Some screencaps, click to enlarge. Dolphin version uses HD mod pack.
I don't know what's going on in the last pic. They completely changed the tone of the encounter.
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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD | Switch vs Wii Dolphin emulator comparison
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Some screencaps, click to enlarge. Dolphin version uses HD mod pack.
I don't know what's going on in the last pic. They completely changed the tone of the encounter.
Dolphin actually messes up the visual style a little bit for some reason, or is that actually a crappy texture pack?
Those last two shots are completely different scenes by the way. The OP not being able to tell that tells me they haven't even played the game and are just trying to get a reaction.
Those last two shots are completely different scenes by the way. The OP not being able to tell that tells me they haven't even played the game and are just trying to get a reaction.
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From what I can tell, that dolphin version is running a texture pack, so this isn't really a fair comparison I would say.
Gotta call some bullshit here, but the dolphin shots are using a custom hi-res texture pack, not the games vanilla textures.
An actual vanilla shot looks pretty close to the switch version:
www.deviantart.com
An actual vanilla shot looks pretty close to the switch version:
Skyward Sword Screenshot by Twilightlink15 on DeviantArt
www.deviantart.com
Seriously, why people make these videos comparing an emulated game with custom textures vs a youtube feed video.
What am I asking, they only want to generate hate
What am I asking, they only want to generate hate
Are these direct feed screenshots of the Switch version, or it is images from the trailer?
Not a fair comparison, even without the custom textures used in those dolphin shots.
Would it actually be a surprise to anyone that a high spec computer could emulate a Wii game to a better visual quality than the Switch? The Switch isn't exactly a powerhouse. It's smaller than my hard drive.
Not a fair comparison, even without the custom textures used in those dolphin shots.
Would it actually be a surprise to anyone that a high spec computer could emulate a Wii game to a better visual quality than the Switch? The Switch isn't exactly a powerhouse. It's smaller than my hard drive.
The emulated version looks better but someone mentioned it's running a texture pack. Can't they just put the texture pack in the Switch version too?
Those custom textures look awful, they also seem to mess up saturation. I'd be more interested in a comparison between the unmodded Wii game (on Dolphin) and the remaster.
The biggest change seems to be that to my knowledge there's no 60FPS patch for Skyward on Dolphin.
The biggest change seems to be that to my knowledge there's no 60FPS patch for Skyward on Dolphin.
The texture pack on the Dolphin version looks like garbage, honestly. Look at that Goddess Statue, and Skyloft in general. It just looks...bleh
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Alright, thanks for the explanation about the last pic. I never actually played the game to know that.
Yes, it uses a HD mod pack, nobody is saying it's vanilla. I'll update the title and OP if needed.Gotta call some bullshit here, but the dolphin shots are using a custom hi-res texture pack, not the games vanilla textures.
An actual vanilla shot looks pretty close to the switch version:
Skyward Sword Screenshot by Twilightlink15 on DeviantArt
I mean, you could run the Dolphin version at 8k. Of course it will look better.
The value of the Switch version is its availability on Switch, plus the wonderful absence of motion controls.
The value of the Switch version is its availability on Switch, plus the wonderful absence of motion controls.
Im mixed. The comparison is not fair (its with a texture pack)...on the other hand, SOME texture work woul dhave been needed to be honest, so thats on nintndo to not do that. The modded emulated one is to clear in some places, while the switch one is kinda to desaturated and fogged in others.
Some of the reworked textures are way to detailes for the artstyle.
Honestly, both of those dont do the potential of the games artstyle justice.
Some of the reworked textures are way to detailes for the artstyle.
Honestly, both of those dont do the potential of the games artstyle justice.
People running texture packs happens far too often in these "upscaled emulator vs HD port/remaster" comparison videos.Gotta call some bullshit here, but the dolphin shots are using a custom hi-res texture pack, not the games vanilla textures.
An actual vanilla shot looks pretty close to the switch version:
Skyward Sword Screenshot by Twilightlink15 on DeviantArt
Yes, Nintendo can't do that for a fullprice port. They are too small for such an upgrade!
