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Nintendo Switch First Party Game Tech Thread
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Great thread. I'm not a tech buff or anything but it's cool to have all this information in one place.
EDIT: Maybe hide each game in quotes to make it take less space? So that we have to click expand to see it all.
EDIT: Maybe hide each game in quotes to make it take less space? So that we have to click expand to see it all.
It's a bummer that all the games can't be 1080p in docked mode, but you've got to make compromises somewhere with such a mobile architecture. Needless to say, Nintendo absolutely nails the art style of their games, so they look beautiful either way.
Hey, Toni. Glad you got in.
ARMS is probably Nintendo's nicest looking game from the tech side. Great designs, lighting, character models, performance, and IQ.
Especially nice looking on Master Mummy's stage
ARMS is probably Nintendo's nicest looking game from the tech side. Great designs, lighting, character models, performance, and IQ.
Especially nice looking on Master Mummy's stage
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I gotta be in on this just purely for the novelties that Switch has. Its hybrid nature layers a bridge between full fledged console SKU's and mobile hardware.
With that in mind, cant wait to see all the Bethsoft titles, Away - Journey to the Unexpected, and Payday 2 to be featured in here. They all make up for great comparisons, i feel.
With that in mind, cant wait to see all the Bethsoft titles, Away - Journey to the Unexpected, and Payday 2 to be featured in here. They all make up for great comparisons, i feel.
Toni, mind looking into a few games made by 3rd parties:
RiME, Doom, Sonic, Pokken, and Rocket League all seem to run at the same resolution docked and undocked.
Was wondering if we could discuss and speculate why that is.
Mario gets a resolution bump while increasing graphical quality. Not sure if it's just that they didn't bother optimizing for docked due to not having enough time or incentive
RiME, Doom, Sonic, Pokken, and Rocket League all seem to run at the same resolution docked and undocked.
Was wondering if we could discuss and speculate why that is.
Mario gets a resolution bump while increasing graphical quality. Not sure if it's just that they didn't bother optimizing for docked due to not having enough time or incentive
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Loved this topic originally, will keep an eye on it here!
Edit: about Flip Wars, I'm pretty sure it's running with the following:
Resolution: 1920*1080 / 1280*720
Framerate: 60fps
HD Rumble: No
IR Camera: No
But unfortunately, no one else seems to play this game, so no one else can confirm it.
Edit: about Flip Wars, I'm pretty sure it's running with the following:
Resolution: 1920*1080 / 1280*720
Framerate: 60fps
HD Rumble: No
IR Camera: No
But unfortunately, no one else seems to play this game, so no one else can confirm it.
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Sonic Forces bumps up the post effects work significantly in docked mode compared to handheld mode.
Oh, and I heard Rabbids uses HD Rumble.
Is pretty interesting to see the lot of Switch games run at sub native resolution in handled mode, but still they look pretty awesome. Really looking forward to see Odyssey tomorrow.
Wonder if with the next wave of games the resolution will go up in handled mode as developers start to master all the tricks of the console.
Wonder if with the next wave of games the resolution will go up in handled mode as developers start to master all the tricks of the console.
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A correction about the part with Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Monolith is missing in the developers part.
So true. We need someone to make a thread for it since we already have one for Microsoft and Sony here.
So true. We need someone to make a thread for it since we already have one for Microsoft and Sony here.
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Alright thanks. Trying to decide if I should go with the red Mario bundle or just buy the plain Switch and buying Mario seperately, which is cheaper for me.
A new thread only for it could be great. This thread here I think that it's better to remain exclusive to this.
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Agreed some AA would be nice, especially in MK8D, but it needs to be carefully implemented. I'm loving how crisp some of these games look, especially on handheld and wouldn't like to sacrifice too much clarity.
This is very true, with some game companies churning out 40/50/60GB+ games these days I'm impressed. Then again, I guess they have to set an example to others having chosen to go the cartridge route.
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Yeah for sure, I prefer playing it docked because of this. The frame jittering effect in portable mode is quite unrefined and I was slightly taken back by the jaggies to be honest.
Plus with the game being sub-native at all times they pretty much had to include some AA I guess.
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maybe Xenoblade is using the same temporal resolution as Mario in order to hit a stable 30fps. the game does have more dynamic lights than X so a system that a bit more powerful (undocked) than the wii u might struggle at times to keep stable. wouldnt be surprised to see more nintendo games doing this going forward
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Good idea.
Mario Odsey uses a proprietary engine, right? Anyone know if it is a new engine or other that Nintendo uses?
I'm starting to play it and I'm in that Mexican world right now. The problem is, at least for me, that game is less impressive than Mario Galaxy (don't count the HD part)
I can't believe both those game use the same engine... Or art director.
Mario Odsey uses a proprietary engine, right? Anyone know if it is a new engine or other that Nintendo uses?
I'm starting to play it and I'm in that Mexican world right now. The problem is, at least for me, that game is less impressive than Mario Galaxy (don't count the HD part)
I can't believe both those game use the same engine... Or art director.
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I'm pretty sure Nintendo published Skyrim and Doom, at least in North America. Might be interesting to look into them.
Nintendo lists Bethesda as the publisher for both, but Nintendo might be distributing the game
I dont think games that are available on other consoles should count. if we do third party games, then they should be exclusives like Mario and Rabbids
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I love XC2, and found myself getting over its visual shortcomings easily. I consider it a good looking game despite the low resolution.
This is a general question for the thread. If XCX comes to the Switch, would you prefer it kept the same tech as the WiiU version, and attempted a resolution boost to say, 900p docked, or would you like them to use the lighting tech in XC2 and have similar performance to that game?
I went back to XCX recently and it looks less impressive than I remembered. As a result, I would prefer the latter, and have cool XC2-style dynamic lighting in exchange for the resolution.
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LA Noire seems to be exhibiting the streaming-asset slowdown that XC2 does here and there. If you quit to the main menu and reload your save repeatedly, performance will worsen until you quit and restart the game. Otherwise it works ok - all the warts of the driving and shooting mechanics are preserved, so it's a faithful port. Handheld is fine, and touchscreen works well if you want to use it that way. Docked, I disabled motion controls.
Skyrim looks great handheld.
Skyrim looks great handheld.
XCX wasnt made with a physically based renderer in mind. they could upgrade it to their new engine, but they'd have to reauthor all the textures to really take advantage of it. as for lighting, they'd have to relight everything. lighting is time consuming and, thus, is done concurrently with the actual building of the level. it's probably not worth redoing so much for a game that sells as much as Xenoblade does. and if Donkey Kong didnt get any enhancements, Xenoblade sure as hell wouldnt other than 1080p dock resolution and better frame stability
most curious is the decision for Kirby to be 30fps. weird. I guess they wanted to push visuals above framerate?
Did some pixel counting and looks like Mario Tennis Aces is native 1080p going off by the press screenshots. I'm looking at the other games right now too.
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DK too.
Kirby also. Not the best screenshot but I wouldn't doubt otherwise.
And Hyrule Warriors, as they announced on-stream.
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I recently bought Doom for the switch having owned it for PS4 and was super impressed how that game looks and runs on the device. Like mind blown really. The MP is a bit blurrier than the SP. But the campaign is really very good on it. I'm playing handheld. I also don't notice the 30FPS in the game. Really feels very smooth and as responsive as it did on PS4 for me. Which is unusual.
Kirby is 30fps? Wow, that a bummer. Not a dealbreaker but......