Elden Ring

 Xbox Series X
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3153 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 632 out of 3153
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  1. BorInn
    Mar 30, 2022
    0
    The Worst game ever made by From Software, the details lack polishing, a step backward in all aspects compared to the previous work.
    If you want play a From Software's game, Elden Ring is the least worthwhile work to play.
  2. Jonny5784
    Feb 27, 2022
    5
    If this game actually ran properly I’d give it a mega high score, but unfortunately it just doesn’t run very well on the series x, I returned it as was told it runs better on the PS5, which oddly enough I does, on the series x the frame rate was very very up and down for me, I wouldn’t say unplayable, but close, at the moment I’ll give it a 5, if they sort the frame rate out and lock it atIf this game actually ran properly I’d give it a mega high score, but unfortunately it just doesn’t run very well on the series x, I returned it as was told it runs better on the PS5, which oddly enough I does, on the series x the frame rate was very very up and down for me, I wouldn’t say unplayable, but close, at the moment I’ll give it a 5, if they sort the frame rate out and lock it at 60fps 1440p or 1800p or some thing like that I’d score the game very highly, as it is an absolutely fabulous game from what I’ve seen, but in a game which is so highly dependent on skill and timing you just can’t have these major dips in frames, sorry if I piss people off as it’s not my intention but it does seem to run a lot better on the PS5 and the dips in frame rate are no we’re near as noticeable or constant, I thought PC would be the way to go but I also avoided that as a friend got it, who has a very very good pc RTX3090, I9, 32GB top end gaming ram etc… and said it runs absolutely terribly far worst then the consoles even, hopefully all this can be rectified with patch’s but at the moment I can’t recommend this for the series x or the pc.… Expand
  3. Vieira_25
    Mar 22, 2022
    10
    This is literally everything a videogame should ever strive to be. Masterfully created world with great lore, the most accessibility on any FromSoftware game to date, awesome boss fights and seemingly never ending content. The last time I felt like a game was so much worth the asking price was in 2017 with Persona 5. Elden Ring is one of the best experiences I’ve ever had in general andThis is literally everything a videogame should ever strive to be. Masterfully created world with great lore, the most accessibility on any FromSoftware game to date, awesome boss fights and seemingly never ending content. The last time I felt like a game was so much worth the asking price was in 2017 with Persona 5. Elden Ring is one of the best experiences I’ve ever had in general and the world would be a better place if everything was made with so much care and respect for the target audience.… Expand
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. WhiplashSeven7
    Feb 26, 2022
    5
    Unable to connect to servers. Game is missing half its features so From Software gets half the score they would have got. I will change my review based off the speed in which the issue is fixed. I was super excited for this game now I am pretty let down.
  7. 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
  8. Shockdoctor31
    Mar 5, 2022
    5
    Terrible controls. not enjoyable unless you are a dark souls fanatic. Waste of money otherwise.
  9. Erblaa113
    Mar 6, 2022
    6
    The map is disappointing very lazy.The graphics have not changed.This game isn't a 10. Bosses are just boring.I dont wanna play this like I did ds1 or bloodborne.wait for it to go on sale.
  10. Anddroidcutie
    Mar 10, 2022
    7
    Lack of content. FROMSOFTWARE has managed to "Call of Duty" -ify dark souls. It's rinse and repeat. Take out the open world and you have dark souls. Open world fails in a game that was originally designed to be a linear gameplay. I wish they took notes from Breath Of The Wild and saw what did not work.
  11. Madetorategames
    Apr 18, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Objectively speaking this game seems like the creator got sick of making games and intentionally broken mechanics. Enjoyed playing which is why it’s rated so high it’s a poor excuse of previous fromsoft games… Expand
  12. qwerty17771
    Feb 28, 2022
    4
    'When you've finished your 4th Black Forest gateau - here, have another, and try not to puke'

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

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

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

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

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

    'Yes' to all of the above.

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

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

    Utterly sickening - i hope you like cake. And then more cake. After a palate cleanser of cake. All washed down with a warm glass of cake, chewed up and regurgitated into a pint glass by Hidetaka Miyazaki.    … Expand
  13. Bigbossbalrog
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    FROMSOFT delivers yet again. Please buy this; support this company, there one of the very few good ones left.
  14. gamerman10t3
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Its a masterpiece easily, the world is just beautiful and feels real, the soundtrack is amazing and combat is of course perfect. Game of the year easily
  15. XBOTSUCK
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    This **** runs terrible on Xbox, play on ps5 where you load in faster and more. Terrible on Xbox all I gotta say
  16. pumpupthevaluum
    Feb 28, 2022
    1
    I didn't realize there was a cult following and fan-worship over how difficult this developer makes their games-- something I find stupid.

