you can also spend 6 on an extra respawn at the reconstructor
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Returnal |OT| Alien Resorrection
- Thread starter DanteAlighieri
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you can also spend 6 on an extra respawn at the reconstructor
Just popping by to say I really, really enjoy this game.
I am 10 hours in taking my time exploring everything, died plenty of times in the first Biome, died three times in the second Biome now.
Not really good in this game but damn this is a lot of fun to play.
I am 10 hours in taking my time exploring everything, died plenty of times in the first Biome, died three times in the second Biome now.
Not really good in this game but damn this is a lot of fun to play.
Rocketlauncher with Automatic trait. Literally melted the final boss
I always gravitate toward the carbine and the pylon launcher but after hearing great things about the hollowseeker I think I will start aiming for those to unlock the better traits.
Those are the ones I use most. I got this perk on the carbine that made it shoot faster over time. That felt OP. I haven't found any other weapons since I'm still stuck at the second part.
Why do I have to work? I need to grind and get better!
Carbine got me through Drone city in L3 so it's a the top of the list for now. Also Leech has just starting popping up and that's a pretty great skill to have.
Hallowseeker i typically hate unless it has serrated rounds or some cool shit like portal.
Shotgun - slug is the variant i like, don't typically rock this over a carbine.
Rocket - got me killed too much with drones so have left it alone recently.
Pylon - haven't used it yet
I guess it was already discussed, but what is our conclusion on the controller vibration during rain? The fact that it sometimes works for like 20 seconds and then stops until you enter some random room later – is it a bug or devs just didn't program it to work all the time? Idk, to me it feels like a bug. I did some tests (in the same room) - If you stand in the rain and vibration works, when you hide under something to cover, it stops, but if you step back in the rain it might or might not start to vibrate again. Sometimes it stops completely after you hid yourself once and won't vibrate again at all, but sometimes it works like clockwork and starts vibration every time the character steps back into the rain from cover.
I like the electropylon driver. You can just plant some pylons and then concentrate on evading, which seems useful for bosses (although I haven't killed the first one yet, so maybe I'm superwrong)
So are weapon types locked by biomes? Only have pistol, carbine, shotgun and hollowseeker and 2nd boss takes forever (until it gets to the charging and blade attacking part and melts me), can I hope for a new gun type?
Pistol: Meh
Carbine: Always reliable. Both the spin-up and slow-but-powerful firing modes remind me of Destiny's Suros weapon in a good way.
Pylon: Great damage potential but not that fun to use.
Shotgun: Fells great and is fun to use in the first biome but lack of range makes it harder to justify with more flying enemies.
Hollowseeker: For me this is just a worse Carbine because the bullets travel slower so you have to aim in front of enemies when you are too far away.
Rocket launcher: Fun to use and great damage potential. This gun basically carried me through the 3rd biome.
Not sure if there are more weapons but if there are, I haven't come across them, yet.
It has worked pretty consistently for me so far but I also haven't had any crashes or stuck doors / teleporters so maybe I'm just lucky.
Kind of, you have to unlock them to add them to the weapon pool, and there are weapons you unlock in later biomes or in areas in early biomes which require certain abilities to reach. The four weapons that you mention are all that is available for the 2nd boss, I'd recommend the Carbine or Hollowseeker, don't use the shotgun.
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I'm definitely not great at these types of games, but it could be worse. At least I'm not getting frustrated yet. Made it to the end of the second biome in great condition, but then got my ass handed to me by two sentients in a tight hallway. I'm really taking my sweet time in the first Biome to get some decent gear and health upgrades, but I also feel like I'm kinda wasting precious time there.
So far I'm not finding the weapons to be overly great. Honestly the side-arm is up there as one of the better ones imo.
So far I'm not finding the weapons to be overly great. Honestly the side-arm is up there as one of the better ones imo.
Yup. I carried a level 18 one almost all the way to the final boss but caved and traded it out for a nearly full damage 30 Hollowseeker with 4 traits. I still couldn't tell if it was doing more or less DPS than it.
I did the secret ending with a 15 level rocket hahaha is a beast
*Forgot to add to this, for Nemesis fight:
Don't sleep on Hollowseeker with DMG over time and seeker perk, you can move and grapple around after couple of rounds towards him, he'll get damage and the bullets will get there as you're trying to stay alive.
To be fair, I don't know how scientific an approach it is however the % completion for the first boss trophy is almost at 50% right now.
Considering the game has only been out for 3 days….that isn't as low as some people here would make out.
It's crazy I almost have the platinum and still haven't unlocked the last gun. It just doesn't show up.
Hopefully HM solves the broken trophies soon.
Hopefully HM solves the broken trophies soon.
That tweet from Max Dood where he says he feels it's a game just for him, that could be me as well. It sings to me. I'm not even that far in (third biome), but I am in love. Can't see much (if anything) this year that will top this for me.
Yeah, could hopefully happen ;) I defeated boss 1+2 in that way, first run of the day and after that it went downhill every time. Maybe I should only play one run each day ^^
This game rocks, when it's not out to fuck you over! XD
My first pre tutorial death run was around 6h and I got to the biome 2 boss and died in its 3rd phase with just some health left.
Started some new runs and got my ass handed. Bad RNG (first room with 10 Asshole-Bats-from-Hell), tired and unfocused mistakes (first ever fall from cliff, bad doges etc.) a little bit of trying out (take damage when picking up items...no comment/Using different weapons) going directly into biome 2 and with the gate to the boss (bad idea) and then I frustratedly called it a day...
Another day, another run. Played cautiosly, evaluated every risk reward situation from parasites etc. and had some RNG luck and cleared the first act in one 7h sitting or so. (with lunch breaks)
WHAT A RIDE! I was constantly shaking, pumped with adrenalin and those 7h felt like mere minutes...just amazing!
