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[FunkMiller]

Okay, that’s enough.

Bought.

 

[Entroyp]

Jeff Grub gave it a 6. Given his overt bias I find this problematic.

I knew it

 

[sircaw]

IT'S ANOTHER GODDAM HOME RUN.

Sick and tired of all this quality Sony provides.

To my friends that get to play the game on their shiny new ps5's rot in hell, have fun, now back to my ps4 pro.

 

[saintjules]

Over 40 hours is nuts

 

[Bo_Hazem]

9 added critics and the score remains at 87

Returnal Reviews

Returnal transforms roguelike gameplay into a third-person shooter where players fight to survive a hostile planet that changes with every death. Players can switch instinctively between firing modes by using a single adaptive trigger and can get right back into the action after dying. PS5’s...

www.metacritic.com

 

[Aenima]

This game always had that sleeper hit smell. Was predicting a 85 metacritic, so good to see its already above that.

 

[noise36]

Decent reviews, will pick it up maybe when it hits the bargain bin

 

[AV]

Sweet. Original prediction was "84. Could be higher, people are really thirsty for games right now and you'll see that reflected in review scores" so I'll take that.

Gonna be a good Friday!

 

[GHG]

Jeff Grubb gave it a 6. Given his overt bias I find this problematic.

Well he can't go against his fellow cult members so it's understandable.

 

[Dusktildawn48]

Over 40 hours is nuts

That's the only negative I've seen, for me at least.

 

[Jack Videogames]

The biased Spanish media bringing down the average of a Sony exclusive once again. Not in the least surprising.

The game is a legit GOTY contender and all haters eat crow. Sweet.

AreaJugones gave it a 9, Vandal gave it an 8.5, HobbyConsolas gave it a 8.7. What are you on about?

 

[shubik]

aaaand I just bought it

 

[Ellery]

Good damn. This is surprising. This game got shit on for months on Neogaf only for it to turn out really well and much bigger.

Looks like the talk about the price will become secondary now and Playstation gamers have another top banger exclusive on their hands.

That is why you need to let the games do the talking and not the rumors, journalists or competitors.

 

[Entroyp]

I think the game will settle at around 85. There’s still some biased/shitty reviews ala Jeff Grub and Edge

 

[Dictattor]

Wow! Another great game that Phil Spencer will put on his shelf.

 

[Rea]

Wtf Sony's killing my wallet. There's another killer game on June. How can i keep up with all this high quality games?

 

[Bo_Hazem]

The infamous Jeff Grubb gave it the lowest review yet, 6/10. Noobs shouldn't be allowed to play this.

Returnal review — like beating your head against a fun wall

Returnal is a good game that is held back by pacing issues due to a lack of smaller goals that break up its roguelite structure.

venturebeat.com

 

[Spukc]

SHIT IS LIT KHALED ​

 

[FrankWza]

I think the game will settle at around 85. There’s still some biased/shitty reviews ala Jeff Grub and Edge

That’s just marXeting. Pay it no mind and it goes away. See first page

 

[AV]

This game got shit on for months on Neogaf only for it to turn out really well and much bigger.

Do not listen to this board about anything.

Betting time: Do you think the Switch will be a success?

I always love to retrospectively read GAF's prediction threads and see how many crows are being served, the thread placing WiiU/XB first and Sony disappearing or failing with the PS4 before this gen started is so much fun! So now that we have enough details about the price, specs, launch line...

www.neogaf.com

 

[SLB1904]

What sony were thinking when they send a review copy to grubbs. Wtf?

 

[Banjo64]

I think the game will settle at around 85. There’s still some biased/shitty reviews ala Jeff Grub and Edge

59 reviews are in on Open Critic:

Returnal Reviews

Returnal is rated 'Mighty' after being reviewed by 198 critics, with an overall average score of 86. It's ranked in the top 4% of games and recommended by 89% of critics.

opencritic.com

No way does it drop 2 points now.

