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It was after the story update and house saves, I'm thinking its one of those two things, after double house saving was disabled it was all fine, it was gone.

Considering how long has passed since the story update I think it's safe to say it's more likely to be the house backups. Granted it's probably still being played-out but not near to the degree when it was when first released.

Even if it's not house backups, this is an issue that needs to be looked into. Multiple people have expressed having this issue being present for them, not all of them having forum access to voice this fact (probably for the better given some reactions). It's also not a good thing for any new players, although it'd be wrong to chalk a game up to "does it "lag" or not," (lag being the only thing I can think of that's close to the effect this bug gives) it ultimately leaves a disheartening experience in their minds and can ruin a first impression.

EDIT: It could be worth even just checking the time for the animations (when you don't hold down a direction and let off to only move a few steps, most of the animation will go through).