Is Elden Ring Too Easy? We Checked How Players Deal With Bosses
FromSoftware declared that Elden Ring will be a bit easier game than other works of the studio. And I guess it really is - PlayStation's „platinum” achievement was unlocked by twelve out of one hundred players.
Some time ago we brought you some interesting stats on Elden Ring. They were meant to reflect how PC and PlayStation players fared against the various major bosses in FromSoftware's latest game. Today we decided to update this data, because there was simply something to it. It turns out that as many as twelve out of one hundred PS4 and PS5 players have unlocked Platinum (meaning they've unlocked all of the game's forty-two trophies).
SPOILER ALERT
The rest of the news contains spoilers from Elden Ring. So if you want your first contact with the game to be as unspoiled experience as possible, better skip further reading.
Bosses in Elden Ring
It's no coincidence that the PlayStation community is the first to be mentioned - as it was a week ago, its members are outpacing those on Steam, and the gap between their achievements is widening. Suffice it to say that in the case of each boss, the increase in the percentage of players who managed to defeat it is about 3-10 percentage points in favor of Sony console owners. It can be concluded that they cope with individual bosses better - and certainly faster - than their colleagues on PC.
Boss | Players on Steam who beat it/they beat it (March 7/14) | PSN players who beat him/her (March 7/14) |
Margit, the Fell Omen | 66,2% / 70,3% increase of 4.1 percentage points. | 76,45% / 80,78% increase of 4.33 percentage points. |
Godrick the Grafted | 55,9% / 60,8% increase of 4.9 ppts. | 62,17% / 71,19% increase of 9.02 ppts. |
Leonine Misbegotted | 47,1% / 53,7% increase by 6.6 ppts. | 58,24% / 67,85% increase of 9.61 ppts. |
Red Wolf of Radagon | 38,4% / 53,7% increase of 15,3 ppts. | 42,24% / 56,64% an increase of 14.4 ppts. |
Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon | 35,3% / 45,7% increase of 10.4 ppts. | 38,74% / 54,04% increase of 15.3 ppts. |
Royal Knight Loretta | 32,9% / 43,6% an increase of 10.7 ppts. | 36,19% / 52,20% increase of 16.01 ppts. |
Magma Wyrm Makar | 25,4% / 34,7% An increase of 9.3 ppts. | 30,14% / 45,50% increase of 15.36 ppts. |
Starscourge Radahn | 23,5% / 35,2% increase of 11,7 ppts. | 24,57% / 42,01% an increase of 17.44 ppts. |
Ancestor Spirit | 23,3% / 30,2% increase by 6.9 ppts. | 32,31% / 45,61% an increase of 13.30 ppts. |
Mimic Tear | 20% / 31,5% increase of 11.5 ppts. | 20,85% / 38,23% an increase of 17.38 ppts. |
Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella | 18,3% / 25,8% increase of 7.5 ppts. | 25,23% / 39,78% an increase of 14.55 ppts. |
Godfrey, the First Elden Lord | 15,9% / 27,3% increase of 11.4 ppts. | 15,64% / 31,79% an increase of 16.15 ppts. |
Morgott, the Omen King | 15% / 26,3% increase of 11.3 ppts. | 14,68% / 30,63% increase of 15.95 ppts. |
Astel, Stars of Darkness | 13,3% / 23,4 an increase of 10.1 ppts. | 14,83% / 31,08% an increase of 16.25 ppts. |
Regal Ancestor Spirit | 11,9% / 19,8% an increase of 7.9 ppts. | 15,75% / 31,89% an increase of 16.14 ppts. |
Valiant Gargoyles | 11,3% / 20,1% an increase of 8.8 ppts. | 14,35% / 30,25% an increase of 15.9 ppts. |
Elemer of the Briar | 10,2% / 19% An increase of 8.8 ppts. | 13,23% / 29,13% Increase of 15,9 ppts. |
Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy | 9,8% / 19,3% an increase of 9.5 ppts. | 11,39% / 26,79% An increase of 15.40 ppts. |
Godskin Noble | 9,5% / 19,0% increase of 9.5 ppts. | 11,64% / 27,44% an increase of 15.8 ppts. |
Commander Niall | 8,9% / 18,6% increase of 9.7 ppts. | 9,63% / 24,17% increase of 14.54 ppts. |
Fire Giant | 8,5% / 18,1% increase by 9.6 ppts. | 8,98% / 22,94% An increase of 13.96 ppts. |
Godskin Duo (Godskin Apostle & Godskin Noble) | 6,6% / 15,3% increase of 8.7 ppts. | 6,98% / 19,85% an increase of 12.87 ppts. |
Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree | 6,1% / 14,2% increase of 8.1 ppts. | 7,41% / 20,55% increase of 13.14 ppts. |
Maliketh, the Black Blade | 5,7% / 13,8% an increase of 8.1 ppts. | 6,30% / 18,61% increase of 12.31 ppts. |
Mohg, Lord of Blood | 5,7% / 15,1% an increase of 9.4 ppts. | 6,64% / 22,60% Increase of 15.96 ppts. |
Mohg, the Omen | 5,4% / 12,4% increase by 7 ppts. | 8,65% / 22,47% an increase of 13.82 ppts. |
Hoarah Loux Warrior | 5,1% / 12,9% increase of 7.8 ppts. | 5,78% / 17,53% An increase of 11.75 ppts. |
Lichdragon Fortissax | 4,8% / 10,7% an increase of 5.9 ppts. | 8,81% / 22,34% increase of 13.53 ppts. |
Malenia, Blade of Miquella | 4,5% / 11,6% increase of 7.1 ppts. | 5,75% / 17,70% an increase of 11.95 ppts. |
Endings in Elden Ring
This also applies to the frequency of reaching individual game endings. On PS4 and PS5, each of the three finales of Elden Ring was seen by double-digit percentage of players. And on PC? Of the related achievements, the most people - 7.8% to be exact - earned the one identified as "Star Century."
Completion of | Players on Steam who made it (March 7/14) | Players on PSN who have reached it (March 7/14) |
Age of the Stars | 2,8% / 7,8% an increase of 5 ppts. | 4,72% / 15,34% an increase of 10.62 ppts. |
Elden Lord | 2% / 5,5% increase of 3,5 ppts. | 4,75% / 14,97% Increase of 10,22 ppts. |
Lord of the Frenzied Flame | 0,9% / 3,1% increase by 2,2 ppts. | 4,41% / 14,05% increase of 9.64 pp. |
Elden Ring ("platinum") | 0,4% / 1,6% increase of 1.2 ppts. | 3,83% / 12,89% increase of 9.06 ppts. |
Too easy?
The number is undoubtedly smaller, but still quite large - especially when you consider that Elden Ring was released just two and a half weeks ago. So is FromSoftware's new game too easy? You can find such voices on the web, and apparently there is a grain of truth in them. For comparison - "platinum" in 2015's Bloodborne was unlocked by 21,54% PlayStation players. The full set of achievements in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - 27,39% of people on Sony consoles and 8,1% on Steam. While in Dark Souls III it was 17,83% and 3,4% respectively.
One must take into account, of course, that at this point in time Elden Ring has found its way into the hands of a much narrower group of players than the aforementioned games. Consequently, the percentages are distributed among a smaller number of people, most of whom may be veterans of FromSoftware games. Nevertheless, the results presented in the tables above are impressive. If this keeps up, Elden Ring - despite its size - may turn out to be the most completed title by this Japanese studio.
