Can't wait to dive into this later this week, huge fan of Returnal and am glad Saros is opening it up to a wider audience by being less brutal but still challenging

Their games have peak third person shooter gameplay

Really liked Returnal and very much looking forward to it. It will probably be a little while before I have time for it, but it will definitely be a buy at some point.

Played two cycles. Got to the first boss. Seems easier than Returnal…. But we shall see!

bbattbq01 said:

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Played two cycles. Got to the first boss. Seems easier than Returnal…. But we shall see!

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I didn't think Returnal was too hard, you just had to stick with it and you definitely had to concentrate.

Once you found your preferred combo of upgrades and weapons, I felt it was relatively easy unlock "god mode" and shred everything in your path.

I'm more than fine with Saros being easier though, at least I think I am. I've beaten several Souls games, etc, but I've never felt like them being extra hard was the main appeal.

I mean it's been five yearsish I think since returnal, but I don't remember making it to a boss on my second run!

Not complaining, just an observation… it's fun so far and the upgrade tree what I can see so far looks great.

Yeah, I think the devs made it known that Saros does not require the same "commitment " that Returnal did. Makes sense from a sales perspective, make the game more accessible.

But I'm from the 80's... these younger gamers have no idea what a hard game is!

Returnal felt pretty grindy to me. Towards the end I felt like I was just strafing left and right while dashing anytime a bullet got near me. I was way more interested in finding side rooms, translation glyphs and powerups than I was running and gunning.

Cool game otherwise, is Saros is more lore than bullet-hell, I'll have to check it out.

I got through i think zone 3 in Returnal before it got so boring and frustrating and became nothing but a super repetitive 3d bullet hell simulator that i dropped it. Every boss was heres a billion projectiles and ill just attack you from off screen every 20 seconds, have fun dodging 20 times for every round of shots you take. The first boss was fantastic with the platforming mechanics involved then it went downhill fast.

Is this game any better?

FatZilla said:

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I got through i think zone 3 in Returnal before it got so boring and frustrating and became nothing but a super repetitive 3d bullet hell simulator that i dropped it. Every boss was heres a billion projectiles and ill just attack you from off screen every 20 seconds, have fun dodging 20 times for every round of shots you take. The first boss was fantastic with the platforming mechanics involved then it went downhill fast.

Is this game any better?

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Sounds like this type of intense bullet shooter isn't for you. The games are very much designed around mobility and evasion

Man, finally got to play a little more last night and it's punishing me for saying easier as I still haven't downed the first boss lol. I know the patterns and what's coming next I'm just too old and slow lol

I'm sure my son will beat him in like two tries and make fun of me

I'm finding the game tougher than Returnal, but easier to "power through" if you need to.

The enemies hit way harder and spam a lot more projectiles at you.

Still struggling with the second Boss.

Game is absolutely sublime to play. Awesome shooting mechanics. The Dual Sense and Sound Design are incredible in this.

Like I thought my son beat first boss on second try lol

I finally got to play again today and finally beat first boss when the game took mercy on me and introduced the enhancements or whatever they're called. Powered up my attack and dialed down incoming damage and got him pretty easily

Second boss took two tries.

At the last boss (still struggling after a few attempts)

Man, this game just keeps getting better and better biomes and bosses. Some really spectacular boss fights. Returnal peaked at Biome 4's boss, but this one is consistently strong and good throughout and ramps up big time after the mid game.

Way more biome varietry too.

Rolled Credits and got both endings.

Just a fantastic playing game. You're able to level up your character to the point where enemies just melt into lucenite and it feels so good.

I got to fifth boss last night after going straight back in to that biome and not leveling up and was able to get him to 1/3 of his last life bar, if only I weren't so old and my parry timing was better lol

Once you get a weapon that charges your power you're pretty indestructible lol

I'm on last boss part two, just need a run with a good weapon and I'll be done with the story.