After crash-landing on this shape-shifting world, Selene must search through the barren landscape of an ancient civilization for her escape. Isolated and alone, she finds herself fighting tooth and nail for survival. Again and again, she’s defeated – forced to restart her journey every time she dies.
Returnal is a whole lot of fun to play. The adrenaline-fueled combat is complemented with flawless controls. The Dualsense haptics further amplifies the action, absorbing you into the game. The story contains more than enough mystery to catch the attention of any sci-fi lover. It drives you to discover more and does a great job at trying to explain the mechanics of a roguelike in a more mature and detailed way. The randomness of the game can be a little frustrating at times when you just can't find the items you need to survive. The inability to apply any permanent upgrades that impact your combat strength makes it very hard to stay engaged when you are faced with an obstacle that is proving to be a real challenge. Difficulty goes hand and hand with the genre and despite making your blood boil from time to time, Returnal is a masterpiece for the roguelike genre and was a worthwhile risk for the development team that really paid off. It doesn't matter how much you get your ass kicked, you will keep coming back for more.
8.5/10
GUIDES
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The Obolite Repository is found in the fabricator room in each biome of the game. The repository sits to the side and provides you with…
FAQ
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[Returnal] - How do you destroy the orange barriers that are blocking chests and doorways in Returnal as they cant be broken with a melee attack. View Answer
There has been some discussion around the fourth biome in Returnal in relation to how it is essentially the only save point in the game. There are undoubtedly some questions here that I will aim to answer. There will be...
The build-up to Returnal has been gaining a lot of momentum over the last few weeks. Gamers who are starved of dedicated PS5 games are jumping at the chance to finally play a new Sony exclusive that takes advantage of...
Determining whether a game is hard can be a rather subjective question. Someone who kicks ass in racing games might suck playing Call of Duty and someone great at roguelikes might suck at racing games. Everyone has genres they are...
All of us are very excited to see what games Sony are going to pull out of the magic hat this generation. With games like Horizon and Ratchet & Clank on most people's immediate release radar, Returnal may be one...