Elden Ring

 Xbox One
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6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 524 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 165 out of 524
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  1. PutinIsaNutter
    Mar 2, 2022
    7
    13 years down the line from Demon Souls and we have pretty much been given the same game albeit is a vastly bigger world. Given that this will draw in a huge Souls fan base there really is no need for games mechanics and upgrading of character and weapons to be made so unclear for new players to the franchise. The difficulty is pretty steep from the beginning so newer players would benefit13 years down the line from Demon Souls and we have pretty much been given the same game albeit is a vastly bigger world. Given that this will draw in a huge Souls fan base there really is no need for games mechanics and upgrading of character and weapons to be made so unclear for new players to the franchise. The difficulty is pretty steep from the beginning so newer players would benefit from studying co-op options as a priority. Art direction is pretty decent but overall the graphics are just not good enough by todays standard. Having said all that I am mostly enjoying my play through and will no doubt spend hundreds of hours exploring. Good game but no I would not call this a masterpiece. DKS1 remains my favourite game of all time. Ignore the reviews giving 0 score, typical 14 year old meta critic trolls.… Expand
  2. dubb0131
    Apr 8, 2022
    9
    Almost flawless masterpiece, easy GOTY with some of the best mechanics and visuals of any game to date. Not only does it masterfully use the souls style gameplay, it also innovates beautifully upon it.
    To anyone willing to "git gud" and use their rage and pain as a fuel for pushing through this game, I greatly recommend.
    Also, I can assure you that 90% of the 0 rates are skill issues.
  3. Terar
    Apr 2, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Багованое печаль когда очень трудному боссу остался один удар, случился баг и он не появлялся… Expand
  4. BroccoliWand
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Amazing game, graphics and performance, boss fights and gameplay. Game of the year 2022!
  5. Sinister711
    Mar 22, 2022
    1
    Has the worst camera, lock on system and controls mechanics ever in a video game!!! Completely ruins everything good about game. Controlls are absolutely broken! Hit a button and 3 seconds later stops swinging sword. Remove delay in controls and jumping backwards in neutral on stick immediately!!! Every time you try an impossible jump and hold run you jump backwards off a cliff. The worstHas the worst camera, lock on system and controls mechanics ever in a video game!!! Completely ruins everything good about game. Controlls are absolutely broken! Hit a button and 3 seconds later stops swinging sword. Remove delay in controls and jumping backwards in neutral on stick immediately!!! Every time you try an impossible jump and hold run you jump backwards off a cliff. The worst part is leveling up. You can't just play the game through. You'll have to spend weeks fighting the same enemies unnecessarily and repeatedly because game is so short otherwise and makes feel like boring work to the point of losing interest quickly. Absolute nonsense you unable to track any of the vague quests or side ones without googling **** Devs ought to be ashamed of themselves letting it release this way. I guarantee you will die 70% of time due to piss poor camera and lock on mechanics. They deserve a one star until fixed! Put a setting to adjust camera closeness to what user wants!!! Too far away from character whole game. Toon looks 2 inches big on my 50 inch screen while moving wtf!!! Anothe story of a game coming out unfinished so the can steal our money and in 600 updates might fix a few of the horrible mechanical issues. REFUND MY MONEY PLEASE IMMEDIATELY!!! … Expand
  6. Rhinogamer1
    Apr 5, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game ranks amongst one of the best games in the Soulsborne genre, but it STILL lacks what is takes to be a truly great game; or even a 'good' game really.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Final Elden Ring verdict, 3/10.    … Expand
  7. areda2468
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    A complete masterpiece visuals art direction gameplay music everything about this game is completely mesmerizing
  8. X913
    Feb 27, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Despite launching on Xbox without Online Multiplayer capability, the game performs really well on Xbox One.

    I like the setting and the atmosphere of this game. The new combat style, and being held by the Deathbed Companion.    … Expand
  9. cchenders40
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Online issues were fixed very fast. The game is a masterpiece! I’ve never played a game this good. I am in love.
  10. CallelDS
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Elden Ring é simplesmente incrível, principalmente se você adora os outros jogos da FromSoftware, ele junta tudo do bom e do melhor das outras franquias e junta em uma coisa só, com um mapa enorme, cheio de áreas para explorar e segredos que fazem sua cabeça explodir. As lutas são incríveis e a música é simplesmente maravilhosa, o design dos monstros é extraordinário, encontrar áreas secretas e no fim um chefão pronto pra te destruir é incrível. Masterpiece… Expand
  11. SarmadTobi
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Fellow Tarnished heed my words, there are some fools rating this game zero, thou must be aware of thy duty is to rate it 10.
  12. Montresor
    Mar 1, 2022
    2
    Just not that much fun. Story is pitiful, there is no learning curve for new players (i.e. me). Just grind on nothing creatures until you can muster enough points to maybe kill a boss or two. If you are new to this series just don't.
  13. L0UIS
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    The rating that the xbox one edition has got is beyond unfair, this game is fantastic, with amazing visuals, design, combat, soundtrack etcetera, I can't even think of any negatives to this game.
  14. Camlambelot
    Feb 26, 2022
    9
    FRAME RATE DROPS AND GRAPHICS AREN'T AS IMPORTANT AS THE GAMEPLAY. This game is amazing. The story, the music, the art style, the gameplay itself is all absolutely amazing. If you are debating on getting this game and love other Fromsoftware games: GET THIS GAME!

