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[saintjules]

 

[Darkness_Arises]

Previews need to be more measured in tone. We played for 3 hours and it is GoTY contender is a bit too much. The game seems to be great, not that there was any doubt with Housemarque's pedigree.

 

[Luipadre]

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

It's nice to hear that you can tweak an experience and suffering levels by a lot. Returnal was fast, meaty and brutal but was hard to recommend because it was very rigid, almost like an arcade machine.

Cannot wait.

 

[Nankatsu]

Previews need to be more measured in tone. We played for 3 hours and it is GoTY contender is a bit too much. The game seems to be great, not that there was any doubt with Housemarque's pedigree.

Just goes to show that gaming journalists these days are brain trained for short games.

Throw them a massive game and they tilt.

And yes I'm comparing these 3 hours in it's GOTY contender to Crimson Desert's 3 hours in, it's an horrible game that many reviewers tried to sell.

Anyway, I'm sure Saros will turn out good.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

"Weve played it for 3hrs and it's GOTY material"

I hate clickbait shit like this....it immediately makes me think the opposite.

 

[Grildon Tundy]

I bought Returnal on PS5 originally and then on PC later. It played and looked so good on PC. With Sony apparently pulling out of PC ports, that makes me sad for Saros.

 

[yogaflame]

Day one for me. Possibly might become one of PS best exclusive.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

I mean...Returnal was GOTY for a lot of people. This one will be no different.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

If you played Returnal you know this will be GOTY material, can't wait

 

[GymWolf]

Don't even need to watch more footage for this one.

Day one.

 

[viveks86]

The exact issues that held me back from enjoying returnal are being addressed here. This seems just as challenging, but without the frustratingly long retread. And the shield makes a fundamental change to the flow of the game that makes it all fresh. Count me in!

 

[Jet Set Willy]

I bought Returnal on PS5 originally and then on PC later. It played and looked so good on PC. With Sony apparently pulling out of PC ports, that makes me sad for Saros.

Yeah shame we won't get to play it at 120fps any time soon.

Looks good though but I not sure if I can be arsed with the rogue-like stuff again.

 

[saintjules]

I have high expectations because for me Returnal is my GOTG and nothing really has passed it.

Bring that darkness once again, Housemarque.

 

[Luipadre]

Im still afraid they made it too easy, i didnt find returnal that hard and hearing this is easier makes me a bit sad. Anyway... Really looking forward to play this, because returnal is still the best ps game this gen

 

[coachmcguirk91]

Previews need to be more measured in tone. We played for 3 hours and it is GoTY contender is a bit too much. The game seems to be great, not that there was any doubt with Housemarque's pedigree.

I understand this sentiment, but you know pretty quick whether a game like this clicks or not. The gameplay loop is well defined by the 3hr mark

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I still say Returnal is the best gameplay this generation. So this being 1 of 6 GOTY contenders is feasible to me.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Don't need previews or reviews for this one. GotY.

 

[coachmcguirk91]

Im still afraid they made it too easy, i didnt find returnal that hard and hearing this is easier makes me a bit sad. Anyway... Really looking forward to play this, because returnal is still the best ps game this gen

Previewers are not saying it is easier. The ones I have read have said it is harder, as enemies are more aggressive than Returnal

But is not as punishing as Returnal, as runs before saving opportunities are only 20-30min, not 2hrs, like Returnal. Enemy difficulty isn't being toned down

 

[Hohenheim]

Ain't watching any of this, but so ready for this day 1.
Returnal was a perfect game for me.

 

[TrebleShot]

I am apprehensive as I never finished Returnal, I just couldn't nail the loop and id loose interest way before making any progress so I'm hoping this one has an easy mode or something.

