Item: Returnal
Rating: 10
Author: Gabriella Coronell

07/25/2022: Upon purchasing the game I never knew this would be the best game I have ever played months after completing it and having nothing else to play, stunning visuals, dungeon crawling masterpiece with great art design, if there were dlc for this game that added more to the story, I’ll throw my money at Housemarque, the best part of this game in my opinion was that it was not too hard, and it was not that easy, they hit the nail on the head with this one and I will ever be so astonished by have played this masterpiece! Spoiler Free here but the boss fight leading up to the top of the mountain was jaw dropping, props to the developers of this!!!

07/25/2022: Upon purchasing the game I never knew this would be the best game I have ever played months after completing it and having nothing else to play, stunning visuals, dungeon crawling masterpiece with great art design, if there were dlc for this game that added more to the story, I’ll throw my money at Housemarque, the best part of this game in my opinion was that it was not too hard, and it was not that easy, they hit the nail on the head with this one and I will ever be so astonished by have played this masterpiece! Spoiler Free here but the boss fight leading up to the top of the mountain was jaw dropping, props to the developers of this!!!

Remarkable:

I really suck at these types of games. Returnal by far is actually one of the hardest games I have experienced. Played on PS5. The haptics and 3D Audio are impressive. The combat is really that satisfying but unforgiving. I like the fact that the levels will randomly generate every time you die. It added more depth to the game. As a person who really sucks at rogue-like games like this. I swear to God that I had a hard time playing this. It took me several hours just to get out of the first world. Well, imagine every time you die, you will respawn from the very beginning. Damn, that really hurts. This is actually of those few games that I won't get back to playing again in the future.

**VISUALS**

_Artistry: 12/12_

_Technical Merit: 7/8_

  

**SOUND DESIGN**

_Music: 12/12_

_Sound Effects & Vocals: 6/8_

  

**INTERACTION**

_Control & Interface: 6/8_

_Player Agency: 6/8_

_Accessibility: 3/4_

  

**MECHANICS**

_Feedback & Fun: 10/10_

_Depth: 4/5_

_Variety: 5/5_

  

**CHARACTER**

_Narrative: 6/8_

_Heart: 3/6_

_Originality: 5/6_

I really suck at these types of games. Returnal by far is actually one of the hardest games I have experienced. Played on PS5. The haptics and 3D Audio are impressive. The combat is really that satisfying but unforgiving. I like the fact that the levels will randomly generate every time you die. It added more depth to the game. As a person who really sucks at rogue-like games like this. I swear to God that I had a hard time playing this. It took me several hours just to get out of the first world. Well, imagine every time you die, you will respawn from the very beginning. Damn, that really hurts. This is actually of those few games that I won't get back to playing again in the future. VISUALSArtistry: 12/12Technical Merit: 7/8 SOUND DESIGNMusic: 12/12Sound Effects &amp; Vocals: 6/8 INTERACTIONControl &amp; Interface: 6/8Player Agency: 6/8Accessibility: 3/4 MECHANICSFeedback &amp; Fun: 10/10Depth: 4/5Variety: 5/5 CHARACTERNarrative: 6/8Heart: 3/6Originality: 5/6

Alien Planet

The plot of the story is about Selene, an astronaut who is investigating a white shadow signal. For some reason, Selene crashed on the planet and discovers a body, which it is Selene itself. Here is what the true game begins.

The game is a rare combination of bullet hell, rogue-like and 3rd person shooter. The more I play, the more I want to beat each boss of each biome. The trophies of the play indicates it has 3 acts, 3 endings basically. But it doesn't feel like a you really "end" the game, after getting the first act (ending 1). Selene returns to the planet and now you have different biome. This game is really crazy, but if you like rogue-like as Binding of Issac and shooters games as Resident Evil... well this strange combination is perfect for you.

  

Returnal is a hard game, but it is really fun, like any hard game. Take it easy, and don't get desperate. Also for some reason this game remains me the films of Alien and Predator.

The plot of the story is about Selene, an astronaut who is investigating a white shadow signal. For some reason, Selene crashed on the planet and discovers a body, which it is Selene itself. Here is what the true game begins.The game is a rare combination of bullet hell, rogue-like and 3rd person shooter. The more I play, the more I want to beat each boss of each biome. The trophies of the play indicates it has 3 acts, 3 endings basically. But it doesn't feel like a you really "end" the game, after getting the first act (ending 1). Selene returns to the planet and now you have different biome. This game is really crazy, but if you like rogue-like as Binding of Issac and shooters games as Resident Evil... well this strange combination is perfect for you. Returnal is a hard game, but it is really fun, like any hard game. Take it easy, and don't get desperate. Also for some reason this game remains me the films of Alien and Predator.

Returnal

Excellent game. It was my first roguelike. The story was just enough to keep me compelled but also not too intrusive. Sometimes I like to just mindlessly play a game without feeling like I have to pay too much attention to a heavy story. This is the perfect game for that. The shooting, audio, ambiance - all excellent.

Excellent game. It was my first roguelike. The story was just enough to keep me compelled but also not too intrusive. Sometimes I like to just mindlessly play a game without feeling like I have to pay too much attention to a heavy story. This is the perfect game for that. The shooting, audio, ambiance - all excellent.

Returnal Review by Gabriella Coronell

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