Elden Ring

 Xbox Series X
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3153 Ratings

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  1. Kondigong
    Mar 27, 2022
    10
    das spiel ist großartig. man bemerkt, wie liebe- und mühevoll alles gestaltet ist. das fehlende handholding gefällt mir sehr gut, vermisse ich sehr bei modernen spielen. die verschiedenen welten strahlen alle eine komplett andere atmosphäre aus, gegner sind sehr vielseitig. jede wagge spielt sich andersich habe in noch kein spiel bisher so viele stunden versenkt und bin gerade ca bei derdas spiel ist großartig. man bemerkt, wie liebe- und mühevoll alles gestaltet ist. das fehlende handholding gefällt mir sehr gut, vermisse ich sehr bei modernen spielen. die verschiedenen welten strahlen alle eine komplett andere atmosphäre aus, gegner sind sehr vielseitig. jede wagge spielt sich andersich habe in noch kein spiel bisher so viele stunden versenkt und bin gerade ca bei der hälfte(?) und es ist kein bisschen langweilig. ist mein erstes souls-spiel und werde anschließend auch mal die anderen spiele ausprobieren - ich habe sehr viel verpasst...… Expand
  2. Zack55110
    Mar 9, 2022
    10
    Easily game of the year ... quite possibly the greatest game of all time ... no I'm not joking And not a fanboy this is my first fromsoft game I've ever played!
  3. Sadik13
    Jan 13, 2023
    2
    Poor level design with a lot of copy&paste Few good boss fights and that’s all the game has to offer
  4. NicMart97
    Feb 25, 2023
    2
    Really annoying mechanics. I love a good challenge and loved Dark Souls but when a game resorts to **** and sneaky tricks to beat the player, that's when it loses me. It's hard but in a more frustrating and hollow way than in a fun and practical way. Not a horrible game by any means but if you don't have the endless hours to grind or pour in the time to get really good, I wouldn't botherReally annoying mechanics. I love a good challenge and loved Dark Souls but when a game resorts to **** and sneaky tricks to beat the player, that's when it loses me. It's hard but in a more frustrating and hollow way than in a fun and practical way. Not a horrible game by any means but if you don't have the endless hours to grind or pour in the time to get really good, I wouldn't bother to pick it up.… Expand
  5. TheAlphaReview
    Jan 13, 2023
    10
    First game in a long time where you get exactly what you payed for and exactly what was advertised, no micro transactions, no battle pass, just a massive playground where the only one limiting your enjoyment and progression is you. My advice, explore the world when you get stuck on a boss, go off the beaten path, strike first, strike hard, No mercy.
  6. Antares_87
    Mar 11, 2022
    10
    Máster Piece !!! Obra Maestra !!! Es el juego perfecto , el mejor de esta década
  7. ditrobix
    Nov 12, 2022
    9
    el mejor juego de from software por lejos
    Los que lo han jugado ni siquiera pueden llegar a dudarlo.
    Sin exagerar, si no gana el goty este año, entonces se lo han robado y será fuertemente cuestionado por toda la comunidad de videojugadores, salvo por algunos fanboys de cierta marca azul que no voy a mencionar XD
  8. Hiccup3319
    Jan 17, 2023
    10
    What a game, i mean like Fromsoftware this is a MASTERPIECE. The story, Gameplay, RPG elements are all amazing.
  9. Elias1750
    Mar 29, 2023
    0
    Wie ist es auf dieser Webseite möglich eine Bewertung im Nachhinein zu löschen?
  10. kazama0
    Sep 4, 2022
    10
    I didn't like the Dark Souls series. But this game awakened a sense of adventure that I had long forgotten.
  11. 3rpt
    Sep 22, 2022
    10
    Grate game (sorry) hhuuuuuuuuuuuhhuuuuuuuuuuuhhuuuuuuuuuuuhhuuuuuuuuuuuhhuuuuuuuuuuuhhuuuuuuuuuuuhhuuuuuuuuuuuhhuuuuuuuuuuuhhuuuuuuuuuuuhhuuuuuuuuuuu
  12. 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.
  13. Pichonix
    Oct 28, 2022
    5
    There's a huge amount of Bosses that look amazing and creepy but the Gameplay & Inconsistency of the bosses gets a bit annoying overtime.
  14. Bedebezanim
    Oct 29, 2022
    10
    In one word,I want to say unique masterpiece...............................
  15. HarmfulMean
    Dec 3, 2022
    5
    Good game for the dark souls genre. But ultimately a gimmick riddled experience where they tie the players hands in ridiculous way, thinking that’s what fun is. Does not deserve game of the year for sure. The best part of the game is the lore/story, and after 400 hours later (6play throughs) I still had to find a YouTube video explains 50% of the lore.
  16. andrientf
    Nov 5, 2022
    10
    Extraordinario. esto es mejor que el god of war ragnarok. Mejor funciona en la XBOX.
  17. Jakoo
    Nov 17, 2022
    10
    To it's cool just cool into the mouth NICE.
    No regrets, no more problems, no more panic for the industry
  18. Houssam1233
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best game this year best in 2022 game of thé year. the game is very good… Expand
  19. Bsminzza
    Nov 24, 2022
    5
    I don’t like soul style. Because really hard and a lot of stress. But im buyed dl version.
  20. 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!
  21. 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.
  22. AmethystVenom
    Feb 27, 2022
    6
    Performance issues, network issues at launch make me wonder where all tge perfect scores came from. VRR makes the performance issues manageable. It's a fun game but I just don't see much fresh besides it being Dark Souls with an Open World. It has lore but no storytelling. It's the same mechanics. If you are new to the series nothing is explained properly. You'll be looking for guidesPerformance issues, network issues at launch make me wonder where all tge perfect scores came from. VRR makes the performance issues manageable. It's a fun game but I just don't see much fresh besides it being Dark Souls with an Open World. It has lore but no storytelling. It's the same mechanics. If you are new to the series nothing is explained properly. You'll be looking for guides everywhere so it breaks immersion.

