Elden Ring

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3153 Ratings

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  1. Nobilis1984
    Feb 27, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Far from 90%+.
    The game has too many technical quirks and is nothing more than Dark Souls with open world.
    After all, it's more beginner-friendly since you can run away from enemies, and they don't chase you forever.
    Maximum 70% in the state.    … Expand
  2. SofaJockeyUK
    Mar 10, 2022
    7
    I can't rate this less than 7 because there's clearly a quality game here, but the impenetrable design and frustrating experience makes this a pretty miserable experience. After 20 hours in Limgrave and increasingly resorting to online guides to find a way to progress, I've had enough.
  3. 123579
    Jul 26, 2022
    7
    It's an okay game. Dare I say, even good. But it's not the second coming of christ that a lot of people are making it out to be.

    I just played Sekiro, and damn, that game is incredible. It's challenging, with a great story, and visceral combat. Which is everything this game isn't, so going from that to this was just jarring. Combat in this game consists of rolling around like runaway    It's an okay game. Dare I say, even good. But it's not the second coming of christ that a lot of people are making it out to be.

    I just played Sekiro, and damn, that game is incredible. It's challenging, with a great story, and visceral combat. Which is everything this game isn't, so going from that to this was just jarring.

    Combat in this game consists of rolling around like runaway tire while bosses spam attacks, and then occasionally getting a smack or two in. The fact that defense still consists of the same crap dark souls had 10 years ago is lame. All an agility character can do is roll around like a moron. Why didn't they at least try and put sekiro's parry in? Why isn't there a smaller step dodge that's actually useful? All you can do is roll 5 times in a row, then get one hit in.

    The story is, well, vague. Meh. That's all I have to say. Coming from Sekiro's story to this was disappointing.

    In past souls type games by Fromsoft, you'd adventure a while, and encounter a boss, and get stuck on it a long time then finally have that "hell yeah" moment when you beat it. Just coming from Sekiro, each boss was exhilarating. Overcoming boss enemies in this game sucks ass. Why? The density. Everywhere you throw a stone there's a goddamn boss. It's so tedious. There's no pacing, it's all just boss enemies everywhere all over the world that you'll die to 5+ times, and then actual turbo bosses that you'll die on 30+ times in the dungeon areas.

    There's another issue with combat. In the open world, fighting on the horse is optimal nearly all the time. Like 99% of the time. In a game where death is so punishing, it would be stupid to not do the most optimal thing. It's also optimal to just run past and completely ignore the existence of a lot of enemies. The reward for killing them just isn't worth the time. Who the hell designs a game where you're just supposed to bypass things people put weeks of work into designing?

    The open world is good I guess, if a bit monochromatic, with a few exception areas that are incredible to behold. Some areas are really fun to explore. Some are awful and incredibly aggravating. Fast travel is a thing. A big thing. There are bonfires every 10 feet. And you'll be fast traveling between them all the time because of the tedium factor involved. I really dislike fast travel like this but whatever.

