Elden Ring

Disclaimer: This is currently a review in progress and will be updated with final scores.

Dark Souls and its ilk have a reputation for tight combat, deliciously well-hidden secrets, and level design that breathes character into the ravaged towns and landscapes while simultaneously accentuating the gameplay. No game tells a story like them, with vague references to lost kingdoms, larger-than-life bosses, and creepy seers. Elden Ring is all that and more.