Returnal has gone Gold

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lifeisgamesok1825d ago (Edited 1825d ago )

Me too. Remedy Games Thomas Puha says Returnal is a full on Sony game. And it looks amazing to me

I think some are definitely sleeping on it

Day one!

seanpitt231825d ago (Edited 1825d ago )

I think people are sleeping on it because it’s housemarque they are only renowned for over top action arcade games like zombie nation and alienation etc... they are very good games for what they are but the studio hasn’t proved themselves for likes of a big AAA game before, so the best thing you can do is don’t get to hyped up and go in with little expectations and I think it will be a ok game

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Fiddlerblue1825d ago

@seanpitt23
Well, I mean, Naughty Dog was only known for platformers until they made Uncharted.

I get what you're saying with the whole unproven studio = keep expectations in check though.
I'm planning on buying this game myself unless the reviews are all terrible.

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Kurt Russell1825d ago

I loved zombie nation and alienation. So I am very interested to see what they have come up with now they have a bit more money.

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Epicor1825d ago (Edited 1825d ago )

That name takes me way back to my childhood. Thomas Puha was reviewing games for Pelit ("Games") and Peliasema ("PlayStation") magazines in the 90s. Those were the days.

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LightofDarkness1825d ago

I'm just a little burned out on rogue-likes/lites (thanks, indie game devs). I'll still probably pick it up.

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IamTylerDurden11825d ago (Edited 1825d ago )

Housemarque is one of the most proven devs in the business. Last gen alone saw standouts RESOGUN, Alienation, Nex Machina among others. It's not their fault that many people don't appreciate quality software and are easily swayed by advertising dollars and fads. Add in Super Stardust, Outland, and Dead Nation and Housemarque should be regarded as indie royalty and industry legends.

Day one on name alone.

SullysCigar1825d ago

Well said. These guys are the real deal and are industry vets. They like to test new hardware and this time we're armed with a much bigger budget.

I'm hoping they've nailed it, as usual!

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Epicor1825d ago

Fully agreed. It will be interesting to see who they manage this project though as it's way more ambitious than their previous indie-type games. It's on the grey area between indie and triple-A productions. I'm sure they'll deliver but I also hope that this will be a commercial success so we could see even bigger projects from them in the future.

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seanpitt231825d ago (Edited 1825d ago )

Well we all thought CD project red was after blowing us away with the Witcher series and look how that turned out.. when devs come out of there comfort zone bad things can happen, But I have no doubt returnal will be a good game but I also don’t blame people for sleeping on it and keeping there expectations low

Don’t forget this is priced at £70 here in the uk so thats damn expensive and you would expect a good solid next gen AAA experience game for that money

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LegoIsAwesome1825d ago

Can't wait to play this on PC next year!

DJStotty1825d ago

Me neither, i should have my PC completed by then :p

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S2Killinit1824d ago

Keep waiting

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LegoIsAwesome1824d ago

Keep waiting but Sony already said it themselves more Sony games on PC. Sad fanboys

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lifeisgamesok1824d ago

You might be waiting all the way into the PS6 release

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RosweeSon1824d ago

Just sleeping on that price myself looks very good but not paying £70 for any games. I’ll wait it out for Resi8 and Deathloop £47/48 respectively one comes with dlc and Lenticular sleeve the other comes with lenticular card set and dlc both £20+ less I’ll come back to Returnal in the summer. It’ll be £40/50 max by June once ratchet drops. I’ve bought one game for £65 miles Morales and only paid that because it also came with Spider-Man code but unless were talking GTA6 etc £65 day1 ain’t happening.

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Vengeance11381825d ago

Alot of people sleeping after seeing it's HouseMarque whom has always only made low budget Arcade style games but don't seem to realize this is a full on AAA big budget title with infinite replayability.

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AriesBear1825d ago

They are good. But I wouldnt say it’s AAA due to random procedurally generated gameplay. So your still getting that arcade style gameplay with better graphics n some story. But you lose some thing with that random procedurally generated style because the worlds don’t really have a point. It’s just a bunch of the hallways are open areas that change consistently. Had they actually created a full on game that wasn’t random then I would say yeah it’s a AAA game like dead space, last of us or other Sony titles. Dead nation was pretty cool but I can’t even remember the story or characters.

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Rude-ro1825d ago

How do you judge if people are sleeping on it?

Per n4g?

