{"id":184980,"date":"2021-02-04T01:21:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T01:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/hades-indie-games-roguelike-genre\/"},"modified":"2021-02-04T01:21:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T01:21:55","slug":"how-hades-has-transformed-the-roguelike-genre-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/02\/04\/how-hades-has-transformed-the-roguelike-genre-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"How Hades Has Transformed the Roguelike Genre | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Roguelike ARPG\u00a0Hades<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0from indie studio Supergiant Games was one of the biggest success stories of 2020. After being released out of early access in September,\u00a0Hades<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>was met with universal critical acclaim and a massive following. Winning multiple awards at the\u00a0<\/em>Golden Joystick\u00a0Awards\u00a0<\/em>and the Game Awards 2020,\u00a0Hades\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>helped the roguelike genre\u00a0attract mainstream attention with its\u00a0unique emphasis on narrative.<\/p>\n

Hades<\/em> has become the new face of the roguelike genre<\/a>, but its success didn’t happen overnight. The storytelling experiences that Supergiant Games\u00a0learned from its previous games like\u00a0Bastion\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Transistor\u00a0<\/em>helped transform\u00a0Hades\u00a0<\/em>into a distinctive roguelike that players haven’t seen before. By\u00a0combining\u00a0the more accessible elements of roguelikes together with a narrative focus,\u00a0Hades\u00a0<\/em>has transformed the genre to be approachable for anyone.<\/p>\n

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Hades\u00a0<\/em>might\u00a0be the biggest success\u00a0from studio Supergiant Games, but it’s certainly not the first<\/a>. Stretching back all the way to 2011, Supergiant Games\u00a0originally released an ARPG by the name of Bastion<\/em>. Featuring a dynamic narrator and a gorgeous, hand-painted artstyle,\u00a0Bastion’s<\/em>\u00a0incredible narrative and sound design\u00a0<\/em>separated it from its contemporaries.\u00a0Bastion\u00a0<\/em>would go on to win a number of awards and sell\u00a0over three million copies. Three years later,\u00a0Supergiant Games released\u00a0Transistor,\u00a0<\/em>a sci-fi ARPG that featured a mysterious plot and\u00a0a colorful world design. Like\u00a0Bastion,\u00a0<\/em>Transistor\u00a0<\/em>received critical acclaim from both players and critics alike for its worldbuilding and narrative experience.<\/p>\n

In 2017, Supergiant Games decided to experiment a little with its third title,\u00a0Pyre.\u00a0<\/em>A party-based ARPG styled after sports games,\u00a0Pyre\u00a0<\/em>kept the beautiful art style of\u00a0Bastion\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Transistor\u00a0<\/em>while changing up the style of gameplay. Though it didn’t turn out to be as popular as\u00a0Bastion\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0Transistor,\u00a0<\/em>it nonetheless garnered critical acclaim. Over the course of these three games,\u00a0Supergiant Games has become synonymous with rich narrative experiences<\/a> and detailed worldbuilding. Regardless of whether the gameplay was hack-and-slash or a unique spin on basketball, Supergiant Games was able to weave it together with a compelling story and cast of characters in an engaging, atmospheric world.<\/p>\n

Hades\u00a0<\/em>is a testament to everything that Supergiant Games had learned<\/a> over the development of its other three games. Although borrowing the permadeath mechanics of roguelikes can potentially make games frustrating, Supergiant Games was able to\u00a0encourage replays through the progression of the narrative. Even if a player dies, new story sections, upgrades, items, and areas continue to unlock meaning that players don’t have to be consistently successful to progress the game. Therefore, even if the roguelike elements can make the game difficult, the rich narrative and worldbuilding from Supergiant Games will always remain.<\/p>\n

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Another key reason for the success of\u00a0Hades\u00a0<\/em>is that it’s more of a rogue-lite<\/a> than a roguelike. Although the difference between the two genres have more or less blended together over the years, rogue-lites imply that there is some form of permanent progression while roguelikes often imply a brand new start upon permadeath. For many roguelike fans, the punishing difficulty of the genre is a good thing as it forces players to improve and deal with a learning curve over time. However, for a developer like Supergiant Games that has become known for its excellent narratives and worldbuilding, having a permadeath mechanic where progress is easily lost could alienate its fans new to the genre.<\/p>\n

As a result,\u00a0Hades\u00a0<\/em>is much more of a rogue-lite as it borrows the roguelike elements of permadeath and randomized runs, but it never punishes the player for dying. Instead, each death in\u00a0Hades<\/em>\u00a0continues to push the story forward and unlike many other roguelikes, there is no necessity to win in order to experience progression. Supergiant Games\u00a0managed to incorporate the most interesting aspects of roguelikes without sacrificing accessibility in\u00a0Hades.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

That said,\u00a0Hades\u00a0<\/em>is still a fairly difficult game. Like all roguelikes, the concept of permadeath\u00a0takes some time for players to get used to, and they will experience their fair share of failed runs before finally beating the game. The biggest difference in\u00a0Hades\u00a0<\/em>being a rogue-lite is that the most intriguing aspects of the narrative and characterizations are always available to the players regardless of their progression in the game. In most roguelike games, dying usually means that players will have to restart from scratch, losing everything they gained in that particular run.\u00a0However,\u00a0Hades\u00a0<\/em>doesn’t treat death as\u00a0a punishment<\/a> for failing a run, but simply as part of the process to an eventual win.<\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a0Hades Needs to Come to More Platforms<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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While some roguelikes such as\u00a0Children of Morta<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0Tales of Maj’Eyal\u00a0<\/em>have\u00a0been driven by\u00a0narrative and lore, none of them manage to effectively weave it together with the core gameplay loop as effectively as\u00a0Hades.\u00a0<\/em>The greatest success of\u00a0Hades\u00a0<\/em>is finding the perfect balance between the story elements, characterizations, and the roguelike gameplay. By ensuring that players are not locked out of content for dying, the game manages to give newcomers to the genre a compelling reason to become invested in the story, which in turn, incentivizes them to continue playing. Though the concept might seem obvious, many roguelikes before\u00a0Hades\u00a0<\/em>had never seamlessly connected the narrative experience directly with the gameplay mechanics.<\/p>\n

With the success of\u00a0Hades,<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/i>it seems that the roguelike genre might undergo significant changes in the future. Although many developers had previously emphasized the importance of gameplay mechanics over the story, Supergiant Games was able to take utilize\u00a0its experience in developing narrative driven games and connect it together with roguelike mechanics.\u00a0Instead of leaving behind what made\u00a0Bastion, Transistor,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Pyre\u00a0<\/em>so exciting,\u00a0Hades\u00a0<\/em>doubled down on what Supergiant Games\u00a0excelled at despite occupying a genre that typically doesn’t focus on narrative.<\/p>\n

On the surface,\u00a0Hades\u00a0<\/em>is a fantastic game that\u00a0offers players insight into what makes the roguelike genre so great. However, it’s also a testament to how\u00a0Supergiant Games\u00a0has created a new standard<\/a> for the genre as well. The way\u00a0Hades\u00a0<\/em>manages to effectively utilize roguelike mechanics\u00a0while simultaneously remaining accessible for newcomers is an incredible feat and a big reason for its success. As more and more indie roguelike games pop up over the years, the success of\u00a0Hades\u00a0<\/em>will likely inspire more developers to focus on the story aspect of the games as well.<\/p>\n

Hades\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>is available now on PC and Switch.<\/p>\n

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