Elden Ring

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  1. Nandi
    Mar 21, 2022
    6
    Technically game is not next-gen and uses forced chromatic aberration filter to hide graphical flaws. Lots of texture and mesh pop in, mostly on environments.
    A lot of enemies and bosses are reskins from previous games, same goes for the players character animations. In a lot of cases not only animations but entire models are simply copied from previous games (giant crabs etc).    Technically game is not next-gen and uses forced chromatic aberration filter to hide graphical flaws. Lots of texture and mesh pop in, mostly on environments.
    A lot of enemies and bosses are reskins from previous games, same goes for the players character animations. In a lot of cases not only animations but entire models are simply copied from previous games (giant crabs etc).
    Mechanically game is identical to any soulsborne game, meaning controls (especially for keyboard & mouse) are inconvenient for 2022. UI is horrendous.
    Main bosses are forgettable and the world even tho it is open, feels empty or meaningless. Extremely large MMO buildings and areas - aka. exaggerated just for the sense of awe while inside is usually just an empty box. Soulsbourne cryptic type npcs work in linear games where you will meet them no matter what - these quest types are not fit an open world scenario.
    Music is uninspiring.
    Its an overhyped game with a horrible PC port.    … Expand
  2. ArturoCN20
    Mar 20, 2022
    6
    I dont like it I am sorry. I am not sure where the hype is coming from. Maybe it is just that the ganme is too difficult for me or that I am new to this kind of games.

    10 hours into the game and I dont feel like I know what the h*** I am doing. There is no sense of direction! I am not accomplishing anything! Graphics looked like the remastered version of The Witcher, which was released    I dont like it I am sorry. I am not sure where the hype is coming from. Maybe it is just that the ganme is too difficult for me or that I am new to this kind of games.

    10 hours into the game and I dont feel like I know what the h*** I am doing. There is no sense of direction! I am not accomplishing anything!

    Graphics looked like the remastered version of The Witcher, which was released 10 years ago? My character is not even talking LOL. Maybe thats the design of the game?

    I would like to give it more hours though. Let's see.    … Expand
  3. CJ1197
    Mar 15, 2022
    7
    As an avid FromSoft fan, I must say that this game has not met the hype for me. Many of my fellow SoulsBorne fans are willing to overlook the deficiencies that the game has in its current state, but I am not sure doing so is fair. Like cases should be treated alike, and I wouldn't withhold criticism from another game with performance issues, design flaws, and gameplay weaknesses justAs an avid FromSoft fan, I must say that this game has not met the hype for me. Many of my fellow SoulsBorne fans are willing to overlook the deficiencies that the game has in its current state, but I am not sure doing so is fair. Like cases should be treated alike, and I wouldn't withhold criticism from another game with performance issues, design flaws, and gameplay weaknesses just because of brand loyalty (or in hopes of future updates and improvements that will more fully capitalize on the potential of the formula), so I will not do so here. My critiques can be boiled down to 2 general points (all approbations of the game left unspoken for the sake of brevity). I am reviewing on PS5. Also, I beat the game after 80+ hours of play.

    1. Poor performance and failure to implement next-gen features. I've been playing through RDR2 while playing Elden Ring, and RDR2's graphics are noticeably better than Elden Ring's. I really admire Elden Ring's art direction, and found many in-game vistas quite beautiful, but they should be even more awe inspiring given the capabilities of the PS5. On top of lack luster graphics, the game's performance has been terrible at times. On many occasions, I've had frame rate drops that resulted in the screen, for all intents and purposes, being frozen. On top of that, throughout my entire play through, textures (trees, grass, etc.) wouldn't load in until my character was nearly on top of them. Watching environmental features pop into the screen left and right is really disappointing for a "next-gen" game, and is certainly an immersion breaker. My final complaint on this topic is the lack of haptic feedback implementation for PS5. Playing with a lifeless controller, after experiencing the allure of haptics with other PS5 games, is very disappointing (even RDR2 gives me some rumble here and there).

    2. The open-world and the FromSoft formula is not a seamless fit. This game took me over 80+ hours to complete, and although I have faced greater boss challenges in other souls games, I was more mentally exhausted playing this game than any other FromSoft title. I don't think Elden Ring alters the From formula enough to achieve "masterpiece" status. My 80th hour was not as exciting as my 30th. After that many hours, new and complex areas with concomitant boss challenges become less rewarding and more taxing. By hour 65, I just wanted the game to end. There isn't enough diversity in gameplay to provide enjoyment over such an extended experience. Aesthetic difference between levels didn't make up for that lack of diversity, either. I imagine this complaint would register even more so for new players due to the lack of a strong and compelling narrative. I enjoy the FromSoft approach to narratives, but in a game of this size and scope, players need some sense of story-driven tension woven throughout the experience to keep them engaged. The intermittent narrative tension cobbled around boss encounters hardly suffices. All this to say, I would've enjoyed a smaller and shorter version of this game more than its current version. Its final form just feels bloated. Moreover, I think (emphasis on the tentative nature of this statement) the FromSoft formula works better in the previous iterations than it does here. There was not enough revision of that formula to warrant the immensity of this gaming experience. Challenge becomes chore when the game refuses to end.    … Expand
  4. adrenilinmatt
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    okay, elephant in the room, on pc, this game is not working as it should. but its a patch away from being quite possibly one of the greatest games i have ever played. what ive played, thus far, has been absolutely amazing. im totally immersed in this amazing open world. its more than a step up for this genre of game, taking what breath of the wild laid down, and running with it to all newokay, elephant in the room, on pc, this game is not working as it should. but its a patch away from being quite possibly one of the greatest games i have ever played. what ive played, thus far, has been absolutely amazing. im totally immersed in this amazing open world. its more than a step up for this genre of game, taking what breath of the wild laid down, and running with it to all new lengths. then, theres the fromsoft formula, which is just flawless, a deep combat system that can be as shallow or in depth as you choose, amazing exploration, caves, dungeons that could honestly be games of their own, theyre better than anythin any other game actually does even when focusing on dungeons alone. this game is amazing. trust me. once this is fixed up a little, we're looking at what is quite possinly the best game in the last 15 years. fromsoft just need to get on that patching game.

    If you can bare to do it, wait for the game to be patched, especially on pc, before you play. i know youve waited long enough for this game, but a little longer could genuinely make this the experience youve dreamed of and more.    … Expand
  5. mister7
    Apr 11, 2022
    10
    Understand that the reviews of people who are saying that there is a hype train, and the graphics aren't good, or it's too hard, are simply apart of the ever growing hype train to bash the game because simply put, nobody cares. This game is transcendental of the entire video game medium, and literally everyone knows it. They know it will still do well, with or without their negative reviewUnderstand that the reviews of people who are saying that there is a hype train, and the graphics aren't good, or it's too hard, are simply apart of the ever growing hype train to bash the game because simply put, nobody cares. This game is transcendental of the entire video game medium, and literally everyone knows it. They know it will still do well, with or without their negative review scores. So all of that put aside, why is this game a 10/10 experience?

    Very simply put, this IS the one piece of video games. The world is simply mystical to explore, and you will guaranteed have 1 of the most memorable experiences of playing games you will ever have at some point in this game, and probably at several points. I know I have. And that's cool and everything. But it wouldn't matter if the game isn't fun to play. And well, nobody wants to spoil how amazing that consistently evolves throughout the game. My lord what what a gameplay experience! Understand that everyone who is hating on this game, has still played it for over 100 hours. And at that point, you've already got your 60$ worth. Anyway, if this game was literally just the first area, it would probably be game of the year. But they added, an entire.... idek what else. A gigantic marvel of video games so ambitious its literally never been done before. So fedora tip to you From. A rare 10/10 experience. Oh yeah, story's good too.    … Expand
  6. OtisYourman
    Dec 9, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is game is too hard. The tutorials are poor. I’m an “older” player, my first video game was Pong. I’m not a video game wizard, I play video games for fun. Elden Ring is NOT fun, it IS FRUSTRATING, it IS the biggest waste of money I’ve made in a very long time. Some games allow you to play an easy, medium, hard or expert version. This game only has an “expert” level and I’ve had to quit after about 10 hours of playing time, because I can’t progress. Unless you are a video gaming wizard, this game is not for you!… Expand
  7. CMac019
    Dec 8, 2022
    4
    I thought this would be the From Software game that I actually enjoyed but plays like a game that came out in the PS3 generation and the story feels incomplete. It gets overhyped by the developers cult following.
  8. rpgczar
    Mar 5, 2022
    8
    It is not a must play unless you like Dark souls like games but if you prefer more traditional RPGs like Dragon Quest, legend of heroes trails of cold steel, or Persona avoid this like the plague. Graphically the game looks great on PS5 particularly if you like Dark gritty games. The battle system is hack and slash with dodge rolls and timed dodges. If you are bad at dodging plan to dieIt is not a must play unless you like Dark souls like games but if you prefer more traditional RPGs like Dragon Quest, legend of heroes trails of cold steel, or Persona avoid this like the plague. Graphically the game looks great on PS5 particularly if you like Dark gritty games. The battle system is hack and slash with dodge rolls and timed dodges. If you are bad at dodging plan to die alot. If you aren't good at games like dark souls then you probably will die quite often. It feels like a darker version of Zelda Breath of the wild mixed with Dark souls.The game has quite a bit of customization and you get to design character at the beginning. It is essentially a more advanced dark souls 3. If you're looking for a challenge this game has plenty maybe even enough to make you rage quit.… Expand
  9. bromotion
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    GAME OF THE YEAR 2022.
    Need I say much more? This game improves on litterally everything past FromSoft games have been needing. Love it - and the story is the best they’ve done so far!
  10. BubaMan
    Mar 6, 2022
    8
    Let me start by saying I'm not a Soulsborne fan... I like difficult games but I can't stand being made to repeat 20+ minutes of drudgery just to get back to the boss that killed me! That's where Elden Ring makes the game so much more accessible!
    Not only are there sensible checkpoints in this game but thanks to the open world design, you can mostly run past difficulty spike foes and come    Let me start by saying I'm not a Soulsborne fan... I like difficult games but I can't stand being made to repeat 20+ minutes of drudgery just to get back to the boss that killed me! That's where Elden Ring makes the game so much more accessible!
    Not only are there sensible checkpoints in this game but thanks to the open world design, you can mostly run past difficulty spike foes and come back for them when you've levelled up. A few of my Soulsborne gripes are withstanding... You still need to grind/farm to level up and you need to rely heavily on Google/YouTube to figure out how to do stuff, so I've knocked a couple of points off for those irks.    … Expand
  11. guiletheguiles
    Apr 13, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is an astonishing milestone in gaming. Just like Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Sekiro before it. That's pretty much it and nothing else needs to be said, honestly.