I can guarantee you a majority of consumers do bot care who makes the game...
They buy off of hype.
Hype is through advertising.

The “noise” is artificial.

Unless you have another means to judge this sleeping aspect.

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JEECE1825d ago

Ah I wish this game would have stayed in March! Excited to check it out either way though.

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CaptainHenry9161825d ago

This is going to be a sleeper hit and big surprise

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JEECE1825d ago

I hope so. I think it's going to need strong critical reception and strong word of mouth from fans, but with those two things and the fact that it looks to be Sony's only true PS5 exclusive for awhile (yes there's Deathloop but it isn't Sony-published), it could be a moderate success.

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JEECE1825d ago

@knightedHollow

I hope so. But I'm just afraid there won't be much advertising, etc. My guess is that if I asked my other friends who own PS5s, many of them won't have even heard of this game. That will need to be fixed somehow.

I just think Deathloop is an easier sell to someone who isn't already interested.

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IamTylerDurden11825d ago

Ratchet & Clank comes a month and a half later..

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JEECE1825d ago

@IamTylerDurden1

You are right. I was forgetting how close that one was.

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lifeisgamesok1824d ago

@JEECE For my tastes, Returnal looks infinitely better than Deathloop

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roadkillers1825d ago

Surprised this isn't getting more attention. Review score predictions?

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TGGJustin1825d ago

Probably in the 8 range for an average. It will get some 10's and 9's but I think it will be like most of their games and end up in the 8 range. Housemarque has always made great games.

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IamTylerDurden11825d ago

78 Meta. I don't trust the media as they've already used Returnal as a next gen pricing target. It will score lower than it deserves because of this.

ArchangelMike1825d ago

Unfortunately I thikn you're right. Sadly, I think the gaming media will use Returnal as a "next-gen-game-prices&quo t; punching bag. Hopefully it will prove to be the quality AAA game that it is aiming for.

Dat 1 for me regardless.

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obidanshinobi1825d ago

6/10 on average.
Will be some 7 and 8 out of 10s, possibly some 5s.
Game looks meh, fun for maybe an hour or two then will likely become too repetitive.
The whole roguelike aspect to me smacks of an AA $30 indie game made by a small team.

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JEECE1824d ago

Lol classic that the people who always say "meh" are the same people who always say something "smacks" of another thing.

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BattleCat1825d ago (Edited 1825d ago )

Ps5. Demons souls, Spiderman mm, and now returnal
Xbox. Still zero but big mouth. OK gears 5 in Dolby vision lol. Like I said, without Bethesda Xbox would be at its end.

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Kornholic1825d ago (Edited 1825d ago )

The funny thing is, the Bethesda deal doesn't change things one bit for Xbox players, you know, the people who would do their gaming on an Xbox anyway. All of the Bethesda games would have come to the platform even without the Bethesda deal. So basically, nothing changes for Xbox players yet MS is trying to spin this in a positive way. Absolutely absurd.

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waverider1825d ago

The game seems very cool and full of action. Housemarque is a Good studio.

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MetroidFREAK211825d ago

Hype

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anast1825d ago

Halo is going to be better...oh and Starfield...

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TGGJustin1825d ago

Yeah let's talk about Starfield being better when we have seen nothing at all from it. Have you not learned from games like Cyberpunk? Keep hyping up things you haven't even seen. Bethesda needs to prove that they know how to evolve their ancient engine.

anast1825d ago

Starfield and ES6 exclusivity...

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andy851825d ago

Maybe it will be better, maybe it won't, so? It's just one of many PS5 games coming out that look great. If all you can throw out is Halo and Starfield which has next to zero information so you're literally guessing, I wouldn't bother. I don't hold much hope out for Halo to be honest when they originally wanted to release it with Xbox 360/PS3 standard graphics before there was outcry. Why do Xbox players always come to grasp at straws on a Playstation game post

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anast1825d ago

I actually feel the same way. Just poking the bear a bit.

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Juiceid1825d ago

Soon as I see “rogue like” in a description I’m out.

preciousdeath1825d ago

So, I don't know where I saw it, but I think Selene is played by Karen Gillan (Dr. Who, Nebula, Jumanji). I definitely see the resemblance although Selene is modeled to be older. Does anyone find it odd that Housemarque hasn't revealed the actress? Are they prepping some big reveal or something?

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Neutrino1825d ago

I can't wait to play this game! April and May are shaping to be great months for gaming.

