The breakneck speed of the combat inReturnalcan be a lot to handle at first. Players may find themselves struggling to stay alive. With such an emphasis on survival, it can be easy to miss the game’s brief tutorial about Adrenaline, a feature that is almost necessary for players who want to bring their gameplay to the next level. Understanding Adrenaline is fairly easy, but maintaining it and mastering its use will take quite a bit of focus and practice. Nevertheless, this is a worthy endeavor, especially if players want tobeat the game’s challenging bosses like Phrike, Ixion, or Nemesis.
Avoiding damage is important in any game that features combat, but games likeReturnaltake this to the next level. The Adrenaline feature gives players powerful boosts as they defeat enemies without taking damage, ramping up the benefits up to five times for skilled players that can maintain maximum Adrenaline.
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Returnal: What Is Adrenaline & How To Increase It
Centered at the bottom of the screen, players will notice a heartbeat line with a number underneath it. This is Selene’s Adrenaline, measured from 0 to 5. To gain Adrenaline, players mustkill enemies without taking damage from any source,including enemy attacks, traps, and even environmental hazards likeReturnal’s red floor rooms.
It takes three enemy kills to increase Adrenaline by one full point, meaning players will need to get 15 kills without taking damage to max out their Adrenaline at 5.0. Taking damage from any source will immediately reset Adrenaline back down to 0, but each full level of Adrenaline provides Selene with a cumulative boost.
Returnal: Adrenaline Level Boosts
Each level of Adrenaline comes with a buff to Selene that stacks with all the other Adrenaline buffs and has its own corresponding symbol. The buffs are as follows:
It’s easy to see how these Adrenaline buffs can enhanceReturnalplayers' gameplay. Enhanced Overload will keep Selene’s guns reloaded and her damage high, while Enhanced Vision helps players stay aware of enemies during hectic battles. Enhanced Melee Attack is great sincethe sword inReturnaldoes a lot of damage, and Proficiency Rate and Obol increases are always welcome. Maintaining Adrenaline Level 5 will require that players are very careful, but the reward is definitely worth it.
Returnalis available now on PS5.
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