    The game isn't perfect, clearly, but it's very hard not to give it the full score, since it managed to fully swallow my life for around 200 hours. It basically made me stop looking at any other game and even threw me    Elden Ring is an astonishing milestone in gaming. Just like Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Sekiro before it. That's pretty much it and nothing else needs to be said, honestly.

    The game isn't perfect, clearly, but it's very hard not to give it the full score, since it managed to fully swallow my life for around 200 hours. It basically made me stop looking at any other game and even threw me back to finish past From Software titles once again.

    The graphics and art design is beyond beautiful. The lands between urges you to explore its caves, castles, mountains, underground cities and every other nook and cranny that you can (and sometimes can't) gaze your eyes upon.

    Combat system is Dark Souls perfected. Everything works and flows perfectly. It's basically hitbox porn, with great movement freedom and room for improvisation. Every build is viable and the game wants you to try whatever you feel like. And it's not just the jumping that makes a difference. It's your horse and its precise movements, it's your weapon skills, your sorceries and encantations, it's the enemies, your equipment... everything!

    Exploration is basically the name of the game here and there are TONS of things for you to venture yourself in at the open world of the Lands Between. It's incredible. I grew tired of open world games, but Elden Ring brought something different to the table. And it's not even anything new, it's just... tasty to relish in.
    The map is seriously huge and, on top of the "base quest", you can uncover hidden cities, tombs and many other places that WILL MAKE you keep seeking more. It's addictive and quite marvelous to experience.

    The lore, in my opinion, is probably the highest peak of the whole package. It's insanely well written (and well voiced) and each puzzle piece fits as you progress through the main story and sidequests. NPCs are memorable, discoveries are rewarding, optional bosses and areas are perfect and the whole story is just highly compeling. George Martin and Miyazaki did a wonderful job of creating this sprawling dark world, filled with mysteries and conundrums to feast upon during your gameplay.

    It all feels too good to be true, right? And sort of is, but Elden Rings' cracks start to become more visible as you lenghten your visit in this forsaken land.
    The biggest problem I've come accross has to be the repetition of assets. I did have a lot of fun prowling through catacombs and open areas, but by the time I reached the Mountaintop Of the Giants, it started to get to me. And the bosses. One of Sekiro's biggest flaws, for me, was the amount of repeat bosses, even if it made sense in the story. With Elden Ring, this problem is enhanced due to its open world nature. I grew weary of fighting the same bosses over and over, even right towards the end of my journey. I know that these types of things are normal, but it kinds hurt the experience a bit. Not to mention how unbalanced some of them are.

    Other problems include how the game kinda requires you to summon spirits, some places look the same, the lack of that classic intertwined level design that From's known for, uncalled for difficulty spikes in weird places, among other things.

    Again, these flaws were clear, but truly harmless, when you take everything you go through in into consideration.
    Elden Ring is a true masterpiece and there's no other way around it. Hard not to recommend it, especially if you are a fan of Soulsborne or open world games.

    But it makes me wonder: where will the team go after achieving such a high level?
    Only time will tell, but I can't wait to see what's next.    … Expand
  12. FistfulOfRupees
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    To call it the best game ever made feels like an understatement, it's near perfect game design. Between this and Bloodborne From Software hold the 1 and 2 spots of best games of all time!
  13. N1ghtwing
    Jun 3, 2022
    8
    I'm not happy that I don't like this game more. It is a great game but I'm so sick of open world games. This is the easiest of all the soulsborne games. The brutal difficulty is gone. There are parts that are fantastic, but those moments are lost in the spread out open world. This is probably one of the best open world games ever made, so if you like open world you're in for a treat.
  14. edenzero
    Mar 17, 2022
    10
    Literally every single streamer says this game is so good, critic say it as well, the only haters that you find are those which dont know how to play a proper well done challenging game so they send their heads into enemies like np or cant think in a way for defeat an enemy other than just press attack plus the ones suffered fps drop or technical issue...very dumb delusional people

    The    Literally every single streamer says this game is so good, critic say it as well, the only haters that you find are those which dont know how to play a proper well done challenging game so they send their heads into enemies like np or cant think in a way for defeat an enemy other than just press attack plus the ones suffered fps drop or technical issue...very dumb delusional people

    The hype lived for it, this game looks like a BotW or RDR2 (for mention good open world games )but in real harder mode

    It has a really good story which isnt spoonfed to you, you literally have to talk to NPCs or read item descriptions for get the info, the art is amazing the first thing you will see when start is that big golden tree which will just make you want to take a good picture, gameplay gives you freedom to walk to almost whatever place you want some places must be opened with stuff you must find or defeat but you have the freedom of when, combat is really solid the hitbox is amazing if the enemy is big and use a sword hit and you being in front it wont hit you because the sword might slice above your head insteand of your head or body, design is great it really makes you want to wander around and find stuff for lore or fun, its really a masterpiece indeed, its really solid UNLESS you are the kind of those guys which ''hate souls games alike because you just play shooters or ez mode games where dying is the harder thing to accomplish in the game'' or if sadly will suffer from FPS drop in your PC, you will love this game

    You wont find any other ''excuse'' to hate it, best game in so long definately GOTY    … Expand
  15. prinex
    Mar 1, 2022
    8
    FROM Soft games has always been know for their difficult but mostly for their "japanese" minimalism. Worlds reduced down to their bare framework - the sense of dreadness, of being hopeless lost in a almost impossible quest. Hope never emerges in Dark Souls, their NPCs destined to die or become hollow. NPCs have few words for you, and the ending which is never a end, just the restart of anFROM Soft games has always been know for their difficult but mostly for their "japanese" minimalism. Worlds reduced down to their bare framework - the sense of dreadness, of being hopeless lost in a almost impossible quest. Hope never emerges in Dark Souls, their NPCs destined to die or become hollow. NPCs have few words for you, and the ending which is never a end, just the restart of an eternal loop of despairing and suffering.
    I played DS for many years. And I was expecting, hoping that this pureness would be preserved in Elden Ring.
    Instead, I just spoke to some woman who wants me to deliver a letter. Another one was looking for her husband ? Not sure anymore, as I'm not sure what I'm really doing in this game, beside galloping around, collecting flowers and occasionally face some monster. I guess Im supposed to do something but whatever - is more fun and rewarding just to scavenge around as the next shiny item could be just past that rock.
    And this is the first issue with this game.
    The second one is what I call "artificial difficulty". For some reason some 10 minutes into the game (following the beam guiding you) you hit a boss which is probably good for someone level 40 with well-upgraded weapon. Lets take DS for example, or DS2 / DS3. The first bosses are level-appropriate, doable with a unupgraded weapon, fairly slow and easy to read. Here we deal with a multi-combo jumping spinning area-of-attack as large as ever devil. In DS this would have been a mid-game boss, where you already are familiar with the game and have elemental weapons and so on. But Elden Ring expect me to run around to look for a good weapon, upgrade it, level up some 30 times before I can have a chance.
    So the game does not do a good job telling you "yor are underpowered" - specially as you can stroll by most of enemies to hit the next resting place.
    So we have now underpowered users sitting in front of a monster boss. And here lies the 3d Elden Ring Problem.
    While in the past summoning help was the equivalent to "help me", this time summoning someone makes things worse. Bosses have more health, do more damage, and the limitation in matchmaking to just be able to summon someone around your level means there are now two underpowered users facing the beast. With the usual deadly consequences. The problem here is mixing the old formula of similar-level to matchmaking with the open world. Soons the users will be spread on such a large level range (also weapon level counts in matchmaking, and there are 25 levels), that coop will become almost impossible.
    It is still a good game, specially if you play solo. But the magic of the old "jolly cooperation" is sadly no more there.    … Expand
  16. ZA_WARUDOO
    Mar 8, 2022
    8
    Замечательная игра. Жалко,что насрали неинтересными боссами, как в Dark Souls 2. А так игра очень добротная
  17. italoipo
    Mar 27, 2022
    10
    i love how people are quick to reviewbombing a game, because they suck at it or it's better reviewed and loved then their favorite game.
    this game is a masterpiece. Sure still has flaws and so on..but still a 10/10 because it gives soooo much. I have finished it 3 times and am on my 4th playtrough and still i find undiscovered secrets..there is no mBS microtransactions, no BS Seasonpass    i love how people are quick to reviewbombing a game, because they suck at it or it's better reviewed and loved then their favorite game.
    this game is a masterpiece. Sure still has flaws and so on..but still a 10/10 because it gives soooo much. I have finished it 3 times and am on my 4th playtrough and still i find undiscovered secrets..there is no mBS microtransactions, no BS Seasonpass with cutout content. it's a love letter to gamers and is not trying to milk every penny out of them. its not handholding and treats you like an idiot.its hard..ish...with its flexibility you can make it as hard as you like. if you love good videogames don't miss this..BUT bring alot of time    … Expand
  18. gonzalezulises
    Mar 30, 2022
    10
    With over 70 hours of gameplay and one step away from finishing it, I think it's one of the best exploration and role-playing games I've ever played. I recommend it to anyone who likes constant challenges and overcoming overwhelming enemies.
  19. SeaSquall
    Mar 3, 2022
    8
    It's Dark Souls with an open world. That's it. It doesn't do anything differently than the other From games. It just adds an open world to it. In fact, there isn't really anything new at all. Sure names and systems are changed but they are fundamentally the same.

