Started playing Hades today. I'm late to the party, I know, but I'd been waiting for the inevitable physical release, and now that's a thing. Even better, it seems that the physical release is a completely up to date version that didn't require any additional downloads. Lovely.
I'm actually thinking this might be a good approach to physical releases in the future. Release the game on its release date digitally so people who want to play it immediately can do so, then how back the physical release until all the DLC and patches are done. Voila, preservation problem solved.
Anyway! Hades is very good. I'm sure you know this already as it was one of the most well regarded games of last year. But I can indeed confirm it is good.
One of the things I've been impressed with is the humour. I was concerned it was going to be slightly insufferable ironic Western humour, but thankfully that is not the case. It's a wry look at Greek mythology, yes, but it's respectful and never feels cynical. It does a great deal to humanise a lot of the divine figures involved along the way, making them all very likeable for different reasons.
I really like the game structure too. Battling your way through a series of discrete self-contained combat encounters works really well, and distinguished the game from Diablo wannabes. The lack of XP grinding and equippable loot helps with this, too; it keeps the game pacy and fun.
I played for a couple of hours earlier and am looking forward to trying more. I'm sure I'll have more to say when I've spent some more time with it!
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