Returnal | 16 ADVANCED GAMEPLAY TIPS - Avoid Death!

for eternal you shoot a lot you dash a lot you see astronauts a lot and you die a lot but it's pretty great once you harness its more nuanced gameplay mechanics this is alex and i'm going to blow through 16 important tips in the shortest amount of your time as possible to better your chances of survival in future runs tip number one your melee attack is the key to taking down larger enemies much easier your sword is great at inflicting stagger which will let you freely blast away enemies precious weak bits and you can tell when they can be staggered again by the dissipating orange bar underneath their health tip two look around for these tasteful decorative statues that have glowing yellow eyes if you destroy it you'll get a little bonus of space money or if you're a planet native obelites tip 3 if you have unlocked the dread bound you now have my personal favorite weapon in the game this fires projectiles that fly out in return but cannot re-fire until they return to get the most out of this beast get as close to your target as you can which will rapidly increase its firing speed this also works very well in conjunction with that melee staggering tip from before allowing you to pretty much point this thing right into enemy's skulls and blast away the dread bound is one of the quickest ways to dispatch some of the most difficult foes but does have the high risk of having to get right up into their grill to be most effective tip number four if the enemy types that prime up and focus fire and orange laser at you are giving you a rough time no need to worry if you simply shoot the target once that will cancel their charge making groups of these enemies a little easier to deal with tip number five is more of a personal suggestion but i really recommend remapping dash to the right bumper to be able to dash and fire without removing your thumb from the analog stick this game requires razor precise timing and you'll thank me later for swapping these if you do tip six in the first area of the game at any time you can go back into your ship to sleep in your bed this will restore some of your health and you can leave and re-enter the ship to do this until your health is back to full tip 7 once you unlock the electro pylon driver cool name it's easy to be using it somewhat wrong this can create area of effect dps traps that can be stringed together to cover a wide area you can also shoot one of these into multiple enemies to create a damaging electrical charge between them hurting those who might pass by a somewhat difficult gun to use in the heat of the moment but solid if you know how to use it right tip number eight the halfway point no checkpoint sorry when exploring you'll find tons of green integrity healing items laying around but if you consume these when you're at max health they will turn into resin one of these will give you one or two ticks towards expanding your health bar which is vital for surviving in the late game tip 9 when you see these glowing orange octopus things quickly focus your fire on taking them down first these will quickly run away and escape crystal lizard style and will provide some oblige once killed tip number 10 in the early game there are some areas you can't quite reach yet but in some cases you can use the grasp of these tentacle dudes to pull you upwards simply dash off before you get chomped and you might just find an extra cookie hidden up there tip 11 once you're fairly familiar with the game and its upgrade systems i recommend switching the risky interaction input to press instead of hold there are some tricky to navigate areas that will have an item awaiting you and you really don't want to be standing still holding down a button when death is quickly closing in tip number 12 when you see these crumbly walls just destroy it to access a secret little area this usually has an item and a data cube which must be taken to a data cube processor like the one right after the first boss fight tip 13 always take the time to destroy the breakable plants since they often have items or obelites inside you can shoot these melee these or just run straight through them tip 14 this is another one of those personal suggestions but i recommend changing the crosshair scale to large with either a default or medium weight the timing based reload mechanic is a big deal in return especially when you have items that synergize with it and in the heat of battle it can be pretty easy to miss those reloads this change will simply make it much larger easier to see and easier to time tip 15 although passively taught in the intro of the game remember to look out for triangular buttons hidden near these gates unlike what i'm doing here consider saving chest opening until you have your weapon proficiency as high as you can get it so that you get better drops when popping those chests tip 16 something that i don't see mentioned very often is the real progression in between runs that is making you a tiny bit stronger each attempt each weapon has its own trait progression system with different abilities that can appear on the guns each of these individual upgrades also have a leveling system of their own which is making your overall damage potential better the more time you spend killing things in the game if you're struggling early on try seeking out the weapon type you like the best and focus on leveling up its traits as soon as possible for a little bit more dps and that concludes all 16 of the tips i had for you today and if you like my more concise straight to the point style of videos that aim to make you actually better at games consider sticking around on the channel as always this has been alex from boomstick gaming thanks for watching this all the way to the very end you have a healthy attention span and i'll be seeing you in the next one

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Length: 5min 48sec (348 seconds)

Published: Sun May 02 2021