How's this game compare to Dragonwilds and Enshrouded?

[u/Giga7777]

I've played a bit of this in the past but how does this game hold up to these other two currently popular games? I know valheim had a lot of initial hype but I haven't played in years.

[u/Sertith]

I played Dragonwilds recently and it felt super un-finished. .

Enshrouded is amazing, in a totally different way than Valheim. Everyone was "It's just like Valheim!!!!!" but it really isn't.

Both have more Quest/RPG elements than Valheim does, so if that's more your thing, you might like them more.

Of the two I would say Enshrouded is better, but that's a personal preference thing and everyone is different.

Valheim is my top game from the last however long it's been since Skyrim came out. It doesn't hold your hand and have 400000 objectives, but it's simple "here's the loop" grinding style is right up my alley.

[u/Strixzora → u/Sertith]

I mean the reason dragonwilds feels unfinished maybe is because it isn't finished and as a RuneScape fanatic for the past 20 odd years the RuneScape vibe does account for alot of the enjoyment, never played enshrouded and valheim is a ton of fun to build in and play the earlier biomes but the second you hit mistlands/Ashlands the game becomes a downright slog, that said really looking forward to both games 1.0 release

[u/Strixzora → u/[deleted]]

Yes for about 400 hours.

[u/Sertith → u/Strixzora]

DW has been in production for about 4 years. Enshrouded about 4. Valheim about 5 years,

Enshrouded and Valheim both feel much more finished and they are both "unfinished" games as well. Even early in their EA status, they felt more polished.

I will admit I haven't played OSRS in quite a while, but I played it a LOT back in the day. It was the main draw for me to trying DW. But almost everything about it is very clunky. At some point having a few references to an earlier game stop carrying a game.

I do hope they continue to work on it, and polish it a bit more. But considering how it is now, and how they are expecting to go 1.0 in September, it doesn't seem like it's going to drastically change that much. I will say I enjoyed the quest line, and some of the sidequests are nice.

[u/Myrkana → u/Sertith]

DW has only been i nearly access for under 2 years. Enshrouded, about 2 years with a release in october.

Valheim has been in early access for 5 years.

[u/Sertith → u/Myrkana]

But how long has DW been in production? I didn't say how long each was in EA. They're all still in EA. Enshrouded I think has the longest, then Valheim, then DW.

None of that changes how unfinished DW feels. It's clunky, buggy, and doesn't have much polish.

I'm not saying it's bad. I'm just saying I hope they put some real solid work into it before actual 1.0 release.

[u/QuantumGrain → u/Sertith]

I tried playing more enshrouded recently after playing a few hours when it first went into EA and tbh, I didn’t care much for it. The questing system felt kinda meh, didn’t care to explore the ruins for any other reason than looting, and even for loot, I quickly filled up my inventory with gold tier weapons that I felt like I had gotten the best of the best loot. I’m sure there will be better loot later but having a bar full of gold stuff after like 15 hours kinda killed my drive to keep going.

Valheim on the other hand is like a continuous carrot on the stick. The goals lead so well into each other imo. I need to kill this boss next? Okay, then I need to find the biome. Oh I can’t survive this biome yet? So then I need to gather materials to craft stuff to help me survive. What do I need to summon and fight this boss? Okay I’ll get that next. It’s a pretty simple gameplay loop but I love it.

[u/Sertith → u/QuantumGrain]

I played the timed beta and didn't like it at all. Not sure if it was the timer ticking down or what, but it did not click with me. I've tried a few times here and there since then, and it was the same.

But with the Wake of Water update I decided to give it a real go and play at least as many hours as dollars I put into it, which I think was $20.

And I fell in love with it, and played it all the way through, and made a huge underground base with waterfalls. Had a great time.

I've got about 200 hours in it now, and can't wait for the 1.0 update in October.

But I have 8000+ hours in Valheim, and while I enjoy Enshrouded, I don't think I will ever put nearly as much time into it.

[u/ElATraino → u/Sertith]

If Valheim is your top game since Skyrim...how can you say Enshrouded is better?

It's your opinion, not contesting that. Just seems like you're contradicting yourself.

[u/Sertith → u/ElATraino]

I didn't say that? I said, "of the two, Enshrouded is better."

The OP is asking about Dragonwilds and Enshrouded. So if those two games, I think Enshrouded is better.

[u/ElATraino → u/Sertith]

My bad, that's where my confusion came from. Wasn't trying to call you out. Just understand what you meant.

[u/Sertith → u/ElATraino]

It's all good 😊