It is hard to believe that when Dark Souls released seven years ago, it only did so on two consoles, the PS3 and the Xbox 360. It went on to become the worldwide phenomenon we know today which has spawned numerous inspirations and knockoffs of challenging games.

Dark Souls on the go; Aged surprisingly well; Seeing new people try it out

Ported from what seems to the Xbox 360 version; Button mapping is wrong way round for the Switch; Handheld mode made it feel a bit tougher

Dark Souls Remastered Nintendo Switch review – prepare to play on the bus

After numerous delays Form Software's classic finally comes to Nintendo Switch, but does it work as well as fans had hoped

The smoother frame rate significantly improves the already excellent melee combat; Huge game world filled with treasures; Superb art design and boss encounters, including in the DLC

Still moments of occasional slowdown and inconsistent texture work; The original design can occasionally cross the line into perverse difficultly, particularly with regards to curses

Dark Souls Remastered (Switch)

If you've paid attention to the mainstream gaming scene anytime in the last decade, you probably know about Dark Souls. You've probably heard it's wildly difficult (it is), that its mechanics are obtuse (they are) and it's narrative vague and ambiguous (yup).

Dark Souls Remastered - Nintendo Switch

If you don't like the changes in the PC version of Dark Souls Remastered, this is now 100% the definitive version of Dark Souls 1. Other than weird audio quality this is the game you remember!

Quality game, just very frustrating! If you're new to the Souls series be prepared, you're going to be restarting a lot!