Dark Souls Remastered

Dark Souls on Switch takes everything great about the game and repackages it on a handheld device with some tiny performance-related caveats. The world design is second to none, and the game’s intertwining stories come together in a way that From Software—and its imitators—have failed to match. I continue to experience and find new things hidden away in Lordran’s darkest corners, and the Switch version lets me do that on the bus.

To this day, Dark Souls remains a watershed moment for the action-RPG genre. Getting to re-experience many of the game's most nerve-wracking and iconic moments can be satisfying in its own right, but coupled with the Switch's flexible playstyle, this equally haunting and triumphant game becomes an even more involved journey.

Just make sure you don’t make faces and noises (like I did) when playing it in public spaces, although I caught some people looking at my Switch with great interest while I played on my way to work. The bottom line, I approve and recommend Dark Souls on Nintendo Switch for old and new players. It has perspective, charm and really looks fantastic.

I haven’t broken a controller since an infamous late night with my Nintendo 64, but on a few occasions playing Dark Souls Remastered I came close to crushing my Joy-Con between my fingers. Not everyone is going to find the soul-crushing difficulty as therapeutic, but amidst the rollercoaster of rage, frustration and depression, I learned the importance of perseverance and patience, and just how good it feels to accomplish something that you once thought impossible.

With Dark Souls Remastered you should know exactly what you are getting; a full fat port of a revered and classic game with all of the extra bells and whistles the little console can afford. You may have already picked this remaster up on another platform, and if you have then you may want to side step this release. But if you missed it, or if taking Lordran with you in your bag is too appealing to turn down, then follow the flame and praise the sun.

At the end of the day, you just have to ask yourself being able to kick back in your recliner and play one of the most frustrating games ever created on a convenient pocket-sized console is something you want to do. To me, it’s the perfect afternoon. The Switch version may not have all the pretty bells and whistles that you find on its big brother consoles or the PC but it fulfills a sense of nostalgia for the original that the others didn’t.

The Switch version doesn’t change that experience. It does run extremely well on the system, and it looks pretty darn good. The failure to adhere to Nintendo button conventions isn’t exactly exclusive to Dark Souls: Remastered either, but it doesn’t make it any less of an annoyance. Other than that, there isn’t much else going wrong.

While it isn’t without some notable and completely unnecessary problems, the Switch version of Dark Souls Remastered is still a great way to experience one of the best games ever released. The ability to play the game wherever and whenever is wonderful, and it’s nice to have this improvement on the original PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 release to contrast the more drastic overhaul the other platforms received.

While bare-bones on the surface, Dark Souls Remastered is one of the best games of the last 20 years running better than it ever has. New players will find all of the mood, challenge, and tension of the original, and returning vets are given beefier online options and minor tweaks to small details. More importantly, it keeps one of the medium’s best games easily accessible and readily available.

Luckily, the individual stories you learn about the crew during your investigations – their betrayals, ambitions, loves – are enticing enough on their own to make up for the deficit. This mixed quality of storytelling doesn’t stop the experience from highlighting its other strengths; Return Of Obra Dinn is a surprisingly hardcore detective title with a surreal bite, and one that shouldn’t be missed by anyone who loves a great challenge.

With all that said, there’s a reason why Dark Souls has become such a massive influence in the games industry. Even The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild tears a length of parchment from the Dark Souls scroll with its approach to survival – a turn of the table in that regard. The be all and end all is that the hype, for me at least, is real. As was the kaleidoscope of emotions that came with it. I may have missed the boat back in 2011, but I sure am glad to have had the chance to experience this incredible journey for the first time on the Nintendo Switch.

Dark Souls Remastered is a technically better version of an already-exceptional game. While the Switch version may lack some of the higher-end features available on other platforms, it still presents a more pristine version of the original, and importantly adds the exciting and absorbing dimension to explore Lordran on a portable device.

All that needs saying now is that Dark Souls has carried over not only untainted but improved from the versions of old. The leap between generations has given the game a new lease of life and hopefully that'll mean a whole bunch of new fans, which is no less than this genre classic deserves.

Dark Souls Remastered on Nintendo Switch may be lacking in the same bells and whistles as its current gen counterparts, but that is hardly a bad thing. As a result of the Switch port taking a more reserved approach, due to technical limitations or otherwise, Dark Souls' visual identity has been kept intact.

