Elden Ring

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7.8

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  1. RyTheguy0
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Incredible world and atmosphere with tons of things to do and is super addicting. It is game changing for the open world genre!
  2. Morata18
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    really rate this gem for minor optimization issues.

    The game is incredible one of the best I've ever played.
    a living open world and the best implemented that I have noticed in a video game, the combat is very organic.
  3. Fryari
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    I honestly don’t understand the 0 reviews on this website. People complaining about performance are clearly not playing the PS5 version. This game is so immersive that I couldn’t stop playing for the first 12 hours. The world is so peaceful and terrifying at the same time, it creates a dynamic I haven’t seen before in an open world game. This is what I’ve been waiting for since The WitcherI honestly don’t understand the 0 reviews on this website. People complaining about performance are clearly not playing the PS5 version. This game is so immersive that I couldn’t stop playing for the first 12 hours. The world is so peaceful and terrifying at the same time, it creates a dynamic I haven’t seen before in an open world game. This is what I’ve been waiting for since The Witcher 3, a game that can suck me in for days on end only to spit me back out into reality when Monday hits.

    Don't listen to the trolls trying to get this rating down. It doesn’t get better than this    … Expand
  4. Kimo-
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    --Before I start, please forgive my bad English-- What a revaluation! this game dose a lot of things right but there is 1 thing that stood out the most to me, this game doesn't spoon-feed you the story or tell u where the dungeons are (where most of the cool stuff were) this game expects the player to care witch I extremely respect. it trust the players intelligence on wanting to explore--Before I start, please forgive my bad English-- What a revaluation! this game dose a lot of things right but there is 1 thing that stood out the most to me, this game doesn't spoon-feed you the story or tell u where the dungeons are (where most of the cool stuff were) this game expects the player to care witch I extremely respect. it trust the players intelligence on wanting to explore and find loot. this game is a revaluation and I suggest everyone plays it.… Expand
  5. Joemama6
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Patches boss fight baby!!!!!!! :)… Expand
  6. Seppoloni
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Dark Souls + Sekiro in a "Zelda: Breath of Wild" - like world. Ist pretty much perfect.
  7. lazerdragon
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    I wish Fromsoft would learn from Ubisoft and Rockstar how to make fun and entertaining games, sadly Elden Ring is another example of how boring Fromsoft games really are. I was exploring 5 hours and i have never felt so empty inside while playing a video game. Souls combat is also awful, i guess some people like predictable combat, but i like chaotic combat. I don't want to learn some moveI wish Fromsoft would learn from Ubisoft and Rockstar how to make fun and entertaining games, sadly Elden Ring is another example of how boring Fromsoft games really are. I was exploring 5 hours and i have never felt so empty inside while playing a video game. Souls combat is also awful, i guess some people like predictable combat, but i like chaotic combat. I don't want to learn some move sets, so i could beat this random boss. Souls combat is like chess, you only have certain moves that you have to repeat over and over, that's the whole combat. Assassin's Creed and Witcher combat is way better, you have so much more freedom to choose how, where, when you attack, etc. Very disappointed in Elden Ring, i'm not saying they have to change anything, because clearly some people like this kind of gameplay, but i have feeling that it's more like minority. Strong doubt that most gamers would prefer Souls combat over Witcher combat.… Expand
  8. Rallen4520
    Apr 22, 2022
    0
    Open world not so open, clunky combat and controls. Go from point to point hoping not to have to maneuver around the god awful cliffs, only to find out the world isn’t so open. You can’t just go anywhere, there is roadblocks from area to area with the occasional workaround to get into the area. The targeting lock is horrid, boss fight will frustrate you as you have to continue to run,Open world not so open, clunky combat and controls. Go from point to point hoping not to have to maneuver around the god awful cliffs, only to find out the world isn’t so open. You can’t just go anywhere, there is roadblocks from area to area with the occasional workaround to get into the area. The targeting lock is horrid, boss fight will frustrate you as you have to continue to run, dodge or block, most of the time will be spent spinning around trying to get a lock on just to spin forward because you can see the boss but the targeting system is designed to turn you 180 degrees if you miss the lock.

    Can’t use your map while freely roaming if an enemy has seen you, it doesn’t matter where he is, you will be forced to wait it out to use the map. Torrent is a gimped horse who turns like an 18 wheeler, however the game has instances where you have to use torrent to navigate the horrendous cliff system. The game is the easiest of the dark souls, game mechanics severely hurt this game, “git gud” means memorizing the path over and over and dealing with game controls. The bosses are scripted and ignore anything you do. The environment is a visual and nothing more, bosses ignore it. The target lock system is random and will have you targeting behind the guy about to bash your face in. Two guys running at you and a third stays back out of range and the lock on will select him, if not him it will be a random deer. Anything but the guy directly in front of you. Mechanics kill the fun. There is no coop multiplayer, it’s a pvp invite, even when using a password. Goty? Nope…this belongs in the trash.

