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LordKano · Mar 11, 2017

Game Informer had an interview with producer Matt Ellison where they talked about Lego City Undercover.
http://nintendoeverything.com/lego-...as-dramatically-improved-load-times-and-more/

One of LEGO City Undercovers biggest faults is fortunately being addressed in the re-release. Load times were pretty lengthy on Wii U, but theyve been spruced up this time around. Ellison says theyve been dramatically improved and that they were a high priority.

On Wii U, the in-game communicator used the GamePad. This has been moved to the d-pad (directional buttons), which is handled appropriately on screen.

LEGO City Undercover on Switch will feature two-player co-op. Another Chase McCain will join in when someone else is ready to participate. Ellison noted that it took an incredible amount of work to add that second player, but it was definitely worth it.

Game Informer officially confirms that the Nintendo Easter eggs will be returning on Switch. New unlockable characters are in such as police officer Grace Makepiece, a samurai, and a guy in a dinosaur suit. The visuals have been updated as well.

Beer Monkey · Mar 11, 2017

Kouriozan said:
Hopefully you don't need extra joy-cons for this, I'm so ready to double dip!

The gamepad screen functionality has been moved to the d-pad. Of course, even the doubled-up joycon doesn't have a d-pad, but it's hard to imagine player one using a single joycon.

jon bones · Mar 11, 2017

LordKano said:
Game Informer had an interview with producer Matt Ellison where they talked about Lego City Undercover.
http://nintendoeverything.com/lego-...as-dramatically-improved-load-times-and-more/

great to hear

hope the frame rate in handheld mode is solid

leng jai · Mar 11, 2017

Going to be hard to choose between PS4 Pro and Switch, would love to play it on portable as well.

Rezbit · Mar 11, 2017

Honestly if this had 2P with split joycon I would be there day 1 on Switch. Otherwise I'll wait and see.

Pjsprojects · Mar 11, 2017

Just like on WiiU this is a day one purchase on PS4.

frankie_baby · Mar 11, 2017

Rezbit said:
Honestly if this had 2P with split joycon I would be there day 1 on Switch. Otherwise I'll wait and see.

Uses too many buttons though, especially now they're using the dpad for stuff

Crazyorloco · Mar 11, 2017

Is the Switch version coming out the same day as the others? I hate when a System get games Later. Lego worlds is not out for the Switch. I'll forgive it this time because the Switch just came out, but I hope this won't be the norm.

leng jai said:
Going to be hard to choose between PS4 Pro and Switch, would love to play it on portable as well.

Yeah, I love nice graphics, but portability is so great. I think a lot of games I'll get on the switch just because of that.

frankie_baby · Mar 11, 2017

Crazyorloco said:
Is the Switch version coming out the same day as the others? I hate when a System get games Later. Lego worlds is not out for the Switch. I'll forgive it this time because the Switch just came out, but I hope this won't be the norm.

Yeah, I love nice graphics, but portability is so great. I think a lot of games I'll get on the switch just because of that.

Yeah same day on everything

MrBigBoy · Mar 11, 2017

Crazyorloco said:
Is the Switch version coming out the same day as the others? I hate when a System get games Later. Lego worlds is not out for the Switch. I'll forgive it this time because the Switch just came out, but I hope this won't be the norm.

Yeah, I love nice graphics, but portability is so great. I think a lot of games I'll get on the switch just because of that.

We (me and my partner) double dip for all Lego multiplatform games from now on. We just got Lego Worlds for PS4(pro), but we'll buy it again on Switch for the portability. Same goes for City Undercover.

Also, are there any Pro features in this game and Worlds? I can't seem to find any info on this..

ultrazilla · Mar 18, 2017

Lego City Undercover really is the best Lego game. I would think just the improved performance(either a locked 30 or 60fps!?) and updated visuals for the Switch version is a major addition-let's face it, the Wii U performance was abysmal...but still a fun game. Speaking of frame rate, have they announced what it'll be for the Switch?

Anyways, co-op on the Switch will be awesome. I pointed out to my son they added co-op and it releases next month and he looked at me like "are we gonna get it?" and I said "don't worry, we're getting it!" and he let out a huge smile.

I'll gladly double dip for a vast majority of the Wii U catalog if it means we'll get better performance from them.

RoaringMdog · Mar 18, 2017

Tempted to get this, by i'm curious about the structure of the game. Is it the same as all the others, or are there no levels, but just an open world that the missions take place in?

Chaserjoey · Mar 18, 2017

I really want to get this to please my Lego needs, but $90 is a bit high for a four year old re-release, especially with other games coming out at the same time that I've already committed to.

Jaded Alyx · Mar 18, 2017

RoaringMdog said:
Tempted to get this, by i'm curious about the structure of the game. Is it the same as all the others, or are there no levels, but just an open world that the missions take place in?

Example: Drive to mission, enter marker outside building, mission starts inside building, etc. Like the older GTA games.

ScientificPizza · Mar 18, 2017

LordKano said:
Game Informer had an interview with producer Matt Ellison where they talked about Lego City Undercover.
http://nintendoeverything.com/lego-...as-dramatically-improved-load-times-and-more/

This is good to hear. The load times absolutely ruined my enjoyment of the game on WiiU

cleveridea · Mar 18, 2017

ScientificPizza said:
This is good to hear. The load times absolutely ruined my enjoyment of the game on WiiU

Man were they bad. And its a game that loads often.

Very interested how the switch version turns out given it shouldnt be too graphically demanding.

