@Fredbu Thanks for replying & clearing that up (since no one else did).
So it’s now the case of will the game improve in the future or is this it. I can’t see them leaving it like this, Virtuos does seem to listen to feedback (otherwise we wouldn’t have it on cart).
@mesome713 Game is the same but as everyone seems to be nitpicking about the graphics, it would add some clarification to the situation.
If all the reviewers & Digital Foundry played the build given to them with the only version available which is version 1.00, the devs have already said a day 1 patch will be released that adds in the hi res textures among other improvements but now a lot of people won’t get to see those changes as they’ve already written the game off.
The reviewers & DF could quite possibly be playing a build of the game that the public may never play themselves since you’re more than likely always going to have the latest patch installed.
Reviewers & DF should still judge the game with what they have at the time but clarify if it’s with this “day 1 patch” that supposedly improves the game or without.
Can the reviewer please clarify if you played on v1.00 or this v1.01 that i can’t confirm is the day 1 patch or not (especially since you guys would have had the review code for a while now)
Actually reading through their review again it isn’t.
“ Of course, these are all pretty much expected sacrifices in bringing a game of this nature to Switch at this point and, especially in handheld mode, it really is quite surprising just how well The Outer Worlds looks and feels to play; there are virtually no framerate issues even in the most chaotic battles or wide-open spaces and, even though the graphics have been hugely dialled down, there's still plenty of detail in environments and NPCs look almost as good here as they do on other platforms. A day-one performance patch is planned, so things are only likely to improve.”
That suggests they played the game (& everyone else played the game) with version 1.00.
My copy just arrived. Cart is v1.00. There is a patch immediately available (hasn’t yet downloaded so don’t know version number).
Once that’s finished i’ll edit this with the version number & size. I’ll try to give it a go later today & see if it looks any different to the current footage floating about.
Edit 1: it finished. now v.1.01 & clocks in at 3.9GB. So i don’t know if this is the day 1 patch (as they said around 6GB) or not. Will need to play the game & see.
Nintendo Life, can i make a suggestion to clear up more confusion (since Nintendo is awful at making it clear).
Whenever you’re giving the 2FA steps, make it clear that Google Authenticator ISN’T the only option (Nintendo does say this but it’s pretty much blink & you miss it).
You can use much better alternatives such as Microsoft Authenticator & Authy, both of which offer cloud backups incase your device breaks or you upgrade your phone, something Google Authenticator does not.
Only say this as on reddit, here, gamefaqs etc, one of the common complaints i see is people moaning about Google Authenticator’s lack of backups if your device dies or that it’s the only thing you can use for Nintendo Account 2FA (which isn’t true).
I wanna add something even though Nintendo have confirmed they’re removing the ability to log in to Nintendo Account via NNID.
In the NNID settings menu on 3DS (likely on Wii U but can’t confirm), on page 3 there is something called “Access from PC and Other Devices”. If you hit restrict that then prevents you (and others) from logging into NNID on as it says PC, Smartphones & before Nintendo killed it, the Switch.
I’d still enable that so it locks down that legacy account system even more to your own personal consoles (3DS & Wii U).
And of course for Nintendo Account, 2FA, strong password, usual stuff. 2FA your email aswell. 2FA everything.
My mate got the log in attempts over the weekend, so he’s currently trying a experiment where he’s changed his email (newly created, not used on anything else) & a new password + 2FA to see if it happens again.
If it does then it’s Playstation 2011 all over again.
In case it hasn’t been said (also i’d add it to the article) but other authentication apps work such as Microsoft Authenticator which is what i personally use due to it’s ability to have cloud backups incase your device goes kaput (unlike Google Authenticator).
Godfire & Real Boxing i faintly remember from iOS. I think there were well received but can’t see myself bothering with either on Switch (only dabbled in both on iOS).
