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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The oversharpening is a status effect when you are hangover, it is on every platform.
@ssjbargainsale
Ай бұрын
Yeah, you can even see the icon for drunk on the bottom
@luizarthurbrito
Ай бұрын
He got it wrong. Probably saved the game with saviour schnapps and got the filter applied.
@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
Ай бұрын
Pretty embarassing from DF
@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.
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
Ай бұрын
Exactly. That's what I was wondering.
@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
Ай бұрын
I have to wonder why they thought alcohol consumption would make things look 'sharper'.
@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe
Ай бұрын
It's just a signal to the player it ain't that deep lol. @@Enchanted_Master
@tyr573
Ай бұрын
They edited that in description
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Ай бұрын
The new patch makes this video pointless to watch.
@helloguy8934
Ай бұрын
Lol
@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
Ай бұрын
And even here it already looks better than it has any right to. Pretty impressive port
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
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
Ай бұрын
I bet they have more fun when that cash starts appearing in their bank accounts because of their jobs well done.
@timmygilbert4102
Ай бұрын
There is a patch that improve it further
@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.
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
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
Ай бұрын
Yeah it's pretty dang impressive what they accomplished here
@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
Can’t wait to see how Saber handles Cyberpunk on Switch!
@GreaterPhenom
Ай бұрын
Do it, you cowards!
@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
Ай бұрын
Gonna look like the low poli models at launch but it'll be playable. 💀
@onizuka4534
Ай бұрын
It will be 120x160 Docked and 70x90 in a handheld mode)
@DrNuyenVanFaulk
Ай бұрын
Stranger things have happened....
At this point they might aswell give us a current gen console upgrade
@parasolo89
Ай бұрын
Nintendo: Yawn
@SimiCantStandYaBits
Ай бұрын
They're talking about the game, not the switch.@@parasolo89
@vincentvega3093
Ай бұрын
PC port did get
@sizablekoala6879
Ай бұрын
I'm legit surprised we got a Switch port before a PS5/XSeries port.
@ProexProduction
Ай бұрын
@@sizablekoala6879 its because they can charge money for it
My favorite game of all time running with some dark magic
@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
Ай бұрын
They probably sacrificed some innocent soul for that improved graphics and frame rate
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
Ай бұрын
If it was what i would expect out of the switch, then it would be barely a functioning mess haha.
This game has some really nice forests.
@matsta177
Ай бұрын
Not in this version lol
@Drothen-
Ай бұрын
you’re a nice forest
@NightWanderer31415
Ай бұрын
@@Drothen- no, *you're* a nice forest!
@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
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...
"Fantasy"??
@znubionek
Ай бұрын
potions are def fantasy in this game
@cube2fox
Ай бұрын
@@znubionek Like med kits in shooters? :)
@znubionek
Ай бұрын
@@cube2foxno
@supersardonic1179
Ай бұрын
@@cube2foxWhich med kit gives you night vision?
@Lolkork
Ай бұрын
czechia isn't real sorry
Kingdom come deliverance is a masterpiece, A true RPG
@lobstrosity7163
Ай бұрын
Never never been as immersed!
@timmyp6297
Ай бұрын
@@lobstrosity7163Gothic 1/2 are the only more immersive rpgs
@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
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
Ай бұрын
A masterpiece that doesn't even finish the main quest. It just has your character ride off the edge of the map.
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.
Is this POST the day one patch guys? Looks pre patch?
@FarmerSlideJoeBob
Ай бұрын
Barjan Boys are here😆
Glad more people will be able to play this amazing game. Cant wait for the sequel
God bless you, Henry.
@neverable2
Ай бұрын
Steals your soup.
@resodx
Ай бұрын
Jesus Christ be praised
@CitrusRev
Ай бұрын
Henry's come to see us!
Oh lord, they attempted the impossible.
@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
Ай бұрын
And they failed
@keijijohnson9754
Ай бұрын
That's been done for YEARS now dude. Where've YOU been?
@timmyp6297
Ай бұрын
I'm running it on my phone. Time to reevaluate what you think is impossible.
@PerfectHandProductions
Ай бұрын
@@timmyp6297 I honestly can't tell if you're joking.
0:26 Kingdom Come: Deliverance is not a fantasy rpg, its a historical rpg
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....
