Dark Souls Remastered

 Xbox One
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 256 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 18 out of 256
  3. Negative: 34 out of 256
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  1. KingFerretti
    Aug 28, 2023
    9
    Dark Souls é incrível, esse jogo é uma obra prima que mesmo com o passar do tempo ainda me transmite o prazer de um bom desafio, com lutas e ambientações sensacionais. Todo gamer precisa passar por Dark Souls. O remaster ajusta os defeitos de performance e visual do game original, mas não justificam o preço cobrado, que já é rotineiro em jogos da From.
  2. SaberOfXebec
    Jul 25, 2023
    10
    Good:
    -Story
    -Music
    -Atmosphere
    -Game play
    -Level design
    -World design
    -Customization
    -Boss fights
    -Enemy design
    -Enemy placement

    Bad:
    -There are weaker parts in the game in a sense of level enemy and boss design but its manageable and u can push through in and hour and a half
    -The difficulty is easy
  3. Idk123456789
    May 29, 2023
    0
    Second most overatted game I've ever played only behind rdr2, so far the only from software games to actually live up to the hype are DS3 and Elden Ring.
  4. qBoris
    May 19, 2023
    10
    One of the my biggest mistake is not playing this game on release. Map is really good but some parts are really **** Tomb of the Giants, Lost izalith and Ash Lake are worse than other areas. Bosses are really hard. I played sekiro 3 times but I'm feeling like nothing is harder than O&S in this game.
  5. ZackH25
    May 4, 2023
    10
    Definitely up there as one of the best games I have ever played. The combat is great with many ways to play as there are so many different weapons, spells and items to use. The level design is one of the best I have ever seen especially because the open world is so interconnected. The locations/areas all feel distinct with mostly well-designed enemies. The bosses are great but some can beDefinitely up there as one of the best games I have ever played. The combat is great with many ways to play as there are so many different weapons, spells and items to use. The level design is one of the best I have ever seen especially because the open world is so interconnected. The locations/areas all feel distinct with mostly well-designed enemies. The bosses are great but some can be pretty annoying such as the bed of chaos- that whole area is quite annoying. My favourite area has to be Anor Londo and my my favourite is the final dlc boss- Manus father of the abyss or Artorias- both amazing bosses that are very challenging.… Expand
  6. Pewpskii
    Jan 26, 2023
    9
    A pretty lukewarm remaster of an extremely good game. It is honestly more of a port as almost nothing was fixed and they introduced even more bugs.
  7. Joe2539
    Jan 2, 2023
    10
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  8. Sanek2018ru
    Jun 22, 2022
    10
    This game is just incredible. I have not seen such a connection between gameplay, locations and lore for a long time. Masterpiece.
  9. GriffinJ
    Apr 24, 2022
    8
    Great game, good story, meh graphics and controls but that's to be expected with a game this old. Recommended, but it's challenging.
  10. Adanali
    Apr 17, 2022
    0
    We want online bandai namco you cant force to we buy elden ring bring back dark souls servers
  11. HexagOrange
    Apr 4, 2022
    10
    one of the best adventure/accion/rpg game of all time, the combat system, the music, the bosses all is perfect!
  12. shi11tenshi
    Mar 26, 2022
    9
    Just finished my 3erd play thru the game. After mastering the combat and completing all of the little side quests this game absolutely lived up to the hype I heard of all those years. An enchanting experience we are the world seemingly doesn't care about your existence yet you strive for its cleansing anyways. With obtuse progression weighty combat and deep lure it did not disappoint.Just finished my 3erd play thru the game. After mastering the combat and completing all of the little side quests this game absolutely lived up to the hype I heard of all those years. An enchanting experience we are the world seemingly doesn't care about your existence yet you strive for its cleansing anyways. With obtuse progression weighty combat and deep lure it did not disappoint. Loved it. I know I'm a little late to the game.… Expand
  13. GAELO1RK
    Mar 15, 2022
    9
    think it's a very good game, identical to the dark souls of 2011. There are some bugs that are currently still active, such as duplication of souls, passing areas, etc. The game currently 2022 is good only those minimal details that if they were fixed it would be better.
  14. Montag100
    Mar 13, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece in game design and world building, now with all performance issues fixed to a solid 60fps.
  15. Sfafard
    Feb 28, 2022
    9
    This game, this %$&%ing game. Just absolutely changed how I view and enjoy gaming. Was expecting more out of this port. But overall, an ok port with better resolution and frame rate improvements.
  16. Thekillingjok23
    Feb 21, 2022
    8
    I love Lordran gg from soft. You are genius. The map is one of the biggest architecture experience in the video game history
  17. cchenders40
    Feb 19, 2022
    9
    An amazing game. But not much of a remaster, just some quality of life bumps and graphic enhancements. Save the money and buy the original version on backwards compatibility.
  18. Du7Ra
    Feb 16, 2022
    10
    It was elected the best game of all time for a reason. The best gameplay that you can find is right here. And thank god the fps is fixed.
  19. Salt_addict
    Feb 14, 2022
    10
    Oh Dark souls. A shop employee told me it was like Skyrim on steroids and I wouldn't enjoy it. The gauntlet was thrown down that day. (2011) Still one of my top games all these years later.
  20. 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!
  21. WendyStamps
    Oct 3, 2021
    10
    Awesome game dude I love it so much its incredible and its really good quality
  22. Andrewblank610
    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.    … Expand
  23. mlnsn
    Jul 16, 2021
    8
    Gameplay : 9/10
    Design (video + audio) : 7/10
    Story : 7/10
    Technical aspects : 8/10
    Repeatability: 8/10
  24. Slckaer
    Jul 13, 2021
    8
    This game is a long journey. Absolutely worth every penny for what you pay for this game. Of course you have to like action RPGs and a challenge, because this game is not easy. The game gives you an oppurtunity to level and grind to an easier game.

