New Game Plus

The lore part of Elden Rings was very difficult to understand the first time I played through anything that was going on. So what happens in New Game Plus is your map remains unfogged, but you don't have the states of gray, so you need to go find them. Part of me wonders if playing in a New Game Plus would not be nearly as satisfying as an experience because part of what makes Elden Rings so special is not knowing what you were going to find in any given place.