Eurogamer: "$70 Mortal Kombat 1 Switch version called "robbery" as graphical comparisons flood the internet"
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The loading times are also pretty bad. Really awkward switch from pre rendered cutscene to gameplay
View: https://youtu.be/etI1C3Pi7mI?si=eilt2sSRhqb_DMl0&t=722
Game was clearly made for an SSD
View: https://youtu.be/etI1C3Pi7mI?si=eilt2sSRhqb_DMl0&t=722
Game was clearly made for an SSD
Eh, if he dev doesn't wanna be there or can't support another platform I'd rather they don't, patches and support are vital and nobody should buy a full priced copy and realize the company treats it as the bad version.
They need to fix the issues for sure, but feature wise isn't Mortal Kombat 1 on Switch vs PS5/XSX mostly 1:1? My guess is that's why the publisher priced it at full price.
Edit: Sorry I didn't realize we were speaking $70 USD (the +$10 increase). I'm used to $79.99 games being the norm in Canada.
Edit: Sorry I didn't realize we were speaking $70 USD (the +$10 increase). I'm used to $79.99 games being the norm in Canada.
It probably should be $60 at least, but wow at the shit people trying to push.
Like it's the fucking Switch. It's essentially over a decade-old hardware at this point. What the hell do people expect? It's there for you if you want it, but what do people want them to just conduct magic and make the system more powerful?
It's insane enough that the game even operates on the damn thing really. Even the Steam Deck can't hit 60FPS with the game reliably. Really trying to get pissed at NRS for giving more options. If you want better graphics get a system that isn't ancient. If you want portability then realize it's still an option in that regard and suck it up.
It's the fucking worst.
Like it's the fucking Switch. It's essentially over a decade-old hardware at this point. What the hell do people expect? It's there for you if you want it, but what do people want them to just conduct magic and make the system more powerful?
It's insane enough that the game even operates on the damn thing really. Even the Steam Deck can't hit 60FPS with the game reliably. Really trying to get pissed at NRS for giving more options. If you want better graphics get a system that isn't ancient. If you want portability then realize it's still an option in that regard and suck it up.
It's the fucking worst.
That's the whole problem with Nintendo and Switch in general. They have the massive demand but it's not always answered, unlike other platforms. People love handhelds, people love Nintendo's gimmicks and people want to game on this little device. When this hunger is not adequately satisfied publishers like 2K, Ubi, WB or EA will manipulate it. EA had been making banks with SAME FIFA game each year!
In this specific case, WB uploaded unfinished version of MK1 very early, the day it was announced. They wanted to maximize the preorders, hoping the port studio Saber would patch and support game after the launch.
It was actually supposed to be $60.
View: https://x.com/billbil_kun/status/1656571645039878145?s=46&t=2x5-kp_N8ple_n4_xLtYZA
WB likely changed course after the success of TotK, which was launched shortly before MK1's reveal.
As long as the game plays well that's all that matters. Folks should know the limitations of the platform by now.
I'm sure it would look better if they had stayed on UE3, the move to UE4 was probably too much for the Switch to handle.
I think it's one thing for it to look less visually impressive, but to make cuts in areas that even older fighting games managed (e.g. facial animations) makes it below par.
Who's talking about Tekken 7? A port of Tag Tournament 2 would have been acceptable and had a potential to sell over a million. Sad to see all those Nintendo themed costumes go waste...
This ain't even an accurate title because to have played MK1 so far you had to pay extra for the premium version. (Or got really lucky and got a physical release that broke the street date.)
How's those early days of gameplay goingbeta testers premium owners?
How's those early days of gameplay going
anyone got a comparison to mk11 on switch? I recall that one, while scaled back, it ran a lot better than this and was at least presentable/functionable as a switch port.
That li-Mei face, holy crap! Scorpion doesn't look bad so it varies it seems like.
Though another thing is the game doesn't have the big single player mode Invasions in it at all and apparently it's coming "soon".
Also MK11 was a lot rougher on launch on switch than how it eventually ended up with patches.
Here's hoping this will be heavily patched as well.
Though another thing is the game doesn't have the big single player mode Invasions in it at all and apparently it's coming "soon".
Also MK11 was a lot rougher on launch on switch than how it eventually ended up with patches.
Here's hoping this will be heavily patched as well.
TTT2 was deemed a failure, so I doubt Bamco was in any rush to port the game.
lmao...Andromeda vibes
Andromeda gave us the best thread of all time.
