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My Time At Portia out April 16 on consoles
- Thread starter Kiraly
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I bought this at the twilight hour last night to get those pointless pre-order items.
I'm a huge HM/RF/AC fan, so I'm sure I'll eventually love this one too, but I might not even fire it up until a few more patches come out.
There was an AMA for this game on reddit yesterday. From what I can gather, the console versions will receive a patch within the next few weeks to bring the content in line with the PC version. This includes story missions, the time slider (to adjust how quickly each day passes), and presumably other options like facial hair.
The dev team is also looking at whether or not they can implement grass on the Switch. Which the Switch is obviously capable of, so I hope they don't make up some excuse.
Sounds like plenty of additional optimization fixes are needed too, even after the day one patch.
I felt really dirty buying this last night, because spending $30 on a game the devs clearly haven't finished yet is an ugly practice, but I'm reasonable confident the game will get to where it needs to be in the coming months.
Regardless, still looking forward to reading impressions in the meantime.
I'm a huge HM/RF/AC fan, so I'm sure I'll eventually love this one too, but I might not even fire it up until a few more patches come out.
There was an AMA for this game on reddit yesterday. From what I can gather, the console versions will receive a patch within the next few weeks to bring the content in line with the PC version. This includes story missions, the time slider (to adjust how quickly each day passes), and presumably other options like facial hair.
The dev team is also looking at whether or not they can implement grass on the Switch. Which the Switch is obviously capable of, so I hope they don't make up some excuse.
Sounds like plenty of additional optimization fixes are needed too, even after the day one patch.
I felt really dirty buying this last night, because spending $30 on a game the devs clearly haven't finished yet is an ugly practice, but I'm reasonable confident the game will get to where it needs to be in the coming months.
Regardless, still looking forward to reading impressions in the meantime.
Yeah I'm going to wait a few weeks or months or until it's on sale.
Haha, I pre-ordered for the same reason. Really lame items.
Yeah, the game has this very budget c-list game feel to it. Like the games you get for $20 at Walgreens or something.
At the same time, despite that feel, the content is massive. There's a lot here, and all of it seems very fun to me. I'm going to just forge on ahead and keep playing while hoping those patches come out sometime.
Switch version is ROUGH. No voices from what I can tell, hitches everywhere (Especially when breaking down a tree or rock which is inexcusable), looks meh, and the framerate isn't good. Definitely recommend the PC version over it.
Curious how it is on the X1/PS4.
Curious how it is on the X1/PS4.
Curious to see PS4 performance as well. It's surprisingly taxing on PC, so I wonder if the developers did some optimizations for console, or if this is the case of another Unity game that runs like poop on consoles.
I didn't know this was dropping today, just saw Nintendo's tweet. Awesome! I've been waiting for this game. Definitely gonna pass the time till Maker 2.
I got the game as a gift for my partner on Switch and im feeling duped - I wish I could get a refund. It really feels like they just shouldn't have bothered releasing. The game has so many issues - framerate, load times, terrible UI clarity, and awful sound - where are my sound effects, and why does the music feel like it was recorded through a wall?
:( I should have picked up FFX for her instead.
Damn.. I should've done my research before buying this. Literally ordered the Switch version a few hours ago for my girlfriend (her birthday is this friday). It's a perfect game for her but I don't want her to play a complete mess of a game either. I guess I'll tell her it's a bit messy now and that hopefully they'll patch most of it eventually.
Kinda wish I checked to see if the patch actually lowered the load times on the switch like they claimed it did. It doesn't. Pretty sure this game has the worst load times I've seen in a long time. Especially on the switch.
Also is it me, or does the switch version look super bright and washed out?
Also is it me, or does the switch version look super bright and washed out?
Got further in. This game is fantastic — catnip for people who like Stardew/Harvest Moon stuff. Really really good.
I really hope they patch the shit out of it, though. Eagerly awaiting that. Worried it's going to crash on me at pretty much all times.
I really hope they patch the shit out of it, though. Eagerly awaiting that. Worried it's going to crash on me at pretty much all times.
Woof, this is not great on the Switch (docked). Character creation is a bit janky (does changing eye color even do anything? It's super subtle) and seeing what you're selecting to change is pretty unclear. They need a little hand cursor or something. The lack of voice acting is pretty jarring.
Haven't explored too much but there is a bit of loading to even start the game post-patch.
Haven't explored too much but there is a bit of loading to even start the game post-patch.
Damn.. I'm bummed. My wife just 100% Yoshi and I was going to surprise her with this but from this thread it seems the game is HUGE disaster on Switch?
I'm tempted by the Switch version but seems like these guys are up to their old tricks. They abandoned Planet Explorer in a poor state to kickstart this game. And now this seems like the Switch version is a mess too.
Not getting my money until that gets in order. Could always buy on Steam but I rather play this sort of game on the couch while watching TV.
Not getting my money until that gets in order. Could always buy on Steam but I rather play this sort of game on the couch while watching TV.
Got it on Switch, and even if I must admit that things are a bit rough, the game still play very well all things considered!
In portable mode, the text is a bit small and the lack of voice or even sounds when people talk is weird.
But the content and gameplay is really nice! Having this game in portable is truly worth it.
