Category: Game Comparisons

Hi guys! Today I will talk about Nioh and Dark Souls 3. I will do a comparison between them and I will let you be the judge of which game is better. First I will talk about the storyline of those 2 games, then I will talk about the difference or similarities in their gameplay, and lastly, I will compare the visuals and tell you my final thoughts. Now let’s begin.

Storyline

When it comes to the storyline it’s difficult for me to choose which games has the best story.

The reason is that I didn’t really like or was drawn to either story. The problem with Dark Souls 3 storytelling is that it’s very confusing, to say the least. I swear before I watched a video on YouTube explaining the story of Dark Souls 3, I had no idea what the story was about or why I did the things I did in the game.

Now to be fair I haven’t played the other Dark Souls games, I have only played Dark Souls 3 but I can’t really use this as an excuse for Dark Souls 3 since I have played other sequels of games that I hadn’t played the original but I still understood what was going on and why.

From what I read in Dark Souls 3 you are supposed to learn the story through reading item descriptions and dialogue from NPCs and you still only learned half, the other half is guessing and theorizing.

I can respect their decision to write a game’s story that way but I can’t say that I am a fan of it.

As for Nioh, the story is very mediocre and it’s just there to have something to fight for. Nioh’s story has its moments for example when you meet historical figures but beyond that, it’s average and forgettable.

I don’t believe that someone should pick either game for the story.

Gameplay

The main difference between Nioh and Dark Souls 3 is the combat system.

I will probably get some backlash from this but I will still say it. Nioh is Dark Souls 2.0 meaning it has taken inspiration from all the things Dark Souls games did and improved upon them.

I played both Nioh and Dark Souls 3 in the same year and I have to say Nioh’s combat is a lot more polished than the combat of Dark Souls 3.

Nioh gives you the option to switch stances with each weapon you use and each stance has different moveset and techniques. This alone gives a whole new dimension to fighting enemies since you have to choose carefully which stance is the most optimal in each situation.

Dark Souls has more limited moveset when it comes to fighting with weapons.

In both games, there are combos you can use with weapons but Nioh has added skills to each weapon that do different things. Dark Souls 3 doesn’t have that.

As for the variety of weapons, you can use Dark Souls 3 has over double the number of weapon categories that Nioh. I can say that here we have a case of quality vs quantity.

Nioh may have fewer weapon options compared to Dark Souls 3 but the weapons have more substance meaning that they have abilities.

There are some weapons in Dark Souls 3 that have special attacks but in general, Nioh has more things that you can do with a single weapon.

When it comes to enemies and bosses both games feel similar. I can’t really say that one game is harder than the other when you fully understand the systems of each game and how you are supposed to play.

Also the variety of enemies in both game is at the same level so we have a tie here too.

Lastly, both games have Co-Op and PvP modes and a lot of replayability. No game stands out here either.

Visuals

Both games look good in their own way but Nioh has somewhat better visuals, which is to be expected since it was released one year after Dark Sous 3.

There are also a lot of diverse and interesting locations that you will visit in both games. Of course, both games are dark so don’t expect a lot of beauty or eye-catching scenery.

When it comes to character customization Nioh beats Dark Souls 3 easily since it has an equipment transmogrification system and for those of you that don’t know what this is, it basically means that you are able to change the appearance of all your equipment and keep the stats.

FromSoftware needs to finally implement this kind of system and it’s not that this system is difficult to implement.

To summarize when it comes to visuals Nioh is the best choice for me.

Final Thoughts

Nioh and Dark Souls 3 are both games and whichever you choose you won’t be disappointed. Now to summarize what I said in the previous sections.

First, when it comes to the story both games’ stories didn’t matter much at least to me. I felt nothing while playing both games at least when it came to the story.

Nioh offers fewer weapon options than Dark Souls 3 but weapons have different skills that you can unlock and different stances(each with each own moveset) that you can use. As I said for me it’s quality vs quantity.

When it comes to variety of enemies replayability and difficulty both games are at the same level.

So for me the deciding factor is the combat system and Nioh wins in that aspect in my opinion.

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Hi guys! Today I will talk about Code Vein and The Surge 2. I will do a comparison between them and I will let you be the judge of which game is better. First I will talk about the storyline of those 2 games, then I will talk about the difference or similarities in their gameplay, and lastly, I will compare the visuals and tell you my final thoughts. Now let’s begin.

Storyline

When it comes to storyline Code Vein is the clear choice in my opinion. Code Vein’s story is by no means a masterpiece but it is very good and it made me care about some characters.

I really didn’t feel anything while I played the story of Surge 2. I just cleared area after area and I heard some audio logs but I really didn’t care. The game doesn’t try enough to make you care about what’s going on. There is barely any cinematic and most of the story is explained through audio logs.

Code Vein has a lot of cinematics and the characters have more life in them compared to Surge 2. Maybe some will disagree with what I am saying but this is my opinion.

Gameplay

The main difference when it comes to gameplay between these two games is that in Surge 2 when you fight an enemy you have to think about which part of their body to focus in order to get an armor or weapon schematic while in Code Vein you just see them as enemies that you have to fight just like any other game.

Now that doesn’t mean Surge 2 is better than Code Vein, it’s just different. Whether you like this new type of thought process when you start a fight it’s up to you. My opinion is that it doesn’t really matter all that much.

