23 Tips and Tricks for Staying Alive in Returnal - Returnal PS5 Gameplay

[@hauntedvoyager7806]

I am so terrible at this game, but just can’t stop playing.

[@godsson7779]

I found taking on the rooms with the red doors gets me a lot more skilled. So I don't avoid them I go in there with the intent of fighting everybody so I can get skills

[@304Blaise]

They really said “we gotta one-up demons souls on difficulty” 😅

[@godsson7779]

@@304Blaise ,lol. No, it's not THAT hard.

[@304Blaise]

@@godsson7779 yes it is. I’ve been playing FromSoft games before you even knew who they were and have beaten all of them many times. This game shits on them all in difficulty. Then again “souls” is actually not as difficult as people claim, at all.

[@godsson7779]

@@304Blaise well I'm a lot better at this game then I am at souls I guess. And I can tolerate this one WAY MORE!!!!

[@REZIDENTEVILS]

I changed my dash button to L1, circle to consume item. Went from having to stop aiming to dash, to never having to stop

[@faQall]

You're a genius. Thanks

[@goreflame1665]

Yeah, first thing I did too ( Well, after dying multiple times )

[@Icepick9947]

genius (im 48 hours in)

[@roycetaylor6529]

lol orr you could just never aim down sights and shoot anyway, I only aim when using the alt

[@pauldadzie6991]

Excellent tip. It really helped me especially with the Second boss.

[@mcruded13]

Here’s a life saving tip: In biome 4 you can infinitely farm obolites. Aside from the pods, look for the thorned vines on the ground. Instead of walking through them, just hipfire them preferably with a high fire rate weapon. Once you cleared the room, teleport to the boss door room and do the same. Then teleport back and forth and repeat. Each time you teleport back the vines will be back and you can farm obolites as long as you want.

[@warofgodnarok1301]

👍🏿

[@Loopedtime]

What do obolites do

[@iVRGL-]

@@Loopedtime its the game currency

[@Loopedtime]

@@iVRGL- got you. I got to third biome with the help of a god. We died. Too hard to get back and kill that sky boss lol

[@veespa_]

@@Loopedtime luckily when you beat the sky boss you go to biome 4 that he’s referencing and will respawn at that same biome there forward. I just got to it, beat bosses in biome 2 and 3 in the same run for the first time because of how good my power ups were. it’s really the luck of the die on what you pick up for how strong you are.

[@DrinkPetrolForJesus]

Be aggressive with melee, you can stun lock even the chonkiest bois if you are brave

[@cyphersuit1]

What do you mean with melee?

[@DrinkPetrolForJesus]

@@cyphersuit1 what do you mean what do I mean?

[@cyphersuit1]

@@DrinkPetrolForJesus is there a melee attack?! I thought there is only shooting (which is not melee)

[@DrinkPetrolForJesus]

@@cyphersuit1 there's a sword (which is melee)

[@luuketaylor]

Hollowseeker with Serrated Projectiles + Retarget is the combo I swear by!

[@jayson546]

I’ve heard a lot of people talk about this combo, I’ll have to try it out.

[@mpcrelaxmusic]

Yes and add the blast bolts to melee and damn you feel good.

[@spencerrugg7704]

Always wondered why other games never used the active reload mechanic from Gears of War. Been looking forward to this one!

[@altonwilliams7273]

You mean games like? Enter the gungeon Star wars Battlefront Alienation Hyper Parasite Mercenary Kings Etc....

[@spencerrugg7704]

@@altonwilliams7273 didn't remember that gungeon and SW Battlefront used the timing based reload. Fair enough.

[@brendandebraga2761]

I just started this game yesterday because it was added to the new PlayStation service. I’ve done 3 runs so far and I’m addicted. Thanks for the help!

[@yankozlatanov]

Also in combat always keep an eye on the curve indicator at your character that indicates were are the enemy. That help you know if and what type of attack is coming to you depending of the color.