    If you are into Soulsborne games and want to see an open world version I recommend it. If not stay away. The exploration can be super fun and darkly beautiful but beyond frustrating at times as well. The coop system is still the same so no updates to it as well. I unfortunately thought it was a big evolution but the only thing that's changed is am open world, a horse and you can a summon AI help at times. To me it's fun but can feel extremely tedious.    … Expand
  23. T0x1cB1scut
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    For me this game is amazing, the atmosphere for this game kept me in awe throughout most of the game, and althought fromsoft kept the games difficulty hard, they added multiple classes so people can pick a class they are most comfortable with, which in my opinion, makes the player have a lot more choice in this than other fromsoft games.
  24. AnotherGuy12
    Mar 29, 2022
    5
    I am giving this game a 5 because this game is like every previous Souls game, with the only difference being that this one is open-world. Also because the circlejerking fanboys need to chill. This game isn't the best game ever, far from it, the gameplay is very repetitive, the controls are cluncky, the story is very basic, there are performance issues and the graphics far from being asI am giving this game a 5 because this game is like every previous Souls game, with the only difference being that this one is open-world. Also because the circlejerking fanboys need to chill. This game isn't the best game ever, far from it, the gameplay is very repetitive, the controls are cluncky, the story is very basic, there are performance issues and the graphics far from being as good as some people make them to be. And before you start crying while reading this review, I am not a salty Sony Pony/Horizon fanboy that is triggered this game got more attention than Forbidden West. I think Forbidden West is even worse this game.… Expand
  25. ss23
    Apr 17, 2022
    4
    First of all, let me preface by saying that it is never acceptable to knowingly release software that clearly cannot perform its main function reliably. Why should this be any different with Elden Ring's frame stutters? It has been a month and a half without any real fixes. I do not recall the same level of compassion with Cyberpunk.

    With Elden Ring, Fromsoft proves it has finally lost    First of all, let me preface by saying that it is never acceptable to knowingly release software that clearly cannot perform its main function reliably. Why should this be any different with Elden Ring's frame stutters? It has been a month and a half without any real fixes. I do not recall the same level of compassion with Cyberpunk.

