Dark Souls Remastered

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  1. Grillbottom
    Jul 18, 2023
    0
    Not fun, bad game design, uses cheap trics to scale the difficulty. Frustrating.
  2. torjo
    Jul 5, 2023
    8
    I have not played the original one, but I played Dark Souls III on PS4.
    I love the challenge, the mechanics and the whole atmosphere. I cannot downscore it because I enjoy playing it! However, after playing other DS games, you feel that the movements are not fluid and everything is less dynamic. And I don't like the story in general, or the way of telling it. Every character is very    I have not played the original one, but I played Dark Souls III on PS4.
    I love the challenge, the mechanics and the whole atmosphere. I cannot downscore it because I enjoy playing it! However, after playing other DS games, you feel that the movements are not fluid and everything is less dynamic. And I don't like the story in general, or the way of telling it. Every character is very enigmatic, you don't know what are they doing there, and sometimes you miss something and you lose the story of one character or another. Of course you miss many things as there are many paths to follow, which is great, but then it is arduous to understand anything.

    I love playing it, but I don't like (or I don't understand) the story.    … Expand
  3. tensioly
    Jun 6, 2023
    9
    Dark Souls es un juego histórico tanto por lo que ha influenciado como ningún otro juego lo ha hecho a la industria de los videojuegos en los años posteriores a su lanzamiento como por la legión de fans que a día de hoy sigue apoyando al juego. En cuanto a la remasterización, creo que se ha realizado un pobre trabajo ya que se podría haber mejorado la calidad gráfica y se han limitado aDark Souls es un juego histórico tanto por lo que ha influenciado como ningún otro juego lo ha hecho a la industria de los videojuegos en los años posteriores a su lanzamiento como por la legión de fans que a día de hoy sigue apoyando al juego. En cuanto a la remasterización, creo que se ha realizado un pobre trabajo ya que se podría haber mejorado la calidad gráfica y se han limitado a aumentar la resolución. El rendimiento en switch es bastante estable (30 fps) exceptuando zonas concretas. En el apartado artístico, me ha parecido un juego poco vistoso y bastante mejorable en cuanto a iluminación. Hablando de la jugabilidad, creo es uno de los puntos fuertes del juego, ya que su satisfactorio y desafiante sistema de combate te obliga a aprenderte los patrones de ataque de los enemigos y dominarlo a la perfección. Además, goza de muchas posibilidades a la hora de jugar ya que con cada arma o magia cambia sustancialmente la forma de enfrentarte a los enemigos. El diseño de niveles de este juego es sublime y a mi parecer lo mejor del juego, estando cada zona interconectada de una forma magistral y otorgando un mundo muy compacto (aunque en las zonas finales decae un poco el diseño). En cambio esto juega en su contra porque es difícil saber a donde tienes que ir sobre todo al principio y se puede hacer muy cuesta arriba el juego por no encontrar el camino principal. La sencilla historia viene apoyada por un lore y un contexto del mundo bastante complejo y genialmente escrito (que recomiendo mirar en YouTube tras finalizar el juego para entenderlo correctamente) que hace que todo dentro del reino de Lordran tenga sentido. Los personajes que nos acompañan en la aventura son buenísimos y cada uno tiene un argumento interesante (entre ellos está Solaire, un entrañable y positivo personaje que se ha convertido en uno de mis favoritos de todos los videojuegos) La banda sonora es buenísima, y hay temas que ya son historia de los videojuegos. El juego me ha durado casi 40 horas sin haber podido jugar el DLC, porque no sabía que al pasarte el juego se te bloqueaba la opción de jugar el DLC, que aunque en la historia tenga sentido no está nada bien implementado y debería haber una opción de poder jugarlo, por lo que lo considero un punto muy negativo a tener en cuenta. Cabe mencionar que he jugado el juego en modo portátil, y creo que no ha sido la forma más cómoda de jugarlo debido a los difíciles controles. Como conclusión y teniendo en cuenta puntos positivos y negativos, Dark Souls es un gran juego que todo fan de los souls-like debe jugar. 8,6/10
    (05/2023)    … Expand
  4. Fahdaad
    May 31, 2023
    8
    Captivating world and lore built through outstanding art direction and locations with a challenging yet satisfying gameplay loop that keeps you invested all the way through.
  5. RoboticMoustach
    May 2, 2023
    10
    It's like the dark souls of Fromsoftware games but it's on the switch. .
  6. Tikur
    Apr 16, 2023
    4
    Overrated garbage, that's what this game is, this game was chosen to be the best game of all time, seriously!

