@johnedwin Well yeah, but it's the most recent game they've released for Switch isn't it?

I'm not sure what you mean by Atlus not being good at handheld optimisation. Persona 5 looked and ran great on Switch, and even better on Switch 2.

I just started Saints Row 3 which plays buttery smooth in Switch 2 boost mode 👍

I've had this since it was released on Evercade and still not got round to it.

I'm about 20 hours in to this and loving it again. Only just finished the original version (for the second time) and planned to do the DLC when they announced the remaster, so here I am, another full play through 😆

Sure, there are still some issues but this is still an amazing port. 40fps feels way closer to 60 than it does 30, it's lovely and smooth in handheld. And the sunrises and sunsets look better than ever. Amazing game, amazing port.

Even the mod support is a nice addition. Not game changing but removing Geralt's glow is nice - now it's actually dark when it's meant to be dark and you truly need the torch. Some nice new haircuts and QOL improvements via mods are good too. We're never going to see full PC like mod support on the Switch 2, but anything is better than nothing.

@Teksette yeah that's where I played it too, it's a good arcade game, no idea if the GB port it any good.

Also - please Nintendo, just give us Mario Golf Advance Tour for GBA 😭

I mean, yeah ok, decent update, but man... Literally given up hope they will ever stick Mario Golf Advance Tour on the service, the useless b*stards..

@-wc- The Johnny Silverhand stuff is in pretty much all promotional material for this game. Seems weird to be complaining about that spoiler when you're posting several years after the game was released.

I always use Donatello or Casey Jones (mainly because I always used to play Donatello in the old arcade game).

@alasdair91 that's what the lamps and torches are for! Some places are meant to be dark.

@ChromaticDracula I mean, it's a masterpiece, but no, if you've bounced off it four times already then this being a remaster isn't going to change any feelings you have for the game.

Zero interest in Pokémon and zero interest in card games, but this article is written perfectly and captures just how pathetic this was.

I only played Dread this year and it's easily one of the best games I've played on Switch/2. Will look forward to this one!

Well this is disappointing. I'd played a little on Xbox but wanted to play it handheld so was holding out for this version. I thought it should be okay given the quality of other 3rd party current gen stuff on the Switch 2, but clearly not. Hope they manage to fix it up. I'm not even so bothered about the visuals, but a stuttering frame rate leave me with no interest whatsoever.

@Reztobi that's not how it works and you know that full well. Some games are perfectly optimised for 30fps. Bloodborne for example. Some are so choppy it's not pleasant to play at 30fps, Cyberpunk for example.

@-wc- I played the entire MGS series a few years back, 1 to 5 and Peace Walker, and absolutely loved them all (I'd only ever played MGS 1 back in the day). I really think PW is one not to miss, it's one of my favourites in the series.

Difficult to truly tell on a compressed video of someone playing handheld, but personally, I don't see it looking any better than the current version running in Switch 2 boost mode to be honest. Don't like that motion blur either, hope you can turn that off again. I also hope the remastered version doesn't totally overwrite the original version in case we want to go back to that one for any reason. Totally separate app would be my choice, although not sure how they're going to do it with owners of the original physical version.

@-wc- I found with Cyberpunk that 40fps, especially in handheld, was a good meeting point between graphics and gameplay. For me, 40fps feels much closer to 60 than it does to 30. I know that sounds stupid, but the difference from 30 to 40 is night and day.

@Ironcore Not sure if you're trolling or just being silly, but it's clearly easier for old arcade games to hit 60fps than modern AAA games. There is far less going on visually, far less going on behind the scenes and generally much less processing power needed. Also, virtually all those old arcade games suffered some sort of slowdown when things got busy.

I wonder how the upgrade will work for physical owners. Also, I really hope saves will carry across. I finished the main game a little while back but had been saving the DLC packs in the hope we got a native Switch 2 port so I could play them enhanced. Looks like it paid off!

@scannerdarkly7 this is exactly what that is, isn't it?

I bought this a while back and love playing it. I managed to clear it last night using a few credits, and yet played the entire game without any awareness whatsoever of this laser duelling mechanic!!

I don't think I'm ready for another play through of this, despite it being several years since my last. But I am really pleased this looks and runs so well on Switch 2. I don't think there's any excuse for sub-par ports on this console after the likes of this, Cyberpunk and Assassin's Creed Shadows. What a great console.

Damn it haha. I'd been waiting ages for a Switch 2 update but gave in recently and just replayed it anyway. Only just finished it, but was saving the two DLC packs for later so at least I'll be able to play those enhanced.

