Victoria, Australia
Hate Chandelier Jump? Here's a way to steal some time away from that Gangster Dog. Key things to note when replicating this yourself:
- Make sure your camera is faced straight ahead at the next spire
- Space out your double jumps to get maximum height
- Mash circle as soon as you can
There is a pretty big difference between Console + Emulator, but whatever you learn will translate after a little bit. After two or three full runs where I just aimed to try and hit tricks, I was pretty much back to my same skill level. If you need any help, feel free to send me a message on Twitter or Twitch.
I ran on an emulator for about a week and a half to learn skips and routing before my PS2 arrived from America. There are a few problems with emulators compared to console.
Load times with an emulator is insanely fast compared to PS2, and even a BC PS3. My computer was built in 2012 and had mid-level specs, and it was still much faster than both consoles. Those with monster modern rigs would have access to load times that would be impossible to compete with without having a similar top of the line setup.
Emulators are also never completely accurate at running games. I had problems and glitches that occur simply because i was running on an emulator, which killed many runs. There are also parts where there is lots of slowdown and lag, and anyone who saw me do runs while i was on an emulator could see that some parts were impossible due to this.
There is also a bit of input lag when it comes to making Sly do his actions, and the plugin used by PCSX2 is also incredibly inaccurate at times as well.
Not to mention, the ability to prove that someone isnt cheating is incredibly hard while using emulators. Cheats are very easy to find online for PS2 games and emulators make it that much easier to implement them.
This is all i can think of off the top of my head, im sure other people will chime in with their two cents as well.