    It's incredibly fun, has good stealth, lots to do, great co-op and A LOT of fun. Seriously, it's the best game I've played in years.
  15. yasino21
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    Is it fun? Yes. Is it in a playable state? Kinda. Should you wait until the patch that fixes the stuttering and FPS issues comes out to buy it? Yes.

    So far Good but need improvements and better optimization .
  16. MinePlay512
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is a joy and a masterpiece. It's not only one of the best RPGs, but it's one of the best games in general.
  17. GameforGamers
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this is one of the greatest games of all time, and one of the best open worlds to explore, Fromsoftware is just proving again that they are the best in the industry… Expand
  18. Gman74
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Superb ! With 20 hrs in it runs perfectly on xbox one x except for the login error for multiplayer which has now been resolved.
  19. Shedfreak
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    This is probably the best Action RPG I ever played so far, it's challenging, always surprising, artistically stunning, I can't really find any gameplay flaws, it's just a joy to play for hours and hours.
  20. tithonus
    Feb 27, 2022
    5
    Elden Ring is a good game, but... The game has a big optimization problem. Looks like it's from 2017 on the graphisc. Musics bad. You should be ashamed of bluepoint. If we leave this aside there's a lot of sloppy work in the game. They enlarged a normal enemy in sekiro, bloodborne and dark souls and added it to the game as a boss. The venues were the same. How many more times will you useElden Ring is a good game, but... The game has a big optimization problem. Looks like it's from 2017 on the graphisc. Musics bad. You should be ashamed of bluepoint. If we leave this aside there's a lot of sloppy work in the game. They enlarged a normal enemy in sekiro, bloodborne and dark souls and added it to the game as a boss. The venues were the same. How many more times will you use Anor Londo? Even the animations are the same. Aren't you ashamed to do this? I don't understand how they give 10 to this game. Did you get any money from the producers? Horizon F.W. 88 Elden Rind 97. Engrossing...… Expand
  21. Elxx
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    Un gran juego, primero juego de este tipo y me está gustando mucho, valieron la pena los 60$
    Pero estaría bueno que ponga el modo de priorizar los fps aunque sea en Xbox one x, si la xss tiene ese modo yo creo que la one x si puede tenerlo pero lo demás está muy bien Un juego muy difícil pero no imposible
  22. BergN7
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    Software and Game industry should hire more testers and QA engineers to avoid buggy and terrible performance launches like this,
  23. JazzyPL
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Played on Xbox one S and there is some fps drops and the graphics aren’t cutting edge. But I think complaining ab the graphics is stupid cause there’s nothing wrong with 2017 graphics games barely look hat much better since then. The graphics are actually astounding considering the atmosphere it sets and the inspired world it displays. Especially considering how huge the world is. HowPlayed on Xbox one S and there is some fps drops and the graphics aren’t cutting edge. But I think complaining ab the graphics is stupid cause there’s nothing wrong with 2017 graphics games barely look hat much better since then. The graphics are actually astounding considering the atmosphere it sets and the inspired world it displays. Especially considering how huge the world is. How detailed was BOTW, still one of the best games. That being said I don’t wanna continue playing the game until they fix the input lag. There’s no reason for it to be a half second delay and the excuse that the run button is the same as the roll button is completely stupid bc it was the same way in the OG dark souls. Fix that and fps and no complaints, it would be one of the best games ever. Fixed input lag by messing with TV and Cbox settings and can confirm it’s one of the best open world games out there.… Expand
  24. meyerpark
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    The Xbox One version is just as great as Xbox series version which is the best version of Elden Ring and that Xbox has VRR which makes Elden Ring at most max fps, unlike playstation version. Xbox version has better resolution and better framerate of Elden Ring. VRR does so great! Love the bosses in Elden Ring
  25. Dr3aMz
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    WINDOWS 10 only? when Dark Souls 3 worked perfectly on Windows 7? Unacceptable.
  26. TheDahaka
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    If you’re a fan of high fantasy, open world rpgs and the soulsbourne genre, then this is the game of your dreams. The world & character design is amazing. The scale of the world, the density, the verticality are incredible. There’s nothing else like it. Ignore the trolls reviews binging this game, it’s a masterpiece.
  27. Ughduty
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    If you activate multiplayer features in this game you also get the invasion system which is nothing but a feast for grievers and can‘t be deactivated. Which makes it impossible to play a relaxed coop session. If you don‘t care it might be a great game.
  28. SNXL
    Mar 3, 2022
    0
    Não vou entrar muito em detalhes pois já expliquei em uma das minhas reviews, mas foi um jogo decepcionante. Estou realmente triste com o resultado final de um dos jogos que eu mais aguardei durante esses tempos.
  29. calledbycrows
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    A beautiful and rewarding game. Elevates the soulsborne genre to new dizzying heights. The only game I will likely play for the next year and a half.
  30. xhitthelightzx
    Mar 2, 2022
    10
    Best game ever made, especially if you're a FromSoftware fan. Don't let anyone else tell you otherwise.
  31. Dany8
    Feb 28, 2022
    8
    El juego esta bien, a pesar de las capacidades de la consola ea jugarle, algunos personajes tienen caída de fps a la distancia pero esta bien, hay buenas texturas y el modelado esta bien
  32. Dageterekite
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    What a beautiful and perfect game. Easily one of my favorites of all time. If you haven't played you need to play it! You will love it!
  33. Merunes20
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    визуал геймплей музыка баланс всё на высоте единственное что бесит это оптимизация но думаю пофиксят)
  34. ituano
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    An excellent soulslike with a much bigger world and giant creatures! We have all the familiar ingredients in Demon Souls, Dark Souls Trilogy, Bloodborne and Sekiro, but now with some additional abilities including mount to navigate an open world.
  35. Ianfish20
    Mar 2, 2022
    10
    Its like dark souls and the witcher 3 had a baby open world fun and like any souls game hard af to all you wussys who want a easy mode get good or go home
  36. LucsFerreira
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    Best game purchase I've ever made in my life! The game is amazing and far surpassed the hype!!
  37. Kresterreviews
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    Probably the single greatest adventure game I have ever touched. Literally not a single problem running the game and have only encountered a few, very minor glitches. The difficulty is perfect with the first major boss, Margit, being a massive skill check. I can not possibly see how anyone can give this masterpiece below a 9 unless they have no clue how to hold a controller and have the iqProbably the single greatest adventure game I have ever touched. Literally not a single problem running the game and have only encountered a few, very minor glitches. The difficulty is perfect with the first major boss, Margit, being a massive skill check. I can not possibly see how anyone can give this masterpiece below a 9 unless they have no clue how to hold a controller and have the iq of a new born child. My experience is a 10 but I’m willing to put it down to a 9.9 for any sort of lag issues.… Expand
  38. RRrpgManiax
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    I have never played any of the Souls games before, but being a connoisseur of RPGs and hearing of this supposedly legendary RPG series I felt it was time I finally bit the bullet. I figured with Martin penning the game's story it would be rather grand involving political intrigue and riveting tales of man's inner folly. Having grown up on D&D and CRPGs I expected to have a fair idea ofI have never played any of the Souls games before, but being a connoisseur of RPGs and hearing of this supposedly legendary RPG series I felt it was time I finally bit the bullet. I figured with Martin penning the game's story it would be rather grand involving political intrigue and riveting tales of man's inner folly. Having grown up on D&D and CRPGs I expected to have a fair idea of what I was getting into.

