Nintendo Presents: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (gamescom 2019)
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I want to pre-order on the eShop, but I always want to buy physical, to support the developer/publisher that is actually using a proper cart.
Yeah, fuck you Capcom.
Yeah, fuck you Capcom.
That could be because anyone criticizing this game's graphics gets attacked and branded a hater by the rabid nintendo fanboys, so at some point people not here to sing praises of how amazing the gfx are, just avoid those threads. And we can both recognize the technical achievement it is to get it running as well as it is on the Switch hardware while also not considering it good enough to actually enjoy the game in such a compromised state.
People only get those types of responses if they say ridiculous things ignoring all context. That happens everywhere.
You can feel free not to like it or think it's not good enough for you, but when you complain about Nintendo actually showing the game that's just an outright absurd thing to say.
You are talking like this is completely unplayable when its clear from these videos and the digital foundry analysis that it isnt the case. I reckon you are arguing in bad faith.
Now people have the option of playing the game with high spec or playing with lower quality but with the option of playing on the go. Thats fantastic for fans of the game and a remarkable technical achievement.
That's not true, I recently blocked someone in another thread after he told me to go fuck myself for being a hater, for simply stating that the Switch version doesn't do the game justice and so I'd recommend another platform to someone playing it for the first time.
Incredible. Not the biggest fan of the game (played it on PC a few years back), but it's a good game that I never expected to see on the Switch, so I am definitely getting it because I still cannot comprehend its existence
Well without you linking that post I don't know if what you said warranted that kind of response from that person (I don't think anything really warrants such a response to be honest but that's me), but in general the only people who get shit on in these threads are the ones who make ridiculous claims, call this the "fake" version of the game, beg others not to buy this, etc.
But yeah I can't speak for everyone, some people are gonna be assholes.
User warned: body shaming. Inappropriate commentary.
Lol at the hosts extremely manicured hair and beard and giant gut
This is absolute black magic sorcery. The Switch has no right to run something like this - talk about punching above its weight!
it's not magic really. we certainly haven't see in the past 2 years what a switch is capable of when pushed on limits. optimization is still a thing.
That hardly warranted insults, but I'm not too surprised tbh, people are very aggressive on this forum.
No, but I can watch footage, the very low res in Novigrad and in the wilderness when there's lot of vegetation, said vegetion that look kinda like water painting, the barren streeets, the low fps, the constant pop-in etc. Only time it looks fine is during cutscenes and interiors basically and you spend most of the game wandering outdoor.
manicured....
hair and beard???
I think you need to go lie down.
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Personally, the rather extreme compromises do make the game what I'd consider "unplayable" (for me), but that's because I've played through the entire thing on the highest settings and couldn't go back. For those who haven't played it or can ignore the downgrades, it should still be a great experience as it's a great game! Unfortunately the amazing (especially at the time) graphics were a huge part of the experience for me.
I'm more concerned by the fat shaming honestly. I thought this place was better than that.
On topic, the game looks better than when they revealed it and it's a great option for those that only have a Switch or want to have portable Witcher 3.
oh sweet summer child
we got illiterate mfers who don't even know what manicure means
True but I could excuse that being a language barrier thing or something. Saying someone has a "giant gut" is not cool, however.
I used to take that sort of mentality when I first built my own PC. I could run any game at max settings at the highest resolution my monitor could offer. But some games were plagued with technical issues that would make it crash to desktop, some that have still still to be resolved to this day. It might just be my particular graphics card or driver, but at this point it would be painstaking to troubleshoot.
Nowadays, I could forgo having the highest setting for the conveniences the Switch offers, which is being able to take the experience with you where ever you go. You don't have that fear of needing to stop and save since you could literally susppend your game, and whip it out on your next earliest convenience. You can't do that with any other console or PC. There's no need to dedicate a "sitdown time" and commit to a screen, rather its the opposite.
Would it kill you to act a little less dismissive and plain antagonistic in basically every Nintendo thread?
Oh yeah, absolutely, that response was too aggressive. It happens sometimes, but I don't think there's been any sort of pattern with this port.
This thread has taken a weird turn but "manicured" is a very common and proper word to describe a well-kept beard or hair.
I thought it had more to do with nails?
...This...isn't about Geraldt's bathtub scene where he puts up his feet now, is it?
It was a dumb post to begin with. Trying to say the game groomed himself well, while calling him fat.
