Hades Is The BEST Roguelike And Here's Why | Video Essay



Hades Is The BEST Roguelike And Here’s Why. Supergiant’s new roguelike Hades has been touted as one of the best games of 2020. As a big fan of roguelikes, I find Hades to be one of, if not the very best roguelike I have ever played. From the tight gameplay, the engaging story, to the satisfying progression system, Hades is an amazing roguelike and you should absolutely play it.

00:00 Intro
01:35 What makes Hades special?
02:55 Story
05:19 Gameplay
08:07 Boons
10:37 Progression
15:03 The Pact of Punishment and Bounties
17:33 Dark Thirst and the Fated List of Minor Prophecies
20:09 The Core Experience
24:25 Conclusion/Outro

Tailesque’s unseeded 56 heat Hades run – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kwIhh6sfeo

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Outro Music:
Wolfgang Lohr & Maskarade – Hit the Road Jack

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20 thoughts on “Hades Is The BEST Roguelike And Here's Why | Video Essay”

  1. That’s a great video, thank you very much for making it. Although I have one complaint about it – you didn’t want to spoil any story content, but the footage is full with spoilers (which is very unfortunate, but I am still interested, how do we get to these story parts).

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  2. The only other roguelike I've played is Moonlighter, which is pretty damn good, and the shopkeeping part of the game is clever and fun. But I ultimately put it aside because the gameplay loop, while satisfying (and even a little addictive), just didn't have enough tying it to a narrative to make the time investment worth it. I imagine that would be a problem with most roguelikes; its a very specific and weird gamestyle to try and shoehorn a narrative to. But Hades, damn man… I really am spoiled now, because I suspect no other roguelikes will be able to do be this satisfying and fun to me.
    One thing that's standing out to me is how noticeable all the boon effects are, without making the fighting too easy.

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  3. While I like Hades, I think Dead Cells is better. Better difficulty handling is the name off the game for me. Hades restricts things at higher heat, while dead cells tradea difficulty for more content. And while yes, Hades does add more content at more heat, its underwhelming and tiny compared to dead cells.

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  4. Hades is an amazing game though the combat is lacking I think dead cells has better gameplay, weapons and difficulty progression definitely the best in the genre with Hades a close second

    I seriously thought you had 300k subscribers, I need to get out of the mindset that subscriber quantity ≠ creator quality. Your videos are amazing keep up the good work

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