“The fallen leaves tell a story.”

Elden Ring stands as a modern masterpiece. I felt that way when I played it 2 years ago, and I feel the same way now. I don’t think it’s leagues above the other Souls games in everything, with some of the duo fights and catacomb dungeons being annoying as hell. But it makes up for that by having an open world that gives it such a grandiose feeling none of the other games make me feel. It feels most like an epic. A journey with amazing bosses, voice action (Gideon kills it), scope, freedom, and excitement.