Returnal: Housemarque Pushes PlayStation 5 HARD - With Spectacular Results
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2024
- Housemarque's PlayStation 5 exclusive - Returnal - has launched it's something very, very special. Join Alex Battaglia and John Linneman for their technological appraisal of a unique, original and distinctive game.
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This is the most "next gen" game so far for me. Great image quality, amazing lighting, ridiculous particles and destruction all at 60fps with amazing load times, great sound and great controller features.
Yes bro this really feels like next gen all about this game is incredible the action the soundtrack I give it a 9.5
This and Ratched and Clank.
agreed, it completely blew me away. It is just so fricking hard lol
Excellent 3D Audio too
It’s just an incredible all-around game and one of the reasons I wanted a PS5. The save system had me hesitant at first but the game’s structure makes it feel like you’re always making progress, even when you’re dying.
I love that Housemarque didn’t make any compromises, because they are now making an AAA game, with much more financial risk to it. They did what they’re best at, without watering it down and trying to cater to ALL audiences. GG!
WTF MAN!!! I was wondering where the battle royale mode was!!! or where kratos's blades were!!!!
@Souls Eater Which is something to be praised for sure! I remember reading in an article, that Sony supports their studios with whatever they need to create the game they want, IF they truly believe in it. Same with the new direction of God of War or Horizon ZD. They support you fully, but you better deliver or you become an outcast like Ready at Dawn studios. Which I think is fair, since Sony is taking huge financial risk, letting them go creatively wild.
And we as gamer need to appreciate and not judge to early what risk they are taking , nowadays most gamers are cry baby if the game didn't go as what they expected and that's what kill developer motivation on taking a risk
It's AA not AAA
It’s funny just because it’s not a top down shooter or side scrolling shooter all the sudden it’s triple a because it’s 3D lol. It’s still same gameplay as the other two games. Just in 3D. Only reason they labeled this AAA is because they want to justify $70 price tag.
Wait one month and buy in summer sale for $40
Had to be up at 645 this morning and I had to force myself to put this game down at 2:30am, mid-run. So addicting, so strange and mysterious, so damn fun. Well done Housemarque and a big W for Sony.
Same
Oh boy time does fly when your playing.
I spent like 4hours dying and it felt like nothing.
Lol big win? It’s a very average game no one will remember
@@Rebelscum264 you’re wrong. Nice try tho
@@Rebelscum264 butthurt fanboy, lol
This game has blown my fucking mind. It's incredibly addicting
Man I'm installing it now.. I am beyond geeked to play this.
seriously, I just want to get back in.
@@mtdubdachamp6917 have fun man its amazing! A true nextgen experience
I really want to play it but I’m just on the fence and I don’t know why !
@@robnorish6515 do you have a ps5? If you want I can share screen the gams for you and maybe show you why its so amazing!
The dark sci-fi horror art direction and atmosphere looks so excellent and I've heard the audio design is impressive too
Played for an hour last night. It's legit
It's funny the way beksinski's visual universe seeped into multiple high profile projects in the last few years (the medium, scorn obviously alongside Giger). The first example I can think of is Destiny, where his paintings were mentioned as a reference in a GDC talk. So I'm wondering: was he famous beforehand, his designs being implemented only as they become technically viable, or was he rediscovered and shared around by art directors through GDC talks and the like?
Yeah it looks great. It borrows a lot from the Aliens franchise.
looool its a blatant rip off of other games and movies.
An influence they forgot to mention in the video is Ghosts of Mars by John Carpenter.
That blue teleport particle animations massively remind me of PS5 looks reveal, maybe it was an EE?
that was exactly what I thought
Yes and it looks amazing
EE?
@@kindamoot easter egg
@@schrute3534 ahh okay thanks lol never seen that abbreviation for this
"Lit, thrustum-aligned voxel fog"
Gesundheit.
