Hades

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8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1667 Ratings

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  1. rafael11
    Sep 7, 2023
    7
    PROS
    Fluid gameplay and responsive controls. Constant evolution and incentives in the run. The different weapons are very specific. Inspired art style.
    CONS The characters and the dialogue weren't great. The voice acting was a big letdown, seemed amateur, lacking of emotion. Music was forgettable but one theme. Too short though, a few rooms, that don't vary much from each other and    PROS
    Fluid gameplay and responsive controls. Constant evolution and incentives in the run. The different weapons are very specific. Inspired art style.

    CONS
    The characters and the dialogue weren't great. The voice acting was a big letdown, seemed amateur, lacking of emotion. Music was forgettable but one theme.
    Too short though, a few rooms, that don't vary much from each other and the game it's over. Difficulty curve is too high, it expects you to spend hours repeating and repeating the same things without much variety.    … Expand
  2. erfunfazli
    Aug 8, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awesome designs, good voice acting and good gameplay.
    But it's so grindy and repetitious. Why I should kill hades for 10 times to end game?    … Expand
  3. nietzfk
    May 20, 2023
    7
    It's flowing. Nice gameplay, nice theme. Now take it out in different styles too. Sometimes it's boring to be constantly dying and coming back to life.
  4. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    7
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»
  5. bar0yka
    Apr 9, 2023
    7
    benlik değil ama canavar kesmesi geçekten eğlenceli sadece fazla odak istiyor yani.
  6. Top1saraya_
    Jan 15, 2023
    5
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  7. joglow
    Dec 15, 2022
    7
    Pretty addictive. I was not expecting I could master this game within 20 hours, but whatever. Proud of myself.
  8. CoolBR
    Oct 17, 2022
    7
    7.5/10.
    It is a good roguelike game. But I still think The Binding of Isaac is still superior.
    The greatest differences between this game to other roguelike are two things: 1- Each time you fail or escape you can collect some items that will make your character stronger in the next runs (darkness, jewelry, titan blood, diamonds, keys). So every new run you will be stronger and    7.5/10.
    It is a good roguelike game. But I still think The Binding of Isaac is still superior.

    The greatest differences between this game to other roguelike are two things:

    1- Each time you fail or escape you can collect some items that will make your character stronger in the next runs (darkness, jewelry, titan blood, diamonds, keys). So every new run you will be stronger and stronger. So, in the first runs, it is quite impossible to even defeat the 2nd boss but once you arrive at 35th-40th run you can pretty much always win because you will be super strong if you use everything the game gives you.

    2- The story is the great differential, although it isn't an awesome story it has some charismatic characters, and the most important thing, the story makes sense, it justifies why you return to the beggining after you die and why you have to escape the underworld over and over again and the characters react the way you died in the last run. IMO, that is really clever.

    For me, this game lost some points because I've felt it is kinda repetitive. It only has 6 weapons (btw I escaped the underworld with every one of the weapons) and most of the buffs (it is called boons in this game) are generic. Only some hammer buffs really can change the way you play (and after some aspects buffs that are predefined buffs) and you can only get 2 hammer buffs per run. I feel The Binding of Isaac has a much more combination of interesting buffs and skills meanwhile in Hades, the buffs are much more generics, generally speaking, they just buff your numbers not the way you play.

    Also, the enemies are way too repetitive, you always fight the same enemies over and over and it is boring especially on the 1st and 2nd floor because they are too easy when you already have escaped at least 1-2 runs. On the other hand, in The Binding of Isaac the game won't get easy because you start your run more powerful, rather you learned how to play and improved yourself (also you need lucky with the buffs, the as same as Hades with the boons).

    But still, for a pass time it is a cool game.    … Expand
  9. Bodislav
    Aug 18, 2022
    7
    archero .
  10. MoscowMega
    Aug 15, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Отличный визуальный стиль у данной игры, как и сам сюжет, который крутится вокруг побега из подземного царства. По мере прохождения тебе и самому хочется побыстрее сбежать оттуда, потому что с первых попыток точно не выйдет. И поскорее уже найти свою родную мать. И снова, и снова и снова бежать к ней, раз за разом уничтожать толпы врагов...

