No guides. After many runs i knew all of the rooms on the desert biome haha
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Returnal |OT| Alien Resorrection
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Repeat and repeat. If you already know the layer of many rooms you need to just run and avoid enemies, the rooms you didnt go are rare in form. You probably have all of the glyphs in the open desert area on the beginning so keep your focus on the citadel in the middle, theres were the spawn chances are low. I dont think is a bug in the game but the activity cards can be bugged
Busted my ass to get better at this game and after many hours and 38 deaths (at least 25 of which were before I actually figured out how to play properly) I finally cleared the first biome. That will sound pathetic to most people here but I feel a sense of accomplishment for sticking with it. Really enjoying it now, at least until I hit the next wall. As an aside, the daily challenge to rerun the first biome wasting mobs with the electropylon is the most fun I've had in a video game in quite a while.
Slowly going through act 3, have 4 of the shards I need now.
This part reallllly exposes how little run variety there is in this game. I love the gameplay loop but man this is really bad as a roguelike, all the runs are super samey and there is a massive balance issue between the various guns. Hollow or pylon instantly makes the game dramatically easier.
This part reallllly exposes how little run variety there is in this game. I love the gameplay loop but man this is really bad as a roguelike, all the runs are super samey and there is a massive balance issue between the various guns. Hollow or pylon instantly makes the game dramatically easier.
Yep, I really hope this launches them into being able to support Returnal for a long time to come. DLCs, potential coop/PVP, the works. Hoping the sales are strong for Housemarque's sake.
I felt the same way initially not being able to clear the first boss but when I finally did it was one of the most cathartic moments I've had in decades of gaming. The euphoria was downright intoxicating. No shame in how many tries it takes, everyone has their own path of progression. I got to the second boss today and got clobbered in the third phase but I know it's more than doable given enough persistence. Even though the time sink is quite a bit longer I kinda feel this is easier than Hades seeing as you don't have to deal with the bosses on every run once they're defeated.
I just cleared biome 3, will I go back to biome 1 if I die? Put the game on rest mode but this update talk worries me.
Ah damn. I really want the platinum but not sure I want to grind out RNG trophies without a guide to know what I'm even looking for.
The worst thing would be if I missed something in a rare room because I didn't know there was something I had to look for in there...
How did you grind biomes 2/3 and 5/6? Did you finish one biome and then reset it and moved on or did you do 1-3 / 4-6 runs and then reset again?
I'd prefer it to finish one biome at a time and then move on but that would make it way harder to progress through the later biomes if you skip directly to them...
Nope. Once you reach biome 4, that's your new starting point for runs when you die.
Yeah I pretty much just pick up the heath vial at the start and just run past everything, I give up for now though. I'll just wait for a patch and see what happens. Game says all translations are completed so 90/90 would be odd to have an extra glyph, some people on the returnal discord say they have 2 missing glyphs but all translations are completed.
Just checked some trophy stats and 5.5% of players beat the last boss but only 1.1% of players went back and got all sundials to get the final house sequence.
The platinum currently sits at 0.1%, Crazy. I don't think I've ever seen a platinum percentage that low. Kinda makes me want it even more because I already know I can beat everything in the game. It's just a matter of luck and perseverance...
The platinum currently sits at 0.1%, Crazy. I don't think I've ever seen a platinum percentage that low. Kinda makes me want it even more because I already know I can beat everything in the game. It's just a matter of luck and perseverance...
I did 1-2-3 in one sitting. I mean i run 1, then go to 2 and then go to 3. If 1 is done i go to 2 and later 3 then reset when im at the boss door. I ended up finishing biome 3 before 2 so i had to jump a lot between rooms. 4-5-6 were straight forward at least. Go for the 3 biomes before doing the "timeskip"
Nope, apparently you rely on luck, in fact I completed Overgrown Ruins an hour ago, went to Crimson Wastes at 95% and just finished without a single new cypher so... restarted cycle and I'm going to sleep.
Hopefully I'll have better luck tomorrow.
Mine unlocked upon dying and resurrecting after defeating Phrike.
Did you ever find out? Would love yo understand how damage works in this game
Well done! It doesn't really matter what other people do by comparison, as long as you are enjoying it.