*frustum
Played it all day. The feels with the dualsense combine with the 3d audio and the excellent sound design makes it the most satisfying experience i’ve ever had in a video game no cap
Bro what headset did you use? I don't own a pair of 3D headsets and am looking for the best ones atm
@@Bar-los Going by what Mark Cerny said in his PS5 presentation the only thing you need is a good stereo headset that you can use through the audio jack of DualSense controller. Everything else when it comes to 3D audio is marketing really. The magic happens in the processing of the sound. That being said there are few concepts to be aware of when purchasing headphones like sound stage and stereo imaging that should make a difference.
@@Bar-los I’m not an expert in headphones, i got the ps5 pulse 3d which was in my budget but you can find better if you have the means i guess
@@Bar-los you probably already found a pair, but the steelseries Arctis 7p are the best imo for ps5 gaming. The pulse 3D has similar sound quality but has a really shitty mic
@@ejang96 Agreed. Arctis 7P are incredible with this game. You genuinely react to the soundscape around you without thinking - especially those teleporting tree monsters. I love everything about this game - absolute Elite Banger 💥
The DF crew's enthusiasm for graphical effects and techniques is infectious. I go from 'huh that's neat' to 'holy shit that's amazing!' when they start diving in to it.
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Yep especially when they tried to gloss over the fact that the game is 1080p up scaled to 1440p 😅😅 mehn Sony be spending most of thier budget on under the table payments. I PROMISE YOU if xbox releases an exclusive on series x that is native 1080p they will NOT spend less than 20 seconds discussing it
@@emodadon1131 cool story... It also runs 0 fps and 0 resolution on Xbox
@@numetal4304 Not a selling point. I'd have happily paid for this on PC, but I guess their precious exclusivity is more important. Likewise for Xbox users, their hardware is more than capable of running it. Exclusive titles are a negative, not a positive imo
It's like they are desperate to come off like they aren't Xbox fanboys. Playstation fanboys and their d*ath threats have really changed DF.
Between the haptic feedback and the 3-D audio it’s kinda crazy to play
Do you think the 3D audio headphones are worth it?
@Kieran Rice Arctic 7p is trash. I used mine for two months and had to return them.
Game is to hard
@@ThePatriotDragon I have the Pulse headset, great for 3D audio but not the most comfy I've used. Then again they're only £90.
@@ThePatriotDragon yes indeed. The battery last a long time and the sound is crystal clear.
Got about 2 hrs into it and man this shit is beyond dope. It feels next gen forreal. Its gorgeous and the framerate is practically locked. The triggers ain't getting enough shine though, its truly a helluva feeling to play this game. You really feel immersed into the game soon as you do your first cycle. I cant believe this game is good as it looks, most games of this magnitude get overhyped and then turn out to be mediocre at best, not this game, truly the first experience into next generation gaming.. kudos to sony and housemarque
bub, this graphics are mediocre at best
@@richardv5942 okay and? It still looks good.
@@richardv5942 also I never said the graphics were top notch.
@@richardv5942 Its gameplay is top notch and is visually stunning while playing. Absolutely no need for a higher resolution.
@@184Dadada the gameplay it's good, like a galaga w/ tps, buth the graphics are bad.
I'm so stoked for this game! I'm a huge HouseMarque fan, waiting on my copy to get here
It's amazing.
Enjoy the fullHD fog🔎
@@rolflin2699 I've played the game for about an hour or two over the weekend... It's quite challenging. I've done a lot of crashing the space ship.
Is this harder than doom eternal?
@@mikeross8506 I haven’t played doom. But I don’t consider myself a very good player and I’m getting trough the biomes. My recommendation is experiment with all guns you come across. I’m in love with ELECTROPYLON driver. Kills bosses fast!
The developers said in an interview with IGN that they are using their own particle system (built on UE4's).
And I don't know if you guys mentioned this, but they said the audio is using ray tracing as well to create that soundscape
How does that work exactly? The audio and raytracing?
@@Sergio-sz5yw ray tracing is not just for lighting. Many RUclips videos explaining the tech
@@bravedwarf but it is, sounds don't use "rays" they're just using the term ray tracing has a blanket statement for real time tech but its called something completely different in reality. But we all get what they're trying to say/mean
@@Sergio-sz5yw Simply put, they use "rays" to more accurately map out the geometry and the space of the area, allowing for the sound location to be more precise and can make the soundsscape feel like it has more depth.