    Every Youtuber I am watching praise this game, so I finally tried it out, believing that I, who loves Metroid Prime, should also love Dark Souls, because the two games have similar strengthen. The truth is however, Dark Souls is nowhere near Metroid Prime. Metroid Prime is in    Overrated garbage, that's what this game is, this game was chosen to be the best game of all time, seriously!

    Every Youtuber I am watching praise this game, so I finally tried it out, believing that I, who loves Metroid Prime, should also love Dark Souls, because the two games have similar strengthen.
    The truth is however, Dark Souls is nowhere near Metroid Prime. Metroid Prime is in terms of Storytelling by the environment and Level design the by far superior game.

    Although this is a disappointment, compared to how much praise and love this game gets, these aspects are not my biggest issues I have with these game.

    The worst thing are the controls, seriously, I always thought this game will control well, because of the positive reputation. But the exact opposite is the case. First there is the famous dodge roll, which has a terrible delay, so it never feels really intuitive or fun to use. Then there is the Lock On System which make things even worse. You can target one enemy, but the problem is the unreliability. It happens easy, that in the middle of the fight, the lockpoint suddenly switches the target, which leads to unnecessary damage or deaths.

    Speaking of deaths, I quit the game before the gargoyle fight. I reached the boss one time, died, and have to fight my way to the boss again. Sorry, when Metroid Prime gets criticized by using save stations, than this is by far the worst level design of a game. You as a beginner can easily miss a bonfire, where you can rest and lost all your progress by simply choosing the wrong way. This is exactly what happened to me after I beat the Taurus demon.

    This game is simply trial and error all the time and when you figure out, how you beat one enemy type, you can not rely on, that they always act the same. In ten tries, there will be one try, where some normal enemy you fight against, act completely different from the nine tries you have done before. All the enemies have a by far quicker movement. Where you have to fight against clunky and sluggish controls.

    Most of the deaths you will have are not because of less experience or skill. No most of them are the result of choosing the wrong way and facing a superior enemy, cheap death traps, or the bad control scheme.    … Expand
  7. Luigidefuego
    Apr 4, 2023
    9
    Dark Souls es excelente en lo que podríamos llamar "el arte de la mazmorra". Hay muchas cosas importantes en los juegos de rol, tales como el combate, la historia y el mundo, y uno de los elementos fundamentales son las mazmorras. Tal es así que son el origen de los juegos de rol, ya que el concepto "dungeon crawler" es de donde parten, pues allá por los años 70 el primer juego de rol, deDark Souls es excelente en lo que podríamos llamar "el arte de la mazmorra". Hay muchas cosas importantes en los juegos de rol, tales como el combate, la historia y el mundo, y uno de los elementos fundamentales son las mazmorras. Tal es así que son el origen de los juegos de rol, ya que el concepto "dungeon crawler" es de donde parten, pues allá por los años 70 el primer juego de rol, de lápiz y papel, Dungeon & Dragons, consistía en la exploración y saqueo de mazmorras. Evidentemente el rol evolucionaría pero, incluso así, todo giraría sobre las mazmorras: habría poblados con sus aldeanos NPC (personajes no controlables), pero básicamente cada pueblo o ciudad estaría asociada a una mazmorra.

    Creo que algún día el diccionario debería añadir una nueva acepción a las palabras mazmorra y calabozo en el contexto del rol que se podría definir como algo así: "Zona delimitada en los juegos de rol para la exploración y obtención de tesoros en la que se pueden encontrar para su superación a enemigos, puzles y trampas." Por ello, una mazmorra en un juego de rol no tiene por qué ser una prisión subterránea, pueden ser unas catacumbas, una gruta, unas minas, un castillo o hasta zonas exteriores como un bosque o un pantano. Dark Souls es un fantástico conglomerado de mazmorras, porque el juego está estructurado en diferentes mazmorras interconectadas a modo de metroidvania en donde hay un gran trabajo de atmósfera, ya que el diseño de escenario, tétrico y con impresionante arquitectura, así como la inmersión, están realmente logrados. Notas que cada mazmorra tiene su propia historia. Quería señalar esto como uno de los puntos fuertes del juego antes de pasar a lo que es más conocido: el combate y su dificultad.