    With Elden Ring, Fromsoft proves it has finally lost sight of what makes their games fair and rewarding and has caved in completely to artificial difficulty. Fights in this game are either trivial or littered with poorly thought out fast attacks and combos, with dramatic AOE effects in bossrooms to cover up the horrible design choices. The gameplay has barely changed since DS3 and does not equip the player with the appropriate toolset to handle its range of enemies. Even worse, they have somehow regressed in quality, with slower rolls, less i frames, input buffering, input delay, inputs disappearing. The damage done in the last third of the game is so bizarre that I cannot even begin to comprehend the thought process. It feels like From really wanted to make an open world game, designed a huge and interconnecting map, and everything else just played second fiddle: littering the landscape with uncreative, sparse and repeated dungeons and encounters, scrapping together unused boss and enemy designs from previous games and slapping it together without thorough playtesting or thoughtful user-oriented design. In summary, after several hundred hours of From games, this is the game that has now tarnished my image of From as a company that holds their games to high standards and respects the player.    … Expand
  26. joelxboxer
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    one of the best games I have played, I feel very nice because of this game, I strongly recommend it
  27. Kaanm
    Jul 7, 2022
    6
    This game is mediocre in every way.

    Biggest difference between other souls games is the huge size of the map. That means they had to put a lot of filler in to the map to accommodate for a full open world. This game has more in common than latest assassin's creed games than to souls/bourne games. What a disappointment...
  28. LuisFCall
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece. Nothing less than that. Elden Ring is a complex game, you will love it or hate it, is a SOULS game in a beautiful well made inmersive opernworld that reward you for HIGH exploration. Now, I understand poeple will not dig the "git good" part of the souls community, but in this part, after seeing how bad kids put a 1 or a 0 just cause they are new or dont understand the gamesMasterpiece. Nothing less than that. Elden Ring is a complex game, you will love it or hate it, is a SOULS game in a beautiful well made inmersive opernworld that reward you for HIGH exploration. Now, I understand poeple will not dig the "git good" part of the souls community, but in this part, after seeing how bad kids put a 1 or a 0 just cause they are new or dont understand the games mechanics, is just unfair. This game brings all the best from all fromsoftware games, even Sekiro, to build up the best game you can ask for. THERE IS A REASON but Souls games are not for everyone, the game doesn´t hold your hand, doesn´t babysit you, it challenges you, it brings the best of you, not everyone are truly comfortable with this kind of liberty, many need a hand on their shoulders. PC seems to have some problems, but honestly Im runing it without problems on a notebook, so is your desktop hardware problem, dont blame the game that bad.… Expand
  29. Michael421
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    I honestly just don’t understand the hype? Graphically it’s so far behind everything on the series X, the controls are terrible the fighting it’s so old fashioned not to mention laggy. What really is so great here? Boss fights are all the same dodge, dodge, slash dodge. Although the design of the bosses are pretty good everything else poor. I am someone who loved Zelda, Witcher 3 and moreI honestly just don’t understand the hype? Graphically it’s so far behind everything on the series X, the controls are terrible the fighting it’s so old fashioned not to mention laggy. What really is so great here? Boss fights are all the same dodge, dodge, slash dodge. Although the design of the bosses are pretty good everything else poor. I am someone who loved Zelda, Witcher 3 and more recently AC Valhalla and I think to compare this to Zelda and Witcher is actually insulting and a disgrace!

    After putting about 10 hours of frustration, disappointment and no fun I have deleted and got my money back from Microsoft. I must be missing something but I would not recommend buying this game to anyone. Dated
    Boring Frustrating    … Expand
  30. Yourmumsbills
    May 19, 2022
    0
    Guess you REALLY have to be into this kind of game. Incredibly boring, walk around kill things,die. Not much in the way of any story. The world design is nice, just a shame the graphics look several generations old. I'd sum this up as very tedious. Wish i hadn't bought digital now as i can't sell it to some from software bum boy who likes playing the same game over and over.
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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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