If you completely removed the open-world aspect of the game and just stitched together the sections where the actually...

because every boss spins like a top and and has delayed swings that read inputs

Maybe he means finding actual fucking things to go and not randomly roaming around taking screenshots, picking up flowers, and killing zombie fodder.

yes
the open world is boring witcher3 shit

legacy dungeons are the only good part, but too easy.

Sens Fortress or even Anor Londo1 is 100 times better than anything in Elden Ring.

exactly this, Dark Souls 2 (biggest Souls game) has a shit-ton of different areas, but at least they are all engaging and aren't separated by a giant field.

but I haven't been doing those things

No

I don't think so. The open-world makes the legacy dungeon feel much better.
The open-world contributes to the world and the sense of scale greatly
There are lots of neat things to see and do in the open world.

No
Wait a month or two so braindead DaS3 rollspam babies actually learn the new mechanics
Also wait until all the items are found and people can actually plan build routes, the open world will be amazing for this

So how is it compared to the other Souls games? Good variety of weapons? How's it run on Xbone?

Anor Londo is fucking trash apart from presentation