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Testseek.com have collected 119 expert reviews of the Returnal and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Returnal.
Award: Editor’s Choice April 2021
April 2021
 
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119 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Excellent bosses
  • Immersive atmosphere
  • Compelling narrative
  • Satisfying gunplay
  • Compelling rogue-lite structure
  • Intriguing and mysterious story
  • Thrilling bullet-hell combat
  • Incredible visuals and DualSense features
  • Beautiful visuals and excellent performance
  • Fast-paced
  • Exhilarating gameplay
  • Amazing sound design
  • Fantastic use of the Dualsense controller
  • A wonderfully dark and disturbing plot
  • Incredibly replayable
  • Combat is sublime
  • Fast and frenetic game play
  • Great visuals and particle effects
  • Combat
  • Haptics
  • Temporal loop
  • Imagery
  • Mysterious story teases you with progress and spurs your journey forward
  • Scary cutscenes and spooky ambiance grab your attention and never let go
  • Tight platforming and shooting meets challenging randomized encounters that always feel fresh
  • Even when th
  • Third person shooting
  • Roguelike loop
  • And enough combat depth to have the two systems overlap without friction
  • Dozens of artifacts and parasites to give Selene a fighting chance
  • Excellent implementation of all DualSense features
  • Each map is randomly g

The editors didn't like

  • Low replayability
  • Subpar rogue-like elements
  • Repetitive environments
  • Terrible final act
  • Overwhelming introduction
  • Lacks a save system
  • Some may find Returnal too difficult or too abstract to enjoy
  • Runs can last too long
  • Difficulty curve can be overwhelming
  • Launch issues
  • Overabundance of projectiles from you and your opponents can make it hard to keep track of what's coming and going
  • Success on any given run depends
  • In part
  • On what upgrades the game randomly puts in front of you
  • Being struck by unseen enemies and losing half your life is a common occurrence
  • Half the weapon roster either underpowered or utterly useless for long range encounters
  • Story falls apart and fails to answer Selene's greatest mysteries in the second half

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  Published: 2020-11-19, Author: Jaya , review by: tavesper.tech

  • Abstract:  After the long wait, Sony finally unveils the new PlayStation 5 for the first time. That said, the console does not look anything like its predecessor but boasts a look that is alienated, different and unique to a point that it can definitely stand out fr...

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  Published: 2021-05-07, review by: hardwarezone.com.sg

  • Incredible visuals, Incredible DualSense implementation, Great power rampup, Cool biome diversity, Interesting atmosphere and lore, Creepy house sequences
  • Successful runs rely on RNG stacked on top of more RNG, It takes ages to move the story forward, Puzzling lack of saving feature, Malignancy mechanic needs balancing

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  Published: 2021-04-29, review by: ap.ign.com

  • Abstract:  Returnal tells the story of Selene Vassos after she crash-lands on an alien planet called Atropos. As she emerges from her ship and tries to locate the origin of a mysterious signal, things start to get very weird and time-loopy very quickly. Of course, t...

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  Published: 2021-03-26, review by: hardwarezone.com.sg

  • Abstract:  Hey there, and welcome back to another edition of the HardwareZone Games Playlist! After a relatively docile March in terms of releases, there's nothing we'd like more than to amp up the gaming beat, and fortunately, it appears we're going to get some re...

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  Published: 2021-02-26, review by: hardwarezone.com.sg

  • Abstract:  Earlier this morning, Sony hosted its latest State of Play stream for February, which showed off several updated trailers for previously announced titles, though it also had a bunch of brand-new releases interspersed between them. Needless to say, the hi...

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  Published: 2021-01-19, review by: hardwarezone.com.sg

  • Abstract:  There are an eye-popping amount of games coming out in 2021, and it can be a little hard to sort through all of them. From fun co-op adventures like It Takes Two to blockbuster action titles like Gotham Knights, this is a hard year in gaming to top in ter...

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  Published: 2020-06-12, review by: hardwarezone.com.sg

  • Abstract:  In case you missed it, the PlayStation 5 reveal event held earlier today did way more than show us what Sony's next-gen console looked like - it also bombarded fans with tons and tons of game reveals and announcements. Accordingly, it can be somewhat diff...

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  Published: 2021-05-17, Author: Verónica , review by: muycomputer.com

  • Muy inmersivo, Historia y jugabilidad muy originales, Cómo aprovecha la PS5
  • Si solo lo juegas una vez, es algo corto, Técnicamente podría ser algo mejor
  • Con todo, estamos ante un título que puede ofrecernos unas 15 horas de duración pero que podemos volver a jugar de nuevo ya que cada vez la experiencia tendrá cambios. En estas horas de juego Returnal nos ofrece intensos momentos de combates, exploración...

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  Published: 2021-04-29, Author: MartinPixel , review by: xataka.com.mx

  • Abstract:  ‘Returnal es la primera gran exclusiva de PlayStation 5 en 2021, desarrollado por Housemarque, los mismos que desarrollaron ‘Resogun, uno de los mejores títulos de lanzamiento del PlayStation 4. Para nuestra sorpresa, el estudio finlandés lo logró nueva...

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  Published: 2021-04-29, Author: Hexen , review by: warlegend.net

  • Très beau et doublé d'une chouette direction artistique, De la variété en veux-tu, en voilà, Combats ultra dynamiques et haletants, Les affrontements de boss et le déluge de couleurs qui va avec, Grosse emphase sur le scénario et l'exploration, Scénario i
  • La narration qui d'un coup nous lâche la main aux 2/3 de l'aventure après avoir été très présente, Le visage de Selene est trop plastique

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