I am fairly sure I read that the switch doesn't have this mode.
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Snake Pass |OT| Snake Had A Hard Life
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I am fairly sure I read that the switch doesn't have this mode.
Discokuningas
Member
I know. And it has been confirmed earlier. That's why I was wondering if something has changed.
Chronospherics
Member
When you rerelease games that have already seen success elsewhere, you tend to have a critically successful set of launch games, yet not all that much incentive to purchase them.
The Vita was quite similar, with games like Ninja Gaiden, Rayman Origins, UMVC3 within its launchw indow. But they didn't sell the system and I dare say it's not titles like Shovel Knight, BoI or Setsuna that are selling the switch.
I'm planning to do a thread about this at the end of the month actually. Nintendo's strategy was clearly to drop a megaton in Zelda and then surround it with a series of smaller titles catering to various niches. And most of the best of those small titles are either exclusive (Snipperclips, Fast RMX, Blaster Master Zero) or console or timed exclusive (Plague of Shadows, VOEZ). The sum total is a better launch month than I think we've had in generations.
BigBadGiantHand
Member
To anyone who has the Switch version, how is the frame rate in portable and docked mode?
Well people are saying it looks blurry on Switch compared to PS4, so either it uses some temporal aa or it's sub 1080p.
I haven't seen any impressions in here saying that.
The Switch and Xbox versions will answer that. They're supposed to be in out in the US but due to a technical hiccup were delayed to "later today".
Edit: Oh, hey, would you look at that!
Wok
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SeriuzBiznus
Member
Kinda looks like a 3D Hohokum. Colour me intrigued!
Wok
Member
Hey Saoirse, would you say it is possible the absence of a launch discount is a mistake on their side? I kind of want to buy the game right now, see how it runs, and refund if it does not, but I don't want to purchase the game without the discount if it gets it in an hour!
BigBadGiantHand
Member
Thank you.
I'll hold of until a few more people report in.
I'm a little unsure of the controls, but I just love the Rare-like look of this game so much. I want to support as many indies on the Switch as I can, so hopefully more will come to the platform; thing could seriously be the perfect indie system for me (never had a Vita).
Chronospherics
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I guess that's one way to look at it it but I think a lot of people would prefer more original content. I know a lot of people, myself included that have only purchased Zelda and perhaps one or two other titles on the Switch (I have Zelda, Sniperclips and Fast), and I wouldn't say I've gotten that much enjoyment from Fast RMX or Sniperclips. If someone asked me for another game to buy beyond Zelda, I wouldn't be able to recommend anything sincerely aside Issac and Shovel Knight, and obviously a lot of people have already played those.
Beyond the fact that you play as a snake they don't have all that much in common because Snake Pass is a physics based platformer and hohokum is an art game with light environmental puzzles.
I wouldn't recommend it if you were looking for a game like Hohokum, but Snake Pass is a good game in its own right.
Sikamikanico
#1 Dad
Is it out on Xbox One today? I can't find it on the store :'(
Wok
Member
Confirmed on Twitter: no discount except for Playstation preorders.
Wok
Member
It is annoying but at least I can buy it now.
Not if you preorder it, it was 20% off but today that deal is over.
Kind of torn, dunno whether to get it on PS4 because it's cheaper, or on PC.
Could also gamble on the Switch version for portability, but apparently that's a cut down version. =/
It's still discounted for PS+ people on the EU store. That's because it doesn't come out till tomorrow.
Could also gamble on the Switch version for portability, but apparently that's a cut down version. =/
It's still discounted for PS+ people on the EU store. That's because it doesn't come out till tomorrow.
So the developers lied?
RichiRamjag
Member
So far, it seems like people are just making things up and others are rolling with it. We've had a bunch of random tidbits about the switch version, but no actual confirmation of anything from someone that owns it. It's been super confusing tbh.
Reviews hit in a matter of hours, let's not jump to conclusions.
casey_contra
Member
How many people didn't know about or pay attention to this game until David Wise was announced? I know I didn't!
This was a huge move on their part and really gave it the attention it deserved... hopefully. Seems like people are enjoying it though.
This was a huge move on their part and really gave it the attention it deserved... hopefully. Seems like people are enjoying it though.
brokenbeans
Banned
Can't wait to play this again the taste at EGX was more than enough to wet my appetite.
Last_colossi
Member
I played about 2 hours today on PS4 Pro. I can also confirm it does indeed run at 1080p 60FPS on the Pro, through the whole 2 hours I only noticed about 2-3 slight stutters so overall the performance is solid on the Pro.
