While still well-suited for long gaming sessions, it’s also become something of a great pick-up-and-play title for short bursts, given the game is easily “paused” using the power button. Especially so as I’ve been playing it in handheld mode for the majority of the experience. The beats, areas, and bosses are definitely familiar, but enough time has passed since my original playthrough that it does feel different. To my surprise, I didn’t have the feeling of any monotony when playing Dark Souls Remastered on Switch.
(That being said, do check out Elliot’s review of that version right here). The graphical upgrades looked nice enough, but it all still felt pretty fresh in my memory. I wasn’t as eager to get stuck into Dark Souls Remastered when it originally was released on other platforms earlier this year. I consider myself a lover of painfully tough games that test your memory and your limits, with steep learning curves throughout. Having played Demon’s Souls, all of the Dark Souls games, Bloodborne, Nioh, The Surge – hell, even Lords of the Fallen. While the port is not without its flaws and playing the challenging adventure in handheld mode adds an extra layer of difficulty due to the smaller screen, it’s reinvigorated my love for a series that I thought I couldn’t love anymore.
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Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, this is the first opportunity gamers have to truly experience Dark Souls as a portable experience. It’s a win for all parties involved, as it gets a new audience playing the Souls games and it also signals that Nintendo is more and more willing to be the home of a variety of genres, including tough-as-nails violent and darkly themed RPGs. For starters, it’s the first time Dark Souls has ever hit a Nintendo platform in the history of the franchise. Dark Souls Remastered hitting the Switch is exciting for a number of reasons.