Kane1389 said:
kabamarutr said:
Kane1389 said:
No one could possibly make an objective argument as to why Demon's Souls is any way, shape or form better than Dark Souls.
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Now that my turn is up, I shall offer an aspect in which I believe the Demn's game is somewhat better. Mind you, I'm a big fan of the genre, having invested hundred's of hours on both (just like you) with 4 or more playthroughs in each.
So, the weapons ' upgrading and general choice of play is more free on the first game. This is due to the fact that there are more "S" factored weapons than one can find in Dark Souls. This brings variety and freedom of choice. One can build dexterity and can still cleave with mega-amounts of damage, just using a simple "hiltless". Hell, you can even build luck and have a monstrous attack with the "blueblood sword". ...And the most "unique" of it all, you have weapons that exact damage based on character tendency. Pure white or pure black work perfectly with the "Northern Regalia".
On Dark Souls, on the other hand, choices are limited. Sooner or later, you understand that the Black Knight set is the only option. That's why I guess we saw so many players wielding the Black Knight Great Axe in the early days of the game. If I am not mistaken, there has been several updates that brought balance to the choice of melee attacking, but is still not just as free as Demon's was.
The above does not mean that one game is better than the other. A sensible thing, since it wouldn't be enough to judge a game, but it is one aspect in which - and quite objectively - the first game is better than the other.
If I may add, the World Tendency system was more to my liking as it added variety. I especially enjoyed events, like Black Event (during Black Friday week) or White Event (during Christmas week) during which, the whole difficulty of the game was adjusted. But since it's based on "my liking", it can't be called "objective".
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I agree that the upgarde system is more deep in DmS, altho i personally hated anything involving character tendency.
But what's the point of it, when in PVP it all comes down to who'll stunlock the other player first or lagstab him to oblivion. DkS offerrs a lot more in terms of strategy and combat variety.
As a person who spent 600+ hours on PvP only, i can tell you that i never used any piece of Dark Knight armour. And BKGA is a terrible weapon. The only reason people used it before was due to backstab fishing and the insane damage it did with the hornet ring. Other than that, the weapon is slow, predictable and incredibly easy to parry.
As far as i know, the only adjustments made in DkS regarding weapons were swing speed for great swords/ long swords and -10% damage reduction on elemental weapons.
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Well, it all has to do with you asking for something that was better in Demon's than Dark, so I provided an answer. I agree to almost everything else you state and trivial facts such as the one I have mentioned, are not enough to prclaim a "winner".
Many people prefer Demon's over Dark, but it has to do mostly with subjective reasons, things they thmeselves prefer or not. There are certain objective points of trivial superiority, such as the deeper upgrade system, even some others which you and I miss. But it really is not important. I personally can't decide yet which one I prefer most.
Come to think of it, Demon's doesn't have an almost broken territory like Blightown...