[@stephenmeinhold5452]

That has saved my bacon so many times as they love to attack you from behind.

[@NixReviews]

Return to the ship to heal durong sleep during your run in biome 1

[@dondexta1988]

This has unfortunately been patched, you can only heal once now.

[@stephenmeinhold5452]

The most effective thing i have found is to level up the adrenalin eg at level 2 you can see the enemys though the walls which helps so much, the more adrenalin you have the easyer the game becomes.

[@mandrews6282]

One tip would be, you don’t have to fight everyone. If you’re trying to take down a particular boss for example, and you keep getting slammed on your way to that boss, such as in biome 3, then you can just run unless you come across a room that locks you in. Just use your map, know where the exit doors are, and run for your life. I used this method in biome 3 after I made it to the boss first try and then proceeded to have a few particularly brutal runs. I leveled up in the previous biomes, and just booked it to the boss in biome 3. Worked just fine.

[@bizmonkey007]

I’ve tried that but the drones can really hound you, especially on the bridge leading to the boss.

[@mandrews6282]

@@bizmonkey007 if you have it unlocked and can get a gun with the ‘retarget’ perk on it, it works wonders for drones especially but also other groups of enemies. Just aim at the crowd and it will target for you.

[@TheInvincibleLincoln]

The Hollowseeker is the bread and butter of this game (from my experience) especially if you get either the portal beam or turret; let it spawn and I'm already on the other side of the room with enemies being bombarded on both sides. Getting both portal arsenals is just God tier and even if you dont get those perks the range is absolutely ludicrous as it allows you more reaction time than most guns.

[@spunoffsee]

How I know I've been watching Eurogamer for a long while now: I can hear Aoife saying "Secrets!" ...and I oddly want to watch some Bloodborne stuff again now...

[@luuketaylor]

I always wait for her to say "however" because it sounds so distinct with her accent!

[@alejandrogiraldo1448]

I’m in love with her voice

[@webseiter]

And her sweet Irish accent :D

[@faQall]

I've never felt so lame like I do when playing this game.

[@JXHNDRX]

Did ya complete it?

[@tokyotramp]

Gameplay tip- found it by accident yesterday but you can sleep on the ship as much as you like to increase your health, great before the first boss 😀

[@tokyotramp]

@@karlwest437 I just tried it again and works every time, it’s can be different depending on whether you have positives or negatives against health regeneration, as long as you get to the ship you can max out your health - you have to leave the ship after each sleep but from a fresh game -after being hit on purpose in the first encounter - to heal a quarter of the full bar was 2 sleeps

[@kufudokungfu]

Yep we know should restore to full but oh well in and out you go

[@phintze]

I think the latest patch limits this to a one time only thing with minimal health recovery. After the first time, I didn't have the option to sleep again. I left the ship and reentered and the triangle icon never showed up again.

[@kufudokungfu]

Does any one know when yoy can avenge other players who have died in on 3rs biom not 3rd boss if there is

[@jayson546]

I do this as well, so I can use all the health pickups as Max Health upgrades instead. However, I’ve heard a lot of people saying this will be patched out soon. I hope not, but if so, you may want to get used to not having it!

[@SARGENTDOODLE]

I already ran thru the game a few times , the platinum on this is completely reliant on chance! Hell of a grind!

[@Xander_Park]

It's not worth the effort, game is absolutely garbage.

[@sharpy-dan-howdy4828]

@@Xander_Park Said the gigantic noob. Get good or get out. Simple.

[@sharpy-dan-howdy4828]

Got the platinum in less than 100 runs. Definitely not that difficult.

[@aspherx]

Yeah, my luck is absolutely terrible. I just needed 1 more glyph in biome 1 for the trophy and it took 8 hours to finally spawn. Now I just gotta get the other biomes...

[@yuumei5713]

Had a Hollowseeker with phasing rounds (incredibly OP), portal beam and serrated projectiles. I never looked back

[@RoyBright]

"you may plateau at the 2nd boss" Me, after 20hrs and shit loads of deaths... "There's a 2nd boss??! :P

[@FirstOdin420]

I'm so glad this genre is catching on. One of my favorites.

