Kingdom Come Deliverance on Switch - The Most Ambitious Switch Port Yet? - DF Tech Review

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Update 16/03/24: The sharpened image mentioned at 05:39 relates to an intended in-game effect. Drinking in the game causes an oversharpened image while the 'drunk' status icon appears - an oversight on our part. Apologies for any confusion!
Another 'impossible port' arrives on Switch, once again engineered by the tech wizards at Saber Interactive. This time, CryEngine 3 gets another run-around on Switch with Kingdom Come Deliverance - a game that struggled with performance even on PS4 and Xbox One systems back in 2018. Six years on, the Switch edition arrives with a surprising number of visual features in tact - while frame-rates are very much what we'd call 'dynamic'.
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00:00 Overview
03:09 Loading Time Tests
04:21 Switch vs Xbox One Graphics Comparisons
09:08 Switch Frame-Rate Tests
12:57 Conclusion

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  • @viktornemethy1550
    @viktornemethy1550Ай бұрын

    The oversharpening is a status effect when you are hangover, it is on every platform.

  • @ssjbargainsale

    @ssjbargainsale

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah, you can even see the icon for drunk on the bottom

  • @luizarthurbrito

    @luizarthurbrito

    Ай бұрын

    He got it wrong. Probably saved the game with saviour schnapps and got the filter applied.

  • @ssjbargainsale

    @ssjbargainsale

    Ай бұрын

    @@luizarthurbrito Yeah, but it's good to point it out so people can see it and maybe it will be addressed on an update video

  • @moonknightish

    @moonknightish

    Ай бұрын

    Pretty embarassing from DF

  • @FigmentHF

    @FigmentHF

    Ай бұрын

    @@moonknightishyeah, he just destroyed their legacy, I can’t take them seriously anymore. I think there should be DIRE consequences for Tom. Possibly even prison time, depending on the severity of the inevitable fallout.

  • @francovaldes8272
    @francovaldes8272Ай бұрын

    Some of the footage for the Switch is oversharpened due to alcohol consumption. That is a game mechanic and if the player consumes more alcohol, it start showing other visual changes to signal the drunkness of Henry.

  • @adarshvinayak

    @adarshvinayak

    Ай бұрын

    Exactly. That's what I was wondering.

  • @imrileth6618

    @imrileth6618

    Ай бұрын

    When i played it on pc years ago i was troubleshooting the sharpening for hours before i found out it was from booze haha.

  • @Enchanted_Master

    @Enchanted_Master

    Ай бұрын

    I have to wonder why they thought alcohol consumption would make things look 'sharper'.

  • @JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe

    @JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe

    Ай бұрын

    It's just a signal to the player it ain't that deep lol. ​@@Enchanted_Master

  • @tyr573

    @tyr573

    Ай бұрын

    They edited that in description

  • @ArathirCz
    @ArathirCzАй бұрын

    Just one point - if there ever was a game where the label "fantasy RPG" would not fit, it would be Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Much better label would be a "historical RPG"

  • @hughJ

    @hughJ

    Ай бұрын

    I'd probably label it something esoteric like "immersive sim" just so that no one goes in thinking they're going to make a thief/archer/charisma build and play it like Skyrim (or anything else, for that matter). Definitely a game that asks to be accepted and played on its own terms. Reminds me a lot of playing OG Deus Ex the first time.

  • @rebeccasam3434

    @rebeccasam3434

    20 күн бұрын

    @@hughJ ooooh, now that caught my interest. A friend of mine got me interested in this game of years ago and I own it for Xbox but still haven’t played it. She thought it sounded really intriguing and so do I

  • @hughJ

    @hughJ

    19 күн бұрын

    @@rebeccasam3434 And now to rain on your parade a little: It's like trying to go back and play Daggerfall again. When you're accustomed to modern (especially western AAA) games you start to forget how coddled you are compared to how games used to be. Playing Daggerfall there's a strong sense that the game world doesn't care if you're having fun or not. You will run into situations that are impossibly hard, you may recognize that it's because you're trying to play the game "wrong", but the game doesn't telegraph how you're playing wrong. KCD has that Daggerfall/Morrowind and Witcher1/2 vibe where it's a game not made for everyone. Just like Daggerfall, in KCD you are probably going to die several times in the tutorial segment(s) as you're trying to understand how the systems work. Unlike Daggerfall you have a deliberately limited save system that discourages you from save scumming. Remembering that KCD was at one point a Kickstarter backed game kind of lends some rationale to why the game is that way. No Kickstarter game is going to have a successful campaign if it's just promising to do what everyone else is doing. People back those campaigns because they want a game to take some risks and be willing to be a little rough around the edges. It's a game that looks like a "normie" game on the surface, but it doesn't play like one. I'd easily take it over anything Besthesda has made since Morrowind, but I'd guess 99% of the mainstream gaming population wouldn't agree with that.

  • @Dkclemons1

    @Dkclemons1

    4 күн бұрын

    @@hughJ I've never seen anything more accurate in my life. This game is really hard if you don't understand it and I feel like it takes a long time to understand it. Towards the beginning you're actually scared of combat. The combat system takes a while to get used to and you can't save whenever you like. Bows don't give you an aiming reticle, and it doesn't explain where the arrow will go. You have to figure that out on your own. This isn't a game for everyone, and you're exactly right about it feeling like older RPGs before everything got streamlined.

  • @andrewreed4514
    @andrewreed4514Ай бұрын

    There is a large patch released today that has improved the graphics and frame rate on Switch compared to what it was when released.

