![]() ![]() Levels are filled with lava, bottomless pits and are full of dirty tricks which will drain you of your energy, and motivation very quickly.ĭark Souls Remastered keeps much of the original, both the highs and the lows. Once you get to the second act though this is flipped on its head and you have 4 distinct locations, with enemies now leveled up to an infuriating level. The first half of the game is all about exploration and discovery. One major drawback of Dark Souls is the structure. The game is almost belligerent in terms of explaining itself, it doesn’t, but in a way having to seek out the deeper meaning and explanation of Dark Souls is impressive. Dark Souls is also a mystery to new players, it’s secrets and lore tucked away in item descriptions. Weapons to collect are agonisingly out of reach, questlines end in tragedy. This is obvious in combat, but also when you’re not in combat too. This eases over time and areas that were once impossible to get through, will now become a breeze. All interconnect and at first, seem impenetrable and very difficult. We have huge castles, dragons, Dark Knights, swamps, and crypts. The world around you does a lot of work here. It’s a game about persistence and reveling in your victories. Learning how to parry your opponent’s attacks and taking down that boss after 4-5 tries. Dark Souls is about making little steps forward and remembering your path. Sometimes you’ll die to a poisoned rat after only 30 secs. Sometimes you’ll have a good run, where everything will flow and work. The game is going to throw challenge after challenge at you at a relentless pace, and at first, you’re going to feel ill-equipped, but learn the patterns of the bosses and execute your tactics to perfection to progress. The core gameplay to Dark Souls is fighting and combat, although there’s a certain amount of puzzle-solving and exploration too. The core game may be over 10 years old now and the remaster roughly 4 years old, however, this is a game that stands the test of time, and this remaster is one of the best ways to experience this, perhaps the other major competition is Demon Souls on PS5. The core gameplay of Dark Souls has been preserved, which improved many other things along the way. At first, it’s going to be tough, and it may seem unlikely, but be persistent and the rewards will come.ĭark Souls Remastered manages to clean up much of the PlayStation 3 features including textures, online play, and performance. You are seriously ill-equipped at the start of the journey, and you’ll venture out, learn attack patterns, level up various skills, and take down the seemingly impossible in front of you. Ultimately this is what Dark Souls is all about. But rinse and repeat the process and you’ll learn enough along the way and slowly chip away and make progress. ![]() The player somehow manages to stay alive through this, and it’s our job to battle through a series of punishing bosses to the end. The world is slowly decaying over time, leaving behind it wicked beasts and zombie-like corpses. In the world of Dark Souls, the land has fallen into disrepair years after a bunch of gods teamed up to take on a gang of ancient (and deadly) dragons. However, I just can’t get away from wielding that sword. Even though I understand magic is useful in this game, and pretty OP. More often than not I select the warrior in situations like these. Pick your class, pick your optional power-ups, and off you go. You start out much like many other Souls games. Today I’m going to run through my thoughts and impressions of Dark Souls Remastered. I, unfortunately, missed it the first time around, and with Elen Ring coming out soon, now seemed like the perfect time to revisit Miyazaki’s first masterpiece. Dark Souls originally came out in 2011, and since then it’s helped redefine the action RPG. ![]()
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