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They're saying it's got similar problems but the comparison video makes it look so much better now
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Xenoblade Chronicles 1, 2, and 3 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition announced (XBC available later today; XBC2 on July 30; XBC3 on December 3)
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They're saying it's got similar problems but the comparison video makes it look so much better now
Gambit2483
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This issue honestly seems overblown. I've been playing through XCX on Switch 2 and haven't had any issues that keep me from enjoying the game visually.
Maybe if you play the game while zoomed in 200x then it's an issue but on my TV, it looks great while running at 60fps
DarkShadowXI
Gold Member
Yeah I was gonna avoid this thread going forward, but unfortunately this new update for Xenoblade 1 does have a ton of performance issues that even bother me (and I usually try to look past this stuff).This issue honestly seems overblown. I've been playing through XCX on Switch 2 and haven't had any issues that keep me from enjoying the game visually.
Maybe if you play the game while zoomed in 200x then it's an issue but on my TV, it looks great while running at 60fps
This game was clearly designed at 30fps and they're shoehorning in 60fps where they can. Ugh, it's distracting
XCX had much better performance than this.
I'm not looking at any texture stuff because I don't really care, but the framerate is def not smooth in XC1.
What do you mean you don't play your games zoomed in all the time? How else would you know that the wall on the back had some shimmering?This issue honestly seems overblown. I've been playing through XCX on Switch 2 and haven't had any issues that keep me from enjoying the game visually.
Maybe if you play the game while zoomed in 200x then it's an issue but on my TV, it looks great while running at 60fps
DarkShadowXI
Gold Member
No it doesn't. I'm pretty disappointed in this "upgrade" and I didn't mind the XCX one at all.
this doesn't really feel like a smooth 4k60...
Here
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I'm curious, what do you mean by butchered localization?
Also, I hope they don't make Massive Melee Mythra her default costume like they did in Smash?
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
December for XBC3 is a long wait
For real. As excited as I am to get Switch 2 patches/upgrades for this series, having them so spread out is a real bummer.
Jinzo Prime
Member
I can't afford all these games and updates either. I really wanted Xenoblade Trinity, 'cause even at $80-$90, it would be a steal for this trilogy.The first one is the only I don't have for the switch and I'm not paying $60 for it.
Kataploom
Gold Member
So a non-issue to me because I'm still trying to find whatever the hell people see wrong on the screen
DeVeAn
Member
The performance is the real bother. This ain't great but still does look better.
Shifty1897
Member
It's nowhere near as egregious as X. I've been playing a bit in handheld mode and it's worth the upgrade to me.
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ShadyAcshuns
Gold Member
Looks and runs great from what I've played of it. Download seemed kind of big.
cireza
Member
XCX on Switch 2 looked so bad I had the game refunded. It's unbelievable how much people don't see the same thing. No wonder Nintendo just go on with selling upgrades like these.
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DarkShadowXI
Gold Member
Yeah it looks just fine, but this performance during gameplay blows
Cutscenes seem to be okay. This feels super rushed.
StereoVsn
Gold Member
Is it meaningfully better vs boost mode?
Zacfoldor
Gold Member
Well I'm not sure about 4k, but it is definitely not doing 60.
this doesn't really feel like a smooth 4k60...
It's actually doing 1. A still frame.
Now if we are talking about a video of the game that's a different story.
Kataploom
Gold Member
Why do some people care about this? Just don't buy it yourself lol
Shifty1897
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The video I shared specifically compares boost mode to Switch 2 update. Your milage may vary.
alf717
Member
It took me a while to see the issues with X's upgrade and yes I can see why so many were put off by it. If you dig and wear the right stick down to the nub you'll find just about any flaw with any game. But I agree that these are a little overblown here. A minor dip from 60FPS is totally playable. I use to get turbo nitpicky about my play sessions back in the day and all it really did was made me avoid games that were actually really good. I know it sucks for many that any negativity will turn them off to anything but if you can't looks past the little things you'll never play a game again in your life time.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Xenoblade 2's performance was always a huge drag on the experience for me, and I never finished the game or even got close largely because of that. Didn't play Torna or 3 for the same reason. This is a game changer for me.
