Elden ring in the test: The most fantastic adventure of the year!

Test Conclusion

• Test Conclusion
• A new face in the intermediate country
• Dark Souls - But Mregagroß!
• The joy of the adventure
• Between fight and strategy
• From nothing to hero?

Test note

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very good

"Elden Ring" is uncomfortable, sometimes sneaking and occasionally even frustrating. But you just have to accept that if you tackle a game from from software. In comparison to the "Dark Souls" series, however, "Elden Ring" still leaves a backtell open and does not hit the gate in the face. Not the degree of difficulty or the challenge are the star here, but the game world and your secrets. You stuck? Then explore between country and the many secrets, characters and places! Like hardly any other game, "Elden Ring" awakens the discovery of discoverers and motivates themselves in hairy moments to continue playing. The enormous depth and the strong atmosphere contribute to their remainder of the unique gaming experience. In short, "Elden Ring" is the hoped-for masterpiece of From Software and has qualities to pick up those even those who have spurned the "Souls" series so far from known reasons.

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Per

• Fascinating and gigantic big game world
• Extremely atmospheric
• Awakens the discovery power
• Well implemented and balanced combat system

• Successful camera elements such as ghosts or invokers
• Creative monster and boss design
• Rich character options
• Sovereign multiplayer options thanks to co-op and invasions

Contra

• Partly strange opponent behavior
• Many small and large graphics errors
• Used rugged user guidance
• Fight to horse still improvement

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Heavy, tough and relentless: This call urges the "Dark Souls" series. The Action Roleplaying series gives players nothing - and is exactly so popular. The works of the Japanese developer from software around Creative Head Hidetaka Miyazaki are the counterpol to the popular mainstream, which serves its consumer rectilinear gaming experiences on the silver tray.

The "Elden Ring" appearing on February 25, 2022 for PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S / X remains loyal to this tradition, but ported the well-known concept into an open game world and garnish it with all sorts of comfort functions and Gigantic circumference. In the Test of the PlayStation-5 version, it quickly shows that this supposed departure from old virtues was just the right step: "Elden Ring" turns out - despite technical problems - as a strongest game in the FROM software portfolio so far.

A new face in the intermediate country

"Elden Ring" takes you to the intermediate country - a miraculous fantasy world, torn by wars, epidemics and power games. You enter this kingdom as a stained, which find the eponymous "Elden Ring", put down Lords and to balance the kingdom. Nevertheless, they are not a radiant hero. At the beginning of the game, you choose from ten prefabricated classes such as the warrior, the Samurai and the Astrokes.

The classes ultimately stand for a particular style of play and given weapons and equipment. If you are looking for a balanced character, chooses the beggar and fights your way yourself. The character editor proves to be functional, if not very luxurious. Face and body are forming via slider.

Dark Souls - But Mregagroß!

After a brief introduction, she dismisses "Elden Ring" into the Zwerland - with all its dangers. The basic mechanics of the "Dark Souls" series remains: Through mastered fights, they collect runes that they invest in so-called places of grace in step ridges. If your character is in the fight on it, you lose the runes and have a chance to recapture them. If that does not succeed, the runes are lost and thus the game progress.

From software staged in "Elden Ring" for the first time a contiguous open game world. These travel travel, but also free the riding storm wind within the first hour and jump on request by speed to already visited places of grace. The card itself cover pieces for piece by means of hidden fragments. Symbols or other information deposits "Elden Ring" unlike titles like "Assassin's Creed: Valhalla" and "Horizon Forbidden West". Instead, mark points themselves or place instructions.

HOW and wherever you will ultimately be lost, you are full of you and the strength of your game character. The in the interim loungers are as fascinating as threatening and rich of harmless sheep about wolves to dragons and monster crows. Get them too early in their catches, make the creatures ahead with a blow a head shorter.

The joy of the adventure

"Elden Ring" to reduce its difficulty level, but would be wrong. Yes, the game has it in itself and in the worst case even balanced hard at the frustration limit. But the player gives the player the opportunity to break this one thanks to open game world. The giant at the gate to the castle storm veil is too heavy? Browse other regions Limgraves - and find new equipment, learn fresh skills and strengthen your character.

That this does not taste in bare work is the merit of the unique atmosphere and great world design. The game awakens the discovery power in them and reward excursions with memorable adventures, locations and struggles. "Elden Ring" writes his own stories and thus lures them back to the controller even after annoying errors.

So atmospheric the role-playing game may be and so great pictures converge again and again on the screen, however, there is always technical problems: textures ploppen ugly on, enemies protrude through objects or stay in them. These Patzer rarely damage the fun, but scratch the otherwise excellent staging. Because "Elden Ring" makes the world look for themselves. Music and sound especially in special moments - such as during the boss fight - a supporting role and underpaint with enormous force.

Between fight and strategy

This adventure will experience you on foot or on the back of storm wind. From the back of the faithful rosses, they hit opponents. The fight to horse is somewhat getting used to, but makes progress noticeably. Fast circle of enemies often results in Siegen. Also, storm wind allows flight to heal, for example. However, the riding is not used everywhere; At Story-Bossen or in catacombs, storm winds must remain outside.

In combat, they grab swords, axes, dispute pistons, bars, arrow and bow, arm booices and even giant weapons. The possibilities depend on their preferences and the capabilities of their game character. The astrologer, for example, dominates, among other spells and shoots energy flows on enemies. Other classes grab to write-ups and heal themselves or effect fire magic. As an additional alternative, they sneak at enemies and surprise them from the high grass.

Here, "Elden Ring" shows unfamiliar weaknesses: opponents often react too late or not at all, they do not appreciate height differences or stay on objects hanging. Straight remote fighters have lighter and doing larger hordes from a safe distance. In melee, on the other hand, timing and tactics is in demand. Even low-class enemies say considerable damage and prove to be dangerous adversaries at any time.

The king's discipline of from Software are and remain in "Elden Ring" the boss fights: the Japanese drive heavy guns - dragons, giant trees and absurd Frankenstein beasts want you to the leather. As a support you are looking for either coop partner via online connection, recruiting on given places computer comrades or call by bell ghosts like skeleton warriors or wolves as support. The endons are staged fantastically and demand immensely. Very nice: smaller intermediaries ensure faster success experiences, without down the value of the big battles. At the latest, when she explored the areas in the north and east of the map, "Elden Ring" develops the pure thrill anyway anyway.

From nothing to hero?

The role-playing system and the character options of subjects said discovery energy. In the gameplay, you turn off the chalkboard of grace as a central retreat and recruit new sloping characters - such as wizards Rogier - for the round. The figures drive the morbid and subliminal dominant plot slowly, but also support them. From Rogier, for example, you get a rapier. Fighter D, in turn, gives you a clue what you can start with captured death roots.

The constant progress and experimentation with the possibilities motivate enormously. "Elden Ring" makes it tinker to tools such as fire bombs or special weapons, reinforce weapons or improve with war as possible to add additional talents. Overall, the system is pleasantly deep and offers many options for customization and adaptation of skills.

Release: "Elden Ring" appears on 25 February 2022 for PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S / X.