Don’t get me wrong it’s good that a mechanic like that exists but for me, it isn’t a factor that I consider when it comes to deciding which of the two games is better.

As for the weapons that are available to you, both games have a lot of variety in that department and there are also a lot of different builds you can make in both games. For me, both games are equal in that matter.

Another thing to consider is the variety that the games offer when it comes to the enemies and bosses that you have to fight.

I can’t really say that one game has better enemies than the other or that it has more variety. They both do a great job to offer you a great gameplay experience.

Visuals

The visuals of these games are very different. Code Vein goes for anime like visuals while Surge 2 goes for realistic visuals. Both look very good in their own way and I can’t say that objectively one is better than the other.

If you prefer anime-like visuals then go for Code Vein, if you want realistic visuals then go for Surge 2.

In the customization department, both games allow you to create your own character, though Code Vein’s character creation system is on a whole other level compared to the character creation system of Surge 2.

If you want a lot of options when it comes to character creation then Code Vein is the clear choice.

As for the difficulty, I believe Code Vein is more challenging that Surge 2. I didn’t find Surge 2 as challenging as Code Vein and I believe this is something that you should consider before you decide which of the two games you should get.

I can’t say about NG+ mode since I didn’t really try it, but when it comes to NG Code Vein is harder.

Final Thoughts

I think I gave you some things to consider before you choose what’s the best game for you.

In my opinion, there are 3 things that you should consider before making a choice. First, the storyline, as I said they have a different approach when it comes to storytelling. Code Vein does it with cinematics while Surge 2 prefers the audio log approach.

The second thing that you should consider, are the visuals. Code Vein is anime like while Surge 2 has more realistic visuals. Also, Code Vein has an amazing character creation system while the character creation in Surge 2 is more limited.

The third and final thing is the difficulty. When it comes to NG Code Vein is harder than Surge 2, at least that’s what I believe after I played both games.

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Hi guys!

If you’ve ever done any research before purchasing (or intending to) Terraria, you’ll probably have come across some comparisons to Minecraft.

That does not mean that it is a worse game, rather, Minecraft is the best game to compare it for new players as it’s more popular and quite similar.

I’m here to help you with this choice.

This comparison will focus on each game’s storyline, gameplay and visuals. I will also tell you my occlusive thoughts in the Final Thoughts section. Without further ado:

Storyline

The 2 games have very similar storylines, in that neither has any.

Being of the sandbox genre, they prefer to “let you live your own story, your way”.

Minecraft does have some lore tidbits however, but it isn’t really anything.

Terraria’s developers have released some backstory as well.

Neither game has in-game lore however in the forms of quests or NPCs, or even a specific path to follow.

Gameplay

As sandbox games, they inevitably would have similar gameplays. And that’s why we’re comparing them.

I’ll start with the similarities.

The first thing you’ll notice is that at start you start with scarce resources and you’ll have to mine them from your surroundings.

The games are very similar from then on; you build a base while finding better and better materials to craft better and better equipment.

Another similar thing in gameplay is how the night is far more dangerous than the day.

You can also create farms in both games, both for enemies and for resources.

The NPC system relatively similar as well, as each NPC requires a house in both games, and each house has requirements in order to be considered a valid house.

NPCs are used for trading, though trading itself is different between the games.

Even smaller things like the inventory and hotbar are the same.

Crafting works similarly as well, with each item requiring their exact materials from their recipe.

Now to the more important part; their differences.

I said their crafting are similar. That’s because Minecraft requires you to have the materials and also place them in a specific place. Terraria just requires you to have the ingredients and be near the correct crafting station.

That’s another difference by the way. Terraria has many different crafting stations which can get frustrating.

I also mentioned how trading is different.

In Minecraft, in order to trade, you need Emeralds which isn’t common to find. Some of the NPCs though offer emeralds for other resources but at a scarce rate.

In Terraria you trade gold, which is the in-game currency, collected by enemies and by selling to said NPCs.

Another difference is the sheer amount of items. Minecraft has less items with actual functionality but many decorative items.

In fact, combat is actually completely different.

Minecraft has 2 melee weapons, swords and axes. The sword does swiping damage to multiple enemies, and the axe deals more damage to a single enemy.

It also has 2 ranged weapons, the bow and crossbow, which work similarly.

Minecraft also offers some potions as thrown weapons in order to debuff enemies or hurt them directly.

You also have the option of enchanting your weapons granting them more damage, or various effects.

The same goes for your armor.

In terraria there is a huge amount of weapons. They are all split into 4+1 categories: melee, ranged, magic, summoned and thrown. I’m saying +1 for thrown because thrown weapons are worse as the game goes.

Melee weapon doesn’t mean it’s actually just melee, many melee weapons have projectiles, the classifications are for their damage. So, for example, a projectile from a melee weapon is going to deal melee damage.

Damage type is very important as the game goes as you have to choose a class to specialize eventually.

Beside that, armor types help with your specialization later in the game, and they also give you set bonuses (a bonus if you have all the armor pieces of a type).

In terms of content, Terraria has more of it.

Beside the items and armor types, Terraria has a myriad of different enemies, various events you might get every day or night and many, many bosses.

Minecraft doesn’t have as much content, but it gives you lots more freedom to do what you want.

In Terraria there isn’t much to do than follow a walkthrough and go through with it.

