Recore was trash. The presentation of Returnal is leagues better. However, my main point remains, they have made what appears to be a well made niche game and with the dearth of pure next gen experiences currently, thus hyping this up to levels it would not get under normal circumstances.
It sounds like Ikuraga, metroid and hades. Games most of y'all don't play. So, if that mixture works for you, this will likely be your jam. However, I feel most of y'all are going to buy it and be like this.
Forcing yourselves to like it while struggling to get out of the first level because these games are hard by design.