My main problem with rogue-likes is that they have a hard time keeping the game interesting. You may create the absolute best gameplay, but it always breaks down and becomes repetitive after a while.
What Hades 1 did, which was a winning recipe, was to keep it interesting. There was something new happening every game loop. There was new dialogue, a boss changed slightly, new set of upgrades to try out. The game kept it interesting and you wanted to see ”what comes next”.
Hades 2 is Hades 1 but more. You have a new protagonist, new story, a whole new assemble of characters, new areas and new enemies. It takes some time getting used to it all, but once you do this game is an iteration upon Hades 1 where every aspect of the game has been improved.
I’ve only just played until the credits rolling, but it feels like the game has so much more to give. The story continues, there’s more dialogue, I ran into a whole new boss last game loop, 44 loops into the game !! and I haven’t even dipped my toes into the challenge runs.
This is a game that keeps on giving, and I believe it is one of those games I will not uninstall when I’m finished, because I’d like to play another round now and then.
I rate this as EXCELLENT.
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