{"id":111846,"date":"2020-04-21T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/04\/feature_best_nintendo_switch_graphics_-_the_most_beautiful_switch_games"},"modified":"2020-04-21T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T19:00:00","slug":"feature-best-nintendo-switch-graphics-the-most-beautiful-switch-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/04\/21\/feature-best-nintendo-switch-graphics-the-most-beautiful-switch-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Feature: Best Nintendo Switch Graphics – The Most Beautiful Switch Games"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While the Switch might not be able to compete with other platforms in pure processing terms, there’s certainly no shortage of beautiful-looking games on the console. Switch may not output at a native 4K at 120 fps, but Nintendo diminutive little hybrid can still pack a punch for the eyeballs. Couple clever programming with excellent art direction and Switch can deliver stunning visuals on a little console you can throw in a backpack. How far we’ve come since the Game Boy<\/a> days!<\/p>\n

Below we’ve put together a list of the best-looking games on Switch – titles that prove you don’t necessarily need a dozen teraflops, HDR lighting and fancy-pants liquid-cooling solutions to produce gorgeous visuals in a modern video game. Many cross-platform titles such as Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice<\/a><\/strong>, Witcher 3<\/a><\/strong>, Warframe<\/a><\/strong> and Alien: Isolation<\/a><\/strong> look truly remarkable on Switch considering the console’s comparative power limitations, but the following list highlights games we believe stand alongside the very best visuals of the generation, regardless of platform.<\/p>\n

So, without further ado, let’s dive in and swim in the graphical loveliness of the best-looking Switch games (in no particular order)…<\/p>\n

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Publisher: <\/span>Nintendo<\/strong> \/ Developer: <\/span>Next Level Games<\/strong><\/p>\n

Release Date: <\/span>31st Oct 2019 (USA<\/abbr>)<\/strong> \/ 31st Oct 2019 (UK\/EU<\/abbr>)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

There was perhaps an element of surprise to how lovely Luigi’s Mansion 3<\/a><\/strong> looked which took us aback. Not that we expected it to be anything less than lovely–it is<\/em> a top-tier Nintendo release–but we weren’t quite prepared for the prettiness of Luigi’s threequel. Developer Next Level Games really lived up to its name with this one and sucked every last big of graphical juice from the hardware.<\/p>\n

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Publisher: <\/span>Shin’en Multimedia<\/strong> \/ Developer: <\/span>Shin’en Multimedia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Release Date: <\/span>21st Nov 2019 (USA<\/abbr>)<\/strong> \/ 21st Nov 2019 (UK\/EU<\/abbr>)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

With performance locked at a silky-smooth 60fps and the pixel count maxed out whether you’re playing in docked or handheld mode, The Touryst<\/a><\/strong> from developer Shin’en is an absolute treat for the eyes. With a colourful voxel art style and a bright island-based setting, it’s a wonderfully good-looking little adventure to embark on and we highly recommend giving it a try if this one passed you by last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Publisher: <\/span>Raw Fury<\/strong> \/ Developer: <\/span>Noio<\/strong><\/p>\n

Release Date: <\/span>11th Dec 2018 (USA<\/abbr>)<\/strong> \/ 11th Dec 2018 (UK\/EU<\/abbr>)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

While 2D pixel art games are ten-a-penny, few of them are quite as breathtaking as Kingdom Two Crowns<\/a><\/strong>. Performance might not be perfect, but one look at the wondrous reflections, subtle lighting and sheer detail in the ever-changing landscapes of this game is enough to forgive and forget any frame rate hiccups you might encounter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Publisher: <\/span>Nintendo<\/strong> \/ Developer: <\/span>Square Enix<\/strong><\/p>\n

Release Date: <\/span>13th Jul 2018 (USA<\/abbr>)<\/strong> \/ 13th Jul 2018 (UK\/EU<\/abbr>)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

With a style that the makers labelled ‘HD-2D’, Octopath Traveler<\/a><\/strong> features 16-bit-style sprites in a gorgeous 3D world and manages to fuse then into a coherent and quite stunning whole. Evocative depth-of-field and lighting effects give the impression of an intricate miniature model moving before your eyes. The gameplay was excellent, of course, but it was the way Octopath Traveler looks which still sticks in our memory.<\/p>\n

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\"ARMS\"ARMS<\/a><\/p>\n
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Publisher: <\/span>Nintendo<\/strong> \/ Developer: <\/span>Nintendo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Release Date: <\/span>16th Jun 2017 (USA<\/abbr>)<\/strong> \/ 16th Jun 2017 (UK\/EU<\/abbr>)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

ARMS<\/a><\/strong>? Really?<\/em> Well, yes! Nintendo’s brawler might not have struck a chord with gamers the same way as Splatoon 2<\/a><\/strong> did when it released back in 2017, but it remains a lovely<\/em> looking game. Each character is absolutely brimming with personality, the stages are wonderfully detailed and everything runs at a super solid 60 fps, which showcases the winning art and design work at its absolute best. ARMS is an underrated gem in our book, not least for its visuals. Hopefully the upcoming addition of an ARMS fighter to<\/a> Super Smash Bros.<\/a><\/strong> will shine a light on the game once more. It deserves a second look.<\/p>\n

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Publisher: <\/span>Nintendo<\/strong> \/ Developer: <\/span>Nintendo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Release Date: <\/span>20th Sep 2019 (USA<\/abbr>)<\/strong> \/ 20th Sep 2019 (UK\/EU<\/abbr>)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Taking the blueprint of the original Game Boy game<\/a> and dressing it up in a wonderful toy-like aesthetic, developer Grezzo did a fine job at reimagining a classic for modern hardware. Only some patchy performance issues take the shine off it, but Link’s Awakening<\/a><\/strong> on Switch is still one of the system’s graphical jewels.<\/p>\n

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Publisher: <\/span>Ubisoft<\/strong> \/ Developer: <\/span>Ubisoft<\/strong><\/p>\n

Release Date: <\/span>12th Sep 2017 (USA<\/abbr>)<\/strong> \/ 12th Sep 2017 (UK\/EU<\/abbr>)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This may be a leftover from the previous generation, but Rayman Legends<\/a><\/strong> remains one of the best-looking 2D platformers ever, and that’s no less true of the Definitive Edition on Switch. Its cartoon art style is timeless and stands up just as well in 2020 as it did when it first wowed us on Wii U back in 2013. This is frequently available at a vastly discounted price in the eShop sales, so if you haven’t taken the plunge, we highly recommend getting acquainted with Ubisoft’s limbless wonder.<\/p>\n

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\"GRIS\"GRIS<\/a><\/p>\n
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Publisher: <\/span>Devolver Digital<\/strong> \/ Developer: <\/span>Nomada Studio<\/strong><\/p>\n

Release Date: <\/span>13th Dec 2018 (USA<\/abbr>)<\/strong> \/ 13th Dec 2018 (UK\/EU<\/abbr>)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A delicate little indie platformer, the watercolour art style of GRIS<\/a><\/strong> is just the ticket if you’re stressed and in need of a restorative, relaxing game<\/a>. Coming from indie studio Nomada, it’s a magical little adventure where you bring pigmentation back to a colourless world. If you’re after something that will attract the attention of others as you play, GRIS is a captivating game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While the Switch might not be able to compete with other platforms in pure processing terms, there’s certainly no shortage of beautiful-looking games on the console. Switch may not output at a native 4K at 120 fps, but Nintendo diminutive little hybrid can still pack a punch for the eyeballs. Couple clever programming with excellent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111846\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}