Dark Souls Remastered

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  1. UrbanEelf
    Jan 17, 2022
    9
    one of the best games I've ever played one of the best games I've ever played
  2. Oshiri_Maeda
    Jan 10, 2022
    8
    Played for the first time in 2022. Great game! First 20 or so hours the game was just amazing! I loved learning its mechanics, its style and how clear controls are. The mechanical part of the game felt very fair - if you lose, you know exactly why, no RNG. If only these mechanics were clearly explained in the game though.
    The issues started after Anor Londo. Up to this point I felt like    Played for the first time in 2022. Great game! First 20 or so hours the game was just amazing! I loved learning its mechanics, its style and how clear controls are. The mechanical part of the game felt very fair - if you lose, you know exactly why, no RNG. If only these mechanics were clearly explained in the game though.
    The issues started after Anor Londo. Up to this point I felt like learning and growing, but right after Anor Londo everything became just too easy. I just face tanked Neato and Four Kings. No dodging or blocking, just Havel's armor with high poise, Great Club and pressing attack repeatedly did the thing. Other enemies did not show any challenge either, which led me to lose any further interest, and I dropped the game. But maybe it's just too easy for 2022, since I killed most of the bosses in one try anyway. Also, Blighttown and Sens Fortress were not as bad as I expected, even somewhat cool in their own way.    … Expand
  3. ylnylmn
    Dec 30, 2021
    9
    The game that introduced the souls-like game genre into the game world. One of the truly revolutionary games. The storytelling of the game is very mysterious and impressive. Fascinating world and level design. Legendary game characters and their stories. Various gameplay dynamics. Various items and skills. Fun combat mechanics. Overall great bosses and various enemies. High replayability.The game that introduced the souls-like game genre into the game world. One of the truly revolutionary games. The storytelling of the game is very mysterious and impressive. Fascinating world and level design. Legendary game characters and their stories. Various gameplay dynamics. Various items and skills. Fun combat mechanics. Overall great bosses and various enemies. High replayability.
    The only thing I don't like is;
    SPOILERS!
    -Lost izalith an area with nice atmosphere. But the level design feels very linear and empty. Especially the enemies are very easy. And Bad of Chaos boss fight design. Very very bad. That's why I'm giving 9 points :D.    … Expand
  4. nowells5
    Dec 28, 2021
    9
    No es el mejor juego de la saga Souls, pero históricamente es el más importante. A este juego debemos agradecerle que luego llegaran joyas como Dark Souls 3, Bloodborne o Sekiro, así como que se creara un nuevo género: el Soulslike. A pesar de su dificultad, es un must para cualquier persona a la que le gusten mínimamente los videojuegos. En cuanto al DLC de Artorias, añade alguna horitaNo es el mejor juego de la saga Souls, pero históricamente es el más importante. A este juego debemos agradecerle que luego llegaran joyas como Dark Souls 3, Bloodborne o Sekiro, así como que se creara un nuevo género: el Soulslike. A pesar de su dificultad, es un must para cualquier persona a la que le gusten mínimamente los videojuegos. En cuanto al DLC de Artorias, añade alguna horita más de juego y un par de jefes bastante duros y entretenidos. Duración aproximada: 50-60 horas… Expand
  5. painava
    Dec 27, 2021
    8
    I've never played the original Dark Souls which, I imagine, would by now have some not-so-well-aged mechanics, graphics etc. I expected this remaster to be much more modern, but it really felt like playing a PS3 game. Dark Souls is of course a trilogy of high quality so I could enjoy the game regardless of my slight disappointment with this remaster.
  6. dingdong123
    Dec 24, 2021
    10
    Dark Souls was...

    - Winner of "Ultimate Game of All Time" at the Golden Joysticks Awards (2021)
    - Winner (1st) on Edge's special issue "The 100 Greatest Videogames" (2015)
    - Winner (1st) on GamesRadar's "The 100 Best Games Ever" list (2015)
  7. DD45
    Dec 10, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. EL juego me ha encantado buena ambientación, el mundo esta muy bien interconectado con una libertad muy grande hacia el jugador además de que tiene una rejugavilidad fantástica… Expand
  8. SaintRonan
    Nov 27, 2021
    10
    I came to this game late, but it is truly a masterpiece. I’m so glad I decided to go back and play it, even in 2021. This game is timeless, and plays so well even many years after its creation. While some complain about the difficulty of Dark Souls, It is truly worth the effort to play and experience the game. Don’t miss it.
  9. Twardomir
    Nov 27, 2021
    10
    One of the best RPG games ever made.

