Elden Ring

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7.7

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  1. Ozzyboy1010
    Mar 22, 2022
    9
    This has to be my absolute favorite Souls-like and From Software game. The game delivers on its promises of retaining that soul's formula. This game had me dying in my first 5 minutes of playtime. This will come across as frustrating for some, but that's what it's intended to be. The open-world nature of the Lands Bettwen is majestic in even the most colorless regions. One of the mainThis has to be my absolute favorite Souls-like and From Software game. The game delivers on its promises of retaining that soul's formula. This game had me dying in my first 5 minutes of playtime. This will come across as frustrating for some, but that's what it's intended to be. The open-world nature of the Lands Bettwen is majestic in even the most colorless regions. One of the main reasons I found Sekiro to be boring is that all locations had the same feel. Most of the enemies were natural and earthly, looking to be rememberable. Elden RIng is everything I was hoping for in a From game. And if I could give a more accurate rating, I would give this a 9.9 because Elden RIng, in my eye, is flawless in world-building and charter design. I have one major criticism of the game, and I admit it is quite a funny criticism. In my eye, it has one of the worst opening theme songs in any of the From games. But besides that main criticism, this game is flawless and my pick for a possible match of the year.… Expand
  2. paulorodrigo
    Mar 25, 2022
    9
    nao sou muito fa da serie soul like mais esse jogo ficou foda pra caralho e eu peguei tanto a versao do series x como a do ps5 pq o jogo e muito bom mesmo
  3. xMoose60x
    Mar 25, 2022
    9
    Love this game. There is a ton of build diversity and plenty of weapons or spells that you can use. You’re not limited to using the “best” weapons and builds. There are a few difficulty spikes when the enemies in a new area get a lot stronger, but if you just explore the world you should be able to level up easily. This game has a lot to do and it never felt like I was grinding. ThereLove this game. There is a ton of build diversity and plenty of weapons or spells that you can use. You’re not limited to using the “best” weapons and builds. There are a few difficulty spikes when the enemies in a new area get a lot stronger, but if you just explore the world you should be able to level up easily. This game has a lot to do and it never felt like I was grinding. There are always new dungeons or bosses you find and the satisfaction after finally taken down a tough boss feels great. One of my favorite game.… Expand
  4. buchweizen
    Mar 26, 2022
    9
    I liked the previous souls games and this one is the best so far. The world is fun to explore and looks great. The difficulty seems a bit more doable and bosses are varied. Definitely check this out if you like other from software games but this will probably not change you didn’t like previous instances.
  5. Rigol3r
    Mar 28, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Game is Amazing, so much to do and see, I’m 60 hours in and I feel like I haven’t even scratched the surface of what there is to discover. The only reason I didn’t give it a 10 was because of PVP being incredibly one-sided most of the time but that doesn’t really take away from the overall experience.… Expand
  6. Shadiestace
    Mar 29, 2022
    9
    Having very little experience completing a souls game. I put myself at the task of finally taking down this game. It took a lot of work multiple restarts of new characters finding different styles and guides to help me out. Yes I did beat it first using the astrologer. It was not easy by no stretch in fact my second time through the game I did the vagabond and used the glorious goldenHaving very little experience completing a souls game. I put myself at the task of finally taking down this game. It took a lot of work multiple restarts of new characters finding different styles and guides to help me out. Yes I did beat it first using the astrologer. It was not easy by no stretch in fact my second time through the game I did the vagabond and used the glorious golden halberd which did make most bosses feel super easy but once I took one the dual wielding great swords did this game feel truly special. All of this to say that the freedom in this game is what truly sets itself apart from former games in the series and the unguided nature of the game sets it apart from other open world games minus a few that did it first. I recommend giving this game a try and once you do finally beat this massive undertaking give new game plus a try as well and don’t be afraid to hit every single spot in the game it makes it that much sweeter.… Expand
  7. HalfGreenThumb
    Mar 29, 2022
    9
    Premetto che da amante dei giochi From potrei essere di parte, pur riconoscendo che ha dei difetti che From si porta dietro dai tempi di Demon non posso non elogiare il mostruoso lavoro fatto sull' open world, che ê il più ricco e sicuramente il migliore che ho mai provato, e videogioco dal Commodor 64. Sotto il punto di vista artistico ê immensamente oltre lo standard dei tripla APremetto che da amante dei giochi From potrei essere di parte, pur riconoscendo che ha dei difetti che From si porta dietro dai tempi di Demon non posso non elogiare il mostruoso lavoro fatto sull' open world, che ê il più ricco e sicuramente il migliore che ho mai provato, e videogioco dal Commodor 64. Sotto il punto di vista artistico ê immensamente oltre lo standard dei tripla A odierni, il game play già ottimo ê stato ampliato rendendolo ancora più tattico, così come la parte ruolistica, ma soprattutto ê immenso, quasi 220 ore di gioco x i completisti in blind run.
    Peccato per i difetti che ho citato e alcune armi palesemente rotte fino alla 2 patch, altrimenti avrebbe davvero sfiorato il 10.    … Expand
  8. TnDev
    Apr 6, 2022
    9
    I haven't finished elden ring yet, however, I suspect I'm getting close. This is my first souls type game, and I can say without a doubt this game is very accessible to players new to the painful power struggle that is a fromsoft game. That being said instead of praising the game I will point out my only real problem with the game. Simply put, the game is extremely unintuitive, this can beI haven't finished elden ring yet, however, I suspect I'm getting close. This is my first souls type game, and I can say without a doubt this game is very accessible to players new to the painful power struggle that is a fromsoft game. That being said instead of praising the game I will point out my only real problem with the game. Simply put, the game is extremely unintuitive, this can be seen in the way lock-ons work, as well as in navigating the menus. This is nowhere more apparent than in the quest design, and I absolutely adore the open ended quest design, however there are a lot of times when you are given a quest unexpectedly, and then must remember a name or location with no way to repeat dialog. It's frustrating at times but the rest of the game completely sweeps away this frustration. TLDR: The HUD and Menus are bad, and the quest design is annoying… Expand
  9. SundayBacon
    Apr 7, 2022
    9
    Nicht das beste FromSoft game aber in den Top 3. Es ist wesentlich Einsteigerfreundlicher und wenn man es direkt mit DS1-3, Sekiro, Bloodborne, etc. vergleicht ist es schon ziemlich einfach. Das fällt erst so richtig auf wenn man ins New Game + kommt- was früher das ganze Spiel bei jedem Durchgang noch ein gutes Stück schwerer gemacht hat- Ist bei Elden Ring schlechter ausbalanciert daNicht das beste FromSoft game aber in den Top 3. Es ist wesentlich Einsteigerfreundlicher und wenn man es direkt mit DS1-3, Sekiro, Bloodborne, etc. vergleicht ist es schon ziemlich einfach. Das fällt erst so richtig auf wenn man ins New Game + kommt- was früher das ganze Spiel bei jedem Durchgang noch ein gutes Stück schwerer gemacht hat- Ist bei Elden Ring schlechter ausbalanciert da wenn man alles erkundet und das Spiel im ersten durchlauf abschließt, man extrem überlevelt ist und erst wieder im 4-5 Durchgang ins schwitzen kommt. Abgesehen davon grenzt es an Perfektion:
    Die Spielwelt regt zum erkunden an. Jeder point of interest belohnt jeden Besuch. Allg. Das Belohnungssystem ist einfach extrem gut. Die Atmosphäre wird mit FromSoft typischer stimmungsvollen Musik ergänzt. Die Bosskämpfe sind abwechslungsreich (auch wenn hier und dort mal recycelt wurde)und machen extrem Laune auf mehr. NPCs können seit einem jüngsten Update auf der Karte eingesehen werden- was früher extrem kryptisch war- NPCs und ihre quests werden dadurch ein wenig transparenter. Ohne Vorkenntnisse zur Souls Reihe hätte das Game eine glatte 10 bekommen!    … Expand
  10. hrafn81
    Apr 7, 2022
    9
    As someone who avoided "souls" games, this one really blew me away! When my last try was "Demon's Souls" on the PS3 and I walked away from it near the beginning, thinking this was just not something I wanted to waste my time on, I never took Elden Ring serious as something I would play. From recommendations and watching some streams, I figured why not give it a shot. And wow, with the HUGEAs someone who avoided "souls" games, this one really blew me away! When my last try was "Demon's Souls" on the PS3 and I walked away from it near the beginning, thinking this was just not something I wanted to waste my time on, I never took Elden Ring serious as something I would play. From recommendations and watching some streams, I figured why not give it a shot. And wow, with the HUGE open world you didn't even have to bother about the bosses till you really felt the urge for it.
    With this open world concept, the entire "souls" genre changes, leaving the difficulty scaling up to the players. You can try to tackle the bosses head on, doing the old school masochist style marathon to the final boss, or you can run around and explore, expand your arsenal with weapons and spells and even level up as you please, before returning to the "now very easy" headaches known as bosses.

