returnal review

Returnal Review – I Don’t Ever Want to Break the Cycle (PS5)

Returnal’s core conceit is about breaking the cycle. Selene crashes her ship on the mysterious—and dangerous—planet of Atropos, and every time she dies, she is returned to the crash site. The world changes around each time she sets out anew, learning new things about her situation on the alien planet and figuring out how it all ties together. The goal is to find a way…

  • Consistently engaging player discovery
  • Narrative and gameplay weave together
  • Use of PS5 features is incredible
  • Almost impossible to put the controller down
  • Great balance of challenge and empowerment, risk/reward gameplay
  • No photo mode
  • You may run into Trophy unlock issues

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