The recent PC Gaming show displayed a plethora of new games coming to storefronts across the platform. Yet, it was theannouncement of thePersona 4 GoldenPC portthat got everyone’s attention. Now that a day has passed since officially launching, some have found a troubling issue.
Coming just 24 hours after players returned to the rural Japanese town of Inaba, a nasty bug has caused some ire. The core problem that is plaguing the port is through the game’s cutscenes. Players are reporting severe stuttering and lag during most of the game’s cinematics.
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Not long after launch,which actually happened before the announcement, a Reddit thread was started with those calling out the issue. While reports vary, many players state that this issue runs throughout the game and not just the opening. According to Gamepur, many have taken to attempting hotfixes to remove the bug. The only surefire solution is by capping the games framerate to 30 FPS via the Nvidia Control Center. While this fixes the cutscene issue, it ultimately limits the games framerate throughout.
Some have linked the issue to the inclusion of Denuvo Anti-Piracy measures that have a long history of dragging down a game’s performance. Just recentlyDoom Eternalbecame the focus of a review bombing effort after an update introduced Denuvo, whichwas promptly removed in the next patch.
While certain players were quick to thrownPersona 4 Goldeninto a list of bad port jobs, a prominent PC modder came out to praise the release as a solid effort. Peter “Durante” Thoman is a famous modder who is best known for fixing PC ports includingDark SoulsandDeadly Premonition. In his port analysis write up on IGN, Durante praises the port acknowledging a good job done in bringing the game from the PlayStation Vita. It’s worth reading the full technical report, but it appears that the issues around the cutscenes are likely just a bug.
The release ofPersona 4 Goldenon PC, despite the early leak, has been greatly praised by fans.Persona 4 Goldenwas an enhanced version of the 2008 PlayStation 2 JRPG.Persona 4 Goldenlaunched on the PlayStation Vita in 2012 and until yesterday, was only available on that platform. WithPersona 4 Goldennow on PC, fans are excitedfor more of the Atlus catalog to make their way over. Here’s hoping that the cutscene bug is fixed soon.
Persona 4 Goldenis available now for PC and PS Vita.