[@rubengarciajr]

i just got it and i love it

[@Licensedbeast]

I actually managed to beat the 2nd boss on my first try. The astronaut figurine saved me as I had a sliver left on the boss

[@fourhand4515]

Got a gun with ricochet and armor penetration in the second level and was able to kill the monsters behind closed doors. Still died to the boss though...

[@viktoriavaradi7159]

If only the boss would've stayed behind a door :D

[@danielwheels9529]

Git gud scrub

[@chefmauricio1]

A really good tip is clear the whole map and try not to pick up health drops until the end. When ur at max health your max health bar will increase every 3rd health drop u pick up, also if you want to get OP at first, finish level or get your proficiency up high and then open the chests so you can have a decent gun going into level 2

[@kindbutangry]

I need to rewatch this now, because I *finally* can play this! :D Thanks Aoife! 💜

[@dwp1slyfox]

This was an excellent tips and tricks. The best one I've personally seen, and I've watched quite a few.

[@saboorheath7769]

Understanding overall weapon proficiency & some slight early room grinding helped. Now it's a fun challenge instead of frustrating one

[@CainLeach]

Im still stuck in the first act. But im getting there now, thank you for this usual tips. The game is unlike anything ive ever played so smooth. Itll take me ages to complete😂 everything 😂😂

[@eddieking859]

I die, die, and die but I still try 😩

[@godsson7779]

This game is so 🔥

[@defiantraven7915]

Great tip for this game.. Be prepared to give up the rest of your life. Yes it's hard but absolutely brilliant.. They thought Demon's souls was a hard game. It's a walk in the park compared to Returnal

[@JXHNDRX]

I disagree. I've completed Returnal. The last 2 bosses first try and every other boss killed me once before I learnt the very readable patterns. I cannot say that about any of the SoulsBorne games though

[@DarkAnomaly]

@@JXHNDRX Bullshit.

[@JXHNDRX]

@@DarkAnomaly If that's how you feel, sure lol. I'm not trying to sound elitist if my tone implied that. (The last boss really was the easiest though)

[@DrVampo]

I finished the game after only 5 deaths in first area only, then I changed control settings to L1 jumps and R1 dash, and I always hip fire

[@Hollobaby1231]

already downloaded on my p5, just waiting for that clock to tick down lol 💯

[@kyletingey9996]

Use the doors, let your alt-fire charge up. Works everywhere except Lockdown.

[@Tbear995]

Hope to see another livestream of this!!!

[@pauldrayton3150]

I use R1 for dash and triangle for jump and circle for melee 😁

[@redlord8438]

I’m surprised this didn’t cover how silphium healing items become resins when you’re at max hp

[@joncox7704]

It’s a lot like hollow knight just in 3D. I thought hollow knight was brilliant but flawed, but I’d rather play this. They both are unforgiving and difficult by design. This at least is more fun and not as tedious. Gameplay is super fast and the lack of any load times whatsoever definitely helps restarting cycles also

[@adrianomp1895]

Playing this and Metroid Dread simultaneously. The latter is less difficult, but the part where Samus needs to avoid E.M.M.Is is terribly annoying, to the point I left that game aside for now. Returnal, while being way harder, is much more fun and satisfactory to play. Playing it is like dancing - you'll mess up after being presented to new steps, but eventually will feel more comfortable with it (even with the failures that will still happen here and there).

[@Weird_guy79]

I am kinda a bit disappointed and regretting paying the $125AUD price tag. Repetitive is a huge understatement.

[@gileadbot19]

Man, I have probably 20 hours in so far, and I'm still stuck in the first biome. Whenever I get to Phrike with a good gun & traits, I do something so incredibly stupid and waste the run. It's equal parts frustrating and amazingly good.

