Another broken windows game, use the Switch version in Yuzu or Ryujinx

[Bavanity]

Doesn't remember settings.
No higher than 1400x1050 in windowed mode.. auto mode is larger than screen, so useless.
Even though 1440p and 1600P are res options in full screen mode, bottom is cut off.
Regardless, on each game launch EVERY setting is forgotten.. goes back to initial resolution with blur filter on and all controls reset. Have tried usual DPI override settings in windows.

Refunded after 5 minutes
more indie BROKEN TRASH! Hooray!

Thank goodness for working console versions.

8 core 11th gen @ 4.6ghz/2560x1600/Win 11 all updates/64GB ram/3070

Imagine having to enable controller on every launch and disable that awful smoothing filter and not having all game info on screen. Every single time.

As well as any other setting.

I try and do the right thing and double dip when a game is on sale, but it's now a 25% ratio with indie games being broken on a windows 11 computer with a 1600P screen. Seriously.
So tired of it.

I should just learn to use yuzu for any games I already own on switch and stop torturing myself. Resizable window to anything I want, perfect performance, done.

Buy it on switch instead if you have one, this is one game where the switch version performs the same.
Edit, I see also on Xbox and PS4/PS5. Sounds good.

[PsyWarVeteran]

[MachTackle]

You could have just adjusted the .ini file to solve these problems.

[Bavanity]

Originally posted by MachTackle:

You could have just adjusted the .ini file to solve these problems.

If the developer is too lazy for my money to make it work like every other game, then I am too lazy to apply workarounds that I should never have to apply. Really simple.

[Roz1281]

Yea I just beat the switch version today and bought it on Steam. This is a garbage version, requested refund. I had to edit an .ini to get fullscreen, and setting up a bog standard xbox controller was weird. Then, in-game, my dude would stop moving whenever I held shoot button. ♥♥♥♥ this crappy effort. It was amazing on switch.

[Bavanity]

Originally posted by Roz1281:

Yea I just beat the switch version today and bought it on Steam. This is a garbage version, requested refund. I had to edit an .ini to get full screen, and setting up a bog standard Xbox controller was weird. Then, in-game, my dude would stop moving whenever I held shoot button. ♥♥♥♥ this crappy effort. It was amazing on switch.

Exactly right. Garbage port, but of course defenders will rush in to hold the dev's hand and geeksplain how you have to locate ini files and edit them. Why should I, when every other game I have in my collection "just works"? Well, bar two. Yes, I have edited an ini file for precisely two games out of 1000+ in my collection:

1) Yars Revenge - I allowed the edit as it's a very old game and by doing the tweak I could play it in native 4K and 60 FPS. Otherwise still works but 30 FPS and 720P. Definitely worth seeing this one in 4K and smooth frame rate. I can accept this for a near 15YO game.

2) Spidersaurs, as I bought it from Humble, so no refunds and it was worth doing the ONE ini file edit to get it to native 4K and actually enjoy the game, as the stock 720P looked awful. Also, the Switch version is hard locked at 30 FPS, so even with emu up scaling to 4K, it was not the answer, and wasting my money wasn't the answer. (many Switch games you can unlock FPS but Spidersaurs is one of the rare ones where unlock FPS still keeps it at 30).

But Super Cyborg? Newer-ish game (vs Yars) that was on PS4 before Steam i.e. it's a crappy Steam port that now has a brilliant Switch version. Simple. If you have a Switch, buy this gem of an actual game, and play it with Yuzu on your PC (if you want to play it on PC like I did). You can even unlock to 120 FPS and it is FLAWLESS.

I am always happy to double or even triple dip and support small devs, but not for something that's a PITA to run properly.

Glad someone else refunded, maybe the dev will get the message and fix it, and also if fanboys stop jumping to defense.

Another broken Steam port to avoid:
Super Hydorah (wonderful shmup), oh, and another - Infinite Beyond the Mind, a brilliant little retro platformer. Frame rate issues galore on Steam for both, yet both emulate perfectly. Sadly, I am still stuck with Infinite as I let it go over the two weeks, so I have double dipped on that one yet NEVER play the terrible Steam port. A retro game that can't maintain 60fps on a 13th gen Intel CPU and 4080. Go figure LOL.

[Roz1281]

Originally posted by Bavanity:

Another broken Steam port to avoid:
Super Hydorah (wonderful shmup)

Funny, I just got the physical version of that on switch. It's very hard but fun. Thanks for the warning

[fenderjaguar]

https://i.ibb.co/xYnHXWH/supercyborg.png

[Bavanity]

Originally posted by Roz1281:

Originally posted by Bavanity:

Another broken Steam port to avoid:
Super Hydorah (wonderful shmup)

Funny, I just got the physical version of that on switch. It's very hard but fun. Thanks for the warning

Just needed to do a fair update. Super Hydorah is on a sale and I thought I would re try the steam version, and it defaults to 60 FPS and I did nothing to preferences as I had never had it installed on this modern gaming laptop before.
It works in windowed and full screen mode. Windowed mode is weird as it's border less but only takes up 70% of a 4K panel, but FS mode is flawless. Input lag is lower than the Switch version, slightly, but it's there, so the Windows version is now the one to have.

Spidersaus has been fixed, the default resolution now defaults to desktop resolution. I went to the ini file to adjust it to 4K on a fresh install, again on this new PC, and it was already at 4K.

I don't like the idea of anyone being put off buying something due to something I have said so wanted to correct this immediately.

Now, with Super Hydorah, I do not know if it was a G-Sync issue, as this new machine doesn't have G-Sync, but it does have adaptive sync and it IS working from first launch. V Sync is disabled.

Cheers!

[Plastik20xx]

The switch version has a lot of small fixes in the game too, like the angle you shoot at when running up a slope adjusts just like the NES versions of Contra, nice splatters on the enemies and whatnot. Be nice if they'd update this crap PC version.

[Roz1281]

Originally posted by Bavanity:

I don't like the idea of anyone being put off buying something due to something I have said so wanted to correct this immediately.

Good to know, thanks!

[CalicoJack]

You must exit the options screen the same way you entered it, by selecting the OPTIONS button. Only then it is saves the changed settings.

For example, look at the framerate counter on the top right.
https://youtu.be/WNXcrtciOOk
This applies to graphics/display settings and controls too.