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GameXplain - Mortal Kombat 11 Switch Impressions
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One of the best looking handheld games? Wow, pretty lofty praise. I feel like we've gotten used to good looking third party games looking a bit blurry in handheld...so this is doesnt have that 'smear' look?
Never a doubt that it was going to be 60fps in the gameplay. Boon is notoriously anal about it (in a good way) and can spot a frame drop a mile away. He absolutely doesn't care if it has to look worse if it means the game runs properly.
They also probably weren't allowed to film because it probably has stuff that's not been revealed yet and it still might be an incomplete build.
They also probably weren't allowed to film because it probably has stuff that's not been revealed yet and it still might be an incomplete build.
It definitely has plenty of jagginess and can be blurry at times. But it is not as bad as Wolfenstein or Doom for instance, and I'd say those games were definitely pushing the Switch. MK looks and feels a lot smoother. Is it as crisp looking as something like Smash or Mario Kart? Nah, but it's certainly a looker.
Honestly I was expecting it to look like those mobile MKX ports. Thankfully, it is much much better than that.
This is a day one purchase for me. I am kinda upset I can't preorder on eShop already.
I will double dip a version for my Xbox One X when the price drops.
I will double dip a version for my Xbox One X when the price drops.
Hmm, was expecting it to look at least like the mobile MK and Injustice 2. But if it looks better than those, darn!
I imagine the reason they don't want filming is a couple of reasons.
1) in all promotional material they want the highest Fidelity version to be seen. They don't want someone to search for the game and see the lower res version
2) They may be having some outlet have exclusive first look at switch version
1) in all promotional material they want the highest Fidelity version to be seen. They don't want someone to search for the game and see the lower res version
2) They may be having some outlet have exclusive first look at switch version
I've been saying for months that it should not be a problem to play MK with the joycon "d-pad" since the games have very few - if any - diagonal inputs.
My guess is with a lot of these 3rd party games that do get a Switch release, they want all of the footage of the game available prior to release to be of the best possible versions. They don't want someone to see the downgraded Switch footage (even if it still looks good), and think that is how it will look on the other platforms that will have superior visuals. Just my 2 cents.
The reason they don't allow Switch footage is because they are worried purchasers of the higher-end platform versions will mistake the game as looking just like the Switch games on those platforms. They only want to show the game in the best possible light up until release.
Well guess I'm getting this. I'm going to spend so much money this year. I might hold off on getting games though until after E3🤔
Which is stupid because I want to see what the game looks like before I purchase it, the fact that anybody has a pre-order in for the switch version is baffling, you don't even know what you're getting. Luckily wom sound positive but this shit can't carry on until the game is out, and if it does nobody should be buying this, but they will which is why they do it I guess, look forward to the disappointing day one sales I guess followed by surprise.
I will never consider using separate buttons for a d-pad to be great, personally. It's still bad, but it's probably slightly less of a detriment to MK compared to other fighters.
You'd think so, but this is not how many Western devs have been handling their Switch ports. Instead of developing the ports for undocked mode and having the docked version just be enhanced, it looks like they're developing their games for docked mode then they press the "downgrade everything" button and the games end up blurry and/or aliased to hell and back. I'm fine with some bluriness if it's to avoid aliasing (the Panic Button, ARMS and Mario+Rabbids way), but those are the exception. Most ports of 3D games from more powerful systems don't look as good as PS360 games undocked even though they should.
Which western devs? Many of the most impressive games on Switch are western.
An argument like this would make sense if we weren't also seeing similar lock-downs on footage for Hellblade (which is already out everywhere else) .
Even if that weren't the case I really don't agree with the reasoning at all. Treating the Switch version like it doesn't exist when it comes to your marketing efforts will just push people away from buying that version of the game because they will have nothing to go until the absolute last minute.
Nice impressions all around! Sucks that there's no footage but seemingly locked 60fps is great to hear especially for fighters. Double dipped as always for fighters on the Switch, love playing them on the go whenever I go on road trips.
Probably going digital with this I need fighter to be quickly accessible no changing cards. Wonder what the total GB will be.
The IGN video is garbage. Don't give them the clicks.
I mean I get when fighting game previews have people commenting about how bad the players are, but on the other hand I really hate when reviewers or previews say hyperbolic/condescending stuff in that IGN video like we're not "e-sports fighting champions of the universe" or "we do no know how to frame count" etc, but.. as if everyone who plays fighting games are some elitists. Just say it's not your genre of interest. People get it. Actually, they work at a video game site, so they probably actually do know what frame counting is.
I mean I get when fighting game previews have people commenting about how bad the players are, but on the other hand I really hate when reviewers or previews say hyperbolic/condescending stuff in that IGN video like we're not "e-sports fighting champions of the universe" or "we do no know how to frame count" etc, but.. as if everyone who plays fighting games are some elitists. Just say it's not your genre of interest. People get it. Actually, they work at a video game site, so they probably actually do know what frame counting is.
'Mortal Kombat 11 on Switch - Gameplay...
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I rolled my eyes so hard at that headline.
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To be clear, I wasn't suggesting that non-Western third parties were better, I just don't own any 3D games made by non-Western devs. The worst port I own is GRIP: Combat Racing:
Imagine if this had come out on PS3 or Xbox 360.
And here's a comparison between docked and undocked in V-Rally 4:
The game should look undocked the way it looks docked.
There are plenty of other examples though--most recently, Xenon Racer:
The game doesn't even look PS360 quality docked yet it still manages to look worse undocked.
There's also Ark:
So many devs in general just do not optimize their games for undocked mode. They seem to be aiming for PS360 quality docked instead.
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http://www.total-gaming-news.com/ne...h-doesn-t-compromise-what-matters-most-253410
This article seems to have more details on the kinds of cutbacks to expect graphically. But I think they're worth it for the 60fps!
This article seems to have more details on the kinds of cutbacks to expect graphically. But I think they're worth it for the 60fps!
Holefully they don't repeat that mistake with SamSho and KOFXV.
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I'm just happy that most impressions point to it looking better than the mobile MK game; which looks great to me. So Switch version looking better is already exceeding my expectations.
Such positive impressions yet nothing to show for it, is Nintendo gonna showcase it on a direct or something?
Your gust is fooling you.
That behavior with beta versions is not uncommon. Because some dumb YouTubers always look for little errors to make a sensational video, they don't care if a game is not finished.
Is this a joke post or are you just uninformed?
Switch is the first Nintendo console since decades that was not backwards compatible. The Switch successor will probably have bc too.
I mean it's a fighting game, of course it was going to be 60 fps. The gameplay is balanced around it.
Are you forgetting SNK Heroines on the Switch? I try to erase it from my memory too.
I don't get why they don't let people record it. They did for Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice:
And it looks really impressive. Given that the impressions of Mortal Kombat are so positive, I don't get why they don't distribute footage.
And it looks really impressive. Given that the impressions of Mortal Kombat are so positive, I don't get why they don't distribute footage.