The rumours are true! The critically acclaimed, cult-enshrined action-RPG Dark Souls is coming to Nintendo Switch. Revealed in today's Nintendo Direct Mini, Dark Souls: Remastered brings the FromSoftware classic to Nintendo hardware for the first time ever.
The game will be remastered in its entirety for Switch, with all the routes, shortcuts, bosses and ambushes of the original preserved for on the go self-torture/perpetual joy. With its mixture of precise melee mechanics, merciless difficulty curve and deep yet subtle lore, Dark Souls: Remastered will be unlike anything else on Switch.
Dark Souls' unique multiplayer component will also make its debut on Switch, with the announcement promising "up to six players on dedicated servers." Will you help your fellow warriors in a tough boss battle or invade and betray?
In terms of visual performance, 1080p, 30fps is promised when playing in TV mode. 720p will naturally be the order of the day when playing handheld - let's hope the infamous Blightown doesn't cause the Switch too many problems when playing portable.
It's flippin' Dark Souls on Switch, people! Let us know what you think in the comments below...
[source nintendo.com]
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We knew that though, sadly. We'll, maybe not the date but whatever.
Call me country bumpkin, but I'm not at all familiar with the series, so I find the hype a bit puzzling.
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Praise the Sun
To me those games are hard as nails- but no doubt a huge 3rd party Switch announcement!
Tried it on Xbox and couldn't get into it. To be fair I did the same with DOOM, but loved that on Switch. I'll give it another go.
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Yeeeeeees, such a good series. I cant wait!!
Praise the Sun!!!
It’s not for me sadly. The difficulty level is outlandish.
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@Moon Definitely recommend it. It's hard to get into (And definitely still hard when you do), but so, so rewarding.
I recently finally got into this series. Finished Dark Souls and Bloodborne last year and finished Dark Souls III yesterday (kinda, now doing the optional stuff). So yeah, I recommend it to my fellow Nintendo fans. It's definitely worth it. But, as you most likely heard, it is incredibly challenging, so bear that in mind.
I'll go again, its been many years and I would have picked this up whatever the platform it was remastered on
@Moon It's a difficult game, but you'll do a lot better if you just play cautiously. As in don't rush in anywhere, so the game doesn't gut punch you, but be prepared to get cheap shotted a lot.
When starting off in the series the bosses are mostly trial and error. So they can be a wall to some people, but they become much easier the more you get used to them.
Great news!
Now we wait for E3...
This is such amazing news !Never have I sunk as many hours into a game series, as I have for Dark Souls, pure gaming perfection. And now finally on a Nintendo platform. Will be a tough time trying to play Splatoon 2 religiously, when it arrives.
Day one
PRAISING INTENSIFIES
All the excuse I ever needed to get back to one of my all time favourite video game franchises. Bring one, bring all!
I have a massive happiness
Egads! I'll finally get to play it! Yep, day one!
I promised a friend that if Dark Souls would ever come to a Nintendo platform, then I would play it. Now I have to 😂😁
oh, the punishment I hope they clean up some flaws. Great game...Can't wait to try on switch
If it's 60 FPS I might go for it. After playing the PS4 version of DS2 like that anything less just doesn't do it for me anymore.
I was SCREAMING
Waited so long for the rumoured direct just to miss it . Hyped especially for Dark Souls and Tropical freeze. Praise the sun!
This isn't even that hard, guys.
Dabbled with DS1 and it just didn't click for me. Felt old and janky at the time. DS3 hadn't been released yet. Will keep an eye out but I prefer Darkest Dungeon when it comes to punishing experiences.
@Expa0 It's confirmed only to be 60fps on PC, Xbox One X and PS4 Pro. No switch or base consoles.
I really can’t stand Daek Souls. Bloodborne is better in every way.
@LUIGITORNADO Bring on Bloodborne then!! Praise the Sun!
The only Souls games I‘ve played and finished are Bloodborne and DS3. Definitely giving this a shot!
OMG.. This is insane.. Dark Souls.....on Switch.... Day one purchase for me.
It's 30fps on Switch, just so you know. Hopefully locked.
Double-dipping anyway, and I hope they do bring the rest of the trilogy to the system, eventually.
Good to see a final confirmation.
Awesome. I might pick this up as long as it's $40 or cheaper. Dark Souls on the go sounds incredible!
I've never played this game and know nothing about the series. I should be in for a real treat just like I was with Skyrim.
I haven't been this excited for a Switch release since Xenoblade Chronicles 2! Between Dark Souls and Y's VIII I'll be set until Metroid Prime 4!
One of the most difficult RPG since Arc Rise Fantasia is coming to Nintendo Switch? Yes I am hype. Hopefully this gave wave to Dark Souls 2 & 3 as well.
It can’t be said enough...
“Praise the sun”.
Dark Souls is a series that I've always been on the fence about. On one hand, a lot of people seem to like and recommend it. On the other, while I don't mind some difficulty in games, if it's of the controller-throwing kind, I'm not sure if the series is for me. I play games primarily to relax and try to help lower my stress level, not raise it through the roof.