    Este es el aspecto divisivo de los Souls, que no a todo el mundo gusta: la dureza de sus combates. Tiene sentido por una razón: los juegos difíciles fuerzan la repetición y la mecánica de Dark Souls se basa en la repetición. El sistema de experiencia de Dark Souls, basado en la obtención de almas, tiene en la muerte la base de este sistema por la pérdida de dichas almas. El juego insta a repetir y, con ello, a mejorar. La dificultad en los videojuegos fuerza también a explotar todas las mecánicas para obtener la máxima eficiencia. Es decir, con Dark Souls tenemos un reto que debemos superar con nuestro esfuerzo, pero hay que decir que como juego de rol que es, el farmeo nos permite que más o menos tarde consigamos avanzar. Los enemigos son realmente fastidiosos y hay más variedad de estos de lo que pueda parecer al principio. A destacar los numerosos e impresionantes jefes finales. Sin duda esta estructura de combates duros ha inspirado muchos juegos, hasta el punto que puede decirse que Dark Souls es uno de los juegos más influyentes desde entonces, habiendo creado su propio subgénero dentro del action-rpg, los soulslike, y haciendo que la compañía, From Software, se especializase en ello. De hecho, su primer Souls fue Demon's Souls, exclusivo para Sony, por lo que Darks Souls sería su "marca blanca". Como ya sabemos, los juegos de From Software pasaron de ser de culto a éxito de masas, con Sekiro publicado por ellos mismos desligados ya de su publisher Bandai Namco y con Elden Ring suponiendo un nuevo punto de inflexión, ambos ganadores del GOTY.

    Una cosa que demostró Dark Souls es que los japoneses son capaces de hacer con gran nivel un juego de estilo occidental. Es heredero del ineludible Ocarina of Time así como Majora's Mask como primer roguelike 3D tiene algo de predecesor, y tiene una fuerte influencia del manga Berserk y su universo grimdark, pero realmente tiene toda la esencia del clásico rol occidental y sus mundos de fantasía oscura. Dark Souls retoma ese añejo aroma de cuando el rol era algo misterioso. Tan misterioso que te ofrecen poca información y esto puede ser un inconveniente para muchos. Por ejemplo yo tardé un tanto en averiguar cómo se saltaba, y es que son decisiones de diseño que reitero son divisivas. Sí es sin duda parte del interés del juego su ausencia de una historia como tal, recurriendo a una narrativa más basada en el trasfondo. Hay que señalar también sus opciones online que compensan la soledad que transmite, dando una falsa sensación de MMO. Aunque el paso del tiempo le haya pesado en algunas cosas y pueda merecer un punto menos, yo voy a puntuarlo con la sobresaliente nota que mereció este juego en su tiempo, ya un gran clásico en la historia de los videojuegos.    … Expand
  8. Ragenx12
    Jan 28, 2023
    10
    Uff juegazo 10/10 me lo pase como 3 veces, siento que ya había jugado el titulo sin haberlo jugado antes y esto es porque trascendió desde su lanzamiento original y nada mejor que pasarse este titulo en portatil.
  9. farrrullll
    Jan 27, 2023
    8
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  10. alholz
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    You know it, it's dark souls, but portable. Runs astonishingly well on the switch. An excellent entry point into the series for newcomers, and a version to take everywhere for souls veterans.
  11. Ginger_Avenger
    Jan 8, 2023
    7
    It's a good game. Not a great version- it looks and plays like a straight PS3 port, not a remaster. Overall, quality of gameplay uneven. Love the first half of the game. Did not enjoy the second half nearly as much (I say this as someone who has beaten DS2). I want to write a longer review but I keep getting a Bad Gateway 403 if I go over a certain word count.
  12. Joe2539
    Jan 2, 2023
    10
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  13. GamingGuy25
    Nov 19, 2022
    9
    Dark souls is an often times infuriating and confusing game that somehow connects with me
    Its hard because the developers wanted to make a hard and confusing game
    it isn't hard and confusing just for the sake of being hard and confusing Everything about this game feels like a puzzle that slowly coming together It's not for everyone but it is definitely worth a try and this is an    Dark souls is an often times infuriating and confusing game that somehow connects with me
    Its hard because the developers wanted to make a hard and confusing game
    it isn't hard and confusing just for the sake of being hard and confusing
    Everything about this game feels like a puzzle that slowly coming together