    If you are in need of wasting a huge amount of hours, this is the game for you! Because, once you pop....

    I have personally played through this game three times by now, it should be considered as addictive as crack!    … Expand
  11. Marineclown312
    Apr 13, 2022
    9
    Upon starting this game, I realized that I had underestimated how hard this game was going to be. I was unfamiliar with the levelling system, I had trouble with the combat, all of the symptoms of "first souls game" syndrome. After a while of trying, grinding, and dying, I finally understood. I finally understood the magical game hiding behind the difficulty mask. I was immersed in theUpon starting this game, I realized that I had underestimated how hard this game was going to be. I was unfamiliar with the levelling system, I had trouble with the combat, all of the symptoms of "first souls game" syndrome. After a while of trying, grinding, and dying, I finally understood. I finally understood the magical game hiding behind the difficulty mask. I was immersed in the breathtaking graphics, the complex lore, and the grinding of armaments. But be warned; and this is a bit of a hot take. The game only starts to be fun after you beat the first story boss. Even though I am very far from completing the game, I can confidently say that I am extremely happy and satisfied with my purchase of Elden Ring… Expand
  12. SeT1kTak
    May 27, 2022
    9
    First 10h of gameplay, I made a conclusion that I have to make fun by myself, but after I spend some time to find something interesting I understood that even to me who can't stand the "make fun by myself" games It was so exciting. The most interesting part of this game, starting like at lvl 40 and ending at the finish.
  13. fishfvcker69420
    May 30, 2022
    9
    This is the first soulsborne game that I have ever played and it's probably one of my most favorite games. Although after getting all the endings, getting all achievements, and also completing all dungeons, there's not really much that I want to do. Other people probably just try out different builds or do challenges or something like that but I just don't really want to do that. Overall,This is the first soulsborne game that I have ever played and it's probably one of my most favorite games. Although after getting all the endings, getting all achievements, and also completing all dungeons, there's not really much that I want to do. Other people probably just try out different builds or do challenges or something like that but I just don't really want to do that. Overall, great game. … Expand
  14. vogeci668
    Jun 6, 2022
    9
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  15. ogii
    Jul 10, 2022
    9
    Best soulsborne game before dark souls 3.If you like souls-like games you should DEFINITELY try it.From Software did it.I don't think there is a chance for this game to be bad :)
  16. Footolettuce
    Aug 5, 2022
    9
    Loads of content, great art direction, good graphics, good story, great gameplay and great boss fights.
    This was my first from software game and i can safely say that i will be playing the others after this.
  17. sandu1337
    Nov 7, 2022
    9
    Must play game!
    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 fromy
  18. solarx
    Sep 4, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One thing Elden ring does well is that it gives the player a choice. At the start the tree sentinel as well as multiple hidden bosses can be averted by simply walking away from them.this paired with the collosal open world gives Elden ring a sense of freedom which is lacked in other from soft games like blood borne. Don’t get me wrong,bloodborne is a very good game,but it lacks the sense of freedom with cramped city passages as well as a lack of save points against Elden rings huge quantity of graces. By following a different golden path in Elden ring you can bypass the storm front castle and head straight to caelid. you have freedom to go where you want when but the difficulty of enemies combined with the low strength of your starting gear helps reel explorative players back on to the story path without physically putting up a wall… Expand
  19. Jaggerwook
    Sep 23, 2022
    9
    I've put many hours into this game, and I can finally say - I am no longer maidenless.

