@StrawberryTurtle I think it's Switch exclusive. Steam deck, any modern laptop or PC, and the upcoming Xbox and ps5 versions all are likely locked at 60fps. Footage I've seen on YouTube show steam deck locking this at 60. Switch defaults to 30fps, but has an "unleash the beast" mode in the options that let's the game target 60fps. It looks incredible on my OLED Switch when it's hitting 60, but many areas drop frames. It's so fun to control and play and listen to this game that I'd recommend it to almost anyone. I love this game. I'll get it on steam eventually, but don't want to pay full price on both Switch and steam.
@Mgalens This cancer has been stripped from games, so Nintendo can remove it too. Not one ounce of effort should be applied toward harming performance!
@DarrenWarrenV Yeah, I just want to play with the elevator railings freely. I guess I can set a travel medallion next to the railings so I can always get two to freely build with. But it was nice being able to break them apart after autobuilding them. I've also been wanting higher frame rates. I don't know if my 3060 laptop could run BOTW or TOTK at 60. Don't know if the emulators have enough settings so that I could clear the way to smooth performance. Also don't know if I want to mess with getting it all set up. Oh well, I'll figure out how to play my favorite game one way or another.
This felt like a launch title for steam deck. I played it right when I got mine. It's so fun, and I like it so much, that I'll get it again on my Switch. I'd definitely say you can enjoy this a lot without knowing chess or having chess skills. Like Doom chess, lol.
@DarrenWarrenV nice, so I'd just have to delete hundreds of my digital games I've downloaded just so I could start over in TOTK using the earlier version of the game so that I could eventually make it back to the right leg depot to get elevator railings again and be able to play the game the way I enjoyed the past month or so. Or maybe I could get TOTK running on my laptop and use whatever build of the game I want. So frustrating.
This update sucks. My favorite thing is building with the right leg depot elevator railings. Now my autobuild of 2 railings stuck together is nearly useless. When I break one railing off the other they both despawn. I need to get TOTK set up with yuzu or whatever on my PC so I can enjoy the game the way I have been for the last 40 to 50 hours of gameplay...
Yeah, boy howdy this sucks. I think this is a way Nintendo could screw up the transition to their next console.
I'm also currently upset because I didn't realize I had auto-update on and TOTK updated without me wanting it to. I read today about how Nintendo didn't eliminate my favorite part in TOTK, but they made it despawn if you break the elevator railing off an autobuild. I don't want to waste zonite so I thought I'd just stay on version 1.1.1
OK, so I can't get version 1.1.1 back in any way. I happened to just purchase a physical copy of TOTK (I have been playing the digital download until now), so I popped that in, excited to try out version 1.0. NOPE, that's not possible! In airplane mode my Switch won't let me start a physical cartridge I bought! So it's Nintendo's way or the pirate highway, lol.
I hope DRM and online requirements are eliminated as soon as possible. Oh my God it's so messed up that one can't play a physical cartridge on a game system without an internet connection that forces a download. This turns Switch games and systems into future e-waste. Jesus christ
@FoxyDude Exactly. I love Nintendo games, and love supporting Nintendo developers. This is the kind of thing that could get me to just start playing my favorite Nintendo games on my laptop. I hope Nintendo delists this garbage and publicly states their opposition to it ever appearing on any of their consoles.
The soundtrack and excellent controls and 60fps mode make it amazing. I had Jet Grind Radio on Dreamcast way back, and have played it quite a bit on other systems, but this is better. I had to deal with some of the awkward aspects of the controls in the original, but Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is a dream to control. The double jump, the easier and smoother wall rides(billboard rides), and the improved frame rate make this game such a joy to play around in. Of course I do wish they could clean up beast mode to get it smoother in the larger play areas...
I like how MVG gives credit to double eleven for their great optimization work here. I know it's pretty unlikely, but I would like a 60fps mode for docked only (like dragon quest builders and fire emblem warriors). Even if a bunch of stuff had to be cut way back, it would be fun to be able to play it that way.
Also, seeing how it can fairly easily hit 40fps makes me wish for a Switch with a screen like the steam deck where I could set it to 40 or 45fps and enjoy gameplay that's much smoother than 30.
@Serpenterror It would especially easy to implement a decent 60fps mode for docked only. I'd buy it if it had 60fps gameplay. There should be some kind of rule that 13 year old games have to be native frame rate on whatever console they're trying to sell the game anew on.
DF did a great job with this video. I really enjoy seeing the work of masagrator. MVG's video showing lots of 60fps (and some footage is in the 50s) is great too.
@Bizzyb thanks for gushing over the game, and especially for mentioning the 60fps mode. I wasn't even considering this game because I assumed it ran at 30. It is amazing!
Once I saw on YouTube how this game runs in unleash the beast mode I went ahead and bought it. I've only played the beginning(I'd assume what others have said about it dropping into the 50s and 40s is true), but it does look lovely at 60fps in handheld gameplay. And honestly, the music is so good that I often can't believe it. Amazing soundtrack.