    It's not for everyone but it is definitely worth a try and this is an excellent way to experience this modern classic    … Expand
  14. moschidae
    Nov 9, 2022
    9
    It's dark souls! You know how it is. But fyi, for anyone buying the switch port just wanted to put it out there that there are almost no summons, though I assume there's more on steam and ps4. Also do not get excited about pvp, it is not good here.
  15. Aqualonuss
    Nov 5, 2022
    10
    "Revolutionäres Weltendesing mit fantastischer Lore-einbindung."

    Ist halt Dark Souls
  16. 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 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 whenOne 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
  17. Sif1
    Aug 26, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Those **** rolling skeletons should be **** be debuffed they are so **** anonmnnnnnoying and… Expand
  18. FireBroFilms
    Aug 15, 2022
    10
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  19. Robephiles
    Jul 24, 2022
    9
    Few games have the capacity to change you the way Dark Souls does, and this is an excellent port of the remaster. It still contains all the frustrating flaws of the original game, but this was a huge improvement for From Software over Demon's Souls, and they would later perfect the formula with later games. Dark Souls is not an easy experience. My first playthrough took 110 hours andFew games have the capacity to change you the way Dark Souls does, and this is an excellent port of the remaster. It still contains all the frustrating flaws of the original game, but this was a huge improvement for From Software over Demon's Souls, and they would later perfect the formula with later games. Dark Souls is not an easy experience. My first playthrough took 110 hours and almost a year to complete, but I stuck with it, and I'm glad I did.… Expand
  20. swannybaby
    Jun 22, 2022
    10
    Near perfect game etc etc etc. all you need to know is perfect performance on the Switch. Doubly awesome if you’ve got OLED (most of this game is in the dark).
  21. Hitschy80
    Mar 19, 2022
    10
    I got into Dark Souls by accident. I had never played a Dark Souls before and wasn't necessarily taken with it at first. After about 2 hours, however, the game became more and more interesting and deeper. Meanwhile I have 30 hours behind me and can not stop.
    DArk Souls is one of the best games on the Switch, right after Zelda BOTW and Hollow Knight.
    The graphics look a bit old-fashioned,    I got into Dark Souls by accident. I had never played a Dark Souls before and wasn't necessarily taken with it at first. After about 2 hours, however, the game became more and more interesting and deeper. Meanwhile I have 30 hours behind me and can not stop.
    DArk Souls is one of the best games on the Switch, right after Zelda BOTW and Hollow Knight.
    The graphics look a bit old-fashioned, but you won't notice that later on. You are much more impressed by the fantastic enemies and the landscape. There is a lot to discover and the enemies are very difficult. Anyone who enjoys action adventures should give it a try. It's not easy, but it's very worthwhile to keep at it.    … Expand
  22. Wrecktangled
    Mar 17, 2022
    3
    Man, I wanted to like this so bad. I have heard so much love for From Software and the games they put out. They also look crazy fun and exciting. The bosses are incredible. I also enjoy hard games such as Cuphead, Hollow Knight, Monster Hunter, ect. But this game explains nothing to you. Doesnt tell you anything about its systems or explain basic functions of the game. You need a guide inMan, I wanted to like this so bad. I have heard so much love for From Software and the games they put out. They also look crazy fun and exciting. The bosses are incredible. I also enjoy hard games such as Cuphead, Hollow Knight, Monster Hunter, ect. But this game explains nothing to you. Doesnt tell you anything about its systems or explain basic functions of the game. You need a guide in order to know where to go and what to do. I got quite far in the game only to realize I spec'd all wrong and would have to start over to fix it. I hop down the road to try another From Software game, but unfortunately this fell very flat for me.… Expand
  23. mariohitsBlock
    Feb 28, 2022
    9
