Summary
Rise of the Roninis probably one of 2024’s biggest forgotten releases. Launching on the PS5 and developed by Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo, the game received a respectable 77 onOpencritic(and a3.5/5 from us at TheGamer) but was quickly overshadowed by other titles and swiftly forgotten about. Launching on a single platform probably didn’t help the game’s chances, but thankfully, that’s now changed.
TheSteamversion of Rise of the Ronin launched at midnight, opening the door for a whole new audience of gamers to jump in. Unfortunately, it looks like the game’s new players aren’t having the best of times, as it launched with “Mixed” reviews on the Valve-owned platform and has faced various complaints online.
Rise Of The Ronin’s PC Version Slated For Performance And Visuals
At the time of writing, Rise of the Ronin has received a modest 676 reviews on Steam, but only 44 percent of these are positive, with players citing its performance and visuals as major disappointments.
One reviewer said, “Despite a lengthy shader compilation, the game is plagued with shader stutters that ruin a lot of the experience, especially in cutscenes,” with a second adding, “I have a very high-end pc, and it still runs meh, I can only imagine what it plays like on the average rig. Also, the graphics are four years old.” A third reviewer then compounded things, saying, “The game looks like early PS4 graphics…and the fact that the game performance is INSANELY bad is unacceptable.”
The game looks like early PS4 graphics.
Its Steam reviews aren’t the only place where Rise of the Ronin’s poor performance has been discussed, as similar conversations have taken place acrossResetEraandReddit.
Rise of the Ronin is the latest in a long line of games that have been optimized poorly for PC. This year alone,GTA 5 Enhanced became the lowest-rated game on Steamin Rockstar history,Monster Hunter Wilds was panned, andSpider-Man 2 also had a rough launch.
