should I buy this or dark souls 3?

[owenkj]

bloodborne is the only fromsoftware game I have ever played and it is my favourite game of all time by a country mile, I hear the dark souls series is very similar and so is this, I expecially liked the cryptic deep lore of bloodborne and I wonder if this is similar in that respect, what do you guys think I will prefer?

[IsΔk]

Sekiro was my first fromsoftware, loved it. I am now trying out DS3 and I'm loving it as well. Very different in some aspects. I get the feeling DS3 got a more cryptic lore, and it has more rpg elements with stats, builds, lots of gears while Sekiro got a more fluid combat system, like on a whole new level. Take the cheapest and get the other one on sale? 😅 So far Sekiro is the harder one.

[L9 dorothea]

♥♥♥♥ ds3
sekiro has several waifus

[L9 dorothea]

ill go a bit more in depth
dark souls 3 is the second sequel to a game that didnt need any. while dark souls 2 was made by other people and was insanely different ds3 was in some aspects, a cash grab. no real changes, just more of the same and no new lore. just expansion on a game thats already finished. wanna know the only substantial change in ds3? in ds1 you can tackle battles in any way you want. in ds3 its just roll to win.

sekiro feels like a redemption arc for fromsoft because they finally made something new. the previous 5 games they made played exactly the same (bloodborne is acceptable to me because atleast its not the same world.). then sekiro comes in and hey it seems you cant just spam roll anymore wtf was this even made by fromsoft? basically, sekiro feels way more fresh than dark souls 3

[owenkj]

引用自 maja baja：

ill go a bit more in depth
dark souls 3 is the second sequel to a game that didnt need any. while dark souls 2 was made by other people and was insanely different ds3 was in some aspects, a cash grab. no real changes, just more of the same and no new lore. just expansion on a game thats already finished. wanna know the only substantial change in ds3? in ds1 you can tackle battles in any way you want. in ds3 its just roll to win.

sekiro feels like a redemption arc for fromsoft because they finally made something new. the previous 5 games they made played exactly the same (bloodborne is acceptable to me because atleast its not the same world.). then sekiro comes in and hey it seems you cant just spam roll anymore wtf was this even made by fromsoft? basically, sekiro feels way more fresh than dark souls 3

thanks man, honestly though going more in depth was uncessicary you had me at "sekiro has several waifus"

[L9 dorothea]

引用自 owenkj：

引用自 maja baja：

ill go a bit more in depth
dark souls 3 is the second sequel to a game that didnt need any. while dark souls 2 was made by other people and was insanely different ds3 was in some aspects, a cash grab. no real changes, just more of the same and no new lore. just expansion on a game thats already finished. wanna know the only substantial change in ds3? in ds1 you can tackle battles in any way you want. in ds3 its just roll to win.

sekiro feels like a redemption arc for fromsoft because they finally made something new. the previous 5 games they made played exactly the same (bloodborne is acceptable to me because atleast its not the same world.). then sekiro comes in and hey it seems you cant just spam roll anymore wtf was this even made by fromsoft? basically, sekiro feels way more fresh than dark souls 3

thanks man, honestly though going more in depth was uncessicary you had me at "sekiro has several waifus"

yeah i bought the game only for the waifus tbh

[扁桃体炒阑尾]

I think if you haven't been exposed to this studio's game before, you can try to play sekiro first. The difficulty of sekiro is lower than that of dark soul 3. The two games render different worlds, so if you like the warring states period in Japan, you should not miss this game.

[squat_instructor]

If DS is as simple as 'roll to win' then this one is 'deflect to win'. You don't need to put a lot of thought into majority of boss fights as soon as you figure out the system. No stamina, no stats, no armor, no equip load, no different weapons, very limited move set even with upgrades and more. Hell, you technically don't even have to attack 95% of enemies, just L1 until you win.

Basically if you value tool variety and replay value go for DS. This game is very self centered with very little deviation and fairly streamlined, which is not a bad thing. I keep coming back to DS games occasionally while with Sekiro I forgot about it after beating 2 endings.

[L9 dorothea]

引用自 Sailor_seller：

If DS is as simple as 'roll to win' then this one is 'deflect to win'. You don't need to put a lot of thought into majority of boss fights as soon as you figure out the system. No stamina, no stats, no armor, no equip load, no different weapons, very limited move set even with upgrades and more. Hell, you technically don't even have to attack 95% of enemies, just L1 until you win.