  • @CodyHimselfXI

    @CodyHimselfXI

    Ай бұрын

    Yes and SwitchUp released a good overview of the new patch earlier this morning! It's honestly mind boggling how much better it looks.

  • @ebridgewater

    @ebridgewater

    Ай бұрын

    The new patch makes this video pointless to watch.

  • @helloguy8934

    @helloguy8934

    Ай бұрын

    Lol

  • @StarmenRock

    @StarmenRock

    Ай бұрын

    They better relase another video about it once we get at least one or two patches, like all the other switch games. would be cool

  • @notlekrut

    @notlekrut

    Ай бұрын

    And even here it already looks better than it has any right to. Pretty impressive port

  • @rikachiu
    @rikachiuАй бұрын

    I can not believe it. Man, switch developers are hardcore. The devs must have so much fun trying to push that tegra x1 chip to the absolute maximum. MAD respect.

  • @StephenBurke

    @StephenBurke

    Ай бұрын

    On the one hand, the Switch is underpowered to a point that's starting to be a bit of a bummer. On the other hand, I wonder if having less powerful platforms around to target like the Switch and the Series S has kept engines from getting too bloated and given developers more reasons to care about optimization and helped to cultivate related skills and knowledge. The fact old PCs still play most modern games or the existence of high frame rate gaming on console probably has at least something to do with these less powerful platforms.

  • @coltonwilkie241

    @coltonwilkie241

    Ай бұрын

    I bet they have more fun when that cash starts appearing in their bank accounts because of their jobs well done.

  • @timmygilbert4102

    @timmygilbert4102

    Ай бұрын

    There is a patch that improve it further

  • @gemini-mg6sc

    @gemini-mg6sc

    Ай бұрын

    The Tegra X1 is nearly a ten year old chip. It came out in 2015 on the Nvidia Shield TV.

  • @Hazeman.

    @Hazeman.

    21 күн бұрын

    Old 2015 SOC, 4x A53 CPU disabled, downclock CPU, GPU & RAM frequency also it's not customised. Switch SOC have so many limitations but looks at the results !❤. NVN Api is the secret sauce of the Switch

  • @ClellBiggs
    @ClellBiggsАй бұрын

    This is a special game and I recommend it to anyone that hasn't played it. I'm way more impressed with this one than some of the other "impossible" ports because it still looks beautiful. Most of the others looked jagged and blurry. Truly an amazing accomplishment with this one.

  • @jayg339

    @jayg339

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah it's pretty dang impressive what they accomplished here

  • @DanFarrell98

    @DanFarrell98

    Ай бұрын

    Definitely worth at least trying. I gave it a good few hours before it left PS+ Extra a while ago but I didn't feel the need to buy the game and continue but I still enjoyed its dedication to realism at times

  • @HAL1138
    @HAL1138Ай бұрын

    Can’t wait to see how Saber handles Cyberpunk on Switch!

  • @GreaterPhenom

    @GreaterPhenom

    Ай бұрын

    Do it, you cowards!

  • @NeugeCZ

    @NeugeCZ

    Ай бұрын

    Well, I waited years until they fix the game and patch 2.0 finally convinced me. The most shocking thing was that it ran pretty well, almost maxed out, on my prehistoric GTX 1070. Can't say the same about KCD (it ran well and looked good tho, especially with Reshade presets). Ofc, the main problem with CP is that the whole Night City is a highly populated area...

  • @GoldenLeafsMovies

    @GoldenLeafsMovies

    Ай бұрын

    Gonna look like the low poli models at launch but it'll be playable. 💀

  • @onizuka4534

    @onizuka4534

    Ай бұрын

    It will be 120x160 Docked and 70x90 in a handheld mode)

  • @DrNuyenVanFaulk

    @DrNuyenVanFaulk

    Ай бұрын

    Stranger things have happened....

  • @ProexProduction
    @ProexProductionАй бұрын

    At this point they might aswell give us a current gen console upgrade

  • @parasolo89

    @parasolo89

    Ай бұрын

    Nintendo: Yawn

  • @SimiCantStandYaBits

    @SimiCantStandYaBits

    Ай бұрын

    They're talking about the game, not the switch.​@@parasolo89

  • @vincentvega3093

    @vincentvega3093

    Ай бұрын

    PC port did get

  • @sizablekoala6879

    @sizablekoala6879

    Ай бұрын

    I'm legit surprised we got a Switch port before a PS5/XSeries port.

  • @ProexProduction

    @ProexProduction

    Ай бұрын

    @@sizablekoala6879 its because they can charge money for it

  • @arthurmauro6335
    @arthurmauro6335Ай бұрын

    My favorite game of all time running with some dark magic

  • @erasmobellumat3973

    @erasmobellumat3973

    Ай бұрын

    There is a large patch released today that has improved the graphics and frame rate on Switch compared to what it was when released. This video is pointless to watch at this point.

  • @Rajangsucks

    @Rajangsucks

    Ай бұрын

    They probably sacrificed some innocent soul for that improved graphics and frame rate

  • @bananachild1936
    @bananachild1936Ай бұрын

    I Kingdom Come Delivered myself when Warhorse Studios announced a port for the Switch around two years ago or so. Now that the port finally released, it's about what you'd expect out of the Switch. A technically impressive miracle port that's good enough to be enjoyed, and I'm fine with that.

  • @linkvegeta2

    @linkvegeta2

    Ай бұрын

    If it was what i would expect out of the switch, then it would be barely a functioning mess haha.

  • @joshuaDstarks
    @joshuaDstarksАй бұрын

    This game has some really nice forests.

