This indie darling looks and runs amazing in its latest port.
While Supergiant`s roguelike Hades launched in 2020 to both critical acclaim and commercial success, it`s now coming to Xbox and PlayStation platforms for the first time. I got a chance to play Hades on Xbox Series X ahead of its August 13 release date. Having not played the title before, I was thrilled to discover it`s a phenomenal experience that shines on Microsoft`s latest high-end gaming hardware.
Dash, deflect, run, backstab, repeat. Clear the area, bash, repeat. Die to that hydra`s fireball you almost managed to dodge, repeat. So is the life of Zagreus, son of Hades, Prince of the Underworld. He`s not content with staying put in his father`s wind-deprived, shade-sheltering kingdom anymore and wants to find Persphone, his mother. To do that, he has to battle his way out the various levels of the underworld, taking on iconic figures from Greek Mythology — or getting help from them.
Despite the difficulty of the...
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