Today, I’m adding more games to the list of games that have seen improvements when played on Nintendo Switch 2. Let’s have a look!
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Braid, Anniversary Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Genre: Puzzle-Platformer
Players: 1
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Review:
I keep finding myself caught off-guard with which games creators have revisited in Nintendo Switch 2 Edition releases. Braid is another one of those that I felt was perfectly fine in its Nintendo Switch release – great game, graphically beautiful, and its 2D visuals didn’t seem held back by the outdated hardware of the Nintendo Switch 2. Yet here we are, and Braid has gotten a Nintendo Switch 2 version, priced at the same cost as the Nintendo Switch version, or a $3 upgrade if you already own the Nintendo Switch version. Let’s have a look!
The Nintendo Switch 2 version’s feature list says that this version of the game improves the resolution to up to 4K in docked mode and 1080p in handheld mode, with improved higher-resolution textures and framerates of up to 120FPS. Checking options menus, it doesn’t look like there are different graphics modes here, these graphical improvements are just all automatically applied all at once it seems. In practice, I felt like this did noticeably improve the clarity of the visuals, but not tremendously so. The most noticeable difference to me are the new 120FPS framerates, which really make the game move more smoothly overall… though again, the original game already looked great, so this isn’t a massive difference.
The other advertised new feature in the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is additional developer commentary. From what I can tell, this is a new room added to the right of the main extra features room labeled “Business”, and features the game’s developers and other game developers discussing the difficulties of the business side of making an indie game. This is fascinating stuff, and I’m sure it’ll be invaluable to up-and-coming indie developers looking for advice on finding success in the industry, but I’m not sure how much the average gamer will be interested in this.
Finally, as I always do, I had a look at loading times, and there wasn’t much room for improvement here – on Nintendo Switch, the game only takes 12 seconds to load and then any other loading times are negligible. Even so, the Nintendo Switch 2 release gets those 12 seconds down to 5.
All in all, this Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is a good improvement over the Nintendo Switch release of the game, and I think $3 is more than fair for what’s on offer here, though of course if you haven’t gotten the game yet you may want to just skip to buying the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and save yourself that $3. As for players who have already completed the game or drifted away, I don’t think the changes here are so drastic that they’ll pull you back to Braid. However, fans of the game who want the best version possible on their new Nintendo hybrid console should be satisfied with this release.
tl;dr – Braid is a Puzzle-Platformer about a man trying to undo the problems of his past and reunite with his girlfriend, with this taking the form of a game about manipulating time. As in its original release, this game features some truly incredible puzzle design and a gorgeous presentation that looks even better in this release, and it’s joined by new levels and over 12 hours of commentary, with even more commentary in the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. All of this adds up to what is truly the definitive version of an absolute must-play Puzzle-Platformer.
Grade: A
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Red Faction: Guerilla Re-Mars-tered Edition
Genre: Open-World Third-Person Shooter
Players: 1-4 Competitive (Local Alternating), 2-16 Competitive (Online)
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Review:
While I usually let my own curiosity guide me to games I think it would be interesting to revisit on Nintendo Switch 2, I do occasionally look at games I hear have been significantly improved, and that’s the case for Red Faction: Guerilla. It’s a bit odd, given that this is a game from all the way back in 2009. Surely the improvement can’t be that big, can it?
Well, the Nintendo Switch release of this game came with two graphics modes: quality and performance. I can’t say I was terribly impressed with quality mode here – the textures and 3D models weren’t designed in a way that looks particularly great in the modern day, and that’s on top of the aliasing and pop-in. Swapping to performance mode, I don’t see much graphical quality difference but wow the framerates are massively improved here, running smooth in a way that neither mode did on Nintendo Switch.
The loading times are improved here too – on Nintendo Switch, it took me 24 seconds (while skipping company logos) to get to the title screen, and another 46 seconds to load a game save. On Nintendo Switch 2? 12 seconds and 18 seconds.
So, is this one of the most impressive improvements to a Nintendo Switch game on Nintendo Switch 2? No, but it’s definitely an instantly-noticeable improvement… at least, if you’re using performance mode. And this is still a great game well worth playing, so I do recommend it, even if it looks somewhat dated in 2026.
tl;dr – Red Faction: Guerilla Re-Mars-tered Edition is the HD re-release of the decade-old Open-World Third-Person Shooter that has aged remarkably well and is still unparalleled in its fun and impressive-looking destruction. While not quite as good-looking as other versions of the game, it still looks and plays great, and while the game isn’t without its flaws, the basic gameplay is so compelling that it’s still a joy to play after all these years.
Grade: A-
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I hope you enjoyed this latest batch of Nintendo Switch 2 Difference Mini-Reviews, and found them to be helpful! Want to see all Nintendo Switch 2 Difference comparisons? Check out this page for links to every article where I’ve included these comparisons!
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