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In my humble opinion, the most important adrenaline level is the fifth, for it grants Selene a shield that allows her to absorb one free hit. There are five levels: enhanced overload (active reload), enhanced vision (see hostels through walls/less haze), upgraded melee attack (after unlocking the sword of course), a 50% bonus to proficiency rate(see weapons below), and a 50% bonus to all obolites collected (currency). Every three kills, Selene’s adrenaline augments, granting additional buffs. Those who successfully dispatch those tentacled foes without sustaining damage will be awarded with a notification about adrenaline, a mechanic that pays homage to Housemarque’s background in shoot ‘em ups (SHMUPs), a genre where players strive to “1CC,” or clear an entire game on a single credit. Those critical story and gameplay elements are at work from the initial enemy encounter. She notes that the forest rearranges itself like a puzzle whenever she…returns.

After suppressing the creatures, Selene recovers an audio log from the body–another Selene! The recording begins, with…Selene…naming the planet Atropos, and that thirty minutes had elapsed since the last crash–apparently there had been more than one. Selene proceeds deeper into the overgrown ruin and encounters hostile scavenger fauna chewing on the cadaver of another Astra scout. Dumbfounded, Selene loots the body for a side-arm, a pistol. While examining their helmet for identification purposes, she makes a paralyzing discovery: the pilot’s name is Selene…but that is her name! How is his possible? She is the only Astra scout named Selene. Our protagonist stumbles upon the remains of what appears to be a fellow Astra scout. After regaining consciousness, she begins to explore the overgrown ruins of her surroundings–the vestiges of what appears to be an extinct civilization. She crash-lands onto the planet’s surface, her powered suit likely preserving her bodily integrity. The planet’s atmosphere embraces her tempestuously, and her ship sustains critical damage, accelerating her cruise into a dive. She disobeys the warning on her HUD, and descends into low orbit. Her explorations bring her within range of a faint distress signal, “White Shadow.” Its source is a remote planet that her Chain of Command designates as forbidden. Giger school of alien design.Ī white, blonde-headed spacewoman navigates a solo-piloted craft across the galaxy. Suffice to say, the most “teen” elements in Returnal are its appeals to cosmic horror, and the H.R. Because of this, I felt comfortable playing even when my twelve year-old was in the room.

This game is a third-person shooter at heart, so there are guns, but enemies do not shed blood in a way that is readily recognizable. Returnal does not contain content that conventional Christians would find offensive.
