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4.45 from 6164 ratings · #32 top rated on Grouvee
13221 members have it in their collection · 1770 playing now · 3475 backlogged · 2501 wish listed
How long? Main story 30h · with extras 66h · 100% 100h (from 119 logged playthroughs)
Status Torgo Dec 7, 2019
Nice! Hades finally coming to Steam on December 11th!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/
Hades is a rogue-like dungeon crawler that combines the best aspects of Supergiant's critically acclaimed titles, including the fast-paced action of Bastion, the rich atmosphere and depth of Transistor, and the character-driven storytelling of Pyre.
Status Sir_Laguna Sep 15, 2019
Video games industry has been in an awful news cycle about terrible work conditions for about a year (Riot, Activision-Blizzard, Rockstar, Bioware, Chuklefish, Nicales). So, its good to read about a studio that its actually amazing for a change.
The Secret To The Success Of Bastion, Pyre, And Hades: No Forced Crunch, Yes Forced Vacations
Status Alphadoriest May 17, 2019
https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/hades/home
Really REALLY recommend Hades for that heavily subsidised price! It lacks the sheer innovation of Transistor or Pyre, but it's probably the one I've enjoyed the most and will put the most time into. It's an absolute steal.
Status Alphadoriest Dec 21, 2018
This has been my go-to for the last two weeks. Couldn't be more impressed.
I was very concerned this looked like a major turn for the conventional after Pyre and Transistor, but like all of Supergiant's ventures into genres, it's just too well executed to complain about. All the weapons are fantastic in their own ways. It refreshingly tackles RNG …
This has been my go-to for the last two weeks. Couldn't be more impressed.
I was very concerned this looked like a major turn for the conventional after Pyre and Transistor, but like all of Supergiant's ventures into genres, it's just too well executed to complain about. All the weapons are fantastic in their own ways. It refreshingly tackles RNG by marking doors to the next rooms with the upgrade/reward behind it and allowing you to give gifts to guarantee certain boons from Gods. You shape your run beyond mere chance. Currently, the game is the perfect length for short sessions that respect your time. I hope that doesn't change too much as early access progresses!
Meta progression a la Dead Cells is a controversial one. It's hard to tell if I'm improving in skill or just raw power. At least it's a way to ensure there's no perceived wasted time. You could always remove the advantage too.
Haven't quite yet beaten the early access final boss, but I seem to get to it every time at this point. Content has more or less dried up. Characters don't have as much to say, but whilst they did (for an impressively long time) they really distinguished this as a roguelike with personality and story at its centre. The conversations, gifting and flashback sequences really took the sting out of failure.
Watched the first No Clip documentary vid for it and I'm impressed with their rationale behind going early access for the first time. They found for every game they would reach peak flow in their output just as it started resembling a fully working build in the last few months of development - right before having to finish up for good and move on. They wanted to experiment with pushing out an uber polished slice of final build and maintain that flow for the whole development cycle. Considering the polish and quality of the early access, I'm certain their experiment will pay off.
Status Alphadoriest Dec 7, 2018
If there are any fans of Bastion, Transistor and Pyre out there, their next game is already out in early access on the Epic Store (the new competitor to Steam no less)! Nice game up their sleeve.
Need to think about it for that price, but it is Supergiant...
