Elden Ring

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 3153 Ratings

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  1. CL4P-TP
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    I don‘t understand the bad reviews. Never experienced any frame drops on performance mode and the game looks beautiful. Apart from that the gameplay loop is probably the best I‘ve seen in recent years. Never have I been so addicted to a video game that I played it over 30 hours on the first 3 days and I still only scratched the surface. The game rewards you every time you venture off theI don‘t understand the bad reviews. Never experienced any frame drops on performance mode and the game looks beautiful. Apart from that the gameplay loop is probably the best I‘ve seen in recent years. Never have I been so addicted to a video game that I played it over 30 hours on the first 3 days and I still only scratched the surface. The game rewards you every time you venture off the main path and not by giving you some collectibles like in other open world games but with a new weapon, skill, spell, armor or talisman that will help maybe help your current build or is even worth building towards. The sense of progression you get this way is incomparable to other open world games or rpgs. I started out as a naked guy with a stick, went on to be a knight with a bastard sword and shield and now am a powerful scythe wielding sorcerer using the power of dragons and lightning to destroy my enemies.

    I can understand some people that got drawn in by the BOTW comparisons are having trouble with the combat but it‘s definitely not too hard if you‘re willing to think a little bit about how to approach boss fights. The summons definitely help a lot and sometimes even make the game feel too easy for a fromsoft game.    … Expand
  2. Sekiro1990
    Feb 27, 2022
    10
    The best game from FROM SOFTWARE so far

    Some frame drops that will be fixed easily with a patch
  3. Fluxcapacitor
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    Most these kids giving negative reviews wouldn't know a good game if it hit them upside the head. If you need your hand held, this game isn't for you. If you don't appreciate a challenge, this game isn't for you. If all you want to do is rush through everything and don't enjoy the experience of exploring and finding secrets, this game isn't for you. If you can't appreciate cryptic storyMost these kids giving negative reviews wouldn't know a good game if it hit them upside the head. If you need your hand held, this game isn't for you. If you don't appreciate a challenge, this game isn't for you. If all you want to do is rush through everything and don't enjoy the experience of exploring and finding secrets, this game isn't for you. If you can't appreciate cryptic story telling, and don't enjoy the mysterious wonder it brings, this game isn't for you.

    This game is a breath of fresh air among the convoluted and bloated open world game we typically get today. It's a masterclass in level design, enemy design, combat, RPG mechanics, exploration, dungeon crawling, and more. The game is absolutely massive in scale, and with 50 hours in I've hardly scratched the surface. The reviews are justified and the hype is real. And I'm saying this not as a fanboy, but as a first time player of FromSoftware games.    … Expand
  4. Netherghul
    Mar 6, 2022
    7
    Not a terrible game. But failing of expectations. A boring open world with a repetitive loot table. As always Fromsoftware fails to fix its bugs and glitches. 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 from repeatingNot a terrible game. But failing of expectations. A boring open world with a repetitive loot table. As always Fromsoftware fails to fix its bugs and glitches. 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 from repeating the mistake. I am aiming to give a fair review because I feel a ton of the reviews have been inflated and are not living in reality. The Lore falls short and flat compared to its siblings of Dark Souls and Bloodborne but makes up for it for the fresh attempt. I am writing it a 7 for the boring first few hours of the game. It really does pick up near the end of the game but it is not a masterpiece by any means. It is good, not great and not perfect. But a very solid game that deserves love and should be open to criticism.… Expand
  5. MingledLotus24
    Apr 3, 2022
    3
    I dont like it too much. Neither aesthetics, nor balance, fights, story and this huge empty world. It requires very much time for exploring and game rewards your exploration with very little of something. Sekiro is like million times better. Cant understand how same team was able to make ingenuous sekiro and this. Continue to playing however - maybe later will change my mind
  6. SlavisaT
    Feb 28, 2022
    0
    the game is big garbage, the world is empty, graphics like from 2013 2014, overrated game
  7. Jakob44
    Apr 10, 2022
    10
    The game is good, no microtransactions and a fantastic world. The game is worth you money
  8. Gustavnzla
    Apr 10, 2022
    10
    LA VERDAD NO ES JUEGO PARA TODO EL MUNDO, PERO TIENE TODO LO QUE UN JUGADOR VETERANO PIDE HOY EN DÍA, UN JUEGO QUE SEA UN RETO, JUGABILIDAD E HISTORIA. ESTE JUEGO TIENE TODO Y A ESO LO AGREGAMOS LO BIEN ECHO QUE ESTÁ A NIVEL TÉCNICO, MUY RARA VEZ VES UN BUT O ALGÚN FALLO, PARA MI EL JUEGO DEL AÑO 2022
  9. 2fps
    Sep 10, 2022
    10
    Best videogame in years, I honestly don't understand the negative reviews except for performance issues.
  10. Pikkhave
    Oct 10, 2022
    10
    It has been over 7 years since I have been able to actually sit down with a game and forget real life for the moment I am playing.