  • @matsta177

    @matsta177

    Ай бұрын

    Not in this version lol

  • @Drothen-

    @Drothen-

    Ай бұрын

    you’re a nice forest

  • @NightWanderer31415

    @NightWanderer31415

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@Drothen- no, *you're* a nice forest!

  • @michygeorg

    @michygeorg

    Ай бұрын

    Too bad it has easily some of the worse animals I've ever seen in a game. I also kinda hated the combat system..hopefully they make a sequel without that forced lockon and the lifeless animals..and human eyes.

  • @guily6669

    @guily6669

    Ай бұрын

    @@matsta177 If you mod the switch believe me this versions looks amazing... I'm using ~1500mhz on CPU, 921mhz on GPU and 2133mhz with some timings tweak on memories and docked mode engaged while portable, it's crazy sharp on switch screen, the Vaseline disappears, distance draw improves, performance improves, it even feels almost like playing on PC sometimes though sure nothing beats the PC experience... I'm also using the show reticle PC mod for the bow on my switch...

  • @jackholson92
    @jackholson92Ай бұрын

    "Fantasy"??

  • @znubionek

    @znubionek

    Ай бұрын

    potions are def fantasy in this game

  • @cube2fox

    @cube2fox

    Ай бұрын

    @@znubionek Like med kits in shooters? :)

  • @znubionek

    @znubionek

    Ай бұрын

    @@cube2foxno

  • @supersardonic1179

    @supersardonic1179

    Ай бұрын

    @@cube2foxWhich med kit gives you night vision?

  • @Lolkork

    @Lolkork

    Ай бұрын

    czechia isn't real sorry

  • @TihetrisWeathersby
    @TihetrisWeathersbyАй бұрын

    Kingdom come deliverance is a masterpiece, A true RPG

  • @lobstrosity7163

    @lobstrosity7163

    Ай бұрын

    Never never been as immersed!

  • @timmyp6297

    @timmyp6297

    Ай бұрын

    @@lobstrosity7163Gothic 1/2 are the only more immersive rpgs

  • @AlexDiaz-gw5ov

    @AlexDiaz-gw5ov

    Ай бұрын

    A good example is you can follow vendors walking town to town and hanging out. When you go find the priest in the woods, the priest walks back all the way in a realistic manner and you can walk with him. Etc, etc.

  • @hughJ

    @hughJ

    Ай бұрын

    @@AlexDiaz-gw5ov The story NPCs also seem to be persistent in the world. I believe it was the siege engine builder NPC that I was able to KO and carry across the map, steal all his clothes, and he actually walked back while I was away doing other stuff. I was able to check up on him every half hour or so. Totally expected him to teleport and/or reset once I was outside some radius, but nope. A far cry from TES games where guards are telepathically connected to the NPCs inside homes and just teleport inside the house. Every NPC seems to have a full day/night loop. They wash, they eat, they dress (if they have sleepwear). If they are sufficiently injured then they'll immediately go lie down to recover (same mechanic as the player). The merchants load the merchandise in their storefront and store it in the back after they close. If you sell a ton of X to that merchant, you'll see tons of it on display for sale the following day. The vendor's profits are persistent, so they get very wealthy if you keep buying stuff from the same vendor over and over, and you can then track down where they live, break in, and steal it back.

  • @supersardonic1179

    @supersardonic1179

    Ай бұрын

    A masterpiece that doesn't even finish the main quest. It just has your character ride off the edge of the map.

  • @Deadly_87
    @Deadly_87Ай бұрын

    I must say, i am surprised at this port. Also, surprised that pop ins aren’t as bad as i expected. A lot of ports on switch have major pop in textures. This doesn't seem as bad as others.

  • @SwitchUpYt
    @SwitchUpYtАй бұрын

    Is this POST the day one patch guys? Looks pre patch?

  • @FarmerSlideJoeBob

    @FarmerSlideJoeBob

    Ай бұрын

    Barjan Boys are here😆

  • @Choteron3
    @Choteron3Ай бұрын

    Glad more people will be able to play this amazing game. Cant wait for the sequel

  • @Klaster_1
    @Klaster_1Ай бұрын

    God bless you, Henry.

  • @neverable2

    @neverable2

    Ай бұрын

    Steals your soup.

  • @resodx

    @resodx

    Ай бұрын

    Jesus Christ be praised

  • @CitrusRev

    @CitrusRev

    Ай бұрын

    Henry's come to see us!

  • @PerfectHandProductions
    @PerfectHandProductionsАй бұрын

    Oh lord, they attempted the impossible.

  • @erasmobellumat3973

    @erasmobellumat3973

    Ай бұрын

    There is a large patch released today that has improved the graphics and frame rate on Switch compared to what it was when released. This video is pointless to watch at this point.

  • @yobro6053

    @yobro6053

    Ай бұрын

    And they failed

  • @keijijohnson9754

    @keijijohnson9754

    Ай бұрын

    That's been done for YEARS now dude. Where've YOU been?

  • @timmyp6297

    @timmyp6297

    Ай бұрын

    I'm running it on my phone. Time to reevaluate what you think is impossible.

  • @PerfectHandProductions

    @PerfectHandProductions

    Ай бұрын

    @@timmyp6297 I honestly can't tell if you're joking.

  • @DaoistYeashikAli
    @DaoistYeashikAliАй бұрын

    0:26 Kingdom Come: Deliverance is not a fantasy rpg, its a historical rpg

  • @8Paul7
    @8Paul7Ай бұрын

    Thanks Tom, great analysis. I am honestly blown away that Saber managed to get it to work at playable level at all. The amount of pain Warhorse went through trying to optimize it for PS4 and Xbone....

