Contra: Operation Galuga (Switch) Review + Performance Commentary
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- čas přidán 10. 03. 2024
- Jordan and John put the newest Konami game through its paces in a review for Contra: Operation Galuga, coming to Nintendo Switch on March 12, 2024.
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the only thing that is holding me back from buying it is the $40 entry fee, this seems like a great $20 game, so in a year or so, will pick it up, but only when it is $20 or under, $40 for this game is a bit too rich for my blood, but i tried the demo and liked it, for a decent price.
Yeah, that's very rich for an 8 stage arcade game you could conceivably blow through in a long day of play - you can get AA/AAA games on sale with 100+ hours for that price.
Yea switch games suck and are always overpriced, on top of it.
Same..... Hopefully goes on a sale. $40 is a tad salty but the game looks great yeah.
What...what happened to the music??? Old Contra games had some of the most memorable catchy video game music out there. This sounds like the score from OPPENHEIMER ffs
itsa great game and ur a hot chic
Sounds like they're doing "orchestra" version of the classic music ... which is not working at all.
I saw gameplay of the demo that showed horrible framerates... I guess they fixed it for the full release?
Just wish the graphics were more gritty and dark
Agreed, Contra Shattered Soldier was the perfect balance along with the death metal soundtrack.
Funny how you say it "rarely" drops frames while I can regularly spot it stuttering and dropping frames in your footage, something other reviewers have called out the Switch version for as it leads to a fluctuating input latency and unfair player deaths. Whatever tools you're using for framerate analysis, you need to revamp them.
Thanks for the great review !
Great to hear it! Sounds like this is exactly what I want out of a Contra game. At the end of the day, all I really care about is that crisp run n' gun action, so if that's there, game on!
Performance is poor on switch 😢
I’ve tried the demo on both Xbox and Ps5, and it works equally well on both of those (like 60fps?). 30fps on older hardware like Switch sounds reasonable to me? (but admittedly haven’t tried that myself)
@@davidnakayama8671 I already wrote here that the game looks worse on Switch than Shattered Solder on PS2 and Hard Corps Uprising on PS3. I understand that it works well on the series and PS5, but it’s not playable on Switch. the game turns into a very slow game, I don't know how to describe it. This is especially felt in the level with a motorcycle chase
@@user-di5ce4sd4qI don’t understand it. Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze still looks amazing and it’s 10yrs old and if I’m not mistaken it runs 60fps so how can this not do the same when also DKTF looks better than this game. I smell that this was Konami’s decision. Even though the game doesn’t look bad it’s just hard to believe the Switch can’t run this game at 60fps when they have other games that has a lot more going on screen or better graphics period that runs at 60fps so I hate it for the Switch players but other than that I loved the demo and can’t wait to play this game. I will have it on PC
@@johnnyappleseed8127 Unfortunately, I have already spent the money and will not be able to buy a version for another platform in the near future. I'll wait for a discount.
I didn't mind Rogue Corp, probably because I paid $2.99 for it. It likes this game's frame rate issues have improved so I'll definitely be picking this one up. I love WayForward's games.
I heart it’s got some looter shooter bs and that’s prevented me from even considering it
Have they added an arcade mode that abandons that?
@@robertconrad7376 No, unfortunately there is no arcade mode. It plays like Smash TV, which I like but the performance is terrible. Frame drops and slow down. That and the loot cycle doesn’t bother me though.
@@robertconrad7376repetitive enemies and stages, getting the same gun 100 times with different stats and boring ass gameplay. Only reason I bothered beating it is because I bought it 😂😂😂. Neo contra is way better but that's my opinion
Great review. The one i was waiting for. Now i know the switch version is still 30fps smh. How is that even possible? It's not even a demanding game
Exactly. The switch should be able to run this game with these graphics at 60fps easily, when you see games like the new prince of persia, metroid dread, and the ori games.
it runs below 30 actually at times ffs
@Jessiedoesyoutubee3838 on the retail game? Wow, I heard they actually fixed that. I know the demo was bad, but I heard the retail game is a smooth 30
@TonyJenn I mite skip it on switch and get on steam. Damn, I wanted the game so bad on switch smh. Another knee jersey reaction is, limited run has a 170 dollar collectors ediron for switch! Yikes.
