Studio Sai has announced the Nintendo Switch release date for its dating sim slash action game, Eternights. Itās coming on October 20, 2024, and a trailer has been released alongside the announcement. The trailer doesnāt look great.
I reviewed Eternights last year at launch. It was fine. I didnāt really love it, and I havenāt thought about it much since. Itās a small production that swings high. Itās successful in a lot of ways but disappoints in areas that really count. However, it did find an audience, as it has reportedly sold over 200,000 copies, and some people really dug it. It just didnāt get my thighs grinding.
It was a pretty decent-looking game on PS4 and PC, but it looks like it might struggle on Switch. The graphics were already murky on other platforms, but on Switch, itās difficult to see whatās happening. The framerate also seems to struggle in a number of spots. However, this is sometimes just a side-effect of streaming video, but then thereās a scene early on (0:34 mark) where a piece of the background just disappears, as though itās on the border of the draw distance and can decide whether it should be showing.
Now, to be fair, itās still nearly two months from release, which is plenty of time to get things polished to a brighter glow, but Iām just not optimistic based on what Iām seeing. There have been a number of great looking ports that have fit games originally released for more powerful hardware onto the Switch, but there have also been less than acceptable results. Hopefully, Eternights winds up leaning more into the former category.
Eternights is available on PC, PS4, and PS5 right now. It will release on Switch October 20, 2024.
Published: Aug 29, 2024 02:02 pm