Hades - Basically My Game Of The Year (Jimpressions)
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Hades is excellent. Seriously very excellent. A level of excellent that has quickly seen it become one of my favorite games ever.
Top notch combat, a terrific blend of RPG and roguelike qualities, amazing writing, graphics, and music. Hades' mythological tale of family conflict is just fantastic.
Easily Supergiant's best work, to the point where I really don't have a bad thing to say about it. And that's that!
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I love it when Jim loves a game...
It's usually just the same game with a different coat of paint .
But the algorithm doesn't 😔
Me too!
Well it goes to show you, for every 'AAA' game as service, there is a diamond like Hades.
There really is no reason to support game developers who poop out boring, unimaginative and furiously monetized garbage while there are beautiful gems like this out there.
Same same.
I love the character of Zagreus. It would've been easy and totally justified to make him an absolute teenage edgelord, but he's actually a genuinely nice guy who's also an absolute edgelord.
Kinda like Eric Draven, aka The Crow.
This! This exactly describes what I love about Zag.
Hah that pretty much wraps his character for sure. He's edgy, angsty...but also a pretty darn good guy - and a gentleman all of Olympia and Hades (but a total 'dad is an ass' attitude)
Well he did date Death. Can't get more edgy than that.
I think that cosmetics without microtransactions just won him over.
"Dionysus, who happens to be my favorite, my wine boyfriend"
I see your taste is as impeccable as ever, Jim
Appreciating the finer things.
There aren't many gods that are all about chilling and enjoy the fine things in life. Its a wonder the Greek didn't just go monotheist for Dionysus =)
And he is also a good character mechanics wise. His poison abilities might just be the best damage dealers in the game, and the main other thing he does for you is give you survivability, which is something you always need.
@@ManoredRed imo Dionysis is has one of the best boon kits in the game -solid damage output + some really good support boons. Most of my best runs involve him in some way.
@@ManoredRed Dionysus was the god of madness.
@@yonatanbeer3475 Among many other things. Greek gods typically have a lot of charges.
1:23
I thought you were going to say "you are Zagreus, the son of Hades, Lord of the Underworld and you are hot" because zagreus is a very attractive man
Everyone in this game is very attractive in their own ways ngl
Well...he definitely works out.
"Can you guess what Zeus gives you?"
Herpes, probably.
hermes if you're maia
@@StraightOuttaJarhois Zeus: "¿Por qué no los dos?"
Whatever STD's geese have
It's a fair guess, what can I say
@@ericlamb4501 The OG Horrible Goose.
Jim: “To the point where I don’t really have a bad thing to say about it.”
I feel like the space-time continuum is about to become destroyed or something.
Well, at least 2020 is consistant.
The game is that good
Yeah the game is that good. It is genuinely the only game I ever played that has 0 negatives.
nah... if it was from ubisoft he'd be finding any small shit to pick on and he'd be nitpicking this game to the bone... but since its all indie and not AAA and cool and eeehhhhmygaystarbucks he loves it.
@@oriondevil79 Maybe it's because most Ubisoft games all use the same generic open world formula and stuff it full of microtransactions.
the levels arent actually procedurally generated, they're all hand made. they just appear in a random order.
Yep saw that in the documentary covering the development of this game
A "Binding of Isaac" level design philosophy then? Its a good happy medium.
A bit like dead cells then.
The rooms themselves are not procedurally generated. However the “levels” (I assume he meant each floor) are procedurally generated in terms of order of the rooms, enemies that appear, rewards you are offered, whether chaos/xxxx gates spawn, fishing points popping up, etc.
(I.e. the first “level” is Tartarus, once you beat that you ride the elevator up to the next level, etc.)
@Estrogen Fury yeah, if EVERYTHING was random it would be a shitshow
As an Aussie I instantly bought this game because the Protagonist says "Mate" to everyone!
Thanks Mate :)
Wait, you can fish in this game? I'm hooked.
Yes there is a "end" of sorts but even after that there is still some dialouge that I am currently unlocking. But even after that is unlocked you can still do runs to find new powerful builds. I hope they add more content to the game it will be amazing if they do.
But there's so many that I haven't fin-ished the Codex :(
@@zazuch he said "fish" not "finish" lol
@@bmhyakiri I totally read it as finished, had to go back after reading your comment and have a laugh.
So are the fish!
The song at the beginning is called The Cult of Dionysus by The Orion Experience.
Thank you! This was what I scrolled for.
Thanks. )
no one :
me: merci
Thank you so much! I definitely need to look this up.
Thank you!!!
