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Hades (Supergiant Games) out now on Nintendo Switch, Steam and EGS
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Direct-feed footage from the Switch version. Low render resolution is essentially confirmed at this point, and this is another example of why you can't always trust the "it looks good" early impressions from people. Looks like the entire game is running at a lower resolution at all times too, including HUD elements, character portraits, dialog boxes, etc. All in all it looks really rough compared to the PC version.
What was going to be a Day 1 purchase for me is now most likely not gonna happen at any point barring some kind of miracle patch.
Maybe this is an issue in docked mode, but for handheld mode I think it looks and runs fine.
Even if that footage is from docked mode (probably), it's clearly running at sub-720p. No way in hell it's running at anywhere near native res in handheld then.
I mean, of course it looks worse than the PC version. Considering it runs at 60fps on Switch, I think this port is actually pretty damn great. Good on Supergiant for prioritizing the right things. This is what I want to see on Switch. I also expect lots of updates from the dev over time. These guys really care about their craft.
I agree that prioritizing 60fps was the right call, but it's just a shame that the Switch couldn't handle this game at native res. That image quality is just not acceptable to me, so sadly I'm gonna have to live without a portable version of Hades now. I was so looking forward to this release and fully intended to double-dip.
I mostly used a controller, but there's a certain weapon that I always prefer m+kb for.
I watched this video on a 24" PC monitor and it looks perfectly fine IMO ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The resolution is a bit rough, but I'd say the great performance is more than worth the tradeoff.
Pretty sure this game's going to get lots of updates as well, so maybe they'll be able to make the IQ better over time.
Let's go!!!
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Even if they are some issues (resolution, cross save postponed). I am going to vote with my wallet and support Supergiant Games
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Even if they are some issues (resolution, cross save postponed). I am going to vote with my wallet and support Supergiant Games
Very low resolution throughout. 60fps most of the time with reported dips when the action gets heavy.
Hard to say. Looks sub-720p from videos I've seen so far. But it could also be heavy asset compression making it look lower res than it really is.
Just ran through it and got to the new content. Very cool.
Surprised to see talk of lower resolution on switch considering the game is all pre-rendered sprites.
Surprised to see talk of lower resolution on switch considering the game is all pre-rendered sprites.
excuse me? The thread told me it was -112p and unplayable? Im confused...
sarcasm aside, would really like to ehar from people playing portable (I dont do docked)
looking at the video... it looks fine, especially for portable. yes, it's lower resolution but the screen is four inches big. hell, the youtube window on my monitor is bigger than my switches screen and i didnt really see any issues at that scale. docked, however.. yeah, maybe don't if you're really delicate about that stuff
Switch resolution is disappointing, especially as it's the only non-PC platform available. Would gladly have picked it up on Xbox or PS, I almost exclusively play my Switch docked anyway.
Maybe an optional post-processing, sharpening filter could clean the image up a bit on Switch? Supergiant will be updating the game anyway, so maybe they'll be able to squeeze some more performance out of the system over time.
(Haven't actually played the game on NSW. Just looked at some footage and read the response here.)
(Haven't actually played the game on NSW. Just looked at some footage and read the response here.)
i'm not an expert on this sort of thing, so if you're super sensitive to resolution, don't listen to me.
but i think it looks really good handheld. i can see how it could be a bit clearer maybe, but not by much? maybe i'm blind.
i've played far worse looking games, resolution wise (xenoblade).
but i think it looks really good handheld. i can see how it could be a bit clearer maybe, but not by much? maybe i'm blind.
i've played far worse looking games, resolution wise (xenoblade).
the game is #4 in opencritic's 2020 hall of fame
It's also like number 3 of the most well-received games on Steam (by user reviews).
That was what I thought also but maybe I am just not sensitive to resolution. Will see how it looks on my switch later.
fwiw, the video that ScOULaris posted *is* indicative of how it looks to me in person. if that's not your cup of tea, yeah, this game is off the table for you for sure (until they maybe push out an update or two?).
i'm perfectly fine with it, but to each their own.
i'm perfectly fine with it, but to each their own.
Ultimately I don't care that much about docked, but it remains to be seen if the game is actually 720p handheld or not. Would love a confirmation and a performance review.
Hmm, I'm a bit surprised that the UI also doesn't look to be rendering at native resolution and the channel logo splashed at the start exhibits artifacting as well? I'm inclined to think the videos we've got so far are a bit too compressed to tell at the very least
Seems very unlikely since in docked it appears to be rendering at sub-720p.
Although I'd like to reiterate that I'm basing these impressions purely on the four or so videos of direct-feed gameplay that I've found online. At first I wanted to chalk it up to video compression, but it looks the same across every video I've seen so far.
Played about 30 min each in handheld and docked. Handheld looks great. Docked is a little blurry at times, but overall I think it looks good. If you're sitting close to your tv then it's probably noticeable, but it's not enough that it bothers me personally. I'm sitting 6 or 7 feet away and using a 55" Sony x900 tv FWIW. Also I think it does look better than it does in that video review up above for sure. Framerate has been solid in both docked and handheld so far as well.
This and its portable which i prefer above some not that notable (to me) lower res
That switch video looks low res if I fullscreen it on my 1440p monitor but seems decent when the window is smaller.
Nice. And it has been on an impressive 98% positive reviews on Steam for the longest time.the game is #4 in opencritic's 2020 hall of fame
hell, even Bastion has a "soft" look portable and that game is 567 years old, still looked gorgeous tho. So did Ori (the first one, I havent tried the second), also still looked gorgeous. And I'm someone that has recently been super bothered by low res portable games (Yonder The Cloud Catcher Chronicles absolutely broke me it was THAT blurry, and then I ended up playing Darksiders in 30fps because the performance mode was also super blurry).
But I guess I'll try for myself and check back in.
edit: looks gorgeous early on, runs amazing. Can't speak for docked, I don't do docked.
But I guess I'll try for myself and check back in.
edit: looks gorgeous early on, runs amazing. Can't speak for docked, I don't do docked.
A few on reddit have said that it's 60fps with very brief drops to 50 when action gets hectic.
