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HADES is Eurogamer's 2020 GOTY
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Whatever game you choose will be wrong as well because it's all about opinions. This game has a Metacritic of 93 so obviously a lot of reviewers liked it.
I found the game to be alright and nothing more. Great art and ok gameplay. But I'm not a huge fan of rogue-like(lite) games, in fact I hate them. So me not hating Hades is the best praise I can give it.
I've played a lot better games this year.
I've played a lot better games this year.
Structure, narrative, characters.
Hades is excellent. I hope Housemarque's Returnal gets a similar reception.
god I can't wait for Returnal. A big budget roguelike from Housemarque....that's like a dream.
If it's anything like Hades it already has my attention.
Hell yes. Hades is the game that will be remembered from this year and will have a major influence on game design going forward. It's writing, story, characters and combat are all basically perfect. It deserves every win.
Ignoring narrative for a moment, it's the combat. I think Hades might be the best playing action game since Ninja Gaiden Black, maybe ever. It is absolutely perfect. Movement, weapon variety, enemy types, bosses, iframes, dash ranges. It's just perfectly tuned. The sense of mastery and player skill growth you get in Hades is nearly unrivaled in gaming IMHO. And it's integrated into a roguelike structure in such a way that the the player's actual skill progression ties into the story progress. It's just one of the best games ever made.
And it never wastes your time even as a roguelike. It's made other games I've played frustrating since. I've over and over again this year gone why don't you just do what Hades did to solve this and stop wasting my time game!
Ignoring narrative for a moment, it's the combat. I think Hades might be the best playing action game since Ninja Gaiden Black, maybe ever. It is absolutely perfect. Movement, weapon variety, enemy types, bosses, iframes, dash ranges. It's just perfectly tuned. The sense of mastery and player skill growth you get in Hades is nearly unrivaled in gaming IMHO. And it's integrated into a roguelike structure in such a way that the the player's actual skill progression ties into the story progress. It's just one of the best games ever made.
And it never wastes your time even as a roguelike. It's made other games I've played frustrating since. I've over and over again this year gone why don't you just do what Hades did to solve this and stop wasting my time game!
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Same. I don't think we need to worry about the gameplay and have a hunch the word-building and narrative will surprise many people.
looks like they've nailed the presentation, so if they have the gameplay to back it up (which considering their pedigree is a safe bet), i see it being very well-received.
No and they explained it in the NoClip documentary. COVID, their studio burglary and manpower are the reasons they can't port it to many consoles at once and they thought switch would be the best option for now. They know people want it on other consoles just give them some time.
I'm enjoying Hades but don't quite see what's so great about to be landing this many GOTY awards
Fully agreed, I know some people are grumbling about the price but I am 100% in for Returnal.
On topic...fully respect Hades winning so many of these! Supergiant have put out some great games and deserve the recognition. I have only put a few hours in myself but it is absolutely solid. Not my GOTY but certainly in the top 5 for me.
It's not necessarily my GOTY, but I can't really fault it for anything, it does what it sets out to do really really well. It's just a very fun game with a reasonably good story, great voice acting, and great music, without an ounce of bloat attached to it.
Probably. I thought Bastion was very boring. Transistor was solid with more engaging gameplay though the story is just random bullshit by the middle to end. Hades is more complete than the other 2 imo.
Oh wow, resetera actually had me thinking hades was getting the most awards. Just appears it is getting the most threads about getting awards lol
I've seen a lot of TLOU2 GOTY threads. New news new thread. If you dont like it dont click on the thread just to whine.
I agree with two of those three. I feel it fails in structure as the levels are procedurally generated, and feel rather *blah*. I know it would be way more work for them, but I wish it had actual designed levels/dungeons.
But then I would add that the gameplay loop is really satisfying.
None of the levels are procedurally generated. They are all handmade, drawn, and designed. The player just sees them in a (mostly) random order in any given run.
It's a game from a small indie studio that has managed to beat out a lot of bigger AAA contenders. It deserves recognition
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Really well done game, I can appreciate the craft in it, but it wasn't quite my thing. The whole presentation just wasn't to my taste, and while the combat was fun, I felt it got a little messy / button mashy by the end of runs. Enjoyed it but not a GOTY pick personally. Either way, happy to see something by a smaller studio raking in the awards, by all accounts Supergiant seems like a good hardworking group of people and they've paid their dues over the years in terms of consistency.
I wouldn't? That's why I said the front page would be flooded. I have no problem with any goty threads in general.
It's like half the reason I come to the threads where a non-Sony game wins GOTY. The nerve that a publication could've actually liked a game more than TLOU2 lol
Hades was fantastic and I loved every second I played.
But TLOU 2 is still superior as a whole for me.. that game is the complete package from incredible gameplay/story to technical stuff we haven't even seen in PS5 yet.
But TLOU 2 is still superior as a whole for me.. that game is the complete package from incredible gameplay/story to technical stuff we haven't even seen in PS5 yet.
If you like rougelites, it seems like a really well made one
Personally I prefer roguelikes
There should be a thread for PCGamer's GOTY: Death Stranding
Every time a well known and prominent website awards it, sure. Maybe thats why there are more Hades threads?
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