Returnal Review

[@MrBeastz]

The Length of the video is the final score.

[@Michael_Kzyv]

Thx

[@Neilos-sd6ti]

That means no returnal 2 :( why sony.

[@Neilos-sd6ti]

Havent played it but you know what happened to days gone

[@thedesolateone8260]

😅😅😅😅😅 Behave

[@princevegeta7044]

Thankyou so much 🤣🤣

[@zchandos]

For new people watching there is a built in save mode nowadays. You can pick up and pause a run whenever you like which solves the main big issue with this game

[@JuanGarcia-ep7kc]

The main big issue with the game is you can't save progression lol.

[@talkingcure]

@@JuanGarcia-ep7kc of course you can. there are permanent unlocks for every weapon, your suit, and every artifact / consumable you unlock become available on future runs. it's a rogue-like so yes there is a form of permadeath, not EVERYTHING is lost when you die in the game. you do get stronger as you play more, not just with what's mentioned above but you actually get better at the game just by playing it.

[@earthpart3]

awesome

[@kennyleo08]

That's awesome, because that sounded like a big deal breaker for something so intense.

[@doomswag]

Thank you, I'm literally about to play this in 4 minutes with friends and have no idea what to expect.

[@savageminion5257]

Can’t wait for the 4 minute speed run.

[@mohamedelkhatib3324]

lol

[@issa591]

lol

[@maddix17]

If you count ghost and miles morales you can complete three games in a day lol

[@theterra-path7798]

Glitchless

[@vipstarizm6990]

Bahaaa!

[@anamshah4421]

This game literally needs a save. Asking a player to sit for who knows how long, is not cool. Sometimes we would just want to play an hour and continue after getting back from work

[@javelinjester4321]

It’s a rogue like my guy. That’s literally how they are designed. You’re asking them to alter the core of the game.

[@ExpectedEvil]

@@javelinjester4321 Hades has it, you could quit in the next room and it’d save there. It’s not cheating or anything as you still have to beat the game on that specific run.

[@anamshah4421]

@@ExpectedEvil exactly dude. Having to start the game and sit for like 3 4 hours just doesn't go well with me. There should be a checkpoint.

[@ExpectedEvil]

@@anamshah4421 don’t get me wrong I’m going to buy this and I’m sure they’ll patch it in. Fingers crossed anyway otherwise I’ll never get to finish the game 😂

[@gleipnirrr]

@@javelinjester4321 no, roguelite games are not designed around this. if a game has a long loop, they usually have a save/resume function. it can't be used to restore your state if you die

[@sicdedworm09]

20 hours in and 4 bosses down. Amazing game and some of the best fluid gameplay I’ve experienced. Boss 4 is also now in my top favorite bosses of all time.

[@HI-pi1er]

If you die in say level 3 do you start at level 1 again ? Or start at the beginning of level 3 ?

[@sicdedworm09]

@@HI-pi1er short answer yes but it’s more complicated than that. You only have to kill each boss once. Short cut portals open up in some levels and certain story beats you don’t have to repeat. Once you beat the first 3 bosses it moves you onto act 2 so you don’t have to traverse the first half of the game anymore. If rogue lites don’t bother you then highly recommended.

[@Tybear-qz4bx]

20 hours how did u sleep ? it doesn't save until u beat the game correct

[@kilroy987]

@@Tybear-qz4bx There are progression points that stay in the next reset. Not many, but they are done fairly.

[@nesswatch7935]

@@Tybear-qz4bx there’s a suspend cycle feature which lets you “suspend” your progress until the next time you play, and so forth

[@Zeratul187]

Bloody hell the visuals feel like psychedelic sci-fi nightmare

[@corvid_k]

Yeah prolly shouldn't play it on acid/shroomies

[@Benweber330]

Id smoke a joint before definitely

[@jonathansoko1085]

All the frame drops and muddy textures are the real nightmare. Its funny how the new consoles still struggle to hold decent fps and resolutions. That may be bad developers though.

[@tyrantravealpha]

@@jonathansoko1085 HouseMarque is not a huge studio. This game is insanely ambitious for them.

[@corvid_k]

@@Benweber330 fah shoooo

[@rajohnbutler7131]

The save system complaint sounds like they definitely going to patch this

[@Plasmaghost1305]

If hope so because that is very worrying for me

[@David-dv5ov]

@Mr. Snake Apparently you can’t save during runs

[@SoteroA]

But, you can pause it and put the ps5 to sleep. 😂

[@mr.smrgol121]

@@David-dv5ov yeah that’s the point of this type of game - there are teleports and there is some permanent progression. Typically it’s only IGN complaining about this! Go back to Animal Crossing mate!