Curious if they’re doing mobile ports for other publishers (a lot of their games seem to be from iOS), i wouldn’t mind them porting over the 2 Aralon games & Ravensword: Shadowland (all the same developer). Touted as “Elder Scrolls on mobile” which is kinda accurate but lowish budget, all 3 are great adventure games that give off a ES: III Morrowind vibe & for Qubic’s usual price they’ll be a steal on Switch for the amount of content each game provides (plus controller support would be lovely).
It’s likely to fix the language issue that’s been broken since version 3.4 (EU) & 3.5 (US). It’s a major complaint on the CD Projekt forums.
TLDR the game (without day 1 patch) included all the languages found in the other versions, 3.4 removed them for whatever reason only leaving English & i believe French & German, 3.5 for the US version re added in Spanish (while also supposedly messed with graphics which people liked so might be AA off), EU never got 3.5, fans are wanting the language packs that they’ve said should be there (since it includes all DLC from the other versions) but CD & Saber both remained extremely quiet, annoying the fans.
It’s a mess of a situation & lack of communication since the problem was reported (which was day 1) is embarrassing. I get that Saber is only small & have other projects but noticing way too many devs (& publishers) these days all having awful PR & communication skills.
@Quarth it is in europe, a physical standard edition & a special edition that comes with 4 character cards, a poster & 2 keyrings (bub & bob) has been up on Amazon UK & other sites for ages.
2014 date is funny as that’s around the time it was reported they only had around 100 million yen left in the bank, were looking at bankruptcy & also a buyer after a poor last gen performance & failures & a poor start to this gen.
It’s one of the reasons why they had to get Sony’s backing for the development of Street Fighter V & make it a console exclusive (without their usual arcade version), if they didn’t they would have went under.
Luckily they turned things around. SFV was a success after it’s rough start, they revitalise the Mega Man series, Resident Evil got a second wind, Marvel.. had another game.
They still don’t need to hold this grudge they’ve had with Koei for years but whatever, i’d assume Koei’s legal time will appeal the decision so we’ll have to wait even longer to see if it gets overturned.
@Rayquaza2510 They do allow debit card (atleast in the UK). It’s how i’ve been buying both 3DS eshop games for the past 7 or so years since eshop cards are a pain in the butt to find.
I know you mentioned Doom & Wolfenstein for showing the Switch version in screenshots, muddy visuals & all (since Panic Button is likely proud of their achievement of actually getting both games on the console).
I’d like to mention one other game. Feral Interactive’s port of Grid: Autosport. It’s the mobile port but from the recent trailer it received it doesn’t have the graphical enhancement packs the latest iPhones/iPads can get that greatly enhanced the visuals but did they show that version ? No they showed what could be considered a rough port visually.
However for people like me still wanting a racing game on Switch, don’t let the visual put you off just yet. If the framerate is great (should be as even lower end mobile versions ran great) then it’s another case like Doom/Wolfenstein, looks ugly but is great.
Well then... I wonder how a fix would be implemented since it’s not a official joy con, can’t see a firmware update being issues via Nintendo servers.
Mine is on the way along with my Rockman X LC1 & Rockman X LC2 Switch copies so now i’m not sure what to do, could return it (that’ll be a pain), wait it out or see if my local import shop wants it & take the loss.
This isn’t a Nintendo UK issue, it’s a issue with their 3rd party repair centre.
In the US repairs are done in house while here they’re outsourced to a company known to try their best to weasel their way out of doing it under warranty.
I’m currently dealing with the idiots with my Left Joy-Con. Had the common disconnection issue when playing docked along with a issue with the Joystick, they claimed it was just a operating system issue & that wasn’t covered under warranty & i would have to pay i think £37 (around that).
After a stern phone call pointing out two things: 1. It’s not a “operating system” issue as the Joy Con firmware is up-to-date & the issues are a Joystick reading inputs while in neutral & the disconnection issue which is due to the lack of conductive foam
2. I provied proof of purchase which since i got it from Nintendo UK’s store grants me 2 years of warranty rather than the standard 12 months
After that they quickly gave in & “fixed” it. Got it back & despite replacing the joystick.., it was more broke than before, reading inputs from more directions this time & getting stuck in the left direction.
