Hades

I'm sorry, I tried, I really did try to like this game, and it is great! Until you try to play it for fun. The gameplay loop is really unrewarding, rather than feeling like I get better or stronger after each run, I just feel demotivated, all because the upgrades are nearly worthless and lose a lot of value later on. Now, one might argue that I'm just supposed to get better. Nothing wrong with that! I don't mind difficult fights. But then why add all those upgrades if the game is clearly more focused on you getting better instead of getting more upgrades? The whole point of these games is that you get as far as possible to get as much currency as possible to get as strong as possible after the run is over, that way you can try again and get even further, creating an enjoyable gameplay loop. Obviously, that loop isn't for everyone, but this game is way more focused on you getting better skill-wise. Here's where the issue comes in - a game that wants you to get better, you DON'T put the player like HALF AN HOUR back. Take soulslikes/metroidvanias for example, returning to the boss you just died to takes maybe 5 minutes at most. Now if you take roguelikes, you do have to spend much more time getting back, but AT LEAST you got way more upgrades. That concludes my complaints with the game, I truly believe I'm being very fair here. Everything else about the game is great, though the combat could feel better. If I should mention a good example of a roguelike, it would be Rogue Legacy 1 and 2. Amazing balance between post-run upgrades and having to get better at the game. Now, if I missed something that helps with my complaints or can otherwise potentially convince me to return, that would be great. Thank you