Dark Souls Remastered - Nintendo Switch Edition Reviews

Dark Souls Remastered - Nintendo Switch Edition is ranked in the 89th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Daniel Krupa
Top Critic
9.5 / 10.0
Oct 16, 2018

Playing Dark Souls on a handheld adds an absorbing new dimension to a familiar adventure

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GameCentral
Top Critic
9 / 10
Oct 17, 2018

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.

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8 / 10
Oct 18, 2018

With Dark Souls Remastered now on Nintendo Switch, you'll be able to experience one of the decade's greatest role-playing games in an interesting new way.

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USgamer
Top Critic
Oct 17, 2018

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.

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Game Revolution
Matt Leonard
Top Critic
Oct 17, 2018

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.

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88 / 100
Oct 17, 2018

"Portable Souls" should be reason enough to convince anyone of not missing this game, and the Switch version of Dark Souls Remastered is exactly that, no more, no less. Performance is great (30fps great), the visual identitiy of the original game has been restored and, in the end, is as enjoyable as any other version of the game,

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Unscored
Oct 16, 2018

The Switch version of Dark Souls simply lacks the polish that the remaster brought with it, and even added in a few issues that aren't present anywhere else. The ability to play the game on the go isn't something that you can get anywhere else, and it is hard to quantify just how much that makes up for the issues. Souls Remastered is still a very worthwhile game, but it is hard to justify this version over any other given the weaknesses that are unique to it.

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8 / 10.0
Oct 16, 2018

Dark Souls Remastered for Nintendo Switch keeps the essence of the series intact and also adds the portability element that, however, sustains several problems that negatively affect the overall experience, especially with the TV mode on..

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7.7 / 10.0
Oct 18, 2018

A good remaster but not a perfect one due switch's poor hardware. At least the gameplay experience is still flawless, while adding a portable element to the mix, makes this version a sure hit.

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7 / 10.0
Oct 17, 2018

There's no denying that handheld Dark Souls is still a cool concept, but its struggling framerate makes it difficult to recommend too highly.

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8.7 / 10.0
Oct 17, 2018

I spent a few days hunting for undead, Lords and great knights. I visited Oolacile again from the comfort of my bed, I lost thousands of souls in Anor Londo from the terrace of my house, and I banged my fists on the desk while slipping in a ravine trying to take a shortcut. Although it is a pity that the frame rate isn't perfectly stable, the chance to play whenever and wherever I want has it's own charm.

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Derek C. Miller
Top Critic
78 / 100
Oct 18, 2018
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ACE
Top Critic
9 / 10
Oct 17, 2018

Dark Souls for Switch is perfect for TV and portable. On a small screen, game looks impeccable. It can and should be recommended to all owners of the Switch, because role-playing games of this caliber rarely visit the platform.

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ZTGD
Top Critic
7.5 / 10.0
Oct 30, 2018

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.

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8 / 10
Oct 17, 2018

Dark Souls remastered on Nintendo Switch is still a fantastic game. And with good technical and visual performances, that version has one killer feature that other versions doesn't : portability !

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8.5 / 10.0
Oct 17, 2018

A review code was provided by the publisher.

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GamePro
Top Critic
85 / 100
Oct 18, 2018

It is also a great pleasure to be able to play the game anytime, anywhere.

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9 / 10
Oct 16, 2018

While we've had to wait a little longer than those playing on PS4 and Xbox One, the wait has been more than worth it. Dark Souls: Remastered is a faithful remaster of a touchstone in video game design that improves overall performance while preserving all of the character traits that made the original such a memorable experience. While it's no less forgiving - and its menus are a little fiddly - this slick Nintendo Switch iteration offers the only way to experience Lordran's ultra-challenging odyssey in true handheld form. Praise the Sun, indeed.

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Oct 16, 2018

Dark Souls on Switch was another chance for me to fall in love with the world of Lordran once more. It's an experience that's a perfect fit on a handheld, and it's one of the most compelling apps Nintendo's burgeoning platform currently has to offer.

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