Nope. Just farmed biome 1 for full health, resting at ship etc went into biome 3 at 205% integrity and some healing artifacts and still wiped so early lol. Yeah idk
Okay, I think I'm done now. For real real. Village comes out in a few days, Mass Effect next week. I just don't have it in me to keep going with a game that clearly doesn't respect my time.
Half the fun of playing Returnal is reading salty comments like this :p
I often feel frustrated after a run doesn't go my way too, but then I'm right back at it in an hour or so.
The enemies are whatever if you have a great gun, but yea, wasn't ready for the boss lol
May 5 Patch countdown
You got this, once you enter in the flow of the cycle you cant be stopped
I had really good run, getting to the third biome boss, and I was having a lot of fun in temrs of the mechanics and I love the atmosphere and the story, but I have to say, loving everything about the game EXCEPT it's core nature as a roguelike makes this a very strange experience for me. Here are my thoughts from discord that I don't feel like retyping out
1. Even in NG+ you can't do biomes 1-6 in one go. You can do 1-3 or 4-6. The device is a time machine and lets you switch between starting in biome 1 or 4.
2. You should find a new item outside the ship. There's one of these in each biome. Find them all and... you'll see :)
2. You should find a new item outside the ship. There's one of these in each biome. Find them all and... you'll see :)
I will only accept Brienne of Tarth to play Selene ahah
Edit: Your pick is not that bad though 😝
Yes I have no idea they wipe out so much of my health every time. Urgh.
I always manage to find cover against them. Even if I have to retreat a bit. Pop out and shoot em.
I'll admit I can get easily discouraged when hitting a wall in difficult games especially Soulslikes, but this is one that just feels so good to play moment to moment that it is a lot easier to pull me back in for another attempt.
I had really good run, getting to the third biome boss, and I was having a lot of fun in temrs of the mechanics and I love the atmosphere and the story, but I have to say, loving everything about the game EXCEPT it's core nature as a roguelike makes this a very strange experience for me. Here are my thoughts from discord that I don't feel like retyping out
It is admittedly difficult adjusting to the time sink required for re-doing biomes but you definitely do not have to repeat bosses unlike something like Hades. If you're having to re-fight bosses you're encountering a very unusual and edge case bug :P
Yea, that's what I started doing. Main drawback is that I end up with a level 1 weapon and no artefacts whatsoever so it makes the boss slightly harder but at least it's much less boring. Almost beat it with a basic carbine yesterday. Reminds me of defeating Blood Starved beast with a couple of vials because I was definitely too bored to harvest them.
Qq: once i beat the first boss, I assume I unlock an item that allows me to go to second zone. Do you have to / can you beat it again? Do you get items that are important for a 'good' run?
In other words, does a typical run through the game involve beating all bosses one after the other?
Really? Okay, well, that's good. Hades is the only other rogue-like I've played, so I assumed it was standard to the genre. Thanks for letting me know, that'll cut down on having to redo the levels by a lot.
Yes absolutely. I imagine many many many people die to it their first encounter. I know I did.
Did about a 4 hour run tonight. Made it to biome 4, even killed the third boss on my first attempt...barely.
But yea....I cannot do sessions like this again. I love the game but yeah I was pining for death so I can just take a break. Really needs a solution beyond rest mode.
But yea....I cannot do sessions like this again. I love the game but yeah I was pining for death so I can just take a break. Really needs a solution beyond rest mode.
It is standard, this game is a bit weird for the genre as it lets you entirely bypass biomes. You never have to refight a boss unless you want to.
The boss arena always appears but you dont have to fight them. You can just go directly to the portal for the next boss.
What weapon are folks using in the 3rd biome against the flying robots. I was using the rocket launcher but they keep dodging them. These robots are always the run ender for me.
Do you get higher proficiency from killing enemies while not being hit or something?
From the tips post 'Proficiency maxes at 15 for Act 1, and unless you're skipping lots of rooms I never seem to have trouble maxing it out before the Act is done.'
I might be misunderstanding something but i feel like I never got above 5 or 6 after cleaning through the entire first biome (of what's accessible anyway)?
From the tips post 'Proficiency maxes at 15 for Act 1, and unless you're skipping lots of rooms I never seem to have trouble maxing it out before the Act is done.'
I might be misunderstanding something but i feel like I never got above 5 or 6 after cleaning through the entire first biome (of what's accessible anyway)?