Quality of Life Changes
More importantly, however, Dark Souls Remastered also comes with a few important quality of life improvements that make the game feel more updated to cater to a modern audience. One of the key things is being able to hold down on the d-pad to immediately swap back to the first item in your equipped items slot, which is usually where your Estus Flasks are. This was a feature that was introduced in Dark Souls III, and it proved to come in very handy in hectic fights. Instead of scrolling through your items wildly, you’ll now be able to hold a button to quickly swap back to your Estus. We’re assuming that the quick items shortcut will apply to sorceries and blessings as well, as it did in Dark Souls III.
Another sorely missed feature in the original Dark Souls was the ability to consume multiple items at once. Nothing is more annoying than having to use your Large Souls of a Proud Knight one by one every time you wanted to buy a new weapon or Titanite Shard from Andre. This was another feature included in future Soulsborne games, and we’re definitely happy to see it added here as well.
Lastly, Dark Souls Remastered also comes with a wealth of UI and HUD customization options that should appeal to lots of fans. While it’s not clear whether the game will feature a dynamic HUD like in Dark Souls III, the game’s menu allows you to scale the HUD and UI size down or up to suit your preferences. There’s also the option to change your controls and key bindings, which should prove to be useful for players who prefer having the sprint function mapped to their X buttons on PS4. Very helpful stuff.
