we are far from the generalized popularity of more classical genres.

    Therefore, the review I'm writing is from the perspective of someone who is open to the genre, but not necessarily a fan of it..

    The 6 I am giving this game is mostly for its visual qualities. I love the setting, the attention to details, the ambiance. You really feel as tough you are transported to another universe.

    I, however, did not enjoy much beyond that.

    As I mentioned before, combat, to me, was either way too hard or too easy, ultimately becoming uninteresting on either ones of these extremes. I usually don't mind banging my head against a difficulty wall until it breaks if there is motivation to push though. However, the narrative is so thin that I wasn't engrossed in the story, and, actually, the hours of getting killed and doing boring world fights dilutes it even further as the few narrative parts are stretched farther and farther away.

    To me, these games should have two scores. One for fans and one for the rest of us. I guess give it a 10/10 for fans, but, t me, it barely made 6/10. I would say don't buy if you're not really sure.    … Expand
  87. Dioronmybody
    Nov 15, 2022
    10
    Open world greatness, everything BOTW did but turned up to level 12. No weapons breaking after couple hits, absurd exploration and enemy variety, insanely rich lore and world.
  88. Lordofcinder
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    Very derivative with questionable enemy design where difficulty is achieved via bad design as opposed to organically occurring. Graphically mediocre. Lackluster narrative delivery as usual. Nothing worthy here, I’d just replay ds3.
  89. enguerranws
    Apr 11, 2022
    6
    Elden Ring is not a bad game, far from it. In a nutshell, it's Dark Souls 4. It has all the strength of the Souls series, but still has all its issues. Moreover, Elden Ring has a big lack of novelty. You can use a "horse" and jump, that's all. When Sekiro or Bloodborne tried to push the souls series in a different way, Elden Ring simply reuse the DS recipe. It also reuses skins,Elden Ring is not a bad game, far from it. In a nutshell, it's Dark Souls 4. It has all the strength of the Souls series, but still has all its issues. Moreover, Elden Ring has a big lack of novelty. You can use a "horse" and jump, that's all. When Sekiro or Bloodborne tried to push the souls series in a different way, Elden Ring simply reuse the DS recipe. It also reuses skins, animations, textures, and the old DS graphics, so, even 1 year and a half after the PS5 release, it feels like you're playing on a PS4.… Expand
  90. BandiraTraveler
    Apr 12, 2022
    7
    Elden Ring is the most conflicted I've been about a From game since Dark Souls 2. I greatly enjoyed most of my time with the game. But I also can't see myself returning to it for further runs like I did with previous From games, nor are my feelings looking back on the game as a whole especially positive.

    First, the good. The game is beautiful. True, on the tech side it's hardly cutting    Elden Ring is the most conflicted I've been about a From game since Dark Souls 2. I greatly enjoyed most of my time with the game. But I also can't see myself returning to it for further runs like I did with previous From games, nor are my feelings looking back on the game as a whole especially positive.

    First, the good. The game is beautiful. True, on the tech side it's hardly cutting edge; it looks like an ever so slightly gussied up PS4 game. But artistically it's the best work From has done yet. There's a vibrancy and use of color that isn't present in their other games, and some truly inventive designs for enemies and locations. The combat is also as good as it has ever been, and if you liked DS3's combat you'll likely enjoy Elden Ring's as it's mostly an expansion of what was found there. The story shares the crypticness and strangeness of the previous From games but is both more expansive and deep. And the first four fifths of the game (roughly 80 hours on my playthrough) are mostly spectacular.

    However, as I got further it became difficult to ignore a general degradation in the game's quality. Limgrave, the opening area, is by far the densest and most visually varied of all the game's areas. There's a healthy number of NPCs, quests, mini-dungeons, random things to find, and an amazing legacy dungeon with Stormveil Castle that feels like the best of the interconnected, maze-like levels in DS1. The next area, Liurnia, is also quite good, if not quite as good as Limgrave. Then comes Caelid, which is solid, but it's here where you start to notice things going off the rails ever so slightly. There are barely any quests, far fewer mini-dungeons, and there isn't even a large dungeon at the end like there was in the previous two areas. It feels unfinished, not in the egregious way that something like Lost Izalith did, but more in a "They ran out of time to populate the map they made with content" kind of way. And this trend continues as the game goes on, with a gradual but noticeable thinning of content. Enemy variety continually decreases, there are fewer and fewer quests and NPCs, more uniformity in the landscapes within each zone, and overall an increasing feeling that the game's running out of ideas and that its best moments are behind it.

    Then you get to the last fifth of the game and the wheel's come completely off. The last stretch of the game is, unfortunately, a slog. The endgame is poorly balanced, with basic enemies like bats and demi humans (who you've been fighting since the first hour of the game) now incredibly spongy and three shotting even over-leveled characters in heavy armor that were shrugging off the attacks of demigods a few minutes prior. Bosses start to exhibit the worst tendencies of the lesser bosses of previous From games: unreadable attacks, flailing, poor camera on larger bosses, long combos (literally a minute long in at least one case) with an opening just wide enough to get a single R1 in, terrible gimmicks, and overtuned damage/health.

    But this isn't the real problem with the back fifth of the game. Elden Ring's greatest strength up until now has been its exploration and sense of discovery. Its world constantly rewards you with some new enemy, area, character, weapon, etc. as you explore, and this constant discovering of new things keeps you wanting to push forward even when the game is frustrating or an area here or there is subpar. When you hit hour 80 or so, you've now seen every single enemy the game has. This is not hyperbole; outside of bosses, from this point on it is nothing but enemies you've already been fighting for many hours. There are now next to no NPCs or quests to find. There are nearly zero mini-dungeons. The game has simply run out of content, in the same way that Lost Izalith in DS1 was the moment that game ran out of steam and resorted to spamming oddly ill-fitting enemies to pad its empty areas, e.g. the dragon butts.

