Right here’s some good if barely boring information: Crimson {Dead} Redemption runs simply effective on the Nintendo Swap. Which may not be too stunning provided that it’s a port of a recreation that first launched in 2010 and that the Swap has already confirmed able to working massive, barely older open-world titles like The Witcher 3. However given developer Rockstar Video games’ latest historical past with rereleases, some followers are probably rightfully suspicious of this new version.
I’ve performed the primary few hours of the Crimson {Dead} port on the Swap, which is out today on both Nintendo’s tablet and the PS4. I’ve had the possibility to get into one shoot-out, herd some cows, scare away chicken-stealing coyotes, break in a pair of horses, and watch loads of cutscenes. And it feels precisely like, nicely, Crimson {Dead} Redemption. It’s an sometimes clunky open-world motion recreation with all the cinematic storytelling and a spotlight to element that Rockstar has change into recognized for.
Regardless of Crimson {Dead}’s age, the core of the gameplay holds up, and it’s nonetheless a stunning view while you experience your horse throughout the plains throughout sundown. It stays spectacular simply how a lot there’s to do on this world, making it simple to lose your self in John Marston’s quest for a greater life. It’s additionally nonetheless very irritating while you fail a mission for being barely exterior of the invisible zone it takes place in, however that’s all a part of the Rockstar expertise.
The developer says the sport runs at a relentless 30fps, and that appeared to be the case throughout my time with its early hours. I didn’t run into any noticeable dips, and whereas it appears like a recreation that’s greater than a decade {old} (as a result of it’s), I didn’t expertise any technical points. It’d really feel a bit of dated when you’re coming from the more expansive and open sequel, however that’s not the Swap’s fault.
This stable efficiency is a far cry from again in 2021, when Rockstar launched a bug-ridden remaster of the original 3D Grand Theft Auto trilogy. In fact, the large distinction right here is that Crimson {Dead} is a straight port (and one which’s already accessible on the Xbox) and never a remaster, so nothing has actually modified right here. It’s the identical recreation as the unique from 2010, with all the further content material that got here after, together with the zombie-themed Undead Nightmare enlargement.
However for anybody who was wanting ahead to enjoying on the go, it’s nonetheless a welcome growth that it really works because it ought to.