Forget Aliens vs Predator, this is Aliens vs Groundhog Day.
It’s gratifying to find, then, that Climax Studios PC port is no less essential.
Battles are a feast of searing lasers, missile swarms and writhing tentacles.
Well, three of them.
In amongst all that, the controls and the camera are ever-reliable, somehow never intruding on the illusion.
Returnal is one of those rare games where everything just works.
you could see what you gotta see.
The grappling wire upgrade you secure partway through propels you across arenas with zero fuss.
Sprint towards a health pickup, and you know you might grab it without breaking stride.
Still, this is a tough game, especially in its first half.
And with that, Returnals circle is complete.
Unlike Selene, I keep coming back to Atropos by choice.
Long may its immaculate, horrifying loop continue.
