State of the Game at Launch

[tayph00n_台風]

First of all, I want to say that I played the original release on the PS3 back in the day,
and it's one of my favorite Suda51 games.
That said, there are some significant issues with the current port.
I'm currently in Chapter 4, so I may not have the full picture yet.

What You Can Do:

-Key Remapping: You can remap keys using a tool available at launch or in the game directory.
However, mouse buttons other than left and right click don’t register—this includes M3, M4, scroll and other additional mouse buttons.

-Basic Settings: You can adjust audio levels, sensitivity, and brightness. That’s about it for the settings.



What You Can’t Do:

-Resolution: The resolution is auto-detected and set to match your monitor’s resolution.
I’m using a 3840x1600 ultrawide display, and it’s unclear if the game runs at 1600p or
defaults to a pillarboxed 16:9 format, likely 1440p.

-Visual Tweaks: Aside from brightness, there are no graphics settings.
Editing .ini files or other workarounds don’t work, as the game files are packed into a single archive
(unless someone finds a way to unpack or modify it).

-Frame Rate: The game is capped at 60 FPS.

Other Issues:
Audio Desync: I’m experiencing audio desync issues, where sounds play slightly ahead of the animations.

Sped-up Animations: The game feels sped up, with animations running faster than they should (maybe at 1.5x-2x speed depending on the scene).
This might be causing the audio desync.

Pros:
Stability: The game is stable, but to be fair it would probably run on a toaster without issues.

Cutscene Skipping: You can skip cutscenes (for me, it’s mapped to “C”), but I had remapped my melee attack to that key, so give it a try if you want to skip scenes.

Overall, it feels like not only the game itself but also the porting process is a throwback to the early 2010s. Take that as you will.

Final Thoughts:
If you’re in it for nostalgia, go for it. The game runs, and is full of ♥♥♥♥ jokes.

[REhorror]

Oh well, gonna get it anyway for Suda and Mikami.

[REhorror]

Originally posted by Eldin:

Also we need more games that offer them as you remember, fully uncensored. Modern devs seem to think gamers want the opposite or can’t handle it. Maybe now they will be like, wait look what Suda and Grasshopper are doing. Yes devs, listen.

Yep, worth supporting just for that.

[(.)(.)]

Games biggest issue is ts pricing $45NZ for a port of a 360 game.