how to make EB run slower?

[Ferromancer]

None of the answers above will likely solve your problem (Had no problems playing this on a top-of-the-line gaming rig running windows 7, before or after loading up on the graphics settings). I can think of only one two thing:

There is an option in battles to fast forward / time warp the game from 2x speed to 4x speed. Check that you haven't somehow accidentally turned this on.