It’s been quite a while since the long-awaited Kingdom Come Deliverance – Royal Edition was released on Nintendo Switch. The outstanding delivery of role-playing and action set in history It is now availableas confirmed in the last Nintendo Direct.
A Nintendo Switch port
After knowing its price and download size, we now bring you details of how its development was. You already know that this version was highly commented on in its last comparison with other consoles. Now, in an interview with Automaton-Mediathe lead programmer of this Kingdom Come port, Anton Vasilev, has shared this information:
- Saber Interactive is a studio very familiar with the platform, since has been in charge of several ports high profile for Switch in the past.
- Kingdom Come Deliverance: Royal Edition was the project that drove them the most.
- The developers knew they had an “extremely difficult challenge” before them.
- The study began by examining the game’s source code and assets.
- After running the game, they entered the optimization phase.
- The optimization phase was the most difficult part of the process and lasted approximately 2 years.
- The Switch version runs at the equivalent of the PC version’s “low” image quality settings.
- The team used art elements from the Xbox One version.
- Some static objects were removed.
- The team cut the highest resolution MIP level for all assets.
- The team also removed some static objects with high LOD models.
- The developers partially simplified the terrain graphics.
- Reduced the keyframe rate of some animation sequences.
- The developers gave up on having surround sound support for audio.
- The hardest part of the optimization was running it at a sufficient frame rate.
- The most important goal when porting a game is to achieve a good balance between performance, memory management, stability and final quality.
Remember that, in this game, players will assume the role of Henryexploring a vast open world full of challenging confrontations, imposing castles and lush forests. They will have the opportunity to improve their skills, gain advantages, craft equipment, and tackle various challenges in multiple ways, whether through stealth, hand-to-hand combat, persuasion, coercion, and more.
The choices they make will leave a significant mark on the environment around them. Kingdom Come Deliverance – Royal Edition, covering the complete game and all its downloadable contentIt is now available.
What do you think? Does the game catch your attention?
