Just started DS3. Why do I hate it so far?

I admittedly never played FS games until Elden Ring. I've got almost 1k hours into it. I can honestly say it's my favorite game of all time. I decided to buy the trilogy because it was on sale and I'm STRUGGLING to like this game. I've played for 2 hours and I'm not even to the 1st main boss. I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I find myself unable to get into this one. Any tips or encouragement are greatly welcomed. I really want to love this game like my friends do. I just keep getting frustrated and putting it down.