Hades is something special. It’s a Greek mythology run based game by one of the most prolific indie devs SuperGiant.
It has “I would love this” written all over it and I do. I really do.
If you’ve played Binding of Isaac or any rougelite games similar, you’ll see what Hades is the moment you first perish.
This game nails a lot of what makes an amazing run based game. From a tonne of unlocks to the knowledge gained through dying.
However I do genuinely believe Hades is one of the easier rougelites. This game though challenging at first, becomes really easy towards the end. I had about 35 runs completed by the time I finished this platinum journey with a 6 win streak being my max.
That isn’t a fault with the game though. Just the many unlocks you get, absolutely make the game a fun breeze nearing its completion.
The Greek mythology of this game absolutely shines so hard and if you even remotely enjoy mythology, this game will have you right from the start. It’s riddled with fantastic references to the stories of old, and give you fun insights into how SuperGiant created strong development with a pre existing mythos.
What this game has above a lot of run based games, is the story. There’s A LOT of text. It’s not afraid to be a narrative focused game and I love that. Games like Binding of Isaac and Dead Cells have small stories told through enemy designs and locations.
But Hades 100% is a strong narrative that continues even way past 30 runs. It keeps you hooked even beyond its “epilogue”
My only issue with the game is actually it’s unlocks. Hades throws all the weapons at you right away which are super easy to unlock and then as you level those weapons, you get certain modifications called Aspects that change your weapon. Especially the hidden aspects which do offer new ways to use the weapon in fun ways (even if I only did like half the hidden aspects)
But I still feel like they could have saved a weapon or two for later runs and also given an extra area to make later runs feel more exciting.
After the 20 run mark. You do kinda wish for another area in the game since you see the same 4 areas over and over again with little variation with the rooms.
But hey, it’s not a bad thing for a game to have me wanting more.
Overall, Hades is freakin fantastic with its voice acting, music, gameplay, level design and the incredible ideas it has that pushes rougelites in a fantastic direction.
Showing this genre, still has way more to offer.
It has “I would love this” written all over it and I do. I really do.
If you’ve played Binding of Isaac or any rougelite games similar, you’ll see what Hades is the moment you first perish.
This game nails a lot of what makes an amazing run based game. From a tonne of unlocks to the knowledge gained through dying.
However I do genuinely believe Hades is one of the easier rougelites. This game though challenging at first, becomes really easy towards the end. I had about 35 runs completed by the time I finished this platinum journey with a 6 win streak being my max.
That isn’t a fault with the game though. Just the many unlocks you get, absolutely make the game a fun breeze nearing its completion.
The Greek mythology of this game absolutely shines so hard and if you even remotely enjoy mythology, this game will have you right from the start. It’s riddled with fantastic references to the stories of old, and give you fun insights into how SuperGiant created strong development with a pre existing mythos.
What this game has above a lot of run based games, is the story. There’s A LOT of text. It’s not afraid to be a narrative focused game and I love that. Games like Binding of Isaac and Dead Cells have small stories told through enemy designs and locations.
But Hades 100% is a strong narrative that continues even way past 30 runs. It keeps you hooked even beyond its “epilogue”
My only issue with the game is actually it’s unlocks. Hades throws all the weapons at you right away which are super easy to unlock and then as you level those weapons, you get certain modifications called Aspects that change your weapon. Especially the hidden aspects which do offer new ways to use the weapon in fun ways (even if I only did like half the hidden aspects)
But I still feel like they could have saved a weapon or two for later runs and also given an extra area to make later runs feel more exciting.
After the 20 run mark. You do kinda wish for another area in the game since you see the same 4 areas over and over again with little variation with the rooms.
But hey, it’s not a bad thing for a game to have me wanting more.
Overall, Hades is freakin fantastic with its voice acting, music, gameplay, level design and the incredible ideas it has that pushes rougelites in a fantastic direction.
Showing this genre, still has way more to offer.