Topic: Returnal

Hi guys! I'm just right before Phrike. Bought one health vial , integrity 150% and I couldn't find the astronaut figurine. Should I keep looking for it assuming it will pop up somewhere eventually or should i just leave it and go fight the boss instead? My console is in rest mode at the moment waiting for me for tomorrow

@Tatarimokke it won't be available on every run, the items are random. It could be hidden in a chest somewhere, but chances are if it's not at the 'shop' it's probably not anywhere this time around.

I remember not seeing it for quite a while after I first encountered it.

Even if you don't beat Phrike this time around, look at it as an opportunity to learn its patterns again and get ready for the next time

@Tatarimokke Good luck in there. You got quite far before so this time is the one 🤞

@Tatarimokke I don’t know if you took your shot yet, but just like @MatthewJP says, it won’t necessarily be in the biome every single run. It’s quite rare to see it anywhere except in the fabricator shop in the first Biome. In the other Biomes I would encounter it sometimes in a chest or at a random fabricator in a side room, or in one of those secret treasure rooms you fall into, but it most often shows up in the shop at the second fabricator from the left, if it’s going to be anywhere at all. In Biome 1 it’s typically either the astronaut or the blade balancer in that second fabricator from the left.

And if you put the game in rest mode and haven’t tried the boss yet, I’d suggest watch a YouTube video of the boss fight a couple times right before you go back into the game. It will help your pattern recognition to have it fresh in your mind right before you take her on.

@render @JigsawPieces @Just_2_milky I have a habit of not pausing the game and looking at guides etc, so they may make my playtime a bit longer that it actually was.

@JohnnyShoulder Since I've had the PS5 I've had to make a habit of pausing the game to go and make a cup of tea... thing just loads so fast 😆

@render RIP to hints and tips screens while a game loads.

@Thrillho That's a good point. I barely see the ones that are still in PS4 games, soon they will be gone 😲

oh well. Almost made it now about 10 percent left in the third phase... if i would have had an astronaut figurine..that could've helped me out there.. Now again from the beginning. I'm starting to doubt my skills honestly:) But I go back.

@Tatarimokke You're doing just fine. I died to Phrike a bunch of times too. It's all part of the game

@Tatarimokke if you’re getting within 10% of the final phase, you’re going to do just fine

@Tatarimokke I've read loads of accounts of people really struggling against Phrike but then going on and managing the rest of the game ok. With every death you will get that bit better and work out how to react to the different attacks. If you've got as far as you've got then you only probably need to avoid a few more of it's attacks and you're there. Come on, you can do it!! 😀

Any tips in biome 3 for those flying sentrys or whatever they are?
I'm getting hammered by these things each time

@Voltan @render @Just_2_milky thanks no i won't give up! Exactly the same thing happened third time. I've managed the first and second phase without getting hit then in the third phase he came at me with melee sword attack quite often especially after his health dropped below 50%. Shame i can't heal just once as i didn't find the astronaut again. it would be easier with the figurine

@Tatarimokke after the 1st phase, she does two melee swords in a row. This kept getting me for a while, until I learned to dodge it

@Tatarimokke If I recall correctly, the 3rd phase starts with 2 melee attacks in a row and then it’s always right after he (she?) shoots into the ground and a red ring comes out.
It’s been a while since I played but there’s a very clear pattern to this.

@MatthewJP I found with those that as long as there aren't too many you can quite often just strafe to the side while firing. If you are going to dash then try and dash forward through their attacks rather than backwards as I think that's when they tend to get you. Another thing I used early on before I could get to grips with them was a weapon with void beam as the alt-fire. That thing will just cut through them like a hot knife through butter!

@render thanks I'll give these tips a go. I'm going to start heading straight there rather than 'level up' in 1&2 just to get in some practice on them

@Tatarimokke Oh yeah, my friend, you’re doing really well. Took me several attempts to get to the point you are.
If you get the astronaut during the next run will probably clinch it for you, but otherwise, yeah look out for the charge attack pattern and I think I remember having to dash and jump forward a little at an angle to avoid the swipes and also the double red rings.
You’re almost there!