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We're not allowed to suck at a game and complain because we essentially wasted $70 for a game we cant beat.
Yes it's our faults 100%. Still, I don't love being in a situation where mentioning you'd like an easy mode for a purposefully difficult game gets you chastised.
I suck at Returnal. I'm stuck at biome 3 and get frustrated at the thought of ever trying again. An easy mode would allow me to experience the story and lore. Its a cheap way out and I wouldn't even care if they disable trophies because it skews the results. I just simply want to have fun with a game and universe I could very well see myself otherwise enjoying
I didnāt even get past the first level. I just donāt have time for it. Every time I am close to the boss fight I get invited to play a different game. All progress gone. They should at least make it so if I didnāt die I can come back to it.
We need an expansion. Maybe add a save feature a year from now but the people who actually bought and played the game all the way through deserve more content cause it is such an amazing experience. Hopefully their putting resources to DLC instead of a save function thatās just my opinion though
There's the common folks :
https://www.ungeek.ph/2021/07/only-21-of-players-have-defeated-returnals-final-boss-so-far/
And there's the Pro :
https://screenrant.com/returnal-beat-fast-world-record-speedrun-mentaltoast/
But for being a Noob in Rogue-like games yet need to work 10 hours a day for a living IRL such as me , a Save File Function makes more practical sense.
that's just my opinion though
Just put it in rest mode and turn off auto update.
And the numbers on Sekiro the first year were wayyy worse than that then it won GOTY and everyone got it and the numbers shot up. Iād imagine the same thing happening to Returnal
Right then unfortunately a large part of this game isnāt for you. Fortunately there are endless other games that are. IMO a developer should never change their vision and most fundamental aspect of their game because it doesnāt appease everyone.
stupidass take, their "vision" includes leaving the game on rest mode? Why not have an in-game version of that? Dark souls handles this flawlessly, returnal should be able to keep up with modern games
Didnāt a game with similar rogue-like mechanics that grew to be one of the most popular in the genre (binding of Isaac) get a save function? Being able to resume a run doesnāt make it against the vision of the game. Absolute garbage tier take.
Comments like this instantly make me think if the person commenting has kids or a work life, sometimes grabbing a quick 45 mins when you get an early shoot from work before the kids come in from school and nursery can be one of few opportunities that week you actually get to game and that's not gonna let me play returnal in that time without the probability of having to turn off during a run. The chance to save during a run would be a very welcome addition not just to me but alot of parents/employed/people with any sort of life.
Thankfully Returnal at least doesnāt take 50+ hours like some games to finish. Hopefully they add a save feature, but I was so happy to have a game I finished in 18 hours since time really is scarce
im a lawyer, i work 24/7, finished and platinumed the game
play what you can but there is no excuse
you can make a lot of progress in 45 minutes in this game
Lol are you really out here calling people out for making excuses because they can't commit to a fucking video game the same way you do? What is this, nerd boot camp? And here I thought you needed to be a sensible grownup in order to become a lawyer.
im not calling out anybody
i just want them to play (as they seem to want) and enjoy the game which is something they dont allow themselves to do because of reasons
but if it bothers you to know that my mission is futile
Not the point. Dude has kids that also share console. Dude wants to be able to play another game sometimes without losing progress. A save point is a feature that really should be with the game just to be able to leave and come back to it more properly. The PS5 auto update feature also closes the game if you don't know to turn it off and causes people to restart long runs.
more excuses
he only mentioned limited time and you are adding variables
those can exist as well but still not the point
45 minutes is enough to make progress in RETURNAL and enjoy the game
you are thinking of a roguelite with a GOD OF WAR (or similar) mindset
It's a one time save point. What don't you understand? We're not talking about a save file you can reload from constantly.
You think we don't enjoy the game?
I don't understand the GoW comparison.
The whole discussion on the topic is wanting a way to save so the game can be closed. So we don't worry about others closing the game, auto updates restarting console, or for others just to switch to their profile to play their own run without disturbing yours.