The artwork and the swirling and the riffs... the earworm is on and it won't leave my head now! XD
"Just...one...more...run.."
3 AM: "Just....one....more......run."
Yeah I literally have to force myself to quit because the gameplay loop is so addictive and smooth. There’s no save points or anything that make it feel like you should call it a day. Instead it’s just fun fun fun to the point where quitting for a while never crosses my mind.
For real. I’ve played until my switch got low on battery, then plugged it in and kept going.
I was finishing a bad run and suddenly two hours later I'm at two and two.
I am in this picture and I don't like it
Every time Zagreus says "just one more time", I laugh because I know it's not the last time. It's never the last time.
Picked this up solely because of your recommendation, and I can't stop playing it! Thanks so much, Jim! 💜
Fucking same
Same.
Same here, in less than a week had like 60+ hours of playtime.
picked this up because your comment, cant stop playing it! haha
I did cause of Jim and it being #1 on the Switch eshop and worth every Charon Opol
Fun fact: Darren Korb is the voice for Zagreus.
He's also the singing voice for Orpheus.
Including the songs where he's so high in the register he has to be singing falsetto.
In a game full of impressive things, that combination of impressive performances is still the one that I love the most.
I just heard the falsetto song from orpheus I had to stop, I never heard anything like it. Was amazing.
He's also Skelly, I believe.
@@MrSafer The first time I encountered Eurydice, I just flat out stopped in my tracks, not daring to even speak to her for fear that she'd stop singing.
And then I heard Orpheus sing the same song but at an interval... "Oh, I have GOT to get these two together. Right now."
@@cataleast You can =)
Spoiler Alert: There's a little nod to that fact when Euridyce asks Zag if he plays music or anything. He says he plays the lyre, but couldn't imagine singing or anything. She says he should try, cuz he might be the next Orpheus.
Opening with Cult of Dionysus is exactly what I wanted from this video
LOL how did i just fully know that id tap on "cap'n walrus" and instantly see they're subscribed to hat films
"Dionysus, my wine boyfriend" honestly that line is the highlight of my 2020 and now I have to play this game because I, too, want Dionysus to by my wine boyfriend.
I am just happy there is a game that acknowledges Zagreous. Everyone assumes Hades never had kids, but he had 3, Zagreous, Macaria and Melinoe. Love ancient Greek mythos, might just check it out because of that.
The game is VERY accurate with all of its lore. I bought this game mainly becuase I love greek mythology and I was very impressed.
@@anitaremenarova6662 They do take some creative liberties at times. The Asphodel Meadows are flooded by the Phlegethon because reasons, there's a machine gun (???) and I don't really know what Hypnos is doing, recordkeeping or something, doesn't make any sense. But how often do you see Chaos being acknowledged, or any of the primordial gods, even? That's wild.
I don't know where you got that, but Zagreous is anything but Hades' son. It's often identified as Persephone and Zeus' son (and this happened before the kidnapping of Persephone by Hades), killed, got his heart eaten by Zeus and revived.
@@LilithOfTheNephilims Not necessarily, and it depends from telling to telling. Zagreus became Zeus’s son when he was conflated with Orphic Dionysus. Most Chthonic gods predated Ancient Greece and even Mycenaean Greece, which is why we know so little of them. One things is for sure, Zeus and Hades did not exist as part of the Mycenaean pantheon. Zagreus predates them both. If anything, he’s more of Hades’s son since he’s often equated as him. And he’s mostly described as the son of Persephone and “Chthonios Zeus” AKA Hades, since Hades is to Zeus as to the Chthonic as Zeus is to the Ouranic. Orphism also had the tendency to equate Zeus and Hades so the same might’ve happened to Zagreus Dionysus. “Zagreus” is really really old and by the time Ancient Greece rolled around it became more of a title as the case of Dionysus and Dionysiodotes Apollo. By that time he was more or less Dionysus, who was Zeus’s kid.
@@IronicTB Even that’s explained in game. The game really has it’s fun with the Lore. Like how Dionysus and Zagreus pulling a prank on Orpheus by letting him believe that they’re the same person.
One of the most fun parts for me is the sly little references they make to more obscure points of Greek mythology. F'rinstance: at one point Dionysus asks Zagreus to play a prank on Orpheus, asking him to tell Orpheus that they (Zagreus and Dionysus) are actually the same guy. AND AS IT TURNS OUT, the god Zagreus and the god Dionysus had something of an intertwined cult in Grecian myth, so it looks like Orpheus bought it.
Love this game, been playing since it dropped on Steam, 10/10.
Better yet, that bit of mythology comes from Orphism. Orpheus brought it so hard he created a new religious sect around it.
