Was I blinded by nostalgia or is the port just pretty bad/laggy?

[RichRuzz]

I don't mind how it looks and everything else seems fine, but did the game always run this laggy? Some areas/maps there is like CRAZY slowdown and it sorta irks me, and I don't remember my PS1 copy ever having this much slowdown and the last time I played it was probably on my PS3 many years ago before just on the PSX.

[Hylox, Bane of Titans]

yeah this game is definitely laggy, try using meteor shower to see for yourself. yes the ps1 version was like this as well, but on modern hardware this shouldn't be an issue but for some reason it is. this version should run super smooth, but for some reason it runs worse than Elden Ring for me... go figure... granted CC runs as good as it runs on PS1/2/3/psp

[Particles]

Nope, runs smooth as butter on ps1 hardware or a fat ps2. Emulation has always been average at best but people seem convinced it's perfect for some reason. Runs like crap on slim ps2 which is also using emulation. I have two copies of the game and all the relevant consoles so I'll fight anybody who says this runs the same as on original hardware.

[Hylox, Bane of Titans]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1133760/discussions/0/3273562123580473339/

this fixes the issue for nvidia users

[RichRuzz]

Originally posted by Hylox, Bane of Titans:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1133760/discussions/0/3273562123580473339/

this fixes the issue for nvidia users

For me it’s not the “frame rate” per se, since it says 60 but it FEELS like I’m getting like 3-5FPS in some areas… the controls are so delayed I could push left and right and the inputs come out seconds later. Will try this regardless though, just seems like an engine/port/emulation issue.

[Hylox, Bane of Titans]

maybe you accidentally activated slow motion mode? you are given the Time Shifter item strait away, this is supposed to be a NG+ item. its pretty easy to turn on by accident, its either left trigger/L2 or left stick/L3 that will toggle it, i forget which

[RichRuzz]

Originally posted by Hylox, Bane of Titans:

maybe you accidentally activated slow motion mode? you are given the Time Shifter item strait away, this is supposed to be a NG+ item. its pretty easy to turn on by accident, its either left trigger/L2 or left stick/L3 that will toggle it, i forget which

Nope, some areas just become insanely laggy based on scenery despite reading out at 60 FPS just seems from being a bad port I guess. Running a 3080/5900x and on a NVME SSD so definitely isn't hardware, will try some of that stuff though. (could be acting weird since I run a G-Sync monitor also, but seems like everyone is getting crap performance though so doesn't seem like it this time)

To edit: Such as Fossil Valley is an early area where you can REALLY feel it on the map just how jank/laggy it feels. I have a backwards compatible PS3/PS2 and never had it run like this so it's how they ported it/emulation I guess or just lazy.

[Hylox, Bane of Titans]

well I hope you get it fixed

[Kaldaien]

The port's terrible.

As it turns out, under the hood it's running a software renderer at like 12 FPS. The D3D11 part of the game you see is just the UI. That's why options are very sparse and also why the game's internal resolution is 4096x2048.

This is little more than an emulator (oh no, I said the naughty word, don't ban me!!) with a fluffy UI and achievements. Very disappointing.