Is it worth getting DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED full price?

[Splinter]

Hey! I love Dark Souls. I started with DS3 (Yes I know I should start at the first one but I am stupid okay?) And I played DS2 and I wanted to buy DS1 sometime. Then I saw that DK1 Remastered was going to come out so I decided to way a little longer to get the remastered version of the game. Once the remastered version was released I noticed that you couldn't buy the normal version anymore. That means that I HAVE to buy this version to be able to play DS1. But I have seen the mixed reviews and all the issues this version has while it is 20 dollars more expensive then the classic version. Now the question: Is it worth 40 dollars to play this version for someone that has never played the classic version? Or should I wait for a sale? Because either way I will buy it sometime because I really want to be able to see the entire franchise.


Thanks for reading!

[Metric Guard]

Originally posted by ↪ SwagMaster ↩:

Is it worth 40 dollars to play this version for someone that has never played the classic version?

Absolutely. There are a few minor issues that haven't been fixed yet, but $40 for a better version of one of the best games ever made (in my opinion at least) is a steal.

[Splinter]

Originally posted by MuteGuardian7:

Originally posted by ↪ SwagMaster ↩:

Is it worth 40 dollars to play this version for someone that has never played the classic version?

Absolutely. There are a few minor issues that haven't been fixed yet, but $40 for a better version of one of the best games ever made (in my opinion at least) is a steal.

But I have heard alot of people saying that this version is infested with hackers that get your account banned and stuff like that. Does that not make the game completely unplayable?

[GuGoKo (うつろ)]

You can play offline :)

[Giga]

If you haven't played/don't own the original DS1, then remaster is massively worth it and you're going to love it.

Only people I wouldn't recommend the remaster to are DS1 veterans who don't care about multiplayer.

[Metro]

Not even worth the $20 after loyalty discount. Unfortunately there is no shortage of people willing to pay that much for a sloppy patch which only encourages publishers to continue the practice.

[Varit Rockatansky]

If you've never played it and you want to, and its not a big deal to spend 40 bucks, yeah, I recommend. The amount of fun you can have with this game justifies the 40 bucks.

[Metric Guard]

Originally posted by ↪ SwagMaster ↩:

Originally posted by MuteGuardian7:

Absolutely. There are a few minor issues that haven't been fixed yet, but $40 for a better version of one of the best games ever made (in my opinion at least) is a steal.

But I have heard alot of people saying that this version is infested with hackers that get your account banned and stuff like that. Does that not make the game completely unplayable?

I haven't ran into any hackers so far, but I heard they are definitely a problem for the early areas. But they can't really get you banned as far as I know; they mostly just insta-kill and inflict status effects that are super obnoxious for new characters. The only thing that could get you banned is picking up illegitimate items from cheaters (like a +15 boss weapon or a gesture in item form).

With all that said, I recommend backing up your save data if script kiddies are worrying to you, whether it be whenever you reach a new area or once an hour.

[Splinter]

Originally posted by ^_^ GuGoKo ^_^:

You can play offline :)

Oh yeah I forgot about that. If I am going to buy this and the devs haven't fixed the hacking problem yet I will do that. Thx for reminding me of that :)

Originally posted by Giga:

If you haven't played/don't own the original DS1, then remaster is massively worth it and you're going to love it.

Only people I wouldn't recommend the remaster to are DS1 veterans who don't care about multiplayer.

That is kind of the answer I was hoping for haha.

[Splinter]

Originally posted by MuteGuardian7:

Originally posted by ↪ SwagMaster ↩:

But I have heard alot of people saying that this version is infested with hackers that get your account banned and stuff like that. Does that not make the game completely unplayable?

I haven't ran into any hackers so far, but I heard they are definitely a problem for the early areas. But they can't really get you banned as far as I know; they mostly just insta-kill and inflict status effects that are super obnoxious for new characters. The only thing that could get you banned is picking up illegitimate items from cheaters (like a +15 boss weapon or a gesture in item form).

With all that said, I recommend backing up your save data if script kiddies are worrying to you, whether it be whenever you reach a new area or once an hour.

Yup. I have seen a YT video of someone getting invaded and literally died 1 second later losing all of his weapons and armor. Also the reason why I think innocent people get banned cuz of hackers is because of the obnoxious amount of people saying that they got banned because of a hacker.

[Splinter]

By the way. Don't know if there is an answer to this but does anyone know if this remastered version is ever going to get a discount?

[Metro]

Eventually it will. Everything goes on sale eventually. Unfotunately they will never fix the issues with hackers. Same thing is prevalent in DS3. They put zero effort/money into improving the matchmaking anti-cheat systems.

[Landsknecht Solaire of Astora]

There will be a discount, one day... in the futureeeeeee! Anyway I would recommend to wait for a Sale, I personaly think 40€ is to much for the HD "Hotfix" :P

[Splinter]

Originally posted by Metro:

Eventually it will. Everything goes on sale eventually. Unfotunately they will never fix the issues with hackers. Same thing is prevalent in DS3. They put zero effort/money into improving the matchmaking anti-cheat systems.

They have never put a single discount on the Dark Souls 3 DLC's so maybe they also don't do sales on this one? Also since you said they never fix the hacker bs I am just assuming I will have to play offline mode.

[Draco-Cu-29]

Just Get It if you want to play DS1 or go on ebay and buy DS1:PTDE