Honestly, pleasantly surprised! It had all the tickets to become a dumpster-fire of a port, but it actually ended up being quite ok!
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.
It's a historical RPG, specifically not a fantasy RPG, fwiw
@metacube9913
Ай бұрын
"""historical"""
@LN.2233
Ай бұрын
Still fantasy
@DarkTravesty03
Ай бұрын
@@metacube9913well it is to the area it was made in so cry about it.
@Laserschwert1981
Ай бұрын
Wasn't their tag-line even "Dungeons, No Dragons"?
@metacube9913
Ай бұрын
@@DarkTravesty03 it has a lot of inaccuracies
Incredible! I love that game and seeing it run on Switch is shocking. Well done, boys.
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!
Truly a hidden gem, Such an incredible game. Cant wait for KCD 2!
@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
Ай бұрын
@@KZread-Censorship-Police played it 2 years back on pc and it looks like its all patched up
@ordinaryotter1755
Ай бұрын
Let's hope Warhorse Studios survive the Embracer group's embrace
@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
Ай бұрын
@@KZread-Censorship-Policemaybe on release, it’s great now.
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
Ай бұрын
This has always been my opinion as well. I always play with low quality shadows if possible.
Honestly this is nothing short of an optimization miracle. I'm very very impressed with the results.
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
Ай бұрын
unfortunately those cut scenes are intractable, its an rpg, there are dialogue options; they cant be prerendered
@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
Ай бұрын
@@rjdim Yeah I thought so
The image gets sharpened after drinking saviour schnapps. Are you sure it's there all the time and not only after saving the game?
I’m picking this up on the Switch. I can’t wait to play it.
This game needs a current-gen remaster. I loved playing this game on the PS4 Pro but the FPS fluctuations could get nauseating.
@ManiacMonkboon
Ай бұрын
So, so true.
@Spaceman69420
Ай бұрын
get a pc
@NANOSPERMATICO
Ай бұрын
@@Spaceman69420 and then?
@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
Ай бұрын
@@Spaceman69420yeah, on a chair with small screen, at this point I would rather playing it on a switch
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
Ай бұрын
when was this new patch? still runs runs like crap on PC
@diegofox9443
Ай бұрын
@@joshuaminke6629 A patch was released for the Switch version today
@mmert138
Ай бұрын
@@joshuaminke6629 1.9.6h on Switch. I don't know about pc.
@a-animal1206
Ай бұрын
I get 4k 60fps on PC settings maxed runs fine for me@@joshuaminke6629
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
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
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
I wish these kind of videos were longer I love hearing about the technical side of games ect. Please make them longer.
Damn... Running this on the switch is impressive.
When you think YT is stuck at 320p and you change to higher quality and the screen still looks blurry.
@thehorsefromGOTs8
Ай бұрын
wow ths switch is so amazing! /s
@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
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
Ай бұрын
Reduce the window to the size of a real Switch's screen and look at it that way.
@craigsampson3386
Ай бұрын
@@Melsharpe95 nope, I'm watching on my phone screen (S23 Ultra) and it still looks trash.
Saber interactive is legendary. Amazing work.
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
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
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
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
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. 🕹️
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
One of the best game i ever played kingdom come deliverance such gem
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
Ай бұрын
The dark magic of optimization.
@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
Ай бұрын
They lowered settings and resolution and locked framerate to 30. Try it on the deck
@koresoteira447
Ай бұрын
360p20 at low settings...
@MarstedR
Ай бұрын
@@koresoteira447 It bottoms out at 540p, not 360p.
One of the most immersive games I've ever played. Don't miss out on this one.
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
Ай бұрын
Which is funny considering the state of Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric on the Wii U.
@neomedved
Ай бұрын
Crysis Remastered is on Switch btw
@xtr.7662
Ай бұрын
Crisis 1,2, 3 are on switch
@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
Ай бұрын
You're quite right. Their CE fork is also based on earlier versions of the engine than the remastered Crysis games.
Mad lads for attempting this
@Cormano980
Ай бұрын
It's a cash grab, they need money for the sequel
The sharpening might be coming from the player status (hunger). Different player effects influence also the image.
Switch version is basically a vasolin filter version from tech from 2015, its the true impossible port like Half Life 2 on Xbox.
2:36 - Were you having a NIGHTMARALLELUJAH !
