The CHIEF December 2023

Game Review

By Jack Demopoulous

Elden Ring (Are You Ready for a Challenge?)

This month I decided to review the game Elden Ring , a fighting and platforming game with an insane amount of beautiful graphics. You are chosen to come to the lands between and face the seven demi-gods that rule this land, trying to become the new Elden Lord and ruler. As you go through this game you’ll find yourself going against tough boss after tough boss. There's no sugar-coating that this is a very hard game. You will be changing attribute points gained throughout the game and switching one playstyle just to kill one boss! I can’t emphasize just how hard this game can actually get. This is one of the highest rated games in the last five years and rightfully so as well, as this game received “Game of the Year” honors from the Game Developers Choice Awards. While the story might seem difficult to follow, the second that you can comprehend the story, you’ll find its hidden beauty. But don’t forget the beauty in the cinematics; by far my favorite of the bunch is the introduction to fighting the “Dragonlord of Placidusax” being just the coolest fight I’ve ever seen. This game has such good replayability with the amount of different classes you can have along with styles of play. Want to play with magic? Go ahead. Play with a greatsword? Do it. Want to use a huge battle hammer? Go and use it. There's also the option when you beat the game to play a new game, which just makes your game a bit harder. This is all without mentioning the DLC (downloadable content) that's coming soon. Elden Ring might be my favorite game of all time and I cannot establish how much you should play this game.