Long read ahead. Be warned The amount of genius people working in supergiant games is absolutely anomalous.
First and foremost, Darren Korb, the literal best composer of our time the way he puts storytelling in his pieces and songs. I donāt think Iāve ever heard any other compositions that feel like reading (consuming?) a story as much as Darrenās pieces. Some of the classical pieces come close, but Darren with his access to all the modern technologies and all the cultures truly gives birth to ultimately new type of music. Thereās a good video about video game osts āVideo game music is better than the music you likeā, hades is part of it, you might want to check it out if thatās a new idea to you. But Darrenās music isnāt just exceptional in Hades, each and every single game of SGG he drops banger after banger. Of course, Ashley Barretās angelic voice makes them an ultimate duo, which especially shines in Transistor.
Secondly, character design. Oh my gods character design. In this regard, I believe they made a huge jump when making Pyre, but completely outdone themselves and anyone else when making Hades. Like mentioned in this short, all the damn characters are hot, yes, but! How should I put itā¦ you might not share this idea, or not feel as strongly about it as I do, but you know how almost always when a character is hot itās a bit cringe as well? because of objectivization and fanservice and stuff like that? Donāt get me wrong, Iām not necessarily averted by that, but it just screams boring character design to me, I donāt feel respect to the character from the creators. SO, ALL THAT IN MIND, Hadesā character design doesnāt have all that. Literally every single character is so hot, yet not ever I felt there was any disrespect to anyone. They are all so natural and unique, my god. And with a bit of segue to another point,
World building. This is not a drill. THERE IS A THREE AND A HALF HOUR VIDEO ABOUT THE MYTHOLOGY IN HADES. A really big part of it is all the symbolism in character designs, so there is that, but also just the way it all fits in the style of Greek mythology better than anything modern Iāve ever seen. Donāt get me wrong, there are other great pieces of media that use greek mythology (Percy Jackson books for example), but nothing comes close to how authentic Hades feels whilst still managing to create their own story. Itās all explained and explored in detail in mentioned vid (itās called just that, The mythology behind Hades), go watch if you have spare 3,5 hours, one of my favorite vids on yt ever. And also, just play the damn game, lol
Honestly, the weakest part of Hades as well as other SG games is gameplay. But itās never bad, you know? Like I really donāt remember being frustrated by gameplay or gamedesign, itās just definitely not the most interesting thing in the world for me. Like, if weāre talking about hades, other roguelikes do it far better in gameplaying sense, donāt need to go far – tboi. But again, itās not annoying, itās enjoyable, it thankfully doesnāt take that much time (I have 195 hours in Hades, but I 100%ed it and was playing since early access, starting new when the game had been finished). Other games are similar in that sense – you play them to enjoy the story mostly, while being entertained by a good solid 7/10 gameplay. They have a unique-ish system of difficulty that is shared in their games, but they always implement it interestingly in the lore of the games.
Zagreus technically can't leave Hades (place) because he was stillborn, and although he resurrects because he's Hades's (person) kid and a god, he still counts as dead and will keep dying if he leaves Hades (place)
And the OST is PERFECT
dead cells one day, maybe?
I will never not sing the praises of Hades
The writing, story and characters of this game had me hooked. Was the driving force in me finishing the game.
The end is really relatable š
Long read ahead. Be warned
The amount of genius people working in supergiant games is absolutely anomalous.
First and foremost, Darren Korb, the literal best composer of our time the way he puts storytelling in his pieces and songs. I donāt think Iāve ever heard any other compositions that feel like reading (consuming?) a story as much as Darrenās pieces. Some of the classical pieces come close, but Darren with his access to all the modern technologies and all the cultures truly gives birth to ultimately new type of music. Thereās a good video about video game osts āVideo game music is better than the music you likeā, hades is part of it, you might want to check it out if thatās a new idea to you. But Darrenās music isnāt just exceptional in Hades, each and every single game of SGG he drops banger after banger. Of course, Ashley Barretās angelic voice makes them an ultimate duo, which especially shines in Transistor.
Secondly, character design. Oh my gods character design. In this regard, I believe they made a huge jump when making Pyre, but completely outdone themselves and anyone else when making Hades. Like mentioned in this short, all the damn characters are hot, yes, but! How should I put itā¦ you might not share this idea, or not feel as strongly about it as I do, but you know how almost always when a character is hot itās a bit cringe as well? because of objectivization and fanservice and stuff like that? Donāt get me wrong, Iām not necessarily averted by that, but it just screams boring character design to me, I donāt feel respect to the character from the creators. SO, ALL THAT IN MIND, Hadesā character design doesnāt have all that. Literally every single character is so hot, yet not ever I felt there was any disrespect to anyone. They are all so natural and unique, my god. And with a bit of segue to another point,
World building. This is not a drill. THERE IS A THREE AND A HALF HOUR VIDEO ABOUT THE MYTHOLOGY IN HADES. A really big part of it is all the symbolism in character designs, so there is that, but also just the way it all fits in the style of Greek mythology better than anything modern Iāve ever seen. Donāt get me wrong, there are other great pieces of media that use greek mythology (Percy Jackson books for example), but nothing comes close to how authentic Hades feels whilst still managing to create their own story. Itās all explained and explored in detail in mentioned vid (itās called just that, The mythology behind Hades), go watch if you have spare 3,5 hours, one of my favorite vids on yt ever. And also, just play the damn game, lol
Honestly, the weakest part of Hades as well as other SG games is gameplay. But itās never bad, you know? Like I really donāt remember being frustrated by gameplay or gamedesign, itās just definitely not the most interesting thing in the world for me. Like, if weāre talking about hades, other roguelikes do it far better in gameplaying sense, donāt need to go far – tboi. But again, itās not annoying, itās enjoyable, it thankfully doesnāt take that much time (I have 195 hours in Hades, but I 100%ed it and was playing since early access, starting new when the game had been finished). Other games are similar in that sense – you play them to enjoy the story mostly, while being entertained by a good solid 7/10 gameplay. They have a unique-ish system of difficulty that is shared in their games, but they always implement it interestingly in the lore of the games.
If it reverse and he need to find his dad instead, he literally gone through hell and back
Also the ost is absolute perfection [REDACTED]'s boss theme has me headbanging so hard my doctor says I'm at risk of paralysis
And now the sequel is out on steam, and itās lovely.
DUDE, HAVE YOU SEEN HECATE!?!?!?!?!?!
Dude shared his preference and his bro understood. That's true friendship.
Zagreus technically can't leave Hades (place) because he was stillborn, and although he resurrects because he's Hades's (person) kid and a god, he still counts as dead and will keep dying if he leaves Hades (place)
Play skull the hero slayer
At this point i'm certain there are no male offspring of greek gods that get along with their parents
āAll the characters make me hornyā
And then everyone clapped and agreed and peace on Earth was finalized šš¤£
I don't usually beat Rogue likes more than a few times, but I've beaten Hades over 50 times I absolutely love it.
Thanatos is so fine
My son?
The planet?
Or me?
ā¦ā¦.
Yes.
will tou explain Metro games and 3 books??
They are all so hot it's ridiculous,I recently just got Hades and Meg tattooed onto my thigh. It's one of my all-time favourite games.
I mean, starting with Zagreus, these characters are hot af