Lots of lazy recreations of scenes from the original show, leading to poor conditions, leading to lawsuits for repetitive stress injuries AFAIK.

Beyond that just tons of prisoners dilemma type situations to rapidly cull the entirely too many show members.

Apparently a massive financial success :(

Could be a sign of a failing harddrive or damaged operating system files? Machines I've had that did that, it usually ended up being in that direction

Do you think you'll end up playing all of From souls? Seeing your analysis change as you go through DS1 has been really interesting. I think most people tend to go ER -> DS3, so your experience has been novel to see.

I've always thought DS3 was the best intro since it has less rough edges.

I'd argue this is where Elden Ring falters compared to past From titles. More or less every single "bad" outcome could have been avoided with more knowledge, but you have to be able to learn it. When you died, you were given an inkling of what the "right" choice could have been. ER doesn't do that.

Post Morgott you're meant to have hit your major defensive softcaps, at least I think. At softcaps + defensive equipment you tend to survive even the worst with ~10% HP.

Lategame is mainly interesting because so many of the scraps of lore you pick up throughout the game finally pay off.

Yes, to the point where some anti-anxiety meds are prescribed specifically because of effect on heart rate.

It had a very specific meaning, which is probably why it has so much moral weight. Transmedicalism is/was the idea that a medical/gov body should decide who can transition. Transmedicalism is a thing cis people do to us, not us to eachother. Newer transitioners seem ignorant to the history :(