Dark Souls Remastered

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1057 Ratings

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  1. elolugo
    May 30, 2020
    7
    This game is not for everybody. There could have been so much QoL improvements but there aren't
  2. mennybolt
    Oct 15, 2022
    7
    Not one of my favorite. I'm not a big fan of soulsborn anyways. I finished the game. Not too bad combat is really fun even in 2022. Game is not too hard, just overall I'm not a big fan of die bunch of times, get experience and knowledge, try it again, win cycle which is basically soulsborn.
  3. BoomerZoomer
    May 7, 2022
    7
    beat 80% of it and quit its simply isn't fun and a chore also i don't really get dopamine rush from beating bosses i would rather play high rank competitive multiplayer game if i wanted that
  4. LimpDingus
    Jan 22, 2019
    6
    To begin, I'd like to note this is a review of the game Dark Souls. Not necessarily a review of the remaster itself.
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    There is only one way to truely beat a Soulsborne game, and that is to defeat every boss in the game. After 71hrs, I can say I have finally beaten Dark Souls: Remastered(that includes the Artorias of the Abyss included DLC). Again, I would like to point out that I played    To begin, I'd like to note this is a review of the game Dark Souls. Not necessarily a review of the remaster itself.
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    There is only one way to truely beat a Soulsborne game, and that is to defeat every boss in the game. After 71hrs, I can say I have finally beaten Dark Souls: Remastered(that includes the Artorias of the Abyss included DLC). Again, I would like to point out that I played the Soulsborne games in this order: Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin, and Dark Souls: Remastered.
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    Complaints
    I had some expectations going into this(which you should never do), and because of that, I left the game feeling very disappointed. One of the most disappointing things was the level design. I always heard from everyone how "ingenious", how "amazing", how "insanely awesome" the level design this game had was. However, it must've been nastolgia telling those people that. I haven't seen level design this horrendous in a very long time. I can't tell you how many times the enviornment has gotten me killed. Or how many times I completely missed an area because of poor level design(I would like to again remind you all I have put in 71hrs. I make sure I miss nothing, and I still missed things). While I'm complaing about the level design, I have to mention Lost Izalith and Demon Ruins. These two areas are connected to each other and it feels like the designers gave up halfway through. Demon Ruins has the worst enemy placement in the game with about 12 Taurus Demons and 10 Capra Demons bunched together. This isn't an interesting challenge, it comes across as lazy and uninspired. Lost Izalith is popular with it's poor level design as many people say it's as large as an ocean, but as deep as a puddle. The character control in this game is pretty annoying after playing the newer titles. Unlike in the newer Souls games, your character is slower and responds to player input with slow animations that can easily get you killed. With that being said, the camera comes in the #2 spot for things that got me killed. I can be walking over one of the many narrow walkways in the game and if a wall or arch hits the camera... your character will flick and run right off to their death. Let's get into some PvP complaints starting with the two biggest problems. This game is jam packed with hackers that will invade or summon you, give you an egg head, curse you, get you banned, etc. I figured this remaster would have put some more strict cheat dectection in place, but I guess not. Next is back stabbing, you can say "it's part of Dark Souls 1 and you just need to git gud" all day, but it's broken. My final complaint is of course the bugs and glitches. I wish I had made a list of every bug and glitch I came across, but that would have been too long. One bug that got me killed a ton was clipping though the floor and falling to my death. Another being NPC dialogs getting locked up and unable to continue. Items dropped by killing an enemy have a chance to clip through the floor. Being parried in certain spots(stairs) can make you clip though the floor and fall to your death. There are also a ton of smaller bugs and glitches that I wouldn't say affected my gameplay negatively.
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    Praises
    Dark Souls has quite a handful of flaws, but it also got a bunch of things right. The biggest thing I love about the Soulsborne games is the setting. The beautiful fantasy world they throw you into and the creatures they have you battle against inspired from shows, movies, books, and ancient lore. The music has always added so much more to each of these games and definiately needs to be praised. The score that begins just as you enter a boss fight always gets you into the moment. The music even tells you a little about the boss you're facing, for example, Gwyn's fight. Unlike most other boss battles in the game, Gwyn's music has more of a sad tone, letting you know that there is a deeper story than just going from area to area killing the boss and progressing, it is the end of a great demigod. A very important aspect of the game is enemies and their variety. I am never disappointed when it comes to the enemies in Soulsborne game. There were a slew of new enemies I have never seen in the other titles in Dark Souls: Remastered. Some like the giant rotting dragons, those disgusting lava fly things in Blighttown, the mini boss Hydras. And finally, I have to mention the combat of Dark Souls. This is now my favorite type of combat system of any game I've played. I know each game has done it slighty differently, but it just feels great. It's hard to explain why I like it so much, I'd just say give it a try.    … Expand
  5. TheMitherer
    May 26, 2018
    5
    Just about worth it at half price and the main reason for that is the game is once again very busy, not because of any remastering that's gone on. A huge huge missed opportunity to make a great game a truly outstanding one. Edit - changed my rating from 7 to 5 after realising the matchmaking system is utterly stupid.
  6. sgy0003
    May 25, 2018
    6
    This port is for anyone who doesn't own the original, or played later games but not the first one. If you are in either category, then this would be a good opportunity to see what made the first game so good.

