Dark Souls Remastered

Dark Souls Remastered is a re-release of a hardcore role-playing action game with a third-person view set in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the fictional kingdom of Lordran, reminiscent of medieval Europe. You must stop the curse that turns everyone into living dead. To do this, you will have to defeat many very strong opponents and die more than once, losing all the accumulated points for upgrades and starting over from the last checkpoint.

Dark Souls Remastered is an action role-playing game with survival elements, set in a dark fantasy universe, released for PC, PS4, and Xbox One on May 24, 2018, and for Nintendo Switch in the summer of 2018. It is simultaneously a re-release of Dark Souls from 2011 and the PC version of Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, released in 2012, and also includes the expansion Artorias of the Abyss.

The level of changes in the remaster is superficial, with only minor adjustments made to graphics, gameplay, and the online mode. The original content remains untouched, and no new quests or bosses have been added. The core gameplay formula and its unhurried, measured pace have been preserved, which will surprise those who have played Dark Souls 3 or Bloodborne.

In terms of graphics quality, the changes are minor, aimed at covering current platforms. Support for 4K resolution at 60 FPS has been added for PC, PS4 Pro, and XOne X. On Nintendo Switch, the remaster runs in FullHD at 30 FPS. All locations have improved lighting, with better play of light and shadow. Equipment models have been redesigned to reflect light from dynamic sources.

Only the worst textures have been replaced or improved; most of them remain unchanged. Character, enemy, and boss models have not been improved, and the animation has not changed. The game world is still divided into large levels with spacious areas and narrow passages.

For greater convenience and visual comfort, the user interface has been refined and can be scaled to fit individual preferences. Several changes have also been made for PC and Switch, for example, on PC, players can reassign buttons and combinations, customizing the controls to their liking.

The PC version of Dark Souls Remastered is considered the best, as players can adjust resolution, anti-aliasing, rendering type, buffering, and options like motion blur and depth of field.

The developers have made numerous minor tweaks to make the game a bit more convenient for players; here are the most important ones. It is now possible to change covenants (similar to clans) at bonfires. The ability to quickly switch to the first item in the quick access panel has been added. Weapon upgrade dependencies and several types of upgrades have been introduced from Dark Souls 3.

Multiple consumable items can be used at once, and healing items do not work in another player's world (except for estus). Players cannot summon phantoms repeatedly during a battle with an enemy phantom.

A dedicated server is used for player matchmaking, after which players connect via p2p, as in the new games in the series. The quality of the connection and its stability have significantly improved, especially compared to the Prepare to Die Edition.

Up to 6 players can play together. A password entry feature has been added, and minor gameplay balancing adjustments have been made based on the levels of the players and the host. Now it is possible to play together even with a large difference in character strength.

The "Arena" has been diversified with the new "Team Battle" mode, where two teams of three players each face off, and "Deathmatch," where six players fight to the death. Players now spawn in random, rather than predetermined, locations. Arena battles are now also possible only among friends, thanks to the password entry.