In Hades, even when I came upon a section where I had trouble, I knew if I kept pushing, I’d get some upgrade or option that would help me get past it. Strong enough gameplay can get me past it, but just doing the same thing over and over again, hoping I get good enough to eventually get further, tends to get old. This is everything I usually miss in this genre. These allow you to unlock new abilities, new chambers for future runs, new weapons, and power up your existing abilities.Įven dozens of hours into Hades, I was still having new interactions with characters, finding ways to improve my abilities, and feeling a real sense of progression. While some of what you find, like your powers and money, are gone at the end of a run, many of the game’s currencies return with you. Death also provides an opportunity to spend resources you earned on your last run. There you’ll interact with many of the game’s characters, all of whom provide new information and continue the storyline the more you die. Every time you die, Zagreus wakes up back in his father’s hall. That’s where Hades comes together for me, though.ĭeath, an inescapable part of roguelikes and roguelites, becomes part of the story, how Hades provides progress. While standouts like Dead Cells and Slay the Spire have captivated me in the past with strong enough gameplay, I generally need more in the way of progression than the genre likes to provide. I’m not always a fan of the genre either.
I can already see some of you heading for the door, but you really should hold up. This is a roguelite, the kind of game where you’ll complete run after run through the same areas, learning, gaining new abilities, and working to eventually overcome what initially seems impossible. Upon your death, Hades starts to reveal itself. Pretty soon, you’ll almost certainly die. Each of them grants your choice of boons that can enhance your abilities or help you survive. Other members of the Greek Pantheon reach out to offer their support and help your escape. You make a mad dash out of the underworld, going from chamber to chamber, earning rewards and abilities as you go to grow more powerful. You’re dropped right into the shoes of Zagreus, the son of the Greek God Hades. Hades does a great job of getting right to the action. Any player who hasn’t checked this one out yet owes it to themselves to do so.
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Easily my favorite game of 2020, Hades arrives on Xbox Series X fully intact and available via Game Pass. Where everything clicks to the point where changing any one element would just feel wrong. Every now and then, though, a game comes along where every element complements the others. Things I would change if I could, even if they’re minor.
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