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Panic Button Is Handling The Switch Port Of Wolfenstein II
- Thread starter Shard Shinjuku
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They did an amazing job with Doom and Rocket League so it makes sense.
Can't wait to get this game!
Can't wait to get this game!
I'm more worried about the resolution, to be honest. Wonder what it will have to drop to at busy times in handheld mode.
I'm a little puzzled by some of the praise this studio is getting for Rocket League and Doom. "Excellent Switch versions"?
I've seen lots of complaints about controls that don't feel right, extremely low resolutions, and framerate troubles. They even patched Rocket League this past week to tweak the analog stick to make it feel better. The foundational control method of the game getting post launch adjustments.
I've seen lots of complaints about controls that don't feel right, extremely low resolutions, and framerate troubles. They even patched Rocket League this past week to tweak the analog stick to make it feel better. The foundational control method of the game getting post launch adjustments.
Really curious to see what sacrifices they're going to make to get Wolfenstein 2 running well. It's a more demanding game than DOOM, that's for sure.
Cool. I'm pretty excited to see how this goes. I feel like 30fps will be less of a sacrifice for Wolfenstein than it was for Doom.
Because some people are able to take into account the device they got the game running on and factor that into their opinion of a version being excellent under those circumstances
I have both Doom and Rocket League running on my handheld device and no matter the compromises to achieve it, they are both excellent ports
I feel its gonna have to be 30 fps for this game to run on switch. Is definitely interested in how this will turn out.
Rocket League uses an engine that doesn't support the Switch (UE3) and they went for 60fps because of cross play. We also don't know how long they had to port it over so I wouldn't judge Panic Button on RL...
I don't know how any other studio would do a ton better getting the performance issues ironed out. It's the weak Switch hardware that's the culprit.
Rocket League is made in Unreal 3, an engine not supported by the Switch, while Doom and Wolfenstein are made with Unreal 4. Panic Button is doing everything they can.
This. One has to be aware and accepting of the power of the Switch. The size of the device compared to that of a PS4, XBO, and PC. Then factor how said games (not at all designed, considered or tailor made for the Switch) are running on the device. This isn't making excuses but looking at reality of the overall situation. Many ports will have compromises (not all) as said. It's a matter of what one gets as a result of those compromises. Some things are acceptable and other are not.
Example of what is not at all acceptable is WWE 2K18. The way that game runs is horrible and in no way shape or form is the Switch responsible.
No offence to Panic Button, but why can't id handle those ports directly?
Why do those Switch versions always have to be outsourced? It doesn't feel like those companies are treating the Switch as anything more than an afterthought.
(Rocket League is an indie game so I'm not counting this one)
Why do those Switch versions always have to be outsourced? It doesn't feel like those companies are treating the Switch as anything more than an afterthought.
(Rocket League is an indie game so I'm not counting this one)
To be blunt, it still confuses me that they are still going through with this.
Wolfenstein's sales and popularity are leagues below Doom. How much has Doom sold on Switch in the first place?
Wolfenstein's sales and popularity are leagues below Doom. How much has Doom sold on Switch in the first place?
i didnt like the job they did with doom and rocket league, so id rather have someone else working on it, possibly the team behind the game but it is what it is. a cheap-ish port
Can't imagine how bad this will look in portable mode. The PC version is more demanding than Doom was and is still full of technical issues needing to be addressed.
I'm fully capable of taking the Switch hardware into account here.
Doom has frame pacing issues that have nothing to do with the hardware. That's just programming slop.
I've seen many complaints about the controls feeling wrong in both games. It sounds like the analog sticks were not properly tuned. They even made a big adjustment to Rocket League to address complaints last week, essentially admitting they got a key foundational aspect of the game wrong on their first go.
Some people seem to think just merely getting the game on Switch is worthy of praise. I disagree. You can make sacrifices to get the game on Switch and also deliver a polished game in the process.
i mean, i bought the game -and then proceeded to sell it asap - and it was a blurry mess. if thats the best the switch can do might was well not port the game.
or you know, maybe they had to port it fast, maybe they havent the technical expertise necessary to do a better job. it seems cheap to me, or at least, a bad port
It will only get better, now they are familiar with the engine.
Based on the "Best Sellers" list Nintendo puts out on the Switch eShop, I'd say pretty darn good. It managed to cling to the list for about 3 weeks, outselling lots of big hitters for a while. It certainly sold better than I had imagined. Dunno about physical though.
I hope the added experience Panic Button gains from this can be retroactively used to patch up DOOM as well. Surely another year on id Tech 6 will gain Panic Button a deeper understanding on what makes it tick and can give them ideas on how to refine DOOM. Did they ever confirm that DOOM was going to get patched at any point? Sounds like it has audio issues among other things, but I hope they can try to get the average resolution higher and iron out any bugs with zero compromises (*cough*rocketleague*cough*).
I don't know about Rocket League, but I loved Doom. Whatever sacrifices were made were worth it. Besides, even with the cutbacks, it's still one of the very best-looking games on the system.
I liked what they did with DOOM.
Still a bit cautious since Wolfie seems to be bigger in scale, but I have good hope that they'll manage to do something good.
Hopefully they manage to put the whole game on the cart, too, or else I'm out.
One can only do so much when the platform is less than a third of the power of a PS4.
Maybe this time it will be better since they're used with the hardware, but I wouldn't hold my breath. I wouldn't call it a bad port though, more like a best effort with what they could push.
Still a bit cautious since Wolfie seems to be bigger in scale, but I have good hope that they'll manage to do something good.
Hopefully they manage to put the whole game on the cart, too, or else I'm out.
One can only do so much when the platform is less than a third of the power of a PS4.
Maybe this time it will be better since they're used with the hardware, but I wouldn't hold my breath. I wouldn't call it a bad port though, more like a best effort with what they could push.
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I won't be getting Wolfenstein 2, mainly as it is not my sort of game but DOOM was excellent and I can not wait for Rocket League's port to get a retail release.
Panic Button have done outstanding work and as they get used to the hardware and porting, they will be able to produce far more power for less. Wolfenstein 2 is at risk of being too much too early but if it succeeds, I have a strong feeling none of Bethesda's library will be unreachable for them in regards to porting. Fingers crossed people. If this goes well we could easily see the likes of Fallout and other titles coming to the Switch.
Panic Button have done outstanding work and as they get used to the hardware and porting, they will be able to produce far more power for less. Wolfenstein 2 is at risk of being too much too early but if it succeeds, I have a strong feeling none of Bethesda's library will be unreachable for them in regards to porting. Fingers crossed people. If this goes well we could easily see the likes of Fallout and other titles coming to the Switch.
