Skyrim puts Dragon Age to shame

[castlewise]

Actually I created a poll about Dragon Age Vs. Skyrim. I was wondering if people liked the more focused storytelling of Dragon Age more, or the more diluted, but open ended Skyrim method.

Personally I still remember a lot of the characters from Dragon Age, and Anders' betrayal really got to me. I don't remember anyone's name from Skyrim except Lydia.

 

[BloatedGuppy]

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

I'm not really sure that they do. RPG has become a pretty loose genre. Someone who enjoys Diablo isn't necessarily going to enjoy Temple of Elemental Evil, but they technically share a genre. Bioware and Bethesda both make big, AAA RPGs, but their approach to game play is extremely different.

I can understand the argument for comparing them, but I can understand the argument that says "apples and oranges" as well.

 

[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.

 

[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.

 

[Humza Ahmad]

I've only played the original Dragon Age so I can't speak on the second. Overall Skyrim is a better game with more to do and better gameplay. Dragon Age however, does have more memorable characters even though if they were bland and boring for the most of the game.

 

[psicat]

Dragon Age Origins: Story driven game with a great story and dull combat.
Dragon Age 2: Story driven game with a good story, great combat, but repetitive environment and a few bugs from being too rushed.
Skyrim: Open world game with a decent story and quests, and great combat, but too many bugs from Bethesda's S.O.P.

I still enjoyed them all so who cares in the long run.

 

[BloatedGuppy]

Take a look at this thread, Bloated Guppy.

Well, let me clarify. I'm sure there are lots of "RPG fans" who enjoy both games, but I'm certain it's not a 100% overlap. I like both, but I know plenty of people who like one but not the other. Witness the endless threads we've had crucifying Bethesda RPGS for their sub-standard narrative structure, or Bioware RPGs for their linearity.

They're both RPGs, but they're very different RPGs.

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.

That's silly though. You can still compare them. It's not like someone's comparing "The Incredible Machine" to "Doom". There are plenty of areas of overlap. You just can't do a 1:1 comparison down the line because they have different areas of focus.

 

[BlindedHunter]

This thread is silly. As many have said before me: they're not really to be compared.
The gameplay of the two games is completely different.
The focus of the games is completely different.
The games are completely different.
Yes, you can compare any two things you want, but if you're comparing apples to handicapped persons you're still doing something pretty damn pointless.

 

[Deathmageddon]

Its not surprising that Skyrim is completely tea bagging Dragon Age right now. Dragon Age 2 was terrible.

 

[King of Asgaard]

There's one major difference between Skyrim and Dragon Age 2:
Skyrim is actually fun to play.

 

[Zipa]

Oh look, it's this thread again x2

1 x "Herp derp, I hayte Dragun Age 2!"

1 x "Herf, Skyrim is da bestest game evar"

Nobody gives a shit, least of all Bioware or Bethesda, about your fanboy rhetoric. I mean, what exactly was your purpose in posting this thread other than to garner a few pages of "OH YEAH MAN I TOTUALLY AGREE!!1! SKYRIM IZ BETTER DAN DRAGON AGE 2"? Two worlds 2 released this year as well, as did The Witcher 2, How about picking a comparison that isn't so blatantly one sided and chosen for nothing more than easy fanboy points?

Better yet, choose a topic that has even the smallest amount of discussion value, that isn't just nerd-dick waving about which Medieval Fantasy based RPG you like pretending you're part of the most.

Pretty much my thoughts, I will consider myself ninja'd

 

[Smooth Operator]

DA2 put itself to shame, there is no competition needed.
You know when someone tells a really bad joke and noone laughs, and everything stays quiet till they leave the room, that was DA2.

 

[Epona]

Take a look at this thread, Bloated Guppy.

Well, let me clarify. I'm sure there are lots of "RPG fans" who enjoy both games, but I'm certain it's not a 100% overlap. I like both, but I know plenty of people who like one but not the other. Witness the endless threads we've had crucifying Bethesda RPGS for their sub-standard narrative structure, or Bioware RPGs for their linearity.

They're both RPGs, but they're very different RPGs.

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.

That's silly though. You can still compare them. It's not like someone's comparing "The Incredible Machine" to "Doom". There are plenty of areas of overlap. You just can't do a 1:1 comparison down the line because they have different areas of focus.

You don't have to LIKE both, you just have to have an interest in both. Since they are both in the same genre and both have a similar setting, you can see how most (nothing is 100%, ever) people who like one will have an interest in the other. This is why they are comparable. I, for example, didn't like DA2 at all. I thought that DAO was alright but think that both TES games this gen are better than the DA series. I took enough of an interest to play them all though.

If you want a story, play a Bioware game. If you want open world roaming, play and Elder Scrolls game. Both though, appeal to WRPG fans. It's like saying "I want a burger" and then comparing the Big Mac to the Double Quarter Pounder and choosing one over the other.

 

[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.

 

[Epona]

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.

 

[seraphy]

Dragon age: Origins is far better game than Skyrim.

Average quest in Skyrim kill punch of people in a cave or ruin to get to mcguffin and repeat till bored with different McGuffins. At least some quests in Origins had some more thought in them.

Though I agree that dragon age 2 was worse, then again Dragon age 2 was kinda crappy game anyway.

To be fair Skyrim isn't bad game in my opinion though, but it is not very good rpg. Too much fighting and too little roleplaying or interesting npc characters. I think I remember 1 npc by name, and that's just because she hangs with me while I am butchering bandits or undeads.

 

[Tohuvabohu]

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.

So the point you're making is that it's fair to compare both of these games because they have the same fans? I dunno, I can't really agree with that. It seems arbitrary especially since I know quite a bit of people who loved Dragon Age: Origins and utterly dislike every single thing Bethesda puts out. Same fanbase or not, they really are very different games in many ways. I just don't see this the same way you do.

OT: DA2 was pretty disappointing on it's own. I personally wouldn't compare anything to it.

 

[Scorpid]

They're not even close to competing. Their only similarity is they're fantasy games but by your logic Skyrim is competing with every single game that had a whiff of an elfs fart on it in the last year. Listen, Skyrim is more likely affected by CoD:MW3 then how well Dragon Age2 sold. This thread is just fishing for conflict that isn't there.

And Dragon Age 2 was in my personal opinion was a stronger game compared to its predecessor.

 

[Catie Caraco]

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.

This.

However, I find it almost insulting to compare the two franchises. Just because they are fantasy games with dragons doesn't make them alike.

Dragon Age Origins, and to a lesser extent it's sequel, which I will be the FIRST to say was a disappointment, had succinct story lines to follow. It wasn't as open world as The Elder Scrolls series, and I'm FINE with that. My boyfriend and I started Skyrim at about the same time, playing in the same room on two different computers, and we're at two entirely different places in the game and really can't help each other figure things out. (It doesn't help that he plays as a dick who kills everyone he can and wonders why the guards are always killing him from a distance with arrows) I prefer the playable novel feel of Origins. I don't like going "why am I in this town, what was I doing?" constantly like I do in Elder Scrolls. I was never able to immerse in Oblivion. I was totally lost in Origins. Da 2 was much less immersive, and I'm having a better time in Skyrim than Oblivion.

Comparing the Elder Scrolls and Dragon Age franchises seems like comparing apples to oranges. However, I prefer apples, with their edible skins, and I prefer Dragon Age, it's shitty sequel not-withstanding.

 

[Zeriu]

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.

The 2 franchises are so different it's utterly pointless to compare them. One thing is for certain though: DA2 sucks. Also, I like Skyrim more.