While many gamesВ use this time-loop mechanic (and to great applaud from both critics and fans), ReturnalвЂ™s difficulty levelВ caused many to give up on theirВ journey.

Related: How Many Biomes Returnal Has (& What They Are) It is then ultimately revealed that Selene is stuck in some sort of time loop, and with every death she is sent back to the crash site, having to use her memories of the previous loops to progress further through ReturnalвЂ™s many biomes. As she ventures on through this hostile planet, however, she comes across a corpse which she identifies as herself. SeleneвЂ™s ship is heavily damaged in the crash, meaning her only option is to continue on foot to find the source of White Shadow.

Selene dubs this signal вЂњWhite Shadow.вЂќ Unfortunately for Selene, she is forced to crash land on the planet after a projectile strikes her ship. The game starts with ASTRA Corporation explorer Selene Vassos investigating a strange signal coming from an unexplored planet named Atropos. However,В the game is notorious for its high level of difficulty,В causing ReturnalВ to fall off peopleвЂ™s radarsВ in recent months.ДЄlthough its gameplay is challenging, Returnal'sВ concept is fairly straight forward. Returnal released in April as a PlayStation 5 exclusive, and received favorable reviews from critics. A recent interview, director of ReturnalВ - Harry Krueger - explained why the game is so hard.

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