@@Sergio-sz5yw sunlight bounces off material=ray tracing, sound bounces off material=sound tracing, perhaps
It's really refreshing to hear Alex sound excited about a console game
You mean apart from fanboying for Halo?
@@ArthropodSpidey he’s a FPS lover, nothing new...
@@ArthropodSpidey
Halo isn’t really a console game anymore though. Basically all Xbox games go to PC!
@@sethfeldpausch4337 and so do ps5 games
@@Dill2G a very select few go to pc,god of war isn’t there,uncharted isn’t,Spider-Man isn’t,tlou isn’t,ghost of Tsushima isn’t,there’s a lot more that will never be on pc lol. Pc really only got the open world games that made a lot of people go meh
Him just saying it reminds him of Alien and Beksinski paintings brought to life is a dream come true for me. 🙏🏻🔥
Hearing Alex excited about a console game honestly multiplied my hype level! I’ll definitely Returnal to the channel you guys!!
Anyone notice the Sega Genesis/MD Alien 3 theme playing around 9:50 when they talk about soundtrack? DF are such wonderfully beautiful nerds. Made my day.
John definitely picked that lmao
GOAT console with the GOAT music with the GOAT soundchip
Holy shit, I couldn't put my finger on it but that's it!
What a throwback.
@@240pgames4 I doubt you could actually appreciate the detail at 240p?
Holy hell, that's taken me right back. What a game.
Just ordered. The deep dive they released yesterday did it for me.
SAME!
@Top Noodle I'm all digital now. But I like that you support physical copies 😎 lol
Same for me.
Who did a deep dive yesterday?
@@bandiddid8583 housemarque did
Absolutely LOVE this game. The artstyle and atmosphere is.. oppressive and alien. I love it. This could have been a walking simulator and I would have been very happy, however, the gameplay is excellent. Whoever decided that sprint should be that speed deserves a raise, movement speed allows so much better combat flow and a higher skill ceiling. No hitscan enemies and death's feel firm but fair. I didn't expect the psychological and cosmic horror to get to me but boy, after the third biome and it's boss i was genuinely creeped out and concerned not just for Selene's sanity going forward, but my own. Absolutely nailed it. Glad I paid full price for it.
Nemesis fight was so amazing.
You nailed. My sanity. Had to mentally prep my mind and take major cigarette breaks in between deaths to refocus my emotions. Not to many games had me emotionally invested. Good job Housemarque
This game is reminding of the 8/16 bit days when you’d basically memorize the first level cause that’s practically as far as you’d get lol.
Spent all day dying and living it. Such a great feeling game.
10 deaths in 3 hours... Im so bad. But im loving it too!
I cant wait to repeatedly die after work
Who knew we'd be excited and anxious to die 🤣🤣🤣💯💯💯
The second run where the first two areas were kinda scripted was by far the easiest. After I died in one of those challenge rooms everything felt way more difficult and I am having trouble completing the first area now lol.
@@EldenLord. what of this news that it HAS to be finished in one go? As in you have to start over every time?...no saving progress?
So i was not the only one who thought it had a metroid prime feel to it.
Yes it's very Metroid mixed with all sorts of scifi movies and exploration feel of Control but faster and a bit of Risk of Rain 2 thrown in plus bullet hell. It's a LOT of fun so far and the story is very intriguing
I’d rather have a new Metroid
@@MasterMayhem78 one day :(
Most reviewers thought the same.
ehhh? i thought everyone knew about its inspiration when trailers dropped about it!!?? theres also an alien and prometheus look and feel to the game too if you hadnt noticed lol.... i really love the alien hr giger prometheus forboding feel it has..... make an alien game using just that aesthetic!!! also needs deathstranding soundtrack!!!!
No loading screens. Not enough people are talking about that
Not surprising.given low internal resolution and texture detail
@@geesehoward7261 just think if it was a game released a year ago
@@spikedeagle6795 ssd drives been out for years
@@geesehoward7261 Most games weren’t designed for them bruh
@@geesehoward7261 you don't say, please tell me more
These particles are just gorgeous! Housemarque are really talented developers!
