Is this game better than Skyrim?
- Apr 14, 2012 1:33 pm GMT
I put many hours into both games. In my opinion, Dark souls is a breath of fresh air compared to skyrim. Here are the reasons:
1. Loading/Saving. Practically non existant in dark souls compared to skyrim.
2. Contentwise Skyrim is bigger. But dark souls took me 80+ hours to finish and thats not including hidden areas or replaying on a harder difficulty. (but then i was savouring every moment)
3. Skyrim involves a lot of mindless hacking with a sword, axe etc. Dark souls requires strategy. No mistakes go unpunished.
4. Dark souls has the best online features i've ever seen.
5. Enemies are far more interesting in Dark Souls.
6. In terms of visuals, Dark Souls has a twinkle that Skyrim lacks.
7. In terms of sound, I will not insult dark souls by making a comparison.
8. There are many more reasons i cant think of right now.
If i were to keep one of the games, i would definitely keep dark souls.
It should be fine second hand, no codes come with it. Its worth every cent new though. Good luck.
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- Apr 14, 2012 1:48 pm GMTbfa1509 wrote:
I put many hours into both games. In my opinion, Dark souls is a breath of fresh air compared to skyrim. Here are the reasons:
1. Loading/Saving. Practically non existant in dark souls compared to skyrim.
2. Contentwise Skyrim is bigger. But dark souls took me 80+ hours to finish and thats not including hidden areas or replaying on a harder difficulty. (but then i was savouring every moment)
3. Skyrim involves a lot of mindless hacking with a sword, axe etc. Dark souls requires strategy. No mistakes go unpunished.
4. Dark souls has the best online features i've ever seen.
5. Enemies are far more interesting in Dark Souls.
6. In terms of visuals, Dark Souls has a twinkle that Skyrim lacks.
7. In terms of sound, I will not insult dark souls by making a comparison.
8. There are many more reasons i cant think of right now.
If i were to keep one of the games, i would definitely keep dark souls.
It should be fine second hand, no codes come with it. Its worth every cent new though. Good luck.
Thanks man
---[QUOTE="bfa1509"]I put many hours into both games. In my opinion, Dark souls is a breath of fresh air compared to skyrim. Here are the reasons:
1. Loading/Saving. Practically non existant in dark souls compared to skyrim.
2. Contentwise Skyrim is bigger. But dark souls took me 80+ hours to finish and thats not including hidden areas or replaying on a harder difficulty. (but then i was savouring every moment)
3. Skyrim involves a lot of mindless hacking with a sword, axe etc. Dark souls requires strategy. No mistakes go unpunished.
4. Dark souls has the best online features i've ever seen.
5. Enemies are far more interesting in Dark Souls.
6. In terms of visuals, Dark Souls has a twinkle that Skyrim lacks.
7. In terms of sound, I will not insult dark souls by making a comparison.
8. There are many more reasons i cant think of right now.
If i were to keep one of the games, i would definitely keep dark souls.
It should be fine second hand, no codes come with it. Its worth every cent new though. Good luck.
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- Apr 14, 2012 2:10 pm GMT
I wouldnt get rid of skyrim by the way. Its not a bad game at all.
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- Apr 14, 2012 8:07 pm GMT
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- Apr 20, 2012 11:57 am GMT
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- Apr 20, 2012 7:18 pm GMT
Although it may seem unfair to compare 2 games since you are asking, I will confirm what someone with the list said earlier - Dark Souls is indeed a vastly superior game than Skyrim in my opinion.
Here's why
1. Combat = In Skyrim, you can mindlessly swing and you may/may not connect and you don't know really how much damage is being done etc. In Dark Souls, you can lock on, you know the damage per hit and damage indicators are more precise. The control is very tight and the combat needs strict discipline. It is not cheap but very strict. You need to block when you should block, back up when you must, roll when you must and swing when you must and stop swinging when you must and regain stamina when you must. Failure to follow these rules WILL result you in taking damage and sometimes is fatal to your char. But each time you get hit, you *know* it was your fault. You die and learn from that and avoid that the next time. In effect, it prepares you and actually earns your respect.
2. Graphics = Skyrim wins hands down here. Lush visuals, gorgeous vistas. Dark souls is mostly...well dark and brooding. I don't know what sick mind came up with the grotesque looking enemies in Dark Souls but that guy should win a medal for it. Dark Souls' strength is not its visuals. It is good but not exceptional. However, the attention to detail in those visuals is staggering in Dark Souls
3. Sound = Dark Souls wins hands down
4. RPG'ness = Dark Souls has great levelling system, souls are a great unique currency, very precious
5. Online features = Dark Souls wins hands down.
Overall, Dark Souls is a 9.5 / 10 in the RPG genre. Skyrim is perhaps a 7.5/10 at most for me.
