Gaiaknight
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glad they managed to get it up to 900p when all earlier builds were only 720p
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Digital Foundry: Super Mario Odyssey - Docked vs Handheld Comparison
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KojiKnight
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In what way? Are there really people still expecting 1080p out of the Switch at this point?
NippleViking
Banned
Surprised so many are disappointed by 900p. It's an open-world game, running at 60fps, on portable hardware. Damn crazy that Nintendo can pull this off.
Hopefully they implement dynamic res, bump the cutscene resolution, and make further improvements to the photo mode.
Hopefully they implement dynamic res, bump the cutscene resolution, and make further improvements to the photo mode.
Any type of travel-adventure game is going to have a lot of people that enjoy being surprised at the locations and sites you end up visiting. I don't think it is that different from people spoilering some of the more arresting locations/views in Dark Souls 3. Different strokes for different folks.
But if they're on blackout, then they really should know better than to wander into any thread for the game, because they should know they are in the minority.
Baron_Calamity
Member
Mario's nipples aren't HD? No buy.
OrbitalBeard
Member
Unfortunately, we'll be saying "it's almost November!" before we actually get to play it.
I'm pretty sure there is some form of AA.
Just take a look at those screenshots from DF's take on MK8, Zelda: BotW, and SMO. I scaled all screenshots with factor two on both axes, with no interpolation:
While part of SMO's fuzziness is no doubt due to its resolution (see BotW vs. ML8), the edges are noticeably smoother than in MK8 and BotW. Yes, it's not the best form of AA, but it's there.
According to old leaks by Laura Kate Dale or Emily Rogers, it is actually a transferred Wii U project. Who knows how accurate these leaks are though.
Revolutionary
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No antialiasing is disappointing, but at least they bumped up the res from 720.
MosquitoSmasher
Member
This is great news for my 65 inch television. 720p doesn't look so hot on it but 900p is noticeably better. The Gamersyde videos looked great here. 60fps is something i did not expect, holy shitballs.
ShadowElliot
Banned
Doesn't matter, get that 60fps Odyssey goodness into my veins, please!
Can't believe we have games like BoTW & Odyssey to play on the go!
Can't believe we have games like BoTW & Odyssey to play on the go!
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
glorious 60fps \o/
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
A Laura Kate Dale software leak that isnt Ubisoft? Dont believe it for a second.
This is absolutely a project that started out on the Wii U. It looks better than 3D World, but the assets are obviously designed for hardware closer to Wii U.
Graphics Horse
Member
To be fair is in the minority of Nintendo developed games that don't hit 1080p 60fps, I can only think of BotW.
LordOcidax
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TwilightPrincess
Member
The game looks gorgeous, glad they managed stable 900p/60fps.
KojiKnight
Member
It probably was. It's only been 6 months since BotW came out, it's likely these were both in development for Wii U at the same time. These is also likely nothing in this game that the Switch could do that the Wii U couldn't aside from resolution and some of the advanced post processing.
That said, they undoubtedly put that extra time to push the graphics.
Has any Nintendo made Switch title hit 1080p 60fps besides Mario Kart? Cursory investigation says ARMS aside from any sort of multiplayer where it drops.
TwilightPrincess
Member
According to wrong (and old) "leaks" the game should have been a launchtitle too and not BotW
GiantBreadbug
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I think it's okay for people to try to read about a game's performance and visuals without being spoiled on locations.
casey_contra
Member
According to wrong (and old) "leaks" the game should have been a launchtitle too and not BotW
In all fairness after the reveal event in January Nintendo did state that the game was almost complete, so I don't think that that's an entirely crazy rumor.
But it is done by videos. They inherently spoil stuff. Digital Foundry shows stuff to demonstrate the tech. It isn't just footage of them talking at the camera.
wumster3000
Member
It was an easy guess, due to past releases.
James Scott
Banned
The game looks very pretty and runs great.
Switch games seem to be built for handheld mode and then optimized for docked mode at a later date.
Makes sense like building games for PS4 first and making a pro build after.