Most of the development team actually is Climax Studios, not Housemarque.
@@borisdg climax was a support studio for returnal bud... Returnal was designed and developed under Housemarque... so confused as to why you even made this statement.
The particles in Resogun were super impressive, too.
Fax. Underrated gem
@@mtdubdachamp6917 Is it better than Super Stardust?
@@redfirefox3568 bro....MUCH BETTER. You should try it sometime. It was one of the best games of the PS4's launch
@@redfirefox3568 hell yeah. No ifs ands or buts about it.
@@MikeBisonTX without question! And I actually didnt get into the game til a few years into the PS4s lifecycle but I been hooked ever since. I honestly give it a 10 just cause it's that damn fun I never had a dull moment in that game even when I was getting spanked 🤣🤣
Music to my ears, thank you Alex and John.
Really enjoying this so far. Loved resogun, first game I ever platinumed. Even noticed the resogun Easter egg inside the crashed ship 👌🏻
It really does look fantastic. The leap Housemarque have made with this game cannot be overstated: it is such phenomenal worldbuilding and atmosphere, the kind of rich extraneous lore-y stuff that wasn't there with Nex Machina or Resogun, brilliant as those games were. The use of ambient sound effects, incorporating the music as precise sound cues(crucial in a game like this, where you really need to have a sense of where threats are coming from), is brilliant and the whole place feels alien in a way that few games, few works in any medium, manage to convey.
On their first try Housemarque have created a world that is atmospherically and tonally not that far off Fromware's best stuff. In the same way that Bloodborne captured Lovecraftian horror in a way that no other medium has ever managed, Returnal does the same with alien sci-fi.
The first Alien, and that shot of the space jockey; that's the kind of feeling this game gives you as you play(as well as Prometheus, massively so, at least the good bits of that film, minimal as they were - there are a whole host of influences tbh, and they're mostly very good, like Existenz, Arrival, Annihilation, etc). It is alien, in the true sense of that word.
It made me think that videogames can convey the sense of an alien world in a way no other medium can: because you, the observer/reader, can't die while reading a book or watching a movie. There's no possibility of genuine loss...but there is in a game, especially twitch action games, most especially of all in a roguelike, where one death sends you back to the beginning of the loop. It's that kind of sense of constant danger and threat that makes an already alien world feel so much more alien than, say, the ridiculous booby-trapped, anti-plot-armoured planet in Alien Covenant. That place - in a stupid, nonsensical way - killed the stars of the film. But this place kills _you,_ and does so according to a set of very consistent if initially mysterious rules.
This game rules basically.
Great job housemarque.
Add the option to turn off the console or close the game and then continue playing. As in hades / dead cells / noita / etc.
@@kicel1252009991_Vankip housemarque heard about the lack of save points, but that doesn’t mean they’ll do anything about it.
Good job with 1080p and FPS drops? Right ok then
This arrived yesterday via a pre-order. I had a very brief play, I am definitely going to enjoy this despite my admittedly poor reflexes. It looks so good and sounds awesome on my surround sound system 😎
I would give it a try with a headset instead of the surround sound. The 3D audio through the headset is the best way to experience it.
I'm Playing this right now on my Dolby Atmos 5.2.4 system with dual SVS PC-2000 Pro subs I installed....and dear god this game is so atmospheric and amazing! I love it!
Love it, great video, Returnal is such an awesome blend of being unique but also an homage to so many genres and influences!
“If you like games like Control and Metroid Prime you’ll probably like this one...”
Last game I beat was Control and Metroid Prime is one of my favorite games of all time. Yeah... this game is awesome.
To me it plays a lot more like DOOM Eternal than control. And that's why I liked it, and didn't mind the rogue like crap. I got used to the whole having to restart the entire game after dying thing when I beat DOOM Eternal on Ultra Nightmare.
I'm terrible at this game but still keep playing. It's just that fun.
died around 20 times at the first boss. it is still fun :)
@@benotto2118 You guys reached the first boss?