Haha I noticed that too. The actual myth around Zag is kinda hard to figure out. Also Artemis will note that Zag is a god of the Hunt as well. They really did a lot of good research into all the dialogue.
just because its not in a disney film or a god of war game, doesnt make it obscure at all.
They sort of were the same god? Dionysus is the "respectable" version of Zagreus whose cult was ancient and kind of scary, they basically shed the death and existential madness aspect of Zagreus over the centuries and turned him into the god of drunkness and theatres by the time the classical era rolled out. It's like Afrodite being originally also a war god and the greek version of the middle eastern god Astarte, lot of weird stuff happened to the greek pantheon during the greek dark ages.
@@garfoonga1 It is obscure, in Italy greek mithology is part of the curriculum in elementary and middle school (high school may vary) and I never heard of Zagreus until a few years ago way into adulthood.
Jim: you can pet the three-headed dog because he's a good boy
Me: this game is perfect!
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First time you get to the surface there's a fake-out where the game makes you think you'll have to fight Cerberus. You don't. You just need to give him treats because he's a GOOD BOI
@@Synthonym Me: Laughs in extreme measures Hades
I agree!!
@@Synthonym Zagreus: *goes through other enemies like it's nothing*
*Finds Cerberus*
Oh, I can't fight you, boy. Here, have a treat.
Cerberus: Oh no! My one weakness! I am defeated! *plays dead*
Amen to that!
My favorite type of CZcams video is "person gushing about thing they love". Shame it seems that Jim doesn't get as much views from being nice.
Agreed on Megaera's voice. I gave this a game of the year immediately when she first spoke~
I genuinely look forward to the Tartarus boss fight, hoping she'll be there.
And don't get me started on Than; I'm not sure I'd ever simped before I met him. ;D
Does she kinda sound like Meg from Hercules? I wonder if there was a bit of inspiration there.
You can romance her...yes
@@braxinIV Meg in Hercules has the same name, but as anyone who studied Greek mythology will tell you, that film took some...*ahem* artistic licenses with the lore?
In that they pulled most of it out of their ass and had a few monsters and gods as lip service.
I say that as someone who really likes the movie, but I accept it is NOT faithful to Greek theology or mythology.
I do love the gospel music and Danny Devitto as horny Danny Devitto...wait
It's all about Dusa for me 🐍
A roguelike set in Hades is so fucking spot on, given the whole Sisyphus thing.
You do get to meet him and bouldy! lol
He's a character you can meet in-game. He's like the nicest guy that ever niced.
Hades is not Tartarus
@@nathanielgarza9198 yes, he is the guy who manages tartarus, asphodel, elysium, and styx. you can find sisyphus in Tartarus. he's gotten pretty chilled out over the course of his imprisonment, and is also easily the second most jacked character in the game
the most is, of course, Asterius of Minos, who you will recognize better by his title
@@nathanielgarza9198 Hades refers to both the god of the dead and the entire land of the dead, including Tartarus, Asphodel, and Elysium.
Whenever anyone has asked me to describe this game, one of the first things I say is that it's a roguelike that _wants_ for you to win. No shade for games like Spelunky, but this is a game that wants you to play it, wants you to enjoy it, and wants you to finish it so that you'll be excited to go back and do it all again.
It's a hedonistically perfect 5/7 imho. (Oh and Dio is my wine-BFF too!)
Exactly. A game when every a losing run I had fun and was looking just for another and yet another and yet another. Best game of this type I ever played. Graphics, music, characters and dialogue fit the amazing game play. Cannot really find a flaw in it.
I've had runs where I was LOOKING FORWARD TO DYING, whether to chat with folks in the House, get new upgrades, or progress a side story. That is... new to me.
Mirror of Night is one of the most perfect mechanics I've seen, it really makes the game what it is and perfectly sets the pacing of the story, in my opinion. Combined with all the other goodies to collect and unlock, and I can count on one hand the number of runs I've truly felt like were 'losses' where I didn't get anything done. At worst you can buy yourself a nice new rug or something to take the edge off.
@@ZodiacShadow71 I actually purposefully broke my 30 run streak because all I needed was to find wine boyfriend one time to finish the last requirement for the epilogue. So I just equipped his keepsake so he'd show up right at the beginning and then let the enemies in the first room kill me.
5:25 "Can you guess what Zeus gives you?"
The ability to turn into animals and bugger people?!
Affairs?
The business?