    The game is one big maze and not everyone will figure out how and where to continue. But hey you can find videos on the internet. I did    This game is a long journey. Absolutely worth every penny for what you pay for this game. Of course you have to like action RPGs and a challenge, because this game is not easy. The game gives you an oppurtunity to level and grind to an easier game.

    The game is one big maze and not everyone will figure out how and where to continue. But hey you can find videos on the internet.

    I did enjoy but also got frustrated some parts in this game.    … Expand
  25. Filmanwalt
    Jan 24, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dark Souls Remastered

    I finished the Action RPG Dark Souls in 44 hours and reached level 92 and 435 gamerscore. I had a lot of fun with the game, but it's more action than RPG.

    story

    I got into the world very interested. The whole game starts with a good intro, unfortunately I have to admit that I couldn't really summarize the story adequately, because you don't really get anything explained (here you could have regulated more with smaller cutscenes). The story snippets that you then have to put together are mainly found in the descriptions of items, etc.

    In my opinion, that's a bit of a shame, because the world building works really well and a more understandable story would have been really great. So all in all, I basically went my own way and the World Building still managed to make me feel like I was in my own story, in my own adventure.

    Gameplay

    The heart of the review and also of the game. Dark Souls thrives on its action gameplay. It lives from the fact that the player learns more and more during the game and thus not only the character goes through a development, but also you yourself. Basically, it is relatively simple: Find the way to the next boss, survive this way and crush the boss .

    Let's stay with the bosses for a moment, who for the most part are grandiose and are a lot of fun in their fights. But I have to admit that I imagined a higher level of difficulty. At least the main game is very simple for the most part (two-handed game rules). That's why the DLC surprised me so much. Here I had the feeling for the first time that you get really crisp boss fights (I found the final boss of the DLC difficult). So I didn't have a lot of trial and error attempts with the bosses. I still felt how nervous you can get with a single player game and how excited you are at the end of a boss fight (I only know that from earlier, after the DLC final boss the hands were shaking "a bit").

    Another highlight for me are the backtracking aspects of the game. You are happy about every single abbreviation and repeatedly unlock new features or become stronger, only to return to old areas. The urge to explore is visibly rewarded and you are always motivated and driven further. The only thing I have to criticize at this point is that I missed more spectacular places (I know it is intentional, but I just didn't like to wander around for a long time) that serve as orientation. On the other hand, it was very helpful to think more closely about the structure of the world and to recognize that the fire band shrine is basically a node for everything. If you get this insight, which is also part of your own development while playing, it is still not perfect, but it makes it much more pleasant. In exactly the same way I even started to write down individual parts of areas that I still had in front of me and to dissect the individual areas according to the principle of exclusion.

