Digital Foundry – Mortal Shell: Complete Edition – Tech analysis

Digital Foundry – Mortal Shell: Complete Edition – Tech analysis

As a result of our partnership with Digital Foundry, we now get a more in-depth look at the technical aspects of Mortal Shell: Complete Edition, such as the game’s frame rate and resolution. When it comes to performance, it is obvious that the hardware has some significant issues, despite the fact that the port is remarkable in several respects.

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Mortal Shell: Complete Edition tech analysis highlights

  • The quality of the game’s texture assets has been reduced on Switch
  • Character textures operate the same as they do on PS4
  • Armor sets have a clear and distinct appearance up close
  • Cloth physics are implemented on Switch; nevertheless, environmental complexity is drastically reduced in many areas; the Switch version has 5 GB of storage space, while the PS4 version has 7 GB. On Switch, the water ripple effects have been removed; moreover, the precision of the screen space reflections has been reduced. Many of the details, effects, and features of the PS4 version have been carried over to the Switch edition, including motion blur, mist, fog, and ambient occlusion.
  • On Switch, there is a relatively low amount of pop in, which is a positive.
  • There is no impact of depth-of-field – The volumetric illumination has been lowered
  • The lighting during a boss battle on Switch is superior to that of PS4 thanks to the inclusion of a flame effect
  • In terms of resolution, Mortal Shell reconstructs to 720p when it is docked; nevertheless, the normal native resolution is somewhere between 540p and 600p
  • The resolution in portable mode may vary from 360p to 400p, although it can be reconstructed to 720p.
  • Mortal Shell’s frame rate can be unlocked on the Switch
  • There is no 30 FPS, so it can run anywhere from 10 FPS at its worst point to as high as 60 FPS when looking to the sky
  • Most areas between 15 and 40 FPS
  • Putting too many enemies on the screen seems to cause dips
  • Frame time hitches as well
  • There is no screen tearing on the Switch, which is a plus
  • Putting too many enemies on the screen seems to cause dips Frame rate is generally the same whether the Switch is in docked or portable mode; visual settings are also the same regardless of mode; loading times for the Switch are competitive and sometimes quicker than those for the PS4 version

About Mortal Shell: Complete Edition

Mortal Shell: Complete Edition is the first release of its kind, and it combines together all of the previously released content updates as well as the previously released downloadable material. The game-altering Virtuous Cycle extension is included in Mortal Shell: Complete Edition. It is a totally new roguelike mode that adds random and repetitive brutality to Fallgrim.

Hadern, who served as your elusive instructor in the past, is also present and is now yours to master as the fifth possessable and playable character in Mortal Shell.

In addition, the Rotten Autumn content update is included in the Complete Edition of Mortal Shell. This update includes many new features, including strong new picture mode, a new mini-quest, and an alternate boss battle music composed by the black metal band Rotting Christ.

The Nintendo Switch eShop has been updated to reflect the addition of Mortal Shell: Complete Edition. A tangible version is planned for a later release.