And not to mention: the original versions actually run fine to this day. Pure money grab and they made the product(s) worse to do it.
Comment on Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Launch Is a Disaster - IGN
the16bitgamer@lemmy.world 3 months ago
For those wondering if this is under exaggerated, it’s not. Now my experience is on the Switch.
This issues I saw in my time before I got refunded was as follow. Texture Flickering and Shadow Flickering (hard to see as a screen shot so this is the worse I saw)
Textures that are still in 4:3 and not 16:9
Random Texture floating when they shouldn’t be
The lighting failing on the Bridges on the Naboo Map
And the FMV’s being so compressed you can see the compression artifacting (and this is a game that ~34GB)
Tattorack@lemmy.world 3 months ago
The original games are about 4 GB each. Together they should be around 8 GB.
What the fuck is the rest of the size used for!?
the16bitgamer@lemmy.world 3 months ago
My guess 4K textures or the 720p switch 🤣
ripcord@lemmy.world 3 months ago
1080p (docked). So you’d plan for 1080p.
But you’re actually probably at least partly right. I’m sure they’ve done at least some upscaling and stored at a higher res which may actually take up more space.
Katana314@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Looking at the 34GB install, I’m guessing it’s some kind of massive emulation layer; it’s scary to say but I feel like we’ve just run out of game developers that can genuinely code against the machine itself to optimize install size and performance.
When you look back on the meager specs of old consoles and what they got running there, it now feels more and more impressive.
frezik@midwest.social 3 months ago
Emulators don’t take up that kind of space. In general, code makes up a small fraction of any game.
rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
Bugs with textures and lighting seem just the way I remember BFII.
34GB? Yowch.
bitwolf@lemmy.one 3 months ago
Wow this looks so disappointing.
It look like they just barely fixed controller support in the original.
I expected at least upgraded textures and particle effects.
Two Battle front let downs in a row (EA, and now this). 😞
the16bitgamer@lemmy.world 3 months ago
The controls are “fine” for the most part. If you were on an Xbox controller it would work. Space Battles in Battlefront II are an improvement, but the same treatment was never made to Battlefront 1. If I had to complain about anything, it’s that the auto aim needs to be more sensitive and when you blast an enemy it auto locks on them like the console games. Mouse and keyboard this would be annoying but on controller it’s necessary.
BoiLudens@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Well I’m glad you laying it out for us, I’ve got a better idea what I’m dealing with. And it really does miff me on how unnecessarily wasteful the game is with storage
the16bitgamer@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Ditto, I sadly didn’t go online so no comment there. Well I mean I tried once and I couldn’t connect so I just jumped into instant action. But yeah the storage requirements are a bit unrealistic on Switch. I don’t think you can even play it on OG switch without a Micro SD Card.
approxamatrix@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Lol that FMV looks like it came from a long lost GBA Video release of Star Wars
the16bitgamer@lemmy.world 3 months ago
This is a frame, it cleans up in the next. However it is sooooo distracting.