The beauty of games like this
Fight, pick up powerups, fight more, die.
Rinse and repeat until you become too powerful for the game to control you!
You keep playing because you wasted $70
@@Bulletfingas145 You're mad at someone enjoying a game? Keep crying and go play old games on gamepass.
Not only the ultimate technical review, but also a substantive one. Mentioning Beksinski and H.R Giger only solidified my trust in what you guys do. Thank you.
Beksinski taught me how to appreciate post modern art
Love Housemarque I knew they wouldn’t disappoint!
I just got my PS5 last night and so far the games I have specifically for PS5 are Spider-Man Miles Morales and Remastered, Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart, and Demons Souls. This will be the next one I pick up for sure
I was waiting for you guys, good way to start my Friday
Sony's first party content continues to impress.
2nd party
I think exclusive is more important than first party or 2nd. It’s a unique PlayStation experience.
This game is a MUST BUY for anyone with a PS5
The particles are impressive, but let's take a moment to appreciate all the crazy-ass tentacle stuff in this game! SO MANY TENTACLE!
The tentacles are kinda particles Sims actually :)
I'm loving this game so much.
Is like, the Alien shooter we always asked but never got, amazing and creepy creatures, awesome environments, dark and intriguing story, damn I'm very impressed with housemarque, it feels they were doing AAA games for decades with this one
It reminds me of doom x omega boost
I can just imagine the sequel "Returnedal" being greenlit already....
I think it will be something slightly more obvious like RE2URNAL.
Arrival
I hardly doubt that, as even this A game, with a "modest" budget of propably around $30 million, has to move more than 3 million(mostly digital, otherwise it has to sell another two million) in order to be called a sound success.
@@erfolgreich check your math lol. Also no single A games have a budget of 30mil, single A games are like $10k solo dev shit
@@asdf_asdf948 No? Get a clue or two on how the industry operates. There are so many investor talks, interviews, blogs, statistics etc out there, that even an outsider to the industry should be able to get an educated overview.
A "true" triple A game for the current generation of hardware would come at $100+ million in production alone(large scale marketing might very well add another $100 million).
Due to out-of-control consumer expectations, marketing logic and almost limitless technical possibilies, budgets for big ass premium games became so extreme and therefore risky, they are by far not as profitable as they used to be.
Risk of Rain is my gam happy to see the genre getting more recognition with Returnal 👏
My thought playing it for the first time were "Oh, so its Risk of Rain but also Metroid Prime" and I love it XD
Excellent job contacting developers and clarifying things for us. For most of us that would be out of reach. Lets support Housemarque team buying this game. thank you.
I can't wait to play this. Looks awesome!
Oh hell yeah, can't wait to get my hands on a PS5 and this game.
I have a PS5 but am skipping this game. R&C: RA though, will pick that one up day one.
@@vgnvideogameninja2930 man I wish had one, to play this and R&C.
@@nongmaithemavinash3977 same. I would camp at target if it meant that i would get ratchet and clank bundled with it
@@vgnvideogameninja2930 since when do gamers brag about skipping original next gen games? Weird times we’re in
@@vgnvideogameninja2930 I bought returnal with no regrets and I'm buying ratchet too
Since the patches that have dropped, has performance improved? Personally I seem to experience far less frame drops than I did at launch, but that’s anecdotal and I haven’t heard anyone else say the same or seen any post patch performance analysis 🧐
I hated this game so much first two days because it was so difficult but then I loved it so much after that. The sound design is beyond AMAZING!
The sound design is a big plus imo. Especially with the headphones on. I just got a new soundbar not to long ago and I played this and man it sounds like you're there. My wife even said this game has some great audio and shes not into audio like me lol.
Good video. You guys really should spend some more time on 3D audio and controller haptics. Housemarque put a lot of effort into these categories in this game and it sounds amazing / feels great in your hands.
I’m on Xbox but I hated the haptics on this are very well implemented
Just bought the disc version in Norway for 50 buck, this weekend is going to be awesome
Hi @jonas can i ask whereabouts you found it for 500kr or so? I live in Norway too. Takk!