[@iamlittylee]

@@TheREALHugo4 basically u can’t save during a run, so you can’t play any other games or hope your PlayStation turns off etc.

[@RossJP09]

Having a blast playing this on the new PS plus update. Seems like they really listened to feedback by adding the suspend feature

[@alastairmacbeath5488]

Yup. It's a life saver. Can't imagine playing it without it - that must have been brutal

[@FEWGEE1]

Now it has the tower, suspended, and co-op, it's a 10/10 for me.

[@hllomydarling]

Downloading from Plus right now.

[@actorJordan19]

"It's a game that will reward you handsomely for playing well" ok but what about the rest of us

[@critikalfade]

LOL

[@Heltiic]

What about you guys..? 💀

[@actorJordan19]

@@Heltiic me and my two left thumbs will see you in the playground at lunch

[@ElieM1]

the rest of us will sit quietly in the corner while we justify to ourselves that it was okay to buy a PS5 and this game and that it's okay that we're not able to kill the first boss (if we make it there).

[@edwingaleana2085]

Git gud

[@MVahag]

Why couldn't they do a "save once and quit" mechanic like in Binding of Isaac or something similar to when you quit in Souls and can continue from the same point once.

[@LoadedKlip]

Thats basically what the reviewer is asking for. Not a save/die/reload save cheat the experience save feature as some people seem to think the reviewer is asking.

[@davidabbott9105]

That would be great. As a parent there is zero chance I’ll have time to play this

[@jakekirkpatrick1357]

Because it adds to the challenge. You do get a "save" between each act though and you have some permenant addons to your character as well. As repetitive as it is, its fun as hell

[@decimustv4257]

You obviously haven't played Super Mario Brothers on the Nintendo Entertainment System; Bowser is the greatest boss of all time.

[@UnsettlingDwarf]

That exists now. You can save!

[@shawng4886]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention the obviously insane load times. I’ve seen doors opening and revealing new sections of the game in literally a second flat… that PS5 SSD is seriously at work here! It’s pretty crazy to think about!

[@febzkk]

PC gamers have that features since ages you console peasant

[@BallerPulse]

@@febzkk Oh brother this guy STINKS 🗣️

[@ticksmilk]

@@febzkk Be careful they might call you an elitist. They are now realizing games can have particle effects too.

[@valitsaki1924]

@@febzkk stay humble and take a shower, maybe touch grass if the snow in your area melted

[@scoobertdoobert3373]

@@febzkk yeah if you fork out way more than the standard price of the ps5/series x lmao

[@bioshockgamer]

You don’t really need to run through every biome every run since you get a proficiency boost at the beginning of each biome to match the biome’s recommended proficiency. Saves a lot of time for each run.

[@karthikj2240]

But you gotta finish the previous biomes as much as you can before entering a nee biome in order to upgrade health as much as possible

[@planetarydislocation3495]

​@@karthikj2240 not to mention farming obolites in order to have enough currency to buy artifacts/consumables

[@asebastos166]

Did not finish the story yet ,but DAMN is this game a 10 in terms of visuals ,gameplay and dualsense experience.

[@richardmartinez5040]

Would you say its the best ps5 game out right now? Thinking of purchasing it

[@asebastos166]

@@richardmartinez5040 maybe, but there is still demon's souls which is also sick,for both games, you have to love their kind of gameplay to love these games,if you get my point

[@Tritoon710]

The sound design for this game is AMAZING!

[@iNoScopedMLK]

glad someone else mentioned it. The DualSense implementation is my favorite so far too.

[@__1201]

One thing about the review: if you're decent at the game, you don't have to go through all optional rooms or biomes to beat the bosses, and there are shortcuts that you can unlock once you go through the entirety of the biome to make it shorter. You can completely skip fractured waste and crimson waste and still have a great chance at beating the final boss if you have a decently leveled dreadbound or hollowseeker.

[@autonomoustoker699]

Sees "Return by Death" Subaru- *starts sweating nervously*

[@UnownDepth]

Haha yeah

[@_Chad_ThunderCock]

@Terror Gaming cue bowls being cut open...

[@nabilhuzir2066]

Nice dude

[@benakinnusi2518]

My people

[@statesminds]

You ever get that feeling of deja vu?