    Overall I'd just call this game amazing, annoying, tedious, and fun, all at the same time. It's definitely not a 10/10. It's dark souls with a bigger (and less good, in my opinion) world. It'll give you a good 150, 200 hours of playtime. I really wish they at least tried to innovate on the crappy and dated dark souls combat, instead of making us roll more than a stoner in a joint factory.    … Expand
  4. Bulletstorm
    Mar 6, 2022
    7
    Nice game, nothing revolutionary, nothing groundbreaking, but a decent game.
  5. kLRc4GE
    Apr 7, 2022
    7
    It’s a mixed bag – not very newcomers friendly nor satisfying for veterans.
    A lot of n000bs friendly mechanics (summons, bleed, assists, too closely placed “bonfires”) ruined the experience.
    No longer I have a sense of archievement. I was forced to limit myself to play with pure melee build without cheating (enchanting, spells, summons etc.) to get a mildly harder adventure. Those From    It’s a mixed bag – not very newcomers friendly nor satisfying for veterans.
    A lot of n000bs friendly mechanics (summons, bleed, assists, too closely placed “bonfires”) ruined the experience.
    No longer I have a sense of archievement.
    I was forced to limit myself to play with pure melee build without cheating (enchanting, spells, summons etc.) to get a mildly harder adventure.
    Those From Software “lifehacks” gone too far – now You’re not even forced to talk to NPC, to get a map icon info who he is…for example it completely ruined first encounter with Blaidd.
    Game is vast and You’re hyped at the beginning – first area (Limgrave) has the best environmental structure (dragon, dungeons, mini-boss, big cart, camp).
    Landscape is immersive and for the moment I was feeling epic adventure vibe.
    Sadly, this bait for beta access reviewers is going down very fast – too big and empty, stretched without common sense, not rewarding for your time invested…
    Dragons are too easy, quests are too complicated for open world, crafting unnecessary (you can’t craft weapons nor armors), legendary weapons are easier to upgrade than normal, dungeons too small, framerate at 35-50 fps, pop-in everywhere, unbalanced weapons (colossal zweihander damage and stagger equal to claymore…), etc…
    After 150 hours I’m bored. It’s a promise unfullfiled.
    Elden Ring is very overrated and not a masterpiece.
    From Software – You can’t put souls series into mainstream.
    You sell 12M copies but people are angry and this 7,5 Metacritic rating is VERY accurate.    … Expand
  6. teemz22
    Mar 15, 2022
    7
    first of all don't believe the hype and 9s and 10s.

    the game is solid but it's basically dark souls 3 open world mod, it's the same old thing, copy and paste enemies, animations, traps, combat and so on. the game feels bland. at least sekiro and bloodborne felt original and new but not elden ring. technical stat on the series x leaves a lot of room for improvement (performance mode    first of all don't believe the hype and 9s and 10s.

    the game is solid but it's basically dark souls 3 open world mod, it's the same old thing, copy and paste enemies, animations, traps, combat and so on. the game feels bland. at least sekiro and bloodborne felt original and new but not elden ring.

    technical stat on the series x leaves a lot of room for improvement (performance mode can barely hold stable 50 fps most of the time, there's a lot of lod pop in and so on, quality mode looks slightly better but drops fps to around 45, it's like sekiro on xbox one x all over again.)    … Expand
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. xXRedBeardXx924
    Feb 27, 2022
    7
    Let me start off by saying the game artistically looks amazing. However the serious lack of details up close is a bit sad. They're something you would see early PS4/XBO days. The quality mode helps a little, but that mode is nearly unplayable, so hard to consider that an option. There also no quest list or journal, no map pin system, no hand holding of any kind which is kind of fun andLet me start off by saying the game artistically looks amazing. However the serious lack of details up close is a bit sad. They're something you would see early PS4/XBO days. The quality mode helps a little, but that mode is nearly unplayable, so hard to consider that an option. There also no quest list or journal, no map pin system, no hand holding of any kind which is kind of fun and kind of irritating at the same time. I like some bit of structure, it doesn't need to be Bethesda level of hand holding though. It also had a fun aspect to it when you're not repeating the same attempt for the 12th time. I played some of the other dark souls and blood borne games when I was younger, but didn't play them very long due to the difficulty. Now that I'm in my 30s I don't mind sticking to it longer but without that historical Souls franchise experience, it is very difficult and very frustrating. I've been playing since launch and still haven't beat the first boss. Watch video, gotten advise and still can't get it done. I would have liked to try it coop but ya know it didn't work for days and I still haven't gotten to try it. From what I've seen, it's really not that dynamic of a coop anyway so I'm weary. Overall the game is fun ut is very frustrating not just for difficulty but the broken online mode, meh graphical details, lack of basic features, and crazy clunky fighting mechanics. Basically, if you're not already a Souls die hard with a clear bias for this type of game, this game is just good but not good enough. Too bad the critics couldn't see past their bias.… Expand
  11. Mike787619
    Mar 2, 2022
    7
    I was enjoying the game for the first 30 or so hours, now I honestly do see why the reviews are so mixed. The game is good, don’t get me wrong, but I feel it’s just a bit too cheap. Everything attacks so fast, there’s no breaks to get in a shot without taking damage, or to heal. Everything one shots you even when you’re leveled up, it’s just not as good as the other from soft games. II was enjoying the game for the first 30 or so hours, now I honestly do see why the reviews are so mixed. The game is good, don’t get me wrong, but I feel it’s just a bit too cheap. Everything attacks so fast, there’s no breaks to get in a shot without taking damage, or to heal. Everything one shots you even when you’re leveled up, it’s just not as good as the other from soft games. I don’t know what they were thinking with this. None of the other games were like this, I’ve played them all through many times. This game needed more time in development, it seems.… Expand
  12. Cagrika
    Feb 27, 2022
    7
    Could have been better. This game had too much hype. The game is generally looks awesome . The map is very huge and its is really fun to exploring. The bad thing is optimization. I believe, it gonna be fixed after patches. The feel also could have been better with more blood and gore and more animations on steath takedowns. Remember this is 2022 game .
  13. Guyucu
    Feb 27, 2022
    7
    Graphics , lightning is nice , combat is clear atmosphere is good . Boss tasarimlari efsane Performance issues shouldnt happen anymore. Its not normal.. detay olarak çalilara giren çalı oynamaz . Uzuv kesme yok . Bekleme süreleri,son nesil ssd olmasina ragmen fazla. IIlerki patchlerde duzelir ama cok overrated bir oyun .. tam 75-80 lik bir oyun ortalama üstü . Performans sorunlariGraphics , lightning is nice , combat is clear atmosphere is good . Boss tasarimlari efsane Performance issues shouldnt happen anymore. Its not normal.. detay olarak çalilara giren çalı oynamaz . Uzuv kesme yok . Bekleme süreleri,son nesil ssd olmasina ragmen fazla. IIlerki patchlerde duzelir ama cok overrated bir oyun .. tam 75-80 lik bir oyun ortalama üstü . Performans sorunlari olmasaydi launchda notu 85 olabilirdi . Asla 97,95,100 haketmeyen bir oyun . Şiah!… Expand
  14. 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.
  15. PaddyPsychs
    Mar 2, 2022
    7
    I have now played the game through twice. About 60 hours per run. I'm very aware that I still have lots left to do, but in the interest of getting a review out in timely fashion this was the way to do it. I played on a pure strength build my first run, second was dragon magic.