    BUT! This is a **** port regardless. Anyone who owns the previous version knows about the dsfix and the improvement it and other visual mods can bring. This is more of an update    This port is for anyone who doesn't own the original, or played later games but not the first one. If you are in either category, then this would be a good opportunity to see what made the first game so good.

    BUT! This is a **** port regardless. Anyone who owns the previous version knows about the dsfix and the improvement it and other visual mods can bring. This is more of an update that you have to pay $20 for. It is essentially the same game, with very little changes. Don't even bother with PVP; it is still a backstab hell    … Expand
  7. Asand
    Sep 18, 2018
    7
    Great game but not so good remaster. Minor changes when compared to original, on PC visuals are only slightly improved.
    During my playthrough I had real trouble finding someone for coop after first few levels. Only invaders with well optimized and PvP focused characters. Much easier to find someone in DS3.
    It is worth giving it a try if you haven't played it before or want to refresh    Great game but not so good remaster. Minor changes when compared to original, on PC visuals are only slightly improved.
    During my playthrough I had real trouble finding someone for coop after first few levels. Only invaders with well optimized and PvP focused characters. Much easier to find someone in DS3.

    It is worth giving it a try if you haven't played it before or want to refresh the experience. Not worth full price.

    Played on i5-3570K and GTX970 with constant frame rate and no technical issues at all.    … Expand
  8. EmperorRyker
    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 weapons and a pretty amazing world, though.
  9. bodhran
    Oct 29, 2018
    5
    They should have updated the game's combat system to feel as good as Dark Souls 3. The game feels so far behind in terms of gameplay. Besides that issue the game is a nice remaster if you have already enjoyed the game but if you are new then it would be best to avoid since the gameplay difference is huge.
  10. kezzyhko
    Aug 5, 2020
    5
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  11. aesirus96
    Aug 15, 2023
    7
    O jogo é lindo, maravilhoso e gostoso? Sim.

    Precisava de uma versão remasterizada? Com certeza. O remastered é bom? Sem dúvidas! Vale o preço? Só numa boa promoção. Mesmo com remasterização, é uma vergonha esse preço praticado pela Bandai. Mano, mesmo que a versão remasted seja de 2018, o jogo em si é de 2011 e ta quase com o preço de jogo AAA em 2023, sem contar que teve    O jogo é lindo, maravilhoso e gostoso? Sim.

    Precisava de uma versão remasterizada? Com certeza.

    O remastered é bom? Sem dúvidas!

    Vale o preço? Só numa boa promoção.

