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[TrebleShot]

Just started this on PS5 and of course the charm and characters instantly bring you in and its so enjoyable to play.

However the time old tale, which mode to play on?

I am on an LG OLED so 30fps usually feels utter dirt , but in this game it seems okay so far.

Of course the gold standard is the performance mode in terms of fluidity and smoothness.

However the resolution or TAA solution is beyond terrible.
It destroys the image quality and makes it look like sub 720p which for large screens makes it look particularly bad.

So lets find out, who is braving 30fps, who is sticking to the gold standard 60fps?

Waiting for PC? dont care.

 

[Bojji]

I couldn't handle 30fps in the demo so performance for me. I will play disc version without updates until they fix that God damn performance mode.

FFXVI had much better 30fps.

 

[Garibaldi]

I'm having to deal with 30fps. Which is jarring until my brain adjusts as I've been playing the PC version of Remake at 120fps. Image is too soft on performance mode for me.

Missing the extra FOV ultrawide supplies too.

 

[Rocco Schiavone]

Performance. 30fps is a shitshow on OLED.

 

[ByWatterson]

30fps is fine. I've become so accustomed to image quality over smoothness in third person games that I'm even doing 30fps higher res on my second playthrough of FFVIIR1.

 

[Kiya's Guard]

Why do you need fps when it's turn based?

If the visual quality doesn't bother you, go fps. Or maybe swap between, in a serious combat go performance, and when exploring go quality.

 

[Damigos]

Despite the soft imagine i am 60 fps all the way. I cant handle 30 fps anymore

 

[DavidGzz]

PC down the line. I saw Max streaming in fidelity and it looked like shit.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Always performance

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Always performance

I haven't found one good game on consoles that runs well at the quality level

They've all been shite.

 

[Elios83]

30 fps absolutely.
In performance mode blurriness completely kills the graphics and for me gameplay wise 30 fps is fine.
60fps will be reserved for the PS5 Pro.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

30fps since my eyes are strong unlike a pussy pc player

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

30 FPS is good for me.

 

[LordCBH]

Graphics mode. The performance mode looks like ass, and the 30fps mode is one of the better ones in the past few years. Feels fine to me. I WISH it had a 40fps mode though.

 

[Synless]

Graphics mode every time.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I haven't decided yet, but I'll probably stick with the performance mode, just like I did when I played the demo.

And yeah, I do play on a QD-OLED so 30 fps can feel especially jarring if the game doesn't have a good motion blur implementation.

Edit: A 40 fps mode with VRR would be the goldilocks for this game though.

 

[Bojji]

I can't believe that forspoken had 40fps mode and both XVI and this don't...

Japanese developers are allergic to good technical decisions sometimes.

 

[Zathalus]

After the demo I decided to wait for the PC version.

 

[adamsapple]

Based on the demo, the performance mode is way too blurry for my liking.

 

[yazenov]

Tifa's tits in 4k quality.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Why not both?

 

[Fbh]

I'm waiting to see if they get the 60fps to look decently after a few patches (or at least add a 40fps mode).
Otherwise probably quality mode at some point down the line when it's on sale.

Games that make me choose between 30fps or ps3 era image quality aren't worth $70.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Reject 4K, play on 1080p monitors, enjoy performance modes.

 

[Kokoloko85]

Performance, but with my current backlog and not being near my PS5 for another 3 months. Ill probably wait till PS5 Pro to play it lol

 

[hinch7]

Performance mode looks like smeared vaseline on my screen.

Even for someone who usually prefers higher framerates for more responsive gameplay, its horrible. Fidelity is the way to go.

 

[Pelao]

I'll always choose performance over graphics.
It just feels and plays better.

 

[Luipadre]

gfx for this one. Game looks horrible in performance mode

 

[The Shepard]

Performance + Portal is how I'm playing. With my ps5 connected to my router wired. I played the demo in both TV and portal and the updated demo looks good on the smaller screen in performance mode.

 

[Vyse]

30fps since my eyes are strong unlike a pussy pc player

This made me laugh my friend!

 

[Vyse]

I'll always choose performance over graphics.
It just feels and plays better.