[@johngallo7383]

This game feels like Elden Ring lol. I have played it for a week and only now do i feel like im making progress. At first i was like to hell with this game. now i am eager to play it. Love the challenge but had a hard time at first.

[@JohnWilliams-cr2sz]

Usually I'm not to big a fan of games likes this, but damn it all if the trailers and gameplay I have seen haven't grabbed my interest and thrown it in the back of an unmarked van. I am looking forward to picking this up tomorrow and playing it.

[@Jimbo.Ori.]

I like to stay at the door of a room and pick off some enemy’s it’s hard but if you just peek in and hope you can trigger the enemy spawns without the door locking behind you it makes the hard rooms a little easier but it’s really hard to pull off this trick I dash in and back out of the room but it doesn’t always want

[@JXHNDRX]

But then you get less obolites which you need

[@genicksforce3000]

To me, electropylon driver is the best weapon in the game. It attaches to enemies, some can't move because the residual attack the rounds do, and you don't have to stay in the line of fire like the other weapons. But don't get the one with pylon web. They only give you 2 rounds, although each does shoot 5 at a time, but in this game their are too many enemies

[@asareawuahebenezer5165]

I beat all the bosses with that weapon. It's insame

[@TheSandkastenverbot]

I want to clobber the guy who decided that you lose practically everything after death

[@nightcatarts]

Good tips. I really like how they've done the weapons in this, but something was nagging at me and I just noticed that it's the camera. It's entirely rigid, when I think a small amount of sway as you turn it could make things feel more fluid, especially with the organic nature of the game.

[@jayson546]

Camera seems perfectly fine to me? It doesn’t fight me, it’s responsive, and isn’t too hard to focus on where I want.

[@nightcatarts]

@@jayson546 It gives the feel that it's being moved by a machine though, not the human you're playing as. The moment you stop moving the stick, it stops dead.

[@roycetaylor6529]

Sounds like a recipe for motion sickness

[@nightcatarts]

@@roycetaylor6529 Nah, it's just like playing a game with a mouse & the acceleration set high.

[@farzadjahanfard]

10 hours in non stop defeat by first boss 3 times 🤣🤣 still fun

[@onurege9256]

Same for me. Literally i ve played this game for 10 hours and i died 17 times. I couldnt even beat the first boss. It's bullshit

[@SB0083]

The Electropylon Driver is hands down the best gun, at lest for bosses. Stick em with a few hits and run away. Net Fire is especially useful. Only two rounds, but it shoots 5 Pylons at once. The first boss was kicking my ass badly, but with the EPD, I barely took damage.

[@onurege9256]

I'm master of SoulsLike games. But this game destroys me. I dont fucking understand. I played 10 hours and really good game but i couldnt even beat the first boss

[@benicetall]

Don't forget red lanague decoders / stick with one best weapon that works for you to unlock most of its traits

[@LloydStocker]

Carbine + Leach Rounds = Win for me

[@scorpionsting15]

Live, die, repeat, angel of Verdance, was a good movies!! Lots of similarity sone aliens and Reliving last 24 hours over and over

[@randybradley4151]

This should have been the first tip - you can sleep at your ship and it will replenish your health. Another good tip is to use the environment as cover and hit R3 when entering a new room to scan the the topographical layout. Also forgot to mention but your map in the righthand corner gives you the enemy/ies location and once the tone of the music dies down that means you have killed all the enemies in that arena/room/section of the map.

[@godsson7779]

Never knew sleeping in your ship recovered your health, thanks

[@randybradley4151]

@@godsson7779 If it's really low you may have to sleep twice and if you do you'll have to leave your ship and then get back on to go to your sleeping bay.

[@randybradley4151]

@@godsson7779 Also if you use the reconstructor it saves your game. You just need 6 ether to use it.

[@godsson7779]

@@randybradley4151 , yes, I knew that part. Thanks though. I was under the impression at first that it would spawn me there after each death, I was disappointed to know it was only a one time thing.

[@randybradley4151]

@@godsson7779 Better than nothing I guess.

