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  1. Dec 24, 2021
    10
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  2. Nov 9, 2021
    8
    A good structure of locations, an excellent variety of enemies and bosses, a large number of secrets, which can be considered both a plus and a minus. Unfortunately, most of the bosses are very easy when compared to the third part.
  3. Nov 8, 2021
    0
    -This game feels like its not from 2011, but 2007 (except graaphics)
    -Its hard, because the game FORCES you to use its weekest mechanics-jumping for example.
    -Hardest bosses-1)camera, 2) kick -Many locations are dark as **** (DARK souls, i get it), one wrong step and YOU DIED-thats not challenging, thats annoying. -Week, unsatisfying bosses. Except ornstein and smough. They are cool.
    -This game feels like its not from 2011, but 2007 (except graaphics)
    -Its hard, because the game FORCES you to use its weekest mechanics-jumping for example.
    -Hardest bosses-1)camera, 2) kick
    -Many locations are dark as **** (DARK souls, i get it), one wrong step and YOU DIED-thats not challenging, thats annoying.
    -Week, unsatisfying bosses. Except ornstein and smough. They are cool.
    -Some locations are stunning, some fights are epic, but sometimes level disign ruins gameplay, atmosphere...everything.
    -If there was no DS3 or DS at all, maybe 7 or even 8, but for 2018 this game feels like B souls like game.
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  4. Oct 30, 2021
    10
    One of the best Games known to mankind.
    From Software is a safe heaven for the Gaming community.
    Especially in times where big Developers dissapiont us with theyr fraudulent intent.
    Praise the sun!
  5. Oct 14, 2021
    0
    Zor oyun iyi oyun değildir çöp oyundur.Hantal oyun iyi oyun değildir çöp oyundur.Bu çöpü öve öve bitiremeyenler , dark souls serisine zor değil diyenler prolaşmış fanboylar onlardan uzak durun.Kendilerini tatmin ediyorlar sadece .Zor oyuna zor değil diyorum ben proyum .Bu oyunu oynamayanlar casual oyuncu topluğudur vs vs diye kendilerini tatmin ediyorlar sadece.Kardeşim bu oyun zor değilseZor oyun iyi oyun değildir çöp oyundur.Hantal oyun iyi oyun değildir çöp oyundur.Bu çöpü öve öve bitiremeyenler , dark souls serisine zor değil diyenler prolaşmış fanboylar onlardan uzak durun.Kendilerini tatmin ediyorlar sadece .Zor oyuna zor değil diyorum ben proyum .Bu oyunu oynamayanlar casual oyuncu topluğudur vs vs diye kendilerini tatmin ediyorlar sadece.Kardeşim bu oyun zor değilse beceremiyecek birşey yok değil mi o yüzden kasma bu kadar. Expand
  6. Oct 12, 2021
    10
    One of the best Action RPGs out there. A beautiful, varied and interconnected world, good sense of risk and reward, and some amazingly well-designed boss fights. It falters in its third act, but by then it already reaches the status of a masterpiece. A beautiful soundtrack to accompany the journey. Praise the Sun!
  7. Sep 28, 2021
    10
    Awesome game. The fact you can play through the game multiple times with different weapon styles, spells, the different routes through most of the bosses/areas. And of course, the best part of Dark Souls will always be the bosses and the challenges. If I could give it higher than a 10 I would.

    The best change by far is the slight graphical increase (Yes, Slight, it's def noticeable but
    Awesome game. The fact you can play through the game multiple times with different weapon styles, spells, the different routes through most of the bosses/areas. And of course, the best part of Dark Souls will always be the bosses and the challenges. If I could give it higher than a 10 I would.

