When describingReturnalto anyone whos maybe interested in the game, Ive been relying on that classic comparison technique.
Most people know that those kinds of comparisons are rarely accurate.
See,Returnalisnt just a roguelike with Metroidvania elements or a bullet hell game converted into a third-person shooter.
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ReturnalsAliencomparisonsare easy enough to understand even from the outset.
Its when you start to exploreReturnals world that theAliencomparisons really establish themselves, though.
as you wondered just what the crew and we as the audience had just walked into.
Returnaleffectively utilizes a similar trick.
This is where you really see howReturnals designers and writers clearly understand what really made the horror inAlienso effective.
IfAlienandReturnalwere all about you vs. hostile creatures, you might eventually become comfortable with your situation.
Thats whereReturnalpulls off its greatest trick.
Thats when the horrors ofHereditaryenter the picture.
Among other things,Hereditarywas the horror movie of the 23andMe generation.
Returnalplays with a similar idea through its brilliant house sequences.
