Illusive_Juan
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I was wondering why I was having such a hard time putting my console to sleep.
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Kotaku UK: Sonic Mania on Switch is slightly borked
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OrbitalBeard
Member
No. When you want to put the Switch to sleep, it'll take around 10 seconds, instead of happening instantaneously. If you want to exit to the home menu, it usually takes a few seconds longer than normal.
No affect on gameplay and your system shouldn't freeze or anything of the sort.
Cymbal Head
Banned
OrbitalBeard
Member
Yeah, it's odd. Fortunately, the team is already aware of it and a patch will be coming.
NO ONE should let this minor annoyance stop them from buying the game RIGHT NOW though.
family_guy
Member
How's this feel to play with the dpad buttons on the Joycon?
OrbitalBeard
Member
Also, the delay for sleep mode only happens if you're in-game. If you exit to the home menu while the game is still running and then put the Switch to sleep, there's no delay.
Yeah, it's very odd. Seems crazy that Nintendo didn't catch it.
Yeah, it's very odd. Seems crazy that Nintendo didn't catch it.
I was really sceptical of there but they work very well for games that dont use diagonals. Mighty Gunvolt Burst, Shovel Knight and Sonic all play great with the dpad, or left stick.
Top down shooters is pretty bad with the dpad and I wouldn't want to play a fighter with the joycons either.
Jaded Alyx
Member
Perfectly. You don't even realise it's not a "proper d-pad".
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
They need them clicks. Switch talk is hot, so how else will Kotaku get so many hits? Didn't they jump the gun on the Arms has no legs article? Not providing any true tracking system and working with month old sales figures? They're a joke of a website.
Jonneh3003
Banned
Whitehead said they're working on a patch, it's hardly "borked". Just a minor bug that needs to be ironed out.
Brushguy Woodthreep
Member
Not quite related to the topic of the article, but I've experienced some weird bugs in the Switch version while playing Press Garden act 2. The first time I played it the game crashed and exited out to the HOME Menu, and the second time I had a glitch where the end-of-level fanfare played out of nowhere and then the music was silent for the rest of the level.
Not sure if these are unique to the Switch version, and they're not terrible or anything, but still annoying.
Not sure if these are unique to the Switch version, and they're not terrible or anything, but still annoying.
The game doesn't properly detect the Pro Controller if the Joy-Con's still are attached in tabletop mode.
The system eventually locked up in combination with how long it takes to access the home menu after pressing it. The quick menu came up but the game was still accepting inputs. Had to do a hard reset.
The system eventually locked up in combination with how long it takes to access the home menu after pressing it. The quick menu came up but the game was still accepting inputs. Had to do a hard reset.
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20..._brilliantly_on_switch_with_one_tiny_drawback
Nintendolife no doubt seen this and jumped in with
Nintendolife no doubt seen this and jumped in with
RiderKairuu
Member
It's happened to me while docked also 
OrbitalBeard
Member
See, this is how you inform people of an issue in an honest way.
Pokemaniac
Member
I mean, all three of those buttons are mostly software. Sounds like the game is just taking way too long to handle whatever software interrupt those buttons send to it.
I've been playing the game for three hours in handheld mode and noticed none of these issues, so obviously not everyone is affected. I made a few captures and quit to the menu multiple times, no problems.
I'm sure it'll be fixed and it doesn't sound like a huge deal - the game itself runs like a dream, as you'd expect it to.
Borked was a poor word to use, as it basically means an object is 'totally fucked up' or unusable. Something can't really be 'slightly borked', and if it could, the capture button not working well would hardly count.
I'm sure it'll be fixed and it doesn't sound like a huge deal - the game itself runs like a dream, as you'd expect it to.
Borked was a poor word to use, as it basically means an object is 'totally fucked up' or unusable. Something can't really be 'slightly borked', and if it could, the capture button not working well would hardly count.
Yes, initial release of Minecraft/Switch had an issue where the screenshot button randomly took screenshots in the game, without the user pressing the button.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
i found another GAMEBREAKING bug on the switch version.
Apparently on the lower pathway of greenhill with sonic there are spikes floating in the air
the screen doesn't properly lock to the bottom of those spikes.
not sure if i ever want to play this broken mess again
Apparently on the lower pathway of greenhill with sonic there are spikes floating in the air
the screen doesn't properly lock to the bottom of those spikes.
not sure if i ever want to play this broken mess again
So yeah ... either through a bug or oversight, the game doesn't properly handle the Pro Controller when you're playing in handheld/tabletop mode. You have to remove the Joy-Cons.
