Dark Souls Re-Remastered Visual Overhaul Mod Introduces Dynamic Shadows, Enhanced Lighting, Textures

May 27, 2024 at 11:21am EDT
Dark Souls Re-Remastered

After over a year of work, the Dark Souls Re-Remastered visual overhaul mod version 1.0 has been released online, introducing a variety of visual improvements.

The mod, which can be downloaded from Nexus Mods, completely removed almost all backed lighting, introducing dynamic shadows to the whole game. The mod also improves lighting, water reflections, distant geometry, ambient occlusion on the player lantern, upscales textures and more. You can check out how the mod improves the game's visuals with the screenshots below.

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Following its release in late 2011, Dark Souls was remastered in 2018 with improved visuals and some light gameplay tweaks. You can learn more about the game, which is available now on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in our review.

Jumping into Dark Souls Remastered again isn't quite the same as your first time through but it's still a magical journey. And if you've never played  the game before? This is definitely the best way to experience the game that kickstarted a genre of its own. Dark Souls Remastered should be essential for action RPG fans and those wanting to put their skills to the test.

The next highly anticipated release from the creator of Dark Souls is the Elden Ring expansion Shadow of the Erdtree. It will finally launch on June 21st on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One.

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