@dugan TOTK, Marble it up, and Rocket League. I think I'd be just fine if those were the only games I could play for the rest of my life. Actually, just TOTK and RL would be plenty! Amazing games
I'm loving Tears of the Kingdom. Recently I mostly build strange flying devices using 1 fan, 1 steering stick, 2 to 6 elevator railings, and whatever assortment of bright blooms and dragon parts I feel like adding for lights. These things are so fun to build and fly around! I also like building railjets along the lines of chezpuff and kingsX or whatever the Youtubers are who show many builds of elevator rail jets. But I love slow planes too. I've also been enjoying Black Widow, Caverns of Mars, Gravitar, and Yars (all Recharged). Marble It Up! Ultra is also awesome. Also been playing Koa & the 5 Pirates, Pikmin 4, VoidScrappers, Brotato, Vampire Survivors, and the great Samba de Amigo demo.
Also been playing Tinykin on Steamdeck. Today I tried it at 40fps, 50fps, and 60. It looks better than the 30fps Switch version at all frame rates/screen refresh rates. The Switch version is great, but boy do those higher frame rates look sweet. I've also been playing Kingdom Eighties on deck and 144fps laptop. It is superb! Also on deck I've played Grand Cross ReNovation (great shmup), BallisticNG (hope it comes to Switch soon!), Cassette Beasts, and Valkie 64. I also dip into my incredible collection of emulated games on deck: 1080 Avalanche, Gun Nac, Volfied (PC Engine), Parodius,
Wipeout Pulse, Advance Wars (which I also play in remake form on Switch), Battle Garegga, and Pikmin at 60fps (looks so beautiful). Oh, and I've also been playing Pikmin 1 and 2 on Switch, but obviously only at 30fps. I'm so glad a got a steam deck, if only so I could see and understand how nice frame rates from 40 up to 59 can be when the screen can be set to whatever refresh rate you choose. I never knew that Kingdom New Lands could look so amazing at 51fps until I tried it on deck! Very interesting to play around with.
Lots of stuff!
Also, I really hope the next Nintendo console can do 40fps, 50fps, as well as frame rates above 60. Having VRR on a handheld (like the ROG ally does) made by Nintendo would also be a dream come true!
Over 230 hours and I'm at 52.something%. Thought it would be lower. BOTW was my favorite game until this one. Over and over and over I've been blown away by how awesome and surprising this game is. I still have tons to explore, but my main favorite thing right now is building random ridiculous flying machines using right leg depot elevator railings. That one item is like infinite DLC for me! I just use 1 or 2 fans, throw some light blooms on it, and cruise around the awesome world of this game. I've still been enjoying BOTW the past few months, it feels like they are one game to me- just with different modes or aspects. Now I'm just dreaming of a 60fps (or higher!) version on Nintendo's next console!
@OorWullie From what I remember in researching that game it doesn't stay at 60 at all after you use that code. I've never bought or played Ion Fury, so can't say for sure though.
@nuff64 Yeah, well hopefully the minimum at least gets done - patching the N64 app with the next game added to the service. That patch being a restoration of the correct frame rate for F-Zero X.
@Razputinman Yeah, Arceus really is the best Pokemon game. It's so damn fun. Today I played some Shining Pearl and it's just unbearable after enjoying the faster battles and all the other awesome improvements in Arceus.
Having played about 40 minutes of F-zero X on Switch I'm definitely planning to wait for Nintendo to patch the frame rate before I play more of it. Sometimes I can get through a lap with hardly any frame rate drop, but most of the time there's nasty stuttering that just wasn't there on the ultra polygon challenged N64. It's fun, but the frame rate is too poor for me to enjoy it (and it really affects handling, turning, and trying to stay on the track). I'm playing GT 7, Rocket League, Dr. Mario 64, Dragon Quest 1 (which stutters badly on Switch, but my TV helps smoothen it out fairly well), Triangle Strategy/Serenoa Tactics, and Qix.
@nuff64 Yeah, I mean it's fun. I couldn't stop playing for 30 minutes, but those frame drops hurt both the playability and the sheer enjoyment that comes from seeing a locked smooth frame rate. I hope Nintendo hires some emulation experts or something to get this fixed very quickly! F-Zero X would be so freaking incredible if it was running and looking like Star Wars Episode 1 Racer does on Switch! I'd also LOVE to see Wipeout 64 running like Episode 1 Racer!!
@nessisonett Wouldn't the Pro controller work well? I'm thinking the frmae rate dropping all the time is the real hurdle to winning in this emulation of F-zero X... I'm having fun playing it, but man those frame drops suck.
Sounds like a fun one. I'll play it on gamepass. Maybe they can even get it running at 120fps on series x... I adore my OLED Switch, but will always jump ship for 60 or 120fps and vastly reduced to non-existent load times. I wish Nintendo would release another upgraded Switch with SSD and fast load times (and with faster internal memory RAM the newer Switch could be easier to program for higher frame rates too).
I've recently been enjoying Libble Rabble and Cubixx on my Switch. Both of those are like Qix, especially Cubixx. I'm getting Qix as soon as I see it available on the eshop. Kinda brings out that organizing and accomplishing feeling that Tetris does, but with the added gratification of gaining territory.