    Would recommend.
  20. brutforce1337
    Oct 7, 2022
    9
    Evolution of a Souls series. All components are greater and feeling much more organic then before. Difficulty level is raising step by step so u will evade this Daemons Souls feeling. Graphics and animation are nice, as well, as music and sound. Great work, master Miyazaki, thank u!
    I am Malenia, Blade of Miquella!
  21. FoguelMclovin
    Nov 10, 2022
    9
    Excelente juego. Exigente como un buen Souls. Este es el GOTY 2022. Esperando su expansión.
  22. LittleDude
    Dec 13, 2022
    9
    The best gaming experience I had in years. Incredible art style and gameplay.
  23. cyaaaa
    Nov 16, 2022
    9
    Amazing game, I only have a single complaint, the optimization for PC is far from being good. Other than that I would really recommend that you finish this game without cheesing any bosses. I cheesed every boss I could on my first playthrough and deeply regretted it.
  24. Goji_54
    Nov 20, 2022
    9
    Excelente juego, espectacular banda Sonora, apartado artístico bellísima, peleas con bosses fenomenales y una exploración de mundo abierto a la altura.
    Lo malo es en cuanto al apartado técnico, el motor gráfico de este juego ya se siente y se nota viejo, denota que ya no está a la altura de la competencia, además de caídas de frames notables y nula estabilidad de 60fps, así mismo flaquea    Excelente juego, espectacular banda Sonora, apartado artístico bellísima, peleas con bosses fenomenales y una exploración de mundo abierto a la altura.
    Lo malo es en cuanto al apartado técnico, el motor gráfico de este juego ya se siente y se nota viejo, denota que ya no está a la altura de la competencia, además de caídas de frames notables y nula estabilidad de 60fps, así mismo flaquea en texturas, distancia de dibujado y popping
    Igualmente con todo esto es una maravilla y Goty de 2022    … Expand
  25. VoltrenXytech
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    a great addition to the soulsborne menagerie of games, its difficult and beautiful, punishing and stunning, the amount of cool weapons and unique trinkets you can find is amazing, and even though i thoroughly raged at Starscourged i think the game is amazing
  26. LeGabrielUrbano
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    This is a great game from the souls saga, together with Shekiro and Bloodborn it seems to me to be the best of the studio.
  27. ildemaro
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    Es un juego que a pesar de que es como especie de continuación de los souls no deja de ser magistral sin duda su apartado esta muy bien lograda y de verdad vale la pena jugarlo.
  28. gian_pkr
    Dec 28, 2022
    9
    What to say? A masterpiece. I really enjoy the start of the game, the rest is still so good but so much more difficult. I’m now almost at the end (finish ed the story line but still have to face the last HiSense zone).
  29. dingdongwan
    Nov 26, 2022
    9
    Overall the game was dammmm perfect . the type of game which i needed for years. though it lacks a bit in graphic a little bit more and its gonna break the world
  30. denizzct
    Dec 27, 2022
    9
    Although artistically perfect, some things are missing that I can't explain. Definitely one of the best games of the year!
  31. Stankshop
    Jan 10, 2023
    9
    Amazing game. However, due to how long it is, repeated boss fights are annoying. The game is long enough they could have just omitted these. (And I'd recommend just skipping them when possible)
    This is the only thing stopping it from getting a 10/10 from me.
    It would have been nice if it had more true challenges late game, past Radahn (pre nerf) the game definitely goes straight into easy    Amazing game. However, due to how long it is, repeated boss fights are annoying. The game is long enough they could have just omitted these. (And I'd recommend just skipping them when possible)
    This is the only thing stopping it from getting a 10/10 from me.
    It would have been nice if it had more true challenges late game, past Radahn (pre nerf) the game definitely goes straight into easy mode, until the final boss where it tips upwards, slightly.
    Subsequent playthroughs were also a little disappointing as Radahn's nerf really made him a joke. Glad I got to do the fight in its original form.    … Expand
  32. Hookinsu
    Mar 4, 2023
    9
    Great game in every aspect. Only negative is the recycling and some later part of the game can be a bit dull.
  33. Pasticle
    Mar 27, 2023
    9
    Las bases de un juego perfecto se vieron arruinadas por la ambición de su publisher. Con un desbalance premeritado para que tenga vía libre hacia el mainstream, Elden Ring invirtió esmero en lograr ser apto para todos los jugadores, rompiendo asi no solo su mecánicamente perfecto sistema de combate, si no la esencia de desafio.
    Bosses repetidos en dungeons copiadas y pegadas, hacen que    Las bases de un juego perfecto se vieron arruinadas por la ambición de su publisher. Con un desbalance premeritado para que tenga vía libre hacia el mainstream, Elden Ring invirtió esmero en lograr ser apto para todos los jugadores, rompiendo asi no solo su mecánicamente perfecto sistema de combate, si no la esencia de desafio.
    Bosses repetidos en dungeons copiadas y pegadas, hacen que este juego sea un mundo abierto carente de incentivo en el late game para muchos de los jugadores. El juego tranquilamente podria haber funcionado con un 30% menos de dungeons y hubiera mejorado si se hubiera invertido en generar mas eventos en el mundo abierto (algo de lo que se alardeo en el trailer y solo pasa 2 o 3 veces si no contamos los carros con trols)

    Excesiva inspiración en BOTW al desarrollar tanto escenarios como el gamefeel de atravesar el mundo abierto tomando como base Zelda, olvidando que lo que siempre hizo a Zelda una aventura digna, es avanzar (y en el caso de botw, explorar) gracias a mecanicas constantemente evolutivas que generan no solo un backtracking digno, si no que tambien una sensacion de desarrollo mas alla de mejores armas y mas nivel.
    Obviamente el objetivo de los juegos de fromsoft es siempre la parte mecánica y en elden ring el combate es el foco desde el comienzo hasta el final, pero la contrapartida de utilizar un mundo tan grande con tan poco crecimiento, genera que las futuras playthrough sean exclusivamente a probar el combate de distintas formas, dejando al mapa como una experiencia MUY BUENA, pero que se desgasta luego de la primera exploración.

    Cosas buenas sobran y se saben del juego, pero no esta cerca de ser la culminación de la experiencia de fromsoftware a lo largo de los años como muchos marcan. Tristemente peca de cosas que hacen muchos juegos AAA modernos para preponderar primeras impresiones antes que profundidad.

    El lore me parece el mejor y mas acertado de todos los Souls, con un desarrollo preciso que deja a interpretación la medida exacta al jugador, algo en lo que DS3 fallo con creces.    … Expand
  34. Samwisethesmall
    Apr 13, 2023
    9
    Every time I play this game I go DAMN this game is good and I can't understand how a game could be this great. I love how the game doesn't care if you miss things, and this leads you to discover whole secret dungeons and feel like you're the only one that's been there. One thing is I don't like the attribute system where you need a certain level of something to use something because IEvery time I play this game I go DAMN this game is good and I can't understand how a game could be this great. I love how the game doesn't care if you miss things, and this leads you to discover whole secret dungeons and feel like you're the only one that's been there. One thing is I don't like the attribute system where you need a certain level of something to use something because I spent an hour hammering away at a boss only to be rewarded with a spell that I needed 40 faith to use when I only had 13.… Expand
  35. Dechard27
    Jul 19, 2023
    9
    Love this game, so much fun leveling new characters just to test weapons I can’t wait for the expansion.
  36. gamer_baho1
    Jul 20, 2023
    9
    Açık dünyası mükemmel,bosslarla kapışmak zevkli,mükemmel. ama AMA Lütfen şu oyuna performans ayarı getirseler. lütfen gtx 1050ti 8gb ramli pc imde oynamak istiyom lütfen
  37. Otter89
    Sep 7, 2023
    9
    I originally gave this game a negative review on Steam as I found that the lack of direction really hurt the games flow. I still hold that sentiment about Elden Ring.
    I don't expect the game to give me a guided tour or arrows on the hud to tell me where exactly where to go, but at times I was wandering into zones I clearly shouldn't be in, undergeared, not high enough level and still on    I originally gave this game a negative review on Steam as I found that the lack of direction really hurt the games flow. I still hold that sentiment about Elden Ring.
    I don't expect the game to give me a guided tour or arrows on the hud to tell me where exactly where to go, but at times I was wandering into zones I clearly shouldn't be in, undergeared, not high enough level and still on like 4 flasks to top me up.

    Recently I picked this back up and followed a guide, yes I know what a scrub, but I thought that if I can get a rough guide on what weapons are where, and how I should reasonbly progress, I will then get along with this game. Sure enough, I fell in love.

    Now is this game perfect? No. Is it loyal to it's core audience? Absolutely. If Demon or Dark Souls are something you enjoyed or even love-hated for it's punish factor, you will adore this game.

    The amount of times I just took a minute to appreciate the glorious views is countless, yes even dreary Caelid. Once you get into the swing of things you really can't put the game down, it envelopes you with it's "push on" layout.

