I finished Code Vein (well, one of the endings) and started Elden Ring. I enjoyed CV, but ER just feels like it's on another level entirely. It's difficult but not in a "do this thing with frame perfect timing or start over" kinda way. You can go from getting completely destroyed by a boss to beating it from one attempt to another. I'm also loving the game mechanics so far, even if it mouse/keyboard control scheme is a bit of a pain (especially target control and camera control being the same when I'd prefer the ability to look around without changing targets when fighting multiple foes).