Digital Foundry examines Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Switch, dynamic 720p docked and 504p handheld

The latest video game the tech-focussed team at Digital Foundry have been examining is the recently released remaster/remake of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion. In this case we are looking at the Nintendo Switch version which runs at a relatively stable 30fps in both docked and handheld mode. When the game is played in docked mode the resolution flits between dynamic 540p -720p and in handheld mode the resolution is dynamic between 432p-720p, though it generally hovers around 504p. As you would expect, the Nintendo Switch version of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion has seen sacrifices in some areas to get the game running well on the system, but Switch owners should rest assured that it is a decent port from Square Enix.

• Nintendo Switch version:
  • gamma is off compared to other systems
  • most features are retained
  • the expected pairing down is here
    • reduced foliage draw
    • lower res post processing
    • SSR is noisy
    • real time shadow maps have mixed removal of real time shadow maps in exterior settings
    • seems to use capsule shadows 
  • 576p-720p/30 in docked
  • 432p-720p/30 in handheld, usually 504p
  • has frame pacing issues
  • few drops below 30
  • no motion blur

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