Despite being rather popular for over a decade‚ I'm still a newcomer to the Soulslike genre. I occasionally tried some games in the past — successfully bounced off Bloodborne during the first 20 minutes‚ beat titles like the first Lords of the Fallen before discovering that it's actually one of the least-regarded ones‚ and gritted my teeth while playing RPGs like Darksiders 3 and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order‚ which borrowed heavily from Miyazaki's formula. Then‚ just several months ago‚ Elden Ring finally entered my life‚ changing my perception of the genre‚ forever.