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[papersleeves]

I know many were waiting for this port. I personally enjoyed Doom 2016 on Switch, though I can't say I feel the same WOW factor when watching this comparison as I did back when the first one came out. Feels like the smudgy resolution and blurry details annoy me more than it did 3 years ago. The FPS cuts in half, I can live with. It's really the IQ that disturbs me more than I thought it would.

 

[Coolwhhip]

Doom on Switch doesn't have occasional frame drops, it has occasional frame renders.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

For as shite as I find Doom eternal I have to admit that for a Switch version, thats pretty damn impressive.

 

[deriks]

Looks great

But yeah, runs like 20fps... Still great for the hardware

 

[amigastar]

Looking really good for Switch, glad more people get to enjoy this masterpiece.

 

[Stilton Disco]

Barely runs, but the fact it does at all is miraculous.

 

[Panajev2001a]

Looks great

But yeah, runs like 20fps... Still great for the hardware

Is there enemy real time damage? I could not see it in the trailers...

 

[Dr.Morris79]

glad more people get to enjoy this masterpiece.

Lets not lose our heads now

 

[-Arcadia-]

That really does look unexpectedly impressive. They may have pulled it off.

I kind of feel like the OP in that the ‘party trick’ of PS4 and Xbox One games running on Switch has become a bit commonplace (especially after Witcher 3) since the original Doom, where it was mindblowing, but this is pretty awesome.

I don’t really endorse this ‘drop the resolution hard’ approach, as opposed to a really good looking native Switch game, but you can see where there’s levels of detail that you would never expect on this platform, and just how impressive it is that it’s all here and running.

I am waiting for the DF impressions, though. Sometimes viewing the Docked output (which I assume this is from a brief look) through a phone or something, can give you a better, false idea of what it looks like.

 

[-Arcadia-]

Is there enemy real time damage? I could not see it in the trailers...

I can’t really say in general, but I did see one of the bigger enemies getting rocket launchered over and over and losing more and more of himself, just like on the other versions.

 

[amigastar]

Lets not lose our heads now

Ok, i get it you don't like the game.

 

[ResilientBanana]

See? games are scaleable.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Those guys are wizards, holy shit.

Lets not lose our heads now

To each their own. I loved the game and it's my GOTY right next to Yakuza 7.

 

[Skifi28]

 

[Kagero]

Blurry low poly characters. I’ll pass.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Ok, i get it you don't like the game.

I'd love it, if it was a Doom. Sadly it seems to be some weird Quake hybrid with a shit story.

To each their own, as has been said.

 

[Nikana]

Looks about how you would expect. But the real test is the second half of the game. The enemy count is significantly higher.

 

[M1chl]

Some games simply should not be on this shitty piece of tech.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Yeah, this looks like the performance I was expecting.

Kudos to them for even porting it on the Switch. I hope those really wanting it there will be excited for it. I completely believe they did everything they could to get it to look and perform the best.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Some games simply should not be on this shitty piece of tech.

Well I would not say it's a shitty piece of hardware... But I agree. This game must be played at a high framerate and with keyboard and mouse.

 

[cyberheater]

Pretty impressive for a portable.

 

[Dane]

Switch ports of Doom 2016 and Eternal are very impressive, reminds me of Cod ports on Wii, but in Switch's case, they didn't have to lower the poly count.

 

[Scotty W]

Looks good. I would buy it if I had a switch.

 

[namekuseijin]

if they're really in for a technical challenge just for the sake of technical challenge, why not port it to VR? even better: try to make it run on Quest!

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[Schmick]

Pretty good for a portable although it also plays great on my phone through Game Pass.

 

[midasmulligan]

Yeah, and it also runs on a calculator but I ain’t sprinting out to pick up that hot TI 85, now am I?

 

[MeatSafeMurderer]

Switch ports of Doom 2016 and Eternal are very impressive, reminds me of Cod ports on Wii, but in Switch's case, they didn't have to lower the poly count.

But maybe they should've...the performance is dogshit. I mean it's impressive that it runs at all but it could've been even more impressive running at 720P 60FPS, even with a reduced graphical feature set...of course that would've involved much more invasive changes and would've made it stand out more visually next to its bigger cousins, though I'd argue that visuals aren't everything and that gameplay and, in a game like this, performance is king.

 

[MisterBrimstone]

Since the first DOOM or maybe Wolfenstein game ported to switch I wonder if it's worth it. Do these games make a profit? I can't fanthom these ports being cheap.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

what am I playing...a ps3?!

 

[bender]

Yeah, and it also runs on a calculator but I ain’t sprinting out to pick up that hot TI 85, now am I?

Zilog Z80 @ 6 MHz was pure sex.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

 

[Oppoi]

Playing Doom on the Switch is like watching porn on a baby monitor. Resist Satan embrace Jesus.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[oagboghi2]

Since the first DOOM or maybe Wolfenstein game ported to switch I wonder if it's worth it. Do these games make a profit? I can't fanthom these ports being cheap.

The first Doom game sold over a million