Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen vs Ravensword: Shadowlands

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

Specification Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen Capcom Ravensword: Shadowlands Crescent Moon Games
Overview
Release Date April 23, 2013 December 20, 2012
Availability Released Released
Age Rating Mature Teen
Developer Capcom, Capcom U.S.A Crescent Moon Games
Publisher Capcom Crescent Moon Games
Official Site https://www.dragonsdogma.com/ http://crescentmoongames.com/other-games/
Gameplay
Genre Action, Adventure, RPG Action, Adventure, RPG, Indie
Game Modes Single-player, Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective Third-person
Average Playtime 7 hours 1 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo PC, PlayStation, iOS, Android, Apple Macintosh, Linux, Nintendo
Available On PlayStation Store, Steam, GOG, Xbox Store, Nintendo eShop App Store, Steam, Google Play, PlayStation Store
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements 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. OS: Windows XP Service Pack 2 Processor: Dual Core 2GHz CPU Intel or AMD Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 400 Series or Radeon 6000 Series, 512MB graphics memory DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Recommended Requirements 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. OS: Windows 7 SP 1 Processor: Quad Core CPU Intel or AMD Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 500 Series or Radeon 7000 Series, 1GB Graphics memory DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 81 / 100
Community Rating 3.9 / 5 (681 ratings) 2.1 / 5 (34 ratings)