Returnal | 16 ADVANCED GAMEPLAY TIPS - Avoid Death!

[@BoomstickGaming]

*Have some other good tips for Returnal? Post ‘em down below and I will “heart” them for everyone else!* *BTW I hold my controller with a finger on R1 and R2 at all times. You could also put dash on R3 if you don't play that way.* _Boomstick Gaming is the haven for core gamers who value gameplay mechanics and systems, because that's what continues_ _to make anything from 8-bit to 8k, equally enjoyable. Consider sticking around on the channel if you fall into that category! -Alex_

[@igortrindade9644]

Can i ask you a question? During your time have you encountered the bodies of other player, that you can avenge? I have not seen a single one and it was an advertised feature in the previews. I google it and can only find a reddit post complaining about not seeing it either and the rest is news sites talking about it as a feature. Please responde. Thank you.

[@BoomstickGaming]

@@igortrindade9644 I saw it once, prior to the day one patch.

[@igortrindade9644]

@@BoomstickGaming hmmm, ok, so i guess it is not fully functional yet, probably for a future patch. Anyway, thank you for responding!

[@nicke20686]

@@igortrindade9644 correct. As you may know by now it has been patched.

[@ahackercalled4chan]

@@igortrindade9644 it should be working now. i played this last weekend and ran into 3 unique player IDs that i could avenge. i think it only shows you players nearby who are playing at the same moment you are.

[@dezihatch3590]

This guy gets it. No clickbait, no extra garbage to waste our time, and pretty funny too. I admire how you run your show. Subbed

[@lucamicheli6705]

yeah i feel like most other videos like this for returnal just explain obvious things like that obolites aren't permanent and ether is

[@JerryBanfield]

Same here just subscribed!

[@alistairdempsey6734]

Same.

[@nicholasnajibi3082]

Yea that skill up idiot is super extra with it

[@Bighandsdown]

Just went to subscribe and was already subbed 🎉 no begging for subs and straight up info. Appreciated

[@Qaor]

Another good tip I found is when you have the fall damage debuff, a quick dash before landing will reset the fall distance causing you to take non at all. 👍

[@FFTM155]

THANK YOU GOOD SIR. I did not know that.

[@menthealo3725]

Thx captain obvious

[@Qaor]

@@menthealo3725 Others seemed to have found it helpful... I'm so sry your superior intellect was subjected to such tripe...

[@The_Orphanizer]

Good tip that I've been using since day one. Always get that parasite. That and anything that worsens malfunctions. Just avoid malfunctions altogether. Malignant items are almost never worth picking up.

[@menthealo3725]

@@Qaor it's like super obvious what u said. Like usually usual in all games. 😒👍

[@TheDrBall]

“Space money, or if you’re a planet native - obolites”. You win for best Returnal tips video.

[@rickjamesia]

Another good thing about melee... anything you break/kill with the melee attack automatically sends all of its obelites straight to you, rather than you having to run around and pick them up.

[@chrishellmax]

Hence me dashing killing blue dog things in biome 1. One run i got up to like a 1000 obelites.

[@John-oh2nu]

When looking for the target to shoot to release a gated chest, if you hold down aim the target will make a sound to help you locate it, and its color will change to red.

[@GenLiu]

The tip number one shows how incredibly well crafted this game is. The natural reflexe when you encounter a big fatty in video games is to keep your distance as much as possible but Returnal rewards you massively for taking the risk to fight them upfront. Similarily, Overload and the way the dash is designed forces you to keep your head cool at any given time and rewards timing and precision while punishing button mashing. I personally love this.

