GigaBowser
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Yes its all true Switch hardware power is crud but Nintendo have good art style and programmers which game is technicalies the most impressive?
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Which Nintendos game has best graphics on Switch?
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LordOfChaos
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Luigi's Mansion 3, followed by Bowser
ToTK is impressive that it runs on Switch and in its scale, but in a snapshot it's blurry and jaggy and lots of pop in when in motion, not a contender on pure visuals imo though it has its beautiful moments
ToTK is impressive that it runs on Switch and in its scale, but in a snapshot it's blurry and jaggy and lots of pop in when in motion, not a contender on pure visuals imo though it has its beautiful moments
GigaBowser
The bear of bad news
These three, it's awe me, because ... how they pulled that on switch and still look great
just imagine these people doing pokemon games
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Dread is bland/ugly af I don't get the love. Prime Remastered does much better but while it sucks you into a good atmosphere, more of it is held mentally than you would think. Go pull up some review of it can click through the scenes. Each room strikes kinda bland even though the world is captivating.
XC3 has a similar issue to ToTK in that it is hella blurry. They somehow make you accept the fact after playing for a while but I sure wouldn't ever be like "Want to see a beautiful game?" and pull that up.
My vote goes to Luigi's Mansion 3 or Mario Kart 8. They are just masterful in how they utilize their resources efficiently for a timeless art style that performs well and is just always lovely to look at. I will give the edge to LM3 though because of the extreme amount of personality through all of the animations. MK8 has a lot of personality for a racer, but if you watch a replay you aren't going to see nearly as much as LM3.
XC3 has a similar issue to ToTK in that it is hella blurry. They somehow make you accept the fact after playing for a while but I sure wouldn't ever be like "Want to see a beautiful game?" and pull that up.
My vote goes to Luigi's Mansion 3 or Mario Kart 8. They are just masterful in how they utilize their resources efficiently for a timeless art style that performs well and is just always lovely to look at. I will give the edge to LM3 though because of the extreme amount of personality through all of the animations. MK8 has a lot of personality for a racer, but if you watch a replay you aren't going to see nearly as much as LM3.
Kataploom
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My vote goes to Xenoblade 3 because it's my favorite art style by a wide margin with no close second apart from Xenoblade DE lol.
But I remember when Mario Kart 8 was announced for Wii U, it was mind-blowing and kinda next gen-ish.
By the time we didn't have games with deferred lighting on consoles yet afaik, all games where 20-28 fps or something like that and 8th gen consoles barely got announced... Meanwhile MK was pushing new graphical techniques and at locked 60 fps, that couldn't be believed.
The year before Sega made an arcade version of Mario Kart with HD graphics and everyone was expecting that, like "that's what the new Wii U MK will look like" but it surpassed all expectations by a wide margin.
Many here tried to downplay it by "cartoon-ey graphics" and shit, it was hilarious
then it served as fuel for that infamous Wii U speculation thread... Oh my!
IAmRei
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absolutely, or making zelda like that style : ))
Astral Dog
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gonna bet for Luigis Mansion 3
While MPR looks very good,its still the same GameCube game at its core,there are no new animations
Then there are the open world games like Tears of the Kingdom and Xenoblade 3
While MPR looks very good,its still the same GameCube game at its core,there are no new animations
Then there are the open world games like Tears of the Kingdom and Xenoblade 3
Dice
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It's delightful but I'm still stalled on the brutal intro mission to get 30 iron. It's like they were like "Oh, you want to get this village started and welcome many new villagers and make everything adorable? Well FUCK YOU!"
Dr.brain64
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GigaBowser
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GigaBowser
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kiphalfton
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Is that a monster made out of compacted garbage bales? Sure looks like it.
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VideoGameEnjoyer
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Uhhh, not sure the criteria since TotK is leading the poll by a wide margin... I guess scope factors into it? But that doesn't seem right. I don't think any of the big open world games get the title from me. Though I much prefer the Zelda's to something like Xenoblade which I found plain ugly. For me, it's probably something like Smash Bros, or Odyssey/Bowser's Fury. Even if not technically as impressive, they just look visually appealing, and not like they are trying to do something the hardware can't actually handle. Luigi's Mansion looks good, but I never played, MK8 is another example of something that just looks nice.