It's still Dark Souls, but that still makes it one of the best action RPGs ever made and an unforgettable adventure .

The smoother frame rate significantly improves the already excellent melee combat. Huge game world filled with treasures. Superb art design and boss encounters, including in the DLC. Playing one of the decade’s most influential video games on a handheld proves a welcome novelty, as the Switch version of Dark Souls makes the most of the existing remaster.

The Switch release of Dark Souls: Remastered is sublime, offering a daunting, rewarding experience that you can carry anywhere with no losses. That you can play it in such an intimate way only enhances its themes and its best points, becoming, to me, the definitive way to experience Dark Souls.

Dark Souls Remastered is a fantastic video game and an interesting port for Nintendo Switch. It features some of the best combat around, memorable boss battles, difficult gameplay, and wonderful set pieces. Despite all the great things about Dark Souls, the Switch port suffers in handheld mode, which is a shame. As someone who uses handheld more than docked, I found it to be the inferior style in almost every way.

Dark Souls Remastered en Switch es una versión que lleva el juego original a la consola de Nintendo, aumentando su resolución a los 1080p y corrigiendo el framerate a 30 fps, con algunas inconsistencias provocados por el stuttering. Ni siquiera recoge todas las incorporaciones de la versión Remastered, aunque en algunos aspectos para mejor. Una versión correcta, que permite llevarte este clásico a cualquier parte, pero poco más.

Es genial que Bandai Namco se digne a publicar varios de sus bombazos recientes en Nintendo Switch. Ha pasado hace relativamente poco con el notable port de Dragon Ball FighterZ, donde el trabajo llevado a cabo ha sido más que loable. No obstante, con Dark Souls: Remastered para Switch da la impresión de que desde From Software y Virtuos se ha querido simplemente cumplir y no ir más allá.

Dark Souls Remastered sigue siendo un juego muy divertido, difícil y satisfactorio también en Nintendo Switch. Técnicamente no está a la altura de las versiones de PS4 y Xbox One, pero por lo demás, la experiencia de juego no ofrece diferencias sustanciales y, además, añade el factor portátil. Esto es lo que acaba distinguiendo a esta versión, la posibilidad de jugarlo en cualquier sitio, sin que la experiencia se resienta por ello.

Y al final, me quedo con lo más importante: las sensaciones que transmite. Y si al remaster de PS4 jugué las horas justas para poder analizarlo, Dark Souls Remastered en Switch me ha enganchado como no me enganchaba a un juego desde... Bueno, desde Dark Souls. Y eso es lo que más dice de esta versión.

Neue Manöver, Waffen, Gebiete oder Bosse gibt es zwar nicht, aber die wichtige Artorias-Erweiterung ist enthalten. Ich kann mir zwar nicht vorstellen, dass mir dieses Meisterwerk von Hidetaka Miyazaki auch unterwegs in der Bahn ein Lächeln ins Gesicht zaubern würde, denn dieses düstere Action-Rollenspiel ist für Couch und Bildschirm gemacht. Aber jetzt kann man diesen Meilenstein der Videospielgeschichte in modernisierter Form auch auf Switch erleben.

Dark Souls Remastered débarque enfin sur Nintendo Switch, et bonne nouvelle : le portage est une réussite ! Déjà, techniquement parlant, le jeu se comporte mieux que sur PS360, le framerate est plutôt stable, avec tout de même quelques petits toussotements ici et là, tandis que les soucis du jeu d'origine sur certaines zones comme le hameau du crépuscule appartiennent enfin au passé.

Les paysages en extérieur sont bien en retrait malheureusement, néanmoins les petits ajouts de gameplay sont tellement importants pour les plus acharnés qu’il va être bien difficile de rejouer au jeu original après avoir goûté à Dark Souls Remastered.

Dark Souls Remastered livre une expérience de jeu satisfaisante, maniable, aux performances très honorables pour le hardware de la Switch. Si le titre est disponible depuis bien des années sur de nombreux supports, c'est dans la portabilité de cette édition que réside son plus grand intérêt. Pouvoir emporter un Souls partout avec soi justifie l'idée de vouloir redécouvrir ou découvrir pour la toute première fois cette sombre perle de l'Action-RPG.