    Mesmo com remasterização, é uma vergonha esse preço praticado pela Bandai. Mano, mesmo que a versão remasted seja de 2018, o jogo em si é de 2011 e ta quase com o preço de jogo AAA em 2023, sem contar que teve aumento recente de preço (???). Por favor, por mais que eu ame o jogo, eu prefiro pegar a mesma grana, colocar mais um pouco e comprar o Elden Ring que tem um multiplayer decente ativo, tem bem mais conteúdo e vai receber DLC logo mais. Capitalização extremamente agressiva em cima de uma bela obra do Miyazaki.    … Expand
  12. Hack
    Feb 3, 2022
    6
    I never played the original and with Elden Ring coming out soon I thought that this was the perfect time to experience the first game. Completing DS2, DS3 and Bloodborne before reaching this Remaster definitely hurt it, it really does look and feel like a first draft. I found it had glimpses of that Dark Souls magic but the developers hadn't quite nailed the formula yet. The SoulsborneI never played the original and with Elden Ring coming out soon I thought that this was the perfect time to experience the first game. Completing DS2, DS3 and Bloodborne before reaching this Remaster definitely hurt it, it really does look and feel like a first draft. I found it had glimpses of that Dark Souls magic but the developers hadn't quite nailed the formula yet. The Soulsborne games I previously played are fun, challenging but fair, whereas I found DS1R quite frustrating and downright tedious at times. It was also extremely convoluted, I have no idea how you'd figure certain things out without a guide, and again that's not something I felt with the newer games. Overall I'm glad I finished it, but I didn't massively enjoy it, if anything it has given me a new appreciation for the later titles, so that's something I guess.… Expand
  13. Defoxx
    Dec 2, 2020
    7
    Хорошая игра. Было сложно играть после 3 части, в которой костры расставлены почти в каждой комнате. Механика фласок тоже была непривычным изменением. Единственная игра серии, в которой присутствует механика отрубания хвостов.Хорошая игра. Было сложно играть после 3 части, в которой костры расставлены почти в каждой комнате. Механика фласок тоже была непривычным изменением. Единственная игра серии, в которой присутствует механика отрубания хвостов.
  14. nmpvortex
    Sep 22, 2019
    5
    Nostalgia and all but my god did they go full lazy on this one.. This disgrace of a game shouldn't exist.. It's bad because there is not a single difference between this and the original release, there are only 2 that I found.. You can tp to a certain bonfire in the dlc and there are many bugs.. A couple of minutes ago.. Moonlight butterfly just went away from the boss fight and I wasNostalgia and all but my god did they go full lazy on this one.. This disgrace of a game shouldn't exist.. It's bad because there is not a single difference between this and the original release, there are only 2 that I found.. You can tp to a certain bonfire in the dlc and there are many bugs.. A couple of minutes ago.. Moonlight butterfly just went away from the boss fight and I was stuck there!!!! Very good From...

    Just play DkS3, it's faster and better    … Expand
  15. plum_lee
    Apr 2, 2022
    5
    bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs bugs
  16. Shtern
    Sep 14, 2021
    7
    Не играл в начальную, довелось сыграть в ремейк, ну тут много особо не скажешь, первой игрой в этом жанре для меня был BloodBorne, сравнивать особо смысла не вижу, ибо технически на голову игра обходит даже ремастер первой части этой вселенной темных душ. Приятно чувствуется, хорошо играется, в меру бесит, если начинать соулс путь с нее, то можно дальше только удивляться будет, но играть вНе играл в начальную, довелось сыграть в ремейк, ну тут много особо не скажешь, первой игрой в этом жанре для меня был BloodBorne, сравнивать особо смысла не вижу, ибо технически на голову игра обходит даже ремастер первой части этой вселенной темных душ. Приятно чувствуется, хорошо играется, в меру бесит, если начинать соулс путь с нее, то можно дальше только удивляться будет, но играть в нее после того как поиграл в новые соулс лайк игры, кроме Демон Соулса, о котором я уже писал, реально перевернет в вашей жизни геймера многое.… Expand
  17. CreationZilla
    Apr 1, 2020
    7
    Dark Souls Remastered is a very lazy remaster that no one asked for (meaning that a port of the original game for the current generation is not what we wanted). That being said, this is the best way to play the original Dark Souls game. The minor quality of life changes they made (mainly being able to set a password for multiplayer and being able to select multiple souls at once) reallyDark Souls Remastered is a very lazy remaster that no one asked for (meaning that a port of the original game for the current generation is not what we wanted). That being said, this is the best way to play the original Dark Souls game. The minor quality of life changes they made (mainly being able to set a password for multiplayer and being able to select multiple souls at once) really make the "Prepare to Die Edition" obsolete. The small graphical upgrades also make the game a little easier to look at, but at its best still has some beautiful scenes.

    I was very upset (and still sort of am) when this Remaster was announced and FromSoft decided not to redo this first game with the Dark Souls 3 / Bloodborne engine. This was an obvious cash grab that was very effective. FromSoft managed to get me to buy this Remastered not once, not twice, but FOUR times (Two copies on PC, one for the Switch, and one for the PS4). With all that being said, this lazy "Remaster" still manages to get the job done and allows anyone to easily access the start of a great series (FromSoft, please give us a lazy Demon's Souls Remaster!)

    The original Dark Souls is a game that everyone should play, it is an experience (despite the games major issues and unfinished final half). And like I said, there is no reason you should play the original PTD version of the game now that this version is out. This version of the game is also easier to access for those coming from the later games.    … Expand
  18. Mithrandirkun
    Apr 9, 2020
    7
    El juego sigue siendo una obra maestra, pero los añadidos y las mejoras no compensan el precio a pagar.

    Se ha mejorado el framerate y la resolucion... que de forma no oficial ya estaba solventado gracias a mods gratuitos. Lo mismo para los problemas de conectividad online, aunque ahora permite la conexión con hasta 4 jugadores en una misma instancia. Las mejoras gráficas son    El juego sigue siendo una obra maestra, pero los añadidos y las mejoras no compensan el precio a pagar.

