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Supergiant’s Hades is now the first video game ever to have won a Hugo award (i.e. sci-fi/fantasy fiction) and has set a new standard in the Roguelike genre, which features relatively short “runs” through a randomly-generated dungeon (or some equivalent) with perma-death, i.e. you die, you go back to the beginning. Generally, these games are very hard.
Your host Mark is joined by three returning guests: Jamie Madigan, Al Baker, and Tyler Hislop. In addition to Hades, we talk about The Binding of Isaac, FTL, Slay the Spire, Dead Cells, Darkest Dungeon, Curse of the Dead Gods, Wayward, Risk of Rain, and more. What distinguishes a Roguelike from a Rogue-lite, and does it matter? How are they different than old-style arcade games? What makes Hades unique in the genre?
Read about Roguelikes on Wikipedia. See IGN’s list of best Roguelikes and TheGamer’s list of most difficult Roguelikes.
A few other relevant articles include:
- “One Year Later, What 2020’s Best Game Actually Was” by Niki Fakhoori
- “Hades is a near-flawless romp through hell after two years of early access” by Ryan Gilliam
- “‘Hades’ review: supergiant’s latest is, quite literally, a god-tier game” by Dom Peppiatt
- “Here’s how ‘Hades’ makes going back to hell feel fresh” by Gene Park
- “How Hades Helped Me Understand My Dad” by Graham Day
Follow @JamieMadigan, Al @ixisnox, and Tyler @sacrifice_mc.
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