Calling Kingdom Come Deliverance a "Fantasy" RPG is such an insult. It's quite the opposite of fantasy lol
@rustybushel6220
17 күн бұрын
Calm down social justice warrior.
@0815Mann
8 күн бұрын
@@rustybushel6220do you need an explanation of "social justice"?
@rustybushel6220
7 күн бұрын
@@0815Mann no u... 👀
@ryno_8848
6 күн бұрын
@@rustybushel6220 it’s historical fiction.
@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
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
Thanks you for the balanced and considered analysis Tom!
It's like running Doom on pregnancy test.
@phulmetal
Ай бұрын
Doom Eternal? Do Maternal. 🔫🍼
This is actually insane
KCD is one of the most memorable and most immersive games I've ever played! A true masterpiece!
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.
Such a great game. Played it on Xbox. It isn't fantasy though, is it?
@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.]
Looks more impressive than Zelda BotW/TotK sometimes
I played Witcher 3 for a few hundred hours on Switch. I was always surprised by how good the visuals looked.
I love this game. Time for a replay!
One of my favourite games of all time.
a switch video in 2160p?
@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
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
It's amazing how well CryEngine adapts to the Switch, either that or Saber are geniuses (or both).
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.
Looks better than expected tbh
Very impressive!
Please do a tech review on Outer Wilds for switch ! the port was sooo long coming, and it finally released !
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
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
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.
nintendo seriously needs a TV dedicated console for more power.
@Radek494
Ай бұрын
Sadly Switch 2 is hybrid again. Performance of the underclocked RTX 2050
@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.
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.
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
It's games like this that really makes me hope a lot of devs will update their switch ports for the switch 2.
Not bad.
I am convinced that the people over at saber are absolute madlads who are just porting over games on a dare xD
@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.
Good day to you sir knight!
@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.
looks like Oblivion on X360
@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
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.
This might be the best looking switch game. While I would never play this version, I am impressed.
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
Kinda mindblowing honestly.
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.
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
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.
This game was an amazing experience
ah yes my favourite fantasy game
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
Ай бұрын
Early 2025 for the switchs 8th anniversary
Hello, can you please provide the graphical settings used on last gen consoles?
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!
"Your developers were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should" Dunkey
@Youtube-Censorship-Police
Ай бұрын
this, 100%!
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
Ай бұрын
They gotta make that bank
Confirmed. This game on Switch is a certified vibe.
Perfect timing! Right after patch that upgrade performance and DynRes😂
Can't justify $50 when it runs so much better on Steam Deck for significantly cheaper.
@TranCeFORM3R
Ай бұрын
same the game has been free on epic games store, time and time again.
@Wavecheckfoo
Ай бұрын
Not everyone has a steam deck…
@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.
Everytime I see a switch port I thank god for my steam deck
@vincentvega3093
Ай бұрын
Is that an American God? 😂
@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
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
Ай бұрын
Switch is less than half the cost...
@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 $10. With no internet cost, no Switch tax the Deck is cheaper.
little more cut and you get mount blade warband. it remends me oblivion patato mod which really need to play fx gpus and we are still amaze the game.
Video on Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
how is playing anything at 24fps good? DF is mental...
@deathtrooper2048
Ай бұрын
This game is demanding and it's techniaclly impressive. 24 FPS is playable, especially for a portable game.
@Youtube-Censorship-Police
Ай бұрын
24 fps is painful to play, 30fps is the bare minimum to enjoy a (slower) game. have fun timing your parries @24fps, or sub20, it will drive you nuts.
@fvallo
Ай бұрын
@@deathtrooper2048 this game is a tech demo,dev flex and it should cost 5$...anything above it is a scam
@8Paul7
Ай бұрын
@@KZread-Censorship-Policethe game mostly drops framerate in towns, where you do not really fight much (only in the tournament)
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.
From the few videos I've seen, excited to get my copy in the mail.
@Coldmud
Ай бұрын
enjoy your 20fps
@flowerthencrranger3854
Ай бұрын
@@Coldmudlet him enjoy his game
@borrellipatrick
Ай бұрын
@@flowerthencrranger3854 Coldmud needs to feel good about himself 🤷♂️
@flowerthencrranger3854
Ай бұрын
@@borrellipatrick Yeah, after all, he has to feel something after spending god knows how many dollars on his PC
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