Reflections are also still missing, which is demonstrated in the Digital Foundry’s Youtube video. As a direct result they look incredibly blurry compared to the console versions, even at the highest setting. The other problem that is still present are textures that don’t load in correctly. It’s better than it was at launch, but the game still needs more optimization. I had to run with some settings turned down (most notably Volume Rendering Quality on low or off), but even then there were still occasions where the frame rate dropped into the low 60’s or below during especially busy sequences. While it’s not the worst port performance I’ve seen ( Arkham Knight, GTA 4 and Saints Row 2 come to mind), the performance is certainly worse than it should be on capable hardware, based on the game’s visual fidelity, and there were times when it never felt smooth even when the frame rate was high. Unfortunately performance is still not as good as it could be. The connectivity issues have been fixed as have the mouse control problems, which is a godsend if you’re planning on using the mouse. Monster Hunter World launched with a number of problems, but there have been three patches since launch that have fixed some of these.
#MONSTER HUNTER WORLD PC REVIEW PC#
The first thing I want to talk about is the current state of the PC version, since I know that the quality of the port is going to be an important factor to many who are still on the fence as to whether or not they’re going to purchase the game. The question is, did we?Īfter playing the game for over 100 hours, finishing the campaign, and of course spending time with all the side activities, I’m ready to share my thoughts on the experience. Like many others I waited and hoped that we would get a good PC version. The PC version was delayed by 7 months to be tailored for the platform. In fact after seeing the positive reception on consoles, the game was quickly becoming one of my most anticipated titles of 2018. I’ve always wanted to play a Monster Hunter game, so naturally when I heard Monster Hunter World was coming to the PC I was super excited both as a PC gamer and someone who has always been curious about the series.