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VG247Returnal Review | Housemarque's PS5 Exclusive is all about Control - VG247
Published 4/29/2021
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PC / PS5 - 4/30/2021
Returnal is a 2021 roguelike third-person shooter video game developed by Housemarque and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It follows Selene Vassos, an astronaut who lands on the planet Atropos in search of the mysterious "White Shadow" signal and finds herself trapped in a time loop. After crash-landing on a shape-shifting alien planet, Selene finds herself fighting tooth and nail for survival. Every time she’s defeated, the player is forced to restart the journey.
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83
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Returnal Review | Housemarque's PS5 Exclusive is all about Control - VG247
Published 4/29/2021
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Read originalReturnal Review & Impressions: PS5 Gameplay Worth Your Time, A Sci-Fi Rogue-Like as no other | Fextralife
Published 4/29/2021
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93
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Read originalReturnal - Easy Allies Review - YouTube
Published 4/29/2021
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85
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Read originalGame Rant Returnal Review
Published 4/29/2021
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100
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Read originalReview: Returnal
Published 4/29/2021
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