Elden Ring

 Xbox Series X
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7.7

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  1. 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
  2. Malkk
    Jul 24, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I like the games that have more then one end but they did not do it so will… Expand
  3. Pittsy
    Jul 24, 2022
    0
    Just a poor excuse of a game. Tired of games focusing on graphics only and people highly praising gaming companies for it when the story and controls are lack luster.
  4. Pandora_k
    Jul 24, 2022
    10
    I won’t go into spoilers but this game is great, it isn’t for everyone but that’s okay, I believe it is perfect for the type of people that would play it
  5. WaDungeonMaster
    Jul 23, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. elden ring is near masterpiece lets get to the bad elden ring enemies sometimes have a bad damage output and lag really can kill this game and also rune bears have to much health and now is the good of the game everything else even malenia and the haligtree dungeon also mogh lord of blood is near perfect video game boss no joke also if you need help on a boss look for superneostar on the elden ring xbox club… Expand
  6. 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.
  7. Elden_is_shi_t
    Jul 15, 2022
    0
    One piece is your uncle and this game is a piece of **** because its **** did you create the game with a phone or what? 10/0 relly bad game
  8. tom974
    Jul 11, 2022
    10
    That was my first entry in the "Souls" genre, and not the least I think. In my opinion, yes this is a diffcult game but it is manageable thanks to the rewarding exploration and the level up possibilities of your character. Games like Cuphead are way more difficult since you cannot power up to such an extent. I found the artistic direction is effective and coherent, musics subtle butThat was my first entry in the "Souls" genre, and not the least I think. In my opinion, yes this is a diffcult game but it is manageable thanks to the rewarding exploration and the level up possibilities of your character. Games like Cuphead are way more difficult since you cannot power up to such an extent. I found the artistic direction is effective and coherent, musics subtle but adapted to the action and with powerful moments. Yes, jumps are unprecise, the story is somewhat vague but this game was really remarkable and somewhat unique to me, and there is clearly a before and after Elden Ring.… Expand
  9. era82
    Jul 10, 2022
    5
    It's a sad state of affairs if this is what apparently passes for a masterpiece. It's just a sandbox game where you wander aimlessly around. If you are not watching the mandatory 100 YouTube videos that let you make sense of this mess of a game, then you have very little chance to complete any quest at all. And that also goes for the story, which by the way is the dumbest **** I have everIt's a sad state of affairs if this is what apparently passes for a masterpiece. It's just a sandbox game where you wander aimlessly around. If you are not watching the mandatory 100 YouTube videos that let you make sense of this mess of a game, then you have very little chance to complete any quest at all. And that also goes for the story, which by the way is the dumbest **** I have ever heard.

    A story where you would have to collect tax from Marika would make more sense than this mess.

    The bar is now so low, that an OK game at best is hailed as a masterpiece. Tragic.    … Expand
  10. 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 :)
  11. ezerik
    Jul 9, 2022
    10
    I'm a 41-year-old married life-long gamer with limited gaming time. Still, I play all sorts of games, have several subscription services - always looking for that next masterpiece time-suck. I rarely come across masterpieces nowadays and I've completed very few action or RPG games the last decade. And then came Elden Ring. Elden Ring is a masterpiece. I just finished putting just over 200I'm a 41-year-old married life-long gamer with limited gaming time. Still, I play all sorts of games, have several subscription services - always looking for that next masterpiece time-suck. I rarely come across masterpieces nowadays and I've completed very few action or RPG games the last decade. And then came Elden Ring. Elden Ring is a masterpiece. I just finished putting just over 200 hours into my first playthrough, during which I searched every nook and cranny, tried to fight every enemy and boss, tried to find every item, tried to finish every quest, and accomplished most of that. A masterpiece. Beautiful. It's a modern and mature Zelda, a new gen and darker Skyrim with greater difficulty and less time-consuming and useless systems. It's grand. It's art. And I recommend it to every gamer. If you can get over the difficulty, you will be rewarded. And I never liked Souls-type games one bit before ER, but I see dopeness and beauty even in death in Elden Ring - how cool the enemy looks as he stalks over your body, the environment, the graphics and grandeur of it all. A masterpiece. Bravo, FromSoftware.… Expand
  12. 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...
  13. EldenRingIsbs
    Jul 7, 2022
    0
    This game has game progression bugs that will make you unable to continue the game. Bandai Namco refuses to fix it.