@Tyranexx
Soulsborne games are well capable to tick the player off, but when you eventually succeed it is so terribly satisfying .
I think it’s kind of misleading that they introduced the trailer as something for “Nintendo fans.” This game doesn’t particularly target Nintendo’s typical demographic. Strange choice of words. I expected something first party after an introduction like that.
Well we kinda had a Dark Souls boss in Super Mario Odyssey; crossover potential?
So far only played Demon’s Souls and the experience kinda went like Yahtzee’s as in I was splattered, slices, torn, toasted and punctured multiple times in a rather short period. And yet even he developed a masochistic love for the Souls games so who knows maybe I’ll develop a love for knocking walls down with my face.
Day 1 for me! I hope they’ll release the sequels not long after.
Argh, I was really hoping for 60fps given how well DS3 plays on PC. Such is life - I enjoyed it at 30fps on Xbox 360 in 2011 and I'll enjoy it just as much in 2018!
@wiggleronacid
It is. It's $39.99 on all platforms, Switch included.
Have tried 2 of the souls games but never clicked with me. The difficulty was certainly part of it but also realizing the amount of time and effort required to get good put me off. However I'm definitely glad it's coming to the switch. The more third party the better!
@JaxonH Amazing - I was willing to pay $60, so woohoo!
@thesilverbrick Nintendo fans have been around before you were given form.
So it could be something for OLD SCHOOL Nintendo fans that grew up on Ninja Gaiden, (non Metroidvania) Castlevania games and other "cheap" games that made AVGN throw his controllers against a wall or blow up a cartridge. That's what they probably meant.
@Agramonte - Souls on Switch... another reason not to turn on your PS4.
@thesilverbrick I guess they said that
because Xbox and PS fans have already had three Dark Souls games to enjoy. So this is the first time that people who are Nintendo only gamers can play it.
My friend will go ballistic for this.
Well glad to hear about this , but do still wonder what the other two games bandai namco was going to announce for the switch this month
Just don't throw your Switch in gamer rage when playing it.
@BionicDodo I’m aware that there are Nintendo fans who will enjoy this game, but I just found it strange that they chose to introduce the game in such a way. It was slightly misleading, that’s all.
@GC-161 Seeing as im in my 30s, the earliest fans and players of Nintendo consoles didn’t exist until I was present on earth.
I also think it's funny that this has dedicated servers yet Mario Kart, Arms and Splatoon 2 don't.
PRAISE THE SUN! Dark Souls on Switch, Casuals beware!
Did get very far in this before I moved on to something else for the Xbox 360. I will give it another go. I had fun but I took my sweet time so I didn't see much of the first game.
Wow that’s great! never played it but always wanted to, day one for me
@Expa0 Yeah its gonna be 30fps
@thesilverbrick I think the AVGN is older than you, tho. He's almost 40.
@JaxonH Hooray!
@GC-161 Played all 3 already. As much desire to replay this on Switch as I do on PS4. Zero.
I do not understand the new fascination of playing old games.
@GC-161 He very well may be. But you said Nintendo gamers existed before I was formed. That wouldn’t be possible, seeing that I’m as old as the NES.
Great news
Hmm Sony are getting the dark Souls remastered trilogy bundle exclusively, @GC-161, a very good reason not to turn your switch on
Day one praise the Sun! 🌅🌞
Any words on local play?
@Gex91: I might give it a try, though it'll likely be a purchase later rather than sooner.
This is great news, as this will give me incentive to die,play, die repeat until my fingers bleed.
Loved bloodborne and to a lesser extent dark souls so this is good news
@LUIGITORNADO I always thought Bloodborne was too miserably depressing to play for extended periods.
@thesilverbrick Ninja Gaiden for the NES is 29 years old. I wonder how far you played it when it came out.
@Agramonte Some people like to play Pac Man at present... not just wear Pac Man characters as avatars 😉
There going to be plenty of deaths on the toilets.
If it doesn't have the glitches that I needed to mod out of the Steam version, then I'll be all over this!
@GC-161 Power to them - I loved Pac Man as a kid. I appreciate the old games of my past but have little desire to relive them. Especially with so many new games available today.
Dark Soul 4 on switch? - I would buy it on day 1.
@GC-161 I didn’t. But that’s not what you said. I’m only calling out your original quote.
@BennyBlanco Fair enough, but in the context of what he’s saying, you weren’t playing anything even remotely similar to Dark Souls (in themes, content or difficulty) on a Game & Watch.
@thesilverbrick Ah, so you weren't yet fully "operational" when Nintendo fans were playing those h@rdc0r3 games. Thus you were too young to understand how DS would be something THOSE type of Nintendo fans would probably like to play.
Got ya.
@Agramonte There's always time to play Tetris or Pac-Man. It's not like you have to set aside even an hour for it. A couple of minutes is usually enough to get a quick fix.
You'll still have a ton of time to play Battlefront II or OW.
@GC-161 Again, that’s not what you said to begin with. If you want to revise your original statement, feel free to do so. But I said what I said because you stated something else entirely.
