SFOTH IV vs. Sword Fighting Tournament

   Sword Fighting Tournament is a tournament based game created by The Gamer 101. SFOTH IV (Sword Fights on the Heights 4) is a deathmatch based game created by Shedletsky, or Telamon. Sword Fighting Tournament was created in 2009, and has over 14 million views. SFOTH was created in 2008, and has over 6 million. Even so, place visits don't prove ANYTHING. I'm lookin' at you five star island resort. Now, before we begin, I'd like to state that this is going by my opinion, although I'll try to be as fair about it as possible and use as many facts as I can. These two games may both have swords, but they're very different. Now, we begin.

   Weapon Assortment: Everybody knows the SFOTH swords, Darkheart, Firebrand, Icedagger, etc. They're all very valuable as gears, and they set a standard for all swords. Sword Fighting tournament has 14 swords in the normal shop, plus a bunch more you can get by buying a special weapon shop V.I.P. Both games have a few things other than weapons, like upgrades. In the case of upgrades, they have about the same. The large weapon assortment keeps you glued to the screen, but the challenges of fighting and hunting for them in SFOTH does the same. Still, I'm going to have to give this round to Sword Fighting Tournament. There are more swords, almost as many upgrades, and you have to work for all of them, which keeps you playing.

   The Terrain: In SFOTH, the main part of the title is on the heights, which is really what this game is centered around.  For each sword, you need to fight through the heights to get them, you have to jump, slash, and sprint all the way through it. With the symbolic ring of fire marking the center arena, everyone knows "The Heights." There are also some obstacles, like the spinning blades of fire and the disappearing platforms. But don't count SFT out yet. SFT has multiple maps, some famed for their obstacles, some for their detail. Some big, some small, there's a big assortment of maps and a practice arena. There's even a viewing area. I'm gonna have to call this one a tie.

   Lasting (and Overall) Fun: By lasting fun, I mean time spent on the game without getting bored, and how many times you want to go back and play it. Sword fights on the heights is a classic. You always want to beat your score and get all of the swords and items at once, and just dominate the competition. Sword Fighting Tournament, on the other hand, has many bonus modes, maps, swords, upgrades, and people to play with, which keeps you going. Both games can get frustrating if you're not that skilled though, and can lead rage quitting.  Because Sword Fighting Tournament has so many modes and swords to work for, it gets kudos. But the never ending fighting of SFOTH IV gets it points. I usually get frustrated and rage quit waaayyy more often in SFOTH IV, so I'm gonna say SFT wins this one.

  Updates: This is the quantity and quality of the updates put into the games by their creator. Shedletsky doesn't update Sword Fights on the Heights too often, but it's a completed classic game and doesn't need too many updates. Still, he hads little things like a lag meter, thumbnails, videos, etc. Sword Fighting Tournament gets a lot of updates, including new maps, modes, swords, etc. Still, not all of his updates are loved, some are controversial and lag the game or create glitches. I think the game is currently pretty smooth. TheGamer101 gets points for keeping the game fresh, and Shedletsky gets points for not going crazy and ruining his game, but still occasionally adding updates. Don't fix it if it ain't broke, as they say. (If only he treated the Roblox layout the same way.) Still, TheGamer101 gets this, for keeping the game fresh.

   Engagement: (Not in the marriage kind of way.) I mean which game engages you more. In Sword Fighting Tournament, you not only compete in tournaments, but bet in them. Unfortunately, you have to wait a while between rounds, and even longer if you lose. In Sword Fights on the Heights, it's just pure fighting, no limits, no waiting. So in this round, Sword Fights on the Heights takes the win.

   Miscellaneous: SFOTH IV gets a point for remaining true to its origins. Sword Fighting Tournament gets a point for having more place visits. SFOTH IV gets a point for being a classic preferred by many. Yes I know that that is a very sketchy point with not much evidence, but I'd like to point out that they currently both have about 167 thousand favorites, even though Sword Fighting Tournament has over double the place visits. Which just goes to show that although SFOTH IV got less visits, the bigger majority of the people who played it thought it was good enough to favorite.

Final Score: (Ties are 1 point each) Sword Fighting Tournament wins, 5-4. I know this is going to spark flame, most people prefer SFOTH IV. I tried to be fair, but remember this does go by MY opinion. Still, I hope you enjoyed.