The community asked for this functionality from the launch of the game and Housemarque adds it along with the photo mode.
Returnal and, therefore, Housemarque have won the affection of the public. Proposal roguelike and bullet-hell in an alien and hostile environment has placed the game as one of the titles to consider on PS5, something that was translated into a “mega success” for the developer studio. However, the long duration of their games has made many players claim a save system to pause and continue the ‘runs’ where appropriate. And, after several months since its launch, Housemarque launches an update that implements this functionality together with a new photo mode.
The new save system is called Suspend CycleThe news of this update can be read at the PlayStation blog, where you specify the characteristics around its named “Suspend cycle“: A system that allows players to save to a point in the game, turn off the console and continue the adventure at any time. However, this will create a point of return to the game that will be erased as soon as we reload, for which will force us to create another save point if we see it necessary.
There are certain moments in Returnal that are best experienced in a non-fragmented way.HousemarqueTherefore, we could say that Housemarque has finally achieved adapt to the player’s needs, since it had admitted that this functionality collided with some systems of the game. In this sense, the developer warns that the “Suspend cycle” cannot be used in boss battles, cinematics, first-person sequences or during scenarios where the combat is intense. Since, from the studio’s perspective, “we believed that there are certain moments in Returnal that are best experienced in a non-fragmented way to preserve the intended challenge and fluidity. “
After all, players will be able to enjoy the game more deeply with its new photo mode, also included with the update. A mechanic that, as we have seen in other games, will allow us to take screenshots of the crudest battles or landscapes characteristic of the title with the help of angle changes and filters photography. A functionality that we can access as soon as we pause the game.
In this way, Housemarque gives us more reasons to return to Returnal, something that will facilitate access to that large number of players who have not reached the final boss of the adventure. And, if you have already completed this difficult title, remember that Housemarque has plans beyond Returnalas it has confirmed that it wants to make bigger games after its purchase by PlayStation.
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