Returnal is an essential PS5 experience, but the difficulty of this roguelike bullet-hell shooter may be daunting to some. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with neon projectiles flying at you while tentacled monsters leap from the shadows intent on your demise. Selene’s endless deaths and rebirths are all about learning from the cycles that came before; a journey of player discovery that enables you to level up your own skills and knowledge in order to overcome what seems unconquerable.
Still, Returnal has a lot of complex layers that can be overwhelming at first, especially if you don’t dive deep into its various currencies, persistent upgrade paths, and other elements that can entirely change how you play the game.
We’re keeping things entirely spoiler-free from a narrative perspective, but we want to help you get a handle on how to best approach each cycle to ultimately reach the credits of Returnal and beyond. Here are 10 things you should know before playing Returnal.
Returnal Guide- 10 Tips For a Successful Cycle
Embrace Death
Death is part of the experience. You’ll die. You’ll lose progress and items. You’ll start all over again at your crashed ship with barely more than you had to start out with. But you’ll learn. You’ll gain valuable knowledge. Maybe you rushed into that mysterious golden door on the map without realizing there would be a gauntlet of enemies on the other side. Perhaps you faced off against the area&...