 

[tmlDan]

Previews need to be more measured in tone. We played for 3 hours and it is GoTY contender is a bit too much. The game seems to be great, not that there was any doubt with Housemarque's pedigree.

hyperbole drives clicks, negative or positive

 

[The Cockatrice]

Looks great and Ill prolly be there day one, but this will most likely be Housemarques last game. I dont see this selling well at 70 euro price range. I mean look at the video views in general for the game. They're very low and Returnal sold very poorly. Sony fucked them with that price. This would've made tons of money at half that price.

 

[ChiefDada]

 

[Cumulus]

One of the few games that make me regret that I`ve sold my PS5 for more than 2 seconds.

 

[coachmcguirk91]

Looks great and Ill prolly be there day one, but this will most likely be Housemarques last game. I dont see this selling well at 70 euro price range. I mean look at the video views in general for the game. They're very low and Returnal sold very poorly. Sony fucked them with that price. This would've made tons of money at half that price.

Game isn't expensive. Probably only needs to sell 1mil to break even. Housemarque is a Finnish studio. Much cheaper salaries. Plus, it should review well and maybe be a GOTY contender. That is great publicity for Playstation

 

[tmlDan]

Looks great and Ill prolly be there day one, but this will most likely be Housemarques last game. I dont see this selling well at 70 euro price range. I mean look at the video views in general for the game. They're very low and Returnal sold very poorly. Sony fucked them with that price. This would've made tons of money at half that price.

They're not in the USA, they'll be fine. I doubt it cost very much.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Game isn't expensive.

They're not in the USA, they'll be fine. I doubt it cost very much.

 

[Tobimacoss]

Previews need to be more measured in tone. We played for 3 hours and it is GoTY contender is a bit too much. The game seems to be great, not that there was any doubt with Housemarque's pedigree.

GOTY in a year with Resident Evil Requiem, GTA 6, Wolverine.....

 

[VeganElduderino]

One of the few games that make me regret that I`ve sold my PS5 for more than 2 seconds.

I still haven't seen a game that makes me regret selling it, but it does look fun, I dint play Returnal that much but I'm thinking on getting it on Pc

 

[skit_data]

Watched a bit of the IGN preview but I don't wanna see too much, already got the deluxe edition preordered

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Looks great and Ill prolly be there day one, but this will most likely be Housemarques last game. I dont see this selling well at 70 euro price range. I mean look at the video views in general for the game. They're very low and Returnal sold very poorly. Sony fucked them with that price. This would've made tons of money at half that price.

70 bucks is the same price as Returnal and Sony greenlighted Saros ven with the sales Returnal got. And are you saying at half the price the game could sell more than double? That's...something.

Also the game cost €70M...that's around 80M dollars. The studio will be fine.

 

[coachmcguirk91]

Returnal didn't sell great and Sony greenlit a spiritual sequel too

 

[Guardian Monkey]

I bought Returnal on PS5 originally and then on PC later. It played and looked so good on PC. With Sony apparently pulling out of PC ports, that makes me sad for Saros.

Just wait for the pc port.

 

[GymWolf]

Game isn't expensive. Probably only needs to sell 1mil to break even. Housemarque is a Finnish studio. Much cheaper salaries. Plus, it should review well and maybe be a GOTY contender. That is great publicity for Playstation

Why the fuck did they hired a shitty tv actor for the protagonist tho?

That's a waste of money for a game like this imo.

NOBODY is gonna buy the game because that dude is the protagonist.

 

[Kuranghi]

I probably wouldn't even have remembered I was there to play the game if I was at that preview event, would've spent all my time flirting with this Marz woman, these things aren't in my control.

 

[Danjin44]

Roguelikes = zero interest.

 

[Parazels]

Im still afraid they made it too easy, i didnt find returnal that hard and hearing this is easier makes me a bit sad. Anyway... Really looking forward to play this, because returnal is still the best ps game this gen

Just select a higher difficulty in the options!

 

[saintjules]

Roguelikes = zero interest.

Lucky for you, it's a rougelite! /s

 

[Danjin44]

Lucky for you, it's a rougelite! /s

Same shit.