    Se ha mejorado el framerate y la resolucion... que de forma no oficial ya estaba solventado gracias a mods gratuitos.
    Lo mismo para los problemas de conectividad online, aunque ahora permite la conexión con hasta 4 jugadores en una misma instancia.
    Las mejoras gráficas son insignificantes, las texturas son las mismas y practicamente solo se han mejorado algunos efectos.

    La gente que ya tenia la edición Prepare to die edition tenía un 50% de descuento, pasando a costar el juego 20€ en lugar de 40€. Aún así sigue siendo un precio demasiado alto, para unas mejoras insignificantes que deberían de haber sido gratuitas en un parche.    … Expand
  19. Luigichief
    Jun 7, 2021
    7
    Considered by many the best Dark Souls, simply for being the first one I would say. Dark Souls III is superior in all aspects compared to this game. But if you've zeroed and done everything in Dark Souls III and want more, play this game because it's good.

    I thought that not having the teleport until Anor Londo was very fine, since the shortcuts and such manage to keep the exploration    Considered by many the best Dark Souls, simply for being the first one I would say. Dark Souls III is superior in all aspects compared to this game. But if you've zeroed and done everything in Dark Souls III and want more, play this game because it's good.

    I thought that not having the teleport until Anor Londo was very fine, since the shortcuts and such manage to keep the exploration and backtracking very good until then.

    I think the soundtrack is kind of hard to evaluate because it basically only has a boss fight soundtrack, and the boss fights are good. I don't like this 'format' very much. But man the music of the final boss fight is amazing.

    But damn, the 'remastered' of the title is almost an embellishment since the game is basically identical to the first game, they didn't fix anything and improved almost nothing.    … Expand
  20. Dzench
    Jul 11, 2020
    7
    Скорее да, чем нет. Ремастер на старте был очень плох, его допиливали напильником прямо на ходу. ДС всё ещё неплохо играется, но практически такой же результат (где то хуже, где то лучше) можно добиться поставив на оригинал неофициальные патчи.Скорее да, чем нет. Ремастер на старте был очень плох, его допиливали напильником прямо на ходу. ДС всё ещё неплохо играется, но практически такой же результат (где то хуже, где то лучше) можно добиться поставив на оригинал неофициальные патчи.
  21. KOMC
    Feb 26, 2023
    6
    a bit of improvement but overall worse lighting and ambient than original DS.
    original DS looks much better with just a simple DS Fix.
  22. Gorbunov2004
    Aug 19, 2021
    5
    Эта серия игр по сложности не имеет себе конкурентов, ну разве так сложно добавить мини-карту от этого геймплей не станет хуже просто я ненавижу игры в которых я не знаю куда идти.
  23. vova22379
    Dec 27, 2022
    5
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  24. bruhgamer
    Jul 14, 2021
    6
    Dark Souls is a fantastic game but you shouldn't buy this on PC. First of all, below 60 fps makes the game slower, the graphics is just better textures and slight enhancement, there aren't much graphics options to lower or increase certain settings. So if you have a medium or low end pc, i'd not recommend this unless if you have a console or a modern gaming pc. The game has lots of bugsDark Souls is a fantastic game but you shouldn't buy this on PC. First of all, below 60 fps makes the game slower, the graphics is just better textures and slight enhancement, there aren't much graphics options to lower or increase certain settings. So if you have a medium or low end pc, i'd not recommend this unless if you have a console or a modern gaming pc. The game has lots of bugs and only a few of them are fixed.… Expand
  25. F3T1W
    Aug 27, 2021
    7
    Classics of all classics, viscous atmosphere, interesting locations, many builds and difficulties
  26. ZzTopNemesis
    Apr 2, 2022
    6
    Score: 6.8

    I have never been a fan of the Souls games, i'm a straight casual...... Well after the elden ring released i wanted to give a shot to the Dark Souls Franchise before even trying to play Elden Ring... I played about 12h of DS1, but it really never clicked with me. I reached the 4th boss, Gaping Dragon, i advanced a bit and yeah that was it... Not really my style of game    Score: 6.8

    I have never been a fan of the Souls games, i'm a straight casual......
    Well after the elden ring released i wanted to give a shot to the Dark Souls Franchise before even trying to play Elden Ring...
    I played about 12h of DS1, but it really never clicked with me.
    I reached the 4th boss, Gaping Dragon, i advanced a bit and yeah that was it...
    Not really my style of game but i can see why people love it.
    It's just not for me.

