Hades Steam Release - Escape The Underworld Hack n' Slash Roguelite

[@nicklandovich]

Amazed that a game found his local save files. Splatter continues to be amazed at the simplest things.

[@ecosta]

In the age of cloud saves and sandboxed apps, it does not surprise me if a game cannot share state between different installations. This is roughly the same as sharing cookies between different browsers.

[@RaphaelOnofre]

@@ecosta it just saves it into your %appdata% and is able to go there again no matter the installation version is

[@MaxAngor]

It's kind of adorable and endearing. Remember when we were that innocent?

[@gerretoutdoors3710]

I wish i could. ​@@MaxAngor

[@frigginsepone446]

"Steam, pretty much everybody's platform of choice." - Splatty 2019 Hell yeah, music to my ears... burn epic burn

[@NovaGirl8]

Heaven is above and Hell is below and since Hades' realm is underground most people with surface knowledge tend to think he rules over the equivalent of Greek Hell. He presides over both - Tartarus where bad people are punished and Elysium where good people and heroes go.

[@TheOldOwl8]

Fucking yes thank you for being the one to finally getting that right.

[@ee-hangodfrey5204]

Also asphodel. For the non heroic neutral folk. Honestly asphodel feels the only place In based that feels misportrayed.

[@NovaGirl8]

@@ee-hangodfrey5204 i knew I was forgetting something as I recall that Elysium was where heroes go so was wondering where the commonfolk usually went

[@AngelicVodka]

Would seriously love for you to play more of this Splat! Your commentary and the gameplay that Hades has to offer. I just want more!

[@leahrippy2705]

Hades pretty much acted as an equalizer for the underworld. He gave it order and a set of standards. As far as I'm aware his most "evil" act was him kidnapping Persephone and even then, depending on which edition you read, the kidnapping idea came from Zeus and Hades was originally going to talk with her.

[@J.Valentine1031]

Hades is not the Greek version of Satan. He is the ruler of the underworld, pretty much his task was to rule over the souls of the dead, determine if said souls went to Tartarus (Greek version of Hell) or Elysium (Greek version of Heaven), and made sure that the dead stayed dead.

[@robertnomok9750]

Its not correct. Elysium does not exist. Only Tartarus awaited after death. And it was not hell just non existance. Elysium was a later concept added centures after just to sway morals of people. Because original faith was too depressing and promoted hedonystic lifestyle. Its basicly that same thing with Chrisitanity. Hell, Satan and rest of fairytales were added at later stages to promote indulgences and other merch for sell. In original versionsno demons or hell existed at all.

[@frogman2118]

Everyone here is talking about the "evilness" levels of Hades and I'm just here wondering when Splattercat will realize that he has a secondary attack

[@kareemmimouni9864]

I really enjoyed this video and the ones you did in the past for this game, I'm hoping you can do a series on it.

[@alexmag342]

It could be said that Hades is the most benevolent of the whole Greek Pantheon

[@TheOldOwl8]

@@haiderbehbahanipour3027 Who did he rape? Persephone was tempted and seduced wasn't she?

[@haiderbehbahanipour3027]

@@TheOldOwl8 nope. he abducted her and raped her. eventually, Persephone did start to like Hades but he did rape her first.

[@joaopedro1322]

@@haiderbehbahanipour3027 well, when the other gods would go around raping every female(it wasn't just human) they took a liking to and the female goddesses were scheming to a degree that would turn anyone pale, Hades forcing his love on Persephone was a minor misconduct in the whole picture of the Greek mythology. Not only that, but the rape is said to have happened by some and not even mentioned by others.

[@haiderbehbahanipour3027]

@@joaopedro1322 yeah but if I'm not mistaken Demeter is the best of the Greek pantheon

[@johnmalvent2189]

It's because he is supposedly equivalent to the judeo-Christian Lucifer whose name translates to "light bearer/bringer", the most misunderstood character in that mythology.

[@hexxacord1064]

please continue your playthrough! i would love to see more.

[@hargarlar]

I believe most games put save files locally in your pc under the documents folder, hence it doesn't matter where you got the game from. the same goes with uninstalling then reinstalling games, the saves don't get deleted during uninstall.

[@kongfeet81]

Hades is a bit bitter over being relegated to managing the underworld but he’s not overtly evil.

