@KidfriedYeah I didn't expect them to lean into it as much as they are. But it's very nice because with new IP it's really tough to make people care and I can say they at least nailed the intrigue level. Whether I care about Selene and her journey still remains to be seen, but I can say my general interest is invested.
Also I think that Returnal and Selene as a character will sit nice with the rest of the Playstation mascots and games. Having more focus on fun gameplay rather than narratives or cinematography creates her own space. I wonder if Housemarque will continue to be that for Sony, providing experiences that are replayable and fun first, with a nice little story attachment second. What do you think?
I'm 90% certain I'm going to get this in the next week or so. The only thing that is still a little sticking point in the difficulty, but I think that's something that I'll just have to get used to. It looks to good to miss out on.
@HMazzy111 I can only speak on the first biome as I haven't had much time to play, but I feel like if you can handle the challenge of Nier(sheesh there's some tough bosses in Nier) then I think you could adjust to Returnal. Look up SkillUp's review, he talks about the difficulty curve.
@TraCuz- Yeah I've looked at quite a few reviews and gameplay videos and it seems like something that can be learned with some persistence. I'm sure I will get it and enjoy it but you never know until you get to that first spike in difficultly how committed you are to doing it.
@HMazzy111 It’s about both skill and luck really. Technically you could finish the game without getting hit if you’re really good but it’s the randomized things you find that will make some runs much easier than others. The point of the game is to keep playing until you’re finally able to progress. Most importantly, the running, shooting and dodging swarms of bullets is just tons of fun.
On that note, I think I won’t launch it today because I know if I do my day will be basically over
I've now been playing for 24 hours and reached Ixion but died during the 3rd phase as I wasn't expecting him to get up close and personal judging by the first two phases. Oh well next time I'll be better prepared. Perseverance is the key.
Housemarque sure have made a cracking PS5 game. No matter how many times I die I want more!
@Voltan that's the one. I only just figured out the overcharge mechanic. Guess I should have looked at the in game tutorials i kept wondering what the noise was when i was just hammering away at R2 and not noticing the bar turning yellow on screen.
@MightyDemon82 I found that most weapons (including the pistol) can be fired by holding the trigger, which makes the overcharge much easier (or rather makes you less likely to accidentally pull the trigger as soon as it starts reloading).
@Voltan thanks for the tip, have you managed to get any further yet? That sounds like you had an excellent run doing all 3 bosses in one go either that or your super human.
@MightyDemon82 I have not played it since (only ended that run by dying in the 4th biome to something similar to that thing that kills most players in their 1st run, maybe 20 minutes in). Reaching the 4th biome effectively starts a new run anyway so it's not I lost any significant progress. It also unlocked daily challenges so I'm looking forward to that.
I'll go back tomorrow - today was Kombat League day
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