[IGN]Top Five Reasons Dark Souls Will Eat Skyrim's Face
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Obvious IGN trolling is obvious, seriously this is one of the most laughably bad arguments I have heard in a while.
Dark Souls. Action game with RPG elements.
Skyrim. RPG with action game elements.
5 Reasons IGN is wrong.
1: TES was always a single player game. That probably wont change for a long while. And look at how successful it has been BEING a single player. Besides, many of us are sick of multiplayer. The reason i want skyrim is because its going to be an escape from all the trash on the internet. ((no offence to the people whom frequent this site. I dont include 90% of you in the generalization of the gaming internet.))
2: DLC extends the life of a game. Look at some of the past DLC's released. Who didnt love their romp through the oblivion realm of madness in oblivion? Who didnt like giving the floating fem-brain in the "Think-Tank" an orgasm by breathing at her in New Vegas((I always lol when i think back to that moment))? What person possibly hated the additional team you can befriend in Mass Effect 2? ((Yes, it wasnt the best DLC, but it was worth getting in my opinion))
Not to mention, DLC is..... oh i dont know.... OPTIONAL? You dont have to buy it. Its not like you'll get shot by midget men in black agents who think your a threat to galactic security for not shelling out 10$-15$.
3: Oh yey! You made a non-linear game into an open world. Great!
As long as it doesnt feel empty. But that doesnt mean it wins over a game that is ment to be, and has always been an open world game series.
4: Yet again, as i first stated. RPG Action game Skyrim, compared to Action RPG Dark Souls. And even then, action is only 30% of a game. The interactions, story, and world itself is 3-4 times more important. How is combat supposed to feel right when your still thinking about the "URRRRRRRRRRR DERRRRP HERSTH A QWEZT" npc's you just got done talking to.
5: Are fans simply not praising Dark Soul because it has dragons now? And isnt it just trying to overshadow skyrim by adding "UNDEAD DRAGONS WHO'VE HAD THEIR HIDES BURNED OFF BY ACID?" Seriously. Its like the MW3 BF3 Pissing contest all over again. And dragons are a massive part of skyrim, being that one of your massive forms of power is dependent on you hunting, stabbing and killing said dragons. They arnt there for being the sake of "having dragons because people demanded it". You hard Dovahkiin. Dragon-Born. The entire story revolves around Dragons, evil dragons, and you saving the world from said Dragons.
Skyrim. RPG with action game elements.
5 Reasons IGN is wrong.
1: TES was always a single player game. That probably wont change for a long while. And look at how successful it has been BEING a single player. Besides, many of us are sick of multiplayer. The reason i want skyrim is because its going to be an escape from all the trash on the internet. ((no offence to the people whom frequent this site. I dont include 90% of you in the generalization of the gaming internet.))
2: DLC extends the life of a game. Look at some of the past DLC's released. Who didnt love their romp through the oblivion realm of madness in oblivion? Who didnt like giving the floating fem-brain in the "Think-Tank" an orgasm by breathing at her in New Vegas((I always lol when i think back to that moment))? What person possibly hated the additional team you can befriend in Mass Effect 2? ((Yes, it wasnt the best DLC, but it was worth getting in my opinion))
Not to mention, DLC is..... oh i dont know.... OPTIONAL? You dont have to buy it. Its not like you'll get shot by midget men in black agents who think your a threat to galactic security for not shelling out 10$-15$.
3: Oh yey! You made a non-linear game into an open world. Great!
As long as it doesnt feel empty. But that doesnt mean it wins over a game that is ment to be, and has always been an open world game series.4: Yet again, as i first stated. RPG Action game Skyrim, compared to Action RPG Dark Souls. And even then, action is only 30% of a game. The interactions, story, and world itself is 3-4 times more important. How is combat supposed to feel right when your still thinking about the "URRRRRRRRRRR DERRRRP HERSTH A QWEZT" npc's you just got done talking to.
5: Are fans simply not praising Dark Soul because it has dragons now? And isnt it just trying to overshadow skyrim by adding "UNDEAD DRAGONS WHO'VE HAD THEIR HIDES BURNED OFF BY ACID?" Seriously. Its like the MW3 BF3 Pissing contest all over again. And dragons are a massive part of skyrim, being that one of your massive forms of power is dependent on you hunting, stabbing and killing said dragons. They arnt there for being the sake of "having dragons because people demanded it". You hard Dovahkiin. Dragon-Born. The entire story revolves around Dragons, evil dragons, and you saving the world from said Dragons.
So you're saying that the combat in Skyrim is going to be better than the combat in Dark Souls?Luke Cartner said:
My brains.
This article hurts them.
Not that I have anything against Dark Souls or the guys that make it, but has Namco Bandai been slipping twenty dollar bills down IGNs metaphorical panties or something?
This article hurts them.
Not that I have anything against Dark Souls or the guys that make it, but has Namco Bandai been slipping twenty dollar bills down IGNs metaphorical panties or something?
