LogFAQs > #975003714

Elden Ring is Dark Souls with a jump button and a horsie.

The open world aspect of it doesn't really make it any easier or more compelling than Dark Souls, I actually prefer the Souls games (except 2) because they're more curated and handcrafted due to being smaller. Elden Ring basically lets you become insanely overpowered right at the start of the game but you need to do some research and a LOT of grinding to get maxed out gear and stats. Otherwise the game can be annoyingly hard. Wandering around aimlessly going into every cave you find isn't going to get you enough good gear and stats, which is kind of sad because the open world nature of the game really promises you that it will be fun to explore, when really you need to just rush between points on a checklist.