    The graphics work, Sound design, animations, and frankly just all the visuals are very subpar. This game does not look    It's Dark Souls with an open world. That's it. It doesn't do anything differently than the other From games. It just adds an open world to it. In fact, there isn't really anything new at all. Sure names and systems are changed but they are fundamentally the same.

    The graphics work, Sound design, animations, and frankly just all the visuals are very subpar. This game does not look good by any means but it does have fantastic art direction which go a long way.

    I think Elden Ring is a solid 8. It doesn't revolutionize anything. It's just a lot of fun and worth the money.    … Expand
  20. luwin04
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Muy dificil, se siente una atmosfera realmente vibrante, es una verdadera aventura solo para heroes, los tibios y mancos serán vomitatos x este juego.
  21. jhollis977
    Apr 9, 2022
    10
    The new GOAT of video games. The attention to detail is immaculate. Combat is fluid and precise. Progression feels natural. Exploration is exciting and thrilling.
  22. jankrajnc
    Mar 30, 2022
    10
    amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing amazing
  23. Brie_lars0n
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Gran juego un tanto dificil pero aun asi no deja de ser el mejor souls que ha existido.
  24. Estalfos
    Jul 12, 2022
    8
    Solid 8, love the game is fun and challenging. It can get frustrating and anxiety triggering at the beginning but the more you play it it gets better. For new comers the mechanics are not user friendly, but nothing impossible to get if you actually keep playing the game. Graphics are pretty and the story is great. I am playing in quality and haven’t have any issue with frame rate. OnlySolid 8, love the game is fun and challenging. It can get frustrating and anxiety triggering at the beginning but the more you play it it gets better. For new comers the mechanics are not user friendly, but nothing impossible to get if you actually keep playing the game. Graphics are pretty and the story is great. I am playing in quality and haven’t have any issue with frame rate. Only real complaint might be the fact that there is not a quest log, and by this I mean like a notebook or a diary, not a quest finder. There are a lot of quests and NPC interactions that are easily missable for the Nate fact that you forgot about the quest, soy you might end up reaching some place and killing the boss only to much later discover that you wrecked a quest haha. Also a couple more cinematics would not hurt. Other than that, awesome game.… Expand
  25. Blentz499
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Never have I played a game so ambitious and big, yet still nuanced throughout. The level design is impeccable. Elden Ring is any Dark Souls fans wildest dreams. The only real drawback is the performance on PC and Xbox at the time of this review. Hopefully, that is addressed quickly. Even if you are not a souls fan, there's a lot to learn to love here and appreciate The game has beenNever have I played a game so ambitious and big, yet still nuanced throughout. The level design is impeccable. Elden Ring is any Dark Souls fans wildest dreams. The only real drawback is the performance on PC and Xbox at the time of this review. Hopefully, that is addressed quickly. Even if you are not a souls fan, there's a lot to learn to love here and appreciate The game has been better than I imagined and I can't believe it's actually real. This is one of my favorite games I've ever played.… Expand
  26. Luna-Charlie
    Oct 6, 2022
    8
    Unfortunately not the hoped-for further development of Dark Souls, especially when it comes to balancing and the bosses. Dark Souls 3 was a masterpiece with its perfect bosses. Unfortunately, the open world is way too big, in the end I just wanted to get through the game and fight to the end, but there was always more and a new area. Less is sometimes more! The enemies and bosses areUnfortunately not the hoped-for further development of Dark Souls, especially when it comes to balancing and the bosses. Dark Souls 3 was a masterpiece with its perfect bosses. Unfortunately, the open world is way too big, in the end I just wanted to get through the game and fight to the end, but there was always more and a new area. Less is sometimes more! The enemies and bosses are reused and recycled too often. The main bosses are also unbalanced with one shot deaths. Better a linear Dark Souls 4 than a new open world Elden Ring 2...… Expand
  27. ojciecmatki
    Jul 16, 2022
    9
    As someone that has never played the FromSoftware game, I was really surprised by how engaging this game is from the very start. The gameplay is great and while some bosses/mobs are being reused I have never felt like I have to do something again. The graphics could be a little better but the world is pretty amazing and most of the time I was surprised by how beautiful and unique eachAs someone that has never played the FromSoftware game, I was really surprised by how engaging this game is from the very start. The gameplay is great and while some bosses/mobs are being reused I have never felt like I have to do something again. The graphics could be a little better but the world is pretty amazing and most of the time I was surprised by how beautiful and unique each place is. While you can't change the difficulty you can still use certain things to make it easier (use broken builds/spells, use ashes or even call someone for help). This is the first single-player game that I have put 100hours+ into so it says something. Unlike other games, the sidequests (if you can call them that) are really unique (and long) and actually make an impact on the ending. There was always something to do in that game for me and it was a great adventure. I recommend this game to anyone.

    That being said that are two things that lower the rating for me:

    1. Effort that they have put into Ending(s) (cinematics etc) is very minimal. After 100 hours of gameplay, I would expect something more than 20-second video that doesn't show basically anything. Yes, I could imagine what was the outcome but still, this is a very easy thing to fix. That's probably because most endings reuse other cinematics. It seems like they just didn't care about ending presentation,
    2. While the sidequests and "main" quest are great the lack of any tracker (or even something that saves the dialogues so you can check what they have said) really lowers the experience. How am I supposed to understand (especially at the beginning) where some NPC will go or where I should go if I have never visited the place before. It's not like you will be at that place soon, it can take hours to land in the place where NPC is. That's the case if they tell you where they are, sometimes they just relocate without telling you. What really struck me in all of that is that some questlines can be broken if you progress too far in another one - so not only do you have no idea where to go you also might go in the wrong direction and ruin some questline. If you wish to experience all questlines you basically have to check on the phone where NPC will be and what NOT TO DO in order to not break them. That really lowers the experience.
    3. Close to the endgame it seems like FromSoftware didn't know what to do with normal enemies so they just increased their health and damage output and called it a day. I don't mind strong enemies but that just seemed random. I went from one place to another (literally next to each other) and the difficulty increased by like 300%.    … Expand
  28. elderdragon
    Apr 13, 2022
    10
    For people who really experienced the game, this is much more than a simply Dark Souls game. Elden Ring offers an open world, full of interesting places to explore, more than 100 bosses, and do the most important thing: NOT CARRY THE PLAYER! Real gamers want to experience the game and achieve goals by themselves, so a game must force you to think, to do better decisions, and in thisFor people who really experienced the game, this is much more than a simply Dark Souls game. Elden Ring offers an open world, full of interesting places to explore, more than 100 bosses, and do the most important thing: NOT CARRY THE PLAYER! Real gamers want to experience the game and achieve goals by themselves, so a game must force you to think, to do better decisions, and in this cryteria, Elden Ring delivers. It is not the most difficult game of From Software, but it will suck your life for weeks. It is a masterpiece.… Expand
  29. CSSJAZZ
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    So this is probably my favorite ps5 game so far, the combat is solid, challenging but fair, the level design is nothing but superb, every inch of this world have dungeons, enemy groups, secret bosses and items that make it a charm to explore. Even if you don't like the souls game this might be worth to check out
  30. Alech5888
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    From software ha trovato l'equilibrio giusto tra un souls e un open world..
  31. Mbock001
    Mar 3, 2022
    9
    The game is amazing, every evolution from all their IPs have gone into the game making it amazing. Yes it is difficult it is a From Software game, but it is easier than the rest due to the open world, giving you the ability to become over leveled for bosses to make them sit ificantly easier.. the only reason this is not a 10/10 is the lack of optimization, very rarely am I running 60fps onThe game is amazing, every evolution from all their IPs have gone into the game making it amazing. Yes it is difficult it is a From Software game, but it is easier than the rest due to the open world, giving you the ability to become over leveled for bosses to make them sit ificantly easier.. the only reason this is not a 10/10 is the lack of optimization, very rarely am I running 60fps on ps5 and texture pop in is every where you travel. But so far with 30 hours in it, it's my favorite game of all time, beating my old favorite, bloodborne.… Expand
  32. GhostKing
    Feb 26, 2022
    8
    First ever souls game. Put some hours in and if I was always a fan of these games, I’d say it lived up to the hype and deserved a 10. But you’d have to be a long time fan to see this. As a casual gamer it stands at GREAT. Not BEST GAME EVER. Very open, beautifully crafted world, seemingly fun but quite difficult fights, and great soundtrack for battles. If you like games this is definitelyFirst ever souls game. Put some hours in and if I was always a fan of these games, I’d say it lived up to the hype and deserved a 10. But you’d have to be a long time fan to see this. As a casual gamer it stands at GREAT. Not BEST GAME EVER. Very open, beautifully crafted world, seemingly fun but quite difficult fights, and great soundtrack for battles. If you like games this is definitely a pickup to atleast try, but many will only put a few hours in before they quit.… Expand
  33. Jhow
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Tudo que eu sempre esperei da série Souls foram colocados nesse game. Simplesmente perfeito!
  34. DonSeven
    Mar 8, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I would give it a 9/10 for PS5 and a 8/10 anywhere else.

