Elden Ring

 Xbox Series X
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3153 Ratings

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  1. yasino21
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Is it fun? Yes. Is it in a playable state? Kinda. Should you wait until the patch that fixes the stuttering and FPS issues comes out to buy it? Yes.

    So far Good but need improvements and better optimization
  2. agiyx
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Its a good game, had performance issues during launch due to security issues.
  3. orionacerola
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    A masterpiece based upon a foundation laid by George R.R. Martin, and further developed by director Hidetaka Miyazaki, and the development team, From Software, Elden Ring has captivated me unlike any game has before. The Lands Between consist of beautifully artistic scenery and level design, alluring incentives for exploration, fluid combat, and many diverse, challenging bosses. TheA masterpiece based upon a foundation laid by George R.R. Martin, and further developed by director Hidetaka Miyazaki, and the development team, From Software, Elden Ring has captivated me unlike any game has before. The Lands Between consist of beautifully artistic scenery and level design, alluring incentives for exploration, fluid combat, and many diverse, challenging bosses. The narrative is firmly present within the environment yet little is mentioned of it, thus allowing for some extrapolation by the player. The more tense combat encounters are accompanied by Yuka Kitamura's masterful work as a sound designer and composer, which has been developed throughout nearly a decade of work on other similar games by From Software. Though its identity is distinctly its own, Elden Ring nonetheless shares many similarities with its predecessors, the Dark Souls trilogy and Bloodborne, and truly feels like the culmination of From Software's work on them. Of the many video games I have tried throughout the last decade, my experience with Elden Ring is confidently my favorite. Despite what I've attempted to convey, this game simply must be experienced personally to truly appreciate it.… Expand
  4. poqqo
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Es un juego increíble, yo lo he jugado por 8 horas y no he tenido problema alguno, es cierto que la hierva a veces muestra poping, pero creo yo que es algo minúsculo en comparación con lo apasionante que es el juego, lo diverso de sus criaturas y lo mucho que se disfruta el ir evolucionando gracias a la exploración.

    La propia exploración es lo que hace a su vez que aunque sea dificil el    Es un juego increíble, yo lo he jugado por 8 horas y no he tenido problema alguno, es cierto que la hierva a veces muestra poping, pero creo yo que es algo minúsculo en comparación con lo apasionante que es el juego, lo diverso de sus criaturas y lo mucho que se disfruta el ir evolucionando gracias a la exploración.

    La propia exploración es lo que hace a su vez que aunque sea dificil el juego no se haga un martirio imposible de llevar.

    Claramente FromSoftware nunca ha peleado por tener los mejores gráficos, creo que apuestan todo a las dinámicas y a los detalles del lore que nutre cada milimetro del enorme mapa, no hay zona en la que no vivas algo nuevo.    … Expand
  5. Pig-El-Mago
    Feb 27, 2022
    3
    Jogo porco de uma produtora preguiçosa, os gráficos parecem de início de geração do Ps3 ou Xbox, pop-ins a cada 2s e fora a terrível performance principalmente nos consoles de última geração e PC. E o pior é essa mídia especializada (comprada) dando essas notas altas... Lamentável!
  6. XxOttomcxX
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Increíble juego, soy nuevo en este tipo de juegos, y como es lógico es complicado para gente nueva, pero dedicando tiempo, no tanto, y buscando en el mapa, se te hace muy entretenido y tiene u a jugabilidad muy interesante y divertida, muy recomendado.
  7. ytrhaha951
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    ELDEN RING　　An eternal masterpiece.
    Excellent as an RPG.
    A masterpiece and the most important work for the game industry.
    I think it's the best game in the last 20 years.
  8. Trytoungbuthole
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    Awesome game. I love the soulsbournekiro series. This is the best yet. Don't listen to the retards review bombing it. Game of the 21st century.
  9. Shiloh203
    Mar 16, 2022
    0
    Save your money. Dated, archaic combat system. Tons of reused assest from other souls games. Nice, awe inspiring open world with nothing in it. The world is barren, but nice to look at. Armor and weapons are few and far between. Ocean wide and a puddle deep.
  10. Urbain
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    Ignore the haters, no way should it get less than a score of 8, I have logged around 15 hours and yes there are some slight performance issues (Xbox series x) in very detailed areas and there was some initial logging in errors, however this game for me delivers and is utterly breathtaking.

    Combat is fun, I have died a lot only to brush myself off and go again or go away find something    Ignore the haters, no way should it get less than a score of 8, I have logged around 15 hours and yes there are some slight performance issues (Xbox series x) in very detailed areas and there was some initial logging in errors, however this game for me delivers and is utterly breathtaking.

    Combat is fun, I have died a lot only to brush myself off and go again or go away find something else to do level up a bit then come back to finish the job. The scale of the world is incredible and immersive. You will become overwhelmed and lost at times, this for me is part of the fun of an RPG.

