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Remnant: From the Ashes has arrived on Nintendo Switch and we had the opportunity to try it: here is our review of the soulful shooter adventure.

During the summer of 2023, we will finally have the opportunity to get our hands on Remnant 2, the new game from Gunfire Games which seems to promise a clear evolution with respect to the first chapter from several points of view. Before, however, it might be a good idea to (re)discover the first chapter: Remnant: From the Ashes, now available in the Nintendo Switch version.

Kyoto console fans had to wait a bit before they could finally play the soul-influenced third-person shooter, but the game has finally arrived. Was the final result worth the wait? Find out in ours Remnant Review: From the Ashes.

2019

Remnant: From the Ashes, the review of the Nintendo Switch version — The starting area, which serves as a tutorial in Remnant: From the Ashes

First let's do a quick refresher for anyone who's never heard of Remnant: From the Ashes. As mentioned, it is a Third-person shooter combat game, influenced by Soulslike. This means that we will have a series of mazes to face complete with bosses, save/teleport points that recharge our life and our essential resources while making enemies respawn, and we will have equipment and statistics to improve to be on par with the opponents.

A feature of Remnant: From the Ashes is the (Partially) procedural generation of the game world.. Certain sections are fixed, while some areas and enemies will be placed randomly, which also ensures a bit more variety in case you want to play multiple times with different classes. As we told you in the review for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, it is a challenging game, perhaps too challenging at times (however, there are difficulty levels), but very fun.

The Switch conversion of Remnant: From the Ashes

Obviously, the gameplay has not changed from one version of the game to another. What has necessarily had to suffer a reduction is the technical sector. The original Remnant: From the Ashes, in console version, It is certainly not the most technically advanced video game.: This is an honest mid-budget product, which does its best to be as visually pleasing as possible. On Switch, however, multiple sacrifices were necessary.

Obviously screen resolution is lower, but it is above all the textures that suffer a hard blow, losing enormously in quality. In various situations many details have been lost and it is very easy to find elements that look like spots of color more than walls or floors. However, what really hits is the total elimination of shadows and many lighting effects: in some cases the latter have been replaced by a load of an extra low resolution texture that colors the environment to imitate lighting. However, some flashing lights become solid lights, others disappear completely, other fake light textures load only if we are in a certain position and disappear in another. Overall, the game is much "flatter."

Obviously many of them also disappear. particle effects and the few that remain are simpler. Character and enemy models are also significantly less detailed, both in texture and polygon count. The Switch version also suffers a hit in loading: if with the PS4 version running on PS5 a specific load takes about 16 seconds, on the Nintendo console it takes 34 seconds. Charge moves are common in Remnant: From the Ashes, so these slows will affect your total time at the end of the game.

In terms of frames per secondFinally, the game tries to maintain 30 FPS although it does not succeed in all situations. However, drops are rare and not too shocking, so from this point of view we are generally satisfied.

Play on the move

It's clear that Remnant: From the Ashes is visually better on PC and soon after on PlayStation and Xbox, with Switch obviously coming in last. It is not a surprise and for a certain segment of the public the Switch version is interesting due to the possibility of play on the go.

While we know it depends in part on individual player taste and actual movement methods and timing, overall we think Remnant: From the Ashes It is not a game particularly suitable for mobility. Although alternatively, it is still a kind of soullike in which we must always pay maximum attention, we must not lose sight of the screen for even a second and also take advantage of the sound to understand if a monster that has appeared out of nowhere is coming behind us. us (yes, it can happen). Pausing is not included, but you can return to the Switch Home to freeze your game even in the middle of combat, fortunately.

That said, considering the loss of detail and poor light/shadow, playing in handheld mode is sometimes difficult. a little difficult to distinguish enemies in the distance (It doesn't help that the environment and opponents are often similar colors.) Several times we found ourselves pressing our faces to the console to make sure we didn't miss any moves. At least when playing on the Switch screen and not the TV, the lower resolution has less impact on the overall experience.

We know that we have been quite critical up to this point and we want to reiterate it. The Nintendo Switch version of Remannt: From the Ashes is undoubtedly the worst among those available and if you have other platforms you should prefer them, but in any case the conversion work is adequate to the possibilities of the console and The overall gaming experience is still as fun today as it was in 2019, especially in multiplayer mode (available both online and locally with several consoles connected to each other).

Conclusions

Tested version Nintendo Switch digital delivery Nintendo eShop Price 39,99 € Holygamerz.com 7.0 Readers (6) 7.1 your vote

Remnant: From the Ashes is a good game, but it is clear that the Switch version is not the best and is not preferable if you have other platforms. On the technical side, all elements have suffered a visible impact, but the frame rate is stable enough to allow you to play without too many worries. It's probably not the best game for mobility, but it also depends on your tastes. However, if you only have Switch and have always been intrigued by this adventure, we recommend it.