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[Bullet Club]

Developer Criterion's classic lands in an all-in-one package on Switch. Comparisons against PS4 show it in very good light despite a drop to 900p while docked - but are the tweaks enough to sustain 60fps performance?

- 720p handheld/900p docked
- 60fps with some occasional dips
- Some graphics cutbacks (lower res textures, lesser effects etc.) but closer to the PS4/X1 versions than the 360/PS3

I bought this the other day, to play in handheld mode.. It's great. Looks good, runs well. Price seems to be the main sticking point for most people but I got it for A$50 (US$34) from Amazon Australia which isn't that bad.

 

[UnNamed]

My only worry is if Burnout Paradise hasn't aged well, I'm more interested in a Most Wanted port.

 

[nordique]

Price is the reason I haven’t got it

 

[kingbean]

It could use some AA in handheld mode. In the city it looks kinda rough, but its still good fun.

 

[diffusionx]

My only worry is if BL hasn't aged well, I'm more interested in a Most Wanted port.

What is BL? And which Most Wanted? I hated 2012.

HP2010 is my pick imo.

 

[Mypmarlo]

FUCK. THAT. PRICE.

 

[Rikkori]

I wish someone would test the audio quality, the songs are like half the reason to play it.

 

[Fake]

A little dumb a 900p last gen game for that price...

 

[HaveButOneLife]

What is BL? And which Most Wanted? I hated 2012.

HP2010 is my pick imo.

He's likely talking about Borderlands, and I'd prefer a remake of Underground.

 

[StormCell]

That brightness filter.

I just can't stand games from that generation with that yellow dimming effect.

 

[UnNamed]

What is BL? And which Most Wanted? I hated 2012.

HP2010 is my pick imo.

Sorry, I meant BP, Burnout Paradise.
And yes, Most Wanted by Criterion 2012, I played it on WiiU, was really good IMHO.

 

[Naibel]

Along with GRID Autosport, it's the best racing game on Switch. And it does look very good on Portable mode, making it one of the prettiest racers playable on the go yet.

But 50 bucks... for a 2008 game...

Come on...

Fuck you EA.

 

[Robins]

Along with GRID Autosport, it's the best racing game on Switch. And it does look very good on Portable mode, making it one of the prettiest racers playable on the go yet.

But 50 bucks... for a 2008 game...

Come on...

Fuck you EA.

Completely agree, they are just taking advantage of switch owners.

 

[Spukc]

i don't mind the price. is the game on the cart ?

 

[Gamerguy84]

Looks pretty good bit 49.99? Its a good game but I bought it on PSN for 4.99 on a sale.

 

[Max_Po]

should be 29.99 max ... F U C K EA and Nintendo .. both for overcharging

 

[Andodalf]

Always nice to see a switch port that runs well. It kinda sucks that it usually means the game was a 360 port

 

[01011001]

I'd prefer a remake of Underground.

Underground 2*

or a new Underground 3... and actually call it Underground 3, it's set only at night and is set in Japan! (Tokyo or Tokyo inspired city)
that would be fucking glorious if done well.

get Snoop Dogg to do rerecord that Riders on the Storm remix with some updated lyrics maybe and open up the trailer with that song.

I bet you the NfS franchise would get a second life with that shit!
but again, if done correctly! no fucking microtransactions, no dumb gimmicks... just a racing game with a focus on tuning and street racing at night.

 

[dacuk]

I'll wait for it to be $29.99

 

[Deleted member 17706]

Sounds great, but yeah, I balked at that price. Probably would have got it at $29.99, but now I'll wait until it's on sale for $19.99.

 

[EightBit Man]

i don't mind the price. is the game on the cart ?

Should be. It is 4GB in size.

I don't really mind the price either, and will get it next month.

 

[Ban Puncher]

I wish someone would test the audio quality, the songs are like half the reason to play it.

HEY HEY

YOU YOU

 

[HaveButOneLife]

Underground 2*

or a new Underground 3... and actually call it Underground 3, it's set only at night and is set in Japan! (Tokyo or Tokyo inspired city)
that would be fucking glorious if done well.

get Snoop Dogg to do rerecord that Riders on the Storm remix with some updated lyrics maybe and open up the trailer with that song.

I bet you the NfS franchise would get a second life with that shit!
but again, if done correctly! no fucking microtransactions, no dumb gimmicks... just a racing game with a focus on tuning and street racing at night.

Underground 2 is what I remember most, I believe. Screw it, remaster them both.

 

[sn0man]

i don't mind the price. is the game on the cart ?

As a collector, the PS4/xb1 disks were quite buggy at launch. So I’m quite curious as to this info as well. NGA does a decent job of covering this so hopefully he or someone will comment.

 

[Bullet Club]

i don't mind the price. is the game on the cart ?

It is on cart. No extra download.

 

[EctoPrime]

I would of thought that 1080p was within reach of the systems gpu for this game considering a Maxwell class gpu the GTX 750 ti can run it at 4k60.

 

[Soodanim]

I bet you the NfS franchise would get a second life with that shit!
but again, if done correctly! no fucking microtransactions, no dumb gimmicks... just a racing game with a focus on tuning and street racing at night.

It’s a shame that won’t ever happen.

 

[Tesseract]

wake me when they remaster burnout 3

 

[CuteFaceJay]

The game plays really nice, I was pissing around with some guys online the night before doing stunt challenges.

 

[EightBit Man]

Other tech analyses:

 

[Fake]

But 50 bucks... for a 2008 game...

Come on...

Fuck you EA.

No defending EA, but is this a general problem with Nintendo Switch games?

 

[sn0man]

How does gas and brake work?

 

[Relativ9]

Love the game and could definitly see playing it with the switch undocked, but jeez that resolution is rough looking. Never thought I'd see such a major difference between 1080 and 900p, but fuuuck me those are a lot of jaggies.