This was my game of the year, hands down the best design for a repetitive grindfest that rewards you with story. It's well educated on Greek mythology to an insane level, this game mentions stuff I thought only would ever serve me in Trivia Pursuit 😂. This is how a dev balances a grind with reward, no lootboxes required and it's more addictive without extra cost. If this dev drops a sequel it's a must buy for me, it's the ARPG rogue-lite platinum standard now.
Aside from the art, I think Supergiant Games have top tier voice acting. I have never fallen in love with a sword until I played Transistor
That was a kind of beautiful game.
@Harvey Crewe its way better, just buy it you wont regret it
The sword was the reason I stopped playing Transistor. I found him obnoxious.
@Harvey Crewe The story is not as affecting IMHO, but the gameplay is way more engaging.
Logan Cunningham's performance as Rucks in Bastion is one of my all-time faves. Absolutely masterclass.
Note that Jim has Fidi, which means he maxed his relationship with Dusa. Which is great! Dusa is lovely.
She broke my heart.
I am not sure. Dusa is a great mate and all. But I feel the real connection is with Thanatos. Lets see how it goes, shall we? It's just an eternity.
@@the_exegete I think there is some logic to the theory(?) that Supergiant were trying to do a thing where the 3 "romance" options correspond to 3 types of love in Greek philosophy, Megaera to Eros, Thanatos to Agape, and Dusa therefore being Philia (friendship n' that). If that is accurate, I think what they failed to consider when making that decision is; I wish to shower the Gorgon head in affection. It's cute how she has a crush initially.
@@rocker26a If you get far enough down Dusa's conversation chain she and Zag actually bring up the three types of love and declare their totally Platonic love for each other. Very cute.
She also implies that she's ace, which I guess makes sense for someone without a torso or any of a torso's usual attachments.
"snarking at you and belittling you and criticising you, and being a dad" oop felt that
I generally don't like the rogue-likes because I kinda feel they rarely respect my time, but not so with Hades. Everything I do in the game feels worthwhile to me, and I enjoy it greatly. I have yet to finish a run, but I'm getting there. :D
Same here, haven't finished a run yet (15 attempts so far) and I am having a blast. Easily the best game of 2020 if not of recent years. And I am not even a rogue-like/light fan.
@@benfrese3573 with finishing a run, do you mean completely escaping and having credits role?
@@joha4574 Yeah, that's what I meant. I escaped on attempt 27 btw.
@@benfrese3573 27?! What a noob!
It took me 57 tries to beat it.
@@Largentina. :) I can totally see that happening. Luck is a big factor, after all. May I ask which weapon you used?
So when this game launched for switch a couple weeks ago I was super intrigued by the visuals but hesitant because I do not like rogue-likes, but I took a chance and currently have over 125 hours in game.. it's just too good. The story and dialogue (writing and voice acting!) are fantastic too, and there's a lot of surprises/clever little twists, for lack of a better term and not wanting to spoil anything.
I felt the same. I enjoy a roguelike if it's like this, where every run gives you some progression and makes you better.
I bounced off Spelunky and Isaac for that reason, the fact you lose and start from scratch every time so it just feels like I'm spinning my wheels.
I was surprised at how much you keep from run to run. Even things I assumed you wouldn't, or would be reduced like your darkness or keys or the gems. It's that thoroughly rewarding feeling of "You lost, but you didn't lose anything of real value" that keeps me going in these games. You don't get that "Well that was going well, but that single mistake ruined everything..." feeling. That sense that an hour's work is just down the drain.
Yeah that voice talent, I could listen to that woman sing all day. People who've played know who I'm talking about.
That's rare, Jim just unconditionally loving a game, no "buts" or "ehm".
I might just buy it off of that alone
I’m gonna butt it off this comment alone
It’s a good games man I’ve owned this gem since early access I think a year and half ago and I had 400 hours built up playing early access and I’ve already gotten another 250 since release
But it, my dude. It is worth far more than the $25 it costs.
I've played 50 hours so far. I loved Bastion transistor and Pyre so much it would seem impossible to even top any of them. But somehow supergiant did it
@@Meow_Zedong thanks for making fun of my inability to spell 😂
First time i beat Hades and saw the first ending I actually cried. Truly special game
Yeah the first run hits different haha
The Cult of Dionysus - The Orion Experience.
A tangential reason I love Jim's videos is the consistently amazing sense of musical taste. If I'm not watching hoping for a little Bethesda Techno I'm being introduced to a brand new favourite band.
Thanks for mentioning the name and group ✌️
Got 200 hours in Hades and counting -- And I'm STILL getting new dialogue and story advancements all the time! There is just so much story and narration to this game and it's all delightful. Characters will react to everything -- different voice lines for different weapons, for different weapon aspects, for even having a certain item on you at the time, and it feels like it just never stops.
same! I happened to see I was at 220 hours in it and I honestly didnt know how haha. It didnt feel like I have played it that much! Which is a great sign for how good of a game it is!
