7/23/2023 0 Comments Hades review xbox one![]() The game has several weapons to choose from, which you unlock using keys you pick up during the run, and each one plays significantly different. There’s so much more to say here but half the fun of the game is figuring out what builds suit you best. You’ll have the option to mix and match the various blessings and you’ll quickly find out that some gods work great together while others, not so much. Every god has unique blessings for each of your moves and its up to you to figure out which ones work best. The second way to choose your playstyle is in the various boons the gods offer. These upgrades often change your entire play style and build so it’s essential that a player chooses wisely. Using a room reward of Daedalus Hammer, you have the option to choose between three random upgrades to your weapon. Building off this is the ability to upgrade your weapon several times throughout the run. Other times you slam enemies away or interrupt them. Sometimes you can charge your attack or recall a thrown weapon. The first of which is in combo moves, such as the dash attack, and in the specific move sets of the weapons. The complexity in the gameplay comes in several ways. The ‘cast’ is a simple long ranged attack with limited ammunition that needs to be picked up after use. You can unlock several weapons and each one has its own attack and special while the dash and cast remain unchanged. You have an attack button on ‘X’, a special attack on ‘Y’, a ‘cast’ on ‘B’, and of course, a dash on ‘A’. The player controls initially seem simple. As you play through the game you encounter more variety in room types and objectives. This reward can be several things, such as a boon from a god or a currency to be used both during and after the run. The core loop of the game generally revolves around entering a new room, defeating the enemies that spawn and obtaining the room reward. Which leads me of course, to the gameplay. ![]() Where Hades excels here again is in keeping things fresh even after you’ve fought the same enemy several times. ![]() As you play through the game, you’ll encounter numerous enemy types, with more than enough variety to keep you from getting bored, and several boss encounters. ![]() Hindering you in your quest are the monsters of the underworld. These Gods grant you their boons and blessings throughout each playthrough and are (almost) always there to help. Helping you in your quest are the Gods of Olympus who are overjoyed to learn that they have another relative. In fact, the entire story of the game is told in such a masterful way that it keeps you playing long after you should have stopped. Zagreus’ exact motivations for escaping (and Hades’ for keeping him trapped) get revealed little by little as you play the game, so I won’t go into too much detail. The game takes place in, well, Hades and sees you take control of Zagreus as he tries again and again to escape the underworld and the clutches of his father. In Hades, you play as Zagreus, the son of Hades and an original character. So now the question is, does Hades live up to its godlike reputation or is the game forever stuck in the pits of hell? The Underworld Finally, after almost a full year, the game is coming to Xbox. Hades was already critically acclaimed before it fully released (it was even nominated for GOTY!) and has seen massive success on both PC and Nintendo Switch. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of years, you’ve heard the name and probably seen the game. Developed by Supergiant Games, Hades isn’t exactly a brand-new release.
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