Horror specialist Bloober Team is currently hard at work on a remake of Silent Hill 2 in collaboration with Konami, but that hasn't stopped the developer from releasing its 2021 psychological horror The Medium on the Switch.
The only downside - and it's a big one - is that it's a Cloud Version. This means, of course, that you'll need a reasonably fast and stable internet connection if you have any hope of experiencing the game as it was originally intended. As ever, the eShop listing encourages you to try out the free demo and test out the quality before committing to purchasing the full game.
Let's take a look at the general premise of The Medium:
"The game is set in the late ‘90s following Marianne, a psychic investigating the abandoned Hotel Niwa in search of answers about her past. She explores the physical world and the spirit world simultaneously, which lets players use the interactions between them to solve dual-reality puzzles, unlock new paths, and awaken memories of past events.
"The spirit world is a dark mirror reflection of our reality, and it has been modeled and designed under the inspiration of Polish dystopian surrealist, Zdzisław Beksiński’s paintings. The incredible visuals were enhanced by the original soundtrack co-composed by Arkadiusz Reikowski and Akira Yamaoka."
If you do decide to give The Medium a shot, the game is currently discounted on the Switch eShop by 15%.
Will you be checking out the Cloud Version of The Medium on Switch? Let us know with a comment.
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It makes sense as a Cloud version. This game is very demanding on the most powerful computers. I didn’t expect it to run natively on Switch.
I’m not super keen on everything goin cloud…. However, if it’s going to be a matter of my options being cloud or nothing, I’d rather have cloud just to have the option if I wanted.
That said, I haven’t been able to get any cloud games cause my internet sucks. Small town, ATT monopoly, 25mb up / 1.5mb down max limit currently. Even remote play is rough, which also sucks, cause I’d be using it all the time if I could.
If my internet was better I’d totally get RE8 Gold, KH Collection, and Control+Medium.
Considering the switch successor has been announced to continue using the current account system, I don’t see these cloud games being pulled any time within the next 5-10 years.
Meh already got it on Steam, game was fine, nothing to write home about just like Control. Maybe if it was native and had a physical release I might double or even triple dipped but paying for something that is gonna be worst and doesn't exist is lame and unnecessary. There's a reason Google Stadia and OnLive doesn't exist anymore. If you're gonna offer cloud streaming Nintendo give us a monthly sub, not a full price purchase. If we're already paying for NSO+ these cloud games should be free and fully access at all times, not just the demo. Can't believe company still does not know how to do cloud gaming the correct way.
Switch owners aren't missing anything this game is awful
The game released on Xbox Series X and PS5.
Switch can’t even handle it natively.
You don't get it, it's a new genre of meta horror. It starts with the underlying fear of purchasing a game you won't be allowed to play when the servers go down
More cloud yaaaaaaaaaaaay.
Not interested in a bloober game no matter what form.
If you want a cheap and enjoyable horror game on Switch, I recommend 'Stay out of the house' - it's great.
I mean, cloud or nothing means I would pick cloud, but I am a multisystem gamer so I'm not the target for now. But I hope that any switch only gamer that wanted this game has fun.
I have never seen this game before. I love Horror games but I do not play it anymore maybe later. To Scary for me.
Seriously wonder why these Cloud “ports” are even bothered to be made on Switch.
Don’t think I seen a SINGLE report that a Switch Cloud version was a success. Whether it was Kingdom Hearts, Resident Evils, or Assassin Creed games, etc.
What I'm wondering about these "Cloud Version" titles, would these developers eventually bring over the game to the next hardware update? Then, would people who paid for access to these versions get the game for free? Or would they pull the "Game of the Year" tag or separate edition? Eventually, these cloud based games will be native to some kind of Nintendo hardware.
Although, I've completely forgotten about Medium existence since the game hasn't been talked about much after its release.
Not surprised. That game is very cpu heavy because of the dual rendering some areas have
@Serpenterror Nintendo has nothing to do with the pricing structure of these cloud releases.
Played this game on gamepass and it was ok, not worth the price for a cloud switch version.
Bleh. Will never go in on these “cloud switch games.”
But would be interested to know if they are even selling well compared to true digital or cartridge titles? Don’t see much love.
@Bobb You are hereby awarded the "best comment on this board" award 🤣
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The game is not awful. The whole “gimmick” in the game is really cool with switching between realms… but the whole thing is just slow getting around. That’s my only gripe. If you’re a fan of Silent Hill 2, the music and atmospheric score will make you so happy.
Lots of good pieces here just a bit too slow and sometimes obtuse for its own good.
Play it on another system.
@Broosh I'd like to thank everybody who laughed at my dumb jokes and made this dream a reality
Well, this is interesting. It's a cloud version... for a current-gen only game nobody ever thought would ever come to Switch. They simply could have waited for its successor.
I have a PS5 and moderately powerful PC. I don't need a Cloud version for games I will not play portably anyways...well, I buy most games on Steam, but I generally will double dip on short games I love...The Medium is not short enough, nor is it good enough. Generally, I will not buy Switch games that needs a lot time during my day to invest in unless it is Switch exclusive like Xenoblade because I would rather play games in 4K with higher framerates if I am going to be sitting in front of my TV for a few hours playing. I think the Switch is the worst platform for Cloud gaming anyways, it was not really designed with streaming games in mind. XBox One X and PS5 makes more sense because those console are built to be stationary.
@Keyblade-Dan
Totally agree. I’m a big fan of the genre but I still regret spending money on this.
Oh hell, they could have easily had this on Switch natively. This is just lazy, lol
@Keyblade-Dan I was really intrigued about this game but when it review bombed, it dropped off my radar hard. It's almost laughable that it's coming to Switch
Bloober clearly nade this game to show they could make a Silent Hill game. So they went from "Silent Hill 2 the walking simulator" of Layer of Fear to "Silent Hill 2 without combat" of The Medium, to "actual remake of Silent Hill 2".
Every other thing in the game is a blatant reference to SH2 or SHSM, and everything in between is filled with a Soviet aesthetic one wouldn't normally expect from a Polish game (they do so very much loathe any reminders of having been part of the Soviet Bloc) to make a solid 4/5 horror experience that has some pretty neat ideas due to the two-world mechanics which were the main bane of running this game on any machine lacking at least a GeForce 3080 or equivalent.
As a cloud game, however... Yeah, I get that it's the only way to get it unto the Switch but how many people will dip into that?
@JustMonika what you talking about this game is next gen only and it's cpu heavy on pc It will literally explode
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