[@kongfeet81]

Sightless_Seeker at least he has Persephone

[@haiderbehbahanipour3027]

@Sightless_Seeker common misconception. it's true Zeus cheated when they were drawing lots, but in the end, each god got the domain that they initially wanted and hades was a bit annoyed that his brother would resort to cheating but he wanted the underworld from the beginning so it didn't matter

[@haiderbehbahanipour3027]

@UCJ_h24-YsiJ_BQXItuDR9SQ no reason, I just saw an opportunity to correct a common mistake that's all. BTW think of Hades as the mature brother who puts up with his baby brother's shit. he's just annoyed not mad :)

[@kongfeet81]

Haider Behbahanipour I think loneliness plays a big part in it as well

[@haiderbehbahanipour3027]

@@kongfeet81 probably. it was one of the reasons why he abducted Persephone but he is an introvert so to speak and it's not like he's confined in the underworld.he just doesn't want to leave.

[@crimsonkhan3815]

9:45 "What do i care? You shall never reach the surface"..."Charon fill m'wine"...ah! good old Hades...the father of the year..

[@pontusbartholdsson7340]

Honestly, to me Hades seems pretty misunderstood due to the entire "Christian hell being bad so the underworld is also bad" trope.

[@seancurry7615]

Agreed, disney can take a dive into the styx

[@Genin99]

@@seancurry7615 We could also blame Christianity for that too.

[@adrianjuarez1162]

Genin99 not really Hercules is Greek myth not really Christian.

[@Genin99]

@@adrianjuarez1162 What I meant was that most of the Christian Hell is based off the Greco-Roman Underworld.

[@TheSeverian]

Hades is the most damn fun I've had in a game since Dead Cells. I have a feeling that I'll sink just as many hours into it, too.

[@outfctrl]

ROFL.... 9:56 all the paperwork. Imagine finding your social security number. Cracked me up. I would have never thought of that.

[@xj-vn4eo]

11:04 For those who does not know what movie he was referring to, I guess it is Stranger Than Fiction (2006).

[@kattz9051]

To answer you question on Hades, the reason they he's considered "bad" is mostly due to Disney influence. He was known to be a Stern and intimidating God due to being the king of the underworld but he wasn't particularly ambitious and stayed within his station. The main controversy he partially caused was due to his love for his wife Persephone. Also as a side note, the little ghost dudes you are seeing around should be shades. They are the people who have neither done a particular amount of good or bad in life. They are just set to wander around the underworld for all eternity (or until their souls expire/reincarnate depending on what you read) instead of going to the Greek version of heaven or hell.

[@robertnomok9750]

Greek doesnt even have hell or heaven. Tartarus was the only place for souls to wander while concept of Elysium was added WAY later as original myth promoted hedonystic lifestyle and was too depressing.

[@szarekhthesilentking9671]

Yeah let's see more. It's nice to see at least a boss or two in these games to really know how the meat of the game plays as opposed to just the introduction.

[@sinnison23]

Hades essentially got roped into being a combination of prison warden and hotel manager for eternity. He is the purveyor of the dead and their respective punishments/rewards. Even as a god I imagine that would be a mind-numbing administrative nightmare.

[@RaphaelOnofre]

Reddit memes taught me that Zeus is basically the CEO of gods, Hades is the manager of hell and Poseidon is basically waterguy12

[@Craziecory]

That was a very good Bonkers impression you did for the ghost.

[@razorsrequiem]

There isnt really an evil deity in Greek mythology. They had monsters and Titans who were evil but their deities were more human by design with both good and bad qualities. Hades was lonely until he met Persephone then resorted to trickery to keep her.

[@razorsrequiem]

@Sightless_Seeker Prometheus. Which version do you want to go with? The kind hearted, wise Titan or the one who stole the secret of fire to get back at Zeus for Cronos? What about Typhon and Echidnae, the parents of all monsters? Epimetheus who robbed man of the gifts of nature (and in one story, helped Pandora open the box)? The Titans were so removed from humanity as to not care for them. The gods(who could be argued were also Titans) created man or cared enough to occassionally offer them a bit of help.

[@count487]

The gods were less evil and more.. focused. Not quite on the level of the primordials like Gaia but still very deeply intertwined with their nature. O for instance, Gaia was the Earth, Chronos embodied entropy and Zeus ruled the sky and the Pantheon by luck rather than nature

[@razorsrequiem]

@@count487 I rather think Cronos was allegorical towards time, the destroyer of all things. But I totally agree Zeus was simply ruler of Olympus by luck, first by his mother choosing him to substitute with a stone and second (if Im not mistaken) by a game of chance on who would rule what realm, which I hold out to the theory he absolutely cheated.

