WeloveSoulsgamesin this house, but it’s not as if FromSoftware is entirely devoid of sin. There was a lot of hype for the release ofDark SoulsRemasteredback in 2018, but the final product left a lot to be desired. Even though it didn’t introduce new problems, it just didn’t offer much in terms of graphical improvements. In fact, the remastered version looks so similar to the originalPrepare To Dierelease that I trust this is the first time you’re reminded you haven’t been playing the OGDark SoulsPC since you paid for the remaster.
Are you sick of waiting forElden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree, but don’t want to go through another playthrough of the base game? Then it’s a good time to revisit the series’ roots, as modderfromsoftservejust releasedDark Souls Re-Remastered, a mod that offers many of the graphical improvements that should’ve been present on the official remaster. It looks so good that you almost wonder if you’re looking at anElden Ringmod that uses the maps fromDark Souls.
Dark Souls Re-Remastered features:
fromsoftserve mentions Dynamic shadows, HD shadows, Higher Polygon distant meshes, more grass, better water reflections, better ambient occlusion, parallax occlusion mapping, better normal maps, altered specular maps, better armor/weapon textures, 4K boss textures, and fixes for bugs present in the original game.
They also included many side-by-side comparisons, and it’s pretty much night and day.
Dark Souls Remastered vs Dark Souls Re-Remasteredpic.twitter.com/pwXgfQDpYt
Here are a few more screenshots just because this is a thing of true beauty.
Lots of new followers, so hello! I’m fromsoftserve, a souls modder who has spent 8+ months and over 1000 hours on the Dark Souls Re-Remastered mod, which adds dynamic shadows, better textures, restored PTDE lighting, bugfixes, more parallax occlusion mapping, & more to DS1!pic.twitter.com/1QGKq6irc3
Dark Souls Re-Remastered receives high praise from the community
Community reactions have been very positive, with players complimenting the mod for looking great and running very well. The sole exception so far is this Twitter user saying that everything looks awesome except for Blighttown, which looks too dark in their game.
Yoooo bro I tried out your mod for a bit and it was lookin pretty great from firelink to gargoyles but down in blighttown its dark as hell!!!! I can’t tell where I’m going at all idk if this is intentional or not but I’m just in a black void @ the end of blighttown lolpic.twitter.com/V1wgva1PWM
fromsoftserve explains that the glitch is easily fixable by just restarting the game. Great stuff and, in all honesty, I’d have been ok with them just replying “forget it, Oliver. It’s Blighttown”.
You can now downloadDark Souls Re-Remastered1.01here, or just wait until the release ofElden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtreeon June 21.
