I've put a couple hours in and I just can't get into it. If I had to describe the game in one word it would be, "unfocused." Tons of confusing, overlapping, seemingly redundant systems, a bajillion items whose uses are vaguely described at best and just pile up in my inventory, imprecise combat mechanics that seem to encourage cheesing, and not even much of an explanation about why my character is doing what they're doing or why I should care. Like I get FromSoft games purposefully don't use straightforward narratives but I just don't see any narrative hook to grab my engagement other than that I should want to be "Elden Lord," for some reason.
So what's the attraction? It looks gorgeous, I'll give it that. But so did Sekiro, which felt a lot more focused mechanically and narratively.
Not trying to be contrarian, I genuinely want to know what people see in this game that I'm missing.
I'm not super versed on all the builds, scaling, poise, customization, and technical stuff, but for me, I enjoy the difficulty of the bosses and learning how to beat them, which is satisfying. The game is also really massive, which is awesome but also a little overwhelming. I love the look of Caelid; the red deserts contrast with the forests of the first area, making Caelid stand out like Mars, if it were overrun with weird plants that look like tube worms.