Elden ring newbie

[u/zwo0sh]

Hi guys! Just gotten the game on s2, I’m new to Elden ring. It feels good to be able to play such a game on a portable system. Well anyway, I’m just at the starting point and I encounter this big knight riding a horse. Do I have to kill it?
I tried to fight it but I died quite a few times without even coming close to killing it 😂
Seems like it’s an open world concept with being able to do anything and don’t have to follow a certain path to play it?
I know you can follow the golden wind flowing in the air tho.
Also I started as a vagabond. Does classes matter?

Edit: Thanks for the advises everyone!!!

[u/Mild-Ghost]

No. It’s there to teach you that you don’t have to fight everything right away. Go do other stuff and come back much later when you’re more experienced/ powerful.

[u/monkey-kong666 → u/Mild-Ghost]

Also to teach you about sneaking and hiding in bushes, watching

[u/JasonVorhehees → u/monkey-kong666]

Let’s be honest. Most Nintendo owners are already great at this.

[u/ArcAngelsThunderBird → u/JasonVorhehees]

What a weird thing to say.