8 Reasons Dark Souls Is BETTER Than Sekiro

4. Environments Are More Creative

This one is a little bit more subjective and probably will come down the kind of world you prefer, but the environments in Dark Souls have way more variety when it comes to how they look, and across art direction in general. For instance, the rooftops of Undead Burg give way to the previously mentioned depths of Blighttown, which further descend into Hell with the demon ruins. No two areas in the game look the same.

You always feel like you're venturing to places where humans don't belong, going from areas that look vaguely familiar in their layout and architecture, to Lovecraftian hellscapes that are gorgeous to simply stop and look at.

Sekiro, on the other hand, while beautiful, has a lot of areas that look similar. Ashina and its surroundings are lovingly detailed and rooted in Japanese culture, but by taking a more "realistic" approach to the design, a lot of the map inevitably looks a little familiar.

There are few surprises, like the illusory monkey world, but they're few and far between. Worse still, some environments are ripped straight out of FromSoftware's cheat book, with yet another poison pit and mystical forest showing up. It's still awesome, but lacks the variety that made Dark Souls' world resonate so deeply.