Reviews for Elden Ring are now live, and it appears that FromSofware’s latest adventure is a rousing success with critics.
Elden Ring is available on February 25 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. The game is currently sitting on a staggering Metacritic score of 97 on PS5 after 28 reviews, which means it’s received universal acclaim and a 97 on OpenCritic after 89 critic reviews.
You can look forward to reading our verdict on Elden Ring soon, but for now, here’s what other gaming critics have had to say about FromSoftware’s latest title.
Our friends at GamesRadar said “suffering has never been as much fun” and awarded Elden Ring a perfect 5 out of 5. Guides Writer Joel Franey said: “Elden Ring is both a refinement and evolution of the Dark Souls formula, presenting an expansive world that's as hostile as it is inviting.”
Elden Ring review: «A refinement and evolution of the Dark Souls formula, presenting an expansive world that's as hostile as it is inviting.» https://t.co/KTNdjkxc1mFebruary 23, 2022
GamesBeat felt similarly, awarding Elden Ring another perfect score. Writer Jay Henningsen said: “Elden Ring is an exceptional, accomplished work that realizes a fantasy world of solemnity, beauty, and menacing uncertainty you can’t help but lose yourself in.”
Elden Ring is a brilliant monument to FromSoftware's legacy. https://t.co/53TmCAge9oFebruary 23, 2022
Writing for The Guardian, Simon Parkin said that Elden Ring is “an unrivaled feat of design and inventiveness” giving FromSoftware’s game another perfect score, while GameSpot’s Tamoor Hussain said “Elden Ring takes the shards of what came before and forges them into something that will go down in history as one of the all-time greats”, awarding it 10 out of 10.
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