    Much to my surprise, I found a vast open world filled with nothing to do. I created my character to wander around some lifeless void. Oh, it looks rather grand the art direction is quite phenomenal though the textures muddied and the game is plagued with pop-ins as well. I am able to forgive the occasional jank for a good and true RPG. I however did not find one in this game. I'm not sure what constitutes for an RPG these days amongst the general public, but generally it's a game with roleplaying options of which this game seems to have none other than building your character's stats and skills.

    All problems are solved through this game's languid, ponderous, and clunky combat. No non-combat or social options in this supposed RPG. The exploration as as dull and lifeless as the world in which it inhabits. Some scant crafting materials to create some mediocre items with minimal stat gains. Undoubtedly the usual carrot and the stick seen in the MMO sphere influenced this trash itemization.

    The dungeons were quite interesting and a more linear experience and I killed Margit after ten or twelve tries. The game's molasses combat was made even more frustrating due to the various technical issues that plague this supposed RPG (Hint it's not an RPG it's just combat pornography) Your character's hitboxes are far too large causing the enemies to strike you frequently when you're clearly outside of their swing radius. There's also numerous frame rate drops making the game's sole feature of combat extremely difficult since the technical execution of the developers lack of talent is holding you back further than the difficulty of the game is.

    All in all this game is not an RPG, there are no roleplaying options. It's just combat pornography for the youth's violent masturbatory sadist rituals. If you have any class avoid this buggy mess like the plague it is and cast it into the fire! I for one got a full refund from my local gamestore, but I hope to save others the expense. We all know this game doesn't deserve a perfect score.

    Roleplay 0 out of 100
    Music 20 out of 100
    Story 0 out of 100
    Gameplay 0 out of 100

    Don't let reviewers beholden to the gaming industry cheat you hard working folks out of your money!    … Expand
  39. Janklootvandam
    Apr 19, 2022
    6
    QUANTITY OVER QUALITY
    Meme Ring, id est, Dark Souls 3 with a horse, copy paste enemies, boring cringy choir music, only 8 unique boss fights, and broken overpowered ashes of war for the CASULS.
    Carefully crafted by From Software to cater to the mindless masses who are blind sheep and bought this LIE because some overrated writers name was attached to it and who cannot see that Miyazaki    QUANTITY OVER QUALITY
    Meme Ring, id est, Dark Souls 3 with a horse, copy paste enemies, boring cringy choir music, only 8 unique boss fights, and broken overpowered ashes of war for the CASULS.
    Carefully crafted by From Software to cater to the mindless masses who are blind sheep and bought this LIE because some overrated writers name was attached to it and who cannot see that Miyazaki is a one-trick-pony who makes the same game over and over again. At least it has no microtransactions.
    All in all this game would have been better if some of the content was cut because if you are going to buy this prepare to fight the same copy pasted bosses over and over again. From fanbois are idiots lol.    … Expand
  40. GenTrailsFan
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    Story is virtually non-existent they were happier than hell to plug George R R Martin's name all over the marketing materials, but I'm not sure what he did. About as much work as he does on his own series I'd surmise, which is NOTHING. You get what amounts to lore dumps on scrolls and flavor text on items passing as a "story." There's no major narrative structure.

    The "revolutionary"    Story is virtually non-existent they were happier than hell to plug George R R Martin's name all over the marketing materials, but I'm not sure what he did. About as much work as he does on his own series I'd surmise, which is NOTHING. You get what amounts to lore dumps on scrolls and flavor text on items passing as a "story." There's no major narrative structure.

