Video: Digital Foundry Praises The Switch Port Of Paladins

All shall bow to Ying the Destroyer!

They actually stated in the video that the resolution only drops "for a few seconds when 9 or 10 players are on the screen at once and launch they're supers" ... - that's not "in truth" or "in reality" but rarely. I played the game for a few hours and can confirm that it almost never happens. The game runs and looks incredible !

@Nunya I mean, remember that it is a worst-case scenario of a game that uses high-quality assets, runs 60fps and is also running portable.

@nunya Seeing as this is the only playable handheld version of the game, I'll take it. FPS is more important anyway. It's mostly at 720p handheld with infrequent dips.

I really want to pick this up, but £24.99 for a F2P game is a very hard sell.

@Hermylein Have you spent much time with it in handheld mode? At least 95% of my gaming on Switch is in handheld. If I hear from a fellow 'real world' user that it stacks up, it may push me to get Paladins sooner rather than later.

@BensonUii Gyro aiming is a biggie for me, too! I’m happy to aim with the right analog stick, but I like to fine tune my aim with gyro. Then again, it’s mentioned in the video that it has aim assistance.

@The_Pixel_King
I have gotten my monies worth out of it already. Even bought the battle pass and I'm not one to just throw my cash around either. It's fantastic in handheld mode which is about the only I ever play Switch.

@The_Pixel_King Well, if you buy it you get instant access to every Charakter in the game. Buying each individual one would be more expensive. xP It looks great in handheld mode and 90% of the time it sticks near 720p. Only half a second after respawning and when all players are on screen and using their specials the resolution drops like in xenoblade for a second. But the framerate never drops, it's as good as in Splatoon 2. The aim assist does a good job, but gyro aiming would be better. i hope it gets patched like in doom.

@The_Pixel_King
Also for the price point you unlock all the champions. You will have to grind them out in the f2p version. Think you even get future champions has they release.

Switch is shaping up to have something for everyone!

@Fake-E-Lee @Rafx @Hermylein Thanks so much for taking the time to reply, folks! I think you may have convinced me...

I have £25 eShop credit and I don’t know whether to get Runner3, Yoku’s Island Express or, obviously, Paladins. Though I’ve been loving Guns of Boom on iOS recently, and given the similarities, it’s a good indicator that I’d love Paladins, too.

I really miss those times when we played the game for the game, not for its resolution. We used CRT TVs and were happy with it. Well, guess I'm getting old!

Gyro aiming please!

And you guys really think we will really have this generation games... Yes, maybe. At 360p. Sadly Switch can't support the actual game, plain and simple, we will never have the major multiplatform games like Assassin's creed or Tomb Rider etc. Which is unfortunate, sure, but we will be plenty of interesting exclusives!

For those saying that "$30 for a F2P game is a hard sell"...you aren't just "paying for a F2P game". You get every current character unlocked from the get-go...that's 36 character to choose from right away. You will also get immediate free access to EVERY new character that is ever made and put into the game. No need to ever grind for any character openings. You also get skins for characters, and I love the flaming horse mount skin that comes with the Founder's Pack. To my mind, it is well worth the price of admission to play the game now...with all characters...and with all characters that will ever come out. The game plays great...runs smooth...the aim-assist is helpful to those of us who aren't exactly FPS gods and makes me feel like I'm actually pretty decent at the game...and the developers I believe have said that they would like to look into gyro-aiming as well. The game also looks great on either the TV or handheld...and hardly ever seems to drop resolution noticeably for any length of time...and even if it does the action is so quick and frantic that I've never noticed it. I DO agree that the menu situation needs improvement...it can take what seems forever after clicking to get the menus to move on. Other than that, I'm very happy with this purchase!

@MartianMSK So, you've neither played the game, watched the video or read the summary that says clearly that it's running at perfect 60FPS and around 1280x720 in total parity with PC and Xbox versions. But you still thought you should throw your uninformed two cents in. SMH...

It looks gorgeous and runs as smooth as butter.

Got to say this game really interests me. I loved Tribes: Ascend by Hi-Rez studios and was gutted they discontinued it. Playing Fortnite a lot at the mo, how does this compare in your opinion guys in the funness factor? I know they are two very different games but really only have time for one shooter atm.