    But Lost Izalith, for all its awfulness, is an hour, maybe 30 minutes if you're quick. Elden Ring at this point has another 20 hours or so of drab monotony to drag yourself through. The game's greatest strength is all but gone for that time; by now, you've seen all it has to show you. All that's left are some empty, bland areas with recycled enemies and a gauntlet of fairly subpar to outright bad bosses to fight.

    I hope that some balance patches smooth out some of the rough edges of the late game, particularly with the bosses. And there's always a chance that, much like with DS1 and 2, DLC will elevate the late game by incorporating high-quality areas that were not rushed like those in the base game. But right now, those sorts of improvements are merely hypothetical. Elden Ring as it is now is an amazing game right up until it isn't. And it's tragic that it ends so poorly and in such a way that it's difficult not to have those final 20 hours taint one's perception and feeling towards the game as whole.    … Expand
  91. Masked_Sausage
    Apr 19, 2022
    7
    This game isn't a masterpiece it also isn't awful. What it is, is a game that starts out as one of the most enticing and unabashed delights that, after halfway through, way overstays it's welcome. It's accompanied by a devolution into obnoxious repetition and an aggressive overabundance of poor design choices.

    The starting areas of this game are visually striking and unbelievably packed    This game isn't a masterpiece it also isn't awful. What it is, is a game that starts out as one of the most enticing and unabashed delights that, after halfway through, way overstays it's welcome. It's accompanied by a devolution into obnoxious repetition and an aggressive overabundance of poor design choices.

    The starting areas of this game are visually striking and unbelievably packed to the brim with genuinely fun and engaging content. The enemy designs are varied and completely FRESH to the player. As you progress through the game past a certain point, say about a 1/3 way through, you'll start to notice marked patterns that start to arise. Random dungeons are repeating aplenty, early bosses become normal enemies, and everything is getting quite a bit of a damage boost and health boost. Fret not, for this is a pretty normal staple for FromSoft fans and for newcomers it's barely noticeable.

    Then, it happens, you come to the realization that about 1/2 into the game, you have fought these bosses before you have seen the enemies before, you have traverses these dungeons before, you have painstay searched high and low for the new content, but it seems that it isn't anywhere to be found. So you get sick of it and instead of exploring every detail, every nook and cranny for fun interesting items and encounters... You trudge on the main path for something new. This is an evident truth for the rest of the game. You will fight bosses you have fought, sometimes, up to 5+ times, you will traverse the same uninspired dungeon designs throughout the game. You get to a point in the game where the enemy fight and environment designs are there to be just difficult for the sake of difficult, not for the players enjoyment. The latter half of this game is so incredibly devoid of any common ground between the developers and the player that you'll feel like you're playtesting a version of the game that hasn't been balanced, or finished, yet. People will play and enjoy this game, all of the way through, and I am happy for those people, but for the majority of people that play this game, it will be an unnecessarily stark contrast throughout the runtime of the playthrough. It is by no means a bad game, but it is entirely unpolished, by design, in the latter half to the point that it will exhaust anyone who isn't a diehard fan.    … Expand
  92. Zero_89
    Apr 30, 2022
    5
    Ask yourself: Do I really wanna play dark souls again? If yes this is the game for you, if no prepare to experience the same game slightly remixed since 2009
  93. regixjuggler
    May 12, 2022
    7
    The game is addicting and has good collection loops. That said, addicting is not the same as good, and between the numerous camera concerns, instances of input lag, and core design requirement of endless repetition to overcome every new obstacle, it falls short of the mark.
  94. AlgorosX
    Jun 7, 2022
    2
    Way to easy - to much boss and enemy recycling
    Hugh world but not unique enough. Main bosses are good fights but always much to easy
  95. anotherjmc
    Jun 18, 2022
    2
    Imagine someone who doesn’t read Chinese and can play the game only in Chinese, yes, now you know how it feels. No English support in Taiwan. It is really frustrating, how can it be assumed that everyone can read the language of the country they live in? Why can’t English be added as an option??
  96. violet97
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    Elden Ring is developed by From Software and published by Bandai Namco Games
  97. Sheek360
    Nov 30, 2022
    0
    Not fun at all. I can see why others like it though. But the graphics for the vegetation like trees and grass, were horrid. The pacing was odd too
  98. GaymerRobz
    Dec 5, 2022
    2
    I fell for the hype but honestly.. the exploration of the world is fun but models look samey very quickly and character customisation in terms of the way you look is not expansive so I felt like an npc very quickly. As I popped in casually I found the game to difficult to find rewarding and winning didn’t really feel rewarding as It was just a dmg spam fest or luck.

    Oh and the multiplayer    I fell for the hype but honestly.. the exploration of the world is fun but models look samey very quickly and character customisation in terms of the way you look is not expansive so I felt like an npc very quickly. As I popped in casually I found the game to difficult to find rewarding and winning didn’t really feel rewarding as It was just a dmg spam fest or luck.

    Oh and the multiplayer is frustrating as hell, Why can you not just invite someone?    … Expand
  99. dhouse44
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Trash game no story terrible combat system just boring after a while good filler game though until you’re waiting to play something good like god of war ragnorak… Expand
  100. sterkerr
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    The graphics are mid and look like hell, There is so story so you just go around fighting bosses and have to grind for hours to get gear that wont make you get 1 hit by a boss.
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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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