    The "revolutionary" open world is hollow, lifeless, and boring. I've seen more intriguing open worlds in PS3 games. Speaking of PS3 games that's basically what you're getting here in the visuals department. I guess the AAA industry is so exhausted from bribing publishers and youtubers to give them good scores they don't even bother with the graphics anymore. Art direction is however stunning, seems to be where they spent most of their time.

    Gameplay is seriously bogged down by numerous bugs and technical issues. Frame rate drops, save crashing, stuttering, janky animations, clipping errors, you name it this game has it. I guess all the 10/10 reviews are based on where the game will be in 2 years once they fix the bugs? That's some optimism for you!

    Story: 0/10
    Graphics: 5/10
    Gameplay: 1/10
    Technical issues -2    … Expand
  41. criticmaster123
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    потому что заметка поднимается, если на xbox производительность все еще плохая, как это может быть бог
  42. Nobilis1984
    Feb 27, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Technically an ugly affair on the Xbox One. There are also many frame drops and other technical problems.… Expand
  43. Patmoamagaman11
    Mar 1, 2022
    0
    Buddy told me to check this game out I used to play some action games back on the PS2. Not really my jam these days, but I figured what they hell why not. Let me tell you this is no God of War. Booted this game up thought it looked okay, kind of like an old 360 game, but whatever. Must be a good story or something.

    Speaking of story I guess other than the one eyed girl and the crappy    Buddy told me to check this game out I used to play some action games back on the PS2. Not really my jam these days, but I figured what they hell why not. Let me tell you this is no God of War. Booted this game up thought it looked okay, kind of like an old 360 game, but whatever. Must be a good story or something.

    Speaking of story I guess other than the one eyed girl and the crappy cutscene there isn't really one. Figured since it had the Game of Thrones writer on it it may be cool, but I guess this is the reason why everyone hates the damned show now. He must not be very good, probably another SJW propped up by the hollywood elites.

    Dodge mechanics are pretty clunky and don't seem to work quite right.. Seems like your character's hit box is larger than Nancy Pelosi's slush fund. Clipping seems to guarantee that the enemies kill you through walls and rocks and other crap, but you never seem to go through them. I presume it's some intentional feature to create a faux sense of challenge to the game. The alternative is that the programmers lack the technical wherewithal to pull of what they're striving for. Now that I think on that though it's probably the latter with the number of bugs this game has. Frame rate drops are pretty harsh and consistently occur on boss encounters.

    Maybe it would have been a cool game if the story was any interesting or if the developers were worth a lick, but they seem to be reaching for the stars when they can't even grab the dirt off the floor very well. Play God of War any of them and hard if you wanna play a real good game. I'll be taking this back to gamestop and telling them the damned thing is broken to get my money back because it's just awful.    … Expand
  44. qwerty17771
    Feb 28, 2022
    4
    'When you've finished your 4th Black Forest gateau - here, have another, and try not to puke'

    Putting 5-10 hours into this game gave me both a skinking sense of deja-vu and the feeling of forcing myself to eat fistfuls of overly sweet cake. If, like me, you have played this series since Demon's Souls, you will realise Elden Ring is Dark Souls 4. Or Demon's Souls 2 - It doesn't really    'When you've finished your 4th Black Forest gateau - here, have another, and try not to puke'

    Putting 5-10 hours into this game gave me both a skinking sense of deja-vu and the feeling of forcing myself to eat fistfuls of overly sweet cake.

    If, like me, you have played this series since Demon's Souls, you will realise Elden Ring is Dark Souls 4. Or Demon's Souls 2 - It doesn't really matter at this point.

    Other than the *slightly* more open world structure (the 'Souls series was always somewhat open in structure) and Torrent the goathorse, everything is exactly the same as all the previous games, including elements from Bloodborne and Sekiro.

    Same player classes and animations?
    Same enemy design, including enemy types/classes?
    Same pseudo-mediaeval world, with lonely atmosphere?
    Same dead-eyed, hollow-voiced NPCs?
    Same controls and combat system?
    Same telling of the opaque story and world lore through item descriptions?
    Same, boring, grindy progression system?
    Same die-and-die-again repetitive gameplay?
    Enroaching feeling that you are wasting your life playing updates to the same game released well over a decade ago?

    'Yes' to all of the above.

    Mashing together your previous 4 games and adding a horse is in no way innovative or good, by any metric. This is one of the laziest 'masterpieces' I have ever seen.

    It used to be fun, but its just the same bland thing over and over again.

    Utterly sickening - i hope you like cake. And then more cake. After a palate cleanser of cake. All washed down with a warm glass of cake, chewed up and regurgitated into a pint glass by Hidetaka Miyazaki.    … Expand
  45. ytrhaha951
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    It's a historic masterpiece.

    ELDEN RING　This is my favorite work.
    This is the most important work in my life.

    Excellent as a fantasy.
  46. OliRock92
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    A big map doesn't make a better game. Uninteresting, bland and boring. Doesn't deserve any of it's perfect scores. Heck, doesn't deserve more than a 6 if you stretch it a lot. The controls are just as bad as the "story" and visuals. The character feels heavy and moves so slow. Feels clunky. Sound was also uninteresting. Nothing sticks to mind. So, a very below average game that wasA big map doesn't make a better game. Uninteresting, bland and boring. Doesn't deserve any of it's perfect scores. Heck, doesn't deserve more than a 6 if you stretch it a lot. The controls are just as bad as the "story" and visuals. The character feels heavy and moves so slow. Feels clunky. Sound was also uninteresting. Nothing sticks to mind. So, a very below average game that was overhyped by possibly one of the most toxic fanbases there are. This kind of game needs to stop being produced.… Expand
  47. Richy03
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Juego sobrevalorado como todos los souls, graficos de la pasada generación con un rendimiento penoso y una dificultad frustante, está bien para los niños rata que se pueden permitir intentar 200 veces matar un boss pero para los que ya tenemos una edad se hace soporifero, no hubiera costado nada poner un selector de dificultad.