    This game's depth in terms of combat and exploration, is immense. I just wish there were more story snippets (like pages/books we could collect and read, and actual written clues with scroll aesthetics) & NPC involvement. They did add this to a degree, but not as much as I would've liked.

    I don't mind the lack of "UX" or user interface. In fact, I actually prefer that, because it brings me back the nostalgia that I used to have when I first played videogames as a child/teen. Wow quests didn't hold your hand before; You used to have to figure out the quest by actually reading the journal and piecing together hints or directions. There used to be a point to the flavor text hidden throughout the world in wow.

    Castlevania games never held your hand, and neither did super Mario, or Metroid, or Fable 1, or Morrowind, or even Pokemon. They didn't have quest lists/instructions, or directional arrows, and their user interface was very minimal. Those games made me feel like I was on an adventure in another world, and it was amazing.

    Elden bring had brought me that feeling as well, so I'm very satisfied with my overall experience. My only gripes are with the poor PC port (they don't even have proper keybinds displayed), and because I would've liked more rich story involvement, or misc lore writings scattered throughout the land. Granted, the story and lore that's already there is amazing... But I think there could've been more, without watering it down to "fetch me/slay this" generic quests. It's just that there are barely any cities with NPCs that aren't trying to kill you. I know it's a From Soft game, but that's simply what I would've enjoyed more; an occasional change of pace for a game of this vastness. It's also nice to have some places for respite, with some familiar faces (outside of the round table, because that's only ONE place which isn't even on the map).

    We can't even ask our maiden to join us by a fire or anything of the sort.    … Expand
  35. SpicyView
    Mar 18, 2022
    9
    I have never beat Souls/borne games but this one... After 133 hours of gameplay I have finished it and can finally say F.U to the Lord of blood….
    Elden Ring is very immersive, you are in an awe with those majestic looking vistas. The character designs in this game are very well done, it kinda reminds me of Castlevania but has a punishing difficulty. The game is very difficult I think this    I have never beat Souls/borne games but this one... After 133 hours of gameplay I have finished it and can finally say F.U to the Lord of blood….
    Elden Ring is very immersive, you are in an awe with those majestic looking vistas. The character designs in this game are very well done, it kinda reminds me of Castlevania but has a punishing difficulty. The game is very difficult I think this is the most hardest RPG’s that I’ve play yet. It takes a lot of your time grinding you character to farm runes. Runes serves as currency in the game but also serve as experience to level your character. The game wants you to be patient and calm but sometimes those nerves will really get you, specially when you keep dying from an enemy/boss or an obstacle. Exploration is really what’s good about this game you can find more hidden secrets and areas just by exploring. Also there are no markers to the next destination for the main story line , I have to go search a wiki out of it just to finished the story.
    This game isn’t perfect it also shares annoying technical issues with other games like the camera.
    -The camera is one of your enemy when you are locking on to a target specially big ones it creates a weird angle that you can’t see enemies poise or the stance what strike it will do.
    -Another one is the wall, enemies strikes sometimes can pass through a wall, even if that enemy is behind the other side of the wall, like your hit box is really wide that walls cant stop enemies from hitting you.
    -Lastly and the most annoying is the delay response of controls whenever you are dodging and rolling or jumping specially when you are locking on to a target it sometimes doesn’t do what you want to do whether to dodge or jump or worst it gets delayed when you suppose to hit the enemies opening but your character keeps rolling because of the delay.
    I have a love and hate relationship with this game sometimes I just want to give up, because some certain enemies are annoyingly difficult. I almost broke my keyboard because of rage. If you want to play this game and you are up to the challenge. Here is a tip , magic spells or attacks are OP in this game, during my playthrough I build my character as a battle mage I used every weapon or magic spells that I could find that has more damage just to beat this game. Also read a wiki if it doesn’t really hurt your ego.    … Expand
  36. Fahad-13
    Mar 1, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has one negative, which is that it does not support the Arabic language… Expand
  37. Eddie007
    Feb 26, 2022
    8
    Game is great overall. Read all the reviews saying how this game will change games forever. And in reality it’s just demon souls in open world. Great game, few game issues but non game breaking.
  38. sm152
    Apr 14, 2022
    10
    250 hrs so far and LOVED every single minute of it, and I still have not discovered everything the game has to offer. The world is so massive.
  39. Marinne
    Dec 7, 2022
    0
    Elden Ring foi uma experiência bem meme desde o seu lançamento. Joguei no PC e o desempenho estava péssimo, nos consoles em alguns casos não foi muito diferente. O jogo não me prendeu em nada, um mundo aberto bem genérico e preguiçoso.
  40. PMG-Writer
    Mar 27, 2022
    9
    Thus, Bandai Namco Europe and FromSoftware have done everything right with "Elden Ring". The story can directly overpower you and keep you spellbound for hours. The beautiful environments and the pretty enemy types are also the highlight. In addition, the many possibilities with the characters and attack variants are convincing. In terms of gameplay, you get a damn heavy and challengingThus, Bandai Namco Europe and FromSoftware have done everything right with "Elden Ring". The story can directly overpower you and keep you spellbound for hours. The beautiful environments and the pretty enemy types are also the highlight. In addition, the many possibilities with the characters and attack variants are convincing. In terms of gameplay, you get a damn heavy and challenging action role-playing game for the console and PC. In addition, further improvements and patches are planned. We can recommend "Elden Ring" to every brave gamer, and the experienced fans of the other games from FromSoftware should also grab it right away.… Expand
  41. Nicobros
    Mar 1, 2022
    8
    Gran juego, no cataloga como obra maestra, hubiera sido genial que fuera crossplay ya que se que será un videojuego que durará bastante y para aprovechar al máximo todo lo que entrega !
  42. JCmefra
    Feb 28, 2022
    8
    Very enjoyable game, beautiful world, reasonable difficulty, but the graphics are pretty PS4-ish and the optimization is pretty bad, hope they fix it on future patches.
  43. LunLun
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    I'm in love with EVERY single aspect of this game. The environment, the dungeons, the enemies, the Bosses (which the main ones are some of the hardest ever imo)... it's just breathtakingly beautiful. I've spent SO SO many hours just in the first area alone, just exploring, trying to solve little riddles and sometimes just standing there and appreciating the view. This game has SO MANY coolI'm in love with EVERY single aspect of this game. The environment, the dungeons, the enemies, the Bosses (which the main ones are some of the hardest ever imo)... it's just breathtakingly beautiful. I've spent SO SO many hours just in the first area alone, just exploring, trying to solve little riddles and sometimes just standing there and appreciating the view. This game has SO MANY cool fight mechanics, SO MANY cool weapons - I think there's something for EVERYONE. I love that the magic system got an upgrade this time around. I think this could easily become my absolute favourite game of all time. It just doesn't get boring even one minute.

    I've played it on PS5 (BEAUTIFUL) and Pc (I'm on the lower specs side there with only a 1060) and after the update it runs perfectly fine even on my old boy.
    Another note: all this hurt little review bombing babys crying and rating a game like this with 0(!!) points.. you don't even deserve to play a game like this.    … Expand
  44. Ygs
    Jul 14, 2022
    8
    Elden Ring is really a wonderful game
    The small problems of the game, such as the performance is not good, some boss fights are very cheap, very easy, the open world of the game is very empty, there is not much to do, the music is good, but it is not a masterpiece like blood borne
  45. PotBoy
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This game is not only massive but, it’s deep. A game having 84 bosses 74 of which are unique is insane Miyazaki and the team at FromSoft has outdone themselves. This game takes to ur breathe away. The difficulty is there but, can be lightened if you go to mist woods and weeping peninsula and do it all before tackling storm vein that being said it can still be done. Why would you wanna rushThis game is not only massive but, it’s deep. A game having 84 bosses 74 of which are unique is insane Miyazaki and the team at FromSoft has outdone themselves. This game takes to ur breathe away. The difficulty is there but, can be lightened if you go to mist woods and weeping peninsula and do it all before tackling storm vein that being said it can still be done. Why would you wanna rush this masterpiece anyway. This game comes as close to as perfect a game can get!… Expand
  46. Princedawg4
    Feb 26, 2022
    8
    One of the best games I've ever played, plays like a dream and while it does take after ds3, I'd say that works in it's favor with how enemies work and the overall environment.
  47. Talloinz
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    I'm seeing tons of terrible ratings.
    Are you playing the same game i am?
    It is AESTHETICALLY breathtaking and grafically far more than "ok". The events are incredibly fun and various to the point where, even after more than 20 hours, I'm still amazed of how much different thing, enemies, discoveries, really good bosses, unique dungeons I've found. The combat system is a greatly evolved    I'm seeing tons of terrible ratings.
    Are you playing the same game i am?
    It is AESTHETICALLY breathtaking and grafically far more than "ok".
    The events are incredibly fun and various to the point where, even after more than 20 hours, I'm still amazed of how much different thing, enemies, discoveries, really good bosses, unique dungeons I've found.
    The combat system is a greatly evolved "dark souls 3" with new, useful and well implemented mechanics.
    I can get that this game might not be for everyone (not because of his difficulty, because of how it is build) and it's completely fine but I'm just reading hateful and silly reasons filled with untrue statements in order to justify votes that elden ring just doesn't deserves.
    It's not a perfect game, I'm giving a 9 (9,5 would be perfect but I can't give half-votes), framerate is a problem but not that much on the ps5 version (few times it drops below 50 fps and just for short periods of time)    … Expand
  48. AliEmra
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    The best game ı ever played H
  49. Davi23
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Jogabilidade souls tá ótima. História do Miazaki com ambientação George RR Martin tá muito massa de explorar. E o jogo é extremamente longo. Simplesmente sensacional.
  50. tank11
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good!game!Good!game!Good!game!
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    Good!game!Good!game!Good!game!    … Expand
  51. Yunia
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    The greatest game of all gaming history. May have some bugs. But guys, it s been only few days! Minor issues will be fixed soon.
  52. MarcoarzX
    Feb 27, 2022
    8
    Really fun game, sense of exploration is great but overall it just feels like Dark Souls 3 adapted for an openworld. I fell it doesn’t move gaming forward in any significant way, technically is very unimpressive (lips are not even synced to dialogue), still, it’s fun and combat is great. Have to say I like Sekiro much better.
  53. DeezNizutzzzz
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This game is amazing. For all the people claiming it's to hard, Grow up lol!!!! It is difficult but fairly easy to farm the xp you need to get through and level up.
  54. AyrtonSenna
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    FANTÁSTICO!!!

