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[Zuo]

Switch (2) textures seem to be missing the subtle checkerboard aesthetic present in the original games. It's a neat effect that not only gives textures some interesting grit but often helps them match a certain aesthetic (fabric, candy, gardeny stuff)

Losing unique visual nuance for sharper textures doesn't seem worth it, especially in older or stylized games where sharper textures actually just clash with the geometry.

Edit:

Looks like even some huge and obvious patterns are missing, like the walls here that gave all the bee levels their honeycomb aesthetic. Yikes

 

[memoryman3]

*On Switch 1….this is a Switch 1 game.

But yes that's what happens with new textures.

 

[Zuo]

*On Switch 1….this is a Switch 1 game.

Pretty sure it's also on Switch 2, but kinda beside the point

But yes that's what happens with new textures.

Yes sadly. Reminds me of Zelda TP HD textures missing implied shadows and highlights and the field looking like astroturf. Definitely needs to be criticized more

 

[RayBoy]

 

[Baemono]

This could've been an email

 

[Killer8]

I'm presuming the screenshots from the Switch version are Youtube screenshots. Youtube compression will nuke fine detail like this.

Wait for a direct feed screenshot comparison. We have very few good screenshots to properly judge. One of the few I can find on Nintendo's site, which is also only 720p, shows the pattern is still there on the sky:

 

[Kikorin]

How is still even playable then?

 

[kapshin]

How is still even playable then?

In a Galaxy far far away.

 

[analog_future]

Wait, we want dithering? Or we don't? lol



Also the Wii maxed out at 480p, so no idea why it says "1080p" behind the supposed Wii shots.

 

[RCU005]

Pretty sure it's also on Switch 2, but kinda beside the point

It's not on Switch 2. It's playable on Switch 2, but it's via backwards compatibility. Officially, it's only a Switch game.

OT: The game still looks great to me. Too bad about the horrid price tag.

 

[Davevil]

playing with the power

 

[PurePlatinum]

Am I stupid for thinking you guys need to stop zooming in so much? I cannot tell the difference.

 

[Stitch]

I'm presuming the screenshots from the Switch version are Youtube screenshots. Youtube compression will nuke fine detail like this.

They also started using AI to "enhance" video quality. I think it's mostly done to shorts so far, but I wouldn't be surprised if they start doing it on everything, like they did with their awful auto-translation..

YouTube secretly used AI to edit people's videos. The results could bend reality

YouTube made AI enhancements to videos without telling users or asking permission. As AI quietly mediates our world, what happens to our shared connections with real life?

www.bbc.com

 

[Zacfoldor]

Sounds like the type of person that leaves motion blur and chromatic filtering and vignetting on in a game. I want my game to be CLEAR, SMOOTH, and BRIGHT. No filters. I want dynamic tone mapping, not too dark bullshit. I want dynamic contrast on HIGH. I want my color level on 65. I want my backlight and brightness on 100. I want my color temperature on COOL.

Also they are too expensive guys? They are 40 bucks each...

Edit: Don't be mad at me, I'm sorry and I don't know why I am the way I am. No offense OP!

 

[Zuo]

Wait for a direct feed screenshot comparison. We have very few good screenshots to properly judge. One of the few I can find on Nintendo's site, which is also only 720p, shows the pattern is still there on the sky:

Your screenshot is sadly the best example of the patterns missing, in the beehive level where it was 100% intentional. Guess they just left some sky textures untouched

Wait, we want dithering? Or we don't? lol

In this case it's part of the game's unique look and makes textures a bit grittier and less samey, so yeah

It's not on Switch 2. It's playable on Switch 2

Nintendo advertises it for Switch 2 on their website and there is a Switch 2-exclusive update. I think saying it's on Switch 2 is excusable

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

I just want to make sure the UI changes make Galaxy 2 able to be played non-awkwardly. I'm fine with the graphics as they are. Quite honestly, Mario Galaxys are beautiful games with a timeless style to them and don't really need much updating graphics-wise. Just update it to 1080p or 1440p, or even 4K, update the resolution for the UI, and make sure you can play Galaxy 2 easily with the Pro controller. That's kinda it . I'd rather they focus their efforts on the inevitable Galaxy 2 or what the follow up to Odyssey is (please don't say Bananza, I'm taking about the next Mario).

