Returnal Story Trailer Reveals More Roguelike Goodness

I think all this narrative dressing is a way to get the Housemarque uninitiated into the game. Many casual players who pick this up thinking it'll be another story heavy, emotionally resonant experience will be in for a shock when they find out it's a "git gud" pew pew arcade SCHMUP!

Cue the £€$70 discussion

I've already made my points clear on pricing so won't beat that dead horse any longer.

However I am ever so slightly concerned over how shoddy the framerate looks at times in this footage like it has in all previous trailers, hoping this month of time they have left is enough to polish things up for all day one users so they can have a great experience!

@Quintumply I was just having a laugh cause there is always some discussion about price on articles about ps5 games

The story looks interesting and it's good to see how they are going about weaving in the rougelike theme. The only other rougelike I've tried is Dead Cells and I didn't get very far on that so hoping the fact that there's a bigger budget here with a story can make that sort of game more appealing.

I think I'm convinced at this point, will most likely get it on launch. Hopefully some deals for the disc version will pop up in the upcoming weeks.

Definitely not interested at that price point. It does strike me as very much like their top down twin stick shooters but obviously moved to a third person perspective - not that there is anything wrong with that of course, but not entirely sure if the concept will end up working well for me - notice I said 'me' as I am sure others may feel differently.

At the moment, its not on my Radar at all - unless it comes to PS+ and it doesn't matter if all the critics give it a 10/10, there is no way I am buying this at launch. Reviews and opinions of those who actually play it may convince me to purchase at a later date, but I doubt I will see/hear anything to convince me its worth buying on day 1.

What I'm curious about is if Selene will actually escape the planet in the end. Since this is a rogue-lite, I'm nervous Housemarque isn't going to write an actual conclusion to this story in favor of some narrative justification to keep her permanently on the planet even after all the fighting the player does. Unless they find a cool way to circumvent the trappings of the genre, then I know this game's story is just going to annoy me.

@DonJorginho It's definitely more noticeable than I was expecting at this stage of development and marketing. For something this reliant on twitch reflexes and timing, that framerate needs to be rock solid.

Great trailer. Finally feeling a bit of hype for this now.

I plan on buying it due to it being Sony’s next big thing and Sony games tend to be of high quality. I hope it turns out to be a great experience.

I haven’t and don’t plan to preorder, Im waiting to see it’s customer reviews considering many journalists lie. Looking at you Cyberpunk.

Yes, customers lie as well, but I like looking at the reviews that are around a 7 as they tend to be pretty honest. That doesn’t mean the 7 was deserved, the game made need a high or lower number but that’s a good starting point to avoid those who blindly love or hate a game.

Thsi looks better and better every trailer I watch, I'd say this is looking better than Ratchet and clank and kena so far

I'm more hyped for this game everytime there's new trailer, this looks good. I like this kind of horror mystery story

I hope there's state of play for the gameplay like ghost of tsushima.

The story seems interesting and the gameplay looks like a lot of fun. But unfortunately, I am not a fan of Roguelike games, so I am on the fence about getting it.

Looks a little bit of Andrei Tarkovsky at the end with the Solaris style childhood home showing up in an unexpected place. Housemarque seem to be weaving together an interesting story and atmosphere, but every time I see gameplay clips I'm reminded of how bad I am at this style of game.

Not sold on this one so far.
I hope to be proven wrong though when the reviews and feedback from gamers drop at release!

Personally, I am going to rent it from Gamefly. Not 100% sure that I will like it, and it's a bit pricey for my budget right now.

Don't be surprised with entries on the pricing - people can count and see e.g. how many months of Game Pass 70 USD/EUR can buy. Not to mention citizens of countries with weaker currencies.

I don't buy many games day one bit this is one I will!

Why not a drop on PsNow day one.... Oh wait. This game goes into my PlayStation 5 backlog for when i can get the system. Wait 3 weeks and it will be down to $40 like godfall.

I don't know what it is, but the main shooting gameplay just looks out of place with the rest of the game. There's something distinctly cartoonish about it, but the game is otherwise taking itself super seriously.

@TrueAssassin86x You can stop with the trolling and baiting in comments sections across both Push Square and Pure Xbox now. When you were allowed back into this community, you said you would be a positive force. You absolutely have not been. You also said you would ignore users who go against you. I can tell you haven't done that either. This is your last warning.

The fact this has a potentially interesting story and most likely an excellent gameplay mechanic involved it gives me hope it’ll be a great game. Obviously never buying this at £70 but unless this reviews well I’ll probably wait until PS plus.

Only question I have is how long is this game going to be given that it is a roguelike. Really interested but will have to wait until after reviews and a price drop probably.

@Quintumply my guess is that we're playing someone with some degenerative mental dissease, alzheimer, demetia... kind of the same vibe from Unravel with the old hands playing the piano. There seems to be something disturbing and personal about the house from a narrative perspective.
Having lost both grandparents from mom's side to each of alzheimer and dementia, the whole thing just called to me, if what was going on in their minds were a videogame I don't think it'll be much different than that.
Housemarque gameplay always is top notch and this trailer basically sealed the deal when it came to the story for me. Either way I'm a sucker for loops

Pumped for this. Price is good for a AAA Housemarque game

I am looking forward to visiting the 'PT' House I hope it does well to

This looks awesome, I fully expect housemarque to deliver!

Allright Im in after that trailer, something to look forward too soon

It’s HOUSEMARQUE.....enough said. Take my money on launch day and I’ll get some new thumb stick grips for my TWIN STICKS cuz it’s gonna be a hell of a 3rd person, story driven TWIN STICK SHOOTER!!! How can we not be excited about these guys headed in a new direction with a new ip these days??? HOUSEMARQUE makes some of the best TWIN STICK SHOOTERS OF ALL TIMES guys and they’re making a 3rd person one for the first time. I’m excited for them and will SUPPORT them. Resogun, Nex Ma and Matterfall all in one 3rd person shooter 🤷🏻‍♂️😎💪🏼

So intrigued! This should've been the announcement trailer for this game.