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DF: Zelda Breath of the Wild "Wii U" Vs. "Switch"
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THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
What's "with" the "quotes"
TheZink
Member
It was hard to read without them. The Wii U vs Switch looked weird to me. 🤷🏼*♂️
Edit: tried to fix it but didn't seem to take. 🤦🏼*♂️
Jawbreaker
Member
Indeed.
Stereogatari
Banned
Saving £280 convinced me to get the WiiU version.
The frame drops are very noticeable and I'm usually not that bothered about stuff like that.
The frame drops are very noticeable and I'm usually not that bothered about stuff like that.
Can't come soon enough, Jesus Christ those performance are horrid.
TheZink
Member
My gamepad broke yesterday. I'm kinda bummed because that's how I wanted to play it. Just developed a bunch of lines vertically in the screen. I never even use the thing.
KratosEnergyDrink
Member
Right now all games perform worse on Cemu. Perhaps in some future it will be better.
Nonetheless it's a bit disgusting that the Cemu guy "works hard" to get Zelda runnable on Cemu. It's a new game and he provides a tool to play the pirated version.
CollectedDust
Member
Sounds like a really minor difference. I'm happy for wii U owners, would have been a shame. While I have a Wii U, I'm sticking with switch for the portable mode.
PhazonBlazer
Member
I'm glad I got the Switch for it to be honest, sure the performance in docked is bad but it doesn't bother me too much. Plus being able to take it on the go is a great feature.
Yeah the WiiU runs pretty well considering the stuff you can do and how dynamic everything is. But it has its problems in the villages framerate-wise, like fairly often around 20FPS. An unfortunate but ultimately small blight on a extremely majestic and awesome game for me.
Here's hoping that at least the switch version get a framerate patch because I think it can handle it.
Here's hoping that at least the switch version get a framerate patch because I think it can handle it.
People still must have the game though. That wouldn't be an issue if Nintendo had released a technically competent game.
nkarafo
Member
I get the resolution and texture filtering will be great. But how will CEMU improve the performance?
Not this again
This whole post is so ridiculous.
No, the performance is abysmal, if this were a Ubisoft game it would be getting torn to shreds for how bad it runs.
Always-honest
Banned
I have to admit that whenever i watch a BoTW video i can't help but feel disgusted by how it looks (i know.. sounds a bit harsh, but it's true for me. Starting up Twilight Princess almost made me feel sick to my stomach. Enjoyed the hell out of the game though). Zelda deserves so much better. So do the artists who worked on the game.
I think DF needs to check out the villages. I hear there are framedrops there run into the 15 fps.
I think DF needs to check out the villages. I hear there are framedrops there run into the 15 fps.
First of all, emulation isn't the same as piracy. Secondly, you can already pirate the game on Wii U.
Prisoner KSC2-303
Member
Sounds alright, I honestly thought the performance gap would be wider, particularly after all those videos that compared old footage and the supposed lighting differences.
720p in handheld seems the best way to play though, pity for such an expansive game.
720p in handheld seems the best way to play though, pity for such an expansive game.
manueldelalas
Time Traveler
This is not accurate, because Switch docked version is running at 900p, the Switch version is the best version, you can choose just as bad framerate and superior resolution, or same resolution and steady framerate. WiiU is worse in both cases.
The only reason why you would buy the WiiU version is you already own a WiiU (duh!) or that you find the QOL stuff from the gamepad so good you can't live without those (are there any QOL improvements on WiiU?).
This is not true if you have a sufficiently fast PC and use host timing.
First of all, emulation is very hard work, so putting those scare quotes makes no sense. Secondly, if CEMU is a "tool to play the pirated version" then so is a Wii U -- and it's a much easier and more effective one at this point.
Modern high-level emulation isn't remotely cycle-accurate, so it's perfectly possible for the emulated platform to run the game at 30 FPS in situations where the hardware platform drops frames.
So...
The vast majority of the game is the same across all platforms.
Switch in portable mode = 720p on a 720p handheld. Steady 30 fps.
Switch in docked mode = 900p upscaled to 1080p. Some framerate drops.
Wii U = 720p upscaled to 1080p. An entirely different but similar set of framerate drops.
Switch has a little bit better graphical performance. Either no framerate drops in handheld mode, or slightly increased resolution in docked mode.
The vast majority of the game is the same across all platforms.
Switch in portable mode = 720p on a 720p handheld. Steady 30 fps.
Switch in docked mode = 900p upscaled to 1080p. Some framerate drops.
Wii U = 720p upscaled to 1080p. An entirely different but similar set of framerate drops.
Switch has a little bit better graphical performance. Either no framerate drops in handheld mode, or slightly increased resolution in docked mode.
No they took it out. If you have a pro controller on Wii u or Wii remote+ nunchuck, is probably more comfortable than playing with the joy cons though
In my experience on Switch docked, the framerate dips became far less frequent after leaving the Great Plateau. Playing all day today, I noticed frame drops maybe once an hour, and they'd only last for a few seconds.
Of course it'd be better if they never happened at all, but it's rare enough that it's not an issue. Didn't notice any issues in towns, either.
Of course it'd be better if they never happened at all, but it's rare enough that it's not an issue. Didn't notice any issues in towns, either.
I played Zelda on my Switch just in handheld mode until now being away from home for the weekend. And like that it runs wonderfully.
Maybe I should play it like this also going forward and play once more on the big screen once CEMU runs it decently.
DF will cover the later part of the game in a follow up article.
Maybe I should play it like this also going forward and play once more on the big screen once CEMU runs it decently.
DF will cover the later part of the game in a follow up article.
Terrorblot
Member
The Switch is a handheld tablet, what kind of performance are you expecting?
Same, now if only I could find a copy
Edit: If you use Amazon to buy via another seller (Amazon would let me buy Zelda from The Game Collection, for example) can I still use Amazon vouchers against the purchase?
One where the framerate doesn't drop to 20 FPS at 900p.
Kaffeemann
Banned
That might be more of a thing later in the game.
packy34
Member
Oh, another "all emulators are used for piracy" post
Hoho for breakfast
Member
Awesome. Glad the Wii U version holds up and is nearly as good as the Switch version.
The former is way more likely. They made the decision to port to Switch last spring, and the game is pushing the Wii U more than any other game. It's a gta5 ps360 level techical achievement on Wii U.
No, I actually have the WiiU version. Most of the time it runs well. The villages are definitely the weakpoint tho.
Well, at least there is somebody working hard on Zelda performance...