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TL;DR: I had more fun with an unfinished game than many completed ones out there, and now it's finally complete! But If you dislike doing the same thing over and over from rogues then you should avoid it.

Hades is a great rogue-lite game, the combat flow is nice, controls are responsive, graphics are absolutely outstanding and characters are quite interesting. The replayability is great and enough to keep you playing multiple times and yelling FAAATHEEEEEEEEEER every time you meet Hades.

The game is difficult but not only there is a easy mode for those who rather just enjoy the story (you get 20% damage reduction which increases on each death), you also keep some progress when dying, making each subsequent run easier until you eventually will be able to finish a match even if you are terribad like me (It took me two times the amount of escape attempts than most people I know). And when you finally master Hades or have enough upgrades to give that edge in escaping, you may set the difficulty higher to go back to sweating bullets and getting new rewards.

Regardless of how well you do, part of the game is doing the content over and over again to unlock new lore and conversations, which can be annoying for those who don’t like the idea of repeating things.

The enemies in general are fun to fight and bosses/elite are well made, they can also get new moves as you increase the game difficulty later. Your arsenal to fight them feels unique and fun and you can customize them further as you play. Not only that, but each run will be different depending on the powers that you find from helpful gods such as Zeus, Dionysus or Artemis. Some can help you simply dish out more damage, slow/confuse enemies or push them away depending on your (and your weapon) play style. They can also have synergy with each other, sometimes even from other gods to make you truly a force to be reckoned with.

One of my favorite features are the NPCs, the game has plenty of interesting characters to talk and bribe gift to, and you will require multiple playthroughs interacting with them to know their story and sometimes helping them out. Say, keep giving someone news about their long lost lover and some comforting words in the meantime, and with luck get them reacquainted.

Also the game has Cerberus who is a very good boy, AND you can pet him, what more do you want?

TL;DR: I had more fun with an unfinished game than many completed ones out there, and now it's finally complete! But If you dislike doing the same thing over and over from rogues then you should avoid it. Hades is a great rogue-lite game, the combat flow is nice, controls are responsive, graphics are absolutely outstanding and characters are quite interesting. The replayability is great and enough to keep you playing multiple times and yelling [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0Zmy5JZ0PI]FAAATHEEEEEEEEEER[/url] every time you meet Hades. The game is difficult but not only there is a easy mode for those who rather just enjoy the story (you get 20% damage reduction which increases on each death), you also keep some progress when dying, making each subsequent run easier until you eventually will be able to finish a match even if you are terribad like me (It took me two times the amount of escape attempts than most people I know). And when you finally master Hades or have enough upgrades to give that edge in escaping, you may set the difficulty higher to go back to sweating bullets and getting new rewards. Regardless of how well you do, part of the game is doing the content over and over again to unlock new lore and conversations, which can be annoying for those who don’t like the idea of repeating things. The enemies in general are fun to fight and bosses/elite are well made, they can also get new moves as you increase the game difficulty later. Your arsenal to fight them feels unique and fun and you can customize them further as you play. Not only that, but each run will be different depending on the powers that you find from helpful gods such as Zeus, Dionysus or Artemis. Some can help you simply dish out more damage, slow/confuse enemies or push them away depending on your (and your weapon) play style. They can also have synergy with each other, sometimes even from other gods to make you truly a force to be reckoned with. One of my favorite features are the NPCs, the game has plenty of interesting characters to talk and [strike]bribe[/strike] gift to, and you will require multiple playthroughs interacting with them to know their story and sometimes helping them out. Say, keep giving someone news about their long lost lover and some comforting words in the meantime, and [spoiler]with luck get them reacquainted.[/spoiler] Also the game has Cerberus who is a very good boy, AND you can pet him, what more do you want?