Hope Grubb’s review isn’t weighted in to the MC/OC scores as that’s a pretty disgraceful play from him considering the rest of the reviews.

 

[Kangx]

Lol, this all come true from what I was saying in the other thread. This should have well review above 90 if not for it difficulty, now it seemingly going to be around 85. And Jeff Grubb gave it a 6. Mostly got dock for difficulty and price tag.

 

[Elios83]

Jeff Grubb gave it a 6. Given his overt bias I find this problematic.

If he tried a bit harder MS could even decide to hire him and put him under Greenberg

Btw great scores for Returnal.
So many people tried to downplay the game and crow got served.

 

[DispatchNinja]

Grubb coming in with his reviews and shitty PlayStation articles

 

[DonJorginho]

Will keep posting reviews whilst I'm on lunch then will take a little break from this, looking pretty good so far for Housemarque!

 

[Karak]

Thanks so much for posting the video and sharing it and tweeting it and stuff folks. Really appreciate it during the glut of this shit.

 

[saintjules]

That's the only negative I've seen, for me at least.

I guess especially when there's no saving technically, it could be a gripe for many. I'm perfectly OK with games being much shorter as my attention span has reduced these days. But if it feels 'arcadey' and the shooting feels right, I could sink into this for a while.

 

[Jack Videogames]

Good damn. This is surprising. This game got shit on for months on Neogaf only for it to turn out really well and much bigger.

Looks like the talk about the price will become secondary now and Playstation gamers have another top banger exclusive on their hands.

That is why you need to let the games do the talking and not the rumors, journalists or competitors.

I was the first one to shit on this game months ago because it looked like a soulless, weird Metroid-ish game starring Ellen Degeneres and didn't appeal to me on the slightlest. Reviews are out and the game seems to be brill so I will be giving it a chance. No way I'm passing on one of the GOTYs because of a personal bias against a character's design.

 

[Dwight Schrute]

Jeff Grubb gave it a 6. Given his overt bias I find this problematic.

fucking lol. "game journalism"

 

[Zoro7]

What a time to own a PS5!! This plus ratchet in just over a month!!!

 

[ethomaz]

Good damn. This is surprising. This game got shit on for months on Neogaf only for it to turn out really well and much bigger.

Looks like the talk about the price will become secondary now and Playstation gamers have another top banger exclusive on their hands.

That is why you need to let the games do the talking and not the rumors, journalists or competitors.

Do you mean the game got shit or the Xbox bro shitted on the $70 price?

 

[saintjules]

What sony were thinking when they send a review copy to grubbs. Wtf?

I'm afraid to ask what he said.

 

[Spukc]

Grubb coming in with his reviews and shitty PlayStation articles

who the fuck is that nobody ?

 

[hemo memo]

I have no doubt that many will buy “Returnal” without understanding how punishing its combat difficulty and permadeath system can be, how relentlessly it demands your full attention, how little respite it offers.

I can see the zeros and ones user scores.

 

[saintjules]

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Meta is at 86 now with 55 critics.

 

[Papacheeks]

Thanks so much for posting the video and sharing it and tweeting it and stuff folks. Really appreciate it during the glut of this shit.

Glut?

Is some shit going down?

I thought your review was 100% fair and had good insight in adding the day one patch that addresses some of the issues you were seeing with the review code.

Keep them coming Karak, you do great work. Also is this going to be on the next podcast?

 

[Kangx]

Now housemarque is going to patch the difficulty with day one patch. Heard it around 14g.

 

[reksveks]

Thought it was going to be an 85, so kinda accurate. No ps5 and no real plans to get one, going to wait on a revision and/or Altus game but I will pick this up when I do.

 

[Entroyp]

I'm afraid to ask what he said.

Follow the script given to him. Knock points for the difficulty and price. Can’t go full retard and criticize gameplay.

 

[SLB1904]

I'm afraid to ask what he said.

Bunch of crap and he clearly didnt pass the second biome.

