Biggie Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: Yeah, I mean, I'll agree there, I do the same. I'm not a huge fan of Nintendo's "house" graphical art style - it looks nice but it's very simply and very clean but I'm not impressed graphically by it - it's very boring, like generic Pixar. Nintendo codes really solid games with few bugs or flaws but graphically it's whatever to me, probably personal preference. But I'm glad it looks good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 I think Nintendo’s art style is influenced by the hardware limitations of the Switch. Having said that, I like the style and it typically pops on the OLED. The style overall is very distinctive to its brand. It’s similar to how Sony’s first party have a similar look as well across games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, Biggie said: He’s from Philly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, Biggie said: I mean, artistically straightforward, simple and clean look is efficient and easy on the eyes, I get it. Like the Pixar house style, it's easy to look at and watch. But I find it very boring. My younger brother, who played Mario games, etc. until recently (unlike me who stopped after the GameCube) has also become bored of Nintendo's house style and as an adult is bored by how easy their games are so it's not just me. Obviously as adult men we're not the main demographic for these and I'm fine with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 5 minutes ago, Brian said: I think Nintendo’s art style is influenced by the hardware limitations of the Switch. Having said that, I like the style and it typically pops on the OLED. The style overall is very distinctive to its brand. It’s similar to how Sony’s first party have a similar look as well across games. I won't disagree that it's because of the limitations and with the way it looks it definitely pops on the OLED but it is boring. Sony goes for "realistic" looking games, so those will share more DNA with each other but Nintendo's games are in a complete fantasy land, they could do whatever they wanted with each iteration of any their franchises. It's when they do things like Paper Mario-type games or stitching looking Yoshi-type games where I'll at least get mildly interested. It's a shame because when I was younger their games used to be harder too. I still struggle with Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. There's always Mario Map Maker created levels at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said: I mean, artistically straightforward, simple and clean look is efficient and easy on the eyes, I get it. Like the Pixar house style, it's easy to look at and watch. But I find it very boring. My younger brother, who played Mario games, etc. until recently (unlike me who stopped after the GameCube) has also become bored of Nintendo's house style and as an adult is bored by how easy their games are so it's not just me. Obviously as adult men we're not the main demographic for these and I'm fine with that. You’re dead to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Biggie said: You’re dead to me It's okay, I wasn't alive to you to begin with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Enough of the buzzkill. I'm waiting on Amazon to deliver my copy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 1 minute ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Enough of the buzzkill. I'm waiting on Amazon to deliver my copy. Ain’t no buzz to kill here, you’re gonna love how it looks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Just now, stepee said: Ain’t no buzz to kill here, you’re gonna love how it looks! Yeah, husband was watching a video comparison earlier and it looked pretty darn good. I never got an OLED Switch, but that's okay. Mario Wonder looks and runs great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 19 minutes ago, stepee said: Ain’t no buzz to kill here, you’re gonna love how it looks! 18 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Yeah, husband was watching a video comparison earlier and it looked pretty darn good. I never got an OLED Switch, but that's okay. Mario Wonder looks and runs great. It looks great! TV or handheld mode. Enjoy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 23 minutes ago, Biggie said: It looks great! TV or handheld mode. Enjoy!!! You start it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 10 minutes ago, stepee said: You start it? Oh ya 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 I’m used to Mario not talking, but this is the first time I ever seen him being portrayed as a mute that cosplays. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 This is such a ‘wait till it’s £30’ experience for me. However, I’m looking forward to, in pretty much one spree, picking up Wonder, this, 1000 Year Door and some new Joycons as the Hori Split ones just aren’t quite right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, gamer.tv said: This is such a ‘wait till it’s £30’ experience for me. Hope you live a long and healthy life so you can see the price drop that low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 27 minutes ago, Bacon said: Hope you live a long and healthy life so you can see the price drop that low. I’m banking on the UK company CEX dropping it that low. Both Odyssey and BotW made it to about £35 and Links Awakening to £28 so there’s a chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 1 minute ago, gamer.tv said: I’m banking on the UK company CEX dropping it that low. Both Odyssey and BotW made it to about £35 and Links Awakening to £28 so there’s a chance! You need to suffer like the Americans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 The graphics are very good. They’re not current gen level “omgwtfbbq” but the visuals are very crisp and nothing looks low-poly or low-res, at all. The Switch is punching above it’s weight class here in terms of fidelity, and it’s achieving it because it’s using the same extremely small areas loaded per screen; just like the SNES game, it doesn’t continuously scroll the world on-screen, but loads pieces as tiny individual segments. Simply put: there’s not a whole lot going on at once, so all of the Switches resources can be maxed for those small areas. The cutscenes and boss introductions are both extremely impressive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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