Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin vs Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin vs Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin Bandai Namco Entertainment, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment US, FromSoftware Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Capcom
Overview
Release Date April 1, 2015 April 23, 2013
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America, FromSoftware Capcom, Capcom U.S.A
Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment US, FromSoftware Capcom
Official Site http://www.darksoulsii.com https://www.dragonsdogma.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, RPG Action, Adventure, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third-person Third-person
Average Playtime 25 hours 7 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, Steam PlayStation Store, Steam, GOG, Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Processor: AMD® A8 3870 3,6 Ghz or Intel® Core ™ i3 2100 3.1Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 465 / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 23 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 11 sound device OS: Windows Vista or newer (32 or 64 bit) Processor: Intel Core i5 660 CPU or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Radeon HD 5870 or equivalent DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX-compatible sound card or onboard audio chip Additional Notes: 1) Supports Keyboard+Mouse and XInput/DirectInput devices including Xbox 360, Xbox One, DualShock4 and Steam Controller. 2) Some high end integrated graphics chips and modern gaming laptops with a discrete GPU may work but have not been tested, nor are they officially supported by Capcom.
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Processor: AMD® FX 8150 3.6 GHz or Intel® Core™ i7 2600 3.4 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750, ATI Radeon™ HD 7850 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 23 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 11 sound device OS: Windows 7/8/10 Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or equivalent DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX-compatible sound card or onboard audio chip Additional Notes: 1) Supports Keyboard+Mouse and XInput/DirectInput devices including Xbox 360, Xbox One, DualShock4 and Steam Controller. 2) Some high end integrated graphics chips and modern gaming laptops with a discrete GPU may work but have not been tested, nor are they officially supported by Capcom.
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 79 / 100 81 / 100
Community Rating 4.1 / 5 (1,225 ratings) 3.9 / 5 (681 ratings)