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Having played Dead Cells for 50ish hours, I think I can write a thoughtful review for Hades.

First off, both are great games. Hades feels more accessible (ahem easier) as it is easier to evade attacks from enemies - 1 degree of movement vs 2 degree of movement. Not only that almost all enemy attacks are well telegraphed with enough time given to player to evade.

The biggest sell for Hades is that it brings an interesting story to the table. The conversations and stuff to do after dying is a nice way to relax a bit after dying, getting some upgrades and going again. Beating the game but trying it again is woven excellently into the story. Voice acting is obviously superb. Random weapons aren't forced upon you, rather it is incentivized to try a specific weapon on each run. Prophecies mean you are also encouraged to try different thing for atleast one time.

Limiting weapons to 6 also meant that they are created thoughtfully and balanced though the bow (without upgrades) seems hard to use effectively. Some upgrades do feel overtly strong.

The temptation to do just one more run is much more strong here than dead cells on account of the upgrade possibilities after the run.

The difficulty and the story are 2 main reasons I think the game was designed to be beaten repeatedly. The developers could have easily made the game harder and bosses tougher. You do get the option to make the bosses tougher later in the game. I do think that grind to unlock the epilogue is a bit too much. I gave up after after beating the game 17-18 times, 50ish runs and around 50 hours.

What could have been better? Well the room based encounters break the pace at the start compared to the long levels in Dead Cells. Though you do get habitual. Sometimes on a run your attack or special would get way too strong to spam on a run. I would have rather the game reward combos where you hit attack then special etc.

With all said and done, I think Hades is the new gold standard for randomly generated game levels targeting replayability. Hades is a shining example of how to do stories in such a game.

Having played Dead Cells for 50ish hours, I think I can write a thoughtful review for Hades. First off, both are great games. Hades feels more accessible (ahem easier) as it is easier to evade attacks from enemies - 1 degree of movement vs 2 degree of movement. Not only that almost all enemy attacks are well telegraphed with enough time given to player to evade. The biggest sell for Hades is that it brings an interesting story to the table. The conversations and stuff to do after dying is a nice way to relax a bit after dying, getting some upgrades and going again. Beating the game but trying it again is woven excellently into the story. Voice acting is obviously superb. Random weapons aren't forced upon you, rather it is incentivized to try a specific weapon on each run. Prophecies mean you are also encouraged to try different thing for atleast one time. Limiting weapons to 6 also meant that they are created thoughtfully and balanced though the bow (without upgrades) seems hard to use effectively. Some upgrades do feel overtly strong. The temptation to do just one more run is much more strong here than dead cells on account of the upgrade possibilities after the run. The difficulty and the story are 2 main reasons I think the game was designed to be beaten repeatedly. The developers could have easily made the game harder and bosses tougher. You do get the option to make the bosses tougher later in the game. I do think that grind to unlock the epilogue is a bit too much. I gave up after after beating the game 17-18 times, 50ish runs and around 50 hours. What could have been better? Well the room based encounters break the pace at the start compared to the long levels in Dead Cells. Though you do get habitual. Sometimes on a run your attack or special would get way too strong to spam on a run. I would have rather the game reward combos where you hit attack then special etc. With all said and done, I think Hades is the new gold standard for randomly generated game levels targeting replayability. Hades is a shining example of how to do stories in such a game.