Returnal

Helios has been abandoned! This week we’re playing the multiple BAFTA Award-winning Triple-A roguelite shooter Returnal. We continue bullet hell/heck month with swarms of huge colorful orbs, energy swords, and as many tentacled Matrix-inspired laser squids as you can shake your noodly appendages at! Join us in our foray into the first actual big-budget rogue-game of the pod with a game that had been locked behind Playstation 5 exclusivity like a gigantic interlocking metal door. We were able to just barely eek through the podcaster-sized hole in the bottom, but can we beat the boss that is…uh…well the first boss even??? Aim assist to maximum! Custom RSS Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Music Transcript 2:10 - game stats 4:53 - one sentence description 5:30 - all devs go to heaven warning (sort of) 7:34 - Difficulty preferences and boss fight frustrations 16:18 - Story introduction and crash landing setup 22:33 - Atmosphere and alien environment descriptions 27:53 - Biome structure and room types explanation 32:46 - Progression systems and weapon upgrading mechanics 39:03 - PC port performance and hardware requirements 44:11 - Weapon synergies and parasite systems 51:24 - Game length criticism and pacing issues 55:00 - story spoilers discussion 1:04:05 - rankings and final thoughts 1:14:30 - similar games Next episode: Barony Contact us at [email protected]! https://grogpod.zone Intro music: McCoy Tyner - Search For Peace Outro music: Bobby Krlic - Hyperion