    Steam post dated may 13, 2022 https://steamcommunity.com/app/1245620/discussions/0/4417479689917543303/ Here's a post on steam from april 25, 2022 https://steamcommunity.com/app/1245620/discussions/0/3279192886601937642/ Reddit post on March, 2022 with the latest    This game has game progression bugs that will make you unable to continue the game. Bandai Namco refuses to fix it.

    Steam post dated may 13, 2022
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/1245620/discussions/0/4417479689917543303/

    Here's a post on steam from april 25, 2022
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/1245620/discussions/0/3279192886601937642/

    Reddit post on March, 2022 with the latest comment saying it happened a month ago.
    https://www.reddit.com/r/Eldenring/comments/tkkrbp/malekith_gamebreaking_progression_bug_no_cutscene/

    Twitter user claiming same bug on march 22, 2022
    https://mobile.twitter.com/kumikats/status/1506470329275027459

    Twitter user claiming same happened to them. It follows the pattern said by multiple people online of and even mentions the detail some users notice of the bug occuring after dying at the same time as Malekith.    … Expand
  14. ytmerc
    Jul 7, 2022
    0
    0 через те що немає української озвучки в цій грі та навіть немає українського інтерфейса
  15. 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
  16. Draggonlord
    Jul 3, 2022
    10
    Amazing game, one of my favorites has the best balance of all of FROM's game
  17. genius2282
    Jul 2, 2022
    5
    Bad optimization.It doesen't look like game,which cant run in stable 60fps on xsx
  18. Alexini
    Jun 30, 2022
    10
    GOTY. This game is the best piece of art that has ever existed, very complete and beautiful, only experienced players of high standards will understand that this game has everything that is required to be the best. Those who do not think so, are probably inexperienced and get frustrated very easily with games of this type and it is understandable, the challenge is not for everyone. ThoseGOTY. This game is the best piece of art that has ever existed, very complete and beautiful, only experienced players of high standards will understand that this game has everything that is required to be the best. Those who do not think so, are probably inexperienced and get frustrated very easily with games of this type and it is understandable, the challenge is not for everyone. Those who consider it a bad game do so because they themselves play easy games.… Expand
  19. Antohadance
    Jun 29, 2022
    9
    Все тот же дарк соулс, местами лучше, местами хуже. Что мне понравилось, так это разнообразие оружия, большое количество контента и интересные локации, а вот не понравились мне боссы и большое количество самоповторений. Для знакомства с жанрам эту игру не очень рекомендую, на мой взгляд она уж слишком сложная и душная, даже относительно 3 дарк соулсаВсе тот же дарк соулс, местами лучше, местами хуже. Что мне понравилось, так это разнообразие оружия, большое количество контента и интересные локации, а вот не понравились мне боссы и большое количество самоповторений. Для знакомства с жанрам эту игру не очень рекомендую, на мой взгляд она уж слишком сложная и душная, даже относительно 3 дарк соулса
  20. Samurai_Sakai
    Jun 25, 2022
    10
    Sem duvida um dos melhores lançamentos dos últimos anos ,10 em todos os quesitos.....
  21. ReeceG
    Jun 23, 2022
    10
    Is a newcomer to the souls franchise, I can safely say that Elden Ring is the perfect balance between difficulty and fun. The combat feels fluid, satisfying, and fair. Never was there a point during my 100 hours in the game so far where I had felt completely defeated; I was always improving learning the moves of bosses and standard enemies alike.

    A challenge was not the only thing Elden    Is a newcomer to the souls franchise, I can safely say that Elden Ring is the perfect balance between difficulty and fun. The combat feels fluid, satisfying, and fair. Never was there a point during my 100 hours in the game so far where I had felt completely defeated; I was always improving learning the moves of bosses and standard enemies alike.

    A challenge was not the only thing Elden Ring brings to the table, it also features a vast open world that is constantly rewarding the player for exploring. There are an absurd amount of weapons, talismans, sorceries, and incantations to be found; and just as many unique variants of said gear that feel different.