    Lo que no entiendo es la prensa cascandole notazas y obviando    Juego sobrevalorado como todos los souls, graficos de la pasada generación con un rendimiento penoso y una dificultad frustante, está bien para los niños rata que se pueden permitir intentar 200 veces matar un boss pero para los que ya tenemos una edad se hace soporifero, no hubiera costado nada poner un selector de dificultad.

    Lo que no entiendo es la prensa cascandole notazas y obviando el mal rendimiento y aspecto técnico del juego    … Expand
  48. SilexEco
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    This game is going to be the best game of this year, I strongly recommend playing it on Xbox Series X, the only platform where it does not give problems with lag or fps, from software did it again but this time better than ever, it brought together the best of all the video games they have released to date in one, with a beautiful open world as well.
  49. Blaha
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    A masterpiece in gaming that will never be forgotten. This is generation defining.
  50. PhilipViegas
    Mar 3, 2022
    9
    Talvez o melhor jogo da Fromsoftware, um excelente rpg de mundo aberto e cheio de segredos, dependendo do seu jeito de jogar vai consumir mais de 100 horas do seu tempo apenas na campanha principal, seus problemas são apenas técnicos no quesito de otimização para os consolos, mas sem duvidas é um jogo lindo de se vê.
  51. Bebop_01
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    Best game ever. Just finished it. Don’t listen to the metacritic trolls who always review bomb games because they are bored, this game is a masterpiece like no other. It will change game like Zelda Botw.
  52. AceAscendus
    Aug 9, 2022
    0
    By far the worst souls game ever made, the open world is extremely boring and full of copy+paste content. There is no fun way to traverse the open world. Boss fights are low quality and again a lot of them are copy+paste, I am talking about big story bosses that get shamelessly reused! It shows that FromSoftware didn't have enough time to develop this game properly. The boring empty openBy far the worst souls game ever made, the open world is extremely boring and full of copy+paste content. There is no fun way to traverse the open world. Boss fights are low quality and again a lot of them are copy+paste, I am talking about big story bosses that get shamelessly reused! It shows that FromSoftware didn't have enough time to develop this game properly. The boring empty open world is filled with wannabe pokemon summons called spirit ashe summons, you like collecting pokemons in your souls games? I don't. There is no meaningful reward, the game is too big for its own good, next time provide less quantity and more QUALITY, like previous souls games.… Expand
  53. mrode
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    Another reviewer giving this game just a "7" got me thinking. This may be a game that I play for hundreds of hours. And that doesn't mean playing the game over and over. The game is that big. And there are so many playstyles you can play with. And there's so many playstyles you have to learn to guard against. Even the areas that are not full of enemies are still full of life. TheAnother reviewer giving this game just a "7" got me thinking. This may be a game that I play for hundreds of hours. And that doesn't mean playing the game over and over. The game is that big. And there are so many playstyles you can play with. And there's so many playstyles you have to learn to guard against. Even the areas that are not full of enemies are still full of life. The more you get into the game and explore and find ways to help your character make the game not so soul-crushing, the more you will see why the love for this game is so vast. They didn't think of everything, but they came up with enough to keep most of us busy for a very long time.… Expand
  54. OONIZERO
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    This game is awesome, gameplay perfect and a ver hardware dificulty. Is the best game of From Software.
  55. luisbortolaso
    Mar 20, 2022
    10
    muito bom, excelente camon every bory, lets go play go home is nice play video game, não precisa de super grafico pra ser um excelente game, mas pegou carona no Zelda Breath of the Wild, sem sombra de duvidas mas ta valendo.
  56. RodrigoBorges
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    Simplesmente o melhor jogo da Fromsoftware.
    Grandioso, emocionante e épico !
  57. schottip
    Mar 7, 2022
    9
    i was sceptical but they did it. will list rational pro-contra eventually (still playing atm, might be the first 100% after dark souls 1 I attempted in the whole souls franchise)
  58. TheZManIsNow
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    This game is the culmination of FromSoft's previous 'already masterpieces.' A game that perfectly balances the tantalizing unknown of an exploration world with the skill curve achievable to explore it all.
  59. ElderBoss
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    Truly beautiful game . Much to explore gameplay is very nice and the magic is beautiful .
  60. Dhanu
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    GOTC
    Game of the century. This game is simply one if the best that fromsoftware has launched in the last years.
  61. EdgarAndersen
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    Gud game i like it because it's gud and you should like it too because it gud
  62. rmanion3
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    It runs perfectly with minimal graphical interruption on my 2013 Xbone. Amazing gameplay, beautiful environment, challenging fights: this game is perfect. It's not hard for the sake of being hard. It's hard to remind you where your character sits in the lore. It's hard until you learn to play it how it needs to be played.
  63. Bebop1002
    Mar 5, 2022
    10
    I already wrote my review under the ps5 page. Just want to boost the score after a bunch of fools tried to review bomb the game for reasons only they know. Like always with great games or great and challenging games, people show their incompetence on metacritic or other user scores, ruining sites like this completely. As if someone doesn’t buys or buys a game based on your trash reviewsI already wrote my review under the ps5 page. Just want to boost the score after a bunch of fools tried to review bomb the game for reasons only they know. Like always with great games or great and challenging games, people show their incompetence on metacritic or other user scores, ruining sites like this completely. As if someone doesn’t buys or buys a game based on your trash reviews lol. People already know that user score is invalid. So save your time and rather learn the game. Noob.… Expand
  64. Kukurusho_223
    Mar 5, 2022
    9
    Solo dire, es una orgia entre los dark souls, bloodborne, demons, y le agregas mundo libre. En graficos esta bien, es igual que el dark soul 3, tiene algunas caidas ya que la xbox one esta en sus últimas, pero es perfectamente disfrutable.
  65. ssaammbb
    Mar 6, 2022
    10
    Greatest game I have ever played. It has all the classic soulsbourne elements and then some, and the most detail ed open world of any game.
  66. chris_001
    Mar 11, 2022
    10
    One of the best games I have played. Some issues with performance sometimes but does not take away from the experience
  67. Ua457klk44
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    This studio always makes good games.