Pretty pissed that you have to start Act 2 from scratch (felt sorry for my OP-build) played the first room, went into a secret room and they spawned a LVL17 Titan in it which instantly killed me. Better luck next time...which will be today!
My first pre tutorial death run was around 6h and I got to the biome 2 boss and died in its 3rd phase with just some health left.
Started some new runs and got my ass handed. Bad RNG (first room with 10 Asshole-Bats-from-Hell), tired and unfocused mistakes (first ever fall from cliff, bad doges etc.) a little bit of trying out (take damage when picking up items...no comment/Using different weapons) going directly into biome 2 and with the gate to the boss (bad idea) and then I frustratedly called it a day...
Another day, another run. Played cautiosly, evaluated every risk reward situation from parasites etc. and had some RNG luck and cleared the first act in one 7h sitting or so. (with lunch breaks)
WHAT A RIDE! I was constantly shaking, pumped with adrenalin and those 7h felt like mere minutes...just amazing!
Pretty pissed that you have to start Act 2 from scratch (felt sorry for my OP-build) played the first room, went into a secret room and they spawned a LVL17 Titan in it which instantly killed me. Better luck next time...which will be today!
...and here I was thinking, that the rain was just a first minute of the game gimmick, because I never felt it again. However, that's a bug I can live with, so far *knock on wood* no crashes, failed inputs and dead-end-rooms.
Fun? i'm pro-no save state
got to bio 2 boss on my 2nd time to the bio and beat it on first try with extra life. those dam waves i would successfully avoid them like 65% of the time
2nd one is just tricking you into thinking the side area's are safe-ish
I have not played much so far. Seems to have great core mechanics, but I'm getting a feeling that the build-style rogue mechanics are really lacking.
I've not come across any artifacts or parasites that have made me go 'wow' this significantly changes how I play - like with Hades.
If that does not change as I get further into the game, I feel it could do with a '2.0' version to improve the build variety. I want fun, crazy stuff like dashing through enemies hurts them, or leaves a bomb, enemies explode on death, melee attack changing into different moves (ie double hit), active reloading shoots out electricity, modifies/changes to the adrenaline skills.
I can see so much potential for a great rogue-like. I sort of get the feeling it's not going to hit those heights.
I've not come across any artifacts or parasites that have made me go 'wow' this significantly changes how I play - like with Hades.
If that does not change as I get further into the game, I feel it could do with a '2.0' version to improve the build variety. I want fun, crazy stuff like dashing through enemies hurts them, or leaves a bomb, enemies explode on death, melee attack changing into different moves (ie double hit), active reloading shoots out electricity, modifies/changes to the adrenaline skills.
I can see so much potential for a great rogue-like. I sort of get the feeling it's not going to hit those heights.
Pretty much how I feel as well. It managed to nail every single sweet spot for me, especially thematically.
Apparently it's on Sony's side. Whenever a game crashes, unless it's Cyberpunk (lol), it's on their OS still basically being in beta buggy state. Not sure if that is correct but that is what Housemarque said.
Luckily never got a single crash in 20 hours, got one bugged cube I couldn't pick up, that's it.
Are we supposed to receive a new cube after beating the second boss? I never got one actually.
Everything you listed minus the modify melee attack can be obtain
Can I just buy the extra 'Digital Deluxe' stuff as an upgrade to my standard digital edition after I have started playing?
If so, I'll likely, and very reluctantly, go this 'pay-to-win' route and thereby get an early unlock of the distinctly OP Electropylon Driver to help get me through Ixion. I've seen what it can do to that boss and Phrike on YT.
Scummy practice by Sony/HM, but if it will help me get past the biome 2 roadblock to see a bit more of the game I've already paid $80 for then I'm not sure I can resist.
If so, I'll likely, and very reluctantly, go this 'pay-to-win' route and thereby get an early unlock of the distinctly OP Electropylon Driver to help get me through Ixion. I've seen what it can do to that boss and Phrike on YT.
Scummy practice by Sony/HM, but if it will help me get past the biome 2 roadblock to see a bit more of the game I've already paid $80 for then I'm not sure I can resist.
Man, I breezed through the third area with a lvl. 10 Hollowseeker and two great traits, didn't pick up any other weapons that were 5+ levels higher because it seemed to wipe the floor with them, but then it didn't deal any damage to the boss there whatsoever for some reason, apart from the alt-fire. Used two vials plus the astronaut and had the first health bar down to 25% after several minutes. Not sure if it was a bug or because it's not a long range weapon, really annoying. At least I got its attack pattern figured out already for the next run...
Hmm, that's good to know. Maybe pick up higher level weapons even though the current one feels good then? I've skipped out on like a 7 when I have a 5 that feels great.
I got it on part 2. The ammo meter is like lots of small dots. You for sure have used it. Localized names. :lol
i got cocky, went into a containment room thought i survived it and it used another wave and i stupidly had left the turrets for last thinking i'd clean up. leaving the turrets up was my downfall
Alright thanks. Still don't know what it is but I'll look out for it - so far I don't think I've used anything other than pistol, carbine, shotgun, bestie pylon and the weird weapon that needs ammo to come back before being able to shoot again for more thant a minute.
I've even discarded picking up the rocket launcher after scanning it (as I wanted to keep the pylon obv) and unfortunately I don't think it got added to the spawn pool because I've never seen it since.
Unrelated but I've thought of a stupid piece of advice for people that may be struggling - are you dashing away from incoming damage ? You should be dashing into it most of the time. The rest of the time should be while strafing, and only dashing away when you're overwhelmed or getting surrounded (and in this situation, don't focus on fighting back but on finding an advantageous position).
hollowseekers seem to have a pretty decent range so i dunno how was it not a large enough range