    Metacritic reviews are junk.    … Expand
  9. fnjd
    Apr 13, 2022
    1
    Let me just start off by saying this game is beautiful, but this game should stand as a testament as to why to never trust ratings. First off, this game is not truly progressive in the sense that you have no idea where to go and any places you do try to explore are filled with hard bosses btw this is literally right from the get go. Go play a real RPG like the Witcher 3 which has a greatLet me just start off by saying this game is beautiful, but this game should stand as a testament as to why to never trust ratings. First off, this game is not truly progressive in the sense that you have no idea where to go and any places you do try to explore are filled with hard bosses btw this is literally right from the get go. Go play a real RPG like the Witcher 3 which has a great story, open-world, combat, and **** GWENT.… Expand
  10. praizeee
    Apr 20, 2022
    0
    Thank god most people don't actually like this game. I was actually worried that, if this games starts to influence other open world games, then gaming will be dead, but thankfully that wont happen.
    Removing quest log/mission log is one of the worst things you can do to your game. If this game wins GOTY, it means absolutely nothing, because Last of Us 2 also won GOTY and nobody likes that    Thank god most people don't actually like this game. I was actually worried that, if this games starts to influence other open world games, then gaming will be dead, but thankfully that wont happen.
    Removing quest log/mission log is one of the worst things you can do to your game. If this game wins GOTY, it means absolutely nothing, because Last of Us 2 also won GOTY and nobody likes that game either. Elden Ring player count on Steam has fallen under 200 000 (120 000 as i'm writing this)-all that with ONLY three months. So it's very obvious that most people bought it, because of hype, tried it and just gave up. Overall it's worse than most open world games (Skyrim, GTA V, RDR2, AC Valhalla, AC 4, GTA 4, Days Gone and list just goes on).    … Expand
  11. gamersfan
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    The graphic is outdated, open world is not super enjoyable, and lack of frame rate.
  12. Infamousdc86
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best games I've ever played. At first the game is tough but with enough exploration and grinding it slowly gets easier. I had more trouble with earlier bosses than I did with the last 5 because I was so overpowered at the end. Anybody struggling with the game can look up fast ways to grind and even find weapons that can do major damage once upgraded. For people really struggling , go for the sword of night and flame. I used it for most of the game including the final boss. Fully upgraded and the weapon is super op.… Expand
  13. youngck
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    It's a good game. But it is Not masterpiece. Be honest, reviewers. I think 80points is enough for this game.
  14. Rhinogamer1
    Apr 5, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game ranks amongst one of the best games in the Soulsborne genre, but it STILL lacks what is takes to be a truly great game; or even a 'good' game really.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Final Elden Ring verdict, 3/10.    … Expand
  15. Eladl
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    One of the best experiences in my life and one of the best games ever The best open world in the history of games
  16. Lionheart84
    Feb 26, 2022
    1
    this is half bake game,so much bug,stutter and frame drop,its just dark souls 3 2.0,the mechanic also boss move set are ds 3,10/10 by stupid journalist.
  17. Illumine
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    this game is not for everyone, only the true fans understand what makes it special, the optimization will be better in the future
  18. Danguapo
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    One of the greatest games of this generation. Absolute masterpiece. Review bombers cope harder
  19. Yujizenjiro
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Literally best from software game and best game in recent years, is just a masterpiece, if you dont think it like that maybe learn to play kid
  20. Frederichy
    Feb 26, 2022
    9
    This is my favourite game still great souls's game but bad performance. Love Fromsoftware
  21. 0ndra
    Feb 26, 2022
    9
    excellent game, but not without problems, sometimes fps drops and sometimes bouncing grass textures but I did not encounter any bugs
  22. salahmassoud428
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    Elden ring has Frame rate issues, also stuttering all the time even when I'm standing still, and I can't connect the game to my wifi, I don't know why but it doesn't work at all, even after the update, it's just like Dark souls 3 with an open world simulator
  23. starkiller9702
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    10/10 an absolute Master piece, this Game is the ruly dark souls experiencie and one of the most beautifull and complete Open wolds.
  24. zdemigodx
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Im around 20 hours in the game now. Im loving it, there is just something that makes soulsborne games so much fun, Challenging content with a lot of creative combat and the the game feels way more rewarding than punshing and with additional QoL features like FINALLY we have a map, This is a great game.
  25. klaudiusz219
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Simply 10/10

    Elden Ring perfected the Souls-formula, and included very interesting open world, with so many posibilities.
  26. ElasticDion
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Best open world game I've ever played. It rewards exploration and takes the open world concept to a new level. A masterpieces.
  27. Shawnlart
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Seriously... Fromsoftware needs to optimize the game properly asap. FPS for PS5 is terrible...people do PS4 version in PS5 its,,,, FXXXXX non sense.... difficulty is not balanced either... I am not saying hard difficulty is bad.. its just hard core difficulty everywhere....
  28. crispscold
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Awful optimization And alot bugs really I don't know why The critic's and reviewers didn't mention it
  29. ChaVampire
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    El juego se desenvuelve mejor en Playstation 5 que en otras plataformas, por lo mismo es la mejor experiencia, por otro lado, el mundo del juego es muy completo y variado, estoy aún subiendo nivel y tiene un progreso muy suave y entretenido
  30. WhiteDragem
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    No spoiler; review by an IT veteran, who has been playing hardcore RPGs since the eighties (pretty much all we had ‘back then’).

    Important: I am NOT a fan of the ‘SoulsBorne’ style games. When Demon Souls was the PS5 launch title to ‘endure’, I put A LOT of time into that game. and ‘I loved it!’. We could argue some notion of ‘stockholm syndrome’, but this wasn’t the case… The    No spoiler; review by an IT veteran, who has been playing hardcore RPGs since the eighties (pretty much all we had ‘back then’).

    Important: I am NOT a fan of the ‘SoulsBorne’ style games.

    When Demon Souls was the PS5 launch title to ‘endure’, I put A LOT of time into that game.
    and ‘I loved it!’.
    We could argue some notion of ‘stockholm syndrome’, but this wasn’t the case…
    The game showed that the project had been a labour of love, with design elements that had been clearly thought about for a ‘very long time’. Everything from level layout to world interaction and ‘gradual introduction’ of certain mechanics and gameplay aspects; this was, quite simply, RPG gaming perfection.
    Truly it was the best action “D&D” game ever built (and yes, I played Dark Horizon on consoles etc)..
    The amount of times I wanted to get my players handbooks down from the shelf (and actually did!) to check certain ‘rules’, this game had VERY DEEP RPG mechanics and didn’t spell ANY OF THEM out to the players.
    Demon Souls was a game that rewarded learning the world, learning the lore, and learning the underlying game play mechanics. (like just about no other RPG has made us do, sans one title in the nineties by Microprose, or a modern ‘built for the masses’ RPG like Divinity:OS.. which isn’t an ‘arcade’ fun factor game.. ).

    If Demon Souls was the perfect ‘action’ version of an RPG, like in ways that Dungeon Master (1980s) had over Might and Magic (turn based), when this genre started to benefit from the ‘power of computing’; Demon Souls took it to the next level.
    The lack of ‘hand holding’ was what many gamers probably craved, and few titles would risk their huge investment to deliver to a ‘niche’ market.
    My only gripe with Demon Souls was ‘one of love’; quite simply - I prefer open world games (when done right).. Now, from a story telling perspective, a linear game has clear advantages, and generally proves a ‘tighter experience for that’, but Demon Souls could only have been improved with potentially ‘more interaction’ (NPCs) and a freedom to just ‘live the world’.

    So, what happens when the designer of Demon Souls gets to build an open world variant?
    Gaming perfection! (for a niche group!!)

    Just like Returnal was the perfect Rogue game (done with a big budget, and pushing ‘cutting edge hardware’), Elden Ring is the perfect HARDCORE RPG game.

    Except it isn’t perfect:
    As someone who has been a professional playtester, who understands IT hardware and software intimately, and who optimises everything to within an inch of its’ life; Elden Ring is lacking what some might demand from a console title (locked framerate, and perfect frametime).
    Note I am playing this game from day one, and at the time of writing this there are a ‘few updates’ and ‘more inbound’ (with some niggles acknowledged by the team and the end users)..
    They did make some odd choices, like using the early z-cull nature of the PS5 customised video chip (that would naturally smash the Xbox platform for an open world title with vegetation in terms of framerates), and they opted to run the game at higher resolution than the competitor platform, likely so as to not get the ire of the Xbox crowd trying to hold on to the notion that their uncustomised (standard PC architecture parts) should somehow be a theoretical ‘improved performance’. (this just isn’t so, and is hard to pull off even for first party studios, even focusing on ‘just one platform’ -unless intentionally GIMPing (Get In Mediocre Performance) software by making design choices that will play poorly on the other companies hardware (we are seeing this a fair bit, and will see it a lot more in the future!!)); so the designers just upped the resolution so as to not have the ‘lesser system’ delivering vastly better framerates ALL THE TIME. (later patches will no doubt deliver a much better balance, and possibly ray tracing and a smooth 30 fps experience).
    We know the game can do smooth 60fps (ps4 pro version of the code on the PS5)
    So presently I will not hold back the score of a niche RPG due to performance niggles with an OPEN WORLD RPG.