The gameplay is fun albeit a little frustrating to get used to, the Easy control method helps but IMO I prefer the default control method for the sake of the challenge.
The music is fantastic as expected (Praise David Wise!) but I have 2 little qualms at the moment:
1. At least for the first 4 levels, they all have the same song that repeats, I feel like the song should go for at least triple it's current length as slithering around each level for 15-25 min trying to find every collectible starts to wain on you when you keep hearing the same tune. (no matter how beautiful that tune is)
2. I don't know if this is just a PS4 problem but the sound quality for the most part is severely lacking. Both the music and the audio effects sound very compressed, I feel like this is a glitch as I really don't think the Dev's intend the game to sound like this, Hopefully this is addressed in a future patch.
Besides that the game looks just as beautiful in-game as it does in the trailers, the art is absolutely gorgeous. Kudos to the folks at Sumo Digital they've really done a fantastic job, I'll definitely be double dipping for the Switch version as well so I can play this on the go.
The gameplay is fun albeit a little frustrating to get used to, the Easy control method helps but IMO I prefer the default control method for the sake of the challenge.
The music is fantastic as expected (Praise David Wise!) but I have 2 little qualms at the moment:
1. At least for the first 4 levels, they all have the same song that repeats, I feel like the song should go for at least triple it's current length as slithering around each level for 15-25 min trying to find every collectible starts to wain on you when you keep hearing the same tune. (no matter how beautiful that tune is)
2. I don't know if this is just a PS4 problem but the sound quality for the most part is severely lacking. Both the music and the audio effects sound very compressed, I feel like this is a glitch as I really don't think the Dev's intend the game to sound like this, Hopefully this is addressed in a future patch.
Besides that the game looks just as beautiful in-game as it does in the trailers, the art is absolutely gorgeous. Kudos to the folks at Sumo Digital they've really done a fantastic job, I'll definitely be double dipping for the Switch version as well so I can play this on the go.
Jawbreaker
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Did they specify by saying it was native 1080p?
Last_colossi
Member
This.
I haven't played the switch version yet but from the looks of gameplay on youtube and twitch it looks to be around 900p or 720p, I assume they mean 1080p output as in your tv recognizes and displays it at 1080p but it's being rendered at 720p or 900p like Zelda BOTW.
ryanofcall
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I love World of Goo and Little Inferno but I didn't play Human Resource Machine yet
Should I get Human Resource Machine or Snake Pass first?
Should I get Human Resource Machine or Snake Pass first?
Played the first two levels on PC. Enjoying it so far!
The controls are very intuitive so moving around the environment to collect stuff is easy and a lot of fun. Certain coins can be very hard to get, but I felt myself getting better with the controls as I tried to collect everything.
The controls are very intuitive so moving around the environment to collect stuff is easy and a lot of fun. Certain coins can be very hard to get, but I felt myself getting better with the controls as I tried to collect everything.
Is it up on the eshop yet?
Some kind of technical issue. It's not up on Xbox Live either. They say Soon.
I was among some of the people saying it looks blurry.
Here is an example from GameXplain. They uploaded two videos of switch gameplay and they both look noticeably blurry. Even more noticeable when the text box appears at 0:22. It's like watching a 480p video with 1080p HUD. They state in the comments that it was direct feed capture.
I'd love for someone to tell me it's just something weird with YouTube compression but regardless i'm probably going to buy it tonight for my switch.
Okami Haundo
Member
Ugh... I'm really torn on this one. I know I want the game no matter what, but I'm torn on the platform. Really wanna get it on Switch and support the platform, but I also want it on Xbox to get those sweet cheevos. If it's good enough, I'm sure I'll get it on both eventually but for right now I'm just really torn.
Anyone facing the same dilemma?
Anyone facing the same dilemma?
Me but for different reasons. I want it on Switch for dock/undock but PS4 Pro performance at 1080p would be nice. Slightly torn, but I love being able to play undocked.
Waiting for reviews and will read about Switch performance. I like achievements, but they don't sway my buying habits. Nintendo really needs to get on that shit though.
ultrazilla
Gold Member
The wait sucks for the U.S. Switch version. It's up on Steam to buy now.
Cmon Nintendo, update that eShop and add some nice ambient music! Spice it up a bit!!!
Cmon Nintendo, update that eShop and add some nice ambient music! Spice it up a bit!!!
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