Hades

肉鸽最精髓的道具组合套路爽感不够，大部分重玩动力是剧情，但是美术我特别喜欢

Most addicting game i've ever played

i've always been a fan of supergiant games... and i'm sure nothing i'll say is new but i just want to get my two cents out. hands-down the most gorgeous art style i've seen in a roguelike wonderful voice acting and heartfelt story zagreus may be a god... but he never really feels like one so much content... like [b]so[/b] much... i've had hades since launch but haven't really had the time to wrap it up until recently... it's a very solid roguelike (i know it's lite but whatever man...) with an in-depth(?) boon system that helps you progress through the different levels of the underworld to escape. it feels really good to get the hang of the enemies and bosses and learn their attack patterns and spawning quirks. learning how to weave attacks between dashes, using your cast effectively, and learning each individual weapon (and their aspects!) is a whole lot of fun! it's an easy-to-pickup but difficult-to-master hack-n-slash at its core... and while i do recommend the game and do think it can be fun... the voice acting, story, and art direction are doing [b]a lot[/b] of heavy lifting here... i've 100%'ed the achievements and wanted to 100% the game as well... but after looking through what was left: luck-based fishing minigame, luck-based boon collecting, and the uber-grindy resource director ranks... i evaluated how much fun i was having with the gameplay loop... and yeah, i think i'm good... i finished the main story, epilogue, and a few more runs to wrap up some achievements. for a roguelite, there's just never really any runs where i feel [i]strong[/i] as zagreus. i have good runs mostly... with some here and there getting shafted by luck. maybe it's the enemies or world design that just makes runs feel a little... tedious. i think tartarus is the best (and most engaging!) level in the game... and to think that of the [i]first[/i] level is a little worrisome. asphodel is designed very poorly. i get the point of learning to avoid traps and slowing the player down, but man. massive lava pits (with arguable hitboxes) and enemies that just run away and snipe you with bombs or shockwaves or gorgon stones... it's just... unengaging to me. lernie has to be the worst boss i have faced... maybe ever... in a roguelike. forcing the player to not just slow down, but to just completely stop playing due to invincibility and a [b]shoehorned[/b] three-part fight is insulting. i'd say the hydra is one of the easiest bosses too (it has obviously slow and telegraphed attacks), but that boss fight always just feels like it's artificially halting my game. what gives? elysium is an absolutely gorgeous level... but it's plagued with exalted (which share the same self-revival mechanic that is borrowed from a previous supergiant game: [i]transistor[/i]. it's very unfun here too.) add on pacts of punishment that give these enemies more health or armor or damage control armor and then you just have to sit there and slog through waves of [i]the same[/i] enemies. it could be your first run or your hundredth run and besides simple modifiers like 'more damage' or 'more health' or 'more speed' nothing about them changes. i will say, the first time i beat theseus and asterius i jumped out of my chair. these two killed my first run and many after that until i finally got them downloaded. enough about my griping though. these are just issues i personally have with hades as a roguelite... i just think it feels a little more tedious comparatively... but! there is so much to love here... supergiant has always had a penchant for making expansive worlds with interesting characters that feel so real and hades is no exception. zagreus (voiced by darren korb?! who has done the music and audio for all of the supergiant games) is an amazing protagonist. he's rebellious but never feels too angsty or angry... he's regal, but personable and down-to-earth... and his character design is absolutely stellar... they did a great job at subtly showing the physical similarities he shares with both of his parents (spoilers!) but i could honestly gush pink about all of the characters... hades, nyx, dua, the furies, the [b]GODS[/b], skelly! wonderfully illustrated character designs with subtle details and intensely colorful personalities. the character portraits generally remain idle, but special interactions can briefly have the character face you or change their expression and i just love that. especially seeing the other sides of some of the more serious characters. i think meg has to be my absolute favorite. she's voiced by avalon penrose (who does a phenomenal job!) and her interactions with zag just feel so real. woof. i don't want to delve too deeply into spoilers, so i won't touch too much on the ending... but it's probably the biggest reason the game has received as much praise as it has. it's supergiant's writing at their absolute best. zag's familial relationships server as the central anchor to the story and seeing him develop and deepen relationships throughout runs is incredibly satisfying. there's so much profound and heartfelt dialogue... i especially love the interactions between zagreus and nyx nearing the epilogue (at least for my runs)... it's incredibly touching. there's just something so special about seeing that type of relationship depicted in a video game. just lovely stuff... i think i finally wrapped up hades because a friend of mine told me they had started it and were struggling. we share a lot of the same interests in media and i knew they would really enjoy the story... so i just recommended they turned on god mode. and i think that's my biggest reason to thumbs up the game. it has something for everyone. if you want to tough it out and 100% the game on hell mode... good for you! if you want to go through runs just to get nectar to give to your honeys... good for you! nothing is locked on either style of run and that's how things should be. oh and ashley lynn barrett sings again so... certified banger.