  • @praisetheoak
    @praisetheoakАй бұрын

    Honestly, pleasantly surprised! It had all the tickets to become a dumpster-fire of a port, but it actually ended up being quite ok!

  • @sizablekoala6879
    @sizablekoala6879Ай бұрын

    Given how things like loading times are better on Switch than PS4/Xone with their optimization, I would really like to see what a PS5/XSeries port looks like.

  • @datacentre81
    @datacentre81Ай бұрын

    It's a historical RPG, specifically not a fantasy RPG, fwiw

  • @metacube9913

    @metacube9913

    Ай бұрын

    """historical"""

  • @LN.2233

    @LN.2233

    Ай бұрын

    Still fantasy

  • @DarkTravesty03

    @DarkTravesty03

    Ай бұрын

    @@metacube9913well it is to the area it was made in so cry about it.

  • @Laserschwert1981

    @Laserschwert1981

    Ай бұрын

    Wasn't their tag-line even "Dungeons, No Dragons"?

  • @metacube9913

    @metacube9913

    Ай бұрын

    @@DarkTravesty03 it has a lot of inaccuracies

  • @SnubBarracuda
    @SnubBarracudaАй бұрын

    Incredible! I love that game and seeing it run on Switch is shocking. Well done, boys.

  • @Lucassecondfreepremiumaccountw
    @LucassecondfreepremiumaccountwАй бұрын

    The fact there is no PS5 or S/X version is baffling to me. It's was the only way i'd purchase it, but the idea of playing it portable looks enticing!

  • @nico36637
    @nico36637Ай бұрын

    Truly a hidden gem, Such an incredible game. Cant wait for KCD 2!

  • @Youtube-Censorship-Police

    @Youtube-Censorship-Police

    Ай бұрын

    the core idea and attention to historical details are great but it was plagued by horrible performance and a sh*tload of bugs, and i'm definitely not gonna visit it again as a mobile stutterfest.

  • @ruchitlajo5808

    @ruchitlajo5808

    Ай бұрын

    @@KZread-Censorship-Police played it 2 years back on pc and it looks like its all patched up

  • @ordinaryotter1755

    @ordinaryotter1755

    Ай бұрын

    Let's hope Warhorse Studios survive the Embracer group's embrace

  • @beachslap7359

    @beachslap7359

    Ай бұрын

    Kcd 2 might be my most awaited game ever if I'm being honest. Bethesda fell off, cd project red are doing great now but there's just something special about kcd, its game design is very unique.

  • @simonballs2838

    @simonballs2838

    Ай бұрын

    @@KZread-Censorship-Policemaybe on release, it’s great now.

  • @ZorMon
    @ZorMonАй бұрын

    I think the shadows of trees being blurrier with bokeh is actually more realistic. Its like shadows looks in real life. Sharp shadows in foliage looks so fake in videogames.

  • @YouthEnergy

    @YouthEnergy

    Ай бұрын

    This has always been my opinion as well. I always play with low quality shadows if possible.

  • @thebaffman4898
    @thebaffman4898Ай бұрын

    Honestly this is nothing short of an optimization miracle. I'm very very impressed with the results.

  • @helmi5045
    @helmi5045Ай бұрын

    Honestly some out door footage looks pretty respectable next to the XBONE. Sure the sharpening is sometimes too much but other then that it seems fine. But some of these cutscenes with character animations look really rough. I guess the open world nature of this game makes that nearly impossible but pre rendering some of these cutscenes on the PC version and using them in the Switch version would probably look a lot nicer (kind of like Resident Evil 4 on PS2)

  • @rjdim

    @rjdim

    Ай бұрын

    unfortunately those cut scenes are intractable, its an rpg, there are dialogue options; they cant be prerendered

  • @anchorlightforge

    @anchorlightforge

    Ай бұрын

    Prerendered cutscenes would potentially bloat the file size, which is a huge issue already on Switch as physical cartridges are expensive and most users probably have 128 GB or less in total storage.

  • @helmi5045

    @helmi5045

    Ай бұрын

    @@rjdim Yeah I thought so

  • @luizarthurbrito
    @luizarthurbritoАй бұрын

    The image gets sharpened after drinking saviour schnapps. Are you sure it's there all the time and not only after saving the game?

  • @tdotran
    @tdotranАй бұрын

    I’m picking this up on the Switch. I can’t wait to play it.

  • @nihilisticpoet
    @nihilisticpoetАй бұрын

    This game needs a current-gen remaster. I loved playing this game on the PS4 Pro but the FPS fluctuations could get nauseating.

  • @ManiacMonkboon

    @ManiacMonkboon

    Ай бұрын

    So, so true.

  • @Spaceman69420

    @Spaceman69420

    Ай бұрын

    get a pc

  • @NANOSPERMATICO

    @NANOSPERMATICO

    Ай бұрын

    @@Spaceman69420 and then?

  • @Spaceman69420

    @Spaceman69420

    Ай бұрын

    @@NANOSPERMATICO play this and any other game at whatever resolution and framerate you want. no need to wait for "remasters" every gen.

  • @2paktolife

    @2paktolife

    Ай бұрын

    @@Spaceman69420yeah, on a chair with small screen, at this point I would rather playing it on a switch

  • @mmert138
    @mmert138Ай бұрын

    You should revisit the game after the new patch. I don't know how they did it but the game runs really good after it.

  • @joshuaminke6629

    @joshuaminke6629

    Ай бұрын

    when was this new patch? still runs runs like crap on PC

  • @diegofox9443

    @diegofox9443

    Ай бұрын

    @@joshuaminke6629 A patch was released for the Switch version today

  • @mmert138

    @mmert138

    Ай бұрын

    @@joshuaminke6629 1.9.6h on Switch. I don't know about pc.

