Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition Bandai Namco Entertainment S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date August 23, 2012 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Mature
Developer FromSoftware GSC Game World
Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.preparetodie.com/ http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Gameplay
Genre Action, RPG Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third-person First-person
Average Playtime 14 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On Steam Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows XP , Windows Vista, Windows 7, or newer Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 GHz+ or AMD Phenom II X2 545 3.0 GHz+ Memory: 2 GB Hard Disk Space: 4GB Video Card: GeForce 9800 GTX+ or ATI Radeon HD 4870+ DirectX®: 9.0c Sound: Direct Sound Compatible Additional: Microsoft Xbox 360® Controller for Windows® (or equivalent) is strongly recommended. OS: Windows XP, SP2 Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/ 2.2. GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+ Memory: 768 MB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 5900 128MB / AMD Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB DirectX®: DirectX 9 compatible Hard Drive: 6 GB of free space Sound: DirectX 9 compatible
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 85 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 4.4 / 5 (1,266 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)