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If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission.Kingdom Come: Deliverance joins an impressive list of 'impossible ports' on Nintendo Switch and ranks among the most ambitious yet seen on the system. Originally developed by Warhorse Studios for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC back in 2018, it's an open world fantasy RPG powered by CryEngine 3.
Looking at the visuals, Kingdom Come: Deliverance on Switch doesn't skimp on CryEngine features either. Stacked up against Xbox One - a much more capable machine - both run Kingdom Come with a 30fps target, and unlike the launch build in 2018, both current versions fix the 31fps cap issue to give a more expected 30fps line today. In terms of resolutions, the Switch has a similar setup to the Crysis Trilogy Saber worked on.
Overall the inclusion of SSR, parallax occlusion mapping and SVOGI is far beyond what I'd expected of a Switch release. It's impressive too that tree density at range is identical to Xbox One, while much of the geometry is a match. Light shafts are also included - albeit at a low resolution - flitting between the trees at sundown to create a picturesque image.
It's not aggressive. It's not Bloodborne levels of uneven frame-pacing, thank goodness, but it does detract from the perceptual smoothness of movement. If all we want to do is sight-see this is fine, but Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an RPG built around bustling town areas as well. We have battles, cut-scenes - and sadly, all of this plummets Switch's frame-rate into the 20s and lower.
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