[@endlessedge223]

It feels like an eternity since I’ve seen ign not give something a 7 or 8.

[@bleedpurpletcu23]

Wait for an xbox exclusive

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

@@bleedpurpletcu23 Xbox has no exclusives besides Halo 5. PC doesn't equal Xbox.

[@knowledgeheuheu5195]

@@bleedpurpletcu23 What's that?

[@tyrannosaurus62]

@@bleedpurpletcu23 Xbox has exclusives? Lol

[@danielpratt3794]

Same

[@Ratvivor]

The Edge Of Tomorrow

[@glenponder592]

Yeah those enemies look familiar

[@Vman_95]

Edge of tomorrow is like the surge game with robotic implants and stuff.🔥💯

[@Ragemonster64]

Edge of tomorrow would have made for a great game. Those exo suits were advanced warfare like

[@supertrendymoneymaker0722]

Tom Cruise just enter the chat 💬

[@jasonalv7436]

That movie is pretty much a roguelike game

[@srenuka11]

This ain’t for the faint hearted, definitely a challenging and rewarding experience for sure really glad they pulled off something like this, so refreshing!

[@Jay-dz1ct]

Hades is better.

[@jeremiahola7304]

@@Jay-dz1ct if you want a more mature game Returnal is better. Hades has a better story etc but after a while it can get a bit easy. Returnal is more unforgiving

[@XShmoke]

@@jeremiahola7304 IS IT SCARY ALSO IS IT LIKE A THIRDPERSONSHOOTER / SOULSLIKE / DEADSPACE TYPE BEAT

[@XShmoke]

is it scary though

[@jeremiahola7304]

@@XShmoke it’s like a fast paced third person shooter. I’d argue it’s harder than most souls game. The game isn’t scary the atmosphere is. Very very tense game. However it’s one of the best games I’ve ever played and it’s out on PC today I’d urge u to get it

[@MrThadcollins]

Just an update, 8 months later, you can save your game. You suspend your state, which is a save. you can close the game, turn off PS5 or play other games, etc. Cheers.

[@TheMusic4Soul]

IGN the whole week: Ohhh my gawwd, Returnal is something else people, cant stahp playing, mastapiece IGN Review: 8/10

[@Scitch-et4vk]

8 out of ten is an incredible score !

[@dwightschrute2346]

Sounds about right for ign logic

[@joser1853]

Lol, they even compared it to HADES. xD

[@cvxgaming6855]

You're acting like as if an 8 is a bad score lol

[@tyrannosaurus62]

Game Informer gave it a 9.5 Gamespot gave it a solid 9

[@unsaltedhoagie8484]

The boss fights give me 3D Resogun vibes

[@BTBSOUNDS]

Well it's made by the people that made Resogun sooooo probably that's why

[@teenermeener971]

This games borrows from all there other games and puts in 3d.

[@ras_krystafari3333]

@@BTBSOUNDS y¿a

[@zainbashir3315]

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[@mario4everd]

More like it's ripped straight from nier XDD

[@deeps.]

Just finished the main campaign, it's bloody amazing. gonna grind for platinum now

[@strawhatmucci7086]

What about the runs being too long or the save point stuff. Was it a hassle or no? Haha

[@SouthBayLA1310]

That fast???

[@deeps.]

@@strawhatmucci7086 Not for me really, it only took me two 6 hour sessions to finish it.

[@gianluxx184]

@@deeps. Wow, I‘m about 7 hours into the game now and haven‘t even beaten the first boss

[@harshitrakhiani8833]

@@gianluxx184 bro what abt runs? Iam about to start dis game ..do we have to continuously play this game for hours?

[@StriderStryker]

Pretty sure that *Doom veterans* will enjoy this game.

[@Therizinosaurus]

This is bullet hell or Shoot 'em up games, kinda in the line with Raiden or Resogun, You 9 y/o.

[@liddz434]

@@Therizinosaurus I've just downloaded and completed ALL the doom games recently...this comment is encouraging :-)

[@Therizinosaurus]

@@liddz434 This is bullet hell or Shoot 'em up games, kinda in the line with Raiden or Resogun, You 9 y/o.

[@ar7dx176]

Yes

[@ar7dx176]

@@Therizinosaurus nobody asked you You twelve yearold

[@iCb0x]

The whole no saving, long runs sounds horrible. Might’ve just turned me off

[@Plasmaghost1305]

Same

[@UnFadingRocket]

If you played Hades or dead cells, it's like those but a third person shooter

[@kevinabernardo]

Same

[@timholloway8821]

@nick gibbs So once you clear a level it saves that right?

