He's very sarcastic and self-depreciating but he's highly motivated and pretty affable. The game is helped further by the fact that Zagreus is easy to like. The game also presents unique challenges based on which God is helping on that given run. Zagreus' extended family are all interesting and entertaining. It's a simple story but what helps sell it and make it more interesting is the characters. They lend him their power as he tries to battle his way out. Word reaches his relatives on Olympus and they're supportive of his efforts. This angers his father and he forbids it, so Zagreus must fight his way out through his father's goons (various different shades and agents with different offensive capabilities). Couple this with his father's reluctance to talk about his real mother Persephone and their general animosity for each other, Zagreus resolves to journey to the surface world and meet her in person. He has recently learned that the Night Goddess Nyx is not his real mother. Our protagonist while battling through the underworld is Hades' son Zagreus. I enjoyed cutting through enemy after enemy in room after room despite the fact I had to do it again and again. It's not strategy based but depending on how you use your abilities, things can get easier. You get to wield one of 6 different weapons (your choice which one) and you wield varying powers dependent on which of your family decides to help you (more on that later). The satisfying nature of the combat also makes the repeated failure more palatable. This system more or less ensures that if you're patient enough, you'll beat the game in time. Getting to earn in game currency and xp allows you to upgrade your character and weapons gradually so while you start each attempt in stage 1, Zagreus is still getting stronger. Hades isn't particularly easy game but it does do a few things to help the player. I've never really been a fan but the more of them I play, I'm starting to understand the appeal better. Roguelike games are just getting more and more popular.
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