    This game did that for me. First time playing it I played for 13 hours before I noticed rays of light coming from the sunrise outside my home - this was on a Tuesday night. Went to uni feeling like I was living in a fever dream, planning what my next move    It has been over 7 years since I have been able to actually sit down with a game and forget real life for the moment I am playing.

    This game did that for me.

    First time playing it I played for 13 hours before I noticed rays of light coming from the sunrise outside my home - this was on a Tuesday night. Went to uni feeling like I was living in a fever dream, planning what my next move in the game would be. I was as hooked as one can be.

    Absolutely amazing game design and attention to detail. My first soulslike game, but a very good place to start. Objectively game of the year.

    Only downside is the occasional frame drops - which, after some research, seems like a relatively usual issue with Fromsoftware games.    … Expand
  11. Berugi
    Oct 22, 2022
    10
    exceptional game, exceptional future a game that deserves to be tested and enjoyed. The atmosphere, the music, the gameplay, the bosses, the open world... everything is perfect and with an appreciable difficulty that will not leave anyone indifferent
  12. PROJETOADD
    Nov 4, 2022
    10
    Uma obra prima do começo ao fim, ja zerei o jogo 3 vezes e platinei 1 e ainda sinto vontade de jogar novamente, simplesmente o melhor trabalho da fromsoftware e definitivamente um marco no mundo dos games, superando e muito breath of the wild no quesito expansão de mundo.
  13. jotawv
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    Maravilhoso. Quantidade muito grande de inimigos e ambientes diferentes e a jogabilidade é épica demais. A variação é tão grande que você pode ir ao mesmo local durante a noite e encontrar outro inimigo que não aparece durante o dia. O nível dos artistas da From software é animalesco, o que esses caras fizeram com esse jogo é irretocável.

    Quanto à performance? Eu jogo no Series S e o game    Maravilhoso. Quantidade muito grande de inimigos e ambientes diferentes e a jogabilidade é épica demais. A variação é tão grande que você pode ir ao mesmo local durante a noite e encontrar outro inimigo que não aparece durante o dia. O nível dos artistas da From software é animalesco, o que esses caras fizeram com esse jogo é irretocável.

    Quanto à performance? Eu jogo no Series S e o game é impecável. Já estou com quase 30 horas de game e não vi NENHUM problema com desempenho.    … Expand
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. Lipzy
    Apr 22, 2022
    10
    Esse jogo é incrível,os Bosses,os mapas,a exploração é tudo muito incrível
  17. waywurd
    Oct 11, 2022
    10
    The best Dark Souls style game. From Soft absolutely annihlates every single open world game every made(besides outerwilds and botw). Instead of cluttering you ADHD ridden brain will waypoints and objecitve markers found by climbing a ubisoft tower, elden ring actively hides its content in obscure places that prompt you to actually explore the map. The map itself is iconic and memorable.The best Dark Souls style game. From Soft absolutely annihlates every single open world game every made(besides outerwilds and botw). Instead of cluttering you ADHD ridden brain will waypoints and objecitve markers found by climbing a ubisoft tower, elden ring actively hides its content in obscure places that prompt you to actually explore the map. The map itself is iconic and memorable. Most regions in the map are easily recognizable and enjoyable to explore. The combat is as refined as single player combat can become. Elden ring is almost like a competitive single player game in terms of how it makes you feel while playing. My only complaint is that the game is so long, I got burnt out around 50 hours in, and I beat it after about 80 hours.… Expand
  18. SpacemanCap
    Nov 15, 2022
    10
    Game of the Year! Not a souls like fan but this game took me in, had its way with me and spat me out and I kept coming back for more. 10/10
  19. jasetheace1
    Sep 11, 2022
    10
    Amazing game, just the wonder of what you will run into next and the world design.
    This game is a phenomenon.
  20. jotape01
    Nov 15, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece. 120 hours spent without getting bored of it. This game is the perfection to the souls formula. I would have liked if they wanted to invest a bit more in the narrative of thoe game, but we know they are FromSoftware.

