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Link's Awakening (Switch) E3 demo frame-rate is "choppy"
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This thread is exactly why we don't get more gameplay demos at these conferences, instead get CG fluff. Devs don't want reaction videos/tweets/posts about something in development like this.
Yeah.
Just take a look at BOTW and Mario in their E3 demos and we will see that they were actually improved frame-rate/visual wise.
BOTW had the biggest jump
Maybe they'll drop it down to 30fps like the usual AAA console games this generation.
It's an E3 demo, it's allowed to have a few technical issues at this stage. For a September release it's probably finished aside from some optimization and last minute touches.
This is such an absurd take away. There is a very specific reason why these demos specifically state they aren't final, etc. Because some jack ass with a keyboard who gets paid jack shit writes some article without the necessary knowledge to properly assess what they're experiencing.
The enthusiast press is the worst.
The enthusiast press is the worst.
It's interesting because the Treehouse stream looked generally good. I'm sure they will optimize before launch, though.
Lol, it's literally the same people too.
Lol, it's literally the same people too.
Framerate drops are concerning, but...
Please tell me the text boxes for keys/acorns/rupees/pieces of power don't appear beyond the first time you collect them (or at least only once per play session).
Please tell me the text boxes for keys/acorns/rupees/pieces of power don't appear beyond the first time you collect them (or at least only once per play session).
People saying that there is no way that Nintendo will ship this without fixing the framerate issues clearly did not play Wind Waker HD. The framerate in that game tanked hard when shooting the canon on your ship / getting shot by enemy canons.
I didn't go this year but I have the past four or five years and they just haul all the E3 stuff down here to San Diego so I'm sure it's the exact same build.
I covered Nintendo's SDCC event. All demos present (Link's Awakening/Luigi's Mansion 3/Pokémon SwSh) were the E3 versions, so no changes on that front. I noticed the same frame drops and slowdown playing Link's Awakening at SDCC as I did at E3.
That said, IT'S A PRE-RELEASE TRADE SHOW DEMO. Performance issues are to be expected; the game hasn't been optimized yet. Not sure why this is freaking so many people out. It's a standard part of game development, and this is Nintendo. For all their faults, technical performance and polish aren't typically among them. This thing is going to be polished to a fine sheen by the time it comes out.
If it releases as a total technical mess, feel free to quote this post and remind me I said this. I'll happily admit then I'm wrong, but I'm very confident here.
Oh for sure. I get the pre-release aspect of the build. I was just curious that if it was a newer build, if there was any perceived improvement. But since it's the same build that's a moot point.
That was incredibly disappointing and surprising because the game ran very well other than those instances.
While most of the game was fine for me, I will never forget an instance where the game ran game in the single digits. I have no clue why but it was the most surreal thing to witness out of nowhere (Since I wasn't doing anything different than normal).