  • @a-animal1206

    @a-animal1206

    Ай бұрын

    I get 4k 60fps on PC settings maxed runs fine for me​@@joshuaminke6629

  • @Chicky_Lumps
    @Chicky_LumpsАй бұрын

    Strangely enough, the real time cutscenes seem to have the biggest visual hit, while outdoor gameplay looks quite impressive visually for Switch. Usually the reverse is true for games in general.

  • @vooku666

    @vooku666

    Ай бұрын

    There's a lot of power hungry stuff in the cutscenes like shadow casting lights, way more on screen npcs or big cuts which demand a lot of streaming

  • @Lattrodon
    @LattrodonАй бұрын

    This is one of my favourite games of all time. Please don't refer to it as "a fantasy RPG" it's not a fantasy game. Anyways it's mindblowing that they even got the game to fit on Nintendo switch. I'd rather play it on PC or Switch 2 if it will be backwards compatible

  • @Gwol777
    @Gwol777Ай бұрын

    I wish these kind of videos were longer I love hearing about the technical side of games ect. Please make them longer.

  • @Heldermaior
    @HeldermaiorАй бұрын

    Damn... Running this on the switch is impressive.

  • @88oscuro
    @88oscuroАй бұрын

    When you think YT is stuck at 320p and you change to higher quality and the screen still looks blurry.

  • @thehorsefromGOTs8

    @thehorsefromGOTs8

    Ай бұрын

    wow ths switch is so amazing! /s

  • @jamesknight3070

    @jamesknight3070

    Ай бұрын

    This is why Switch should only be a secondary system in partnership with a PC, do the sweaty gaming on the PC with an AI up-scaling to 8K resolution (currently ~£20,000, but it's new tech). Use the Switch for portable and lazy couch gaming. =D

  • @88oscuro

    @88oscuro

    Ай бұрын

    Yea, I didn't mean to hate on the system. I think most first-party and Japanese third-party games look and play great. Some of these pc ports, though, are simply so downgraded that it is hard to enjoy them on the system. Even if it's impressive that they boot and run at all.

  • @Melsharpe95

    @Melsharpe95

    Ай бұрын

    Reduce the window to the size of a real Switch's screen and look at it that way.

  • @craigsampson3386

    @craigsampson3386

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@Melsharpe95 nope, I'm watching on my phone screen (S23 Ultra) and it still looks trash.

  • @TheAquarius87
    @TheAquarius87Ай бұрын

    Saber interactive is legendary. Amazing work.

  • @Matty_Does_Stuff
    @Matty_Does_StuffАй бұрын

    As someone who grew up playing Nintendo Game & Watch and Tiger handhelds this absolutely blows my mind that this is possible on a handheld.

  • @craigsampson3386

    @craigsampson3386

    Ай бұрын

    We were getting almost console like quality on hand-helds smaller than a Switch almost 20 years ago, the PSP could run games like GTA and Gran Turismo.

  • @Matty_Does_Stuff

    @Matty_Does_Stuff

    Ай бұрын

    @@craigsampson3386 Yup. I have a couple of PSPs right here. They still amaze me all these years on. The PSP was way ahead of its time.

  • @craigsampson3386

    @craigsampson3386

    Ай бұрын

    @@Matty_Does_Stuff for sure, I had the rare PSP Go model back in the day. I still have my Vita but I'm mad Sony dropped Vita support so quickly since it had so much potential.

  • @Matty_Does_Stuff

    @Matty_Does_Stuff

    Ай бұрын

    @@craigsampson3386 Nice. I don't have the Go model but I have a used and a brand new launch model. And I found a new PS Vita slim model last year but I haven't used it much yet. I keep meaning to play Killzone on it. I'll get there eventually. 🕹️

  • @JJSideshowBob
    @JJSideshowBobАй бұрын

    Absolutely spectacular that this is playable at all. Never could have imagined this running on a handheld in 2018. Now the Deck can handle it easily and the Switch is doing OK. Wild

  • @louniis
    @louniisАй бұрын

    One of the best game i ever played kingdom come deliverance such gem

  • @djgong1329
    @djgong1329Ай бұрын

    The fan sounds like it's gonna explode when I play this game on steamdeck. What kinda black magic have they cast on this Switch port?

  • @D.S.handle

    @D.S.handle

    Ай бұрын

    The dark magic of optimization.

  • @Youtube-Censorship-Police

    @Youtube-Censorship-Police

    Ай бұрын

    dude just look at it...this is a sub 30, sometimes sub 20fps oil painting. just because the initial release on last gen consoles was really bad, it doesn't mean that this muddy stutterfest is impressive on switch. it's like with doom 2016 & eternal, they both look absolutely horrible on switch yet people go full simp solely for the fact that it "runs".

  • @mechanicalmonk2020

    @mechanicalmonk2020

    Ай бұрын

    They lowered settings and resolution and locked framerate to 30. Try it on the deck

  • @koresoteira447

    @koresoteira447

    Ай бұрын

    360p20 at low settings...

  • @MarstedR

    @MarstedR

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@koresoteira447 It bottoms out at 540p, not 360p.

  • @stuckintheinbetween
    @stuckintheinbetweenАй бұрын

    One of the most immersive games I've ever played. Don't miss out on this one.

  • @GordonGordon
    @GordonGordonАй бұрын

    What an achievement! I didn't figure the CryEngine to be smashed into the Switch as well as it did here. Yes. I am aware that Crysis is on switch. But it looks like there's a large number of preserved features preserved for this title.

