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

[@viktornemethy1550]

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

[@ssjbargainsale]

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

[@luizarthurbrito]

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

[@ssjbargainsale]

@@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]

Pretty embarassing from DF

[@FigmentHF]

@@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]

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]

Exactly. That's what I was wondering.

[@imrileth6618]

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]

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

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

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

[@tyr573]

They edited that in description

[@rikachiu]

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]

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]

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

[@timmygilbert4102]

There is a patch that improve it further

[@gemini-mg6sc]

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

[@jonny-b4954]

​@coltonwilkie241 to be fair, employee devs don't see profit from the games' success. They just get a regular paycheck until the game is done and they cut staffing haha. The CEOs and maybe a producer or something might have some points in their contract. But can't see that being very common.

[@HAL1138]

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

[@ScionOfTheSeventhDawn]

Do it, you cowards!

[@NeugeCZ]

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]

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

[@onizuka4534]

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

[@DrNuyenVanFaulk]

Stranger things have happened....

[@ArathirCz]

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]

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]

@@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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@supersardonic1179]

Not sure how a game where you can brew night vision potins be classed as historical, but you do you Champ.

[@andrewreed4514]

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]

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]

The new patch makes this video pointless to watch.

[@helloguy8934]

Lol

[@StarmenRock]

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]

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

[@ClellBiggs]

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]

Yeah it's pretty dang impressive what they accomplished here

[@DanFarrell98]

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

[@bananachild1936]

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]

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

[@ProexProduction]

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

[@parasolo89]

Nintendo: Yawn

[@SimiCantStandYaBits]

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

[@vincentvega3093]

PC port did get

[@sizablekoala6879]

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

[@ProexProduction]

@@sizablekoala6879 its because they can charge money for it

[@joshuaDstarks]

This game has some really nice forests.

[@FlatEarthDenier]

Not in this version lol

[@Drothen-]

you’re a nice forest

[@NightWanderer31415]

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

[@michygeorg]

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]

@@FlatEarthDenier 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...

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Kingdom come deliverance is a masterpiece, A true RPG

[@lobstrosity7163]

Never never been as immersed!

[@timmyp6297]

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

[@AlexDiaz-gw5ov]

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]

@@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]

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

[@ArthurBoente]

My favorite game of all time running with some dark magic

[@erasmobellumat3973]

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]

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

[@PerfectHandProductions]

Oh lord, they attempted the impossible.

[@erasmobellumat3973]

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]

And they failed

[@keijijohnson9754]

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

[@timmyp6297]

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

[@PerfectHandProductions]

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

[@Deadly_87]

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.

[@datacentre81]

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

[@metacube9913]

"""historical"""

[@LN.2233]

Still fantasy

[@DarkTravesty03]

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

[@Laserschwert1981]

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

[@metacube9913]

@@DarkTravesty03 it has a lot of inaccuracies

[@SwitchUpYt]

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

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

Barjan Boys are here😆

[@Choteron3]

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

[@8Paul7]

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]

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

[@nico36637]

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

[@Schnoizl]

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]

@@Schnoizl played it 2 years back on pc and it looks like its all patched up

[@ordinaryotter1755]

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

[@beachslap7359]

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]

@@Schnoizlmaybe on release, it’s great now.

[@sizablekoala6879]

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.

[@thecooljohn100]

Confirmed. This game on Switch is a certified vibe.

[@nihilisticpoet]

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

[@ManiacMonkboon]

So, so true.

[@Spaceman69420]

get a pc

[@NANOSPERMATICO]

@@Spaceman69420 and then?

[@Spaceman69420]

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

[@2paktolife]

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

[@luizarthurbrito]

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

[@ZorMon]

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]

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

[@butterccm]

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

[@JJSideshowBob]

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

[@thebaffman4898]

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

[@helmi5045]

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]

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

[@anchorlightforge]

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]

@@rjdim Yeah I thought so

[@jackholson92]

"Fantasy"??

[@znubionek]

potions are def fantasy in this game

[@cube2fox]

@@znubionek Like med kits in shooters? :)

[@znubionek]

@@cube2foxno

[@supersardonic1179]

@@cube2foxWhich med kit gives you night vision?

[@Lolkork]

czechia isn't real sorry

[@GordonGordon]

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]

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

[@neomedved]

Crysis Remastered is on Switch btw

[@xtr.7662]

Crisis 1,2, 3 are on switch

[@akaimizu1]

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]

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

[@Matty_Does_Stuff]

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]

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]

@@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]

@@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]

@@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. 🕹️

[@mooseyman74]

Still play on my PSP first generation

[@tdotran]

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

[@Heldermaior]

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

[@88oscuro]

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

[@thehorsefromhorsinabout]

wow ths switch is so amazing! /s

[@jamesknight3070]

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]

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]

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

[@craigsampson3386]

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

[@Lattrodon]

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

[@Chicky_Lumps]

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]

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

[@SnubBarracuda]

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

[@mmert138]

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]

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

[@diegofox9443]

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

[@mmert138]

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

[@a-animal1206]

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

[@Klaster_1]

God bless you, Henry.

[@neverable2]

Steals your soup.

[@resodx]

Jesus Christ be praised

[@CitrusRev]

Henry's come to see us!

[@DaoistYeashikAli]

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

[@timotheatae]

Except for all the fantastical elements. Like night vision.

[@artemiifadeev2954]

Ohhh right historical rpg now that makes sense! Thank you 😄

[@stuckintheinbetween]

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

[@Lucassecondfreepremiumaccountw]

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!

[@enjoylife6374]

2:36 - Were you having a NIGHTMARALLELUJAH !