[@Fuzzypaws]

Good tips. I'd add that resurrection chambers only work while you're in the same region. If you go through the gate to the next region, it won't save you when you die. Unfortunately, nothing in game says this, so when I got a little too aggressive on my best run yesterday, thinking my rez chamber would save me, I got punted back to the start, because I'd moved on to the last dungeon... Weh! Also the pylon is AMAZING. You can let damage over time wear down the hardest enemies like bosses and minibosses while you just focus on dodging, getting behind cover where available with nonboss elites, and firing when safe to keep up the DoT. Also, "regen when low health" is by far the highest priority parasite or artifact. You can't die if you aren't at low health, it will take you to low health first, so the artifact or parasite can save you and give you enough time to play keep away until you are out of danger. A boss can hit you a hundred times and never kill you as long as the hits aren't too close together.

[@SimpleSnayke]

You have said ALL my thoughts exactly - for the struggling player this gun is THE BEST! Definitely awesome except for maybe the under water biome in which I found the Hollowpoint? Gun with Orb or purple beam I can't remember the names now... when I got that along with the "turret" attachment - I knew it was time to beat the game/final boss - beast combination of a gun! I would add to also prioritize the parasite that essentially saves you from death as well, stacking those two is great! I find sometimes when you're not lucky enough to get an astronaut artifact you will find this parasite more often.

[@zoharek]

Pylon driver is op if used well. I got 18lvl one with pylon web trait and got Hyperion in 1st attempt. Co Constant DOT gives so much freedom to evade.

[@sisqolastdragon9523]

So far this guy has given the best tips for this game.👏🏽

[@Pix_Soul]

Here’s a tip I just figured out, those yellow barriers can he broken with your sword when you have the ‘Blade Balancer’ artifact equipped

[@SirDaz]

Sword also destroys the shielded turrets and shielded mini bosses too.

[@AliZaybakII]

These can also be broken by a fully charged Deathball alt fire (sorry I forget the real name)

[@SimpleSnayke]

@@AliZaybakII Or the aptly named "Shield Breaker"

[@AliZaybakII]

@@SimpleSnayke ohh really?? Thanks

[@MJeffSantos]

My personal tip: while the dreadbound is high risk, high reward, the hollowseeker is high reward with almost no risk. Once you upgrade it and get the Portal Beam trait, you can clear a room of enemies from miles away with ease. Biomes 5 and 6 are actually easy when you use this weapon.

[@rpgtoyaface]

Portal Turret. GG

[@LahngEun]

Serrated bullets melt

[@ChuckBassFGC]

Struggling really hard with the final biome rn

[@ShinnFlowen]

Read the enemy database to learn about the enemies' tactics. The flying robots try to self destruct when almost dead.

[@Joey-ri4ui]

I loved the demons souls reference when you mentioned the crystal lizards

[@phl0w666]

I wanna add two things: -3D audio really helps in those lockdown areas. If your device doesn't support it (like my Bose Soundbar), the game suggests to plug the headphones into the controller to get 3D audio. It really works and helps a lot (not to mention that it sounds awesome)! -the radar helps a lot with dodging projectiles off screen. You simply can't survey 360° during fights all the time, but the radar warns you and when it turns a dark red, just dodge. It works like those arrows in God of War that prompted you to dodge blindly.

[@Kecinlin]

I also find changing the sprint mode to always sprint helps a lot

[@savasoguz]

Definitely! This should be tip #1

[@uum6]

Most of the time, enemies and even elites are a cakewalk. At random, however, there'll be a perfect storm. A perfect pairing of grunts in just the right zone, you get cornered, etc. It won't feel even remotely beatable. Sprinkle these moments ahead of a boss which is a total personification of everything described, and here I am.

[@axelstone3131]

Ugh this.

[@Powelus]

Same here. I will be walking confident two sections before the boss fight with the full health pack and a little astronaut, only to get those depleted by a lockdown of, as you said, the perfect pairing of enemies. Whole run down the drain

[@phl0w666]

So much this! Some cycles when instead of rushing to the boss I really take the time, and upgrade my integrity, my proficiency and make an effort to get an astronaut as well as the "mega health" consumable (can't remember all the items' names) to make a serious push. 100% guarantee shortly before the anathema gate I will encounter a lockdown with a nasty combination (2 greens, 1 elite, and those blue guys that turn orange and charge you) that just plows through my resources and I am under 50% health and no items to fight the boss. Now if this is the case for my first or second run, fine, I'll restart the cycle and try my luck. But after more than 9 hours wiping at the boss or a little before it gets a tad frustrating, to say the least.