The thing to me is that a lot of the issues are not because the Switch is weaker hardware but it just seems to be a half assed port full of compromises and bugs. The facial animations don't need the power of a PS5 or Series X to be rendered in similar fashion across the board.
I should add that, on the contrary to what we believe, Saber is not the best port studio on Switch. Sure we all were amazed by how The Witcher ran and looked on the console but their other port jobs were just ok. Vampyr, World War Z, Mudrunner... They all were heavily compromised, especially on their launch day. They do their job well but not as good as others, such as Turn me up or QLOC.
But the good news is they do support their ports for years. The Witcher 3 got a patch this year, 4 years after the launch, even. They will fix all the bugs in time.
But the good news is they do support their ports for years. The Witcher 3 got a patch this year, 4 years after the launch, even. They will fix all the bugs in time.
All of you should have voted with your wallet when Sony and Activision pushed for $70
Now Nintendo did it with ToTK and look where we are now
Now Nintendo did it with ToTK and look where we are now
I'm looking forward to the Digital Foundry video.
It'll be interesting to see what they find and whether the port studio will be able to comment on what choices they made. Clearly they valued framerate and feature parity at the cost of model and other graphical quality.
I'm going to bet memory limits are to blame for a lot of the issues we're seeing.
It'll be interesting to see what they find and whether the port studio will be able to comment on what choices they made. Clearly they valued framerate and feature parity at the cost of model and other graphical quality.
I'm going to bet memory limits are to blame for a lot of the issues we're seeing.
$70 is bad, but I was expecting some sort of disaster. Seeing it in motion and from sources who I trust in regards to Switch port impressions, it's actually a bit impressive they were able to cram it into a handheld at all. You're not looking for viable hardware that's able to run this game at 4k60 for it to be tournament viable, it was always going to be a portable iteration with a ton of concessions so it could run on a near decade old mobile chip. But to reiterate, this being the same price as the current gen versions IS a pretty hilarious ask.
$70, looks like that, runs terribly, loaded with glitches. I genuinely think this version shouldn't have made it out the door and this is coming from someone who thought MK11's Switch port was fantastic given the hardware constraints.
If you haven't pre-ordered, I'd say you're better off skipping this version entirely unless there's a series of miracle patches. It's going to be a fucking Herculean effort getting this to a point of acceptability though:
If you haven't pre-ordered, I'd say you're better off skipping this version entirely unless there's a series of miracle patches. It's going to be a fucking Herculean effort getting this to a point of acceptability though:
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I'll give Zelda a pass with its $70 price tag because of how ambitious the game ended up being, but I honestly believe not a single Switch game should be $70. 7 year old hardware doesn't suddenly need a price increase on its software at the end of its life. Just greed on WB part.
I got it for PC and it's ridden with bugs and stutters all around.. my other option (and my preferred one) is the Switch version, but I guess I'll wait for the next patch.
The graphics don't bother me. I just want content parity and less bugs
The graphics don't bother me. I just want content parity and less bugs
Aside from the graphical issues (the fighting itself looks decent, but they really should have had separate face models for close-ups), the game on Switch actually is incomplete (Invasion mode only has Cage's mansion right now), and there are some really common graphical glitches when you use brutalities. Also characters with long hair sometimes have their hair outright disappearing in cutscenes (or in Sindel's case even during gameplay).
This is bullshit to charge $70 for Switch when no one else is doing that.
But I don't think there is an any good argument for $70 on any platform. Companies will charge as much as they can get away with because higher prices will lead to higher profits.
Haha. If anyone really wants this on Switch, wait for the sale price.
Who is that in the grey shirt in the first tweet? Is that guy modelled on Elon Musk? Haha.
Who is that in the grey shirt in the first tweet? Is that guy modelled on Elon Musk? Haha.
Yeesh that *is* awkward. I was expecting this to look worse than MK11 due to it being UE4 and not having an Xbox 360 version to base the port off of, but some of these concessions are completely unexpected. They should do the loading *first* if the cutscene isn't going to fully cover it... unless they don't have the ability to load the fighting sequence *and* play the video. I expect the Switch devs are taking a game designed without the hardware in mind and doing their best, and if they focused on making the game look and play as well as a possible during the actual fights, then yeah, okay, that should be the focus...
But again the lack of facial animation is wild and has me thinking it has to be a bug. Right? That can't be something they had to cut for memory or game size constraints could it?
A fighting game with frame rate dips during combos is the opposite of 'plays well'