    So after clearly with a bit of a guide, I will replay this for sure, might make a meme build or even the Holiest build, Jesus Himself.    … Expand
  38. chenocorp
    Aug 22, 2023
    8
    Un juego bastante redondo. Pierde en unas secundarias tan dispersas que pierden sentido, aunque cuadran con la forma escondida de trabajar de from. No me parece una evolución suficiente respecto a los previos.
  39. ZiablikA
    Jan 28, 2023
    8
    Тот же DS3, но в 10 раз больше и еще более сломанный и с шикарными боссами.
  40. Gutsukyo
    Mar 5, 2022
    8
    Again, From Software has released another excellent game in the Souls series. An amazing adventure awaits anyone who is brave enough to trek across the treacherous lands of the first open world game in the series. With a class to suit anyone's play style, players will be thrown in to a world with danger awiting them around every corner. Although the game is superb for the most part, IAgain, From Software has released another excellent game in the Souls series. An amazing adventure awaits anyone who is brave enough to trek across the treacherous lands of the first open world game in the series. With a class to suit anyone's play style, players will be thrown in to a world with danger awiting them around every corner. Although the game is superb for the most part, I would have like to see and actual upgrade graphic wise. But graphics are everything, and Elden Ring delivers in every other department. So set forth, and test you skill, as well as your patience!… Expand
  41. Dazan
    May 4, 2022
    8
    Tiene una cantidad abrumadora de contenido. Esta lleno de catacumbas, minas, campamentos, ciénagas... eso está bien en el primer mapa, pero cuando llegas al segundo mapa, después de 15 horas, no apetece volver a explorar el mapa en búsqueda de cuevas, y si ves un campamento lo pasas corriendo a caballo. Es un buen juego, pero tiene demasiada "grasa" que estropea la experiencia.
  42. JacoBee93
    Mar 31, 2023
    8
    Beutiful, hard as f game... The hate people bring here is pathetic, most of them didnt even own the game.
  43. Down_Cast
    Feb 26, 2022
    8
    Online play is nonexistent. Either broken or elsewise. There is no news from Bandai namaco support or elden ring official twitter page. Such a shame. It’s been nearly 3 weeks and no update on critical issues. Low frame rate, crashes, and inventory bugs

    Edit: most issues have been fixed. GOTY
  44. 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.
  45. Ayvaza
    Mar 9, 2022
    8
    does a good job as a exploration game, but:
    - savegame bugs took like 10h of effort, boss killing and farming and weapon and material grinding from me. how does a souls game fail at saving, the previous parts were saving at every opportunity. thats the biggest minus from me
    - the game has no clear red line, hugeass open world and no clear directions, cryptic introductions ruins the fun    does a good job as a exploration game, but:
    - savegame bugs took like 10h of effort, boss killing and farming and weapon and material grinding from me. how does a souls game fail at saving, the previous parts were saving at every opportunity. thats the biggest minus from me
    - the game has no clear red line, hugeass open world and no clear directions, cryptic introductions ruins the fun and drag the story longer the wrong way
    - progression is superslow, if you struggle with your current stats against enemies, you will struggle more in the upcoming regions. monsters get superhard, runes (exp) and smithing materials are very scarce, i wasnt able to get my weapons past +4 after 50h of gameplay. so i used the rapier +8 which you get as a gift after beating some mainstory boss.
    -great runes are a great idea but a greater dissapointment. why do we have to use rune arcs to buff them up? i found in all myhours so far 4-5 rune arcs (similar to humanity and embers) in the open world and those expire once you die and you will probably die every 5 mins once.
    - effing dragons at some endgame location give 3,5k runes... and you need at lvl60 or so around 25k exp for a level up. and dragons would at that point one shot you with basic attacks. the game is super tough, i dont know why they went with that kind of progression design. this game is supposed to be a challenge, not a parkour and avoid monster simulation
    - the trap chests are a nice idea, but can lead anyone who plays without guides into desperation. i for my part hated that idea

    + great enemy variaty
    + great combat gameplay
    + great mounted combat
    + ashes of war and summon noble spirits are a awesome addition to the game
    + awesome looking bosses (which drop almost no usefull weapons or souls which can be turned into weapons)
    + fast travel is also an awesome addition to the game, from any point (except inside traps)
    + the exploration is also awesome, you can explore so many regions thanks to the jump button
    + some regions seriously looked dreamlike, which almost never was the case in any souls game . which mostly has gory stuff and locations    … Expand
  46. Tomplicated
    Mar 10, 2022
    8
    I'm not a regular FromSoft player and I have to admit that it has taken me til now to gel with the games. But I can say I'm having a complete blast in Elden Ring. The open World really helps when you hit a boss that you can't defeat... go explore instead!
    The World is dark, dangerous and devious and I want to explore every nook and cranny of it.
    Storytelling in this game isn't in my    I'm not a regular FromSoft player and I have to admit that it has taken me til now to gel with the games. But I can say I'm having a complete blast in Elden Ring. The open World really helps when you hit a boss that you can't defeat... go explore instead!
    The World is dark, dangerous and devious and I want to explore every nook and cranny of it.
    Storytelling in this game isn't in my taste but I can appreciate its formulae and combat I admit I have to get used to but I'm getting there.
    Enemy types seem vast and terrifying.
    All around a great game.    … Expand
  47. Leon_D
    Jul 26, 2022
    8
    The game is good, but it fails with certain bosses. Either they're repetitive or unbalanced (AOE spamming fest). But for a Skyrim sized open world soulslike, it's definitely worth a try.
  48. AgentStarr
    Mar 13, 2022
    8
    Not my favorite FromSoftware game but still pretty good. I think the open-world aspect can be both good and bad for the game sometimes, especially considering that previous games from the team already had a great feeling of exploration and discovery with multiple secrets hidden throughout the world. The multiplayer feels kind of unbalanced so far but that doesn't really take away from theNot my favorite FromSoftware game but still pretty good. I think the open-world aspect can be both good and bad for the game sometimes, especially considering that previous games from the team already had a great feeling of exploration and discovery with multiple secrets hidden throughout the world. The multiplayer feels kind of unbalanced so far but that doesn't really take away from the main focus of the game, so I'll give it a pass… Expand
  49. Ottalaus_saus
    Jul 6, 2022
    8
    It sure is a great game, and anyone hating the game for it's difficulty has played too many ubisoft games. The issue is this is an open world dark souls game. Yes the visuals look better and you have a horse! But there's is no difference from ds3. After playing dark souls I thought elden ring would be different but the whole gameplay system, sounds, controls, movement and everything isIt sure is a great game, and anyone hating the game for it's difficulty has played too many ubisoft games. The issue is this is an open world dark souls game. Yes the visuals look better and you have a horse! But there's is no difference from ds3. After playing dark souls I thought elden ring would be different but the whole gameplay system, sounds, controls, movement and everything is reused from dark souls 3, and I'm burnt out on that. It's the reason they made this huge game so quickly. Still though, I'm 60 hours in and I'd recommend it. It's the same old dark souls that we all love, but I would only wish for some more innovation.… Expand
  50. LimitBreak
    Sep 10, 2023
    8
    Pretty disappointing overall.

    The graphics are dated, and would have been considered poor on the previous generation of console hardware. Optimisation and performance is even worse, and suffers from a feeling of frames skipping. I haven't tried on a monitor with VRR but I understand that may improved the experience. In terms of gameplay. Combat will be very familiar to anyone who    Pretty disappointing overall.

    The graphics are dated, and would have been considered poor on the previous generation of console hardware. Optimisation and performance is even worse, and suffers from a feeling of frames skipping. I haven't tried on a monitor with VRR but I understand that may improved the experience.