Basically if you value tool variety and replay value go for DS. This game is very self centered with very little deviation and fairly streamlined, which is not a bad thing. I keep coming back to DS games occasionally while with Sekiro I forgot about it after beating 2 endings.

dark souls' replayability is just a lie. also positioning in dark souls is a lie as no matter what direction you roll youre invincible. running out of stamina is very rarely a death in dark souls, while running out of posture means youre dead most of the time. and to say theres no variety in sekiro is asinine. hmmm lets see the variety in dark souls 3.... big ass knight, big ass knight, big ass knight, big ass knight.... hmmmmmmmm....

[squat_instructor]

I was talking about weapons, builds and progression. Not all of them are great but they are there for you to try. And if replayability a lie then why do I feel like replaying it from time to time? I can adjust my experience in many ways in DS but what can I adjust in Sekiro? Let's see:

- no charm run
- shuffle the order of some bosses
- go for a different ending

Can't think of anything else really. It's a good game but there's not a lot of reasons to replay it after beating.

[owenkj]

引用自 Sailor_seller：

I was talking about weapons, builds and progression. Not all of them are great but they are there for you to try. And if replayability a lie then why do I feel like replaying it from time to time? I can adjust my experience in many ways in DS but what can I adjust in Sekiro? Let's see:

- no charm run
- shuffle the order of some bosses
- go for a different ending

Can't think of anything else really. It's a good game but there's not a lot of reasons to replay it after beating.

I found the replayability and weapon variety was also one of my favourite things about bloodborne, so I probably will buy ds3 first although im sure ill get both eventually

[squat_instructor]

Also depending on the region the price difference can be considerable as well. The lowest you can get Sekiro now is 35$-ish while DS3 can be bought for like 15$ with both DLCs. Another thing to consider.

[L9 dorothea]

引用自 Sailor_seller：

I was talking about weapons, builds and progression. Not all of them are great but they are there for you to try. And if replayability a lie then why do I feel like replaying it from time to time? I can adjust my experience in many ways in DS but what can I adjust in Sekiro? Let's see:

- no charm run
- shuffle the order of some bosses
- go for a different ending

Can't think of anything else really. It's a good game but there's not a lot of reasons to replay it after beating.

all melee runs are the same dont @ me
so what else is there... i guess theres bow lmao

[(Edgy) Asriel Dreemurr]

I’d probably go for DS3 in your case. It’s a longer game with more replay value, and I suspect it’s more along the lines of what you’re wanting. It’s also very similar to Bloodborne in terms of the speed of combat, but now you can use shields.

The main difference is that in Dark Souls 3 you have a set number of heals you can use between bonfires, and you have to explore to increase the number of heals you get as well as to increase their efficiency. And you only start with a couple, unlike Bloodborne where you can get 20 almost immediately. So you have to avoid taking damage a lot more than you would in Bloodborne.

The only real downsides to DS3 are that it’s incredibly linear compared to the other souls games, and it relies pretty heavily on nostalgia for the first Dark Souls and a bit of Demon’s Souls. You pretty much have to go in knowing the basic story of Dark Souls 1 to really understand the scope of what’s happening in 3.

In my personal opinion though, I would say you should play Dark Souls 1 before 3. While the bosses in 1 overall aren’t as good as those in 3, it makes up for it with just how much you can explore.

[Scott Pilgrim]

will you playing online? or co op with friends? dark souls is your better choice if so, sekiro is exclusiviley solo, no one will be there to help you out in any way/shape/ or form. i would have to say sekiro is the harder game as well so dark souls might help you dip your feet into these more difficult types of games. but sekiro has the superior combat system, more smooth flowing and technical. while dark souls is dodge spamming at times. you can't go wrong with either game though, i think you can get dark souls for like 20 bucks while sekiro is 48-60

[L9 dorothea]

引用自 Scott Pilgrim：

will you playing online? or co op with friends? dark souls is your better choice if so, sekiro is exclusiviley solo, no one will be there to help you out in any way/shape/ or form. i would have to say sekiro is the harder game as well so dark souls might help you dip your feet into these more difficult types of games. but sekiro has the superior combat system, more smooth flowing and technical. while dark souls is dodge spamming at times. you can't go wrong with either game though, i think you can get dark souls for like 20 bucks while sekiro is 48-60

you can get dark souls for like 10. anyways theres an online mod in sekiro but its awful but its still fun as ♥♥♥♥