    Yes; Forza and Horizon Forbidden West both run ‘better’ (neophytes can argue); but the reality is those games are built by first party studios, knowing the capabilities of the hardware intimately, and have squeezed ‘suspension of disbelief’ to pefection. HZD uses 6 time of day cycles to save CPU render budget, vs the realtime lighting in this game..
    Destructable objects are heavy hitters and is why killzone Mercenary on a 5 watt PSita looks ‘like’ battlefield on a high end PC. (easier to do, suspends disbelief)

    This game pushes (niche/hardcore) RPGs forward and is a high watermark for gameplay and immersive world ‘fun’    … Expand
  31. laurent22
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    Way overrated. It's the same dark fantasy stuff that we see everywhere these days, and that has become pretty stale by now. The open world is nothing exceptional either, it looks good, but there's no fresh ideas here.
  32. lolmanc
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    absolute masterpiece , ignore the idiots who only played it for 20 mins and called quits . this **** will go down in history. only problem is the performance something very easily patachable 100% reccomend
  33. kion
    Mar 11, 2022
    0
    garbage enemy AI, too many enemies, no mission list, the open world is not open enough
  34. Scave
    Mar 6, 2022
    5
    Hugely overrated game. It looks beautiful, and is definitely enjoyable, but has nothing that's actually new. The usual dodge/parry/counter combat we've seen a million times before but this time in an empty open world. No story, very little character interaction, and almost no dialogue. It does seem that souls-like games tend to get over-exaggerated scores because gamers think they need toHugely overrated game. It looks beautiful, and is definitely enjoyable, but has nothing that's actually new. The usual dodge/parry/counter combat we've seen a million times before but this time in an empty open world. No story, very little character interaction, and almost no dialogue. It does seem that souls-like games tend to get over-exaggerated scores because gamers think they need to be taken more seriously 'coz hardc0re'… Expand
  35. Eyas
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Great game aside from technical issues and occasional frame drops this game is incredible I would give it a 9 but since people are review bombing because of its difficulty I’ll raise it to a 10
  36. Lohs
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Games amazing. Yes it has frame drops every 2-3 hours for 1s and the pc versions running even worse but were talking about the ps5 version here. The world, gameplay and bosses are the best in the industry. Also there are so many secrets and things to figure out. Most peapol here most likely havent played the game for that long and the issues here are less than almist any other game thatGames amazing. Yes it has frame drops every 2-3 hours for 1s and the pc versions running even worse but were talking about the ps5 version here. The world, gameplay and bosses are the best in the industry. Also there are so many secrets and things to figure out. Most peapol here most likely havent played the game for that long and the issues here are less than almist any other game that has come out these year. Would post something more concrete but the negative reviews on here are just a big meme.… Expand
  37. blahblah11
    Mar 3, 2022
    1
    i am very angry at the pvp. you can ONLY be invaded if you have a summoned helper (which i never do) and can only invade if the person has a helper. what is this? you have been ruining pvp with this rule since the travesty that was dark souls 3.

    the game itself is fine if you don't care about pvp at all.....but i did
  38. Joak34
    Feb 26, 2022
    5
    Ca sera sans moi. La D A est bonne mais ce jeu est techniquement dépassé. Trop de bug. Des chutes constante de frame-rate.!
  39. Rico707
    Mar 2, 2022
    0
    A game suitable for the mentally ill Bad game Repeat all this and the game world is very empty
  40. afonso12345
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    One of the best videogames ever made and probably the best soulslike game, incredible.
  41. Boy02
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    You too I can’t wait for the first one I want you too I don’t know if I want you too too want me too I just like that you know what you
  42. Drakosmick
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Amazingly immersive dark fantasy action RPG filled to the brim with secrets, diversity of enemies and mythos. Add the classic FromSoft’s combat system and you have one of the greatest games ever, for sure. Only some frame drop issues and various problems across all platforms which I’m sure will be fixed at the best of their capabilities
  43. Lostintime09
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    This game is everything wrong with modern gaming. The fact that this game won GOTY when its story and characters are so non-existent that they could've been written on a napkin over a 30 minute lunch. The fact that half the content in the game is just copy-pasted or reskinned and recolored content. The fact that it doesn't even tap into the potential of next-gen consoles and is an outdatedThis game is everything wrong with modern gaming. The fact that this game won GOTY when its story and characters are so non-existent that they could've been written on a napkin over a 30 minute lunch. The fact that half the content in the game is just copy-pasted or reskinned and recolored content. The fact that it doesn't even tap into the potential of next-gen consoles and is an outdated mess from a technical point of view. Then people wonder why the modern state of gaming seems like a such a joke and why people are so obsessed with remakes and remasters of actual classics. Keep celebrating and paying for crap and that's all you're going to get.… Expand
  44. Rafa04
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Beautiful open world, great side quests, good story, great boss fights, great combat
  45. Ricardo5
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    14/10 .............................................................................................................................
  46. atonyatlaw
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Whatever performance issues may exist have in NO way prevented me from sheer enjoyment of this title. It has improved on prior Souls games in so many ways. The narrative is better delivered (you don't have to hunt for it to find it), the color pallet manages to still remain grim without being *grey*. The artists did not shy away from showing beauty in this world in addition to theWhatever performance issues may exist have in NO way prevented me from sheer enjoyment of this title. It has improved on prior Souls games in so many ways. The narrative is better delivered (you don't have to hunt for it to find it), the color pallet manages to still remain grim without being *grey*. The artists did not shy away from showing beauty in this world in addition to the darkness.