I have no idea how they could put sooo much voiced(!) dialog in there for this price tag. With the exception of Skelly, i don't think i heard much, if any, repeating dialog yet...amazing.
I believe the patch notes said something like 17,000 unique lines of dialogue.
SuperGiant flexed hard on this one.
If only there was that much variety in the enemies that show up.
@@Uhcip There is plenty imo. Not sure if it would benefit much from having a bunch of different enemies at all
I know Jim won't remember, but I sent him an email a while ago asking him to look at this game because I thought he would love it.
Knowing I was right makes me really happy at a time when I haven't been very happy. I don't think Jim is playing because of me, but I am truly happy that he loves the game as much as I thought he would.
thats really sweet, hope you get more reasons to smile bud
@@Takkon16 Thank you, that's really kind mate :) I hope you are doing well as well.
“And if you’re just here for the story there’s a god mode” !! I and my rickety-ass hands are suddenly a lot more interested :o
I play on god mode. Its not overpowered. You get 20% damage reduction and every time you die it increases by 2%. Its very good.
@@genshinsage tbh that sounds perfect, this rules
@@haphazardlark1502 Have you played it yet? If so, are you enjoying it?
@Midsummer Fire - It is also not rewarding to die over and over. You should be empathetic to the casual gamers.
@Midsummer Fire - I am talking about repeatedly dying because you are underpowered in early game. Thats not fun. So god mode allows you to even out the difficulty spikes on certain rooms while also learning the mechanics. After a few succeasful runs, god mode is no longer neceesary.
Very few games give me that "Damn it, it's already 6 AM" kind of gaming nights anymore, but this one did it a couple nights in a row. Absolute contender for game of the year, the sheer number of unique dialogue alone is worth a ton of praise. I've played the game for 20 hours and haven't heard a single line of dialogue repeated. Also it's funny you pointed out Meg's voice, myself and pretty much everyone I've heard talk about this game have a fondness for her voice.
Whelp, hades just went from a “I’ll buy it sometime I guess” to “Its the next game I buy”
Yes, join us >;)
This game looks like the culmination of everything Supergiant has done to this point and I love it. Im definitely gonna have to scoop this up soon
By their own admission as well, I believe - they've figured out their wheelhouse, and this is them doing it very, very well.
@@kevinschultz6091 Unfortunately there's lots of hiccups in the post-game though.
Bunch of dialogue options competing w/ one another and random chance nonsense, so you can be waiting dozens of runs to get what you need to continue in a quest/relationship even if you go out of your way to try and meet the requirements.
@@Nersius zzzzzzzz
@@Nersius if the worst part of the game is you have to play it more to progress then that's ok
For me, Bastion has the best narration and humor, Transistor the best combat and music, and Pyre the richest characters and worldbuilding. I can't wait to play this one.
I’m only getting into Jim’s videos now, but the fact that they chose Eurydice over a double boon tells me pretty much everything I need to know about them (that is, that they’re amazing and I love them).
Considering every character looks like a Pillar Man, I can totally understand why this game would be your game of the year.
"AY AY AY AY AY AY" - Dionysus, probably
I've been playing Hades in Early Access for about 4 months now and it's become one of my favourite games, I'm so glad that Supergiant finally got a gigantic well deserved success. While their other games (like Bastion) were more cult successes its great to see the studio get the wide reaching recognition it deserves.
"Little pet hell-lobster" is the best concept ever. This game has genuinely surprised me at how much i enjoy every aspect of it.
I'm still pissed that your cthonic companions don't follow you around like actual pets.
Lobsterling
Same! Downloaded it Friday, and played it ALL weekend. I’ve not done that in absolutely ages!
“Little pet hell-lobster” sounds like it should be Jordan Peterson’s twitter bio.
Honestly i cant say i enjoy all the aspects in the game. The two aspects on the spear that focus on the spears spin attack is testament to that.
Whew, I can't wait until Jim starts friending up Thanatos.
@@SwayRod836 Maybe a dlc or expansion.
Thanatos bae
@@SwayRod836 I haven't played the game, but there's that myth of Sisiphus (I'm not english-native) holding Thanatos on a leash... That could be him kinda powerless?
2:26 I was CONVINCED you were going to say "IF you die in a Hades run, you die in real life."
When you stockpile a ton of nectar Dionysus comments about it the next time you pick up his boon. There is a lot of interactions like that hidden throughout the game.