    I played Elden Ring on my Xbox One S and the graphics absolutely still hold up a generation behind. In my entire Elden Ring experience the game only stuttered a few times when certain open world weather effects were active. I imagine that this wouldn’t be a problem on current Gen, and even so it wasn’t inconvenient enough to take away from what I’d consider to be a perfect game.    … Expand
  22. Weenston
    Jun 20, 2022
    7
    I'm a big dark souls fan. Completed each multiple times. Elden ring is an amazing game, it has the most refined mechanics, and the most variety in gear and spells. However the map is terrible.
    The legacy areas are incredibly short, then the rest of the game is large empty fields with copy paste dungeons + boss fights. It feels like I've finished the game 5 times in a row and I've lost any    I'm a big dark souls fan. Completed each multiple times. Elden ring is an amazing game, it has the most refined mechanics, and the most variety in gear and spells. However the map is terrible.
    The legacy areas are incredibly short, then the rest of the game is large empty fields with copy paste dungeons + boss fights. It feels like I've finished the game 5 times in a row and I've lost any interest in ever replaying it. If I was to ever replay this game, I would likely just skip all optional stuff unless I need it for my build, which means skipping 90% of the content.    … Expand
  23. Stephen_K
    Jun 19, 2022
    1
    Great visuals, large world, extremely unintuitive gameplay. Combat? Ridiculously off balance area of effects and hitboxes that dont match visuals, laggy responsiveness, AI counters everything while you get to slash at an ankle here and there ad naseum, one slight screw up and your dead. Combat is a complete turn off, totally regret this purchase.
  24. lfbraz
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    Best soulsbourne so far. Great controls, stage design, monsters, weapons. This is everything I wanted from a fromsoft game. Amazing!
  25. JesseIangry
    Jun 18, 2022
    9
    if we ignore multiplayer this game is a complete masterpiece, but like all fromsoftware games the busted magic ruins it a lot, however just the amount of replay-ability the game offers is amazing people like iron pineapple have pushed the the game and seen what you can do with it and its amazing. i'm started my third playthough of the game and i want to attempt the summon only run
  26. GamerGoob100
    Jun 17, 2022
    10
    Greatest sense of exploration and discovery I’ve ever felt from a game. I’ve also never felt more powerful at the end of a game as I did when becoming Elden Lord
  27. Lordofcinders
    Jun 17, 2022
    10
    So much to do, so many secrets to find, so many giant weapons to swing at so many giant enemies. Best Fromsoft game yet. I wish more current game developers would rip a page out of Fromsoft's book because no game i can think of in the last few years even compare. 2022 game of the year hand down, possibly game of the decade.
  28. onil
    Jun 16, 2022
    0
    The open world is amazing, there is so much detail to this game. But I can’t really call Elden Ring a game, because games are fun. Elden Ring is not fun. Its very simple why it is terrible.
    Elden Ring punishes you in more ways than just charging you $70, by giving you re-used Bosses, lots of dead ends, terrible game logic, zero fun, and a broken controller. Its mainly the terrible boss    The open world is amazing, there is so much detail to this game. But I can’t really call Elden Ring a game, because games are fun. Elden Ring is not fun. Its very simple why it is terrible.
    Elden Ring punishes you in more ways than just charging you $70, by giving you re-used Bosses, lots of dead ends, terrible game logic, zero fun, and a broken controller. Its mainly the terrible boss design, I get killed at full health in two hits while taking 30 minutes to recover from the last attack! And to just arrive at the boss fight, you have to deal with a plethora of nuisances that deal unreasonable amounts of damage. And by late game, you can only really level up your character and weapons by killing the bosses that kill you in less that 10 seconds. What really aggravated me and lots of other Elden Ring players was the Godskin Duo, the most annoying boss in the entire game. They are near impossible to fight without dying immediately. I know Elden Ring has one of the largest and most detailed maps, good graphics, and is a great challenge, but it all comes down to how much fun and joy you can have. There is no fun and joy in this. Zero. It is mentally draining to play. You should only buy Elden Ring if you an absurd amount of time on your hands and if you hate yourself.    … Expand
  29. darkjaguar7676
    Jun 15, 2022
    2
    Fanboy fodder. Games that do not have a save-on-demand feature are by the very definition, insane. Why would anyone want to traipse across a vast world, with little to no help against enemies that are way too difficult and not scaled? I am incredibly biased because I hated Dark Souls. This seems to be because it was developed to be an MMORPG, not a single player. I played for about 30Fanboy fodder. Games that do not have a save-on-demand feature are by the very definition, insane. Why would anyone want to traipse across a vast world, with little to no help against enemies that are way too difficult and not scaled? I am incredibly biased because I hated Dark Souls. This seems to be because it was developed to be an MMORPG, not a single player. I played for about 30 hours and wasn't enjoying running around collecting items that didn't have any effect. To me, this was a waste of time, and other than the decent graphics (except for the clipping) I saw no reason to play this, nor the reviews being as positive as they are.… Expand
  30. 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.
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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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