[@ocean_punk1206]

Mhm

[@blususpect]

PlayStation is actually supporting all these unique single player titles! We have to support them as well!

[@Brandonarchambault]

Plying this game now (FINALLY got a PS5, but that’s another story). Incredible game - both incredibly frustrating and incredibly rewarding. When you do finally take down a boss after getting absolutely dummied by it the first, second, or third times (or more!) you fight it, it’s hard not to jump for joy after in celebration. It’s a rush. Get the game. Just be prepared to battle the urge to throw your controller a million times during play through.

[@connorbell790]

You sure your not describing a souls game XD ?

[@RYNO2511]

@@connorbell790 as if the souls games are the only games that are difficult? lol

[@connorbell790]

@@RYNO2511 Didn't say that at all XD. They're the games with the known reputation of being hard though

[@keshavnittin3828]

Imagine if hans zimmer made the music for this

[@pebble.s]

The music at one boss sounds like it could be from Interstellar!

[@un-kemp-t]

They need to bump this up to a 9 with the Suspend Cycle feature finally being added. This is easily my GOTY

[@DanielMazahreh]

Metroid Dread is better.

[@x-force3372]

@@DanielMazahreh denial is a hell of a drug

[@DanielMazahreh]

@@x-force3372 I'm not denying anything especially the fact that Metroid Dread is clearly the superior game and the best game of 2021.

[@richiemcd83]

Dude this game is a 10/10 - it's as satisfying as GOT, I'm loving it. Combat is beefy, some of the weapons are bussin!!!

[@CpttCanada]

What is GOT?

[@richiemcd83]

@@CpttCanada ghosts of tsushima

[@3Film]

So this is what Risk of Rain 3 would be like...

[@El_Diego86]

This is Truly a Next Gen Game! Don’t sleep on this one people! The Game is Awesome and a fresh breath of Air! ❤️

[@DanielMazahreh]

Metroid Dread is the better game.

[@XShmoke]

@@DanielMazahreh can we confirm Metroid Dread is better ?

[@DanielMazahreh]

@@XShmoke Of course we can by critically reflecting on the brilliant content of Dread. Better pacing and replay value than Returnal.

[@tvtv6315]

The particle effects in the early ps5 games reminds me infamous second son ps4

[@moonboi317]

😂😂😂🤝

[@redeyeproject6452]

And resistance on ps3 lol

[@yushayasad3676]

The powers in infamous second son were so aesthetically pleasing

[@lobstrosity7163]

Infamous Second Son is such a great game. We need more!

[@coldshoulder14]

Surprised you didn’t mention the rogue-like Risk of Rain 2 to compare it to. That game is solid.

[@ANGELOFDARKification]

This might sound dumb but wtf is a rogue like genre? For e.g. SoulsBorne games mean games like Souls or Bloodborne. What game is this genre referring to?

[@caio14brasil]

Rogue (1980)

[@CJWII]

@@ANGELOFDARKification Its a genre based on an old game called Rogue where you see how far you can get with randomized elements/levels. They differ from action survival games which typically have organized waves, spawn points on enemies, and static weapon and item buy locations.

[@3dipto]

@@ANGELOFDARKification think of games like binding of Isaac or enter the gungeon. It’s basically that

[@praisethesun4997]

Yeah looks like a AAA version of Risk of Rain 2.

[@stra2g]

Returnal really feels like a AAA single player focused risk of rain. Will probably pick it up on sale though due to the consistent time constraints.

[@jmacosta]

This gives me Control vibes for some reason, and I'm so ready for this.

[@josflorida5346]

Like a mix of control and nier automata

[@yguy1232]

@@josflorida5346 not really like nier automata at all. The perspective is really the only similar thing and that’s not even exclusive to automata. Many games have that perspective

[@Bearick]

@@yguy1232 I'd say the bullet hell in third person aspect of the game is very Nier feeling. May not be just exclusive to the Nier series but it is the most popular one.

[@mananalwadhi9011]

This is control only tbh, they just changed it a little bit imo

[@namelol.mp4561]

@@mananalwadhi9011 But there's no superpowers, no flying or anything like that It's mainly shooting lol

[@chrishastings7583]

10 out of 10 in my book. This game blew me away!