    The areas are varied and interesting enough filled with all sorts (as just described). You have to change your equipment in the different areas and react to the environment. Overall, I liked most of the areas (I only found this lava area to be very carelessly clapped).

    For me, a much stronger point of criticism is the inventory and forging. For me, the game with weapons, for example. there was actually no reason to test other weapons, it would have been too stupid for me with the forging process and all the crafting, I basically didn't like that at all. That's why I simply upgraded my two-handed sword, which I found "relatively" at the beginning, to +15 and used the entire game. The forging is very confusing, not really transparent and there is also a not that cool inventory (I didn't use the bottomless box and didn't know). So my inventory was full of stuff and I would have wished so much that you could put on different armor sets. Because when it comes to armaments, I had to change from time to time, also because of individual areas, or to have different roles.

    Still, Dark Souls has excellent gameplay.

    Graphics / presentation

    The remastered version doesn’t pull up trees anymore, of course, but its look is perfectly fine. It creates a very specific atmosphere and especially the first look at Anor Londo is phenomenal. The areas already mentioned are sufficiently different and I didn't have any real bugs or glitches. The game ran smoothly. Highlights for me were in particular: Anor Londo, the DLC and the painting.

    Conclusion

    Dark Souls was a lot of fun and I am already looking forward to the other parts, I was also told that the games increase significantly in difficulty (similar to the DLC). I'm looking forward to the rest of the franchise, Dark Souls Remastered gets 8/10 beacons from me.    … Expand
  26. cableguy3333
    Jan 12, 2021
    9
    Not as good or hard as ds3, for a game that is supposed to be hard I found this remarkably easy. I kind of went to the wrong area first halfway through and while it made that section a little more tricky it left me overpowered for the rest of the game, bosses just died from me looking at them. There are several bosses in ds3 that took many hours to overcome, the hardest boss here took 5Not as good or hard as ds3, for a game that is supposed to be hard I found this remarkably easy. I kind of went to the wrong area first halfway through and while it made that section a little more tricky it left me overpowered for the rest of the game, bosses just died from me looking at them. There are several bosses in ds3 that took many hours to overcome, the hardest boss here took 5 attempts, I mean come on lego games give more of a challange. There is one really anoying boss arguably the easiest and hardest at the same time, just requires pure luck which any player can have. This game is fun and I highly reccomend but it's not close to being as good or testing as ds3… Expand
  27. DontListen2Me
    Jan 2, 2021
    9
    Amazing game, combat is the best in any game I’ve ever played.

    The world building and characters are captivating and the atmosphere is great. With the story, it’s not much of one, the experience in this regard comes more from the world and characters than any narrative, but what little there is is good. The only thing that holds this game back from being perfect is a number of    Amazing game, combat is the best in any game I’ve ever played.

    The world building and characters are captivating and the atmosphere is great. With the story, it’s not much of one, the experience in this regard comes more from the world and characters than any narrative, but what little there is is good.

    The only thing that holds this game back from being perfect is a number of frustrating, unfair moments that come from a couple of bosses and level design.

    Story 8/10
    World Design 10/10
    Enemy Design 9/10
    Core Combat 10/10
    Overall Gameplay 9/10
    Visuals 10/10
    Music/Sound 9/10    … Expand
  28. DrZomboid
    Dec 12, 2020
    9
    After 9 years I got Blighttown in 3K/60fps
  29. Caldan
    Nov 15, 2020
    7
  30. Solaire343
    Aug 29, 2020
    10
    melhor jogo que já joguei, musicas, chefes, mapa, tudo da melhor qualidade fromsoftware
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Awards & Rankings

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#14 Best Xbox One Game of 2018
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#19 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2018
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#64 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2018

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Jul 23, 2018
    90
    Exacting and exhilarating, this slightly fugly remaster remains a challenging classic. [Aug 2018, p.76]
  2. ZTGD
    Jun 29, 2018
    80
    Dark Souls Remastered is exactly what the name implies and fans will adore it. I still suck royally at these games. I still want an easy mode so I can manage to get through them without frustration, but the game that spawned a genre is still finely crafted. The jump in framerate and added DLC make this the package to own. For new and old players this is the version to own.
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  3. Generación Xbox
    Jun 25, 2018
    90
    Virtually every facet of this remastering enhances the experience of the original game, especially the performance. Despite this, it has some negative points.
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