But yeah, a little cautious given the issues with the Xenoblade X patch… but it sounds like it was actually fine, more or less, for people who are just playing docked? Really hope these turn out because I've wanted this sort of upgrade for a loooonng time.
But yeah, a little cautious given the issues with the Xenoblade X patch… but it sounds like it was actually fine, more or less, for people who are just playing docked? Really hope these turn out because I've wanted this sort of upgrade for a loooonng time.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
The hell am I looking at
falling into hell
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It's awesome that we get patches for Xenoblade Chronicles but the waiting time is way too long. I will get the patches for Xenoblade 2 and 3. Maybe I will finally end up playing Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
German Shocks
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
Night and day difference.
mèx
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The secret Mario Kart World DLC.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
JMRM
Neo Member
What's that blurry mess on the left and where was is taken from?
I spent more than 120 h on the switch version and didn't look nearly as bad as that picture
bender
What time is it?
linko9
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It's zoomed in.
delishcaek
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These muppets have no clue what they're talking about and it seems like half the people ITT have forgotten what the issues with XBX are.
The game not being native 4k and therefor a bit soft isn't the issue, it's this shit:
Warping/deforming textures everywhere as soon as you start moving the camera (and this also affects ground textures, everything you see) and I can't see this anywhere in the XB1 footage they've provided. The foliage/trees in the distance look a bit shimmery but not nearly like what is going on in XBX, the ground also looks kinda fine. I also don't see it in the raw footage
alf717
provided (but I do wish he had not moved the camera as much as he did).I'll wait for DF to take a look at it, but from what I am seeing it's definitely not comparable at all.
Stitch
Member
The filter around the player makes it look like the poor guys left arm is broken
this doesn't really feel like a smooth 4k60...
Lol great job of dissecting a screenshot
It feels great in handheld, definitely feels like 30fps in docked.
kevboard
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These muppets have no clue what they're talking about and it seems like half the people ITT have forgotten what the issues with XBX are.
The game not being native 4k and therefor a bit soft isn't the issue, it's this shit:
Warping/deforming textures everywhere as soon as you start moving the camera (and this also affects ground textures, everything you see)
I still think they should have been sued for marketing Xenoblade X as 4k.
this isn't even image reconstruction, this is literally 1080p with a filter.
like when devs say it's 4k but it's in reality using FSR2/3 or DLSS or PSSR or something, that's one thing. that is also not 4k, but it's at least an intelligent reconstruction algorithm constructing a 4k image.
this is a literal 1080p image with a filter akin to the old ZSNES pixel smoothing filters. this is 100% false advertising... and I also can't believe that they haven't patched it yet either. absolute insane
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Jinzo Prime
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Looks like an oilify or xbrz filter is being applied to distant objects. Like a bad implementation of Skyward Sword's Impressionism filter.The game not being native 4k and therefor a bit soft isn't the issue, it's this shit:
March Climber
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I'm going to try and pre-post a typical response I see after a question like this to beat someone to the punch:
"They're wasting resources on this when they should be making a new game"
Queso de Grande
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Gotta ask Naughty Dog for that answer.
German Shocks
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
Bethesda
Pejo
Member
So there are rumblings that they're censoring Pyra and Mythra (again) for the remaster of 2. It's still too early to know for sure, but I sure have less and less goodwill to go around for this kind of thing. Guess we'll see as more footage comes out.
If it does happen, I bet my bottom dollar is those fucking wanks at Treehouse driving the whole thing.
If it does happen, I bet my bottom dollar is those fucking wanks at Treehouse driving the whole thing.
German Shocks
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
Heart_Attack
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Not a fan of Nintendo charging for something that should be free.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
If that happens I'm not buying the Remasters
I swear those guys at Treehouse makes me super mad if it's confirmed to be censored. That's my favorite Xenoblade game