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Snake Pass |OT| Snake Had A Hard Life
- Thread starter Cerium
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Rear Window
Neo Member
I played it on Switch at GDC. Talked with the creator for a while. The game is really fun and it is a blast to explore around. I recommend it to everyone here.
Just a note - It is a lot harder than it looks. I was screwing around trying to climb to the top of things and kept falling. You have to balance yourself really well on whatever tree branches are available as you make your ascent. Do not rely on only one branch to hold you up!
The game itself plays really well. It's the first Unreal game to release on the Switch. There were no frame rate hiccups or anything. It was able to be ported really fast. No discernible difference between TV mode and portable mode.
Just a note - It is a lot harder than it looks. I was screwing around trying to climb to the top of things and kept falling. You have to balance yourself really well on whatever tree branches are available as you make your ascent. Do not rely on only one branch to hold you up!
The game itself plays really well. It's the first Unreal game to release on the Switch. There were no frame rate hiccups or anything. It was able to be ported really fast. No discernible difference between TV mode and portable mode.
Very nice to hear! How does it look while docked? Was it a nice, crisp image quality?
ultrazilla
Gold Member
TBH, most of the game play videos haven't done the game justice IMHO. Didn't seem like the players were that good.
Good, hope to see more impressions like this.
Slithering side to side speeds the snake up to a decent speed.
Jim_Cacher
Member
The feeling that you are building a Switch backlog due to how big Zelda is... People who think Switch has no games have too much time to play.
I will pick up Snake Pass once I am done with Zelda. This looks amazing.
I will pick up Snake Pass once I am done with Zelda. This looks amazing.
this all sounds real dope
mobilesworking
Member
Once again, a killer OT from Cerium. Here's to many more! On my way to pre-order this charmer.
FWIW, an earlier post in the thread says time trials aren't in the Switch version.
That single feature is missing from the eshop page. It might be an error, but if it was cut for time constraints, hopefully they'll be able to patch it in later.
Father_Brain
Banned
I will definitely get this on PC when I do get it, but I hope Digital Foundry does a multiplatform comparison of this. Would be pretty informative, given that this is the first UE4 game to ship on Switch.
TheBaldEmperor
Member
What's the release date? Am I missing it in the OP?
RichiRamjag
Member
Yeah, the poster kind of isn't sure though. Probably best to wait for confirmation before spreading that further.
ScientificPizza
Banned
28th
Tomorrow.
Since we can't share footage until tomorrow, here is the main theme to help soften the wait. Prepare your ears for greatness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irsh6R_W0gc
TheBaldEmperor
Member
It's an oversight I admit but I kind of assumed it wouldn't be an issue since it's coming out in a matter of hours.
ThanksVision
Member
how are some people playing this already on switch? would love to jump into this tonight
im not a collection guy if I don't have a reward at the end, should I still consider this? it look lovely tho
They gave out review codes for at least Switch and PS4 earlier in the afternoon.
Sounds good.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
On the Snake Pass Twitter, someone asked if the Switch version was the same technically as the other versions, and the developers answered "Of course! No changes from the core game what-so-ever!" Kinda disingenuous to say that if it's missing a mode. But we'll know soon.
Dat 1:32
What is missing from the Switch version?
Supposedly Time Trials.
styl3s
Member
Time trials (which was also missing from Fast Racing Neo).
Guess it depends if you consider a time trial part off it's core game (which i don't) but i still think it should of been clarified in the tweet or a follow up tweet.
Outtrigger888
Member
Why is everyone freaking out about the switch version missing time trials? What's the source of this?
The source is that it's not listed on the eshop page while it is listed on the other stores.
If it is missing at launch (and again this is not confirmed) presumably it's something they can patch in.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
Oh, I don't consider it part of the core game either, but when a fan asks a question like that, you can tell them what they're getting or not getting with that version. The wording heavily suggests the Time Trials are missing, since he says the core game is the same, not that the whole game is. Unless he said that due to framerate differences.
The only eShop games that get released at midnight are from Nintendo. Everything else waits until 12 PM EST the day of, but it's almost always right on the dot.
Thanks. Guess I'm waiting then.
Thanks to you both for the clarification!
That's usually the case but I believe someone said on a previous page that sumo digital said on their Twitter they expect it to drop at midnight?
It's the same price.
RichiRamjag
Member
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
Not if you preorder, the PS4 version is 20% cheaper than the Switch version then. ($15.99 vs $19.99 US, or $21.59 vs $26.79 CAN)
Robobandit
Member
officially, yes.. but PS+ members get a 20% discount, I think.. so it is cheaper for people w/ PS+ on the playstation.
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