[@EldenRinging]

I recently thought I had it all going for me in the 3rd biome, when I went into a portal and landed in a secret area which had its own mini-boss- a slow moving giant who could grab me from across the arena and pull me in while having lots of protection, so I didn't do much damage. this game is tough.

[@chaloopabatman]

same hahahahhahahah

[@TactlessRedacted]

Short & to the point. Good work, have a tiny boost in the KZbin algorithm sir.

[@BoomstickGaming]

thanks!

[@SimpleSnayke]

This game was SO refreshing after beating RE in like 10 hours. Took me a week to beat the Phrike(the first boss) in Returnal - that being said, now beating the game - I feel so accomplished... and even after over 100 deaths - there's still replay value it's still fun and challenging. Love this game! I was really amazed with the lighting in the scene after the last boss under water before the end.. I don't want to spoil anything - but it made me smile thinking about the other PS5 games to come and how awesome the console graphics are getting.

[@chrishellmax]

This. To me a replay value must be added otherwise i just delete it. I heard some of the dev comments and thats what they aimed for. A game that you can repeatedly play. For me that is a big win. Also super frustrating game when you die stupidly. or get lasers stupidly.

[@ghlewis]

​@chrishellmax When you considering the fun of replays, it makes the many game deaths more bearable 😅

[@diofujiwara]

Finally a no nonsense straight to the point channel.

[@BoomstickGaming]

yup

[@Vezalin]

It's amazing when given the relevant information without extra padding for words or constantly repeating the same thing over. Amazing video and thank you.

[@iEditorial]

"you have a healthy attention span" as somebody with ADHD this was so sweet lmao

[@DevilboyScooby]

I've found that the Hollowseeker with portal beam and waves or serrated blades makes mincemeat of most bosses, beat 2, 3 and 6 first time with one. If you're really lucky you can get Portal Turret and voidbeam too.

[@senojnomis]

Here's a big tip, don't buy the 25% more health upgrade in the shop on each level until you've cleared the level and collected all the Silphium and Resin to upgrade you health as much as possible. Waiting to add on 25% of a bigger total number is much better! Another tip is to be careful with the artefact that makes the positive effects of parasites stronger, it doesn't work retroactively, with current parasites, it only works for future parasites you pick up! If you grab this powerful artefact and have a couple of mediocre parasites already, consider trying to find a way to remove them to make room for the full amount of parasites throughout your run to have stronger positive effects!

[@jackrussell1232]

This game is kicking my teeth in but it never feels unfair. I just have a lot to learn. I love that games are becoming a challenge again.

[@danny.4506]

I hate it games ment to be fun not a grind. If you like tourtière you can go do that for free

[@phl0w666]

@@danny.4506 As someone who grew up with games in the early 80s, games for me are meant to be a challenge and not fun or shallow entertainment. 99% of today's games are the latter, so I welcome any entry to the former category. If it's by a first party that's willing to take a risk (thanks, Sony!), thus granting better polishing than indie titles, all the better!

[@jackrussell1232]

@@danny.4506 It's an arcade game basically. I like it because I can take a break from whatever I'm working on and do a quick run instead of getting sucked into it for like 4 hours. And I think it's fun, but that's subjective. I'm not good at it yet, but I can tell the combat is going to be a blast once I am.

[@HughJassle]

I’ve watched about 15 different “tips & tricks” videos for Returnal and you BY FAR are the best! You have managed to pack 16 VERY useful tips in less than 6 minutes!? The other 14 videos average was around 10 minutes. Bravo you have a new subscriber. 👏🏻

[@mitchsbtrippin4939]

Also Jump as L1 with dash as R1 is a life saver for me. I've been using R1 for Dash since I started but I'm really glad you mentioned it.

