Returnal | Get “OVERPOWERED” at the Very Start
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- Опубликовано: 28 июн 2024
- Returnal gameplay guide and tips for maximizing your health and weapon damage at the very start of the game. Also, showing some “advanced” tips and tricks to help further power up your build.
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Background Music:
Deep State - From Vans In Japan
Helios - From Returnal’s OST
00:00 Intro
00:25 Maximizing Health
01:39 Maximizing Damage
02:37 Bonus Tips
03:47 Outro
#Returnal #Guide #Tips 
Игры
*Apply this strategy to every section of the game to maximize your health and damage, because you’re gonna need it... Good luck!*
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I could use a tip to finding a PS5 to buy.
Good tips
@@FM-nm4ng I know great tip if want to hear me out on help to buy ps5.
@@agamerjourney9146 it's about to be patched so if you want to use this don't update your game
@@AlanWoo907 yeah heard about patch that developed say don’t update to.
One thing i like about this game is that when you clear an area of the map and you come back to find the enemies are no longer there makes me happy.
Fr I jus started uploaded my first video and I’m actually very happy about that ;-; it would be terrifying if not lol
Enemies can respawn, albeit in limited amounts. Also I had one of the giant fungal enemies “follow” me three or so rooms away and ambush me in a fabricator room. This was all in the first biome.
@@randallorndorff I wonder if it can follow you to the ship.
@@randallorndorff it can follow you if you go into another room only if the door is still open I think, as it will transport near to you, but if you walk away from the door and allow it to close before it gets a chance to transport it'll stay in the room
@@hebinyao709 it can
Quick tip for beginners (including myself) - If you are breaking your head about where those switch actuators are for the gates, an easy way to detect them if you have headphones is by half-pressing L2 to focus fire and then the actuators start beeping immediately. That really helps with narrowing them down.
It took me literally 30 deaths to realize that those gates have switches. I thought I needed some sort of ability later in the game. Nope, I just wasn’t paying attention to that part of the “tutorial”
@@George__Parasol279ouch 😢
If the xeno statues have glowing eyes, shooting them will give you obolite.
Thanks!
Nice, thanks.
Yeah, although keep your guard up because every now and then they release enemies instead. I didn't realise this until it suddenly happened on like the 20th one I busted.
@@carpetfluff35 yes and even some chests release enemies but mainly in the later biomes. Any time you come across multiple chests huddled together, massive chance one is a trap
Omg big tip thank you
I learned more watching this 4 minute video than playing the game for 18 hours. Nice job Boomstick!
Same as just started playing on PlayStation plus!
Yeah its a very odd game it really needed a better tutorial at the start. I have no idea what im doing 3 hours in.
I had NO idea you could raise those barriers by shooting a red thing! I definitely missed that in the "tutorial" lol.. thanks!! I assumed it was unlocked by some later ability
If you look down the barrel of your weapon you an locate the red thing by sound. Works best if you have on a headset
@@silverdoggg good to know! Thanks. I love playing the game with headset, the 3d audio is crazy
So did i ..I just thought i was gonna be able to get into them later on in the game
@@silverdoggg wow I never knew that
Yeah what tutorial lol
Another tip - You can heal yourself if you're at critical health going into the ship to the bunker and resting. I think they've nerfed how much you heal now compared to the beginning during release. But it's worth it for emergencies.
Its about a quarter now and only once per run.
One mistake I noticed from a lot of gameplays that I watched is not picking up obolites in time. When you kill an enemy they drop right at the location of their death, so if you kill them from long range and never go to get the loot fast, then you miss out on a lot of extra obolites. I'm not saying to rush in risking to die just to get a fex extra credits, but especially when it's chill and you can pick off one enemy after another and loot them at the same time.
Exactly, it's good to constantly be on the move so I try to shoot then move into the obolites while finding and beginning to shoot the next enemy
Yep I was making this mistake on my first couple runs and realized after that they disappear if you don’t act quickly
This is why the "shotgun" is my favorite. Specifically the one with a narrow maw or slug. Get up close and personal without being TOO close and kill quickly but still be close enough to collect the obelites.