    The best change by far is the slight graphical increase (Yes, Slight, it's def noticeable but still not on par with DS2/DS3.
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  8. Sep 28, 2021
    3
    The game was sold to us for the second time with minimal changes.
    vanila version with DSfix the best!
  9. Sep 26, 2021
    9
    Не буду судить ремастер, так как не проходил игру в 2011.
    Игра приносит массу удовольствия, а именно геймплей и противники. Наверное, один из лучших геймплеев среди игр. В последок хочу сказать, что концовка не оправдала ожиданий. А если судить в общем, то эта игра затягивает очень сильно.
    Не буду судить ремастер, так как не проходил игру в 2011.
    Игра приносит массу удовольствия, а именно геймплей и противники. Наверное, один из лучших геймплеев среди игр. В последок хочу сказать, что концовка не оправдала ожиданий. А если судить в общем, то эта игра затягивает очень сильно.
  10. 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
  11. Aug 30, 2021
    10
    praise the sun praise the sun praise the sun praise the sun praise the sun praise the sun praise the sun
  12. Aug 27, 2021
    7
    Classics of all classics, viscous atmosphere, interesting locations, many builds and difficulties
  13. Aug 27, 2021
    9
    Fantastic game. Only real gripe is that it's not much of a proper remaster compared to like Demon's Souls remake.
  14. Aug 25, 2021
    10
    Very good game. This was my second Dark Souls game. I started with 2 and i have to say i better liked the second episode. More challenging than this. But nearly the same. Overall, this is very good game. I recommend everyone have patiente and like to experince a challenging game.
  15. 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.
  16. 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
  17. Jun 20, 2021
    8
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  18. 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.
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  19. May 24, 2021
    8
    I love dark souls, it's one of those games that made me believe in video games and consider them a true work of art. The remastered version is better in gameplay and graphics but there's not enough quality of life changes to justifies its price. Dark Souls is a flawed masterpiece and could've enjoyed a better remaster but Dark Souls Remastered is still one of the best RPgs of all time andI love dark souls, it's one of those games that made me believe in video games and consider them a true work of art. The remastered version is better in gameplay and graphics but there's not enough quality of life changes to justifies its price. Dark Souls is a flawed masterpiece and could've enjoyed a better remaster but Dark Souls Remastered is still one of the best RPgs of all time and one of the best video games ever made. Expand
  20. 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.
  21. May 9, 2021
    10
    Gioco bellissimo, un interconnessione nel mondo fatta a regola d'arte, il gioco non è per nulla ripetitivo dato che le aree arrivano ad essere molto diverse fra loro, gioco consigliato al 100%
  22. May 7, 2021
    9
    great game ... every dialogue feels like a heartwarming poem, the level design and challenging foes you encounter can only be beaten by the many choices you have of defeating them
  23. May 6, 2021
    9
    Это моя любимая часть серии. Не лучшая, но любимая.

    В оригинальную первую часть серии я не когда не играл, да и зачем? Даже если изменения в ремастереде были незначительны, для не знакомого с серией игрока (вроде меня) это ничего не значило. Тем не менее. Эту часть я люблю прежде всего за атмосферу, не третья, не (тем более) вторая, не имеют столь сильной атмосферы. Конечно-же,
    Это моя любимая часть серии. Не лучшая, но любимая.

    В оригинальную первую часть серии я не когда не играл, да и зачем? Даже если изменения в ремастереде были незначительны, для не знакомого с серией игрока (вроде меня) это ничего не значило.

    Тем не менее. Эту часть я люблю прежде всего за атмосферу, не третья, не (тем более) вторая, не имеют столь сильной атмосферы. Конечно-же, шедевральный геймдизайн, который, увы, деградировал в следующих частях серии. Эти два пункта, это то, чем первая часть выделяется на фоне второй и третьей. Технически эта часть не худшая (технически худшая - вторая) но и не лучшая (лучшая - третья)

    Короче, игра в определённой сфере - шедевр. Но, тем не менее, - 8,5/10.

    (играть на клава-мыши можно спокойно, не понимаю всех тех претензий к управлению)
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  24. May 3, 2021
    9
    Havent play the original game, but i like this games. Died so many, like thousands. The music, bosses, mobs are diversity.
    Plin plin plon,...
  25. May 1, 2021
    9
    Tras finalizar esta primera entrega de Dark Souls. He podido llegar a entender la importancia y el valor de este videojuego tanto en los jugadores como en la propia industria. Sin ningún tipo de pudor puedo confirmar con toda seguridad que este videojuego es la pura representación de lo que tiene que llegar a aspirar cualquier lanzamiento en la industria. Es un videojuego de tal calibreTras finalizar esta primera entrega de Dark Souls. He podido llegar a entender la importancia y el valor de este videojuego tanto en los jugadores como en la propia industria. Sin ningún tipo de pudor puedo confirmar con toda seguridad que este videojuego es la pura representación de lo que tiene que llegar a aspirar cualquier lanzamiento en la industria. Es un videojuego de tal calibre que destaca prácticamente en cualquier aspecto que se mencione. La historia y narrativa en si es una verdadera joya argumental repleta de interés narrativo que aumenta la concentración y la admiración por el lore que desprende cada esquina del mapeado. En si tengo que decir que no es mi favorito de la saga. Dado que Dark Souls III me parece que en mi gusto tiene una narrativa mas atractiva. Pero en si no puedo desmerecer o desprestigiar esta primera entrega de la saga. Que en su versión remaster lanzada en 2018 resulta mas accesible a los jugadores que anteriormente no han podido disfrutarla. No se me ocurre un motivo por el cual no se pueda recomendar tanto este videojuego como la saga de Dark Souls en si. Creo que todo el mundo que pueda decir que le gustan los videojuegos debería por lo menos probarlo. Dado que la influencia del mismo se hace notoria por una mayoría de desarrolladores y esta logra poder trasmitir esa esencia de Miyazaki que tanto destaca en otros videojuegos. Creo que no hay mucho que decir de la saga Dark Souls porque en si se hace única y alberga tanto nivel que no logra tener rivalidad tanto en el genero como en la influencia en la industria. Es un videojuego mas que recomendado para cualquier tipo de jugador. Y una autentica joya argumental y un autentico exponente del genero y del mundo de los videojuegos. Expand
  26. Apr 22, 2021
    8
    Наконец-то добавили управление на клаво-мыши без костылей. Прекрасная серия игр.
  27. Apr 18, 2021
    9
    fun but extremely challenging it's great especially for RPG fans.