  • @KingKrouch

    @KingKrouch

    Ай бұрын

    Which is funny considering the state of Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric on the Wii U.

  • @neomedved

    @neomedved

    Ай бұрын

    Crysis Remastered is on Switch btw

  • @xtr.7662

    @xtr.7662

    Ай бұрын

    Crisis 1,2, 3 are on switch

  • @akaimizu1

    @akaimizu1

    Ай бұрын

    The previous Cry Engine games they completely conquered on the Switch, Crysis 2 and 3 really take advantage of the Switch hardware to deliver way better than the 360 or PS3 versions of the game. (It also helps that they were dealing with nearly 8 times more memory than the 360, on a newer system).. A Crysis engine made for the next generation, though. PS4 and XBOne... now THIS is impressive.

  • @JJSideshowBob

    @JJSideshowBob

    Ай бұрын

    You're quite right. Their CE fork is also based on earlier versions of the engine than the remastered Crysis games.

  • @blue5peed
    @blue5peedАй бұрын

    Mad lads for attempting this

  • @Cormano980

    @Cormano980

    Ай бұрын

    It's a cash grab, they need money for the sequel

  • @Eldredtb
    @EldredtbАй бұрын

    The sharpening might be coming from the player status (hunger). Different player effects influence also the image.

  • @TranCeFORM3R
    @TranCeFORM3RАй бұрын

    Switch version is basically a vasolin filter version from tech from 2015, its the true impossible port like Half Life 2 on Xbox.

  • @enjoylife6374
    @enjoylife6374Ай бұрын

    2:36 - Were you having a NIGHTMARALLELUJAH !

  • @MorbidVoid
    @MorbidVoidАй бұрын

    Calling Kingdom Come Deliverance a "Fantasy" RPG is such an insult. It's quite the opposite of fantasy lol

  • @rustybushel6220

    @rustybushel6220

    17 күн бұрын

    Calm down social justice warrior.

  • @0815Mann

    @0815Mann

    8 күн бұрын

    ​@@rustybushel6220do you need an explanation of "social justice"?

  • @rustybushel6220

    @rustybushel6220

    7 күн бұрын

    @@0815Mann no u... 👀

  • @ryno_8848

    @ryno_8848

    6 күн бұрын

    @@rustybushel6220 it’s historical fiction.

  • @ryno_8848

    @ryno_8848

    6 күн бұрын

    @@rustybushel6220 you’re the one complaining about a comment on the Internet, bro maybe you need to take a break and go touch grass

  • @johnellis3383
    @johnellis3383Ай бұрын

    I love releases like this! Sure it doesn't look or run as well as other consoles or pc but having the option to play on the switch is great

  • @tomkirbygreen
    @tomkirbygreenАй бұрын

    Thanks you for the balanced and considered analysis Tom!

  • @reginaldbutterfranklin9424
    @reginaldbutterfranklin9424Ай бұрын

    It's like running Doom on pregnancy test.

  • @phulmetal

    @phulmetal

    Ай бұрын

    Doom Eternal? Do Maternal. 🔫🍼

  • @EdricChang
    @EdricChangАй бұрын

    This is actually insane

  • @RyuRanXII
    @RyuRanXIIАй бұрын

    KCD is one of the most memorable and most immersive games I've ever played! A true masterpiece!

  • @mrchiledonut
    @mrchiledonutАй бұрын

    Off-topic, but I wish John and whoever else wanted to/could tag along and do a DF Retro on Resistance: Fall of Man. The Resistance games are very solid, and I think DF only just started putting videos out around the time Resistance 3 was out so no game in the series got a lot of attention here from what I remember (Richard wrote some stuff on 3), but I'd love to hear their take on the tech behind them and just as games in general.

  • @CasperEgas
    @CasperEgasАй бұрын

    Such a great game. Played it on Xbox. It isn't fantasy though, is it?

  • @VariantAEC

    @VariantAEC

    Ай бұрын

    You played it... so... shouldn't you know what genre the game is? [Edit: My bad, apparently Tom Morgan is confused, and he played it to review the game's tech. Sorry for confusing you with Tom.]

  • @ryukishi8492
    @ryukishi8492Ай бұрын

    Looks more impressive than Zelda BotW/TotK sometimes

  • @TheZaius
    @TheZaiusАй бұрын

    I played Witcher 3 for a few hundred hours on Switch. I was always surprised by how good the visuals looked.

  • @dougr8646
    @dougr8646Ай бұрын

    I love this game. Time for a replay!

  • @faceofthemoment4571
    @faceofthemoment4571Ай бұрын

    One of my favourite games of all time.

  • @Limberg2063
    @Limberg2063Ай бұрын

    a switch video in 2160p?

  • @GaminylGames

    @GaminylGames

    Ай бұрын

    If you play KZread videos at 4k, even when the footage is lower res, you get a higher bitrate than the 1080p encode

  • @joshuaminke6629
    @joshuaminke6629Ай бұрын

    the still need to fix the PC version. constant lag and stutter when going though towns. it only seems to use one core on the CPU.i got 10th gen i9 and an RTX 4080. at at 1440p ultra. sometimes i drop into the 30fps range in some towns

  • @DandelionVolta
    @DandelionVoltaАй бұрын

    It's amazing how well CryEngine adapts to the Switch, either that or Saber are geniuses (or both).

  • @notmedude
    @notmedudeАй бұрын

    It's crazy to see how important the volume of sold consoles is. Devs are willing to go above and beyond to deliver their games to switch just because it makes sense financially. It is crazy to think how big of a leap switch 2 with ML features will be while simultaneously being the weakest handheld and console. You know it's weak but at the same time there is a glimmer of hope that something like GTA6 can still release on it. That's the power of Nintendo user base.