My favourite hidden dialog is if you bring a magic yarn to thesisus and asterius they will comment on it
I had actually forgotten what Jim sounds like when he's happy with a game and I'm getting hella compersion from it xD LOVE this game!
This is the most enthusiastic review I've heard in a long, long time. And I absolutely get why. This game makes you feel like a kid discovering videogames again. Those times you couldn't stop playing because they were so, so fun. 5 stars game, 5 stars and heartfelt review.
"Hades gonna Hate."
Naw, the better current meme joke is "You Hades to see it."
I'm glad Jim is enjoying this as much as I am. What I really like about this game is that even if I lose a run (which is becoming more rare as I get better) I never feel like I wasted my time.
Edit: You eventually do unlock pets that follow you around, you just have to build up friendship with certain characters such as Megaera, Thanatos and Skelly. Keep giving them Ambrosias!
That’s not the same thing. “Pets” in game would be more on the level of a creature that follows you around but doesn’t do anything, although this can vary from game to game. A good example of pets would be Torchlight 2.
What your talking about is more akin to “Summons”.
Dislikes must be from Theseus and his alt accounts.
Fucking hell! Bravo sir. Top comment 😂
This made me laugh.
He probably drag Asterius into it too.
You blackguard!
@@odinstorm17 Nah. Asterios is cool. Mad props to the Bull of Minos. I love that there even is an interaction when you got a Thread of Ariadne on you. Who would have thunk it that my classical training would one day pay off? Also, fuck Theseus and all the Olympians who collude with him.
Hearing a The Orion Experience song in the intro brought a goddamn tear to my eye. Such a criminally unknown band. Both albums are spectacular. Very cheesy at times, but the absolute best kind. All of them are non-stop, super feel good songs too. Which is the kind of music people might be needing in times like this year, so I recommended everyone who sees this to check them out.
old comment but orion is lovely bloke as well, i used to be a mod on his discord server and hes a great guy :)
I love it when Jim truly enjoys a game. You can tell in his voice, giddy, excited, sometimes tripping over his words. It shows me that is he genuine in his love for a game and gets me curious in looking into the game even if ends up not being my cup of tea.
I love the Gods' interaction with Zagreus. They feel like real uncles haha.
And cousins sometimes. Weirdly flirty cousins, in Dionysus and Aphrodite's case. But hey, that's Greek Mythos for you!
I'm with Jim in saying this is one of the best games of all time, for one simple reason: There is nothing to complain about. Every tiny detail has been polished to a mirror shine, and the things you get pissed about in other games simply do not exist here.
- There's little to no loading times or time-wasting flourishes when entering rooms, opening menus, initiating dialogue, etc.
- Menus and information are concise, fast, and clear so you spend just the right amount of time reading before moving on
- The writing is so charming you don't mind sitting through them
- You don't have to hoover dropped gold because it's automatically picked up
- You can go to the next room once you're done without waiting for exposition, or status effects to wear out, or hunting for the goddamn exit
- You don't have to micromanage your stats, every upgrade you pick is beneficial, there are almost no duds, and you can have an effective fighter regardless of how you build
- The action is super clear even though the spites are so small and the action so fast, and that goes double for the enemies
- When you think you've mastered a weapon, you get to unlock different versions with alterations to their movesets, and NO FUCKING PENALTIES
- There are not one, but at least two confirmed gay couples in the game, possibly a third (not including Dionysus and Aphrodite)
The only minor gripe I have is grinding for some rare resources to fully upgrade/decorate the house or give gifts to the gods, but even then, you can get all tangible gameplay benefits without getting to max level.
There's 1 thing to complain about, I keep finding that I have no time to do anything else :(
ive played this back in february, and at that time some of the upgrades were way better than others, even to the extent of the final boss being almost unbeatable with some, while he was a piece of cake with others. and since i was looking for the same stuff all the time, the game got very repetitive quite quickly. did they manage to improve the balance since then?
@@pmkaboo2446 oh yeah sure, it's far more balanced now. Like I said, there are very few 'dud' loadouts, and I've been able to consistently get to the final boss and either kill him or get close to killing him using a variety of weapons and skills.
The game also rarely gives you the same options for each run, so you have to switch strategies and boons.
The thing that I kinda love the most is that they give you an actual ingame plot reason to play through the game multiple times. It isn't just like, "You're randomly sent back to the beginning after completing your adventure, so do it again for the exact same ending, but things are harder this time."
