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It runs really well what i'm quite shocked by and yeah playing this handheld is a dream come true. That said anyone coming from the other versions can see how much they had to cut or downgrade, i get why they had to do it but its one of the biggest downgrade ports i've seen on the Switch, even TW3 had less cutback. Overall though the magic is intact and while the PS5 will always be my main version it is great being able to spends hours having Its Always Sunny on in the background while i'm making bases and exploring planets on my Switch.

Shame the Waypoint Update has yet to drop for Switch versions though.

@LikelySatan You're in the minority there. Its going to be years before they stop.

@michellelynn0976 Well to be slightly fair the Switch doesn't look great on a 4K display full stop. Its a 1080p machine running on 4K hardware so the blur really stands out, its like why the PS2 looks off putting on a 1080p display compared to a SD one. The big issue is when a game like Xenoblade 3 can't hit that 1080p it really stands out on a 4K display and feels blurry, its even worse when you're so used to playing on a PS5 when the TV is being used to its fullest.

@Otoemetry Attack? I've not directed one insult at anyone and considering none of my comments have been removed NL clearly feel the same.

Look i'm sick and tired of every single PM release having whiny adults moaning because the game hasn't aged with them or moaning because it doesn't look like Xenoblade or BotW. Yeah guess what PM has never really looked great, it got by because of the great gameplay and monsters designs plus kids don't care about visuals that much they just want to have fun and pretend they're Ash. As i said S&V does everything S&S was complained of not doing, even the PM models have been completely redone for this release. Irony is of course most of you will buy it and love it because its the same story everytime. Finally like i've said before the visuals are fine.

@5th313ment Going from the PS5 version earlier to the Switch version just now was quite the jump in visuals but i'm amazed they got this running as well as they have, it took a lot of downgrades to get there but No Man's Sky on the go on my Switch dream has finally happened.

@Zach777 Yep screwed up there haha

@Zach777 They would have been working on the update long after the carts were printed so it was going to be on the cart.

Bowser sounds great and the animation is nice but hearing Pratt's voice coming from Mario feels wrong and dirty.

@Would_you_kindly Fun fact only a small subset of "fans" actually have major faults with modern PM games. Critics love them, kids love them and most of the fanbase love them, you can dislike them but remember your faults are subjective and its a subjective thing most don't feel.

Also your logic is flawed. My 10 year cousin who loves PM is getting the game for Xmas, my Uncle who doesn't game does not care how the game looks because if his son thinks it looks good and has a great time with the game then he's happy.

@ketrac The game could have Xenoblade 3 level visuals, run at 108060fps docked with 720p60fps handheld, a map the size of BotW and every PM ever in the game catchable and i bet people would still moan. Scarlet and Violet is pretty much feels like a direct response to S&S criticism and yet people still moan. Yeah i'm happy with what we're getting as a 3D open world PM game has been the dream game, the new features look fun and most of the new Pokemon look great, even the visuals are a big step up from any other PM game and look fine. What is it you want exactly? Anyway watch it get rave reviews, sell millions and see the general fanbase be more then happy with it.

Also i never insulted anyone. Generalised? Sure but i don't see my 10 year old cousin getting whiney over it or my PM obsessed Girlfriend instead i just see the usual grown adults on Nintendo Life, Reddit, Twitter and Youtube moaning because the game doesn't look like a PS5 game or Xenoblade 3 a game that makes a ton of sacrifices to get the visuals it has. Tears of the Kingdom is going to be a graphical powerhouse but its going to run like hell if BotW is anything to by, maybe GF have the right idea 🤷‍♂️

@cylemmulo You never played a Gamecube game if you think that, you're basically saying it looks like Pokemon Colosseum and yeah its a massive upgrade over that.

@michellelynn0976 Have you got a 4K TV? It looks awful on mine because of the low resolution, don't get me wrong i love the game and its visuals but the resolution hit wasn't worth the trade off for me.

@ketrac Better? The new games are everything people complained S&S wasn't. We're getting a full 3D open world, Pokemon out in the open and are Pokemon following us around, the fanbase has been begging for this for years yet you go on Nintendo Life and all you see is people complaining it doesn't look like Xenoblade a series what pushes the Switch too much to get those visuals hence the awful resolution in both Docked and Handheld. This Gen is doing nearly everything right yet all i see is adults on here complaining its not looking like Xenoblade or playing like the broken, grindy and unbalanced early games. Newsflash the series never really had a lowpoint, S&S are not perfect but are really good hence the reviews and sales, the Gen 4 remakes are really flawed but fine enough and Legends was a great change of pace and was a great new spin. Kids and most of the older fanbase don't care about these supposed flaws, critics don't either so yeah its overgrown adults moaning a kids game isn't made for them as always with every new release. I'm sick of it.

@ketrac Its almost like the majority of the fanbase are kids who don't care PM isn't looking like Xenoblade. In fact most of the fanbase are generally happy with how the series is and sales and even reviews are proof of that. A bunch of overgrown adults complaining a kids game isn't made for them really don't factor in Gamefreaks plans especially when most of them will buy the new games regardless.

@Tainaru Xenoblade a series what pushes the visuals so hard its a blurry mess in handheld and pretty blurry docked. I love Xenoblade but its a series not suited to the dated tech the Switch has.

@ketrac Visuals look fine.