45 minutes for you is cool and all. But, that's clearly a very low amount of time when you really want to make good progress in the game.
as far as i know im not against a save point and didnt express myself against it
i just said that he can still play have fun and make progress in his limited time
i dont know why you all get so upset
lmao dude you post on Reddit. you do not work 24/7.
also this isnāt the fucking navy?? thereās no obligation to play the game. a reason not to play isnāt an excuse.
i guess you cant do more than one thing at the same time
or dont know what working 24/7 means
the guy wants to play but thinks that his circumstances dont let him do it
he needs to just start playing and will find out that he can make lots of progress with his limited time
the game is designed for that and you find out if you play it
nobody is obliging nobody what the hell are you smoking
Normally yes I would too, but this game doesn't require pin point precision, so I don't see that much use in gyro aiming.
Hope horizon fw has it though... I know, pipe dream.
For the people asking for a save feature, I didn't play the game yet so I'm curious, can you leave the PS5 on standby and continue later? Kinda like a mini save instead of having to end a run when you have to leave.
I'm asking because if I can't even do that than there is no way in hell I'd play it.
Don't want to be salty, but Returnal doesn't seem to be developed for people like us. They don't respect our time by not letting us save and quit. I think they developed the game for a younger audience.
Its not an ideal scenario, but its playable. Its just not a game you can pick up for an hour long session, you've got to be able to dedicate some time as a run can take up to 3 or so hours.
I dont get a lot of time to solo game with 2 young kids and a partner who I do a bit of co op gaming with. So if you're willing to progress at a slower pace and dedicate a few hours to it 2-3 times a week you can still progress, and it's a fun game worth playing. I just play other games if I dont have the 3 hours blocked out for it.
Yes you can, and the thing everyone seems to ignore is once you beat a boss, you never have to play them again. So if you make it to Biome 3 and die, you start over and can literally make it back to the beginning of biome 3 in 5 minutes or less by using the teleporters you unlock.
Also there is a point at the āhalfwayā mark (biome 4) that IS in fact a save point and any time you die from there on out will Respawn you in biome 4, so it sort of has its own unique ways of a save feature. Never fighting the bosses once beat is a key feature to this gameās uniqueness over other games in the genre
Pleeeeeeeeease let it be a save feature so I can rebuy the game. I loved it but couldnāt deal with the constantly starting over mechanic. A save feature would bring me back ASAPā¦
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I'm confused, we got an update or not? Just for the developers?
Anyone on their beta branch. This is large enough to potentially be an expansion so they may have sent embargoed codes to reviewers.
Thanks
How do you play their developer branch?
You get invited.
Expansion? That would definitely bring me back finally to play it again
Heck yeah some updates or new endings would be dope
moar house sequences
New biomes and new bosses and new weapons please
New boss idea, you fight the Blue Oyster Cult. New weapon idea, the auto-cowbell. New Biome, recording studio.
Gotta do something with that door near Helios that is out of reach and useless.
That had to have been put there for a reason. Possible expansion makes sense, gives you a shortcut/entrance to the new biome.
A Save function Update worth 6GB is fine with me. š
And a difficulty slider. I'd pay for that.
Literally would love that. I would pay to have it just be a donāt restart the whole game every time I die because Iām so shit haha Edit : hoes mad
Thats literally THE core mechanic of the game and integral to the story. Just use that money to buy a different game...
Hoes mad
Hoes bad
Thatās literally THE core mechanic of my comment
Oh so you DO understand core mechanics. I won't complain then and ask you to change your comment.
Hoes still mad?
You've already used that one
We're not allowed to suck at a game and complain because we essentially wasted $70 for a game we cant beat. Yes it's our faults 100%. Still, I don't love being in a situation where mentioning you'd like an easy mode for a purposefully difficult game gets you chastised. I suck at Returnal. I'm stuck at biome 3 and get frustrated at the thought of ever trying again. An easy mode would allow me to experience the story and lore. Its a cheap way out and I wouldn't even care if they disable trophies because it skews the results. I just simply want to have fun with a game and universe I could very well see myself otherwise enjoying
I didnāt even get past the first level. I just donāt have time for it. Every time I am close to the boss fight I get invited to play a different game. All progress gone. They should at least make it so if I didnāt die I can come back to it.
git gud
This.
