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Digital Foundry - Skyrim on Switch Hands-on Look
- Thread starter Toadthemushroom
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Thats what i want too.
I know the quality is shit... Here is a small comp.
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Yup I'd say that's a pretty clear-cut answer. Very cool. I will buy this when it goes down to $30 or so.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
I just can't wait to play this game again. I will 100% it.
mavericktopgun
Member
I have the game on X360 and PC but never finished it thanks to job, dog (love him 
) and other things. Portable Skyrim is a godsend.
) and other things. Portable Skyrim is a godsend.Skyrim without at least a little jank just wouldn't be Skyrim.
It's a completely different game from these 2 apart from the Open World, so I say yes. Just don't expect the writing to be on par with The Witcher 3.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
All I need is the release date. I'm hoping November.
Skittzo0413
Member
Again the early rumors indicated that it would have the same mod support the PS4 version has. We haven't officially heard about mods one way or the other.
Every gamer has different tastes
For me Skyrim is the 2nd best game ever
BOTW is a great game - my top 15
Witcher 3 was crap
Nintendo has definitely grown in this area with cross-play being an example, but I'm gonna assume the worst and hopefully be pleasantly surprised.
Niceguydan8
Member
In my opinion it is far, far worse than both of those games.
I don't want to down the game too hard, I just don't think it is a game that fits my tastes. It didn't have the writing that kept me invested in TW3 and I didn't have a good time exploring like I did in BOTW.
I think it's a well made game (well, technical issues aside), it's just not for me.
Kingpin Rogers
Member
I get the feeling if mods were supported we would have heard about it by now.
funkystudent
Member
Do we know if it will have any kind of mod support? Even gimped PS4 style mods would be OK if just to remove the bullshit like weight limits.
HackTheSlash
Member
Nintendo has definitely grown in this area with cross-play being an example, but I'm gonna assume the worst and hopefully be pleasantly surprised.
Yeah, im feeling the same way. But even if they allow the basic ps4 style mods id be pretty darn excited.
Regardless, looks like im buying Skyrim....again. This build looks like its shaping up nicely.
Darkstorne
Member
Glad to see so many different opinions in these answers already =P
For what it's worth, I adore TW3 for its writing and dialogue quality, which blows every other RPG away, but I adore Skyrim as well for character creation and ongoing customisation through skills, as well as phenomenal world design and exploration that also blows every other RPG away including TW3. Your mileage WILL vary. But if you love RPGs you're going to enjoy Skyrim regardless of whether you prefer it to your faves.
Phife Dawg
Member
Sounds nice, may pick it up if there is mod support.
Maybe PS4 is also weaker than he thought?
Skittzo0413
Member
Nintendo has definitely grown in this area with cross-play being an example, but I'm gonna assume the worst and hopefully be pleasantly surprised.
That's a very fair and frankly smart thing to do.
Yet we haven't heard them say there won't be mods either. As far as I know no interviewer has asked about mods either.
There's a lot we haven't heard about this game, including whether it has all the enhancements from the Special Edition (it clearly has some or most) or what other Nintendo themed content there will be. I have a feeling there will be a Skyrim Direct before it releases to go over all of this, since Nintendo appears to be pushing this very hard.
Robin64
Member
It's the Hearthfire addon I'm looking forward to the most, while I play this in winter wrapped up safe from the cold.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvhQZoyZn1g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvhQZoyZn1g
Kremzeek
Member
sounds impressive, but the real test is what happens when you are playing from a save game of 80+ hours of questing & exploring.
all the other console versions of Skyrim would seriously chug more the longer you play.
i would test it comparing a new game vs. my saves from 80+ hours of play and wow there was a huge difference (played on 360 & PS3).
all the other console versions of Skyrim would seriously chug more the longer you play.
i would test it comparing a new game vs. my saves from 80+ hours of play and wow there was a huge difference (played on 360 & PS3).
I never played Skyrim's DLCs, it's my biggest incentive towards this Switch version. Won't pay full price for it, but probably later once it's cheaper.
Starsunder
Member
this is bought af
Beerman462
Member
Playing off flash memory and a 4GBs of RAM should resolve that issue.
I'll add my two cents.
If you're all about gameplay feel (such as combat gameplay), I'd say skip. Otherwise it's hard to say. I could never play it more than a few minutes at a friend's precisely because I hated the gameplay and don't care much for the fairly drab presentation.
