Addam probably has the best design overall but it's unfair that Lora gets both the best waifu and best husbando.
Surprisingly... I think Astral Chain is the best looking switch game
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Addam probably has the best design overall but it's unfair that Lora gets both the best waifu and best husbando.
FIXED THAT FOR YOU!...
(I know the screenshot wasn't from the emulator, I'm just saying that with the screenies I've seen of the emulator, it seems they've fixed a few of the issues I had with the original game's graphics)
FETH is absolute Witchcraft. It takes real skill to make a native 1080p look so low res.Literally, lmao.
This shit is so flat, damn it.
Yup, i agree with OP. Maybe not the best in graphic effects technically, ala Doom, but AC has such a cool art style and coherent visual direction. It's PG's best so far. The city streets are amazing.
I think Luigi's mansion 3 will blow peoples away visually though.
I think Luigi's mansion 3 will blow peoples away visually though.
FE:3H is close to the ugliest thing i've ever seen on switch. Astral chain is just mediocre and saved by the art design.
In a still sure, but in motion it hides them faaaar better than most games with jaggies. FE and even BOTW seem far more obvious in motion. Whatever AA technique they're using, it's damned good.
The character design is from a legendary artist. What are you on
I think it's one of the few Switch exclusives (maybe even titles) that actually employ some form of anti-aliasing docked so already I'm biased towards it. I wasn't on board with the art style at first but after an hour or two of playtime you do see how coherent everything is and just how packed with detail the environments are.
On the comparisons with FE:TH: it's a shame that the best graphics from the game are from a view most people don't actually use (the zoomed in battle cam...WHICH EVEN ALLOWS YOU TO CONTROL THE CHARACTERS DIRECTLY). It feels like they optimized for crowds when you don't actually see much of the crowds during actual gameplay because you're spending most of your time on the birds eye view.
ps. The UI? GORGEOUS. Feels like a subdued take on Persona 5's UI. The drop shadows that have an absurd distance from their origin? GENIUS.
On the comparisons with FE:TH: it's a shame that the best graphics from the game are from a view most people don't actually use (the zoomed in battle cam...WHICH EVEN ALLOWS YOU TO CONTROL THE CHARACTERS DIRECTLY). It feels like they optimized for crowds when you don't actually see much of the crowds during actual gameplay because you're spending most of your time on the birds eye view.
ps. The UI? GORGEOUS. Feels like a subdued take on Persona 5's UI. The drop shadows that have an absurd distance from their origin? GENIUS.
Lora has an amazing design too. Actually, the Golden Country designs are all amazing.
huh, was wrong about the character design?
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i understand if you find them boring but they are probably the more grounded cast in a Platinum Game, its no Xenoblade X or 2, and you can change the appaerance of the main characters too
For a Switch game it does look really good. I love the art style and aesthetic they went for with this game.
One that probably doesn't get enough attention is Zettar's design. He oozes smarm.
The Astral Plane may be a bit samey in context of the game, but if there's one thing I'll give to its credit is that I'm finding it way more pleasant to look at aesthetically compared to DMC5's Qliphoth, which was also a massive presentational blemish on what otherwise would've been a game with consistently great art style.
I'd say it's either this or Breath of the Wild. The Witcher 3 is a port of a current gen title, but I'm really curious to see how it looks, specially in handheld mode.
I know you probably mean in person, but there's a lot of footage on YouTube of it in handheld mode. It's slated to be 540p. Astral Chain is 720p,
And I don't understand the fascination with vaseline smeared images, which is what FXAA does. I would rather have jaggies if it means the rest of the image is sharp, instead of blurry. That Breath of the Wild screenshot for instance is smeared to hell.
Anyway, this is yet another game to add to my growing "I will get a Switch when there are enough games I want to play" list.
Absolutely yeah, I figure there might even be points where the game drops well below that because of the dynamic scaler. But yeah those are numbers, I'm talking about grabbing the unit in front of you and playing it.
I usually agree with these avatar quotes, but yours looks just as dumb.
Exactly why I couldn't stick with Xeno 2. Creepy anime models seems to be a theme on the Switch.
that mode also makes the game a pain to play
astral chain looks so good though. can't wait to pick it up
Well a lot of Switch games are made in Japan so that would be why
I prefer the general aesthetic/direction of Bayo 2 overall, but Astral Chain is really impressive too. I can't wait to see what Bayo 3 looks like now.
Yeah but that one is from Switch's much uglier but still higher profile release which is probably why it was posted.
nice silky smooth driveby of the same old tired comment
3/10 for effort
Well, most japanese developers like anime aesthetic, and most japanese developers make games for the Switch, so here you have the main reason.
Botw among one of the best looking games. I dunno about that. Its a port of a Wii u game after all, so definitely not in fidelity.
I agree but the ugliest? Nah, ARK and Troll and I wins that place by far.
Well, it's not surprising, Platinum Games makes ugly games with jaggies everywhere.
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Yeah, it's definitely the prettiest Switch game I've played. In terms of technical visual fidelity, definitely. And you can see the times where they had to cut corners they mask it pretty well.
It's also just a visually interesting game to look at. Use of color and all the detail in environments make it such a treat.
It's also just a visually interesting game to look at. Use of color and all the detail in environments make it such a treat.
If you're factoring in image quality, it's got to be Captain Toad or Mario Rabbids. Luigi's Mansion 3 may join this upper echeleon soon.
Otherwise, this game is a top contender in motion, surpassing BOTW and Odyssey - in motion. Both of those games are capable of producing best-on-console still images, however. ARMS and MK8D never fell out of contention either. Smash is a more recent contender on the breadth of art/character styles alone. Same with Cuphead, and soon Ori.
As for "for a Switch game" comments, well, we have the following "impossible" ports completely portable and soon to fit in a pocket:
- multiple DOOMs
- multiple Wolfensteins
- The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
- Hellblade
- Civilization VI
- NBA2K (full game features)
- The Witcher 3
- The Outer Worlds
What constitutes the "best looking" and what is "a switch game" are things that are continually receiving new challenges. I think that's something you'd want to see a system experience.
Otherwise, this game is a top contender in motion, surpassing BOTW and Odyssey - in motion. Both of those games are capable of producing best-on-console still images, however. ARMS and MK8D never fell out of contention either. Smash is a more recent contender on the breadth of art/character styles alone. Same with Cuphead, and soon Ori.
As for "for a Switch game" comments, well, we have the following "impossible" ports completely portable and soon to fit in a pocket:
- multiple DOOMs
- multiple Wolfensteins
- The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
- Hellblade
- Civilization VI
- NBA2K (full game features)
- The Witcher 3
- The Outer Worlds
What constitutes the "best looking" and what is "a switch game" are things that are continually receiving new challenges. I think that's something you'd want to see a system experience.
I think it looks good (sometimes). Enemy design though, in my opinion is terrible. It's akin to RE:Revelations, just blob enemies. I really really don't like them. 4 hrs in anyway. Some effects are cool, Helipad looks great at night and daytime, so city stuff looks neat. I don't think it's the best looking switch game though at all. It looks good,, not the best.
hot take but i think if yoshi's crafted world was running at higher resolutions it would have been in top 5 best looking switch games.
For those talking about jaggies, Astral Chain is not nearly as bad as Fire Emblem on that department... Specially docked. The cell shading jaggies were so sharp they could cut through the screen. On the other hand, although there are a few jaggies in handheld mode, the image is quite sharp. Docked, on my 4K Screen the image is not nearly as bad as everyone is saying it is