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re: What’re your thoughts on Returnal (PS5)

Posted on 8/2/22 at 10:28 am to
Posted by MusclesofBrussels
Member since Dec 2015
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Posted on 8/2/22 at 10:28 am to
I really loved this game. Didn't think I was very good at these types of games but picked it up pretty quickly and finished the full story without much of an issue. The weapon upgrades are key, choosing the right ones and focusing on grinding upgrades for specific weapons. My personal favorites were the hollowseeker and carbine. The hollowseeker with some mix of retarget, waves, and portal turret shreds.
Posted by CornDogCologne
AFUERA!
Member since Nov 2007
8775 posts
Posted on 8/2/22 at 11:31 am to
I got through the bulk of the content several months back after being stuck on biome 3 for ages.

This game is great. It will be largely overlooked because it isn’t something that is easy to grasp initially but it’s immensely replayable.

Need to try the coop a little more. That was a solid addition alongside the tower of Sisyphus
Posted by Sl0thstronautEsq
Antarctica
Member since Aug 2018
13031 posts
Posted on 2/8/23 at 1:02 pm to
Best Buy had copies on sale for $17.99 this morning, so figured I'd give it a shot.

I'm not a fan of bullet hells or rogue-likes, but it looks so damn cool, and for $17.99, I couldn't resist.

I'm in for a bad time, aren't I?
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 2/8/23 at 1:51 pm to
I finally played it with PS+. Story is nonsense but the gameplay is really tight and fun. I could've beaten it on my first run, but got too cocky with the parasites and malfunctions and it ended up costing me. Died in Biome 2 and then beat the whole thing in my next run

Tower of Sisyphus is a ton of fun
Posted by Sl0thstronautEsq
Antarctica
Member since Aug 2018
13031 posts
Posted on 2/8/23 at 3:53 pm to
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Story is nonsense but the gameplay is really tight and fun.


Interesting, well I'll definitely give it a shot. Did you try out the co-op at all?
Posted by WicKed WayZ
Louisiana Forever
Member since Sep 2011
32914 posts
Posted on 2/8/23 at 4:28 pm to
quote:

Story is nonsense but the gameplay is really tight and fun.



Really? I heard the story wasn’t that bad
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
67296 posts
Posted on 2/8/23 at 4:55 pm to
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Really? I heard the story wasn’t that bad


I'm not gonna get into spoiler territory with sloth in here even though there's nothing to really spoil. it's just nonsensical david lynch type stuff with cryptic dialogue. you can read 1000 different interpretations online and they're all different
Posted by cfish140
BR
Member since Aug 2007
8029 posts
Posted on 2/8/23 at 5:28 pm to
First PS5 exclusive I bought. Played for a couple hours and never went back, it was cool but I had no idea what was going on and didn’t get the death and no save thing
Posted by WicKed WayZ
Louisiana Forever
Member since Sep 2011
32914 posts
Posted on 2/8/23 at 7:01 pm to
Yeah that’s what I heard too. I wouldn’t necessarily call that a bad story though. Just a story that leans a lot on your interpretation, which combined with the aesthetic of the game, the combat, the music, the returning back to when you first land. It just gave me a lot of David Lynch but also Lovecraftian vibes too which I pretty much always dig. Plus, media that rely on that kind of conceit, like Edge of Tomorrow, just hooks me in deep
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
67296 posts
Posted on 2/8/23 at 9:31 pm to
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I wouldn’t necessarily call that a bad story though


oh im not, Lynch is a top 3 director for me. love all of his stuff

it's just not executed nearly as well and borders on the "it was all a dream" bullshite
Posted by Sl0thstronautEsq
Antarctica
Member since Aug 2018
13031 posts
Posted on 4/30/25 at 10:54 am to
Bumping a very old thread for the PS5 Pro update. This game is still in my backlog, but glad to see it got a Pro boost!

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