PCSX2 Ratchet and Clank: Slow Performance but Playable

Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal is a classic action-adventure game that has been played on various platforms. For those who want to play this game on their PC, PCSX2 is a popular emulator that can help achieve this goal. However, some users may encounter slow performance while playing the game with PCSX2.

In our test run, we used an AMD Radeon 7970 GHz (CF x2) graphics card and disabled the CF in Radeon Settings for PCSX2. The default settings were used except for skipdraw=1 in HW Hacks. We also played the game in 4:3 resolution with Direct3D 11 and Internal Resolution set to 3x Native, Anisotropic Filtering at 4x.

Despite our best efforts to optimize the performance, we still encountered some slow moments during gameplay. However, the game was still playable, albeit with some frame rate drops. To improve performance, we enabled Speedhacks EE Cyclerate to -1 and switched the renderer to OpenGL (Hardware). We also turned on HW Hacks and disabled depth emulation, set Half-Pixel Offset to Normal (Vertex), and fast texture invalidation.

Another issue we encountered was a big bug after completing the Thugs 4 Less scrambler mission. The game would crash, but we were able to fix this by activating EE timing hack in the game's settings. Occasionally, we also experienced distant textures bugs or frame rate drops of up to 15 FPS. Switching to Hardware mode helped improve performance and reduced lag when there were many on-screen elements.

Our test configuration was as follows: EUROPE v1.6 with all recommended speedhacks enabled, including EE cyclerate at 2 and VU stealing at 1. We also used Pentium D high-performance, Core i5 balanced, and AMD high-performance power settings for efficient usage.

One notable issue we encountered was graphical corruption, which could be fixed by setting GSdx to software mode instead of hardware. Additionally, the EE chain was set to 2, which allowed us to play the game without any major issues. The game's FPS sat around 59.94 during our test run.

Overall, while PCSX2 Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal may experience some slow performance, it is still playable with the right settings and configuration. With a little tweaking, fans of the series can enjoy this classic game on their PC.

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