    Desde que finalizei Bloodborne, nada havia me despertado o sentimento que somente a franquia Souls proporciona. E essa mistura de mundo aberto com o gênero, nos deu uma obra-prima da indústria. Acredito que em todos aspectos o gênero evoluiu, sem perder sua essência ele consegue te teleportar ao primeiro Dark Souls. Neste ano acho difícil algum lançamento superar esse.
  55. LuisFPSs
    Feb 27, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm playing for 20 hours and the game incredible, but I'm walking to any places that I see and i miss a little direction because it's hard to know where you have to go and who you have to defeated but I know that it is the fun of a open world game.… Expand
  56. Kaensey
    Mar 3, 2022
    8
    Un soulslike che prova a cambiare pelle mantenendo le tradizioni, mi sarei aspettato qualcosa di più a livello tecnico,i cali di frame rate improvvisi su nextgen, sono fastidiosi, spero in una patch miracolosa
  57. momslilboy
    Mar 5, 2022
    8
    It's dark souls 3 with an open world with a lot of bugs. I don't know what these so-called reviewers are smoking but this is not a 97 masterpiece... it's an 88 at best
  58. Vahradrim
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    FOR THOSE WHO DON'T LIKE ELDEN RING:
    It is normal to hate this type of game at first. If you give it you challenge yourself to finish this game no matter what (even watch a video of it to help). And if you do, at 10% of the adventure you will love it so much, it will be hard to like any other game. It did that to the rest of us.
    The video game is a masterpiece for so many players, is the    FOR THOSE WHO DON'T LIKE ELDEN RING:
    It is normal to hate this type of game at first. If you give it you challenge yourself to finish this game no matter what (even watch a video of it to help). And if you do, at 10% of the adventure you will love it so much, it will be hard to like any other game. It did that to the rest of us.
    The video game is a masterpiece for so many players, is the game bad and we're blindfolded, or did you miss something?

    Instead of a review with points that you can find anywhere, I will give my feeling about this new FromSoftware:
    Amazing graphics, let's be honest, it is breathtaking.
    And I'm not talking about the definition of textures because you can find better textures in other games nowadays. The world they've created is literally stunning! The topography gives a lot of verticality to the game and you find yourself wanting to go to a place just because you can see a crazy looking castle or tree from afar. Animations, particules, shadows, wind in nature, enemies, there is so much to see.
    The gameplay itself is so flowless, switch from one weapon to another, invoking spirits, the hit/parry is brilliant. However the camera can be finicky sometimes, as well as the "lock enemies" that can sometimes lock an enemy far away while you wanted the one that is in front of you (happens sometimes but it can be anoying to die for that). The game alternate extremely well between outside environment and dungeons, forcing you to diversify your way of playing.
    The loot is great, just great. They found the right dose of rare equipment (it's not a Diablo III) and being able to find some randomly or by exploring. The rewards at the end of big side quests are crazy but of course require stats you can't afford yet and that's excellent because that let you enjoy the ones you have right now but still looking forward to it.
    The beginning story is good for now but hard to follow, there's so many names. Sekiro had an easier story to follow, so it feels like a downgrade to me here, but I'm not far into the story yet to judge.
    Overall an amazing game that I will discover for the next years to come. Thank you FromSoftware.    … Expand
  59. trelleus
    Mar 7, 2022
    8
    Elden ring is a great game I'll start by saying that however it is nowhere near the 10 out of 10 that the soy boy fan boys have the dark soul series tend to give it. If you're looking for an honest review from a person who actually hates dark souls games because of how unrelentingly difficult they are and inaccessible they are to the vast majority of gamers then you've reached the rightElden ring is a great game I'll start by saying that however it is nowhere near the 10 out of 10 that the soy boy fan boys have the dark soul series tend to give it. If you're looking for an honest review from a person who actually hates dark souls games because of how unrelentingly difficult they are and inaccessible they are to the vast majority of gamers then you've reached the right place. I've put 35 hours of game time into Elden ring and I'm a pretty high level and have beat the 1st 2 major bosses including about 15 or 20 other Mini bosses and I'm here to tell you that Elden ring's overall combat And open world is amazing.. For a new gamer it definitely takes getting used to and you will die but Once you accept that it is a difficult mountain to climb with the satisfaction of standing at the top of the peak at the end of your grueling efforts you'll come to understand the beauty of the soul's franchise. Now I'll get into the major problem for me which keeps this at an 8 instead of the 10 that everyone seems to give it. This game is almost inaccessible for new players, when you're dropped into the world you don't understand anything and no cut scene made me care enough or gave me enough information to truly understand my purpose. I've played the game for 35 plus hours and still I do not understand what it means to be tarnished what the Lands between even are or why I am in pursuit of the Elden ring. The few and far between NP c's that you do meet have 0 lip syncing and are not presented in well choreographed cut scenes and also oftentimes speak gibberish or nonsense that is difficult to understand. On top of that seeing as you don't even have something as basic as a journal to help you you often times get vague representations of Someplace far off in the distance with absolutely no true idea of where to go and because you have no quest book or log or journal of any type oftentimes the side quests that an NPC gives you are so difficult you end up having to go to YouTube instead of truly exploring the open world and finding the quest. Another thing I didn't like was the music you hear essentially the same score of music for your entire playthrough no matter what environment you go to or what part of the map you go to the music is the same thru and thru with the same track on repeat. And even with all of these problems even with the story being essentially an afterthought and and you essentially wandering around during around not knowing what to do I still find myself coming back to play this game hour after hour, Fight after fight, death after death, because the open world is on a skyrim level I'm level of discovery. Around every corner, atop every mountain, across every plane there tends to be something no matter how small worthwhile a much needed item, a new ashes of war, a new spirit summon, or maybe just maybe you get a new weapon. Bosses are so unique and so challenging that regardless of these few flaws I've told you here today which most certainly keep this game away from the fabled 10 out of 10, it is by far a great game worth playing . I know most of this review might have scared you away but I want to be completely honest when I say there are flaws that most newcomers to the dark souls franchise will not like And will not be ready for, but if you can get past that there is so much greatness here And I for one won't be the person to stray you away from such a gem. Elden ring is a great game and is a lot of fun and is worth every penny… Expand
  60. Cristiandastain
    Mar 8, 2022
    9
    This is a masterpiece, is not a perfect game, but miyazaki makes a great adventure that ever souls player will be enjoy. To the person who don't know about the souls games just take it easy, its hard but not too much.
  61. Magus509
    Mar 9, 2022
    9
    Phenomenal open-world experience

    Elden Ring combines the intense Souls-style combat From Software is known for with a world that rivals in size to Skyrim. I've spent 60+ hours traversing the various locations within the game and I am STILL finding things I missed before! With a varied skill tree and no real guard rails, every player is capable of having their own unique experience,    Phenomenal open-world experience

    Elden Ring combines the intense Souls-style combat From Software is known for with a world that rivals in size to Skyrim. I've spent 60+ hours traversing the various locations within the game and I am STILL finding things I missed before! With a varied skill tree and no real guard rails, every player is capable of having their own unique experience, exploration and perseverance are rewarded with powerful weapons, spells, armor, side quest progression and new areas to explore. PC players be cautious, the port is not perfect, and due to it's current popularity the servers are overwhelmed. However I find it very hard to criticize this game given the scope and effort put into it.

    Probably the biggest reason I recommend this game is due to the social aspect surrounding it. You WILL see and do things your friend might miss, and the UI is meant to be communicated amongst players. Multiplayer is it's own unique experience, and the game (like prior titles) allows you to leave helpful messages for future adventurers to read. Just don't fall for the pranks that come from some of these messages.    … Expand
  62. NitrogenLlama
    Mar 9, 2022
    8
    The game is near perfect… in most areas. There are definitely some enemies and quite a few bosses that are less than fun to encounter because they have long unpredictable attacks with very narrow and misleading openings during which you can attack. Also I very much dislike instances of non-player character interactions happening with no consent of the player. Exploring the map shouldn’tThe game is near perfect… in most areas. There are definitely some enemies and quite a few bosses that are less than fun to encounter because they have long unpredictable attacks with very narrow and misleading openings during which you can attack. Also I very much dislike instances of non-player character interactions happening with no consent of the player. Exploring the map shouldn’t have a chance of holding your runes hostage because you wandered into an invasion you might not even know is possible with a lot of runes.

