One of your weapons will give you extra loot on each go-round if you use it, encouraging you to switch things up. The game has clever mechanics to push you toward exploring as much as you can and trying new things.

I wasn't prepared for just how funny and downright sweet this game can be, from the dialogue and personalities of the characters you meet to Zagreus's habit of talking back to the game's gravel-voiced, overly serious narrator. But even this becomes its own reward because you'll have just as much fun talking to its denizens and advancing their storylines as you do slaying monsters and shades. And you'll find that many (but not all!) of the gods, for all their welcome assistance, can be oblivious, arrogant, and kind of insufferable.Įvery time you die, you end up back in the House of Hades, forced to start again. You'll quickly realize that Hades isn't just the all-powerful Lord of the Dead he's also a harried, overworked paper-pusher, embittered by the responsibilities dumped on him by his party-hearty relatives on Olympus, and understandably upset that his son won't give him even a little respect.

And in the best tradition of mythology, these larger-than-life figures prove only too human. (I've seen similar reports from folks who've played for 100 hours.)Īs you journey, you'll meet a sprawling cast of Greek gods, demons, and heroes, each gorgeously illustrated and wonderfully voiced. I'm 12 hours into the game as I write this, and I still feel like I've barely scratched the surface as the game teases me with hints of vast discoveries yet to come. Zagreus has a good reason for wanting to escape the Underworld - beyond not wanting to clean up his room - and discovering it merely kicks off the intriguing twists and turns that await you.

(Image credit: Nathan Alderman for iMore) A tale worthy of legendĪs fun and well-crafted as its gameplay is, Hades shines brightest by grafting a continuing and compelling narrative onto all that randomized, ever-repeating combat. Catching up with the goings-on at the House of Hades makes dying fun.

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