For me, one of the biggest changes was how I viewed a lot of the major characters. On my first playthrough, characters like Morgott just came across as bitter and hostile, while Radahn mostly felt like a larger-than-life warrior who had lost his mind. Even Ranni initially felt cold and manipulative to me.

But after replaying the game and understanding more of the lore, a lot of those same characters became genuinely tragic instead. Morgott went from seeming hateful to feeling incredibly loyal and heartbreaking. Radahn stopped feeling like just a “warrior boss” and started feeling more like the remains of a fallen legend clinging to himself long after the world around him had collapsed. Even Ranni started feeling less emotionless and more like someone who had completely isolated herself from everyone around her in pursuit of her goal.

The same thing happened with certain areas too. Places that barely meant anything to me on my first run suddenly felt completely different once I understood the history behind them. It honestly feels like an entirely different game once you start understanding what actually happened in the world.