    There is a a lot to do and see in Elden Ring and it’s going to keep me entertained for quite sometime it should never be how quickly it takes to get to the end but the journey itself. Thank you     … Expand
  11. Chirafhdjkalsh
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    Best open world game I’ve played since Skyrim. If video games were art, Elden Ring is the Mona Lisa.
  12. Strayda
    Feb 28, 2022
    9
    Started playing on the night of the release and im almost 40 hours in, i have seen many reviews and was really hyped for this game. Im a big Fromsoftware fan and the souls series, this game in no different. The game is Insanely big, spend the first 30 hours in the first 3 zones taking my own path doing everything i can find in every zone before taking on the main boss. I have seen theStarted playing on the night of the release and im almost 40 hours in, i have seen many reviews and was really hyped for this game. Im a big Fromsoftware fan and the souls series, this game in no different. The game is Insanely big, spend the first 30 hours in the first 3 zones taking my own path doing everything i can find in every zone before taking on the main boss. I have seen the reactions of people having a hard time with the first big boss (margit) which wasn't the case for me after spending the first 20 hours in the first 2 zones i easily defeated margit, and i feel like this is how the game should be tackled, exploring is a big key to succes in this game and if this isn't something you like then this might not be the souls game for you.. the game is massive and to be honest will be sad when my journey ends at the end of the game.

    I had a couple of issue's with the horse controls and are wonky at times, the fall height also has its issue's..
    FPS issue's on XBSX are horrible some times when its rains the FPS dips belows 30 sometimes, also had some boss fights which weren't ideal at all making dodging a mess some times getting me killed.
    This might be an issue because i outleveled the zones and took my sweet time exploring but the game feels alot easier then other titles, bosses seem alot easier. I had a couple of bosses in my 40 hours play through that took me around an hour of trying but that was about it. DS3 took me about 2-3 hours for bosses to finish (sulyvahn)    … Expand
  13. corixa9651
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    From Software with another big winner. Incredible variety and level design.

    11/10
  14. Kuvaren
    Feb 28, 2022
    10
    Great game not over sold people are babies and dont like difficulty they just wanna complain
  15. TalentedGamer6
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    It's amazing. The open world is massive, gameplay is very fluently, the graphics look good and the addiction is real! The open world really makes you choose your own path, and you'll enter areas where you clearly shouldn't be yet. This feeling of exploration is totally unique.

    Trust me, even for non-soulsborne players this is a must-have. The performance issues you read about are mostly    It's amazing. The open world is massive, gameplay is very fluently, the graphics look good and the addiction is real! The open world really makes you choose your own path, and you'll enter areas where you clearly shouldn't be yet. This feeling of exploration is totally unique.

    Trust me, even for non-soulsborne players this is a must-have. The performance issues you read about are mostly Xbox One or PC related, which will be fixed as soon as possible.

    This game is a friggin real life dream, so much to do, so much to wander, sany times to be killed yet!    … Expand
  16. Arbic
    Mar 1, 2022
    1
    The official account told us that there is an Arabic language, but after the release we were surprised by the opposite.
  17. Lepikorpi
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    This runs smooth without issues in series x. Open world is huge and amazing! Epic enemies and different biomes! From softwares finest game to date!
  18. 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
  19. TheAshenBro
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    TRY FINGER BUT HOLE.

    Just amazing, all of what darksouls couldnt be Elden Ring does it with prime.
  20. OneMoreLeaf
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    A masterpiece. The best game of the last decade, was able to exceed the the high expectations
  21. Merlin88
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    Definitely G.O.T.Y so far for me! Highly recommended if you can handle defeat over hundreds of times
  22. Pelimies
    Mar 4, 2022
    1
    I’ve never been fan of Dark Souls series. I find them too difficult, unfair and frustrating to begin with. Despite that I read some of the review of Elden Ring and hoped for an epic RPG that is more accessible than Dark Souls.

    After 6 hours of played I’m pretty much done with this game. The game is still too frustrating and for a casual gamer for me there just isn’t enough help to get    I’ve never been fan of Dark Souls series. I find them too difficult, unfair and frustrating to begin with. Despite that I read some of the review of Elden Ring and hoped for an epic RPG that is more accessible than Dark Souls.

    After 6 hours of played I’m pretty much done with this game. The game is still too frustrating and for a casual gamer for me there just isn’t enough help to get started with this game. The combat is absolutely fluent gotta say that but it’s still too challenging and even though I’ve managed to fell some of the bosses there hasn’t been any rewarding moments. The plot is too mysterious and complex to follow and the game hasn’t given any ”wow”-moments to actually get the player hooked into the game.

    I gave it a chance but I’m sad to say it still has all the frustrating sides of From Software and Dark Souls games and this pretty much ruins the game. This was not the worst 69 euros spent but definitely comes to top 3.    … Expand
  23. BerkC39
    Mar 4, 2022
    3
    To start with, this game probably deserves higher than the rating I am giving it but in the light of biased rave reviews the game has received (which would not be accepted by those reviewers unfortunately), I will also provide a biased review according to me personal taste.

