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Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition - Switch vs Wii vs 3DS - The Digital Foundry Tech Review
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I'm here for all the reasonable takes from people that were of course frequent posters in all the pre-release thread about the game.
All in the name of genuine interest for Xenoblade.
All in the name of genuine interest for Xenoblade.
I don't know who this guy is, but I'll be sure to stay away from any of his content. How do you write for PC Mag without being able to discern some of the most common visual differences? What a shame.
Early into the video, but DF stayed the resolution doesn't drop as much as it did in 2, which is great news to hear.
So yeah, the resolution is better than in XC2 although only slightly.
The biggest change is the sharpening which is the reason why the game looks much better in handheld mode than previous attempts (and this should have been obvious right from the beginning).
The biggest change is the sharpening which is the reason why the game looks much better in handheld mode than previous attempts (and this should have been obvious right from the beginning).
John seems to be largely positive on this version of the game, albeit a bit disappointed with the resolution considering the rest of the updates. The minor improvements over XBC2 are nice but it's true that they could (and should) have gone further in improving the overall IQ. Now I'm curious to see it for myself, hopefully it arrives early tomorrow.
Great to have a reliable tech-source as DF confirming what many were saying prior to release
Can't wait to boot my game up!
I agree, Xenoblade X was a better looking game. That game on Wii U was something special, they better not screw up the Switch port when it happens.
Yeah, his verdict seems to be about what I expected. It's a solid effort but falls short in a couple of areas, most notably the low rendering resolution, resulting in a blurry looking game.
Kinda wish they put a little more effort into this but it won't stop me from enjoying the game.
Kinda wish they put a little more effort into this but it won't stop me from enjoying the game.
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I imagine a lot of the materials are inferior in DE - particularly clothing.
I played the Wii version of Xenoblade Chronicles for 120 hours on a 1080p plasma set. This is going to look worlds better to me. My copy is currently on its way via UPS!
Great video as always.
Loved the comparison between the chad 3DS moving trees and the virgin Switch static trees
Loved the comparison between the chad 3DS moving trees and the virgin Switch static trees
I was really interested in the depth of field evolution from 2 > Torna > DE, but they completely skipped over it.
Not a great video honestly, it was superficial compared to DF's standard.
Yeah, I would have liked a look at the Depth of Field stuff.
Also changing the grass rendering from 2D sprites to 3D meshes should have probably warranted a mention?
Thanks for posting! Will watch after I finish work.
It's good though that it seems the resolution its a bit more consistent than Xeno 2 from some comments.
It's good though that it seems the resolution its a bit more consistent than Xeno 2 from some comments.
Ah so that's why some clips had messed up reflections, they were from handheld mode which ditches screen space reflections. Makes sense now.
Honestly I kinda don't get how they were expecting more, this is such a massive rework of the graphics, I certainly don't really have better remasters in mind.
Honestly I kinda don't get how they were expecting more, this is such a massive rework of the graphics, I certainly don't really have better remasters in mind.
I am a little disappointed that the XC2 engine is still causing performance issues. Though at the end of the day I played most of XC2 unpatched so I'll be fine playing this regardless.
Hopefully Monolith can eventually optimize the engine so it actually runs at native resolution.
Hopefully Monolith can eventually optimize the engine so it actually runs at native resolution.
I'm glad John was reasonable as always with his assessment of the game. It seems like a straight upgrade in every way except motion of the leaves on trees and, arguably, the faces on character models (personally think they're straight improved, but the comparison of the original's faces to Vagrant Story is valid).
Looks like people shouldn't cancel their preorders after all.
Looks like people shouldn't cancel their preorders after all.
Just finished watching, not DF's best video for sure. Wish they showed comparisons to Torna and XB2. Oh well.
