Nintendo's new console: the Switch (formerly NX)

[ChasinTheTrane]

I'm expecting to pick up the Switch in a year or so when it's built up a library. How do y'all think third party support will be? Them showing off a 2K game was enough to build my confidence.

 

[Tribal Sarah]

I will buy this in 4 years for $60 when it has 12 games and Nintendo announce a partnership with Microsoft

 

[Habbonovio]

At least it does its work as a fancy and expensive fire alarm.

 

[Fin]

How dose breath of wild compare to other openworld games? from what I'm seeing, it doesn't look much different from recent games.

 

[sullynathan]

How dose breath of wild compare to other openworld games?

Its actually good

 

[Fin]

How dose breath of wild compare to other openworld games?

Its actually good

How good? because ibece mostly zelda fans who wouldn't touch an open world game and get excided on stuff that's already been done. can you list any negatives you have for the game which may not be big for you, but for others it would turn them away?

 

[ChasinTheTrane]

How dose breath of wild compare to other openworld games?

Its actually good

How good? because ibece mostly zelda fans who wouldn't touch an open world game and get excided on stuff that's already been done. can you list any negatives you have for the game which may not be big for you, but for others it would turn them away?

You won't like the game if you want to know all of the controls and options from the start. There's no tutorial and there's a lot to figure out. That's not for everyone, so it could be considered a negative. You spend a lot of time just adventuring. It's hard at times -- I've gotten killed by cold weather, only having a leaf as a weapon, a boulder that rolled backwards and a flood of enemies. Other than that, I'm not seeing many negatives right now.

 

[Fin]

How dose breath of wild compare to other openworld games?

Its actually good

How good? because ibece mostly zelda fans who wouldn't touch an open world game and get excided on stuff that's already been done. can you list any negatives you have for the game which may not be big for you, but for others it would turn them away?

You won't like the game if you want to know all of the controls and options from the start. There's no tutorial and there's a lot to figure out. That's not for everyone, so it could be considered a negative. You spend a lot of time just adventuring. It's hard at times -- I've gotten killed by cold weather, only having a leaf as a weapon, a boulder that rolled backwards and a flood of enemies. Other than that, I'm not seeing many negatives right now.

And exploring? is there any reason to wonder around? The game seems pretty light on content and side stuff. Also from what i seen weapon shortage doesn't look like a problem as you run into theme every 5 seconds.

 

[Astral Rag]

900P 30FPS in 2017... and apparently it can't even handle that:

However, stacking up Switch as a home console in docked configuration up against the Wii U offers up fascinating performance metrics. The basics first: Breath of the Wild targets a v-synced 30fps on Wii U and Switch, but that huge open world design creates problems sustaining it. Because this is a double-buffered form of v-sync, when it can't sustain 30fps on either console, it drops to the next major factor down, hard-locking to 20fps.

Remarkably, based on Great Plateau tests at least, Switch drops with the same severity as Wii U - but in other sections of the area. There are no obvious causes for this divide either: the rendering load is mild compared to the game's more built-up woodlands, suggesting a bottleneck behind the scenes in the background streaming of data. One theory here is the world is partitioned differently for each machine's RAM setup, creating lurches to 20fps in different spots for each device.

Also, the graphics and art style of this game are simply atrocious.

 

[Talby]

You do the same thing as in every open world game, but it's Zelda and there's some gimmicks like cutting down trees, so it gets 10 out of 10.

 

[Alienman]

Damn, totally new console and having trouble holding 30 fps with drops down to 20. Must be the worst performance yet for a new console.

 

[Doctor Sbaitso]

It's a glitch while in docked mode. It runs 720P in mobile mode nailed at 30FPS. I suspect a patch will fix it.

What I like so far:

Open world with whimsy and great level design. Exploring Hyrule is a lot of fun and the world looks great. There's a lot of WindWaker charm here. The world is decently large and there is a ton of details to explore without the impression that they plopped set pieces all over the place.

You get a limited number of map 'pins' which give you a quest compass to them, but you place them yourself and you are limited to 5 at any given time. In this way it avoids the 100 quest marker lunacy.

Items such as your swords and bows and shields etc are fairly ubiquitous and are dropped by foes. They drop what they use against you. All items wear quickly, particularly if you use them to smash jars or wood items etc. I am early in the game so maybe that changes as you get better items.

 

[ChasinTheTrane]

How dose breath of wild compare to other openworld games?

Its actually good

How good? because ibece mostly zelda fans who wouldn't touch an open world game and get excided on stuff that's already been done. can you list any negatives you have for the game which may not be big for you, but for others it would turn them away?

You won't like the game if you want to know all of the controls and options from the start. There's no tutorial and there's a lot to figure out. That's not for everyone, so it could be considered a negative. You spend a lot of time just adventuring. It's hard at times -- I've gotten killed by cold weather, only having a leaf as a weapon, a boulder that rolled backwards and a flood of enemies. Other than that, I'm not seeing many negatives right now.

And exploring? is there any reason to wonder around? The game seems pretty light on content and side stuff. Also from what i seen weapon shortage doesn't look like a problem as you run into theme every 5 seconds.

There's plenty of reasons to wonder around. There are tons of shrines, which end up being short puzzles to solve, that you can run into which is how you increase your heart containers and stamina. Combat is fun, so battling enemies for their weapons (or for treasure) is always fun. Plus, you can just grind as you would with any other open world game for items that you can sell.

 

[Psquit]

 

[Edward The Mediocre]

I had a vibe that video was a crowbat video.

 

[Max Stats]

So I guess a depressing amount of you suckers are going to buy Nintendo's Final Failure because they released a mediocre open-world game which exploits your nostalgia for the time when you were a little stupid child with really low expectations of games.

Not me, I bought the near identical Wii U version. Game's a blast either way, but go on with your bad self, I'm sure it will make chicks want you for looking so edgy.

 

[shihonage]

So I guess a depressing amount of you suckers are going to buy Nintendo's Final Failure because they released a mediocre open-world game which exploits your nostalgia for the time when you were a little stupid child with really low expectations of games.

Not me, I bought the near identical Wii U version. Game's a blast either way, but go on with your bad self, I'm sure it will make chicks want you for looking so edgy.

Figures that a Nintendo apologist would be a Wii U owner

 

[illuknisaa]

My 6 year old machine can run crysis 1 (a decade old game) at 30-40 fps in 5760x1080 rez and nintendo is telling that their latest hardware can't run their own game which looks like like shitty unity crap at 30 fps. I bet I could go to the nearest grocery store and buy couple bags potatoes and make a better machine. In fact calling switch shittier than bag of potatoes is an insult to potatoes.

 

[Mr. Pink]

$89.99

 

[sullynathan]

My 6 year old machine can run crysis 1 (a decade old game) at 30-40 fps in 5760x1080 rez and nintendo is telling that their latest hardware can't run their own game which looks like like shitty unity crap at 30 fps. I bet I could go to the nearest grocery store and buy couple bags potatoes and make a better machine. In fact calling switch shittier than bag of potatoes is an insult to potatoes.

To be honest, the switch could also run Crysis

 

[Excidium II]

$89.99

ahahahaha that plastic looks cheapo as fuck.

 

[Excidium II]

Is it true this zelda has no real dungeons, just one-rooom affairs?

 

[sullynathan]

Does anyone here really care about launch problems? Growing pains

no real dungeons

Only 4 real dungeons. 100 mini ones

 

[Beastro]

Really? Seems like they made that pic for people do Chris Hansen it on purpose.

 

[Doctor Sbaitso]

Is it true this zelda has no real dungeons, just one-rooom affairs?

No.