In Minecraft, you will certainly get sidetracked from anything you have set as your goal.

Their differences extend to their difficulties. Speaking on their default difficulty level, in Minecraft, if your adequately prepares, few things will give you any real trouble.

In Terraria, being adequately prepared is the basis to give you a fair fighting chance. Their hardest is miles apart, as in Terraria it’s almost impossible not to die in Expert mode, but in Minecraft, you only have to play it safe.

I’m not saying it’s easy, it’s just easier than Terraria, the only thing that can screw you is bad RNG.

A huge difference they have is the map itself.

Minecraft’s map is “limitless”, it’s not infinite, but it has billions of blocks. Terraria’s biggest maps take only about 2-3 minutes to traverse (with mounts).

Not to mention that Terraria is 2D, while Minecraft is 3D.

Finally, another big difference I’d like to point is the hunger system that is utilized by Minecraft, but not from Terraria.

In other words, in Minecraft, you have to be careful not to die from starvation, something that doesn’t exist in Terraria.

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Visuals

Terraria has tons of player customizability, allowing you to set anything you like in your social slots. Social slots won’t grant you the item’s effect, but will be visible. There are also lots of dyes to further enhance it.

Minecraft does have dyes, but they’re mostly used for blocks, flags and carpets. That means that Minecraft leaves more room for construction customization, but on the character end, there’s not much to do. If you really want you can download a free mod that allows your armor to be invisible so your character can be visible.

In terms of graphics, they both have the same pixel-art graphics. Minecraft is more polished though, and can be further enhanced by resource packs, which are supported officially by the main client.

Final Thoughts

The games are very different as you can see, but in their core, they are the same casual, sandbox adventure games.

Of course, fans of the one will try to bash the other if they think they are wronged. But in the end, I think that both games are awesome, and they both deserve a chance to play them. If you can play both, you definitely should.

But for the one who can afford (or want) only 1:

Minecraft is freer, with an emphasis on creating big interesting contraptions. In fact, it even has a material that encourages many weird machinations.

You are freer to do things, and you can have a lot of fun adventuring outside of the “main quest”. You can build a castle, rearrange the landscape to your will, and the possibilities are endless. Even more so on Creative Mode.

Terraria is more of an adventure style game, where you have an ultimate purpose, and almost everything you do leads to that point.

You will be fighting enemies and bosses, finding better and better weapons, improving your class. Sometimes you’ll get sidetracked looking for the perfect hat to match your attire, or a great companion (with no other bonuses whatsoever).

Of course, each game can do the opposite, I’m just stating their main focus.

What’s for sure is that Terraria didn’t take the successful Minecraft engine and tried to replicate the success, instead, it’s a brand new, fresh experience.

Though I’m pretty sure that everyone who likes 1 of these games will like the other.

That’s it for my comparison. Do you agree with me? Do you have anything to add? Which game do you prefer and why? Leave a comment below.

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Hi guys! Today I will talk about Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Code Vein. I will do a comparison between them and I will let you be the judge of which game is better. First I will talk about the storyline of those 2 games, then I will talk about the difference or similarities in their gameplay, and lastly, I will compare the visuals and tell you my final thoughts. Now let’s begin.

Storyline

The stories in both games are very good. I enjoyed both stories but personally I believe Sekiro had a better story. I believe this comes down to personay l preference so you might enjoy Code Vein’s story more.

Objectivly both stories are well written so whatever game you choose, I believe you won’t be dissapointed by the story.

Gameplay

The main difference between Sekiro and Code Vein is the way they approach combat. In Sekiro in order to beat an enemy, you have to stay close to him and keep parrying his attacks in order to beat him. In Code Vein, you can parry too but it’s not essential to beat an enemy.

I personally never used parry in Code Vein and I had no problem in beating enemies or bosses. In Sekiro, I believe it’s very hard or close to impossible to beat the game without ever using parry.

I prefer the way Sekiro approaches combat, forcing you to parry enemies to beat them. Now as I said Code Vein has parry too but it’s similar to Dark Souls parry system meaning it doesn’t work the same as Sekiro or even close to it. I don’t like this kind of parry system and that’s why I never use parry in any Dark Souls type games.

As for the weapons you can use, in Sekiro you can only use your katana and some ninja tools(the number of times you can use them in combat is limited). Code Vein, on the other hand, lets you pick the weapon you prefer.

Again I prefer Sekiro here too and I will give you the reason for it. I may be overpraising Sekiro because it’s my favorite single-player game, but there is one more reason that I like Sekiro’s combat more.

Because the developers decided that the players would only be able to use a single weapon they had more time to focus on optimizing the combat experience against enemies and bosses with that weapon, making the fights more entertaining and balanced.

When a game gives you the option to choose different types of weapons the developers have to balance each weapon so no matter the weapon you are using you will have around the same difficulty beating the game.

That takes a lot of time and doesn’t allow time to optimize combat against enemies with every single weapon available. Also, I always use swords/katanas in these types of games so I would still use a katana even if I had more options. You can say that this game was made for people like me.

If you don’t really like playing with the same weapon for the whole duration of the game then I would recommend picking Code Vein.

The last things that I will talk about in this section are the difficulty of each game and the bosses. I don’t believe there is a comparison here. Sekiro is a lot more difficult than Code Vein. Also, the difficulty of Code Vein depends on the build you are using so some people might find it easier than others but I don’t believe that any build can make Code Vein more difficult than Sekiro.