    In terms of gameplay. Combat will be very familiar to anyone who has played the Souls games. The open world environment does little to change the overall gameplay arc and experience, and as such fans of the series will be very happy with the amount of content in the game. For me however, it was disappointing that so little has changed from previous games and it falls back on the same pattern learning and repetition as previous titles.

    Not a bad game by any means, but you should ignore any 10/10 review.    … Expand
  51. Darth666
    Feb 27, 2022
    8
    It would get a 9-10 but it’s not perfect at the moment….. disappointed with a the unstable frame rate but at least VRR can fix that….. I’d hate that performance on other devices without VRR. Hopefully FromSoftware can fix the multiplayer issues, frame rates and I’m looking forward to ray tracing in the future.
  52. KP1994
    Apr 21, 2022
    8
    Not bad reminds me to 2001-2013 GTA 3+4+5 and 2018 Red Dead Redemption Two kinda sounds 2006-2015 Edmonton Rush tho.
  53. Viollet
    Mar 7, 2022
    8
    I am writing this as a person who has finished the game and done all side quests:
    A good game with a high difficulty, although it has the same dark souls format he open world gives it a new feel however i can't help but to think that they couldn't make enough bosses and just ended up re using a lot of their bosses sometimes up to 5 times. The dungeons are fairly boring but necessary to    I am writing this as a person who has finished the game and done all side quests:
    A good game with a high difficulty, although it has the same dark souls format he open world gives it a new feel however i can't help but to think that they couldn't make enough bosses and just ended up re using a lot of their bosses sometimes up to 5 times. The dungeons are fairly boring but necessary to progress a certain npc's quest line which you will want to do considering he gives you incantations(a form of spell). Despite the few crashes i have had it still runs really good, and as for the story the game follows dark souls usual cryptic path of giving you small bits and pieces that you yourself has to piece together. Although the horse is helpful it can be annoying to use because it's not exactly smooth and I have had a bit of an issue with getting of the horse because sometimes the game does not let you and other times you get stuck mid air and die. They do re use a few enemies and concepts from previous dark souls games like the crab, it's really up to you to decide if this is a nice callback/hint to the previous games or if its lazy. The npc's with decently long quest lines are fewer then i originally expected and with bad rewards at the end of there quests however that is my personal opinion, the weapons in this game are very different and a meta has already established in both in pve and pvp. in pve you can just spam scarlet rot on almost every single boss trivializing the game or just use magic because it does way to much damage. In pvp you want to power stance with fast weapons, use a heavy shield and armor or use the blood hounds curved great sword and spam the weapon art. This was my only negative experiences with the game, if all of this sounds fine to you i would highly suggest buying it even at full price    … Expand
  54. JeffMen
    Aug 7, 2022
    8
    Fromsoftware did an amazing job with the unique open world that is elden ring. It dungeons may have been kinda copy and paste but still fun. The characters were interesting that follows up well with the fantastic story. The only problem i have with elden ring is that i feel that it isnt a new ip. Yes it may be in a new universe and everything but just like the dungeons everything feelsFromsoftware did an amazing job with the unique open world that is elden ring. It dungeons may have been kinda copy and paste but still fun. The characters were interesting that follows up well with the fantastic story. The only problem i have with elden ring is that i feel that it isnt a new ip. Yes it may be in a new universe and everything but just like the dungeons everything feels copy and paste to dark souls. Bonfires? Naw grace sites. Stone/crystals? Naw fingers. You see what im saying. But overall elden ring is still a fantasic game i would recommend to anyone that wants a challenging game to play.… Expand
  55. Idi002
    May 17, 2022
    8
    Pros: Amazing Graphics and art style, Fluid Combat with a wide array of weapons.
    Cons:, Late game difficulty spike that makes you feel like your back at Level 1(And I've beaten Dark souls 1), All of a sudden past the 35 hour mark Bosses suddenly take years to kill because of there high health pool, they have stupid fast attacks which is not a problem by itself, but those fast attacks hit    Pros: Amazing Graphics and art style, Fluid Combat with a wide array of weapons.
    Cons:, Late game difficulty spike that makes you feel like your back at Level 1(And I've beaten Dark souls 1), All of a sudden past the 35 hour mark Bosses suddenly take years to kill because of there high health pool, they have stupid fast attacks which is not a problem by itself, but those fast attacks hit for your entire health bar, what should be like is that Fast and hard to dodge attacks should hit for a little less, while easier to dodge attacks should hit for much more like it was in ds1. But the reason I don't give this game a lower score is because all these issues can be fixed by one guy with a slider tool. Just tweak some of the enemy health and damage. And this game is a solid 10/10.    … Expand
  56. dan-man
    Mar 13, 2022
    8
    7.5 stars. A beautiful but frustrating and flawed fantasy adventure. I didn't finish the game. The endless bosses and recycled areas towards the end were too much for me. I am looking forward to playing a real game with a real story now. But this game was pleasant enough and fascinating to play for the first 30-40 hours, then its flaws begin to become apparent.

    The lack of armour,    7.5 stars. A beautiful but frustrating and flawed fantasy adventure. I didn't finish the game. The endless bosses and recycled areas towards the end were too much for me. I am looking forward to playing a real game with a real story now. But this game was pleasant enough and fascinating to play for the first 30-40 hours, then its flaws begin to become apparent.

    The lack of armour, meaningful RPG elements, weapons, direction, story, and lack of polish in combat and boss battles. Not to mention getting killed through walls, glitches, poorly implemented multiplayer, and zero character development or journal to aid in your adventures. However, these flaws are greatly overlooked in favour of the beautiful world, and I suppose that is the case with most reviewers.

    But, make no mistake, this is a VERY frustrating game! Which is a shame. Because it is needlessly so. As of writing, almost two weeks after its release, judging from achievements, only 15% of players have finished it yet. I won't be one of those people, I have better things to do than waste hours on boss after boss after boss. But it was a lovely world for the first 30 hours and might be worth buying just to experience it for that alone, but afterwards, prepare for an unpleasant time, quite often, interlaced with fascination at the world design.    … Expand
  57. RedGeneralX2
    May 29, 2022
    8
    It's a great addition to the Soulsborne series. There are some flaws, the big one being the PC stutter but it plays great most of the time regardless. My personal issues are the erroneous amount of delayed attacks and some seemingly unavoidable attacks.
  58. TiRedWarrior
    Feb 28, 2022
    8
    Environments, enemy types and mechanics of said enemies are nearly perfect. You can have so much fun just exploring the map and the process of getting just a little better every excursion is thrilling. The game falters at few key places including graphics, performance, and multiplayer decisions. The performance of the game even in performance mode is lack luster at best hovering 40-50.Environments, enemy types and mechanics of said enemies are nearly perfect. You can have so much fun just exploring the map and the process of getting just a little better every excursion is thrilling. The game falters at few key places including graphics, performance, and multiplayer decisions. The performance of the game even in performance mode is lack luster at best hovering 40-50. While this is not that bad considering the character models and some environments look like early ps4 it’s disappointing. Multiplayer could be phenomenal but is bogged down by bad design choices. One example is walls that forces you to disband group at region zones and have your friends try to get to the point where you’re at alone just so you can progress after you get past the wall. Others include mounts and summons not working. These two features are so core to the single player experience that it is baffling that they couldn’t optimize their game enough to have them included. There is a lot to like about this game and contrary to popular opinion an 8 is a worth while experience so give it a try.… Expand
  59. IlSira
    Feb 27, 2022
    8
    I start by saying that i never played a "soul game" except for Sekiro and i loved it. I am playing on Xbox series S with performance setting (not the graphic one) and i m not having any issue with frame rate or bugs or glitch. Until now i played Elden ring about 18 hours, so probably my point of view can't be completed. I can only say that i am enjoying my adventure, the game is hard butI start by saying that i never played a "soul game" except for Sekiro and i loved it. I am playing on Xbox series S with performance setting (not the graphic one) and i m not having any issue with frame rate or bugs or glitch. Until now i played Elden ring about 18 hours, so probably my point of view can't be completed. I can only say that i am enjoying my adventure, the game is hard but not impossible. Exlporation is amazing, in every corner you will find secrets. There are infinite type of enemys every one with different fight style. Character customization is awesome, same for skill points. The other thing that i am loving is that this game is really huge, so if you are buying It you will play at least for 100 hours to finish It totally. 99 % of the games After 20 hours are done, and after they steal money with DLC...
    My only critic is the absence of a guide that help to understand some things of the game, for example i had to watch a YT video to understand how to summon spirits or how to switch Blade to 2 hand. I don't give 10/10 vote because the story in a game like is none-esistent (in my personal opinion), and even because perfection doesn't exist.    … Expand
  60. NLThomas
    Mar 3, 2022
    8
    Where to start.