In portable mode, the text is a bit small and the lack of voice or even sounds when people talk is weird.
But the content and gameplay is really nice! Having this game in portable is truly worth it.
This game is great on Switch! Only issue is the initial load into the game takes long but after that it's quick. Massive improvement from the pre patch state as the transition from indoors to outdoors took a long time, now it's just a few seconds. The other issue is the missing grass. However all told the gameplay is great, and it's relatively smooth.
This looks like a solid $9.99 eShop purchase to me. I'll wait till it drops and they fix all the issues.
That thumbnail puts me off watching or going near that. Dear god i hate when i see this shit on youtube.
Oh this is the planet explorer devs? Yeah stay well away people, that game was left in an atrocious state despite claims it was "done" when it very clearly is not.
This sucks, I was so keen but I think I will just rebuy Yonder on Switch. I've got it on PC but supporting my Aussie brethren is way better.
I kind of like this. On PC it was hard to see wood and rocks due to the foliage.
Plays pretty good on the handheld -- looks and feels the same as docked (which isn't anything to write home about, but still).
There was A Patch released today(?), but I'm not sure what it did. It didn't seem to add any new options, there's still an uncomfortable amount of stuttering, and the start up load time (the initial load screen + the credits/auto save message + the load screen before the title) is like a full minute. Also I can't find any documentation for it so that's fun. Edit: Their twitter says it improves load times, but that start up loading sequence is still long as hell
I admit I'm not really very tech savvy and I don't know anything about the actual technical challenges of game development, but I admit I'm a little baffled that a game that ... looks like this... has such lengthy load times.
h o n e s t l y pc is probs an all around better fit for this game, because I kind of get the sense that a lot of the interface weirdness on PS4 work better with a mouse.
Well all I can say is, the fact that they patched this quickly hopefully means they will patch other stuff quickly.
Although if it hasn't fixed anything then I don't think that's encouraging
For what it's worth my wife went from Stardew Valley to most of the way through Yoshi to this and she hasn't complained at all about the game to me yet and she is playing the Switch version. In fact, she's logged 15+ hours since it came out.
So your mileage may vary.
They never finished the voice acting thanks to being scummy and not 0aying the voice actors and actresses on the PC version.
Bought it on Switch and have played a couple hours in handheld. It's definitely rough, but I haven't found it to be unplayable. In fact, I think it's almost weird that people will mention Yonder in the same breath and make the assertion that Yonder is somehow significantly more competent when, as much as I really like Yonder, it plays rough on Switch in very similar ways.
I'm interested in this, but I think I'll go with the PC version. Waiting for some sort of sale first though. Switch version looks a little rough around the edges, even though the portability is appealing.
I have put many hours into it. It's very good, especially for 20 bucks, but it's still constantly being updated with QoL features ranging from NPCs being voiced to player character customization options (my brown character still had a light redhead complexion character portrait since that's the default look, for example). If you like Harvest Moon/Stardew Valley you should feel right at home.
I have not played since January and there was a big patch recently so a lot of things may have changed since I played, looking to get back into it soon til Shadowbringers comes out.
Despite a few minor performance issues, the game still runs fine for me on Switch. I'm loving it and can't stop playing. This game is more amazing than I ever had hoped for. It's kinda like BotW and HM combined.
As of right now it runs slightly better than the Switch version, but both have frequently short freeze ups.
The game does have an EXTREMELY large map. I'm guessing the devs are just loading everything up at once instead of streaming what they need.
Related to what you're saying, is this the only yonder switch thread we have? https://www.resetera.com/threads/yonder-the-cloud-catcher-chronicles-announced-for-switch.29340/
I was so excited for this game. It feels like I've been waiting forever for it on consoles. But I think I'll wait to see if they ever actually finish the game on PS4. It doesn't sound like it ever really exited early access after all. They couldn't be bothered to pay their voice actors and now I'm doubtful that they'll even keep the PS4 version up to date with all of the updates that the PC version is getting.
I'll still wait and see how patching goes before grabbing on PC. I just have way more time simply picking up my Switch and playing than I do sitting down to play on PC so would rather it in that form.
Unity is really struggling with Switch performance lately. I don't know what it is, but they have to sort their shit out as way too many indie devs will start switching to Unreal if they can get their heads around the initial dev toolkit. Say what you will about Epic themselves or even Fortnite, but boy is the Unreal engine pacing out others when it comes to Switch performance handling.
Unity is really struggling with Switch performance lately. I don't know what it is, but they have to sort their shit out as way too many indie devs will start switching to Unreal if they can get their heads around the initial dev toolkit. Say what you will about Epic themselves or even Fortnite, but boy is the Unreal engine pacing out others when it comes to Switch performance handling.
I'm playing this on Xbox and have played a little bit on the Switch(bought the Switch version for my wife as she is looking for a SV replacement) and I'm loving it.
Yeah the Switch doesn't perform as well as the xbox but I wouldn't say it's unplayable at all.
It does feel more like an early access game but so far I feel like I've got a lot of value out of it for the price.
Yeah the Switch doesn't perform as well as the xbox but I wouldn't say it's unplayable at all.
It does feel more like an early access game but so far I feel like I've got a lot of value out of it for the price.