Furthermore, the bosses in Sekiro are more exciting or you could say more frustrating to fight against than Code Vein because of the reason that I mentioned above(meaning that the enemies in Sekiro are optimized for fights against a single weapon).

Visuals

The visuals are very good in both games. Although the games have different visual styles, Code Vein is more anime like while Sekiro chooses a more realistic approach, both games look great in their own way.

As for customization, Sekiro has zero customization options to change the appearance of the character while Code Vein has more options since you can create your own character and add different accessories to him/her.

In the visual section, I believe its a tie when it comes to the graphics and when it comes to character customization Code Vein wins.

Final Thoughts

I believe you have figured out by now that I like Sekiro more than Code Vein and I think I explained the reasons clearly. That doesn’t mean that I don’t like Code Vein too. I like both games, I just prefer Sekiro.

The reasons that I think Sekiro is a better choice are subjective for the most part since some people might not like to parry all the time and might prefer to dodge. Also, some people might not like playing with the same weapon all the time.

If you like parrying instead of dodging, you don’t mind playing with the same weapon all the time(with the bonus that enemies and bosses are better optimized against that weapon and fights are more exciting) and you want a more difficult game then pick Sekiro, else pick Code Vein.

The storylines are around the same level so I won’t bother putting them into consideration.

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Hi guys! Today I will talk about Dark Souls 3 and Code Vein. I will do a comparison between them and I will let you be the judge of which game is better. First I will talk about the storyline of those 2 games, then I will talk about the difference or similarities in their gameplay, and lastly, I will compare the visuals and tell you my final thoughts. Now let’s begin.

Storyline

First let’s talk about the storytelling of Dark Souls 3.

Dark Souls 3 storytelling is very confusing, to say the least. I swear before I watched a video on YouTube explaining the story of Dark Souls 3, I had no idea what the story was about or why I did the things I did in the game.

Now to be fair I haven’t played the other Dark Souls games, I have only played Dark Souls 3 but I can’t really use this as an excuse for Dark Souls 3 since I have played other sequels of games that I hadn’t played the original but I still understood what was going on and why.

From what I read in Dark Souls 3 you are supposed to learn the story through reading item descriptions and dialogue from NPCs and you still only learned half, the other half is guessing and theorizing.

I can respect their decision to write a game’s story that way but I can’t say that I am a fan of it.

I prefer to play a game like watching a movie with dialogue and cinematics, the game can still have other story things hinted through item descriptions, but I want to understand the story through watching cinematics and through dialogues.

I prefer the “show don’t tell” approach and Dark Souls 3 prefers the “tell don’t show” approach.

As for Code Vein. He has the typical storytelling approach. It tells the story through dialogues and cinematics and you don’t have any difficulty understanding what’s going on and why.

Both stories are good in their own way and I believe this comes down to personal preference. If you want to discover the story by finding items and reading their descriptions and talking to NPCs then Dark Souls 3 is the game for you.

If you want to enjoy the story through cinematics and voiced dialogue then go with Code Vein.

Gameplay

In Dark Souls 3 you have access to a variety of weapons but because of that, the enemies couldn’t be optimized for fights against a specific weapon so they have a more neutral approach.

Code Vein has a lot of similarities with Dark Souls 3 in this aspect as it was inspired by it. I have to say both games feel the same when it comes to melee combat. Code Vein has less variety when it comes to weapons. The weapons that are available to you in Code Vein aren’t as unique as the weapons in Dark Souls 3.

Furthermore, Code Vein takes some steps in the right direction taking the Dark Souls formula a step further. The thing that I am talking about is the minimap.

Now before you say this is a thing for casuals and all that bs, listen to me.

I have finished Sekiro 13 times and 4 of those I beat it in the hardest possible settings meaning ng+7 with demon bell active and without Kuro’s charm so I believe I can consider myself a hardcore player.

The reason that I believe that adding a minimap to Dark Souls formula is a step in the right direction that I don’t like exploring areas to find all the items that I might need in the future. I find it boring and a waste of time.

Some areas in Dark Souls games also feel like mazes and it takes a lot of time to make sure you found every item. Having a minimap that shows with marking the areas that you visited saves a whole lot of time.

Some of you might not have jobs or other things to do but for people that don’t have a lot of hours in a day to play games, it helps them save time from finding items or exploring the area in general because some areas make it very difficult to even find out where you should go.

As for the bosses that you will face in those 2 games I have to say that both games have interesting bosses that you will enjoy fighting. Sometimes maybe you will hate the experience of fighting them because of how many times they killed you.

I don’t believe both games did a good job in the bosses department and neither one surpasses the other when it comes to bosses.

Lastly, let’s talk about difficulty. In both games, your build and class plays an important role in how difficult you will find the enemies but in general, I believe both games offer the same challenge.

I know many people might disagree with me but that’s my honest opinion.

Both games give you the optinion to play Co-Op too so you can enjoy playing with friends if you want to.

One thing that Dark Souls 3 has and Code Vein hasn’t is PvP, but since it’s peer-to-peer the connection depends on the distance between you and the person you face and some times you will have a lot of lag.

I personally hated the PvP cause of the lag. I gave up on it after 20 games or so.

