Skyrim vs Elder ring, which is better and why?

[Timmy The Great]

Thanks

[MrSoul]

Why not both?

[Freak4Leeks]

Skyrim.

ELDEN RING is a failure of game design, no journal, not objective markers, unbalanced bosses. Don't bother with this indie game trash.

[Captain Wolverstone]

Both are great for different reasons. Not everything has to be a competition. Skyrim is over a decade old now.

[Malevolent Tapir]

i dont think they really have that much in common tbh but im sure other people will be happy to make inane comparisons

[Shreddy]

Originally posted by Freak4Leeks:

Skyrim.

ELDEN RING is a failure of game design, no journal, not objective markers, unbalanced bosses. Don't bother with this indie game trash.

Just because you struggle with something doesn’t make it a “failure” lmao, this is one of the most successful games in recent times.

OP I love both games

[Mageh533]

Originally posted by Freak4Leeks:

Skyrim.

ELDEN RING is a failure of game design, no journal, not objective markers, unbalanced bosses. Don't bother with this indie game trash.

This guy has 600 hours plus 1k on other dark souls so probably baiting.

[Daegon]

Skyring

[MrSoul]

Guess too if put a gun to my head id eventually have to say Skyrim.

Also not fair tho. My experience and judgement now includes a lot of post launch patches and DLC.

In a few years be able say for sure though.

[JonDiaz]

They're not even comparable... aside from having a life bar, mana bar, and the ability to fast travel they don't have much else in common. Ppl are going to be running Elden Ring challenge runs, no hit, fist weapons only, naked run, SL 1 runs etc.. purposely gimping themselves to make the game harder.

No one's doing that w/ Skyrim.

[TripSin]

If you had to choose just one, Skyrim.

Unless you don't like story and want something more brainless and less engaging, then Elden Ring.

[Freak4Leeks]

Originally posted by PorkNasty:

Ppl are going to be running Elden Ring challenge runs, no hit, fist weapons only, naked run, SL 1 runs etc.. purposely gimping themselves to make the game harder.

No one's doing that w/ Skyrim.

Ok... lets be clear here, that is 100% a lie

Mitten Squad, nerbit, there channels are literally dedicated to challenge runs like that on fallout and skyrim

[SadPlatty©]

Originally posted by Sisko:

Guess too if put a gun to my head id eventually have to say Skyrim.

Also not fair tho. Includes a lot of post launch patches and DLC.

In a few years be able say for sure though.

I would also argue it is slightly unfair in that Skyrim also thrives on mods/support (to the capacity that the last release was just a bunch of mods added for QoL). In a From game, unless you throw out the online entirely, you are risking the biscuit.

Otherwise I would say - Elden Ring for building up my character and feeling truly powerful later, vs Skyrim where you become stupid powerful pretty quick.

[yayokay]

Originally posted by Timmy The Great:

Thanks

Gothic 2 is better than both games.

[MrSoul]

Originally posted by SadPlatty©:

Originally posted by Sisko:

Guess too if put a gun to my head id eventually have to say Skyrim.

Also not fair tho. Includes a lot of post launch patches and DLC.

In a few years be able say for sure though.

I would also argue it is slightly unfair in that Skyrim also thrives on mods/support (to the capacity that the last release was just a bunch of mods added for QoL). In a From game, unless you throw out the online entirely, you are risking the biscuit.

Otherwise I would say - Elden Ring for building up my character and feeling truly powerful later, vs Skyrim where you become stupid powerful pretty quick.

What I like to say about Elden Ring too is that no where near a 1 for 1 comparison, but this game in many ways is closest damn thing to another Morrowind we may ever get.

I love Skyrim, but since Oblivion those games made a departure from over all “here ya go player, hf gl” design, and well, I miss it. Hence my love of Souls games too lol

[UnholyDentist]

Skyrim has a lot deeper interaction, far more focused on quests, and has a better engine, that let's modders create a 100x bigger content (it's incredible, worth checking out if you haven't yet). It's designed to be a PC game from the core, so no FPS cap, better controls. The world is also massive, bigger than ER, and it's filled with events (something that ER lacks). ER is basically an action game. RPG is not about stats and gear collecting. In Skyrim you go to Winterhold college and interact with many NPCs with varying personality, different mages, tutors and apprentices, a lot of quests to do. In ER, you go to Rya Lucaria, ♥♥♥♥ everything up and loot them. That's the difference.