Elden Ring

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3153 Ratings

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  1. Netherghul
    Mar 6, 2022
    7
    Not a terrible game. But failing of expectations. A boring open world with a repetitive loot table. As always Fromsoftware fails to fix its bugs and glitches. World rendering, Weapon clipping and hitbox issues. However a majority of the bosses are fresh and fun and great. Some bosses are just lazy but other Dark Souls games have had this issue. But this doesnt excuse them from repeatingNot a terrible game. But failing of expectations. A boring open world with a repetitive loot table. As always Fromsoftware fails to fix its bugs and glitches. World rendering, Weapon clipping and hitbox issues. However a majority of the bosses are fresh and fun and great. Some bosses are just lazy but other Dark Souls games have had this issue. But this doesnt excuse them from repeating the mistake. I am aiming to give a fair review because I feel a ton of the reviews have been inflated and are not living in reality. The Lore falls short and flat compared to its siblings of Dark Souls and Bloodborne but makes up for it for the fresh attempt. I am writing it a 7 for the boring first few hours of the game. It really does pick up near the end of the game but it is not a masterpiece by any means. It is good, not great and not perfect. But a very solid game that deserves love and should be open to criticism.… Expand
  2. nep321
    Apr 9, 2023
    5
    I really wanted to like this game and the world was interesting to explore....at first. Then it got a bit repetitive. However, about 70% into the game, I simply could not progress. The difficulty is simply too much to handle for me. I really tried everything I could, but after 70 hours I just got sick and tired of dying hundreds of times. I do not find this to be fun at all. if theI really wanted to like this game and the world was interesting to explore....at first. Then it got a bit repetitive. However, about 70% into the game, I simply could not progress. The difficulty is simply too much to handle for me. I really tried everything I could, but after 70 hours I just got sick and tired of dying hundreds of times. I do not find this to be fun at all. if the difficulty was even 10% easier, that could have been enough for me to progress further. Hard pass.… Expand
  3. chumbus
    Feb 23, 2023
    7
    This game is incredible; the devs added an absurd amount of content, all of which is masterfully implemented into a visually, audibly, and narratively beautiful world, but they forgot one thing--they forgot to make it particularly fun.
  4. Dronewolf
    Mar 16, 2022
    7
    I got Elden Ring on launch day and was blown away with it. The scenery is great, music is nice, plays like Dark Souls, I was in heaven.

    But the the major bosses are just very, very unfair. I'm a FromSoft veteran who's completed the King's Field and Dark Souls series, Bloodborne and Sekiro multiple times. This game isn't difficult like Sekiro or Bloodborne difficult. Those bosses were    I got Elden Ring on launch day and was blown away with it. The scenery is great, music is nice, plays like Dark Souls, I was in heaven.

    But the the major bosses are just very, very unfair. I'm a FromSoft veteran who's completed the King's Field and Dark Souls series, Bloodborne and Sekiro multiple times. This game isn't difficult like Sekiro or Bloodborne difficult. Those bosses were challenging, but very do-able. The problem I have, is that the majority of bosses in Elden Ring just spam attacks absolutely non-stop with infinite FP and stamina, leaving an absolute minuscule window to get hits in. Soloing this game is nigh-on impossible, especially late game when the difficulty is rammed even higher and suddenly.

    These games, which heavily punish the player for mindless aggression, Miyazaki is quite happy to not apply that rule to his AI. And it proves how BS a boss is when noone even drops down co-op summon signs, because they don't want to go through that certain boss again.

    I'm not saying it needs to be made easier, just a little evenly balanced. But then maybe try and embrace a wider audience by adding a slightly easier mode? All you need to do really is keep runes on death, that's it. But that's just me.

    Rated it a 7 out of 10, because outside of the major bosses, this is a fun game, which I enjoyed with great exploration and design.    … Expand
  5. Pichonix
    Oct 28, 2022
    5
    There's a huge amount of Bosses that look amazing and creepy but the Gameplay & Inconsistency of the bosses gets a bit annoying overtime.
  6. HarmfulMean
    Dec 3, 2022
    5
    Good game for the dark souls genre. But ultimately a gimmick riddled experience where they tie the players hands in ridiculous way, thinking that’s what fun is. Does not deserve game of the year for sure. The best part of the game is the lore/story, and after 400 hours later (6play throughs) I still had to find a YouTube video explains 50% of the lore.
  7. Bsminzza
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    I don’t like soul style. Because really hard and a lot of stress. But im buyed dl version.
  8. AmethystVenom
    Feb 27, 2022
    6
    Performance issues, network issues at launch make me wonder where all tge perfect scores came from. VRR makes the performance issues manageable. It's a fun game but I just don't see much fresh besides it being Dark Souls with an Open World. It has lore but no storytelling. It's the same mechanics. If you are new to the series nothing is explained properly. You'll be looking for guidesPerformance issues, network issues at launch make me wonder where all tge perfect scores came from. VRR makes the performance issues manageable. It's a fun game but I just don't see much fresh besides it being Dark Souls with an Open World. It has lore but no storytelling. It's the same mechanics. If you are new to the series nothing is explained properly. You'll be looking for guides everywhere so it breaks immersion.