@@finalfant111 This is late but I 100% agree! I beat the game with all endings thanks to the almighty spitmaw!
yeah.. I noticed that yesterday,, I played first 2 biomes from far away.. then I realized I was missing the obolites and I wanted them to buy upgrades so in the third one I started doing the final shot from upclose only
It's a good idea to only pick up obolite chunks when you have 5.0 adrenaline since you get a 50% obolite boost
Yeah, but the obolite from dead monsters has a quick expiry time and must be picked up fast after you killed them (this ofc implies doing so as safely as you can)
@@JohnDoeL337 or I just gotta be a dodge-god 😂
I wish there were more items / things you could have that would carry on, even if they took a while to get, it would make the game feel more satisfactory when you fail at a high area.
Yeah like I feel you should be able to keep your artifacts at least !!
Low key one of the best gaming channels around that truly stands out compared to 80% of the other channels. Actually useful tips and high information density, keep up the great work.
20 percent?! You must have found alot of good channels out there. lol
@@BoomstickGaming There are some great gaming related channels. Karl Jobst, Fextralife, Gman lives, Summoning Salt, Fighting Cowboy and Tim Rogers to name a few. I must admit that your channel is top tier when it comes to (beginner) guides. Quite funny how your channel grew because the only reason I subscribed back in the day because of the whole Dead Cells situation. And you ended up being actually legit.
I agree. Very high quality content here, consistently. And not making those generic “10 things I wish I knew” kind of videos that all the other channels do. Keep it up! This is one of my favorite gaming channels by far 👌
@@Stormvogel262 Hey! My man watches fighting cowboy. Pretty damn based tbh. Have you seen his livestreams of returnal?
Your channel is straight too the point !!
yup!
Thanks, great video as always, you always go much further than many other tips videos
Using the tentacle monsters to get up high is genius!! Thank you!
pro tip. when you enter a new area, try to bait the little flying drones/bugs to come to you. sit just to the left next to and behind the door and melee them as they come through the door. makes it easier and as a bonus you collect maximum obilites
cheese tip. lol.
On the map there is a really big yellow door with a star on top, after exploring everything else go here for a gauntlet like fight with really strong enemies & after the fight u will be rewarded with really good weapons and items. ( Do this b4 moving to next biome)
Or die there and never get to the next biome LOL.
@@hawkeyebricks9905 pretty much lol
This is what I do every time.@@hawkeyebricks9905
That weapon proficiency tip is actually really great!
Agreed. I was just rushing through and opening every chest I found before I saw this lol
These tips are literal game changers, I can see my next run going very differently, thanks man!
My #1 tip is that hip firing is your friend. Once I stopped trying to play it like a traditional shooting holding down L2 all the time I got much better 😆
Yeah that was my mistake with the first boss.
Hip fire and melee. Once I started to use melee more, I was taking out most enemies with one hit.
@@splinterstreetrat less spread and more accuracy
@@splinterstreetrat you see weakspots on the enemies. In ADS the head for example glows red.
Wait, what? Sounds intriguing, but what is the benefit?
Love how clear and concise the video is, keep it up!
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Awesome video and Thank you for taking the time to do this. I got Returnal yesterday, its awesome with a massive learning curve
enjoy!
I know I'm late but I'll add this tip.
Weapon traits are added abilities a weapon has that may only be used after unlocking them by grinding with the gun that has them.
They can drastically improve a weapon power and, best of all, are permanent upgrades that won't reset after each run unlike weapon proficiency.
For this reason it's completely worth it to grind each of the 3 weapons found in the first biome until you unlock a couple of them.
To grind a trait stick with the gun that has it and try to kill all the enemies in the biome.
If you get killed don't worry, your progress towards unlocking the trait is also permanent.
If you kill everything in the biome then restart your run manually.