@JasmineDragon Mh. Exactly the opposite. But okay. Whatever, see and read what you want to see and read. We will talk again about it when we will get any actual multiplatform game from the last announcements, without them being games of at least one year ago or indies/smartphones games.

@MartianMSK What are you talking about? Switch already has a lot of AAA games running awesomely. We may not get every AAA game that other platforms will get but we do get a lot of them. If you really want to play the Greek Assasin's Creed and it doesn't come out on Switch get it on Steam.

For FPS lovers, this sounds like a must! I love that the Switch is also offering this kind of experiences. We have always needed more variety in the Nintendo systems, and apparently they are achieving exactly that with the Switch, receiving so much third party support. So glad!

@The_Pixel_King yoku island or paladins should be your choice

@MartianMSK Fortnite (launched July 25 2017). Dragonball FighterZ (launched January 2018). Valkyrie Chronicles 4 (launched March 2018 on PS4, launching on Switch, PC and XBox in September). Megaman 11 (launching on all platforms October 2018). Pillars of Eternity II (launched on PC May 2018, all other platforms simultaneously later this year). SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy (launching simultaneously on Switch and PS4). Wolfenstein 2 (launched October 2017, coming to Switch next month). BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle (simullaunch on Switch and PS4 last month).

Are those big enough titles for you to count them, or you want to move those goalposts a bit farther back?

Look, no one is claiming the Switch is as powerful as the Twins or a high-end PC. And obviously we're not going to see every port coming to Switch. It ain't gonna happen. Especially when MS and Sony like to cleave to some of the AAA titles as their exclusives. And that's okay. They have their exclusives, Nintendo has their exclusives. Everybody's got exclusives.

But this idea that the Switch is so underpowered it can't possibly play any modern A-list title is kind of pathetic. The evidence just isn't there. The games I mentioned here have three things in common:

1. They are (obviously) not ultra high-end graphic showcases, but

2. They are all hella popular, major titles on all their platforms, and

3. They're on the Switch.

@Nunya,

So you are reading an article which states the port is very impressive for a less powered console,in comparison with the Ps4 and Xbox One...and taking the worst case scenario in terms of resolution,then stating that it's Wii resolution.

Well done sir.

It does look impressive. Might have to give in soon. But first I need to buy a sd cart because im out of space lol.

This runs really well on the Switch, very impressive.

They have done a really good job of this.
60fps what a beauty

@The_Pixel_King I've sunk over 20hrs in the last week, all handheld , as the switch should be played , it runs incredibly smooth, and I imagine will only get better through patches over time , 30 bucks for f2p was alitte hard to swallow, but it's the only fps , online multiplayer with 60fps , glad I took the plunge , great game .

@Brett_is_dead Thanks, man! I’m trying to decide between Paladins and Yoku’s Island Express. I think I’m 60/40 in favour of the former, but I’m pulling my hair out trying to make a firm decision! Well, what’s left of it.

Lol I feel ya , I've been waiting a year for a propper fps on the switch , my suggestion is if your tryna play some online fps shooter action in the vain of overwatch , go for paladins , well worth the price , otherwise pick it up when the f2p version comes along , good luck making your decision !

Why all these games need to be like Fortnite... Universal accounts with PC. We can play on the go, but not stuck with 720P at home. Playing 1008x567, in 2018 at home is just insane.

Even a GTX1050Ti can do Paladins at 60FPS@1080p 😒

@The_Pixel_King Its so darn good in handheld.

@The_Pixel_King

I can’t say anything about Paladins, but Yoku’s Island Express is great.

@JasmineDragon i agree with what your saying, but to be technical...those arent AAA titles thougb

@Cosats a lot?

@JasmineDragon Just want to point out that the early launch of VC4 on PS4 is in Japan only. The rest of the world is getting it in September for all consoles.

@Agramonte I think a variable 900p at home is a decent trade-off for having the option to take it on the go. Even on my 4K tv BoTW and Mario/Rabbids looked good at that resolution. And as DF mentions that 567 lowpoint is an incredibly rare situation.

I do agree that a Fortnite-esque account situation would be nice though, especially when Hi-Rez did such an incredible job on this port.

@diwdiws I wasn't saying they were.

@JasmineDragon yeah, but i think based on the thread of your conversation, he was alluding to AAA multiplats

Patch voice chat in and I'll buy!

