Lots of my issues from the first replay still exist (mainly the bosses still being overall mediocre and legacy dungeons continuing to suck) but I gotta admit Elden Rings open world is one of the most fun I've explored in a long time. Being able to go as far as Mt Gelmir or Caelid makes the world feel so massive and finding a random cave and ending up with a new item to use is such a fun experience. Definitely has one of the better early to mid games but I really wish the endgame wasnt so rough. Still a great game at the end of the day but I definitely like older Souls games more (besides 2 that one is still pretty mid)

8/10.