Difficulty is a big part of this game that may be a deal-breaker. How hard is Returnal? Here is a breakdown of how challenging the game is.
Ilari Kuittinen and Gregory Louden of Returnal developer Housemarque have revealed during an interview with Eurogamer at the studio’s 30th anniversary event last week that it has no plans to develop live-service or free-to-play games, “as long as people are buying premium games.”
Didn't stop Sony after acquiring Bluepoint, taking them from renowned remaster and remake quality and sticking them on a GoW live service title that never even went anywhere.
I can't speak to what gives Housemarque the ability to be different, but let's be thankful that they are able to do so in wake of current Sony.
Well whats different about Housemarque which Sony also owns that they can tell Sony what they will and wont do but the others couldn't?
That GoW live service game was the dumbest idea ever. I thought they were remaking Bloodbourne or a Demons souls expansion (covering that broken arch stone). Sony was really panicked after that abk/Microsoft news hit. I hope it was a side project for Bluepoint and that there's another one in the pipeline. That GoW game apparently never got off the ground.
Blaming Sony for pursuing Live Service when the top 5 games every month by spend and engagement are live service games is illogical. Gamers are telling Sony where to invest so there is a real disconnect between what is said online and what people actually play. Who should Sony listen to? Clearly the logical decision is to listen to people actually playing games and whether we like it or not Sony would be in vioulation of it duty to its investors if it didn't try to pursue LS. People taking out their fustrations on Live Service games by attacking Sony and using it as the industry whipping boy does not fix the industry. You are just telling the rest of the industry that they can keep doing what they are doing because they aren't called Sony. All I hear people say is that they hate live service but every single month the top games are live service. You are all either lying or you don't know what you are talking about. Sony should pursue both SP and live service games.
One of the best PS5 exclusives looks and plays better on PS5 Pro. Digital Foundry reports.
I just played it on the pro earlier and its so smooth and looks much sharper than the base PS5.
Housemarque: "Returnal PS5 Pro Enhanced Patch is Out Now! Featuring up to 2.5X the pixels on PS5 Pro for a higher resolution experience of Returnal."
Wow this is amazing, I was just replaying this game on Ps5 and loving it again, and now a patch for the Pro... Amazing... Can't wait to check it out on the Pro now...
This game needs a part 2 so bad... One of my favorite Ps5 true nex gen games... Love HourseMarque for this...
IF you have not played this do yourself a favor and get it, it's a hell of a game, tough but super fun to play.
-Love this Game
It's also still the only new first party IP released this generation on PS5. Everything else has either been sequels or remakes/remasters.
To those who disagree, please let me know what other new IP Sony has released this generation besides Returnal. Go ahead, I'll wait. And Concord doesn't count because Sony recalled it.
@Knushwood Butt
Lmao! You're seriously counting Concord? A game Sony pulled off the shelves and refunded gamers after what, two weeks? That is weak!
@RaiderNation
For New IP Sony published Rise of the Ronin, Stellar Blade and Lost Soul Aside on the third party end.
Fairgames, Saros and Intergalactic are the next new IP for first Party.
But does anyone even care about new IP? People love Valve and Nintendo but Valve doesn't even make games anymore and Nintendo doesn't make New IP that often.
It’s a great game.
@raider
But we have had more exclusives than the competition (do they even have any anymore?), and some of those are 2nd party exclusives such as Stellar Blade, Rise of Ronin, Final Fantasy Rebirth, Quantum Error, Neptunia ReVerse, Shines Over: The Damned, etc.
Then we have the first party exclusives such as: Astro Bot, Astro's Playroom (Free with PS5), Demon's Souls (yeah it’s remake but feels like a new game to me), Destruction AllStars (Free with PS Plus), Spider-Man 2, etc.
Then, there is VR games on PSVR2.
I want to try out the patch, I want to complete the game - but I can't because I can't get past the first world. And before you jump to tell me to 'get good' I tried and I couldn't!
@Venom Do you play on PS5? I would play co-op with you. Or a friend could play co-op with you. I have beaten the game a few times (been a while) and have played a lot of the Tower dlc. A friend could help you complete it.
It’s a great game but why does this comment sound so much like it was AI written…. They’re among us!
I have to agree with some of the comments regarding new IP in the PS5 generation, it has been woefully lacking to say the least. Even worse when you consider the excellent games we got in basically every other PlayStation generation.
On the bright side, Sony has finally noticed, publicly admitted and resolved to rectify the situation. Right now I can think of at least half a dozen new IP in development for PlayStation 5, the only downside is that none of them are near ready for release. So we’ve still got a fair wait.
But you know what they say, good things come to those who wait. I’ve a ridiculous backlog of games to keep me going for quite some time across four platforms. So I’ll wait (im)patiently.
Stellar blade and Returnal plus GT7 is greater than any “exclusives” trio on any other console. Pro upgrades have been gravy as most of us normie gamers enjoy third party releases too.
I’ll say it again, GTA6 is coming and, like most other games (included those ported from other consoles), Pro will be the best version unless you sit at a desk on PC to play. Oh wait, PC version coming in 6 months to a year, don’t hold your breath.
I've got to try some Returnal again on my PS5 Pro, it's one of my favorite games this generation.
That's great news! Because of the coop mode I was able to beat some bosses. Gonna play more after the update
This was actually a good read. I don't play a lot of this type of game, so I learned a lot.
WOW what a waste of time of a game. Thanks for clearing things up.
I like difficult games . I’m sure it’s not that hard if you learn the mechanics and how to read the game . Too many people want their hand held in games these days but I like a challenge rogue likes are supposed to be hard so you can learn the board , moves , what to watch out for and gain power over time . If you suck at games or aren’t into learning mechanics and to have some challenging gameplay skip it . I plan on seeing it through to the end . The Souls games aren’t hard at all really just challenging at first until you learn the mechanics and moves from enemies .
Good read. I think I get it a little more now. But I’m still undecided if I’ll pick this up. Might need to watch some real gameplay videos to decide
On paper this game sounds frustrating regarding certain features and not in a Souls game way. However, there has to be a reason why it's highly rated. I'm not going to judge it until I've tried it
From article:
There are no permanent stat increases. You will never be able to permanently increase health, armor, firepower or anything that is advantageous to your survival in combat.
Every death will wipe all progress and bring you back to the start of the game.
Each time you respawn, you will experience a completely different, randomly generated world. The enemies are never in the same locations and it is not possible to predict and prepare for what is ahead based on past experiences.
You can teleport to other biomes, skipping the boss fights but only after you find the random location of the teleporter.
Stronger weapons will only be dropped when you have killed enough enemies to increase your combat proficiency, which resets when you die. Reaching a new biome will give you an item that increases it a few levels automatically but the level up does not apply to your current weapon. Your level 0 pistol will remain a level 0 pistol when you teleport to a higher biome and take on much stronger enemies.