[@Bakersvill]

2 out of 10 due to its fixed difficulty spikes to hold you back for hours

[@MyRobenson]

IGN gives everything 8/10

[@Squidward_000]

COD 10/10....

[@micaiahflores1592]

auto fellatio 45/10

[@thatcanadian4460]

Video: all praise with a con being no save which can be patched in and they score it an 8 LMAO what a joke

[@ethan7633]

It’s the safest number to give

[@gurs6714]

@@thatcanadian4460 it's basically a 9 or higher and they dropped it to an 8 for one reason lmao

[@FrosteryGaming]

When Top down fast pace game becomes a 3rd person 3D game

[@evanchong]

It actually reminded me of Smash TV!

[@Therizinosaurus]

Yeah, this is basically Raiden in 3D

[@arsenelupin1854]

So every game reviewed is now an 8? It seems 8 is a safe number for them

[@Johnnygrafx]

8 means great. He described it as great. Seems like an appropriate score for his review.

[@vanillawafer1182]

Lmao. IGN is scared

[@arsenelupin1854]

@@vanillawafer1182 if they gave that a 7 and below people will complain, and if they gave it a 9 or 10 people will also complain.

[@unlyricallyrics4152]

That definitely sounded like more than an 8/10

[@gurs6714]

IGN smooth brain

[@darkknightdante178]

Cant let it have more than what a Nintendo game that launched on the same month has

[@peterjones1506]

The lack of any kind of save feature is definitely the reason it's not a 9, not saying you should be able to save anytime, but with runs being 1-2 hours long the fact that you can't exit the game is a huge oversight

[@sylmaron5859]

Well, most scores are higher.

[@chasethechosenone8478]

@@peterjones1506 stop

[@SoteroA]

The game is excellent… but…. Let’s give it an 8 cause levels are long and you can’t save whenever you want. 🥴

[@Icecreamdarknesswinz0525]

rest mode could possibly bug out ur console somtimes the console randomly turns off lol

[@whothou]

the game doesn't look ground breaking at all... Looks like a solid game so 8 fits

[@popcornboyish]

@@whothou ya lol doesnt look next gen to me at all

[@SoteroA]

@@Icecreamdarknesswinz0525 that has never happened to me. EVER! 🤨

[@BioluminescentTree]

That honestly sounded like a 9.

[@bonafide227]

Go see all the KZbin channel reviews they had gave it a 9 only IGN has given an 8

[@joyee9469]

its 87 on metacritic and higher than cyberpunk.

[@DanielRaez93]

The gameplay looks like Doom Eternal in 3rd person. I'm in

[@raditz4583]

Agreed

[@A5hTriX]

This deserves more than an 8, people seem scared to side with the PS5 this generation... Underdog vibes bad

[@uncledeath69]

8 is literally reasonable lmao

[@liddz434]

Scared to side with a PS5? mate, we can't get any ps5's!

[@achemicalsunset]

So weird they didn't include the suspend mode with release. It doesn't cheat the game in any way. Enjoying the game now on Ps Plus!

[@jessstirland8338]

Its meant to be played like youre actually the character youre playing.....Restarting a Death Loop until you escape the Loop.

[@SkarletGolpista]

87 on metacritic, same note as Spider-Man (ps4). That's a Blast!!!!!

[@kenzo_desu]

@@Drakevid Normal game? LMAO

[@mamitomoe3253]

@@Drakevid yeah this game looks so normal

[@vivek9546]

@@mamitomoe3253 looks normal...until you actually play it

[@reach5589]

@@Drakevid Miles Morales 4k/60 is amazing. Anyone who hasnt played should wait and play on a ps5

[@denisfresco3194]

@@mamitomoe3253 how does this game look normal? have you watched any gameplay or know anything about it at all?

[@KainVermillion]

"Runs are long. Each run is way too long. But the runs are too long." Never says how long runs are.

[@Irraptured]

Well it completely varies based on the RNG and the players skill, it's impossible to determine how long. Maybe 2 hours or so if you dont die and do perfectly.

[@markkordvani3527]

LOL

[@NoSilence264]

@@Irraptured I need 2 hours to complete the second biome though 🤔

[@Irraptured]

@@NoSilence264 Ya it's all dependant on the rng drops lol

[@speckles1493]

Pray to RNGeus and he will deliver 🙌

[@UltraPrimeHunter]

4:38 Don't let anyone tell you that quick resume is a useless feature

[@pretentiouscameron7815]

You can just put the PS5 in rest mode while leaving the game running if you gotta leave

[@UltraPrimeHunter]

@Snake 42 How so?