It’s interesting this game’s portrayal of a really complicated familial relationship. I saw a lot of my own relationship with my mother in the relationship between Zagreus and Hades, where a lack of communication and an inability to just love each other, even though they do love each other
Thank you for bringing "Cult of Dionysus" to your platform. It popped up on my spotify last year, an it's a banger.
I remember hearing while it was in EA, it already had over 10,000 different voice lines and they've since added a lot more for its release. They really do make it feel like almost every single interaction, even ones with reoccurring characters, feel unique and that is an accomplishment in and of itself!
We don't mention EA around these parts
thats so damn cool to hear
I got this game back in March, and I honestly felt it was ready for launch. Then they had to go and put even more in. The game is well worth the very low price.
now they have over 20,000 different voice lines
Pyre doesn’t get enough love, but I feel like it’s easily their most interesting, unique game. Here’s hoping that the greatness that is Hades will get at least a few more people to play Pyre.
Not on Switch and not bringing it over. If you think I'm bringing my computer to work so that I can play in the car like I can with my Switch you are out of your mind.
Lappelduvideify Ooh, yeah that’ll hurt it’s visibility for sure. I feel like at this point if you have an indie game, not releasing it or porting it to switch is a mistake. I treat it like a high-power handheld I can play console indies on. Most people probably do.
So you're telling me that I can PUT A BIT OF POISON ON MY BLADE BEFORE I GO.
This is absolutely my game of the year. I'm glad you recommended it, because that's how my sister got onto it and she in turn put me onto it. Where would I be now without Zagreus? Can't fathom it.
I've had this game on early access for a long ass time. I think I got it shortly after it came to Steam and, Oh my god, does it more than deserve the praise! The gameplay is fun, the characters are great and the artstyle is gorgeous. Play it now!
I only ever bought 1 game on epic and it was early access of this back when I didn't want to wait 8 months for steam to get it. It's been excellent the whole time. I'm so happy people are noticing it!
This game is literally only reason I downloaded the Epic store. I saw a bit of alpha footage and feel in love!!!
@@rasendori20 same.
Developers: Mention the damn fishing!!!
Players: use the goddamn call mate
Wanna thank you for posting this, Jim. I remember hearing about this game a long while ago on a podcast back when this game was in Early Access and they seemed to like it. Then hearing the recent Podquisition episode where you and Laura raved about it got me very interested in it. All that was left was seeing a preview of what the game looks like and after this video I'm sold. This game looks to be right up my alley!
Once again I must thank you Jim for not only a great Jimpression but for leading me to some wonderful music
137 hours in: Yeah, this game is alright.
lol
67 hours in, still super enjoyable. Gotta thank IGN for that ^_^
When Jim said he was recommending this game on the last jimquisition, I was vocally gleeful. Seriously I was in love with this game before I even bought it, and then I played it and properly fell in love.
I picked this up cause I heard you talk about it and I’m in loveeeee. I then came and watched this video. I trust your opinion and once again you haven’t let me down. Thank you for your hard work
Great review, awesome to hear your enthusiasm bleeding through. Very much looking forward to picking this one up.
This game feels designed to induce bisexual panic
I nearly choked on my coffee, you're so right
LMFAO
I’m a Stan for Than
Bisexual nothing, this game makes you pine for a floating head.
I wasn't panicking though. More like bisexual lusting. I was definitely that ...
Get toys for Cerberus.
Imagine being the developer and finding out Jim Sterling is publishing a video about your game.
And you are blessed with that opening sentence.
He sold me on it when he tweeted it was good, been waiting ever since for the jimpression episode
I'm really loving your choice of The Orion Experience for the video intro, Jim
WoW! A happy Jim? The hits just keep coming this weekend!
Just came back here to thank you Jim. bought it on your recommendation and I just love it so much!
I've been OBSESSED with this game since the 1.0 release and your gushing about it is so damn appropriate. Every single part of it is so well crafted it's actually unbelievable! Definitely in my top 3 games of all time.
That feeling when you've played Hades so much you recognize what Boons Jim has just from the visual effects. I shamelessly admit I use Athena's trinket from the start of a run until I get her Dash boon; it's a straight up hard carry boon, imo.
Divine Dash is absolutely absurd, especially with Hermes dash upgrades. Saved my ass so many times!
Athena boons definitely make a couple of the mini-boss fights just straight up play themselves. They get a lot less useful towards the end though so I tend to avoid them
@@ryangross714 ??? Divine Dash is useful right through Hades. You can reflect his Shots and the attacks of the adds he summons.
This game, within about a week of release, became the ninth-most-played game on my Switch, even over titles I thought I'd spent ages playing. It's only going to climb from there, I'm sure.
What are your top 3 out of curiosity?