    Let's start with the things I like about the game. There are a lot of them. + Gorgeuosly crafted open world. If    I have now played the game through twice. About 60 hours per run. I'm very aware that I still have lots left to do, but in the interest of getting a review out in timely fashion this was the way to do it. I played on a pure strength build my first run, second was dragon magic.

    Let's start with the things I like about the game. There are a lot of them. + Gorgeuosly crafted open world. If you can see something in the distance    … Expand
  16. LavishAssassin
    Mar 3, 2022
    7
    I am not sure what the story. Every quest is abstract and there is no quest log.

    The graphics are very dated, but aesthetically, the game looks nice. Gameplay/controls are janky. World is big, pretty, and shallow. I am not sure why people are calling it alive when it doesn't do anything new. It feels like Dragon Age Inquisition without the storyline. Online co-op sucks. The    I am not sure what the story. Every quest is abstract and there is no quest log.

    The graphics are very dated, but aesthetically, the game looks nice.

    Gameplay/controls are janky.

    World is big, pretty, and shallow. I am not sure why people are calling it alive when it doesn't do anything new. It feels like Dragon Age Inquisition without the storyline.

    Online co-op sucks.

    The game is a soild 7/10 imo.    … Expand
  17. Biggun
    Mar 10, 2022
    7
    C'est un action donjon RPG assez inspiré de Zelda mais hélas dans la ligne éditoriale détestable de From Software. On y retrouve les mécaniques RPG ringardes pour hardcore gamers comme pas de sauvegarde manuelle ennemis qui se repeuplent dans une zone à chaque utilisation du point de grâce des ennemis à affronter obligatoirement avant le boss.
    Toutes ces mécaniques cassent l'immersion    C'est un action donjon RPG assez inspiré de Zelda mais hélas dans la ligne éditoriale détestable de From Software. On y retrouve les mécaniques RPG ringardes pour hardcore gamers comme pas de sauvegarde manuelle ennemis qui se repeuplent dans une zone à chaque utilisation du point de grâce des ennemis à affronter obligatoirement avant le boss.
    Toutes ces mécaniques cassent l'immersion dans un jeu en monde ouvert le réalisme y étant aux abonnés absents.
    Le jeu traine les défauts obsolètes des Dark Souls qu'il aurait été bien inspiré de laisser de côté. La narration et la direction artistique maîtrisées ne rattrapent pas les défauts primaires du jeu.    … Expand
  18. 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
  19. Anddroidcutie
    Mar 10, 2022
    7
    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.
  20. TheProfoundNoun
    Mar 15, 2022
    7
    My first time playing a game like this. The controls and a little sluggish along with the targeting. The character creator is good, your character isn’t the Flat character creator that all Bethesda Games character creators are. The fights are good and interesting. There is no hand holding, once you come top side it’s up to you to explore and do the things that you want. Exploring isMy first time playing a game like this. The controls and a little sluggish along with the targeting. The character creator is good, your character isn’t the Flat character creator that all Bethesda Games character creators are. The fights are good and interesting. There is no hand holding, once you come top side it’s up to you to explore and do the things that you want. Exploring is encourage and each biome is its own personality and a way of humbling you.

    The story is good, considering who is behind it. If anybody is on the fence of buying it consider it akin to Monster Hunter but you take more damage when you get hit.    … Expand
  21. Odiwan_Kenobi
    Mar 18, 2022
    7
    Lets start by saying i will not be referring to this game as a masterpiece as that horse has been beaten to death? Elden Ring is a good game, but that's it. Its dated as F! In fact it brought back memories of Dragons Lair for me. Move left - swing sword - move right - back step - swing sword what year is it? The exploration in the game is by far the only reason it gets as high a score fromLets start by saying i will not be referring to this game as a masterpiece as that horse has been beaten to death? Elden Ring is a good game, but that's it. Its dated as F! In fact it brought back memories of Dragons Lair for me. Move left - swing sword - move right - back step - swing sword what year is it? The exploration in the game is by far the only reason it gets as high a score from me personally. Its super fun to explore and find new places and enemies to kill but this game is so repetitive, repetitive, repetitive, repetitive. Boss battles are the same, enemies everywhere are