I'm very excited. Really hoping Gen 6 starters and the Mythicals not in Gen 8 make it in though.

@SonOfDracula Ah the typical "its the players what the problem response" from a Pro Corp person. No other game does this and you know what many including myself don't want to give a massive my phone number especially when as R* proves they can be easily hacked. Splatoon 3 isn't doing this stuff and is pretty much doing the same thing gameplay wise.

Dead Cells is easily in my top 10 games, its an incredible game and the support has been insane.

Gutted as Taylor is Bayonetta, i love Hale but she ain't Bayonetta.

@AX-7 The game will feature multiple Bayo's so there's speculation that the Bayo we play as isn't our one from past games hence the voice change, however many think are one will appear in the story and will be voiced by her original actress.

@Shambo Worth noting NMS has cut content on Switch, it lacks MP and Settlements and base building is stripped back, we have no idea if they will appear later. The Switch version is only worth getting if Switch is your only console or handheld play is a must. The other games just saw a graphical decrease and not have actual features cut.

One of my favourite games. The story and its themes are incredible and very emotional and heartbreaking. Soundtrack wise its the best in gaming, the music is just all kinds of stunning.

I'm curious to how many cutbacks they made to get this running on Switch. Either way i shell stick with the PS5 version.

I own the PS4 release but yeah i wish it was on Switch as well.

Yeah i'm a bit concerned as it was the main draw for me and why i double dipped.

@SladeStrife Ironically you're the first one to mention PM on this comment section, i think you just wanted to start a fight with PM fans to be honest.

I've actually been excited since it was annouced, i think it looks pretty damn fun and the open zone approach is exactly what the series needed.

@BadPlayerOne If anything this is proof the game will be even more held back now that they have to cater the Switch as well. Dude the Switch Pro ain't happening, the best we can hope for is a next gen Switch in 2024. Its laughable people think its a thing.

Great so the big anniversary update is focused on the worst version of the game 😒

@sixrings Dude the Switch is extremely under-powered as hell nowadays hence why cloud games are becoming more common and why many just don't appear at all. Even Nintendo's own 1st party stuff has problems, XB3 is a great game but its pushing the Switch to its limits and considering BotW runs subpar on it i dread to think how the Switch will cope with the sequel. Bayo 3 next month a game that should be played at 60fps yet we will be lucky if the game can stick to a stable 30fps. You want 5 years more? So you want a console that is only getting a handful of indies, a handful of 1st parties and endless cloud versions? 2024 is when the Switch 2 or whatever they call it should hopefully happen i hope.

@judaspete I don't think it matters. I adore Bayo but i can't see the 3rd game selling well.

If its a good port i might double dip as its one of my favourite games. Its such an incredible emotional and deep game and something everyone needs to play.

@sixrings To me it just sounds like you're trying to justify the Switch's weak hardware and your choice of console. Also a 720p/30fps on a 4K OLED looks awful, hell it looks awful on a normal 4K screen but on OLED its unplayable for many. When i play my Switch docked on my 4K screen a lot of the time it looks worse then handheld because the Switch isn't built for 4K screens in mind.

@daichi42 The engine used for MH is a modified version of it built for the Switch in mind. The version used for the RE games is built for those consoles in mind, its a demanding engine and the RE games have a lot going on. The Switch is not a miracle machine that can run anything with enough tweaks, you're expecting games from the peak of what last gen could do to run on a console that is weaker then the original X1.

@daichi42 Some games just can't be ported to Switch. People forget the Switch was dated on release, nowadays its ancient so yeah games like these will be cloud or nothing.

Fantastic game especially with the updates, i might double dip considering its a GotY worthy game for me.

@Fighting_Game_Loser Almost like a game built for the 3DS in mind could run on the 3DS. The RE Engine these RE games run on is not built for the Switch, these are demanding games so a Switch native release was impossible.

Well yeah as no way in hell the Switch could run them.

So hyped right now, i guess we know the GOTY now next year.

I got this on Xbox and its fantastic, really worth getting for those who never played it.

Nice. I got the Expansion Pass when i got the game as i trust it will be as good as XB2's.

So excited for this plus Pokemon Stadium as well, the Online expansion has turned into a pretty great deal over time in my opinion.

@michellelynn0976 Sure its more powerful in stats but the PS5 is capable of more. Why do you think Devs were more excited for the PS5 then Series X? Its because the SSD allows for more.

Awes..oh yeah my local Hame close 2 months back 😔

@MrPKOmega You just ignoring the full open world where you can go anywhere with PM roaming about living there lives?

@michellelynn0976 SSD doesn't effect framerates but it does effect loadings speeds and 9/10 the PS5 is way faster. The PS5's SSD is also why FF7R Part 2 is PS5 exclusive as in SE own words its the only console capable of running it.

@michellelynn0976 and the PS5's SSD is way more powerful then what the Series X has.

@bonjong23 Newsflash the more demanding and high tech something is the more power it requires. Once Nintendo jumps on the 4K train expect the power usage to increase. Also having a PS5 and Series X is more then just better graphics, its ignorant to think otherwise.

@Highlar Rise had more monsters but World had more content. Investigations, more and better events, an actual Endgame, Goldey Locks, and a larger story. Once the credits roll on Rise and you built the easily acquired build you want there's very little to keep playing beyond the odd events or two.