The textures from that pack are awful and completely ruin the look of the game.
The art style of SS would be completely ruined with new textures. It's an art style which has always just needed HD resolutions to shine.
Nintendo actually put a lot of work into the visuals of WW HD and got a ton of crap for not leaving the visuals as they were.
The market sets the price. Corporations. Aren't. Your. Friends.
Jesus...
Of course you can update the textures without ruining the look. The fans who did that HD texture pack just didn't a particularly good job at capturing (and uhm... understanding, really) it. It's hard to blame them for that considering it's free, though.
Wind Waker didn't get crap because of updated textures, but because they replaced the lighting with something that made it look more like a CG movie than a cartoon. That was a deliberate decision and not a necessary consequence of updating the visuals (and all things considered reception was still largely positive). No one complained that Tantalus significantly touched up Twilight Princess' textures.
The beauty of emulation is that you can use texture packs if you want to -- lord knows fans have long since put in more work for Nintendo rereleases than the company themselves anyway.
OP, you should leave these unlabeled next time you make a similar thread.
OP, you should leave these unlabeled next time you make a similar thread.
Those are two different encounters. You can see, that the rooms are different and Ghirahim has the black arm.
I don't know what's going on in the last pic. They completely changed the tone of the encounter.
i truly don't understand the fascination people have with over saturation and removing the DOF from skyward sword.
i'm not a huge fan of HD texture mod packs that add a bunch of extra detail to textures that don't call for it -- I think the approach in WWHD for their texture rework was more or less spot on, for example, but this video is... gaudy, for lack of a better word
i'm not a huge fan of HD texture mod packs that add a bunch of extra detail to textures that don't call for it -- I think the approach in WWHD for their texture rework was more or less spot on, for example, but this video is... gaudy, for lack of a better word
TP has a more gritty look though and the original textures were a mess because of it.
SS purposely uses simpler textures to give the look of a painting. They don't need detail to be added since it would completely change the look of the game.
Lighting system of Wind Waker HD was mainly an issue of particular spots where the new lighting failed, especially in dark areas like dungeons or lighting coming from other directions like form lava. I think it's something they could fix if they re-release it. After all, it was the test game for BotW and they seemed to resolve all those issues in that.
Yeah, I wasn't a big fan of the gameplay at the time, but I always liked the watercolor art direction.
I wish we had a comparison with the OG textures at 1080p just to see if Nintendo really didn't touch them
At least it isn't on the level of that infamously terrible HL2 cinematic mod that threw in horribly mismatched and unoptimised textures along with gratuitously sexualised female character models.
IIRC the DOF is kinda borked in Dolphin. Unless it's finally been fixed I haven't kept up. The DOF is pretty unique and is meant to make stuff far off in the distance have a pointillistic painting look.
What in tarnation is going on with the Switch version compared to the Wii Emulation?! It looks clearly worse...
Those comparison shots are making me want to turn on dynamic contrast when playing the Switch version.
I recall some mention of this game's art direction at the time.
I'm not a expert by any means but the "painterly" style was the original intent, and then people ran with the idea it was simply quasi-cel shading manage the ageing Wii hardware at the time right?
I swear I read this somewhere between reveal announcement and the actual release.
Compare all you want.
I'm not a expert by any means but the "painterly" style was the original intent, and then people ran with the idea it was simply quasi-cel shading manage the ageing Wii hardware at the time right?
I swear I read this somewhere between reveal announcement and the actual release.
Compare all you want.
That texture pack looks like they slapped a sharpening filter on the game, in a bad way. I'm all for modders taking artistic license but this is an example of "more detail doesn't mean better" IMO.
Excited to play the Switch version, which I expect to be practically identical to vanilla SS on Dolphin. And I'm fine with that cuz most of the time it's a pretty-ass game as it is.
Excited to play the Switch version, which I expect to be practically identical to vanilla SS on Dolphin. And I'm fine with that cuz most of the time it's a pretty-ass game as it is.
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