For the record I:
- found The Witcher 3 boring after a while; too many quests everywhere, too many item types (it works better in Zelda BotW somehow), bad crafting system, rigid combat gameplay... Plus I didn't like the protagonist
- dropped Dark Souls after a few hours (again, didn't like the gameplay)
- absolutely loved Zelda Breath of the Wild to bits (because of the great sense of exploration of experimentation)
- really liked Dragon's Dogma despite some pretty big flaws.
I guess I fall more on the gameplay and sense of wonder/exploration side of open world RPGs. If you're like me, again, maybe you should skip it. Doesn't mean it's a bad game, and in fact, you might wanna give it a shot if you love modding... Though it remains to be seen what kind of mod support the Switch version will get.
Funny how tastes are. I HATED Dragon's Dogma but loved all of the other games you mentioned, lol. DD has excellent combat but everything else is just... awful.
It's a fun world to mess around with and immerse yourself in your own character.
The dungeon design, combat, game feel... are all inferior to Witcher 3 and Zelda, but I have enjoyed it for the level of customization and random shit to do, which is why I'll gladly pay full price for it on a portable.
Also, the world is pretty gorgeous (the human NPCs... not so much) and we might even get 1080p on the Switch so that's a solid package along with the portable. By the way, the music is great!
ThisIsMyDogKyle
Banned
Is the game going to be 1080p docked? If so would be weird if it pulled a Minecraft and somehow managed to have a smoother framerate than the PS4 XB1 versions at 1080p, still don't get how that happened.
Smaller draw distance?
ShadowFox08
Member
Damn I might give this a go. Will check the video later!
Sounds like it's a good port. Now, the main thing for me will be price. Can I get it for the same price as on PC? If so then the small bonus of potentially portable will tip me over the edge (I don't care about mods or graphics too much). If it's more expensive than the PC version I might just get it on that instead as I'll be playing 99.999% on a tele.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
It's gonna be $60
LordOcidax
Member
Lego City runs at 1080p in PS4 and Switch and 900p on XBO... Thats more weird.
ThisIsMyDogKyle
Banned
yeah but it's not that much smaller 12 chunks vs 18 chunks, and the the Switch is only, what? 30% of the PS4's power? PS4 should be more than capable of better performance, maybe they're holding off on optimizing those versions until the new engine.
LegendofLex
Member
As long as you aren't expecting the same kind of responsive interactivity and combat from Breath of the Wild and are just looking for a fantasy world to get lost in, then Skyrim's a nice complement to BotW. Different kind of game with a very different tone (more RPG, less action game), but the freedom to explore is definitely comparable and the role-playing stuff makes the world feel deep and responsive in some ways that BotW doesn't really focus on.
It's not that weird. The effects they had to dial back on to get acceptable performance on the Switch version resulted in enough overhead for a full 1080p.
The great thing is they look close enough that I doubt the average player could tell the difference between the versions.
Haha! Well, to be fair, I'm not saying those games don't have qualities of their own, or that Dragon's Dogma is anywhere near perfect. But, unlike those other games, I actually finished it. I'm not big on open world games, so either the gameplay has to make up for it (Dragon's Dogma/BotW) or the world itself has to be better crafted than anything else on the market (BotW).
Please stop with this. X2 is for cars and the cpu in the x1 is better suited for a gaming machine. There is a reason why even the new shield tablet still uses an x1. Add to the fact that the difference in performance between the two isn't as large as you think. The ideal upgrade from the x1 would have been xavier but there was no way that was gonna happen given switch's dev time.
kingkaiser
Member
For the first 2 to 3 weeks, sure. $30 price tag for Black Friday is pretty much a given.
Beerman462
Member
So you are going to have to explain this. Because I just looked it up and the X2 is a general purpose SOC with a variant Drive PX2 that is focused on autonomous cars. The X2 has same amount of cores and the same 15W power consumption as the X1, but the 256 Pascal cores clock higher. That makes a peak 750GFlops vs 512GFlops on X1. That's not a lot, but it's not nothing either. Also how is the X1 CPU better suited for gaming?
Anyway point is the Switch is built on tech that's being made obsolete by updated hardware the year it's released, so I doubt the next Switch will be on cutting edge hardware that's anyway comparable to non mobile consoles.