I've been playing for the last year and I absolutely love Hades. Dio, Zag, Than, Nyx...the characters are so wonderful.
This is the kind of wholesome content in need during these trying times; thank God for Jim!
2:28 PHEW lad, that's a tough choice right there....
He made the right choice.
A fight with multiple demons empowered by angry olympian gods...or a singing lady who gives you stuff for free
I love how Jim can get across how much he loves a game without overselling it. Definitely looking into this one later tonight!
RIP the rest of your year. You will not put this down for a very long time.
Also, RIP the rest of your life. As your attorney I will advise you to take a look at Transistor, Bastion and Pyre as well. Supergiant has had a 4 game winning streak.
I dunno if it's possible to oversell this game tbh
Ok, you've convinced me. I'm not a big fan of roguelikes, but I can't help but be intrigued with games that make people this passionate
I've never seen your videos before, but the intro song *definitely* earned you a subscriber.
Thanks Jimmy for revealing that wonderful song in the intro!
Let’s get mischievous
youre looking glamorous
I've watched a few hours of gameplay but they didnt mention a lot of this stuff. Granted, they were uploads of steams, but your review finally sold me. Thanks for sharing!!!
when jim likes a game, it´s the best advertisment a game can get.
I’m absolutely in love with this game, thanks for covering it Jim
I've had Hades ever since it entered Early Access, and i gotta say its always been a great game, but its just grown so damn much its hard to believe its the same game sometimes.
I remember being in love with the world but kinda put off by the clanky combat when it launched. The Early Access refined this game to perfection.
Yay!! Finally a “mainstream” review. Went from thinking I wouldn’t like it to balls deep 50+ hours in 2 weeks
i mean, IGN did a review where they gave it 9 out of 10, but also made it seem like it was so focussed on being snarky and cool that i thought "uuuuurgh i'm old and this sounds shiiiiiit"
jim put so much more context that he turned it right round
@@storageheater Did you watch the same review I did, the one just out? He was raving about it. Not AS raving as this but it was absolutely glowing. Most of the comments are amazed it wasn't given a 10. But then, they always are aren't they...
@@NickHunter Probably - and honestly it was a really positive review, it just sounded like it was absolutely not for me because of me being very old, lol
Just curious, how old are you? I’m getting older than most gamers. I’m 35. I’m not old in the grand scheme of things, but in the videogame crowd I’m old.
@@christiangasior4244 41. Again not really ancient, but "this game is so snarky and cool" is absolutely a statement that says "the target audience is not you." Also I never want to see another plot that is basically "a guy exists, there is a girl, there is lots of combat, at the end they are together." I totally get why that driving force hits home with loads of people, I'm just not having it
Thanks for recommending this Jim. It’s absolutely brilliant, I’m enjoying getting back into gaming again.
This is the first video of yours I've actually watched and it introduced me to The Orion Experience, so... 10/10, will subscribe.
Bisexual culture: The game.
Greece in a nutshell, Lol
*fingerguns*
Sounds like my thing tbh
@@MrSafer you're very wrong.
@@MrSafer zag can have relations with 2 characters: Thanatos, a man, and Megaera, a woman. And he can be in polyamorous relationships with the two at once if he wants, or just be with one.
...
Sound pretty bi to me???
I needed this today. Hades is my obsession as of late and I love how the entire gaming community seems to be here for it.
It's always good to watch your videos Jim,
I've been playing Hades for quite a time, but I've never heard of 'The Orion Experience' band so I still got to learn something new
Thank you for introducing me to that awesome song at the beginning Jim.
"You can guess what Zeus gives you" Nothing sfw, I'm sure...
Unwanted child?
STDs
i bought this game entirely because i'm gay and i wanted to be directly in the middle of a zagreus and thanatos threesome. and that opinion hasn't changed but i'm also now extra emotional at the thought of thanatos and zagreus holding hands and being in a happy loving longterm relationship. 100/10 this game made me extra double gay
That's so much gay though. Are you sure your body can take it? D8
As soon as Thanatos opened his mouth and revealed how broody he was I was like "oh god I have to date him."
I'm not gay and I totally would go for Thanatos as well. You should totally go for Bastion. In the end you got a choice between carrying the body of your enemy and a super weapon. There is no choice. Also, you might want to take a look at Transitor. And Pyre. This studio has four perfect games in a row.
Yeah man Thanatos + Zagrey bae I bisexual guy who prefer guys more and I love Thanatos and Zagrey so fkn much they so adorable together
Thank you for introducing me to that intro song, it's amazing.
Because of you and Laura, I picked this up a few days ago and I'm obsessed with it.