    Elden Ring is a dated looking poorly optimized game with interesting and fleshed out character build and combat    To start with, this game probably deserves higher than the rating I am giving it but in the light of biased rave reviews the game has received (which would not be accepted by those reviewers unfortunately), I will also provide a biased review according to me personal taste.

    Elden Ring is a dated looking poorly optimized game with interesting and fleshed out character build and combat mechanics that only seems to serve the niche of gamers who like the soulslike formula. I believe this game having a rave metacritic would falsely give the impression that it's appealing for masses of casual gamers hence my review.

    As a fan of open world RPG genre carrying many other responsibilities which obliges me to not be able to spare extended stretches of time or entirety of my intellectual capacity to a video game, I found this game to be a poor experience.

    There are a few critical points Elden Ring ignores whether it's intentional or not. Game experience is very unguided. You will likely have bad time figuring out how to progress the story or even what the story is, and consequently you will find yourself wandering around weak mobs in a monotone routine if you don't enjoy that kind of tedious exploration. World is quiet desolate and falls into pitfalls Ubisoft RPGs are prevalently considered to fall into while having no cities or areas bustling with energy many other RPGs offer.

    Accessibility is very poor. Bosses are quiet challenging to the extent that even an experienced gamer who just doesn't have experience with genre will have nightmare time unless one enjoys attempting a single boss fight for more than a dozen time especially given that there are often no tooltips or guidance on how to make certain fights easier given lack of difficulty options for user to choose. This often requires player to memorize move set of the boss while dying numerous times where poor optimization causes big problems as frame drops hinder the application of this memorization as well. This is in addition to the fact that game requires almost impeccable gaming reflexes to apply any of the move set memorization to an efficient enough degree to win these fights.

    Overall, I can see the attraction of this game for the fans of this genre but it is not a game that deserves the acclaim reserved for experiences that can be enjoyed by majority of the overall open world RPG genre like the Witcher 3 or Red Dead Redemption 2 do deserve.    … Expand
  24. Biggun
    Mar 10, 2022
    7
    C'est un action donjon RPG assez inspiré de Zelda mais hélas dans la ligne éditoriale détestable de From Software. On y retrouve les mécaniques RPG ringardes pour hardcore gamers comme pas de sauvegarde manuelle ennemis qui se repeuplent dans une zone à chaque utilisation du point de grâce des ennemis à affronter obligatoirement avant le boss.
    Toutes ces mécaniques cassent l'immersion    C'est un action donjon RPG assez inspiré de Zelda mais hélas dans la ligne éditoriale détestable de From Software. On y retrouve les mécaniques RPG ringardes pour hardcore gamers comme pas de sauvegarde manuelle ennemis qui se repeuplent dans une zone à chaque utilisation du point de grâce des ennemis à affronter obligatoirement avant le boss.
    Toutes ces mécaniques cassent l'immersion dans un jeu en monde ouvert le réalisme y étant aux abonnés absents.
    Le jeu traine les défauts obsolètes des Dark Souls qu'il aurait été bien inspiré de laisser de côté. La narration et la direction artistique maîtrisées ne rattrapent pas les défauts primaires du jeu.    … Expand
  25. SKPONER57XXX
    Mar 4, 2022
    5
    Elden ring is the most remarkable souls born game from software, just incredible...
  26. Handdow
    Mar 7, 2022
    9
    O jogo é bem divertido. O mundo aberto te dá liberdade para escolhe o seu próprio caminho. Existem problemas de desempenho e otimização, mas nada que comprometa a sua diversão.
  27. Urmudder
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    Just here to piss off the Ubisoft employees :)
    Just here to piss off the Ubisoft employees :)
    Just here to piss off the Ubisoft employees :)
    Just here to piss off the Ubisoft employees :)
    Just here to piss off the Ubisoft employees :)
    Just here to piss off the Ubisoft employees :)
    Just here to piss off the Ubisoft employees :)
  28. marginalyobtuse
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    I haven't been this engrossed in a game for a long time.

    I loved dark souls 2 and bloodborne. I couldn't get into dark souls 3... Maybe I just didn't have the time.

    The open-world has been handled perfectly. If I had any complaints, it might be that there are some things they've done to make the game easier for open-world play, like the number of campfires/graces, that seems excessive.
  29. Tallpocketz
    Mar 8, 2022
    10
    This game is absolutely incredible. Brings new meaning to the term “open-world,” you can truly forge any path you want. Character creation is abundant and diverse, the world is huge and stunning, love this game very much
  30. JungShad0w
    Mar 9, 2022
    10
    Aaaaaaaaaaaaa



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Metascore
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Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 19 out of 19
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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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