Written yesteryear Alexander O. Cuaycong as well as Anthony L. Cuaycong
Title: Dark Souls Remastered
Developer: FromSoftware
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Price: $39.99
Genre: Action RPG
Also Available On: Steam, Switch, XB1
There tin endure no denying that FromSoftware's Dark Souls is barbarous as well as difficult, oft bordering on the sadistic inward damage of its capacity to challenge players. That said, it’s beatable, as well as spell its gameplay borders on the unforgiving, it succeeds inward its objective. You teach a massive sense of achievement inward persevering through it as well as conquering the even-tougher-than-tough parts. It's an acquired taste, a hurting to teach into, really. It’s likewise harder to seat downward in 1 trial you’re hooked.
In no modest measure, the near-Sisyphean context inward which Dark Souls presents itself is why it has held upward good over time. Originally released on the PlayStation three as well as XBox 360 inward 2011, it was afterward ported to the PC nether the championship Dark Souls: Prepare To Die a twelvemonth later, featuring hitherto-unseen extra content. Fast forrard to 2018, during which fourth dimension the series’ continuing popularity has prompted the unloosen of a remastered version of the founding championship on the PS4, Xbox One, as well as Nintendo Switch.
The premise is simple, to endure sure, as well as 1 that Dark Souls Remastered is able to pick out inward visual splendor. On the PS4, it looks stunning, amongst better-resolution textures as well as graphics all across the board vis-a-vis its source material. The framerate is at the highest possible, and, to a greater extent than importantly, a constant, representing a massive improvement that provides a ameliorate overall experience. It simply feels as well as handles ameliorate from the get-go.
Which is a decided plus, because, needless to say, Dark Souls Remastered makes no pretensions on the grade of commitment it requires of you. Compared to its elderberry sibling, it does really niggling to alter the gameplay, as well as aside from much-welcome QoL adjustments, it's the exact same romp through Lordran, amongst a distinct emphasis on exploration, combat, as well as science improvement. The mechanics are unchanged; the focus is even as well as so on dodging traps as well as striking enemies as well as bosses (a whopping 26 all told), necessitating countless hours’ worth of investment.
Parenthetically, the reach of familiarity is both skillful as well as bad. Dark Souls Remastered manages to pop off on intact the experience of going through as well as beating the game. At the same time, the occupation isn't inward what it has done, but inward what it has failed to do. Because the heart as well as somebody gameplay experience is the same, it doesn’t offering anything new. It's an updated version of Dark Souls, optimized to play good nether current-gen technology, but niggling else.
In sum, Dark Souls Remastered isn’t for everyone, as well as peculiarly non at $39.99. Even for previous owners of the original as well as of the Prepare To Die Edition on the PC, the toll indicate may endure a large ask. On the flipside, it delivers on its promise; it’s a severe — if beautifully rendered — examination of science that pushes the boundaries of the action-role-playing genre inward a means that no other game inward the marketplace can.
THE GOOD
- Updated graphics as well as framerate
- QoL fixes amongst heart as well as somebody experience intact
- Engaging as well as atmospheric despite its difficulty
THE BAD
- No additional content to verbalise of
- Frustrating as well as borders on unfair
RATING: 8/10
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