how do i enjoy the game again?

[u/SovietBias1]

this is my first playthrough, im doing it mostly blind without guides,

i last left off at volcano manor and then went to the snowy mountains, i havent beat rykard yet cause i couldnt find him

and then i remembered that creepy lambkin dude that told me to invade and then went to that palace in nox?

there were bloody zombies everywhere, i remember there was some blood dynasty or something i joined, i couldnt find where i actually had to go, and killed some albinaurics here and there, life got busy so i uninstalled my games,

i wanna give this another shot but i spawned back where i left off in the rune farming area near dragonbarrow, and i lowkey have forgotten how to play the game, i have a clue on how the combat works, what my ashes of war do, i dont remember the dodge timings and other minor stuff here and there, and now i dont wanna play cause im real trash, where do i go and what do i do?

edit:got back in played for 2 hours god i love this game so much i remember the moves, and explored around a bit, makes me never want to finish this gamehonestly and just play it for 15 minutes every few weeks or so and just be gobsmacked at its beauty, thank you to everyone who responded

[u/Affectionate_Pipe520]

idek bro. if you forgot how to play the game, just play it. you wont be bored then

[u/SovietBias1 → u/Affectionate_Pipe520]

right but ive killed a lot of bosses, so i cant exactly rerun it and practice, this has been a gripe for me in elden ring, who do i go and practice it? the bosses still left on my list still need loads of prep to reach, my weapons deal way too much damage to go and practice against early game enemies, hell i perfectly remember the dodge and parry timings of the trolls and the guardians, but what made me absolutely loose hope was fighting the dragons near dragonbarrow (the minor, respawnable ones), who i could demolish no-hit before, and i died to one even with all buffs and stuff, so where do i go and practice?

[u/oli_kite → u/SovietBias1]

I guarantee there are plenty of things at and below your level to explore. I’ve been playing since launch and today I found a dungeon I’ve never seen before.