@kal_el_07241 I read that 2 player splitscreen is online only. Only online racing should be online only! I've been enjoying Gran Tourismo at 60fps for about 25 years. I was really hoping they'd increase he frame rate finally... I remember showing a friend the "HiFi" mode included with GT 1 on PS1 (which runs at 60fps) and telling him I thought every game would look that good on PS2. I hope Polyphony keeps working on GT 7 and gives players choices such as ray tracing while playing the game, or 120fps, or the regular old 60fps mode that we've got right now.
I'm not in the UK, but I bought GT 7 and couldn't stop laughing and smiling while playing the music rally during the loading process. I'm on a kind of a work vacation, which is always sans-videogames, but I'll get back to it and will surely love it even though there's no 120fps mode (please Polyphony, cut resolution and graphics features and make this game astonishingly beautiful by giving it that native PS5 frame rate!) and it has atrocious real cash snake price cars and it's online only. I was partly laughing because in the future when people turn on an old PS5 and put in GT 7 they'll only be able to play this strange little mini-game!
The only old Switch of mine that I have any idea about is my red box more efficient Switch that I sold to a friend when I got my OLED Switch. I know it's doing well because this friend has my ancient Atari Lynx and keeps it in, well, the same poor shape it was when I gave it to her. But I've had several Switches. I wonder how my old 2017 Switch is doing... My OLED is perfect. I take pretty great care with it.
@Rpg-lover We should call it Serenoa Tactics, print Switch case art inserts, distribute them for free, and just get everyone to call by a decent name (could be almost anything, since Triangle Strategy sounds like something only people who could never muster the creativity required to make the game could come up with and settle on).
@Clyde_Radcliffe I watched a youtube video of the new patch and it does look way better than at launch. I've been playing it on Series X (free San Andreas on Gamepass), but the new patch has got thinking about buying it for my Switch.
I just got the Darius Cozmic collection console thing cuz it's on sale way down from the normal $60. I'm loving it. Darius Twin and the Megadrive and PC Engine games are great. I'm also playing Pokemon Arceus, GT Sport (trying to decide if I want to buy GT 7 even though it only runs at 60fps when I know Polyphony could implement a nice 120fps mode if they'd cut resolution and maybe other aspects), words with freds (it was 100% off when I saw in on the eshop, and I like it), Mario Tennis Aces, Marble it up! (there's a cool triple jump beach ball mode going online this week), Mario Golf Super Rush, and always Rocket League (the best game ever made). I might get Serenoa Tactics within the next day. I'm pretty sure I'll like it in spite of it's lackluster frame rate and name ("triangle strategy", whew).
I entered the thanx4yourhelp code, it downloaded, the box animation played, then I look and don't have any rare candy. I wonder if it's a bug, or I'm somehow missing something?
@WaveBoy Yeah, got it. I guess I'm glad I can tolerate latency and input lag as much as I can. I'd be unable to enjoy tons of games otherwise. I've already preordered Kirby. I guess I could cancel it, but probably won't. I'll have fun as long as it's smoothed out by my TV. I wish they could just give a nice working 60fps engine (like Mario Odyssey or Mario 3D World or Mario Kart 8) to the Pokemon team, the Kirby team, the Astral Chain team, etc. Like, here's the polygon budget, the resolution budget, the particle budget, etc. Now you can put your own texture maps, models, etc into it and it will run at 60 on Switch in handheld and docked. And do the same with 120fps graphics engines on PS5 and Series X. I'm sure it's complicated, but something like that seems possible.
Dodgeball and Basketball or not, this game is super fun. I can't wait for the release date. I'm excited to try Volleyball, Football (Soccer), and Golf, but I can also just see myself playing tons of online Tennis. Another brilliant release from Nintendo as long as online multiplayer holds up well (which it did for me when I tried the demo).
I'll give Scarlet/Violet a try, but I've been playing the hell out of Arceus while all the other Pokemon games I've played on Switch have languished since I bought them. Throwing balls, whether to catch or to battle, is so addictive and fun. Unless there's something newly great about how they're implementing things in Scarlet I hope they just put Arceus type freedom in this new gen of Pokemon. Or, release the next Arceus type game at the very beginning of 2023! Oh, and increase the frame rate in Pokemon to 60fps! That would be especially awesome with Arceus type gameplay.