    P.S. Людям с неустойчивой психикой - проходить мимо. Ну или смотреть летсплей =)    … Expand
  11. JeanClaudeV
    Jul 4, 2022
    5
    Initially the game is fantastic. Looks great, solid controls and overall a solid button-masher. After the 50th run through of the same dungeons fighting the same enemies, dodging the same cheesy floor traps it just gets tiring. Good for a couple hours of fun but after that the repetition just makes Hades a bit of an obnoxious experience.
  12. BaldursThones
    Jun 21, 2022
    7
    I don't really enjoy roguelikes and this one was still pretty fun. Dying is part of the narrative, and the visual art style is great, but I still don't enjoy roguelikes.
  13. Zeneko90
    Jun 2, 2022
    7
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  14. MetalRobot69
    May 9, 2022
    7
    7.5/10.
    It is a good roguelike game. But I still think The Binding of Isaac is still superior.
    The greatest differences between this game to other roguelike are two things: 1- Each time you fail or escape you can collect some items that will make your character stronger in the next runs (darkness, jewelry, titan blood, diamonds, keys). So every new run you will be stronger and    7.5/10.
    It is a good roguelike game. But I still think The Binding of Isaac is still superior.

    The greatest differences between this game to other roguelike are two things:

    1- Each time you fail or escape you can collect some items that will make your character stronger in the next runs (darkness, jewelry, titan blood, diamonds, keys). So every new run you will be stronger and stronger. So, in the first runs, it is quite impossible to even defeat the 2nd boss but once you arrive at 35th-40th run you can pretty much always win because you will be super strong if you use everything the game gives you.

    2- The story is the great differential, although it isn't an awesome story it has some charismatic characters, and the most important thing, the story makes sense, it justifies why you return to the beggining after you die and why you have to escape the underworld over and over again and the characters react the way you died in the last run. IMO, that is really clever.

    For me, this game lost some points because I've felt it is kinda repetitive. It only has 6 weapons (btw I escaped the underworld with every one of the weapons) and most of the buffs (it is called boons in this game) are generic. Only some hammer buffs really can change the way you play (and after some aspects buffs that are predefined buffs) and you can only get 2 hammer buffs per run. I feel The Binding of Isaac has a much more combination of interesting buffs and skills meanwhile in Hades, the buffs are much more generics, generally speaking, they just buff your numbers not the way you play.

    Also, the enemies are way too repetitive, you always fight the same enemies over and over and it is boring especially on the 1st and 2nd floor because they are too easy when you already have escaped at least 1-2 runs. On the other hand, in The Binding of Isaac the game won't get easy because you start your run more powerful, rather you learned how to play and improved yourself (also you need lucky with the buffs, the as same as Hades with the boons).

    But still, for a pass time it is a cool game.    … Expand
  15. Dudeman15
    May 5, 2022
    7
    I was caught up by the hype train. Is it good? Yes. I had fun but it got old real quick for me.

    You should give it a try.
  16. DinoBeam
    Apr 30, 2022
    6
    Hades has a cool idea, and the characters are really lovable and alive, though it is just a glorified grind without much payoff. You can collect an item to level up your relationships with other characters, and I was very excited to see what would happen when I did, though I beat the final boss before anything did happen. Then the game tells you to do it again and again for the 'real'Hades has a cool idea, and the characters are really lovable and alive, though it is just a glorified grind without much payoff. You can collect an item to level up your relationships with other characters, and I was very excited to see what would happen when I did, though I beat the final boss before anything did happen. Then the game tells you to do it again and again for the 'real' ending. Even playing 3 hours more I didn't make progress with any characters, you don't even know if you'll find that item out there, or if the character you want to talk to will even be around!

    The combat is that serviceable and then bland feeling Supergiant combat with that same Deviantart.com art style. The music is the same bland music they always have.

    You feel addicted to wanting to upgrade your relationships, home, and character, and the combat to do it feels like a bland and stressful slog, as it is often a gangbang-bullethell game.    … Expand
  17. Yaav13
    Apr 7, 2022
    7
    My truthful honorable incorruptible conclusive rating of this considered game: 7.
  18. citymoon
    Dec 24, 2021
    7
    Fun, but not really for me. My friends loved it and kept raving about it but the core gameplay loop never really grabbed me. It's well made with wonderful voice acting and surprising twists and turns as you move through the areas, so worth a try if the concept appeals!
  19. teratoma666
    Dec 23, 2021
    6
    A game with great concept, voice acting and visuals. That's all of the positives.