Sent it back & no weaseling their way out yet but still waiting to see if they’ve screwed up the JoyCon once again.
Point is, if you’re within warranty, you haven’t dropped it & know it’s due to the heat, just calmly argue your case to a senior & keep pestering them. Reddit has quite a few posts about UK people having many issues about these useless gits. Some went as far as complaining to CEOs/Higherups etc of NoUK/NoE since there was someone handing out their emails.
Wish he was playable but that unblockable kick while a bit underwhelming allows for some great combo extenders.
@Lukaz2009 i entered the code fairly slowly & it worked so no need to be super quick. Should still work if you took your time.
@Pixel-Perfect Yep. Technically this is their normal SS1 form as it sounds like once they turned into SSG it's only a temp form, their body absorbs the godly essences & it greatly enhances their base form so they don't have to transform unless it's required. When they do instead of the standard yellow hair SS, it's now blue due to the godly power they absorbed. I think they are using the SSGSS name just to seperate from the standard SS form (Which Gohan, Goten & Trunks still have) but to Goku & Vegeta, SSGSS is now their normal SS form & SSG is technically their base form.
(This is what i've gotten from the BoG movie when Goku lost god form as his SS form was on par to SSG, even Beerus commented about this. RoF seems to hint at this aswell so waiting for Super to confirm or deconfirm the theory)
@TheActualGold Him & Goku were students under Whis when Frieza attack & it's currently the only appearance of SSGSS so makes sense that they'd were the clothes from the movie as they never changed clothes when they returned to earth.
That "Nintendo is racist" has me in stitches. Yoshi's Island DS when the babies got kidnapped has a black kid. True there isn't any Adult people of colour (none that i can't think of) but unless it makes sense & feels right i doubt Nintendo will forcibly shove one in just to please people.
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Re: EA Is Bringing Seven Games To Nintendo Switch Over The Next 12 Months
@Darkred401
I see you’re a man of culture aswell
Re: Review: The Outer Worlds - Obsidian's Fallout-Style RPG Is Worth A Look On Switch
@Fredbu Thanks for replying & clearing that up (since no one else did).
So it’s now the case of will the game improve in the future or is this it. I can’t see them leaving it like this, Virtuos does seem to listen to feedback (otherwise we wouldn’t have it on cart).
Re: Review: The Outer Worlds - Obsidian's Fallout-Style RPG Is Worth A Look On Switch
@mesome713 Game is the same but as everyone seems to be nitpicking about the graphics, it would add some clarification to the situation.
If all the reviewers & Digital Foundry played the build given to them with the only version available which is version 1.00, the devs have already said a day 1 patch will be released that adds in the hi res textures among other improvements but now a lot of people won’t get to see those changes as they’ve already written the game off.
The reviewers & DF could quite possibly be playing a build of the game that the public may never play themselves since you’re more than likely always going to have the latest patch installed.
Reviewers & DF should still judge the game with what they have at the time but clarify if it’s with this “day 1 patch” that supposedly improves the game or without.
Re: Review: The Outer Worlds - Obsidian's Fallout-Style RPG Is Worth A Look On Switch
Can the reviewer please clarify if you played on v1.00 or this v1.01 that i can’t confirm is the day 1 patch or not (especially since you guys would have had the review code for a while now)
Re: Review: The Outer Worlds - Obsidian's Fallout-Style RPG Is Worth A Look On Switch
@RasandeRose
Actually reading through their review again it isn’t.
“ Of course, these are all pretty much expected sacrifices in bringing a game of this nature to Switch at this point and, especially in handheld mode, it really is quite surprising just how well The Outer Worlds looks and feels to play; there are virtually no framerate issues even in the most chaotic battles or wide-open spaces and, even though the graphics have been hugely dialled down, there's still plenty of detail in environments and NPCs look almost as good here as they do on other platforms. A day-one performance patch is planned, so things are only likely to improve.”