    A game to be remembered forever.
  21. wardsac
    Mar 2, 2022
    10
    I have only played a Dark Souls game for 10-15 minutes. Elden Ring however I can't put down. The learning curve is STEEP. But this is the first game that I've played in a very long time where I feel like I am getting actively better with each hour I play. It's almost a throwback to games like Mike Tyson's Punch Out where you have to learn your opponents patters and when to attack andI have only played a Dark Souls game for 10-15 minutes. Elden Ring however I can't put down. The learning curve is STEEP. But this is the first game that I've played in a very long time where I feel like I am getting actively better with each hour I play. It's almost a throwback to games like Mike Tyson's Punch Out where you have to learn your opponents patters and when to attack and when to defend. You can't run in and bash things until they are dead, which in many great games is as advanced as the battle gets.

    This is definitely it's own thing. And you HAVE to put you ego aside and realize you're going to die while playing this game. A LOT. Once you accept that, it opens up and is an absolutely incredible game.    … Expand
  22. SirFlankBoring
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    For disclaimer: I made 100% of the three games in the Souls franchise.

    When I saw the trailer for Elden Ring, it was like I was witnessing Miyazaki's new challenge to the gaming industry. Since Demons Souls (2009) and Dark Souls (2011) went down in history as innovative and challenging games, the first thing to think about would be: "How will Elden Ring innovate?"... The answer came    For disclaimer: I made 100% of the three games in the Souls franchise.

    When I saw the trailer for Elden Ring, it was like I was witnessing Miyazaki's new challenge to the gaming industry. Since Demons Souls (2009) and Dark Souls (2011) went down in history as innovative and challenging games, the first thing to think about would be: "How will Elden Ring innovate?"... The answer came through the gameplay.

    I never imagined that From Software would be able to create something so epic, mixing an amazing OST (made by Yuka Kitamura), a magical setting and such fantastic mechanics. Elden Ring gives me the same feeling as Skyrim, a feeling of a vast world to explore, with different possibilities, for me, these two games are like brothers, things that only appear from decade to decade in the gaming world.

    The bosses never disappoint, no matter if it's a dungeon boss, or a main boss, their theme songs are amazing, and you really feel that the moment is a certain tension. The dubbing of the game is to be praised, all the voice actors managed to highlight the presence of their characters well, and this is something that I see little commented on.

    There are different builds, for all tastes, for all the bosses you want, and this goes back to what I said before, Skyrim and Elden Ring are brothers, both games give you immense possibilities for gameplay, magic, archery, one hand, two hands, punch. You'll never run out of ideas for an NG+.

    In short: Elden Ring is the kind of game you only see every decade, and it's been a real pleasure to write about this masterpiece by Miyazaki.    … Expand
  23. Neonix1
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring starts out slowly and painfully (especially for newcomers to the Souls games). But stick it out and you will be rewarded with a game that is incredibly satisfying to progress in, unlike most other games today. The world design is also just incredible - the further in the game you come, the more amazing world design becomes. It is an incredible game that stands out aboveElden Ring starts out slowly and painfully (especially for newcomers to the Souls games). But stick it out and you will be rewarded with a game that is incredibly satisfying to progress in, unlike most other games today. The world design is also just incredible - the further in the game you come, the more amazing world design becomes. It is an incredible game that stands out above everything else made in many years.

    I've played the game on PC, Xbox Series X and PS5, and while not perfect on any platform, it is decent and is a must-play for anyone.    … Expand
  24. dmmo
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
    True masterpiece. Must play for enthusiast of From Software games. It is not easily approachable, but so are other From Software games. You need to spend some time to drown into the Elden Ring world. Map is overwhelming with number of locations and secrets. Boss fights are spectacular. Glued me to the console for long time.
  25. 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
  26. GatoSavatico
    Sep 1, 2022
    10
    Increíble. Un juegazo que todo el mundo debería probar. Su dificultad es menor a la de otros souls y premia la exploración. Si quieres usar invocaciones las usas, si quieres ir a pecho pelado puedes ir. No es necesario el ultra farmeo y no tiene carteles diciéndote a donde ir. Su apartado gráfico es una sacada tremenda y su lore es tremendo, casi tanto como el de farfadox. Recomendado 10
  27. 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
  28. Nurax
    Sep 14, 2022
    10
    Elden Ring is the absolute perfection of the souls formula brought to an open world. The strange lands between are filled with creative and astonishing areas and amazing bossen that will offer a great challenge.
  29. JhonDreeperxX
    Sep 15, 2022
    10
    The game is not perfect, but offers a huge and nice journey providing a good user experience, well developed lands, boss fights, OSTs, asthetics and also a rich lore, for me it's 10+.
  30. Muntzr97
    Sep 23, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. amazing game In my opinion, this is the game of the year A game for more than 5 hours a day and I did not feel a seed of boredom of creativity .… 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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