Earlier this month, the Ultimate Edition of Sniper Elite 3 arrived on the Switch. We gave the third-person tactical shooter game seven out of ten stars and said it was a well worth a look, despite its shortcomings.
The tech experts over at Digital Foundry have now had some time to investigate the Nintendo version of this game and found it to be a "well-rounded port" that maintains a solid 30fps and 720p across docked and portable modes.
While some effects and settings have been dialed back, it still looks "remarkably solid" alongside other versions of the game that aim for 60fps, but never quite hit this target. Get the full rundown in the video above and tell us in the comments how your own experience with the Switch version of this game has been so far.
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wow, I wasn't expecting that! perhaps switch ports are getting better
Absolutely cracking port. Been glued to it since the 6th.
Good to hear it runs well, good idea to cap the frame rate to prevent what happened with the resident evil games.
I am absolutely enjoying this game and all the negatives pointed out in this video are so minor and unnoticeable for someone who just enjoys playing games over console vs console comparisons.
Yup, just goes to show that ports can run fine on Switch, granted the optimization and port job is solid.
There are plenty of good , in fact brilliant ports on Nintendo Switch!
@Panda943 There are plenty of good , in fact brilliant ports on Nintendo Switch!
Superb alright! And I hope they never patch this:
Another dose of high praise for the Switch from DF. As usual.
Another reminder that with enough effort, the Switch can run games like this very well. Just another reason I don't tolerate it when companies release shoddy, barely functional ports.
@electrolite77 Did you miss the video DF did about the mess that is the RE5/6 port? Was posted on this site less than 24 hours ago.
And Nintendolife gave a 7/10 rating smh😏
And then there are Resident Evil 5&6...
@Indielink
No, why?
I haven't played this one yet on my Switch, but might pick it up for docked play where my TV could dejudder the input signal (as long as input delay doesn't ruin gameplay...). I swear, Digital Foundry videos about Switch are my favorite game related videos!
I’ve been playing this and it’s one of the best looking handheld games I’ve ever seen. It’s full 1080p docked and 720p handheld, with rock solid framerate that plays beautifully.
And it has gyro aiming, which is AMAZING for sniping!
I’ve been trying to tell people how good this game is but it’s fallen mostly on deaf ears. Sniper Elite III and Ori and the Blind Forest are two absolutely excellent, top-shelf Switch releases that are being overlooked.
Anyone play co op. I'm considering it as a lan play.
I play it these days and I agree, the port is just brilliant! Cannot wait for Sniper Elite 4
Still trying to finish the first Sniper game v2 remastered on Switch.
We got sniper elite 4 for free a few months ago on PSN. Really fun game.
@PhilKenSebben @JaxonH
And anyone else that can help.....
Been looking at getting this game or Ghostbusters. Both seem to do OK in the ratings (using Metacritic) but one thing I read in a review on this game was that its difficult to line up shots when using the switch in portable mode, which makes sense, but does it take away from the game ???
@nzretro I havent had an issue at all, and I only play in handheld. I dont use gyro either... so... I dont know? You play many fps/tps? If so, you'll be fine. If not, play on casual, and increase the difficulty as you learn your chosen weapon. Then slowly turn off assists. Or just play in casual the whole time and have a blast! But yeah, I'm one of those weirdos that's never had a problem aiming in most games.
@PhilKenSebben.
Thanks. I think the review was more saying it was hard to see the targets due to the smaller screen especially those at a distance. I did read the targeting was easier with assists on.
@nzretro Oh, in that case I havent had a problem with readability. My eyes are pretty awful too. The bad guys uniforms contrast nicely with the desert setting.
@PhilKenSebben
Thanks for that....guess this is my next purchase!
@jarvismp i not saying all of the ports are bad just all of the big 3D games
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