Returnal is good but overpriced (Review)

fun game - just too much $$

[Woolie]

it aint no Risk of Rain 3 tho baby WOO GEARBOX LET'S SEE IT

[samadams]

It should be noted that a lot of the games excellent game feel and fluidity of mechanics came from its extensive use of adaptive triggers on PS5 controllers, so it makes sense that doesn’t translate as well to PC(particularly the active reload frustration)

Edit: the plot isn’t about time travel, it’s about her internal struggle and it’s alluded to happening during her dying/suffocating brain

[gigi]

About the active reload, its definitely an oversight. On PS5 with adaptive triggers, you cant easily trigger it after fireing a trigger finger weapon so yea…

[NorthernStarshine]

Hard disagree on the story point. Stories are very subjective, and this one really, really appealed to me. I didn't go into it expecting anything out of the story, but by the time I got to the end of biome 3, I was hooked.

[MrAviack]

one thing that you didn't mention and i feel like is the strong side of returnal is it's bossfights. They might not be the best bosses in the history of videogames, but man are they epic-looking and fun to fight

[flippergv]

What you mean about time travel? The game has nothing to do with time travel.

[frdm]

Would agree with most of your statments: Combat is fun, loot is shit, but the story... the bigest reason i played till the end! Story is just great!

[andreadecolle]

Most of this just feels like you were expecting this game to be Risk of Rain 3, while it was never marketed as such. Like complaining about exploration between fights, or the game having a big focus on health managment, which are not flaws, but big integral parts of many rougelikes, just not Risk of Rain.

Also the story isn't even about time travel, so you can only immagine how accurate your take on the story is.

[Red-vjww]

Just a heads up for newer players but the damage on pickup is actually a free benefit. Just dash through items as you pick them up and you completely negate that downside!!

[itsJets]

Was honestly shocked how short this game is. I think I died maybe 5 times before beating the 6th zone and there really isn't much replayability because the power ups are so tame.

[richiehaas]

I don't think there is even a little bit of time travel in this game at all. It's either cuthulu space madness or it's all in her head

[captain_cheezus]

I recommend Jacob Geller’s video on returnal. Really interesting watch and experience if you can actually beat the game enough to see it.

[meseker]

I agree with everything except the story which is pretty good. But also, ur review is very very biased and I feel like u just expected something else. I dont think this game was meant to be a rougelike in the same sense as ror2.

[darkvincentxxv]

2:05
"As if the game thinks you're playing it blind... like literally playing with your eyes closed."

Based on your stream, I think you were, in fact, the target audience for this game.

[alchemi]

It's good, but not 60 dollars good. To its defense, I think the devs intended for it to be more of an arcade shooter (which it excels at) and not a roguelite / looters shooter. I get the comparison to RoR2, but it's definitely not apples to apples.

[ManDoorHandHookDoor]

btw, Jacob geller here on youtube has a very good rundown on the story, and why it's actually pretty neat.

[lucasd]

Music and atmosphere is worth a mention. Also the way the music plays up during fights is also a plus on the whole experience. Sound design in general is impeccable.

[Wanna_Be_Desu]

The reload availability timing seems to be tied to firing speed, so weapons like rocket launcher are harder to accidentally mash and miss than pistol, which is fire as fast as you can press. Still an oversight.
Also I personally liked the type of story it is and was fine with toned down roguelike part, since I don't particularly care about that genre. Got bored of RoR pretty fast, since the whole rougelite aspect felt like it got in a way of fun character mechanics and dodging, instead of actively enhancing it. I can take as much or as little time as I want on subsequent runs, just chilling exploring and slowly leveling or speeding through with skips and stuff, it's quite a user friendly experience. Personally was worth the full price for me. Solid focused 40 hours.

[binko]

You’re a really good writer man. You articulate your thoughts really well and write in a way that perfectly suits your voice. Great review

[Wisain]

Decent review on it however it felt more like you were promoting RoR2 and comparing Returnal to RoR2 rather than looking at it from a neutral standpoint. Sure that's a warranted outlook but not every game needs to be about wowing you with item pickups or constant intense combat. This game did a decent job throwing combat at you then forcing exploration with a story. Watching your streams showed the disinterest in the story as you either memed over it or just skipped.

Decent game, not worth 60$ though. Definitely a 30/40$ game