    I had not played Dark Souls or anything else in Miyazaki's catalogue and bought the game because I love open-world RPG's and it has incredible reviews. I put 3 hours without much progression and kept getting killed. Looting system leaves much to be    I didn't realize there was a cult following and fan-worship over how difficult this developer makes their games-- something I find stupid.

    I had not played Dark Souls or anything else in Miyazaki's catalogue and bought the game because I love open-world RPG's and it has incredible reviews. I put 3 hours without much progression and kept getting killed. Looting system leaves much to be desired as well.

    What I didn't assume is there would be no difficulty settings, but as mentioned, I was not familiar with the DS series or the developer.

    My favorite part about the genre is being able to cater the experience to how casual you want the gameplay to be, given these games tend to be so story-rich. Unfortunately I didn't have the patience for the difficulty in order to enjoy GRRM's involvement.    … Expand
  17. TheeObscene
    Mar 1, 2022
    3
    This game feels pointless and is just plain boring. Last generation graphics with sub 60 fps.
  18. jrocbaby
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    The beginning is very promising, but halfway through the game falls apart. Technically it's subpart, very bad frame rate on pc, multiple items that aren't working, tons of glitches that are being abused.

    Design wise it's also disappointing, lots of very quick bosses instead of nice rythm based combat. There's also a ton of reuse concerning bosses. The worst part is that it was clearly an    The beginning is very promising, but halfway through the game falls apart. Technically it's subpart, very bad frame rate on pc, multiple items that aren't working, tons of glitches that are being abused.

    Design wise it's also disappointing, lots of very quick bosses instead of nice rythm based combat. There's also a ton of reuse concerning bosses.

    The worst part is that it was clearly an early access title but they didn't market it as such so they could ask full price. Disgusting way of running your business.    … Expand
  19. DMStump
    Mar 5, 2022
    1
    I tried it and found it impossible. The fighting is clunky and I just couldn't find a way to kill anything. Most things that attack you insta kill you. Its just a really nice fighting game with a nice character creation. Just not one of those go to games you can play over and over again. This game is for those gamers that love a challenge, and sure enough get it. But, this game is just wayI tried it and found it impossible. The fighting is clunky and I just couldn't find a way to kill anything. Most things that attack you insta kill you. Its just a really nice fighting game with a nice character creation. Just not one of those go to games you can play over and over again. This game is for those gamers that love a challenge, and sure enough get it. But, this game is just way too hyped and expensive. I ended up getting a refund.… Expand
  20. Sirpupsalot
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    e is trash - it plays like a janky game with old gen graphics and interface that belongs in the late 90s.. not 2022
    Complete false advertising It’s a pretty game that’s terrible underneath. Zero storyline.. apparently it’s a uNiQue MeTHoD of Storytelling.. but seems to me just a way to 1) not have to pay for voice actors because almost every NPC apart from a choice few are complete mutes    e is trash - it plays like a janky game with old gen graphics and interface that belongs in the late 90s.. not 2022
    Complete false advertising It’s a pretty game that’s terrible underneath. Zero storyline.. apparently it’s a uNiQue MeTHoD of Storytelling.. but seems to me just a way to 1) not have to pay for voice actors because almost every NPC apart from a choice few are complete mutes even human characters 2) hiding the lack of programming ability to maintain loops or behaviors for the NPCs - so a) everytime you touch a grace or fast travel anywhere - every NPC / flower / bird goes back to the same exact spot and starts their day like some weird Truman show - Groundhog Day **** b) no immersion and no permanence in the game - might as well just run past every bad guy until you get the main boss because as soon as you go somewhere to level up every single bad guy will be reincarnated in the exact same spots, walk the exact same paths and do the exact same thing
    c) the can’t program interactions with the bosses with the environment well and limited environmental destruction so they have to lock you in the room with every boss so you ‘can’t escape’ but realistically it’s because they can’t program these creatures to interact with the world C) Making the game a complete grind to level up “to make the game difficult and rewarding” - nah bollocks - it’s just because the game is much more shallow than it advertised and so it makes pointless grinding and one hit kill bosses you have to flawlessly fight again and again just to pad out this lifeless game. I mean seriously? How do these giant monsters survive underground in a cave etc with no food - it makes zero sense.. It’s a pretty open world game where there’s no point to anything and nothing you do changes anything - it’s just a game for people who like collecting herbs and leveling up for hours and don’t care much the story    … Expand
  21. saeram99
    Feb 26, 2022
    5
    it is fun game.
    but this is not open world. it is just open field.
    and too much much frame drop
  22. BinasPT
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    É simplesmente a pior merda de jogo que eu já jogai na vida sem qualquer tipo de equilíbrio desde o inicio o fim, e sem qualquer sentido num jogo lamento mas este jogo tem nota comprada nunca que este jogo é um 97 ma avaliação é nota paga digo isto sou caixista comprei este jogo e tu bem arrependido
  23. Thegamerking290
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    I’m 10 hours in and thus far it has been bigger and more refined souls. The bosses are as interesting and fun to fight as ever and overall I have run into no flaws whilst playing on Xbox. Truly a 10/10 with there being no noticeable flaws thus far.
  24. DAGC
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    El Juego es un total despropósito. Se supone que es una propiedad intelectual nueva, y parece más bien Dark Souls 4 con caballo.
    Gráficamente es horrendo, con pésimo rendimiento en todas las plataformas.
  25. Chiperius
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    I don't want to be banned from playing even such lame games that are full of bugs and do not shine with graphics that reveal all the possibilities of the new generation. generations of hypocrisy and political games.
  26. elderringsisdoo
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    Over hyped garbage. That is all. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  27. webera02
    Mar 7, 2022
    1
    I’m happy others like it. I love the imagination and graphics. I paid for the game day one after critics review. Sadly I played 10 hours or so and I’m done. It’s too slow. It doesn’t feel like you are making any progress. The UI looks like it belongs in a $1 bin game store 1990’s indy games. Only progress I could make is stealth play. To me that is boring.

