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Returnal Will Make Use Of PS5’s Blazing Fast Load Times

Returnal

Housemarque, a long-time partner with Sony, is going to make use of the PlayStation 5’s blazing fast load times with its next title, Returnal. Touted as a PS5 exclusive, it’s no shock that the Finnish developer will make use of everything it can. In that very way, it’s pointing to the game not being as frustrating as other roguelikes thanks to the console’s fast loading speeds.

Acting as a roguelike, this game will surely lead to a lot of much-needed death as per the genre’s norm. Because of this, having a game optimized to load quickly is important and with the PS5’s NVMe SSD, players can return to the game “nearly immediately” after dying.

Not to just use one feature, though, the dev will also utilize the DualSense’s adaptive triggers to change the firing mode on weapons in-game.

Returnal is Housemarque’s foyer back into the arcade-style shooters that once dominated its development time before moving onto more elaborate pastures. This game is procedurally generated, meaning no run will be completely the same and strategies will have to be formed in order to vanquish your foes and move forward.

Housemarque’s upcoming PS5 exclusive is coming out on March 19, 2021.

“Roguelike” Bike Game, Descenders, Coming To PS4

Descenders

Raise your hand if you know of the roguelike genre. You all probably rose your hand. Well, it’s looking like RageSquid’s Descenders is coming to PS4. Here is a look at some PS4 gameplay put out by the publisher, No More Robots, today.

Initially launched in 2018, this mountain bike game turns the genre around, instead of warring against monsters and fantasy beings, Descenders puts you against the terrain. Per a recent post on the PlayStation Blog, the game is “definitely a game that is easy to pick up but hard to master.” The procedural generation ensures the game will still have a level of freshness no matter your route.

The game hosts a few different modes including a career mode and multiplayer mode in case you want to trek the forest, canyons, snowy peaks, and more with your friends.

Descenders is coming to the PS4 on August 25, 2020.

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