At long last, the cult classic action-RPG Kingdom Come Deliverance is releasing on Switch next month
Feb. 21, 2024I’m a little worried for my poor ol' Switch
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I could be surprised though! I’m reminded of similarly big games like The Witcher 3, Dragon Quest 11, and Skyrim as examples of Switch ports done right, but then I’d also argue Kingdom Come: Deliverance is either newer, more graphically intensive, or more notoriously buggy than any of those games.
It’s really hard to judge from thefew short seconds of gameplayshown off during Wednesday’sNintendo Partner Direct, but to my eyes the footage indeed looks pretty murky and choppy. Some muddy textures, not to mention reduced draw distance and a lower amount of on-screen detail more generally, is to be expected; all I really want is a stable 30 FPS frame rate. But only time will tell.
Performance aside, Kingdom Come: Deliverance released tomixed reviewsbut has since attracted something of a cult following for its bloody yet janky realism, complex combat system, andsomewhathistorically accurate depiction of medieval Europe. There’s also anactive modding scene, but that obviously won’t apply to the Switch version.
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