[@gamer-px5cu]

@@philspencer6887 The purpose of the game is to having fun.

[@64jayr]

The enemies be like: A little something for everyone

[@wolvw]

Would be even cooler if you could get a dang PS5 to play it on haha

[@DaysforDaays]

Somebody’s a Re-Zero fan. Return by death is such a weirdly phrased quote that I’ve only heard from Re:Zero. We see you lol

[@jamesburke2635]

The game’s name also has the word “return” in it

[@FarZeroDark]

Imagine thinking return by death is unique to re:zero

[@silverreaps6803]

@@FarZeroDark the phrase return by death was made by re zero

[@AwesomeTheAsim]

@@silverreaps6803 its such a simple and vanilla line, I'm sure people used it before too. It's cool but it's not unique.

[@lowbudgetcontentcreator1362]

thats it im swithcing to ps5 dumping my xbox one

[@lowbudgetcontentcreator1362]

@Kermit Peanut ya ur right

[@o-REDBEARD-o]

IGN like a week ago. "Sony takes no risks and focuses on nothing but AAA games while showing no love to smaller, risk taking studios" IGN now: very positive returnal review. 👁👄👁

[@terrylogginss]

Perfect for the younger me. Older me may get frustrated and never complete it.😔😆

[@darkwowpg]

So why is this 80 euros?

[@asapbruhhhhh]

So he sat and played this game for 42 straight hours?

[@bobsnow1620]

Seems sus

[@doucheberry]

Truss

[@JohnLewis-rt1tu]

No, that number is cumulative.

[@johnsoapmactavish9921]

8/10 - No Battle Royale. Not Fortnite. - IGN

[@HUSdog96]

Think every PS5 owner should have this game, great game just to jump in for a few runs even if you don’t play it all the time, with the changing environments and aliens, and really shows off the PS5 power and controller too, great experience

[@malazan6004]

It's too hard for many casuals but those who invest will likely consider it a true gem

[@colbyjackjohnson4111]

“There’s a little something of an enemy for everyone” - IGN sort of

[@CountArtorias]

8/10, it really makes you feel like a returnal

[@frankvandermerwe1487]

LOL!

[@Icecreamdarknesswinz0525]

Lol

[@Zeegoner]

Queenis

[@daxilom]

Praises, praises, praises, praises, lasts way too long, praises - 8/10

[@reutermo]

When you grow up you focus more on the actual words than the numbers. Hope you will get there one day.

[@TheMusic4Soul]

88 Metascore - Congrats to Housemarque for another gem.

[@windy3935]

No it isn't. It's currently at an 86. Are you seriously not aware that Metacritic scores are not finalized for multiple days?

[@oreed8]

@@windy3935stop hating its still great score for you ip, ghost was 83

[@TheMusic4Soul]

@@windy3935 who cares about 2 points up or down the score will jump later? get a life, toxic kiddo

[@windy3935]

@@oreed8 I'm not hating. My point has all to do with speaking too soon for something that will literally change within a matter of hours. The score has already changed since the original comment, and so it makes it redundant. The main point being don't speak on a Metacritic score the day of a game's release when it's not the final score.

[@kostasbousbouras2654]

@@windy3935 86 is still an awesome score. Get a life dude.

[@adrianmarcello5190]

This generation is all about 4K+ gaming and videos/reviews are still not uploaded in actual UHD?

[@omegaalfa321]

⚠️SPOILERS⚠️ Who else agrees that 8 is a low rating for Returnal....

[@kevinjackson7539]

I'm equally excited and terrified

[@zachtyo]

The suspension option they added dropped the difficulty quite a bit. Great review. Personally this may be my favorite game on the ps5 so far

[@abdulmuhaimin5274]

"Return by Death" Sound like Re:Zero reference though.

[@Lonan-xr5vz]

For anyone seeing this, can you tell me how long a RUN is?

[@hades8610]

If you check every room probably takes 2-3 hours per run, if you zoom past the biomes it’s probably less but wouldn’t recommend doing that.

[@CumBrianFries]

This game looks EXACTLY like Mass Effect Andromeda, from the gameplay to the animation, armor and everyhing.

[@Therizinosaurus]

Says 9 y/o

[@CumBrianFries]

@@Therizinosaurus sick a duck 😃

[@Therizinosaurus]

@@CumBrianFries thats like saying "COLL OF DOOTY IZ LIKE DHOOM IN ANIYMATHYION ARMORAR AND EVERTTHENG"

[@imNotMeWhenimHungry]

This will definitely be a buy once I'm able to find a PS5

[@spencer88881]

Anyone else just skip to the verdict so they don't see potential spoilers?

