Skyrim puts Dragon Age to shame

[Seventh Actuality]

Nope. Dragon Age 2 was a massively flawed game that should never have been released in the state it was in, and I still had more fun with it than Skyrim.

 

[kael013]

As the last four pages have said, this thread is completely pointless, but whatever...

Dragon Age (this applies to both games):
Somewhat linear
Good lore
Party-based, third person tactical combat
Dull combat
Good aesthetics
Decent Character Creator
Generic plot with some twists. You could actually affect the plot a bit.
Characters had characterization that couldn't be summed up in one sentence
Bland level-up system
Traditional equipment system
Good boss fights
Dragons were rare, but tough to kill

Skyrim:
Open world
Good lore
First person real-time combat
Combat was fun
Good graphics
Exhaustive Character Creator
Generic "kill an encient evil. Save the world." plot
Forgettable characters
Immersive level-up system
Traditional equipment system
Can't think of a boss fight besides Alduin and I killed him in 3 minutes
Infinite dragons, relatively easy to kill

As it stands Skyrim wins mechanics and world, but Dragon Age wins characters and plot. Combat is too different to be comparable and lore is a tie.

 

[xxcloud417xx]

I wasn't aware they were competing with each other.

/thread in only 1 post... hunh... well, time for us to move on then I suppose... Kind of feels like a waste though, I mean the OP even went through the trouble of getting a picture...

 

[Brian Hendershot]

Two different games...two different genres...two different sets of fanboys...WHO WILL WINNN????

Seriously. The only thing these games seem to have in common with me is that there are dragons...and...the studio that made them starts with a B.

You are comparing apples to bananas man. They are both fruits...completely different fruits that give you different vitamins.

Anyhow, I enjoyed both Dragon Ages and what little bit of Skyrim I have gotten to play, I have enjoyed! I think it's pretty unfair to compare them.

Yes, different genres. One is an WRPG and the other is a....WRPG. Maybe the party members in Bioware's games make it a WJRPG? Oh wait, doesn't Skyrim have companions too?

What next, Mario and Sonic are not comparable because while they are both platformers, one is a hedgehog and the other is a human?

Dude really? One is an open world game were you don't really need companions. One is a fairly linear game set up D and D style were you need companions to beat the freaking game.

Dude really, they have the same fanbase for a reason.

But they are different genres of games. Look. It's like comparing Star Trek to Star Wars. It just doesn't work...

I like BOTH games but I realize they are both DIFFERENT types of playing. You could compare Skyrim to Two Worlds or Dragon Age to Sacred Angels but not Dragon Age to Skyrim.

People have been comparing Trek to Wars since 1977.

I'm not really sure that they do.

Take a look at this thread, Bloated Guppy.

Just because someone does something doesn't make it right. Look, you can compare them all you want to (like Bloated Guppy said in another post) but it's really just pretty pointless. They overlap yes, but not enough for someone to say this game is better then this game because of this. There simply is not enough overlap. IF they were both open world WJRPG then sure! But they are not. They have different game mechanics at play. Comparing the story is fine. But you cannot simply compare the game itself because the game mechanics are so different. That's all. You can keep quoting me if you want to, but I won't respond.

 

[Epona]

Two different games...two different genres...two different sets of fanboys...WHO WILL WINNN????

Seriously. The only thing these games seem to have in common with me is that there are dragons...and...the studio that made them starts with a B.

You are comparing apples to bananas man. They are both fruits...completely different fruits that give you different vitamins.

Anyhow, I enjoyed both Dragon Ages and what little bit of Skyrim I have gotten to play, I have enjoyed! I think it's pretty unfair to compare them.

Yes, different genres. One is an WRPG and the other is a....WRPG. Maybe the party members in Bioware's games make it a WJRPG? Oh wait, doesn't Skyrim have companions too?

What next, Mario and Sonic are not comparable because while they are both platformers, one is a hedgehog and the other is a human?

Dude really? One is an open world game were you don't really need companions. One is a fairly linear game set up D and D style were you need companions to beat the freaking game.

Dude really, they have the same fanbase for a reason.

But they are different genres of games. Look. It's like comparing Star Trek to Star Wars. It just doesn't work...

I like BOTH games but I realize they are both DIFFERENT types of playing. You could compare Skyrim to Two Worlds or Dragon Age to Sacred Angels but not Dragon Age to Skyrim.

People have been comparing Trek to Wars since 1977.

I'm not really sure that they do.

Take a look at this thread, Bloated Guppy.

Just because someone does something doesn't make it right. Look, you can compare them all you want to (like Bloated Guppy said in another post) but it's really just pretty pointless. They overlap yes, but not enough for someone to say this game is better then this game because of this. There simply is not enough overlap. IF they were both open world WJRPG then sure! But they are not. They have different game mechanics at play. Comparing the story is fine. But you cannot simply compare the game itself because the game mechanics are so different. That's all. You can keep quoting me if you want to, but I won't respond.

If a game has to be near identical to be comparable then almost nothing is comparable to anything else. That's ridiculous. Most of the people who say "it's not comparable" turn around and compare it.

Just forget it, it seems like people on this site don't want to discuss games because nothing is comparable and an unpopular opinion is not welcome.

 

[Radeonx]

Well, Dragon Age 2 was completely and utterly rushed by EA, where Bethesda had more than 7-10 months to make a game.
Dragon Age: Origins blows Skyrim out of the water, but 2 isn't as good as Skyrim.