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masterfox1825d ago

Effing awesome, day one buy !, huge fan of Housemarque games, after seeing all the gameplay videos, definitely think it will be great, the Alien movie vibe , great dark athmosphere and insane gameplay with lots of particle physics effects, definitely a winning formula imo.

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victorMaje1825d ago

Looking forward. Really hope it’s going to be good. Day 1.

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Thundercat771825d ago

I am hoping to have my PS5 soon.

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CrimsonWing691825d ago

I just can’t see spending $70 on this. Honestly, that’s how I feel about most games now. Definitely a Black Friday pick-up for me.

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AriesBear1825d ago

Me either. Maybe 29.99 Due to the fact that it’s still in arcade randomly procedurally generated game.

masterfox1825d ago

Honestly at first felt the same about the 70 dlls price tag, but after seeing the gameplay, the games premise, not to mention it looks freaking stunning!, definitely will get it now, but there is also a huge factor as well why will be getting this game, and this is to support the developers Housemarque, heared its story about not gaining as much income with their past games and that really bother me, cause each game they have released since I remember in the PS3 have been pure gems imo, and so they deserve more. I will definitely will buy it day one no freaking doubt! :D

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Dixiedevil1825d ago

I’d pay any amount iof money n order to fulfill my lifelong dream of being an old lady in space.

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CrimsonWing691825d ago

Haha, fair enough.

mac_sparrow1825d ago

Looking forward to seeing what Housemarque can do with a bigger budget than usual. I like what I've seen so far.

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AriesBear1825d ago (Edited 1825d ago )

I was interested until I heard procedurally generated. I can’t stand those types of games. They have no soul. Feels like a cop out instead of creating living breathing worlds with a point. These games lose like the artistic vision for me I mean imagine playing uncharted or demons souls in a bunch of random procedurally generated areas. Blood borne did that with those optional dungeons and honestly I never even bothered with them Because I was too busy exploring the main world. You lose that special feeling when you finally make it to a new area because it’s going to change anyway.

IamTylerDurden11825d ago

If Sony wasn't ridiculous, Returnal would easily be my most anticipated game this year. Housemarque is legendary and I adore fascinating sci fi and quality roguelike gameplay.

Ratchet & Clank, Forbidden West, and Aeon Must Die are right up there, but Returnal is perhaps atop that list, for me. PS5 has certainly delivered the games thus far and I'm excited with the hitlist they have over the next couple years. Most people will overlook this title, but I put money on Returnal having the best pure gameplay of 2021. Can't wait.

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LiViNgLeGaCY1825d ago

Absolutely agree. Game looks stunning!

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BrainSyphoned1825d ago

So did Cyberpunk, it doesn't mean anything anymore.

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OhReginald1825d ago

Cyberpunk 2077 has forever tarnished going "gold"

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lio_convoy1825d ago

Can't wait! I really hope the gold version addresses the framerate issues we've been seeing in the prerelease footage and trailers. (If you're not sure what I'm talking about, watch any trailer and you'll see the occasional hiccup in the framerate.) Either way, I can't wait, this was pre-ordered on Christmas day as a gift to me and I'm excited!

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Neonridr1825d ago

excited to play this.

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TheEroica1825d ago

The games Housemarqe made last generation were better than the games Naughty Dog made.

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obidanshinobi1825d ago (Edited 1825d ago )

From the wiki page - "Returnal is a third-person shooter psychological horror video game....." cool, sounds interesting ..... "featuring roguelike elements" Oh piss off, really? why? Is this a small indie game made by a handful of people?
Getting Recore vibes with this.
Looks like it will be fun for about an hour then start to get monotonous.
AA game that should be priced accordingly, say $30. If this is priced at $70, or £70 as are some new PS5 game in the UK, they can piss right off.

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MADGameR1825d ago

I'll be playing this day 1.

S2Killinit1825d ago

Bring it. I will love me some Housemarque action

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Father__Merrin1824d ago

Can't wait for fanboys reviewers playing this down with a plethora of excuses

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH1824d ago

I'm sure ALOT of us PS5 owners are going to buy this game simply because we are STARVING for new PS5 games.

waverider1824d ago (Edited 1824d ago )

I wish they also made another Dead Nation, but they seem to be growing and growing.

GamingSinceForever1824d ago

This game will sell well because things are sort of dry right now. Easy to be noticed when releasing a game during a drought. Despite a sells prediction this should be a good game. Metacritic will be in the 85+ range.