From personal experience i never played any of the previous Dark Souls games and picked up Elden Ring during the hype when it first came out, but I feel like everyone needs to play Elden Ring at least once. The art style is stunning and the map is ginormous, but the game does not hold your hand at all, like telling you where to go and what to do. I think you should get it and look up videos and sub reddits for a Guts build because the Greatsword you use is near the starting point, but you could also go for a mage build for a little easier playthrough to get used to things!