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You begin each run at your crashed spaceship with little more than a pistol, and you’ll have to gather items along the way that will help you battle the monsters that stand between you and the signal. The game encourages this even, by having you find alien language glyphs so you can translate pillars you find around the world.Īs for actually playing the game, Returnal is a mix between a fast-paced third person shooter, a roguelike, and manages to dabble in some SHMUP elements just for fun. The world of Atropos feels well fleshed out, and I could spend plenty of time learning more about it. There’s certainly a few great moments, and I found myself connected to Selene’s drama. The mystery is interesting, and does enough to keep me involved in the character and setting between runs. Along the way, she’s stalked by memories of her past, and a mysterious astronaut wearing a classic Apollo spacesuit. Her attempts to get to the signal fail as a monster kills her… and then Selene wakes up right after the crash, reliving this moment again and again and again, unable to escape from the planet until she can reach White Shadow and figure out what it’s broadcasting. She’s journeying to the alien planet of Atropos, against the orders of the company she works for, to discover the secret behind a signal called White Shadow that is broadcasting from the world.

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However, is it worth a full $70?Īs I mentioned before, you play as Selene. It seemed to be the exact kind of game I was looking for, and it certainly shows off how cool the PlayStation 5 really can be.

In turn, I became obsessed with Returnal and wanting to uncover every mystery behind the third-person shooter/roguelike/SHMUP hybrid. The main character of Returnal, an astronaut named Selene, is obsessed with uncovering the mystery behind a broadcast called White Shadow. Published by Sony Interactive Entertainment Returnal Review – Live, Shoot, Die, Repeat

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