    I think it's a masterpiece.
    A very beautiful game.

    All the elements were perfect.
  68. BANANAMAMBA
    Mar 13, 2022
    9
    Never played dark soul games so this is my first. Played about 10+ hours in and enjoying it so far. I stopped caring too much about the graphics but they are great to me(I don’t have anything to compare them to). Came in with an open mind and knew that dark souls games would be difficult. Very steep learning curve but I did decide to push through and it’s paid off. Objectives would’ve beenNever played dark soul games so this is my first. Played about 10+ hours in and enjoying it so far. I stopped caring too much about the graphics but they are great to me(I don’t have anything to compare them to). Came in with an open mind and knew that dark souls games would be difficult. Very steep learning curve but I did decide to push through and it’s paid off. Objectives would’ve been nice but I guess you can look at that half glass empty or full as to why they don’t have one in the game, but I’m enjoying my time trying to figure it out on my own. I like to read the guides on how tos and what-not online when I’m free and I find I’m more excited to pick it up again decide to work up towards whatever I was reading into. It sounds like I’m studying for an exam but it’s really not that hard to read a few things about the game online on how to do things and applying it to your play through to make it more enjoyable. People will say they don’t want to spend all this time trying to figure the game out but would scroll through Instagram for hours. Accepting death is therapeutic in its own right. Played games all my life and this game humbled me in that regard. Not recommended for people who play games to be better than their real life counterpart. You’re not going to be OP right away or ever.… Expand
  69. Wakins
    Mar 25, 2022
    10
    I can't believe that people on older Xbox One or One S platforms are complaining because it isn't optimized for them and therefore "is a terrible game". Or that people are saying that graphics are bad. If you're playing on a console from 2013 (original Xbox One) of COURSE it isn't going to look great. Just like every other game in the past few years. It's a weak argument and it's aboutI can't believe that people on older Xbox One or One S platforms are complaining because it isn't optimized for them and therefore "is a terrible game". Or that people are saying that graphics are bad. If you're playing on a console from 2013 (original Xbox One) of COURSE it isn't going to look great. Just like every other game in the past few years. It's a weak argument and it's about time to catch up if you want to play brand new games.… Expand
  70. KrillerBomb
    Nov 15, 2022
    0
    It's literally just a walking simulator except you might have a greatsword sometimes.
  71. Mark2vis
    May 2, 2022
    10
    Parabéns a From Software por fazer esse jogo englobando as mecânicas da serie Souls em um jogo de mundo aberto cheio de vida e diversidade
    Melhor jogo de mundo aberto desde Skyrim
  72. tgk333
    Apr 15, 2022
    10
    Just look at the low score reviews to see it's literally all just a bunch of little kids.
    The game works perfectly fine, and it's most definitely the most accessible Souls game for new players that From has released thus far. I've played them all, but only finished DS1.
  73. colonelp
    Dec 11, 2022
    10
    Fantastic game. One of the best i've played. Has everything you want, an amazing openworld, monsters to fight!
  74. RockRiding
    Apr 4, 2022
    10
    so BIG, so deep, so interesting, like nextgen zelda. Many secrets, many interesting bosses, many locations. U play the game and game doesn't meant to end.
  75. Lightlollo
    Apr 25, 2022
    10
    Molto probabilmente vincerà il goty di quest'anno, è uno dei giochi migliori che ci sia. Ha un ritmo di gioco incredibile.
  76. Kirkish_Delight
    Jul 14, 2022
    10
    Now that the casuals have got bored of angrily hammering in 1/10 reviews because they died a few times rather than achieving instant gratification, hopefully the reviews will become a little more representative.
  77. MetaKritiker90
    Aug 11, 2023
    8
    One of the best Open World Games of all time.
    It's an instant classic and an absolute pleasure to explore.
    From the technical side it's pretty underwhelming though... Performance is honestly terrible and the music isn't as good as DS3 or Bloodborne.
  78. saxman
    Jul 22, 2022
    10
    Very very good, definitely fromsoft's best work yet, a fantastic open world, which is usually a design that I hate, but they really pulled it off.
  79. Ashura12
    Sep 16, 2022
    0
    Granphic is terible in 2022 very bad story is understinable no points where to go
  80. charliecat650
    Mar 27, 2022
    10
    I love the open world and the bosses are amazing and I love the absolute brain blowing difficulty
  81. Alizaire
    Apr 1, 2022
    5
    TLDR recap:
    - no local multiplayer (two family members would need two systems and two disks) $$$$ stupid
    - the skill level needed, constant dying, almost non-existent margin of error for the average gamer make the game WAYYYYY less fun. I didn't come here for a part time job. (and this is coming from someone who beat Targit at lvl 23 with an Astrologer) - forced into pvp just to play    TLDR recap:
    - no local multiplayer (two family members would need two systems and two disks) $$$$ stupid
    - the skill level needed, constant dying, almost non-existent margin of error for the average gamer make the game WAYYYYY less fun. I didn't come here for a part time job. (and this is coming from someone who beat Targit at lvl 23 with an Astrologer)
    - forced into pvp just to play with friends. Stupid, lazy, and bordering on straight up jerkdom