    Well let's begin with all the 10/10 reviews. I do believe it is a amazing game, and I really enjoy it, but it has its flaws. Network code: not much improvement from dark souls 3 and in general, online is a bit hard to get into. Had one item activated that should summon me into other people their world when they got invaded but never happened. PC build/stable FPS:    Where to start.

    Well let's begin with all the 10/10 reviews. I do believe it is a amazing game, and I really enjoy it, but it has its flaws.

    Network code: not much improvement from dark souls 3 and in general, online is a bit hard to get into. Had one item activated that should summon me into other people their world when they got invaded but never happened.

    PC build/stable FPS: It is From Software their first open world and mistakes will be made. Where I didn't have too bad of a FPS drop on pc, I know others did. And I sure had some awful frame drops myself during certain fights. In the end, it will be patched out rather sooner then later so I do not feel like it is too far of a point to judge on.

    Open world: Their first open world and they nailed it. The moment you step out of the introduction area, you can go wherever you wish to go in a stunning looking world. Walk around and stumble upon a cave? Well it has some neat loot in it and worth a grab. By far the best open world game for me.

    Difficulty: The game can be as difficult or easy as you make it. The first boss people seem to be having issues with is Margrit, who is indeed difficult. But it teaches you to do something else. Go out and explore, level up, get stronger weapons and then return to properly fight him.

    Everything together, it is a solid 8 out of 10 for me. Not everything is perfect, but which game is? A true love letter to the fans of the dark souls series.    … Expand
  61. idbethrilled
    Mar 5, 2022
    8
    Don't listen to the cult, be fully warry of the game you are about to buy. I have fully enjoyed the game but I'm about half way through and frankly, I'm burned out it's just too repetitive.

    The Critics reviews for this game, are insane. Have they lost their **** minds? This game is the definition of quantity over quality. Why is this game immune to basic critiques other games get    Don't listen to the cult, be fully warry of the game you are about to buy. I have fully enjoyed the game but I'm about half way through and frankly, I'm burned out it's just too repetitive.

    The Critics reviews for this game, are insane. Have they lost their **** minds? This game is the definition of quantity over quality.

    Why is this game immune to basic critiques other games get ROASTED for? Its open world...is bad. Pure and simple. It's big? it's open? But it's 2022 and EVERY open world has to be more than just open and big. The level design is crude and linear. Choice in design amounts to "path with traps" or "path with no traps". To much of dungeons is walking on basic rooftops with no level design whatsoever on them. It's lazy. They should have cut the game in half and focused. Dungeons and villages are copy-paste, traps are crude, there is just too much yet so little outside of the combat.

    Which would be fine, if the game weren't acting like it was anything more than just combat.

    I honestly do really enjoy this game's gameplay, but for 2022...it's pretty subpar as far as diversity of offerings and complexity of systems. I've gotten about 1/2 the way through (I've done most everything up to entering the Capital and I'm level 90ish) and I'm pretty much burned out. The story, frankly, is just lore...that's it. You've got 1 real story going on and the rest is just set dressing to explain gameplay choices that were already present in Dark Souls...aka, it's not story. There is nothing compelling here. It's just beautiful metaphorical imagery that amounts to pretty much nothing narratively other than a loose allegory for life that's so vague and lacking in substance that it's just boring. They stole the death rune? Neat...what does that mean? That we can revive...that's it. The entire plot is just telling you why you are playing a dark souls game.

    At what point does "mysterious" end up just being "vague and empty"...because my experience has been thinking something was coming, and being disappointed OVER and OVER.

    I don't want quest logs or map icons telling me where to go, but this game won't even give you enough story context to tell you the next step in a quest. They just give you a dagger and say "give it to the person who owns it"...like what the actual ???? It's like they forgot to finish the game. I have spent a vast swathe of time playing this game, doing nothing but looking up the next step because the game gave me NOTHING and I'm not gonna waste my time searching for a needle in a haystack.

    I LOVE solving puzzles, I love piecing together information, I love open story design...my favorite game of all time is Outer Wilds. This game, just frankly sucks outside of the combat (which is still dated)...deeply. The horse controls are pretty mediocre and lack in clarity, bosses are all dodge spam and lack interesting mechanics (I can name like 3 bosses that actually felt neat but 1 of them was so bad at the same time I don't even want to mention him).

    I am TOTALLY FINE with how hard this game is...if anything it's the easiest dark souls ever. It's just only a dark souls game.

    I do think, for a Souls gamer...this game is gunna be a 10/10...don't hesitate. Buy it.

    But for me, a person who has played this kind of game before...I'm just not interested in more of the same.

    Being conservative, not pushing your game franchise to be more, that's not something that should be rewarded with the amount of praise this game is getting...there is SO MUCH this game franchise could do to bring out greater gameplay complexity while maintaining its unique stamp. Being open world isn't revolutionary. Not having basic UI elements isn't revolutionary. Telling a vague story badly isn't compelling. These are problems.

    This game is deeply overhyped...period. But so are many games, such as BOTW...which was also great in many categories while mediocre in others. However, BOTW was actually innovative. It took risks. This game is a singleplayer MMO from 2004 with better combat. Thats how crude it feels to engage with the world and story and level design. That has to count for SOMETHING in the score.

    So I'm sorry but I have to dock this game...it's not perfect, it lacks so much. In a RPG game market that is deeply more complex than this title I don't really see what it is doing so right that it warrants a 10/10...it's just doing so little and pumping out a lot...so that's all games have to be now? That's just what AC is doing and everyone docks AC?...and I like this more than AC...but how is this game dodging the basic criticism the industry applies to every other similar title?

