![]() Each of the six weapons have four variants, each one offering different abilities or statistical bonuses. ![]() In terms of enhancing your weapons, you won’t really begin to do this for a while – due to the number of successful runs you’ll have to complete for payment. Certain rarer boons will only be offered if you already have specific boons from the same God within your arsenal, you’ll even sometimes have the option to pick a Duo if you have certain boons from multiple Gods (more powerful bonuses that combine the elemental powers of two Deities). Each God has a set number of boons to offer, but they’ll only offer three at a time, yet the ones they offer are random. Within the game itself, the boons you obtain are your dynamic progression items, shifting the tides of war in your favour if you’re lucky or strategic. ![]() However, the spear, bow, fists, and shield were also great to use, with only the gun being the one I actively avoided using due to its slow speed and overall ‘clunky’ feeling. My preferred weapon was the initial sword, as it provides a balanced combination of speed and power, especially when enhanced with a shockwave via Zeus’ boon – so you can attack from a distance instead of getting up close to your foes. You have six weapons to choose from, unlocking them as you progress, paying with items you obtain by eliminating the boss of each region. You’ll also find enhancements for your dash (Cross), leaving flaming wheels as you sprint or causing lightning to fall from the sky and chain-attack whoever you bump into. However, certain boons will turn this projectile into a mortar-like trajectory, a short but more powerful burst, or even create a snowy explosion upon impact which also damages other enemies nearby. This is retrieved by killing them or waiting for it to eventually drop out of their body after a short while (it’s not unlimited). It’s a roguelike experience that may take a while to show any positive progression, but once you get into the swing of things and upgrade your gear, you’ll eventually become an unstoppable badass!įor example, pressing Circle will cause the protagonist to throw a red shard into the enemy, delivering a decent amount of damage. Although you face this journey alone, you have the support of your friends and family (other Gods) who’ll give you boons (enhancements) along your way, random abilities and upgrades that only last for that particular run. ![]() Before heading out again, facing the creatures and champions that stand in your way once more, you can invest various treasures you’ve brought back with you into upgrades and new enhancements so you can possibly progress further before returning home as a reborn victim.Īs the story unfolds you’ll discover the true reason for you heading out and why you’re so determined to see the light of day, even if you’ll die many times in the process. Thankfully, due to your father being a God, death isn’t the end for our otherworldly protagonist, dying simply results in you emerging from the bloody Pool of Styx located in the House of Hades. The game came out last week and I’ve found it incredibly difficult to stop playing – I’ve grabbed the platinum after ~70 hours and experienced everything the game has to offer – but is it really worthy of the many GOTY awards it received? Let’s find out… Although the digital edition of the game is also published by the developer, the physical editions are provided by Private Division and come complete with a 32-page character compendium booklet and a download code for the soundtrack (which is well worth picking up for only £5 more than the digital edition). As such, even without playing the game or knowing anything about it, you know it’s going to be something special. Hades was developed by Supergiant Games, the creators of previous critically acclaimed titles such as Bastion and Transistor. Now, finally, gamers on both PlayStation and Xbox platforms can get their hands on this multi-award-winning title – but was it worth the wait? Twelve months later it came to Steam, still in Early Access, with the launch of the Switch edition in September of 2020 marking the official release of the finished game. It feels like forever since I first saw Hades, it was announced back in 2018 at The Game Awards as one of the first titles to launch on the newly released Epic Games Store as a one-year timed Early Access exclusive. ![]()
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