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The tech-focussed team over at Digital Foundry have been examine the recently released Metroid Prime Remastered for the Nintendo Switch and have come away suitably impressed by the work of Retro Studios and the other developers who have worked alongside them on the game. The game’s resolution is 900p in docked mode and 600p in portable mode, however all the original game’s models and textures have been completely remade for the remaster. Metroid Prime Remastered thankfully runs at a solid 60fps in both docked and handheld mode with barely any dips. Digital Foundry summed the game up in their closing statement saying “Metroid Prime: Remastered is a more approachable and beautifully refined take on the sixth-gen original that holds up as a stunning game on its own terms.”
“Metroid Prime’s models and textures have also been completely remade for this version. Prime’s original asset work looked good for the period, with impressive geometric density and solid texturing, but they don’t hold up well to modern scrutiny. The new models boast higher polygonal complexity and refined textures; every asset appears to have been completely remade to suit the capabilities of the Switch hardware, with loads of incidental detail added.”
“In terms of image quality, the new game operates at 900p in docked mode and 600p in portable mode, with no sign of dynamic resolution scaling and no anti-aliasing. The lack of AA is unusual for a modern title but doesn’t stand out too badly thanks to the lack of real-time effects and specular environmental elements, only really noticeable in metallic, artificial structures.”
“Performance is very straightforward, which is a good thing. I didn’t spot any noticeable frame-rate dips across my testing, with a locked 60fps throughout in both docked and portable modes. The new release shines in portable play, particularly on the OLED Switch model, where the darker hues of the revamped lighting really pop. The mildly sub-native presentation is scarcely an issue – Remastered just looks awesome on a seven-inch screen.”
“The visual improvements help enormously as well, of course. Metroid Prime is a beautiful Switch game that makes clever use of the hardware to deliver a visually sophisticated experience while still hitting a rock-solid 60fps frame-rate target. This is one of the best-looking Switch titles I’ve seen, and it shows just what the Tegra X1-based console is capable of when carefully catered to in an exclusive title. Remastered feels very true to the source game despite the massive graphical leap as well, closely adhering to the original visual language while filling out and expanding every conceivable detail.”
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