    If you are into Soulsborne games and want to see an open world version I recommend it. If not stay away. The exploration can be super fun and darkly beautiful but beyond frustrating at times as well. The coop system is still the same so no updates to it as well. I unfortunately thought it was a big evolution but the only thing that's changed is am open world, a horse and you can a summon AI help at times. To me it's fun but can feel extremely tedious.    … Expand
  9. AnotherGuy12
    Mar 29, 2022
    5
    I am giving this game a 5 because this game is like every previous Souls game, with the only difference being that this one is open-world. Also because the circlejerking fanboys need to chill. This game isn't the best game ever, far from it, the gameplay is very repetitive, the controls are cluncky, the story is very basic, there are performance issues and the graphics far from being asI am giving this game a 5 because this game is like every previous Souls game, with the only difference being that this one is open-world. Also because the circlejerking fanboys need to chill. This game isn't the best game ever, far from it, the gameplay is very repetitive, the controls are cluncky, the story is very basic, there are performance issues and the graphics far from being as good as some people make them to be. And before you start crying while reading this review, I am not a salty Sony Pony/Horizon fanboy that is triggered this game got more attention than Forbidden West. I think Forbidden West is even worse this game.… Expand
  10. Kaanm
    Jul 7, 2022
    6
    This game is mediocre in every way.

    Biggest difference between other souls games is the huge size of the map. That means they had to put a lot of filler in to the map to accommodate for a full open world. This game has more in common than latest assassin's creed games than to souls/bourne games. What a disappointment...
  11. ggvanzyl
    Mar 8, 2022
    6
    Due to the sheer difficulty of the game I often catch myself realizing I'm not having fun. Levelling your character up depends entirely on the acquisition of runes and so I often have to go farm an area over and over and over again or my character just can't progress. Those are the only aspects of the game I don't enjoy and the reason why I give it a 6. The world they've built isDue to the sheer difficulty of the game I often catch myself realizing I'm not having fun. Levelling your character up depends entirely on the acquisition of runes and so I often have to go farm an area over and over and over again or my character just can't progress. Those are the only aspects of the game I don't enjoy and the reason why I give it a 6. The world they've built is astonishing and I keep playing because I want to discover the whole thing and complete the storyline, albeit with a good deal of frustration.… Expand
  12. GameGuru
    Mar 5, 2022
    6
    This isn't a great game. It's merely good. It's got way too many technical issues, like frame drops and screen tearing throughout. Visually, there is nothing impressive. It looks similar to Bethesda games over a decade old, or Neverwinter. There's not much of a story. It's overly long just to be long. If you're an open world fan, this game has a gigantic open world that you can prettyThis isn't a great game. It's merely good. It's got way too many technical issues, like frame drops and screen tearing throughout. Visually, there is nothing impressive. It looks similar to Bethesda games over a decade old, or Neverwinter. There's not much of a story. It's overly long just to be long. If you're an open world fan, this game has a gigantic open world that you can pretty much explore at will. However, the gaming "media" has severely overrated this game. It should be sitting 65 to 70, not the 90 whatever it has. Way way way too many technical flaws on all consoles and PC.… Expand
  13. MxCarnage
    Mar 6, 2022
    6
    The game is fun but certainly not a 10 nor is it a 0. It adds nothing new to gaming that hasn’t been done elsewhere and typically done (much) better. Movement and combat certainly have improved compared to previous iterations of this game. The overall accessibility is still very bad, be it by design or incompetence. For example, the inventory is so clunky and dated. Key information onThe game is fun but certainly not a 10 nor is it a 0. It adds nothing new to gaming that hasn’t been done elsewhere and typically done (much) better. Movement and combat certainly have improved compared to previous iterations of this game. The overall accessibility is still very bad, be it by design or incompetence. For example, the inventory is so clunky and dated. Key information on items stats is hidden, for a “core” game this should be easily accessible. Most of the game’s difficulty comes from obfuscation of the game’s mechanics, so you have to resort to online guides & walkthroughs.
    Nevertheless, I do have a lot of fun exploring and fighting but there remains a constant feeling this game could have been so much better.    … Expand
  14. Rainbow_Lotus
    Mar 6, 2022
    5
    This is my biggest video-game-disapointment ever.
    A dark souls game of extreme quality, that has been opened for the casual gamer. That was my expectation. Now, 30 hours of later, im deinstalling, and am not going to ever play this, nor buy any From Software game ever again...
    Honestly: I regret the 30 hours of frustration i had, and the hilarious amount i paid for it. It basically is    This is my biggest video-game-disapointment ever.
    A dark souls game of extreme quality, that has been opened for the casual gamer. That was my expectation. Now, 30 hours of later, im deinstalling, and am not going to ever play this, nor buy any From Software game ever again...

