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After playing a lot of the original Doom, seeing this game in motion actually feels like a weird "next-gen" leap. Seeing real 3d environments makes a big difference, but the gameplay is still just as satisfying (if not more).

Interestingly, the porting team for this seems to be Night dive Studios (who ported the N64 games Turok and Turok 2 to Switch, albeit at a much higher price point).

After seeing that, I lost hope on any multiplayer functionality being added in down the line 🤷‍♂️

Anyone who has played this game already, is there any reason there's no co-op?
Like, would having 2 or more players sequence-break anything? Or is it more-or-less like the first 2?

Interesting that they'd add a new chapter, but not multiplayer considering the other Doom games of the era had it.

@SmaMan How does that help the blueprint system?

It doesn't change the cost of the items locked behind the blueprint. If anything it just encourages users to spend more by the temptation if trading in blueprints. Mere exposure effect.

@Heavyarms55

Or you could stop playing the victim and take the criticism on board. It's never good to hold overly strong opinions, especially when they're negative towards something as fickle as video games.

@Heavyarms55 out of logical fallacies to use, so you publically announce you're taking the high road in an issue that you perpetuated by spouting a false dichotomy regarding an entire branch of the industry that you refuse to take criticism on?

@Heavyarms55 it's a lot easier to develop a game for a phone that you already have access to than to buy a Switch/PlayStation/Xbox development kit.

Again, you're grouping the whole category together then nitpicking. Your comparison to fast food/sport/Comics is a blatant straw man fallacy as well.

Be against predatory capitalistic practices. Not against the games and passionate developers who are trying to make a living through their passion. Games such as the one featured in the review and Monument Valley (as an example) don't deserve to be lumped into the same category as things like Clash of Clans or Raid Shadow Legends which are produced to strategically take advantage of users and extract their money.

@Heavyarms55 despite your needless elevation of the issue, grouping ALL mobile games into the same category of dislike is prejudice not dissimilar to that of more serious issues.

Your dislike financially hurts developers if you refuse to support the games simply because of its platform of origin.

@Heavyarms55
This mentality comes across a lot like video game racism.

Weird reception here in the comments considering this game ranks in the top 50 Switch games on Metacritic.

I understand the development is going well, I'd just like to know if the game is still going well. I haven't heard any news since this article was posted several minutes ago. Really stressing me out!

@Nicholas64 I get that Panic Button do a great job, but you'd base your judgement on a port of a 2005 game, versus Saber Porting a current gen, massively open world game like Witcher 3 as criteria for best 3rd Part Port Specialist?

Shovel Knight 3D Platformer. Every game he's featured in has been on a 2D plane afaik (Smash, Blaster Master Zero, Blade Strangers, etc) apart from his appearance in Yooka Laylee.

Yacht Club to team up with Playtonic and create an original 3D platformer without the Banjo Kazooie attachment would be dope

@mesome713 Arguably life is also too short to keep posting negativity towards other people's preferences in an online comment section

@SmaggTheSmug The same difference between Super Mario Bros and Super Mario Bros 3.

They're different games. Despite the PS1 getting a direct port of Doom 1, Doom 64 has its own soundtrack, levels and sprites. Lacks multiplayer though.

@Pod Wanting motion controls on games that feature heavy aim-assist and only allow you to move on a horizontal plane is a weirdly entitled ask.

Edit: apologies if that came off as rude. I see other people have already refuted the idea in more detail.

@Abeedo What a petty and spiteful thing to say.

@NintendoByNature @BenAV

So because you want a game, they should further take resources and time away from another game that has been hotly anticipated for years?

@mdgamer So by your logic, announce a second game in a series that had its first release last year rather than Bayonetta 3, a sequel to a 2014 game, which was announced nearly 3 years ago?

If a game has as many cons as pros, does it still qualify for a 7? As in, 3 points off perfect?

Scores need to be abolished.

@MJF I appreciate the enthusiasm, but I'd rather spend my time on other games still. Witcher 3 and Rocket League are more than enough to hold me over for the foreseeable future. Then I have a massive backlog to claw through

Imagine spending more money than a significant percentage of the population make in a year on a few pieces of cardboard.

Capitalism is dope.

@Maschinenmensch ironically, you seem to be the only one here acting like a child.

@Maschinenmensch Again, understand that is your opinion and nothing more.

I am personally over fortnite as well and it's been over 6 months since I last played, but wasting your energy by harbouring negative feelings towards the game won't change anything.

All video games are meant as a distraction. All media in general is meant as a distraction. How people choose to use their time is not in your control and, given they aren't hurting anyone, let them have fun.

@Maschinenmensch an hour is hardly long enough to understand and become familiar with the mechanics and systems the game has in place.