    Again, I’m probably an    I’m happy others like it. I love the imagination and graphics. I paid for the game day one after critics review. Sadly I played 10 hours or so and I’m done. It’s too slow. It doesn’t feel like you are making any progress. The UI looks like it belongs in a $1 bin game store 1990’s indy games. Only progress I could make is stealth play. To me that is boring.

    Again, I’m probably an average or below average player. I own that. I heard Elden Ring was more approachable of Dark Souls game. It may be but apparently I am not even that good.

    My recommendation unless you are a top 30% skilled gammer. Save your money and play cyber punk or assassins creed. Both of those games are amazing. Elden Ring was a big waist of money for me. It may run well, look good, but critics do not give enough warning on how unapproachable this game is for the vast majority of average skilled gamers. Clearly the critic rating system for informing average gamer purchases is flawed. Look at the user scores on these games from now on!    … Expand
  28. R_lizer
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Open role idea was awful Come on dark souls is not an open world game
  29. 010101010100
    Apr 24, 2022
    0
    lost so many hours of gameplay. I always properly exit the game, but when I came back, it said i didn't exit properly (i did). As soon as i read it, I knew something was wrong. Now i have 4 less hours on my save file, and all of my items i just got are gone. I'm not going to spend the next 4 hours just trying to get to where i ALREADY WAS. this was a problem when the game first came out.lost so many hours of gameplay. I always properly exit the game, but when I came back, it said i didn't exit properly (i did). As soon as i read it, I knew something was wrong. Now i have 4 less hours on my save file, and all of my items i just got are gone. I'm not going to spend the next 4 hours just trying to get to where i ALREADY WAS. this was a problem when the game first came out. FIX YOUR GAME. i was stupid for thinking FROM would have fixed this asap or that it wouldn't happen to me because it hadn't happened yet. you'd have to be the biggest chump to play after something like that. I'm not gonna try to get my stuff back just for it to delete again. the worst games I have ever played saved properly. Regardless of literally anything else in the game, it not saving makes it garbage.… Expand
  30. Hobinaro
    Feb 27, 2022
    0
    Terrible performance and optimization, shouldn't have been released yet. As bad as cyberpunk when first released on xbox one and ps4.
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Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

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