![]() Where do I begin on this title and the insanely inflated hype around it? Elden Ring is yet another entry to the Souls genre, and this time steps away from the tried and true design of tightly crafted game worlds that Fromsoft usually brings us. But don't write these absurd reviews if a game does not meet all the cheesy expectations it was never intended to meet. Or if you like well executed game mechanics, masterful artwork and: stunning visuals that are not outdated at all. At least if you are up to a highly rewarding challenge and a pretty unique approach to open world gaming, giving you tons of options and challenges without holding your hand all the time. However from an objective point of view a nine or ten is a thousand times more justified than any kind of review bombing. And this is what lead to disappointment and absurdly emotional and negative reviews. So maybe the real problem with Elden Ring is the extreme hype, making more casual gamers buy it for all the wrong reasons and certainly with the wrong expectations. 90% of users rating low argue like they expected the next epic, narration driven mainstream role-play-opera with accessible gameplay, an average or at least scalable difficulty and a somewhat cinematic approach to quests and storytelling. And while this is its biggest strength it seems to turn out as its achilles heel as well. Elden Ring is a soulslike in an open world. 90% of users rating low argue like they expected the next epic, narration driven mainstream role-play-opera with What i don't really get about all these low ratings here is how someone can buy a soulslike and complain about it's soulslike-style. What i don't really get about all these low ratings here is how someone can buy a soulslike and complain about it's soulslike-style. ![]()
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