ELDEN RING

Elden Ring was my first "Souls-like" experience, I was never interested in the genre, as I originally didn't like the idea of dying over and over to learn boss fight mechanics. It took me awhile to get over that concept when playing Elden Ring, but I eventually did. The massive and fascinating open world really made the experience more enjoyable, if I struggled with a boss I would move onto something else, and eventually as I got better at the game, I looked forward to the next challenging enemy (which there is no shortage of in ER). After finishing my second playthrough and clearing all of the DLC content, I tried to start playing a different game, and then I realized how high of a bar ER set, not only for open-world RPGs but for video games as a whole. Elden Ring is a must play for all gamers, but be warned, it can either make you or break you (rage quit) or it may actually just ruin all other games for you simply because they wont measure up.