That suggests they played the game (& everyone else played the game) with version 1.00.
Re: Review: The Outer Worlds - Obsidian's Fallout-Style RPG Is Worth A Look On Switch
My copy just arrived. Cart is v1.00. There is a patch immediately available (hasn’t yet downloaded so don’t know version number).
Once that’s finished i’ll edit this with the version number & size. I’ll try to give it a go later today & see if it looks any different to the current footage floating about.
Edit 1: it finished. now v.1.01 & clocks in at 3.9GB. So i don’t know if this is the day 1 patch (as they said around 6GB) or not. Will need to play the game & see.
Re: Review: The Outer Worlds - Obsidian's Fallout-Style RPG Is Worth A Look On Switch
@the_beaver I second this question. All the footage i’ve seen today from reviewers & even Digital Foundry suggests it’s without the patch.
There is textures (very rarely) but everything seems nonexistent, giving me Bubsy 3D flashbacks.
If that’s with the patch then Virtuos have some work ahead of them.
Re: Nintendo Confirms That Around 160,000 Accounts May Have Been Hacked, Personal Info Possibly At Risk
Nintendo Life, can i make a suggestion to clear up more confusion (since Nintendo is awful at making it clear).
Whenever you’re giving the 2FA steps, make it clear that Google Authenticator ISN’T the only option (Nintendo does say this but it’s pretty much blink & you miss it).
You can use much better alternatives such as Microsoft Authenticator & Authy, both of which offer cloud backups incase your device breaks or you upgrade your phone, something Google Authenticator does not.
Only say this as on reddit, here, gamefaqs etc, one of the common complaints i see is people moaning about Google Authenticator’s lack of backups if your device dies or that it’s the only thing you can use for Nintendo Account 2FA (which isn’t true).
Re: Nintendo Confirms That Around 160,000 Accounts May Have Been Hacked, Personal Info Possibly At Risk
I wanna add something even though Nintendo have confirmed they’re removing the ability to log in to Nintendo Account via NNID.
In the NNID settings menu on 3DS (likely on Wii U but can’t confirm), on page 3 there is something called “Access from PC and Other Devices”. If you hit restrict that then prevents you (and others) from logging into NNID on as it says PC, Smartphones & before Nintendo killed it, the Switch.
I’d still enable that so it locks down that legacy account system even more to your own personal consoles (3DS & Wii U).
And of course for Nintendo Account, 2FA, strong password, usual stuff. 2FA your email aswell. 2FA everything.
Re: Nintendo Switch Players Advised To Secure Accounts After Numerous Unauthorised Login Reports
My mate got the log in attempts over the weekend, so he’s currently trying a experiment where he’s changed his email (newly created, not used on anything else) & a new password + 2FA to see if it happens again.
If it does then it’s Playstation 2011 all over again.
Re: Nintendo Switch Players Advised To Secure Accounts After Numerous Unauthorised Login Reports
In case it hasn’t been said (also i’d add it to the article) but other authentication apps work such as Microsoft Authenticator which is what i personally use due to it’s ability to have cloud backups incase your device goes kaput (unlike Google Authenticator).
Re: Exclusive: QubicGames Reveals Five New Games Coming To Switch In 2020
Godfire & Real Boxing i faintly remember from iOS. I think there were well received but can’t see myself bothering with either on Switch (only dabbled in both on iOS).
Curious if they’re doing mobile ports for other publishers (a lot of their games seem to be from iOS), i wouldn’t mind them porting over the 2 Aralon games & Ravensword: Shadowland (all the same developer). Touted as “Elder Scrolls on mobile” which is kinda accurate but lowish budget, all 3 are great adventure games that give off a ES: III Morrowind vibe & for Qubic’s usual price they’ll be a steal on Switch for the amount of content each game provides (plus controller support would be lovely).
