Canyon Racing - Elite Dangerous vs. Star Citizen

In both Elite Dangerous and Star Citizen, it is pretty fun to fly a small, light ship through a canyon. In this case, the Origin 350r takes on the Adder. How do the two games (and ships) stack up against each other?

Song used: Star Citizen OST - Artemis Explorers

[CrimsonGamer]

This video is getting stupidly popular for some reason (analytics shows an exponential growth in views WTF), so I think I should do a quick FAQ:

1. Why does Elite look so bad?
Elite is an aging game. This was also recorded in Horizons, with the old planetary tech. This is because awesome canyons like this still existed. The new tech is a little toned down and more realistic, but unfortunately did away with procedural generation. I also had night vision on (even in daylight) so I could better see the contours.

2. You can't compare these games for XYZ!!
This video wasn't really meant to be a comparison of the two, it was just the result of mashing three video ideas together into one big meme clip. I love and hate both games equally, for different reasons. I appreciate that this has sparked a lot of debate in the comments, and I want to hear your thoughts, but always remember to be civil. At the end of the day, it only gaem, why you haf to be mad?

3. Ew you spent real money on virtual spaceships?
I only have the starter Avenger Titan package in SC. I have grinded in-game credits to build my fleet, which now includes the Avenger Titan, the Vanguard Sentinel, the 350r, and the Ares Ion. I've actually spent more money on Elite Dangerous cosmetics.

4. Why would you use the Adder instead of the Viper or iEagle?
You are clearly new to this channel, and I welcome you to check out some of my other elite dangerous videos!

[assassing]

That rally race meme overlay was hilarious.

[redguy]

Lol, nice to hear that Samir went from training in rally cars to racing spaceships. 😂

[ghostrecondelta]

I love how the Adder has "adderall" on the dash, which is what I need when I fly an Adder.

[ThatTinyDude]

yeah but you have wings and air pressure that's helping you; that poor adder had to fight against a vacuum :(

[laz]

This is a really fun video. To me it highlights the terrain difference - in ED you can see the engine is pretty old now - it's soft and smooth looking - in SC, you can see how much more advanced it is, with all sorts or terrain, smooth, jagged, windswept sand dunes.

[gelobledo]

Great meme audio clips. Coming from Elite i am just blown away how beautiful and immersive planets on Star Citizen are. Lot of people say "oh yea Elite has a whole galaxy and Star Citizen only has one system" I say well look how beautiful you can make a planet when you can put more resources into making it detailed and immersive compared to Randomly generated Planets with no soul. Hands down for immersion Star Citizen all day. I still love Elite for its game play but having fun with a lot of Space games right now and they all have something special. I say dont get stuck on one saying its the best and everything is crap compared to it. Try out numerous space games you will be surprised with how much fun a lot of them are

[LittleLightUwU]

in elite you just bounce of wallS and keep going, in SC you bounce into A wall and hope you didnt loose a engine in the cutlass or a wing in an arrow.
because the ships behave different then and are extremely hard to control...

the only ship i can think of in elite that has a damage model is the anaconda, and thats only cosmetic

i got your point

[xSpocKx]

There's something to be said for the charming sounds of your ship sounding as if it is falling apart as you use it in a way it was never intended to be used.

[Ryzen_X]

It's very sad that Frontier did not upgrade Elite to the level that SC has, I my self have left Elite and started recently playing SC and I have to say that it blew me away right from the start although I know that is still in an Alpha development process but who knows if the guys at Frontier can surprise us wiht an astonishing new future version of Elite beating SC.

[reddemon]

You ask why has this video become so popular, for me that is simple to answer. It's funny, and entertaining. Loved the Rally race overlay, and that last bit at the end....lost it. Good job man.

[rudder]

Damn, first time seeing a side to side and it makes me appreciate SC's graphics more with how the lighting looks and just feels more natural than ED

[alicez]

"Sammy, SAMMY! What are you doing man?! Fcking hell!!" 🤣🤣
SC you can definitely feel the speed and graphics are on point, ED falls a little short in both of those aspects, but still both games are great. Really enjoyed the commentary whenever it switched to ED.

[Meister_Dwight]

Racing along the river at microTech is pretty amazing feeling, being squeezed in between the trees

[yoonseongdo]

Samir I beg you, you're breaking the adder

[Husk-cd]

I love Elite Dangerous, but how gorgeous does Star Citizen look!

[FoxNamedFinn]

Within the last year played and then bought SC during the IAE, still longing to return to Elite, but no longer hating Star Citizen for the sake of hating it

[ethnine]

I am not saying one is better than the other. But I will say Star Citizen's music is incredible. There's few redeeming qualities of this game, but the ones that are there truly are spectacular.

[Sitr]

I wait for CIG to make as spectacular canyons as they are in Elite. Canyon cruising in ED was OMFGGGG! But low flying in SC feels even better. I need a combo of both. SC quality in ED's canyons!

[aardvarkmindshank]

Wow the difference is significant. Star Citizen is so much more realistic. Seriously wow I love CGIs planetary tech.