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Dragon Quest Heroes PC Performance Thread
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There always has to be something stupid about Japanese console->PC ports.
From Software doesn't seem to have a problem now, Dark Souls II was great
GhostTrick
Banned
Eh, decent port for once. Xbox 360 control icons are display, and it's the PS4 version. In fact, I think it pushes graphics options beyond PS4 version.
From Software doesn't seem to have a problem now, Dark Souls II was great
No, Dark Souls 2 had that horrible framerate based durability bug.
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Crimsonclaw111
Member
Which was also present in the console versions of SOTF, wasn't it? It isn't just a PC issue in that case.
Yea, and it was later patched, but only after SotF came out, which was a year after the PC version first exhibited that problem.
TheSpoiler
Member
For the most part, yes. It's an action RPG infused with a tower defense system that gets progressively harder (most people think there's a spike in difficulty, but it's really just forcing you to use defensive measures instead of brute forcing the game). There's quite a bit of depth and party synergy at play and it kind of acts like a DQ game. That is, for better or for worse to be honest. Menus are just as tedious as the other games, with jingles and confirmations that play out EVERY SINGLE TIME, and a refusal to just put things like party switching in simple menus.
If you can get over that shit, and use a bit of attention with the game when it demands (like the quests system and actually looking at where monsters will spawn to complete them), it's pretty fun.
IAmRandom31
Banned
And people thought this would be the PS3 port. We're actually serious about that. Still makes me laugh.
Lanrutcon
Member
Sold. Will grab a copy then.
Basically every other KT PC port from the last year has been the PS3 version, not the PS4 version, and they've lied about it in official screenshots. So it's not really something to laugh about.
_/¯Bladestorm and toukiden were both based on the ps4 version.
I would hope Toukiden was based on the PS4 version, otherwise we'd be getting the Vita version.
Dream_Journey
Member
Most stupid thing about this port, they didn't say anything if PS3 or PS4 version, if they told us this is PS4 version then i might grab with pre order discount...
Not really. DS2 was perfect, and so are pretty much all MT framework Capcom ports. And plenty more.There always has to be something stupid about Japanese console->PC ports.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Outside of the FMV cutscenes which were not re-rendered the Valkyria Chronicles port was pretty solid too. At 1080p at least. orz
Vlaphor
Member
Didn't Dark Souls 2 on PC have the 60fps bug that caused armor and weapons to degrade twice as fast? I stopped playing it since I was pissed at how often my stuff broke and how much of a pain it was to do anything.
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No option!
But like I said it's because I'm stretching it to 1440p mainly.
Too lazy to see if manually forcing AA is an alternative for now. Will check later.
1080p
Lawl
That was the largest downside of the port and it was a fairly negligible issue, you would only notice if you spent over an hour away from a bonfire and was quickly mitigated with some repair dust
Lawl
That was the largest downside of the port and it was a fairly negligible issue, you would only notice if you spent over an hour away from a bonfire and was quickly mitigated with some repair dust
GhostTrick
Banned
No AA, but you can still apply AA with Catalyst or Nvidia Inspector. Also, it seems the game features higher res textures than PS4 version.
They're not.
Actually even better than PS4 version.
Out of curiosity, does manually adding AA from external software (Inspector/Catalyst) result in performance hits?
Or does that depend on the type of AA being added?
Yes, any form of anti-aliasing with affect performance. Different types of AA will affect performance differently (FXAA or SMAA is much better performing than MSAA or SSAA)
DX11 as a requirement made me fairly confident that wouldn't be the issue. But their track record made me weary, and more glad than usual to just jump on PS4 at $20.
I've heard a lot of good things about SSAA, especially since my gpu can do 4x SSAA in emulators.
Though I'll likely have to cap it at 30fps to get a steady frame rate with modern games like DQ:H.
SSAA is one of the most intensive AA techniques. I would recommend using MSAA if performance tanks too hard.
Corleth the Fey
Member
This game is running like hot garbage on my girlfriends gaming laptop - (Win 10 - i7 - 16GB RAM - 970M card). Won't run in full screen / wants to use integrated graphics / settings don't save after you set them / has these bizarre diagonal tears across the screen / asks to be in some Win 7 compatibility mode even though you told to be in the settings. It's fucked.
We love the game (got the PS4 version) and this was one of her Xmas presents. Thanks Square Enix.
Refunding until they fix it.
We love the game (got the PS4 version) and this was one of her Xmas presents. Thanks Square Enix.
Refunding until they fix it.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll try them out, and hopefully my gpu can keep up.
Well, you're the one whom everyone goes to when something sucks, so I guess you'd know. It feels like when one comes out and it doesn't have some major issue, it's a break from the norm, not the other way around.
GhostTrick
Banned
Well, this one seems to be good for once: Based on the PS4 version, features better settings and for once in a KT game... there's the Xbox 360 button prompts.
Well, I guess it depends on whether you only count ports developed internally or also outsourced ones.
Most of the latter are pretty good (e.g. Zestiria), the former really are hit and miss.
Or, as the case might be, miss and miss if you are K-T.
GhostTrick
Banned
Well, then again and for once, it seems to show improvements on that matter. If it wasn't for locked resolution and framerate, it would be a pretty good port.
Thing is, is DQ Heroes a better PC port than Fallout 4, Just Cause 3 or Arkham Knight?
GhostTrick
Banned
Depends. On the technical side, it seems to be a lot more stable. On the option side, it's lacking framerate and resolution options.
Isn't Fallout 4 above 60 fps really buggy? I recall watching a friend's stream where he ran it unlocked and the game just freaked out when he tried to unlock things.
FF Seraphim
Member
Hmm this is disheartening to hear about the options. I will withhold purchase until someone mods a fix for it. Also did SE or K-T explain why they even have a 20FPS option?
PeterBazooka
Member
I can't seem to keep a locked 60fps on a i7-4810Q / 860m. Even on low. Bummer, I do most of my gaming on my notebook. dips into the 30s.
If I was still using my laptop to play games, I would honestly lock it to 20 to maintain consistency, I mean I played Dark Souls 2 just fine under similar conditions.