Dark Souls Remastered

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User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 380 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 303 out of 380
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 380
  3. Negative: 49 out of 380
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  1. LordOMO
    Apr 11, 2020
    7
    A fantastic game and a good port for the most part. Graphics and performance are significantly upgraded from the PS3 version. However there is one massive issue with this port that may very well completely ruin the experience for some players:
    THE AUDIO HAS BEEN COMPRESSED TO HELL AND BACK.
    Seriously, depending on the sound system you are using the game can sound absolutely dreadfull.    A fantastic game and a good port for the most part. Graphics and performance are significantly upgraded from the PS3 version. However there is one massive issue with this port that may very well completely ruin the experience for some players:
    THE AUDIO HAS BEEN COMPRESSED TO HELL AND BACK.
    Seriously, depending on the sound system you are using the game can sound absolutely dreadfull.
    It's fine if you use the internal speakers of the Switch, or maybe if you use cheap headphones.
    But try playing it on TV with a good sound system or try using good headphones: it will sound really really bad.
    I can only assume that this was done to fit the game on a cheap 4gb cartridge. But then they didn't even decide to make the proper audio files available as a download.
    All in all this really hurts the experience of playing an otherwise fantastic game.    … Expand
  2. Clemew
    May 17, 2020
    7
    An excellent game, obviously. Being able to play it on a mobile device is great. And from a purely technical standpoint, this port is good : it takes the 360/PS3 version, increases the resolution and cleans up the original textures. The game runs at a rather steady 30fps, albeit with the typical framepacing issue found in all FromSoft games running at 30fps. Now, why 7? This game aloneAn excellent game, obviously. Being able to play it on a mobile device is great. And from a purely technical standpoint, this port is good : it takes the 360/PS3 version, increases the resolution and cleans up the original textures. The game runs at a rather steady 30fps, albeit with the typical framepacing issue found in all FromSoft games running at 30fps. Now, why 7? This game alone obviously deserves much more. But this port has two glaring issues that somehow were NEVER patched by Bandai Namco and Virtuos. The first one is the sound, which sounds definitely worst than it did in the original releases. Swing your weapon, and it will sound like someone is opening a bag of chips in a remote corner of Narnia. Launch a chorus-charged piece of music, and it'll sound like an army of mosquitoes is coming at you. Yes, it's THAT bad, and they have no excuse not to have made high quality sound available as a patch or download.

    The second issue is button mapping. Somehow Virtuos decided to stick to the Western button mapping of the game, instead of the Japanese one. It could be nothing, except ALL other games on the Switch are mapped following Japanese custom, and so is the controller. Here, you'll press A to cancel, B to confirm. In other words: prepare to cancel A LOT. A lot a lot. And it can make a huge difference in a notoriously difficult game in which menus don't pause the game. The Switch now allows custom mapping of the button but it's a hassle, and worst offense: the option to switch those two buttons is shown in the parameters of the game... But greyed out!!!