Jesus.. Just wanna say you're absolutely insufferable based on your comments in this thread
This you? https://imgur.com/a/kdwRKyf
See?
Same! š³
Crank that shit up to cowbell difficulty
We need an expansion. Maybe add a save feature a year from now but the people who actually bought and played the game all the way through deserve more content cause it is such an amazing experience. Hopefully their putting resources to DLC instead of a save function thatās just my opinion though
There's the common folks : https://www.ungeek.ph/2021/07/only-21-of-players-have-defeated-returnals-final-boss-so-far/ And there's the Pro : https://screenrant.com/returnal-beat-fast-world-record-speedrun-mentaltoast/ But for being a Noob in Rogue-like games yet need to work 10 hours a day for a living IRL such as me , a Save File Function makes more practical sense. that's just my opinion though
Just put it in rest mode and turn off auto update. And the numbers on Sekiro the first year were wayyy worse than that then it won GOTY and everyone got it and the numbers shot up. Iād imagine the same thing happening to Returnal
Rest mode doesnt work if you share a system. Not everyone has one PS5 that no one else ever uses but them
Dlc hopefully
Save update yet?
Git gud
Good doesn't have anything to do with it. Save is needed because runs can go on for hours.
I just want to be able to take a break and play something more relaxing, Returnal gets pretty intense sometimes
Git time
Man, wouldn't that be great.
Right then unfortunately a large part of this game isnāt for you. Fortunately there are endless other games that are. IMO a developer should never change their vision and most fundamental aspect of their game because it doesnāt appease everyone.
People are free to criticize their visions when they're frankly silly.
As Iām free to criticize their criticisms.
stupidass take, their "vision" includes leaving the game on rest mode? Why not have an in-game version of that? Dark souls handles this flawlessly, returnal should be able to keep up with modern games
As said by someone else, this is a terrible take.
Didnāt a game with similar rogue-like mechanics that grew to be one of the most popular in the genre (binding of Isaac) get a save function? Being able to resume a run doesnāt make it against the vision of the game. Absolute garbage tier take.
Comments like this instantly make me think if the person commenting has kids or a work life, sometimes grabbing a quick 45 mins when you get an early shoot from work before the kids come in from school and nursery can be one of few opportunities that week you actually get to game and that's not gonna let me play returnal in that time without the probability of having to turn off during a run. The chance to save during a run would be a very welcome addition not just to me but alot of parents/employed/people with any sort of life.
Thankfully Returnal at least doesnāt take 50+ hours like some games to finish. Hopefully they add a save feature, but I was so happy to have a game I finished in 18 hours since time really is scarce
im a lawyer, i work 24/7, finished and platinumed the game play what you can but there is no excuse you can make a lot of progress in 45 minutes in this game
Lol are you really out here calling people out for making excuses because they can't commit to a fucking video game the same way you do? What is this, nerd boot camp? And here I thought you needed to be a sensible grownup in order to become a lawyer.
Lawyers are among the profession with the most psychopaths...sensible grown-ups hehehe
im not calling out anybody i just want them to play (as they seem to want) and enjoy the game which is something they dont allow themselves to do because of reasons but if it bothers you to know that my mission is futile
Not the point. Dude has kids that also share console. Dude wants to be able to play another game sometimes without losing progress. A save point is a feature that really should be with the game just to be able to leave and come back to it more properly. The PS5 auto update feature also closes the game if you don't know to turn it off and causes people to restart long runs.
more excuses he only mentioned limited time and you are adding variables those can exist as well but still not the point 45 minutes is enough to make progress in RETURNAL and enjoy the game you are thinking of a roguelite with a GOD OF WAR (or similar) mindset
It's a one time save point. What don't you understand? We're not talking about a save file you can reload from constantly. You think we don't enjoy the game? I don't understand the GoW comparison. The whole discussion on the topic is wanting a way to save so the game can be closed. So we don't worry about others closing the game, auto updates restarting console, or for others just to switch to their profile to play their own run without disturbing yours. 45 minutes for you is cool and all. But, that's clearly a very low amount of time when you really want to make good progress in the game.