    Very creative and wonderfully designed world. Boss fights are mostly very well created. The lore is rich and cryptic with a minimalistic plot. Combat system is great and very composite. There is a ton of weapons in the game and almost each of them has diffrent moveset of light and strong attacks or special abilities. Across the game you will    One of the best RPG games ever made.

    Very creative and wonderfully designed world.
    Boss fights are mostly very well created.
    The lore is rich and cryptic with a minimalistic plot.

    Combat system is great and very composite.
    There is a ton of weapons in the game and almost each of them has diffrent moveset of light and strong attacks or special abilities.
    Across the game you will find a lot of armor sets, spells, and other treasures aswell.    … Expand
  10. naxoo
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    It was my first dark souls and I loved it, the story was very good and the bosses are interesting and unusual
  11. Derickson84
    Nov 21, 2021
    10
    Loved it as I usually love Souls games. Thank you FromSoftware for putting out reliable games. I played the original and loved replaying. Minimal glitches (if any) and challenging gameplay as I expected. I was happy to play the “improved “ version.
  12. Astralwurst
    Nov 16, 2021
    10
    I love this Game. The Leveldesign is Awesome and the World has a great Atmosphere. I can always come back to the Game and have a lot of Fun.
  13. nurfedx
    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!
  14. THRAAKOS
    Oct 25, 2021
    8
    It isn't a perfect game, you can easely see that the gameplay isn't polished. But about the lore and zones design maybe a 9 ( after Anor Londo the game declines, you can see that they didn't have much time). It also has some bosses that aren't very interesting. Indeed, it isn't the worst soulslike but it isn't perfect.
  15. Dibalin
    Oct 24, 2021
    0
    Отсутствует полная русская локализация. Нет озвучки!
  16. tommydlbass
    Oct 17, 2021
    8
    A classic. Is a must play, but of course, it has a few problems: the second half of the game feels worst than the first, enemies feel slow and the game easier with time, and some other minor things that wont stop you to enjoy this game.
  17. joel_tdl
    Sep 25, 2021
    7
    Buen Juego, Poca Novedad.

    JUGABILIDAD: Intencional o no, la fluidez del personaje es para dar pena. Puede que se deba a un problema de optimización que se arrastró hasta esta versión, o simplemente que tenga un gameplay pesado, lento (pero en el mal sentido) y que en resumen, se siente fallido. Aunque admito que puedo verme un tanto subjetivo al tratarse de un Souls y que, como suele    Buen Juego, Poca Novedad.

    JUGABILIDAD:
    Intencional o no, la fluidez del personaje es para dar pena. Puede que se deba a un problema de optimización que se arrastró hasta esta versión, o simplemente que tenga un gameplay pesado, lento (pero en el mal sentido) y que en resumen, se siente fallido. Aunque admito que puedo verme un tanto subjetivo al tratarse de un Souls y que, como suele ocurrir, termino comparándolo con Bloodborne.
    Y tal cual como el ya mencionado, Dark Souls también agrega dificultad artificial con el ya clásico de FS en que mueres al caer por un vacío que es imposible de ver, una trampa de la cual no hay señal, y claro, la desastrosa cámara que nos hará morir varias veces cuando nos ataquen enemigos que jamás pudimos enfocar porque la misma está “atorada” entre dos paredes. Un desastre que la desarrolladora maquilla de dificultad. Aunado a esto los mensajes en pantalla nos harán perder también en algunas ocasiones, y es que a la mitad de una pelea, ¿Qué me importa si el enemigo soltó o no un ítem?

    Eso sí, el diseño de escenarios y su interconexión es muy bueno, muy por debajo de juegos posteriores (Bloodborne, nuevamente) pero igualmente bueno. Mientras que la mayoría de los jefes no son complicados, sino que están situados en escenarios que suelen ser engañosos, y que recalcan la dificultad artificial de la que hablaba. En varios de ellos, por ejemplo, tendremos que dejarnos caer desde una determinada altura, lo que significa que ya de entrada empezamos la batalla con la mitad de nuestra barra de salud.
    Otros jefes, sin embargo, son más bien injustos. Algo clásico de FS, claro está. Y aunque en algunas batallas podremos pedir la ayuda de otros personajes, dicha ayuda de los NPC está demasiado desproporcionada. En la batalla contra la mariposa, por ejemplo, yo no tuve que hacer literalmente nada, y la NPC la derrotó de tres golpes. Caso contrario a lo que pasó con el jefe final del DLC.

    Bastante roto, en resumen.

    GRÁFICOS:
    Visualmente decepcionante incluso para tratarse de un remaster. Poco que decir mas que eso: es decente pero nada que reluzca para bien. La nula narrativa y pobres cinemáticas tampoco ayudan de mucho.

