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Rocket League Switch: Release and Impressions Thread
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People need to make their minds off.
Doom - amazing graphics. Oh crap 30fps no buy
Rocket League - nice 60fps just like other versions, yuck the graphics no buy
People need to accept Switch is a generation behind base PS4 and Xbox One. And all multiplatform games that are not indie will be compromised.
Doom - amazing graphics. Oh crap 30fps no buy
Rocket League - nice 60fps just like other versions, yuck the graphics no buy
People need to accept Switch is a generation behind base PS4 and Xbox One. And all multiplatform games that are not indie will be compromised.
Is it me, or are there no shadows on the cars (except the player's) or ball?
They said they dynamically disable shadows for other cars if it's necessarry to maintain 60 fps. so yes. Dunno about the ball shadow though.
Bought it because i love the game, i just hope there will be some patch to improve the technical departement a bit (if possible).
Thanks for the explanation. Alpha effects are demanding when used exaggerated (even so I see not much of them in the videos of the Switch version), eventually an explanation why this game is so very low-res, because the other components (physics, models, etc.) seems very undemanding. Hopefully the devs can optimize this version, a lot.
Another thing worth bearing in mind is how crazy fast this port was turned around. At launch Psyonix were in evaluation mode. I'd love to know how many months it was actually in development.
I think most of the complaints are about the undocked resolution. Personally, i would take a even "uglier" game if they could sustain a constant 720p resolution undocked. If you turn "high quality shaders" off on the PC version, it renders a simpler grass than the one present in the Switch version.
Doom is obviously a very demanding game.
Rocket League is obviously not. The core game should be even runnable on the Wii (similar games had been made 10 years ago). Demanding in Rocket League are only some graphical effects, even so they look simple. I think there is much room for improvement (not to mention the fact that the development time for the port seems very short).
To be fair, wasn't DOOM ported with the help of another studio to get it to run on the switch? Psyonix didn't have such help. Still I hope it is worked on to get that resolution better.
No, just no.
Panic Button, who did the Doom port, also did the Rocket League port afaik.
Just played a few online matches. My team got our asses handed to us on the first match, but then I got put with another team and won the next two games. I scored about six goals between the last two games. I also have it on pc but this version looks and plays fine to me. I just miss having Purple Tentacle on my car. I'm perfectly happy with the port and any improvements are just icing on the cake.
Stop this. There isn't anything special going on at all in the physics of Rocket League. It's not nearly "a shitload" of calculations going on. Transparency and particles are wholly unimpressive too.
There is no reason this shouldn't look and run much, much better on Switch - other than the devs not having optimized the engine well enough.
Look at Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle-Cars for PS3 - the game Psyonix made before Rocket League. It looks much better than RL on Switch, and it does it on weaker hardware.
I dont think such a game would be possible on the Wii...I mean the physics alone are something else...Wii couldnt handle that...Wii U maybe, but that port would be...well...shitty
I choose to believe the developers when they say there is a lot of physics calculation going on.
And I think Rocket League looks a lot better than SARPBC, but maybe that's just me.
No, I'm sorry if it seemed like so. I was referring to general unfair backlash.
Messing with the settings helped a lot. I still suck, but it's better. Mapping R to boost and powerslide/air roll to L is a little more suited for me, as well as some changes to sensitivity.
Maybe I'm just used to the N3DS XL screen, but the resolution hasn't hindered my enjoyment one bit. Prioritizing frame-rate is the only right choice for a game like this where responsiveness is key. I'm really impressed, I've owned the Switch since it came out and this is some of the most fun I've had with it.
Maybe I'm just used to the N3DS XL screen, but the resolution hasn't hindered my enjoyment one bit. Prioritizing frame-rate is the only right choice for a game like this where responsiveness is key. I'm really impressed, I've owned the Switch since it came out and this is some of the most fun I've had with it.
The game was not created with the Switch in mind, it was made using the PS4 and PC as a baseline. Which means it is using effects and other things that they might not have used if Switch was in the equation originally, but since they can't just get rid of them, there have to be some obvious sacrifices to the Switch version in order to make it work. You have no idea what's going on under the hood of the game to make the claim that there "isn't anything special going on at all with the physics."
So I played 4 matches and am very happy with the game. Plays exactly how I remember (from the PS4 version which I haven't played in quite a while) and on the TV the downgrade (whilst not huge) is all too noticeable which is disappointing but I'm more than able to take the port for what it is- a downgraded version of Rocket League that I can take anywhere that still plays great. I also own the game now and that PS+ rental version loses even more value I guess lol. Not played on the tablet yet but I'm happy with the docked version nevertheless.
I played a quick 3v3 online match during lunch break, I wasn't very concentrated on playing sice I was talking with coworkers, but it's very playable IMO. Sure it's not as great as on PC or PS4, but playable nonetheless. Noticed some FPS drops though, but nothing very concerning imo.
