The game appears to be one of those impossible ports, like Witcher 3.
A technical review by SwitchUp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXahPAYjbzw TL:DW;
- Game runs good at 30 FPS, with some slight dip in big areas, but no significant performance issues.
- There are visual downgrades (kind of obvious)
- The world isn’t open-world, loading screen when entering cities / external areas, with loading areas when going into shops in Hogsmeade.
Any of you getting the game on Switch?
I watched the video and I’m really impressed. Port key Games did a fantastic job getting this game to run natively on very old hardware. I’ve been nervously waiting for this release and expected bad things, or even worse, a cloud version.
The game definitely is serviceable and I’d argue it’s “great” for Switch players who haven’t played it nor have an alternative high-performing platform to play it on. Considering this game gets a pretty consistent 30 FPS with good textures is enough for me to recommend it to my Nintendo-only sibling. The only small disappointments are the necessary load time, the obvious workarounds that had to be made to reduce the world from being “open world”, and the shudder-inducing animation frame drops of some faraway background characters that make me remember my time with Pokémon Scarlet/Violet.
I had a great time playing it on release day on PC, so I won’t pick it up on Switch. I may in the future grab it for a big discount just so I can have a physical copy for my game shelf.
I agree, the game is a great port. Comparing it with a platform that is multiple times more powerful than Switch doesn’t make any sense.
Kudos to the devs!