    SONIDO:
    Muy bueno. Solo de empezar la voz narradora nos damos una idea de la calidad de sonido e inmersión que el juego ofrece.
    Las áreas están muy bien ambientada, y las peleas contra los jefes son memorables gracias a la banda sonora de cada uno de ellos, no tengo queja al respecto y lo cierto es que he disfrutado mucho del soundtrack.

    INNOVACIÓN:
    Nula. Un Demon Soul's 1.5 con apenas un lavado de cara para venderlo como juego nuevo.    … Expand
  18. eded9999
    Sep 19, 2021
    10
    Still a Masterpiece.
    Runs and looks amazing on new consoles, 60fps is a must-have for this games.
  19. 7t7
    Sep 3, 2021
    8
    One of the hardest games.İ played it.Weapons are nice and graphics are good.
  20. panconpaltaa
    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
  21. SunsetApollo
    Aug 13, 2021
    9
    Dark Souls is such a complicated game it's hard to know where to begin in writing a review.

    Gameplay: It's great. It forces you to master the evasion mechanic and spacing to defeat the harder bosses. Given that this game was originally released in 2011 it feels "slower" than subsequent Souls games, but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable. Bosses: This is one of the main    Dark Souls is such a complicated game it's hard to know where to begin in writing a review.

    Gameplay: It's great. It forces you to master the evasion mechanic and spacing to defeat the harder bosses. Given that this game was originally released in 2011 it feels "slower" than subsequent Souls games, but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable.

    Bosses: This is one of the main attractions. The bosses are brutal, but balanced (with maybe 1-2 exceptions). There is such a fantastic range in bosses that you have to play the game to experience it. You want secret bosses? DS has it. You want ranged bosses? DS has it. You want to topple an armoured giant? DS has it. Not only that, all the bosses have a great variety in attacks and mechanics that force you to change your play style to defeat them. It's always fascinating to see which bosses other players found the easiest and the hardest, because sometimes one boss will feel intuitive to you but not to someone else.

    Story: DS is notorious for leaving the story up to the player. The storytelling is specific enough to direct you through the game, but vague enough that the greater meaning is up to you. Just like with the bosses, different people will take different things away from the game.

    This game (along with Demons Souls) kicked off an entire genre in gaming. If you're into dark fantasy or RPGs this is the game for you.    … Expand
  22. Marijuana_Guy
    Aug 5, 2021
    6
    +World is interesting
    +Combat is fun, somewhat deep and enemies are extremely varied and interesting
    +The game is generally well-designed and it's easy to brush yourself off and continue even after multiple deaths. -The graphics are from the PS2 -Certain enemies have extremely cheap 1 hit kills that come out with 0 telegraph -The story is almost non-existent. If you don't watch hour long    +World is interesting
    +Combat is fun, somewhat deep and enemies are extremely varied and interesting
    +The game is generally well-designed and it's easy to brush yourself off and continue even after multiple deaths. -The graphics are from the PS2

    -Certain enemies have extremely cheap 1 hit kills that come out with 0 telegraph
    -The story is almost non-existent. If you don't watch hour long lore videos on YouTube you will have 0 idea about whats going on. -Online features is tied to PS plus. Games like Dragons Dogma allow online features for free. -The game is an undeniably repetitive slog. Basically all you do is run around and kill monsters.There is nothing else, no crafting or alchemy or minigames. Nothing.    … Expand
  23. Willos
    Jul 25, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. my opinion on the souls franchise is somewhat bias as I have been a massive of fan of Fromsoftware's releases over the years so take that into account. And remember this is my opinion.
    This game is fantastic, if you've never played it try it. And don't you dare go hollow!

    *Some Spoilers Below here*

    This is one of my favorite games of all time, I think it is one of the few games I have played that come close to video game perfection.
    The Kingdom of Lordran (The games setting) Is one of the most immersive environments I have ever explored in a video game, and a lot of that has to do with excellent Metroid esc level design, meaning that the whole entire world is literally connected; In Dark Souls you are able to go through almost the entirety of the game without seeing a single loading screen (Not counting dying). And this really helps build world building in a way that you really just have to experience for yourself to really understand. The world building of Dark souls also lies in the look/aesthetic of the areas you explore, which is something I don't hear people discuss a majority of the time. Lordran is a beautiful and haunting land, you go from stunning the sun bathed Anor londo. To the dark and twisted abyss of the Oolacile, the contrast of the areas you explore in is so polarizing and they somehow complement each other perfectly. And the music is absolutely stunning as well; while exploring Lordran you will hear very little or no music at all, making the moments when you hear something like the powerful choir and the grand piano of Gwyn's arena even more powerful.

