Crytek's Warface (F2P online FPS) is out now on Switch in Australia, other regions tomorrow

Hero of Legend · Feb 17, 2020

Crytek's free-to-play online first-person shooter Warface gets surprise release on Switch

Warface, a free-to-play online first-person shooter from Crytek, has released today on the Switch eShop. It’s out now in Australia and is expected to roll out globally within the next day. Here’s an overview of Warface: Warface is an online first-person shooter like no other. Battle across 50+...

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Edit: In Australia at least, no sign on the Canadian eShop for me at least.

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Huh.

This also marks only the second ever Cry Engine game released on a Nintendo console after *checks notes*... Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric.... hope the results are better this time! :P

NateDrake · Feb 17, 2020

Releases in other regions tomorrow.

720p/30fps docked/540p undocked
Gyro controls
Voice chat
NSO not required

Hero of Legend · Feb 17, 2020

NateDrake said:
Releases in other regions tomorrow.

720p/30fps docked/540p undocked
Gyro controls
Voice chat
NSO not required

I guess you knew already and was embargoed? Any footage coming up? :)

GranddadFreeman · Feb 17, 2020

That's kinda random. I guess it's doing okay-ish? I might try it maybe

Guaraná · Feb 17, 2020

NateDrake said:
Releases in other regions tomorrow.

720p/30fps docked/540p undocked
Gyro controls
Voice chat
NSO not required

sometimes I think you just enter this forum to laugh at us.

NateDrake · Feb 17, 2020

Hero of Legend said:
I guess you knew already and was embargoed? Any footage coming up? :)

I'll do undocked footage soon.

AndrewDTF · Feb 17, 2020

Ughhh, ok I guess

ILikeFeet · Feb 17, 2020

Weird. Why not Crysis 3 too?

AndrewDean84 · Feb 17, 2020

Never heard of this. How big is the download size?

Oregano · Feb 17, 2020

Crytek isn't dead yet?

Also amazing that on the FPS front we'll have:
Metro Redux
Call of Juarez
Warface
Bioshock Collection

All on Switch before any COD.

EDIT: ... also Doom and Wolfenstein lol

Deleted member 8196 · Feb 17, 2020

ILikeFeet said:
Why not Crysis 3 too?

Because Crysis 3 ain't selling more than Nintendo first party titles.

Deleted member 45130 · Feb 17, 2020

Oregano said:
Crytek isn't dead yet?

Also amazing that on the FPS front we'll have:
Metro Redux
Call of Juarez
Warface
Bioshock Collection

All on Switch before any COD.

EDIT: ... also Doom and Wolfenstein lol

BioShock Collection? All I've heard is rumours for that, nothing concrete.

Oregano · Feb 17, 2020

HairyFist87 said:
BioShock Collection? All I've heard is rumours for that, nothing concrete.

It's been individually rated by a certification board, so it would extremely weird for it to not be happening as the publisher(2K) would have had to have submitted it to be rated.

Camwi · Feb 17, 2020

Anyone who has played the game, how is it? All I know of it is the terrible name.

HOUSEJoseph · Feb 17, 2020

Is this another Warframe situation when it comes to consensus where the game got good after launch? I see the game didn't review very well when it launched.

Horp · Feb 17, 2020

I cant say Warface with a straight face.
Feels like a made up title

JigglesBunny · Feb 17, 2020

Warface is a bit toss. I wouldn't pump yourselves up about it.

J.Devesh · Feb 17, 2020

Is this the first CryEngine title that arrives on Nintendo Switch?

Sqrt · Feb 17, 2020

So, Cryengine now supports the Switch.

ILikeFeet · Feb 17, 2020

J.Devesh said:
Is this the first CryEngine title that arrives on Nintendo Switch?

as far as I know, yes

Lukar · Feb 17, 2020

ILikeFeet said:
Weird. Why not Crysis 3 too?

Wouldn't that need to go through EA?

Triggerhappytel · Feb 17, 2020

Excuse the pedantry but this game has nothing to do with Crytek any more. I believe they sold it a few years ago when they hit financial difficulty.

Chackan · Feb 17, 2020

I think I tried it on the PS4 some years ago.

Can't remember anywhint about it so I don't know if it's good or not.

The Doctor · Feb 17, 2020

Megaton.
This Nintendo inDirect has been a rollercoaster

ItsBradazHD · Feb 17, 2020

Runs smoothly in handheld. Feels smoother than Overwatch even tho both are 30fps? 540P makes things a little hard to see at a distance but overall pretty solid

oriic · Feb 17, 2020

Oregano said:
Crytek isn't dead yet?

Warface is not Crytek's game anymore. The dev is MY.GAMES. (Blackwood Games)

justiceiro · Feb 17, 2020

Cry engine support incoming? Please oh please.

Hero of Legend · Feb 17, 2020

orichalcos said:
Warface is not Crytek's game anymore. The dev is MY.GAMES.

Does it still run on Cry Engine though?

