I do not always have time to “git gud” at a game. Sometimes I want to sit down and play a game for fun, not frustration. I might have played Elden Ring for more than an hour if it had an easier difficulty.

If you had played it longer than an hour you probably would have gotten good.

Or they wouldn’t. I tried, died with the first enemy every time, refunded the game. Not everyone can “git gud”.

The first enemy is meant to destroy you. You skip him and find other things to do and come back later when you’ve leveled up. It’s an open world game.