We've not seen too much from Returnal for a little bit. Housemarque's upcoming PlayStation 5 shooter is slated for release on 30th April, but it's been a while since we've seen it in action. Having seemingly awoken from its slumber, Sony has just put out a brand new trailer for the game, showcasing the mysterious setting.
Returnal takes place on the planet Atropos, where Selene crash lands and is caught in a loop. Each time she dies, she relives the crash, and the world's layout changes. In the new video, we get a good look at two main areas — Overgrown Ruins and Crimson Wastes — and they each look to offer very different landscapes. We also get a glimpse at a snowy, mountainous region, which presumably comes later in the game. And what's up with that house appearing on the alien planet?
We really like the look of this, but what do you think? Are you liking what you're seeing in this new peek at Returnal? Crash land in the comments section below.
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Still not sure about this game.
Nice arse jiggling though.
Love the developer but sorry I cant bring myself paying 80 euros for a videogame .
Oh look, it’s alternate biomes, a mechanic which has been seen in roguelikes since time immemorial. I like Housemarque but this game is utilising a huge budget to essentially create a classic roguelike but market it as something new and exciting. And then charge £70.
Was expecting to see something like this at the State of Play tomorrow so this is a nice surprise.
I'm intrigued, but I'll wait for a price drop.
Looks intriguing, but I'm still not mentally ready to pay £70 for games. Need to see much more of this to justify such a high price tag.
Going by most of the comments so far Sony really need to rethink their game pricing strategy.
It looks good but personally even those environments look a little dull and samey, I'd like to see a little more variety and maybe a few more visual setpieces.
Going to be waiting for reviews. I stopped trying shovelling every new game into existing categories a long time ago, so I don't presume what it will end up to be. If it is innovative, exquisitely done — I'm going to buy it right away. The price is high, but I'll compensate by skipping so-so games.
@ArcadeHeroes exactly the same feeling 80 euros is a big Nono !
This is giving me Remnant from the Ashes vibes, but with what seems to be faster gunplay.
I'm all for it. Just not at that price.
Tbh this new trailer isn't making me want to buy it. I'm sure this one is going to be all about the gameplay! I'm not sure this is going to sell for £70 though, which is worrying for the developer tbh. Sony pricing this which could just screw then over.
This looks rad. Hopefully a strong narrative can bring it all together. Now if only I had a PS5 to play it on...
Looks better every time I see it, hoping for good things from this one.
I'm looking forward to this game, but at a reasonable price. I would have happily paid £55, day one, like i did with the last of us 2 and ghost of Tsushima, but now i'll wait until it's £30-£40.
I'm expecting this to do poorly, like so many of Housemarque's projects seem to, because of the rather insane pricing.
Two worlds overlapping each other seem to be the it thing at the moment as Microsoft just released a similar world shifting game the other week.
This just looks good so i will pick it up at some point.
"Gameplay trailer" shows no gameplay. Just walking/running around some environments. 👍
Thought they would of saved this for SOP, obviously won’t be shown there
Yet people still paid $60 USD for broken-ass Cyberpunk1997. I for one am looking forward to the nice fireworks to show of PS5.
Seems like death stranding to me which was crap.
Yes, like everyone else, it looks interesting and I would give it a go, but not for $109 AUD. No thank you sir.
I'm buying this just as soon as I can get my hands on one other little thing I'll need to play it.
the setting has a Deadspace vibe day one stil for me.
Have a feeling the game will do well critically. Commercially, however, is entirely another question. As one can see from reading the comments here in this article, the price tag is just too steep now.
Hi there fellow gamers.
Super looking forward for this title.
It looks mysterious, weird and cool at the same time.
I´m in, day one.
Cheers, stay safe and happy gaming to us all
And... queue the price point complainers lol... WHAAAaa.... you buy CyberJunk 2077 but won't fork over money for this ... pft.
Looks great can't wait.
I suspect the delay in the release date will result in a better looking HUD, but I may be wrong here.
pre order now
I paid $0 for Resogun and got probably $200 of fun out of it. Looks way more fun than whatever clone Unisoft comes up with next.
I’m surprised at the hate being thrown about for this game. Of course none of us know anything about how good it is but $10 sure has made a big shift in expectations. Honestly, I don’t see the reason for the backlash. First of all, let’s wait and see the quality of the product. Second of all, I think it’s a much more egregious tactic to charge $70 for NBA2K21, essentially an annual update which should be sold for $20 as DLC. Or for Godfall, which is a mediocre 5/10 on the reviews here, yet asking the same $70. Ratchet & Clank also going for $70, which we’ve seen very little gameplay too. It all just seems hypocritical.
For some reason Returnal has a target on its back for the pricing and it’s not even out yet and been reviewed. I’m not saying it’s for sure going to be worth it but I think it looks great! Maybe it will be a rip-off but let’s see. People are paying $300-400 over MSRP for their PS5’s on EBay but are then complaining about an extra $10 for a game? “Penny-wise, pound-foolish” is it not?
PS5's are extremely limited right now. I imagine many people who'd pay the $70 for this don't have a PS5 yet. To maximize it's potential profits I can't believe they didn't select a price point that would be nearly impossible for all current PS5 owners to pass up. Something like $40 or even $50.
This trailer make me more interested in the game, this world seems really interesting to explore 😃
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