Merging PS3 + PS/Disc into PS1, 2, 3
8 years ago
United States

So I'm pretty sure we've all but confirmed that PS3/PSN runs as fast as it does on disc.

I'm going to merge the categories now, for clarity, and to cut down on the (frankly, absurd) number of categories.

We should focus on trying to find an emulator that runs as fast as PSP for the sake of merging those boards too.

PSXfin seems to do a pretty good job apparently.

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United States

We may as well just tier PSX loads once between two load speeds we're certain are within the same range. There's a low "buy in" for the fastest play method in that tier: $5.99USD on PSN or 600 yen.

In the case of PS1/2/3, they fall in similar ranges. PSN was able to beat a PS1 run. Following a similar statement I made on the RE2 boards, there doesn't need to be a 3rd "low entry barrier" category. RE3 had 4 atm with PS3, now it only has 3: PC, PS Emu, and Dios-Mios... Although really there only needs to be two "low entry barrier" categories: PC and PS Emu.

I'd like to see if there's a way to get PSP and Emu merged too. I still don't think Emu and PSP need to be separated, as we need to encourage people to play fewer categories in order to inspire competition. PSP is the "official" emulator, and I'm 100% sure there are other emulators that need to be tried out.

For instance: The TAS on YouTube (one of the runs I based my case for merging PSP and Emu to begin with) was able to get a 1:07:06 using the PCSX Emulator on the US version with a bad route.

Ireland

Originally, I wanted Emu/PSP seperated as PSP is much faster than any other emulator I have come across. It turns out that PC quality effects the game time. So I just run normal PC as it takes less power. Personally, I would also like the re-merge of PSP/Emu but I am not sure others will agree.

EDIT: Knife Neme% is kinda pointless as well. Only ran on the PC version. Nobody can be bothered to do it on any other version as it takes forever to do on PC.

United States

Nah, I'm sure emu can compete against PSP. We just haven't found the right emulator yet. Try PSXfin or PCSXrr

http://tasvideos.org/EmulatorResources.html

Once again, bad TAS, 1:07:06 on PCSXrr. They can be in the same tier. Although I would agree with the idea of encouraging the PSP over the Emu anyday.

Ireland

You have a point about arrange. It's just US version. If it's not separate for the other versions, why the PC. Merging them into PC Original and using a variable to differentiate from arrange might be the best idea.

Spain

Not an active runner of RE3 but after seeing Wolf taking a PS1/PS2 record with the infamous PSN version, it's indeed clear that makes sense to merge it, but not for the same reasons as RE2 of course.

Spain

My theory is that the PS version, no matter the platform you play, is flawed. Probably left unpolished to cater the original release date. The fastest loading times seen on PSP and some emus proofs that there's just something off with the game when you're playing on an actual disc (or emulating disc loadings like PS3 does).

United States

OK, I don't mean to say "it loads the same" (clearly it doesn't, I of all people should know this) but they're in "similar ranges", and within those similar ranges, we should just agree that there is a fastest way to play the game in that "range" or "tier".

Clearly, we'd all rather play one standardized version of the game if it's faster, but we'd also like to have a category that's closer to the original version of the game.

Ideally, with fewer categories, it would just come down to playing the fastest run on the fastest console for that particular medium. For PS1/2/3, just play on PS3 for instance. Or for PSP/Emu, just play on PSP (or emu, if you don't have a PSP). For Gamecube, just play on Gamecube or Wii.

Let's just agree on one system to play for those consoles and keep it at that. We have two PlayStation categories because one is more "original", and one is more for low entry barrier.