>>3862058
I'm man enough to respect your opinion but Elden Ring for me, is complete and utter shit and is nowhere near DD at all. Elden Ring isnt a "world" or a "locale" its an abject hellscape. All of the hallmarks of an adventure or an expedition are absent completely from Souls games and theyre more akin, thematically, to you being a cursed dreg from the outset- theres no joy or beauty or obligation or anything. you just fight.

as shitty and basic as DD as a game world is, a passing single fucking NPC saying "hello :D" when you get home covered in blood and make your way to sell your goods or a random other NPC offhand telling you "some Ogres like cock" is still more of a fleshed out experience than what i felt Elden Ring to be. But i suppose it depends which type of adventure like. Heironymous Bosch Souls is pretty cool all things considered