    Honestly: I regret the 30 hours of frustration i had, and the hilarious amount i paid for it.
    It basically is just a fighting simulator. There is nothing more in this game. Run around, fight difficult to impossible (for me) battles, grind endlessly, progress extremely slowly, and, from time to time, discover items that may or may not be useful for you.
    You will die a lot, lose all character progress regulairly, and generally, have no idea what this game is actually about. The story is non-existent, the world is extremely lifeless, and just filled with enemies that wait only or you, and the storyline will come to an end pretty fast, because you will just not be able to beat the bosses. At least, if you are a casual gamer iike me.
    Which forces you to battle easy opponents forever, as rewards and character developement are hardly more than a cosmetic feature.

    Of course there are ways to exploit the game, but as soon as i need youtube in a tab to achieve any chance of progression, a game has failed for me.

    My last experience in this game, after exploring the whole starting region desperately, was a sorceress who finally enabled me to learn new spells. Which gave me hope, that the torture had come to an end.
    And guess what: Those spells are far weaker than the weak ones, that you start with. Its a slap in the face, and im sure, that its an intended one.
    This is Elden Ring in a nutshell...    … Expand
  15. Lil_hotdog_92
    Mar 1, 2022
    7
    Honestly the graphics aren't all that great and other than the fact that it's open world this is just another copy and paste dark souls game. The fact that this game is rated so high is insane and shows money can buy everything.
  16. SuperKsaGaming
    Feb 27, 2022
    6
    Not as good as I thought it will be. Bad Frame Rate
    Really bad colors
    Nothing really new in the gameplay
  17. itsclamp
    Feb 26, 2022
    5
    What is even the point of a performance mode if it's a stuttering mess that can't hit 60 fps 90% of the time? Loading times are also significantly longer compared to PC or PS5 which doesn't make any sense. Game desperately needs some updates.
  18. ajdinmasic
    Mar 6, 2022
    5
    Lack of content. FROMSOFTWARE has managed to "Call of Duty" -ify dark souls. It's rinse and repeat. Take out the open world and you have dark souls. Open world fails in a game that was originally designed to be a linear gameplay. I wish they took notes from Breath Of The Wild and saw what did not work.
  19. CR4CK
    Feb 26, 2022
    5
    Do not Buy this game if you dont have a TV with VRR support on Xbox.

    The performance is cyberpunk level bad.
  20. ste7fan
    Feb 26, 2022
    6
    Terrible optimization on Xbox Series X. Please fix it. It's very uncomfortable to play
  21. Big_Worm
    Mar 19, 2022
    7
    This game is NOT accessible to everyone despite what the paid reviewers have said. I should have known as most content creators are just looking to get paid, not actually be helpful in any way.

    I had some experience with From games going in. I did almost beat the base game Dark Souls 3. I did play a bit of Bloodborne. So it’s not like I came in blind or unsuspecting. But watching    This game is NOT accessible to everyone despite what the paid reviewers have said. I should have known as most content creators are just looking to get paid, not actually be helpful in any way.

    I had some experience with From games going in. I did almost beat the base game Dark Souls 3. I did play a bit of Bloodborne. So it’s not like I came in blind or unsuspecting. But watching footage and listening to “reviewers” say this game is accessible gave me hope that maybe this would be a more fun version of the previous titles I played through. Nope. This is just as painful as any other souls game. And what’s worse is I convinced a friend to pick it up thinking that and he had zero experience with these kind of games and basically ally wasted $60.

    I’ve put around 30 hours into the game. I’ve over-leveled myself because I just wanted to experience the game and the world in a more casual fashion. I don’t care to be a pro at this game. The open world is fantastic. It’s one of the best open world maps I’ve ever seen. Extremely dense. No place is the same. Packed with stuff to actually find and see. It’s filled with caves and dungeons and open world bosses everywhere. I can’t even count the amount of enemy types. So the world, the combat, the exploration, are all top notch as usual.

