Rise of the Ronin – one of 2024’s tentpole PS5 exclusives – is making its way to PC on 11th March, and a media embargo has lifted allowing press to discuss their experience.
While the core campaign is identical to what’s already available on Sony’s system, the performance is attracting a lot of criticism. To summarise the gripes from a variety of outlets, Koei Tecmo has failed to effectively optimise this port, and it demands a disproportionately powerful rig to deliver an acceptable experience.
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VICE writes: “It took a while before I could finally get to a place where my PC would actually let me experience Rise of the Ronin as it should. I met the recommended specs, but there were plenty of visits to the graphics menu to tweak things.
“If I set VSYNC to a certain parameter, my game would run at half speed. Sometimes, it looked like a watercolour painting, rather than an accurate depiction of the Bakumatsu era. And more often than not, I saw enough framerate spikes that would drive a lesser man insane. Pair this with some textures not loading in, and I was in for a slightly visually inconsistent experience.”
WCCFTech concurs, noting that it expects poor to mixed reviews on Steam when the title launches next week, largely due to its performance.