[@FFTM155]

The most IMPORTANT tip is this. This game is amazing and super fun to play. I recomend this to all ps5 users. Do not miss this perfect shooter from Housemarque!

[@michaelshearer8155]

Thank you! I just assumed those chests behind gates needed some ability i hadn't unlocked yet! this should help me out

[@bladechild2449]

If your aim is to get to the boss(es) and progress, then spec for health, protection, and buy each of the large HP items from the shops. If you wanna be doubly sure, rush to the shop and check for the Astronaut augment. If it's not there, reset.

[@RIZZYFLOURS]

I already knew all of these having died 100 times in the first level except the control changing methods very helpful Thank you

[@coltonkobe24]

Re mapped dash to the right stick and jump to the left already ahead of you. Great video my man!

[@MrPlasmo]

This. I actually like R1 to fire and R2 for dash better though

[@flakesmobile]

remap jump to R1, and dash to L1. change it now so you can get used to it as soon as possible. also, quick tip for starting, keeping your adrenaline and health up is really important. so do what you need to do to minimize taking damage, I would suggest trying to keep a distance from enemies till youve learned their patterns (and maybe way after youve learned them too), more distance means more time to dodge. its temping to want to be up close especially with certain weapons that encourage that, I would save them till you have synergies or know enemy patterns. actually one last thing on the keeping distance thing. being in the up close on an enemy often means you wont have as many enemies in your vision as possible, and can get hit by something you didnt see. staying back gives you a lower chance of being hit by something you couldnt see. you can only hold 15 artifacts, so dont take ones that you dont benefit from, if given the choice between a stat upgrade or an artifact that you dont find useful, always take the stat upgrade because they dont count toward the 15 artifacts. orange force field doors need the sword rebalancer artifact, I didnt know this for a long time. lastly, dont worry about the red goop and water rooms, youll be able to traverse them safely later.

[@aaronnedlan8636]

You never miss with these guides, loving the content Alex!

[@BoomstickGaming]

thanks!

[@kaparkin]

By far the best tips guide for this game . Two thumbs up man

[@alexanderkevwitch5801]

Normally I don't subscribe to tip videos idk why, but when this got to the point gave me what I needed and said good attention span yup I'm subbin

[@Pryingopenmy3rdi]

awesome tips, man. subbed

[@BoomstickGaming]

thanks!

[@bloodbond3]

I set dash to L1 and melee to R1. Items set to square. I find it best to prioritize any actions that need to be done without releasing the right joystick. Items aren't used that commonly so I prefer to set it to a face button.

[@CooperStation01]

thanks brian, very cool. I think I'll do this too, def resembles control schemes of games I've already played.

[@Marzeth]

Thanks for respecting my time! Such a concise video full of just what I needed to hear. Thanks again!

[@opgam3r482]

great job, i agree, very useful tips

[@i3thirtyone]

The best tips video so far that i have watched. Well done.

[@609STAACKS]

Another goated video good job bro 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@BoomstickGaming]

thanks!

[@weezbo]

One quibble on the healing items: they USUALLY work like you say, turning into resins when your integrity is full, but some won’t convert. Specifically some of the ones in the gold star door challenge room will not change to resins. And there are some scattered around that are always resins even if you’re not full. So it’s worth checking them after you clear a room because there’s no reason not to grab a resin right away.

[@SuperFacecloth]

Jolly good show Alex! Jolly good!

[@BoomstickGaming]

ty

[@bwrighteous]

This game is very good. Died a couple of times but with your tips my runs are now a LOT easier!

[@martinminseitov9878]

been struggling with this game and did not progress at all. this video is very good and straight to the point. Like

[@ricksigales3833]

Officially my Returnal plug . Good content thanks alot ..

