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News - Video: Digital Foundry Delivers Its Verdict On Pokémon Sword And Shield - xSicKxBot - 11-18-2019
Video: Digital Foundry Delivers Its Verdict On Pokémon Sword And Shield
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<p>The mainline Pokémon series has <em>finally</em> made the jump to high-definition, so how does it hold up in terms of visuals and performance? The tech experts over the Digital Foundry found <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_sword_and_shield">Sword and Shield</a></strong> to be a bit of a mixed experience.</p>
<p>The texturing is described as being on “the basic side” – with low-resolution texture mapping and there are various other issues here and there. The most glaring issue in this department, though, is apparently the character pop-in. While the draw distance in the game is generally fine, the characters have a very limited rendering range, meaning they appear out of nowhere at times.</p>
<p>As for the Pokémon designs and animations in Sword and Shield, compared to <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/3ds/pokemon_sun_and_moon">Sun & Moon</a></strong>, the models are “surprisingly” close. The lighting and material work on pocket monsters in the Switch release is also “clearly a step up” according to DF.</p>
<p>On the resolution front, Sword and Shield run at 1980×1080 dynamic resolution in docked mode. More complex areas in the game filled with NPCs and Pokémon will drop the resolution. The lowest figure DF recorded was 1536×864 (just under 900p). In portable mode, the game runs at a dynamic 1280×720 resolution and can go as low as 1024×576 from time to time.</p>
<p>The framerate for most parts in Shield and Sword is locked at 30fps, but the game can drop right down to 20fps during more intensive moments on-screen. Portable play is described as being “much the same” and holds up nicely. The performance on display here is said to be more on par with the previous <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_lets_go_pikachu_and_lets_go_eevee">Let’s Go</a></strong> entries on Switch, rather than the older 3DS titles.</p>
<p><em>Get the full analysis in the video above and tell us about your own experience with Sword and Shield so far.</em></p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2019/11/17/video-digital-foundry-delivers-its-verdict-on-pokemon-sword-and-shield/