    The addition of the various methods of fast travel and your spectral steed are fantastic. I'm 3 hours in, and frankly I don't see myself putting it down any time soon.    … Expand
  47. Ajoe1403
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Posiblemente la culminación perfecta de la saga soul, juntando aspectos perfectos de cada uno de sus juegos anteriores y puliéndolos al máximo para lograr ser un obra maestra, uno de los mejores juegos de la historia moderna y el mejor juego post COVID hasta el momento
  48. UnusuallyOdd
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Probably my favourite game with some amazing world building. Yet another fromsoft masterpiece
  49. Ewilf
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Amazing, easy contender for game of the decade. It’s the combat of Dark Souls 3 and exploration of BTOW but both elements are elevated and improved drastically. The content available easily takes over 60 hours, with immediate replayability. User scores are either low due to people (justly) pointing out frame rate optimization problems or just not understanding the game. This game is aAmazing, easy contender for game of the decade. It’s the combat of Dark Souls 3 and exploration of BTOW but both elements are elevated and improved drastically. The content available easily takes over 60 hours, with immediate replayability. User scores are either low due to people (justly) pointing out frame rate optimization problems or just not understanding the game. This game is a 10/10 assuming optimization is patched, 9/10 if it stays the same for PS5. Some user reviews site pc problems, which should be in the pc version of the game. I own both, pcr version is bad, but not unplayable; still an easy 8/10 on pc.… Expand
  50. Gussxd
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    El Juego esta Genial , es una formula divertida , interesante y no tiene nada parecido a otros juegos , me molesta especialmente que la gente venga a la critica de ps5 a llorar y poner 0 porque en pc no va bien , ¿no saben leer o simplemente son *********? En fin el juego es dibertido , y sabe como evitar parecer repetitivo, LO RECOMIENDO
  51. Canavaro99
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    A diferencia de los seres que jugaron con computadoras de chatarra y están chillando como cerdos en el matadero, mi juego corrió con facilidad, llevo poco más de 15 horas inmerso en un mundo único y me sorprende la profundidad de los juegos hoy en día.
    La jugabilidad es única y el combate está muy bien logrado.
    Posiblemente el goty de este año y uno de los mejores juegos que tendrá esta    A diferencia de los seres que jugaron con computadoras de chatarra y están chillando como cerdos en el matadero, mi juego corrió con facilidad, llevo poco más de 15 horas inmerso en un mundo único y me sorprende la profundidad de los juegos hoy en día.
    La jugabilidad es única y el combate está muy bien logrado.
    Posiblemente el goty de este año y uno de los mejores juegos que tendrá esta década.    … Expand
  52. xXOSMOSISXx
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This game has some of the best atmosphere I've ever experienced. The story is amazing, the world is wonderfully crafted and the art direction is incredible. Gameplay and difficulty are incredibly rewarding and feel very "souls" like.
    The optimization is a little rough, so of course it's getting review bombed. My guess is is that these individuals are most likely baby rage mad at not being    This game has some of the best atmosphere I've ever experienced. The story is amazing, the world is wonderfully crafted and the art direction is incredible. Gameplay and difficulty are incredibly rewarding and feel very "souls" like.
    The optimization is a little rough, so of course it's getting review bombed. My guess is is that these individuals are most likely baby rage mad at not being able to beat the first boss, so they give up, quite the game and get emotional on the internet.    … Expand
  53. Enrorm
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    What a perfect game. In my personal opinion I think this is a historical openworld game
  54. EldenRingEzWin
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    All those salty haters are my joy,Elden Ring will be the GOTY this year,no hate pepeboys
  55. CoolManStevo
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    review bombing a game just because you hate the hype is the saddest thing you can do
    come out of your basements and actually try enjoying something for once
  56. sadjhasdjasd
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    having to give it a low score because the game is getting bombarded with such high uncredible ratings,

    Yes the game must be so good for you if you have a lot of experience for souls games but from a new players perspective, this game is terrible, its confusing and plain boring.
  57. gtxbru
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    This game looks awful and outdated, even Digital Foundry confirmed this. It’s not a triple A. From Software is an outdated studio and don’t deserve our money.
  58. cdog12
    Mar 11, 2022
    1
    I played almost 200 hours in this game. I tried to be like every other fanboi but this game is f**** garbage. Hidetaka himself said in an interview that difficulty for the sake of difficulty is horrible game design. So, what gives? Obviously Mr. H never played his own game or he'd realize that after the first 2 areas the game scales up higher than any souls game I have ever played. It'sI played almost 200 hours in this game. I tried to be like every other fanboi but this game is f**** garbage. Hidetaka himself said in an interview that difficulty for the sake of difficulty is horrible game design. So, what gives? Obviously Mr. H never played his own game or he'd realize that after the first 2 areas the game scales up higher than any souls game I have ever played. It's ridiculous how every fight past liurnia is a constant slog and I must die repeatedly to learn fights or mobs. That's not good game design. Even Sekiro was not like this untill Genichiro. This is beyond pathetic. This is game Developers just being pricks IMO. No need to make a brutal AI that predicts your patterns. That's just being mean and not fun. I am tired of trash mobs slaughtering me despite being near lvl 100, and tired of dying 500 times to a boss because there are no clear patterns other than 1 or two moves to visually see beforehand. I don't get why people like this company, and game. They have not evolved anything other than the world, which I admit is gorgeous. The world they made is truly beautiful but the game you play in it is garbage.

    Difficulty for the sake of difficulty Hidetaka, head your own words next time. However, I won't be there and waste my money. I want to enjoy challenges not masochism.    … Expand
  59. Sixgate
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    Broken game. Somehow the game de-synced my files from the cloud and overwrote them with a file that was 41 hours prior to my most recent save and I basically had to start completely over. I dropped down 80 levels and lost literally hundreds of items and equipment. I will never touch a souls game again. Complete waste of time.
  60. Nissemand
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    This game is bad. People that like this game is the same people with a humiliation kink. Waste of 60$
  61. IoniQ
    Mar 17, 2022
    0
    EXTREMELY OVERHYPED GAME. Not sure what the appeal is, the game feels extremely dated, feels like a ps2 game at best, the combat is horrible and the grind is unreal. Story is starts and develops the exact same way as previous "soul" games.
    spend your time elsewhere, Horizon, and even Ghost of tsushima are way better games.
  62. Crofto
    Apr 4, 2022
    6
    Technically, this is an abomination. Patchy framerate. Poor hit detection. Low-res textures. Awful sound design. Going from a modern open-world title - like Horizon: Forbidden West - to this, demonstrates a staggering lapse of effort from From Software in terms of developing next generation games. This is a PS3 title in all but name.

    In terms of gameplay, it's Dark Souls open world. But    Technically, this is an abomination. Patchy framerate. Poor hit detection. Low-res textures. Awful sound design. Going from a modern open-world title - like Horizon: Forbidden West - to this, demonstrates a staggering lapse of effort from From Software in terms of developing next generation games. This is a PS3 title in all but name.

    In terms of gameplay, it's Dark Souls open world. But with the same combat. Weapons. Enemies. Menus etc. Recycled assets. Recycled systems (summoning is as archaic as ever; what happened to just pressing 'start > invite friend for coop'?). The narrative is practically non-existent and beyond abstract. And I don't mean 'abstract' in a Lynchian chin-stroke way, I mean 'abstract' as in going into a museum of modern art, nearly bumping into a set of stacked chairs only for the curator to yell at you for disturbing the 'art'. It's poor.

