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Housemarque win best game at Develop Stars awards for Returnal
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The sound design alone is award worthy. This game with headphones on is brilliant.
ID: hicn2rmID: hieooujI have a hyperx cloud alpha headset, would I be alright plugging into the controllers or would lose sound quality? Would Sony headset sound better?
ID: hidffegAt one poiny passing by the house would send shivers down my spine. Those house sequences were very atmospheric
ID: hid6d1rIt sets up the atmosphere perfectly. Releasing the game without photo mode felt like a crime. All new first party titles moving forward should in include a low level API interface for photo mode.
ID: hie4vrwAt the end of the day we all want good games. Photo Mode can wait because if the game gets released in a badly optimized form it wouldn't make sense to have it if the games is bad. Just let them do their thing and don't force this on them because they owe you nothing until you buy the game and you can check it out before buying...
ID: hie64p0Photo mode is called via an API?
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Won't be the last GOTY award they get I feel. What an incredible game Returnal is, honestly.
ID: hif3ly9Definitely my GOTY. I really love Deathloop and the design of it the more that I play, but it just doesn’t deliver on those heart pounding moments where you barely squeak by a boss with just a single pip of health left like Returnal masterfully did. Beating that game felt incredible.
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It’s my GOTY by far. Nothing else came close for me this year. Fantastic experience.
ID: hibrhioThe Nemesis and Hyperion fight sealed the deal for me.
ID: hidgc2rThe organ music reaching a crescendo as I ascend the tower gets me every time.
ID: hie9d9sThe Hyperion fight is hands down the best boss fight I’ve ever played in my 30 years of gaming. The game is just wonderful.
ID: hid00w7100%. I’m playing Deathloop now. It’s a great game, but Returnal is just a whole other experience.
ID: hibmsxrI'm playing Metroid Dread right now and I think that will surpass it for me. On just PS5 I would agree.
ID: hibrpdwI tried Dread. Couldn’t keep me interested unfortunately.
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Well deserved. Such a polished, carefully crafted game, in almost every aspect.
ID: hic4tutThe movement is so buttery smooth
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Please, Sony. DLC when?
ID: hib7gaw2 new biomes is all I ask for
ID: hib8d8yEh I love it but they take a while on games and I’ll be more than happy to just wait on the next one
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Well deserved, I hope Returnal gets numerous GOTY nominations and wins because it fully deserves it.
ID: hicy2ruYup, hopefully this is the first of many to come. It's a phenomenal experience and my GOTY.
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Totally deserved, Returnal is incredible. One of the very best games I've ever played in terms of raw gameplay quality -- movement and combat are just so incredibly smooth, responsive, and satisfying. The story and aesthetic are excellent as well. Just a great game overall that could easily win multiple GOTY awards in my opinion
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Huge congrats to them for this, Returnal absolutely deserves this. Incredibly designed and mysterious game, and that soundtrack is so dam good.
ID: hickl20Needs more cowbell
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Should I play this game with headphones or 5.1 surround?
ID: hic4rqjHeadphones
ID: hicy6beDefinitely headphones. Has the best 3D audio implementation I have ever experienced in a game.
ID: hiduyabYou should try Hellblade, omg, the best soundscape game I have played on any system
ID: hidpeycHeadphones, in the dark, 100%. But I did enjoy the slithery-slurpy noises coming out of the controller when I played without my headphones.
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Started olay it again yesterday (thank you, suspend cycle patch) and I forgot just how damn good it plays.
Kinda amazing that it plays so much like Next Machina, just in 3D.
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Most frustrating and rewarding game I have played in years. Loved every second of it, especially the parts I hated.
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After update 2.0 it’s no question that Returnal is GOTY contender. Psychonauts 2 and Metroid Dread are up there too.
ID: hibhy7bWasn't that update just a save and quit function? Like the bare minimum feature even the smallest indie devs know to add? Don't get me wrong, I'm glad they got to it half a year later, but you'd think a major version update would have included a whole host of improvements rather than like photo mode and one basic feature.
ID: hibitb2Wait that actually got added in?
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Of course. Ps5 exclusive. Next gen. Cross gen games I don't even put my faith anymore.. returnal was the bestof the year for sure.
ID: hidvp44So you won’t be playing The new God of War or Horizon Zero Dawn? Next Gen is a bit of a made up term, gameplay is king regardless of when the game released or what system it was designed for.
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Well deserved!
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I wish I played this first before hades. I’m loving returnal but after playing hades (which might be one of my all time favorite game) I can’t really get the energy to play
ID: hibiw2cHades is a lot more laborious IMO.
ID: hibk3p1How come? I plat Returnal a couple of days ago and will probably get Hades after I beat to Tsushima DLC.
