History VideoGame / Hades

* EquipmentUpgrade: Done with the hammer of Daedalus himself! The player is given a choice between 3 upgrades at a time, which can do things strengthen certain attacks like Power Shots, give it more utility such as piercing attacks, or give a stat-boost to Zagreus.

* LethalLavaLand: The Asphodel Meadows, a handful of barren islands of rock surrounded by eternally bubbling and spitting lava. Convection isn't actually an issue for Zagreus as he's flame-resistant, but not flame-''proof.''

** The narrator, Hades, laments that not only does Zagreus never tidy his room, he's also asked that the maid of the house not tidy it either.

* {{Roguelike}}: A Rogue-lite, to be precise. The gameplay and story elements are intentionally designed for Zagreus to inevitably (and frequently) die, in addition to an upgrade system between attempts allowing the player to make upgrades to Zagreus at the cost of currency retained between runs. On the other hand, it's not turn-based like the original ''VideoGame/{{Rogue}}'' and instead uses a much faster system of real-time action combat.

** The narrator laments that not only does Zagreus never tidy his room, he's also asked that the maid of the house not tidy it either.

* EquipmentUpgrade: Done with the hammer of Daedalus himself! The player is given a choice between 3 upgrades, which either strengthen some aspect of it like Power Shots, give it more utility like piercing attacks, or give a stat-boost to Zagreus.
* HappilyAdopted: Zagreus towards [[spoiler:Nyx, after it's revealed that Hades had her believe she was her mother instead of Persephone.]] His giving her a bottle of Ambrosia mentions it's as thanks for all she's done for him, and she was planning to give him her keepsake anyway.
* IsometricProjection: Much like Supergiant's previous games, ''Hades'' uses 3D models against handpainted, tile-based backgrounds.

* MookMaker: Numbskull Piles, which produce more of them infinitely until dealt with.

* NamedWeapons: Each of the weapons Zagreus can wield have names and titles.
** The sword is Stygius, the Blade of the Underworld; the spear is Varatha, the Eternal Spear; the shield is Aegis, the Shield of Chaos; and the bow is Coronacht, the Heart-Seeking Bow.
* PetTheDog: Both figuratively and literally! You can give Ambrosia to both Cerberus, the Hades' family's pet dog/guardian of the Underworld, and the House's long-suffering maid, Dusa.

-->-- '''[[{{Myth/ClassicalMythology}} Hades]]''' himself

-->--'''[[{{Myth/ClassicalMythology}} Hades]]''' himself

* DarkIsNotEvil: Well...more like "Dark is very grouchy", as whilst Hades can hardly be called evil at all, he's a ''relentless'' DeadpanSnarker, constantly making fun of his own sons suffering. Regardless, for the God of the Underworld, he's somewhat reasonable, dutiful, and fair in his judgement of the dead.

* RelationshipValues: The various {{NPCs}} in the House of Hades, as well as the Olympian gods, can be given bottles of ambrosia as a gift. In return, they will each give Zagreus a "keepsake" that he can equip for special effects within Tartarus.

* {{Roguelike}}: A Rogue-lite, to be precise. The gameplay and story elements are intentionally designed for Zagreus to inevitably (and frequently) die, in addition to an upgrade system between attempts allowing the player to make upgrades to Zagreus at the cost of currency retained between runs. On the other hand, it's not turn-based like the original ''VideoGame/{{Rogue}}'' and instead uses a much faster system of combat.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Well...more like "Dark is very grouchy", as whilst Hades can hardly be called evil at all, he's a ''relentless'' DeadpanSnarker, constantly making fun of his own sons suffering. Regardless for the God of the Underworld, he's somewhat reasonable, dutiful, and fair in his judgement of the dead.

''Hades'' is an upcoming isometric {{Roguelike}} ActionRPG developed by Creator/SupergiantGames. The game follows Zagreus, son of the title character, God of the Greek underworld himself. Zagreus wants to leave Hell to see the surface, against his father's insistance that no one can ever truly leave. Knowing Zagreus' stubbornness, Hades welcomes his son to try anyway.

