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3.0 out of 5 starsDisappointed - There is a good game in there, but needs more work.
Reviewed in Australia on 1 May 2023
Let me start by saying that this isn't Cyberpunk level of unfinished, but it is unfinished.
I can see that Cameron Monaghan has really grown into the character and that there is a promising story to be told, but there are a number of performance issues that are just too severe to not take notice, especially when compared to a number of existing PS5 games.
- Noticable dips and choppiness in frame rates (even in Performance mode)
- HDR doesn't work - I thought at first it was a stylised artistic decision before realising something wasn't right and switching HDR off
- Enemies floating mid-air
- In extreme situations I have noticed input lag due to the number of enemy characters on screen.
I was really looking forward to this game, and I do have confidence in Respawn to get it right, I am assuming it's just a case of EA not wanting to delay the release.
It's just disappointing so few reviews have actually called out how significant the performance issues are to the overall experience.
Like Cyberpunk, I'll be putting this one down until it has been patched and is playing as it should.