    The gameplay is a flawed mess. In short, it consists of playing through the same 3 stages with same 3 bosses where you will repeat the same combo that is the most powerful for your current build while spamming the dodge button. The dialog also starts to repeat quite quickly and you can figure out the    A game with great concept, voice acting and visuals. That's all of the positives.

    The gameplay is a flawed mess. In short, it consists of playing through the same 3 stages with same 3 bosses where you will repeat the same combo that is the most powerful for your current build while spamming the dodge button.

    The dialog also starts to repeat quite quickly and you can figure out the loop behind it making the gods' talk with you feel quite superficial after few hours.

    If you want to play a great roguelite from 2020 with a much better overall design, just play Spelunky 2.    … Expand
  20. Gwimpon
    Nov 19, 2021
    7
    I can tell all the work and love and care put into this game. Unfortunately this just isn't my cup of tea. The amount of effort and polish put into everything is torrential. But it is a rouge lite and for me personally it is a bit repetitive for my liking. If you're into that type of game then you can't go wrong with Hades
  21. zzzxggg
    Nov 6, 2021
    7
    Typically overhyped game at least for me. At least the way of play doesn't distinct itself from Supergiant's previous games, and the narration even weaker than I've expected. Transistor still holds the beer as my No.1 Supergiant game.
  22. ioio32l
    Jul 29, 2021
    5
    Unless you like grinding, repetitive games with a lackluster story with boring upgrades for weapons - you most likely won't enjoy this game. It was fun until I made it to the "ending" a few times. Then you find out that the developer decided to make almost every character in the game gay and trans and the only story you're getting is how much they miss their lover and now it's your job toUnless you like grinding, repetitive games with a lackluster story with boring upgrades for weapons - you most likely won't enjoy this game. It was fun until I made it to the "ending" a few times. Then you find out that the developer decided to make almost every character in the game gay and trans and the only story you're getting is how much they miss their lover and now it's your job to fix them back up.

    Honestly, it felt like the developers really wanted to push their fetish onto unaware gamers. No one ever mentions these things. You'll most likely know the name Aphrodite? Well she's the Greek goddess of beauty, sex, reproduction, etc. When you meet her, her drawing is a nude woman that looks great, until you look up at her face, which is a mans face wearing a wig. Very jarring. They obviously changed that at some point I believe she had a womans face. Because there's a poster you can buy to put on your wall and it has a womans face on it.

    After you beat the game a few times, you start to realize how boring it is beating it over and over to get a new paragraph of story each time. Also, Achilles (Brad Pitt's character in Troy) is gay in the game...    … Expand
  23. Chocomint
    Jul 24, 2021
    5
    There is such a mediocre amount of content in this game and the few that you can find is too repetitive and gets boring after the first playthrough. The boss fights are boring, unsatisfying and can be very frustrating at first when you have nothing in your arsenal, but later they get way too easy that you find yourself one shoting them. Also, there is a level of randomness that is completeThere is such a mediocre amount of content in this game and the few that you can find is too repetitive and gets boring after the first playthrough. The boss fights are boring, unsatisfying and can be very frustrating at first when you have nothing in your arsenal, but later they get way too easy that you find yourself one shoting them. Also, there is a level of randomness that is complete trash, sometimes your character decides to run into the lava because he feels like it, the deflect timing feels weird as hell too. Overall bad experience, I wish I played it right when I bought it so that I could have gotten a refund.… Expand
  24. Artomer
    Jul 9, 2021
    6
    The game itself is fun and interesting, it's cool to build your character and think of new strategies. But I think characters in this game weren't interesting at all. I suggest you to try this game at least once in your life, very decent.
  25. Thomoen
    Jun 8, 2021
    7
    Hades opens up wonderfully, with a beautiful art direction, strong sense of audio visual identity and a smartly crafted narritive that is intertwined with it's roguelite structure. The voice acting is really good, and sells the expository dialogue well. What also helps is that all the character designs and voices are really distinct from another. This also helps you get invested in it'sHades opens up wonderfully, with a beautiful art direction, strong sense of audio visual identity and a smartly crafted narritive that is intertwined with it's roguelite structure. The voice acting is really good, and sells the expository dialogue well. What also helps is that all the character designs and voices are really distinct from another. This also helps you get invested in it's main narrative as well as any side story you choose to get into.

