Skyrim puts Dragon Age to shame

[Warforger]

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

They're both fantasy games with dragons. That's like saying you weren't aware CoD and BF were competing.

Well they aren't. Most people get both CoD and BF games when they come out so the fight EA tries to make it largely pointless and is just a hype mechanic.

 

[RanD00M]

I didn't know they were in the same sub genre of RPGs. These games are non comparable. One is a Tactical RPG that wants to be character driven, but fails hilariously. And the other is an Action RPG that alright, just your standard TES fair.

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

I never really gave a shit about the dragons in Dragon Age. Well, except the Archdemon, but that battle was alright. I think they might as well rename their game. Dragon Age 2 still beats Skyrim when it comes to story and characters.

 

[jawakiller]

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.

Yeah, point made right there. The two can be compared quite easily. Watch, I'll show you.

Dragon Age 2: Shitty combat with barely any dragons. And a terrible main quest. And no fun side quests

Skyrim: Decent quests, great combat and tons of dragons.

See, that wasn't too hard. Wanna try some more?
MW3: Cheap rehash of MW2
BF3: Snipers... Yep, that's all you get to use so get used to it.

We can even compare two unrelated games.
Gears of War 3: Monotonous, slight peaks in excitement. Extremely violent.
Sims 3: Same thing, only more violence... Yeah.

 

[Geo Da Sponge]

Remember people, if you don't want people to say mean things about your games put more dragons in them! No I don't care if 'Dragon Age' is purely a brand name and in the story almost all of the dragons have been wiped out by hunters before the game even starts and actually have nothing to do with the story, I want dragons damn it!

I mean, Skyrim beats Dragon Age 2 but Dragon Age: Origins beats Oblivion. What's your point?

 

[Volvox]

Dragon Age 2 was just a bad game.
Witcher 2 was waaaaaaaaaaaayyy better, and he is challenger for RPG GOTY.

But still - this 3 games are completely different (two of them good and DragonAge2)

 

[Vault101]

havnt playes DA2 but I will say they are different kinds of RPG (I prefer dragon age's style anyhow)

so yeah

 

[babinro]

I disagree completely.

Dragon Age 2 has more interesting characters, better graphics and far superior gameplay. It even has a better story line from the 30 hours I've experienced within Skyrim so far.

I think both games have a lot they can teach each other. Skyrim nails the RPG elements and global feel you want in an RPG. Dragon Age 2 nailed the fun gameplay and great characters that should be found in the world.

 

[nin_ninja]

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

They're both fantasy games with dragons. That's like saying you weren't aware CoD and BF were competing.

Just because they both have dragons doesn't mean that they are competing with each other. I guess that Skyrim is competing with Spyro the Dragon then?

Yeah. One is a RPG driven by story (a Bioware specialty) and another by its open world environment (a Bethesda specialty).

 

[Clive Howlitzer]

They really aren't the same kind of game. They are both RPGs and are fantasy, that is about where it ends.
Dragon Age is a more closely done narrative, with a lot of character development and interaction and a totally different party based combat system. Skyrim is a huge open ended world, first person, with far less narrative.
You really can't compare them. I enjoy both for their own merits.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

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

They're both fantasy games with dragons. That's like saying you weren't aware CoD and BF were competing.

Granted there was a large gap between releases. But the games are going to be compared.

Having played neither I can't put forth an argument. But if DAII was anything like the fist, well. Let's just say I'm not rushing out to get it.

Worse, actually. Markedly worse in every way, shape, and form, such that it makes you PINE for the first one even if you disliked it. If you want to know, just check [a href="http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3449674"]this Let's Play out[/a]. It does a pretty good job of concisely summing up what the DA2 experience is like.

Oh my god that is the funniest thing I've read for a while. There's stuff in there about Bioware I hadn't heard before. Sweet Jesus you work in the games industry but you hate playing games!?

 

[VladG]

I couldn't compare them. They are very different, and frankly I had loads of fun with DA2, as I'm having with Skyrim.

 

[Blind Sight]

Man I love me some apples. I hate oranges though. Fuck 'em. Apples are so much better.

I don't see why it's necessary to compare a sort of turn-based third person fantasy game with a real time first person fantasy game. Nor how it can be objectively determined that one is better. I mean, you could just say the reverse and say Dragon Age Origins was better then Oblivion, and where the hell does that get us? It's all a matter of opinion, but I just don't see how you can compare two games with severely differing design philosophies.

 

[Jaime_Wolf]

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

This.

Different games, different subgenres, different release timeframes.

 

[Vykrel]

youll remember that DA2 only came out about 16 months after Origins. Skyrim has been being worked on for at least 4 years. also, Bethesda has has been able to improve on the Elder Scrolls series in its current form ever since Morrowind. i bet even Fallout 3 helped them out with developing Skyrim.

i dont play either series, but it seems to me that they arent very similar. it seems odd to put them against each other.

 

[TheCowman]

Don't games have to come out fairly close to each other to be direct competition. I mean, DA2 might've come out in 2011, but its been out for ages. (pun intended ) People aren't really making a choice over whether to buy DA2 or Skyrim.

As for the lack of dragons; well, as someone pointed out, Dragon Age has never really been about hunting down dragons. Even in Origins, the Arch-Demon technically wasn't even a dragon. With Skyrim's focus being on killing dragons to gain powers, I'd be surprised if it DIDN'T have more dragons in it.

As for a simple comparison; well, peronally it's hard for ME to compare them sense I like different things about each. I love Skyrim's huge open world and freedom to roam about as you wish. I also enjoy the flexibility of the leveling system.

Dragon Age 2 I love for the story and characters. I like the fast combat and unique visual style.

Gun to my head, I'd probably have to choose Dragon Age 2 as the game I'D prefer. But then that's MY preference, which has no bearing on your's or anyone else's.

 

[jacobythehedgehog]

I like Skyrim more then Dragon Age Origins and 2, but thats my opinion.

 

[Ilikemilkshake]

You should change your title a little, add "2" after Dragon Age. Nearly EVERYONE feels that Dragon Age 2 was an inferior game to the original. Especially me since I paid for ANOTHER Archer and didn't even get the achievements for using him OR enjoy his personality/story whatsoever.

OT: Dragon Age is just a name, dragons are pretty rare in that world and they are tough to kill. I'm thankful we didn't have to fight them more than a half-dozen times at most, they were some of the hardest battles the first time through.

You make a good point, the dragons in DA can be frikkin tough, especially if you dont know what you're doing.. and the first time you meet one you're probably going to die... In Skyrim however im seeing a Dragon probably once every hour or two, and i can kill them in about 4-5 hits with my bow, without taking damage.. considering dragons are supposed to be a world ending threat, i think DA actually did a better job with its dragons, so given that the OP is comparing DA to Skyrim pretty much on the inclusion of dragons, i'd actually say DA wins.

 

[Vindictus]

This is almost exactly like comparing COD to BF3.

Skyrim is an open world RPG where you walk around and do what you want (for the most part). Dragon Age is a focused, story driven RPG where you go where the game wants you to in order to tell a story. Roughly the same genre, completely different games.

I enjoy both immensely, for the record.

 

[TheCowman]

I like Skyrim more then Dragon Age Origins and 2, but thats my opinion.

Concise and to the point.

Bravo, sir.