![]() ![]() Though the lower graphical output is screamingly conspicuous at times, given the choice between smoother graphics and a more consistent frame rate when it comes to Rocket League’s fast-paced action and timing-intensive mechanics, I’d take a smooth 60 fps any day of the week. Of course, you can turn off cross-platform play, but I found that matching with only Switch players takes much longer than matching with everyone, even in the rare cases when I I ended up in a match with only Switch players. The graphical hit also means that one of Rocket League’s most useful and recent changes-the introduction of transparent goalposts-is noticeably absent from the Switch version, putting Switch players at a slight disadvantage when it comes to their PC or Xbox counterparts. However, when playing in portable mode, the visuals downgrade even further, making it more difficult to read your opponent’s approach, especially when they’re on the other side of the pitch and you’re sweating in the goal, waiting for them to make their move while their tiny pixelated car does something in the distance. Docked, Rocket League hits a respectable native 720p that, while certainly rougher than its 1080p counterparts, barely makes a difference in competitive play. However, while the Switch’s portability-one of the console’s main selling points-means that you can play Rocket League on the go, at higher levels of play you’re probably going to want to dock the console and play with a monitor. ![]() In fact, hitting aerials and wall shots with the Switch Pro Controller feels way better than with my comparatively hulking Xbox One controller, to the point where I’ve been finding myself playing the Switch version over Xbox One version. And if you’re a more serious Rocket League player, the game runs at a consistent 60 frames per second whether the Switch is in docked or portable modes. Rocket League is a game that is the definition of easy to learn and hard to master, so as a social experience, bringing your Switch to a friend’s house and goofing around on the virtual pitch is a no-brainer. On top of that, cross-platform play with PC and Xbox One players means there’s already a massive roster of competitors to fill online matches, so Rocket League on the Switch won’t live and die by how many people purchase it for Nintendo’s console, which just came out a few months ago and, despite its popularity, doesn’t yet have the numbers of the other platforms. Getting into matches is as quick and painless as possible and, with five-minute time limits, you can be in and out in no time. Rocket League’s addictive gameplay is, in many ways, a perfect match for the Switch. Players who are picking up Rocket League on the Switch for the first time will be treated to a refined physics-based experience with a solid online ranking system and only the small remnants of once-prominent server issues. Rocket League has grown up a lot in the two-plus years it’s been out, and it shows. However, some visual concessions and some odd omissions mean that, while Rocket League plays perfectly well on the Switch, it’s technically not the best version. Even if you already own Rocket League on another platform, you might want to consider trying it on the Switch, especially because you will earn a couple of fun, exclusive Mario- and Metroid-themed battle-cars. It’s the same game you know and love on other platforms, and its consistent performance means you’re almost never at a disadvantage in cross-platform play. It suffices to say that I was eager to try Rocket League on the Nintendo Switch, and for the most part it doesn’t disappoint. If it wasn’t for its loot crate system, which locks certain cars (and their respective hit-boxes) behind a luck-based microtransaction system, Rocket League would arguably be a “perfect” game. In the year since I’ve been playing it on the Xbox One, I don’t think a single game even comes close in regards to the amount of hours I’ve sunk into Rocket League. It doesn’t just put you in control of players on the field you are the player on the field, and Rocket League’s mechanical demands are, in my opinion, the closest any video game has come yet to replicating true athleticism. Stripping sports games of all the fluff and extra mechanics, Rocket League focuses on what truly matters: punting a ball by flipping your rocket-powered RC car into it and letting the engine’s refined physics take its course. Its simple design philosophy belies its deep mechanics and addictive gameplay. ![]() For my money, Rocket League is one of the best games of the last twenty years. ![]()
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