The game began developent as soon as ''VideoGame/{{Pyre}}'' released. It received a surprise Early Access release on the Creator/EpicGames' Store after being revealed at 2018's Game Awards in December 6, with plans to release the final version on other platforms.

* BigFriendlyDog: Cerberus loves Zagreus to the point of having destroyed the lounge when left on his first attempt to leave Hell, and is presumably loyal to Hades as well. A given, since he's essentially the family's pet.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: Starring one of the oldest mythological examples, the Grecian Pantheon. Much of the game's humour comes from the fact that, barring all the supernatural powers and dominion over all realms of existence, they act much like a dysfunctional family with all the usual petty squabbles, like Zeus lending Zagreus his existence because his brother Hades never so much as calls, Hades treating Zagreus attempts to escape Tartarus like a rebellious teenager acting out via minor mischief and low-level crime, and Hades lamenting that Zagreus never cleans up his room.
* CelestialBureaucracy: Hades' work boils down to this, with a massive amount of paperwork to fulfill.
* DeadpanSnarker: Zagreus. Upon dying and respawning, he mutters to himself, "Well. Time to go get killed again." Dialog with Hades reveals it's inherited.
* DemBones: The aptly-named Skelly appears out of nowhere and offers to become your training dummy; Zagreus is confused since he's not hiring him, but the former refuses to give his sources.
* EldritchLocation: The underworld's chambers and tunnels are constantly shifting, with justifies the game's random elements and gives Hades' warning some weight.
* IsometricProjection: Much like Supergiant's previous games, the game projects colorful 3D models against handpainted backgrounds.
* MetaGame: You can buy upgrades, more weapons and tools, and stat-boosting artifacts to improve your chances to survive each playthrough.
* MismatchedEyes: Zagreuss' right eye is red, with the other being green.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: While not evil, Hades' eyes go well with his intimidating appearance. Zagreus' one red eye had a smilar effect.
* {{Roguelike}}: A Rogue-lite, to be precise. It's intentionally designed for the player to almost inevitably die (and frequently), there is a meta-game where you upgrade Zagreus, gain blessings from the rest of his family, and acquire new tools with which to attempt to fight your away out of the Underworld, but it's not turn-based like the original ''VideoGame/{{Rogue}}''.

* DeadpanSnarker: Zagreus. Upon dying and respawning, he mutters to himself, "Well. Time to go get killed again."

* DemBones: The aptly-names Skelly appears out of nowhere and offers to become your training dummy. Zagreus is confused since he's not hiring him, but the former refuses to give his sources.

''Hades'' is an upcoming isometric {{Roguelike}} ActionRPG developed by Creator/SupergiantGames. The game follows Zagreus, son of the title character, God of the Greek underworld himself. Zagreus wants to leave Hell to see the surface, against his father's insistance that no one can ever truly leave. Knowing Zagreus' stubbornes, Hades welcomes his son to try anyway.

The game began developent as soon as ''VideoGame/{{Pyre}}'' released. It received a surprise Early Access release on the Creator/EpicGames' Store after being revealed at 2018's Game Awards in December 6, with palns to release the final version on other platforms.

* BigFriendlyDog: Cerberus loves Zagreus to the point of having destroyed the lounge when left on his first attempt to leave Hell, and is presumably loyal to Hades as well. This is a given, since he's essentially the family's pet.
* CelestialBureaucracy: Hades' work boils down to this, with a massive amount of paperwork to fullfill everyday.

* IsometricProjection: Much like Supergiant's previous gams, the game projects colorful 3D models against handpainted backgrounds.

The game began developent as soon as ''VideoGame/{{Pyre}}'' released. It received a surprise Early Access release on the Creator/EpicGame Store after being revealed at 2018's Game Awards in December 6, with palns to release the final version on other platforms.

* IsmetricProjection: Much like Supergiant's previous gams, the game projects colorful 3D models against handpainted backgrounds.