Players found out how to abuse the storage system in Returnal -apkrig
At the end of October, the developers from the Housemarque studio informed that, at many wishes of the players, they would include the save & exit function in the Returnal game – ie the option to save the cycle just played and activate the position once when the player returns to the game. Until the patch was released, ending the game or turning off the console meant an automatic restart of the current course, which, taking into account the difficulty of the game and the roguelite genre, meant carefully playing tens of minutes again to be able to follow up the game. The developers explained at the end of October that they had been thinking for a long time about what storage system to provide players to avoid destroying the atmosphere, and Returnal remained a challenge, which eventually led to several limitations that could not save the game during boss fights or locked arenas. Nevertheless, the players came up with a way to use the one-time point as a standard saved position of their kind, claiming that they would finally be able to finish Returnal.
I’ve gotta say — this method is singlehandedly getting me through Returnal. I know people are mad that I’m not playing it “the right” way, but I don’t have time to continuously die and restart over and over. I’m now enjoying it because of this and I think that’s a positive thing. https://t.co/VnKumA7dIh
— Joseph Yaden (@JosephYaden) October 31, 2021
One of the vocal supporters of the idea of arbitrary storage in Returnal is journalist Joseph Yarden, who writes for Games Radar, IGN and VGC, for example. He also advised other players how to circumvent the basic restrictions on the use of a clue in Returnal and proceed a little differently than before the incriminated update. The instructions are short and relatively straightforward – the moment you interrupt the game and instruct it to create a clue, just upload it to the cloud storage and download the saved position from it to the console at any time and use it in the game. Sure, it ‘s not very elegant, but if someone has a problem, it’ s definitely a problem to get to the end (or the one real end), then it may be a way to relieve some stress. Sure, the atmosphere can suffer greatly and deny the whole genre, but according to his statement on Twitter, Yarden doesn’t care.
The fear of a possible failure, followed by a restart, is adequate in Returnal and is balanced by diligence, resp. prudent progress
“I must say that thanks to this method I have reached the end of Returnal. I know people are angry that I’m not playing it “right”, but I don’t have time to keep dying and restarting the game over and over again, “the journalist writes. He also adds that thanks to the above instructions he enjoys the game much more than before, which he considers a positive thing and finds support among the commentators. One of the strongest arguments is that the game is designed as a single player, so it should be up to everyone to go through it as they please. On the other hand, I must point out for myself that the fear of a possible failure, followed by a restart, is adequate in Returnal and is balanced by diligence, respectively. prudent progress. In other words, you can definitely go through the game as well heavy in a way and just a little effort combined with a great deal of uncertainty is the right spice of the experience. But if someone doesn’t want to deprive Selene of the story and, as Yarden puts it, simply can’t invest hours and hours of time in honing all procedures, then it’s only good that there are alternatives.
Another who praises the exploit with the saved position is Ethan Gach from Kotak, who also mentions other games in which he thought he was missing. According to Gach, Deathloop or Far Cry 6 would be better games if it were possible to return to the saved positions, although of course he understands why the developers decided not to implement the system into the game. Greater immersion in the game and a great atmosphere is a tempting result of playing without a saved position, but sometimes there can be situations in which bubbling frustration and correcting mistakes cost valuable time and therefore mood.