    The hyperbole surrounding this game is quite staggering, as are complicit paid "professional" college boy drop out reviewers. It's a 10 year old game wrapped up in hype, slapped across a technically abysmal open world, with back-of-box tickers such as 'crafting' added to make it seem fresh and modern. But it isn't.

    Elden Ring is a decent hack and slash game. There's still enough merit to the Demon's Souls formula to make it a decent game to play, but it is in no way a leader of the gaming medium. Take away the From Soft logo, and people forget about this game in a few weeks. That' the reality.    … Expand
  63. EhRaD
    Mar 20, 2022
    0
    Namco Bandai USA support is disgusting, I spent 300 USD and never received my Collector's Ed. (in Canada). Namco keeps passing on responsibility to USPS and I can't even open a claim with USPS because I'm not the sender. I discovered a lot of customers with tbe same problem and Namco is very efficient to cover the problem. While Namco literally got my money and run, I'll keep the zero score.
  64. DANCO
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    I have been playing for many hrs but I have only just beaten the first major boss, this is due to the huge amount of exploration that is possible in this game. I can honestly say this is the best open world game I have played by a mile. The combat is exceptional and the world building is phenomenal. Can’t wait to see what else lies in store.
  65. TaliRa
    Feb 28, 2022
    5
    Same crap different day. Ridiculous gameplay and graphics with "ghosts" running all about distracting you from what's going on. Combat is unbalanced and sluggish. Another one of those overhyped dogs that I got suckered into buying.
  66. tstc79tt
    May 10, 2022
    0
    No ENGLISH Version for many countries in ASIA in SONY Store !! Are you mad!!! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH BANDAI AND SONY
    eg. Singapore have english no chinese WTF
    Thailand no english
    HK no english

    by the way OVERALL is good just UI is so dumb could be better

    After playing on PC
  67. psylife
    Jun 10, 2022
    0
    I have to thank From software for making this game and making everybody realize and admit that this series has always been extremely overhyped. It took you guys 10 years, but you finally got there.

    Beating bosses is just a matter of memorizing patterns, while dodging endlessly. That's always been the case. There is no interesting tactics to beating a boss, it's highly repetitive,    I have to thank From software for making this game and making everybody realize and admit that this series has always been extremely overhyped. It took you guys 10 years, but you finally got there.

    Beating bosses is just a matter of memorizing patterns, while dodging endlessly. That's always been the case. There is no interesting tactics to beating a boss, it's highly repetitive, boring, and frustrating.

    Story telling is non-existent. And yes, it's always been the case with this series. It's called cutting costs.

    Performance and graphics are garbage, despite the strong and inspired art direction. That's also always been true with this series.

    RPG aspect is actually shallow, again, that's also always been true.

    Open-world is just there to reveal to many of you what this game series has always been : Cheap, mediocre, served through inspired lore and visuals.    … Expand
  68. 80sChild
    Jan 1, 2023
    0
    How this won Game Of The Year, I'll never understand. I can't write a spoiler review because, as far as I can tell there is no story to spoil. Played nearly 20 hrs thus far and nothing makes sense. You just run around and fight random overpowered enemies. You can't level up until you randomly get to a certain campfire and some girl spouts some nonsense dialogue and then you... wander outHow this won Game Of The Year, I'll never understand. I can't write a spoiler review because, as far as I can tell there is no story to spoil. Played nearly 20 hrs thus far and nothing makes sense. You just run around and fight random overpowered enemies. You can't level up until you randomly get to a certain campfire and some girl spouts some nonsense dialogue and then you... wander out to kill more enemies. Wolves appear out of a whirlwind for... reasons. ???

    You'd be hard pressed to notice a difference between Dark Souls and Elden Ring apart from a bland, empty open world; the combat is exactly the same. Same animations, same lock on system, same "health vials", same grind grind grind from 2011. Apart from some decent visuals and an open world, there's nothing substantial here. You still can't engage multiple enemies, you just have to shuffle around, hitting them one at a time. 2011 gameplay. Fun.

    Combat is still painfully slow and cumbersome. Even over-leveling by 20 levels, you can still be staggered by the same low level enemies, in the same amount of strikes. It doesn't make sense. Even in Dark Souls 1-3 and Demon Souls there was a feeling of progression as you went. Not here. I'm sure its something to make the game even more artificially difficult.

    Bosses are OP (that first one on horseback is hilariously difficult) and apparently don't have stamina to deplete. There are no mechanics to speak of and there's really no point to melee "skills", blocking or tactics as all boss fights degrade to fighting them over and over until their patterns are muscle memory. Its beyond tedious. Apparently this is what younger gamers call "fun". I don't get it.

    You can either look up a YouTube tutorial on how to properly level up or just wander aimlessly and hope you eventually find the characters that can give you an edge. There's nothing in the game to even hint at where they might be or what you should do next. Just wander aimlessly and grind, one measly skill point at a time.

    I don't get the love for FromSoft games. Sekiro and Elden ring are awful, slow, boring games with no story or direction. I finished Dark Souls and Demon Souls, enjoyed them. This modern FromSoft is horrible, they're just milking a decade old broken engine and formula.

    If you like "hard" (ie old, broken/lopsided) games or just really enjoy 2011 Dark Souls combat: this is your game.

