Richard always sounds like a teacher marking your homework.

never stop doing these switch comparisons; I only just recently got one a few months ago, and the second I found Digital Foundry's content covering switch ports, my purchasing errors have dropped to zero. Keep on keeping on.

Should be a crime charging $29.99 each.

For anyone curious the framerate is slightly improved in the final game. Demos could be under 30 a lot and the full game while not locked stays in the 40’s

10 years later and re5 is still a beautiful game

The initial scene with helicopter is really CHOPPY, i see what you did there John :P

Just lock the frame rate at 24fps and call it "More cinematic."

im just waiting for a Code Veronica HD port!

Imagine wanting 30 euro for a game that runs around 25fps straight from 2012.

If there's anyone watching this now, I just bought and tried the final version of the game. I'm not through it yet, but I'm a few hours in and the performance seems fairly solid. There are times of inconsistencies, but it's not nearly as bad as the demo in this video. Not sure if the full game just performs better than the demo or one of the patches improved performance, but it definitely seems better. I do think capping the game at 30 FPS and having a dynamic res would have done wonders, but overall I really enjoy this game. The visual quality is excellent on Switch particularly in portable play on the OLED. The reason I bought it though was to experience RE motion controls again, and I can say it is the best implementation of gyro controls for shooter on the Switch that I've played so far.

Worth mentioning that both demos feature very busy scenes which aren't common throughout the full games, so performance in general will probably be better on average than that seen in the demos.

No Mercy on The Mercenaries mode will run at like 5 FPS lol

So in short, for RE5, they should have locked 30 and dynamic res. Do that and it would be a good port. So why didn't they? Switch can do this.

I beat RE5 on 360, PS3 and PS4, but I actually prefer the Switch version. Being able to play it on the go or on my couch or bed is totally worth the small sacrifice.

Idk if it is just me but the games run great on the Switch. I was expecting them to look horrible after this video but they improved them since release, I believe. RE6 in particular looks very impressive.

Is there a video or article covering your analysis methods and techniques? I'd be facinated to find out more, but I also understand you might be hesitant about sharing the secret sauce recipe.

"shadows are slightly lower resolution" understatement of the year lmao

How can they not get this running at 60 fps on Switch? You can run RE5 at 60 fps on like Intel HD graphics.

They released RE4 running at 900p docked on Switch and sub-native in portable mode (i think it was 600p if I'm not mistaken?) just so it would meet its target of 60FPS more consistently than otherwise. Those games are obviously more demanding than RE4 and the Switch versions of RE5 and 6 are more based on the PS4 and XB1 versions in terms of visual settings so it's obvious that the Switch will struggle more than those other systems to meet 1080p at a consistent level of performance. So... WHY THE HECK did they force them in 1080p and 720p (like they did RER 2 back in 2017 btw) and why the heck do they leave them uncapped instead of capping them at 30FPS? I could live with the absence of motion blur in RE5, really. I never played the original so I wouldn't know what I'm missing out on. But framerate is something that would obviously stand out to any first time player as an issue on Switch. I know they COULD patch this, if enough people complained... but this is Capcom. They basically haven't patched post-launch ANY of their other RE games on Switch, except something about RE4 I think, but I can't recall what that did, it didn't improve performance anyway, that's for sure. So I'm not gonna hold my breath. So you see Capcom, this is how some people like me see you. You know you could make things better, but we know you won't even before the game has launched. That's the kind of company we take you for. I'd be happy to be proven wrong of course. But I know I'm right. And pissed.

Great analysis. Thank you. I wonder how these games would look and perform on the Switch when lowered to 720P and using the mClassic to clean up the visuals. Someone please make this happen.

The most interesting part to me was hearing about the Switch version runing at better frame rate and at higher resolution (1080p) than the Shield TV version even when the Shield runs with the X1 at it's full clocks. i think these 2 games would have been great candidates for offering performance vs "sugar candy" modes. Would like to see an Overclocking of the Switch version. i know Richard say he's busy but maybe he should do a next round up of Switch overclocking when there are various other games that would be interesting to investigate.

I had high hopes for these ports. I remember being stunned by how good the Resident Evil games on the 3ds looked and played. This is just disappointing in comparison.

Can you guys do a Darksiders 2 for Nintendo Switch review? It’s my favorite in the series and I’m having a blast right now. Also I’m hoping for a future port of Kingdoms of Amalur🤞

Let’s remember this game came out on last gen consoles and ran like this if not better

Capcom will never stop porting! And I kinda don't want them to :/

RE5 is still a beautiful looking game after 10 years

Resident Evil 5 is retro.. omg, am i old or what ;p It feels like yesterday when the 360 gen was happening, when RE 5 was coming out.

