Dark Souls Remastered

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1057 Ratings

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  1. k1ra120
    Jun 26, 2022
    9
    A good remake for one of your favorite games. Graphics have become better, FPS is stable, keyboard controls are more convenient. Thanks Fromsoftware
  2. Tokson83sky
    Jun 27, 2022
    9
    One of the best games ever made. Not much else to say here.
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  3. GeckoMaBoi
    Jan 11, 2023
    9
    Dark Souls' world and progression is unlike any other game and works so well in every way. The same cannot be said for the second half unfortunately, which feels rushed and nowhere near as jam packed with content as the first half. Nevertheless its an amazing game.
  4. Danvie
    Oct 5, 2022
    9
    Самое то, чтобы порелаксировать после хуёвого дня.
  5. Beatsaberzzz
    Jan 31, 2023
    9
    This is a great game that will test your patience and will give you the upmost satisfaction (in more ways than one when you get to the blight town boss) when beating that tough boss. Great PC port and would recommend to anyone who is really trying to get their moneys worth when it comes to hours you are going to put into the game.
  6. crablebable
    Feb 4, 2023
    9
    I played this game for the first time recently and wow, it truly blew my mind and made me realize that games are truly an art form. The world is so distinct from itself yet connected with the levels honing your skills effectively, the bosses are creative and unique with brilliant designs, both mechanically and visually, yes the difficulty is something you need to get used to, but theI played this game for the first time recently and wow, it truly blew my mind and made me realize that games are truly an art form. The world is so distinct from itself yet connected with the levels honing your skills effectively, the bosses are creative and unique with brilliant designs, both mechanically and visually, yes the difficulty is something you need to get used to, but the feeling of nailing a hard boss after hours of practice is unmatched in any other game, the progression is excellent and you truly feel stronger and more skilled as you progress (even excluding leveling up) and features maybe the best thematic final boss in all of gaming. The quiet, tragic, story is slowly drip fed throughout the game and hits you right in the feels at times once you put everything together. Dark souls is a once in a generation experience and deserves every amounts of praise it gets.… Expand
  7. PunchBunnie
    Feb 17, 2023
    9
    a great remaster of this masterpiece of a game definitely worth playing at least once
  8. Sr_Chims
    Jun 15, 2023
    9
    La historia es buenísima, además que la cuentan de una forma no directa es simplemente perfecta, la jugabilidad creo que es una de las mejores de un videojuego, la dificultad es perfecta es desafiante y por alguna razón cada vez que pierdes te dan muchas ganas de seguir adelante. los enemigos más específicamente en los 'bosses' son exelentes!. lo que si el remaster no está del todo bienLa historia es buenísima, además que la cuentan de una forma no directa es simplemente perfecta, la jugabilidad creo que es una de las mejores de un videojuego, la dificultad es perfecta es desafiante y por alguna razón cada vez que pierdes te dan muchas ganas de seguir adelante. los enemigos más específicamente en los 'bosses' son exelentes!. lo que si el remaster no está del todo bien opnimisado pero eso es lo de menos.… Expand
  9. Eyean
    Aug 5, 2023
    9
    One of the best designed worlds in gaming, the interconnectivity of the areas is unmatched by every game that came after it. Unfortunately, after Anor Londo the game takes a nosedive into mediocrity until the amazing ending.
  10. Shely
    Sep 5, 2023
    9
    I can easily say that the game is far above the average in general. In my opinion, it is at the top of my masterpiece list. But in my opinion…. Because the game doesn’t really appeal to everyone. You have the possibility to leave the game for the first 1 hour, you have the possibility to play for 10 hours without interruption. I would like to give a little tip for the newcomers to theI can easily say that the game is far above the average in general. In my opinion, it is at the top of my masterpiece list. But in my opinion…. Because the game doesn’t really appeal to everyone. You have the possibility to leave the game for the first 1 hour, you have the possibility to play for 10 hours without interruption. I would like to give a little tip for the newcomers to the game. Because if someone had given me this tip before I started the game, I would have been much less nervous while playing the game. Start the game with pyromancy and improve on the magic feature. I can talk for hours about this game and I want to talk. But what I want more than talk is my desire to stop writing as soon as possible and return to the game. Although I have finished it many times, I am dying to experience the same tension over and over.
    for full review: https://medium.com/@shelyshelly20/dark-souls-d17f5879cc63    … Expand
  11. p1menta
    Dec 25, 2022
    8
    it feels a little dated as i've played this for the first time in 2022, but still such a good game, from software can't go woring with them
  12. R3DTHR3AT
    Dec 17, 2020
    8
    Подключился таки к серии Dark Souls в 2к19. В планах пройти всю серию со всеми ачивками.

