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[McCarth]

Love to see this reaction. Can't wait to play it this weekend, hope as many people who can buy this. What Sony has done here is critical for the industry to move forward, both in championing and taking risks on underserved types of gaming and most importantly, letting a studio stay independent in the process.

 

[ethomaz]

Coincidence in this world is like winning in the loterry.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

You guys enjoy. I can't fork off $70 for it. I'd rather spend that on R&C.

 

[3liteDragon]

 

[j0hnnix]

Oh boy Jeff Grubb about to get cancelled. He was safer in saying protagonist is fugly and just following other review scores.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

It's a legit great game with tons of references to older and newer games and what's interesting about it is the synergies that can make you overpowered or ruin an awesome run (fuck soy milk).
Let me give you an example you can have a run where you shootlittle nails but with barely any damages then come across an item that makes you shoot laser which can be a bad thing since you lose the knockback effect that pushes the ennemy away from you when you shoot it.
But since your previous tears were nails that increase knockback now your laser has knockback and enemies can barely approach you and that happens constantly in the game for better or worse.
It was offered on the ps+ maybe you have it in your library.
Try it and maybe you'll get the the visuals to like the game.

Can't force myself through that torture, but really happy that you love it! It's something I might try on my cellphone while waiting for something in a public place.

 

[Zghia]

Coincidence in this world is like winning in the loterry.

No wonder why he has a huge xboner for uncle phil

 

[OrionNebula]

oh look Jeff Grubb (6/10) ....

I could not comprehend the game's mechanics and failed but once I did I passed a level. ...

Jeff Grubb : Sony only doing sequels to high metacritics rated games? I have found an unbreakable way to ensure there’s never any sequels!

Review: Oh noez! The game’s too tough! 6/10

 

[Maxwell Jacob Friedman]

Imagine sending Jeff Grubb a review code for your game

Grubb grabs his ankles for Phil, Im not surprised by this man

 

[mckmas8808]

Look at his hot takes on Twitter about The Last Jedi… you are in for a nice crazy ride.

Oh boy! What does he say?

 

[Dusktildawn48]

Holy shit, move on from Grubbs people.

 

[Bryank75]

Jeff Grubb going for a pulitzer with that review.... the insight, the delicate wording and nuance.... the brave stance.... bless his greasy hide!

 

[chinoXL]

Is it though? $109-$125 AUD here in Australia for returnal

Last generation new release games were commonly $69-$79 AUD at launch.

I am happy to miss all the B grade games at launch at those prices, pick them up later in the bargain bin.

for other countries i can feel your pain..i'm speaking from the USA perspective..should have started with that

 

[Warnen]

I mean it begs the question, why are you in this thread when you A) don’t have a PS5 and B) don’t like the genre of game?

Because someone quoted my post from another thread asking for it to be on psn+

don’t worry not posting in the official thread. Since like you said I don’t have much of an interest in the game.

 

[Low Moral Fibre]

Amazing scores. I still think I'll wait a bit as not a fan of rogue-likes but nice to see something that isn't another sequel.

 

[chinoXL]

Personally I’m not intentionally knocking the game itself. How long before they are £80 or £90? Gaming isn’t cheap as it is. We got the Days Gone guy yelling if they want a sequel more people should’ve bought the game yet Sony lauded the original games sales the year it came out. We also have publishers still trying to justify loot boxes and shit like that.

agreed it is a fine line they have to walk. i get it, cost of production, tech and marketing goes up so they need to recoup some of that but i HATE the push of loot boxes..that part i can't stand

 

[skit_data]

One of swedens biggest gaming sites (fz.se) gave the game 3/5 so i guess Grubb isn’t entirely alone.

Still find it curious that most sites gave it at least 9/10, and some 6/10. Thats quite a gap. IGN comes across as somewhat in between with their 8/10 score.

 

[Bergoglio]

Returnal of Jeff Grubb |OT|

 

[ethomaz]

ethomaz is your Profile on here a picture of you?

I always thought it was a picture of Jim Carrey

That is the real me... very old pic (maybe 2009 I guess) where I was the first man in the wedding of my buddy.
I'm a bit different now (older) and with beard.

That one is very recent from late March ohhh my beard is getting white but weirdly the hair not.

Spoiler

PS. Yeap in 2009 I used to play over 5 hours per day... today well maybe 1 hours max (big releases I play 3-4 hours straight).

 

[Imru’ al-Qays]

Sounds like I'm going to wait for the inevitable balance patch. No way to quit the game in the middle of a run without restarting from the beginning is a dealbreaker for me.

 

[Arun1910]

I'm fortunate enough to be able to slap both those buttons with my butt cheeks.

 

[DarkParadise]

Not gonna lie, i really hope GamesBeat is gonna give Jeff Grubb at least some shit for that review. Like, it's not even well written - i'm not even a journalist and english isn't my native language either, but i'm sure i could publish a better written review than him.

