Topic: Monopoly... (C'mon - show some love!)

It may have flown under the radar a bit, but Monopoly for Switch was released today!

First impressions of the physical release - lovely artwork and Game Card. Those going all-physical will certainly want to consider adding this to their collection.

I can't comment on the game itself however as it won't start up; the loading screen is on an endless cycle.

Pity as the software itself requires a 700MB + update download (possibly to reduce the game files to a 4GB Game Card), so you would think any bugs would be ironed out by now. Oh well...

Edit: After several software and system restarts, the game loaded after approx. 5 minutes, and then 1 minute. That can't be right.

After reading your post, I'm not sure it deserves any love... 5 minutes to load the game? I can go up in my attic, grab the boardgame and set it all up in five minutes. And all for free! I can be arguing about rent within 6!

True! I'm not being given a good impression of the gameplay. It wavers around 30FPS and sometimes seems to go below. Animations are very lengthy too (though they can be skipped). I'll give it a bit more time but it does seem to be another case of a poorly optimised game.

Ok, digital it is. I know its Monopoly but how does it play? Robust modes, Glitches?

@Ryu_Niiyama It's quite slowly paced. The animations are fun but they get quite annoying as they're overplayed, and you wish that things like the house constructions would just hurry up. Overall it just feels a little... sluggish? Hard to put my finger on.

I downloaded from the eShop and I like the new boards offered. I, too, had to restart my system in order for it to fully load and launch. I've backed out and closed and opened it again and it hasn't hung on that loading screen again. Hopefully a patch can be issued to prevent it from happening at all.

This is one of the biggest reasons why I don't go digital, because if the game doesn't get the performance that it really should be showing, I can just sell it on. And that's not being dramatic either - I can't see any reason why this game shouldn't be more responsive.

Hmm, I'll likely get it...and hope for a patch. Been waiting on this to hit the switch actually.

It's an interesting release, put it that way. Because of the level of detail and animation across the entire board, it plays a lot better on TV than it does handheld (At which point, the aliasing makes details harder to view). The graphics are lovely to look at and the animations are fun too; you can see people wandering around, trains and cars moving, lights popping on and off... The board does feel alive. I think it's just dampened by slowly paced gameplay; even if the frame rate wasn't improved, the animations themselves (even in the U.I and on-screen messages), just need to be sped up.

It just makes me want Fortune Street on Switch instead.

@sanya_exe Well there is a new one out...might head to switch.

Dunno, doubt it...I feel like Sony is wanting to keep that one for themselves.

Can anyone confirm (from all they have seen so far) whether this release for Switch is a port from another version, i.e. PC?

Here's some Switch footage.

Monopoly Switch Let's Show ★ Ladezeiten aus der Urzeit ★ Switch Edition ★ Deutsch

In German but you'll get to see how it looks.

Preordered from Amazon. By the looks of it, unless this gets a patch, I am not opening and will return this.

£30! I didn’t realise it was 1st of April. Seriously, I paid less for a portable electronic version of it years ago. £10-£15 would seem reasonable...

I was too. My expectations are very, very low for most Nintendo themed releases. To put this in context, I loved MP Star Rush, Street Pass and have been playing Miitopia in spite of having much better options on several systems.

Basically, I just wanted this game to be playable. It looks like that is debatable as it stands.

Two user reviews on Metacritic claims that restarting your Switch will fix the loading times.

It Takes Six Minutes For Monopoly To Load On Switch

"We are aware of a loading time issue with Monopoly for Nintendo Switch and our teams are working on a patch to resolve the issue as soon as possible. In the meantime, players should reboot their Nintendo Switch prior to starting Monopoly for Nintendo Switch. We will share an update when the issue has been resolved."

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/11/it-takes-six-minutes-for-mo...

Very sloppy on Ubisoft's part. We can't have games like Assassin's Creed but we get games like Monopoly and Uno instead. I can only imagine what's going on with Steep.

I have the Wii double pack, and that's fine for me.