This was the first VR game I ever played and it ruined everything else for me forever. An immaculate experience that completely changed my outlook on the future of video games.
It's clear that Miyazaki has learned a lot from his long legacy building the Soulslike genre - but as fun as Elden Ring is, I just can't resonate with its chaotically-delivered narrative and bizarrely-paced difficulty scale.
I struggled to enjoy Guns of the Patriots - while interesting mechanics promoted engagement, tedious pacing and rampant boring cutscenes made this a hard play even for a fan of Metal Gear like myself.