    The graphics are good and the gameplay is very solid.
  28. Apr 11, 2021
    4
    Probably the biggest waste of potential ever to be found in a modern game which was playtested by a 3 year old and its gameplay decisions were taken by a commitee of clowns

    The good: -Build variety and rpg elements are very well implemented -The timing in combat is very good and fair (remark "THE TIMING)" -Very good, immersive and innovative level design, moreso for the time it was
    Probably the biggest waste of potential ever to be found in a modern game which was playtested by a 3 year old and its gameplay decisions were taken by a commitee of clowns

    The good:
    -Build variety and rpg elements are very well implemented
    -The timing in combat is very good and fair (remark "THE TIMING)"
    -Very good, immersive and innovative level design, moreso for the time it was released
    -I actually like the mechanic of having to clear the whole area before the boss once you died, it makes the game more punishing without ruining the gameplay experience

    The bad:
    -One of the worst physic engines ever to be seen in the history of gaming, it makes the game a pain to play with how much what you see is different from what's happening with the hitboxes, to the point where it's plain unfair with bosses like Centipede Demon or Gaping Dragon
    -Incredibly outdated and poorly optimized UI, accompanied with some terrible controls
    -Ineffective and plain terrible balance, I truly can't understand how trivially easy and simple some bosses are and how infernally unfair some others are (The Gargoyles, also known as: GET GANKED WITH NO COUNTERPLAY, THE BOSS)
    -One of the most horrible boss rosters to be witnessed by mankind, the bosses are riddled with problems and terrible design choices that make them disgustingly bad, ranging from the cancerous rng ridden Bed of Chaos and Gwyn (with whom you have to rely on the AI randomly choosing to hit you with the slow attack instead of the fast attack, which is unparryable due to its speed, 8 times in a row after having knocked him to the ground), to bosses which rely on the game's most appaling weakness (PHYSICS) like the Gaping Dragon, Centipede Demon or Seath (boss that actually becomes trivial when you stand on the right spot because you literally become invulnerable to its spikes) to "GET GANKED NERD" territory with nefarious **** like the Four Kings and the Gargoyles (which, don't get me wrong, double bosses are not a bad thing, Ornstein and Smough are actually the only good and well thought-out boss in the game, since they did a good implementation of a 1v2 combat which is at the same time fair and very difficult). Truly 99% of Dark Souls' bosses are appaling, except the aforementioned Ornstein and Smough which is the only good boss, and the Iron Golem, which is fair but its difficulty wasn't implemented to its fullest, making it a trivially easy boss.

    Probably the worst sin of this game is being shamelessly blind to its own weaknesses, gameplay choices were made as if the physics motor was actually top-tier, when in reality what you end up with is Queelag dealing you the same damage with its explosion if you're at melee range or at the last pixel of its radius, or the Gaping Dragon doing 3x damage to you when walking with its shamelessly inaccurate hitbox (with my friends we actually call him the shoe box because that) than when he stomps you with his ten thousand teeth.
    Dark Souls has the potential to be a good game, but it's a laughably, vomitingly bad product with a few promising glimpses of glory.
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  29. Apr 9, 2021
    10
    I know that this game had a terrible port that's why i never played it but now with this version i could enjoy this masterpiece and now i can say that this game is one of the best game i played i love it
  30. Mar 23, 2021
    10
    my favorite game of all **** time, a timeless classic, objectively belongs in the hall of fame of best video games of all time. its combat nor its bosses are as good as 3 but its world is absolutely amazing, i 100% this game and even though it was a pain, but i am proud. the world is so beautiful and i could easily be a photographer for lordran and dark souls world if be needed, i probablymy favorite game of all **** time, a timeless classic, objectively belongs in the hall of fame of best video games of all time. its combat nor its bosses are as good as 3 but its world is absolutely amazing, i 100% this game and even though it was a pain, but i am proud. the world is so beautiful and i could easily be a photographer for lordran and dark souls world if be needed, i probably screenshot this game more then any other (150 screenshots) for its worlds choice of design and old graphics, and the bosses arent so bad themselves orstein smough gwyn artorias manus kalameet and fantastic bosses, the final boss gwyn is so **** poetic in its simplicity its gorgeous. and the lore for him is so deep, dark souls world has sucked me in and brought me so much joy and even tho i dont enjoy this one as much as 3 i have immense respect for it and still play it, i did not just 100% and stop, this games age shows but its still as enjoyable as years ago, as for the remaster aspect, i get it guys but the result isnt horrible just nothing. anyways to me the greatest game i will ever touch Expand
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84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.