Returnal

After reading some reviews on here I felt obligated to leave one of my own. This game is so misunderstood. Most people that gave this game low ratings are bad at the game and are mad they have to start over after every death. Just because you're not good at a game doesn't mean it's bad. On the contrary, this game is incredible. Great combat that gets more rewarding the more you play and adapt. Weapons become better the more you play and you unlock more powerful consumable as well. The story is up for interpretation, but the difficulty is that way for a reason. The main character is locked in a personal hell that she can never leave.

Give this game a chance and I promise you won't regret it.

I bought this game for the PS5 because I wanted to try and diversify the type of games I played.

This game delivered in amazing ways such as the haptic feedback and sensations you feel on the dual sense 5 which is very reminiscent to what your character is doing in the game. There is also lots of unique and entertaining horror/sci-fi visuals and for that it deserves an 8.

The story is very mediocre and the fact that you have to respawn every time you die and it feels like you're not really advancing anywhere specific makes the game hard to enjoy for such a high price. However if the price does come down, it definitely is worth trying out.

A great game with a lot of variety with the weapons and abilities you can use. A fair amount of choices to be made when you decide what kind of build you want for different fight engagements.

There's something left to be said about the final boss when it is the easiest one to beat in the entire game, but the rest of them will give you a challenge on your first run-in with them.

A bit lacking with other activities to do in the game other than just moving down a lot of aliens. Could have added more optional challenges to overcome.

But overall a nice little challenging experience.

Look this game is great it looks nice and shows what the ps5 is capable of but if you are easily annoyed and not a fan of Groundhog Day style games when you die and have to start over again then this isn't for you! But if you like a challenge give this game a go, lots of action also has a mysterious/creepy vibe 10/10.

Having played this game for my 1st jump to the PS5 left me very encouraged about the new hardware. Owning a Pro and playing it again 2+ years later now that it's been patched for the PS5 Pro and I'm definitely here for the whole experience. Yes, it's Souls like, but it's also completely unique from that genre. Beautiful - check, difficult but rewarding - check, intriguing story - check but you have to give it time & accept that you're going to be starting fresh a lot until you really get the hang of it. Anyone looking for a fun game to throw lots of hours into, I highly recommend!!! I'll admit that the current generation needs more quality games, but the great ones they have developed are absolute works of art, i.e. Returnal, Horizon (both games), Spiderman 2, etc.