    (1) No true local multiplayer. A family needs TWO xbox units & TWO disks to play what I should be able with one each. It borders on criminal negligence in today's game market. Period.
    (2) First From Software game. To say the survival learning curve is hideous is a laugh. You die over and over for no reason other than developers thinking it's FUN for professional people with families wanting to relax playing a video game. There's no such luck with this title. I understand learning a game and getting better skill, but there is no margin for error for simple mistakes. This is coming from someone who killed Margit at lvl 23 as an Astrologer...farmed the meteorite staff etc....I researched. I improved skill. Still the learning curve is STEEP and unnecessarily harsh. Think of the average player not the try hards or make tiers like so many other games do to fix it.
    (3) Forcing me to play multiplayer in today's gaming world when I don't want to adds to my frustration. So I have to have two systems and two disks to play the game with family already and NOW you force us to play pvp vs randoms if we try to play with help. It doesn't make the game fun for those that don't want pvp. Just stop it. It borders on being jerks to your player base. It's lazy. Make a separate pvp system without forcing us to comply with it.

    Fix these three issues and my rating goes to a 9.    … Expand
  82. Connc0909
    Apr 11, 2022
    10
    Best goddamn game ever played, I've beaten all dark souls games and even though on Xbox one it runs not the best, the creators of this game had a passion and still looks jaw dropping at every turn. I'm 100 hours in and Every time I think I'm done the game gets bigger and fresher
  83. Belton
    Apr 26, 2022
    8
    I am gonna keep this short, this game was amazing I just beat it and I suck at souls games even a new player with time and effort can smash through this. Combat is good I only had minor problems like when going into a boss room and being hit by a stray soldier clipping me with his hammer as I try and fight a field boss. through the fog wall. Weapons and magic amazing in this game and mostI am gonna keep this short, this game was amazing I just beat it and I suck at souls games even a new player with time and effort can smash through this. Combat is good I only had minor problems like when going into a boss room and being hit by a stray soldier clipping me with his hammer as I try and fight a field boss. through the fog wall. Weapons and magic amazing in this game and most starting classes are very generous with starting equipment I used the starting land of reeds armor well into the game before I changed got frustrated at a few bosses but like I stated earlier it is time plus effort. I would not call this a game for a casual players but if you like a bit of a challenge I could not recommend this game enough, I cannot remember the last time I had this much fun playing a game maybe when Dragon age origins came out. I see a lot of people say the graphics are bad, I do not see that it is a really pretty game. I wanna give it a ten but I did have slight problems with it hammers and swords clipping through walls to take my last minuscule bit of health.… Expand
  84. harus
    May 7, 2022
    10
    El mejor mundo abierto que e jugado, nunca pense que jugaria un mundo abierto o rpg pero al momento de intentar probarlo quize jugar toda la saga souls, muy buen lore, muy buena jugabilidad, buenos graficos para una consola de hace años, varias mecanicas, muchos jefes, enemigos y npcs tambien e de admitir que hay jefes y lugares reciclabos de dark souls y copy paste pero eso no quita elEl mejor mundo abierto que e jugado, nunca pense que jugaria un mundo abierto o rpg pero al momento de intentar probarlo quize jugar toda la saga souls, muy buen lore, muy buena jugabilidad, buenos graficos para una consola de hace años, varias mecanicas, muchos jefes, enemigos y npcs tambien e de admitir que hay jefes y lugares reciclabos de dark souls y copy paste pero eso no quita el hecho de que es entretenido, lleov 150 hrs y quizas le dedique mas para lograr todos los trofeos, se merece en mi opnion GOTY o almenos mayor calificacion, de no ser por los fanboys de sony no tendria tan baja calif, porque veo demaciada critica sin sentido hacia este juego… Expand
  85. Draggonlord
    Jul 3, 2022
    10
    Amazing game, one of my favorites has the best balance of all of FROM's game
  86. Marmolillo
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    2022 goty. fromsoftware lo vuelve hacer esta vez suprandose a si mismos mejorando en todo los apartados de la formula souls, una lastima que el fanatismo ciego de unos "fans" tenga que estropear las puntuaciones de tan buen juego.
  87. Sand_Sand
    Aug 14, 2022
    0
    ss23 says it perfectly

    (With Elden Ring, Fromsoft proves it has finally lost sight of what makes their games fair and rewarding and has caved in completely to artificial difficulty. Fights in this game are either trivial or littered with poorly thought out fast attacks and combos, with dramatic AOE effects in bossrooms to cover up the horrible design choices. The gameplay has barely    ss23 says it perfectly

