What is considered "Mid Game/Late Game"?

[☆Kay☆]

I am currently at the Fire Giant and I haven't got a clue how much longer I have left in this game.

[Nami]

how many great runes have u collected?

[Julymorning]

You just reached end game

[Blue]

Mid game: Caelid, Altus Plateau
End game: Mountaintops

[Gellenole]

oh wow so that's already almost done -- I want to finish this game so bad now -- I still find my damage gimped

[☆Kay☆]

Originally posted by Nami:

how many great runes have u collected?

4 currently. Godrick, Radahn, Rennala and Morgott's.

[Sonnenbank]

Fire Giant is pretty late in the game when you go for main story.
Cou can rush to end from fire Giant in ~ 2h

everything after Fire Giant is just a bunch of bossfights pretty close after each other with not much in between

but you can also go for Malenia which needs some puzzles to unlock 2 secret areas
and takes quite some time

[[OTS]EchoZenLogos]

Depends on what you have completed. I'm only a bit past the Fire Giant myself, but have spoiled myself on the rest more or less.

Early game: Limgrave, Liurnia of the Lakes, Caria Manor, couple of underground zones.
Mid-game: Caelid, Altus Plateau, more underground zones
Mid-late game: Volcano Manor, Capital (these are the cut-off for starting late-game)
Late-game: Mountaintop of the Giants, Haligtree, Farum Azula

That's how I see it at least.

[Sparhawk 59]

calid mid game haligtree late and dragon area late game