 

[Zuo]

Sounds like the type of person that leaves motion blur and chromatic filtering and vignetting on in a game. I want my game to be CLEAR, SMOOTH, and BRIGHT. No filters. I want dynamic tone mapping, not too dark bullshit. I want dynamic contrast on HIGH. I want my color level on 65. I want my backlight and brightness on 100. I want my color temperature on COOL.

I mean this type of thinking explains your disgusting Dragon Ball Super pfp

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Your screenshot is sadly the best example of the patterns missing, in the beehive level where it was 100% intentional. Guess they just left some sky textures untouched

In this case it's part of the game's unique look and makes textures a bit grittier and less samey, so yeah

Nintendo advertises it for Switch 2 on their website and there is a Switch 2-exclusive update. I think saying it's on Switch 2 is excusable

So, it's a Switch 1 game with Switch 2-only upgrades if you play it on that system via back compat, that will not work on Switch 1. They advertise it as a Switch 1 game playable on Switch 2 with minor improvements, as they do for most/ all Switch 1 Mario-themed games. It's a Switch 1 box, as well. There is no Switch 2 edition, nor a Switch 2 Edition upgrade pack. Clearly made for Switch 1 and late addition basic Betty upgrades for Switch 2 so it looks a bit better on 4K/ handheld.

 

[Trogdor1123]

sometimes I wonder how people even see these things…

 

[Deerock71]

This really is nitpicking.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

This really is nitpicking.

sometimes I wonder how people even see these things…

You certainly would never notice unless you're playing the game side-by-side with both versions running simultaneously. Even then, most of us probably wouldn't notice.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Switch 2 textures seem to be missing the subtle checkerboard aesthetic present in the original games. It's a neat effect that makes things look a bit more cohesive and textures less like generic clay

Definitely nitpicky but with such important games (and such a high price tag) it's a bit of a bummer and maybe a red flag for worse. Textures may be sharper but that's not worth losing unique visual nuance like that, and the importance of sharp textures is exaggerated anyway, especially in older or stylized games where they can clash with simple geometry

Imagine if this kinda stuff prevented you from playing two of the greatest Mario games of all time. It's sad enough that people feel the need to point it out when 99% of the fucking known universe doesn't give a shit.

 

[recursive]

Wait, we want dithering? Or we don't? lol



Also the Wii maxed out at 480p, so no idea why it says "1080p" behind the supposed Wii shots.

Most likely running on an emulator.

 

[IFireflyl]

Hot Take Incoming!























I'm glad it's gone.

 

[RoboFu]

looks worse to me but IDK my Wii could do 1080p!

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

 

[Zuo]

sometimes I wonder how people even see these things…

These patterns already looked awesome in Jungle Beat which can feel a bit like a spiritual predecessor in some ways. Hard not to appreciate it when you play Galaxy afterwards and then not notice it missing

This really is nitpicking.

At first I thought so too but after seeing what they did to Honeyhive Galaxy, nah

Imagine if this kinda stuff prevented you from playing two of the greatest Mario games of all time. It's sad enough that people feel the need to point it out when 99% of the fucking known universe doesn't give a shit.

No idea what makes you think I'm telling anyone not to play the games. I'm playing them right now

It's sad enough that people feel the need to point it out when 99% of the fucking known universe doesn't give a shit.

Nothing sad about pointing out a remaster misses some details and you care enough to post

 

[rodrigolfp]

So Dolphin still... plus don't have to pay for the games again.

 

[LordOcidax]

So looking a little bit better is bad now?

 

[Zathalus]

So looking a little bit better is bad now?

