Returnal Co-Op is a Game-Changer

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Sony gifted gamers with a State of Play event on March 9, and there were plenty of exciting upcoming games revealed. Konami revealed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection which will bring thirteen classic console and arcade Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games to the PS4 and PS5. Square Enix also had a lot to show, including the strategy RPG The Diofield Chronicle and action RPG Valkyrie Elysium, which is the next entry in the Valkyrie Profile series. Sony's first-party studios were not left out, however, and Housemarque announced that Returnal will be receiving a significant update that is sure to have gamers continuing Selene's adventures.

Update 3.0, also known as the «Ascension» expansion, is large, but fortunately, it is also free. It will bring two new modes to the game. The first is Tower of Sisyphus which is an endless survival mode, and the second is an online co-op mode. While Returnal is fun to play alone, a co-op mode could drastically change the game for the better, and make it a little more accessible to some gamers who find themselves hitting walls they cannot overcome.

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Returnal is a game that makes use of procedural generation to craft its environments. When players return after dying, the world does not look the way it did before. This makes exploration an endlessly novel experience, but it also leaves room for a bit of luck to influence the outcome of each run.

Players who enjoy the procedural generation aspect of Returnal will appreciate the Tower of Sisyphus.The name of the story alludes to the Greek myth of Sisyphus who is cursed to endlessly roll a boulder up a steep hill. Similarly, the Tower of Sisyphus has Selene climbing up an