i played the first dark souls briefly and didn't really enjoy it that much so i was expecting the same for Elden ring but boy was i surprised. this is the kinda game you can pick up and play for hours without even realizing where that time went. the game looks beautiful too and every time i was in a new area i would take a moment to take it all in. the gameplay also just clicked with me unlike the first game and all of the bosses while hard were very fun to fight. all of the secret shit and side content is also really cool and there is a ton of it. if you like games (why else would you be on this site) you owe it to yourself to try this game out