[@stephendonovan5056]

This game looks utterly insane. It seems there is so much to get your head around and get used to. You clearly need to be patient and be willing to learn. And it’s offering an actual challenge. I’ve been waiting for something like this for what seems an eternity.

[@gaffrow]

Live,die, learn, repeat.

[@bizmonkey007]

Did you get around to playing it? I’m not sure if I’ve ever hated and loved a game as much as this.

[@stephendonovan5056]

​@@bizmonkey007 yeah this was my game of 2021 and probably favourite PS5.

[@mpcrelaxmusic]

I like it I just wish we could preserve builds or only return to current reached biome. But I do notice the more I die the more I learn and now the ruins pose no threat to me at all

[@Nionyx]

There are two acts, Act 1 is biomes 1-3 and Act 2 is 4-6. If you die during Act 1 you go all the way back to your ship but if you die during Act 2 you start at biome 4 But I get what you mean about builds. It feels quite difficult to really build something as it feels like change

[@jaylast5550]

Avoid the room with the star over it in the map. It is a challenge room and is incredibly difficult.

[@jordanmaldonado1521]

Beat This game recently. Would be cool to unlock a save mode after you finish it

[@billyshakespeare1696]

90-second intros should be illegal

[@Icarter891]

I can't get past the first biome. That boss just keeps beating me.

[@robynw1403]

This video by Ashen One really helped me out. I realised I was probably just being a bit too frantic haha. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKrQnJmfoad5fa8

[@keithpeterson3805]

Wait till biome 2 my fuckin god

[@godsson7779]

I haven't tried yet because I'm too scared it will take off health, can you dash through the bosses projectiles?

[@nightcatarts]

You can. There are some undogeables but for the most part the i-frames will protect you, & it's a far more viable strategy when it comes to those burst waves that can hit you twice if you try to dodge away.

[@dragnetterg8383]

Ship health glitch is now patched😢

[@ummmno3871]

How was it a glitch? It was clearly put in the game purposely. I don’t get it..

[@claireredfield7368]

Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive😂

[@felipeespinoza1304]

Statues with glowing eyes have currency and sometimes consumables and health

[@randybradley4151]

They say that in the video.

[@Someone-qy3kv]

Aoife. I could listen to you read the phone book!

[@honesttroll3463]

I got a bad negative effect that messes the map up big time 😂 it was horrendous

[@DjShini]

This game kicks so much ass and yours at the same time 🤣🤣🤣

[@solabis]

Only thing i don’t like in the game is the lack of option to quit mid-run =3 had a really lucky run when I first jumped into it and cleared the first two biomes in one go thanks to a parasite but that run lasted for hours and I just didn’t have the energy to keep playing so was just hoping for something to finally kill me 😂

[@kryptonian5539]

I just got this game. After about 4 hours I still can not beat first boss. :/ My boss attempts usually begin with me at half health :(

[@ToxMod]

Returnal is a fast-paced game if you play in that manner, try walking Selene around its a beautiful world to explore.

[@bAtweazle104]

Ixion not only destroyed my will to live but also many many good controllers ….

[@SolidMGSnake]

3:06 I've never seen this animation with the blade. How do you do that?

[@kredenc666]

I would also like to know, I have 40 hrs in the game, almost platinum, but I have no idea how to do this

[@rhaab117]

I think the camera is just swivelled hard to the right so it looks different

[@Anfield_the_place_to_be]

I'm late to the party, but Great video😃

[@Paradigmfusion]

Sadly, Im still stuck on the first boss.. Been at it since launch.. Whats ironic is that I plantniumed Bloodborne and Demon Souls in less time.. Kind says something about the games difficulty lol.

[@Daniel-fj3vt]

Dear God her voice is just so soothing !!!

[@doctorstrangepants6706]

Welp. Now there are two games I want the PS5 for.

[@doctorstrangepants6706]

(The other being Demon Souls)

[@Matt-rb1jq]

I played and beat demon souls.. take it from me.. this game is way better and more satisfying to play. I had to force myself to keep playing demon souls and finish it. This game I have to force myself not to play.