Splatoon, Zelda, and now this had late docked mode optimizations.
Zelda ran poorly until the first month patch, Splatoon was 720p a few months before release, Mario was at e3.
Expecting Xenoblade to get a boost too
Downgrading assets for the portable makes sense. Harder to see lower quality assets in handheld mode.
720p 60fps on the handheld should be a treat
Switch games seem to be built for handheld mode and then optimized for docked mode at a later date.
Makes sense like building games for PS4 first and making a pro build after.
Splatoon, Zelda, and now this had late docked mode optimizations.
Zelda ran poorly until the first month patch, Splatoon was 720p a few months before release, Mario was at e3.
Expecting Xenoblade to get a boost too
Downgrading assets for the portable makes sense. Harder to see lower quality assets in handheld mode.
720p 60fps on the handheld should be a treat
Gaiaknight
Member
Unfortunately, we'll be saying "it's almost November!" before we actually get to play it.
next 31 days are gonna drag just happy that i will be playing other games that come out in october to help ease the pain.
MosquitoSmasher
Member
To be honest in the Gamersyde videos i didn't even notice any bad aliasing.
Equanimity
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GiantBreadbug
Member
Sure, this is true.
But your post I quoted said basically "don't go into any threads about this game," which I take issue with (mostly because I see it said a lot about "TOXIC SPOILER CULTURE"). Some people want to read about things like performance and graphics (in a GAF thread) without getting significantly spoiled, which I think is reasonable.
Godzilla's Left Toe
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Good luck trying to pre order a Nyko dock.
Duchess O'Death
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No AA is disgusting!
Gotdatmoney
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There is some edge AA. Similar to what Mario 3D World used. It's decent. Not superb like what you'll find in Rabbids but it's there.
casey_contra
Member
Well, the OP claims that there's no AA, but that's wrong.
Skittzo0413
Member
Hopefully DF can clarify the AA situation. The video did say something like "even with no AA to speak of" but looking at stills it's hard to believe there's not at least some level of AA going on.
Also OP you may wanna take that "no AA" out of there until we get this confirmed one way or the other.
Also OP you may wanna take that "no AA" out of there until we get this confirmed one way or the other.
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Deleted member 465307
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Different genres, different scales, different demands...but I'm still pretty amazed at the graphical and technical differences between Breath of the Wild (900p, 30fps) and Super Mario Odyssey (900p, 60fps). As we get further and further away from Wii U development roots, I'm expecting and excited for Nintendo's games to continue to look better and better.
DeuceGamer
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Nice to get confirmation that they were able to bump the resolution. It was expected, but still nice to know for sure.
Game looks great and can't wait to play it. I can't wait to play it and see if it lives up to the hype, which is a tall order but it seems like it may be up for the task.
Game looks great and can't wait to play it. I can't wait to play it and see if it lives up to the hype, which is a tall order but it seems like it may be up for the task.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
The translucency effect is very noticeable.
RampagingSoul
Member
Nice improvement that they've made to the game going from the E3 build to this new preview build. Not surprised if Nintendo focuses on Handheld Mode optimization first and then focuses on tweaking and improving the game's resolution via TV Mode like what DF has stated.
Can't wait for this game to come! I'm really glad they're releasing it in October and not November like Nintendo usually does for their big releases for pre-Black Friday buzz, so I can play the game sooner than I initially thought before E3 revealed the release date. So excited!
Can't wait for this game to come! I'm really glad they're releasing it in October and not November like Nintendo usually does for their big releases for pre-Black Friday buzz, so I can play the game sooner than I initially thought before E3 revealed the release date. So excited!
KojiKnight
Member
This. Either people aren't actually looking at the video, or they can't tell the difference between the two, in which case they are complaining for nothing.
I watched the whole video and don't remember ever saying no AA, not sure why it's in OP.
Skittzo0413
Member
Around 1:20 he says "even without any antialiasing to speak of, the game looks superb"
I do agree that there has to be some AA applied, compared to MK8D this basically has no jaggies. So I'd appreciate some clarification from Digital Foundry.