Sony and Housemarque have released patch 01.004.002 for "Saros," which primarily addresses technical instabilities and critical gameplay bugs. The update is now available worldwide for PS5 and PS5 Pro and optimizes issues such as boss fight problems and world geometry errors.
The update for “saros“Fixes specific randomization errors with red containers and rare complications during phase transitions in the battles against “Shepherd” and “Priestess”.
Repair to the technical frame
A particularly critical bug, in which the "Ancient Depths" area failed to appear after defeating "Prophet" and blocked game progress, was reportedly discovered by... official patch notes Completely eliminated. Furthermore, the update now prevents players from falling through the floor in the cathedral or in elevators and ending up outside the game world.
On the technical side, the patch fixes a crash that could occur when manually restarting the cycle in the "Yellow Shore" area. For users of high-end displays, the HDR output has been adjusted so that it now correctly reaches the calibrated maximum luminance values. Additionally, Housemarque has improved the unlock conditions for the "Vincible" and "Untouchable" trophies, which were previously awarded under incorrect circumstances.
Highlights
- Fix for game-breaking bug after the Prophet boss fight
- Stabilizing the level geometry prevents clipping errors.
- Correction of HDR output for correct luminance values
- Cleanup of the boss phases for Shepherd and Priestess
- Troubleshooting faulty trophy synchronization
The late polishing of the niche
If boss phases aren't fixed until weeks after release, it's clear that quality control was simply negligent beforehand. A technically impressive game shouldn't have unstable elevators or disappearing level sections.
While the HDR correction is commendable, it doesn't change the fact that the game felt unfinished at launch. The studio statement focuses solely on bug fixes.
I recently platinumed the game without any problems. I only encountered the bug twice where the boss's health bar wasn't displayed correctly. Awesome game! Around 40 hours of fun. I was happy to support Housemarque with the 80 bucks I spent on it.
I encountered another bug today; a boss got stuck in its animation loop, and I couldn't finish the fight. So much for the idea that €80 for a first-party game is bug-free. Before anyone argues it's just a "small studio," I don't care. For €80, the game shouldn't have any bugs, period.