    But it’s brutal out there. I often find myself dying still in a few shoots to almost anything. Arrows and rocks are buried from across the map from enemies that will destroy you. Trying to get out of combat just to use your map again is tedious. I guess I expected the open world part to be more casual and to have a decent way for leveling but this is not the case. Glitch farming methods are the only real way you can even level in this game and it’s no wonder everyone cheeses them.

    Questing is absurd. I understand and accept that this is how From does it. I’m not here to try and change it. But doing quests is insanely confusing, and I just end up watching guides because I don’t want to spend hundreds of hours and multiple play throughs to do them. Many quests can be missed.

    Bosses themselves haven’t been too bad depending on play style. But again, I over-leveled with a broken farming method and play a Mage so I’ve got range and a general OPness to me. But even at that you still die in a couple shots if not careful. So anyone who thinks they can over-level to the point of 1 shoting bosses or tanking all their attacks will be let down. I hate when gaming companies do this — lure you into a false sense of being powerful. I think that happens here. Even though you can get more powerful in ER than any other game they’ve made, you won’t really feel it and still die a ton.

    I think a 7 is very appropriate for this title. There’s still plenty more to say, both good and bad, but I digress. It’s a good game. It’s not game if the year. It’s not game if the decade. It’s just a really solid game from a really solid developer. It’s just a game that’s not meant for everyone, despite how much I hate that statement and think it’s a terrible one. If your not a Souls player and lover, this game is not a entry to it.    … Expand
  22. mooty
    Feb 27, 2022
    6
    I want to really like this game but performance issues ruin the experience. Playing on performance mode, it feels like I'm getting below 30fps in some boss battles, and having low framerates when you need precise movements and actions, makes it nearly impossible to progress in some places. If you're on the fence about purchasing Elden Ring, hold off until the developers improve the performance.
  23. FabricioNery
    Oct 27, 2022
    5
    Desculpe aos que pessam diferente, mas morrer várias vezes não é divertido para mim. Além disso o mundo aberto é um imenso nada aberto, sendo as missões paralelas praticamente iguais.
  24. mrcharliej13
    Feb 27, 2022
    5
    Very average. Insane difficulty and bland world “tarnish” what could have been a great game. PASS
  25. superfields
    Mar 10, 2022
    6
    Honestly the game is looking pretty lame on Xbox series x ---hopefully they tap into the power of the xbox. Game wise its early but being a souls borne fan this game feels different then say dark souls 3. Not sure but so far not too great.
  26. iskount
    Mar 1, 2022
    5
    My impressions after about 15 hours of gameplay:
    First of all, an open world game should offer the user as much interaction with the world as possible (i.e. RDR2). Apart from killing the bad guys, there is little interaction. The NPCs are scarce (where is everybody)? It's 95% enemies. Sure, you can collect stuff but that doesn't make this world a more interactive place.
    Then, there is no    My impressions after about 15 hours of gameplay:
    First of all, an open world game should offer the user as much interaction with the world as possible (i.e. RDR2). Apart from killing the bad guys, there is little interaction. The NPCs are scarce (where is everybody)? It's 95% enemies. Sure, you can collect stuff but that doesn't make this world a more interactive place.
    Then, there is no real story. There is no substantial narrative. I'm not saying that a game should take you by the hand and lead you from one quest to the next, but the total lack of any guidance feels like there is no story at all (apart from killing everybody of course). I have no idea about the involvement of George R.R. Martin, but after 15 hours the scenario eludes me.
    Sure the aesthetics of the game are fantastic, the imagery is breathtaking, but apart from that it feels like you are playing a bad version of Mortal Combat (because you only have a couple of moves and the enemies have about 100) disguised as a R.P.G.    … Expand
  27. esadie
    Mar 8, 2022
    5
    Bad performance on Series X, dumb AI, copy paste smaller dungeons, overly cryptic encounters with NPC and unclear quests, sound design is bad (was next to a huge waterfall and it made no sound). Combat is fine, but just the same as other souls games. Feels like Emperor's New Clothes that this is getting such high reviews.
  28. aaethor
    Mar 24, 2022
    6
    Elden Ring has some great attributes... It looks nice, there is a lot to explore and discover, etc... But the reason I can't give it more than 6/10 is because... Well... It isnt fun. To get anywhere you have to grind and repeat over and over and over and over. I don't think I've ever put the game down whilst feeling satisfied. I usually quit feeling irritated or bored to death. There is aElden Ring has some great attributes... It looks nice, there is a lot to explore and discover, etc... But the reason I can't give it more than 6/10 is because... Well... It isnt fun. To get anywhere you have to grind and repeat over and over and over and over. I don't think I've ever put the game down whilst feeling satisfied. I usually quit feeling irritated or bored to death. There is a fine line between difficult and dumb/irritating. I'm a big Metroid fan, so hard games arent usually an issue. But this game just makes itself hard for the sake of it. It's not fun, it's just boring. The controls arent responsive enough imo to warrant the difficulty. I'm level 155 and the game goes from killing soliders with one hit to getting my ass handed to me in two hits by the same soldiers 2 minutes later. In summary, the game isnt fun. It's tedious… Expand
  29. Jonny5784
    Feb 27, 2022
    5
    If this game actually ran properly I’d give it a mega high score, but unfortunately it just doesn’t run very well on the series x, I returned it as was told it runs better on the PS5, which oddly enough I does, on the series x the frame rate was very very up and down for me, I wouldn’t say unplayable, but close, at the moment I’ll give it a 5, if they sort the frame rate out and lock it atIf this game actually ran properly I’d give it a mega high score, but unfortunately it just doesn’t run very well on the series x, I returned it as was told it runs better on the PS5, which oddly enough I does, on the series x the frame rate was very very up and down for me, I wouldn’t say unplayable, but close, at the moment I’ll give it a 5, if they sort the frame rate out and lock it at 60fps 1440p or 1800p or some thing like that I’d score the game very highly, as it is an absolutely fabulous game from what I’ve seen, but in a game which is so highly dependent on skill and timing you just can’t have these major dips in frames, sorry if I piss people off as it’s not my intention but it does seem to run a lot better on the PS5 and the dips in frame rate are no we’re near as noticeable or constant, I thought PC would be the way to go but I also avoided that as a friend got it, who has a very very good pc RTX3090, I9, 32GB top end gaming ram etc… and said it runs absolutely terribly far worst then the consoles even, hopefully all this can be rectified with patch’s but at the moment I can’t recommend this for the series x or the pc.… Expand
  30. joe656x
    Mar 2, 2022
    7
    A difficult game to rate for various reasons. Im enjoying the game but getting bored with it at the same time. A 10/10 would mean the game is 100% perfect and there is no areas that need improvement. I disagree with that, a lot needs to be improved.

