Returnal disappointed me.
My first run was fantastic. Running through the different environments, fighting enemies, dodging the bullet hell, and overall just running around was a lot of fun. I figured "this is it, finally, a great roguelite".
I heard stories of this game being incredibly difficult, however I soon learnt that is not the case. Maybe on console this game is harder, or for people who are not used to playing this type of game, but I ended up completing my first ever run.
I then completed the second, the third, and fourth, and I got confused. Why isn't there new content? What am I missing?
I quickly found out that I had completed more or less everything in the game except for the secret ending. I started moving towards the secret ending too, but in the end I got burnt out.
While the moving, shooting, and core gameplay is really fun, there is little to no challenge or gameplay variation. The zones feel samey, and you've seen everything the game really has to offer after less than 6 hours. Other than a couple of cutscenes, the game really had nothing more to offer. I kept playing hoping there would be more, but no.
What a shame. I think the developers thought the game was a lot harder than it actually is. And maybe it could have been, but you more or less gain full health back in-between every single encounter. You can't get slowly trickled down like in most roguelites.
There is also almost nothing to unlock. Honestly this game could have been special, the core gameplay is there. Too bad it goes nowhere. It's like a writing prompt you wish someone would turn into a proper novel, but it's still just a 1 sentence writing prompt, this time for 60 bucks.
My first run was fantastic. Running through the different environments, fighting enemies, dodging the bullet hell, and overall just running around was a lot of fun. I figured "this is it, finally, a great roguelite".
I heard stories of this game being incredibly difficult, however I soon learnt that is not the case. Maybe on console this game is harder, or for people who are not used to playing this type of game, but I ended up completing my first ever run.
I then completed the second, the third, and fourth, and I got confused. Why isn't there new content? What am I missing?
I quickly found out that I had completed more or less everything in the game except for the secret ending. I started moving towards the secret ending too, but in the end I got burnt out.
While the moving, shooting, and core gameplay is really fun, there is little to no challenge or gameplay variation. The zones feel samey, and you've seen everything the game really has to offer after less than 6 hours. Other than a couple of cutscenes, the game really had nothing more to offer. I kept playing hoping there would be more, but no.
What a shame. I think the developers thought the game was a lot harder than it actually is. And maybe it could have been, but you more or less gain full health back in-between every single encounter. You can't get slowly trickled down like in most roguelites.
There is also almost nothing to unlock. Honestly this game could have been special, the core gameplay is there. Too bad it goes nowhere. It's like a writing prompt you wish someone would turn into a proper novel, but it's still just a 1 sentence writing prompt, this time for 60 bucks.
Dianysus
7 months ago