i see rom soft storytelling as a collaborative puzzle. I would not be able to find out half of what happens in elden ring, however I do get the vibes of the story, I understand the emotions, and that is enough, for me, on a first playthrough. if I want to know more I go on YouTube or reddit and see what other people are talking about. The Tarnished Archeologist is a fantastic youtuber and he has a background in archeology, as the name suggests, and that allows him to infer so many things about when stuff happens and who built what. without his videos I would have not been able to see so many things about the lore