    The game does have compelling combat that gives genuine satisfaction when you defeat a hard enemy or boss! Even if they felt unfair you still feel so accomplished after you win on the first try or after dozens of deaths.

    The game is beautiful and rich with themes and flavor!

    The game is a 9/10 without the flawed enemy encounters mentioned above. An 8/10 with them. I would totally recommend it to anyone who can take many failures without losing faith.    … Expand
  63. ClementT98
    Mar 15, 2022
    9
    Après plus de 100h de jeu et le platine en poche, je pense pouvoir mettre une note à ce jeu.
    J'ai pris un plaisir monstre à découvrir cet univers construit par George R. R. Martin, je précise bien l'univers car le scénario, les dialogue et les descriptions d'objet sont bel et bien de Miyazaki (FromSoftware).
    -Un monde gigantesque tant en terme de surface ou de contenu, un jeu qui arrive    Après plus de 100h de jeu et le platine en poche, je pense pouvoir mettre une note à ce jeu.
    J'ai pris un plaisir monstre à découvrir cet univers construit par George R. R. Martin, je précise bien l'univers car le scénario, les dialogue et les descriptions d'objet sont bel et bien de Miyazaki (FromSoftware).
    -Un monde gigantesque tant en terme de surface ou de contenu, un jeu qui arrive à entremêler qualité et quantité est assez rare de nos jours et donc à souligner.
    Je me répète : un univers incroyable, une épopée épique et pleine de mélancolie mêlée au gigantisme du royaume (ref à Shadow of Colossus)

    -Une exploration intelligente et extrêmement généreuse avec de vrai récompenses à la clé !

    -Un gameplay sensiblement identique à celui de Dark Souls 3 mais en plus abouti : des centaines d'armes, sort, miracle, etc... des weapons arts (cendre de guerres) à foison et qui en toute la plupart une vrai utilité lors des affrontements et l'ajout d'un saut mdr, cela peut paraître assez anecdotique mais qui s'intègre parfaitement dans l'exploration et le gameplay roulade/saut

    -Une réalisation un peu en dessous des standards actuels mais sublimée par la direction artistique du titre, d'ailleurs celle-ci ne faiblit jamais et je tiens à féliciter FromSoftware pour cela !! On peut donc être un peu surpris par les animations un peu rigides et les graphisme ok tiers en début de partie mais une fois la première heure passée, on est dedans et on ne fait plus attention à ça.

    -Par contre la raison pour laquelle je ne met pas 10/10 est la suivante : Le clipping et l'aliasing sont un peu honteux pour les graphismes proposés en 2022, je ne parlerai pas de l'optimisation PC car j'ai fait le jeu sur PS5 voilà pourquoi j'écris ce test dans la rubrique PS5^^

    En conclusion, un chef-d’œuvre vidéo-ludique, le meilleurs jeu de ce début d'année 2022 sans aucun doute et probablement un des jeux les plus épique que j'ai fait de toute ma vie !    … Expand
  64. Kratos_300
    Mar 16, 2022
    8
    Reseña en español:

    Para empezar he de decir que el juego es una gran obra, un sobresaliente en esta industria sin duda, pero al igual que cualquier obra, tiene sus cosas buenas y sus cosas malas, por lo que me gustaria comenzar con lo positivo: 1. La direccion artistica es simpemente increible, los diferentes castillos, mansiones, aldeas y demas componenetes del mundo, incluso los    Reseña en español:

    Para empezar he de decir que el juego es una gran obra, un sobresaliente en esta industria sin duda, pero al igual que cualquier obra, tiene sus cosas buenas y sus cosas malas, por lo que me gustaria comenzar con lo positivo:

    1. La direccion artistica es simpemente increible, los diferentes castillos, mansiones, aldeas y demas componenetes del mundo, incluso los propios enemigos y jefes de zona, se sienten unicos y diferentes entre si, todo hecho con una fijacion en el detalle abrumadora, ademas de que dependinedo del punto desde donde se mire, la complejidad del escenario es mejor o un tanto inferior respecto a lo que aparenta, lo que le da un aire de mistisismo al no saber que te encontraras.

    2. Las mecanicas, el combate y el gameplay se sienten muy bien a la hora de estar jugando, estan bien planteados cada uno de estos apartados hilado a la clase de personaje que se escoja previamente al inicio del juego, de la mano con la dificultad progresiva del mismo, la jugabilidad es simplemente reconfortante a cada paso que das en la aventura.

    3. El diseño de nivel es simpemente perfecto, cosa a la que ya nos tiene acostumbrados su estudio desarrollador con sus anteriores titulos, pero sumandole aun mas cosas gracias a la nueva faseta de mundo abierto. Las posibilidades para completar una zona son casi infinitas, y en ningun momento sientes que algo que no cuadre a tu alredor, todo esta en su sitio por alguna razon, y tu misison es descubrirla.

    4. El manejo del mundo abierto bebe mucho de The Legend of Zelda: breath of the wild, osea que todo lo que descubras depende enteramente de tu manera de jugar y tu atencion en la exploracion, lo cual da una sensacion de inmersion enorme, no hay iconos indicandote a donde ir, no hay npcs que te den un numero exagerado de tareas para que te veas en la obligacion de explorar, nada de eso, fromsoftware se esmero en que tu fueras quien forjara tu propio camino.

    Puntos negativos:

    1. Como ya es bien sabido el rendimiento en las diferentes plataformas no es nada optimo, y las consolas tanto de pasada generacion como de la actual son las que en peor estado se encuentran, teniendo un modo rendimiento que oscila entre los 40 y 60 fps, algo no acorde a lo que se espera de un titulo lanzado en estas consolas, junto con esto, su apartado grafico brilla por ser un tanto mediocre, practicamente luce como un juego de hace minimo 5 años.

    2. El juego no cuenta con una explicacion por lo menos basica de ciertas misones secundarias, practricanente no te dice nada, por lo que la mayoria de jugadores, creo yo, que se veran obligados a ver algun tipo de guia o ayuda de otros jugadores, lo cual le quita merito a la inmersion, en el caso de no hacer esto, lo mas probable es que te pierdas algun tipo de recompensa o bifurcacion importante de la historia.

    2. Hay un numero considerable de enemigos y zonas recicladas entre si, por ejemplo, es muy probable que te encuentres con un jefe secundario mas de una vez, e incluso, una de estas veces puedes encontrartelo como un enemigo comun y corriente, lo cual hace que la lucha contra un enemigo que parezac medianamente importante pierda peso y relevancia, asi como algunas mazmorras son repetitivas e incluso cancinas.

    3. No queda muy claro hacia que tipo de jugador va dirigido el juego, lo que si queda claro, es que aunque la libertad de eleccion se ve camuflada por las clases de personaje al principio, al avanzar en la eventura parace que todo te lleva a pensar que es un juego para clases que manejen magia y hechizos, en mi experiencia personal, que jugue con la clase "Vagabundo", me ecnontre con mas de un enemigo al que mi armadura, por mas fuerte que fuese, no parecia hacerle frente, esto junto a una barra de vida que parece ser ignorada por los enemigos, te da la sensacion de que estas jugando erroneamente.

    4. La interfaz y el HUD son toscos y anticuados para los tiempos que corren, acciones que deberian tomarte como mucho 5 segundos, aqui te toman el triple, tiempo durante el cual, al no existir una pausa, pueden matarte perfectamernte.

    Elden Ring es un juego maravilloso, pero no es un 10/10, aunque para todo fan de la saga y la dificultad vale completamente la pena.    … Expand
  65. bilomium
    Mar 18, 2022
    9
    FromSoftware has excelled itself, crafting one of the finest open-world experiences I have ever had the ..don't let the supposed difficulty put you off. Give Elden Ring a chance
  66. Eliqx
    Mar 31, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is a game that allows a much wider accessibility than the dark souls saga.
  67. toughcraby
    Apr 10, 2022
    8
    There is so much questionable game design in this game, especially in the later half. The game looks gorgeous, but there are too few fun boss fights. Incredible potential, a bit wasted away with a too big scope. I have 120 hours in this game, only 40 or so were actually enjoyable.
  68. lisasimpsonjuni
    Feb 25, 2023
    10
    Absolutely perfect game. Beautiful environments, great bosses, and best of all no forced in-app purchases. 11/11
  69. WeAllEffed
    Jul 4, 2023
    2
    This is nothing but a “Push Button at Exact Moment or Die” game. This is all you’ll be doing from hour 1 to hour 100+. That’s all this game has to offer. You lizard-brain skitter through it. Difficulty is nothing special, same enemy double standards seen in every game. Damage sponge enemies vs 2-3 hits = dead. Homing attacks and projectiles with massive hit boxes vs your lame limited moveThis is nothing but a “Push Button at Exact Moment or Die” game. This is all you’ll be doing from hour 1 to hour 100+. That’s all this game has to offer. You lizard-brain skitter through it. Difficulty is nothing special, same enemy double standards seen in every game. Damage sponge enemies vs 2-3 hits = dead. Homing attacks and projectiles with massive hit boxes vs your lame limited move set. Hardcore gaming has become a joke.

