![]() The mode is also teasing something that might be story-related, asking players to prepare themselves for what they "might encounter within."īrutally difficult and unapologetic, the addition of a co-op mode to Returnal is a godsend. But, Returnal is getting free DLC that adds a new co-op mode as well as a single-player only survival mode, Tower of Sisyphus.Īccording to the official description, the Tower of Sisyphus is an "ascending gauntlet of increasingly dangerous phases" where players will have to clear each floor to move to the next one. Unfortunately, it appears that the story has all wrapped up and fans are free to make of it what they will. The game revolved around the space pilot, Selene, a woman who finds herself trapped inside a time loop as she fights against monstrous creatures from a foreign planet.įor nearly a year, Returnal was a single-player experience, with the handful of fans hoping that Housemarque would release post-launch story content that would explore Selene's cyclical nightmare even further. Returnal was one of the most underrated games of 2021, failing to capture a much larger audience due to its unforgiving difficulty that belied a gripping narrative that took multiple playthroughs and a thorough analysis to wrap your head around. ![]() Returnal: Ascension is the first piece of DLC for Housemarque's PS5 exclusive. One word of warning with this co-op mode though the loot is not shared, so if you're playing with a loot-Hoover like me, expect there to be many arguments over who gets to grab the good gun or who gets to snaffle up the largest chunk of Silphium.Housemarque's audition before the Sony acquisition is back after a year with some free DLC, titled Returnal: Ascension. ![]() Being able to revive your co-op partner does make things a little easier I'd say, but as Aoife and I found out during our stream, doing this while a room is still full of enemies is basically a death sentence for you both. Most importantly, it's a lot of fun playing through the game with a friend! The speed and the ferocity of the gameplay isn't impacted at all and in fact, the game scales the difficulty up a bit in co-op so making progress still won't be a walk in the park. This means you'll be able to call in a helping hand if there's an area that you've previously struggled to get past, or perhaps you could use your previously honed skills to help other players progress through their game. It's super easy to join or summon a friend or random to play with and you're given the option to do this at the start of each of the campaign's six biomes. The first half of Returnal's Ascension update brings with it the ability to play through the entire campaign in two-player co-op, something that you can watch Aoife and I attempt in the video above. Watch on YouTube Aoife and Ian take on the new DLC. Update 3.0 brings you two brand new game modes, and even more mysterious lore to track down for people like me, who were throughly invested in Selene's story and left hanging by the game's rather abstruse ending. Sure the combat is amazing but a large part of the fun for me was also found in hunting down the nuggets of lore, discovering new and unseen rooms and trying to make sense of Selene's struggles.īut that's why this week's free Returnal: Ascension update is so welcome. ![]() This ended up being a bit of a double-edged sword for me though, as fully completing the game left me with little to go back for. In fact, I tumbled into such a deep Returnal hole that, 20 days after its April 30th launch, I'd completely rinsed the game for every last little secret and even unlocked the Platinum trophy, something that I normally have neither the time nor inclination to do.
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