@Blæck Løtus There's a day one patch so you would probably have to wait for the GOTY Edition or something similar if you want everything on the disc, and that's even if they decide to put everything on the disc for that edition
@@nicksampson538 elkjøp, but on disc, jeg fant det på prisjakt, bestilte og nå sitter jeg hjemme å skal akkurat til å sette det i ps5 😁
@Blæck Løtus i am about to find out
Edit, 30gb to install, looks to be taking about 3-5 minutes
@Blæck Løtus Yea I am too
2024 and Returnal is still my "disconnect from the world" go to game. Easily one of my favorite games ever.
I played this game for 6 hours straight last night and it went by in a flash!
Such a good atmospheric game.
Amazing
20 years from now when I'm able to get my first ps5 this is a very first pickup for me!!
You have no idea what other titles will launch this gen. Also, if you never played a title from the PS4 generation (theoretically), there are vastly more interesting games this one.
wait for the remaster on the ps6
@@raresmacovei8382 He was joking around, and you come back with this?
@@TheElectricEchoes the joke is overused by now and not funny anymore. Just saying.
@@zaselimgamingvideos6881 i laughed and he has plenty of upvotes, so you may be wrong there buddy
Man, just imagine this game in 3D with all the projectiles coming at you! I'm hoping for PSVR2 and a Cinema Mode with 3D-enhancements
That may be a disaster. With how chaotic this game can be I cant imagine playing in vr
@@jaahman0098 He only said 3D.
@@paddipat "hoping for psvr2"
😆😆this game in VR could cause some injuries and or broken furniture 🤣🤣
@@RepublicofODLUM oh yes I am for sure 😂
Pulse 3D Audio along with the Haptic Feedback combo is 🔥 🔥
Love the vid and this game! One thing I’m curious about that I’m sure anyone has talked about is how difficult is it to develop around the haptics/adaptive triggers and actually implement those features in games. I’m curious how resource heavy those features are in the development process cuz I think that will shape how often they are used
After watching Skill Up’s review, this was the one review I needed before diving into it.
After watching skill up and DF’s review, your comment was all I needed before diving in
I'm diving after all that!
@@spenny2cents after diving it your comment diving into his comment I decided to dive
@@spenny2cents It's too expensive for what it offers but that is Sony's fault not the Dev.
@@DEVILTAZ35 With the amount of work and polishing they have done, they deserve the money. So much unfinished/unpolished crap hitting the market nowadays. Gotta support the good guys and stop financing mediocrity. cough... cough.. EA.. cough.. Ubisoft...
Who knew, a good game is all that matters. Not the thing you're playing on.
I raise my tea cup to this comment, good sir.
Except this is a exclusive lol
@@sevencity461 lol true not like we have a choice.
That's why exclusives sell consoles.
@@AbrahamZX1 cries in GameCube
I wasn’t really sure about Returnal, but it looks really good and I just keep hearing mostly very positive things… might have to give it a try
It is really good! I was hesitant because I usually don't get on with rogue likes but the gameplay is super fluid and addictive. Couple that with the awesome art direction and particle effects and I couldn't help but love it 😁
It's difficult though... Very difficult. But rewarding in a similar way to the Souls games.
@1080p 60fps on new exclusive games Nahhhh!!!
@@paksitgyud9162 I mean once amd puts their dlss on consoles most games probably will be 1080p upscaled to 4k to push graphics much farther then they can rn and still have it look like it’s native 4k
I was skeptical especially at the price point. I caved in and now I'm stoked. Totally worth it. I look forward to multi player potentially ? Not sure if it will happen or not but some reason it doesn't let me connect to the PSN in game.
@@paksitgyud9162 ok Xbot go play your exclusives.. oh wait you have none
You guys told me exactly what I wanted to hear! Best channel ever! For now
Great video once again.
DF, could please leave the option to activate the Closed Captions? For me as a non-english speaker, sometimes it's really hard to understand what you guys are saying.
Your captions are ready sir.
I rewatched some of my really busy biome 2 footage and found some dips into the mid forties that really threw me off. I get that the effects in this game are crazy, but it makes me a bit worried that my brand new 10.2 teraflop console is having trouble keeping 60fps at 1080p upscaled this early on.
