Coming back to this after elden ring, man was this a good game. Hearing that main menu theme is angelic; seeing the shrine once again and it hits me how great the set pieces and more importantly pacing is to a game. It's something open world games haven't managed to nail down yet and I doubt it's possible. The journey you go on, ending with Gael just all felt so tightly wrapped and polished; barely any reused bosses and the ones you fight are almost always enjoyable and balanced.

I understand it's hardly fair comparing the two considering the scope of the games but it did make me want to replay this and appreciate this game more than I initially did. The music and environment while fighting Gael; can't say any moment in elden ring felt that good.

Coming back to this after elden ring, man was this a good game. Hearing that main menu theme is angelic; seeing the shrine once again and it hits me how great the set pieces and more importantly pacing is to a game. It's something open world games haven't managed to nail down yet and I doubt it's possible. The journey you go on, ending with Gael just all felt so tightly wrapped and polished; barely any reused bosses and the ones you fight are almost always enjoyable and balanced. I understand it's hardly fair comparing the two considering the scope of the games but it did make me want to replay this and appreciate this game more than I initially did. The music and environment while fighting Gael; can't say any moment in elden ring felt that good.