Rayman Legends and Splatoon 2 are two examples which handle this correctly. If you're playing with a Pro Controller and hit any button on your attached Joy-Cons, the game will immediately prioritize it as the primary input. The overlay graphics will also adjust accordingly.
If you're playing Rayman Legends, switch back and forth between Pro and attached Joy-Cons, the controller graphics in the pause menu will reflect whatever controller you're using. Same goes for tutorial graphics that show up while you're playing a game.
In Splatoon 2, the Amiibo touchpoint illustration shown when you try to activate an Amiibo will show the correct controller you used last without needing to reload the game or confirm inputs.
Rayman Legends and Splatoon 2 are two examples which handle this correctly. If you're playing with a Pro Controller and hit any button on your attached Joy-Cons, the game will immediately prioritize it as the primary input. The overlay graphics will also adjust accordingly.
If you're playing Rayman Legends, switch back and forth between Pro and attached Joy-Cons, the controller graphics in the pause menu will reflect whatever controller you're using. Same goes for tutorial graphics that show up while you're playing a game.
In Splatoon 2, the Amiibo touchpoint illustration shown when you try to activate an Amiibo will show the correct controller you used last without needing to reload the game or confirm inputs.
Quadraphonic
Member
That's a bug. They could EASILY look for the user-agent of the browser and direct to the specific screen only. I would fully expect QA to write this up.
Khaos Kontrol
Banned
Damn. I guess that explains why it took so long to get to the home menu when I was playing last night.
mullet2000
Member
i found another GAMEBREAKING bug on the switch version.
Apparently on the lower pathway of greenhill with sonic there are spikes floating in the air
the screen doesn't properly lock to the bottom of those spikes.
not sure if i ever want to play this broken mess again
Weird.
Is this exclusive to switch?
Chrizzy_81
Member
I've noticed this too. But I needs my Sonic's on the go, and don't mind that powering down hasn't gotta go fast. So...meh.
Boy Wander
Member
Why would you not be saying hurray if it doesn't affect gameplay in any meaningful way. Weirdly mixed messages between the article and headline. Much ado about nothing. New UK editor setting a low bar for future journalistic endeavours.
FutureLarking
Member
It's not a bug. You specifically choose which platforms controls to view. Whoever posted the original image did so in jest.
Royce McCutcheon
Junior Member
Lol, if this article has baited so many gaffers, imagine how the general public views it. Some expert click bait. Got people spouting all types of non sense.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
For me only the Home button doesn't respond all the time and if it does it takes its sweet time, on both docked and undocked mode.
I also had a bug in
Zone where the music cuts off after invincibility runs out. Also the song used for invincibility in that stage is the stage theme instead of the invincibility theme. Don't know if that happens in PS4 and XBone too.
Didn't affect gameplay at all. It's just that there's no music playing until some other song is triggered (like getting a 1-Up).
I also had a bug in
Flying Battery
Didn't affect gameplay at all. It's just that there's no music playing until some other song is triggered (like getting a 1-Up).
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
Just experienced it myself and it's definitely noticeable. Borked, though? Not too sure about that, not even slightly. It doesn't impact the game itself.
JosephManderley
Member
I will still buy this, but I will wait for a patch first. I imagine this is an easy fix?
bananafactory
Banned
What are you people smoking
Since when does slightly borked mean unplayable?
The headline says the game has a minor problem and it does. Good lord
Because it doesn't seem to happen all the time. Sometimes it takes awhile and sometimes it's instant.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
Affected system responsiveness is far more irritating for the end-user than Capcom leaving in a 'Licensed by Nintendo' message. This is actually the kind of thing platform QA would be checking for too.
🤔 well, that's a new one.
Dark Ninja
Member
Can I get a refund!? I can't believe this shit!
Jaded Alyx
Member
i found another GAMEBREAKING bug on the switch version.
Apparently on the lower pathway of greenhill with sonic there are spikes floating in the air
the screen doesn't properly lock to the bottom of those spikes.
not sure if i ever want to play this broken mess again
I saw this too but how is it gamebreaking again? It didn't hamper me in any way...
EDIT: I didn't even think it was a bug. I just thought it looked weird and continued playing.
/that's the joke gif
FutureLarking
Member
Play video games all day, probably.