Capcom's latest release has been making waves by ranking 6th among Steam's most-played titles, but it's not all positive news. The game has faced significant backlash due to its technical shortcomings, a fact that has been highlighted by both users and experts alike. Digital Foundry, a respected source for game performance analysis, has conducted a thorough examination of the PC version and concluded that the game is in a poor state technically.
Their detailed analysis reveals a range of issues plaguing the game. One of the most time-consuming problems is shader pre-compilation, which can take up to 9 minutes on a high-end system equipped with a 9800X3D processor and over 30 minutes on a Ryzen 3600. Furthermore, even when set to "High" graphics settings, the texture quality remains substandard. On a system with an RTX 4060 GPU, running at 1440p resolution with balanced DLSS settings, users experience significant frame time spikes. Similarly, on a more powerful RTX 4070 with 12 GB of memory, the texture quality is disappointingly low.
For users with GPUs equipped with 8 GB of memory, Digital Foundry recommends lowering the texture quality to "Medium" to reduce stuttering and frame time spikes. However, this compromise still results in unsatisfactory visual quality. Even with these adjustments, rapid camera movements cause noticeable spikes, though these are less severe with slower camera movements. The issue of frame time persists regardless of texture quality settings.
Alex Battaglia, a key figure at Digital Foundry, points to data streaming as the core issue, suggesting that it places an excessive load on the GPU during decompression. This problem is particularly severe for users with budget GPUs, leading to sharp frame time spikes. Consequently, Battaglia advises against purchasing the game for those with 8 GB GPUs and expresses reservations about its suitability even for more powerful systems like the RTX 4070.
The game's performance is particularly dire on Intel GPUs, with the Arc 770 struggling to deliver just 15–20 frames per second, alongside missing textures and other visual artifacts. While high-performance systems can mitigate some of these issues to an extent, the game still doesn't run smoothly overall. Currently, finding optimized settings that maintain visual quality is nearly impossible, resulting in a significant trade-off.
Overall, Capcom's new release, despite its popularity on Steam, is struggling with technical issues that severely impact the gaming experience, as confirmed by Digital Foundry's in-depth analysis.
