Ulysses 31
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Fps takes a dip when entering new areas mostly and coming out of buildings, otherwise it's pretty solid. Played till 2nd dungeon.
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening |OT| The Ballad of the Wind Fish is charting again!
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
rly ?
hmm that is a shame
Shifty1897
Member
Waiting for some kind of performance patch to smooth out the issues, but I'm excited to play it again! Very fond memories of playing this when I was 8 years old.
-Arcadia-
Banned
The thing about this video, is it’s hideous, yet I haven’t seen this kind of framerate performance in any other video or preview, quite a fair bit of the game. I’ve seen it hitch a bit here and there, so not quite up to the usual Nintendo standard, but nothing like this.
#Phonepunk#
Banned
If there is a day 1 patch then wouldn’t all be early previews be irrelevant?
Thurible
Member
OT is beautiful OP! I can't wait for this game! Maybe we can make another thread showing off our self made dungeons later.
It's getting a day one patch?
Fushitsusha
Banned
That already happened.
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Paltheos
Member
Not 1080p and 60 fps full time is already a big fail for people unlike me.
I've seen this complaint allot but I don't get it. The games looks fine.
I saw the frame rate video too and it... still looks fine.
#Phonepunk#
Banned
I don’t know, maybe. Ask me on day two and I’ll let u know for sure
Bolivar687
Banned
I want to play this video game.
ROMhack
Member
Well that's usually the way
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Why would we shun you? One of the best parts about this remaster is that a whole new generation will be introduced to the game - whether you weren't born yet, didn't have a Gameboy, or just weren't into Zelda when it originally came out.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
RPGCrazied
Member
Said I was going to wait, but with the amiibo coming, I just can't. I'm sure I can beat this before Dragon Quest XI next week. That game is a mammoth. Framerate issues on this game don't seem to bother me. Frame pacing does. It seems like this game just has a fluctuating framerate. Seems its more locked at 50 than anything else.
But yeah, they should've locked this game to 30. No way this game was going to hit 60 anyways. Can any switch game do full 60fps?
But yeah, they should've locked this game to 30. No way this game was going to hit 60 anyways. Can any switch game do full 60fps?
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-Arcadia-
Banned
Most exclusives in fact, do. Link’s Awakening is a bit of an aberration here.
Why would Walmart not stock a first party Zelda game?
Jooxed
Gold Member
I've loved playing console Zelda's since the NES just for some reason i have never gotten into the handheld ones, I guess my gameboys were always for Pokemon when I was a kld... which is a shame. I am super excited to check this out
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Honestly, that's part of the appeal. Especially since this was a Game Boy game back in the day - I remember I got this and I don't think I got another new game for at least 6-8 months afterwards. It was designed to keep me busy as a young person lol
I am somewhat surprised to see that they didn't change the script a little or add quest markers or something to lessen the obtuseness of the game, but eh for me personally it would have gotten rid of a bit chunk of the appeal.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
This game has a lot more in common with the original The Legend of Zelda (NES) than probably any other game in the series.
Kinda wish we had a remake in the same style.
Kinda wish we had a remake in the same style.
Thurible
Member
It should be out on friday, but I imagine there should be a few early copies out there.
TheSadRanger
Banned
Yup, from what I've seen it seems like Wal-Mart just doesn't carry that many physical games these days period and people are starting to catch on that you can get new Switch games there for $49.99.
I mean I'm sure I'll get one there's like a billion Wal-Marts around me.
Komatsu
Member
I'm going to be dissenting voice here and say that though I'd have preferred Grezzo to have locked this at 30FPS instead of using a double-buffer v-sync setup that forces the game down to the 30s whenever it starts to drop way below the 60fps target, the game is fine.
The original Link's Awakening ran at 59.97 on monochrome 144p without any scrolling, loading 160x144px areas box-by-box so, really, the oscillation now isn't that bad.
The original Link's Awakening ran at 59.97 on monochrome 144p without any scrolling, loading 160x144px areas box-by-box so, really, the oscillation now isn't that bad.
Touch fuzZy. get BizZay
Member
Wind fish in name only, for it is neither.
Codes 208
Member
In the last few months Ive noticed that trend here at the walmart I work at. Without getting into too much detail I can say we only usually get around 3 copies for new first party switch releases (we sold out on games like fire emblem and marvel within hours of thwir launch days and we usually only get one shipment a week. And yeah, the cheaper price has a bit to do with it regarding supply and demand but for some reason nintnedo seems to expect their games to not sell well and sends our stores literal handfuls at a time. That or theyre continuing their apple approach of sitting on their supplies.
At first i figured theyre just spreading out their supplies but this definitely seems to be a Nintendo situation. Because others like MS, sony and third parties will send usually 2-4x as many copies. For example we got 8 copies for xbox and ps4 each for BL3 (so 16 copies total) and last week we got 6 copies of gears 5 SE and 3 of the CE at launch. So while I cant vouch thats how all walmart work (my store is one of the smaller ones) thats just what Ive noticed.
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Looking at that frame rate video, if it wasn't for the graph, I wouldn't even notice any of the drops when just watching the gameplay, there's continuous movement and no stutter or slowdown to me anyway. Nintendo should have went for a locked 30FPS instead but I have played games in the 20FPS area and didn't bother me or affect me playing the game. If anything, screen tearing is far worse in my opinion. Either way, my copy arrives Friday!!! Woohoo!!!
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#Phonepunk#
Banned
just now unlocked! here we gooooo
first impressions: it feels really good to play, just moving around and attacking is very smooth and fun. visually it looks great tho drops exist. this seems like a really cool world already. I like the overworld string quartet arrangement!!
first impressions: it feels really good to play, just moving around and attacking is very smooth and fun. visually it looks great tho drops exist. this seems like a really cool world already. I like the overworld string quartet arrangement!!
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jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I just finished dungeon number 7. This game continues to be amazing. I've gotten used to the stuttering and it's not been bothering me so much.
There are actually a few things I had forgotten (it's been a few years since the last time I played this) so there are a few times where I got sidetracked and had to wander around looking for the next place to go. I'll probably finish this up tonight or tomorrow.
There are actually a few things I had forgotten (it's been a few years since the last time I played this) so there are a few times where I got sidetracked and had to wander around looking for the next place to go. I'll probably finish this up tonight or tomorrow.
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Shodan09
Unconfirmed Member
Game is brilliant, the frame rate is fucking terrible.
#Phonepunk#
Banned
luckily you can patch performance. you can't patch a bad game. this is def a Nintendo quality remake.
so far i've played the intro, beach, forest, first dungeon, the town, some random caves, some trading story stuff. doing the claw machine, that was great, i got really into that lol. the dialog is great. this game has so much cool stuff!
the intro looks really awesome. the 2D segments are really cool and a neat shake-up. the dungeons look really cool. the art overall is pretty rad, it has this claymation fantasy thing going on. sound design rules, good mix of effects, orchestral music, and chiptune. it plays really well. this game is everything i've ever wanted from a new 2D Zelda.
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Golgo 13
The Man With The Golden Dong
Is there other Amiibo functionality in the game? Other Zelda Amiibo?
Rodolink
Member
I think they have a use (other Zelda amiibos) but for this one you can save a dungeon on the amiibo for sharing.
Golgo 13
The Man With The Golden Dong
Cool, I’ll have to give it a try tomorrow. I did notice there’s no prompts or options for Amiibo in the settings.
SidViscous
Member
Wish I could refund this, the frame rate drops are far worse than a lot of the reviewers make out. Digital foundry handwaving this is just weird nostalgia fuelled bias.
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