    Sifu and Hades has done more to move the Dark Souls formula forward than FromSoft has...it's bad. This isn't the next BOTW, this is just another Dark Souls title. Don't be deluded by the hype    … Expand
  62. URGAMESUCKS_
    Mar 6, 2022
    8
    Ds3+Breath of the wild . Good game exept performance and its litteraly a copy paste of ds3 gameplay wise. Performance and bugs will prob be fixed in time but gameplay cant, Def not a masterpiece but a very good game, fans of souls will like i was just hoping for more innovation. PLZ FROM GIVE US SEKIRO 2
  63. NightyxXx
    Mar 9, 2022
    8
    Pros:

    Very big and full open world with the game rewarding the player for exploration, boss fights feel engaging and difficult but not impossible. Cons: Drops frames constantly on Xbox SX 60fps mode, feels as if the game would be so much more satisfying given a smooth frame rate. Certain weapons in the game are overpowered and can take the fun out of killing bosses with exploitations    Pros:

    Very big and full open world with the game rewarding the player for exploration, boss fights feel engaging and difficult but not impossible.

    Cons:

    Drops frames constantly on Xbox SX 60fps mode, feels as if the game would be so much more satisfying given a smooth frame rate.

    Certain weapons in the game are overpowered and can take the fun out of killing bosses with exploitations leading to over levelled characters (of course you don’t necessarily have to do these however progress does slow down at higher levels).    … Expand
  64. SownHornet100
    Mar 10, 2022
    8
    Elden Ring has quickly become one of my favorite games of all time. The world and aesthetic is beautiful and I find myself frequently getting sidetracked by some new dungeon or a unique town or area that just makes me want to explore it all. The combat is as fluent as ever, FromSoft has perfected their style and it's as fun as it has ever been. I've seen people talk about how bad theElden Ring has quickly become one of my favorite games of all time. The world and aesthetic is beautiful and I find myself frequently getting sidetracked by some new dungeon or a unique town or area that just makes me want to explore it all. The combat is as fluent as ever, FromSoft has perfected their style and it's as fun as it has ever been. I've seen people talk about how bad the graphics are or how many issues they've discovered. The graphics may be somewhat dated, but it doesn't take away from how much I enjoyed the game. The only issue I've come across was when I was trying to load into a friend's world to help them with a boss, but when I loaded I received the "enemy felled" message and was sent back to my world. The issue was quickly resolved though, but was still annoying at the time. The story is vague, like many other FromSoft games, but there is just so much more in just item descriptions alone that interested me. I haven't beaten every boss yet, but I have dumped 60 hours into the game and overcome some of the more challenging enemies in the game. The fights are tough, but always fair. I haven't encountered a boss that was that I genuinely didn't enjoy fighting. My only issue are the sidequests. Sometimes they're hard to keep track of and some of the npcs would move to a location that just seemed random until the added context later in the quest, . Eventually it made sense, but it didn't make it any less tedious trying to find where they were in the massive world. I know FromSoft likes to be minimalistic with stuff like that, but some kind of log to just keep track of what quest I had started would have been appreciated. Overall, the game isn't the most graphically advanced and definitely has some issues, but I've been enjoying the game so much despite the few issues I did run into. The world is aesthetically beautiful and there are endless possibilities with exploration still left. I can't wait to fill out the rest of my map and maybe find some secret areas and fell more enemies.… Expand
  65. Diegojav26
    Mar 11, 2022
    8
    El juego es excelente y para ver lo bueno hay miles de review el tema es lo malo y que no lo hace un 10/10 y a mi criterio es, en la exploración muchas veces el objeto a descubrir es un pedazo de planta que no sirve para nada, o un hongo, debieran de haber incluido en estas zonas más materiales de mejora de armas, ya que es un problema la escasez de los mismos, debido a que por lo generalEl juego es excelente y para ver lo bueno hay miles de review el tema es lo malo y que no lo hace un 10/10 y a mi criterio es, en la exploración muchas veces el objeto a descubrir es un pedazo de planta que no sirve para nada, o un hongo, debieran de haber incluido en estas zonas más materiales de mejora de armas, ya que es un problema la escasez de los mismos, debido a que por lo general uno va a empezar a mejorar un arma de arranque de la partida y la verdad q no hay forma de saber si el arma encontrada a las 60hs de estar jugando va a escalar mejor o peor que la que tenemos equipada, por lo tanto van quedando relegadas al inventario de a decenas y solo usaremos 4 o 5 en toda la partida, quizás hubiera sido mejor resumir el juego a 12 armas como lo hizo bloodborne. Otro punto negativo son las quest secundarias, en estas si hubiera hecho falta algún tipo de indicador o un guiño del personaje de donde encontrarlo la próxima vez o de que hacer, por que literal es imposible completarlas sin mirar una guía, lo cual le quita al juego ese extra de andar a ciegas y lo convierte en algo monótono el tener q ver una guía, volver al juego ir a ese punto x tener un dialogo, volver a la guía, ver el siguiente paso, volver al juego, hacerlo..... arruina la experiencia. Fuera de eso es un excelente juego y la realidad por ahora es que la dificultad está presente al inicio, una vez alcanzado el nivel 60 con tu arma favorita en +17 algún stat de fuerza o destreza en 40 y unas cenizas de invocación en +6 la dificultad baja al 50%. Por ejemplo arranque el juego como es esperado y en lugar de ir a la segunda y tercera zona, me fui para la cuarta el desafío era alto pero la fue peleando y lo completo hasta donde se podía, y luego al ir a las zonas que en realidad eran la 2 y 3, me la estoy pasando matando a enemigos poderosos de 4 golpes .para resumir tiene una duración monstruosa ya que explorando al 100% y jugando sin guías a la primera recurrendo luego a ellas para sacar el 100 de lo que ofrece cada una de las zonas, con quest incluidas, llevo unas 60 hs y calculo que recién un 50% del juego, y aun sigo enganchado cosa que no me paso con otro mundo abierto… Expand
  66. AO-Stroke
    Mar 26, 2022
    8
    I'll give it a ten once the game is well optimized, because I prefer smooth 60 fps gameplay without ray tracing and no 4K to 30 fps and 4K gameplay. The performance mode needs to be reviewed, you can do without a drop in resolution or detail to have a game at 60 fps anyway, make an effort for the performance mode.
  67. DavidRossi02
    Aug 12, 2022
    8
    The game was my first ever 'souls-like' so take my review carely. I fall in love with this game, the story, the carachters, the gameplay, everything is put in the exact position you would wish. The score in not 10 out of 10 because a lot of boss/mini-boss are pretty much the same in all the game, but this in understable because the map is very big so i understand why is like that. OverallThe game was my first ever 'souls-like' so take my review carely. I fall in love with this game, the story, the carachters, the gameplay, everything is put in the exact position you would wish. The score in not 10 out of 10 because a lot of boss/mini-boss are pretty much the same in all the game, but this in understable because the map is very big so i understand why is like that. Overall is a masterpiece for everyone… Expand
  68. JohnstonR
    Mar 30, 2022
    8
    Tough as all hell but I really enjoyed playing it. The lore and enemies are fantastic and the world is so immersive. I normally dont play these sorts of games so I struggled with basically everything but I must be a glutton for punishment as I still managed to make it to the end. Overall I would recommend if you like the challenge.
  69. tomidon
    Mar 31, 2022
    8
    Repetitive, the most efficient way to play is to find the weapon with the most damage and do a jumping attack, pvp is lousy unless you like to be ganked by 2-3 people and if by some miracle you win the rewards are not worth it, in late game bosses are very unfair, decent game but Sekiro has better combat, Bloodborne better story.
  70. BernuGeek
    Apr 2, 2022
    8