Visuals

When it comes to visuals the best choice is Code Vein. I know that it came 3 years after Dark Souls 3 but it’s just how it is.

Dark Souls 3 looks good too but Code Vein just looks better.

An important part of the visuals is the customizations a game offers when it comes to character appearance. In that aspect Code Vein wins easily. It has the best character creation system I have ever seen in a game.

The only negative thing is that Code Vein didn’t improve upon the Dark Souls formula in this aspect too, meaning that there isn’t any clothes transmogrification system. This system would make the game even better for me since you might like the stats of some blood veil(armor’s name in Code Vein), but if you don’t like the appearance, without transmogrification, you are stuck with that appearance.

Final Thoughts

Code Vein and Dark Souls 3 have a lot of similarities and it might be hard to decide which of these 2 games to choose. I don’t think that you should decide based on gameplay because there is little difference in that.

The decision for me comes down to what storytelling you prefer. I personally loved the story of Code Vein and if I had to choose one of the 2 games right now I would choose Code Vein just for the story.

As I said don’t expect much difference when It comes to gameplay. Sure the classes work a little different in each game but when it comes down to fighting enemies both games feel the same.

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Hi guys! Today I will talk about League of Legends and Dota 2. I will do a comparison between them and I will let you be the judge of which game is better. First I will talk about the storyline of those 2 games, then I will talk about the difference or similarities in their gameplay, and lastly, I will compare the visuals and tell you my final thoughts. Now let’s begin.

Storyline

First I will talk about the storyline or we could call it lore of League of Legends. Riot has invested a lot of time and effort in the lore of League of Legends. Each character has its own backstory that makes him unique and the world of League of Legends has each own lore.

I think this is something that LoL has an advantage over Dota 2 since the lore of Dota 2 isn’t something that will catch your eye. Most of the lore is open-ended for the reader to decide what is really true. There is some backstory behind each of the heroes Dota 2 but the heroes don’t feel as unique and interesting as the champions of League of Legends.

Of course, the importance of the backstory of the game is different for each person. Some people are extremely interested in the backstory and the world of the game that they are playing and others don’t really care much.

If you really care about backstory then League of Legends is the game for you.

Gameplay

The main difference is that Dota 2 is more complex than League of Legends and it is much harder to get the hang of it. I will explain why that is the case in this section as I will compare both games in many different aspects.

I won’t go into a lot of details about the gameplay. We have detailed reviews about both games on our website so you can read them if you want more details about the gameplay.

Both games are MOBAs and they have a lot of similarities in their gameplay. The objectives of both games are more or less the same but they have some differences.

One of the differences is the size of their map. Dota 2 has a larger map than League of Legends. That translates to a longer average duration of games compared to League of Legends.

That isn’t necessarily good or bad. Just like the lore, this also depends on the preferences of each person that plays the game.

Another difference is the balancing of the champions/heroes in both games. League of Legends is more restrictive when it comes to balancing. That means that champions have more clearer limits in what they can do compared to Dota 2.

Again this isn’t necessarily good or bad, but I personally prefer the way Dota 2 handles its heroes. I believe that a strict balancing system takes away from the fun of the game. Having heroes with abilities that can give them the power to 1vs5 the enemy team is extremely fun and puts an interesting new element in how you strategize to win the game.

In Dota 2 I remember winning a game 2vs5 with literally 3 people on my team going AFK and we still won thanks to the op abilities of the hero that my teammate had. This can’t happen in League of Legends except if you intentionally put 5 Bronze players with 2 Challenger players as opponents.

The way that Dota 2 handles its heroes extends to the items that you are able to purchase in the game. The items have some amazing and unique actives that can change the flow of the game.

League of Legends also has items with actives but there are nowhere near as impactful in the flow of the game as the items in Dota 2 and when an item reaches becomes so impactful, they immediately nerf it.

I guess you can say the developers of both games have different philosophies on how their game should be.

One more difference is that in Dota 2 you can’t teleport back to base to restore hp and mana unless you buy a scroll(which has a cooldown) and you have to use a courier most of the time to transport the items you need to get from the base.

In League of Legends, you can just press a button and teleport to base after a few seconds.

My personal opinion is that League of Legends is made for more casual players than Dota 2 since its easier to get into for a new player.

The last difference that I will mention is the business model of both games when it comes to champion/hero availability.

In Dota 2 all the heroes are unlocked from the moment you start the game but in League of Legends, you have to purchase each champion(with in-game currency that you get by playing the game) to be able to play them. There are free champions that you can play each week but you can’t play them in Ranked unless you purchase them

Visuals

Both games have similar quality when it comes to visuals. It’s hard to say which game has the better graphics. So I will leave it for you to decide.

When I talk about visuals I think I should mention skins. Both games have skins for the champions/heroes though League of Legends skins are of higher quality cause they are made from the developers of the game while the skins in Dota 2 are made from the community. Because of that, the prices of League of Legends skins are higher than Dota 2 skins.

Final Thoughts

Both games are good in their own way. As I said the philosophies of the developers when it comes to what is good and what is bad, differ so you have to decide what you prefer and what is more enjoyable for you.

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Hi guys! Today I will talk about Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Dark Souls 3. I will do a comparison between them and I will let you be the judge of which game is better. First I will talk about the storyline of those 2 games, then I will talk about the difference or similarities in their gameplay, and lastly, I will compare the visuals and tell you my final thoughts. Now let’s begin.