    (With Elden Ring, Fromsoft proves it has finally lost sight of what makes their games fair and rewarding and has caved in completely to artificial difficulty. Fights in this game are either trivial or littered with poorly thought out fast attacks and combos, with dramatic AOE effects in bossrooms to cover up the horrible design choices. The gameplay has barely changed since DS3 and does not equip the player with the appropriate toolset to handle its range of enemies. Even worse, they have somehow regressed in quality, with slower rolls, less i frames, input buffering, input delay, inputs disappearing. The damage done in the last third of the game is so bizarre that I cannot even begin to comprehend the thought process. It feels like From really wanted to make an open world game, designed a huge and interconnecting map, and everything else just played second fiddle: littering the landscape with uncreative, sparse and repeated dungeons and encounters, scrapping together unused boss and enemy designs from previous games and slapping it together without thorough playtesting or thoughtful user-oriented design. In summary, after several hundred hours of From games, this is the game that has now tarnished my image of From as a company that holds their games to high standards and respects the player.)

    i cant say it better.    … Expand
  88. Cerealisopu
    Sep 3, 2022
    6
    First off this games is amazing. On new-gen consoles. Nearly every aspect of the game is great even on old gen expect the graphics and stability,. Oh my god what went so wrong when optimizing the game for the Xbox one? Frames barely manage to hit 40 even on 1080p resolution. This was because the game loads the shaders of an object when the user first sees them instead of loading themFirst off this games is amazing. On new-gen consoles. Nearly every aspect of the game is great even on old gen expect the graphics and stability,. Oh my god what went so wrong when optimizing the game for the Xbox one? Frames barely manage to hit 40 even on 1080p resolution. This was because the game loads the shaders of an object when the user first sees them instead of loading them during the load screens, meaning the frames take a huge dip. Some times the frames can stoop as low as 10! It took me nearly 40 hours of playtime for the frames to reach a playable rate. The graphics are terrible on least gen( I don't know if that is my TV or not). Also the camera can be quite janky at times. Now for the good side of things, the combat mechanics are killer, there are so many options you can fine tune out to create your own play-style, and fromsoft has created a satisfying gameplay loop. The boss designs are unique and spectacular. The story although hard to figure out is quite amazing. And the music is awesome, the open world( on new-gen) is quite breathtaking and vast . If you are on a PC or on a new gen console I'd recommend this to you, but if you are on last gen then unless you like 35 frames at the beginning of your game don't buy this until 8 months after launch.… Expand
  89. boss312424
    Sep 20, 2022
    10
    I love this game, it's really fun. Alot of build variety, tons of content, and alot of fan support.
  90. LordOfGoldenGra
    Sep 20, 2022
    10
    Lord of the Rings wishes it was as epic as Elden Ring. Such a fantastic game.
  91. rajanist
    Oct 7, 2022
    10
    Лучшая игра в которую когда-либо я играл. Интересные не однобразные и не тупые квесты. Классная боевка и оооочень много магии и комбинации билдов. Интересный сюжет. Огромная карта которую очень интересно исследовать. Игра подорила очень много пложительных эмоций так что однозначно обязательна к прохождениюЛучшая игра в которую когда-либо я играл. Интересные не однобразные и не тупые квесты. Классная боевка и оооочень много магии и комбинации билдов. Интересный сюжет. Огромная карта которую очень интересно исследовать. Игра подорила очень много пложительных эмоций так что однозначно обязательна к прохождению
  92. UnconqueredNole
    Oct 28, 2022
    0
    Great game, visuals are amazing as well. I know it is a Souls game and they are supposed to be tough but man I wish they're was a difficulty setting somewhat lol.
  93. Moielkillo
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
    Juego monstruoso de lo grande que es ,es increíble la historia y el juego en si
  94. segacream
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    Honestly just did not enjoy one bit and had no fun while playing and seen the blind hype that was not worth one bit again
  95. Helios12
    Nov 24, 2022
    1
    Open world is blant.
    Copy paste enemies Lack of good bosses like other souls game
    Lore is not intresting as dark souls
  96. EldenLord334
    Dec 10, 2022
    10
    It's a shame God of War can't even compare to this game. What a shame, but oh well, we won Game of the Year!
  97. Failos
    Dec 12, 2022
    10
    Why is this game so much better then God of War? I notice how every negative review mentions it, and I think it deserved to beat it at the Game Awards. Sorry Kratos fanboys, you loose ;)
  98. Yurilover123
    Dec 15, 2022
    10
    Fantastic game, love everything about, the visuals, the soundtrack, the gameplay. More FROM please!
  99. XK31x
    Dec 20, 2022
    9
    Look, it's nowhere near as bad as you've read here and other sites. It is playable, and it still looks good. If you're saving o toward a series X already, then pick this up if you're a fan of Dark Souls, or Breath of the Wild. If you're on a budget, then know that it will play just fine. It's no pokemon scarlet.

    If you require a 60fps experience, then you should wait til you make the move    Look, it's nowhere near as bad as you've read here and other sites. It is playable, and it still looks good. If you're saving o toward a series X already, then pick this up if you're a fan of Dark Souls, or Breath of the Wild. If you're on a budget, then know that it will play just fine. It's no pokemon scarlet.

    If you require a 60fps experience, then you should wait til you make the move to next gen.

    It is certainly it's own thing, the game references are just to give an idea.    … Expand
  100. CommanderKeto
    Jan 15, 2023
    10
    Amazing game is amazing, It's sad to see such upset people, I dont think there gamers. Anyways it's a really awesome experience everything should play it. It won Game of the year after all!
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