I own a PC. Hence, any of the reasons given by IGN are instantly irrelevant to me. If that game were releases on PC... then maybe there could be some clout. I'd probably just end up buying both. Or waiting for the reviews, buy Skyrim regardless, and Dark Souls only if the reviews say it's better than Skyrim. But since there's no PC release it'll just be Skyrim for me, thanks.
Everybody always moans for multiplayer in oblivion and morrowwind, but its stupid. The way the game is set up, and the way combat works, its just not viable. People would be screeching about "BALANCE OMG ROGUE IS BROKEN WARRIOR IS BROKEN NORD IS BROKEN" every five seconds, and none of us would ever play it again.
lets face it: oblivion was not about content and story. it was about collecting massive numbers of items, skulls, in my case, and then murdering people, stealing their gems, then decorating their houses with skulls and putting gems inside them so they look kind of glinty when you walk by.
lets face it: oblivion was not about content and story. it was about collecting massive numbers of items, skulls, in my case, and then murdering people, stealing their gems, then decorating their houses with skulls and putting gems inside them so they look kind of glinty when you walk by.
Smart guy! I'm glad I didn't click that link. To all of those who think they are too "dumb" to have this kind of tactic, they are a professional company after all even if you don't agree with their policies.tippy2k2 said:
Too bad the dialogue and story of elder scrolls games are usually very sub-par in comparison to other RPG developers like Obsidian/Bioware(New Vegas was excellently written in comparison to FO3). Exploration is the meat of elder scrolls games, and its been significantly improved with the hand-crafted dungeons(supposedly). Nothing was more infuriating in Oblivion than traversing an entire same-y cavern only to be rewarded at the end by finding spoons and plates. Or wanting to slash your wrists upon entering the same variation of the last oblivion gate you've entered. Hopefully they've improved in this area, because the exploration really suffers.kouriichi said:
From what I've heard, Dark Souls has quite a few truly unique interesting locations that offer a variety of enemies that must be fought in certain ways. While they're far more claustrophobic(intentional, considering the oppressive atmosphere they wish to maintain), exploring might be far more rewarding than oblivion. We'll have to wait and see.
I absolutely loved Demons Souls put 30+ hours into this. I will be getting both games (Dark Souls and Skyrim) and i will decide on my opinion then. Its stupid getting all fussy over games that havent even come out yet. Skyrim could be come some buggy mess or some gem, only time will tell.
1.multiplayer.
I dont know about you, but getting assraped for forgetting to unplug my modem wasn't fun the first time around.
2.DlC.
Who gives a flying fuck?
3.Scale
Well besides the article openly stating that dark souls is divided into levels and the fact that the boast in dark souls favor is also true for the alternative, and that it was blatantly false when they said Skyrim isn't bigger than Cyrodiil. They were right, skyrim IS going to be mostly empty, but that's what one of the selling points of the previous TES games was.
4. combat
The combat is in entirely different genres kinda makes them incomparable
5.Dragons
hahahaha...no.
Skyrim is technologically more impressive, but these games play very differently, and I can't say that I wouldn't recommend getting both.
I know I will.
I dont know about you, but getting assraped for forgetting to unplug my modem wasn't fun the first time around.
2.DlC.
Who gives a flying fuck?
3.Scale
Well besides the article openly stating that dark souls is divided into levels and the fact that the boast in dark souls favor is also true for the alternative, and that it was blatantly false when they said Skyrim isn't bigger than Cyrodiil. They were right, skyrim IS going to be mostly empty, but that's what one of the selling points of the previous TES games was.
4. combat
The combat is in entirely different genres kinda makes them incomparable
5.Dragons
hahahaha...no.
Skyrim is technologically more impressive, but these games play very differently, and I can't say that I wouldn't recommend getting both.
I know I will.
It sounds like Dark Souls will be better than Oblivion based on the article since they seem to reference Oblivion in every category. Sounds like BS to me!
A site as large as IGN should be above trolling. I suppose they aren't, but this tactic isn't 'brilliant' even if it does work in the short term. Losing long term credibility by publishing bullshit is just a bad idea, as there are always other sites willing and able to appeal angry fans and take the traffic away from them.tippy2k2 said:
I honestly couldn't make out any of the review due to IGN's mouth being too busy kissing ass. Seriously that read less like a review and more like a commercial.
Honestly calling someone ignorant because they say a game will be better than Skyrim is also stupid. Especially on a website where everyone has said that Skyrim is the best game of 2011 for months. Get over it. Play both games then judge. That goes out to all of you on The Escapist and IGN. However IGN has always been biased and ignorant so there's not even a slim chance they will consider listening to reason...
This, a thousands times this. Good work Nisa :3 (i hope you don't mind me calling you that, <3 neptunia.)s69-5 said:
Also, you should try being a black phantom, its pretty fun.
I dunno, the points against multiplayer here bothers me because people see it as multiplayer in general rather than in the context of how the 'souls games did it. >.>