As an added bonus you'll become more familiar with enemies attack patterns and will have an easier time fighting them.
Now that your guns are powered up and you know how to kill the enemy better start a new run and go for the boss. You'll immediately notice the huge difference traits make when fighting Phrike.
Very good video! Finally CLEAR and precise tips without the useless 30% of "Like, Comment, Subscribe". I knew most of these tips, but I had to thank you and showing how a real tips video should be done.
Thanks a lot for the useful hints! I am going to make good use of those!
Great tips thank you!
you got me hyped for this game even more!
Me too for some reason. It's crazy, I'm already hyped and waiting for the game to be delivered, but after seeing this video, I got a massive jolt of hype into my hype chamber. Weird lol
No drum roll - straight to the meat and potatoes. Thanks a lot for creating this vid. I can only imagine the it took to edit and keep to concise relevant info. Well done sir. 👏
Thanks for this, i am struggling getting through the first biome, only played for 2 hours tho, this will help ALOT!
Important tip: If you find a consumible silphium, save it to the boss fight.
If you haven't beaten the first boss yet and you're wanting to give up just know you only have to fight the boss once. The keys you get from them are permanent and they become optional after beating them the first time.
But don’t they have that machine downstairs that gives you items and takes off those virus things you attach to yourself and nowhere else in the map ?
I was so close...took me around 10 - 11 hours just to beat the first boss...later I had a great session during which I killed the 3rd and 4th both first try back to back!
@@mentalmadness2192 zero tolerance
@@mentalmadness2192 Damn! It took me 2.5 hours (not 1st ever run) just to get to the 3rd boss (I died 😢)
@@dbean5174 well yeah, the way to him was batshit crazy, I died soo many times. once I got there it strangely clicked for me and I blasted my through biome 4 after it.
man, this game is hard. and goood.
Played until the 3rd biome not knowing I could open those doors by shooting the red light. Thanks man!!
The tutorial has you do this in the first 10 minutes.
@@VaughnAllisonMusic1 🤣🤣 some ppl don’t pay too much attention to in game tutorials. Just skip and keep going.
I didn't realise the dash made you invincible for ages 😂 it was making the game way harder 😂.
I’m in the 3 rd and I didn’t even know I could do that ...
@@xopiglet9372 when does it save? At the third biome or after it?
I just died to that second boss for the second time there
I was looking for a returnal vid, had a notification my boy Alex had some advice. Win.
This is incredibly helpful!
Thanks mate this helped heaps got past the first boss 👍
Brilliant tips. Subbed!
hey thanks!
To save time killing flora when there’s a lot, you can also walk/run over them.
Best guide, short and very on point, thank you
Mate! I just wanted to genuinely thank you for this video, your tip not opening the chests right away helped me to defeat Phrike after 18 hours of trying and made me understand weapon proficiency actually works! THANK YOU!!
18h for first boss ?? Cmooon
Damn I will definitely start to this. I’ve already hit a bit of a wall 4 hours in at the crimson waste even though I got a rank 7 gun almost immediately stepping into it. Glad I was able to get a PS5 to play this gem on release, and thanks for the tips.
Fantastic tips, played for five hours yesterday, but now I have watched your video, I now feel more prepared for the challenge.
awesome
Had a hell of a time last night with only two attempts on the first boss, and A LARGE amount of deaths traversing to it. But will be attempting these tips tonight after works. Thanks!
Really good video my guy!!
Great tips buddy! Just started playing this on Play plus and it's awesome!
thanks for the tips im really struggling in this game but have doing really the opposite of everything you suggested so will try again with those tips
The carbine with the tracker secondary is definitely my go to for the first 3 biomes. It tears through bosses too. Look for a high overheat limit too.
Carbine with Trackerswarm was by far my favorite weapon in the start.
Wow. This was actually useful information. Thanks. I'll subscribe
appreciate that!