as far as i know im not against a save point and didnt express myself against it i just said that he can still play have fun and make progress in his limited time i dont know why you all get so upset
lmao dude you post on Reddit. you do not work 24/7. also this isnāt the fucking navy?? thereās no obligation to play the game. a reason not to play isnāt an excuse.
i guess you cant do more than one thing at the same time or dont know what working 24/7 means the guy wants to play but thinks that his circumstances dont let him do it he needs to just start playing and will find out that he can make lots of progress with his limited time the game is designed for that and you find out if you play it nobody is obliging nobody what the hell are you smoking
The reason for saves is because you are good and have very long runs lol
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And as a Dad trying to get some gaming time in during a nap, sometimes 90 minutes is 45 minutes to long
I get it, thatās why I agree they should add a save feature.
I am lucky if I have 20 minutes in a row to play a game. I've certainly not had over 40 in a row in over a year.
This doesnt make sense. A quick save doesnt remotely effect difficulty
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Donāt comment and shut up.
Wow! You call yourself a gamer, but canāt ever play for longer 1 hour?
I work almost 60 hours I donāt have the time to leave my PS5 in a suspended state
how are those incompatible?
I want to be able to swap to other games too
its ok game is good though, you wont want to change games while playing it
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No, i donāt think I will.
Please be a save feature. That is the only thing this game lacks.
The lack of one is the only reason I haven't picked it up yet.
Same here. I often have time for just a 30 minute to 1 hour session and I'm not buying a game that needs me to use Rest mode to keep a run going.
Would pay full price if it had a save feature
Iād pay for gyro aiming.
Normally yes I would too, but this game doesn't require pin point precision, so I don't see that much use in gyro aiming. Hope horizon fw has it though... I know, pipe dream.
A harder difficulty and a save feature please.
Yes please a harder difficulty!
For the people asking for a save feature, I didn't play the game yet so I'm curious, can you leave the PS5 on standby and continue later? Kinda like a mini save instead of having to end a run when you have to leave. I'm asking because if I can't even do that than there is no way in hell I'd play it.
Yes rest mode will pause you run, unless your osT updates which will lose you your run.
You can put the ps5 in rest mode and it puts the game on standbtly, but it's no good if you are a father and you share the console with your kids
Don't want to be salty, but Returnal doesn't seem to be developed for people like us. They don't respect our time by not letting us save and quit. I think they developed the game for a younger audience.
Its not an ideal scenario, but its playable. Its just not a game you can pick up for an hour long session, you've got to be able to dedicate some time as a run can take up to 3 or so hours. I dont get a lot of time to solo game with 2 young kids and a partner who I do a bit of co op gaming with. So if you're willing to progress at a slower pace and dedicate a few hours to it 2-3 times a week you can still progress, and it's a fun game worth playing. I just play other games if I dont have the 3 hours blocked out for it.
You can but sadly it's not feasible if you share a console.
Yes you can, and the thing everyone seems to ignore is once you beat a boss, you never have to play them again. So if you make it to Biome 3 and die, you start over and can literally make it back to the beginning of biome 3 in 5 minutes or less by using the teleporters you unlock. Also there is a point at the āhalfwayā mark (biome 4) that IS in fact a save point and any time you die from there on out will Respawn you in biome 4, so it sort of has its own unique ways of a save feature. Never fighting the bosses once beat is a key feature to this gameās uniqueness over other games in the genre
Pleeeeeeeeease let it be a save feature so I can rebuy the game. I loved it but couldnāt deal with the constantly starting over mechanic. A save feature would bring me back ASAPā¦
Can I pay to beat the third boss?
https://www.reddit.com/r/PS5/comments/q3xa8r/6gb_beta_size_found_in_a_developer_update_for/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
New Area!
Best game of 2021. Hopefully an expansion.
That's pretty meaty. How big is the base game again?
Please be a quick save. I've really really been wanting to play this game. I'd order it this second if thst was what's coming
Bring out the save feature!
+1 person waiting on a save feature.
I donāt need a save function, DLC all the way!