[@count487]

@@razorsrequiem Indeed while he was an allegory for time, unlike the Primordials he was not LITERALLY time

[@razorsrequiem]

@Sightless_Seeker the gods were more human. But they had compassion. I cant call them all bad.

[@themorebeer3072]

If you read Dresden Files you learn that Hades is a pretty chill dude who named his 3-headed dog Kerberos. Which means Spot.

[@kamliko]

I was a little disappointed last year when I saw that it was exklusive for the epic store and I decided to wait for it if it is ever released on steam. I totally forgot about until I saw your video. Would love to see more gameplay :)

[@jonathant8575]

Hey Splat, really glad you made a video about this game, as it let me know that I could get it on Steam. And I'd really like more. A suggestion, unless someone can suggest a gift reward that grants some form of life steal, let Cerberus be the first gift recipient. The collar that he gives in reward boosts your life by 25, which should increase your longevity quite a bit when combined with the healing per door and death chance (once per skill level, instead of dying have your health set to 50%) skills.

[@kattz9051]

I LOVE SuperGiant games. If any of you haven't played the rest of their games then you should give it a shot, or at the very least just listen to the soundtracks. Pure. Genius. This game in particular is reminding me a lot of Transistor with it's combat style

[@perfectjaffa]

Just bought it, looks banging. Cant wait till its finished download. Big Up

[@clever-ish317]

Hades isn’t evil he was tricked into running the underworld by Zues

[@Dethcat12]

You didn't pet the pupper

[@joykunjappu1745]

Would love a series of this :)

[@Ajax-wo3gt]

Well, as an Australian born Greek who was inundated with Greek mythology growing up, Hades was just the keep of the dead. Some parts of his realm were for people who were evil/bad/immoral/whatever, and some parts were for people that were for pious/good/moral/whatever, and there were places for people in between. As for the gods themselves, none of them where good or bad/evil. Rather, they had very human personalities and could be rather nice and charming or incredibly ego centric dicks. That's just from memory, but I think it covers the bases.

[@MrPanzerDragoon]

Excel is from Hell. lol Also, great commentary! Thanks Splat!

[@SuperbeastOR]

Hades is the god of the afterlife he rules over all the afterlife including "Heaven, Hell, and Limbo" as we know them. So he is a benevolent god as much as he is a fearful one.

[@grimm9027]

Hades was pretty much grumpy because he got the underworld, otherwise most of the time hes cool; especially compared to everyone else in the pantheon-

[@euphenasiusamdignemon5375]

keep playing this!

[@RecolitusMorbus]

The more I watch, the more he's just an uppity teenager. "But _daaaaaad!_ "

[@melderan]

Super rad indeed! Keep slaying it man.

[@willplume1555]

Hades is actually a pretty decent guy if you take a closer look at the legends. Takes care of the dead, has a dog named spot and his labor for Hercules was to not look back. Seems alright to me.

[@Aetherpon]

21:59 Press B so you can examine your boons.

[@jeffmadmastermind3907]

I loved Transistor and Bastion, I'm pretty sure i'll like this one as well

[@fatalfury66]

Stranger than fiction is the movie your thinking of

[@leebumble]

It's prolly saved on your PC Sir Splat

[@rickbergolla4055]

Id like more! thanks for the video earned a like

[@michaelm9648]

Hey everybody, if you enjoy the vids, check out his stream! The NerdCastle is a fun place to hang out and check out more indie games like you see on the channel! He usually goes live around 3pm Tuesday-Thursday and 2pm on Friday, come get knighted and get your pulled pork sliders! www.twitch.tv/splattercatgaming

[@natsuthefireeater5477]

After defeating their father Zeus Poseidon and Hades drew lots to decide with who would reign over what regions. Zeus drew the heavens. Poseidon drew the lot of the seas and Hades drew the unfortunate lot of ruling the underworld. so while not being evil he is bitter of his lot in life.