Never doubted Housemarque for a moment, glad to soon try out this game today.
I think those little sphere particles are actually flat planes with a sphere normal map and a circle alpha on each one so they are catching highlights from the lighting. Also the curl noise in Niagara is just so awesome!
I got this game and trust me it looks incredible on my LG oled, 4k or not. It really is gorgeous!
Great video guys cheers & godblee 😁🙏👊💯👍
The game is so cool. Amazing sounds and visuals. Feels great to play too. Very smooth and polished gameplay.
Just passed this....wow....what an amazing game. I will remember this one
This game is up there with the champions of AAA game developement and 1st class ps exclusive!
Beat the game twice now and trying to figure out how to start Act 3. You aren't done after you "beat" this game. Amazing game.
Mad props for mentioning two Polish artists- Beksiński and Lem (Solaris) ;)
Great video guys!
Common Mistake with Particle Effects - Sometimes they go overboard with the particle effects in combat as all of the effects can make it too difficult to see the enemies. I notice this most frequently in melee combat games that use particle effects, but it is also true with this shooter at times. Still it's a beautiful game and the gameplay looks fun for the highly talented gamer. Thanks for the video.
I can't wait to get my hands on this when I get off work tonight!
Resogun and Nex Machina rule!
give Alienation a try, it also rules!
@@alkenstein Yeah, I've played all Housemarque's games, but Nex and Reso are my favorite.
Ι agree ...100% ...nex machina n resogun are games that will be perfect even 20 years from now.
They made one hell of a game. This is a Indy studio and they made an awesome game and sacrificed a bit of res or smoother frame rate. They have so much stuff going on at any given time. They did great.
So keen to see what house marquee next game is ! They keep getting better
Alex you could might consider using a compressor or a limiter on your out-signal. Or the editor who edits the video in the end.
I think it's more soothing to listen to your speech when there aren't big dynamic differences in volume. When you speak loudly in your mic it's clipping most of the time.
i played 7 hours and i cant stop i think im so addicted.
How difficult is it
I played 100 hours of cyberpunk. Rethink what you know.
@@IWILLNEVERDIE885 depends on luck in your run tbh ,collecting right pick ups can mAke it alot easier the more you explore the easier following battles will be
I'm really loving it so far!! Very addictive
I'm loving this game and you are right, the particle effects and graphics are insane. This game looks so good it gets me killed sometimes from admiring it.
It's great how we get great exclusives early on the gen, I wonder in 2-3 years what games will look like
already preloaded and waiting for me when i get off work!
got my disc in mail today waiting to leave work lol
Seeing the gameplay I would absolutely LOVE to play this game. Unfortunately it's PS5 only (for now hopefully) and I'm only on PC. Ah well.
Its coming to PC
Man, this is still one of the best looking 'next-gen' titles out there... and I still haven't completed it 😬 I will one day, honest.
one of my favourite games, my main issue is the difficulty scaling, you end up playing the first levels a ton, and the later levels are relatively easy once you get geared up. more lives and more ether would help, they could have upped the difficulty later on with that. by the time i was actually farming ether i didnt really need the reconstuctor... reload system needs sound queues / bigger cursor (this can be adjusted in fairness)!
Congratulations Housemarque!
This might end up being the first game I actually buy for the PS5 I got at launch. Love the aesthetic, and Hades has made me a big convert of Roguelike/lite games!
Somebody else could have been enjoying your ps5, you suck
@@Magnum-Gaming I've quite enjoyed God of War and Astro's Playroom. Thanks. Try to relax.
@@Magnum-Gaming who says he wasn't enjoying it?
Its so mesmerizing, environments are absolutely beautiful and so alien with true mystique. This game is so different than anything else I have ever played. Sense of wonder overcomes me when I just explore itd environment. Gameplay is 100% solid and the visual and aureal experience really blows my socks off. If this the quality of PS5 games in the future I have serious reason to be grateful that I was able to get this console.
Absolutely love that devs are starting to make 60fps the base! Resolution is nice, but 60 fps (especially in a game like this) is HUGE!