Agreed. I’ve become so spoiled, but for a game I am going to play for a long time it had to be performance for me.

 

[TrebleShot]

Performance + Portal is how I'm playing. With my ps5 connected to my router wired. I played the demo in both TV and portal and the updated demo looks good on the smaller screen in performance mode.

This might be the best way

 

[Dynasty8]

Quality mode made the game feel broken at 30fps.

Performance mode looks like shit for a modern game, it definitely feels like something out of early PS4, but man does the 60fps feel MUCH better.

Went with performance mode....but man do I wish Square would do right by their fans and not get in bed with Sony. A PC release would have helped sell truck loads more and we wouldn't have to choose between shit graphics and a functional fps.

Really enjoying the game though, queens blood is addictive and fun

 

[Tomeru]

30fps since my eyes are strong unlike a pussy pc player

Thats strike number 2 dude.

 

[Flabagast]

Performance,

You really wasting the experience by going 30fps as the game relies on intricated animations and fast paced combat

 

[Dibils2k]

anytime performance mode makes games look like they are viewed through a vaseline then its quality mode

 

[omegasc]

perf because 30 fps in lots of games is a slideshow in my LG C2. I don't know what to do to improve that. FF XVI was very good at 30fps. Same with Horizon 2, a slideshow at 30fps so I played it through from day1 on perf mode even with the "broken" method they were using.
I hope Square fixes the fix

 

[AGRacing]

perf because 30 fps in lots of games is a slideshow in my LG C2. I don't know what to do to improve that. FF XVI was very good at 30fps. Same with Horizon 2, a slideshow at 30fps so I played it through from day1 on perf mode even with the "broken" method they were using.
I hope Square fixes the fix

I have a C9. I see what you mean switching from 60 to 30. But if I leave it in Quality for maybe 2 minutes my eyes or brain simply adjust. I am used to 7900 XTX frame-rates on PC too. A good motion blur seems to help when used.

In this particular game… I have to do Quality mode. The distance stuff especially looks borderline wrong without.

 

[kyubajin]

60fps above anything else, specially in an "action" game like this.

 

[vkbest]

I love people who says 30 because the image quality, when 30fps modes have a horrible blur destroying the image quality.

 

[Bojji]

Pre patch disc version is the way to go in my opinion. They fucked up already bad image quality even more.



PS2 quality textures everywhere

 

[Roxkis_ii]

I'll wait. To see if they sort out the proformance mode. I trying to avoid having to play games in retro framerates.

 

[Auto_aim1]

Play on graphics mode. Performance mode is shit.

 

[TheAtomicPile]

Normally I go for performance but the drop in image quality for this game is so drastic in performance mode that I think it'll be graphics for me.

Usually, I'm squinting and flipping back and forth to see the differences in the picture, but it was easy to tell with this one.

I think my brain will adjust to 30 fps but I don't know if that blurriness of performance mode will ever stop annoying me.

 

[balls of snow]

GRaphics mode for the sweet sweet iq.

 

[Salmon Snake]

I bought the game but I'm still in the middle of Cyberpunk 2077 + Phantom Liberty. Hopefully they have gotten the performance mode running better when I'll start the game because I can't stand 30 fps.

 

[Blindy]

Tried the demo last night on my OLED TV, it was night and day. Game looked really bad on graphical, as soon as I switched to performance, it got so much better. The former almost felt like a blur, it was tough to play through. I'm not even a FPS snob or anything but it was game changing switching that in the menu.

 

[Yautja_Warrior]

Performance, I'll take the hit to graphics. I just find it harder to go back to 30fps these days. I'll take smoother gameplay any day.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Graphics mode looks and runs superb

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Tried the demo last night on my OLED TV, it was night and day. Game looked really bad on graphical, as soon as I switched to performance, it got so much better. The former almost felt like a blur, it was tough to play through. I'm not even a FPS snob or anything but it was game changing switching that in the menu.

Is this an OLED problem or something?

I have a normal LED and it is very smooth at 30fps

 

[Mister Wolf]

If I had to I would pick performance.