    If you like innovative, modern and polished games with tight fast paced combat and a story to drive the experience: This game is not for you. I gave Sekiro a chance, I tried Elden ring against my better judgement. I'm done with modern FromSoft. These are AWFUL games. I want my money back. I'd rate negative if I could.    … Expand
  69. Gauvoden
    Mar 17, 2022
    3
    I’ve never been a fan of the Souls games and everyone was ranting about how accessible this game is compared to the others so I gave it a shot. Well nope. Same Souls bullsh*t with cheap deaths, overpowered bosses, and clunky feeling controls. I value my precious gaming time too much to waste it smashing my face up against brick wall after brick wall.
  70. TylerHoward
    Mar 10, 2022
    10
    Its super sad to see this game get review bombed as its easily froms best work to date.
  71. Guillepic
    Feb 26, 2022
    7
    Horrible optimization in PS5. Popping, 40-60 fps oscilated. The game is good, but bad optimization and not good experience...
  72. PazuzuDD
    Mar 17, 2022
    6
    Meh. I decided to give it a go because it was said that it's a different approach, utilising open world etc but it's just another Souls game. The monster designs are great but take away the difficulty and it's just a Hack and Slash with mediocre story and bland environments, just like its predecessors.
  73. Namoottat
    Feb 28, 2022
    5
    Best game I’ve ever played, period. Gives me the same feeling I got when I first played Mario 64 for the first time when I was younger. I think it will be a long while before something this great comes out again. I had to put a review in to help counteract the zeros, crazy people doing that.
  74. JokingBR
    Apr 27, 2022
    6
    First off, not my first SoulsBorne game, I have played and finished DS1, DS2, DS3 and BB several times, this game has good visual, interesting lore and at first the exploration is fun and so is the PVP, but that's where the praise end, the game feels highly inconsistent, Bosses deal too much damage, are too fast and for some reasons can move cancel, they're made in a way you're expected toFirst off, not my first SoulsBorne game, I have played and finished DS1, DS2, DS3 and BB several times, this game has good visual, interesting lore and at first the exploration is fun and so is the PVP, but that's where the praise end, the game feels highly inconsistent, Bosses deal too much damage, are too fast and for some reasons can move cancel, they're made in a way you're expected to be with someone else, they have the speed to deal with 2 players, which makes It unfair for the ones alonethe fall damage is really weird, falls that shouldn't kill you do, and the ones that should don't, level desing out of the open world feel like a straight line, enemys deal too much damage, Boss and enemy desings are lazy, they all feel like a glob of meat with a lot of hands and legs, the game repeats A LOT of content, you will fight the same boss at least 5 different times, and depending If they turn into a common enemy even more, exploration gets old kick, the game has over 80 boss fight and 9 Bosses aren't reused, the game doesn't know how to space out checkpoints, so they're everywhere, and sometimes the game kills you very cheaply, most areas fell uniteresting, as basically everything is a forest, I don't think this Is a master piece.… Expand
  75. DanielOsterne
    Mar 11, 2022
    7
    It's a good game, but it deserved more polish, more care. We have works that are so well finished today and with less than this title, this is very unfair. We have to demand quality!
  76. Wagion
    Feb 27, 2022
    7
    Spoiler free

    Ps5 Performance mode Digital, 73 euro PSN store Prior experience: Completed DS 1, 3, platinumed Bloodborne Abandoned DS2 Elden ring is the latest title from software, known for a series called “Dark souls”. Dark souls is an RPG with super tight level design built to test the player’s skill while providing a fantastic atmosphere and a unique way to tell a story    Spoiler free

    Ps5
    Performance mode
    Digital, 73 euro PSN store

    Prior experience:
    Completed DS 1, 3, platinumed Bloodborne
    Abandoned DS2

    Elden ring is the latest title from software, known for a series called “Dark souls”. Dark souls is an RPG with super tight level design built to test the player’s skill while providing a fantastic atmosphere and a unique way to tell a story through item descriptions and vague NPC interactions. So successful that it has spawned its own genre named “souls-like”.Elden ring, is an open world spiritual successor, taking place in an open world made by none other than G.R.R Martin, the author of game of thrones.

    The idea of combining an open world with the unique souls-like genre by the legends themselves sounds too good to be true. The hype leading up to this game has been beyond comprehensible with the metacritic’s critic score currently being a 97 - among the highest scores ever.

    The world of “the in between” is beautiful. It uses elevated and vertical space to truly capture stunning visuals. The graphics themselves is varying on a scale of “Okay” to “Good”, it lacks small things like plant physics and great looking textures, but it manages to for the most part run at a solid 60 fps, with a few exceptions dropping below but never below 40-50 and never so bad it stutters.

    Sadly, the world itself isn’t very fun to explore due to feeling “copy pasted”. The ruins all look the same, a handful of ruined buildings, a handful of enemies, and sometimes a tomb leading down to a tomb with a chest or a boss. The chapel often contains a key item, and a checkpoint that doubles as a fast travel point. The enemy camps vary in size and contain a few chests and a few enemies. Castles, caves, and mines are often the more exciting ones, often ending with a boss and some sweet loot to enhance your weapons. They often reward an item called Gold runes, which when used gives you a currency that The game, which heavily focuses on exploration, does not automatically track what you’ve explored and if you’ve missed something, making it extremely confusing if you miss or don't remember where you found something.

    The open world also comes with a few drawbacks. Mainly, in terms of difficulty. The souls games are known for their difficulty, often being fair and equipping the player by slowly ramping up the already hard difficulty. Elden ring, however, is a lot more open, which can lead players being lost and easily getting too much water over their head, leading to frustration as the game’s only vague hint is to “find the castle” , and your only means of doing so is to follow the vague direction you get when you visit a check point. The “Legacy dungeons” are the only parts of the game that truly has the old fantastic level design of the other games, making them a treat and the overworld feel rather boring to traverse. You always have fun in the dungeons, but you only have fun less than half the time you’re in the overworld, which is most of the game, which makes me miss the old formula.

    To make traveling less of a hassle, they add a jump button, a mount, fast travel, and a much welcome “checkpoint” before most bosses. The controls are a bit clumsy and takes a while to get the hang of, and sometimes requires you to think twice which can be frustrating when you’re always in danger of dying. The buffer system seems milder than previous entries, but can still occasionally get you killed if you press too many buttons too fast causing you to lose control of your character.

    The music in souls-like games are often just white noise such as birds, wind, and movement, which fits the atmosphere they’re trying to create. But once a boss appears, the music does a 180 and pumps out some great boss music making bosses truly feel special and magnificent.

    Combat varies from great to not very enjoyable. You can customise your character just the way you like to play, with a huge arsenal of weapons, magic spells, and new to the series - special weapon abilities, which can be customised with your favourite weapon, creating quite a large number of styles. The game also speeds up the game with faster stamina regeneration (although making stamina less important), and a fast way to counter attack with your shield, making defensive play a lot faster.

    It introduces Mounted combat, which ends up being jousting, or a game of cat and mouse, which changes and removes the deep satisfying combat into a…”run around the boss and swing until they do a big stomp and repeat”, which feels very underwhelming for a series with such a history with deep and satisfying combat.

    Overall, I think the game takes 4 steps to the side, but also two steps back. It experiments with the open world, but it feels like it’s missing the “from software polish” because it’s so big and vast instead of small, focused and concise.