Este remaster de um dos jogos mais influentes da geração passada acerta nos pontos mais relevantes, mas falha noutros. A qualidade do som é fraca, o ambiente visual é inferior ao das outras versões e o hardware não é justificação, mas a verdade é que permite a muitos jogadores de consolas Nintendo jogar pela primeira vez esta obra magnífica com uma pretação estável e com a opção de jogar em qualquer lugar sem prejudicar essa mesma prestação. Só por isso é merecedor de elogios.

In conclusione, dopo tante fatiche, Dark Souls Remastered arriva su Switch rivelandosi una versione qualitativamente non al top rispetto alle altre. La presenza di qualche difficoltà si era intuita già dopo i rinvii, e in effetti si tratta quasi di un’operazione che si pone a cavallo tra la Prepare to Die Edition e la Remastered. Se siete tra i pochi che non lo hanno ancora giocato e volete farlo in portabilità, andate sul sicuro: Dark Souls rimane ancora un grandissimo gioco.

Il mio voto personale al gioco (considerando anche la sua “data di nascita”, ovviamente) è di almeno un punto e mezzo più alto, ma l’edizione è purtroppo abbastanza mediocre. Se giocate solo su Switch, però, fregatevene altamente e buttatevi senza remore in quella che potrebbe rivelarsi una delle esperienze più significative della vostra carriera di videogiocatori.

Dark Souls Remastered é sem sombra de dúvidas a versão definitiva do original de 2011. Com melhorias visuais e principalmente de frame rate, a entrada da série que faltava na nova geração peca pelos poucos riscos tomados, numa adaptação “fácil” mas que mantém todo o ambiente que nos cativou desde o primeiro segundo.

Dark Souls è e rimane un classico immortale, e la sua incarnazione per Nintendo Switch risulta indubbiamente valida in forma portable, grazie al suo fascino inestinguibile. Tra le recenti Remastered, ad ogni modo, questa è la più debole, per via di qualche rallentamento di troppo in forma docked nonostante i sacrifici fatti per supportare l'hardware di Switch, e dela necessità di rigiocare il tutto ancora una volta a 30 fps. Si poteva fare di più.

Кому-то первая часть Dark Souls может показаться проще других — и, если поглядеть с высоты всех пройденных игр серии, это нормально. Это, впрочем, не делает игру хуже — напротив, если вы играли только в Dark Souls 3 или Bloodborne, то я настоятельно советую вам сыграть в Dark Souls: Remastered. А если вы уже когда-то бывали в Лордране, то вам и говорить, наверное, ничего не нужно. Вы и так все знаете.

Верcия Dark Souls: Remastered для Switch благодаря портативному режиму предлагает действительно необычный опыт. При этом игра немного похорошела снаружи и выровнялась внутри. DS — это живая классика, которая не растеряла актуальности и всё ещё способна радовать смелых и отважных любителей завораживающе-мрачных ролевых приключений.

Sonuç olarak Dark Souls, her oyun severin deneyim etmesi gereken bir yapım. Eğer şimdiye kadar oynamadıysanız, söylenenlerden korktuysanız ve bir Switch sahibiyseniz, başlamak için tüm şartları yerine getirmişsiniz demektir. Nintendo Swtich'in taşınabilir olması, oyunu bağımsız olarak oynayabilmeniz de gerçekten keyfini yukarılara taşımış. Kısacası ne kadar sabırlı olursanız, o kadar başarılı olacağınız Dark Souls'u tüm Switch kullanıcılarına gönül rahatlığı ile tavsiye ediyorum.

Dark Souls bewijst qua gameplay weer dat het een tijdloos meesterwerk is. Voor de Switch ligt dat alleen, afgezien van de framerate, niet zo zeer aan het labeltje ‘Remastered’. Het reizen ermee is namelijk verre van ideaal, aangezien de game van nature erg donker is. Als je de kans krijgt kan je de game dan ook beter op de Xbox One of PS4 spelen, maar zelfs als een Switch je enige gameplatform is, is doe je er goed aan dit 40 euro kostende culturele erfgoed direct in huis te halen.

Dark Souls was in 2011 een regelrechte klassieker en de Switch-editie bevestigt dat hij dat nog wel een poosje gaat blijven. Zelfs al vind je met deze Remastered-editie weinig nieuws ten opzichte van het origineel - en voegt de Switch daar eigenlijk alleen maar de lol van het spelen op de handheld aan toe - is dit een game die je niet gemist mag hebben.