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The more I think about it this is probably my favorite video game. It's very far from perfect, having a good amount of jank and some really weak areas in the late game. But it still manages to be such a special overall experience. The level design and atmosphere surpasses any other Soulsborne game I've played, the combat is fun and allows for so much variety, the boss roster although inconsistent has some incredible highs (Manus, Kalmeet, O&S), and it has a strong emotional element thanks to its endearing side characters and thought provoking themes. It was a bit overwhelming on my first playthrough, but upon replays it has become something of a comfort game for me. I've replayed this game 3 times now and I still have yet to get bored of it.
Exploring Racoon City Police Station for the first time is one of the best video game experiences I’ve had. The combination of tense atmosphere and intricate level design made this area both terrifying and a joy to explore; giving me a newfound interest in survival horror gaming. But unfortunately I can’t say I enjoyed the rest of the game nearly as much. The level design isn't as strong, but also suffers from some terrible boss fights and sections where you play as other characters. But besides all of that, these sections past the Police Station start placing more emphasis on the story, which I got bored of really quickly. There's nothing bad about it, but everything from the dialogue to the story beats felt so generic. Which could work if the tone of the game wasn't so self serious all the time. And on my second playthrough all these issues I had became much more apparent, slightly souring the overall experience for me. I had a lot fun with the RE2 Remake and I'm interested in playing other games in this series, but I just wish that the rest of this game lived up to those opening hours.
While this was a fun game, I feel pretty comfortable calling it my least favorite Souls game so far. What FromSoftware has done here is extremely impressive in terms of scale and visual design, but it does so at the cost of what made me love these games. Despite the massive amount of content in Elden Ring, it feels less satisfying to explore due to the amount of copy-paste content. This along with the late game difficulty spike made this game pretty fatiguing at times. The boss roster is probably the worst out of the Souls games I've played, even in terms of main bosses there's so few I would call good, and even those don't come close to the best bosses of Dark Souls 1 or 3. And in terms of storytelling and lore, this is the least I've cared about a Souls game. The Dark Souls games may have a lot of ambiguity, but they more or less tell you everything you need to know about its premise and themes. But even after beating Elden Ring I feel like I wasn't given nearly enough information despite the increased amount of cutscenes and dialogue, making any motivation for progressing the game beyond gameplay nonexistent. Even if I enjoyed most of my time with Elden Ring, I can't help but look at it as a bit of a letdown. And I can only hope that this isn't a sign for FromSoftware games to come.