    My final and brief opinion on Elden Ring: They were right on many things, they were wrong on many others as well. The first experience is incredibly memorable and the main bosses are amazing, the lore is nothing to talk about, although I think it's very similar to Dark Souls and lacks a bit of originality. The problem is that there comes a point, more precisely in the second half of theMy final and brief opinion on Elden Ring: They were right on many things, they were wrong on many others as well. The first experience is incredibly memorable and the main bosses are amazing, the lore is nothing to talk about, although I think it's very similar to Dark Souls and lacks a bit of originality. The problem is that there comes a point, more precisely in the second half of the game, that it gets very repetitive, the optional bosses are very forgettable, the boss repetition is ridiculously annoying and the game balance is so unstable to the point that you are OP without nor make effort, spoiling the Experience. The soundtrack is far inferior to past games, especially if we compare it to Dark Souls 3 and Bloodborne, you can count on your fingers which ones are really memorable and incredible. The exploration of the world itself is phenomenal and intuitive, it's really a revolution of the open world system, but unfortunately that's only true for the first time playing, making the game have very little replay factor, as you've already seen all the new exploration. In short, the game is amazing and extremely fun and addictive, it has a lot of successes but it also has a lot of flaws. For FromSoftware's first open world game, I'd say they are to be congratulated, they improved a lot from the other games, but honestly it could have been better. If they had more creativity and time, the game would be immensely more memorable and most of the game's serious flaws would be minimized. Overall, it's an unforgettable game on your first playthrough and it's really worth it, it's not quite a masterpiece as many have said, for me it's basically an open world Dark Souls 4, but it's worth the investment, especially nowadays where the market of Videogames only cares about money and quantity, while FromSoftware cares more about the artistic factor and quality in their games. Final rating: 8/10… Expand
  71. klearxos
    Apr 11, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. elden ring is a very fun to play game and enjoyable the only problem is the fact that it very difficult the multiplayer so in my opinion if someone wants to play a game that is comfortable with multiplayer I would say not to go with Elden Ring… Expand
  72. TarnishedWretch
    Apr 12, 2022
    8
    One of the best games I've ever played! It could be a 10 but there are a few things holding it back. My biggest issues are with visuals. The game looks amazing but I've run into numerous glitches. Sometimes an enemy will disappear. One place I noticed this was a cave with large ants. Another was on a coast one just disappeared into a rock. Also sometimes the grass or other parts of theOne of the best games I've ever played! It could be a 10 but there are a few things holding it back. My biggest issues are with visuals. The game looks amazing but I've run into numerous glitches. Sometimes an enemy will disappear. One place I noticed this was a cave with large ants. Another was on a coast one just disappeared into a rock. Also sometimes the grass or other parts of the landscape seem to glitch out. I know some criticism comes from the difficulty but it's designed to make the player actually work to become better.… Expand
  73. junglephobia
    Apr 19, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game, although the saving system is the worst thing to ever exist. After beating Morgott and getting to mountaintops of the giants, I pressed quit, but today when I decided to play, everything during that time period was deleted.… Expand
  74. soothingfive808
    Apr 22, 2022
    8
    Trama repetida y aburrida, mundo abierto abrumador y vacío (demasiado grande), fallas de optimización, enemigos repetitivos y bugs. Por todo lo demás esta bien.
  75. Pizarrator
    Nov 18, 2022
    8
    Es sin duda el juego del año 2022. Espero que lo gane antes que el God of War o el Stray, que para mí son un insulto el hecho de estar siquiera nominados.
  76. Gearsong
    Jun 15, 2022
    8
    I'm not an old From Software player and for me, the storyline is weird and unclear. But in other aspects this game is rock.
  77. swooflya
    Jul 17, 2022
    8
    Overall a very fun game and a must play if you are a souls fan. Although there are some issues that are very present the game is still a blast and it's easy to sink hours into.
  78. GrilledMackrel
    Sep 5, 2022
    8
    This game can prove that you can definitely have too much of a good thing. To say the map is big is a massive understatement. The verticality of the game world on top of the area size is absolute overkill. I haven't even reached the Capital yet and I feel. Burnt. Out. I'm so mixed on it. I love the world design but it does feel somewhat endless and a bit hollow? I do feel like tye enemiesThis game can prove that you can definitely have too much of a good thing. To say the map is big is a massive understatement. The verticality of the game world on top of the area size is absolute overkill. I haven't even reached the Capital yet and I feel. Burnt. Out. I'm so mixed on it. I love the world design but it does feel somewhat endless and a bit hollow? I do feel like tye enemies have more predictable attack patterns but the variety is there until you start to notice a somewhat shameless reuse of assets. This game has 165 Bosses! I think dark souls 2 only had 40 or so? I wish I could appreciate this game more and I respect the effort put into it. But somehow. Its too much for me personally. Which is weird. Maybe they should change the multiplayer mechanics so that you can interact with players in real time with no summon signs. Instead of summons it could end up being alot more organic. I'm sure covenants could still be implemented in some form or fashion. I just think if you're going to have such a large open world. You may as well make it more social. It would feel alot less empty I suppose as a result.… Expand
  79. Beyhey
    Nov 10, 2022
    8
    It's really good. First souls like entry for me. With guides it's enjoyable
  80. lukelehmann
    Jan 15, 2023
    8
    Revolutionary in open world game design. Takes the dark souls formula and builds on it masterfully. The lore that can be found around the world really adds to the game as well. Despite the great game design in most of the legacy dungeons, for every lyendell capital there is also a caelid or a mountaintops of the giants. As a completionist, I found the mini dungeons extremely repetitive andRevolutionary in open world game design. Takes the dark souls formula and builds on it masterfully. The lore that can be found around the world really adds to the game as well. Despite the great game design in most of the legacy dungeons, for every lyendell capital there is also a caelid or a mountaintops of the giants. As a completionist, I found the mini dungeons extremely repetitive and not adding much in value as far as rewards. Also unfortunately the game suffers in balancing when you get to the late game.… Expand
  81. David-
    Jan 18, 2023
    8
    Elden ring is a very good game to start in the souls saga since it has the difficulty of a souls and it is also open world, a very good game if you have not played any souls game postdata: the soundtrack is very good what a masterpiece, but I rate it with an 8 because if you are a casual gamer Elden ring could be quite difficult for you and that is somewhat frustrating at least for me
  82. gourmandizer
    Jan 31, 2023
    8
    tasty but too much dirt
  83. TheSilentQuote
    May 30, 2023
    8
    Beautiful game, amazing music, fun bosses. Whats not to like from a game with such a history as hard but rewarding game play!
  84. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    8
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!
  85. 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
  86. 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.
  87. 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
  88. Bulletstorm
    Mar 6, 2022
    7
    Nice game, nothing revolutionary, nothing groundbreaking, but a decent game.
  89. 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
  90. 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
  91. 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
  92. 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
  93. 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
  94. 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
  95. 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
  96. 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 .
  97. 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
  98. 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.
  99. 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
  100. 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
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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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