From the few hours I played last night:
Ran away from a giant that caught up and chased me for a long time. Explored a swamp and fought a very fast and almost realistic dragon fly. A lil bit later, a very big enemy appeared and I ran away in fear and gittiness.
Got my ass kicked by the tree sentinel multiple times. After unlocking a new mechanic and changing to a longsword/greatsword, beat his ass swiftly. Found a dungeon and did enough of it to find a summon and cool ass stone boss.
The enemy variety, balance, combat flow and feel, rewarding loot/exploration, those few hours were better than all previous Souls games and the vast majority of action and RPG games.
Ive beaten Dark Souls 1&2, got through a lot of Dark Souls 3, and played a bit of Sekiro. From's games are usually 8/10's to me. Elden Ring is legitimately a masterpiece in design and artistically.
This is the game I've wanted since Dark Souls.