    The core gameplay is completely fine in the first half. Where the experience really begins to suffer however, is in the latter half of the game. I don't think the game is to difficult, it's probably one of the easiest roguelite/like ever made. But you will be required to do the same thing over and over again, and there is a serious lack of enemy variety. The boss of the second and third chamber are so excruciatingly dull and boring that after a while I just turned on easy mode to go to the ending, but at that moment the game already jumped the shark for me.

    A lot of people say that the variety in this game stems from the runs being really different from another, which I really don't agree with. After a couple of successful runs you can make a pretty good formula in your head you can follow of what items you should pick up and you will basically always win. The combat feels a bit floaty so after you figured out how to make a successful run it just gets stale.

    What really helps is the very beautifully written dialogue and voice acting combined with the music at each successful run. However, the kind of true ending was a bit anticlimactic for me, especially since I didn't expect the game to be over since there wasn't really any build up towards it.

    Still I think Hades is really worth your time, especially for the price tag. If they had done a better job at making more enemies and bosses, and paced everything better the game would probably have stayed fresh for me at the end.

    7/10 for me.    … Expand
  26. dikii_hohol
    Jun 6, 2021
    5
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  27. Oshiri_Maeda
    May 3, 2021
    7
    Good rogue-like, beautiful art and sound. However, gets very repetitive very soon. No wacky weapons/builds like in Isaac, not much diversity in the levels either - same 4 levels over and over... Not as fun as Isaac, but still a pretty rogue-like with simple polished mechanics.
  28. Mandulum
    Mar 11, 2021
    5
    I gave it a try. I hate repetition but there have been a few rougelites that I have enjoyed. This is not one of them. Most of the game is well made but the repetition is ridiculous. After the first couple of runs I was already bored with the first level. The poorly named "god mode" is the only reason I stuck it out. I can't bring myself to play anymore after a single completion.

    Date    I gave it a try. I hate repetition but there have been a few rougelites that I have enjoyed. This is not one of them. Most of the game is well made but the repetition is ridiculous. After the first couple of runs I was already bored with the first level. The poorly named "god mode" is the only reason I stuck it out. I can't bring myself to play anymore after a single completion.

    Date Completed: 2021-03-09
    Playtime: 9h
    Enjoyment: 5/10
    Recommendation: If you like rougelites you'll like it.    … Expand
  29. cmp
    Feb 12, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me gusta el diseño del juego y cómo se ha enfocado la historia. Pero parece un poco repetitivo, me parece un juego del que tienes que morir constantemente para conseguir mejoras y que cuando mueres siempre tienes que volver al mismo lugar (aunque puedas elegir caminos diferentes). Lo tengo pendiente jugarlo unas horas más, ya que creo que debería darle un poco más de cariño.… Expand
  30. orangesky
    Jan 15, 2021
    5
    I played this for several hours and I think I'm done. The game is too repetitive. You fight the same enemies over and over again. The variety comes from mixing boons and weapons in different combinations. This wasn't interesting enough to capture my interest.
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93

Universal acclaim - based on 58 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  1. GRYOnline.pl
    Apr 15, 2022
    95
    Do you know what I'm going to do after writing this review? Play Hades again - for fun. It's just so damn good. Maybe I'll be able to escape hell, maybe not, but I'll be happy to try again.
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  2. IGN Japan
    Jul 6, 2021
    90
    As with previous titles from Supergiant Games, Hades features stellar artwork and music, masterfully creating a world of Greek mythology. The fast-paced action feels great, and the roguelike elements create a synergy with the game’s story, resulting in a truly addictive experience.
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  3. GameSpace
    Feb 17, 2021
    100
    Hades is a roguelike action RPG developed and published by Supergiant Games. It set a new bar for roguelike games with amazing visuals, character development, and storyline. Hades does have a few minor issues that plague most roguelikes. But these don’t impact the overall experience of an amazingly great game.
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