Long time Souls fans, how did we feel about Elden Ring?

For me, it's simply too long. DS2 had a sense of overstaying its welcome, Elden Ring turns that up to 11. I'm a completionist by nature and the sheer size of Elden Ring makes the idea of replaying it daunting.

Back in the day Bloodborne and DS3 bosses were often strawmanned as being spastic anime spectacles, but I feel in Elden Ring that strawman has become a reality.

I feel like Elden Ring still hits the mark in terms of lore, aesthetics, and atmosphere, and I keep getting the itch to come back, but playing it quickly starts to feel like a chore.

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This is just the Skyrim of the 2020s.