Fbh
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While Xenoblade 3 looks amazing, specially for an open world, and Metroid Prime remastered might be the most technically impressive game considering how nice it looks while running at 60fps.
I still think overall visually Luigi's Mansion 3 is the best.
I can't find the right GIF to show it off but it's not only about how nice the environment looks, it's also how interactive it is. There's so many little elements that react to your vacuum cleaner, from furniture to drapes, grass, plants random objects on the tables, etc. The world really feels alive thanks to it compared to other nice looking games on the system that feel very static in comparison.
I still think overall visually Luigi's Mansion 3 is the best.
I can't find the right GIF to show it off but it's not only about how nice the environment looks, it's also how interactive it is. There's so many little elements that react to your vacuum cleaner, from furniture to drapes, grass, plants random objects on the tables, etc. The world really feels alive thanks to it compared to other nice looking games on the system that feel very static in comparison.
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GigaBowser
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Quasicat
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Well yeah, but it looks good while doing that!
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
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pikmin 4 does look great but too much chromatic aberration
Astral Chain looks great but considering it's a cyberpunk setting...not enough chromatic aberration
Metroid Dread has just the right amount of chromatic aberration but
akshully Mario Kart 8 wins which is a WiiU game
Astral Chain looks great but considering it's a cyberpunk setting...not enough chromatic aberration
Metroid Dread has just the right amount of chromatic aberration but
akshully Mario Kart 8 wins which is a WiiU game
GigaBowser
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DevilMayFlyForAWhiteGuy
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If you factor in performance as well, Metroid Prime Remastered hands down. It looks better than Dread.
I haven’t played Xenoblade 2-3, but comparing screenshots I think Xenoblade X on WiiU looks better.
I haven’t played Xenoblade 2-3, but comparing screenshots I think Xenoblade X on WiiU looks better.
RoadHazard
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MK8 looks very sharp and runs flawlessly. That's one of the few games on the Switch I don't feel would benefit that much from being on a more powerful console. Almost everything on the console else feels held back in one way or another, be it framerate, image quality or other technical aspects.
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Madserb2023
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Luigi by quite a wide margin. If the game ran at 1440p/60 but outside that was graphically unchanged, It could pass for a PS5 game. You would need to improve every aspect of TOTK from lighting and shadows to geometry as well as the image quality.
GigaBowser
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TOTK most impressives to devs
www.gamesradar.com
Game dev blown away by Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom says it "shouldn't be possible on the Switch"
"Nintendo's out here making people look like fools on hardware that's literally tenfold what the Switch is"
daclynk
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i think Pikmin 4, Luigi Mansion 4 and Mario Kart 8 deluxe all out battle for that seat. Its crazy Nintendo studio hands on Unreal Engine 4 is one of the best looking game on the Switch. Cant wait on what they come up with on Unreal Engine 5 on their Next Generation system which is going to have a huge generational leap for them.
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VideoGameEnjoyer
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Mario Wonder with a bullet.
AngelMuffin
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If anything, the Switch has proven that the amount of raw power a console has doesn’t equal great looking games. They have some of the most eye-pleasing games the past 2 generations…frame rate and resolution be damned.
RickMasters
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I think it helps that Nintendo games have a strong sense of identity in their art style. They also shoot for a CG look as opposed to trying to make everything look super realistic. I like that about Nintendo.
I remember when people would have been happy to just have toy story 1 level graphics. We are ge early last that level these days even on switch. So I don’t think anybody can call their games bad looking.they look clean in my opinion. And they have, a ‘look’ that’s loveable
Ev1L AuRoN
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Luigi's Mansion and its not even close.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
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A 3rd party game actually 
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As for Nintendo published games, probably Astral Chain.
.As for Nintendo published games, probably Astral Chain.
Krappadizzle
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A 3rd party game actually
As for Nintendo published games, probably Astral Chain.
Nah, still Luigi's Mansion 3. Though, still, that's a great port all things considered.
AngelMuffin
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Agreed. They’ve always had a whimsical style that doesn’t really translate to realism, nor would I want it to.
Gambit2483
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Small scale, Luigi's Mansion 3
Large scale, TOTK
Overall, TOTK
Large scale, TOTK
Overall, TOTK
ReBurn
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This game is absolutely beautiful. I don't know which game has the best visuals but I know that this is a gorgeous game. And it does the OLED screen in handheld mode so much justice.
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