Dark Souls Remastered

1. JAG7

   Oct 27, 2021

   10

   Superb! A masterpiece of a game! It’s a before and after experience. It’s hard and punishing but amazingly fun and epic.

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2. jiorl

   Jul 5, 2019

   10

   One of my favourite games and series'of all time. The switch really made this game feel a lot more. intimate and personal through it'sOne of my favourite games and series'of all time. The switch really made this game feel a lot more. intimate and personal through it's handheld capabilities. The game ran smoothly most of the time, and framerate drops were hardly noticable. A very underrated way to play the game. Not as graphically capable as the ps4, but looks good nonetheless.… Expand

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4. evildoomfoot

   Oct 19, 2018

   10

   this is hands down one of my favorite games ever, and now i can play it on the go with better performance than the original! if your a soulsthis is hands down one of my favorite games ever, and now i can play it on the go with better performance than the original! if your a souls fan and own an switch, this is a must have. this is one of those games that sucks you into its world and haunts you for days after playing. from the world building to the unforgiving but fair game play, Dark Souls is what gaming is all about.… Expand

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5. cfc1998

   Sep 23, 2022

   9

   One you play this game you can clearly see how influential it was for gaming and how has inspired a whole new genre of games, truly one ofOne you play this game you can clearly see how influential it was for gaming and how has inspired a whole new genre of games, truly one of those revolutionary titles and a masterpiece in design. This is a simple remaster but it works just well in the Switch. The game offers you a lot of options on how to build your character for the ones that say its too hard. One thing to mention is when you finish the main story the game automatically starts new game plus and you cant play the DLC which unfortunately happened to me. Other than that no complains… Expand

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6. SocietyEarth

   Oct 23, 2018

   8

   This release seems to have more in common with the original release, rather than the current-gen remasters, and that's okay! Especially whilstThis release seems to have more in common with the original release, rather than the current-gen remasters, and that's okay! Especially whilst playing handheld, the game performs well and I found myself only becoming frustrated due to my own lack of patience. I never feel like I am battling poor controls, hitboxes, or poor game design. Easily a quality title for the Nintendo Switch.… Expand

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7. 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 :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 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

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8. gonkley

   May 21, 2021

   0

   As much as I love Dark Souls, this port is just a disaster. It's littered with bugs that don't exist in any other version of the game and theAs much as I love Dark Souls, this port is just a disaster. It's littered with bugs that don't exist in any other version of the game and the framerate stutters constantly. The AI is absolutely bizarre and bosses frequently get stuck spamming the same attack over and over again for the whole fight, sometimes to their detriment, sometimes to yours. Enemy aggro is far less consistent and ends up making some areas much easier and others much more difficult, depending on whether enemies are failing to realize you're there until you're two feet away or are already charging at you before you've even seen them, and this will often change between game loads. Sometimes enemies and other NPCs will simply not load in at all in some areas. Fall damage, being tied to the framerate, can be extremely inconsistent, with very long falls sometimes doing next to no damage and very short falls nearly killing you. Iframes have been changed in a way that makes them very inconsistent and makes a lot of attacks from various bosses completely impossible to avoid unless you're in a position to completely avoid the attack hitbox, which is, unfortunately, a guessing game with the way a lot of Dark Souls hitboxes are shaped.
   
   Overall, this port is just a mess, and is no way to play one of the best RPGs ever made.… Expand

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