LordKano · Mar 25, 2017

https://youtu.be/-BbDFP9H47g?t=53
Co-op mode showcased briefly in this video (PS4 version), I timemarked the video.
- You can play co-op only with pro controller or pair of joy-cons. TT tried to make it work with a single joycon but they absolutely needed two sticks for camera control.
- Better framerate (but the guy don't explicit if it's now 60fps or just that it doesn't drop anymore)
- Better load times (you can see a bit of it in the video)
- Visuals updates, sharper.
- The Switch version apparently runs at 720p even in docked mode.

jonno394 · Mar 26, 2017

LordKano said:
https://youtu.be/-BbDFP9H47g?t=53
Co-op mode showcased briefly in this video (PS4 version), I timemarked the video.
- You can play co-op only with pro controller or pair of joy-cons. TT tried to make it work with a single joycon but they absolutely needed two sticks for camera control.
- Better framerate (but the guy don't explicit if it's now 60fps or just that it doesn't drop anymore)
- Better load times (you can see a bit of it in the video)
- Visuals updates, sharper.
- The Switch version apparently runs at 720p even in docked mode.

Yeah i'm going to wait until someone else verifies the 720p claim. I'll be playing it in handheld mode any way, but sounds like a lazy port if they can't get a 720p Wii U game to run any better on the Switch in docked mode (imim not actually sure if it runs at 60fps on Switch, so will take this back if it runs 720/60)

jonno394 · Mar 27, 2017

LEGO City Undercover's packaging mentions needing up to 13GB of space for ”game download" on Switch

http://nintendoeverything.com/lego-...to-13gb-of-space-for-game-download-on-switch/

Seems the game requires a non-optional download of 13GB on the switch. Wonder if this is a way devs are going to combat the pricey carts, by going for the smaller size carts and then forcing downloads/SD space use on customers? If so, then I personally don;t mind having to download if it keeps prices in check, but it sort of defeats the object of carts and portability of games especially if you can't play straight from the cart without a mandatory download.

TheMagician · Mar 27, 2017

'Internet required'

Tripy73 · Mar 27, 2017

jonno394 said:
LEGO City Undercovers packaging mentions needing up to 13GB of space for game download on Switch

http://nintendoeverything.com/lego-...to-13gb-of-space-for-game-download-on-switch/

Seems the game requires a non-optional download of 13GB on the switch. Wonder if this is a way devs are going to combat the pricey carts, by going for the smaller size carts and then forcing downloads/SD space use on customers? If so, then I personally don;t mind having to download if it keeps prices in check, but it sort of defeats the object of carts and portability of games especially if you can't play straight from the cart without a mandatory download.

Ok I boycott all games with this fucking system. Dragon Quest Heroes 1 and 2 on one card, Lego City need download 13gb for playing is a fucking joke.

RRockman · Mar 27, 2017

jonno394 said:
LEGO City Undercovers packaging mentions needing up to 13GB of space for game download on Switch

http://nintendoeverything.com/lego-...to-13gb-of-space-for-game-download-on-switch/

Seems the game requires a non-optional download of 13GB on the switch. Wonder if this is a way devs are going to combat the pricey carts, by going for the smaller size carts and then forcing downloads/SD space use on customers? If so, then I personally don;t mind having to download if it keeps prices in check, but it sort of defeats the object of carts and portability of games especially if you can't play straight from the cart without a mandatory download.

How dissapointing. Zelda can run on a single cart but lol blocks can't?

atbigelow · Mar 27, 2017

Was excited to get this on switch, but I can't support their bullshit download requirements.

frankie_baby · Mar 27, 2017

Well blatently using a cheap 8gb cartridge then, i dont blame them so much as lego games tend to do most of their selling at discounted rates

frankie_baby · Mar 27, 2017

Tripy73 said:
Ok I boycott all games with this fucking system. Dragon Quest Heroes 1 and 2 on one card, Lego City need download 13gb for playing is a fucking joke.

Dragon quest heroes is like ridiculously priced

Tripy73 · Mar 27, 2017

frankie_baby said:
Dragon quest heroes is like ridiculously priced

For two games no.

NOLA_Gaffer · Mar 27, 2017

Ahahahaha at the mandatory download for the game. That's hilarious.

I can handle an install, but a download? Yeah so that game cart is just a ticking time bomb of uselessness. No thanks, WB Games, I'll stick to the Wii U version.

Beer Monkey · Mar 27, 2017

frankie_baby said:
Well blatently using a cheap 8gb cartridge then, i dont blame them so much as lego games tend to do most of their selling at discounted rates

Probably 4GB. The Xbox One digital download is 17.7GB.

Edit: I'm guessing the cutscenes are 720p on Switch. So maybe 2GB plus the download.

The Broken Ska Record · Mar 27, 2017

frankie_baby said:
Well blatently using a cheap 8gb cartridge then, i dont blame them so much as lego games tend to do most of their selling at discounted rates

That's pretty much my thought process on this. I still don't know if I should get it now, or just wait till June/July for the obvious price drop.

Shang · Mar 27, 2017

Assuming that co-op is local only?

13ruce · Mar 27, 2017

The Broken Ska Record said:
That's pretty much my thought process on this. I still don't know if I should get it now, or just wait till June/July for the obvious price drop.

Wait willl be 20 bucks around summer.

The Broken Ska Record · Mar 27, 2017

13ruce said:
Wait willl be 20 bucks around summer.

Yeah, the only reason I'd get it at launch is because I'm going on a road trip that weekend.

MaLDo · Mar 27, 2017

Chaserjoey said:
I really want to get this to please my Lego needs, but $90 is a bit high for a four year old re-release, especially with other games coming out at the same time that I've already committed to.

16 for the PC version.
http://www.cdkeys.com/pc/games/lego-city-undercover-pc

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