I'm definitely one of those people who thought the trailer looked and sounded a bit too much like Dark Souls 4 (Tarnished One, hooded ladies helping us, the general look of things, etc) and would've preferred a departure in that regard

That said, I'm certainly up for trying out open world Dark Souls. My favorite part in From Soft games is the elaborate level design, the exploration, searching nooks and crannies for items. I'm curious to see if they can keep that up in an open world game.

Plus, it seems to have taken a lot from Sekiro's gameplay, which I definitely preferred over the Souls games gameplay-wise (lack of customization aside).