The press embargo too Elden ring has fallen and the first reviews have appeared. Anyone who looked at Metacritic for the interim result might have had to rub their eyes. Critics lavished praise on the game, calling it one of the best of all time.
On Metacritic, the popular review collection site, Elden Ring currently has a rating of up to 97. This makes FromSoftware’s action RPG one of the best games of all time – it currently ranks 8th in the Metacritic Hall of Fame.
- On the PS4 and PS5, the game has a rating of 97 in currently 37 tests (via Metacritic)
- On the Xbox, the game has a rating of 95 in currently 8 tests (via Metacritic)
- On the PC, the game has a rating of 95 in currently 33 tests (via Metacritic)
While these numbers are likely to change over the days and weeks, this is an impressive achievement for the Elden Ring.
The game is also well received by the MeinMMO editorial team:
Forget Breath of the Wild & The Witcher 3 – Elden Ring has the best open world ever
The reviews of Elden Ring at a glance
These are the scores for Elden Ring: In the following overview you will find several publications from all over the world and their ratings (via Twitter).
- Game Pro 94
- Game Star 91
- IGN 10
- Destructoid 10
- TheSixthAxis 10
- Gaming Nexus 10
- GamesRadar+ 5/5
- VGC 5/5
- Windows Central 5/5
- Eurogamer ‘Essential’
- Game Informer 10
- PC GamesN 10
- Fextralife 10
- The Guardian 5/5
- Kinda Funny 5/5
- VG247 5/5
- Easy Allies 9.5
- Press Start 9.5
- RPG site 9
So there is currently no review that gives less than a 9 (or an equivalent rating). This is extraordinary.
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What do the critics say in the reviews?
The critics express their enthusiasm not only in numbers.
In particular, the open world is highly praised. Most reviews call it at least equal to Zelda: Breath of the Wild. As expected, the combat system is also excellent. In addition, the game can shine with higher accessibility compared to other FromSoftware games like Dark Souls, Bloodborne or Sekiro.
The Gamestar colleagues give the game the second best grade they have given in their history. You can see their test in the video here:
Michael Obermeier from Gamestar writes like this:
For me, with its open approach, Elden Ring not only opens up the once niche genre of Soulsborne games to a whole new audience, but also shows the assembled competition what is important in a good open world. And hopefully that will make a difference.
Michael Obermeier im GameStar test
Jason Schreier from Bloomberg writes, for example:
Elden Ring is one of the best games I’ve ever played. It blends the wondrous of Breath of the Wild with the intricate design of Dark Souls. It’s more accessible than previous FromSoftware games, but just as gripping, gritty, and scary. A tremendous achievement.
Jason Schreier up Twitter
However, there is hardly any criticism. Only the PC performance is widely criticized, but the day 1 patch should bring improvements here. Occasionally one also sees poorly explained mechanics as a negative point.
On Friday February 25th, The Between Lands is available to every player on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S open. Until then we have to be patient a little longer.
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