@LucBL I’m with you completely- couldn’t give a crap. Oh and you aren’t old unless like me you could say to your child- that was one of my favourite games whilst watching the ending of Ready Player One. 😂

@Nunya,

Which I simply pointed out was not indicative of the whole experience,as the digital foundry video says it's a very good effort on a lower performance console.

Your comment seems a little on the negative side imo.

@The_Pixel_King Between Yoku and Runner3, easily Yoku. Haven't played Paladins. Yoku is a must-own Switch game IMO, specially if you like Metroidvainias or Pinball games. Very well optimized and running at full resolution in both modes.

@SethNintendo take a chill pill kill Bill. So let's get it straight here. Because you don't like watching DF videos you want NL to bow down to your demands and never publish them.

You know it's quite easy for you to ignore anything which is DF related on NL.

@Nunya Comparing resolution outside the same dpi space is pretty useless. Or did you really play Mario Galaxy on a screen size that was the same as the Switch portable screen?

@jariw

That really is they key is dpi. I have been replaying the GC and Wii Fire Emblem games on the WiiU (modded) gamepad and they look fantastic. Gamepad is 480p so these games created for 480p look like they were made for gamepad.

@The_Pixel_King It actually came out while I have been in the process of moving so I have been playing it entirely handheld and half the time using a hotspot on my phone. It runs amazing, if I have seen the resolution go as low as this article says I have not noticed it because I was busy shooting stuff.

@jariw Thanks for the advice, man! Runner3 is no longer in the, erm.. running! It’s definitely between Yoku (which I’ll now be sure to pick up at some point either way – thanks!) and Paladins.

@WhoaManWtF I’d just half made my mind up on Yoku’s Island Express, then you bowl in with a glowing recommendation for Paladins and send me back to the drawing board. Cheers! 😂

In all seriousness, it sounds like both games are top notch anyway, so I can’t really go wrong with either game. I love Metroidvania’s (and 2D platformers in general), but I’ve been really enjoying iOS team-based FPS, Guns of Boom on my iPhone over the past few weeks and Paladins looks better in every respect (obviously).

Anyway, thanks for the advice, and congratulations on the move! Hope you’ll be super happy in your new home 😉

@Nunya

Yes because your first comment on this article was so productive.

Having bought a season pass for both this and Fortnite I feel a comparison is not far fetched despite them being different genres.

Fortnite is more polished, stable, has more content for a season pass and offers cross-platform saves.

However, I find Paladins to be way more fun. More gameplay variety , being able to customize different builds and even download other peoples builds, more things to level up.

Maybe it's just me but I get that "just one more time" feeling with Paladins. I get frustrated from playing a Fortnite match.

@Indielink well the matches are locked at 720p so not 900. And not really. I can do that on action adventure games but not this - I rather have it as crisp as possible. People really want it both ways... When a port hits 1080p it is "an upgrade woth buying" but when it doesn't "it does not matter' 😉

But my post not about that... Regardless if you think it is or not. The Fortnite way gives people (the ones that care) the option to keep their PC version for home play. And seeing they F2P, getting the game for both would not be an issue. 👍

Waiting for Free to Play later this summer, but i’m loving that it’s ported so well!!!

I bought this today as I'm a proper FPS whore and i'm really happy there's something for switch where I can play a deathmatch game. The game itself is very smooth and everything looks great. I do have issues with the menus and everything else though. I know it's early access but the menus and overall responsiveness of things (except for the game iteself) are awful.

@Nunya,

There was no conversation,you put up a comment designed to put peoples backs up,it worked....well done sir.

Okay this video whas enough to convince me.

I bit the bullet and bought it yesterday for me and my son.

It's quite fun and don't regret buying it, but Overwatch is so much better. So here is hoping that Blizzard takes a queue of Paladins and Fortnite and ports Overwatch to the Switch.

Nintendoes what Blizzardon't?

@Nunya,

Fair enough.

Still waiting for something to port the PC Founder's Pack to Switch, then I'll play

@The_Pixel_King flawless during handheld mode. Add me 6469-7302-7020

Only problem with the game is that u pay 30 dollars and still need to pay for a battle pass to get all the free gold and chest they offer u for leveling up. Sorry but that's a RIP off and should've been included with the 30 dollars u have to pay. If I would've known this I would've waited until it was free then spent the 10 or 20 bucks for the battle pass

Is there voice chat?