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Rise of the Ronin PC review: an engrossing action-RPG plagued by technical issues

The PC version should be the best place to enjoy Rise of the Ronin, but sadly it falls short

Inconsistent performance was present no matter what settings I selected, leading to head-scratching frame rate drops, persistent stuttering, noticeable slow down, and muddy textures. Editor’s note 03/06/25: A few hours before the review embargo lifted, I received the following message from Koei Tecmo’s PR: “A day one patch is planned for launch and will fix additional bugs. There’s potential for Rise of the Ronin to become a fine open-world action RPG on PC, but we’ll have to see whether developer Team Ninja puts in the effort to fix the performance issues I encountered ahead of release.

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