Five Reasons Why Comparing Dark Souls and Skyrim Is Stupid

This is a comment I wrote and posted on IGN that may or may not exist soon thanks to them wanting to keep an image. Read on, it's fun. The article in question is Top Five Reasons Dark Souls Will Eat Skyrim's Face.

I signed up just to comment here after hearing about it from GixG17 on youtube (his blog).

Let me get this straight... You're comparing a game that's out... To a game that isn't. You're basically looking at Oblivion, shrugging in the Skyrim footage, and saying Dark Souls is better. Meaning not only are you comparing a game that's out to a game that isn't, you're also comparing a new gen game to an old gen game. Let's go over this logically:

1. Multiplayer in RPGs:
Two Worlds. Nuff said. But seriously, to be honest, 2 player co-op would've been nice, but talking with friends while exploring our unique worlds sounds pretty awesome too.

2. DLC
You're saying NO DLC is better than GOOD DLC? When everyone is bored of Dark Souls, DLC will come out for Skyrim and people will get into it all over again. Which is worth it? A game you'll play over and over for a while, or a game where one playthrough will continue to expand for those who play with feeling. Let the community decide.

3. Epic Scope
This is individual to a game and its lore. To say Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, a shooter with a huge map, is better than Oblivion because of the map is ridiculous. Or that Oblivion is better than Fable 3, to keep in the RPG section. Next, please.

4. Combat and Challenge
Oblivion is pick-up-and-play. There I said it. Morrowind style play was much better. "Where is your objective? Why are you asking me? I gave you the quest so I should know? Read a book, outlander!" I don't like that Skyrim is "for everyone," but at least Oblivion had a difficulty slider for extra challenge and more planning required to live. As for a hack-and-slash style, so long as you know what you're doing, the game can be fun, but pretty easy.

5. Dragons
Dark Souls has "crazy" designs of dragons? Listen to yourself. Having dragons as a reason is the only way this was called FIVE reasons, not FOUR. The entire concept is different, so don't even bother.

Winner
The community. In the end, you can't say which game is better because Skyrim isn't out yet. And if this article is legitimate, then I suppose the article overthrowing it with REAL comparison when Skyrim and its DLC is out will make IGN hypocritical.

As a side note, I never played Demon/Dark Souls, and I don't need to to know this article is a crock. Good day, all.