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Hero of Legend · Mar 30, 2017

https://twitter.com/YachtClubGames/status/847243699733975041

Among other changes in today's 3.0A update on Switch: Shovel Knight now outputs at a 1080p resolution while playing in docked mode.

That's a pretty sweet update. How often does the native res of a game get updated via a patch?

Would be cool to see more Switch games get resolution updates if possible.

mavericktopgun · Mar 30, 2017

Please fix Zelda fps in docked and portable Mode Nintendo... And 1080p in docked Mode maybe?

Spukc · Mar 30, 2017

Zelda in 720p docked please 😂😂
I keep playing in handheld mode

ryushe · Mar 30, 2017

Dig in!

Jonneh3003 · Mar 30, 2017

mavericktopgun said:
Please fix Zelda fps in docked and portable Mode Nintendo... And 1080p in docked Mode maybe?

That's a different situation. Shovel Knight just didn't change its resolution in docked mode.

ckaneo · Mar 30, 2017

mavericktopgun said:
Please fix Zelda fps in docked and portable Mode Nintendo... And 1080p in docked Mode maybe?

lol, you want the switch to explode?

Waylon Drums · Mar 30, 2017

mavericktopgun said:
Please fix Zelda fps in docked and portable Mode Nintendo... And 1080p in docked Mode maybe?

I wouldn't complain about any of the above, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

Very excited over the 1080p update for Shovel Knight, though.

Doctre81 · Mar 30, 2017

According to them the WiiU version was already 1080p native.

Mutagenic · Mar 30, 2017

mavericktopgun said:
Please fix Zelda fps in docked and portable Mode Nintendo... And 1080p in docked Mode maybe?

You complain about Zelda's fps then ask for a 1080p mode? What?

ASTROID2 · Mar 30, 2017

Doctre81 said:
According to them the WiiU version was already 1080p native.

It was.

SinCityAssassin · Mar 30, 2017

good times.

The Third Heat · Mar 30, 2017

Ugh. If there's anything I hate about this generation of gaming is how much I suddenly care about resolution and frame rates. Never cared before but now I'm watching DF videos on the daily and wringing my hands over a few FPS stutters in Zelda.

What have I become.

Edit: which is to say I love hearing they did this. thank you i love you thanks

jett · Mar 30, 2017

Strange that it didn't already. I assume it was just an oversight.

King_Moc · Mar 30, 2017

But...it's pixel art? Will this even make a difference?

AlexFlame116 · Mar 30, 2017

Should I buy this game GAF? I've always been interested in it but I have never played it.

RowdyReverb · Mar 30, 2017

King_Moc said:
But...it's pixel art? Will this even make a difference?

sharper pixels

Danny Dudekisser · Mar 30, 2017

Yeah, but... have they fixed the scaling yet? It's not a huge issue, but it's silly that they don't let you change it.

Spukc · Mar 30, 2017

AlexFlame116 said:
Should I buy this game GAF? I've always been interested in it but I have never played it.

if you like retrogames and 16bit games and platformers.
Oh and great chiptune music .. yeah go get it

Kouriozan · Mar 30, 2017

Didn't notice it was 720p, already finished the game (all 3 campaigns) but will try for the 100% one day.

jett · Mar 30, 2017

AlexFlame116 said:
Should I buy this game GAF? I've always been interested in it but I have never played it.

One of the best games of the generation.

Serenitynow · Mar 30, 2017

Could this be related to that bug with docked mode the Fast RMX guys said got addressed in the system update?

J@hranimo · Mar 30, 2017

Wait, this was 720p docked? I just started playing Specter of Torment like two days ago and didn't notice this at all.

Aye I'll take that free res bump!

secretanchitman · Mar 30, 2017

Awesome! I emailed David from Yacht Club Games about this on Tuesday and he stated that this patch was going up soon - glad to see that it's out!

WhiteRabbitEXE · Mar 30, 2017

mavericktopgun said:
Please fix Zelda fps in docked and portable Mode Nintendo... And 1080p in docked Mode maybe?

I mean performance patches are possible, but the Switch is never outputting BotW at 1080p lol.

foxuzamaki · Mar 30, 2017

ckaneo said:
lol, you want the switch to explode?

They brute forced zelda on the switch, they can optimize it to have it run better, maybe not 1080p(tho who knows) but def a more solid framerate

ricelord · Mar 30, 2017

mavericktopgun said:
Please fix Zelda fps in docked and portable Mode Nintendo... And 1080p in docked Mode maybe?

lol

Vitacat · Mar 30, 2017

Nice update. Good going, Yacht Club.

KingV · Mar 30, 2017

I'm trying to imagine the difference.... since the game is pixel art.

The Main Event · Mar 30, 2017

The hell it wasn't originally.

Now if only Nintendo would do the same for the OS.

Sword Of Doom · Mar 30, 2017

Hope more patches start rolling out. Like the UI not being native res on a 1080p tv

Keyser Soze · Mar 30, 2017

AlexFlame116 said:
Should I buy this game GAF? I've always been interested in it but I have never played it.

