10-16-2014, 12:06 PM
There are some PS2 games that were designed to play very fast. Some sports games especially really benefit from running at a lower custom frame rate / refresh rate. One example is any of the PES / Winning Eleven PS2 games. I always felt that those games simply ran too fast, and I get a more realistic experience to slow the gameplay down through PCSX2.
So instead of running at the normal 59.94 FPS, I set the NTSC FPS to run at the Pal setting of 50.00. Setting it to 50.00 allows me to use the Slow Motion setting in-game so it stays on whole numbers. (you know 48.00, 46.00, 44.00 etc)
Like for PES / Winning Eleven I feel like when I run those games at a custom frame rate like 44.00 FPS it feels like the game is running the way it should have been designed at. At that slower speed, the passing feels more realistic, the buildup is more like watching a real football match, etc. It's one of the things I love about PCSX2, the ability to fix game speeds in games that just run too fast and don't have any 'game speed' options in the game.
Some games I have even hacked game speeds by finding game speed codes via cheat engine, but when those are too hard to find, I am really happy with how you can adjust it in PCSX2_vm.ini and then through the slow motion setting for further fine tuning. Some games run better (on lowered frame rates) than others, but I was just wondering if anyone else does this?
I observed that a lot of games, mainly sports games simply were simply designed to run too fast. And when you lower the frame rate down from 59.94 to something like 44.00 or 48.00, it's just amazing how much better they play. It's really a testament to how well designed PCSX2 when games can run so well on those custom frame rates. It's a way to great way to fix games that run too fast at the default (59.94) frame rate.
I was also wondering if running custom frame rates on a whole number (like 44.00, 46.00, etc) is better than running at a random value like 45.37 or something. I've been mostly trying to stay on whole, even numbers when fine turning the overall frame rate. I know certain games don't start unless the FPS is set to something standard, and by standard I mean even-numbered whole numbers (54.00, 48.00, etc)
Like I said, most games don't need the manual lowering of FPS through PCSX2. It's just for some games, like PES / Winning Eleven on PCSX2. Try running one of those games at 44.00 or something and I think you'll agree the game plays much better than at 59.94.
Note: I set my SPU Sync Mode Setting to "Async Mix" and I got a hunch that that setting is good for running games at lower custom frame rates. Even when running at 44.00 FPS or 48.00 FPS the sound isn't choppy at all.
So instead of running at the normal 59.94 FPS, I set the NTSC FPS to run at the Pal setting of 50.00. Setting it to 50.00 allows me to use the Slow Motion setting in-game so it stays on whole numbers. (you know 48.00, 46.00, 44.00 etc)
Like for PES / Winning Eleven I feel like when I run those games at a custom frame rate like 44.00 FPS it feels like the game is running the way it should have been designed at. At that slower speed, the passing feels more realistic, the buildup is more like watching a real football match, etc. It's one of the things I love about PCSX2, the ability to fix game speeds in games that just run too fast and don't have any 'game speed' options in the game.
Some games I have even hacked game speeds by finding game speed codes via cheat engine, but when those are too hard to find, I am really happy with how you can adjust it in PCSX2_vm.ini and then through the slow motion setting for further fine tuning. Some games run better (on lowered frame rates) than others, but I was just wondering if anyone else does this?
I observed that a lot of games, mainly sports games simply were simply designed to run too fast. And when you lower the frame rate down from 59.94 to something like 44.00 or 48.00, it's just amazing how much better they play. It's really a testament to how well designed PCSX2 when games can run so well on those custom frame rates. It's a way to great way to fix games that run too fast at the default (59.94) frame rate.
I was also wondering if running custom frame rates on a whole number (like 44.00, 46.00, etc) is better than running at a random value like 45.37 or something. I've been mostly trying to stay on whole, even numbers when fine turning the overall frame rate. I know certain games don't start unless the FPS is set to something standard, and by standard I mean even-numbered whole numbers (54.00, 48.00, etc)
Like I said, most games don't need the manual lowering of FPS through PCSX2. It's just for some games, like PES / Winning Eleven on PCSX2. Try running one of those games at 44.00 or something and I think you'll agree the game plays much better than at 59.94.
Note: I set my SPU Sync Mode Setting to "Async Mix" and I got a hunch that that setting is good for running games at lower custom frame rates. Even when running at 44.00 FPS or 48.00 FPS the sound isn't choppy at all.