Storyline

I know that a lot will say that my opinion is subjective, but no one can truly be objective about what is good storytelling in a game since different people like different things.

Dark Souls 3 storytelling is very confusing, to say the least. I swear before I watched a video on YouTube explaining the story of Dark Souls 3 I had no idea what the story was about or why I did the things I did in the game.

Now to be fair I haven’t played the other Dark Souls games, I have only played Dark Souls 3 but I can’t really use this as an excuse for Dark Souls 3 since I also played Witcher 3 and I hadn’t played any of the other Witcher games but I still understood what the story of Witcher 3 was about.

From what I read in Dark Souls 3 you are supposed to learn the story through reading item descriptions and dialogue from NPCs and you still only learned half, the other half is guessing and theorizing.

I can respect their decision to write a game’s story that way but I can’t say that I am a fan of it.

I prefer to play a game like watching a movie with dialogue and cinematics, the game can still have other story things hinted through item descriptions like Sekiro does, but I want to understand the story through watching cinematics and through dialogues.

I prefer the “show don’t tell” approach and Dark Souls 3 prefers the “tell don’t show” approach.

Sekiro has a more standard storytelling approach and you can understand most of the story through dialogue and cinematics.

There are also things hinted in item descriptions but you still can understand the majority of the story through dialogues and cinematics. So in the story department, I have to go with Sekiro, but I still have to say that my opinion is subjective, I analyzed the differences so you can decide what you prefer.

Gameplay

The main difference is that Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice focuses more on the action combat while Dark Souls 3 has a clear focus on the RPG elements. I will explain the differences in more detail in this section, I just wanted to mention the major difference before I begin.

So let’s begin.

In Sekiro your weapon throughout the whole game is a katana and the enemies have been optimized for the best possible fights using that weapon, making for more unique combat experience.

In Dark Souls 3 you have access to a variety of weapons but because of that, the enemies couldn’t be optimized for fights against a specific weapon so they have a more neutral approach.

Now there are goods and bads in both situations.

Firstly, in Sekiro, the good thing as I said is that you have a more unique combat experience since the enemies have been optimized for fights with your specific weapon, and that makes the fights more interesting.

The negative is that many people will find boring playing with the same weapon the whole game, and since there aren’t many different builds you can play in Sekiro using different weapons it doesn’t have as good replayability as Dark Souls 3.

As for Dark Souls 3, having different weapons and builds sure improves the replayability of the game but the weapons you choose heavily affect your experience of the game since the enemies couldn’t be optimized for a specific weapon.

What I mean is that depending on the weapon you use, you will find the game either more difficult or less difficult because some weapons are easier to use than others and some weapons make the fights so easy that you barely need to put effort to beat some bosses.

You need to decide what’s better for you, to have more replayability or more unique fights with enemies that are optimized to fight you with the weapon you use.

I choose the second.

One more thing that I have to say that is important for those that like multiplayer is that Dark Souls 3 has co-op mode and PvP (through PvP uses P2P connection and that means that your connection speed and how far you are from the other player heavily affects the gameplay and can make the fights extremely laggy).

Sekiro doesn’t have multiplayer at all, so no co-op, nor PvP.

Visuals

Here there isn’t much to say. Sekiro has better graphics which isn’t something unexpected since the game came out 3 years after Dark Souls 3.

Of course, Dark Souls 3 has more outfits for you to choose from, but since you can’t transmute them their stats, most times you will be forced to wear things you don’t like just because they have good stats.

Final Thoughts

Both games are amazing and they have strong and weak points. I would recommend playing them both but if you have to choose one then my personal recommendation is Sekiro.

Sekiro takes Dark Souls’ combat a step further and makes it something unique. I haven’t seen anything close to Sekiro’s combat system except Fallen Order’s combat system, which has taken a lot of inspiration from Sekiro. Sekiro has hands down the best and most fluid combat I have ever seen in a game and it truly deserved the Game of the Year award.

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Hi guys! Today I will talk about Dark Souls 3 and Witcher 3. I will do a comparison between them and I will let you be the judge of which game is better. First I will talk about the storyline of those 2 games, then I will talk about the difference or similarities in their gameplay, and lastly, I will compare the visuals and tell you my final thoughts. Now let’s begin.

Storyline

Both games have interesting stories but they tell these stories in a different way. Witcher 3 has a more straightforward approach to storytelling meaning that everything that you need to know to understand what’s going on is explained to you through dialog.

Dark Souls 3 tells the story of the game in a less straightforward way. You have to read item descriptions watch some things in the environment and talk to different NPCs to understand half of what’s going on the other half is just guessing.

So this comes down to preference and what way of storytelling you like. I prefer the Witcher 3 storytelling because I don’t find it fun to read item descriptions to understand a portion of what’s going on and possibly search for things on the internet to understand the rest. I want the game to tell you the story through dialog and cinematics and Dark Souls 3 has very little of that.

Gameplay

The main difference is that Witcher 3 is an open-world game while Dark Souls 3 offers a more linear experience meaning one area leads to another. Which one is better is up to you to decide since it comes down to personal preference.

Dark Souls 3 and Witcher 3 have different mechanics when it comes to gameplay. Dark Souls combat feels more laconic giving you fewer options than Witcher 3 combat.

