Elden Ring is basically Dark Souls with a more open and a much huger open world. And it's really awesome. There are some things, that are new, compared to Dark Souls: You get a mount to ride around, you can jump, and you can crouch. The gameplay basically is, what I was used to from the previous games (not counting Bloodborne and Sekiro because I haven't played them a lot – I know, I know).
But storywise you get, what you're used to from the Souls-Series. To understand the Lore of Elden Ring, you really have to pay attention, to not get confused. If you really want to understand all of it, you'll probably have to read some Wiki-pages.
Nevertheless, Elden Ring is a masterpiece, with a lot of secrets to find basically in every corner of the map – and of course with incredibly hard enemies and bosses that will despair you.
But storywise you get, what you're used to from the Souls-Series. To understand the Lore of Elden Ring, you really have to pay attention, to not get confused. If you really want to understand all of it, you'll probably have to read some Wiki-pages.
Nevertheless, Elden Ring is a masterpiece, with a lot of secrets to find basically in every corner of the map – and of course with incredibly hard enemies and bosses that will despair you.