It does? That grass looks worse vs the original. Without the checker boarding, the textures loose a lot of depth and look muddy.

 

[rodrigolfp]

So looking a little bit better is bad now?

 

[Sticks]

 

[rodrigolfp]

looks worse to me but IDK my Wii could do 1080p!

Nowhere it is telling that it is running on a Wii.

 

[RoboFu]

Nowhere it is telling that it is running on a Wii.

um at the top of the image posted?

 

[tkscz]

This is one of those things that if someone didn't point it out, I would've never noticed

 

[Dacvak]

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Nowhere it is telling that it is running on a Wii.

um at the top of the image posted?

Wii maxed at 480p, so this is clearly emulation. Which makes the whole comparison pointless, quite honestly.

 

[GoldenEye98]

Textures on the left look more detailed imo. I'm betting it didn't come across this way on the original wii though. It was 480p. These are from upscaled emulation of the Wii game?

 

[phant0m]

Am I stupid for thinking you guys need to stop zooming in so much? I cannot tell the difference.

Same crowd that watches frame time graphs and scream UNPLAYABLE if it jumps above 16.6ms or framerate dips into the 50s for even a second

 

[rodrigolfp]

um at the top of the image posted?

It says only "Wii". Can mean that it is the Wii version, but that doesn't mean it is necessarily running on a Wii.

Wii maxed at 480p, so this is clearly emulation. Which makes the whole comparison pointless, quite honestly.

Pointless how?? That is what it looks like running on 1080p.

 

[Sooner]

Pretty sure it's also on Switch 2, but kinda beside the point

It's not

 

[Guardian Monkey]

Im fine with this. Im not a big fan of dithering.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Textures on the left look more detailed imo. I'm betting it didn't come across this way on the original wii though. It was 480p. These are from upscaled emulation of the Wii game?

It has to be. There's no other explanation. Also they've upgraded the texture work in both games for this release, so it's odd we are finding areas where the textures are less detailed in the new ports. We should probably wait for DF or something so we know the information we're looking at is valid.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

It's not

It's a Switch 1 game with Switch 2-only upgrades if you play it on that system via back compat, updates that will not work on Switch 1. They advertise it as a Switch 1 game playable on Switch 2 with minor improvements, as they do for most/ all Switch 1 Mario-themed games. It's a Switch 1 box, as well. There is no Switch 2 edition, nor a Switch 2 Edition upgrade pack. Clearly made for Switch 1 and late addition basic Betty upgrades for Switch 2 so it looks a bit better on 4K/ handheld.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

It says only "Wii". Can mean that it is the Wii version, but that doesn't mean it is necessarily running on a Wii.


Pointless how?? That is what it looks like running on 1080p.

Because that's not what the game looks like unless you're emulating at that resolution. You can't state it's running on the Wii unless you're actually running the game on it's native hardware it was designed for, or at the very least running it via emulation but with the same visual settings to closely match it running on it's native hardware. Upscaling and emulating and then claiming this is how it looks on the Wii is just completely wrong, and also pointless. The games were designed specifically for the Wii, with 480p resolution in mind.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Upscaling and emulating and then claiming this is how it looks on the Wii is just completely wrong, and also pointless.

Again, no one said it is running on a Wii.

 

[GoldenEye98]

It has to be. There's no other explanation. Also they've upgraded the texture work in both games for this release, so it's odd we are finding areas where the textures are less detailed in the new ports. We should probably wait for DF or something so we know the information we're looking at is valid.

Right but one would think if they just ported and upscaled the wii game...then it would just look the same as the emulated?...

 

[Sooner]

It says only "Wii". Can mean that it is the Wii version, but that doesn't mean it is necessarily running on a Wii.

Uh, yeah, that's exactly what it means.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Again, no one said it is running on a Wii.

It literally says Wii at top of the screenshots. Which is obviously not accurate. It's clearly running the game via emulation at a much higher native resolution and thus looks far different than it would have on the Wii.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Uh, yeah, that's exactly what it means.

This.