Why Elden Ring is Being Review Bombed

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It's become a common occurrence for new video games to come out and be flooded with an onslaught of negative user reviews. This «review bombing» practice is often used on games that people are offended by for some reason, with these same individuals giving the game 0/10 scores just to lower its average rating. The recently-released Elden Ring, despite being one of the highest-rated video games ever made, has also been a victim of review bombing itself.

Shortly after its launch, Elden Ring was hit with a flood of negative user reviews, dragging its user scores down to 6.0 for the PC version, 6.5 for the PS4 version, and 7.6 for the PS5 version. In contrast, Elden Ring's professional reviews on Metacritic have given it an astonishing 97 aggregate score on PS5 and an impressive 95 on PC. Some may be wondering why there are so many users who have given Elden Ring a 0/10, though it's worth pointing out that many of these overwhelmingly negative reviews are likely disingenuous and written by people who have only played the game for a short time, if at all.

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There are some legitimate complaints that these Elden Ring players have, like the lack of English-text option for those who purchased it in areas like Hong Kong and Thailand. Others describe the game as a «buggy mess,» and there are a lot of negative user reviews that are aimed at its graphics. In one bizarre case, a user gave the game a 0/10 while complaining that people are review bombing it to lower its score.

Some of the other user reviews seem to be in rebellion to Elden Ring's status as one of the highest-rated games ever made. Elden Ring has earned near-universal acclaim from professional critics, and it