These are some great tips thanks man.But Mann is amazing I thought wouldn’t like it but i am very impressed. 💯
absolutely had no clue about the health bars. thanks man!!
Really helpful and informative video. I already figured out most of these things but for a solid 10-15hrs I was trying to beat Nemesis and couldn't because I was running through sections instead of fighting and collecting money for upgrades..
•Enable always run.
•Dash *into* bullets, not away from them.
•Experiment to find the weapon that your comfortable with, then stick with it.
•Just because the weapon is higher level doesn't mean that the weapon is better.
•When choosing whether or not to swap a weapon you should also consider its alternative firing pattern, not just stats or inate abilities.
•Pay attention to what parasites offer and pick up ones that buff what you use long term. For example: if your not using a bunch keys over a given run it's OK to pick one up that damages you for using keys to get a suit integrity buff.
•Dodging hits should be the main priority in combat.
•Scanning areas periodically can expose enemies if your Adrenaline level isn't level 2 or higher.
•The little light circle that appears around your character warns you of danger approaching and what direction its coming from.. Blue means bullets, red means an enemy is charging at you.
•Save Obolites up mid to late game for Reconstructors.
It is highly recommended that players bulk up in the easier levels before moving on to quicky. Its what I love doing in games, starting off with nothing and becoming a complete bad ass.
good call with waiting to grab health items and weapons till the end
When you step into a new room always take a look at the map in the pause menu so you roughly know what to expect and where enemies might await you.
Thanks for the help, I need it! Man, this game is punishing with no save points!
Thanks for the video! Your tips are really essential for a beginner. ;-)
These are great thanks so much! I was trying to figure out whether to go straight to the 2nd biome of farm up before I go there. Sounds like farm up is the way
You have to beat the boss in the first biome to get to the second biome. He drops the key but it is plenty big enough to farm in the first biome
Now this is a great and short video about how to optimize gameplay. Thanks!
Man this game is harder than i though i cant get pass the first boss
Yes you can. I took my time throughout the entire first biome. Several hours worth of exploring and backtracking. I did step away a couple of times. But my health was up and I had a level 6 weapon just like he did in this video. The bosses movesets are telegraphed pretty easily. Fight him a few times and you will have him down. He is easier than you think. They give you lots of leeway in this fight. I thought I was going to have trouble with his melee in the third stage but it ended up being very easy as long as I was paying attention. It's telegraphed
😂
@@robk5437 thanks for the advice il keep trying i wont give up 😁
@@robk5437 mate i have 10hrs play time and 20 deaths and still cant beat the 1st boss on my last run i had level 4 shotty a health pack and a astronaut and i was so close but he still killed me FML
@@offdapace2627 just keep trying at him bro, I’m only 10 hrs in also and can’t get pass the second biome where I keep dying like crazy!! But ya got this.
Cheers dude!
When you struggle to find ether, make sure you do the daily challenge at your ship Helios. Completing that challenge will give you 5 Ether. Great game!!!
when do the daily challenges appear? I'm in the first biom and I see nothing of such...
@@TwoTimesTwentyOne it came up after I completed the second zone
@@gengarth5470 nice, can't wait.
@@gengarth5470 I'm almost at the end of zone 2. Is there a way to travel back to my ship than dying?
@@TwoTimesTwentyOne Once you go to a new zone, you can't go back to a previous one
another good tip is use melee its great for staggering
You can't heal at the ship anymore after the update. =(
The resin technique is really only beneficial in the early phase of the game while it’s easy. Resin increases integrity by such a minimal amount, and you find plenty along the way. The big boosts are obviously the way to go when you find them. Later in the game I save all the health pickups for when I know I’m low enough that none will be wasted after filling my bar. The triangular button was news to me and the chest saving for higher weapon leavels is a great idea.
This really helped. I have ~40 deaths already on the first Biome and it's starting make me cry.
Great tips! I spent 90 min in biome 1 fully preparing for the second biome, and the game crashed right before I got to the second boss. I had a huge and full health bar, a large med kit, and an astronaut figurine, so I think the game was scared.
