Released: 30 Apr 2021
Genre:
Action / Adventure
After crash-landing on this shape-shifting world, Selene must search through the barren landscape of an ancient civilization for her escape. Isolated and alone, she finds herself fighting tooth and nail for survival. Again and again, she's defeated –forced to restart her journey every time she dies. Through relentless roguelike gameplay, you'll discover that just as the planet changes with every cycle, so do the items at your disposal. Every loop offers new combinations, forcing you to push your boundaries and approach combat with a different strategy each time. Brought to life by stunning visual effects, the dark beauty of the decaying world around you is packed with explosive surprises. From high stakes, bullet hell-fuelled combat, to visceral twists and turns through stark and contrasting environments. You'll explore, discover and fight your way through an unforgiving journey, where mystery stalks your every move. Designed for extreme replayability, the procedural world of Returnal invites youto dust yourself off in the face of defeat and take on new, evolving challenges with every rebirth.
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Great
Really enjoyed it. Very difficult but satisfying.
Brilliant game! best game ive played in a long time.
No wonder why it won game of the year!
Good game
Bosses are tough but beating them is awesome
Loved it!! Not my normal type of game but really enjoyed it. Game of the year IMO.
Great gunplay but just too hard for me
Tough challenging game but the reward is worth it
Game is pretty good, developer has used some creative ways to implement the new ps5 controller trigger system.
Game play is great, story is great. Game looks incredible. Worth a shot if you like rogue like games.
Hands-down one of the best games this year, the only thing letting it down is the lack of saving mid-run. I personally love roguelikes, but runs can be hours long, and the only way to resume a run later is to put the console into rest mode.
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An amazing game let down by a save game bug which means you sometime lose progress, once they patch this issue this should become a game to remember, great graphics and the storyline is bonkers.
Unreal. Absolutely unreal
What a amazing looking game and plays excellent but very hard but if you are into rogue style games with a mix of dark souls you will love it
Very good game, it is very unique and challenging, really enjoyed it
A v well realised alien world, creatures and weaponry. The game is hard but a little perseverance will see you to your goal – you can do it!
My only gripe is that I had 2 crashes, so I hope Housemaarque are able to iron those out.
The single best game available for the PS5 right now. It has an addictive gameplay loop that succeeds because of three things: the challenging difficulty that offers great rewards, the rogue-lite nature of the game, and the enigmatic storytelling that keeps you coming back, to …
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A true next gen masterpiece but requires patience to die and learn every run.
Wow what a game this was! An exclusive masterpiece!