Don’t get me wrong. I don’t say that Dark Souls 3 doesn’t offer you a lot of freedom on what builds you use and what abilities you use. I am saying that once you decide a build and abilities, your options in combat with that build are very limited. Witcher 3 offers more variety in combat in my opinion.

Now that is not necessarily a bad thing because having fewer options means that you have to find a way to utilize what you have available in the best way possible and it also makes combat harder and more hardcore.

This also comes down to preference since different people prefer different things and some may want a more hardcore combat style and some may want a combat style that offers more variety.

As for the weapons you have available, the clear winner here is Dark Souls 3 since it has an abundance of weapons for you to choose while in Witcher 3 you only use swords and periodically a crossbow.

When it comes to the enemies you will face I believe it’s a draw. Dark Souls 3 offers better bosses with very unique combat styles while Witcher 3 offers better enemies that you will find out in the world as you roam and take missions from people.

The good thing about Witcher 3 that I haven’t seen in any other game is that you have to prepare different options depending on what monster you hunt.

Both games have challenging and interesting enemies for you to fight. I believe Dark Souls 3 is a little more challenging than Witcher 3.

Let’s talk about content now. Witcher 3 wins this easily. Witcher 3 feels endless. I remember I saw a video last year about a dialogue that happened when you did a specific thing in the game and that was discovered 4 years after the game was released.

Finally, I have to mention replayability since it’s very important in these types of games. I believe Dark Souls 3 has a lot more replayability since it not only gets harder in each NG+ cycle till NG+7, but it also has a ton of different builds for you to try since it allows you to distribute your stat points however you want and also reset your stats. So, for example, you can change from a mage to a swordsman in the same game cycle.

Visuals

Witcher 3 is the clear winner when it comes to visuals the game looks gorgeous even with today’s standards. Dark Souls 3 offers some beautiful locations but it’s nowhere close to Witcher 3.

Witcher 3 being an open-world game has a clear advantage when it comes to visuals and it uses that advantage to the fullest.

As for the customization I have to say that I am disappointed with both games. Even though both games offer different armor styles you can’t really use them all because most of them won’t work well with your build or aren’t good enough. So even if you find a cool looking armor, chances it won’t work well with your build.

I really hoped that these games would offer an equipment transmogrification system, meaning that you would be able to make armor sets or weapons look like other armor sets and weapons but keep the stats as they are.

Final Thoughts

Dark Souls 3 and Witcher 3 are some of the best single-player games ever made and no matter which of them you choose, you will get a great game. I mentioned that both games have great stories even though they choose to tell their stories in q different way.

They both have their advantages and disadvantages when it comes to gameplay and finally in the visuals department Witcher 3 wins.

Personally, it’s hard to decide which game is the best. It truly depends on what you are looking for. If you look for a more hardcore experience then Dark Souls 3 is the game for you, even though Witcher 3 in it’s hardest difficult is very challenging too.

If you want more casual storytelling and not to be forced to read every item description to understand half of what it’s going on, then you have to choose Witcher 3.

For more interesting bosses then you have to choose Dark Souls 3, and for more interesting enemies in the world of the game, you have to choose Witcher 3.

I hope I helped you choose what’s the best game for you.

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Hi guys! Today I will talk about Destiny 2 and Tom Clancy’s: The Division 2. I will do a comparison between them and I will let you be the judge of which game is better. First I will talk about the storyline of those 2 games, then I will talk about the difference or similarities in their gameplay, and lastly, I will compare the visuals and tell you my final thoughts. Now let’s begin.

Storyline

Both games have solid and interesting stories. Division 2 has a more realistic story since it’s based on reality and Destiny 2 has a more sci-fi story with aliens and futuristic space battles. For me, it comes down to personal taste here since both stories are good and which is better solely depends on what you prefer a more realistic story or a sci-fi story.

So the storyline comparison is a draw.

Gameplay

Destiny 2 is an FPS game while Division 2 is a Third-Person Shooter. Both games require you to play tactical and cooperate with your team to win.

Destiny 2 has a lot more weapons for you to choose from which gives more variety to the gameplay. Personally, with Division 2 I didn’t find a lot of variety in the weapons department. Many weapons felt similar.

Now I guess the reason for this may be that Destiny 2 since it’s a sci-fi game it has more freedom to make a lot of different kinds of weapons and they don’t need to be realistic while The Division 2 has to make weapons that are close to reality.

I don’t know if that’s the reason that Destiny 2 has more variety but this is my best guess.

Another thing that Destiny 2 offers more than Division 2 is the sheer amount of content. Destiny 2 offers the first 2 years of content completely for free while you have to pay to get The Division 2 and it has less content than Destiny 2 New Light which again it’s completely free.

Some will say that Destiny 2 was released 2 years earlier than Division 2 and that is the reason why it has more content than the Division 2. It is true but this is a comparison between 2 games as they are right now and Destiny 2 offers more content and that’s undeniable.

Next, let’s compare the difficulty of both games. I believe both games have around the same level of difficulty and offer a great challenge to the players.

As for the enemies, Destiny 2 offers again more variety. It has more types of enemies and that happens because it is around for more time and it has already many expansions.

Lastly, let’s talk about PvP. I believe that here the winner is Destiny 2. Don’t get me wrong Destiny 2 PvP is far from perfect but it’s more balanced than Division 2 PvP. It also has more PvP modes than Division 2.