Shovel Knight (the Shovel of Hope campaign) is fantastic, and so is the newest Specter of Torment campaign. I would recommend the game just to play those two.

I personally found the Plague of Shadows campaign much less interesting. It takes away a lot of what I liked about gameplay of the original, and goes for something different. I am not saying it is terrible, but I think it is the weakest campaign of the three out there.

I would still say buy it.

Aokage · Mar 30, 2017

Based Yacht Club. It always had such nice scaling, but I ain't complaining!

Shaanyboi · Mar 30, 2017

Yacht Club doing good work

Kthulhu · Mar 30, 2017

Didn't really notice it was 720 TBH. Probably cuz the pixels.

icespide · Mar 30, 2017

how is this game with the joycon dpad?

Wolfgang Jr · Mar 30, 2017

mavericktopgun said:
Please fix Zelda fps in docked and portable Mode Nintendo... And 1080p in docked Mode maybe?

Nintendo is about the slowest company ever to patch their games. They really need to take a page from Sony's book here.

Makai · Mar 30, 2017

Wolfgang Jr said:
Nintendo is about the slowest company ever to patch their games. They really need to take a page from Sony's book here.

Not coincidentally they have the most stable and reliable games.

Deleted member 465307 · Mar 30, 2017

Serenitynow said:
Could this be related to that bug with docked mode the Fast RMX guys said got addressed in the system update?

I would say no. That fix was about reducing the GPU resources used by the OS, which would allow Fast RMX to hit its full resolution more often. I got the impression the drain wasn't that big. Given that Shovel Knight is purposefully aiming to be an NES(+) game, I can't imagine Switch would have any issue displaying this game at 1080p.

Trojan · Mar 30, 2017

"1080p docked" is the new "Native 4K"

Keyser Soze · Mar 30, 2017

icespide said:
how is this game with the joycon dpad?

I played the whole thing in handheld mode and never had issues. I went back and forth between using the stick and pad without thinking.

The stick is not as bad as you would think, and the only issue with it is you sometime talk to characters my accident, as an up input on pad or stick is the command to talk.

It is a great handheld game for the Switch, and uses very little battery too.

J@hranimo · Mar 30, 2017

The Main Event said:
The hell it wasn't originally.

Now if only Nintendo would do the same for the OS.

Seriously.

Docked it should not be 720p. I know they can update it...but will they?

Waylon Drums · Mar 30, 2017

J@hranimo said:
Seriously.

Docked it should not be 720p. I know they can update it...but will they?

I can't imagine they will, no.

RAWRferal · Mar 30, 2017

I double dipped on this for switch but have only played it portable so far. This is great news buuuut...

What the hell?? Why wasn't this 1080p docked in the first place? It's a side scrolling platformer.

Edit: my bad

Tom Nook Sawyer · Mar 30, 2017

RAWRferal said:
What the hell?? Why wasn't this 1080p docked in the first place? It's a 30FPS side scrolling platformer.

An 8-Bit-styled side scrolling platformer, no less!

sanstesy · Mar 30, 2017

Wait, this is 30 fps?!

FireBeaver · Mar 30, 2017

mavericktopgun said:
Please fix Zelda fps in docked and portable Mode Nintendo... And 1080p in docked Mode maybe?

If Zelda was 1080p, it would run at about 20 frames per second.

King_Moc · Mar 30, 2017

sanstesy said:
Wait, this is 30 fps?!

No, it's 60. Unless my eyes have stopped working. 2D platformers are abysmal at 30fps.

Mega · Mar 30, 2017

The Third Heat said:
Ugh. If there's anything I hate about this generation of gaming is how much I suddenly care about resolution and frame rates. Never cared before but now I'm watching DF videos on the daily and wringing my hands over a few FPS stutters in Zelda.

What have I become.

Edit: which is to say I love hearing they did this. thank you i love you thanks

Compared to a normal 3D game, this is actually a big deal because of the pixelated graphics suffering from sub-native res upscale.

Chacranajxy said:
Yeah, but... have they fixed the scaling yet? It's not a huge issue, but it's silly that they don't let you change it.

I wonder. 1080p should help, but it is still not an integer scale of the native 400x240. However, I read somewhere that each "pixel" in 1080p Shovel Knight is 4.5x4.5 pixels. So it, should be perfectly fine? Not sure how that works.

Piggus · Mar 30, 2017

The Third Heat said:
Ugh. If there's anything I hate about this generation of gaming is how much I suddenly care about resolution and frame rates. Never cared before but now I'm watching DF videos on the daily and wringing my hands over a few FPS stutters in Zelda.

What have I become.

Edit: which is to say I love hearing they did this. thank you i love you thanks

It means you have standards. Zelda's performance in docked mode is unacceptable.

AlexFlame116 · Mar 30, 2017

Spukc said:
if you like retrogames and 16bit games and platformers.
Oh and great chiptune music .. yeah go get it

jett said:
One of the best games of the generation.

Thanks for the responses! Now to see how much it costs!

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