RETURNAL: Full Preview Details For Ambitious New 3rd Person Shooter For PS5

Returnal, which introduced us to a lone astronaut stuck on an alien planet and forced to relieve her crashing and dying upon it, over and over again, her memories and thoughts steadily becoming more twisted and gruesome with every death, the planet worming its way into her being and possibly vice versa, her only hope of maintaining her sanity being to somehow push through and solve the mystery at the heart of the planet. It’s all very dark, atmospheric, and brooding, and for most of the trailer, I would have assumed I was looking at a horror game.

[darthv72]

I really liked the idea of this. Def a cool departure from the shmups that HM released for the launch of PS3 and PS4. I am also a big fan of the movie Edge of Tomorrow.

[Spicyram]

Hell yes, also love Edge of tomorrow. One of my all time favourite Sci-fi movies and this game certainly reminds me of it

[sushimama]

My God this looks so frickin' cool. The story sounds amazing. Can't wait for this

[S2Killinit]

I like how the fighting has a bit of Housemark’s previous titles (Super Stardust, Resogun, Nex Machina, Matterfall)

[Kurisu]

Super Stardust was a lot of fun, and you can definitely see some nods to that in the gameplay. Loved Resogun too, but I haven't played Nex Machina or Matterfall. I'll definitely be buying Returnal, though.

[Edito]

I really liked that too... and reminded me of Nier Automata :-) Really cool.

[OtterX]

I couldn't put my finger on why the game's title didn't sit well with me at first, then I realized it does looks like "Returinal". :\

Oh well. The game looks amazing though, glad to see Housemarque stepping up to the AAA plate after their killer run on indies. Really cool concept, hope this turns into a homerun for them.

[OtterX]

@Villanelle haha, I'm definitely not trying to troll it, my PS5 hype is through the roof! I just couldn't shake the feeling that something was off with the title... then it hit me. XD

It could be used against them by the haters IF it turned out poor, but Housemarque is a great development studio and I'm sure it will turn out good, if not great.

**just hope the sequel isn't called Returination, considering Housemarque's track record of Dead Nation and Alienation!

[generic-user-name]

Did you play Doom Urinal?

[kthxcrayon]

Agreed!! They should change it to Reternal fs~ the title is so... off...

[outsider1624]

Did you watch the Horizon FW video?

Bigger map
No loading screens.
Fast travel instantly
Starting the game, you're right in the action
Shell snappers, snapmaws, and many more machines.
God damn!!!! Cant wait.

Edit: I apologise for going off topic.

[sushimama]

What video are you talking about? The trailer?

[outsider1624]

https://youtu.be/qIyz_7Hz3U...

This one. Coming out in 2021

[Flewid638]

Hitman does this. Doesnt matter where you save.....when you boot up, its the exact spot where you left off.

I hope more games make this a standard.

[spirited]

Is she an old woman?

[Sunny_D]

Lol there’s a thing called middle aged.

[Ashunderfire86]

A Soccer mom in a spacesuit in a game about saving herself...Cool!!!

[JEECE]

Interesting that two games with such similar concepts were shown at the PS5 showcase (this and Deathloop).

I'm all for it though. At this point for me, I often want something that is fun to pick up and play even if it's been awhile since I've played. These games sound perfect for that.

[rainslacker]

This one seemed more like alternate universes though.

[JEECE]

Fair enough. Either way, I plan to pick up both of them. Not just for the design either; Dishonored was one of my favorite games of the PS3 generation, and I have really enjoyed every Housemarque game I've played, especially Resogun.

[rainslacker]

Yeah, They're both on my radar. I just liked the style of deathloop, and I like most of Housemarque's work, and this looks interesting.

[DethWish]

So hyped for this! Housemarque are masters of crazy gameplay

[jimbost79]

Resogun and nex machina are both excellent games. I really hope this isn't a rougelite tho.

[CaptainHenry916]

Looks interesting

[waverider]

This game is strange, but i like housemarque.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Was definitely one of the more interesting looking games for me. Wouldn't even have guessed it was Housemarque, but I know it'll be good coming from them, and I love a good psychological story. Really looking forward to this.

[Duke19]

Looks excellent! Except the faces... man faces are hard to get right haha

[Kavorklestein]

Thank you, I was worried that I would be the only one who noticed or that I'd get crucified for pointing out the face animations look really off. Like uncomfortably Wonky from some angles. Not that these animations can't improve as time goes on, they totally could get polished up before release. And it's not like the animations break the whole game... For a Semi-Recent example, Mass Effect Andromeda's facial animations were creepy and downright garbage buckets in some shots, But I still enjoyed the game for what it was and I still got sucked into the Universe all the Same.

And this may end up in a similar situation in regards to the faces, but could totally be a great game. I'll keep my eyes on it and see what happens.

But still... JESUS HOLY BALLS of BARFFY GAGG MUFFINS... her face was so awful at times.

[bangoskank]

You're not alone. I really wasn't impressed by this. I know facial animation isn't Housemarque's forte but the character design leaves a lot to be desired as well. I wasn't impressed by what I saw of the gameplay either. Not understanding all the praise. Apparently Housemarque has a lot of fans.

[JEECE]

This is a fair take. I think those of us who have played their games and know how fun they are are sort of "reading in" the idea that Housemarque's signature arcade style will be baked into this game. I'd certainly be far less excited based on just the trailer if I didn't know the dev behind it.

[dumahim]

The rest of the graphics in the game seem so high quality, but the face just doesn't seem as detailed. Maybe it's something they can work on before release.

[Dixiedevil]

Menopause: A Space Odyssey

[Hungryalpaca]

I was so into it until I saw the actual gameplay. Story sounds like it could be really good but the combat looked incredibly generic.

[telekineticmantis]

You made this game sound much more compelling, If they bring some of the Mechanics they have in games like Resogun, into the 3rd person genre, along with the rogue design, I'm sold.

[Cajun Chicken]

I honestly thought it was a spiritual successor to Dead Space 2. I'm still hoping it is!

[Petebloodyonion]

This game really caught my eyes and really looking forward to playing it.
It has that Alan Wake vibe when you feel the darkness and you have to get away from it.

[Einhander1971]

Hope this is a launch title.

[S2Killinit]

A genre bending new ip with potential to create a new type of game with fun gameplay? Count me in.

[CrimsonWing69]

This looked great! Definitely keeping my eye on it.

[Kubark]

There are things I like about it and things I don't. The visuals looks really good, a nice combination of gritty darkness with flashy colours. Third person suits me right down to the ground. On the other hand, they could lose the middle aged Karen in space as far as I'm concerned. I don't like it. Also, I would prefer the gameplay mechanics to have more weight. It seems far too arcadey for the mood of the game.

[AK91]

I've been a fan of this studio since Resogun, I'm gonna support this project from Day 1.

[garos82]

i was hoping for a resogun 2 :( This looks interesting. Ill keep my eye on it

[Flewid638]

This game looked like it needed more work to be shown before the reveal as a PS5 title.

Getting it along with only a PS5 anyway, but I hope when we get a deeper dive it looks more next-gen polished.

[Jsm89k]

Does it have Co op?