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[DjMystix]

I clicked on Sekiro in a heartbeat. I am one of those few that don't like these kind of games (Dark Souls, Nioh etc.) I always thought the difficulty is artificial and cheap. But there was something about Sekiro's combat that was only beaten recently by Ghost of Tsushima that just blew me away. Sekiro was my game of the year last year, I could not stop playing it even after completing 100% of it. I loved the combat and the difficulty never felt cheap.

Now don't throw those pitchforks at me. I know Bloodborne is universally loved. I just never got into it despite giving it a couple of tries. I respect the game and everyone's opinion about it

 

[Blood Borne]

Very very tough choice, but ultimately, it’s Bloodborne

 

[Ellery]

I feel like the gameplay is very limited compared to Souls. There aren't different ways to approach combat, and the game misses the mark on the fun factor by making it artificially difficult. A hard boss is good design, a boss made harder just for the sake of being harder isn't. The game for me ended up being simply frustrating.

I finished it because I was at there, not because I really wanted of felt engaged to. Demon of Hatred and Isshin Saint sucked all of little joy I had with the game.

I also think it's subpar in world building and atmosphere when compared to Souls or BB.

I see. I agree that the variety in Bloodborne and Sekiro is very limited compared to what we are used to in the Dark Souls games.

 

[hannibal2469]

Sekiro

 

[kingpotato]

Honestly, whatever game gets put up against Bloodborne will always have less than half the votes I'd bet my account on it.

For real tho, I hope you're right cause I would snort Bloodborne if I could.

Sekiro conceptually feels mediocre by comparison.

 

[kingpotato]

Very very tough choice, but ultimately, it’s Bloodborne

I mean.... If you didn't, then who would???

 

[Phase]

Voting for Bloodborne and then seeing the results

 

[MrS]

Sekiro. Bloodborne is too easy and was made for casuals. Even the difficulty of the DLC bosses is overrated. Sekiro is a good challenge.

 

[Wunray]

I remember watching a yt video and a guy said it best, bloodborne is so good it retroactively makes the rest of the souls series good too.

 

[GlockSaint]

Wow i genuinely thought it would be more even. I personally could never get into bloodborne, i hate the art style and everything is way too vague for my liking, where to go, what to do etc

 

[Kokoloko85]

Game of the year vs game of Generation for me.
Sekiro has my favourite melee combat in games. I loved the overall game too. Not Dark Souls and Bloodbourne level but its amazing.

Bloodbourne is in my top 10 favourite games of all time. Lore. Story. Discovery. Bosses and NPC’s. Atmosphere...

 

[Saber]

Lol, thats a pretty damn easy.

Bloodborne in all parts. Setting, visuals, plot and gameplay. No contest.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

No contest lol

 

[Hestar69]

Sekiro is the worst Fromsoftware game from modern souls era, so Bloodborne of course.

^^ This. And I've played from games since Kings field games on the ps1. I could not get into seriko and after 10 hrs I quit. Maybe one day I can go back to it and enjoy it,but I hope they never make a part 2.

BB is one of the best game ever IMO

 

[Craig of War]

Sekiro for me cause i actually got to play it on my PC still waiting for Bloodborne at 120 fps if it ever get relase on PC.

 

[J____Av]

Bloodborne might be my favorite game ever

 

[Clarissa]

This poll is so evil.

I love both games so much and pitting Sekiro and Bloodborne against each other is crushing me

 

[Mozzarella]

Both are very good, Bloodborne is better and more re-playable.

 

[SrBelmont]

Bloodborne

 

[Azelover]

Bloodborne is the superior game.

Sekiro is awesome, but it's too frustrating..

 

[DelireMan7]

Easy choice.

Dark Souls is my all time favourite game.
Bloodborne is the close second.

Concerning Sekiro... OK but nothing crazy. Combat is nothing impressive and quickly redundant. But I see why it received so much praise. It's a glorified Beat'em all for me.

 

[Batiman]

Sekiro easily.

 

[Arachnid]

Sekiro. Bloodborne is too easy and was made for casuals. Even the difficulty of the DLC bosses is overrated. Sekiro is a good challenge.

As fantastic as it was, I thought the same thing about Sekiro. Bloodborne was by far the hardest Sousborne game IMO (no one in any other Soulsborne game came close to Ludwig, Lawrence, Orphan, or Maria; and that is before we get to the chalice bosses like defiled Watchdog or amygdala). Sekiro was a one trick pony. The second you realized you could almost spam the parry button and pull off the parry, the game became almost trivial (with the odd miraku counter and jump mixed in; the only real difficulty spikes were Lady Butterfly in the beginning to teach parries, Guardian Ape which was rough, and Demon of Hatred which stands up there with the best of Bloodborne).

 

[mcjmetroid]

I mean... that's the idea lol (for the record I prefer Bloodborne's art style but I'm big on horror and misery)

Ya I get that. Don't get me wrong it's s beautiful game in its own way but nah give me a variety look of areas.

Sekiro really excels here especially in the later stages of the game.

 

[FunkMiller]

Bloodborne all the way. Better story, better lore, better combat, better enemies, better environments, better gameplay loop. Just better.

 

[DelireMan7]

The second you realized you could almost spam the parry button and pull off the parry, the game became almost trivial

Demon of Hatred which stands up there with the best of Bloodborne)

 

[Cliff Underside]

I love the parrying animations in Sekiro, how the character changes his stance depending on the direction of the incoming blow. It makes the combat much nicer to look at. You can't beat Bloodborne though; the setting, the atmosphere, the bosses, the characters. It's just too good.

 

[alstrike]

Why can't both lose?

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

Sekiro was truly great. But there's no cap on the amount of fun you can have in Bloodborne because it has co-op and pvp.

