Dark Souls: Remastered - Nintendo Switch [Digital]

Dark Souls is certainly not for the faint of heart. People looking for a game that is challenging and tests you on your reflexes. Then look no further! Dark Souls is game based on pure skill. From every attack and dodge you make, to every enemy you come across on the battlefield. Dark souls shows no mercy. Players who like games with fancy narratives and not dying an astronomical amount of times won’t find anything here. My personal opinion is Dark Souls is a really great game. For a game that’s been out for many years it still holds up quite nicely. I died a lot throughout my playthrough but, I kept at it til I was able to slay certain baddies and bosses. It just felt so rewarding. I admit Dark Souls isn’t for everyone. On the flip side I believe that everyone should give the game a chance. Just have a mentality knowing you will die at times and just being purely persistent from the start will cause you to see the charm in Dark Souls. My personal opinion is that this game certainly is a gem and I’m happy to know Dark Souls is part of my collection.

This is pretty much a direct remake of the original, so some of the screens and button mechanics are a tad clunky for the Switch. However, the things that make it addictive are also still in place. The sheer terror of stepping into a battle over your head too early or allowing gravity to do you in never get old. The play through, leveling, and growth ability make it all worth it, though.

Dark Souls runs great and feels right at home on the switch. Surprised it got ported over so well. Having a dark souls game on the go is really something special. Battery drains a bit quickly like with Breath of the Wild and Skyrim. A must buy for any souls fan or someone looking for a challenge or looking to start the dark souls series.

Don't be afraid to get help from a guide! Despite what the "git gud" meme and hardcore Souls community say, if this is your first experience with Dark Souls don't be afraid to look up some things online. You don't want to spoil the whole game so don't go watch an entire Let's Play or read a walkthrough, but the game really explains very little to you. Use a guide to learn a few mechanics and find a few items, then trust that the game has given you all you need to beat that "unfair" boss. With practice and patience, anything is beatable. Only misses out on 5 stars because of a higher barrier to entry and, mostly, because of the poor audio quality on Switch. You learn to live with it, but the sound should be better. Fantastic game and I'm glad it finally made it to the Switch!

I’m a huge souls fan. Bloodborne was my all time favorite game on the PS4. I love that I get to see the day that we can take a souls game on the go!!

And not a complaint about it. This is clearly based on the original version of the game, and not the remaster on other platforms. This is good in places as the game retains its intended look, and this is the best running version of the original graphics on console. It does feature the non-graphical improvements from the recent remasters which for many will make this the actual definitive release. Also includes a virtually pointless Amiibo integration because why not?!

I own Dark Souls for PS3 and sunk a ton of hours into it so when I heard it was going to be released on the Nintendo Switch I had to pick it up. Dark Souls was, and still is, an amazing game. The game was ground breaking in so many ways. The idea that you can now play this incredible multi-player coop game on the go is amazing. This remastered version is graphically, slightly better than the original PS3 version but if you’re looking for some drastic graphical improvement over the original, this remastered version will not give it to you. On the other hand the game is still great and if you never played the original I highly recommend picking the game up. Even if you did play the original it is definitely fun going back and revisiting these incredible landscapes.

So I’m completely new to Dark Souls, but it’s my boyfriend’s favorite game, so I was reluctantly talked into playing it. It’s tough. Mind numbingly tough at times, but simultaneously one of the deepest and most interesting games I’ve ever played. It takes time to learn everything, but once you do, it’s one of the best games you will ever play.