@WaveBoy Yeah, we have a test case approximating this situation. What's that 3D action platformer called?! I keep thinking of Mail Mole or whatever (which runs pretty nicely, mostly at 60, sometimes slightly below, on Switch), but this is a game on Switch and Series X. It's fun, you dive underground and pop up into enemies. Anyways, it runs locked at 120fps on Series X and 30fps on Switch. Such a huge gulf twixt frame rates! WRC 9 and 10 run at 120fps on PS5 (not locked, but pretty close) and 30 on Switch. It just kinda bums me out because I like Nintendo games way more, in general, than other games. At least I can take pride in the very low energy usage of Switch! But I would love to be able to play Triangle Strategy (why couldn't they pick a name of a character or nation from the game, put Tactics or Strategy after that proper noun, and let that be the name of the game?!), Kirby, Paper Mario, Luigi's Mansion 3, Astral Chain, BotW, Fire Emblem 3 Houses, Animal Crossing, and many others (including the 60fps Switch games) at 120fps. Maybe 60fps handheld/120fps docked! Oh, and I've only had trouble with input lag when playing a racing game while using motion clarity/dejudder. Every other type of game I enjoy playing just fine with the motion smoothening/motion interpolation/black frame insertion/dejudder/whatever on. Like with this Kirby demo I liked playing it with motion clarity maxed out, all the motion interpolation stuff going full blast. It makes the game look like 60fps, and feels nice to play. Input lag only usually bothers me if it is pretty extreme. Oh, and I don't like it in shoot em ups, but I'm not super sensitive to it with those games either. Like the Gunbird and Strikers games on Switch feel ok to me. I'd always rather have input lag eliminated, but I'll play games like Gunbird 2 on Switch.
I just read that this runs at 60fps just like Mario Kart 8 and I'm so relieved. So nice when devs don't feel like they have to take the same route as CTR and Sonic Team Racing! I'm excited to play Chocobo GP now. If I could only somehow talk Polyphony into adding a lower res 120fps mode to GT 7...
This game looks so bad without motion clarity or dejudder or whatever any given smart TV calls it when it increases the smoothness of motion. I enjoyed the demo, but without frame interpolation/dejudder I don't think I'd be able to enjoy playing this 30fps Kirby game. I love the way Mario 3D World and Mario Odyssey look, and was hoping we'd get the same match for the native frame rate of the Switch with this game... (hopefully Advance Wars doesn't cut the GBA and DS frame rate in half when it comes to Switch...) But Carby, please more Carby! It's too cute and fun!
@Mario_is_a_Pratt In my experience the multiplayer is still active, but mostly only for button controls. If I choose motion controls I wait and wait for other randoms to be added to the room. But this is for ranked. In the regular online multiplayer (the multiplayer that's been available since launch) I don't know because I always choose ranked. I play it every week or two and still like it a lot. It's so funny- I've still never even started the single player game mode. I'm sure I'll like it, but I always just jump into online multiplayer.
These are all great selections, but I've got to mention Moto eXtreme. It's my favorite trials-type game. I've been enjoying Elasto Mania on Switch (I've got 5 to 10 hours put into it), but I still like this sort of rip off of that game better. It's easier, and the bike has more power, and I slightly like the physics and gravity better. Would be so cool to have moto eXtreme on Switch!
@PharoneTheGnome One of Minters' game does. I've forgotten now. I sold my PS VR thing, but Tetris Effect and Minters game were two of my favorites on it. I think it might be Space Giraffe, not Tempest 4000. I'll probably get PSVR 2 someday...
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Re: Review: Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - Bleeding Cool Style But Always In Jet Set's Shadow
@StrawberryTurtle I think it's Switch exclusive. Steam deck, any modern laptop or PC, and the upcoming Xbox and ps5 versions all are likely locked at 60fps. Footage I've seen on YouTube show steam deck locking this at 60. Switch defaults to 30fps, but has an "unleash the beast" mode in the options that let's the game target 60fps. It looks incredible on my OLED Switch when it's hitting 60, but many areas drop frames.
It's so fun to control and play and listen to this game that I'd recommend it to almost anyone. I love this game. I'll get it on steam eventually, but don't want to pay full price on both Switch and steam.
Re: Denuvo's 'Switch Emulator Protection' Is Now Available Via Nintendo's Official Dev Portal
@Mgalens This cancer has been stripped from games, so Nintendo can remove it too. Not one ounce of effort should be applied toward harming performance!
Re: Denuvo's 'Switch Emulator Protection' Is Now Available Via Nintendo's Official Dev Portal
@DarrenWarrenV Yeah, I just want to play with the elevator railings freely. I guess I can set a travel medallion next to the railings so I can always get two to freely build with. But it was nice being able to break them apart after autobuilding them. I've also been wanting higher frame rates. I don't know if my 3060 laptop could run BOTW or TOTK at 60. Don't know if the emulators have enough settings so that I could clear the way to smooth performance. Also don't know if I want to mess with getting it all set up. Oh well, I'll figure out how to play my favorite game one way or another.
Re: Review: Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate - Chess With Guns? Definitely Worth A Shot
This felt like a launch title for steam deck. I played it right when I got mine. It's so fun, and I like it so much, that I'll get it again on my Switch. I'd definitely say you can enjoy this a lot without knowing chess or having chess skills. Like Doom chess, lol.
Re: Denuvo's 'Switch Emulator Protection' Is Now Available Via Nintendo's Official Dev Portal
@DarrenWarrenV nice, so I'd just have to delete hundreds of my digital games I've downloaded just so I could start over in TOTK using the earlier version of the game so that I could eventually make it back to the right leg depot to get elevator railings again and be able to play the game the way I enjoyed the past month or so. Or maybe I could get TOTK running on my laptop and use whatever build of the game I want. So frustrating.
