*** Nintendo Switch ***

[delta0]

Pretty big game sale on at the moment. I picked up Octopath Traveller. Any other good games others have found?

 

[Kreeeee]

Surely quality is subjective? What are the defining characteristics or metrics used to measure quality of one track to another?

Geometry complexity, number of objects on screen, the lack of a skybox etc. are objective measure of graphical quality.

 

[Noxia]

Geometry complexity, number of objects on screen, the lack of a skybox etc. are objective measure of graphical quality.

This article just popped up by chance https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...e-graphical-quality-of-forthcoming-dlc-tracks

 

[unwashed potato!]

I don't see the issue. That comparison video posted the left side all look good.

 

[Noxia]

It doesn't bother me personally but I can see why others pick up on it.

 

[steve5424]

That comparison video looks fine. The Switch versions of the track clearly look a lot better and more detailed then the original ones.

 

[Fry750]

Recently got MK8, like Mario Odyssey it's exceptional. Christ knows how Nintendo get games to look, play and perform so well.

Makes Crash 4 feel like a slideshow in comparison.

 

[Kreeeee]

Recently got MK8, like Mario Odyssey it's exceptional. Christ knows how Nintendo get games to look, play and perform so well.

Makes Crash 4 feel like a slideshow in comparison.

They spend almost as much time polishing games as they do the core development. Most other developers just bung it out when it's pretty much done and patch the big issues post launch.

 

[petridish]

It also helps that (generally speaking) the first party games have great gameplay where I can forgive a bit of graphical fidelity. I'm not so concerned about how detailed a track is as long as it looks decent while I'm power sliding my way into first place
They did a great job with the tracks on MK8 and in single play performance is great. If you do get a local 4 player race going then it can get a bit framey, would be nice if they dropped a bit of the detail in that instance to keep frames up.

 

[Kreeeee]

It also helps that (generally speaking) the first party games have great gameplay where I can forgive a bit of graphical fidelity. I'm not so concerned about how detailed a track is as long as it looks decent while I'm power sliding my way into first place
They did a great job with the tracks on MK8 and in single play performance is great. If you do get a local 4 player race going then it can get a bit framey, would be nice if they dropped a bit of the detail in that instance to keep frames up.

4 player is a locked 30fps with no frame drops IIRC. 1/2p is 60fps with occasional dropped frames.

 

[jojothemonkey69]

Hi, anyone looking to start a new family group and expansion?

 

[Zatoichi.uK]

So I assume that when the expansion pass expires you would lose access to additional mk tracks?

 

[Kreeeee]

So I assume that when the expansion pass expires you would lose access to additional mk tracks?

Yes, and online play.

 

[Zatoichi.uK]

Yes, and online play.

Ta will just pay the 22 quid to buy it outright I think.

 

[fez]

You can get the DLC for £16.85 from CDKeys

 

[Zatoichi.uK]

Good to know ta. Will wait for reviews I think. Weirdly excited for sports. Be good to do bowling again with the little one.

 

[steve5424]

Shop.to have the dlc for £16.85.

 

[petridish]

Good to know ta. Will wait for reviews I think. Weirdly excited for sports. Be good to do bowling again with the little one.

Same here, though I'm actually a little disappointed they haven't kept the old style Miis!

 

[Zatoichi.uK]

I dont really get the attachment to mi's. They just look weird to me. The new island on sports looks nicely fleshed out. Hopefully golf will be decent when it appears.

 

[petridish]

Oh it's not the attachment to the Miis themselves, more that I liked how crap they looked before and the new ones are trying a bit too hard.