Damn Re5 brings back some memories, I finished this game with 16fps on my shitty laptop

Its one thing when they re-release a port of a game on last gen system for an over inflated price on Switch but its another when that port doesn't even run well compared to other competing systems. The fact that they seriously expect us the consumer to spend $79.99 CAD on Resident Evil Triple Pack (4,5,6) and only have RE4 on the card and be okay with the poor performance is just absurd.

i felt like this channel is under appreciated. the amount of work and info are too high. not too much channel add this kind of technical review

Can you guys add a dotted line at 30 on your framerate graph or something? I know your tool is broken into increments of 20, but when 30 is such a common framerate I do wish I could tell how closely something is sticking to 30. Great video as usual, though!

Hopefully the full releases are more stable. And yeah, RE5 is 10 years old now and is still pretty damn impressive in terms of its visuals

I actually prefer games without motion blur; as it creates the illusion that it runs smoother and at at higher fps. That being said; I hope they patch in higher and stable fps (locked 45 or 60)) and if they can't at least cap it at 30 fps. I would actually want them to give us the option of performance and quality modes like other Switch games have; if possible. I would take 720p docked; if it meant higher fps. At least maybe then; if we get a Switch Pro or 2; maybe they will run better? I can forgive fps dips when the action is really crowded and chaotic, as long as most of the normal parts are consistent.

Seems like the didn't bother to out any effort into the port of the game, I wish they put it on the resident evil revelations 2 engine as a port in the hopes of better preformace. This just looks like they didn't bother to put time into optimisation of the games, yet they want to put a high price tag on it.

I love DF but honestly, sometimes the things they point out, which I must say I appreciate how they pick games apart and let us know what we r getting, but many times I don’t even notice these things and still enjoy the games.

I bought these ports a couple of years ago. I haven't played 6 yet, but RE5 actually runs pretty decently now. Weirdly, there was actually an update late last year for RE5 and I have not been able to find out what it was for.

It's funny how these are the same demos that we played when they first came out in 2008 or 09, whenever the original came for 5 on 360 and ps3 aswell as re6 demo in 2012, it just shows Capcoms talent at laziness.

Love RE5 and really enjoyed 6. I wish the Switch version wasn't so trash lol

Thank you for this. Its made me decide to stick with these games for the ps4 which i already own.

Re5 and 6 still has very nice graphics it aged like wine in my opnion of course,principally facial expressions and character rendering

That lack of motion blur is gonna be a nope from me. It made the game look so amazing on last gen consoles

Test it on the overclocked Switch to see if it's CPU, GPU or both.

If the moment hasn't passed already, how about a short vid on the Switch ports of GRID Autosport and Asphalt 9? For DF Retro, I think Rogue Squadron II on the Gamecube would be a very good subject.

Ever gonna look at DQXI on switch?

I wonder why devs keep leaving frame rates unlocked in games that flop around between 30 and 60 constantly. I'd rather have a stable 30 than a jittery 40-50.

I had so much fun with RE5 Mercenaries mode, its a shame it runs so bad now, if they fix it I'll get it for sure, thank you for the quick analysis.

Also the leather pouch that chris knife holds doesn’t move in the switch version when it does on the xbox 360 version. I know It’s a subtle thing but it’s something I noticed.

900p would be a good resolution to have a stable framerate

This shocks me MT Framework was a well optimized engine with good scaling on PC. I thought switch would run this maxed just fine, oh well.

If they lowered down the resolution to 900p for both the games, then performance would fare better.

Capping it at 30fps also would have saved some battery life.

I hope with the switch pro we can finally get ports of re2+re3 remakes

1) Capcom needs to learn to do a bit of optimization. They've got years of learning MT Framework, they need to show they can actually do their job. 2) WE. NEED. QUALITY. AND. PERFORMANCE. OPTIONS. Both games are 1080p docked, and that's fine, but most of us (myself included) would be ok sacrificing a bit of resolution for a steadier performance.

What a shame. Now we are forever stuck with these garbage ports on switch. Havin all these old games in a library for a console that is stationary as well as handheld would so amazing if these ports wouldnt suck so much.

any updates dose the triple pack fix any of these issues ?

It's cool that you compare NVIDIA Shield TV with Switch as both have Tegra X1.

And still nothing for Dragon Quest XI and Grid on switch !!

They should have used a dynamic resolution scaler with a locked 30fps... In my opinion...

Well, my very first experience with RE5 was on a PC with Radeon HD4350 card and I was happy to have 25fps on 800x600 on medium settings.

It makes you wonder if they ever do release a switch Pro, will these unlocked frame rate games ever get close to 60fps? Seems like 900p would have helped in these ports for docked maybe.

I think they look amazing on the Nintendo Switch and I had so much fun playing them both games Re5 Re6 🙏🏽

I just must not be as sensitive to this stuff because the RE5 demo seemed pretty impressive to me but I haven't played any of the other versions in years Same with RE6, I didn't notice any of that stuff but the version I did beat was the PS3 version so if it similar to that I wouldn't really notice anything.