Re: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Update Now Live (Version 1.2.1), Here Are The Full Patch Notes
This update sucks. My favorite thing is building with the right leg depot elevator railings. Now my autobuild of 2 railings stuck together is nearly useless. When I break one railing off the other they both despawn. I need to get TOTK set up with yuzu or whatever on my PC so I can enjoy the game the way I have been for the last 40 to 50 hours of gameplay...
Re: Denuvo's 'Switch Emulator Protection' Is Now Available Via Nintendo's Official Dev Portal
Yeah, boy howdy this sucks. I think this is a way Nintendo could screw up the transition to their next console.
I'm also currently upset because I didn't realize I had auto-update on and TOTK updated without me wanting it to. I read today about how Nintendo didn't eliminate my favorite part in TOTK, but they made it despawn if you break the elevator railing off an autobuild. I don't want to waste zonite so I thought I'd just stay on version 1.1.1
OK, so I can't get version 1.1.1 back in any way. I happened to just purchase a physical copy of TOTK (I have been playing the digital download until now), so I popped that in, excited to try out version 1.0. NOPE, that's not possible! In airplane mode my Switch won't let me start a physical cartridge I bought! So it's Nintendo's way or the pirate highway, lol.
I hope DRM and online requirements are eliminated as soon as possible. Oh my God it's so messed up that one can't play a physical cartridge on a game system without an internet connection that forces a download. This turns Switch games and systems into future e-waste. Jesus christ
Re: Denuvo's 'Switch Emulator Protection' Is Now Available Via Nintendo's Official Dev Portal
@FoxyDude Exactly. I love Nintendo games, and love supporting Nintendo developers. This is the kind of thing that could get me to just start playing my favorite Nintendo games on my laptop. I hope Nintendo delists this garbage and publicly states their opposition to it ever appearing on any of their consoles.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
The soundtrack and excellent controls and 60fps mode make it amazing. I had Jet Grind Radio on Dreamcast way back, and have played it quite a bit on other systems, but this is better. I had to deal with some of the awkward aspects of the controls in the original, but Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is a dream to control. The double jump, the easier and smoother wall rides(billboard rides), and the improved frame rate make this game such a joy to play around in.
Of course I do wish they could clean up beast mode to get it smoother in the larger play areas...
Re: Video: Here's A Look At Red Dead Redemption Running At 60FPS On Switch
I like how MVG gives credit to double eleven for their great optimization work here. I know it's pretty unlikely, but I would like a 60fps mode for docked only (like dragon quest builders and fire emblem warriors). Even if a bunch of stuff had to be cut way back, it would be fun to be able to play it that way.
Also, seeing how it can fairly easily hit 40fps makes me wish for a Switch with a screen like the steam deck where I could set it to 40 or 45fps and enjoy gameplay that's much smoother than 30.
Re: Tales Of Symphonia Remastered Is Getting Another Update, Here Are The Patch Notes
@Pupuplatter lol
Re: Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Red Dead Redemption On Switch
@Serpenterror It would especially easy to implement a decent 60fps mode for docked only. I'd buy it if it had 60fps gameplay. There should be some kind of rule that 13 year old games have to be native frame rate on whatever console they're trying to sell the game anew on.
Re: Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Red Dead Redemption On Switch
DF did a great job with this video. I really enjoy seeing the work of masagrator. MVG's video showing lots of 60fps (and some footage is in the 50s) is great too.
Re: Hands On: Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 Could Be So Much More, But Isn't
Sorry, but taking a beautiful 60fps ps2 game and trying to sell it 2 decades later at 30fps...sucks
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
@Bizzyb thanks for gushing over the game, and especially for mentioning the 60fps mode. I wasn't even considering this game because I assumed it ran at 30. It is amazing!
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Once I saw on YouTube how this game runs in unleash the beast mode I went ahead and bought it. I've only played the beginning(I'd assume what others have said about it dropping into the 50s and 40s is true), but it does look lovely at 60fps in handheld gameplay. And honestly, the music is so good that I often can't believe it. Amazing soundtrack.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 19th)
@dugan TOTK, Marble it up, and Rocket League. I think I'd be just fine if those were the only games I could play for the rest of my life. Actually, just TOTK and RL would be plenty! Amazing games
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 19th)
I'm loving Tears of the Kingdom. Recently I mostly build strange flying devices using 1 fan, 1 steering stick, 2 to 6 elevator railings, and whatever assortment of bright blooms and dragon parts I feel like adding for lights. These things are so fun to build and fly around! I also like building railjets along the lines of chezpuff and kingsX or whatever the Youtubers are who show many builds of elevator rail jets. But I love slow planes too. I've also been enjoying Black Widow, Caverns of Mars, Gravitar, and Yars (all Recharged). Marble It Up! Ultra is also awesome. Also been playing Koa & the 5 Pirates, Pikmin 4, VoidScrappers, Brotato, Vampire Survivors, and the great Samba de Amigo demo.