@@TonyJenn the game was probably developed for ps5, x/s, and PC primarily. Sadly switch ports lacking in performance is now expect and the norm. I feel devs don't care much to invest time and money to make it better. I really would have liked this on switch to play on the go but I'll get it on PS5.
I’m getting the physical version of operation galuga on limited run I already got the anniversary edition from limited run
All I care to know; is if they fixed the frame rate issue and is it running at 60fps? If it isn't 60fps; I am going to pass until they patch it now or patch it for the next gen Switch. If it never gets fixed; then I am never buying.
30fps. Ridiculous ! ! ! If the response time was fine I wouldn't pass this version. But not even that is provided.
And yes even at 30fps response time of the game engine can be good. In this case no.
Even the Factor 5 GB game is more agile
Ok, well the demo is very unstable for the Switch... So are you saying that this has been fixed in th full version, or are you falsely describing the frame rates?
If the switch can handle Metroid Dread at 60fps, it can definitely handle this at 60. I think devs are giving up on the switch at this point
Meh, the graphics look too similar to Contra Returns on mobile. Cheap cash in on purely nostalgia rather than giving us something NEW as an action side scroller. $40 is way too expensive for this and it’s ashame the Switch version got gimped in the framerate. Goes to show Konami didn’t really put much into this game or the series as a whole.
I hope to get 60fps on a modded OLED switch. Sadly that it has to be this way. "Quieres ver galuga?"
Agreed. It's not even a demanding game
jaja el albur!
I am confused. The demo had noticeable stuttering, terrible lag and couldn't maintain a framerate of 30 frames in many situations. So, have there been significant improvements since the demo? Then why is Nintendo Life mentioning all those problems and more in their review, I quote: "The game's Switch demo, released several weeks prior to launch, was poorly received, with a crippled frame rate, freezes, and chronic lag. Even the PC version, while infinitely superior, was full of glitches. We expected the glitches to be fixed because the demo was actually a custom-built entity that combined elements of the first and third stages, but we still encountered legs in the floor, an enemy who disappeared into the floor, and on one occasion no music playing after hitting continue.
Glitches, however, are minor irritants compared to the game's performance, which on Switch is frankly unacceptable. It pains us greatly to say this, especially considering how good an underlying game there is here, but you may want to seriously think twice about getting this version. The graphics are fine, with textures expectedly losing detail compared to the PC version, but certainly not in a way that's a dealbreaker. But the frame rate, which is meant to be locked at 30fps, is a mess, and seems to regularly fall below the promised threshold. You're going to see constant chugs, background scrolling jerks, and borderline freezes. This, in turn, affects the game's control sensitivity, the severity of its lag seeming to fluctuate depending on the frame rate's behaviour. Often unfairly slow to respond, it can get you killed, and the game feels much harder to play than the 60fps Steam version because it's all so janky. Weirdly, there's no consistency with how the frame rate responds, seeming to improve inside stage four's Lab."
www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/contra-operation-galuga
To the other commenters wondering why the Switch is having such performance issues here: Since WayForward scrapped their in-house engine and switched to Unity, their games have been consistently struggling with technical shortcomings on the Switch. Considering where most of the developer's customers are located, this was a fatal decision.
The simple answer is that not everybody notices input lag the same way, if at all. For me the demo on Switch was unacceptable, to others it was perfectly fine.
@@syltendoThis, however, doesn't explain why the NWR review talks about a more or less stable frame rate of 30 frames per second, while the reviewer from Nintendo Life lists one technical problem after another. Subjective perceptions are all well and good, but I can't really understand this difference. Has there perhaps been a patch very recently? And to be fair, the footage in this review does look more stable than the demo I played.
@@Oliver-1984 No idea. The input lag was enough for me to not care about the game anymore, at least on Switch. I’ll keep an eye on possible patches addressing that but I doubt it will ever get fixed.
Hmm, i played the demo on ps5 and it seemed to run pretty smooth
Can you play 2 players with just one switch? I cannot seem to find an answer to this question.
Yes, you can play the story mode with two players or arcade mode with four players.
@@NinWRTV how do you play 4 player on one switch?
You know what I've always missed in my Contra games, the ability to play as girls 😮😊
On PC: 4k 120fps always on top, no issues, your welcome!
