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SAROS Releases March 20, 2026

will watch in 4k after the show, i dont know why they debut trailers in blurry ass quality on the live stream
 
Looks exactly what I wanted it to be.

I strongly suspect Housemarque will be the first party developer that I most strongly associate with the PS5 era in a couple of years.
 
Literally just Returnal 2. And I'm fine with that! That game was so much better than it looked at first glance, this one will be too.
 
I had not seen anything about the design/gameplay so I thought it was going to be a new game/unrelated to Returnal.
Just did a PC playthrough last week with the DLC stuff I missed on PS.

Don't know how I feel about the same approach to the art design.
Based on playing through Returnal a few times, personally, I just thought all stuff that took place on Atrophos was in her head/her own personal hell.
Weird to see some similar themes if that was truly the case.

Will play it to see how they explain the connections (if any exists).
 
Not for me, i hated returnal rogue-like mechanics, but the shooting gameplay felt fenomenal. I expect the same for this one, but im not droping any money for a game that makes me feel all my progress was lost after a gameover. Good stuff for rogue-like lovers though.
 
Returnal was excellent, and this one seems to be Returnal 2 basically. Pretty solid showing, it's gonna be good.
 
Well, it looks like a really safe sequel. Folks loving Returnal will love it, myself included, but I doubt it would reach a broader audience.
 
Yep. It's Returnal 2. Looks awesome but as a roguelite it's unfortunately not for me.

The last words of the trailer are "Come back stronger". This should have been called Returnal 2.

I'll never understand Housemarque about the fact that they never re-use their own IP. Very strange.
 
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Really wish I could've enjoyed Returnal because I liked how it felt, but I just hate Roguelikes. I tried it multiple times, it's not for me. I'll see how this looks as we get closer to March.
 
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Looks like they borrowed the absorb mechanic from God know how many shmups? Not a fan, but it looks like Returnal with a fresh coat of paint & tech.
The story is probably a metaphor for mental illness like in Returnal, with a Hindu/Buddhist look.
 
Easy day 1. I haven't played many third person shooters with better gameplay than Returnal, and Saros could be even better.
 
As the resident Returnal stan, I'm both delighted and kind of not that into some changes. First, I really dislike the MC and his outfit, it just does nothing for me and Selene Vassos was a fantastic character. Even the simple VA elements like pain sounds and all were very expressive. This dude is hyper generic to me.

Nitpick but the HUD is lame.

Biggest one for me is that the art direction and music shifted from the atmospheric as fuck Giger/Beksinski inspiration and incredible synth score to what reminds me slightly more of Nu Doom in some aspects?

Gameplay will be HM orgasm central no doubt but I was surprisingly not that into some of the changes. Day 1 of course but was expecting to fucking love the trailer.
 
This is basically Returnal 2. While I adored that game, I was hoping it would be something more.

Still, as another poster rightly stated, those will be the games I will probably associate the ps5 with in the future.

And Cronos. I loved that game. Play it.
 
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This is gonna be an awesome birthday present to myself 😊
 
Biggest one for me is that the art direction and music shifted from the atmospheric as fuck Giger/Beksinski inspiration and incredible synth score to what reminds me slightly more of Nu Doom in some aspects?

Yeah man the atmosphere and music in Returnal was so good 👍 But I'm also digging Saros sound too!!!
 
Was hoping for a bit more innovation/evolution, but early days yet. Worst case scenario it's just more Returnal, and that not a bad thing. 😁
 
i wish for better rewards.

Returnal lacks rewards imo, like really useful rewards.
I hope there are some really good permanent upgrades
 
Looks like a reskinned improved Returnal which isn't necesarily bad, but also not something I'll bite for 80 euros or whatever its price will be. Will get it on sale.
 
Will be interesting to see how this and Ghost of Yotei do on the market. Likely similar budgets to the previous games but releasing under very different conditions.

i wish for better rewards.

Returnal lacks rewards imo, like really useful rewards.
I hope there are some really good permanent upgrades
I would bet large amounts of money this was one of, if not THE core design focuses for Soros.
 
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