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Elden Ring Review - IGN
In the 87 hours that it took me to beat Elden Ring, I was put through an absolute wringer of emotion: Anger as I was beaten down by its toughest challenges, exhilaration when I finally overcame them, and a fair amount of sorrow for the mountains of exp I lost along the way to some of the toughest boss encounters FromSoftware has ever conceived. But more than anything else I was in near-constant awe – from the many absolutely jaw-dropping vistas, the sheer scope of an absolutely enormous world, the frequently harrowing enemies, and the way in which Elden Ring nearly always rewarded my curiosity with either an interesting encounter, a valuable reward, or something even greater. FromSoftware takes the ball that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild got rolling and runs with it, creating a fascinating and dense open world about freedom and exploration above all else, while also somehow managing to seamlessly weave a full-on Dark Souls game into the middle of it. It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that Elden Ring ended up as one of the most unforgettable gaming experiences I’ve ever had.
- FromSoftware's Elden Ring released 25 February 2022 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC[1][4][5]
- IGN's review (Mitchell Saltzman; 87 hours to finish) calls it FromSoftware's "largest and most ambitious game yet" that "moved a genre forward"; it later won IGN's 2022 Game of the Year[1]
- The player is a Tarnished in the Lands Between; George R.R. Martin is credited as scenario writer, though the story is opaque and he did little to change how From tells stories[1][4][5]
- Its open world draws on Breath of the Wild, with director Hidetaka Miyazaki saying he feels "deeply unworthy of the comparison"[4]
- Polygon calls it the studio's best, most approachable and most difficult game[4]; Eurogamer finds it "a touch more welcoming", with Spirit Summons, Stakes of Marika and swappable Ashes of War[5]
- Difficulty stays high, with late bosses near the line of fairness[1][4]
Notable features
- An action role-playing game by FromSoftware, published by Bandai Namco and directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, with worldbuilding by George R. R. Martin; it shares elements with Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Sekiro[2]
- An open world of six main areas, including Limgrave and Caelid, is crossed on the steed Torrent, with demigod bosses ruling each area and hidden dungeons, catacombs and caves[2]
- A starting class sets spells, equipment and attributes; combat mixes melee, ranged weapons, spells cast with a staff or sacred seal, stealth and parries, and Ashes of War add weapon arts[2]
- Sites of grace serve as checkpoints for fast travel and levelling with runes, which drop where the player dies and are lost for good on a second death before retrieval; crafting uses cookbook recipes and Spirit Ashes summon allies near Rebirth Monuments[2]
- Online multiplayer lets players summon others for co-op boss fights or fight in player-versus-player combat[2]
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- [1]25%ign.com/articles/elden-ring-reviewign.com· Posted Apr 30, 2023· Starts Feb 25, 2022 ✓· 1% of score
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- [2]78%Elden Ring - Wikipedia
Wikipedia's article on Elden Ring gives the FromSoftware/Bandai Namco credits, Miyazaki and Martin roles, six main areas explored on Torrent, classes, Ashes of War, sites of grace, runes, crafting, Spirit Ashes and online co-op/PvP.
- [3]84%Elden Ring Review - Death Of The Wildgamespot.com· Published Mar 16, 2022· 0% of score
GameSpot's own review, titled "Elden Ring Review - Death Of The Wild," carries a March 16, 2022 publish date, about three weeks after the pin's stored February 25, 2022 release date - a later, fuller review following the game's launch, though the page itself could not be directly retrieved here.
- [4]85%Elden Ring is FromSoftwares best, most approachable, and difficult game yetpolygon.com· Published Feb 23, 2022· 0% of score
Polygon's own review headline, "Elden Ring is FromSoftwares best, most approachable, and difficult game yet," carries a February 23, 2022 publish date, two days ahead of the pin's stored February 25, 2022 release date - consistent with a pre-release review embargo lifting before launch, though the page itself could not be directly retrieved here.
- [5]85%Elden Ring review - FromSoft ventures into a sumptuous open worldeurogamer.net· Published Feb 23, 2022· 0% of score
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