ELDEN RING REVIEW: FIND OUT IF YOU SHOULD PLAY IT? 🤔

A leitmotif that jumps out is that Elden Ring is the brightest game FromSoftware has ever made. We are talking about a place that has seen how war and greed have ended up tearing down what was once a splendid place, but even so, it still retains its vintage look. 

Every single corner we see upon arrival can be visited, there are dozens of corners to turn, buildings to explore, and sewers to visit. Because yes, Elden Ring can also be played from underground.

In short, Elden Ring looks great and has its own identity because the game’s art is imperial. We’re not at the technical forefront of the industry, but the game still looks very, very good and it helps that it’s created with a lot of detail. The choice of tones for the colors is spot on and supports that feeling of being in front of something that was once beautiful.

The Story

Many play FromSoftware’s titles only for the challenge and the overcoming every rival that is put in front of them. However, those who want their fair share of the story will also find it in Elden Ring. Going to the simplest synopsis, we find ourselves in the Midlands, a place divided into several kingdoms that are ruled by the Lord of the Elden Ring. After a series of conflicts, this power was divided among different descendants of Queen Márika, who now claim their place.

Now, the Lightless rise by the power of Grace to claim their place as the new lord of the Circle, so you’ll find many like you with the same goal. This is possibly the Japanese studio’s work with the most characters per square meter: each of them has something to tell us, a request to make, and a clear purpose for the Midlands.

The game is directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin collaborated with the story.

You decide your way!

Another one of the juiciest tenderloins in the Elden Ring. To be frank, the amount of blows, clubs, and swords you’ll get is going to become the bread and butter of the game. It’s classic FromSoftware games to make us suffer to no end, but we all know what we’re here for, so less complaining and roll up your sleeves for battle! 😉

In Elden Ring everything flows great, it’s as smooth as you want it to be. It’s a real joy to move between cliffs, rooftops, and any surface either on foot or on the back of Torrentera, our faithful steed. We can summon him at any time with the push of a button and the transition for him to appear is delightful. With him, we can reach new areas thanks to his double jump or propelling himself through strong air currents that raise him dozens of meters.

This doesn’t mean that we are one-armed on our own. The big addition to the gameplay for Elden Ring is the ability to jump, which is useful both in and out of combat. 

Yes, in previous games we could make a kind of running jump, but it wasn’t the most effective and wasn’t intended to work that way. Here it does and that’s why the structure and the way you move around the stage are completely radical. 

Be warned, this doesn’t get rid of the excellent level design. A great scenario like this is full of monsters, objects to collect, mechanisms to activate, and a  challenging boss at the end of the road. We can simply choose the path to get to the same point. Because far from what might seem exactly with comparisons to Zelda: Breath of the Wild, here you cannot directly climb the wall to do whatever you want.