People like to worship Jeff Grub In the Gaming Leaks and Rumours subreddit - it's a Xbox sub in disguise anyway - but i hope some folks wake up and realize that this dude is a Xbox shill, and everything he talks about is pro Xbox and contra PlayStation. Only occasionally he will say something good about Playstation, just so he has something to prove next time when he defends himself for not being a fanboy.

 

[MaKTaiL]

Just pre-ordered it! Can't wait!

 

[Bo_Hazem]

I'm fortunate enough to be able to slap both those buttons with my butt cheeks.

Same here, mate. I would take that "can't pay $70" from someone who's struggling financially. The guy is nowhere need struggling for have a 3090-packed PC

 

[Cyber_hunter026]

Jeff Grubb is the new Arthur gies folks.

 

[M1chl]

Looks certainly very promising, but looking at reviews, it's not for me (like game type, I mean). Have fun those who are buying it! : )

 

[Entroyp]

I would drink a few tequila shots in celebration but it’s too early in the morning. However, I might do my first runs tonight a bit intoxicated to see what happens.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

I predicted 80 MC, closer to 90 is a welcome surprise for all us saps on here.

 

[nowhat]

One of swedens biggest gaming sites (fz.se) gave the game 3/5

That's just the eternal little brother syndrome of the Swedes, as Housemarque is from Finland.

Spoiler

j/k, howdy from .fi!

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

In order to beat life you will need to improve your skills

But that is a tedious and laborious process, so I am going to kill myself

 

[nowhat]

I'm fortunate enough to be able to slap both those buttons with my butt cheeks.

So what you're saying is... you have a large ass?

 

[Haggard]

After watching some reviews I guess I´m out.
I don`t think I have the patience level required to not throw my controller into the TV when I get thrown back to square zero after dying the 10th time on a boss even after a 90+ minute prep run beforehand.....

You masochists enjoy the hell out of it

 

[DeepEnigma]

Jeff Grubb, EL OH EL

 

[Thirty7ven]

 

[megreotsugua]

VENTUREBEAT - Jeff Grubb (6/10)

Returnal review — like beating your head against a fun wall

Returnal is a good game that is held back by pacing issues due to a lack of smaller goals that break up its roguelite structure.

venturebeat.com

He's so transparent. I wonder how his minions are not ashamed of him.

 

[shenmue mugen]

How's everyone doing on this beautiful day?!

Congratulations to HouseMarque and Sony for a wonderful release! They have already started working on their next PS5 exclusive game. Good days for PS5 gamers!

Housemarque is developing another exclusive already??? When did they state this?

 

[jm89]

On a scale of telltale games to souls games, what is the gitgud rating?

 

[ethomaz]

On a scale of telltale games to souls games, what is the gitgud rating?

Well it is very souls like.

If you think a bit about then you realize Souls games are similar to Rogue-like games.

 

[Tg89]

Watched a few reviews and checked some streams, seems like these guys knocked it out of the park.

While I get the $70 lol crowd, I'm on the other side. Roguelikes have been one of my favourite genres for a while and I'm ecstatic some developer took the chance on making one with a large scale/budget/production values. Hope this opens the door for other devs to do the same.

 

[skit_data]

This a joke?

 

[ethomaz]

This a joke?

The is where Grubb uses his alias.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Toward the complaints about Housemark made Selen less attractive or less of a Woman:
Here is Anne Beyer , the german Actress who plays her.

So we see that even the real Person has quite some androgynous features.

She really has that academic look to her and I think that's realy fitting here. As the astronauts we saw in real life so far all fell in that direction rather that let's say looking like Pamela Anderson..

She looks like any academic and strong woman trope in SciFi. Nothing wrong with that.

But I can see why those who get frustrated can't make her into a body pillow.

 

[NahaNago]

Congrats to Housemarquee. I was expecting this game to be in the mid to high 70s and they are pretty much 10 points on both critic averages. Still iffy on whether I will ever buy this game since I'm not into roguelike games.

 

[user1337]

On a scale of telltale games to souls games, what is the gitgud rating?

 

[CitizenZ]

Looks cool, but not $70 cool when Remnant(awesome game) released at $40 and its the same exact premise.

 

[Mr. PlayStation]

This a joke?

pathetic excuse of a review

 

[wipeout364]

Housemarque is developing another exclusive already??? When did they state this?

Housemarque might as well be exclusive to Sony I think almost every game they have released has been Sony exclusive . It’s surprising Sony hasn’t just bought them at this point.
I am a little disappointed to hear Returnal is a rogue like, I never really picked up on that before this thread, but I will still pick it up when there are PS5’s around and it’s discounted(rarely buy rogue like games at release).

 

[Maxwell Jacob Friedman]

This a joke?

holy shit

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

This a joke?

It's just what happens when Phil whispers gamepass in your ear

 

[Cyber_hunter026]

This a joke?