the same. It's a great step in a the right direction but if you're going to open your world map then you got to have a reason to live in it, it has to be an interesting place for me to ROLE PLAY. Not overly difficult if you level up and explore the world for better gear and weapons, but why else would you be playing an RPG. Combat is simple and fair most of the time and by fair i mean if you get hit you get punished, that's what these games are about. Sadly because that mechanic is so old and stale once you master moving and taking small bites you can really own this game. Its good but not as good as some other RPG'S over the years. Like Dragons Lair in the arcades as a kid a lot of people got pissed off the game was so hard and wanted their Quarters back. But if you just learned the patterns to the dungeons the Quarters started to go really far. If people were still buying physical copies of games Elden Ring would have its own pre-owned bin at every location. Solid 7/10… Expand
  22. Notdarksouls
    Mar 17, 2022
    7
    Copy & paste bosses throughout the game, every boss except 3. Bosses copied from other souls games, & the AI & hit boxes are terrible. The input lag is really bad, yet few souls players call out from software about this. Maybe delusional players, because they love the " challenge" of a truly broken game.
  23. Madetorategames
    Apr 18, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Objectively speaking this game seems like the creator got sick of making games and intentionally broken mechanics. Enjoyed playing which is why it’s rated so high it’s a poor excuse of previous fromsoft games… Expand
  24. Jjee
    Jun 6, 2022
    7
    Lots of bugs in the world Boring repetitive gameplay Duplicate enemies Riding system during combat is not interesting Music is only good when the bass is similar to Ubisoft games Duplicate camps This is a set of problems I'm surprised critics also score because of the bugs They did not reduce it because in other games, a score of 0.5 to 1 was reduced due to these problems. The votes areLots of bugs in the world Boring repetitive gameplay Duplicate enemies Riding system during combat is not interesting Music is only good when the bass is similar to Ubisoft games Duplicate camps This is a set of problems I'm surprised critics also score because of the bugs They did not reduce it because in other games, a score of 0.5 to 1 was reduced due to these problems. The votes are in favor and are not correct.… Expand
  25. Weenston
    Jun 20, 2022
    7
    I'm a big dark souls fan. Completed each multiple times. Elden ring is an amazing game, it has the most refined mechanics, and the most variety in gear and spells. However the map is terrible.
    The legacy areas are incredibly short, then the rest of the game is large empty fields with copy paste dungeons + boss fights. It feels like I've finished the game 5 times in a row and I've lost any    I'm a big dark souls fan. Completed each multiple times. Elden ring is an amazing game, it has the most refined mechanics, and the most variety in gear and spells. However the map is terrible.
    The legacy areas are incredibly short, then the rest of the game is large empty fields with copy paste dungeons + boss fights. It feels like I've finished the game 5 times in a row and I've lost any interest in ever replaying it. If I was to ever replay this game, I would likely just skip all optional stuff unless I need it for my build, which means skipping 90% of the content.    … Expand
  26. 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.
  27. SharonMen
    Apr 30, 2023
    7
    Mundo enorme e incrível, rico, builds muito coolers (poucas são forte) e trilha sonora ok... Performance pobre no console, falta de uma trilha sonora marcante, falta de personagens carismáticos, e também, se você for explorar o jogo por conta própria, certamente irá ficar travado em bosses e vai ter uma experiência ruim, e também ficar caçando itens e armas de builds ops do youtube fazem aMundo enorme e incrível, rico, builds muito coolers (poucas são forte) e trilha sonora ok... Performance pobre no console, falta de uma trilha sonora marcante, falta de personagens carismáticos, e também, se você for explorar o jogo por conta própria, certamente irá ficar travado em bosses e vai ter uma experiência ruim, e também ficar caçando itens e armas de builds ops do youtube fazem a experiência ser ruim também, além de upar o estus flask do jogo ser um saco, só se pesquisar no youtube, coisa que nos dark souls eram natural achar... e.... o jogo favorece demais os magos... q lixo... passar o boss final foi a pior experiência em qualquer souls like, q boss horrível essa fera pristina
    jogo pra tiozao de hype    … Expand
  28. JackFrostyG
    Jul 26, 2023
    7
    Pros

