‘Returnal’ is a frantic, familiar pleasure — but spurns mainstream appeal to its peril – Yahoo Finance Australia

Returnal, released today for the PlayStation 5, is an action adventure that has you exploring an alien world that reconfigures itself whenever you die, bringing you back for another shot at escaping. It’s exciting, frustrating, and beautiful, though it isn’t particularly original. But while it is arguably the first game to be released that was designed and built for next generation consoles, it’s not the mainstream hit many gamers are waiting for.
First I should probably justify my “arguably.” The…

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