    Developers and publishers would rather reskin, repackage, and crank out what was successful before then dare try to innovate. And that sums up AAA games for over a decade.    … Expand
  70. BULETAURA
    Nov 15, 2022
    10
    One more FromsSoftware masterpiece. In this year is the GAME OF THE YEAR!!! It deserves.
  71. Zerosa
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    The game has a wonderful and beautiful world and many legendary side missions
  72. vadbizz
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Best game ever! I like this game. Graphics is amazing and performance is great even on ps4.
  73. paethrs
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is a masterpiece across the board. 1000x better than recycling content GoW.
  74. Kratos8005
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    It's a baddddddddddddddďdddddddddddd game , same graphics, same gameplay, dark souls was much better
  75. GodOfStrength
    Dec 10, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is mid period. Story boring exploration boring bosses too easy. Literally only took Me 300 hours to get max lvl and I'm only on ng+ 7.… Expand
  76. Thrftshopper
    May 17, 2023
    3
    Boring game with only combat as a driving force. Beautiful world, boring story, I'm still scratching my head over why people think this game is so great. Play Witcher 3 instead.
  77. KentKouh
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    Too hard, grinding 6 hours to beat a simple boss a waste of time, open world feels empty and traversing was tiresome because how big the map was. Elden Ring is a major disappointment as someone who was a fan of Bloodborne.
  78. Cachwr
    Mar 12, 2022
    4
    This game doesn’t do anything new and therefore gets boring very fast also replay ability is quite bad also
  79. tmldan
    Mar 18, 2022
    6
    Tons of quality of life issues, performance is poor (tons of FPS drops on any platform), pop-in is all over the place and the world feels pretty empty and co-op is broken, graphical fidelity is also poor for 2022. Why can't from soft just allow people to play together consistently, this isn't 10 years ago where this was acceptable, the network is broken and co-op is just a pain in the ass.Tons of quality of life issues, performance is poor (tons of FPS drops on any platform), pop-in is all over the place and the world feels pretty empty and co-op is broken, graphical fidelity is also poor for 2022. Why can't from soft just allow people to play together consistently, this isn't 10 years ago where this was acceptable, the network is broken and co-op is just a pain in the ass.

    Over the years being a huge souls fan, i've been lenient with From Soft and hoped they would improve upon many things but they refuse particularly because reviewers are too nice to them. They deserve criticism not 10's.

    Anyways, this feels like dark souls 3 but open world, the world is made well but this is not innovative and feels samey.

    I hope From Soft becomes more ambitious rather than just making an open world.    … Expand
  80. gongali
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    Combat is fun, stressful, and challenging and the world is huge and beautiful and filled with secret bosses and things to explore. Overall great game.
  81. Maugaran
    Mar 8, 2022
    7
    Totally overrated but good game. Nice fight system but empty world + trivial npcs. Not special Music.
  82. Stefan_G
    Mar 3, 2022
    9
    This is just another perfect fromsoftware title. Most people i see complaining here in the reviews clearly never played another fromsoftware game before and just bought it because of the hype. People are crying about the fact that the story isn't obvious and that there are no clear objectives. But that is kinda the point in all of the fromsoftware games. if you want to know the lore youThis is just another perfect fromsoftware title. Most people i see complaining here in the reviews clearly never played another fromsoftware game before and just bought it because of the hype. People are crying about the fact that the story isn't obvious and that there are no clear objectives. But that is kinda the point in all of the fromsoftware games. if you want to know the lore you got to look for it yourself. people are also complaining that this game is just darksouls 4 with open world. thats right. if you don't like that, then this game is indeed not for you.

    the only reason why this game is a 9 and not a 10 is because of the minor performance issues. sometimes the fps drops to 30. and the game is indeed not as beautiful as other ps5 titles like demon's souls. but for me personally that is not really an issue.    … Expand
  83. CrunchyHero
    Mar 7, 2022
    8
    I feel this game is incredible and an unpolished piece of **** at the same time.

    Where the game shines, it does so beautifully in its wide range of gameplay styles, exciting boss fights, and well designed main dungeons. The game however is EXTREMELY unpolished. There's an early NPC which sets the entire early game story and direction which you can accidentally miss and have no    I feel this game is incredible and an unpolished piece of **** at the same time.

    Where the game shines, it does so beautifully in its wide range of gameplay styles, exciting boss fights, and well designed main dungeons.

    The game however is EXTREMELY unpolished.

    There's an early NPC which sets the entire early game story and direction which you can accidentally miss and have no idea what's going on. At the beginning of the game you're often beating dungeons and collecting items which you have no idea how to use and actually can't make use of yet, making the rewards feel very unfulfilling. There are a bunch of game mechanics that are hidden behind obscure optional texts, or random unmarked NPCs and you don't even get access to the nexus and most of those basic mechanics until like 6 or 7 hours into the game. Over 30 hours into the game, I still don't know how to use some basic mechanics like cooking.

    Basic things like explaining new game mechanics, quest logs, comparing items to current items in the store, knowing when npcs have new things to say etc. are all missing. Again, these are lacks of basic game polish that deep gamer masochists treat as features, and most people used to modern games will find frustrating. That's not even mentioning the graphics. Which frankly feel like DS1 graphics which can run on a switch, yet this game has random visual bugs and performance issues all over the place on expensive hardware. DO NOT EXPECT A POLISHED GAME.

    The game also suffers from a complete disconnect in tension. You go from being afraid of most enemies and having to work for everything, to being an untouchable speed demon on a horse a few hours in.
    Now rather than having to sneak past, or fight enemies in the overworld to access the loot they're guarding, you can just ride around, pick up items with no pickup animation in super overleveled areas and gallop off on your merry way. The horse is OP OP.
    So much so that there is actually a way to beat a lvl 80 boss, AND get enough exp to get to near lvl 50 as a lvl 1 scrub within an hour of starting the game, all without having to swing your weapon once!

    Honestly some people might enjoy just riding around aimlessly on an open world copy paste landscape for hours on end on an untouchable horse for variable rewards, but that's just not for me.

    This game got really fun for me when I stopped treating it like a polished game that I should experience in the way the devs intended, and started treating it like the broken piece of **** it is! I now go online to find the coolest builds, discover how the game mechanics work, figure out the most broken exploits, look up where the most broken items are, and do my upmost to become as much a god yet not too much of a god as possible.

    The game is such that even with the ridiculous exploits, most bosses are still challenging, and you can kind of make the game as hard or as easy as you want by exploiting exp hacks. If you want to grind exp for an hour and become way stronger you can, if you want to spread your points so you can do all the builds yet still be the same combat strength, you can, and if you want to be a deep masochist and wander around for hours finding a few cool things, and grind ****ty mobs and bosses and be frustrated for hours and hours because it hurts so good, you can do that too!

    This game is beautiful, hideous, amazing, poorly designed, with amazing design choices, with easy ass cheesable bosses, with riveting hard gaming challenges, with absurd exploits, and a lot of frustration and a lot of triumph.

    So what are you waiting for?
    This is the best game of the year!
    It's also the worst game of the year!
    ...
    Come check it out!    … Expand
  84. Sanz_22
    Mar 9, 2022
    5
    1. A boring repetitive empty giant open world. Generic and recycled bosses and enemies;
    2. The same old-style FromSoftware way of telling a story: a boring puzzle that has to be solved through reading hundreds of items descriptions and cryptic conversations with stoned NPCs;
    3. Clunky combat system and light-speed bosses from Tekken: rolling through infinite AoE attack combos just to land    1. A boring repetitive empty giant open world. Generic and recycled bosses and enemies;
    2. The same old-style FromSoftware way of telling a story: a boring puzzle that has to be solved through reading hundreds of items descriptions and cryptic conversations with stoned NPCs;
    3. Clunky combat system and light-speed bosses from Tekken: rolling through infinite AoE attack combos just to land one or two strikes, repeat;
    4. Few pieces of equipment and terrible drop rates. You kill a boss just to receive some useless material;
    5. Very beautiful art direction, BUT terrible graphics;
    6. Poor performance;
    7. Different from Dark Souls, and the others, Elden Ring is mediocre at building tension. Dark Souls is a game that has you always under pressure, theres is little to no rest. You can only feel safe when you're resting at a bonfire. When you play for the first time, you never know what to expect. Enemies are strategically placed, as well as traps. And they're everywhere, all the time. Elden Ring can't do this. There are long pauses to "commune with nature", because the big empty open world is not threatening. You can see the enemies from distance, and you're never caught by surprise. The way from Ruin A to Ruin B is safe and sound... And once you approach Ruin B, you know "ok, now I'll face some challenge", at this moment, there's no tension, it was ruined by the anticipation. You always know what to expect and when;
    8. Multiplayer is the same old song: dependant on consumable items and limited to smoke walls. FS could have delivered a true multiplayer, but they are too addicted to the same old colorful phantoms paradigma.
    Am I saying the game is not good? No, I'm not. I'm just convicted that Elden Ring is far from being the Eight World Wonder that media wants it to be. Way too far from 97 on Metacritic. In my opinion, the worst among it's siblings.    … Expand
  85. Lt_Meow-Meow
    Mar 16, 2022
    6
    This game attempts to marry open-world and souls-like design and tragically fails at both, being lesser than the sum of its parts. There's no incentive to explore unless you're grinding, as the world is too big to be interesting, instead full of copy-pasted environments and enemies, and the only reward for exploration is useless crafting materials and weapons you don't want. The game isThis game attempts to marry open-world and souls-like design and tragically fails at both, being lesser than the sum of its parts. There's no incentive to explore unless you're grinding, as the world is too big to be interesting, instead full of copy-pasted environments and enemies, and the only reward for exploration is useless crafting materials and weapons you don't want. The game is very poorly paced and balanced.