[@NadPhavichy]

This feels like TOHO style.

[@nightmare-nightmarenightma1147]

Yeah, it's like a 1st person Bullet Hell game.

[@Indycowboy2]

Wish he mentioned how it was $70. Game looks great but I'll be waiting for a sale

[@ProtoBrown]

Get it anyway dude

[@TX51]

If only the ps5 had quick resume.

[@OMGWasntMe]

@@philspencer6887 If only people had PS5's

[@solid_justice5855]

@@OMGWasntMe more people have ps5 then series S/X though

[@SJ-kb1kz]

Ah kids been kids arguing over plastic me sat here day one ps5 and day one series x 🤭🤭

[@glasspretender]

@@philspencer6887 💀💀

[@OMGWasntMe]

@@solid_justice5855 More scalpers do.

[@ossan180sx]

Meanwhile the Xbox folks are waiting for their first exclusive game 🤭

[@azzurri95-]

Should be 9 or 9.5

[@FollowJesus777-KING]

Idk why people in the comments cant understand that he means you can't save during a "run" or mission. No developer is going to expect you to play over 18 hours straight to complete their game

[@ShinyChamelion]

If this was an Xbox exclusive, would be a different score

[@yjh1004angel]

Xbox studios dont have talent so obviously they wont came to this level of creativity

[@tomrichards1764]

Well now that Xbox own Obsidian and Bethesda The 2 arguably best RPG makers in the game industry and certainly the biggest IP's in gaming it will be interesting to see what playstation has to combat that of elder scrolls and fallout, and even STALKER they are going to have to do something pretty big.

[@erikarias5047]

they gave sword and shield a 9 just to let ya know who giving these scores

[@onos1831]

Yes and they gave Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition a 8. The original was has a 92 score on Metacritic it doesn’t matter.

[@filiperocha4025]

There are several reviewers, in the end its their personal opinion and thats okay. An 8 is a solid score, a great one even.

[@thomasdaniell4307]

What do you think they would classify as a 9 or or 10 these days?

[@sean7332]

Goat simulator 2

[@joeblogs7727]

IGN are hit or miss, I'm not too impressed with the look of this game but word of mouth goes a long way, I'd check Reddit once this game drops or watch Hakoom's review

[@slicer_leo]

The joke of us part 2

[@snoozley853]

@@joeblogs7727 Hakoom lol. Do his reviews show you how to cheat?

[@randywave7]

BF6

[@RepublicofODLUM]

Ironically quick resume would've been a perfect match for a game like this...

[@psychomantis8007]

Does quick resume still work even after shutting the console down and booting it back up?

[@TheJspan]

@@psychomantis8007 Yes it does

[@Jsobone]

If you want to go to sleep, put your system on standby. Then when you resume you will be right where you were. It only resets you to start if the applocation closes.

[@gamer-px5cu]

@@Jsobone Ok, but why?

[@aaronbenhaggai973]

Cant wait to play this and next week resident evil

[@Soldier7sixx]

And the week after Mass Effect. We are very spoiled at the moment

[@Soldier7sixx]

@Zack Smith sorry, is it Mass Affect?

[@blususpect]

Lucky you!

[@zachcolgrove5660]

@Zack Smith Mass Effect is amazing!!

[@Kevvythegreat]

Me too!

[@jonyalviverde]

What about when the game freezes / bug and you to restart the game? This game NEEDS an auto save. This is the second time it happens to me after 2 hours playing and Im no longer confident that it would not happened again, just lost all my progress

[@HI-pi1er]

I’ve being playing games for 25 years . This is my fav game of all time ! Absolute master piece . But it’s not for everyone

[@hardeepsingh2505]

Agree...shifted my perspective on what gaming can be...

[@JFinns]

That's what Demon's Souls did for me back in 2009, hopefully this does that again although the roguelike concept is of course decades old.

[@shaq32]

Wait ...what?...you can't save ??

[@malazan6004]

It's a roguelite do research or stop complaining and play something else

[@Kitchen6419]

You cant save in between a run..... You can probably when you start a new one

[@Kitchen6419]

Having a save will defeat the entire purpose of developing skills to beat levels. Thats is the whole point of a rogue like game

[@davidmurphy7332]

Why doesn’t it offer a resumption save system? That’s pretty unacceptable, really. No doubt it’ll be incoming in a future patch, but re-introducing an issue of the NES era kinda saps the new-gen feel of this otherwise excellent looking game

[@martynasdzin6389]

Google what a Roguelike is, you will then understand.

