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The Witcher 3: Complete Edition announced for Nintendo Switch, coming 2019
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idk, your post seems more in line with 2002.
It is called a video game is it not? Graphics are very important how they inform a player , it is a visual stimuli
people like me who only finish rpgs on handhelds. i'm the kinda person who routinely ignores his tv to play on handhelds while in the house. i've been saying that I'd gladly play uglier switch versions of games all gen.
Okay, the game definitely looks worse than on the other platforms, but why exactly do so many people here have to complain about it existing?
Does the port hurt you?
Im happy for the switch-only users that get to play the game, even if I won't buy it again.
I would assume the game runs well enough to be playable just fine and the switch-only crowd I probably not the ones who care that much about IQ and resolution.
It's not like they delayed cyberpunk for this.
Hell, I have a ps4 pro and played more of Doom on the switch simply because it's portable.
I dont know... I sometimes just don't get the negativity.
Does the port hurt you?
Im happy for the switch-only users that get to play the game, even if I won't buy it again.
I would assume the game runs well enough to be playable just fine and the switch-only crowd I probably not the ones who care that much about IQ and resolution.
It's not like they delayed cyberpunk for this.
Hell, I have a ps4 pro and played more of Doom on the switch simply because it's portable.
I dont know... I sometimes just don't get the negativity.
Lol. Who cares where people play it as long as it works? Unless it's an absolute trash port like Ark Survival, it's not going to damage the reputation of the game. Not to mention that anyone who cares about graphics would have bought it on other platforms already. Man, people like you are so damn mad and salty about others getting to play a game on their platform of choice.
If port runs at your standards then definitely.
The Witcher 3 (and especially with story DLCs) is top of the generation games. If you really dive in you can easily spend 200 - 300 hours with this, experiencing great RPG.
Graphics in relation to the platform the game is running on. Yes it looks uglier than ps4/bone. Which both look uglier than pc. Does that invalid those versions too?
Cool. I mean I played this game on PS4, but this is impressive. The game is very impressive on current gen hardware, and if they can get it to run even looking like it does on Switch, it is an achievement. Will definitely keep an eye on it, it is one of the best games this gen...
I am mostly a PC gamer up to this point and I am over 35 years old. To this day I never had the best pc hardware -ever- in my life except for the last few years of having a rx 480. Never really had a stable 60fps experience from any games even games like fps's etc. BUT I had fun with what I had so... it is not a definitive opinion.
Blew up screenshot do not represent the graphics in terms of resolution.
It still looks stunning tech wise.
Really glad this was announced!
They expected it to never come out. Now that it is the goalpost has changed from impossible to impossibly ugly.
Very shocking that it would be uglier on a mobile SoC with roughly 1/4th the capability and 1/10th the power envelope of the base PS4. SHOCKING!!!
Yep, the screenshots should be spoiler tagged.
No, just kidding but of course people will say what they see and it's really not looking pretty.
The story DLC is legit better than most actual RPGs. Hands down.
To reiterate my post from last week for those going "whhhhhhy?":
Devs and publishers are willing to make sacrifices if they feel the game will still be represented in a respectable way that is relative to the system at hand, and it will potentially make a profit. This is how Street Fighter 2 - a game that the SNES could just about handle - got a Game Boy port. No one was expecting a version to match the arcade, or even the SNES version. But Capcom thought it could put out a version that would sell and still feel, in some way, like Street Fighter. So it was released.
"But who would ever want to play an extremely compromised version of Street Fighter 2?" some people asked?
"Those who want to play any version of it on the go," replied Capcom. Turns out, with the Game Boy's massive user base, that was a lot of people. Compromises to gameplay, and all.
When Panic Button and Bethesda were porting Doom and Wolf to Switch, it wasn't with the idea that it would be like-for-like for the PS4 and Xbox One versions. It was "these games can work, with appropriate and acceptable sacrifices on a format which will make money without damaging the brand. For those who want to play any version of it on the go."
[Yes, laptops and other portable machines can also do that, but none of them have the large, unified and trouble free - e.g. one controller format, one hardware spec etc - userbase that Switch has.]
A lot of people would be surprised at the level of testing done to porting games behind closed doors before a game is even announced or teased. Sure, clunkers slip through the net for a variety of reasons, but more often than not they typically slipped out with little fanfare. If the game is coming to Switch (likely, in my opinion, given current events) it will be a version which will be deemed acceptable - and profit making - by CDPR.
Interested to see how it plays.
Devs and publishers are willing to make sacrifices if they feel the game will still be represented in a respectable way that is relative to the system at hand, and it will potentially make a profit. This is how Street Fighter 2 - a game that the SNES could just about handle - got a Game Boy port. No one was expecting a version to match the arcade, or even the SNES version. But Capcom thought it could put out a version that would sell and still feel, in some way, like Street Fighter. So it was released.
"But who would ever want to play an extremely compromised version of Street Fighter 2?" some people asked?
"Those who want to play any version of it on the go," replied Capcom. Turns out, with the Game Boy's massive user base, that was a lot of people. Compromises to gameplay, and all.
When Panic Button and Bethesda were porting Doom and Wolf to Switch, it wasn't with the idea that it would be like-for-like for the PS4 and Xbox One versions. It was "these games can work, with appropriate and acceptable sacrifices on a format which will make money without damaging the brand. For those who want to play any version of it on the go."
[Yes, laptops and other portable machines can also do that, but none of them have the large, unified and trouble free - e.g. one controller format, one hardware spec etc - userbase that Switch has.]
A lot of people would be surprised at the level of testing done to porting games behind closed doors before a game is even announced or teased. Sure, clunkers slip through the net for a variety of reasons, but more often than not they typically slipped out with little fanfare. If the game is coming to Switch (likely, in my opinion, given current events) it will be a version which will be deemed acceptable - and profit making - by CDPR.
Interested to see how it plays.
I wonder how big the filesize will be and if they somehow manage to put it on a single card or if you need to download half the game if you go physical. Was always interested in playing Witcher 3, might actually go with this version, depending on the price.
Video games are a visual medium so yes, a graphics downgrade adversely effects the experience.
You'll still have the same excellent quests, but you do lose a lot of atmosphere.
EDIT: To be clear, I'm not one of the people poo-pooing the port's existence, I'm glad to have a portable version even if it is a lesser experience.
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Yep, it's the witcher 3. I'm finally going to finish this game. And this should shut down most discussions about modern games being feasible on switch.
Yikes, that's rough. That being said, I'd get it to play on the go if it has a stable framerate. The graphics won't be as noticeable in handheld mode. Witcher 3 was too long for my lazy ass to sit through on Playstation, so having a portable version could be a good thing.
Because it's an incredibly well-acclaimed and high-selling game?
Like, damn, this port isn't a threat lol
Now theyre in "these downgrades are so big it doesnt count land" Hope mods clean up this thread.
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