Platinum Trophy #32: Returnal
Fantastic triple AAA rogue-like. Combines a great gameplay loop with an equally compelling narrative. Happy to see HouseMarque finally getting the mainstream spotlight they deserve after years working on small, but fantastic arcade games. As you get used to the unforgiving difficulty you feel yourself getting dragged into, almost addicted, to the loop of instant death and eventual elation. It's one of the best recent examples of gameplay and narrative going hand-in-hand, with neither restricting the other. Although it should be noted that the RNG can make some runs complete 'duds' and made obtaining all trophies incredibly frustrating. The game has small hiccups which prevent it from being the 'best rogue-like' it could be, but the gameplay/narrative experience itself is second to none.
Fantastic triple AAA rogue-like. Combines a great gameplay loop with an equally compelling narrative. Happy to see HouseMarque finally getting the mainstream spotlight they deserve after years working on small, but fantastic arcade games. As you get used to the unforgiving difficulty you feel yourself getting dragged into, almost addicted, to the loop of instant death and eventual elation. It's one of the best recent examples of gameplay and narrative going hand-in-hand, with neither restricting the other. Although it should be noted that the RNG can make some runs complete 'duds' and made obtaining all trophies incredibly frustrating. The game has small hiccups which prevent it from being the 'best rogue-like' it could be, but the gameplay/narrative experience itself is second to none.