Yeah idk. I was excited for this, and I thought I enjoyed roguelikes after playing Hades, but I hate that there's very little progression during runs with this one. I don't want to spend hours working my way through a level only to be one-shotted and then restart with nothing to show for my previous run.

I also do like games with a challenge, but I want there to be ways to overcome that instead of just pure skill and learning enemy patterns. I think one of the reasons I enjoy challenge in games like SoulsBorne is because there's more to it than just learning enemy patterns (leveling up, getting items that could help with an enemy/boss/area). Returnal doesn't have any of that so I'm not motivated enough to keep playing run after run.

I think I made it halfway through the game (third biome)? I don't feel like playing it any more. It's not really a bad game though. The gameplay is solid, the visuals are amazing, and I'm intrigued by the story. But it's just unsatisfying between runs and it's not my cup of tea.