![]() ![]() It was made to prove capitalism sucks, and you know what? It does. Like, not just this version of Monopoly, but the board game in general. It’s a bit embarrassing, honestly.Īnd the worst part of it all is that I’m not sure, after all this time, that Monopoly is a very good game. Nice, but the fact is if you run into any issue that hard crashes the game, or you have a controller issue that was similar to ours, you’ll need to close the software (if you’re not forced to) and the game will be over. Remember, this is essentially the exact same game, you’re just paying for worse performance and the option of taking it handheld. Given this is a console very much designed for sleep mode, it’s absurd that the game has been released in this state - for £29.99, when the PS4 Monopoly Plus is available for £11.99. There’s an initial load bug of some kind that prevents the game from booting immediately unless the Switch was recently restarted. ![]() Well, I say quickly, but we’ve seen an initial load go on for as long as seven minutes, at least. Luckily, Monopoly on Nintendo Switch autosaves pretty much constantly, and you can quickly boot your game back up afterward. I guess I should be glad I know what the hard crash screen looks like? During my time with Monopoly on Nintendo Switch, I encountered frequent framerate issues on Living Boards, as stated, a couple of very odd controller issues (only when assigning controllers to players in-software, not when syncing controllers in the Switch overlay) and even a hard crash - the first I’d ever seen on Nintendo Switch. What might not be an option for your is technical performance and a few bugs along the way. Rules adjustments are there as an option, though. Having more money in Speed Rules meant no player was ever put in a compromising position, and other adjustments just meant that the game didn’t play out the way any player had in mind. Other than what board you can play on, you can choose a variety of rules for speed, although messing about with the rules just made for a slightly more unpleasant play experience, at least it did for us. But, fear not! They do actually include a piece of DLC for free with Monopoly on Switch. Of course, Monopoly on the Nintendo Switch is a port of the PS4 game Monopoly Plus, which is ripe with DLC boards. You get three Living Boards to choose from, and two Classic Boards - why there are so few Classic Boards to choose from, given how much easier they are to create, is a mystery. The Classic Boards, as you might expect, hold a much better framerate, so at least things don’t stutter along as the camera follows your pieces around the board. Optimisation clearly wasn’t top of the list, because you’ll be looking at a framerate below 30FPS for the entirety of the game. ![]() ![]() The Living Boards do not play well with the Nintendo Switch. ![]()
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