EDIT: Ooooh actually, I wonder if saves will carry over to the remastered version? 🤔

I'm neutral and don't have a stake in either camp really. I can see why Nintendo do this, but at the same time, emulation isn't just about piracy. Have a look at Mario Odyssey mods online and you can see the hundreds of ways people have messed with the game to get more fun out of it, from simply turning it in to Luigi's Odyssey to creating entire new worlds to explore. There are reasons people like emulating and modding without it all being about piracy. And think about how many game developers probably learned their craft in the modding scene. Unfortunately it's not really possible to mod most console games without emulating or hacking consoles.

But also, yes, I accept that for every user wanting to mod a game there are probably 100s who just want to play it without paying.

Unfortunately this game will die on its ass. It's a niche multiplayer game on a Nintendo console. You're not going to be able to get a game on this in six months. Personally, I have no interest in multiplayer From games. Wish they'd done something single player.

@PommyPumpkin thanks, I'll give it a look then!

I just restarted this. I was really enjoying it, about 60 hours in, but took a break....for about 18 months. This is not a game you can just jump back in to! Still, nice to be back in the world.

I've already got this for GameCube (but no longer have a GameCube to play it on!) and the 3D All Stars pack, but I'm going to give it another go on the Switch Online service I think. Never actually finished it and yeah, those save states will be handy... 😆

The only space game I ever really got in to, other than No Man's Sky, was Freelancer on PC back in the day. Is Everspace anything like that?

I'll get this. I'll probably wait for a bit of a discount, but I'll get it, and continue my 20+ years tradition of playing Bethesda open world games for 100s of hours without ever finishing them. I must have 1000 hours across Fallout 3 and 4 along with Oblivion and Skyrim and never once finished the main story in any of them 😆

The Quake and Doom games on console are some of the best value in gaming. So much extra content added over the years, and often can be picked up for under £4.

I have a PS5 and Xbox but I only really get to play on my Switch 2 these days in handheld. I was a big fan of 2K20 several years ago on Switch - is this worth grabbing for £6.99 in the current sale?

Give us Mario Golf Advance Tour for the GBA you tight *****! I can't believe we're still being served up garbage, month in, month out. Yes WarioLand is alright but the rest? Pure shovelware. What about all the GameCube games? Nintendo troll us so hard.

I'd be well up for a handheld that played Playstation games. Depends on price though.

@Aswannsong It does run well though. I picked it up earlier this week and have about ten hours in so far. I played the game for 100s of hours on PS4 back in the day and the Switch 2 port, in my opinion, looks and plays better than that one did. I'm really pleased with it, but then again I will always take the convenience of playing on a handheld for a tradeoff with graphics if there's a choice to be made. I don't have time to put hours in to a game sitting in front of my TV any more. 90% of my gaming is done on Switch 2 these days.

Love the look of this. Haven't played a new point and click adventure since the last Monkey Island! Added to wish list.

Never played this one. Played about half the first one last year on Switch 2 and enjoyed it but got distracted by something else and played the third game years back on PS+. I thought the third game was pretty poor, but I'd not played either of the first two at the time. I'll add this to my massive wishlist for a big sale at some point. I doubt I'd pay more than £10 for it.

We need a new 3D Mario and a new 3D Zelda. They're really the only killer games Nintendo can offer right now.

Love to see more retro collections, the more the better! Having said that, I'll give this one a hard miss because the games are utter garbage 🤣 I mean come on, there are so many retro games still worth playing, why bother re-releasing these steaming turds?

This looks pretty cool. Don't really agree with the notion than Hollow Knight and Ori manifest the characters mental journey through gameplay mechanics though. Sure, Hollow Knight is quite melancholy and Ori has some emotional cut scenes, but that's about it. Celeste, on the other hand, sure.

Played about half of this on Xbox and probably had my fill of it, but pleased they've got it running so well on Switch 2!

@Pikachu_Mariachi same here. You don't think you'd miss motion controls till they're gone, but when I play games you need to aim on Switch now I naturally tilt the screen and it feels weird when they're not there. They're an excellent compensation for the small sticks (which pretty much suck for FPS games - hope Hori make a split pad 2).

@Scottie Hey man, I'm only replying to you so you get a real WTF moment when you get an email notification that someone has replied to a comment you made over 15 years ago. 😆

@Kilamanjaro I agree. You'd normally say version rather than port in that case, but I don't suppose it matters really.

Didn't have a massive interest in this till the reviews came out but will definitely add it to my list now! Does it have motion aiming in handheld mode, does anyone know?

@Ploppy I recommend CloverPit to scratch a similar itch. Not sure if it's on Switch yet but it's perfect for mobile and available on Android and iOS. I've lost days to it (as I did with Balatro).

Had a quick look this week and it looks and plays pretty great. Had to make a second account to replay all the tutorial missions (yes I know you can access them from the codex but it's not the same). Annoying you can't just reset your progress.

Kind of mad that this was announced as a free to play game but then they just decided to charge for it anyway, huh?

The only correct answer is Tofu.