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Housemarque Has Made PS5 Exclusive Saros Kinder in Response to Returnal Feedback — but It's Still Fundamentally Difficul

Saros, the upcoming PS5 exclusive from Housemarque, will launch with auto-saves enabled and multiple save slots available, something the studio’s previous game, Returnal, was criticised for not including at its release. The roguelike shooter starring Rahul Kohli as Arjun Devraj arrives on April 30, and, while it still poses a similar level of challenge in its action as its predecessor, it does come packed with some added kindness, with the developer taking feedback from Returnal on board when designing Saros. “I think the lesson we learned from Returnal was that people really loved what we created, and we were going on the right track,” says Saros’ creative director, Gregory Louden. “But I think the feedback we did get is that more players wanted to love Returnal; they wanted to get further. So for us, it was about providing that ability. So it means we don't dilute the challenge; there's still a very challenging game there, but there is also the ability to kind of modify the challenge.” That means the addition of several new helpful ways to ease the difficulty of your adventure, including permanent upgrades, second chance revive mechanics, and “Carcosan Modifiers" — a series of to

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Risk and reward. Those two words power every aspect of Saros. Whether diving headfirst into a flurry of bullets, choosing between two weapon types, or embodying protagonist Arjun Devraj and seeking the painful secrets his story dangles in…

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Risk and reward. Those two words power every aspect of Saros. Whether diving headfirst into a flurry of bullets, choosing between two weapon types, or embodying protagonist Arjun Devraj and seeking the painful secrets…

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Housemarque Has Made PS5 Exclusive Saros Kinder in Response to Returnal Feedback — but It's Still Fundamentally Difficult

Saros, the upcoming PS5 exclusive from Housemarque, will launch with auto-saves enabled and multiple save slots available, something the studio’s previous game, Returnal, was criticised for not including at its release.…

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