    I could go on for pages, but will spare you with brevity.    … Expand
  86. Elden_Fail_lol
    Mar 27, 2022
    0
    Thank god most people already stopped playing it, now all that's left is bunch of losers who whine about other games in Steam forums and try to act like Elden Ring was something great lol.
    Well good for you, but massive amount of gamers will disagree on that. Lots of people bought it, because of hype, hardly anyone finished it tho and that's says more than thousand words. Thankfully it    Thank god most people already stopped playing it, now all that's left is bunch of losers who whine about other games in Steam forums and try to act like Elden Ring was something great lol.
    Well good for you, but massive amount of gamers will disagree on that. Lots of people bought it, because of hype, hardly anyone finished it tho and that's says more than thousand words. Thankfully it will be completely forgotten in few months.    … Expand
  87. John86
    Dec 8, 2022
    0
    To be honest I’m not a fan of this game! I found it boring and the graphics are not that great!
  88. icedzug
    Mar 6, 2022
    7
    I find this game is much overrated. each from software game before was better. most enemy are just ridiculous or just overpowered, nothing between. Open World is full of Nothing but the same houses, the same trees and the same graveyards. Dungeon design just got worse
  89. damir180
    Mar 26, 2022
    1
    In some moment this game became so stuffy I opened a window. Big same-type location, too much copy-paste bosses, useless quests I missed, storyline.. what else storyline?)) Dark Souls III you was the best ever
  90. vienne
    Mar 1, 2022
    5
    This is basically Dark Souls 3 in an open world.
    All mechanics are the same, i.e. outdated.
    Sekiro was a good step forward: deflections, "hesitation is defeat" and so on - great game, 9-10/10. People had high expectation, Mr. Miyazaki said that ER gotta show good graphics to keep up with Demon's Souls remaster, and he delivered. But graphics and level design are everything this game    This is basically Dark Souls 3 in an open world.
    All mechanics are the same, i.e. outdated.
    Sekiro was a good step forward: deflections, "hesitation is defeat" and so on - great game, 9-10/10.
    People had high expectation, Mr. Miyazaki said that ER gotta show good graphics to keep up with Demon's Souls remaster, and he delivered.
    But graphics and level design are everything this game has to offer, sadly.
    I also suspect that story will unfold in an unexpected and exciting way. But it's hard to just sit there and play when gameplay is exactly what you've experienced 6 years ago.

    Speaking of open world - it simply doesn't work. It's empty, 95% of it is just decoration. It's okay with me, as I said - level design (emphasis on "design") is good. But you find yourself riding a horse 90% of the time trying to explore a world that has little to offer - some loot, various mobs and occasional NPCs, mostly merchants. There are a lot of "bonfires" that connect together a dull emptiness of the game world.

    I rate it 5/10 for labor being done properly but without any imagination regarding game design.

    Horse is overpowered. Just ride in circles + L1/R1     … Expand
  91. Tuetenhenkel
    Mar 3, 2022
    5
    I love Soulslike games, but my expectations for Elden Ring were low from the start. Souls and Open World, does it work? Well, unfortunately not for me.

    What I like about Soulslikes is the intense combat, the danger that can lurk around every corner. In Elden Ring we can already see the opponents from afar, we can easily walk around them and even if they see us, we can flee in a flash    I love Soulslike games, but my expectations for Elden Ring were low from the start. Souls and Open World, does it work? Well, unfortunately not for me.

    What I like about Soulslikes is the intense combat, the danger that can lurk around every corner. In Elden Ring we can already see the opponents from afar, we can easily walk around them and even if they see us, we can flee in a flash with our mount. Only in the dungeons there is a bit of atmosphere, unfortunately they are designed quite repetitive and mostly have bosses that are not worth remembering.

    The open world itself is pretty boring in my opinion, there's a lot of idleness. Sure, you might say now, just ignore the optional areas. But that's not really possible, because every now and then there are more or less useful rewards waiting for you. So like any other Ubisoft game, it often feels like work here too. I scour the entire open world, putting in several hours to MAYBE find a better weapon, armor, or spell. Most of the time, however, it were items that didn't fit my build at all, which only made the disappointment even greater.

    I don't even want to start with crafting. Collect plants and hunt animals to make arrows? This might be fun for the first five minutes, but eventually you just roll your eyes when you run out of arrows. Luckily, you can later buy these from merchants and don't have to waste time farming.

    Elden Ring is not a total disaster. In its core disciplines, it is just as much fun as the previous titles. Only the open world makes the game too easy and fills it with too much idleness and boredom.

    Personally, I would like FromSoftware to go back to the menacing, atmospheric, yet rewardingly explorable and well designed linear levels.

    Oh, and a new setting would be very refreshing, I don't really need a Dark Souls 5.    … Expand
  92. SvG_RiiTz
    Mar 22, 2022
    2
    In my opinion there's a lot of issues with this hyped game.. I mean a LOT!.. Starting from graphics, idk I feel like the resolution is like 3yr outdated.. Camera and target acquaintance are really trash. Motion animation is very frustrating, thus no action cancel with roll. And the most important thing is that the developers force us to be working while playing.. Need too much attentionIn my opinion there's a lot of issues with this hyped game.. I mean a LOT!.. Starting from graphics, idk I feel like the resolution is like 3yr outdated.. Camera and target acquaintance are really trash. Motion animation is very frustrating, thus no action cancel with roll. And the most important thing is that the developers force us to be working while playing.. Need too much attention and we need to do a self database-like ourselves to get anything from this game ( or googling it, RIGHT.. That's really fun playing like that) . It just takes too much effort that u just miss the fun. I think the devs just thought they were making a game for prodigys and genius people...… Expand
  93. Donquixote432
    Apr 16, 2022
    4
    Good world design, graphics not near as demon souls. Boring world, no real rewards for exploring. Worst Boss move design from all FS Games.
    Critic Reviews seem bought.

    Getting with time worse and worse.
    Just wasted money.
  94. ValentinaMorett
    Apr 16, 2022
    4
    An overrated game with bad graphics , bad performance and a really bad battle system, it’s not about it being hard, there are even harder games that are good , this is just clunky , hyped by the media and overrated by people that won’t ever finish it or get bored or frustrated really easy, it tries to be like the legend of Zelda breath of the wild but it ends up being a mediocre nightmare
  95. TheGoodGoat
    Feb 27, 2022
    7
    The game is boring. I can appreciate the scale but it literally is a soulsborne game in that you just have to roll around until you can attack. Sekiro is way better in every conceivable way
  96. Ohenoki
    Feb 27, 2022
    6
    There's nothing really new here. It's the same game in a new game world. There's no advancement in the AI that really matters to the game. It's a lifeless world, where there is only combat. The graphics are not up to scratch. Unless you're someone who plays Soulsborne games, then you probably wont like this one either.
  97. Starfey
    Feb 27, 2022
    7
    Metacritic 97? How? Generic and technical 2010. 25h into the game and its super boring and overrated. How can such a old engine perform that bad on new consoles and good pcs?
  98. Ray877
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Awesome game giving days after days of joy.
    Not impossible but hard! Last boss was overpowered. Still 10/10 for the value you get and how you get addicted.
  99. TRIPLED
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Highly overrated. Good game but no where near a 10 like true genre defining games like Zelda BOTW. Its too one dimensional. The only thing to do is fight enemies and level up, move to new areas of the map with stronger enemies, rinse and repeat. THATS IT. Its just one big dungeon crawler with nothing else to do.
  100. GamezGilmore
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    I could argue this being the best game ever made, and I would do it with the research and passion of a presidential debate...

    I never, ever, thought it possible to have THIS complete of a gaming experience. When I say complete? I mean in the way of FromSoftware making a game that can satisfy every gaming itch you could have, and ones that you didn't even KNOW you have. You want a    I could argue this being the best game ever made, and I would do it with the research and passion of a presidential debate...

    I never, ever, thought it possible to have THIS complete of a gaming experience. When I say complete? I mean in the way of FromSoftware making a game that can satisfy every gaming itch you could have, and ones that you didn't even KNOW you have.

    You want a game with a story and rich lore? This is it.

    You want a game with fantastic customization options? Its here.

    You want a huge open world that rewards exploration in every way? That is the best element of this game easily.

    You want a game that's an ode to the trial-and-error Nintendo era without it being cheap? Look no further.

    This game is not only the culmination of FromSoftware previous titles; It's a love letter to the entire history of gaming. They've achieved a level of momentum that I haven't seen since SquareSoft in the 90's. This studio knows what they are doing and they are masters of their craft, even as 3rd party developers. As a matter of fact, just give them all the "Game of the Year" awards right now because I am certain that no other game will get even close, not even the new God of War or any other triple-A title coming out this year.

    It is a complete gaming experience that can NOT be missed by anyone that's passionate about gaming culture. FromSoft has set a standard and I can assure you that all of the greatest development studios are studying this game. You could put this game in the Library of Congress now, it's THAT good.    … Expand
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  1. Positive: 86 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 86
  3. Negative: 0 out of 86
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    100
    Elden Ring is simply a game that the player naturally adapts to their own style of play. Challenging at times, vicious at others, but mostly incredibly fun. The enjoyable pace makes the hours of play pass by like water, and each path opens up a few more, only to come together again after a fair amount of exploration before the next big reveal. [Issue#318]
  2. Cubed3
    Jun 2, 2023
    90
    Elden Ring serves as a testament to open world video game design. There is a true sense of accomplishment once that rock-hard enemy has been slain and, something that compels a player to relentlessly do it over and over again until they succeed is truly rewarding. The world is humongous and an epitome of how exploration should be encouraged, by intriguing players to see what is over the hill. Elden Ring is an unmissable, must-play, gaming experience with surprises galore.
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  3. T3
    Aug 11, 2022
    80
    Elden Ring's engaging combat, mythology and dynamite orchestral soundtrack goes a long way to overshadow an aggressive open world that punishes exploration from the beaten path. Fans of the Souls genre are in for a treat, while newcomers will need to persist to reap the benefits.
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