I’ve also noticed a few animated textures in the environments seem to run at a lower framerate, like some of the shadows in Kamoshida’s castle or the paintings in Madarame’s museum. All-out attack art also seems to be at a noticeably lower resolution compared to most art and UI assets. These are sure to look okay on the actual Switch screen, but less-so blown up on a TV. Pre-rendered backgrounds can sometimes be rather low quality, with Madarame’s shack standing out quite a lot. To achieve these results some visual cuts needed to be made, however. In-engine cutscenes still look gorgeous and crisp.Those moments of downtime running through the bustling streets of Tokyo? Running, dashing, and sneaking through dungeons in the metaverse? Battling shadows in the game’s flashy turn-based combat? Every aspect goes off without a hitch. While these numbers might not be impressive to you if you primarily play PC or next-gen consoles, but for a portable version of the game running on 2017 hardware, this delivers everything I expected.Ī good port should essentially be invisible to the player, and the Nintendo Switch experience offers just that. It unfortunately isn’t the sharpest of games to play undocked, but it still looks pretty solid when comparing it to a lot of other Switch games - including its own sequel, Persona 5 Strikers. Undocked gets a bit more confusing, appearing to target around 500-600p. The game looked pretty crisp on my 4K TV, so it seems like some post-processing upscaling was done. Docked play seems to output at 720p, but all art assets like portraits and UI look to render 1080p. I don’t have tools to check, so I can’t offer exact numbers, but in terms of resolutions, I can make some educated guesses. Loading times are also barely noticeable, with maybe a longer one on boot and then very few when playing. Persona 5 is just as responsive to play as it was on PS4, from dungeon exploring to simply navigating the menus. In all of my time with the Switch port, in both docked and undocked play, I’ve yet to see it fail to hit that target. While the fancy new-gen console versions do bump up this frame rate, the Switch version maintains the 30 FPS of the original releases, giving it parity. On PS4 and PS4 Pro, P5R ran at a capped 30 FPS. On Switch, performance is the most stand-out element of the port. In every area that matters for a portable system, the Switch release holds up surprisingly well to the original PS4 version. Achieving that had to be no easy matter, especially with Persona 5’s heavy usage of visual effects. Persona 5 Royal is precisely what every Switch port strives for (and often fails) to be: The game, on Switch, uncompromised. Having said that, I also acknowledge that porting isn’t as easy as many people believe. Unlike my recent words on Nier Automata on Switch, I don’t quite think P5R is a “miracle port”, since I’ve always thought the game could run on the Switch. Persona 5 Royal is one of my favorite games ever made, and those who decide to play this version of the game are in for an experience that matches up with the other releases quite closely. The pleasant thing about a port like this is that it doesn’t take away from any of the aspects I praised before. If you’re looking for a proper review of Persona 5 Royal, I wrote an in-depth one for RPG Site when it launched back in 2020 - and I adore the game as much now as I did then. We’ve seen several high-profile, high-quality ports on the Nintendo Switch recently, but I can’t think of one more anticipated than Persona 5. But now - to the port impressions… Personal 5 Royal: Nintendo Switch Impressions If you’re planning to play Persona 5 Royal on these new platforms, don’t forget that RPG Site has a lot more than this port report, including a slew of Persona 5 Royal guides including a complete confidant guide, school quiz & exam answers, crossword solutions, an endings guide, and a whole not more. Before you buy, we’ve been testing all three new versions - and now you can check in for our verdict. We gave both the vanilla version of the game and the Persona 5 Royal updated release top marks in the RPG Site review - so the question really is one of the quality of the port. The core Persona 5, of course, is brilliant.
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