I was waiting for this video 💚
I'm waiting for the Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart video!
I’ve been playing this for the past few days and I really gotta say man this game is so dam good! For me it feels like Metroid Prime 2 + Axium verge
Completed Returnal. It was really great game. I do not remember game where I was actually afraid I will die which was fun. Especially since dying can move you back almost half of the game back. Yet when I died I never felt too distressed. Death is part of life ;) The story is also quite interesting and gives something to think about, the reality and what it is and stuff. On 4K monitor the lower internal resolution shows itself. Game looks sharp, not blurry and the general rendering style was not too distracting. On 1080p plasma game looks absolutely gorgeous and artifacts do not show itself. The use of Dualsense gamepad was absolutely fantastic and what I would expect from PS5 games. Having two shoot modes on trigger is a great idea and PS5 gamepad is definitely up to the task to be able to do very dynamic action and never push second fire mode by mistake. The trigger basically holds and I would like this trick to be used more on PS5. My personal recommendation of the games to get on PS5
0:53 Looking forward to John's next DF Retro analysis video that will be similar to either the Turok 1 one video or the Shadowman one video.
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Love the use of the Genesis/Megadrive Alien 3 soundtrack lol
That game had a soundtrack that couldn’t be forgotten.
This game was built on UE4, I'm curious to see if they can improve the resolution/performance by making a "Definitive" edition ported to UE5 with the PS5's geometry shaders. I don't think we'll see the full potential of the PS5/XSX until next generation engines come out like UE5 with "sampler feedback/direct texture streaming" technology.
Don't know how much an ue5 port would change (just lacking knowledge) but a different approach with the upscaling could elevate this I think.
Wondering if AMDs announced upscaling method (which is supposed to be quite generalized) could be applied easily in such cases, else I don't know if they will touch it again in a major way before the next hardware refresh.
@@SimonVaIe So far UE5 knowledge is limited, we only know on the geometry side, the UE5 demo required the same amount of geometry processing power as Fortnite which is huge lol. The lighting and shaders will be the bottleneck on UE5. I hope AMD's upscaling method is generalized, but I believe they said it will require some developer involvement to get AMD Super Resolution imported into the game engine. I don't think we'll see an Nvidia Control Panel toggle for DLSS in the future unless AMD makes their upscaling method work in any game lol.
@@realforest oof did they? I thought super resolution was supposed to be driver level (of course amd hw), don't know if it would be the same on consoles though. And yeah dlss probably won't be driver level any time soon :(
On the geometry processing of the ue5 demo: that would be huge actually. I somehow doubt it, but Ill be happily proven wrong when the first games utilizing it are out, would be fantastic :D
@@SimonVaIe We can only hope AMD Super Resolution is at the driver level, then hopefully Nvidia comes up with a dlss driver level hotplug with DLSS 3.0 to compete with AMD.
I love that the 60fps is consistent, and will likely receive another patch for performance too. Frame rate is more important than anything else.
I hear that Genesis Alien 3 soundtrack in the background DF, that was my childhood :)
for me this is the most graphical impressive game by far.
Demon souls does it for me returnal a close second
It kinda looks like it could be on PS4 though
@@JamieRobert_ no way . Not with that frame rate
@@HI-pi1er not the frame rate but the graphics don’t look next gen to me and I’m a ps fan
@@JamieRobert_ the magic is not in the graphics but in the loading times .
I knew Alex was going to cover this the moment that it was announced to have ray tracing
And boy can’t I wait for ratchet and clank ;)
only RT global illumination calls tho, no raytraced visuals. Game looks phenomenal tho!
@@PCGGC Yes I know, and 1080p upscaled to 4K 🤣
@@PCGGC RT used for 3D audio too.
@@Arcona oh that's dope
today i bought this jewel in phisical disc for a few pennies. Still playing Resogun and AlienNation... and now this. thank you Housemarque.
This looks so good. I wish I had a PS5 to play it!
Also, I get every one of the references Alex made in terms of visual and narrative inspiration, and that makes this even more of a must have for me.