Love RE5 , played it on XBOX 360 , PC , XBOX one , did all the DLC with a friend . We have come along way in PC power, back in the day it was hard to get past 100 Fps with a single card , But this game had super SLI support.

WHERE IS THE CRT VIDEO WE ARE ALL WAITING FOR??

As I played both games, nostalgia hit me pretty hard and I remembered that I haven’t played either of these games since they were first released. I got Platinum trophies for both and played Mercenaries mode countless hours, but haven’t had the desire to buy them again, until now. This is actually the perfect excuse to replay them. No regrets

I find it hilarious that they were able to make these games run consistently with better model quality and better detail with a fraction of the RAM available on Xbox 360 and EVEN PS3 (almost half of Xbox 360's RAM). And yet, the Switch with 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM runs much worse. I mean, even given that LPDDR4 may be a little slower effectively than GDDR3 the Switch can store WAY more information at a time. There is really no reason they couldn't have made this port better than this.

0:56 How many times have we've had a video start off like this? The precedence makes it obvious where this is heading.

7:14 Am I the only one who noticed all the pop in at the top of the screen?

I think we all knew what we could expect from Capcom when the switch Re4 version released with unstable 60fps and only running in 900p docked/600p handheld, with no gyro aiming or HD rumble. I was waiting for some heavy butchering.

Crossplay with all platforms would be nice Have a good one

i played RE4 more than 80 hours till now on switch. i completed it 3 times in normal difficulty and 2 times in pro mode. i was very happy with RE4 on switch and now purchased RE5 + RE6 for $20 each (discount for having RE4) and i think 28 framerate is still good at least for me. in RE4 it was near that and i don't feel it bad, it was very good for me and i was happy to complete game 5 times on my portable device. now downloading RE5 and RE6 and mostly will download Demo because i can't wait till 29 Oct to play complete game. thank you capcom !

I like the motion blur in re5 and dmc5, it does give more of an impact when you push or attack things. I'm probably gonna be this game when it's cheap tho, I really like this game despite its flaws 🤭

there is a word missing on android for games it's called "optimization" lol

The final version of each game runs significantly better than these demos.

I played both the demos docked and handheld and I had 0 issues. I quite enjoyed them myself. It’s a definite buy for me.

Can you do a new video on resident evil 6? I think the patch makes the game run a bit better. But that's just me playing the game and watching gamexplains vid simaltaniously and comparing the two. But the vid doesn't play in 60 so I can't tell if it jumps in frame rate.

I'm just gonna download the demos and see for myself.

Like, why even do the ports if you can't get them to at least a solid 30? That's really frustrating.

Anyone else have audio problems in both demos? I mean voice and sound effects playing very quietly or not at all. I'm new to RE and i was playing these to see if i had interest. Because of this though I'm skeptical.

Why don't developers give us the option to change frame rate and resolution etc. on switch?

Goddamn, I tried the RE5 demo on my Switch Lite and it didn't feel as bad is this looks

Lol, why im running 50-60fps on my lite, i think the patch is the reason

Framerate staying uncapped is important for the hardware update and emulator support

The cutscenes barely synced with the audio like 60% of the time

wow this ran better on my old media PC i used for movies. It had a core 2 quad with an intel hd4000 graphics chip on the cpu.

I miss the MT framework engine....it could run on anything

I didn't remember re5 having motion blur because I played the game 2 player coop

i have switch and PS4. you can't compare this to this. i'm happy with PS4 large screen mostly when i play GTA or Last of Us or FIFA or RE7. and happy too with switch. i have completed RE4 and now purchased RE5 and RE6 on switch and it's really good to play on portable device sometimes. i know these are old games, but i'm sure many people will enjoy it till this day.

What's up with the motion blur love I personally hate it.

The graphic looks great. Some of the things that I love from 5 are the graphics and the setting. It reminds me a little of Southern Gothic setting, in contrast to RE4 Gothic setting.

Guys it's on sale right now. 57% on eshop iirc.

I'm just happy and surprised RE5&6 even runs on the switch as well as it does. Playing it tabletop co-op is surreal too. Also, there's always time for an update to fix these issues.

They should have lowered RE5 to 900p docked/600p handheld, and lock at 30fps. I actually prefer it without motion blur.

Capcom should have picked the 360 version and make that one 60FPS on the switch . Much better. Instead of downgrading the PS4 version.

Given both are unlocked and so far from the cap, I'd love to see how it performs overclocked.

They need to release these in VR. RE4 was amazing!

ok capcom is just making the switch look bad. its 2019, these games came out several yrs ago, theres no reason why a 2017 console can't run both these games without any issue. actually these game should run BETTER on the switch.

in other words, lazy port cash grab.

Bruh they loved that tanish greenish bloom at the time...

I am glad that capcom went for 1080p. Hopefully they can patch in a locked framerate.