 

[The Cockatrice]

70 bucks is the same price as Returnal and Sony greenlighted Saros ven with the sales Returnal got. And are you saying at half the price the game could sell more than double? That's...something.

Also the game cost €70M...that's around 80M dollars. The studio will be fine.

Returnal didn't sell great and Sony greenlit a spiritual sequel too

Times have changed for the worse since Returnal's greenlight. We'll talk in a year or so.

 

[saintjules]

Gonna be worse for people going into this

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Times have changed for the worse since Returnal's greenlight. We'll talk in a year or so.

I feel like at least we should wait until Saros is released. We have no idea how it will do lol.

 

[The Cockatrice]

I feel like at least we should wait until Saros is released. We have no idea how it will do lol.

Ah, of course. Game quality matters, but it looks like an improved Returnal, so it's hard to imagine it being a dud.

 

[Kuranghi]

Roguelikes = zero interest.

I'm the same, but I played Returnal and beat the first boss/area without dying, then I died shortly after starting chapter 2, wasn't deterred because I was having fun and then I just had like 3 runs where the RNG went really against me or I just didnt understand how to get by new threats, then when I died a few times to that I lost interest and stopped.

If this game has some way to (OPTIONALLY) tweak things so it lessens the roguelike aspect of it then I'll definitely give this a go.

I used to spend hours in Hitman setting up elaborate events, where it didn't matter you could save at any time because things were set in motion 20 mins prior so if I fucked up I'd have to go back and redo the exact same things again or rerunning Escalations 100x to get it down perfect. That kind of repetition I have no problem with because I know exactly what I have to do and I just fucked up the execution, then the escalations is similar except you can't even save at all, but thats not a problem because its max 5 mins needed to do 99% any of them, usually much less, so its like speedrunning a tiny section of a game.

Probably just have to accept that these games aren't for me, I partly play games as a way to get away from randomness, so have a clear goal or task and I can quiet my mind by getting lost in it.

 

[Hyper_hyper]

Returnal was fast, meaty and brutal but was hard to recommend because it was very rigid, almost like an arcade machine.

That's the beauty of it.

Anyway, waiting for PC version.

 

[Danjin44]

I'm the same, but I played Returnal and beat the first boss/area without dying, then I died shortly after starting chapter 2, wasn't deterred because I was having fun and then I just had like 3 runs where the RNG went really against me or I just didnt understand how to get by new threats, then when I died a few times to that I lost interest and stopped.

If this game has some way to (OPTIONALLY) tweak things so it lessens the roguelike aspect of it then I'll definitely give this a go.

I used to spend hours in Hitman setting up elaborate events, where it didn't matter you could save at any time because things were set in motion 20 mins prior so if I fucked up I'd have to go back and redo the exact same things again or rerunning Escalations 100x to get it down perfect. That kind of repetition I have no problem with because I know exactly what I have to do and I just fucked up the execution, then the escalations is similar except you can't even save at all, but thats not a problem because its max 5 mins needed to do 99% any of them, usually much less, so its like speedrunning a tiny section of a game.

Probably just have to accept that these games aren't for me, I partly play games as a way to get away from randomness, so have a clear goal or task and I can quiet my mind by getting lost in it.

For me I HATE entire gameplay loop of rougelite/roguelike, I hated as much as F2P gacha games.

And I HATE the fact most devs obsessed with this type of gameplay.

 

[Markio128]

For me I HATE entire gameplay loop of rougelite/roguelike, I hated as much as F2P gacha games.

And I HATE the fact most devs obsessed with this type of gameplay.

Darth Vader would have loved you.

 

[saintjules]

For me I HATE entire gameplay loop of rougelite/roguelike, I hated as much as F2P gacha games.

And I HATE the fact most devs obsessed with this type of gameplay.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

That's the beauty of it.

Anyway, waiting for PC version.