Last week we reported on how FromSoftware and Chinese studio Virtuos had reportedly managed to wrestle Blighttown - a notorious location in Dark Souls, known for its brutal boss fights and crippling frame rate issues - to a stable 30fps on Nintendo Switch.
Well, PAX East has come and gone, and now we have some actual footage to help cement those reports for upcoming port, Dark Souls: Remastered. Taken off-screen by YouTuber Reakor Kacho, the short but brutally sweet video shows one player taking on the infamous Asylum Demon. Not only do they slay the vile beast, but they do so without very much slowdown at all. Of course, this is running in docked mode, but we're hopeful the portable side of things will be just as stable.
So, there you have it - a seemingly stable-looking Dark Souls: Remastered on Nintendo Switch. The game launches on 25th May. What do you make of the news? Share your thoughts with us below...
[source youtube.com]
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Little correction: Dark Souls launches on 25th May
I wish it's launching on 25 April
Need it now. Can't wait to best that giant baby again, and get into exploring.
Can't wait to play this again.
The slow down didn’t stop me from putting about 1500 hours into it on PS3. I will have more hours logged on switch with it being portable.
It's a miracle! A bona fide miracle! I can't believe they actually ma...
YOU DIED!
@Wyk126 @Paperboy You guys win the "easter egg" hunt. I thought for a second there Dom forgot to put in a glaring error for us to find. I guess after the easy one in the title yesterday he had to up his game.
@QwertyQwerty Take the Master Key as your initial gift and haul a** to Blighttown! Last week a news reporter tried to to the same at PAx and the Namco representative did not let him do this run. I feared the worse, or at least that they had not optimized that spot on the Switch yet, so this video is actually quite a relief.
Definitely comes out in May Dom, not April.
This looks great, I'm really looking forward to this being on the Switch.
Oh great. I remember playing Dark Souls with only 10 fps in Blighttown. Never finished the game after Gravelord Nito, so might pick this up.
Nice to see it seems to operating rather smooth on Switch. Still, I'll probably get on PS4, where it goes right into Souls folder. I sure hope it sells well enough to warrant a Demon Souls Remastered asap.
Can't wait to get into this game. As I only watched segments of the series as a whole this will be a treat!!!
i tried this on PC moons ago and just didn't like anything about it.
This’ll be my summer game while I travel in Europe.
I remember thinking this looked great back in the day - how time changes. It does not even have character shadows.
Anyway - 30 or 60fps... I have better things to do at home (or on the go) than replay a PS3 game in 2018.
Just hard to get excited over this - At least it is being sold as a budget 39.99 release. Hopefully it sells and we get something new from them.
@Agramonte well, obviously not for you then. Many people, such as myself, never played it so it's a reasonable opportunity to play it on a newer console.
Hell yeah, Dark Souls on the go. I have been dreaming about this since the Switch was first announced.
@Shiryu Hehe, this gif is peak Dark Souls.
@Jayvir Oh for sure - and at a decent price. I'll be helping BattleChasers be a hit on Switch in May 😀
@Hikingguy I'll concur with others and suggest just waiting for the remaster. If early reviews suggest that the remaster is a disaster (and nothing yet is suggesting that) then you can stick with the PS3 version, which is fantastic. I played it originally on Xbox 360 and thought it was fantastic, though it obviously falls short of what's become standard resolutions since then. I can't wait for the Switch version, though I might pick it up on PC also just for the sweet 60fps.
The FAT demon!!!
@Agramonte That's because you aren't a fan of this game that's why. Otherwise you would replay it. Simple as that. With that being said..
Cant wait for this. Dark souls playable on the go is a dream!!
That looks pretty damn good!
Its already preordered. Waiting for it....
@Alucard83 I'm a fan of tons of games- From Dark Souls to Xenoblade to Ninokuni to Yakuza. There are amazing new games out now and more on the way - I just see no need to re-live an old game.
If they ever make something new for the Switch like they did with BloodBorn for SONY - Happy to pick it up.
@singingbrakeman you could buy it on PC right now.
@sword_9mm Did you use the fan-made patch to make it playable and unlock 60FPS? That's a world of difference as the first Dark Souls had a notoriously awful port.
@GraveLordXD OMG This is one of the best games ever created! And it is SO UNDERRATED!
Not many people know it!
@SmaggTheSmug
no. the game was so bad (imo) that performance didn't even enter into my mind.
not my bag at all.
@sword_9mm The performance is what makes Dark Souls PC bad. But to each their own.
@SmaggTheSmug
the game could be 8k/120 and still bad. sorry man; i didn't like anything about it.
@Agramonte depends how good that old game is, I still play Zelda 1 to this day and I was playing it on launch year
@Agramonte Well from what I understand From Software has been teasing their next project for awhile, but not sure when it's coming out. I suspect it will get announced at E3 some think it's a sequel to Bloodborne, others believe new IP.
@dougphisig That would be great (new IP). Rather they make something New for every box - people get to play it on what they have or what platform they like best for it.
Let the Market Place decide.
@ValhallaOutcast Sure it does. But we getting tons of good games every month (depending what platforms you have)
Just for me- A "good new game" will always come before a "good game" I already played.
Bring PUBG to Switch Please
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