Elden Ring Mini-Review

Greetings, all! It's been a while! I recently worked my way through Elden Ring and while I had many thoughts that felt worth sharing, I didn't want to commit to writing an enormous review (because this game is absolutely MASSIVE). Enter my Mini-Review! This post is focusing specifically on the things I loved or disliked …

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