  • @RadDudeTeamate
    @RadDudeTeamateАй бұрын

    Looks better than expected tbh

  • @mhjmstultiens
    @mhjmstultiensАй бұрын

    Very impressive!

  • @MisterPikol
    @MisterPikolАй бұрын

    Please do a tech review on Outer Wilds for switch ! the port was sooo long coming, and it finally released !

  • @IghorMaia
    @IghorMaiaАй бұрын

    Honestly i would not play this game on such a lower framerate and graphical quality, but for those who dont see problem on that it is a great achievement

  • @erasmobellumat3973

    @erasmobellumat3973

    Ай бұрын

    There is a large patch released today that has improved the graphics and frame rate on Switch compared to what it was when released. This video is pointless to watch at this point.

  • @InMaTeofDeath

    @InMaTeofDeath

    Ай бұрын

    Same, part of the point of it having such high graphical requirements is to help the game immerse you into the world and as much as many gameplay focused gamers hate to admit it pretty graphics can help immerse you especially when they do such a good job at making things look real.

  • @stonecold5373
    @stonecold5373Ай бұрын

    nintendo seriously needs a TV dedicated console for more power.

  • @Radek494

    @Radek494

    Ай бұрын

    Sadly Switch 2 is hybrid again. Performance of the underclocked RTX 2050

  • @supersardonic1179

    @supersardonic1179

    Ай бұрын

    Their consoles are always designed for their first party titles in mind, everyone else second. It's annoying, but slightly ingenius since they keep their own game development costs down this way.

  • @FelixS.

    @FelixS.

    Ай бұрын

    @@Radek494 And that is exactly what is a smart way to do and what a huge majority wants: A straight successor to the Switch. Same concept, more powerful.

  • @jimjamsam3482
    @jimjamsam3482Ай бұрын

    theory: warhorse squeezed in features that could have been traded in for performance so they are already in the in the code when it comes time to make a switch 2 patch

  • @butterccm
    @butterccmАй бұрын

    It's games like this that really makes me hope a lot of devs will update their switch ports for the switch 2.

  • @murattyngo
    @murattyngoАй бұрын

    Not bad.

  • @SirNoobWulf
    @SirNoobWulfАй бұрын

    I am convinced that the people over at saber are absolute madlads who are just porting over games on a dare xD

  • @8Paul7

    @8Paul7

    Ай бұрын

    pretty much. This was not even supposed to exist, it was not planned, but someone started a rumor as a joke that it is being worked on, and Saber took that joke and ran with it.

  • @clessili
    @clessiliАй бұрын

    Good day to you sir knight!

  • @thiagomandicaju9260
    @thiagomandicaju9260Ай бұрын

    @DigitalFoundry do you intend to use the aloud tool to dub your videos into other languages? I saw that there are several channels that already have this option. I would really like to be able to watch your videos and understand everything that is said.

  • @Avroveks
    @AvroveksАй бұрын

    looks like Oblivion on X360

  • @Youtube-Censorship-Police

    @Youtube-Censorship-Police

    Ай бұрын

    oblivion had sharper textures and a more stable frame rate tbh😂 but good call, bethesda should release oblivion, fallout 3 & new vegas on switch, they should run pretty darn well.

  • @dannymirjanovic8453

    @dannymirjanovic8453

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@KZread-Censorship-PoliceNot on 360 it doesn't. Entire buildings would pop in right in front of your face as well. This looks like what you remember oblivion looking like but if you went back to it I think you'd be pretty shocked. I played the PS3 version recently and it was an eye opening experience.

  • @mattlandry
    @mattlandryАй бұрын

    This might be the best looking switch game. While I would never play this version, I am impressed.

  • @ezzie_baby
    @ezzie_babyАй бұрын

    This is my favorite game and I am replaying it for the first time right now. Cannot believe they have this thing running on the switch lol it's seriously a beautiful game, especially in forests

  • @mspeter97
    @mspeter97Ай бұрын

    Kinda mindblowing honestly.

  • @mattyork7625
    @mattyork7625Ай бұрын

    Won't do a PS5 upgrade but will work absolute voodoo magic to get this to run on the switch for the 5 people that will play it.

  • @alex.starostin
    @alex.starostinАй бұрын

    So instead of releasing a XBS/PS5 patch they do a freaking Switch port, wow. I tried playing it on Xbox Series X but the 30fps hurts the experience, it could've been so much better

  • @mausmalone
    @mausmaloneАй бұрын

    I always wonder why we don't see more POM on Switch games. I've only ever seen it here and in Dragon Quest XI (and even then only in very very limited locations). It's been around since the 360 and was heavily featured in Kameo, which was a launch title. Also, that GI implementation, rough as it is, is impressive as heck.

  • @CowCatwithafancyHat
    @CowCatwithafancyHatАй бұрын

    This game was an amazing experience

  • @foxiazui1912
    @foxiazui1912Ай бұрын

    ah yes my favourite fantasy game

  • Ай бұрын

    I really do admire the work Saber have shown here. Its no easy task to port this game onto Switch. Mainly because this game is super CPU heavy. Most people dont know this, but this game simulates all the NPC on the entire map all the time. They dont just go out of memory when you leave a village, no, they are being simulated even if you are on the other side of the map. Thats because it has some implications to the fast travel, where bandits can ambush you for example. When you "fast travel" your model is traveling through the world and can be ambushed by knights etc. So I am mighty impressed with the work Saber have shown here. That being said, I dont think anybody should be playing game that runs at 26 frames per second in any part of the the game. I think in this day and age, we should just not have to deal with this kind of thing at all. We simply need Nintendo Switch 2! Where is it?