[@TheMrrccava]

The dreadbounds mechanic seems high risk, high risk and yet sound like id adore it the most lol

[@llandy123]

holy cow I didn't know about the free healing thing on level 1, thanks!

[@ArcienPlaysGames]

I adore this title. Tip #1 - Try to not die! Jokes aside, this is a really helpful video. I know I'm gonna have trouble with the bumper swap for dashes since I'm used to the regular dash input after 50 hours, but I'll give it a go sometime. Maybe that'll help me out with dealing with the Act 2-1 turrets haha

[@sebastianesxxx]

What button would be for the dash?

[@ArcienPlaysGames]

​@@sebastianesxxxI set mine to L1. Reason why is because of DMJs. So L1 is dash, R1 is melee and X is jump :)

[@marcocave8867]

Best tips I have found so far, great job!!

[@Ash_The_Great]

One of his better videos. Snappy and concise.

[@mitcHELLOworld]

Love your channel man!! Love finding and taking advantage of the small nuances of game mechanics of really well made games and you are great at finding them!!

[@blumeboom]

Ahhh.. the electropylon driver.. MY BELOVED

[@ShinyRyuji]

This game is so great

[@JamesBond-fv8my]

Turn your sprint settings to always on Helps alot as well

[@petemitchell842]

I knew you would make the best tips vid on this. I was just waiting for it lol.

[@BoomstickGaming]

lol thanks!

[@mitchsbtrippin4939]

I took a quick scroll to see if this was mentioned, but the side arm shoots as fast as you can pull the trigger. I'm not very far at all but I sometimes prefer it over other weapons because I can spam shots ridiculously fast, sort of reminds me of some of Warframes pistols.

[@chefmauricio1]

I sure do appreciate the straight to the point no BS content, just subbed and thanks for the tips.

[@BoomstickGaming]

hey thanks!

[@vapidwolf]

In the first area save the challenge area till last (yellow door with star) you may need those weapon buffs for the final boss.

[@alexochoa8415]

Thanks, I died on that area too many times because I wasn’t ready

[@joshuaeligio6504]

Thank u! @ least 5 or 6 tips will drastically change my run outcome. This game is very fun, rewarding, and brutal at the same time. Thanx 4 sharing!

[@Pix_Soul]

Thanks for this, I didn’t know most of this. This will make my 2nd play for secret ending much less painful!

[@NefariousDariusz]

I had all but given up on this game but after watching I'm gonna take another run at it. Thanks... I hope

[@grimwatcher]

Thank you for the tip about the dread bound, i could not figure out that weapon and hated it so much, I'll take the advice and use it from now. This is why this channel is the best, when I click on this I'm sure I'm not gonna find obvious stuff that the tutorial teaches you or "kill the healer 1st"

[@UTopia120]

Very useful tips. Thanks for the details.

[@bradders8253]

Just started playing & this is the best tips video I’ve seen so far. Excellent work my friend

[@Stinkii_Pinkii]

Hell yeah quick and to the point thank you🙏🏾.

[@BoomstickGaming]

welcome!

[@Brajzah]

Dash on L1 for me and items on R1. R3 for melee. Even changed interact button to square so I can pickup items slightly easier/faster for those crazy frenetic firefights.

[@shatterdice1]

Where have you been all my life ..... tips i knew but the execution of the video with the footage amazing .... i subbed an liked an wana see more

[@geebaucham]

Phenomenal vid man! Just started playing last night and this helped a lot.

[@Pricetag33]

24 hours in. These tips are great!

[@TobiasLimbourg]

This is by far the best Returnal Tips Video on KZbin.

[@doeboy718]

Just started playing returnal a few days ago and your video helped a lot man.. this game was a bit intimidating when I first jumped on but I stuck with it. These tips will definitely will carry me further. Thanks man. Subbed

[@mousedance]

This is great, thanks! Loving this game.

[@itzgojira6945]

Great video, Learned a few things I did not know before. Thank You!

