However, roughly a third of the 41,000 user reviews on Steam are negative.

On the technical side, recent negative reviews highlight stutters, drops, and low frame rates.

Speaking personally, Ive got mixed feelings on the mixed reviews.

Promotional Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree art of a player using a Thrusting Shield to slice into a knight enemy clad in black armour.

It feels as if FromSoft have returned to the boss design of old somewhat.

Ive seen clips of people getting one shot by bosses, which must be extremely frustrating.

I think pushback on universally well-reviewed games - providing it’s presented respectfully - is a good thing.

No-one wants a critical monoculture.