Re: Random: Did Geoff Keighley Really Just Hint That A Death Stranding Character Is Coming To Smash?
B move = shakes baby violently
Re: Saber Interactive "Working Hard" On An Update For The Witcher 3 On Switch
It’s likely to fix the language issue that’s been broken since version 3.4 (EU) & 3.5 (US). It’s a major complaint on the CD Projekt forums.
TLDR the game (without day 1 patch) included all the languages found in the other versions, 3.4 removed them for whatever reason only leaving English & i believe French & German, 3.5 for the US version re added in Spanish (while also supposedly messed with graphics which people liked so might be AA off), EU never got 3.5, fans are wanting the language packs that they’ve said should be there (since it includes all DLC from the other versions) but CD & Saber both remained extremely quiet, annoying the fans.
It’s a mess of a situation & lack of communication since the problem was reported (which was day 1) is embarrassing. I get that Saber is only small & have other projects but noticing way too many devs (& publishers) these days all having awful PR & communication skills.
Re: Switch's New Bubble Bobble Game Is Getting Standard And Collector's Edition Physical Releases
@Quarth it is in europe, a physical standard edition & a special edition that comes with 4 character cards, a poster & 2 keyrings (bub & bob) has been up on Amazon UK & other sites for ages.
Re: Nintendo Promises More Switch SNES Controllers For UK And Europe, Apologises For Site Issues
Did anyone else ordering from the UK (or anywhere else in europe except Germany) get redirected to https://mynintendostore.nintendo.at
I seem to all the time, half the site show the local currency (£) but language is german (since Safari on iOS doesn’t auto translate).
I know HQ is based in Germany but that’s such a odd way to do a website.
Re: Koei Tecmo Must Pay Capcom More Than $1.3 Million After Patent Infringement Court Battle
2014 date is funny as that’s around the time it was reported they only had around 100 million yen left in the bank, were looking at bankruptcy & also a buyer after a poor last gen performance & failures & a poor start to this gen.
It’s one of the reasons why they had to get Sony’s backing for the development of Street Fighter V & make it a console exclusive (without their usual arcade version), if they didn’t they would have went under.
Luckily they turned things around. SFV was a success after it’s rough start, they revitalise the Mega Man series, Resident Evil got a second wind, Marvel.. had another game.
They still don’t need to hold this grudge they’ve had with Koei for years but whatever, i’d assume Koei’s legal time will appeal the decision so we’ll have to wait even longer to see if it gets overturned.
Re: Nintendo Removing Credit Card Support From 3DS And Wii U eShop In Europe
@Rayquaza2510 They do allow debit card (atleast in the UK). It’s how i’ve been buying both 3DS eshop games for the past 7 or so years since eshop cards are a pain in the butt to find.
Re: Nintendo Removing Credit Card Support From 3DS And Wii U eShop In Europe
Is it just credit cards or is it affecting debit cards aswell ?. People seem to just merge both together but they’re two different types of cards.
Re: Talking Point: Xenon Racer Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg For Falsely Advertised Games On Switch
I know you mentioned Doom & Wolfenstein for showing the Switch version in screenshots, muddy visuals & all (since Panic Button is likely proud of their achievement of actually getting both games on the console).
I’d like to mention one other game. Feral Interactive’s port of Grid: Autosport. It’s the mobile port but from the recent trailer it received it doesn’t have the graphical enhancement packs the latest iPhones/iPads can get that greatly enhanced the visuals but did they show that version ? No they showed what could be considered a rough port visually.
However for people like me still wanting a racing game on Switch, don’t let the visual put you off just yet. If the framerate is great (should be as even lower end mobile versions ran great) then it’s another case like Doom/Wolfenstein, looks ugly but is great.
Re: Hori's D-Pad Joy-Con Controllers Are Eating Up That Precious Switch Battery Life
Well then... I wonder how a fix would be implemented since it’s not a official joy con, can’t see a firmware update being issues via Nintendo servers.