 

[Dusktildawn48]

I guess especially when there's no saving technically, it could be a gripe for many. I'm perfectly OK with games being much shorter as my attention span has reduced these days. But if it feels 'arcadey' and the shooting feels right, I could sink into this for a while.

I just know I won't have this beat before RE8 and the Mass Effect trilogy release.

 

[FatKingBallman]

Gamerant 5/5

"It has the most satisfying gameplay loop Housemarque has crafted to date, which says a lot considering the studio's pedigree."

Returnal Review

Housemarque's Returnal is a shining example of what the studio is capable of, packing tight gameplay together with an interesting world.

gamerant.com

 

[Thirty7ven]

Jeff Grubb gave it a 6. Given his overt bias I find this problematic.

please be true

edit: IT IS

Returnal review — like beating your head against a fun wall

Returnal is a good game that is held back by pacing issues due to a lack of smaller goals that break up its roguelite structure.

venturebeat.com

Amazing. The guy really has the nerve to go out there and review this game after his non stop Xbox marketing???? It's too perfect. I love how Xbox fanboys just don't give a fuck. They will push the narrative, come hell or high water. I love it.

 

[DonJorginho]

The infamous Jeff Grubb gave it the lowest review yet, 6/10. Noobs shouldn't be allowed to play this.

Returnal review — like beating your head against a fun wall

Returnal is a good game that is held back by pacing issues due to a lack of smaller goals that break up its roguelite structure.

venturebeat.com

Will not post this review in the OP unless told to by Mods as his bias could cloud his review reasonings. Will update the Meta and OC though.

UPDATE: Will post review to not allow "console warring" to come into this OP

 

[dcmk7]

Really glad to see it's reviewing well. The studio really deserves it.

Please spare a thought for the people who aren't happy about this..

Sony's Recore

This will flop just like Godfall did.

My thoughts exactly. Looks like an early gen filler.

The whole video looked repetitive and bland.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?? These are the EXCLSUIVES of the PS5! These have to be WORSHIPED no MATTER WHAT these are the GAMES that NOBODY ELSE has!

Just like Godfall this looks like another pile of wasted money for paying for exclusivity.

I can't think of a game coming out I am less interested in. Looks very boring.

Gameplay looks safe and boring.

I thought it was because some PS gamers loved the thunder dyke main character. Looks generic as hell to me like some GamePass filler.

Looks like a psn plus freebie all week long and twice on sundays

Special bonus:

Spoiler

I was looking forward to this but wow this looks bland af. I'd rather another Resogun, Aliennation, or Nex Machina over this shit.

I hope its not $70 cuz its doa

Thats probably going to on plus within 6 months. Can't believe they're really asking $70 lol

Bugsnax and Allstars??

If this game sales flop, it definitely will. I'd easily buy something like their other games or sequels to them. But this looks bland and more like a $20 title rather than $70.

Omg nooooss.... another conspiracy against Sony. You guys are embarrassing yourselves. Gameplay looks bland and not worth $70. Stop crying conspiracy over everything.

 

[TKOFromTokyo]

Lol, this all come true from what I was saying in the other thread. This should have well review above 90 if not for it difficulty, now it seemingly going to be around 85. And Jeff Grubb gave it a 6. Mostly got dock for difficulty and price tag.

Yeah, I read his review and the criticisms were rather weak. Personally, I don’t think price should factor into a game review. Review it on the merits of the game itself.

These are some great reviews. Hopefully it sells well and Sony notices. I really hope people support the game by buying it before waiting for a significant price drop.

 

[AV]

Will not post this review in the OP unless told to by Mods as his bias could cloud his review reasonings. Will update the Meta and OC though.

Bruh I'm not a fan of Jeff Grubb but you can't say that while posting reviews from "Playstation Trophies" and "Push Square"

 

[pratyush]

Jeff Grubb should not be so obvious that he is on MS Payroll. Don't review games if you can't play you fat ass