    And now the topic of difficulty, I don't think you need my review to know that this game is difficult and unforgiving. Everyone has heard the classic "This is the Dark souls of ___ ", as much as game journalists love to compare this game to everything that they dies once in, its really to the level that they make it out to be. However yes you will die, if it is the first time you have played one of these games, you will die a lot; however death in these games is treated much differently in this game than most, the developers are very aware of the games difficulty, many of the Npc's that you will encounter will always try to cheer you on and give you words of motivation, as when you quit and give up you go hollow.

    Lastly I would like to talk about how i had given the game a 7 after all of the praise I've given the game, now I would give Dark Souls a 10, not the remaster. To put it bluntly I have never seen such little passion and effort put into remastering a classic such as this, there are such little changes it is downright laughable. The most you will be getting is a somewhat better pvp scene (at least on console) and maybe some new vines. The only changes I really noticed in my playthroughs were few quality of life changes that you could just mod in the original, and they work worse than the modded changes. Lets take the Drop amount feature, it essentially just made you be able to drop many items all at once rather than one. I have had many problems such as items just disappearing when using this feature, it also has at least 3 known duplication glitches and adds even more of a cheating problem that Fromsoft has simply neglected to even exist for the longest time. This remaster hardly even fixes many of the issues of the original had if not it has more bugs than its predecessor, which is absolutely ridiculous. The only thing that is good the has come from this remaster is that got ported to the eighth and soon to be ninth generation consoles. If you are interested in all of the problems with this remaster, I suggest a great video by Infernoplus titled "Dark Souls Remastered is Trash".

    All in all Dark Souls is a fantastic and brilliant game with impressive world design, a beautiful soundtrack, Addictive combat (All be it clunky at times) and a great challenge most people I think are bound to hate and love.    … Expand
  24. utkuucar0101010
    Jul 4, 2021
    10
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  25. Gattsu-
    Jun 29, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is hailed as From Softwares 'magnum opus'. It simply isn't. It's not at all on the level Bloodborne is at all. Second half of the game (after Anor Londo) sucks, the bosses in this game also suck, you're really going to sit and lie and tell people that this game has better bosses than Bloodborne or Dark Souls III? Not a chance, you fight a re-skin 3 times, and there is genuinely only two (yes, two) bosses that are truly great being Ornstein and Smough and Knight Artorias, who are undoubtably outstanding. The world/level design is truly phenomenal though and saves the game a lot.… Expand
  26. chiraggehlot
    Jun 29, 2021
    10
    This is an amazing game. Makes you know the importance of skill and patience! That’s how you succeed in this game and life both.
  27. DANTESFENIX2
    Jun 18, 2021
    10
    A la fecha este sigue siendo el mejor souls de todos, es perfecto, los bosques, el mundo la música , miyasaki no pudo superar su mejor obra, pero si reinventarse con Bloodborne, este juego marco mi infancia , quizá el mejor juego de mi vida al menos hasta hoy en 2021
  28. Ys64
    Jun 6, 2021
    5
    I played Bloodborne and Sekiro, and so i tried dark souls. I get why it has so much influence, but i quitted after a few days playing because i wasn't enjoying it at all, it was so tedious. It is slow and everything works against you. That isn't bad in itself but everythins is just so very slow and tedious.
  29. gamitech
    May 23, 2021
    10
    This is where it all started. Not my first souls experience, as I've started with DS3, but can't deny the greatness of the first
  30. Superbolonio
    May 20, 2021
    7
    Literalmente es la versión Prepare to die con una mejora gráfica ligera y una mejora de rendimiento, que sí se nota más. Sí ya lo has jugado no sé si te merece la pena pero si eres nuevo lo recomiendo bastante.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 53 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 53
  3. Negative: 0 out of 53
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 31, 2018
    60
    Rather than a remaster, it's a port. It will entertain mainly rock fans who want to have a complete collection on a new console or complete Souls novices. [Issue#287]
  2. Worth Playing
    Sep 26, 2018
    85
    Dark Souls Remastered doesn't make any dramatic changes to its original release several years ago. The struggle to progress is constant, but just as every moment could be another death, it could also be a moment of great triumph and self-accomplishment. Playing at 60fps makes me wonder how I ever managed to play at half of that rate several years ago. It's a beautiful remaster, even if it isn't a complete overhaul. It's a great entry for newcomers or a great walk down memory lane for fans of its original release.
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  3. Gamers Heroes
    Aug 26, 2018
    80
    Dark Souls Remastered has aged well, despite the progress of its successors. Newcomers might fight it abrasive, but it is still worth a pickup for old fans and new alike. Here’s to a release of Demon’s Souls Remastered.
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