    6.5/10    … Expand
  77. TOTALGAME
    Feb 26, 2022
    7
    A maior vergonha da história dos vídeos games foi a "mídia especializada" atribuir nota 97 para um game com tantos problemas. Cadê as correções prometida pela FromSoftware? Um tapa na cara dos fanboys que aceitam qualquer coisa quem vem dessa desenvolvedora.
  78. unkokoko
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    I'm playing on a PC and with the settings second from the top I can play without any problems. The content of the game is simply amazing. Everything has evolved and it's a real culmination of FromSoftware's work.
  79. Yassya
    Feb 27, 2022
    7
    why fromsoftware don't warn that the gameplay was design with the summons ?
    for me its a lie,its not like dark souls or sekiro epic 1v1,you have to use summons
    the end game is stupidly difficult,boss are amazing but the gameplay is slow to slow i prefer combat in dark souls 3 or sekiro
  80. MaicoulDjequiso
    Mar 5, 2022
    3
    People are praising a game that does not do anything diferent than Dark Souls 1 - 3. I mean if you like Dark Souls you may like this game. I played every game from fromsoftware except Demons Souls and at the time I liked each and everyone of them. Apart from Sekiro, wich is the best gameplay that I ever experienced, the Dark Souls mechanics feels really dated nowadays and make no mistake:People are praising a game that does not do anything diferent than Dark Souls 1 - 3. I mean if you like Dark Souls you may like this game. I played every game from fromsoftware except Demons Souls and at the time I liked each and everyone of them. Apart from Sekiro, wich is the best gameplay that I ever experienced, the Dark Souls mechanics feels really dated nowadays and make no mistake: Elden Ring is essencially Dark Souls in a open world. This is basicaly Dark Souls 4. IF YOU LIKE DARK SOULS AND IS NOT FATIGUIED like me, YOU SHOULD BUY IT. But if you thought that after titles like Sekiro and Bloodbourne, Fromsoftware was ready to bring yet another exciting game with diferent mechanics and more over the top Boss fights, this isn't the game for you. This should have been a 5, but performance is really poor so a 3 should suffice.… Expand
  81. EndikaC
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    Un 10/10, se nota que from software se ha sacado la chorra con esta entrega
  82. AllanHacks
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Best game I ever played ,if u like an adventure and some quality story u should try it out !!
  83. Papizza199
    Mar 7, 2022
    9
    I'm 50 hours in right now and it feels like the end is still not in sight. Everyone who loved soulsborne will find the culmination of fromsofts experience in their hand. Beautiful and interesting areas, frightening enemy designs and challenging but fair boss fights.

    But the huge open world design doesnt come without some flaws: Sometimes it is very slow, you really have to commit to    I'm 50 hours in right now and it feels like the end is still not in sight. Everyone who loved soulsborne will find the culmination of fromsofts experience in their hand. Beautiful and interesting areas, frightening enemy designs and challenging but fair boss fights.

    But the huge open world design doesnt come without some flaws: Sometimes it is very slow, you really have to commit to exploring, taking your time and be amazed by many hidden areas/dungeons/bosses and loot.
    Also i got lost a few times, and the game did not gave me very useful orientation where to go to progress in the main quest. And the last problem for me is that for my taste some enemies/bosses got recycles a bit too often. Performance on PS5 is disappointing, 60 fps should be no problem but is rarely the case.

    But other than that it is really a masterpiece. The build variety, the really precise gameplay ,the tons of content this game has and simply the fun you have while playing it outweigh the problems the game has.

    Without performance problems it would be a 10/10    … Expand
  84. Rising333
    Feb 27, 2022
    5
    Bottom line: the game is overhyped. I have been playing From Soft games since Kings Field 1.

    Design: This is more of the same, and absolutely just dark souls in an open world. It is refreshing to see a game without a bunch of icon chasing and relies on player exploration. One caveat and problem here is that the payoff when clearing out extremely tough areas is nonexistent, often times    Bottom line: the game is overhyped. I have been playing From Soft games since Kings Field 1.

    Design: This is more of the same, and absolutely just dark souls in an open world. It is refreshing to see a game without a bunch of icon chasing and relies on player exploration. One caveat and problem here is that the payoff when clearing out extremely tough areas is nonexistent, often times rewarding you with mediocre items, this is the same for slightly hidden items, they are just mediocre save for a few instances. The sense of exploration created by their design choices are great, what you get for exploring isn't, but still, it's a fun challenge.

    It works from a design standpoint, but as a fan I'm tired of being sold the same decade old game engine ALONG with re used enemy animations, assets, and move sets. The armors, weapons, all of it are literal reskins they have already used across 4 games. The least from soft could do is update the archaic UI.

    Technical: The game runs poorly on PS5, there new patch 1.002.001 actually made the game WORSE. with a shorter draw distance and more pop in, but the framerate is still as bad as before, and now the game looks and runs worse.

    Bottom Line: this game as is technically, is not what the mainstream outlets are saying. It's a technically flawed dark souls game set in an open world. If the technical issues were actually fixed on this game reusing so much content from old games, I'd say it's a solid 8. Just don't go in buying the nonsense about a masterpiece and accessibility to all. It's a lie.    … Expand
  85. PrivateArtyom
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    One of the best open worpd games ever made.
    People giving 0 are just mad they cant beat any boss
  86. Dee-Jay_Deli
    Aug 6, 2023
    5
    Redicilously overhyped game by a studio that has been releasing the same game with the same (outdated) engine for the past decade. All they have going for themselves is a ravid fan-base that cum everytime FromSoftware repackages the same game and critics who are excited that the game doesn't have quest icons (or any sort of guidance).

    But how about the 101 of good game-play, such as:    Redicilously overhyped game by a studio that has been releasing the same game with the same (outdated) engine for the past decade. All they have going for themselves is a ravid fan-base that cum everytime FromSoftware repackages the same game and critics who are excited that the game doesn't have quest icons (or any sort of guidance).

    But how about the 101 of good game-play, such as:
    Technically modern game?
    Responsive and fun combat?
    Widescreen support?
    Modern UI that doesn't require a tutorial to navigate?

    Elden Ring has none of that. Why? Because From is technically complacent...dare I say...lazy? As much as I'd love to join the circle jerk about their open world design, I just can't enjoy it because of the reasons noted above.    … Expand
  87. Kukhtia
    Mar 12, 2022
    3
    You will love this game if you are a huge fan of the From Software games (FS further on). Like, real fan. That’s it. And if you are a fan, you don’t care about reviews.

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

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

    You will hate it for no clear in game story (well that’s usual for FS), underwhelming complexity with no reward, very average graphics (well it not bad for FS games, but not in comparison with other) and open world which actually doesn’t make any sense in that game. As world’s lore is maniacally “foggy”, twisted and complicated and world itself provides you with veeeery few tips and hints about what happening, there is no desire or fun to investigate it at all. It mostly consists of empty areas and deadly mobs which you will grind day by day to make a next level up, so you can do same in next area. Also, most importantly, game is lagging on PS5 even in performance mode! Graphics mode is unplayable at all, as fps drops to a slide show, maybe that will be tuned a little by patches, but for the game where half second delay is critical this is totally unacceptable. Not recommend for a regular player who used to have good story/complexity/graphics/price balance.    … Expand
  88. schottip
    Mar 7, 2022
    9
    i was sceptical but they did it. will list rational pro-contra eventually (still playing atm, might be the first 100% after dark souls 1 I attempted in the whole souls franchise)
  89. ArthurWinters
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece, Myiazaki have to learn to other development teams how to do a game. Thank You. Myiazaki-san.
  90. Idahodreamz
    Mar 4, 2022
    7
    Eh... its okay. If you like Souls games it's amazing... if you don't play Souls games you'll struggle. For me the game play loop isn't great... explore, die, repeat. Ugh. I will say it is far more approachable for me this time vs other Souls games... but I still find it rather tedious and boring. It's certainly not a 97. But hey...
  91. Luisillo02
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    One of the best games I've ever played, simply awesome. I can't wait to replay this game to find all of its secrets.
  92. mithril_dm
    Mar 13, 2022
    6
    After days and days of seeing this game praised to the end of the earth and back I picked up a copy to try my hand.