Don't get me wrong, I am not the biggest Fortnite fan, but I did put in probably around 300 hours across Xbox and Switch through 2018/19. The appeal of the game comes from the familiarity of 3rd person shooting, the uniqueness of the building mechanic, full cross-platform support to play with ANY of your friends and the customisation options for your character to help make you stand out and create a sense of individualism (however falsely perceived that may be).

@Maschinenmensch maybe avoiding it is why you don't understand it. It's very easy to understand its appeal, but stating your dislike of the game as if it's globally factual doesn't make you special

Spoiler alert:

You don't need any pre-order bonuses

@brunojenso been playing entirely in docked since the update just to take it all in, but my setting changes are as follows

Anti-aliasing off
Sharpness low
Blur off
Motion blur off

And then I've been experimenting with turning bloom on and off and Depth of field on and off but I've not noticed anything exceptionally better with them off.

Just experiment and enjoy

@patbacknitro18 it is very much THE update.

Switch off AA and increase sharpening until your heart's content.

I'm honestly blown away with how good it looks now. No more momentary ponderings such as "hmm. Shame it looks so blurry"

@C-Chakra awesome! Thanks for the heads up

@darksquall I'm in Australia and having the same situation. Hoping it's resolved when I finish work

@MadCow74 have you tried with just one or the other? Curious about if having both turned on makes the jaggies too bad

Who else is Australian and yet to receive the patch?

Can anyone in Australia confirm whether or not the update is live for them?

I have a physical version, have tried a manual update and it says I'm "using the latest version of this software" at 3.4.

@Xylnox have you never had a conversation with anyone before?

@Investor9872 to run skellboy...?

I find it amusing that you linked to your "7/10" review whilst implying that means it "wasn't well received."

Games are the only media industry where receiving a 7 is considered bad.

May as well remove scores altogether or use a 5 star system where anything below a 3 can be considered bad and 0 represents everything you would normally award a 1-5 to.

@tendonerd what's this in reference to?

@Elvie those original Doom ports have been rectified now

Like @Gwynbleidd said, modders found that turning anti-aliasing off significantly improves the picture quality which drastically cleans the image up. Sure, you get more jaggies, but the blue is a lot less noticeable.

You've claimed at least 3 different games on here as being the best shmup on Switch.

Ikaruga, Danmaku Unlimited 3 and that new one you reviewed the other day.

That's kinda misleading.

So for those who don't know, this was made by samurai punk (Devs of ScreenCheat and Feather).

The game was made after the lead developer had his home broken into and the only thing left was the robo-vaccuum.

@Doktor-Mandrake

No offence to Ben, but I've noticed when people use broad terms like "feels dated" or "not the best" or "has its flaws", they never really elaborate and just tend to mirror terms they hear on journalism sites of on YouTube without any context.

Despite my profile picture, I am not the biggest Crash fan in the world as I never had a PS1, but the N Sane Trilogy is just pure fun for me.

The only thing that feels not fun imo are the "curved" edges that lead to crash slipping to his death more often than I'd like in the more precise platforming sections. Other than that, it's one of my favourite games to keep coming back to in order to grind out a few more levels

Are these the first RE games on Switch to receive a patch? Revelations 1 and 2 never received any despite the terribly inconsistent performance in 2

So for everyone talking about the refund situation, psyonix have said anyone who bought these vehicles after October 1st 2019 are entitled to a refund through their platform's specific storefronts in the roadmap notes.

So instead of downvoting someone for asking a genuine question and telling them they're not entitled to a refund, maybe do some research.

As per their site:
"Players who purchased any of those DLCs on October 1, 2019 or afterwards will be eligible for a refund through your first-party platform. We'll announce the exact date for when you can expect to see this content added to the base game soon."

@Wilforce I know about DLC and stuff, and maybe it's just because I'm not really a fighting game fan, but charging that much extra for extra characters seems too much

Okay, so without being a fanboy of the series, this seems like a really dodgy business model. In Australia the base version of this game never goes cheap and the additional season passed are in the realm of $50-$70 each.

That effectively makes this a $150-$200 game if you want the "complete" version of it.

Why is this acceptable?

@sanderev What? DF love the Switch. They just point out inconsistencies in every platform

@LightyKD paladins runs at 60fps on everything though. I know Fortnite can do it, but maybe Overwatch has had to cut more corners than visually recognisable to run on Switch? I'm not a developer so I can't say and I'm guessing you aren't either.

It's like saying "we're trying to figure out how to make this car be fuel efficient and drive quite fast" to which you respond "Tesla" not taking into account the engine, interiors and construction process of each car

@Wavey84 just look up all the titles they've published for the Switch.

They include the notoriously bad "Hollow", crappy mobile games like "no thing", the "Sparkle" series of boring microbe simulation, and then the apparently somewhat okay "Thief Simulator". Most of what they publish is mobile shovelware and almost all their titles frequently go on sale for 90% off. In fact they probably have 90% off at least some of their titles right now

Can't wait to buy them at 90% off like every other game these guys publish.