[@josephiovine8952]

Great video! 👍🏻

[@BoomstickGaming]

ty

[@raoulduke226]

Can't stress this enough emergency repair artifact saved my life many times

[@nasersiddiquee7253]

Thank you for your dash suggestion.

[@JeremyDusek]

Thank you for this information. This game is kicking my ass.

[@igorbeuk6298]

This format is the Future, keep this and promote your self because this is amazing in every You Tube section. I'm learning, I'm enjoying, I inform my self , I like it, it is useful and many other things. Apsolutley fantastic video, this is Future

[@colehuesca]

Goddamn what a great channel!

[@BoomstickGaming]

Thanks!

[@LahngEun]

Heres my tip to add: Whenever possible, melee while jumping. It completely eliminates that .5 - 1 second of immobile vulnerability you get after normal use without jumping.

[@adferr8867]

I just jump and dash before meleeing

[@F_isfor_Fish]

Changing the button for dash should be the number 1 top tip 😂

[@zengamer21]

Aren't you still stopping firing if you move dash to R1? Not sure what the benefit is.

[@F_isfor_Fish]

@@zengamer21 I moved it to L1, moving the button is more about being able to still move the camera when dodging so you always know where you are going or where to dodge to

[@zengamer21]

@@F_isfor_Fish Gotcha.

[@sharpy-dan-howdy4828]

The best tips for Returnal I've seen yet. Well played, fella.

[@partyinmypocket]

I'm sorry I'm not trying to be rude or anything.. But we all need to be aware of peoples' choices in their gender identity. For all we know this person could be a woman or something other than a 'fella'. Please be aware of this as to not offend someone by assumptions. Thank you :)

[@kyvss]

The compliment to my atention span made me sub.

[@chris10878]

Good precise video. And no bs 👍🏻Subbed

[@BoomstickGaming]

hey thanks

[@olivier4916]

Thanks for this tips bro

[@elysiumcore]

Thanks mate ☺️ going to try some of the settings

[@BoomstickGaming]

good luck !

[@TmpDarkside]

I had no idea to smash those craggy looking walls for secret areas. Good stuff all around thanks!

[@Twin_Pixel]

You should melee the eye-glowing statues instead of shooting them in order to collect the obolites immediately instead of having them scatter around. This is true for enemies as well. Great vid: I'll change immediately the reticle size in the menu, didn't think about it, thx.

[@angelus877]

Swap dash to L1 as the consumables are rarely used and having r18 prevents you from shooting while dashing, L1 does not.

[@budlikycz2445]

I am proud of myself. I bought the game today morning when I've finaly got after a year of waiting my PS5, played it for the first time and as my first game ever (if I dont count Astro experience) and I already discovered most of these things. Also beat the first world on the first try. Got demolished in the desert though by a huge octopus that has small octopuses around him xD Loving the game.

[@infinitedeath1384]

These are pretty good. I figured out all but 1 on my own naturally through playing the game. I did not know how the pylon driver worked, and now that I've seen what it can do, I may give it another shot. When I tried them before, I thought it was just another assault rifle, except the pylons stuck in and did damage overtime, so I kept sticking them into the same enemy XD. Now that I know how they work, and I can see how good they'd be against groups.

[@Acordim]

Great stuff here!

[@auliamosha9492]

Thank you for the tips. Never thought to costumize the buttons. 👍

[@Kostadin_Arolski]

I rarely sub to channel. I'm subbed to one fitness channel, one motorcycle channel and gameranx. I'm a nobody, but if my opinion mattered, you are an awesome professional and i subbed

[@Whalehead123]

I learned some of these things by just playing the game but the video was quick and to the point so thanks !

[@partonca4916]

need this game now

[@BillyBreezeArt]

Great tips. Subscribed

[@Emmalition]

These videos are amazing and thank you my attention span has never been complimented before

[@TylerEdlin84]

I played all weekend still haven’t beat the first area 😩