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shoichi on 10 November 2017
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Mr Puggsly said:
Cobretti2 said:

The only difference is graphics and fps. How does it make it medicore? It all depends on what you value in a game. I'd take any sub par graphics if the story in the game is awesome over something with leading edge graphics and has no story.

Take COD for example, on Wii to me the game was much more fun to play with he pointer controls even though the graphics were pretty much washed out compared to the other systems. I had the game on xbxo 360 and PS3 and to me yes the graphics were cool, but it just felt like a step backwards in game mechanics.

I feel like part of what makes Doom good is the graphics and frame rate. I mean that's why CoD and BF have an emphasis on 60 fps, that does make it more enjoyable.

I mean you could play Doom on a low end PC with all the graphics settings down and frame rate at 30 fps. Would that be an ideal experience though? Of course not, that's essentially what Switch is offering at a price point near or higher than X1 and PS4.

However, I do think this is an acceptable way to play this game and if you want portability. But as an owner of various platforms that can play Doom better, I would opt for anything but Switch. I'm not a graphics whore either, I tend to play X1 games even though I own a PS4 which often has higher visual fidelity. But Doom on Switch is a big step back from other platforms.

If you liked CoD with a Wiimote, that's fine. I think Nintendo was stupid for not pushing that beyond Wii. But that has nothing to do with Doom on Switch.

I think preference just varies on person. I have various platforms (PS4Pro, Gaming PC, Switch) and sometimes do consider myself a graphics nut, but do have love for Nintendo products although pretty much skipped over the WiiU.

I'm going to get DOOM after work today on my Switch for the MSRP $59. When my gaming PC I built last year can handle 2.5k res with ultra settings on most if not all games I have tested it on like Destiny 2, Mirror's Edge: Catalyst, Tomb Raider, etc. (4k res is where it gets finicky). I could definitely get it on my PC especially with finding ways to get that game for $9-10 bucks but I'm opting for the Switch to support the game developer and portability is a huge plus for me. Sure I am giving up high fidelity, ultra graphic settings, cheaper price and the over 60fps my pc would be capable of...but I will probably just get the PC port later if I really want to play it again and enjoyed it that much.

Last edited by shoichi - on 10 November 2017