    - Fluid combat, huge amount of choice. - Main Story bosses are well designed. - The Areas feel alive, I actually wanted to explore just to see new areas. Cons - The amount of reused bosses and assets in some of the the side dungeons / areas is fairly lazy. There are 2 Mohg's too, which really doesn't make since as he's a pinnacle boss. - Much of the story just doesn't make    Pros

    - Fluid combat, huge amount of choice.
    - Main Story bosses are well designed.
    - The Areas feel alive, I actually wanted to explore just to see new areas.

    Cons

    - The amount of reused bosses and assets in some of the the side dungeons / areas is fairly lazy. There are 2 Mohg's too, which really doesn't make since as he's a pinnacle boss.
    - Much of the story just doesn't make sense and feels low effort to make the player interpret much of what is going on.
    - The 'toughest boss' in the game's entire gimmick is waterfowl dance, the most unfun to react to ability in the game.    … Expand
  29. Combatking42
    Aug 5, 2023
    7
    Im not a souls fan, but the game is honestly mid for me, I find it confusing, difficult, and not that fun at all. But I do love the art style of this game!! Even so, I'm not upset that this game won GOTY 2022 because it makes sense and it was obvious because when I first heard about this game, it was when it won most anticipated game in 2020-2021 and I was like WHAT IS THIS GAME?? AND WHYIm not a souls fan, but the game is honestly mid for me, I find it confusing, difficult, and not that fun at all. But I do love the art style of this game!! Even so, I'm not upset that this game won GOTY 2022 because it makes sense and it was obvious because when I first heard about this game, it was when it won most anticipated game in 2020-2021 and I was like WHAT IS THIS GAME?? AND WHY THERE IS SO MUCH HYPE ABOUT IT??? Until I did some research and found out that its made by FromSoftware who made the Dark Souls games and even Sekiro, Bloodborne, and Armored Core.… Expand
  30. amicus20
    Aug 13, 2023
    7
    First off, I love the unforgiving combat system typical of souls-like games. It's a steep learning curve but rewarding when you finally get it down. The visuals are fantastic and at first I enjoyed exploring the open world. In the end, I found the world too open and too repetitive. I can see why some people may love it, but for me I just found it good and not great in the end.
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Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

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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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