Travis Strikes Again, Octahedron, Battle Princess Madelyn, Firewatch Switch tech analysis

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos

Digital Foundry has taken a different approach to its latest Switch technical analysis. Rather than focusing on one game, the outlet has instead examined four: Travis Strikes Again, Octahedron, Battle Princess Madelyn, and Firewatch.

Here are some of the more interesting tidbits:

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes

– Mostly steady 60 frames per second
– A few dips here and there
– 720p docked
– Decent anti-aliasing
– 480p in portable mode
– Frame rate stable when in handheld mode
– Resolution appears to be fixed rather than dynamic

Octahedron

– Converted from GameMaker Studio 1.4 to 2.0 for Switch
– Changes were needed, but led to a more optimized game
– Switch was apparently the easiest platform for the team to work with
– Almost no loading times
– Perfect 60 frames per second
– A lot of work put into the audio mix to ensure the highest quality

Battle Princess Madelyn

– Built in Unity
– Performance is mostly steady, but performance starts to buckle in a few sections
– Game targets 60 FPS
– Upcoming patch may improve performance
– Story mode will be changed with updates

Firewatch

– Made in Unity
– 720p docked
– 600p and 640p with 960 pixels on the horizontal recorded in portable mode
– May have a dynamic resolution in portable mode
– Targets 30 FPS
– Various dips detected throughout the game

You can watch the full analysis from Digital Foundry below.