    I have beat Dark Souls so many times now, but it's a very good game. When I first got Dark Souls, I was amazed by how many things you could do, the places you could explore, the hoard of enemies you could slice through. Plus, Dark Souls isn't like some other games. When you play the game again, enemies get stronger, and even with my armor and weapons, it can be challenging at times. ButI have beat Dark Souls so many times now, but it's a very good game. When I first got Dark Souls, I was amazed by how many things you could do, the places you could explore, the hoard of enemies you could slice through. Plus, Dark Souls isn't like some other games. When you play the game again, enemies get stronger, and even with my armor and weapons, it can be challenging at times. But when I defeat a boss, it's like I just got 10 achievements at the same time. I also find it interesting how the B button is select and the A button is close. In most games, it's the other way around. Good game though!… Expand
  24. RomaJustRoma
    Feb 15, 2022
    8
    If you play this game you understand one think you is masochist.
    This game have a good graphics (i mean for switch this is realy looking cool)
    Interesting gameplay, i mean someone know a bad gameplay souls like game?
  25. bcweyne
    Jan 26, 2022
    10
    I had a certain prejudice with the "souls-like" style, due to the common sense criticism that they are very difficult games and only serve to make you angry. However, after several hours, I can say that Dark Souls Remastered is one of the best games and rpgs I've played in my life. Excellent gameplay, enemies, music and ambiance. The story could be told in a more accessible way, but that'sI had a certain prejudice with the "souls-like" style, due to the common sense criticism that they are very difficult games and only serve to make you angry. However, after several hours, I can say that Dark Souls Remastered is one of the best games and rpgs I've played in my life. Excellent gameplay, enemies, music and ambiance. The story could be told in a more accessible way, but that's okay. If you haven't played it yet, play it and fall in love with the genre.… Expand
  26. Davidnotavailab
    Dec 28, 2021
    0
    barely playable on pc why do **** did they port it to switch?!?! more chracters would have been nice
  27. Hagakuree
    Dec 5, 2021
    10
    Aunque vaya a 30 fps, encender la consola en cualquier lado e ir a recolectar almas es una gozada!!!
  28. DecoyDoctorpus
    Dec 4, 2021
    10
    absolute masterpiece. Plays well on Switch, but i recommend getting a better pair of joycons for handheld - not the standard Nintendo ones.
  29. jorgepc95
    Nov 16, 2021
    10
    I cannot find a way to low the score of this game. It is just perfect. Is a challenge if you want, but there are many ways to avoid the challenging of the game, fantastic music and incredible environment. The gameplay is fun, all the time, even on the hardest parts of the game. A lot of replay value, and very cool mechanics for plot and interacting with characters, the DLC and online areI cannot find a way to low the score of this game. It is just perfect. Is a challenge if you want, but there are many ways to avoid the challenging of the game, fantastic music and incredible environment. The gameplay is fun, all the time, even on the hardest parts of the game. A lot of replay value, and very cool mechanics for plot and interacting with characters, the DLC and online are some extra stuff that made this game even better, but not even needed. Switch version is a great thing also, playing on the go a game like this, is just a great idea for leveling up (for example).… Expand
  30. bonsai
    Nov 15, 2021
    7
    The game is a masterpiece that aged like fine milk honestly, compared to the other entries of the serie, this one has way too many parts that didn't take the fun of the player into consideration, but overall is still worth playing.
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#55 Best Switch Game of 2018
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 51 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 51
  3. Negative: 0 out of 51
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 14, 2019
    50
    It’s another edition of the same old thing. One that has nothing to offer apart from what should be offered in the least – and still doesn’t accomplish it well enough to be worthy of any praise. [13/2018, p.76]
  2. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Feb 26, 2019
    80
    There are technical limitations inherent with the Switch version of Dark Souls, but if you're from a time where you can fight through it, you should be OK. [Issue #37 – January/February 2019, p. 73]
  3. DualShockers
    Dec 10, 2018
    80
    Dark Souls Remastered on the Nintendo Switch brings a new kind of revelry to the moment-to-moment victories like finding a bonfire or killing a boss.
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