Would totally scoop this up, but $40? ....oof a tad salty there. Trying to take advantage of my feels....
I will buy it as soon as it goes under 40. Not because i dont think it isnt worth the asking price but because ive spent too much on video games as it is.
Paying for games isnt that insane, people always seem to imply that they should be cheaper. Do they expect developers to work for free? The big issue is that there are a lot of games and we want them. They complain when there arent enough games out and then complain when they are too expensive. As an adult with some looming bills and another hobby, i say 40 dollars is fine. Fifty dollars would have been too much. Im just glad this game was made because Contra is too good
It still runs 30 fps?😢 I preorder game on switch, hope wf fix issue, but it sad😢
Not even a consistent 30 fps. Even with optimisation, don't expect 60 fps unless you're playing on a different system.
@@aryudsoh it very sad 😢 i want to be able to play game even if i got blackout.
@@aryudsoh Honestly, if you remember the graphics in contra shuttered soldier (ps2) or hard corps uprising (ps3/x360), it’s difficult to understand what the problem is. I would say that I liked the PS2 graphics even more, while the console produced 60 frames there, it’s difficult to understand what the problem is, I really hope that the performance will be fixed, that there is some kind of rush here and after release the way forward technology will fix everything. If not, I'll end up wasting my money and will have to buy on another platform.
would be LUCKY to get 30 it is far below that lol
@@Jessiedoesyoutubee3838 just played. this is a mockery, no weaker than cyberpunk on PS4... everything is very slow, the dynamics are not felt... I would rate it 4/10 - no more. :`(
BouI bought it having played the PC demo. and it is totally different. The lag of the switch version makes it terribly impossible to enjoy the game as a Contra should be played. A run n gun game should be fast and simple but this version seems like the opposite to me being a veteran of the saga.
Is anyone going to mention the game's ugly aesthetics?
They mention that in the video, and about the pixelated scenery, unless you're using the word Aesthetics differently
@@pixelsncreatures I am referring to aesthetic choice in general, not just their execution, & no I did not think that was addressed to the proper degree in this review.
Hard corps uprising, a game that was released 13 years ago, somehow looks and runs better than this one.
I believe it deserves more like 8 at least. I played it for 8 hours. It is a great game.
At 30 fps this is a hard pass. I mean, prince of Persia can run smoother than this, let alone super Mario wonder.
Nothing can beat the original Contra on the Nintendo Entertainment System. If you haven’t played in years it will punish you.
I would like games like contra or mario to get back to the pixel art style. I'm getting boring with all mario 2d games looking the same.😢
30 fps on a side scrolling run and gun shooter. *barf*
Hard pass. Waiting for Iron Meat. Those devs made Super Cyborg so you KNOW it's gonna be crazy good.
I'll get the physical version because Limited Run said they will fix all the issues including the frame rates
input lag?
30 fps? Да ну эту игру нафиг! сложно было игру в 60 кадров сделать?
Ofc they added a poc girl. Now i get the reason for this "remake" for modern audiences. Did sweet baby inc consult on this one too?
GA lu ga. GA lu ga. I almost had a stroke hearing you pronounce that.
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My pronunciation is the same as in this video.
Skip the switch version
Not worth over $30 smh no online at that
The name “Operation Galuga” will never grow on me. It’s awful.
Just like the graphics imo 😂😂😂
Galuga is the name of the island on which the original Contra takes place. Therefore, it's called Operation Galuga. Frankly, they could have called it something better, like Operation Red Falcon or something idk
What happened to Wayforward? They have made a lot of high quality games but this is just substandard, forgettable shovelware.
A heavy action game where performance is trash and still gets a good review? 😂
ugly flash game
It's more like a cheap mobile game to me
@@jahmirwhite7807
How are you playing it, t.v, console etc?
@@nWoPorViDa I don't have the game, and I already don't like it for a number of reasons.
@@jahmirwhite7807
I actually like it.
And I'm old school.
I just turned off the voice acting, and it's visually stunning if played correctly.
85inch Samsung mounted, 7.1 receiver with two powered subs, and Dolby Atmos speakers in the rear.
It quickly surpassed all the Contras I've ever played.
Contra Shattered Soldier on PS2 was my all-time favorite before this one.
Very boring review