Topic: LEGO City Undercover (Switch) AKA Not-secret best LEGO game - April 4th

[Phil]

As the title suggests, LEGO City Undercover releases on the Switch on April 4th, which is awesome as it should arrive right when I'm finally done with Zelda, and by the time I'm done with LEGO City (the Wii U original lasted me over 50 hours), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will be out. The devs say the load times are much improved. The game is also coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC on the same date, but the Switch version maintains its Nintendo cameos. All versions have co-op, which is a totally brand-new feature for the game.

Anyone else going to pick up this game? Do I need to convince people by sharing my Wii U review from 2013?!!

[NWR_insanolord]

I never played this on Wii U but was always intrigued. As I recall, that version didn't support off-TV play, which was a factor in me never getting around to it, so this version would be perfect.

[Phil]

I think that the Wii U GamePad options across all the remastered versions use the D-Pad to activate the scanner, for example, instead of requiring gyro-based movement and the extra screen. They were cool in the Wii U original, but nothing that will really be missed, as because of that, there was no off-TV play option.

[Stratos]

All versions have co-op, which is a totally brand-new feature for the game.

Anyone else going to pick up this game? Do I need to convince people by sharing my Wii U review from 2013?!!

That alone has sold me on this game! The one thing missing from the original was co-op.

[Phil]

Bah! The addition of co-op always trumps a Phil review. lol

[lolmonade]

This game is a buy for me on two conditions:


1) Loading times are eradicated.
2) Co-Op is fun to play.


If both of those aren't true, I can't do a re-buy on the game.  Even if they are true, I think i'd need a low price buy-in.

[Phil]

It's been so long since I played the original and I remember enjoying it so much even with the loading (which was annoying) that that makes it worth a second purchase. (Though I really don't want to contend with the loading and GamePad of the Wii U version.)

[Lemonade]

I loved Lego City on the Wii U. Its a pity the 3DS version isnt as good.
I dont have any plan on buying the Switch version, but I might eventually.

[Stratos]

It's been so long since I played the original and I remember enjoying it so much even with the loading (which was annoying) that that makes it worth a second purchase. (Though I really don't want to contend with the loading and GamePad of the Wii U version.)

The load times never bothered me too much, though they were noticeable. I've played games with worse load times.

[Mop it up]

I find it odd that they're charging $60 for this game, which is $10 more than what it launched for on Wii U. It's also $20 right now on Wii U, and for that price difference I'd say it's still worth playing on Wii U for anyone who wanted to right now.

I felt the main thing lacking in the Wii U version was co-op, so I might be willing to grab this version when it falls to the $20 or lower mark.

[Phil]

It's been so long since I played the original and I remember enjoying it so much even with the loading (which was annoying) that that makes it worth a second purchase. (Though I really don't want to contend with the loading and GamePad of the Wii U version.)

The load times never bothered me too much, though they were noticeable. I've played games with worse load times.

I definitely couldn't have been bothered too much, I guess, since I played 55 hours and did 100% completion. It really was only an issue at the start or between missions, as the city itself was load free.

[Mop it up]

I still play PlayStation 2 games from time to time, so I'm used to long loading. I don't think Lego City was any worse at loading than some of those games.

[Phil]

NWR preview, a couple days old, but this LEGO City is aka not-secret best LEGO game releasing April 4th.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=51659.msg917189#msg917189

[Phil]

Welp. WB Games managed to make this a "must buy" and turned into a "nope, never" with this decision.
 
http://nintendoeverything.com/lego-city-undercovers-packaging-mentions-needing-up-to-13gb-of-space-for-game-download-on-switch/

What the heck is the point of even doing a physical version if you have to take up so much space on your Switch hard drive? God, I hate third parties on Nintendo consoles. They just somehow keep shooting themselves in the foot and then wonder why we're so hesitant to buy their products.

[Lemonade]

Now that is weird. I can see two possible reasons why.
1. They cheaped out on the Switch game card and got the lowest capacity one.
2. This is their solution to improving the load times.

Both seem likely.

[Soren]

Is this like a MGS5 PC Disc situation?

[Lemonade]

I think so, yes

[Stratos]

Welp. WB Games managed to make this a "must buy" and turned into a "nope, never" with this decision.
 
http://nintendoeverything.com/lego-city-undercovers-packaging-mentions-needing-up-to-13gb-of-space-for-game-download-on-switch/

What the heck is the point of even doing a physical version if you have to take up so much space on your Switch hard drive? God, I hate third parties on Nintendo consoles. They just somehow keep shooting themselves in the foot and then wonder why we're so hesitant to buy their products.

It's been clarified by WB. That was an error on the box, as the full game will be on the card, no D/L and no internet connection required to play the game.

[Phil]

I can't take all of this drama. I can't take this roller coaster of emotions. It's not good for my psyche.

[Phil]

This seems to be LEGO City Undercover (Switch) AKA Not-secret bad port - April 4th.
All versions seem to run bad or have bad loading times still... ;_;

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=233108958&postcount=2233

[Stratos]

Well, sounds like if you didn't mind the load times in the Wii U version then it is still an improvement. Pros/cons from the link you provided:


+ Smaller footprint
+ Additional content
+ Multiplayer
+ Portable
+/? Less crashing / freezing
-/? 720p docked
- 50 second load times (10-20 seconds better than Wii U, but still too long)
- Worse framerate (sub 30fps for majority of video, really hope there's just something wrong with their capture process)
- Still lots of pop-in
- Full price enhanced port

[Mop it up]

The game still has performance issues? If true, that's a bummer.

[Phil]

The framerate issues are jarring (I don't remember the Wii U version being as bad), but the big thing is that the devs said the loading times were a big priority and would be "dramatically improved." They obviously are not.

http://nintendoeverything.com/lego-city-undercover-on-switch-has-dramatically-improved-load-times-and-more/

[Phil]

Some random site posted the first hour of the Switch version:

Doesn't seem to run too bad. I think I will double dip! :D

[lolmonade]

Let's be honest, was there any possibility of you NOT double-dipping?