Back home. Thanks for all your questions, both informative and/or silly. Disclaimer: I thought it would be good to have some actual hands-on answers in here and as a little to GAF.
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Does street fighter 6 have subsurface scattering?
I am going to go with no. The game was pretty playable, definitely in the 60 fps region, but did look worse than other versions of the game.
What types of loading screens can I expect with Mario Kart World?
edit-or are loading screens an issue with any game?
The loading screens i did encounter were of similar length to the Switch and Wii iterations of the game. Between 5-10 seconds tops.
Any sign of a 60fps performance mode on Cyberpunk?
Sadly, no. Nowhere, really. What i did see is that handheld play definitely has some tricks to get to playable state (Read:
''DLSS'') which was easily noticeable when i swung my melee weapon. Having said that, it looked pretty good on the LCD screen. I realize these are ideal circumstances, but it definitely did look like Cyberpunk. Shadow resolution however took a rather noticeable hit, and also ran at half framerate. Docked mitigated a lot of these issues.
No, i did see Metroid Prime 4 though for something in a similar sci-fi style.
did your eyes bleed when you were watching cyberpunk running on switch?
No, not really. Handheld has some obvious gripes, but it is distinctively Cyberpunk, and more impressively, it didn't run hot. Likely because it is DLSSing to a higher resolution, but it looks
alright. I preferred docked play though, that definitely is far more in line with what people have been suggesting (PS4+, near a PS4 Pro, etc...)
How many middle aged men trying to grope girls?
None. There were definitely
Nintendo people out there that pertain to a certain lifestyle or one would classify as
geeky/nerdy. However, i didn't pay much attention to this because i came to see a Switch 2 Experience and not a
Rate-my-offline-Neckbeard-for-Online-NeoGAF event.
I didn't smell the cartridges, but since its a industrial product, i'd wager it smells industrial.
No, but she was picked often enough in Mario Kart. Take that as your will.
Did Nintendo split your cheeks?
In the context of
''Did Nintendo sell me on a Switch 2?'' it is a pretty hard choice actually. It is clear it is working in the PS4 realm with some good niceties on them, and i love how the mice gestures work (Seriously, that's the
Nintendo Magic moment right there) In terms of performance? Some games ran amazing but were PS4 quality, whilst others definitely need more time in the oven. I can see this fit inbetween the last-gen cross-gen machines and the Series S.
How you qualify the overall experience performance/Graphics quality wise from 1 to 10?
7.5/8.0/10. Some games were pretty impressive. Metroid Prime 4, for instance, was 1080p120 locked, but its definitely a cross-gen game. Cyberpunk in Docked is however very cool to see, albeit at 30 fps. Nintendo is also definitely re-using its pre-existing tech - Bananza very much runs on the Zelda Switch technology in look and feel.
If God were a chicken, would you eat eggs?
I prefer to think that the egg has to decide what it wants to be, and as such it can only know what it wants to be when it is hatched (Tabula Rasa)
Do you think an average thrower could throw it over a house?
The Switch 2 handheld is a chunk heavier than the Switch 1, and the Dock resembles a toaster. So, yes, an average thrower can do this.
which of these games impressed you graphically and which games did not? Did the controller system etc seem well built unlike the switch 1? How was the screen compared to switch 1 lcd and oled?
- Prime was great for its performance. Cyberpunk definitely looks great on docked. Bananza impressed me for its destruction. That game has oodles of fun. Hogwarts disappointed me in Docked, that game has some serious framerate issues and if according to recent news it is running at 2K, it definitely was sub-30 FPS and with rather horrible IQ (I suspect DLSS was at play here aswell, even with this performance)
- Yes, the controller system is rather solid. The whole unit is pretty solid as a whole, the backstand is sturdy and the magnetic Joy-Con connectors are rather incredibly satisfying to use. It literally snaps in and ironically it feels that could sell the system.
- I couldn't compare to existing systems, but in the ideal light situations, the LCD was pretty crisp, no issues at all. However, it does have the typical LCD issues being rather reflective of light. You will need some shadow to see this properly.
If you saw the hdr, how was it?
I would say it was most visible in Cyberpunk and it brought colors to life. Kirby also popped, despite it looking graphically rather sub-par.
How was Donkey Kong's image quality on the TV. Was it running at 1080p?
Image quality was fine and 60 FPS. Some jaggies, a few framedrops in cutscenes or when going to the overview map. I didn't ask for resolutions, but it looked good enough.
I heard that the demos are running on switch 2 devkits and that they do not let you hold them. They only let people hold the actual switch 2 at the end of the event.
I couldn't hold the Switch 2 dock, those were sealed. I could hold the handheld however. There was a holding and photostand indeed at the end of the event, but you could hold the handheld wherever the game was available to play in handheld mode.