ID: hie7jtzThe combat is was more fluid, I like how they do the single run rouge lite better, the way the story unfolds and how it’s very punishing but alway gives you a high like no other when you complete it. Then adding heats and making it harder while always making a new build. The game was amazing and easily I see why it won all those awards
I like really like returnal. I think the combat is fun and the graphics are amazing I just wish I played them at different times because hades made the peak perfection style of that genre
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At first, I thought the game is outrageously difficult and I need to sell it.
Especially when I watched a speedrun and saw how many biomes there are, I didn't know that the game kind of resets after the third biome so as a normal player you don't have to play all biomes in one go. I thought "this fucking game, absolutely impossible to finish this in one sitting".
Then I beat the third boss on my first try. Then I found the Electropylon and beat the entire second act on my first try as well.
I ended up loving the game for the butter smooth gameplay, the amazing atmosphere and the creepy story, but
Electropylon kind of breaks the game. the pacing is shit: I spent 10yrs on the first two bosses and 2hrs on the rest of the game... WTF?! the boss fights are not interesting. Just stay far away, strafe left right and spam fire, sometimes jump over barriers... works for every boss in exactly the same way.Great game, but some twist to each biome and each boss would have been nice.
ID: hibsu9qThe final boss was a pretty cool experience though, imo. Only took me a few tries but I loved the design of that fight.
ID: hibvy33Oh for sure, the entire game is just a masterclass in design excellence. I loved all the boss fights.
It just felt weird to wing them when I struggled like crazy for the first two bosses.
My favourite is the tree guy with the organ... the music is so damn cool 🙂
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I feel I played a different game to everyone else. No saves during runs , repetition of whole sections and a nonsensical and ultimately pointless story. It looked awesome with some cool enemies but that wasnt enough for me personally.
ID: hiekdb3For the record they added mid-run save capability recently.
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Was going to go to Deathloop, but they changed their minds at the 11th hour yesterday after the suspend feature news went up. /s
ID: hibijj2Great banter.
It really is.
/s
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Can’t wait to buy it when it’s not fucking $100USD. More than half my rent for the week!!
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It's less than 70
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$140NZD in New Zealand
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If you live in the US maybe.
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Fuck, I’d take games at that price any day if my rent was that nice
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How much is your rent??
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I was a big fan of Housemarque from the beginning. I've bought every game of theirs. I will be taking a Hiatus for awhile because the way they actively mocked and insulted people that bought their game for $70+ for legitimate criticisms/concerns REALLY rubbed me the wrong way and disappointed me.
You would think a company that was extremely close to becoming financially insolvent would treat people better that are buying their first triple A game.
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What is the legitimate criticism/concern you have for Returnal after Patch 2.0's Suspend Cycle and Photo Mode?
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Did they really mock and insult their fans?
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No, this person is being absurd and just another person who is constantly “outraged” over everything.
Should Returnal have had saves, probably, but the developer didn’t want them in their vision. They still implemented them after the fact because that’s what the customers wanted
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They fairly quickly said they would work on adding saves, but that it would be quite a while because it would be hard to implement. If you’re buying a game for $70, do a little research first and you’d be very aware the game wouldn’t have saves.
Please find me one statement from Housemarque where they insult their customers. Unless you’re just being hyperbolic because you love outrage. I scrolled through their Twitter and couldn’t find anytime they “actively mocked and insulted” anyone.
‘Actively’ mocked and insulted…as though they were just on a roll insulting people.
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Is the game really difficult?
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Just depends on your difficulty tolerance. There’s a learning curve at first but once you get the hang of gameplay you can move through relatively easily.
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I managed to finish Hades and Remnant from ashes. You think i could handle this?
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Well, surely it was unexpected for me after Returnal's very first reveal footage. Well done!
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Rightly so.
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I'd probably pick this game, too. Either this, Hitman 3, or Metroid Dread. I know they're likely to be ignored in the mainstream but each of these games are milestones for ether the franchise or developer with a lot history going into it. They've also set a standard in their genres.
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well deserved
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They definitely deserve it! From game design, to music and sound to the full utilization of the Dualsense...the game is totally immersive!
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I'm so surprised people enjoy this game so much. I was so disappointed. Deathloop is better in every way IMO.
Can we stop making every game a rogue-like tho? It's overboard. It's like when every game was open world and now it's rogue-likes.
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Well deserved. That game is incredible.
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Yeah, absolutely.
Not just great SFX, but it's the benchmark for 3D audio. For ages, I couldn't find the release for one if the common locked doors in Biome 1. Then played with headphones on and instantly could pinpoint exactly where to look.