![]() These five simple mechanics make for what I can safely say is one of the finest combat experience I have ever experienced in my 29 years of gaming. A basic attack (with your weapon of choice).Zagreus, our protagonist, has a few basic abilities on hand: If I only had the ability to sell you on one thing for this game, it would have to be the incredible combat mechanics that the team at Supergiant put into this game. Other bonuses include resources to better yourself and your Underworldly home, or one of Daedalus’ hammers that you can use to modify your weapon! Each new boon gives you an advantage in combat (which we will DEFINITELY cover later) and help you progress further into the fight ahead.īut enough about this, there are more things we need to cover because it’s time to – Fight Like Hell, Zagreus! Each God or Goddess can bless you with a myriad of gifts that make combat more exciting and powerful. Repeat until you succeed!īut it is here, my fine friends, where things begin to shine! As you mow your way through hordes of the damned and the deceased you will come across sigils of the Pantheon of ancient Greece: Zeus, Poseidon, Artemis, and others who grant you boons to your weapons and skills. After choosing your weapon you head off to fight the waves of enemies that prevent you from achieving your goal. It’s pretty basic stuff for a game like this, but trust me when I say how much better this is than anything you’ve played before. It’s here where you can use resources you have gathered through your various escape attempts to strengthen yourself to better prepare yourself for your next run. What happens if you are defeated by the wretches of the underworld? Well, conveniently for you, those who die are sent back to the underworld… which just happens to be your home. Now, you might notice something that might be an issue here. What’s standing in his way, you ask? Just four sprawling, continually changing, enemy-infested, trap covered areas that are constantly monitored by Hades, your notably angry father. See, Zagreus is trying to escape the underworld to experience life on the surface. ![]() It’s not terribly complex mind you, but it’s kind of a big issue. If you look at the ratio of roguelikes-to-other-games on my Switch in terms of hours played I guarantee you will wonder why I spend so much on Hades as compared to other titles I own.įolks, it’s not often I get to play through an actual masterpiece. This is mainly because when you get that perfect balance between fun, challenging, and constantly changing, you end up with a game that’s hard to put down. I find myself coming back to some of those gems like A Robot Named Fight! and One Step From Eden more often than my other games. See, I have a pretty varied selection in my library of high-quality games of this genre. ![]() It won’t be too long before we say “Ugh… ANOTHER roguelite.” But… will we really? What with Rogue Legacy 2, Going Under, West of Dead, Slay the Spire, more Binding of Isaac before too long it feels like the market for these kinds of games is hyper-saturated. On top of that, it really feels like this is becoming a super popular genre these days. If you have been following any of the reviews that I have completed over these glorious months at Nintendad, it feels like I’ve reviewed my fair share of roguelites. Introducing The Hades Review For Nintendo Switch Review Code provided by Supergiant Games.
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