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  • Summary: Embark upon an epic dark fantasy in a universe stricken by decline and the Curse. Explore its intricate world design - full of hidden passages, dungeons and secrets - and uncover its deeply rooted lore.

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  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
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  1. Jun 19, 2018
    100
    At the end of the day this is the perfect way to play Dark Souls. If you are a new player, the game will still be just as challenging but it will look and feel like a much more modern game. If you are a veteran, this is a beautiful nostalgia filled trip through my personal favorite game of the 360/PS3 era.
  2. May 27, 2018
    90
    While bare-bones on the surface, Dark Souls Remastered is one of the best games of the last 20 years running better than it ever has. New players will find all of the mood, challenge, and tension of the original, and returning vets are given beefier online options and minor tweaks to small details. More importantly, it keeps one of the medium’s best games easily accessible and readily available.
  3. Jul 18, 2018
    85
    Remastered edition is mostly made for new players, but it is still Dark Souls, one of the best action RPG-s in history.
  4. Jun 5, 2018
    82
    Whatever score I tack onto the end of this will struggle to capture the proper essence of what must be the purest Souls experience you can find on modern consoles. Bloodborne feels fundamentally different, while Dark Souls III carries all the improvements and changes that have been made to the franchise up to this point. Dark Souls Remastered is a shined-up version of the series, in essence, a pure delivery of exquisite suffering and sublime reward with a stable frame-rate and functional lighting. From a technical perspective, I can’t recommend this game enough.
  5. Jun 23, 2018
    80
    This Dark Souls Remastered targets people who played the original game on console, or the ones who never played it before. It’s still one of a kind game, but this remastered version is definitely too lazy.
  6. May 25, 2018
    80
    Dark Souls Remastered is a good reminder how far we’ve come in the last seven years. This is almost all nostalgia, with the potential to grab newer players and show them where the series more or less started. It’s beginning to feel a little dated, with adjustments to combat and movement from newer games not being implemented, but there’s still the sense of overwhelming gratification when playing, not to mention intense strategy.
  7. 60
    Dark Souls: Remastered can almost barely be considered a remastered title for PC gamers and, while it provides some increase in graphics and quality of life improvements, these additions are largely negligible unless you’re a dedicated multiplayer fan. Despite this fact, Dark Souls is still an amazing game that is worth playing through more than once, and there’s a lot here for gamers who’ve never played through the first title in the Souls series.

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Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 38 out of 187
  1. May 25, 2018
    10
    Much better to play this one, than original port even with all fixes. Praise the Sun!
  2. Mar 9, 2020
    10
    I didn't play this real time video game much, well I did play it a little, I beat the first boss, but not the second boss.

    Currently I am
    I didn't play this real time video game much, well I did play it a little, I beat the first boss, but not the second boss.

    Currently I am stuck on the second boss right now and I cannot make a progress until I beat the second boss of this real time video game.

    From my experience I just can say that this real time video game is definitely one of the hardest and most difficult real time video games without easy mode, so shame.

    Maybe this is good that this real time video game doesn't have an easy mode, because this way you both have to learn how to play better and get better in real time video gaming in order to continue playing this real time video game. Otherwise you are just stuck forever.

    I don't care that I am stuck on the second boss, because for me, this real time video game is still very fun to play and for me this what makes this real time video game so good.

    All games that I consider bad are games that are too boring.

    Personally I cannot play any game that is too boring, even if the game is extremely easy and I can finish it very easily without any effort.
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  3. May 28, 2022
    10
    It's Dark Souls but with better graphics, I think the original was and still is an unmissable landmark unique title that arguably changed theIt's Dark Souls but with better graphics, I think the original was and still is an unmissable landmark unique title that arguably changed the gaming landscape. Expand
  4. Feb 29, 2020
    8
    In short, this is a great simulator to fix your "curvature".
    Well, in fact, Dark Souls will give you an unforgettable emotions that you will
    In short, this is a great simulator to fix your "curvature".
    Well, in fact, Dark Souls will give you an unforgettable emotions that you will never experience in most other games (as positive as negative). It is for difficulty (balanced difficulty (in most cases :) )) I passioned about the whole series of Souls (and games from “Fromes” in general). Great design of the world, armor, weapons, opponents and, of course, bosses. A wonderful soundtrack that will not leave anyone indifferent. However, if you have played the first Dark Souls, then it is not necessary to buy a Remaster as here you will not find any essential changes. But, if you have not played the game, so it is a beatiful chance for you to find out about the Miyazaki's masterpiece and Dark Souls series as whole.
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  5. Jan 28, 2023
    8
    A great game, started its own genre. That being said, the game falls off a cliff after Anor Londo.
  6. May 19, 2021
    6
    I can kind of see why people love the game so much, but I guess I need more story, dialogue, and fleshed out lore with my RPGs. Cool weaponsI can kind of see why people love the game so much, but I guess I need more story, dialogue, and fleshed out lore with my RPGs. Cool weapons and a pretty amazing world, though. Expand
  7. Mar 24, 2020
    0
    They didn't remaster s***. Then forced everyone off the old game. They also ruined the chances of us ever getting a proper remaster of THEThey didn't remaster s***. Then forced everyone off the old game. They also ruined the chances of us ever getting a proper remaster of THE GREATEST GAME EVER MADE. The original is a masterpiece but had technical and graphical issues that stemmed from a low budget and the fact that it was made 10 years ago, none of which were touched in this. Expand

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