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Review Hades - A Heavenly Trip Into Hell That's Utterly Essential For All Switch Owners
The Devil is in the detail
Hell. We're all going there. There's absolutely no two ways about it. What? You really thought you'd get to spend your life on earth mouthing off like that on the internet sans reprisal? Come on now, mate, accept your fate and grow up. However, before we all head off to roast for eternity in the fires of the forever abyss,...
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About The Game
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion and Transistor.
BATTLE OUT OF HELL
As the immortal Prince of the Underworld, you'll wield the powers and mythic weapons of Olympus to break free from the clutches of the god of the dead himself, while growing stronger and unraveling more of the story with each unique escape attempt.
UNLEASH THE FURY OF OLYMPUS
The Olympians have your back! Meet Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, and many more, and choose from their dozens of powerful Boons that enhance your abilities. There are thousands of viable character builds to discover as you go.
BEFRIEND GODS, GHOSTS, AND MONSTERS
A fully-voiced cast of colorful, larger-than-life characters is waiting to meet you! Grow your relationships with them, and experience thousands of unique story events as you learn about what's really at stake for this big, dysfunctional family.
BUILT FOR REPLAYABILITY
New surprises await each time you delve into the ever-shifting Underworld, whose guardian bosses will remember you. Use the powerful Mirror of Night to grow permanently stronger, and give yourself a leg up the next time you run away from home.
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE
Permanent upgrades mean you don't have to be a god yourself to experience the exciting combat and gripping story. Though, if you happen to be one, crank up the challenge and get ready for some white-knuckle action that will put your well-practiced skills to the test.
SIGNATURE SUPERGIANT STYLE
The rich, atmospheric presentation and unique melding of gameplay and narrative that's been core to Supergiant's games is here in full force: spectacular hand-painted environments and a blood-pumping original score bring the Underworld to life.
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Despite the deserved critical acclaim from the games-as-art crowd the beautiful visuals, enchanting audio, and charming piecemeal storyline of Hades just can't make up for the utter repetitiveness that the game is built entirely around. As a hack-n-slash rogue-lite there's just no avoiding the fact that improving your gameplay skill will only get you so far, and eventually each run boils down to the vain hope that the next randomly generated upgrade is something that will actually be useful, but all too frequently is not. It's a mechanism related to the microtransactions currently plaguing online games, but somehow Supergiant has figured out how to incorporate the gacha-addiction mechanism into the offline singleplayer experience at no additional charge.
Score: 7/10
Heavily overrated game. People talk up the story but the game design of a journal tracking you need to talk to each character 50 more times to advance a tiny piece of that character is an awful chore. All the encounters feel samey and repeating over and over sucked any enjoyment. If the boons weren’t random and temporary and instead of one of the permanent rpg trees then I could see it being enjoyable. Don’t fall for the reviews and imagine how much you like repeating, samey combat with an insignificant drip of progression. Not worth the time.
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