Also been playing Tinykin on Steamdeck. Today I tried it at 40fps, 50fps, and 60. It looks better than the 30fps Switch version at all frame rates/screen refresh rates. The Switch version is great, but boy do those higher frame rates look sweet. I've also been playing Kingdom Eighties on deck and 144fps laptop. It is superb! Also on deck I've played Grand Cross ReNovation (great shmup), BallisticNG (hope it comes to Switch soon!), Cassette Beasts, and Valkie 64. I also dip into my incredible collection of emulated games on deck: 1080 Avalanche, Gun Nac, Volfied (PC Engine), Parodius,
Wipeout Pulse, Advance Wars (which I also play in remake form on Switch), Battle Garegga, and Pikmin at 60fps (looks so beautiful). Oh, and I've also been playing Pikmin 1 and 2 on Switch, but obviously only at 30fps. I'm so glad a got a steam deck, if only so I could see and understand how nice frame rates from 40 up to 59 can be when the screen can be set to whatever refresh rate you choose. I never knew that Kingdom New Lands could look so amazing at 51fps until I tried it on deck! Very interesting to play around with.
Lots of stuff!
Also, I really hope the next Nintendo console can do 40fps, 50fps, as well as frame rates above 60. Having VRR on a handheld (like the ROG ally does) made by Nintendo would also be a dream come true!
Re: Talking Point: After Three Months, What's Your Zelda: TOTK Completion Percentage?
Over 230 hours and I'm at 52.something%. Thought it would be lower. BOTW was my favorite game until this one. Over and over and over I've been blown away by how awesome and surprising this game is. I still have tons to explore, but my main favorite thing right now is building random ridiculous flying machines using right leg depot elevator railings. That one item is like infinite DLC for me! I just use 1 or 2 fans, throw some light blooms on it, and cruise around the awesome world of this game. I've still been enjoying BOTW the past few months, it feels like they are one game to me- just with different modes or aspects. Now I'm just dreaming of a 60fps (or higher!) version on Nintendo's next console!
Re: Review: Project Warlock - A Fantastic Tribute To The Very Best '90s FPS Classics
@OorWullie From what I remember in researching that game it doesn't stay at 60 at all after you use that code. I've never bought or played Ion Fury, so can't say for sure though.
Re: 'Aleste Collection' Is Getting A 3-Disc Album Of Music
I love the music from these games. One of the things that gets me to put this cart in my Switch so often is the great music.
Re: F-Zero X Is Now Available On Switch Online's Expansion Pack
@nuff64 Yeah, well hopefully the minimum at least gets done - patching the N64 app with the next game added to the service. That patch being a restoration of the correct frame rate for F-Zero X.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 12th)
@Razputinman Yeah, Arceus really is the best Pokemon game. It's so damn fun. Today I played some Shining Pearl and it's just unbearable after enjoying the faster battles and all the other awesome improvements in Arceus.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 12th)
Having played about 40 minutes of F-zero X on Switch I'm definitely planning to wait for Nintendo to patch the frame rate before I play more of it. Sometimes I can get through a lap with hardly any frame rate drop, but most of the time there's nasty stuttering that just wasn't there on the ultra polygon challenged N64. It's fun, but the frame rate is too poor for me to enjoy it (and it really affects handling, turning, and trying to stay on the track).
I'm playing GT 7, Rocket League, Dr. Mario 64, Dragon Quest 1 (which stutters badly on Switch, but my TV helps smoothen it out fairly well), Triangle Strategy/Serenoa Tactics, and Qix.
Re: F-Zero X Is Now Available On Switch Online's Expansion Pack
@Meehanuk_1987 That would be nice.
Re: F-Zero X Is Now Available On Switch Online's Expansion Pack
@DiggleDog It's messed up.
Re: F-Zero X Is Now Available On Switch Online's Expansion Pack
@dudujencarelli Would be awesome to get the 64DD stuff!
Re: F-Zero X Is Now Available On Switch Online's Expansion Pack
@nuff64 Yeah, I mean it's fun. I couldn't stop playing for 30 minutes, but those frame drops hurt both the playability and the sheer enjoyment that comes from seeing a locked smooth frame rate.
I hope Nintendo hires some emulation experts or something to get this fixed very quickly! F-Zero X would be so freaking incredible if it was running and looking like Star Wars Episode 1 Racer does on Switch! I'd also LOVE to see Wipeout 64 running like Episode 1 Racer!!
Re: F-Zero X Is Now Available On Switch Online's Expansion Pack
@nessisonett Wouldn't the Pro controller work well?
I'm thinking the frmae rate dropping all the time is the real hurdle to winning in this emulation of F-zero X... I'm having fun playing it, but man those frame drops suck.
Re: Review: Young Souls - One Of The Best Beat 'Em Ups On Switch, Despite Hiccups
@AlexHarford Full Metal Furies is an awesome Switch game, and has online multiplayer!
Re: Review: Young Souls - One Of The Best Beat 'Em Ups On Switch, Despite Hiccups
Sounds like a fun one. I'll play it on gamepass. Maybe they can even get it running at 120fps on series x...
