After growing a bit bored in Dark Souls 1, I came to elden ring with low expectations. I felt that the core of souls was running past enemies to get to the boss, and then repeating that til you are done. Elden ring gave me incentive to explore and find new things in every corner. It wasn’t as difficult as I’d heard it was going to be, but there are ways to create challenge for yourself if you limit your toolkit. Overall, big fan of the world and setting, things seem to mesh together well. Low points would be pacing, the end of the game is a little bit of a slog, and the reused bosses. But, you can’t be too picky when there’s this much content. Worth the time for sure!