No, no it doesn't
Dragon Age Origins was buggy shoddy and did not have great graphics

Skyrim was buggier for me, and I loved the graphics for Origins.
If I'm comparing the two games (Despite the obvious reasons why we shouldn't), Origins is better.
By far.

 

[Cenequus]

When you can't even compare WRPG's to one another without a bunch of people saying they aren't comparable, it's getting ridiculous.

That's exactly the thing,they are each unique games even if the same genre. That's the beauty of WRPGs.

With the same fanbase. Which one you play depends on your mood but sooner or later most WPRG's fans are going to try both. They absolutely are comparable.

The more I think about it, the more Bioware games seem like JRPG's. Story driven, party based, linear role playing games. Just thinking outloud.

Not saying people CAN'T compare them(just as you did with bioware/jrpg)but it's a comparison of what they have in common,and not of what they differ.It's Like for example when Neverwinter Nights 2 came out most reviews were making comparisons with Oblivion(see penny arcade since they did a funny comic about it some time ago).

 

[M-E-D The Poet]

Well, Dragon Age 2 was completely and utterly rushed by EA, where Bethesda had more than 7-10 months to make a game.
Dragon Age: Origins blows Skyrim out of the water, but 2 isn't as good as Skyrim.

No, no it doesn't
Dragon Age Origins was buggy shoddy and did not have great graphics

Skyrim was buggier for me, and I loved the graphics for Origins.
If I'm comparing the two games (Despite the obvious reasons why we shouldn't), Origins is better.
By far.

if you are

I have a Robust gaming pc

for me skyrim flows as perfectly as kiss my hand

Also if I wanted to I could decently mod skyrim to work even better

 

[Radeonx]

Well, Dragon Age 2 was completely and utterly rushed by EA, where Bethesda had more than 7-10 months to make a game.
Dragon Age: Origins blows Skyrim out of the water, but 2 isn't as good as Skyrim.

No, no it doesn't
Dragon Age Origins was buggy shoddy and did not have great graphics

Skyrim was buggier for me, and I loved the graphics for Origins.
If I'm comparing the two games (Despite the obvious reasons why we shouldn't), Origins is better.
By far.

if you are

I have a Robust gaming pc

for me skyrim flows as perfectly as kiss my hand

Also if I wanted to I could decently mod skyrim to work even better

Yeah, Skyrim has better graphics.
Origins had a better everything else. Granted, I can't really compare the storylines/gameplay because they are nothing alike, but Origins was overall much better.

 

[M-E-D The Poet]

Well, Dragon Age 2 was completely and utterly rushed by EA, where Bethesda had more than 7-10 months to make a game.
Dragon Age: Origins blows Skyrim out of the water, but 2 isn't as good as Skyrim.

No, no it doesn't
Dragon Age Origins was buggy shoddy and did not have great graphics

Skyrim was buggier for me, and I loved the graphics for Origins.
If I'm comparing the two games (Despite the obvious reasons why we shouldn't), Origins is better.
By far.

if you are

I have a Robust gaming pc

for me skyrim flows as perfectly as kiss my hand

Also if I wanted to I could decently mod skyrim to work even better

Yeah, Skyrim has better graphics.
Origins had a better everything else. Granted, I can't really compare the storylines/gameplay because they are nothing alike, but Origins was overall much better.

Derp, you're one heck of a sturdy troll

In one sentence you say : I can't compare them BUT I'M GONNA DO IT ANYWAY DRAGON AGE IS BETTER MEEEEEEEH

 

[Radeonx]

Well, Dragon Age 2 was completely and utterly rushed by EA, where Bethesda had more than 7-10 months to make a game.
Dragon Age: Origins blows Skyrim out of the water, but 2 isn't as good as Skyrim.

No, no it doesn't
Dragon Age Origins was buggy shoddy and did not have great graphics

Skyrim was buggier for me, and I loved the graphics for Origins.
If I'm comparing the two games (Despite the obvious reasons why we shouldn't), Origins is better.
By far.

if you are

I have a Robust gaming pc

for me skyrim flows as perfectly as kiss my hand

Also if I wanted to I could decently mod skyrim to work even better

Yeah, Skyrim has better graphics.
Origins had a better everything else. Granted, I can't really compare the storylines/gameplay because they are nothing alike, but Origins was overall much better.

Derp, you're one heck of a sturdy troll

In one sentence you say : I can't compare them BUT I'M GONNA DO IT ANYWAY DRAGON AGE IS BETTER MEEEEEEEH

I'm saying I can't compare specific parts of the game.
You can still compare an overall game with ANY other game.

 

[|Sith|Eldarion]

This is my personal opinion of the different aspects of the two games.
Main Story-Skyrim 9.0/Dragon Age 8.0
Side Quests-Skyrim 10.0/Dragon Age 7.0
Graphics-Skyrim 9.0/Dragon Age 8.0
Art Design-Skyrim 10.0/Dragon Age 9.0
Sound-Skyrim 10.0/Dragon Age 7.5
Gameplay-Skyrim 9.5/Dragon Age 8.0
Characters-Skyrim 8.5/Dragon Age 9.0
Lore-Skyrim 9.5/Dragon Age 9.5
Final Boss-Skyrim 9.5/Dragon Age 6.5

Edit:to clarify, Dragon Age 2. I loved Origins, and believe that it and Skyrim are the best fantasy RPG's ever made for console.