    I will still want to try Elden Ring, as i see it can be fairly easir for a casual, and i also want to try Sekiro, since from what i see the gameplay relies on a diferent mindset of parry/block instead of dodge,    … Expand
  27. proprosmert01
    Jan 7, 2022
    5
    The first dark souls. The game design is at the highest level, it's a pity that the game is dominated by a million homeless slightly crooked hitboxes.
  28. DonyDoNya
    Jan 26, 2023
    5
    It could be a decent game: satisfying fighting mechanics, different enemies including bosses with their own battle patterns and strategy to win them, lots of loot, atmospheric locations. Sometimes the graphics amazes you - such big pretty environments I saw only in Dark Souls. But in common the graphics is kinda "dirty" and dark. Scary enemies and locations made me hate them.
    The biggest    It could be a decent game: satisfying fighting mechanics, different enemies including bosses with their own battle patterns and strategy to win them, lots of loot, atmospheric locations. Sometimes the graphics amazes you - such big pretty environments I saw only in Dark Souls. But in common the graphics is kinda "dirty" and dark. Scary enemies and locations made me hate them.
    The biggest problems of the game are rare and long ranged from places you die checkpoints, and broken hitboxes, and also complete misunderstanding of what to do in the game: where to go, how to get to, how to kill if invincible, etc... It made my walkthrough 5x times longer (60 hours in. Nerves are dead)    … Expand
  29. draemato
    Aug 14, 2022
    6
    This is how PtDE should have been. Still not perfect and no one is surprised. I have absolutely no idea why they did this but if your system requirements is even for a little bit lower that the lowest recommended then everytime when your fps will drop below 60 - you will experience massive slowdowns.
  30. Zallen
    Sep 9, 2022
    6
    Игра, которая породила жанр "Соулс Лайк". Но если смотреть на другие игры серии, то геймплеем она максимально медленная, боссы крайне просты и унылы (кроме ДЛС), из плюсов великолепный лвл дизайн, не без изъянов, но великолепный.
    6ть костров из 10ти.    Игра, которая породила жанр "Соулс Лайк". Но если смотреть на другие игры серии, то геймплеем она максимально медленная, боссы крайне просты и унылы (кроме ДЛС), из плюсов великолепный лвл дизайн, не без изъянов, но великолепный.
    6ть костров из 10ти.
  31. EKYR
    Jul 11, 2023
    7
    i feel weird that im one of the few people that dont like dark souls 1 that much compared to dark souls 3. I still really like dark souls 1 alot but i just dont feel the same vibe as what i get when playing dark souls 3? not alot to say about this game because i still kind of liked it and i can appreciate it for what it is
    my steam review:
    having finished ds1, i can say that it is a good    i feel weird that im one of the few people that dont like dark souls 1 that much compared to dark souls 3. I still really like dark souls 1 alot but i just dont feel the same vibe as what i get when playing dark souls 3? not alot to say about this game because i still kind of liked it and i can appreciate it for what it is
    my steam review:
    having finished ds1, i can say that it is a good game. However it is not without flaws because the game certainly has a few. The combat can feel quite slow sometimes and the graphics are not the best. Upgrade paths for weapons are also abit strange and hard to follow. But the world building and interconnectedness is a good feature in the game, you can walk from one end of the map to the other in maybe 20 mins. As the first dark souls game i can see alot of the things that seemed underdeveloped here that were improved upon in dark souls 3. elden ring . even bloodborne and sekiro. It is a pretty alright game but not my favourite in the souls series. I didnt feel that the DLC was worth playing even though i heard good things about it as the game is not that interesting compared to other entries in the series and as a standalone game. 6.8/10    … Expand
  32. Julianlink
    May 19, 2023
    6
    The game's locations are too complicated. The only good thing is that they are very well thought out. The bosses in the game are easy, absolutely all of them. The only +- difficult boss is Artorias. The plot is not bad, but to get to know it you need to read up on some forums or videos.
  33. mila88
    Apr 1, 2023
    7
    Nice game but no revelation. Some bugs but no frustrating. Positively fighting mechanics.
  34. ManHoof
    Jul 29, 2023
    7
    It's a good game. Unique atmosphere. Game design of locations is on an unrealistic level. The voice acting and story are good.
    Among the cons are a lot of bugs.

Awards & Rankings

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#32 Best PC Game of 2018
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#14 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. PLAY! Zine
    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.
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  2. Jeuxvideo.com
    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.
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  3. The Overpowered Noobs
    Jun 21, 2018
    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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