Hades review xbox one8/16/2023 ![]() I found myself always scrambling for health in my first few encounters, as each chamber gets progressively more difficult with armored mobs, explosive enemies, traps, tough bosses, and more. Though this isn’t to make light of the game’s difficulty, as Hades can be a rather challenging game at times. However, no matter how many times you die, there’ll always be a sense of progression as items like darkness and keys are used to attain more skills and weapons that will always be retained upon death to make the next attempt a little bit easier. Eventually, players will be defeated in battle and will have to do it all over again while losing all their upgrades and money. Players leave the house of Hades and fight through multiple randomized chambers through the underworld filled with various enemies and bosses, each of which provide a different sort of challenge.Īlmost everything about the game is randomized, such as the items being sold between fights, boons granted to Zagreus by the Olympians, keys to unlock more weapons and skills, and more. ![]() Gameplay in Hades is a mesh of isometric and rogue-like action. Now for the meat and potatoes of the game: the gameplay in Hades is just as good, if not better, than the rest of its elements. Watching Zagreus banter with characters like Skelly, Megaera, and oddly enough, Charon the boatman was always fun and spending time with them while learning things like how Sisyphus is a total bro despite his unfortunate circumstance was my favorite part of my playthrough. What’s more, I always found talking to the game’s well-written characters a delight. The charismatic son of Hades has a sultry voice to match his demeanor, whereas older, greater gods like Hades, Poseidon, and Nyx have voices befitting their caliber. The cast did a spectacular job at instilling life in the characters, and all surprisingly match their roles quite well. These parts of the game make it a lot more engaging as opposed to other rogue-likes that make gameplay an unforgiving slog.Īnother captivating part of the game is its incredible voice acting. I also appreciate how the game tries to be as engaging as possible by throwing in different events between your failures or successes in climbing up from the underworld, such as meeting characters in dungeons, encountering a rare upgrade, or going back home and having scenes play out between characters. Though I did notice the frame rate drop when there’s a lot of enemies on screen. The visuals are crisp, highly detailed, and attractive, especially on a PS4 Pro, which allows the game to run at a solid 60fps. The environments are particularly impressive, as each level is impeccably designed, from the tombs of Tartarus to the fields of Elysium. Even the characters are accurately designed to fit the mythology, especially the gods and demigods who are adorned in brightly colored clothes and accessories. The colorful and detailed environments astonished me and are surprisingly accurate to what you’d expect ancient Greek architecture and interior decor to look like. ![]() The first thing I noticed about Hades is the amount of effort and love put into crafting and designing the game’s world. ![]() Now that Hades is officially available on all consoles and I’ve finally had the chance to play it, I now understand why the game is so revered. These stories have both inspired and entertained me in many ways growing up, so it’s a shame that I’m just now experiencing the story of Zagreus, the son of Hades, and his seemingly never-ending quest to leave the underworld. The adventures of Perseus, the story of Sisyphus, the labors of Hercules, and the tale of the Argonauts. I’ve loved Greek mythology ever since I was a child. ![]()
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