[@nisbetjd]

I can tell how long by the sheer number of commercials i need to sit through. Is it this bad in other countries?

[@Woupsme]

Not when you use sponsor block. I see 3 commercials on the timeline though

[@BlazedGrenade]

So it's basically the Shooter version of God of War/Dark Soul's

[@lumpy1315]

so wrong.

[@Jamboliar88]

Is that Brienne of tarth on the thumbnail?

[@hykeeba-9254]

Nah that’s Macklemore

[@notoriousbmc1]

It's kind of like 3rd person Space Invaders

[@prcastro42]

You can also use a consumable to cure your malfunction.

[@themblan]

I was hyped for this game, but now that I've played it, it's not for me.

[@randybradley4151]

I felt the same way but now I cannot put it down. I haven't beaten the first boss yet but have come close. My last run I just stood next to him and just used my melee weapon would have killed him if it wasn't for his red bullets. Need to just need to learn to dodge away from him when he uses those red bullets.

[@Nate-zb4bk]

Yes! More Returnal please!

[@Ninasanz83]

If only I had my PS5! 😭 still haven’t managed to snag one.

[@EpsiIonEagle]

Me neither but no worries. When we finally get one, this game will be $40 :D

[@shinzomoon]

so the first 5 minutes is basically telling you the r2 is fire and l2 is aim, nice.

[@sossbro]

Who else cant get past world 2 lol

[@hauntedvoyager7806]

I can’t get past world 1. fml lmfaoooooooo

[@Matt-rb1jq]

Haha.. wait until biome 3. Makes 2 seem like child's play. The drones in biome 3 are OP

[@Urlastnerve]

Mild spoilers........ But I got to the “piano” boss twice now and I die at the same exact point where he only has a few hits left. It’s my fault of course. But the damn shop didn’t have an astronaut for sale this run and if I had that I would’ve beaten him no problem. It just aggravated me a lot and I had to step away from the game for awhile. The story is picking up pretty good too. I really like this game.

[@mluterancik]

Is it just me or is this games really hard? If you get to the boss and lose, they shouldn't send you all the way back to the beginning.

[@nightcatarts]

That's Roguelikes.

[@ruebensm]

Playing for about 4 to 5 hours now and only reached the first boss in my first run. Now i keep dying after a few rooms. I played allot of hollow knight and hades, so i know what difficult games are. Even 100% completed hades.. Maybe its just not for me this 3th person view

[@inkblot314]

So nobody know how to activate those bridge things? 🙄

[@someguyshere6968]

Bullet hell the FPS.

[@Haplo699g]

Fhird? 😉

[@cyphersuit1]

I wonder how the remaster on PS6 will be improved.

[@mik2dae143]

Xbox fans punching air right about now!

[@TheEliyas89]

Ps4 players too

[@bigmouss919]

LOOOOL BUT THERES GAME PASS THOUGH. (Sarcasm)

[@benicetall]

Hidden rooms white light knob for goodies

[@ventedbus4917]

Won’t play it and probably won’t get the PS5 but good video regardless!

[@waka10172]

I CASH IN POINTS FOR ETHER THEN I BUY A NEW ONE EVERY RESPAWN I GOT A GOOD ONE LAST NITE EVRY TIME I TAKE DAMGE I SEND OUT A BLAST ITS AWSOME BUT STRESSFUL

[@TooToo246]

Here's a life saving tip: DON'T PLAY THIS GAME!

[@allanbergsma3256]

Returnal seems cool but Aoife has to be one of the sexiest women around.

[@matthewadams2723]

🥳

[@caknelson2254]

................... 1080p PS5 Exclusive ? ............and pay $70.00 ? .....Hahahahahahaha!

[@nightcatarts]

You want framerate over resolution with a game like this.

[@kenny75photography2]

Biggest tip and trick is to own a PS5 lol.