The Resident Evil Village PC port left a number of players disappointed thanks to its poor performance. The game stuttered during a number of sequences, leaving owners wondering what the issue was. It now seems that Capcom's anti-tamper V3 and Denuvo V11 may be the cause.
As pointed out by Eurogamer, hacker Empress claimed to have played a pirated version of the game and noted that it didn’t suffer from the stuttering issues. The main difference of this version from the original version was the absence of Capcom’s DRM. “All in-game shutters like the one from when you kill a zombie are fixed because Capcom DRM's entry points are patched out so most of their functions are never executed anymore." It made for a smoother experience overall.
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DSO Gaming also put this theory to test by playing a two hour snippet of the game. Their report mentioned that they “did not get a single stutter during these two hours. Even the catacombs at Lady Dimitrescu’s castle, an area notorious for its stuttering issues when killing enemies, was stutter-free.”
Capcom has still not addressed the stuttering issues on PC, and perhaps this is the reason why. Of course, we don’t encourage the use of pirated software, but Capcom needs to do something to make Resident Evil Village run smoothly on PC. It was one of the standout games of the year, even featuring in the PlayStation Editors' Choice list, so it’s unfortunate that PC players have to deal with these issues.
In our review for the game we said “Resident Evil Village is yet another stroke of genius from Capcom as its modern ambitions for the franchise finally come full circle. The first-person perspective has been combined with the pacing and ideas of Resident Evil 4 to craft an experience that feels both refreshing and nostalgic in equal measure. In conclusion – it’s fantastic, but not without a few flaws.
Its attachment to the past can hold it back from greatness, especially in regards to its dedication to bombastic set-pieces and a hesitation to explore its own ideas. Village is drenched in excellence throughout, but the occasional fumble stops it from reaching the heights of both its predecessor and the seminal masterpiece it is so desperate to imitate. There’s also not nearly enough big lady – she needs her own game.”
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