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Off-screen footage of DOOM running on the Switch handheld
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OfficerRaichu15
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Looks great. Im in
The Last One
Member
However I think we need to see direct feed footage anyway, kinda hard to judge the texture quality in off-screen footage,
added_time
Member
Do you know if you can use a controller for the PC version? It says "partial controller support" on Steam but I don't know what that means. I can't use mouse and keyboard setup for shooters because it hurts my wrists badly for some reason.
Phife Dawg
Member
I hope they add gyro...
Fast and smooth are two different things. Although 60 FPS benefits a game with fast gameplay even more (precise input), then again we are talking about dual analogue shooters.
The à¹ÛBronx
Member
Puts it into perspective.
Even then, when you remove the joycons it's the same size as the Nintendo Switch game cases.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
Life is not perfect. Why would Doom on switch be perfect!?
UnemployedVillain
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Unless you're playing on PC you're not getting perfect
It plays fine with a 360 pad from my experience.
I don't use a mouse and keyboard on any pc game either. I use my pc as a console. Like you I just find it very uncomfortable.
Works fine on a controller. Partial support is super vague and can mean all sorts of stuff, sometimes the menus require kb/m. sometimes it doesn't support dinput (ps4 native), but doom runs fine, had a buddy finish it that way.
It looks good, but that's a big stretch.
Yes, as far as I know.
chicken_pasta
Banned
I'm getting this. And Wolfenstein. And Mario. And FIFA. And a bankruptcy declaration. Thanks.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
Playing the multiplayer on the go will be awesome
Sword Of Doom
Member
The joycon sticks might also be a dealbreaker for me. Not sure I want to play an FPS that doesnt have gyro like Splatoon with those crappy sticks
Look ridiculously good here. Movement feels slower here at 30fps, but everything else is spot on. I can deal with 30fps if it's going to look like this. Hopefully, the backlash to lead to some kind of uncapped framerate or optimizations options, but this is way to close to the PS4/Xbox One counterparts to be complaining.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Hadn't thought about it but yeah those sticks aren't great. Guess you could use a pro controller but that sort of defeats the advantage of portability. At the very least I hope they release a demo.
dragonflys545
Member
How are you going to do that? Unless you're talking about local MP. Otherwise you would need Wifi. But then again Doom MP is straight up DOODOO.
That is where I am at. I can live with 30 frame rate. But no motion controls, not buy for me. I refused to used a stick when motion controls can be put it, especially since it's in Skyrim.
Joelstinton14
Member
i'm not a tech head but that Gamespot footage looks great.
I know it ain't 60fps, but even a solid 30fps is nothing to cry about, we were lucky if we got that on most ps3/360 games. Looks silky smooth to be honest. For a lot of people it is going to be a great port and game.
Definitely thinking of double dipping.
I know it ain't 60fps, but even a solid 30fps is nothing to cry about, we were lucky if we got that on most ps3/360 games. Looks silky smooth to be honest. For a lot of people it is going to be a great port and game.
Definitely thinking of double dipping.
The Hermit
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Minsc
Gold Member
This definitely seemed like the only one that gave an appropriate feel of gameplay speed to me, I don't know if the others are just shot differently, but aside from the dirty/dusty screen, this was by far the best of the bunch for me, to judge smoothness of the 30fps gameplay - the rest all made it seem worse to me than the Glixel one.
Schucky Ducky
Banned
Turn your smart phone into a Hotspot and connect your Switch to it. I've played Splatoon 2 this way.
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
I like that Polygon is shocked over the fact that a Nintendo console has a violent game on it.
And Doom no less!
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And Doom no less!
No gyro controls in the game according to Gamexplain.
144fps on 144hz is the new perfect, so Doom Switch is really only like a quarter of perfection.
Also, Doom has always been weaker on Nintendo consoles compared to others. I'm content with this.
No, I'm only saying that cause it looks like it's running @ 60. Maybe it's YouTube, but that definitely looks smoother than 30.
Felt the GS video was best tbh.
I'd say it's pretty close to the Vita/PS3 (factoring in screen size and qHD v. pseudo-HD). The gap between this and the console versions, given the drop in framerate, is pretty comparable to the gap bewteen KZ:2 and KZ:Mercs. Or say, Sly Cooper 4, etc.. Even Vita exclusives like Gravity Rush and Tearaway have up-ported to PS4 well, so that says quite a bit about what the Vita was doing in it's (incredibly short) peak years of AAA development.
The big difference, to me, is that by being based on the Tegra X1 the Switch is enabling 3rd parties to quickly deliver ports with this fidelity, not something exclusively the domain of first party studios on noteworthy first party IPs. The Vita had a mobile chipset with a good amount of available memory and could only really be tapped well via Sony's development tools, therefore most non-first party games didn't scratch the surface of what the device could do.
Here it appears that if your game runs well on older x86 hardware it apparently isn't too much of a challenge to get up and running on the Switch. I can't imagine Bethesda had this in-development prior to the strong launch sales of the Switch and if that's the case this is all the more impressive.
Summer Haze
Banned
30fps, the best way to play DOOM
Shadow Broker
Banned
I'm watching GameXPlain video now and the gameplay is fast, furious, and smooth.
I can't tell the different between 30 vs 60 FPS at all which is why I don't understand the out cry because it's not at 60 FPS from some users.
I can't tell the different between 30 vs 60 FPS at all which is why I don't understand the out cry because it's not at 60 FPS from some users.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
It's a rock solid 30fps. I can't see any drops in framerate at least, not even during parts with many enemies in the area.
I played through it a few months ago, so my memory isn't that clear in that regard, but god damn, I don't see a single effect, shader or whathaveyou that I'd miss. Thank god that Chromatic Abberation's gone for good, apparently.
Not even texture resolution looks bad in motion when you have nothing to directly compare it to.
It's a very solid effort and everyone who hasn't played it should definitely buy it and play it on the system of their choice.
I'll definitely double-dip on Switch.
I hope offline multiplayer (single or multiple systems) is confirmed?
I played through it a few months ago, so my memory isn't that clear in that regard, but god damn, I don't see a single effect, shader or whathaveyou that I'd miss. Thank god that Chromatic Abberation's gone for good, apparently.
Not even texture resolution looks bad in motion when you have nothing to directly compare it to.
It's a very solid effort and everyone who hasn't played it should definitely buy it and play it on the system of their choice.
I'll definitely double-dip on Switch.
I hope offline multiplayer (single or multiple systems) is confirmed?
D.Lo
Member
And N64 was the original console shooter box, with dozens of FPS including Doom, and the highest selling shooter of the decade on any platform in Goldeneye.I like that Polygon is shocked over the fact that a Nintendo console has a violent game on it.
And Doom no less!