    I strongly recommend waiting several months for some updates to make this game playable. I will revisit this review when the game's technical mess is fixed on PS5 or PC. Pros - The bosses are very cool and quiet unique, and very fun to fight (when the fps isn't falling    After days and days of seeing this game praised to the end of the earth and back I picked up a copy to try my hand.

    I strongly recommend waiting several months for some updates to make this game playable. I will revisit this review when the game's technical mess is fixed on PS5 or PC.

    Pros
    - The bosses are very cool and quiet unique, and very fun to fight (when the fps isn't falling through the floor)
    - The world is very beautiful despite the old engine
    - The variety of classes, weapons, and items to pick up is great and fun to play around with
    - The open world is great to explore and very enjoyable, feels very fun to feel like I'm discovering secrets

    Cons
    - From a technical perspective this game is a mess. The frame rate is abysmal, even in performance mode but especially in quality mode. I couldn't play more than 20 minutes without getting motion sick, and had to stop several times because of this
    - Frame rate is about 40-55fps, never stable, and was occasionally dropping to less than 20.
    - The game is intentionally hostile to anyone who hasn't played the previous games and is very inaccessible, and has no interest in engaging new players to its obtuse systems
    - The UI is actively terrible. Finding items, figuring out how to upgrade items, figuring out what to do with runes, even closing the map, are all made intentionally obtuse for seemingly no reason. A simple example; the button to open the menu and to close the menu are two different buttons for no good reason, completely wasting the limited buttons available on a controller. Every button was very unintuitive to me

    This is a game made only for fans, and even though I think there's a lot to be enjoyed, feeling like the developers are constantly trying to hamstring me in stupid (and not game play related) ways and sell me a product that is extremely unoptimized is not my idea of fun.    … Expand
  93. MagnuzBr
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Esse jogo tá incrível!!! Combate montado tá MT show 10/10 jogo tá FD! Pra quem curte dark souls como eu, esse é um prato cheio!! Jogo tá animal dms!!!
  94. Logitech
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    Very cool game. Interesting setting, good combat, good storyline, huge open world
  95. LawSnow
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    A masterpiece of the best open-world games that ever made from software give us a great experience
  96. GreaseTank
    Feb 28, 2022
    9
    Best open world game I have ever played. Wide variety and always something to do. However, frame rate drops, pop ins and sluggish level progression hold it back from 10. Also, and no one will ever change my mind about this, FromSoft should have streamlined coop, especially in Elden Ring where you can play and progress the entire game with friends without interruption.
  97. Hathat
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    A true Mastercraft. As a player who has played all of the Souls games + Bloodborne, all i can say for this its fascinating. After Bloodborne and DS3, my next precious has arrived.
  98. TheLastGameX
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    The amount of review bombers giving this game negative review is hilariously sad, this game is absolutely phenomenal, with alot of interest points splattered all over it's open world, so much variety, ideas, polished content and refined and new mechanics, this isn't just "Dark souls", this is much more, with more accessibility and deep lore that i'm yet to fully connect, the game is huge,The amount of review bombers giving this game negative review is hilariously sad, this game is absolutely phenomenal, with alot of interest points splattered all over it's open world, so much variety, ideas, polished content and refined and new mechanics, this isn't just "Dark souls", this is much more, with more accessibility and deep lore that i'm yet to fully connect, the game is huge, and it shows all what Miyazaki and his team learned throughout their journey of game making, comparing FromSoft to Ubisoft or EA is the dumbest thing you can do, even if this was just "Dark souls", it's still a great game, because the souls formula is amazing, and if you don't like it, doesn't mean it's bad.

    Stop hating on good video games and go do something better with your life, or atleast try to be reasonable, wish by all these 0 reviews, I guess not.    … Expand
  99. gubo6793
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best game ever for real. I really love the open world and super strong enemies.… Expand
  100. LagMaster
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Elden is probably if not definitely the best game produced by FromSoftware and possibly one of the best games of all time. The content is vast and worth the money but for those not prepared for the challenges that come with the game, I would not recommend it as it takes some effort and learning to beat the game. However, while the game can be extremely difficult at times the game providesElden is probably if not definitely the best game produced by FromSoftware and possibly one of the best games of all time. The content is vast and worth the money but for those not prepared for the challenges that come with the game, I would not recommend it as it takes some effort and learning to beat the game. However, while the game can be extremely difficult at times the game provides ways and means to overcome these difficulties without holding the players hands through every step.

    While the graphics are almost the same as ps4, everything else in the game compensates for it. The world is huge full of sites not usually found in any other game as the world feels built from scratch and the environment is specially built based on that. While the world is huge, it is not littered with meaningless quests and areas which makes almost every discovery meaningful and not like a chore.

    While battling on horseback need a bit of getting used to and learning, the overall horseback mechanics are almost excellent and smooth without it feeling too clunky or restrictive.

    The game is excellent and challenging with a vast open world and content that feels like it never runs out but does not feel like a chore hence continues to give a sense of adventure from the beginning to the very end of the game.    … Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 86 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 86
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  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    100
    Elden Ring is simply a game that the player naturally adapts to their own style of play. Challenging at times, vicious at others, but mostly incredibly fun. The enjoyable pace makes the hours of play pass by like water, and each path opens up a few more, only to come together again after a fair amount of exploration before the next big reveal. [Issue#318]
  2. Cubed3
    Jun 2, 2023
    90
    Elden Ring serves as a testament to open world video game design. There is a true sense of accomplishment once that rock-hard enemy has been slain and, something that compels a player to relentlessly do it over and over again until they succeed is truly rewarding. The world is humongous and an epitome of how exploration should be encouraged, by intriguing players to see what is over the hill. Elden Ring is an unmissable, must-play, gaming experience with surprises galore.
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  3. T3
    Aug 11, 2022
    80
    Elden Ring's engaging combat, mythology and dynamite orchestral soundtrack goes a long way to overshadow an aggressive open world that punishes exploration from the beaten path. Fans of the Souls genre are in for a treat, while newcomers will need to persist to reap the benefits.
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