After about 20 hours i stand by the fact that Returnal is slight too hard (for me)

[Nerdmigo]

Friendly Reminder: this is *my opinion* not a fact.
This is really not a rant.. i swear..

I find Returnal a cool game, i like the "run based" setup of the game where you have to plan your run and try to make the most of what you find. Sometimes the truth is you find nothing , but get killed instead. And while i understand that thats part of the game, i think the devs made it slighty too hard for the average guy (like me) to have fun with the game.

Some examples:
In act 2 i get mostly killed by: A) teh boss, or b) the turrets. Why are the turrets so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ annyoing? Make the boss harder instead. Add a second mid-level boss instead. Make the enemies harder instead. Why the turrets? They just go on my nerves. To gameplay to it.

There are some "lets ♥♥♥♥ up their run" mechanics, like a mini boss in a blue room and while i understand that "shaking up of the gameplay" the frustration stays. Finding an astronaut at a replicator does not really make up for the fact that you get into a blue room and get ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up by the crab. I dont judge space crabs they need to kill invaders like every other crab. But hey..

Sometimes you just dont get a weapons with the right alt fires for the boss. The run is basically ruined then for a pleb like me. Why not be able to change the alt-fire at the fabricator? like even once.. with 2 random new altfires?

And there is nothing "wrong" per se with those elements other then the fact that they make the game harder but at the same time more annoying. Harder doesnt equal more fun automatically.

...ok ok its a rant! But i had some points!

[Qwarrock]

Originalmente postado por Mr. Pharaoh:

I'm only offering suggestions as he\she seems a little frustrated which is fine. Whats the point of gaming if its not enjoyable, he should care less about being accused of using a "cheat" for single player, do what u need to have fun.

And as I explained, it's not about caring about other, but ruining a big part of the fun in this game by cheating.
If he want to do it, it's fine, but when you advertise it like that you should also consider the risk of ruining completly the gaming experience of those who will listen to you...

[Bärenpower]

you just need to learn the enemy patterns and get better over all. I plugged 50 hours into the game and need to say its easier then other rogue likes. you can do it!

[Nerdmigo]

Actually yesterday i had a good Returnal day and beat Ixion and the first tower boss in one session... but Ixion i really had to figure out and yeah ..Hollow Seeker ftw... Biome 3 seems a little insane though LUL

[Violation]

Originalmente postado por 🤘 Qwarrock 🤘:

Originalmente postado por Mr. Pharaoh:

I'm only offering suggestions as he\she seems a little frustrated which is fine. Whats the point of gaming if its not enjoyable, he should care less about being accused of using a "cheat" for single player, do what u need to have fun.

And as I explained, it's not about caring about other, but ruining a big part of the fun in this game by cheating.
If he want to do it, it's fine, but when you advertise it like that you should also consider the risk of ruining completly the gaming experience of those who will listen to you...

How many times a day do you open up Steam and show strangers your achievements?

I question this because it seems.... You care so much about them you would create some kinda crazy narrative in your head that someone using a cheat on a SP game will ruin the world you built on your achievements.

[Qwarrock]

Originalmente postado por Violation:

Originalmente postado por 🤘 Qwarrock 🤘:

And as I explained, it's not about caring about other, but ruining a big part of the fun in this game by cheating.
If he want to do it, it's fine, but when you advertise it like that you should also consider the risk of ruining completly the gaming experience of those who will listen to you...

How many times a day do you open up Steam and show strangers your achievements?

I question this because it seems.... You care so much about them you would create some kinda crazy narrative in your head that someone using a cheat on a SP game will ruin the world you built on your achievements.

Dear mr Troll, You are completly off topic. of course I'll not feed you. Byebye.

[Mr. Pharaoh]

Originalmente postado por 🤘 Qwarrock 🤘:

Originalmente postado por Mr. Pharaoh:

I'm only offering suggestions as he\she seems a little frustrated which is fine. Whats the point of gaming if its not enjoyable, he should care less about being accused of using a "cheat" for single player, do what u need to have fun.

And as I explained, it's not about caring about other, but ruining a big part of the fun in this game by cheating.
If he want to do it, it's fine, but when you advertise it like that you should also consider the risk of ruining completly the gaming experience of those who will listen to you...

I'm sure they're old enough to make a sound decision either way lol. I don't see save scumming as a cheat really because it doesn't give the player some unfair advantage, they still require skill to progress. If I save before a boss fight and keep dying, I'll be stuck until my skill level improves...Its more of a time saver then anything.

[Trichouette]

Originalmente postado por Mr. Pharaoh:

Originalmente postado por 🤘 Qwarrock 🤘:

And as I explained, it's not about caring about other, but ruining a big part of the fun in this game by cheating.
If he want to do it, it's fine, but when you advertise it like that you should also consider the risk of ruining completly the gaming experience of those who will listen to you...

I'm sure they're old enough to make a sound decision either way lol. I don't see save scumming as a cheat really because it doesn't give the player some unfair advantage, they still require skill to progress. If I save before a boss fight and keep dying, I'll be stuck until my skill level improves...Its more of a time saver then anything.

I'd say it's cheating because you aren't playing the game the way it's intended to be played.
However, I think we can all agree that it doesn't matter in a solo game.
You make your decision for yourself and voilà ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[tiguilherman]

I'm amazed at how anything that has any kind of learning curve nowadays is shelved as "hard". I get it that many people, especially really really busy people in real life prefer games they can breeze through with their brains on idle, and thats totally fine.
But why should that be the norm? Why cant a game ask for like, 5% of your brainpower, requiring you to pay just a bit of attention to its systems and come up with a minimal strategy (really, minimal) in order to beat them?
There are some really tough games out there, Games where even as an enthusiast you need to pay attention to so much more stuff at the same time than this, is exhausted by it and even then they are still hard as balls. This one, as well as the souls series, for comparison, really arent it.
They just want you to, you know, actually "be" there for awhile. Thats it. Pay attention to what youre doing in the game and youll be fine.

[TrojanKilla]

The first 2 biomes are by far the hardest biomes. This is because there are only 2 decent weapons (tachyomatic and hollowseeker) and you may not find one with good damage or perks. The best chance to beat the boss with limited weapons are the 1-2 large heal packs and the astronaut extra life.

In act 2 the turrets are a pain so try and save the turret blocking consumable, it helps a lot for unfair rooms with lots of adds. Also you can warp straight to the boss once you got to him the first time.

Biome 3 is hard as well but you usually get a good weapon by biome 3 making it easier. 4-6 are really easy in comparison to the first 3 biomes and it is not uncommon to beat them all in one run.

After biome 2 is done you get the rotgut lobber and the electropilon driver and they make the game so easy in comparison to the early weapons it is not even funny. You literally tag the enemy once with a shot and then run away while they die. Even bosses have their health steadily drain from the DOT effects.

Also as you keep playing you will unlock broken perks like life leech for the tachyomatic and portal gun or serrated rounds for hollowseekeer.

Its a roguelite and the progression is not obvious but once you unlock all the guns and most perks all levels become trivial because you are likely to get a broken gun combo making the game very easy.

Im sure if you stick with the game a bit longer these unlocks will open up and the game will no longer be hard.

[Nerdmigo]

I mean.. its part of a rogue-like as well to find weapon-perk combos with which you can completely wipe out some enemies/bosses. I loved that in dead cells.. after a while you find out to absolutely obliterate that first boss... fantastic. You take revenge to those pixel enemies, and they had it coming.