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Digital Foundry: Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze - Switch vs Wii U: What Are The Enhancements?
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wtf
The Wii U runs the game at 1280x720, right? Why did they have to downgrade the resolution for handheld mode? Come on :(
It's not a big deal, but... knowing it's JUST below native resolution is a shame :(
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Yes, but it's the first 720p Wii U game that isn't at least 720p on Switch.
It's all the more confusing considering the game is a stable 1080p60fps docked and 720p60fps on Wii U. Guess that Funky skateboard has way more complexity than we think...
My only guess would be that since they upgraded the textures it might be putting a strain on the bandwidth that they need to sacrifice resolution in handheld mode for.
Yes, but not Wii U to Switch ports of games that were already 720p on Wii U lol
Especially if it runs at full 1920x1080 in docked mode...like, what's the problem in handheld?
It's an unbelievably polished and aesthetically pleasing platformer, but not really groundbreaking, which is where the disconnect comes from, I think. A point in its favor is that so few games have copied the weightiness of DK platforming since the original games, though.
I don't think it's possible to overrate a top 5 all time platformer.
Nah the games is fantastic. This value of this remaster is a joke though.
Minecraft got a draw distance downgrade in handheld mode. Maybe they worked on the docked mode and then realised that downclocking the system had more issues than they thought? I don't think that this will be patched.
Are you cherry picking the fact that this is the handheld version? Running on mobile hardware? Or did I just reply to a shit post bait? Just wondering.648p on new hardware in 2018
Yeah but it goes from 480p on U screen to 648p on Switch ;^)
Idk it could be the Switch bandwith limitations are worse than we imagined, or they decided to trade in res for batteryblife
WTF!? This is the first Wii U port to run worse in handheld mode than on the original console! What happened!?
Docked performance is exactly what I expected, but what happened in handheld mode!?
Docked performance is exactly what I expected, but what happened in handheld mode!?
The value is for Nintendo releasing it on a more successful platform :P
Oh yeah I suppose it's possible that they are running at lowered clocks to save battery.
Its 1080p in docked mode.648p on new hardware in 2018
You may as well silently complain about the Switch native HD screen while you are at it
Shit post? Wii u version runs at a higher resolution. You are defending this? Lame.
kind of bummer that sub native res, but nothing that will prevent me from buying this beauty day 1.
It's still 90% of handheld mode's native resolution, that's not bad at all. Just a bit odd, since docked is a full 1080p.
Are there any other games that run at 1080p docked, but less than 720p in handheld?
Are there any other games that run at 1080p docked, but less than 720p in handheld?
Well, games on Switch handheld often run the same or even slightly worse compared to their Wii U counterparts. Bayonetta games are a good example (in the late game you can get serious drops in handheld mode, that are even worse than they were on Wii U). Breath of the Wild ran better but there were still places that tanked the framerate.
Dragon Quest 1+2
Huh? Digital Foundry said the framerate was pretty much universally better on Switch.
It's 1080p... Handheld it got lowered a bit probably to keep it strictly 60fps to accommodate the new lighting and improved textures without having any drops at all.
Your point being?
It's a port, more expensive than the original release, that can't run at the same res as the original release while in handheld mode. That's..not very good.
I'm still gonna buy it, but ouch
Sounds good though I own the Wii U version and plan on holding off on the Switch version for a while.
Also I find it funny at all the negative hot takes when DF was so positive on the port from my interpretation.
Also I find it funny at all the negative hot takes when DF was so positive on the port from my interpretation.
Sounds pretty good overall.
I don't really mind about 648p handheld, it will be barely noticeable while playing.
Reduced loadings are a godsend.
EDIT: Holy shit this thread already lol, people will nitpick the smallest things to call this unacceptable.
I don't really mind about 648p handheld, it will be barely noticeable while playing.
Reduced loadings are a godsend.
EDIT: Holy shit this thread already lol, people will nitpick the smallest things to call this unacceptable.