Would you eat the moon if it was made of spare ribs?
I like spare ribs, but i don't like the mess. So, spare ribs without the mess please.
What is this "Mario Kart 8 World" I hear about?
I wrote this in the train back home. I have corrected this. Thanks for the notification.
is the Dpad of the Pro Controller still garbage or did they change it?
They changed it. Its pretty good now.
I've heard Hogwarts looks really bad image quality wise. What's your thoughts?
I agree. Hogwarts really does look rough and the performance is definitely sub-30. Even the Nintendo employee noticed as such. In stills it looks alright, but this is the kind of port that needs more time in the oven.
Pro Controller impressions, please!
Solid controller. I liked playing on it and it definitely feels Nintendo didn't cheapen out on the
feel of the device.
Yo,
I'm guessing you didn't see it docked? Because I do not care for handheld gaming. If you did, how does it look on a big TV?
I did see and played several games at docked. In general, it
is noticeable that DLSS is at play, but i am also much in the PS4/PS4 Pro/Series S territory. The Switch 2, much like 1, can punch above its weight but
it really depends on the game.
Did you get to use the Pro controller? If so are the analog sticks smooth?
I did use the Pro controller and yes, the sticks were smooth. Sometimes a tad too sensitive, but i am sure you change this. I didn't had access to the system menu, so i can't confirm this.
How smooth did handheld cyberpunk quality mode feel?
It has
some dips, and Docked is definitely smoother, but it is
more than acceptable. Its a 30 FPS experience but this is a fun one to do against Steam Deck.
I did talk to one of the devs there and they did port the entire software stack (RedEngine) to Switch 2, noting how easy it was to do. They also noted its the same build other outlets have been reporting, so things will likely have changed and will change before release.
Are the new sticks worth the hype? Actual floating feeling?
They are definitely better reachable. I had no problem with them as a casual, so i think its
fine.
How noticeable is the menu jank in Donkey Kong?
Fairly unnoticable. What does drop frames are cutscenes, big breakage of structure and (surprisingly) going to the overview map. That part dipped rather hard, from 60 to 30. I suspect Zelda tech is re-used into something it is less well suited. But the game isn't out yet, so who knows what may change!
Did you have to pay $9.99 to playtest it?
Nope. I got a invite through a small site i have written for. I could take the off and the rest couldn't.
However, it was rather ironic that i got to playtest this, as i playtested the original Switch all the way back in 2017. That was a rather small room, coming off the unsuccesfull Wii U. Times changed.)
Did the version of Cyberpunk you played still have the "old build" warning from the other events?
Yes.
Need to know about that D-Pad! Is it better than the Switch Pro D-Pad?
Had no comparison (nor do i have a Switch myself), but it was good. It worked as intended.
Were you touched softly and lovingly on the shoulders by the Nintendo Reps when you were playing? If so, did the moment make you moist?
- No, not at all. They did watch over me but all were surprisingly friendly. What was cringe however was having 100-150 Nintendo folks cheering and clapping as we entered.
- Fahdis, i am making a serious thread and i don't like these kinds of questions. I realize this is your kink but i prefer if you take this thread seriously as an adult and not as a stay-at-home-kid whose sole existence is NeoGAF.
IQ of exclusive games on handheld mode was good?
Mario Kart definitely looked great on Handheld. But it also looks very much like a cross-gen title.
Aside the reading comprehension issues, most people just were in ordinary clothes. Some people were goth/emo-themed.
How much delays does it have? Switch 1 is unbearable, the delay between an input and the result on screen feels like half a second.
You aren't specifying a title, so i am going with the one where i thought it mattered most, Metroid and Street Fighter. MP4 is pretty much flawless, SF, is solid, but i think a real pure purist will spot a dropped frame here and there.
If 1000 people attended the event.
And out of those 1000 people:
- 50% said they showered once last month
- 60% said they plan to shower once this month
- 30% said they showered once last month and plan to shower once this month
- The rest doesn't believe in showers (or deodorant )
How many people did not shower last month and don't plan to shower this month either?
Same as Fahdis: I don't care about your kink and if the many Switch 2 threads with silly takes infected you, please be aware this isn't one of them. I am sharing my experience in the most non-biased way possible. Eat some pizza.
Do the cartridges still taste horrible or so they have cheese and onion flavour now?
Please consider different communities if your questionnaire is that of a 8 year old.
Was everything off carts or memory card? As above interesting to hear load times.
- Tricky one, because nobody mentioned it. Everything was in demo mode, so i would say it was on internal memory? I should have asked.
- Load times were, atleast in Yakuza and Cyberpunk, in the region of less than 5 seconds. Loading is fast on Switch 2.