    -We should be able to experience the beautiful open world with current gen graphics if we have a PC, Series X, or PS5. Instead the graphics    A difficult game to rate for various reasons. Im enjoying the game but getting bored with it at the same time. A 10/10 would mean the game is 100% perfect and there is no areas that need improvement. I disagree with that, a lot needs to be improved.

    -We should be able to experience the beautiful open world with current gen graphics if we have a PC, Series X, or PS5. Instead the graphics are extremely dated. Critics placed great emphasis on areas such as Graphics for games like Halo Infinite but didn’t seem to mention them for ER.

    -The button mapping needs improving. A lot of times I die just because I press the intuitive button instead of the button that game requires. Like why is it B to run when every other game use press the left stick    … Expand
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  1. The Mako Reactor
    Apr 4, 2022
    95
    Despite some annoying performance issues, Elden Ring is a masterpiece. The combat, enemy variety, exploration, music, and open world are top notch. I’ve been playing it daily across all platforms alongside other games all month, and look forward to doing that all year as I try new builds, help friends, and try to do everything I want in this triumph of a video game.
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  2. XboxAddict
    Mar 25, 2022
    100
    Elden Ring rewards your curiosity in many ways, be it items, runes or a pathway to another area, but mostly it’s a story to tell your friends when you are sharing tales around the bonfire. It does not force feed tutorials down your throat, but instead it leans far the opposite way by not telling you much at all and lets you explore and find things out on your own. There is no true quest log, no points of interest on a map or no arrows pointing you in the right direction, so there is a good chance you’ll miss some of the best caves and areas of the game. Because of all of this, Elden Ring is forcing me to find all of that out on my own and it is one of the most rewarding games I have ever played. I will continue to explore the Land Between for many hours to come. I’m just not in a hurry.
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  3. MondoXbox
    Mar 14, 2022
    92
    Elden Ring manages to draw the player into a fascinating world for many hours, with refined gameplay that fits perfectly with the freedom granted to the player. A sumptuous but imperfect work, which fails to completely overcome some of the historical flaws of Hidetaka Miyazaki's productions. Flaws that, however, can't diminish the scope of a masterpiece destined to leave an indelible mark on the videogame world and to set new standards for the souls-like and open-world genres.
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