[quote name='monkeydoodle']I grabbed the PS3 version at release and the pre-patched version was good but with the loading time and constant framerate drops, I was starting to get irritated by the game.
After patch, however, the game seriously felt 10 times better. The load times were fixed as well as better framerates throughout the game. There is one part, however, (no spoilers) later in the game that has some inevitable slow downs. I think it's a fair assumption that the patched version is on-par with the X360 version.
@OP Just ignore the new people, a lot of them are jerks. But I did find it funny how the guy said that the family-video thread has been around FOREVER and yet he's only been on the forums for 2 months.[/QUOTE]
One of the few games i had to look at myself (on both systems) with all the Hoopla on the net.
Alot of the web hoopla was just that, Hoopla, a bunch of "OH NO's" to draw hits and grab headlines. Unforntalty not all of it was.
On release the "muddied" graphics stuff was pretty much all bs, sorta like a MP3 cant replicate a CD, sure its true, but they just cut the crap we dont hear (a dog whistle makes noise, we just dont hear it). On a 60" HD TV while in play I couldnt see any difference graphicly, pausing the game and showing a shot side by side, maybe, but IN GAME i couldnt see anything different. But stuttering and tearing, yep the PS3 had more (but they both had it) and I must admit its the FIRST game where the Hype was somewhat true. it was blown way up to get fanboys foaming at the mouth on both sides, but it was true. Most of the time I didnt notice it, but a couple spots its pretty bad. At release the 360 version was the better of the two.
load times, hmm maybe im more forgiving then i used to be, i play games on the 360,PS3 and Wii (ok wii need some love soon, its been like a year! and the PC (pc gets 75% of the gametime) and other then some game patchs the load time on my PS3 has never really bothered me enough to even notice it (but 45 minute patchs have!)
never played the patched version so no comment on it. For $19 its tempting if your not sick of the Devil May Cry formula (I'm not). But I already got it of E-bay a month or so ago for $25 (ya I paid more).