I adore my OLED Switch, but will always jump ship for 60 or 120fps and vastly reduced to non-existent load times.
I wish Nintendo would release another upgraded Switch with SSD and fast load times (and with faster internal memory RAM the newer Switch could be easier to program for higher frame rates too).
Re: Classic Puzzler 'Qix' Comes To Switch This Week
I've recently been enjoying Libble Rabble and Cubixx on my Switch. Both of those are like Qix, especially Cubixx. I'm getting Qix as soon as I see it available on the eshop. Kinda brings out that organizing and accomplishing feeling that Tetris does, but with the added gratification of gaining territory.
Re: UK Charts: Gran Turismo 7 Keeps Elden Ring And Switch At Bay
@kal_el_07241 I read that 2 player splitscreen is online only. Only online racing should be online only!
I've been enjoying Gran Tourismo at 60fps for about 25 years. I was really hoping they'd increase he frame rate finally... I remember showing a friend the "HiFi" mode included with GT 1 on PS1 (which runs at 60fps) and telling him I thought every game would look that good on PS2. I hope Polyphony keeps working on GT 7 and gives players choices such as ray tracing while playing the game, or 120fps, or the regular old 60fps mode that we've got right now.
Re: UK Charts: Gran Turismo 7 Keeps Elden Ring And Switch At Bay
I'm not in the UK, but I bought GT 7 and couldn't stop laughing and smiling while playing the music rally during the loading process. I'm on a kind of a work vacation, which is always sans-videogames, but I'll get back to it and will surely love it even though there's no 120fps mode (please Polyphony, cut resolution and graphics features and make this game astonishingly beautiful by giving it that native PS5 frame rate!) and it has atrocious real cash snake price cars and it's online only. I was partly laughing because in the future when people turn on an old PS5 and put in GT 7 they'll only be able to play this strange little mini-game!
Re: Talking Point: How's Your Switch Holding Up After 5 Years?
The only old Switch of mine that I have any idea about is my red box more efficient Switch that I sold to a friend when I got my OLED Switch. I know it's doing well because this friend has my ancient Atari Lynx and keeps it in, well, the same poor shape it was when I gave it to her.
But I've had several Switches. I wonder how my old 2017 Switch is doing...
My OLED is perfect. I take pretty great care with it.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 5th)
@Rpg-lover We should call it Serenoa Tactics, print Switch case art inserts, distribute them for free, and just get everyone to call by a decent name (could be almost anything, since Triangle Strategy sounds like something only people who could never muster the creativity required to make the game could come up with and settle on).
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 5th)
@Clyde_Radcliffe I watched a youtube video of the new patch and it does look way better than at launch. I've been playing it on Series X (free San Andreas on Gamepass), but the new patch has got thinking about buying it for my Switch.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 5th)
I just got the Darius Cozmic collection console thing cuz it's on sale way down from the normal $60. I'm loving it. Darius Twin and the Megadrive and PC Engine games are great. I'm also playing Pokemon Arceus, GT Sport (trying to decide if I want to buy GT 7 even though it only runs at 60fps when I know Polyphony could implement a nice 120fps mode if they'd cut resolution and maybe other aspects), words with freds (it was 100% off when I saw in on the eshop, and I like it), Mario Tennis Aces, Marble it up! (there's a cool triple jump beach ball mode going online this week), Mario Golf Super Rush, and always Rocket League (the best game ever made). I might get Serenoa Tactics within the next day. I'm pretty sure I'll like it in spite of it's lackluster frame rate and name ("triangle strategy", whew).
Re: New Mystery Gift Distribution Rolls Out In Pokémon Legends: Arceus
@SpaceboyScreams There everything was, thanks! Of course I promptly wasted a rare candy cuz I forgot how they work! oh well, no big deal.
Re: New Mystery Gift Distribution Rolls Out In Pokémon Legends: Arceus
I entered the thanx4yourhelp code, it downloaded, the box animation played, then I look and don't have any rare candy. I wonder if it's a bug, or I'm somehow missing something?
Re: A Kirby And The Forgotten Land Demo Is Out Now
@WaveBoy Yeah, got it. I guess I'm glad I can tolerate latency and input lag as much as I can. I'd be unable to enjoy tons of games otherwise. I've already preordered Kirby. I guess I could cancel it, but probably won't. I'll have fun as long as it's smoothed out by my TV.
I wish they could just give a nice working 60fps engine (like Mario Odyssey or Mario 3D World or Mario Kart 8) to the Pokemon team, the Kirby team, the Astral Chain team, etc. Like, here's the polygon budget, the resolution budget, the particle budget, etc. Now you can put your own texture maps, models, etc into it and it will run at 60 on Switch in handheld and docked. And do the same with 120fps graphics engines on PS5 and Series X. I'm sure it's complicated, but something like that seems possible.