Oregano · Feb 17, 2020

orichalcos said:
Warface is not Crytek's game anymore. The dev is MY.GAMES.

Oh, I didn't realise that. To be fair I literally have paid no attention to the game.

brutaka3 · Feb 17, 2020

Hero of Legend said:
This also marks only the second ever Cry Engine game released on a Nintendo console after *checks notes*... Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric.... hope the results are better this time! :P

Wasn't a Wii FarCry also on CryEngine?

Nemesis121 · Feb 17, 2020

Remember playing this when it first released(PC) it was buggy, can't remember anything other than that..

Hero of Legend · Feb 17, 2020

brutaka3 said:
Wasn't a Wii FarCry also on CryEngine?

I dunno honestly. Far Cry Vengeance was a

FAR CRY

from the Xbox/360 versions and was done in-house (the first by Ubisoft IIRC). I wouldn't be shocked if it just ran on UE2 or whatever bog standard shooter engine they were using.

9-Volt · Feb 17, 2020

ILikeFeet said:
Weird. Why not Crysis 3 too?

EA owns that shit. It's not even on current gen consoles despite the fact it would benefit from them greatly. It ran like ass on PS3.

oriic · Feb 17, 2020

Hero of Legend said:
Does it still run on Cry Engine though?

Cryengine V.

Barn · Feb 17, 2020

Huh. I had no idea this game originally came from Crytek. The name always made me assume it was like one of those mobile knockoff type games. Best known as the game I'd see free rewards for on Twitch Prime and my heart would skip a beat until I realized it wasn't Warframe.

But cool, the more the merrier.

Tokyo_Funk · Feb 17, 2020

brutaka3 said:
Wasn't a Wii FarCry also on CryEngine?

That was made by Ubisoft on a different engine.

tarman76 · Feb 17, 2020

Theres a lot to Warface. Theres the typical MP modes, but there are also story based co-OP missions and all sorts of stuff. It's nice for a free package. I wish the monetization was better but overall it's a neat diversion.

EVIL · Feb 17, 2020

Tokyo_Funk said:
That was made by Ubisoft on a different engine.

Far Cry: Vengance for the wii runs on the same branch of cryengine used for Far Cry Instincts: Evolution for the Xbox

Tokyo_Funk · Feb 17, 2020

EVIL said:
Far Cry: Vengance for the wii runs on the same branch of cryengine used for Far Cry Instincts: Evolution for the Xbox

I stand corrected.

hyouko · Feb 17, 2020

Warface? Warface. WARFACE!

Warface? Warface!

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In seriousness, I guess it's good that the Switch is getting more shooters, but I can't see a ton of people jumping on this one most of a decade after it released...?

Deleted member 37917 · Feb 17, 2020

Never heard of this game, as I would remember such name which seems straight out of a dudebro generator.
Is it supposed to be one of these games not supposed to run on switch?

Jon Carter · Feb 17, 2020

Oregano said:
Crytek isn't dead yet?

Also amazing that on the FPS front we'll have:
Metro Redux
Call of Juarez
Warface
Bioshock Collection

All on Switch before any COD.

EDIT: ... also Doom and Wolfenstein lol

Which is still crazy to me. There's a Call of Duty game on the N-Gage but not the Switch.

Oregano · Feb 17, 2020

Jon Carter said:
Which is still crazy to me. There's a Call of Duty game on the N-Gage but not the Switch.

Yup, I thought for sure Treyarch would bring a game considering the work they did on Wii.

Also I forgot Paladins, Overwatch and Bulletstorm in that list...

NateDrake · Feb 17, 2020

Handheld footage:

boris_feinbrand · Feb 17, 2020

Heh doesn't look too shabby. Gonna check it out tomorrow. Since Activision isn't bringing COD.

Windows-PC · Feb 17, 2020

NateDrake said:
Handheld footage:

Thanks! Would also love some impressions from someone who played the game, is it a good FPS? Does it have cross play in anyway?

Brofield · Feb 17, 2020

I saw all the hype and thought my Switch was broken that I couldn't find it 😅 (Canadian eShop too)

I'll give it a go, maybe if I at least jump in this while the community is mostly new I might stand a half decent chance.

Windows-PC · Feb 17, 2020

Oregano said:
Crytek isn't dead yet?

Also amazing that on the FPS front we'll have:
Metro Redux
Call of Juarez
Warface
Bioshock Collection

All on Switch before any COD.

EDIT: ... also Doom and Wolfenstein lol

...and Fortnite.

MattBrB · Feb 17, 2020

Framerate seems capped at 40 with slowdowns to mid/low 30s. Quite a strange decision tbh.
Graphically speaking it also appears to be a bit better than the Xbox 360 version, expecially regarding AA and textures. Even if I'm not sure regarding shadow quality, it looks like a blurry mess most of the time.

Jon Carter · Feb 17, 2020

Windows-PC said:
...and Fortnite.

Fortnite is a TPS, but yeah, point is there are lots of shooters on the system but no CoD. Super dumb.

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