    Плюсы и минусы + сложность + есть прохождения нг+, нг++ с усложнением мобов и боссов. + есть фарм + темная атмосфера дарк фентези + есть пвп + дизайн уровней и их переплетение, способствующее нелинейному прохождению. + дизайн локаций. Мобы напичканы не просто так, у каждой локи есть своя    Подключился таки к серии Dark Souls в 2к19. В планах пройти всю серию со всеми ачивками.

    Плюсы и минусы

    + сложность
    + есть прохождения нг+, нг++ с усложнением мобов и боссов.
    + есть фарм
    + темная атмосфера дарк фентези
    + есть пвп
    + дизайн уровней и их переплетение, способствующее нелинейному прохождению.
    + дизайн локаций. Мобы напичканы не просто так, у каждой локи есть своя фишка. В катакомбах бессмертные скелеты, в Руинах Нового Лондо нужен итем что бы дамажить призраков и т.п. Казалось бы мелочи, но приятно.

    - плохая итемизация и дизайн легкой брони. Мало вариантов легкой брони и выглядит она как ошметки бомжа. В длц добавили более менее приятный на вид сет Клинка Повелителя, но по статам он хуже ошметков в которых я пробегал всю игру, в частности Алый сет и Шитый Золотом Костюм. С виду это вообще скорее робы под магов, чем под моего ловкача.
    - Игра не вынуждает переключаться на другие виды оружия. За всю игру только один раз прибегнул к щиту, в бою с Хавелом. В остальном всю игру прошел с утигатаной. В общем игра за ловкача слабо продумана. Есть интересная система зачарования оружий, но особой надобности в ней не увидел.
    - отсутствие журнала квестов, что препятствует вниканию в оных и усложняет осмысление лора.
    - кривое управление, пришлось KeyTweak скачать что бы поменять некоторые клавиши.    … Expand
  13. terryfying
    Apr 24, 2023
    8
    This is my review for the game itself, not for the remaster, since i didnt play original. I love this game, atmosphere is pehnomenal, gameplay is genius, level design and lore are incredible.
  14. Antidote4
    Jul 22, 2018
    8
    One of the best game to date. Fixed after several years by the developers. Improvements upon the game make it easier to play and even with a friend. This is not a complete remake of the game, but a remasters. Touching up upon issues the game had on day one.
  15. SwitchReview
    Jun 14, 2020
    8
    Coming from Dark Souls 3, this game was unexpectedly difficult for me to get into. The lack of strafe running, slower combat, and narrow corridors (just to name a few) made the first 10 hours of this game a nightmare. Eventually, I did start to get used to the game which made exploring the beautiful environments much more enjoyable. I still hate pinwheels though, screw those guys.Coming from Dark Souls 3, this game was unexpectedly difficult for me to get into. The lack of strafe running, slower combat, and narrow corridors (just to name a few) made the first 10 hours of this game a nightmare. Eventually, I did start to get used to the game which made exploring the beautiful environments much more enjoyable. I still hate pinwheels though, screw those guys.

    There's a certain charm to this game compared to DS3 that I can't describe, and I can see why people call this the best souls game. There is a large variety of areas and terrifying bosses, and the way each area connects to one another is ingenious. The DLC has a good amount of content, and just when you thought the bosses were getting easier they throw in 3 nightmare-difficulty bosses.