Personally I wouldn’t recommend getting any of these games for the PvP because they will never be truly balanced in that department since they are both RPG. If you want any of these games then do that for the PvE.

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Visuals

Both games have amazing graphics. Division 2 has somewhat better graphics since it was released 2 years after Destiny 2 but Destiny offers more beautiful and unique locations for you to visit. In Division 2 you are trapped in a city so you will mainly see city buildings and that’s as far as it goes.

So even if Division 2 has a little better graphics it can’t take advantage of that due to the premise of the game.

Moreover, Destiny 2 offers a lot more customization options than Division 2. Destiny 2 has more color options for your gear and you can access them more easily than in Division 2.

Having more options to change your appearance is a crucial part in RPG cause the reason you play them is to make your own character and everyone wants to look cool so more options mean more chances for you to find something you like.

Final Thoughts

I think I pointed out the differences between both games and the positives and negatives that both games have. You may believe that I try to make Destiny 2 look better but what I say is my honest opinion. I started from Division 1 then went to Division 2 and lastly, I played Destiny 2.

If you read my review of those games you will see that I don’t play favorites. Personally I rarely play FPS games cause I don’t like the first-person point of view. That’s why it took me a lot of time to try Destiny 2 and I didn’t believe that I will like it so much.

I didn’t play as much Division 2 as Destiny 2. Mainly because I felt what I saw at Division 2 I had seen before and it didn’t have something to pick my interest.

I started playing Destiny 2 last week and in a week I had played more than 60 hours. It was so intriguing and the best thing about it is that all of it was free. I haven’t gotten the expansion yet.

I paid 35 euro to get Division 2 and it truly wasn’t worth it for me. I thought I would love it since I loved the previous game which I played for over 110 hours but it wasn’t the case.

Destiny 2 just offers more for far less. One more thing to consider is the player base since you need people to play in games like these and you also need a clan. Division 2 is a game that is dying while Destiny 2 has one of the biggest player bases on Steam. It’s in the top 10. It also costs 0 dollars to play the New Light version of the game which offers the first 2 years of content for free.

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Hi guys! Today I will talk about Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. I will do a comparison between them and I will let you be the judge of which game is better. First I will talk about the storyline of those 2 games, then I will talk about the difference or similarities in their gameplay, and lastly, I will compare the visuals and tell you my final thoughts. Now let’s begin.

Storyline

Both games have interesting storylines the only thing that I would like to point out is that Sekiro has four different endings depending on how you play the game while Jedi Fallen Order has one ending. Now, this comes down on personal preference and whether you like to be able to impact the story through your actions or not. As I said you will be the of which is better.

Gameplay

The main difference is that Sekiro has a more optimized combat system with more variety when it comes to bosses while Jedi Fallen Order tries to combine Force Powers with lightsaber fighting and while it did a good job in both aspects the combat wasn’t as fluid as Sekiros’.

Both games have very similar fighting mechanics. I believe Jedi Fallen Order took inspiration from Sekiro when it comes to lightsaber combat. In both games, you use the same weapon throughout the game although in Jedi Fallen Order you can unlock a dual blade lightsaber.

The combat in both games comes down to breaking the enemy’s posture and then doing damage to his hp all killing him in one strike(depending on the enemy). To break the enemy’s posture there are 2 ways in both games. The more efficient way is to perfect parry since that way the enemy’s posture fills up faster, the other way is to hit him over and over till his posture breaks(that way works more on Jedi Fallen Order, in Sekiro the game forces you more to perfect parry to break the enemy’s posture.

Besides this both games allow you to unlock different skills. The combat sure has more variety in Jedi Fallen Order since you can you the Force to fight enemies, but for me, that isn’t enough to make the combat better in Jedi Fallen Order than in Sekiro.

I am not sure why but the parry in Jedi Fallen Order seemed a little strange since for me it wasn’t that reliable. The timing that you had to press the parry button felt a little off and that for me made the parry unreliable. I played Sekiro on the hardest difficulty possible where if you don’t perfect parry you take damage(also I did that in NG+7 and with demon bell activated) and I beat the game 4 times in that difficulty. Trust me I know how to parry but the parry in Jedi Fallen Order wasn’t that well implemented in my opinion(it feels like a bad imitation of Sekiro).

This is also the case of personal preference. You either prefer more variety in combat or a little less variety but more fluid and reliable combat.

Lastly, Sekiro definitely wins when it comes to bosses, it has a lot more bosses to fight and the fights are a lot more entertaining than Jedi Fallen Order’s fights with its bosses.

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Visuals

Here Jedi Fallen Order wins without a doubt. It is objectively better looking than Sekiro. The scenery in Jedi Fallen Order is amazing. Don’t get me wrong Sekiro has good graphics but Jedi Fallen Order is just better looking.

As for the customization, Jedi Fallen Order wins here too since Sekiro has 0 customization. In Jedi Fallen Order you can customize your lightsaber, your ship, your Droid and your clothes.

Final Thoughts

Let me start by saying that both games are undoubtedly good. In the storyline department, both games have great stories but Sekiro offers different endings depending on your choices. In the gameplay department Sekiro does some things better in combat but has less variety, Sekiro also has better bosses, and when it comes to visuals and customization, Jedi Fallen Order is the winner.

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