Red Dead Redemption works just fine on the Switch

Right here’s some good if barely boring information: Purple Lifeless Redemption runs simply high-quality on the Nintendo Change. Which may not be too shocking provided that it’s a port of a recreation that first launched in 2010 and that the Change has already confirmed able to operating giant, barely older open-world titles like The Witcher 3. However given developer Rockstar Video games’ current historical past with rereleases, some followers are probably rightfully suspicious of this new version.

I’ve performed the primary few hours of the Purple Lifeless port on the Change, which is out today on both Nintendo’s tablet and the PS4. I’ve had the prospect 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, properly, Purple Lifeless Redemption. It’s an sometimes clunky open-world motion recreation with the entire cinematic storytelling and a focus to element that Rockstar has turn out to be identified for.

Regardless of Purple Lifeless’s age, the core of the gameplay holds up, and it’s nonetheless a stunning view whenever 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 straightforward to lose your self in John Marston’s quest for a greater life. It’s additionally nonetheless very irritating whenever 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 continuing 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 I didn’t run into any noticeable dips, and whereas it appears like a recreation that’s greater than a decade outdated (as a result of it’s), I didn’t expertise any technical points. It would really feel a bit of dated for those who’re coming from the more expansive and open sequel, however that’s not the Change’s fault.

This strong 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 Purple Lifeless is a straight port (and one which’s already out there 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 the entire additional content material that got here after, together with the zombie-themed Undead Nightmare enlargement.

However for anybody who was trying ahead to taking part in on the go, it’s nonetheless a welcome growth that it really works because it ought to.