    Overall, there are some design flaws which I feel only exist to annoy the player. I can't give this a perfect score, but I can see there was a lot of heart poured into this game.    … Expand
  16. MillersWeeb
    Nov 16, 2018
    8
    Игра для духовной элиты. Магия со временем начинает сосать, но это не проблема.
  17. TOKYO_GHOUL_R
    Dec 15, 2020
    8
    Ставлю высокий балл сугубо из-за своей любви к серии соулс, но на старте игра имела некоторые баги, что явно склоняет обывателя к 4-6 баллам.

    Первые две части соулса следует относить к особой касте, ибо они на порядок отличаются от третьей, которую создавали уже от нехуй делать, ибо сам Миядзаки на нее почти хуй положил из-за чего она проседает, но не о ней речь. Самый первый соулс,    Ставлю высокий балл сугубо из-за своей любви к серии соулс, но на старте игра имела некоторые баги, что явно склоняет обывателя к 4-6 баллам.

    Первые две части соулса следует относить к особой касте, ибо они на порядок отличаются от третьей, которую создавали уже от нехуй делать, ибо сам Миядзаки на нее почти хуй положил из-за чего она проседает, но не о ней речь.
    Самый первый соулс, хоть и ремастеред это все та же жестокая игра, которая не прощает ошибок игроку, по моему скромному мнению стоит на втором месте в топе из трех игр серии, ибо переплюнуть вторую часть ей не суждено точно. Однако она не лишена шарма и также предлагает необычайно красивые локации, сложных боссов и наглухо отбитые хитбоксы.

    Советую к покупке тем, кто хочет испытать себя на прочность или тем, кто прошел хоть одну другую игру из серии.    … Expand
  18. Shimmeywill
    Feb 20, 2020
    8
    While lacking as a "remaster" this still facilitated my first time playing DS1 due to the original game's poor performance. As such. this review is more-so of DS1 as opposed to the remaster. The passion of the lore and story speaks for itself and this game still maintains the best level design of all the souls games. Some amazing zones and easily the most immersive of all the souls games.While lacking as a "remaster" this still facilitated my first time playing DS1 due to the original game's poor performance. As such. this review is more-so of DS1 as opposed to the remaster. The passion of the lore and story speaks for itself and this game still maintains the best level design of all the souls games. Some amazing zones and easily the most immersive of all the souls games. Janky at parts and some bosses are dissapointing in execution. Still a masterpiece and a one of a kind experience.… Expand
  19. RomanGor
    Nov 7, 2019
    8
    Первая часть из всей серии соулс, которая со старта поддерживает формат 21:9. С удовольствием перепрошел и выбил темную душу
  20. Luk44s
    Nov 30, 2020
    8
    Really liked it. This was my first souls game and I really enjoyed it. Only think that I don't like is, that I didn't know where to go in the game. Like sometimes I beat the boss and I didn't know where to go, what to do. This is the only negative thing that I can say about this game. When I started playing, I was dying a lot, but as I was moving throughout the game I was better and betterReally liked it. This was my first souls game and I really enjoyed it. Only think that I don't like is, that I didn't know where to go in the game. Like sometimes I beat the boss and I didn't know where to go, what to do. This is the only negative thing that I can say about this game. When I started playing, I was dying a lot, but as I was moving throughout the game I was better and better and thats what I like about this game - the progress that you're doing as a player.… Expand
  21. C1nder
    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 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,    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.    … Expand
  22. danbut110
    Apr 22, 2021
    8
    Наконец-то добавили управление на клаво-мыши без костылей. Прекрасная серия игр.
  23. dhforhd
    Dec 11, 2022
    8
    a lack of convenience
    Difficulty level
    eccentricity
    irrationality

    This is the identity of the From software
  24. Arturos
    Jul 1, 2020
    8
    After 259 hours and lvl 710 i can said is a great game,not the best but is fun to play again but yeah the difficulty was too easy sadly
  25. albersaolooo
    Oct 29, 2020
    8
    It still being a nice game, it should have a 9 but the remaster is one of the worse excuses to hold the prize high, It still being a masterpieze
  26. Ridleymain
    Dec 27, 2020
    8
    I think that this game does not feel like a remaster as much as a regular port of the game, but it's still really fun to play and I will always love this series.
  27. ErayTellezi
    Jan 8, 2023
    8
    Adamlar 10 yıl önce öyle iyi bir temel atmış ki bugün çok benzer bir oyunu yaptıklarında övgü alıyor. Açıkçası bu oyundan pek beklentim yoktu ama temel mekanikleri o kadar iyi ki hala iş görüyor.

