This combined with the fact every interaction you have with these gods is vital not just to your current run, but future runs as well, and what you get in Hades is a wonderful marriage of story and gameplay interwoven to make you interested in both simultaneously. It also helps that the voice acting is amazing across every character, as well as the writing itself. As such, it ensures everything within Hades feel incredibly grounded and real. While Hades does also have an excellent combat and upgrade system (which we will delve into later on), it wouldn’t all function so well if not for the narrative, which weaves itself nearly within all aspects of the gameplay.Įvery single character you meet in the game is solidly designed, which in turn compels you to talk to them and ensures you want to keep coming back in a new run to find out what they have to say about anything. Along the way you begin to connect with the rest of the ancient Greek gods, as they are just discovering that they have a cousin/nephew. In fact, that’s the whole reason Zag wants out of the Underworld in the first place, to find his mother. You play as Zagreus, child to Lord Hades of the Underworld and a mother who he does not know, but wants to, more than anything. The controls are re-mappable, and if you chose to set your attack to the shoulder or trigger buttons as I did, I could see it having a hinderance on my performance in game, so I’d have it off anyways if it was there.Īnyway, with all that housecleaning out of the way, lets talk about what really keeps you going in Hades, and what keeps you motivated for one more run every time you meet a bitter end. The visual design of Hades doesn’t require much in terms of graphical updates, but just needs a solid frame rate for gameplay, which this version thankfully does have.īeing honest however, I probably would prefer to not have adaptive triggers or anything like that in Hades. Though being ported to the PS5 has in the past for some games made the experience better thanks to additional features like full DualSense support or high fidelity visual upgrades, there isn’t any DualSense support to speak of in terms of specifically designed haptics or adaptive trigger functions. Hades Review (PS5) – From Hell And Back Again, And Again, And Again Family Dramaįull disclosure: I played quite a fair bit of Hades on PC before getting to experience it on PS5. This image alone is enough to practically feel the searing heat that you would feel in Asphodel. Simply put, Hades is a once-in-a-generation game for its genre, the kind that not only exceeds the expectations it set for itself, but goes beyond them to evolve the genre in which it exists and become the foundation for years of future developers to build off of.įor a more direct comparison, Hades is to roguelike games what Super Mario 64 is to 3D games. It seemed like everyone in the gaming community could do nothing but gush over Hades when it released out of Early Access last year, and for good reason. For the latest gaming videos, follow us on Instagram.Hades PS5 Review – Developer Supergiant’s smash 2020 hit Hades has finally made its way over to PS5 and PS4, after already being available on PC and the Nintendo Switch for some time. So while the PS5 version of Hades is the best, it's likely to be the most accessible way to play it in India alongside the PS4 release.įor the latest gaming news and reviews, follow IGN India on Twitter and Facebook. It's on the Switch as well, though we can't recommend it at the price it's selling for either. No surprise there as Microsoft has no clue of Xbox Series X restocks for the country. Though if you prefer it on disc complete with freebies like a 32-page art booklet and the digital OST, you'll be paying Rs. 1,349 as well as playable via Xbox Game Pass. Hades is out on August 13 for PS5 and PS4 for Rs. Keep in mind that even if you don't have a PS5 and you're playing it on the PS4 you'll be able to upgrade it to the PS5 version too. And while PS5 Activities Cards don't seem to be supported just yet, it's use of DualSense alone is reason enough to play it on the PS5 over other platforms if you haven't already.
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