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Dark Souls Remastered - Nintendo Switch Resolution/Frame Rate Test (Network Test)
- Thread starter Theorry
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Seems like From Software is not capable of implementing a 30 fps cap properly. The frame pacing issue exists in all of their 30 fps capped games.
This. I just don't think they're a particularly good development studio when it comes to the real nitty gritty technical stuff. They're absolute masters of gameplay and level design, but in terms of visuals and performance they're a long way behind many other devs.
I just hate frame pacing issues... It's a FROM Software game so I'm not really sure why I even hoped for a better scenario. Still it seems to run a little bit better than Bloodborne which I managed to endure, I'm keeping my pre-order.
Does the Switch version not have motion blur or did the person recording this turn it off? Makes the frame pacing look way, way worse without it.
I don't think it does. You still notice the issue, not arguing there, but Bloodborne has motion blur and looks nowhere near as janky as this port.
I don't think it does. You still notice the issue, not arguing there, but Bloodborne has motion blur and looks nowhere near as janky as this port.
Well, I haven't played the network test of DS on Switch but if you look up the Digital Foundry analysis of Bloodborne the frame pacing graph is even much more erratic. It could definitely feel different when playing in person though.
Reminds me of Bloodborne on PS4. Also suffered from terrible framepacing. Didn't stop me from playing it for hours and almost get the plat trophy and becoming my favorite PS4 game but it still sucks.
I don't know much about framepacing but would it theoretically possible to be fixed with a better CPU (without further programming) or do you have to optimize the code to completely eliminate it?
I don't know much about framepacing but would it theoretically possible to be fixed with a better CPU (without further programming) or do you have to optimize the code to completely eliminate it?
Yep, I knew there was a dynamic resolution feature in there. I managed to get it to switch on and off repeatedly in a select few situations in the demo.
Frankly I'm not looking forward to how later and more intense areas perform and look. If it drops in an area as relatively 'calm' as the Undead Parish then what is it like with Blightown, New Londo, or bosses such as Seath and the Bed of Chaos?
Frankly I'm not looking forward to how later and more intense areas perform and look. If it drops in an area as relatively 'calm' as the Undead Parish then what is it like with Blightown, New Londo, or bosses such as Seath and the Bed of Chaos?
At this point it's inexcusable. The vast majority of games ship without frame pacing issues.
That kind of frame pacing is unacceptable to me in this day and age. Throw in all the other downgrades and this is easily the worst version. From really needs to learn some basic tech things.
Through a usb stick or of the ps+ cloud.
Through a usb stick or of the ps+ cloud.
Yep, just checked and my NG+ DaS: Remastered save is in my account's online storage. So it's essentially Bandai Namco fucking over Switch owners for no reason in particular; there isn't even a nonsense excuse like with Nintendo and Splatoon 2.
It does not. And suffers greatly because of it. The resolution looked great for the most part, but the lack of motion blur made the game unplayable for me.
This all port has been a shit show all the way to the release it seems. Unexplained delay although it was first announced by Nintendo in a direct, and now significant technical flaws. It 100% deserves to bomb.
If I had to bet money on it yesterday after playing it, I wouldn't have bet on it being native 720p in handheld. Huh.
Performance is unfortunate.
Performance is unfortunate.
indeed, and for a change Virtuous games actually included a 5.1 audio track on switch, the last game they did on switch was converted (horribly) to stereo(talking about la noire). And ps4 and xbox 1 versions of la noire where also done by virtuous and also had loads of audio issues.
Lets hope its just the network beta.
Can anyone who played the game at pax or e3 tell how the audio quality was there? i assume people used headphones for playing
So probably wouldn't mind playing this in handheld mode. I'll take consistent 720p native on the screen over dynamic resolution on my tv. That audio though...
Can I just say as someone who never played DS, that I am shocked at how it just threw me in here with no idea what the controls are, ans why is b button the confirm button? What is this shit? How can I possibly aim my spells as a witch?
What shit show?
I'm not so sure about significant technical flaws, but it more or less runs like DS Prepare to Die with DSfix and some variable resolution/AA thrown it.
For the last test I played in handheld and didn't really encounter any performance issues aside from not being able to summon/invade successfully as much as I'd want. This time, though, I played on handheld, and if there's anything I can attest too, it doesn't seem to drop down from native res during normal runs. Visual IQ is at least better than Xenoblade Chronicle 2's in handheld mode (including its expansion). I can still make out detail when undocked.
I definitely think its network code. Day 1 had the worst performance because of servers getting overloaded with invasions/summons. Day 2 was much much better.
No one's calling them lazy. But considering frame pacing has been a consistent criticism of From games, and this is a remaster of a 7 year old game on a modern system, seeing frame pacing is just extremely disappointing at this point, and goes to show that the devs don't give a shit about the most persistent criticism leveled against them.
Since I still have never personally identified frame pacing issues in any game I've played, I guess I'm okay -- sorry for those who are sensitive to it, though it's par for the course for the series. I get it, though. On my end, I'm pretty irked by what sounds like really compressed audio. Still hoping that it was just to make the network test file size smaller, but I'm not holding out much hope.
I beg to differ.
I was playing it dock on Day 1 and 2. There wasn't any noticable alliasing especially when compared to a non-DSfix version on PC.
You said DSfix, you can achieve multiple AA variants on PC. Please stop pulling things out of your ass, people on here will believe you.
