No spears, no scythes, no whips, no claws, no halberds or other pole weapons, no staffs that can be used as actual weapons instead of just magic conductors.ĭark Souls seriously trumps Skyrim in combat, hands down. They have one handed and two handed varieties. Skyrim only has your sword/dagger weapons, axe weapons, mace weapons, and bows. Skyrim forces you into wielding weapons in a specific way and lacks in variety. Dark Souls allows you to one hand or two hand ANY weapon in the game and also dual wield, plus it has a greater variety of weapon types. Dark Souls combat is incredibly free.Īlso, why does Skyrim have such poor weapon variety? There are only 4 weapon types with 2 different ways of holding them. And, if I'm reading your post correctly, you're saying that Dark Souls limits player movements and attacks to increase difficulty? I'm sorry, but I think you're confusing that with Skyrim. I'd say magic in both games is slightly equal, with the edge given to Skyrim for versatility and variety. Shields actually block ALL damage (except for the very small shields), your movement isn't hindered by having a shield up, there's a lock on feature so you don't spend half your time trying to line up a swing. dirigiblebill is very correct in what he says about Dark Souls.ĭark Souls combat is a lot more fluid and a lot faster. It's also an option that can be removed for the betterment of the combat. Skyrim is not intended to be played in first person view.

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