😂😂
I felt that
The developer wants to make a "challenging" game but they can't even make the game to work properly.
Really dumb.
Thank you this video is really helpful
I subbed.
This is a great help. I do go to main ship to regen health before i get the green stuff
Exactly what I was looking for
Thank you so very much!!
I love when I buy a new game and look for tips and find out Boomstick Gaming has done a video on it....Awesome as always.
Go to settings and click always run and set auto aim to maximum
Always run is terrible advice
@@hairlessape4255 Ledge boss will win on always run :)
Yah I would never set always run. Causes more issues than it resolves.
@@mandrews6282 stopped playing this game and also forgot about this post....it was just a tip you don't have to do it
@@hairlessape4255 yeah if you don’t like it. I love always run so opinions are opinions. imo your advice is terrible so it doesn’t really matter
Great vid
Loving the game, been playing it since release.
Very helpful 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Awesome tips, tks
Excellent tips! You've put many of the bigger gaming channels videos to shame with this one pal . Thanks very much indeed.
great voice man . ! good job. thank you for shareing
Genius tips bro!!!
I played this for 2 months took a break and instantly got to biome 4 on my first ply through back on it. Sometimes a break is needed. Phrike was destroying me and for the love of god I couldn’t get the right combo of gear to win 😂
Those all strategies I already use but LIKED and SUBSCRIBED just for that outro
Just got my PS5 and this game. Thanks for the tips!!!
The room on the your ship can heal you when you take a nap.
Yes but only one time per death.
tried that once and it didn't happen...
@@84jesterx try again, unless they patched it out
Until the trolling devs removed this in update 2.0
Great video
I beat the boss on my first try in the first biome. I have to say that is such an incredible boss fight. Very well done and fluid. I enjoyed that a lot. I hope the rest of the bosses are that fun
Lucky u.... I was sooo close but I had like -80% weapon dmg
I had good mods and still lost. Got snagged by the melee attack twice.
I got lucky and had that revive item that revives you at low health and killed it at with like 10 percent health left after that I got obliterated in 2nd biome but when I fought boss again in 1st biome I knew his moves and took one hit from him and them I destroyed him
3rd biome keeps destroying me with those giant ass robots that snag you
@@ravenXcozmo where do you get the revive item and isn’t their a item that revives you when you die
the grind is addictive !
Your videos are goated
Excellent advices
Good job bro
Incredibly helpful video!
I quit after dying to the first boss like 10 times, so I might actually give the game another shot now and try this.
Bruhh I've been on the 2nd boss for like 2 days. Best advice I can say is take a break and come back to it again and again and again. The more repetitious it becomes, you start learning the patterns of the bosses. I still haven't beaten 2nd boss yet though 😑
I wouldn't give up on the game though, it's challenging AF but really well made. Don't let it discourage you
It happens the same to me , but you get used to it .
You can dodge through objects mate. The first boss was easy once I realised that 😂.
I was just avoiding everything.
Game is so hard I’m on biome 3 and dying from drones they populated the small tiny area made me fall of the map
Great tips, man! Been playing for days and I only knew half of this. Haven’t passed the first boss yet🤦🏽♂️
great vid thanks
Jesus.. I wish I watched this video first... well done my dude
thanks!
This will help!
this is what I needed
Classic controller layout is highly recommended
Makes alt-fire much easier
I’m currently replaying to collect every survey trophies, on my way to platinum this great game
Love how this channel is your actual experience from your work on a game and just "here's the info" without the filler. Very different vs others regurgitating popular tips spreading around copy catting one another and not helping anyone beyond the foundational stuff we can easily figure out on our own. No wonder others have plagiarized your vids.
Straight up no bullshit, on point sir, on point
Good tips👍🏾
Thanks buddy, I saved this video for when I get an actual PS5 lol.
Always be thorough in your search for items.I myself want to explore and find all items and secrets.