Elden Ring on Switch 2 Is a Disaster in Handheld Mode | gamescom 2025
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We played Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition in handheld mode on Switch 2 and came away very disappointed with the game's performance, especially when in the open...

TL;DW: Journalists played Elden Ring on Switch 2 on gamescom. They weren’t allowed to record gameplay but performance is really bad. Tons of stuttering and reportedly dips to <20FPS in cases.

    • jjjalljs@ttrpg.networkEnglish
      41·
      25 days ago

      Yes, for example, famously pokemon with the elemental gyms was bad design. You should totally be able to use your fire pokemon to fight the fire gym. /s

      And certainly no other game has something like a fire elemental boss that you can’t use fire on.

      There’s just such a contingent of people who get off on hating from soft. It’s tedious as heck

        • jjjalljs@ttrpg.networkEnglish
          31·
          25 days ago

          Your post was nonsense. “You can’t have a boss that is strong against something else that used to work” is a stupid design “rule” you made up. Like every game that has meaningfully different builds is going to have parts that are easier or harder for a build.

            • jjjalljs@ttrpg.networkEnglish
              31·
              25 days ago

              Easier and harder are not the goal posts being discussed.

              Back when game design was an actual artform, having a boss who’s easy with one build but terrible against another up-to-then valid build indicates BAD GAME DESIGN

              “easy”

              easy

              EASY

              Are you kidding me right now? Is this a bit?

            • Breezy@lemmy.worldEnglish
              11·
              25 days ago

              He said easiest playthrough. Because towershield plus pokey thing means you take no damage and can poke everything to death, slowly. Veeeeerrrry slowly. You must not do soul like games.