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- Apr 21, 2012 6:37 am GMT
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- Apr 21, 2012 11:00 am GMTDark Souls is nothing short pf amazing...Dark and Demons Souls are by far my two favorite games this gen. Skyrim on the other hand...I was the same as you, I put around 70 hours into it ,but it took me around 3 months to do so. The game was good but got boring amd repetitive often so I had to take long breaks in between playing. Dark Souls on the other hamd I put 70 hours in within the first week or so...Beat the game but can still go through and play it several times over with new characters or with the same one and not get tired of it...thats even without going online...play online and its that much better. I loved Morrowind and enjoyed Oblivion...While Skyrim was a huge improvement in several things for the Elder Scrolls series...It just wasnt blown away by...So yea, Id trade two copies of Skyrim for Dark Souls
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- Apr 25, 2012 2:24 pm GMT
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Personally, I think Skyrim is a much better game than Dark Souls. However, if you have played both Oblivion and Morrowind to the point where you have largely conquered each game, I would recommend Dark Souls.
Skyrim is great, but like the other two Elder Scrolls, the game is still largely: Talk to NPC, travel to dungeon, acquire thing, return to NPC, collect reward, talk to different NPC, repeat to infinity in a massive and beautiful world. Even though Skyrim renames some of the guilds, at the end of the day: how many times can one take over the Thieves, Fighters/Companions, Mages (Guild or College), Dark Brotherhood/Morog Tong, etc.? I've done it multiple times in three games, now. It is time to spice it up more than a bit.
If you haven't played the previous Elder Scrolls games: Skyrim > Dark Souls. If you have played both alot: Dark Souls > Skyrim. IMHO.
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- May 2, 2012 9:26 pm GMT
If you are bored with Skyrim, pick up Dark Souls. I garantee you will never be bored playing Dark souls. You might be frustrated, discouraged, beaten, victorious, eleated, relieved, all in one sitting, but you will not ever be bored. One thing Dark Souls never is, is boring.
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- May 4, 2012 11:01 am GMTI guess you are already convinced about buying Dark Souls. do it!
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- May 8, 2012 7:36 pm GMT
I have played both.
Skyrim - about 150 hours over 2 characters (mage and melee), loved it
Dark Souls - 400+hours over 14 characters
I would go to Amazon and but it there. it's like $35 for a new copy with free shipping, even cheaper if u buy it used
I squezed a lot out of skyrim, but like u I got bored with it. With Dark souls I u will need a lot of time to sqeeze everything
I would buy Dark souls and still keep Skyrim, since there will be some DLCs coming this summer
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- May 11, 2012 10:29 pm GMTI'd hold onto skyrim, but get DS. The sooner the better since the multiplayer community will only be getting smaller.
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- May 14, 2012 11:31 am GMT
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Skyrim is a fantastic game which takes a great formula and evolves it into a whole new level. Improving upon nearly everything that was lacking in previous games. Here are some reason why:
1) Level design in Skyrim is incredible, top notch really - from the gorgeous overwhelming landscape to the elaborate and highly rewarding dungeons. Dark Souls' level design is also better than DeS.
2) Skyrim audio and music are superb, they are better and more profound than Oblivion. In my opinion - DkS most of the music is pretty much forgettable - BUT the atmosphere in Dark Souls is just right.
3) Leveling up. Definitely something Skyrim excel in my opinion more that ANY onther RPG game. Each new level grant you a significant new ability or upgrade. You can feel it. I make leveling up a treat and keeps you going further and further.
All in all, both games are simply great, masterpieces.
If you ask me, hold on to both of them if you can.
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- May 14, 2012 4:41 pm GMT
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skyrim is so bland and boring compared to dark souls. I can come back to dark souls after months of inactivity and get right back into the despondent and rewarding world. the level design in the whole dark souls makes Skyrim look like a toddler game.
Skyrim's novelty wore off far too soon, as in, right after the first dragon fight.
Dark Souls is the game of the generation.
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- May 14, 2012 10:58 pm GMT
I agree that Dark souls is great but some of you are out of your mind saying that the sound is better than in skyrim. lol
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- May 17, 2012 12:07 am GMT
agreed, i love music and sound in skyrim
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Dark Souls
- Publisher(s): Namco Bandai Games America
- Developer(s): From Software
- Genre: Role-Playing
- Release:
- PEGI: 16+
