Although the computer version of “Hades” was released in September 2020, the home version was launched on August 13 almost a year later. You can play this game on PS or Xbox. PS5 and Xbox Series series can enjoy 4K picture quality, PS4 and Xbox One can enjoy stable 60 fps smooth picture. I have to say that “Hades” swept multiple awards in 2020, including Golden Joystick Awards, British Academy Games Awards, DICE Awards, and Game Developers Choice Awards. Why will the console version be released after a year? Today, I am waiting for Unwire to introduce this masterpiece to everyone.
In order to find a mother, I don’t hesitate to climb from hell to heaven
The story of the game is that Hades’s son Zagreus has lived in the underworld from birth to the present, and because of an accident, he learned that his mother did not die for some reason, but was still alive on the ground. Mount Olympus. Zagreus hates Hades for deceiving him while trying to escape from the underworld to find his mother. However, how could Hades let his son walk freely in the underworld where the Titans could imprison him, and under the restriction of his father, the twelve Olympus gods decided to help Zagreus escape together. Since Zagreus as a god is immortal, even if he fails to escape, Zagreus will resurrect and move forward. In addition to embarking on a journey into the maze of the underworld, Zagreus also learned the whole story from it.
▲There are random stories in the temple
Players need to play the role of Zagreus to start exploring the maze of the underworld, and the game’s fans are randomly generated, and there is no fixed route or strategy at all, so players can choose different routes to pass the level according to their own needs. The game has 4 chapters. At the end of each chapter, the boss of the level will wait for the player to knock down. In case the player is killed, some resources will be left to allow the player to purchase new weapons or strengthen abilities, which can make it easier to deal with the level again.
▲Choose your favorite weapon and try the strategy!
Explore the unknown maze of the underworld under the blessing of the gods
The operation in the game is actually not complicated. It is mainly divided into five categories: “Normal Attack”, “Gravity Attack”, “Projection Attack”, “Sprint” and “Divine Power”. Players can only use the big sword at the beginning, but they can use resources to unlock more weapons, such as guns, gloves, bows, and so on. Weapons can be switched but the operation methods are roughly the same. The focus of this work is on the blessings of the twelve Olympus gods, and each god will represent different abilities, such as increased attack power, additional damage, increased own abilities, or Shape ringing venue effect. The player can apply the blessing of divine power to the five types of operations. For example, the blessing of Zeus is attached to the normal attack, and the player has Zeus’s lightning attached to the normal attack. Players can first understand the strengths and weaknesses of the weapons they choose, and then use their magical powers to complement each other, even if they are not commonly used, they may become a way to pass the level.
▲ Encountered Zeus in the maze
▲ Then you need to choose one from the three blessings
▲The attack has different effects
Under the maze of the underworld, the player does not hit the boss seamlessly all the way, but every time the player arrives at a randomly generated scene. Every time all enemies in the room are eliminated, a door will appear to allow the player to enter the next scene. A small ball on the door will remind you of the reward. It may be a blessing, a resource, a special plot, etc. Sometimes two or more gates appear in the same scene at the same time, and players need to plan for rewards. Random treasure chests or fishing games will also appear in the game, which will increase resources or provide physical strength. Players need to arrange how to go through the route or choose the blessing, otherwise the damage will not be worth the loss.
▲The player needs to choose one of the two gates to the next scene
▲In the face of God’s test, no matter which side you choose, the other side will be angry!
The enemy clearly creates the joy of combat and percussion
Although there are not many types of enemies, all enemies are different in each chapter. No enemy’s attack is similar, so players need to understand the enemy’s attack mode and move to a suitable position to attack while avoiding the attack. Sometimes dozens of enemies appear in the scene at the same time, it depends on the player’s skills at the time to use their advantages to eliminate them as soon as possible. The game has a strong sense of substitution. In addition to the refreshing battle between moves and monsters, you can also feel the blow of the attack. In addition to the enemy, there are also some ground traps that can cause damage regardless of the enemy and us. Effective use can make it easier to destroy monsters. The boss also has a special attack mode waiting for the player to crack it. Of course, if the difficulty of the game increases, the boss will also change its form and increase its attack mode.
▲Each BOSS has gorgeous attacks
▲As the boss’ blood volume decreases, the attack speed and method will change
Understand the whole plot from role exchanges and divergence tasks
Although the story is on the surface just a story of seeking relatives, the process of the player’s play will further affect the content of the dialogue. Game companies are very careful to have voices for each dialogue content. In addition to making players more engaged, they can understand the emotions in the dialogue content from the voice. No matter after death or after an event occurs, the dialogue with each npc will be completely different. Players can substitute in the story and understand their thoughts from the perspective of a third party. In the evaluation game so far, there is almost no repetitive content in the dialogue with npc, and each content is very interesting, so it is recommended that players spend a few more seconds to watch the content of the dialogue.
▲Even in the secret official, there are special NPCs that can trigger different events
The game has a favorability system and a dialogue frequency system. As long as you talk to different NPCs, you can unlock more background information about NPCs. A certain item obtained by the player from the game can be given to different npcs. In addition to increasing the favorability, npcs have the opportunity to give exclusive items as a reward. These props allow the player to bring the underworld maze to use. Each prop can affect the player’s style of play. For example, it will make it easier for a certain god to appear and acquire more advanced skills. When the favorability reaches a certain level, the divergence task of the npc can be opened, and it will also affect the final outcome of the game. So the first pass is definitely not the end of the game, everything is just the beginning…
▲This is a gift from Zeus, which will trigger a +15% chance to obtain better skills
▲Even if there are grades on the same skill, there will be differences in value
The game is still hard to play?Assist mode helps players
Even if we can use resources to upgrade our abilities, since the divine power will be reset every time we re-play the game, it will become difficult if we encounter a divine power maze that is not what we want, which will inevitably make it easy for players who are not good at action games. be discouraged. The auxiliary tracing mode has been preset in the game, so players can also take into account long-range attacks while attacking in melee combat. However, I found that there is also a God Mode in the game settings, which players need to manually turn on. However, this mode is not to make players invincible or to kill mobs in seconds, but to allow additional damage reduction in proportion. In the beginning, the exemption starts from 20%, and it will increase by 2% every time the character dies, and the maximum is 80%. Although the player will still die, when it reaches 80%, it is almost lying down to play. So when the player feels unable to play, it is recommended to turn on the power mode!
▲On setting, you can turn on the power mode
▲Every death is to go further
Summary: The dark horse masterpiece whose content exceeds the price
All in all, this game is a game with a high CP value. Although it is difficult to get started at the beginning, it is understandable to even describe the game as a soul. However, with the understanding of the combination of game skills and the step-by-step unlocking of the unknown plot, it makes people happy and forget to return. Every time a character dies, he uses resources to strengthen his abilities or gets a new item, and he feels like he wants to try the explosion again. Even for players who have never been in contact with this type of game, there are friendly auxiliary modes for players to slowly integrate into the game. It just happens that these few months have been the off-season of games. If you want to play some challenging games that don’t want to be too easy to break through, I highly recommend “Hades”! Perhaps readers may wonder why there are not enough pictures about the battle. The reason is that it is too difficult to take screenshots under high-speed battles, but I believe that readers can enjoy the high-speed battle after buying them!
▲The game is only in simplified Chinese…
▲This is the combination that I successfully passed at difficulty level 8