[@YesPerera]

@@martynasdzin6389 you've never played Hades? Gungeon?

[@davidmurphy7332]

@@martynasdzin6389 No need for such condescension; I’ve played both rogue likes and lites, and most don’t take 6 hours to complete a run. Hades and Dead Cells offer resume saves, so why doesn’t Returnal?

[@davidmurphy7332]

@@martynasdzin6389 Also, Returnal is a rogue lite - maybe you need to do some googling

[@wssayer]

But is worth £70/ $70? If this had been released a year ago it would have been £50/ $50. I'll wait for a sale and keep my money for RE8 (which is £50) next week.

[@thedesolateone8260]

Playstation 5 games probs is allways going to be expensive. When you have right TV & your Pezza 5 with this game. Soon forget about that 70 quid just spent. This game does look awesome. Something if you own a Playstation 5 to deffo show your m8's 😉👍😁

[@wssayer]

@@thedesolateone8260it's about ethics. Sony have put their games up because they know they have a captive and loyal customer/fan base who will support, defend and justify the price rise even when it comes down to it it's just about Sony making more money. Sony knows in the end they can get away with it.

[@thebastardsclub4578]

@@wssayer Maybe they should start making games that people don't actually want. Like Microsoft.

[@juliancaesar4575]

Ahhh man imagine a 4 player mode where you fight a massive boss. Would of bn awesome in this game

[@TACTommy1]

that would be dope

[@MagicalMasterMind]

There's multiplayer now

[@gamzaify]

No saves is not cool. Not all gamers have hours of time available to game

[@TheDreExperience]

so basically this game is "Enter the Gungeon" but in 3D

[@CarbyGuuGuu]

More like Metroid in third-person

[@mamitomoe3253]

@@CarbyGuuGuu that already exists

[@CarbyGuuGuu]

@@mamitomoe3253 Metroid Prime is first-person, not third-person. Returnal is third-person.

[@BluWarta92]

Risk Of Rain 2 is also something like this.

[@mamitomoe3253]

@@CarbyGuuGuu I'm talking about Metroid other m

[@BOXINGFREEKS]

In short: Console players aren't used to Roguelikes and are showing their noob level.

[@xander6productions]

the proficiency pickups at the beginning of new stages lvl you up to the same lvl regardless what you are. you dont have to grind

[@NoSilence264]

Well, this only counts for proficiency. Any other upgrades/ressources have to be grinded none the less.

[@OwtDaftUK]

This is a game that really needed Xbox's quick resume.

[@thebastardsclub4578]

Not really. Each run takes less then an hour and the game is able to resume if you put the PS5 into sleep mode. This is a nothing burger.

[@tydegaming9627]

Complaining there’s no save... roguelike: am I a joke to you

[@sf5553]

This game, like every Housemarque game, is a masterpiece. It is such an identifiable frustratingly genius idea. Also worth noting, they patched in a "suspend" function that let's you save your current run if you have to leave.

[@ShotThroughKarl]

Just got the new ps plus and this was my first game to download. Was about to cancel the download based solely on this so I’m so glad you mentioned the suspend feature.

[@malazan6004]

Truly a masterpiece

[@AliAbidalkareem]

In the meanwhile, the drought on Xbox continues.

[@OMGWasntMe]

They just had The Medium?

[@stygy9929]

@@OMGWasntMe the drought continues.

[@OMGWasntMe]

@@stygy9929 The Medium?

[@OMGWasntMe]

@@avgnvsnc2257 If you say so. Exclusives drought, PS5 drought. It is what it is🤷‍♂️

[@OMGWasntMe]

@@avgnvsnc2257 Yeah January 28th. Besides this game the last exclusive release for the PS5 was February. Stop making it seems like they've had exclusives release every month.

[@vincaster8195]

cant wait to see speed run

[@thedesolateone8260]

Deffo would be a cool & interesting thing to see. 😁👍

[@user-yf8pi5of7i]

Even with procedural generated levels, a slight change of scenery won't stop this game from getting repetitive fast with the lack of a save option.

[@thebastardsclub4578]

You do know what a Rogue lite is right?

[@mehrankhan7871]

really happy for housemarque.