One of the most anticipated Playstation 5 games of the times to come is, Returnal, by Housemarque.
And just under 3 weeks before its release, part of the Finnish company’s game soundtrack was released.
Returnal, recently reached its Gold phase, that is, by this time it will already be distributed to the countries and stores that will sell it. In fact, the game is now available for booking both at these usual outlets and on the PlayStation Store.
Returnal will arrive exclusively on PlayStation 5 on April 30th.
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It was recently performed by Housemarque, part of Returnal's soundtrack. In this way, the first musical track was revealed, The Crash, inspired by Selene's forced landing on the planet Atropos.
Both this musical track and the rest of the soundtrack are the work of Bobby Krlic who, in addition to performing under the stage name The Haxan Cloak, composed the soundtrack for the horror film Midsommar (2019).
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Krlic revealed that he intends to present, in a musical way, a malevolent and frightening soundscape that perfectly matches the characteristics of Atropos.
Returnal's album will be released on April 30 at the same time as the game, as part of its Digital Deluxe Edition and will hit streaming platforms on May 7. The album includes a series of unique mixes created especially by Krlic for this format.
In an interview given to the Official PlayStation Blog, Krlic talks about the inspirations and creative process of this project, which deals with many emotions: “The determination… The sadness, the confusion… A constant threat and a terror that never completely disappears during the game… It is about discovering how all these things complement each other and, theoretically, making everything fit together, but leaving nothing behind to move”.
Krlic tried to highlight the sense of threat that surrounds Selene in the entire composition which, according to him, in addition to being terrifying, also increases the strength of the protagonist, one of her most important qualities.
Selene discovering Atropos
Returnal's story begins with our character (named Selene) being forced to land on a strange planet: Atropos. Selene is a Greek-American explorer from the ASTRA organization and, disobeying her superiors, ends up on the planet following a strange signal of transmission of the “White Shadow”.
Trapped in this strange planet, Selene will have to explore it in search of a way to escape by finding traces of an ancient civilization along the way that can help to discover what is going on in Atropos.
However, living and surviving on this planet is difficult and, over and over again, Selene will be forced to restart her journey. Whenever he dies, the adventure (cycle) starts again, but ... it starts differently.
Such as on here we revealed, with each death, the planet Atropos redefines and changes, creating an extra layer of challenge to the players. Each death brings a change in everything that has happened and it is unlikely that the events will be repeated in the next respawn.
The player will even discover his own remains as he progresses, thus helping to understand what is happening on this strange planet.
When it hits stores on April 30, Returnal will feature a Standard Edition, available for € 79.99 and a Digital Deluxe Edition, available for € 89.99. Both include, in addition to the title, 2 facts in the game for Selene.
The Digital Deluxe Edition also includes:
- Electrostack Weapon
- Hollow Shooter Weapon
- 1 Reflex Stimulating consumable
- 1 Pulsed Mass artifact
- 1 Adrenaline Booster
- Digital soundtrack
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