    Feels, overall, like a half-baked port that could have been nearly perfect with just a little post-release support from Bandai Namco and Virtuos. Both this masterpiece and the Switch deserved better but well, for Switch-only owners or those who appreciate portability, it still does the job.    … Expand
  3. alan2pc
    Oct 15, 2020
    5
    They say this game is hard. What they don’t say is even the menu to design your player is hard. The buttons were incredibly counterintuitive, it took me a frustrating long time to design my player, and I began the game with a bad taste in my mouth. Why couldn’t “A” be to confirm a selection and “B” be for going back, like every other switch game? Anyways, I began the game, which lookedThey say this game is hard. What they don’t say is even the menu to design your player is hard. The buttons were incredibly counterintuitive, it took me a frustrating long time to design my player, and I began the game with a bad taste in my mouth. Why couldn’t “A” be to confirm a selection and “B” be for going back, like every other switch game? Anyways, I began the game, which looked graphically dated, played up to the point where I needed to look on my phone to figure out what I had to do to get to the next thing in the game because it wasn’t clear, and then I listed the game on eBay for sale. This game was not for me. And I like hard games.… Expand
  4. quanta
    Oct 23, 2018
    5
    The only reason to play on the switch is for the handheld mode, because every other platform is to be preferred otherwise. Unfortunately, it will get your switch super hot pretty fast and drain a lot of battery making use in handheld not that appealing either. Sad.
  5. bonsai
    Nov 15, 2021
    7
    The game is a masterpiece that aged like fine milk honestly, compared to the other entries of the serie, this one has way too many parts that didn't take the fun of the player into consideration, but overall is still worth playing.
  6. ZeoN
    Dec 6, 2018
    7
    Gran videojuego de la época de PS3 y 360 llevado con remasterizaciones leves a Switch con la ventaja de ser portatil. No he terminado el juego y no me ha gustado demasiado pero hay que reconocer la calidad que este tiene tanto en ambientación como en jugabilidad. Recomendado para los amantes de la saga.
  7. PrudentLolipop
    Dec 29, 2018
    6
    Thanks Miyazaki,we buy the patch for the price of the game.I played the original on PC and xbox 360 with terrible optimization and bad netcode.In principle, nothing has changed only slightly tightened the schedule and made the blood look like jam.
  8. ZigiZagi
    Jan 22, 2019
    7
    Неплохой порт. 30 фпс огорчили больше всего. В целом управление адекватное и удобное. Приятно иметь карманный Дарк Соулс. Всем любителям Соулс игр советую к приобретению. Игра хороша. Оценка выставлена именно порту игры, а не самой игре.Неплохой порт. 30 фпс огорчили больше всего. В целом управление адекватное и удобное. Приятно иметь карманный Дарк Соулс. Всем любителям Соулс игр советую к приобретению. Игра хороша. Оценка выставлена именно порту игры, а не самой игре.
  9. Zelda1979
    Apr 7, 2019
    6
    Hated the controls. Great gameplay but bit too hard for me. Tried really hard to like but couldn't get into it
  10. Inari_Acolyte
    Jul 8, 2019
    7
    Just good ol' Dark Souls on Switch.
    Not different than other ports of the game aside from being portable.
  11. UltrANeX
    Jul 2, 2021
    7
    This was my first entry into the souls series and I have to say, it's become one of my favorite games ever made. I would give the game a 9 or even a 10. But, I expected a little more from a remaster. There are many videos labeling missed opportunities with the remaster, and lingering issues. There are some great quality of life changes, like rebinding l3 to sprint only, some pvp changesThis was my first entry into the souls series and I have to say, it's become one of my favorite games ever made. I would give the game a 9 or even a 10. But, I expected a little more from a remaster. There are many videos labeling missed opportunities with the remaster, and lingering issues. There are some great quality of life changes, like rebinding l3 to sprint only, some pvp changes (Pvp still just as dumb as it was before with dark magic and other bs), and the graphical changes on the other ports were cool, but a 7 year gap, you kinda wanted more. I wouldn't say this is a ripoff, DSR is pretty much a direct upgrade on consoles. On pc, there is dsfix, so the choice isn't as obvious.… Expand
  12. Ginger_Avenger
    Jan 8, 2023
    7
    It's a good game. Not a great version- it looks and plays like a straight PS3 port, not a remaster. Overall, quality of gameplay uneven. Love the first half of the game. Did not enjoy the second half nearly as much (I say this as someone who has beaten DS2). I want to write a longer review but I keep getting a Bad Gateway 403 if I go over a certain word count.
  13. Sif1
    Aug 26, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Those **** rolling skeletons should be **** be debuffed they are so **** anonmnnnnnoying and… Expand

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#55 Best Switch Game of 2018
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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 51 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 51
  3. Negative: 0 out of 51
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2019
    50
    It’s another edition of the same old thing. One that has nothing to offer apart from what should be offered in the least – and still doesn’t accomplish it well enough to be worthy of any praise. [13/2018, p.76]
  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Feb 26, 2019
    80
    There are technical limitations inherent with the Switch version of Dark Souls, but if you're from a time where you can fight through it, you should be OK. [Issue #37 – January/February 2019, p. 73]
  3. DualShockers
    Dec 10, 2018
    80
    Dark Souls Remastered on the Nintendo Switch brings a new kind of revelry to the moment-to-moment victories like finding a bonfire or killing a boss.
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