Mine is on the way along with my Rockman X LC1 & Rockman X LC2 Switch copies so now i’m not sure what to do, could return it (that’ll be a pain), wait it out or see if my local import shop wants it & take the loss.
Re: Nintendo UK Is Asking For As Much As £180 To Repair Cracked Switch Consoles
This isn’t a Nintendo UK issue, it’s a issue with their 3rd party repair centre.
In the US repairs are done in house while here they’re outsourced to a company known to try their best to weasel their way out of doing it under warranty.
I’m currently dealing with the idiots with my Left Joy-Con. Had the common disconnection issue when playing docked along with a issue with the Joystick, they claimed it was just a operating system issue & that wasn’t covered under warranty & i would have to pay i think £37 (around that).
After a stern phone call pointing out two things:
1. It’s not a “operating system” issue as the Joy Con firmware is up-to-date & the issues are a Joystick reading inputs while in neutral & the disconnection issue which is due to the lack of conductive foam
2. I provied proof of purchase which since i got it from Nintendo UK’s store grants me 2 years of warranty rather than the standard 12 months
After that they quickly gave in & “fixed” it. Got it back & despite replacing the joystick.., it was more broke than before, reading inputs from more directions this time & getting stuck in the left direction.
Sent it back & no weaseling their way out yet but still waiting to see if they’ve screwed up the JoyCon once again.
Point is, if you’re within warranty, you haven’t dropped it & know it’s due to the heat, just calmly argue your case to a senior & keep pestering them.
Reddit has quite a few posts about UK people having many issues about these useless gits. Some went as far as complaining to CEOs/Higherups etc of NoUK/NoE since there was someone handing out their emails.
Re: Guide: Nintendo Switch Launch Day Shopping List: Micro SD Cards, Controllers And Accessories
According to Youtuber Blunty, current powerbanks don't offer the V/A needed to charge the Switch efficiently. Supposedly you need 15V/2.6A.
Link to his video: https://youtu.be/E-Pfnm3uagk
Re: Enter a Crazy Code to Unlock a New Character in the Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden Demo
Wish he was playable but that unblockable kick while a bit underwhelming allows for some great combo extenders.
@Lukaz2009 i entered the code fairly slowly & it worked so no need to be super quick. Should still work if you took your time.
@Pixel-Perfect Yep. Technically this is their normal SS1 form as it sounds like once they turned into SSG it's only a temp form, their body absorbs the godly essences & it greatly enhances their base form so they don't have to transform unless it's required. When they do instead of the standard yellow hair SS, it's now blue due to the godly power they absorbed. I think they are using the SSGSS name just to seperate from the standard SS form (Which Gohan, Goten & Trunks still have) but to Goku & Vegeta, SSGSS is now their normal SS form & SSG is technically their base form.
(This is what i've gotten from the BoG movie when Goku lost god form as his SS form was on par to SSG, even Beerus commented about this. RoF seems to hint at this aswell so waiting for Super to confirm or deconfirm the theory)
@TheActualGold Him & Goku were students under Whis when Frieza attack & it's currently the only appearance of SSGSS so makes sense that they'd were the clothes from the movie as they never changed clothes when they returned to earth.
Re: Reaction: Mario Kart 8 Accused Of Poor Sales Potential, Ruining Battle Mode And Racism
That "Nintendo is racist" has me in stitches. Yoshi's Island DS when the babies got kidnapped has a black kid. True there isn't any Adult people of colour (none that i can't think of) but unless it makes sense & feels right i doubt Nintendo will forcibly shove one in just to please people.
Re: Grinsia Heading To The North American 3DS eShop On 8th May
I asked Nicalis, Inc on Facebook about a EU release & they confirmed both a EU & Japanese release.
https://www.facebook.com/NicalisInc/posts/10151965378455964?comment_id=10151965392965964&offset=0&total_comments=6¬if_t=share_reply