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Re: Soapbox: 'Switch 2' Doesn't Really Need Backwards Compatibility

carlos82

I'm not sure about that, so many will have large libraries and many of those digital, do you expect so many developers to port their games again to another system? Oh and don't give them another excuse to drip feed us NES and SNES games again.

One of the big reasons Xbox is in the position they're in, is that people built up libraries of games during last gen so went forward with the console that keeps them, it's also one of the reasons why Epic struggle to eat into Steam's lead on PC

Re: Metal Gear Solid 2 And 3 Will Have Lower Frame Rates On Switch, Konami Confirms

carlos82

@GrailUK thing is this was already 60fps on the Nvidia Shield which is basically an underclocked Switch with less RAM and generally less performance, so it's already been proved the Switch could do it.

EDIT, I got this the wrong way round, the Switch runs at lower clocks but does have more RAM but it does outperform the Shield in games such as Doom 3 due to it's OS

Re: Hands On: Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 Could Be So Much More, But Isn't

carlos82

@russell-marlow there's no reason for this collection to be 30fps on Switch though, its literally a port of a collection that was already 60fps on older hardware and by all accounts its still just 720p on the PS5. Sure wait for reviews but I'd be stunned if the final product was vastly different.

As for the SH HD Collection, sure not having the source code isn't ideal but that's not an excuse for using comic sans for in game textures. These things can be fixed or improved with enough care and attention

Re: Feature: The Rise Of 'Scam Games' And 'Keyword Bingo' Firms Flooding Switch eShop

carlos82

@Princess_Lilly they all have them but the eshop is the worst in the sense that all games are given equal billing. All of the others have some form of curating to feature new releases and with Steam it's very easy to follow developers and be notified of their games. Plus sales on games are much more controlled, where as here anyone can put their game on sale and they're all slapped together in a huge pile

Re: Review: Quake II - Another Truly Outstanding Remaster Of An FPS Icon

carlos82

A fantastic package of what was already a great game and to think I got it as a free upgrade on Steam. I'll certainly be picking up the Switch version as well, such a shame other games don't get such treatment when ported to modern hardware. It's a bit sad to think that of the N64 FPS games ported to modern hardware, that Goldeneye is in by far the worse state of any of them and Nightdive asked of they could do it but were turned down.

Still on a happier note this is an amazing release and for the price is an absolute steal

Re: More Quake II Rumours Point To An Imminent Switch Release

carlos82

@WaveBoy I'm a huge fan of this era of fps games and seem to buy them on every platform I own. They're nice to have on the Switch for portable play but I do tend to play them on my PC mainly. For Quake 2 it's the RTX version which looks really good, so it'll be interesting to see how this compares but I'll still be getting it on Switch and probably Xbox

Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Sonic Origins Plus

carlos82

I'm enjoying it, its hard to say if the extra content is worth the price and they should have used Master System versions where possible but we knew this going in and the core package is still great.

The real value is in the physical cartridge and i really like the box art, particularly the reversible cover and it's nice to have these Sonic games physically (yes I know the GG games aren't on it but the main games are)

Re: Soapbox: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's Busier Hyrule Is Making Me Miss BOTW

carlos82

I much prefer TOTK, Breath of The Wild always felt empty to me and quite lonely much of the time. Where as now Hyrule feels more alive and its NPC's more interesting and that's before the shrines, BOTW had many which were frankly rubbish with that one enemy but every one I've done so far has been fun and interesting. The only weakness is the depths and I feel they didn't need to cover anywhere near the entire map amd would be better served as a few small areas like the Sky is

Overall I liked BOTW but it's way down the list of my favourite Zelda games whilst TOTK is very near the top

Re: UK Charts: Not Even Street Fighter 6 Can Knock Zelda: TOTK Off Its Throne

carlos82

I'm thoroughly enjoying Street Fighter 6, I've been out of the loop with fighting games for a while (except a bit of MK11) but have my Mayflash F500 Elite and it's a great way to play this new game. It's also got a wealth of content to be getting on with, from a Yakuza style story mode, a PS Home style hub, complete with classic arcade games and a robust Arcade mode.

Between this and TOTK and RE4 earlier, this has been one of the best years for me in some time gaming wise