as expected of supergiant, the visual presentation and audio are fantastic, and ofc the story is fun. the map of the world is so gorgeous and traversing it with the ever-expanding blackwagon is amazing. i also just love this kind of storytelling where you are just dropped into this world and have to put the pieces together without ages-long lore dumps
generally enjoyed the interactions between story and gameplay a lot. sandalwood describes it outright at some point, but there's this delightful texture between the companions you use most gaining most exp -> thus being most likely to be sent off and hurt your chances later if you never git gud at others -> tenuous promise of freedom vs community you already built -> stories of your companions vs your adversaries'... i wouldn't call the decisions nailbiting but it was definitely memorable. i've lost one of the rites and didn't redo it bc it just didn't feel right. and my first choice of a sendoff was kinda terrible like i shoulda lost smh
progression is nice too, companions get two trees of talents and you also have talismans for additional abilities and boosts + serums and what not in later game
i do wish there was some kind of story mode though bc by the time of like rite 16 my left hand started dying so badddd but well we prevailed <3
my only issues would be:
- verticality is kinda hard to read and bc of that kinda annoying to either use or counter
- i feel like some ability trees could have gone further... but it's a short game so i Suppose it's ok. but smth about the balance feels off, maybe i just suck at some characters like [redacted] though
- this one is like 90% on me but switching between allies just doesn't... feel good... i would usually zero in on using one of my guys hsdfhs so the trials being like "you can only use one exile" was kinda funny Yeah well i do it anyway most of the time sorry... kinda blows bc of the whole three as one idea, but it's just so slowww
- why can't i kiss my companions smh. at least they learned and added romances in hades but i would sacrifice zagreus and megaera to satan for one cornchip for a chance to have crazy gay sex with jodariel
generally enjoyed the interactions between story and gameplay a lot. sandalwood describes it outright at some point, but there's this delightful texture between the companions you use most gaining most exp -> thus being most likely to be sent off and hurt your chances later if you never git gud at others -> tenuous promise of freedom vs community you already built -> stories of your companions vs your adversaries'... i wouldn't call the decisions nailbiting but it was definitely memorable. i've lost one of the rites and didn't redo it bc it just didn't feel right. and my first choice of a sendoff was kinda terrible like i shoulda lost smh
progression is nice too, companions get two trees of talents and you also have talismans for additional abilities and boosts + serums and what not in later game
i do wish there was some kind of story mode though bc by the time of like rite 16 my left hand started dying so badddd but well we prevailed <3
my only issues would be:
- verticality is kinda hard to read and bc of that kinda annoying to either use or counter
- i feel like some ability trees could have gone further... but it's a short game so i Suppose it's ok. but smth about the balance feels off, maybe i just suck at some characters like [redacted] though
- this one is like 90% on me but switching between allies just doesn't... feel good... i would usually zero in on using one of my guys hsdfhs so the trials being like "you can only use one exile" was kinda funny Yeah well i do it anyway most of the time sorry... kinda blows bc of the whole three as one idea, but it's just so slowww
- why can't i kiss my companions smh. at least they learned and added romances in hades but i would sacrifice zagreus and megaera to satan for one cornchip for a chance to have crazy gay sex with jodariel