DO NOT BUY Dark Souls Remastered on Switch

Daniel purchased Dark Souls Remastered at a 50 percent discount on the Switch eStore after selling a Steam Deck to travel with a Switch OLED, but found the performance on the Switch OLED bland, boring, and lacking luster.

Direct comparisons between Dark Souls Remastered and Elden Ring show deep mechanical, leveling, and structural parallels, leaving Dark Souls feeling like a more bare-bones predecessor that offers little fresh satisfaction to experienced Elden Ring players.

Frustrations arose over apparent online connectivity requirements and disconnection issues when saving, loading, or entering sleep mode on the Switch OLED, leading to the conclusion that Dark Souls Remastered is only recommendable on sale for those lacking portable Elden Ring alternatives.

Acquiring Dark Souls Remastered on sale for the Switch OLED as a portable Elden Ring alternative.

Gameplay, combat, user interface, and world structure parallels between Dark Souls Remastered and Elden Ring.

Ragdoll physics and environmental destruction in Dark Souls Remastered on the Switch.

Disconnection issues and apparent online connectivity requirements for saving, loading, and sleep mode on the Switch.

Purchasing and gameplay recommendations comparing Dark Souls Remastered to Elden Ring.

Daniel completed Elden Ring approximately three times, logging around 500 hours of playtime.

Daniel sold a Steam Deck to obtain a Switch OLED for travels through Asia and Thailand.

Daniel bought Dark Souls Remastered on the Switch eStore during a 50 percent off sale.

Whether Dark Souls Remastered includes an offline mode or strictly necessitates an active internet connection to load and save progress.

Whether Dark Souls Remastered offers weapon customization, enchantment, or stat bonuses similar to Elden Ring's Ashes of War system.