  • @xtr.7662

    @xtr.7662

    Ай бұрын

    Early 2025 for the switchs 8th anniversary

  • @stinkyllama
    @stinkyllamaАй бұрын

    Hello, can you please provide the graphical settings used on last gen consoles?

  • @WiseGuy3683
    @WiseGuy3683Ай бұрын

    It's crazy to me that Switch is still trucking along and getting ports that nobody thought the system ever would be capable of. Sure, it's struggling, but the fact that it can run this game this well is pretty insane!

  • @carlosdonizetti9573
    @carlosdonizetti9573Ай бұрын

    "Your developers were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should" Dunkey

  • @Youtube-Censorship-Police

    @Youtube-Censorship-Police

    Ай бұрын

    this, 100%!

  • @alex_gaming9585
    @alex_gaming9585Ай бұрын

    They should give us the "next gen" versions for the PS5 and Xbox series consoles, but they decided nope let's make a switch port instead... smh

  • @xtr.7662

    @xtr.7662

    Ай бұрын

    They gotta make that bank

  • @thecooljohn100
    @thecooljohn100Ай бұрын

    Confirmed. This game on Switch is a certified vibe.

  • @robohorseWOT
    @robohorseWOTАй бұрын

    Perfect timing! Right after patch that upgrade performance and DynRes😂

  • @DevouredByADream
    @DevouredByADreamАй бұрын

    Can't justify $50 when it runs so much better on Steam Deck for significantly cheaper.

  • @TranCeFORM3R

    @TranCeFORM3R

    Ай бұрын

    same the game has been free on epic games store, time and time again.

  • @Wavecheckfoo

    @Wavecheckfoo

    Ай бұрын

    Not everyone has a steam deck…

  • @DevouredByADream

    @DevouredByADream

    Ай бұрын

    @Wavecheckfoo not everyone has a Nintendo Switch either. They're the same price, so? I was speaking just for myself but, because I'm a collector masochist I did go ahead and buy this on Switch and...really not as bad as I expected. I'd recommend it now that I've played it.

  • @boogerpicker8104
    @boogerpicker8104Ай бұрын

    Everytime I see a switch port I thank god for my steam deck

  • @vincentvega3093

    @vincentvega3093

    Ай бұрын

    Is that an American God? 😂

  • @SolidSt8Dj

    @SolidSt8Dj

    Ай бұрын

    Well, I wouldn't always think like that simply because of examples like Hogwarts Legacy. Yes, it technically runs, but it's not exactly the same experience.

  • @nameless-user

    @nameless-user

    Ай бұрын

    Thank god for the Switch first. I doubt the Steam Deck would’ve been developed if not for the Switch and its initial popularity with PC gamers.

  • @TerraExcessum

    @TerraExcessum

    Ай бұрын

    Switch is less than half the cost...

  • @dogsbark5750

    @dogsbark5750

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@TerraExcessum lol, no it is not. The Deck is $350. Both need SD cards, a dock for the Deck is typically $35 and any Bluetooth controller work. Then you save a ton of money on games. KDC is under $10. With no internet cost, no Switch tax the Deck is cheaper.

  • @MrStrangermoon
    @MrStrangermoonАй бұрын

    little more cut and you get mount blade warband. it remends me oblivion patato mod which really need to play fx gpus and we are still amaze the game.

  • @azharamin673
    @azharamin673Ай бұрын

    Video on Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

  • @fvallo
    @fvalloАй бұрын

    how is playing anything at 24fps good? DF is mental...

  • @deathtrooper2048

    @deathtrooper2048

    Ай бұрын

    This game is demanding and it's techniaclly impressive. 24 FPS is playable, especially for a portable game.

  • @Youtube-Censorship-Police

    @Youtube-Censorship-Police

    Ай бұрын

    24 fps is painful to play, 30fps is the bare minimum to enjoy a (slower) game. have fun timing your parries @24fps, or sub20, it will drive you nuts.

  • @fvallo

    @fvallo

    Ай бұрын

    @@deathtrooper2048 this game is a tech demo,dev flex and it should cost 5$...anything above it is a scam

  • @8Paul7

    @8Paul7

    Ай бұрын

    @@KZread-Censorship-Policethe game mostly drops framerate in towns, where you do not really fight much (only in the tournament)

  • @yavorvlaskov5404
    @yavorvlaskov5404Ай бұрын

    They put money into this port but not into optimizing it for next gen for current owners. Tbh, that is enough to toss them in my blacklisted pile, as unique and enjoyable as may have found the game back in the day.

  • @borrellipatrick
    @borrellipatrickАй бұрын

    From the few videos I've seen, excited to get my copy in the mail.

  • @Coldmud

    @Coldmud

    Ай бұрын

    enjoy your 20fps

  • @flowerthencrranger3854

    @flowerthencrranger3854

    Ай бұрын

    @@Coldmudlet him enjoy his game

  • @borrellipatrick

    @borrellipatrick

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@flowerthencrranger3854 Coldmud needs to feel good about himself 🤷‍♂️

  • @flowerthencrranger3854

    @flowerthencrranger3854

    Ай бұрын

    @@borrellipatrick Yeah, after all, he has to feel something after spending god knows how many dollars on his PC

  • @astronomicalmark-yi3gw
    @astronomicalmark-yi3gwАй бұрын

    I still would have liked to see a complete side by side comparison with other higher end platforms even if it isn't a "fair" comparison it is the same game on ever platform and I wanna be able to see exactly what I'm losing vs the top end when I'm playing on switch

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