[@blue5peed]

Mad lads for attempting this

[@Cormano980]

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

[@reginaldbutterfranklin9424]

It's like running Doom on pregnancy test.

[@phulmetal]

Doom Eternal? Do Maternal. 🔫🍼

[@Gwol777]

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

[@WiseGuy3683]

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!

[@MorbidVoid]

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

[@rustybushel6220]

Calm down social justice warrior.

[@0815Mann]

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

[@rustybushel6220]

@@0815Mann no u... 👀

[@ryno_8848]

@@rustybushel6220 it’s historical fiction.

[@ryno_8848]

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

[@djgong1329]

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]

The dark magic of optimization.

[@Schnoizl]

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]

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

[@koresoteira447]

360p20 at low settings...

[@MarstedR]

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

[@TheAquarius87]

Saber interactive is legendary. Amazing work.

[@RyuRanXII]

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

[@TranCeFORM3R]

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

[@TheZaius]

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

[@louniis]

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

[@DandelionVolta]

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

[@ryukishi8492]

Looks more impressive than Zelda BotW/TotK sometimes

[@lXUS]

As someone who is catching up on the PS2 games I've missed Switch ports such as this one are perfectly fine because I never cared for Graphics, if your game has amazing and immersive gameplay and stays around the 30fps mark then I'll be fine. Dying Light was my favorite purchase on the Switch because it is a Open World that I can carry everywhere.

[@notmedude]

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 (albeit after a year or so). That's the power of Nintendo user base.

[@ezzie_baby]

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

[@EdricChang]

This is actually insane

[@johnellis3383]

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

[@CasperEgas]

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

[@VariantAEC]

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.]

[@pedrobeckup456]

This is the real life running on Switch

[@IvarDaigon]

Looks like they took Kingdom Come and turned it into Oblivion.

[@faceofthemoment4571]

One of my favourite games of all time.

[@hugoboss917]

If this is as "fantasy," then literally EVERYTHING but documentary isn't

[@RadDude69X]

Looks better than expected tbh

[@silverwerewolf975]

Let me put my glasses on... Oh wait.

[@SirNoobWulf]

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

[@8Paul7]

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.

[@mmo5366]

Love seeing something like this running on Switch. I often underrate the Switch after playing PS5 for hours, but can still strongly appreciate the engineering skill on display here.

[@alex.starostin]

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

[@ItIsTheFrenchiestFry]

When I see graphics like this, it makes me very grateful for my very low settings on steam deck. This still looks great though

[@carlosdonizetti9573]

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

[@Schnoizl]

this, 100%!

[@XenoMassxx]

Even though we're all pretty much waiting for Switch 2 at this point, it's still cool to see a large scale demanding game like this get ported over to the Switch decently. It's even more impressive that they managed to port it over while keeping the main features that Cry Engine 3 provides. They could have easily went the lazy route and strip most of the foliage from around the land like other developers do with Switch ports but I'm glad they didn't, they actually cared and optimized!

[@boogerpicker8104]

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

[@vincentvega3093]

Is that an American God? 😂

[@SolidSt8Dj]

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]

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]

Switch is less than half the cost...

[@dogsbark5750]

​@@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.

[@paiprematuro4396]

HOLY SHIT!!! Now i can say: "The Switch 2 will be a monster!!!"

[@will891410]

Worst thing on PS4 are the loading times, same with Metro Exodus.

[@sureokk]

Already platinumed this on steam. I'll probably never play but I'm definitely going to pick it up just to have a physical copy.

[@Limberg2063]

a switch video in 2160p?

[@GaminylGames]

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

[@mspeter97]

Kinda mindblowing honestly.

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]

Early 2025 for the switchs 8th anniversary

[@anakinskywalker4596]

The graphics on switch are giving me oblivion nostalgia.

[@mattyork7625]

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.

[@1chiTheKiller]

Honestly, I think it looks better than a lot of the footage I've seen of The Witcher 3 on Switch. I'll still stick with my PC version, but it's decently impressive.

[@stonecold5373]

nintendo seriously needs a TV dedicated console for more power.

[@Radek494]

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

[@supersardonic1179]

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.]

@@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.

[@TheLastLineLive]

I can play this game, more or less maxed out in 4K on my PC, but the fact that they were able to actually make this game Playable on the switch is quite impressive. I’m actually thinking about supporting it.

[@alex_gaming9585]

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]

They gotta make that bank

[@wausjackbauer128]

Since they've ported this, they should port Prey 2017 to the Switch (it's also a CryEngine game) Excellent game btw if you haven't played it.

[@FelixS.]

Doesn´t even deserve the title "Prey". People should play the original Prey (2007) and not that horsedung with the same title.

[@wausjackbauer128]

@@FelixS. Yeah they're not related at all. For some reason, Bethesda mandated that they use the name Prey for the game

[@kostasbousbouras2654]

Dude seriously my eyes....it's blurry as hell and this sharpening effect I's horrible.

[@coliander4180]

The old Scottish saying: "Fur coat, no knickers" feels apt, here.

[@mattlandry]

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

[@jimjamsam3482]

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

[@DevouredByADream]

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

[@TranCeFORM3R]

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

[@Wavecheckfoo]

Not everyone has a steam deck…

[@DevouredByADream]

@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.

[@santsandoval7]

Wishing a sequel. The story of this game is one of the best ever.

[@marblefox64]

ah yes my favourite fantasy game

[@mrchiledonut]

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.

[@murattyngo]

Not bad.

[@saiyanraoh5109]

Thanks for covering this masterpiece of a game. I'll be buying to support the developer that had the integrity to make the game THEY wanted to make and not some activist boardroom.

[@Avroveks]

looks like Oblivion on X360

[@Schnoizl]

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]

​@@SchnoizlNot 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.