Why is everything some form of competition or trivial argument with you? Are you so insecure that you need to itemize everything as wins and losses? I honestly feel sorry for you.
I know a lot of people really like this series, and I am happy for them that it is coming out on the Switch.
But I just don't understand he appeal. I tried watching and playing the game with my friend back when it was newer and found the story vague, the visuals depressing, and the gameplay demanding and unfun. But worst of all, I found the fanbase online to be hugely toxic and elitist. Those "git gud" memes were funny the first couple times, but eventually it gets really absurd having every post of someone asking where something is just flooded with "git good" posts.
Absolutely thrilled that a Dark Souls game is coming to a Nintendo machine.
No more playing the slightly janky PC port, shuddering at the thought of inching my way through blight town again though
Since I'm done with the MH series until we get a proper Switch game I guess I'll try this out.
Congrats to Switch on getting this game! I'll be grabbing the PS4 version myself though.
@thesilverbrick, I am in my forties, and I have been a Nintendo fan since their game and watch, Donkey Kong and Popeye days.
@ekwcll I see what you’re saying, but in the context of what was originally discussed, nobody was playing games like Ninja Gaiden and Castlevania (which were paralleled to the tone and difficulty of Dark Souls) until the NES arrived. That was the original point of the discussion.
@thesilverbrick, only because they had atari, colecovision and activision type of games. The tech got more advanced when nintendo and sega brought their 8 bit systems out to the world.
@ekwcll You’re absolutely correct.
@thesilverbrick ah, now you're going into armchair psychologists mode.
Typical reaction from someone who was in diapers when most Nintendo fans were sentient and playing Ninja Gaiden.
So you're feeling like you missed out, uh? Most did. So don't feel sorry for yourself.
@GC-161 It amuses me to no end that your antagonism only escalates when you’re called out. You are entirely incapable of having a civil discussion when your positions are threatened in any way. I’ve read many of your posts in your history and noticed quite a trend. I completely expect another freak out from you filled with childish name-calling and threats in response to my message. Dial it back and let’s have a civil discussion like adults.
@thesilverbrick You read my post history?
So you're now stalking me.
Wonderful.
@GC-161 I wanted to be certain that my experience with your unwarranted antagonism wasn’t unique. But it’s clear from looking it over that you have a very fragile ego and can’t handle anybody with differences of opinion. Case in point, you completely ignored all my points and are resorting to calling me a stalker for reading public information on a website.
@thesilverbrick You're reading my public info on a website. Notice that I didn't did that to you. Why would I? That would be creepy.
I only said you were not old enough to play NES games. And you went ballistic about me implying that.
Nothing to be ashamed of.
@GC-161 I would have no problem with you reading my post history. Everything in there is public information I put on public forums, anyway. I have no reason or need to be insecure about it. I apologize if I hurt or scared you by browsing your public posts from the past.
At no point during this discussion did I ever go ballistic. If you believe I have, please point out the post in which I overreacted.
And that is not what you originally said. You originally said Nintendo console gamers existed before I was formed, not that I was too young to play the NES. I simply pointed out that was an incorrect statement in a very civil way. The name calling and competition started with you.
@thesilverbrick Name calling?
I called you an armchair psychologist because that's exactly how you were behaving.
Anyway my main point: because of you missing out on that specific period of time (NES at its peak) you obviously didn't get why Dark Souls would be something old Nintendo gamers would find it attractive.
@GC-161 The irony of all of this is I did own and play the NES as a child years before the SNES launched. So your statement is incorrect even with your revision.
And never once did I say that I couldn’t see why old school gamers would enjoy Dark Souls. If you go back and read my original post, I simply said introducing Dark Souls as a game specifically targeted at “Nintendo fans” in 2018 was a strange choice of wording. That’s all. You put way more meaning into it than was actually there.
Fact of the matter is, the average Nintendo fan in 2018 isn’t the target demographic of Dark Souls. Some are very much looking forward to it, and I’m sure many others may give it a try and love as well. Introducing it the way they did just struck me as kind of funny. That’s all. How an innocuous comment like that led here is completely beyond me.
PRAISE THE SUN!
@thesilverbrick I think current Nintendo fans are of the older variety, actually.
Kids these days? They won't play on Nintendo consoles. They want GTA, Overwatch and all the M rated games.
Meanwhile, older gamers are coming back to Nintendo. We see it with the Switch and especially with the success of retro consoles like the NES/SNES minis. And even Pokemon. Kids that grew up with that are in their mid 20's or even older.
I mean iconic Ninty IP's are all in their 25/30's such as Metroid, Mario and Zelda. Who plays these games? Mostly adults. Because kids want some of that sweet mahture action.
So yeah, I do think most of the gamers that are called "Nintendo fans" these days will gravitate to something like Dark Souls.
Did anyone else think:" Now is Bayonetta 3 coming" during the Direct mini? Ah well, good for the people interested in Souls. For me its probably to hard.
So this or skyrim? I've never played this or skyrim so which one you think will be the best one to get??
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