I've never liked a rogue-like before Hades, and in fact I was nervous to get into this one since the genre had been such a turn off to me in the past. I tried it for about an hour and was intrigued but not hooked- but when I put another session into trying it, I was pulled in and played for over 4 hours.
This game is a dream to control- you have a whole host of variable weapons that allow you to fit the combat to your liking, and an absolutely LUDICROUS number of upgrades items and ability perks which you can either get purposely before a run or randomly within one. Each run allows you to get just a LITTTTLE bit stronger, collecting just enough gems, darkness or cthonic keys to get to that next unlock, making the gameplay loop immensely addictive. You always feel like you're just on the edge of getting something cool, the drip feed of new mechanics and upgrades to old ones is just delicious.
On top of that, the die-and-start-again nature of rogue-likes actually factors into the story, which makes it incredibly unique. The game features tons of incredible characters to interact with who have some of the best voice acting I've heard in a game, and their relationship with you, other characters and the world around them grows as you slowly become stronger and more intimately connected with the depths of hell.
This game also has BEAUTIFUL art, and the amount of environmental detail is mind-boggling. While you're in combat everything in the background fades away while you engage in super-high speed battles of slashing and dodging, but as soon as that high calms down, you're given the chance to explore the room you just demolished and relish in the art that's presented to you, while Zagreus reflects on his current situation.
This game is just a gem, man. It got me to like a rogue-like, reinterested me in Greek mythology, told me a surprisingly compelling story, and just in general surprised me all around.
I highly recommend everyone give this a shot, especially because if it does hook you, you can use cloud saves to continue the same game across PC, Switch and I think PS4- which is just fucking rad.
This game is a dream to control- you have a whole host of variable weapons that allow you to fit the combat to your liking, and an absolutely LUDICROUS number of upgrades items and ability perks which you can either get purposely before a run or randomly within one. Each run allows you to get just a LITTTTLE bit stronger, collecting just enough gems, darkness or cthonic keys to get to that next unlock, making the gameplay loop immensely addictive. You always feel like you're just on the edge of getting something cool, the drip feed of new mechanics and upgrades to old ones is just delicious.
On top of that, the die-and-start-again nature of rogue-likes actually factors into the story, which makes it incredibly unique. The game features tons of incredible characters to interact with who have some of the best voice acting I've heard in a game, and their relationship with you, other characters and the world around them grows as you slowly become stronger and more intimately connected with the depths of hell.
This game also has BEAUTIFUL art, and the amount of environmental detail is mind-boggling. While you're in combat everything in the background fades away while you engage in super-high speed battles of slashing and dodging, but as soon as that high calms down, you're given the chance to explore the room you just demolished and relish in the art that's presented to you, while Zagreus reflects on his current situation.
This game is just a gem, man. It got me to like a rogue-like, reinterested me in Greek mythology, told me a surprisingly compelling story, and just in general surprised me all around.
I highly recommend everyone give this a shot, especially because if it does hook you, you can use cloud saves to continue the same game across PC, Switch and I think PS4- which is just fucking rad.