Resident Evil Requiem is still pretty scary on Switch 2

It took me a while to recover from my first big scare Resident Evil Requiem. There I was, hunched over with a screen inches from my face and headphones in my ears, when a giant woman began chasing me down a dimly lit corridor intent on eating me. It was a heart-racing scene, and when I finally reached the save room I had to pause the game for a few minutes. It was an early sign of that mass It was a great game, and further proof that the Switch 2 has become a welcome home for third-party titles.

since Nintendo’s newest console was launched last JuneThere were few opportunities to see how it compared directly to other platforms. The successful one Cross-platform launch Tony Hawk Professional Skater 3+4 It was a good early sign for Key 2, however mass It may be the best test yet. It is a blockbuster action-horror game launching simultaneously across Switch 2, PS5, Xbox, and PC. Although there are certainly some compromises on Nintendo’s platform, mass It’s a surprisingly solid experience on Switch 2.

mass Combines two different types of Vampire games: Fast-paced action Resident Evil 4 And the most visceral first-person horror Biological hazard and village. These two aspects are represented by two playable characters. RE4 Hunk Leon returns as an action hero, while newcomer Grace is a hapless FBI agent who does a lot of running and hiding. Impressively, you can seamlessly switch between viewpoints at any time, allowing you to experience Grace’s fears in first-person or help Leon use the chainsaw in third-person (or vice versa).

On a purely functional level, I had no issues with the game on Switch 2. There was no noticeable lag or hitches, except for one time when a zombie butcher’s corpse briefly disappeared, giving me the creeps to think he would respawn after a tense shootout. But there wasn’t anything game-breaking, and this was true in both mobile and TV modes.

The main compromise, of course, is optical. mass On Switch 2 it simply doesn’t look as good as it does on PC or other consoles. There are a lot of blurry textures, especially when you get close to objects or walls, and things in general don’t look as sharp or clear as they do on the PS5 for example. It is especially noticeable in first-person mode when you are closer to objects and characters. I’ve also noticed some wonky hair physics, as hair sometimes decides to defy the laws of gravity and buoyancy in any way it wants. Again, none of these issues are game-breakers, but they do reduce tension mass He works hard to build.

This is a busy week for Vampire Fans who also own a Switch 2. Plus massCapcom released late ports of Biological hazard and village. Although these games are old, my experience was pretty similar. You played through the starting area Biological hazard Again for the first time in nearly a decade — which I’m sorry, because it’s so scary — he performed similarly well but suffered from fuzzy texture and impossible floating hair.

Honestly, that’s the best case scenario for outlets like this. We all know that Switch 2 is not powerful enough compared to its direct competitors, so the game is like mass He will always feel obstructed in some way. harbor mass That’s good enough that, even if it’s not the best version of the game, it goes a long way in helping Nintendo continue to develop the Switch 2 library, which It has grown steadily in size and quality Despite the notable lack of major first-party titles from Nintendo. And let’s not forget the fact that what it loses in visual splendor it makes up for in portability.

mass It’s a good sign of the Switch 2’s viability as a platform for major third-party games, but an even better sign is seeing releases like this more frequently. We won’t have to wait long to see the next big test: Capcom’s sci-fi action game practical It is released across most major platforms, Switch 2 includedin April. I can’t wait to see how the hair floats in space.