{"id":134065,"date":"2023-08-07T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-153643"},"modified":"2023-08-07T09:45:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T09:45:00","slug":"video-digital-foundrys-technical-analysis-of-pikmin-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/08\/07\/video-digital-foundrys-technical-analysis-of-pikmin-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Digital Foundry&#8217;s Technical Analysis Of Pikmin 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bdd40120f9ff2\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bdd40120f9ff2\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bdd40120f9ff2\/1280x720.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"6iz5uliQN3M\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Following its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/07\/video-digital-foundrys-technical-analysis-of-pikmin-1plus2-on-switch\">analysis<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pikmin_1plus2\">Pikmin 1+2<\/a>&#8216;s Switch remasters, the technical experts over at Digital Foundry have now released their findings on the series&#8217; latest entry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pikmin_4\">Pikmin 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, this game was almost 10 years in the making and while reviews were overwhelmingly positive on release, you would hope that in that time Nintendo would have been able to perfect the game&#8217;s performance, right? That&#8217;s where the good Digital Foundry folk come in.<\/p>\n<p>For the most part, Pikmin 4 performs well on the technical front. The game is Nintendo&#8217;s first in-house foray into Unreal Engine, and this change really shows, with the outlet describing the game&#8217;s appearance as &#8220;some of the most striking visuals seen to date on Switch&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>On the resolution side of things, Pikmin 4 pushes for <strong>900p<\/strong> dynamic resolution in <strong>docked mode<\/strong> and <strong>720p<\/strong> in <strong>handheld<\/strong>, though this is prone to occasionally drop in taxing overworld areas. On top of this, Nintendo makes use of anti-aliasing in the much-expanded environments \u2014 something that we did not see with the recent Pikmin 1+2 remasters.<\/p>\n<p>Onto frame rate and the series&#8217; latest entry runs at a &#8220;locked&#8221; <strong>30fps<\/strong> in <strong>both docked and handheld<\/strong> modes. Digital Foundry does note that the game occasionally drops a frame when panning busy areas or when a transparent object blocks the screen, but still describes the lock as &#8220;a rock-solid experience&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>All said and done, DF considers Pikmin 4 to be &#8220;among the best-looking first-party games on Nintendo Switch&#8221; and, despite some minor bumps, it has the performance to match. For a reminder of what we thought of the game, be sure to check out our full review below.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:151662,147209 @ 2023-08-07T21:52:01+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>What have you thought of Pikmin 4 so far? Let us know in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Following its analysis of Pikmin 1+2&#8216;s Switch remasters, the technical experts over at Digital Foundry have now released their findings on the series&#8217; latest entry, Pikmin 4. 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