It's amazing how, despite the performance issues I'm getting, the game is still a blast to go through. Really speaks volumes about how good the content is. That's not to say some of my issues aren't a pain, though--severe stuttering to straight-out crashes or freezes and out-of-sync cutscenes have hampered some of my enjoyment.
Thank goodness for auto-saves.
I just started Episode Two and that's what made me seek out the thread. I got MAJOR stuttering during the cutscene and I was all, "NOOOOO, WHY IS THIS HAPPENING!?" because it seemed like a total mind-fuck and I was basically getting a slideshow with audio cutting out randomly. And now I'll have to YouTube the cutscene.
It's most definitely my bad CPU, though. I am in need of an upgrade. Even playing windowed at 1080 with no VSync or dynamic shadows, I get jank here and there, but for the most part, it's fine.
I guess it's time to try 720.
I know it seems like I'm painting a negative picture with my post, but I still wholeheartedly and 100% recommend people still buy this.