    Oynadığım diğer oyunları olan Elden Ring, Bloodborne veya Sekiro'dan ziyade Dark Souls 3'le kıyaslayacağım. Core mekanikler aynı zaten, farklılıklara değinmek lazım. İlk farklılık Dark Souls    Adamlar 10 yıl önce öyle iyi bir temel atmış ki bugün çok benzer bir oyunu yaptıklarında övgü alıyor. Açıkçası bu oyundan pek beklentim yoktu ama temel mekanikleri o kadar iyi ki hala iş görüyor.

    Oynadığım diğer oyunları olan Elden Ring, Bloodborne veya Sekiro'dan ziyade Dark Souls 3'le kıyaslayacağım. Core mekanikler aynı zaten, farklılıklara değinmek lazım. İlk farklılık Dark Souls 3'teki gibi bir üssümüz yok. Bu da bir satıcıdan bir şey alacağımızda çok farklı yerlere geri dönmemiz anlamına geliyor. Biraz amelelik yaptırıyor. Diğer amelelik ise oyunun lineer ilerlememesi. Sürekli geri dönmek gerekiyor. Bir diğer farklılık ise ilerlemek için yapılacak şeylerin çok karışık olması. X boss'u öldürdükten sonra şu heykelin önünde şu spesifik yüzüğü takarsan, şu gizli kapı açılıyor gibi. Yardım almadan bazı yerleri geçmek mümkün değil.

    Beni en çok şaşırtan alanların ve mekanların çeşitliliği oldu. Bu konuda neredeyse Elden Ring seviyesinde. Önümüzü bile göremediğimiz ve oynanışı direk değiştiren karanlık mağara, boşlukta yürüdüğümüz kristal mağara, zehirli kasaba, lavlı bölge, orman ve daha nicesi. Epey farklı bölge var ve bunlar sadece görünüşten ibaret değil.

    Atmosferi Bloodborne ya da Dark Souls 3 kadar kuvvetli değil. Bunda görsel kalitenin biraz kötü olması etkili tabii. Yoksa çizimler, konseptler yine şahane.

    Düşman çeşitliliği yine epey üst seviyede. Elden Ring'deki bazı düşmanları birebir burada görmek şaşırtıcı oldu. Boss çeşitliliği de iyi ama dönemin teknik imkanları nedeniyle olsa gerek, hareketleri o kadar çeşitli ve akıcı değil. Dancer gibi kıvrak, Nameless King gibi öngörülemez, Friede gibi şaşırtıcı bir boss yok. Ayrıca çok zor bir boss da yok. En zorlayıcısı Artorias the Abysswalker idi ama o da diğer oyunların en zorları seviyesinde değil.

    Neticede 50 saat süren, warrior olarak başlayıp ağır str olarak tamamladığım macera, yine ağzımda hoş bir tat bıraktı. Şimdiye kadar oynadığım From Sowtware oyunları arasında bir tık zayıf kalsa da mükemmel bir temel olduğuna şüphe yok.    … Expand
  28. GVB
    Dec 21, 2022
    8
    That's the way, aha aha, I like it. Aha. Aha.

    That's all i want to say. If it has an 8 and not a 9 or a 10, it's just because i think that both Bloodborne and Elden Ring are better that any Dark Souls.
  29. n64fog
    Jan 23, 2021
    8
    A thoroughly enjoyable challenge with incredible level design, a beautiful art style, and a fitting soundtrack. Story elements are few and far between but worth seeking out.
  30. BoogieReviewer
    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
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#32 Best PC Game of 2018
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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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