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[abstract alien]

At least the graphics match the animations now.

 

[NeonGhost]

Well,it’s a Nintendo switch what did you expect

 

[Hohenheim]

I remember getting MK 2 on Gameboy as a kid. Now, that was pretty terrible.
Or the censored version of the first MK om Snes. With green blood..
Nintendo always had shit versions of Mk games.

 

[Robb]

 

[PrimeX]

Yeeeah I will wait for this on GFN

 

[VolticArchangel]

MK11 is one of the best Switch ports till date, and obviously shits all over this absolute garbage port.

Power Stone and Soul Caliber are fucking classics though

SF 3rd Strike, SFA3, MvC 2, CvS 2, Garou: MotW, DoA 2, Guilty Gear X, KoF '99: Evo, Virtua Fighter 3tb and I'm forgetting a lot more.

DC was basically the FGC haven. Moreso because of the frame perfect arcade ports. The only major FG it missed was Tekken, and Sega even offered Namco to port it over but didn't happen because of some tech issues like lower RAM pool or something. I don't clearly remember if Tekken Tag had some sort of Sony moneyhat as a launch exclusive for PS2. The DC could clearly run their in-house engine in Soul Calibur.

 

[OuterLimits]

folks here are trying too hard to hate something. It looks exactly as one would expect something like this to look on Switch, and given what they have to work with, it looks great.

Yep. It is a portable system that is 6 years old. I'm still impressed Hello Games got No Man's Sky running decently on the console.

 

[GigaBowser]

Grovers Street Games??

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Some pics looks worst than Mortal Kombat 4

 

[Closer]

This random YouTube video shows it not being that bad tho

 

[Virex]

What is the reason there is no PS4 / Xbox One version but a Switch version?

 

[zeldaring]

Doesn't look that bad its on toaster and frame rate is not good.

 

[VN1X]

This is going to be a collectors item.

 

[acm2000]

Considering the hardware I'd say it looks pretty impressive

 

[Freelance Yakuza]

I actually believe this is so, so, so bad that it goes the other way around and becomes amazing.

This is going to be a collectors item.

Exactly

This random YouTube video shows it not being that bad tho

It definitely has its share of good moments, acceptable moments, and horrendous moments.

 

[Esppiral]

Wtf. Does a Dreamcast era fighting game look better?

I'd say so lol

 

[zeldaring]

Wtf. Does a Dreamcast era fighting game look better?

because it was made for the hardware. like MGS 2 probably looks better then witcher 3 on switch.

 

[cireza]

Mk1 Arcade

MK1 Master System

MK1 & 2 ports to MS and GG were really super impressive back then.

 

[Portugeezer]

Could be worse.

 

[Skifi28]

 

[PendekarRajawali]

Larian Studios should hire these guys.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

It runs at 60 fps on Switch, something the previous MK title on Switch did not.

You can make fun of still screen shots all you want, but considering the hardware it's running on and the frame rate, it's actually amazing.

 

[Jibran#one]

Why was this not released on Xbox one and PS4 pro if this shit can run on switch like this

 

[LiquidMetal14]

This is the talent that Microsoft needs to buy. The folks handling this Swish port.

 

[cireza]

Someone should put "NANI MONO DA?" in bold on top of that screenshot.

 

[Hoppa]

It doesn't look that bad considering what it's being played on. Price could be justified if you're an avid player for portability I guess. As long as the actual fighting is 60fps then it's fine

 

[Neofire]

This proves developers will do anything to chase a dollar. Hell they might as well put it on the ps3 and the 360 as well.

 

[chromhound]

Was Grove Streets Games involved in this?

 

[Onironauta]

Looks like a shitty port, Switch can definitely do better.
Fighting games on PS360 had way better character models than this.

 

[Stitch]

I remember getting MK 2 on Gameboy as a kid. Now, that was pretty terrible.

It was actually pretty decent, especially compared to the first one on Game Boy

 

[Bonfires Down]

They all look like they are having a stroke.

To be fair, some of them probably are.

 

[thatJohann]

It’s not too bad without the 600 x zoom in the op lol of course there is downgraded to be had but again the IQ is way better then 11 on switch.

Call me crazy but I‘ve always liked the soft look of Switch games. I find the super detailed PS5 version too sharp and cluttered. I know I’m the minority with this. I couldn’t play Immortals Fenyx Rising on PS5 but loved it on Switch. Go figure.

 

[Deerock71]

The Last Swansong

You better believe Hogwarts is coming.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[-Minsc-]

Since I was a teenager in the 90's I was expecting something different. Too much 3D.

 

[KXVXII9X]

Oh dear.... lol

It looks really rough. With that said, I wouldn't mind the lower poly art style if it was a lot more polished and had better graphical fidelity. It oddly fits. The current gen versions look miles better though.

 

[F31 Leopard]

Switch Up performance and tech review

 

[Fbh]

Doesn't look that bad its on toaster and frame rate is not good.

Eh, it doesn't look THAT bad when looking at the whole picture and not just zooming in on the characters.
Also the framerate goes to shit during the non interactive parts but during actual gameplay it seems to stay in the 50's.

It will look horrible in docked mode on a big TV and I'd still rather get any other version. But in portable mode it looks like it could be half decent for someone who absolutely needs to have this available on the go.

 

[UnNamed]

Mortal Kombat 11 was way better than this on Switch. This because MK1 is shit in comparison with MK11, they downgraded the game for no reason.

I don't know why developers make a game and then have fun to ruin it in the next chapter. I don't even know if they are the same developers at this point.

Edit: I just realized MK1 let you to switch characters like Tekken Tag, maybe the issue is caused by that. THey are very taxing mechanics,

 

[TLZ]

Are they using The Sims engine?

 

[Dacvak]

Y’all should treasure moments like this. Someday we won’t have hilarious psycho-eye’d ports like this anymore. Reminds me of the age of awful 16-bit DOOM ports.

 

[Morrie’s wig shop]

I don’t think this sap realizes that there is an actual power difference between the Switch and the PS5/Xbox.
Someone should really inform him of this critical information.

 

[adamsapple]

It's bizarre they put out the Switch version but not PS4/XBO versions. Most of the work for lower-end assets is already done.

 

[AetherZX]

Mortal Kombat 1 on (essentially) the same hardware as a cellphone.....what can possibly go wrong?

Phones nowadays are a lot more powerful.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Esppiral]

I think people is over reacting, this is not a bad port it's just that they had to cut corners to fit the game In such meagre hardware.

 

[j0hnnix]

 

[Skifi28]

I think people is over reacting, this is not a bad port it's just that they had to cut corners to fit the game In such meagre hardware.

Not only corners, they even had to cut the round parts. I wonder what's left.

 

[Little Chicken]

It’s actually looks better than 11 and pretty crazy that’s it’s running on a mobile device from 2017 with 4 gigs of total ram.

I guess it’s how you look at it. From a technical standpoint it’s a real “ impossible “ port but it probably should have remained impossible. Lol

That's nice but the reality is that is looks like complete shit.

 

[Buggy Loop]