Wow, it plays well even in portable mode!
... but now I just realize the joycon's shoulder buttons are just too small/tight together.
... but now I just realize the joycon's shoulder buttons are just too small/tight together.
Is this a joke post???? Looks like you don't have any knowledge about game development... Just throwing fact pulled from your a***. Go away with that s...
Rocket League uses Bullet Physics. Which is an open source physics engine that indeed did run on Wii - for example in the game Cocoto Surprise. The core game would probably run on Wii in some fashion. No way in hell it would run with the effects of RL though.
You can believe the devs as much as you like, it doesn't mean their patchy Unreal Engine 3 game is optimised. The port isn't a great port at all, visually. I mean, just look at it!
(I agree Rocket League looks better than SARPBC, but Rocket League on Switch does not, which was my point)
What am I pulling out of my ass, exactly? There are far more demanding games already out on Switch. It's their old UE3 engine that makes the port shoddy. The physics is handled by Bullet, which is really old - there isn't anything *special* going on here!
UE3 is nothing to scoff at. Yes, it would run better on the Switch utilising UE4, but it's not. Batman Arkham Knight runs on UE3 and is still one of the best looking games on the PS4/Xbox One.
Yeah finally decided to join the Rocket League hype train and my first few matched are fun.
Regarding the resolution/framerate: if you start in both portable or docked, the game looks rough; but when the match starts everything smooths out. In docked mode it looks better. Still, as far I can see during the matches I played fps is solid, no dips. That goes for both portable and docked.
In two 1 vs 1 matches I got two rage quits because I scored the first goal from the start.
Is there a Rocket League Era Switch friend code sharing? Would like to play vs others :)
Regarding the resolution/framerate: if you start in both portable or docked, the game looks rough; but when the match starts everything smooths out. In docked mode it looks better. Still, as far I can see during the matches I played fps is solid, no dips. That goes for both portable and docked.
In two 1 vs 1 matches I got two rage quits because I scored the first goal from the start.
Is there a Rocket League Era Switch friend code sharing? Would like to play vs others :)
For anyone who's interested.
Turn off weather effects.
Turn off shaky cam.
Turn off license plates.
Made a big difference for me in both docked and portable.
Turn off weather effects.
Turn off shaky cam.
Turn off license plates.
Made a big difference for me in both docked and portable.
Agreed, it can look gorgeous. And RL looks good too! It's just that RL on Switch really doesn't look good, and the adaptive resolution tanks it down into hysterical low numbers during some 3v3 games in portable? I mean, this must be closer to 300p? And that's with very little geometry or effects going on.
Luckily it's much better in 1v1 docked. Hopefully a patch comes quickly.
These screenshots are absolutely terrible, and explains how a company could go from "we're still evaluating support" to releasing the game in less than eight months : the port has probably been rushed like madness.
Another attempt at cashing on the young eShop by releasing a game in a broken state. Will wait for a few months when everything will be patched and runs in an acceptable state.
Another attempt at cashing on the young eShop by releasing a game in a broken state. Will wait for a few months when everything will be patched and runs in an acceptable state.
Broken? Let's chill out with the hyperbole. While you may not like the graphics, the game runs and plays perfectly fine. I've played around 10 matches and came away feeling pretty positive about this port despite the fact that I've played the hell out of the PS4 version.
A game being broken or not doesn't rely entirely on the framerate. Thanks god it's running at 60fps (and still with some hiccups apparently ?) considering how awful it looks. The good thing is that the devs already came out and say they'll optimize the whole thing, but it points to the question of why is it releasing now if they already knew they could make a lot of improvements ?
Apart from the shitty decision to not include ANY dlc I'm pretty happy with my purchase of this.
But I'm not touching any of the dlc, I mean seriously, the packs are one cent more expensive than buying the two cars separately.
But I'm not touching any of the dlc, I mean seriously, the packs are one cent more expensive than buying the two cars separately.
Broken implies unplayable. There is nothing unplayable about this port, and I'm coming from PC. Relax.
Man this is one rough looking port. I don't think it's reaching 60fps in the GameExplain video either, looks like it stutters a lot.
I figured they'd have issues with it. When it originally launched it couldn't keep 60fps on PS4 (got there via patches though). What's really bad is the HUD though, it's already small enough on PC. I'm surprised they kept it the same on the Switch.
I figured they'd have issues with it. When it originally launched it couldn't keep 60fps on PS4 (got there via patches though). What's really bad is the HUD though, it's already small enough on PC. I'm surprised they kept it the same on the Switch.
The only performance issues I've had are the same I've had on other platforms - i.e. network related. Someone mentioned earlier that certain effects / goal explosions made the framerate dip, but seems solid to me.
