Thread 719202829

This has to be one of the worst roguelikes I've ever played. It's like normiebait for people who fucking hate roguelikes, all about presentation and narrative.
Did Hades 2 change the gameplay and progression? Some of my gripes with 1
>spammy clickfest fully reliant on dash iframes
>balanced around permanent buffs
>resource bloat and grind
>piss poor run and combat variety
>absolute shitshow of a visual clutter
>spongy enemies and bosses

>I'm shit at the game and needed meta progression
I beat hades first run then refunded it. You're just dogshit

Welcome anons one and all to another thread of "How Contrarian Can I Be?" !!!

>>719203119
>hollowfag still mad someone didn't like his game

>>719202829 (OP)
Rage bait used to be real

>>719202829 (OP)
brown coded post

>>719202829 (OP)
>Highest-rated Roguelike of all time
>"It's actually the worst!1"

Wow, what an original opinion from /v/...

I am legitimately gay for Hypnos in this game. He is so fucking cute.

>>719204539
You'll like part 2, openly trans-ally game.

>>719202829 (OP)
It was fine and it comes from an indie dev that really mastered pretentious art with simplistic hollow gameplay. This is their first and last game they made with widespread appeal. Supergiant definitive game.

The larger issue is that it starts VERY strong and then it just gradually decomposes.
The story is intriguing but then it becomes just like steven universe and ends with everyone having a feast then solving their problems by talking and hugging it out.
The gameplay is pretty lousy in that unlike Isaac there are not that many combinations, for anything below heat 16 just grab Dionysos and Aphrodite.
For heat 32 there are some viable builds and the fun is figuring them out on your own.
The music is great and the dialogue is a mix bag, sometimes I had a chuckle and it was fine, and other times I was just rolling my eyes.

I cannot bring myself to say it is bad game but the sequel is so much worse in all departments.
Reminds me of Hollow Knight in that the art carries what otherwise is an okay experience.

>absolute shitshow of a visual clutter
Anything but, it is pretty clear what is going on at all times, that is a bullshit accusation.
>spongy enemies and bosses
First roguelite?

If you want something that is faster and clearer, Nuclear Throne is pretty awesome.

it's not a roguelike

>>719203119
NTA but it is not all that great either.
It is really more for the tumblr / reddit crows and the sequel doubles down on it. Maybe I am in the dark and this game has a strong female (biological) fanbase.

>>719205230
Thank you for the proper reply.
I remember Nuclear Throne having a 30fps cap so I couldn't get into it, was that patched?
>the sequel is so much worse in all departments
Care to elaborate?

>>719204459
Hades is good but it definitely isn't the best roguelite of all time.

>>719204459
critic score is worthless

>>719202829 (OP)
hades 2 is a bit different, I think the combat and variety is overall better
but it's a narrative focused game, it's not trying to be a great roguelike. If you aren't interested in the story and the characters you're not going to like it

>>719203106
>I beat hades first run
Literally impossible.

>>719205230
>pretentious art
What the fuck does that even mean? lol
>Hollow Knight in that the art carries
Said no one ever

>>719206078
Yet, infinitely more valuable than prejudice retards on /v/ who don't play anything.

>>719205773
>Care to elaborate?
The story is not longer a mystery drama, you already know what Hades is about, their writing was until then kind of good in that they were great at leading the player into a payoff.
Now you know they are copying Rebecca Sugar, "there are no villains just misunderstandings" motto.
Every character is queer and horny, so it is hard to tell if it was meant for gays or horny girls, I am guessing the later.
The new character is not as charismatic or as memorable as zegreus.
The gameplay is still in Early Access and it is just more of the same.

It is more of the same but without the visual appeal of the first game because color scheme is dull and doubling down on tumblr art is just tiresome.
If anything, now I feel like playing Dragon's Crown.

>>719206921
>Hollow Knight in that the art carries
>Said no one ever
Are you stupid? You are not playing it for the gameplay, Hollow Knight is really dull in that department. The cartoonish souls like atmosphere is the whole appeal of the game. Even the bug aspect is tertiary.

As for pretentious art, you do not recall Bastion or Transistor? Belongs to the same category of games as Braid.

>>719207286
>As for pretentious art, you do not recall Bastion or Transistor? Belongs to the same category of games as Braid.
How can video game art be pretentious? This doesn't make any sense.
>The cartoonish souls like atmosphere is the whole appeal of the game.
HK looking like a flash game is one of the most common criticisms. It doesn't look bad, just serviceable.