Merriam-Webster isn't a nobody.
A manicure (the noun) refers to an appointment in which you get your fingernails trimmed/colored/whatever. But manicure the verb (and manicured the adjective) has a much broader meaning, basically to groom something. It's often used in reference to a lawn.
That's precisely why they should stop but we're getting way too offtopic now.
Haha fair enough, just thought it was an weird discussion.
Please do explain why The Witcher 3's gameplay isn't that good. I've heard conflicting stories, such as it being a step up from The Witcher 2, and so forth.
Not the person you quoted but it's down to how Geralt controls, especially during combat. His movement controls are really clunky, with heavy emphasis on animation fluidity over the actual ability to move. But that's all pretty common these days.
In combat the real issue is that it can be hard to know which enemy Geralt is targeting at times. So you can have 3 enemies surrounding you and 2 more standing like 5-10 feet away, and if you tilt the left stick a bit to the left while attacking you'd expect him to attack the one a bit to his left, right? Well, a lot of the time instead of that happening he'll do a fancy roll and flip over to one of the guys standing 5-10 feet away to attack him. It may not be a huge deal to most people but it can be really clunky and aggravating at times.
The game overall is fantastic though. The preparation aspect of combat is a lot more fun and engaging (to me) than the actual combat itself but YMMV.
So the "auto-targeting" feels...off? I was hoping there would be a cursor which highlights who Geraldt would be attacking.
It's been a while since I've played it but I don't remember any such cursor or anything like that. I think it might show the health bar of whomever is targeted? Either way yeah, that's more or less my biggest gripe with the gameplay. The other thing is that even when the targeting is fine Geralt will sometimes do things you didn't really expect him to. Like, instead of just swinging his sword at an enemy you might get him flipping or rolling a little and then swinging. It just feels weird how it responds to your inputs at times.
But I don't really consider any of that to be a huge issue.
I'm not looking forward to the OT for this port...
On topic, The lack of loading screens outside of fast travel and everything are pretty impressive too. I'm glad they kept the movement and feel of the world despite having to take the hit on graphics. I'm going to miss some of my mods, but can't wait to pour another 200 hours into this game handheld.
Seeing Novigrad literally on this tiny low powered device is still mind blowing to me and while I'll always be hoping they release a Switch 2.0 with improved processing to not have to make concessions like this in the future, just having this here and in this quality is pretty damn impressive.
On topic, The lack of loading screens outside of fast travel and everything are pretty impressive too. I'm glad they kept the movement and feel of the world despite having to take the hit on graphics. I'm going to miss some of my mods, but can't wait to pour another 200 hours into this game handheld.
Seeing Novigrad literally on this tiny low powered device is still mind blowing to me and while I'll always be hoping they release a Switch 2.0 with improved processing to not have to make concessions like this in the future, just having this here and in this quality is pretty damn impressive.
There's definitely a lot of very notable compromises made to get this to run. Which of course was expected. As I've played the game already I know how damn good game it is, the graphical and perfomance downgrade isn't a problem for me personally. But still makes me wonder how off-putting this might look to someone not that familiar with the game.
Edit: Love Miles' Switcher shirt and that Roach gag on the background with the toy horse.
Edit: Love Miles' Switcher shirt and that Roach gag on the background with the toy horse.
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What a strange post, when most people in this and other threads and on Twitter and co. already mentioned how good it still looks. And yeah, it looks good.
Agreed. You can definitely tell when the day time comes and the lack of res is obvious and the washed out light system but it's still playing exactly like Witcher and will be on a tiny screen and such.
I will never use graphics as a primary quality indicator for a game, but even if I didn't know about the PC version and play it maxed/modded on PC I'd still be impressed with how much is on display in all these showings I think. Then again I'm a huge fan of all games of this type. I bought Dragon's Dogma and think that game looks like ass on Switch (and in general aesthetically) but plays fun!
Haven't played the PC version myself (but do game on a decent gaming PC in addition to my Switch and have seen videos of this running at high settings) and I think it looks really good. If this existed in a vacuum and not as a port, people would be flipping out over how good the visuals are for a Switch game. I don't get the people who find this slight downgrade "unplayable" - I get the preference of playing on higher settings if you have the means and thats conducive to your lifestyle, but it being "unplayable" is some hilarious hyperbole.
Me too. And this will be a triple dip by me. This will be the version I 100% though.