 

[Zekra Dezivad]

Two fantastic games.
The fact that Bloodborne is stomping a GOTY contender/winner for a lot of people just shows influential it was.
It was so big in people's mind that the "souls" genre wasn't enough to express its importance. We basically added the name "soulsborne" just for one game. It's amazing.

For my personal tastes Bloodborne is incredible. I love the gameplay, the atmosphere, the art style. As a game, it's just a plain masterpiece.
In a scale of personale preference it's there in the olympus of gaming.

I'm still not convinced on which game I would love to win the GOTG "title" here on Neo Gaf. If I have to choose over the influence on the entire gaming world and game creators I'd say it would be a fight between The Witcher 3 and PUBG/Fortnite, which basically shaped the way a lot of games are designed and conceived just like other big games did in the past (GTA3's "free roaming", COD4 "modern FPS", World of Warcraft "MMORPG", Skyrim "sandbox openworld", Uncharted2 "cinematic gameplay", Demon/Dark Souls "hard, punitive and... souls!", and many more). Maybe The Witcher 3 influence was important for a bigger number and variety of games, but still.
However if I have to choose my favourite game of the generation, Bloodborne it's the easiest of the choices

 

[M.W.]

Both suck. Where's my option?

 

[fersnake]

finally some versus with some sense, not like prey vs darksouls or something like that but it doesnt make sense xD

btw Bloodborne

 

[Ozrimandias]

I've played both, played all of the games of From Software. Love them all. Platinum in Dark Souls 1 and 2, almost 80% in Bloodborne and on my way to platinum. But Sekiro....damn that game is hard...... it's the hardest of the From Software games? To me, it's becoming waaaaay more frustating than Dark Souls, in fact, Dark Souls and Bloodborne never became frustating, but challenging

 

[Fake]

Bloodfuckingborne

 

[Astral Dog]

Bloodborne is a classic Sekiro is a fun appetizer until Elden Ring comes out

 

[mekes]

Bloodborne is one of those games I wish I could experience for the first time again. Whilst Sekiro is just a damn good game. I enjoyed Sekiro more than I thought I would, it took me a fair bit of game progression before I really warmed up to it. But once I did, I had a blast with the game.

I remember I had a little break from gaming for a year or 2 before I played Dark Souls. Dark Souls was definitely one of the games that got me back into console gaming. Bloodborne is my favourite FS game. I love the art style and setting, it really resonates with me for some reason, I just think it’s cool AF. I got invested in the lore and was still piecing things together even a year after getting the platinum. The orchestral score was amazing. Byrgenworth, Hemwick Charnel lane, Cainhurst, Yharnam, all amazing settings. Memorable boss fights. Excellent replay value. Great DLC. Bloodborne had it all for me. It’s definitely the most fun I have had gaming in this gen.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Why can't both lose?

Because you can't win.

 

[alstrike]

Because you can't win.

I'm ok with that as long as none of them make it past the next round. Fuck them clunky ass games

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Painful choice. I know BB will win but I must vote Sekiro. It is the better game.

 

[BaneIsPain]

I’m sucker for japanese setting but Bloodborne shall get my vote.

 

[InterMusketeer]

Voted Sekiro because I expected BB to win. They're both great games, but I like Sekiro's focused, fast-paced combat and mobility. Dark Souls and BloodBorne feel slow and clunky in comparison. On the other hand, Sekiro could certainly use some more refinement, especially when it comes to the prosthetic tools. Sekiro has a lot of repeated content as well, which kinda sucks. BB feels like a more complete and balanced experience in comparison. The future's bright for FromSoft after Sekiro though.

 

[teezzy]

Devil May Cry V

Don't @ me, nerds

 

[Murr]

Sekiro from me, but i am sure both deserve the win.

 

[Northeastmonk]

”We are born of the blood, made men by the blood, undone by the blood. Our eyes are yet to open... Fear the old blood.”

Hard choice, but I’ll definitely choose Bloodborne.

 

[Lionel Richie]

Bloodborne, but it's really close. Sekiro is a masterpiece as well.

 

[oya_zenkimi]

Bloodborne. This game is masterpiece.

 

[Strider Highwind]

I did a no hit run of Sekiro on the Xbox One X...and it instantly became my fave souls type game even over Bloodborne...Bloodbornes easily my favorite playstation exclusive though. Had some of my most enjoyable moments this generation talking ish with the fellas on chat while playing bloodborne lol

Decided to go ahead and do another one on PC and the change in framerate man...puts it on another level for me. I will be honest though playing Sekiro maxed all the way out on a great PC Build has made me damn near dream of what they could do with a PC Version of Bloodborne.

Peep the avatar lol

Its something about learning the combat system and going toe to toe with the final boss in Sekiro that just puts it leagues above other games in combat..Quite possibly my fave combat system in a game. I pray, pray, pray that they make Sekiro a franchise

Edit:
I'd say art style in Bloodborne is >>>>>>> Sekiro
But gameplay in Sekiro man...I'm about to go play some more cause of this thread lol...My fave game of all time is Chrono Trigger and I usually run through it like atleast once a year - ever since it originally came out. I find myself booting sekiro and just running through it the same way

 

[GymWolf]

I like more the artstyle and weapons in blooborne but they are both great.

 

[tassletine]

I love both, but Sekiro felt like the distillation of a decade's worth of experience into ultra-refined gameplay. No weird experiments or gimmicks; just pure unforgiving combat that the player has to rise up to.

If it’s so distilled, then why is there so much empty space? It’s hardly a boss rush game.
Also the stealth and climbing elements are almost redundant. The game is full of filler and not refined even if the combat is good.

 

[Greedings]

Bloodborne felt like Dark Souls again with another skin. Sekiro had it's own special feel.