Re: Datamine Reveals What Nintendo Might Add To Switch Sports In The Future
Dodgeball and Basketball or not, this game is super fun. I can't wait for the release date. I'm excited to try Volleyball, Football (Soccer), and Golf, but I can also just see myself playing tons of online Tennis. Another brilliant release from Nintendo as long as online multiplayer holds up well (which it did for me when I tried the demo).
Re: Some Trainers Are Worried About Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Returning To "Traditional" Catching Mechanics
I'll give Scarlet/Violet a try, but I've been playing the hell out of Arceus while all the other Pokemon games I've played on Switch have languished since I bought them. Throwing balls, whether to catch or to battle, is so addictive and fun. Unless there's something newly great about how they're implementing things in Scarlet I hope they just put Arceus type freedom in this new gen of Pokemon. Or, release the next Arceus type game at the very beginning of 2023! Oh, and increase the frame rate in Pokemon to 60fps! That would be especially awesome with Arceus type gameplay.
Re: A Kirby And The Forgotten Land Demo Is Out Now
@WaveBoy Yeah, we have a test case approximating this situation. What's that 3D action platformer called?! I keep thinking of Mail Mole or whatever (which runs pretty nicely, mostly at 60, sometimes slightly below, on Switch), but this is a game on Switch and Series X. It's fun, you dive underground and pop up into enemies. Anyways, it runs locked at 120fps on Series X and 30fps on Switch. Such a huge gulf twixt frame rates! WRC 9 and 10 run at 120fps on PS5 (not locked, but pretty close) and 30 on Switch. It just kinda bums me out because I like Nintendo games way more, in general, than other games. At least I can take pride in the very low energy usage of Switch!
But I would love to be able to play Triangle Strategy (why couldn't they pick a name of a character or nation from the game, put Tactics or Strategy after that proper noun, and let that be the name of the game?!), Kirby, Paper Mario, Luigi's Mansion 3, Astral Chain, BotW, Fire Emblem 3 Houses, Animal Crossing, and many others (including the 60fps Switch games) at 120fps. Maybe 60fps handheld/120fps docked!
Oh, and I've only had trouble with input lag when playing a racing game while using motion clarity/dejudder. Every other type of game I enjoy playing just fine with the motion smoothening/motion interpolation/black frame insertion/dejudder/whatever on. Like with this Kirby demo I liked playing it with motion clarity maxed out, all the motion interpolation stuff going full blast. It makes the game look like 60fps, and feels nice to play. Input lag only usually bothers me if it is pretty extreme. Oh, and I don't like it in shoot em ups, but I'm not super sensitive to it with those games either. Like the Gunbird and Strikers games on Switch feel ok to me. I'd always rather have input lag eliminated, but I'll play games like Gunbird 2 on Switch.
Re: Review: Chocobo GP - A Surprising Mario Kart 8 Alternative For Final Fantasy Fans
I just read that this runs at 60fps just like Mario Kart 8 and I'm so relieved. So nice when devs don't feel like they have to take the same route as CTR and Sonic Team Racing! I'm excited to play Chocobo GP now. If I could only somehow talk Polyphony into adding a lower res 120fps mode to GT 7...
Re: A Kirby And The Forgotten Land Demo Is Out Now
This game looks so bad without motion clarity or dejudder or whatever any given smart TV calls it when it increases the smoothness of motion. I enjoyed the demo, but without frame interpolation/dejudder I don't think I'd be able to enjoy playing this 30fps Kirby game. I love the way Mario 3D World and Mario Odyssey look, and was hoping we'd get the same match for the native frame rate of the Switch with this game... (hopefully Advance Wars doesn't cut the GBA and DS frame rate in half when it comes to Switch...)
But Carby, please more Carby! It's too cute and fun!
Re: Mario Golf: Super Rush Wins DICE's Sports Game Of The Year Award
@Mario_is_a_Pratt In my experience the multiplayer is still active, but mostly only for button controls. If I choose motion controls I wait and wait for other randoms to be added to the room. But this is for ranked. In the regular online multiplayer (the multiplayer that's been available since launch) I don't know because I always choose ranked.
I play it every week or two and still like it a lot.
It's so funny- I've still never even started the single player game mode. I'm sure I'll like it, but I always just jump into online multiplayer.
Re: Feature: 31 Best DSiWare Games You Should Get Before They're Gone Forever
These are all great selections, but I've got to mention Moto eXtreme. It's my favorite trials-type game. I've been enjoying Elasto Mania on Switch (I've got 5 to 10 hours put into it), but I still like this sort of rip off of that game better. It's easier, and the bike has more power, and I slightly like the physics and gravity better. Would be so cool to have moto eXtreme on Switch!
Re: Tempest 4000 Brings Its Neon Insanity To Switch This Spring
@Fighter_Hayabusa Yeah, I wish Hori would make a nice dial/paddle controller for this and all the breakout/arkanoid type games.
Re: Tempest 4000 Brings Its Neon Insanity To Switch This Spring
@PharoneTheGnome One of Minters' game does. I've forgotten now. I sold my PS VR thing, but Tetris Effect and Minters game were two of my favorites on it. I think it might be Space Giraffe, not Tempest 4000. I'll probably get PSVR 2 someday...