[@kingofgaming7894]

from what I know, hades is jealous of Zeus and Poseidon and grumpy that he's stuck in the underworld but he's by no means evil and same goes with this version (I don't think this is considered a spoiler)

[@nexusofboredom]

Well yeah.. His Elder Brother gets to sit in Olympus.. be the big Boss.. Party Party and Bang any women he sees and.. He sees them ALL .. lol Poseidon gets a big all Ocean .. gets to mess around with Floods and Waves.. and he ALSO... gets a whole host of Sexy Sea beings.. plus a the occasional mortal gal to bang.. And Poor Hades got stuck with the dark.. boring.. and frankly " wouldn`t go there unless you had to " Underworld.. and you can`t bang shades... he got so Blue Balled that it led to that whole mess with Persephone.. and the everyone is always trying to escape the underworld and Hades has to keep them inline deal with the occasional Hero who comes barging in.. SO he definitely got the short end of the God stick :D

[@marcusjr80]

@@nexusofboredom plus Hades was cheated by his brothers. And isn't Zeus the youngest?

[@pr_ank_sisters]

The thing is, Satan is not completely evil either if you go with the older versions of the bible. He's just a misunderstood guy.

[@pldl10]

The rooms are not procedurally generated. They are hand-crafted. The map layout is procedurally generated.

[@morfeas333]

Also Hades was the one responsible for keeping the Titans from escaping

[@ee-hangodfrey5204]

Hades isn't really evil. He's kinda bitter about getting the underworld but is perfectly ok with ruling the underworld. He's not evil like movies and tv portray him. He has no desire to escape or leave. He's cool where he is. Theoretically it is possible to beat the game on your first run. Granted it would be BRUTALLY hard. You would have no upgrades especially some of the basic ones like more health and no spear point ( 1.5 sec invuln on being hit, like best keepsake in the game). Being hit a couple times by some bosses would basically kill you. You would need to be a god amongst men.

[@dukex123]

The shards of darkness... :D

[@kyo666oyk]

Didn't immediately pet the dog. No thumbs up for this video.

[@HoJu1989]

Hades is generally much better and serious at his job than Zeus or any of the Olympians is. He for the most part doesn't meddle in mortal affairs. and doesn't go womanizing mortals. He did kidnap his bride, but afterwards, he remained faithful, so that's as decent as Greek gods get, really.

[@kaikirito]

I completely agree there but for the kidnapping his bride part not so much. It was an arranged marriage fixed by Zeus. But back then that would have been considered normal practice for the bride not to have a say in the matter.

[@Tidandil]

Hades Zeus and Poseidon drew straws about their domains and Hades drew the short stick and has held a grudge against the rest ever since cause Hell is kinda shitshow compared to the sea and the skies that his brothers got

[@tolsmith2344]

But Hades isn't Hell, It is merely the stay-over on your journey to heaven or hell

[@renecito1307]

SuperGiant is awesome. This game would be great on the Switch.

[@jaanusandrejev1196]

wasnt hades banned to tge underworld by zeus

[@bobsanders5232]

Hades does become a bit of an @$&hole but it’s understandable given his situation, and he’s never truly evil either

[@tiuvarta]

You meant to say Partenon, in Greece. Pantheon is in Italy.

[@fendelphi]

Parthenon was an ancient temple in Athens. Pantheon is a gallery/group of gods. Like, the norse pantheon, the greek pantheon, etc.

[@LAYOTAM444]

PET THE DAMN DOG! GOD DAMMIT!!!!

[@Burnitdownnn]

anybody know games like this that have co-op?

[@nexusofboredom]

Poseidon is the Greek one Roman equivalent was Neptune

[@MrSneakyGunz]

Looks good

[@nexusofboredom]

Hades is the God and Keeper of the Underworld.. He is not Evil.. sometimes a little selfish and maybe a little frustrated and dissatisfied with his job.. like most of us :P.. sometimes he gets lonely.. makes questionable decisions.. like kidnapping his niece .. marrying her and trying to keep her locked up Oo.. But that's pretty standard behavior for the Greek pantheon.. lol He does feel that he got the worse job when he and his bros were setting up the new administration.... after they locked of the old man... plus he has to keep an eye on Tartarus.. where Zeus locks up anyone who pisses him off.. and the underworld which is named after Hades is a very boring Grey and shadowy place.. No fire and brimstone .. it`s not Hell as we think of Hell, that`s whole different kettle of fish.. and Hades is not the Devil.. important distinction there.. He is more like the Warden of the Prison where they locked up the Devil.. er.. I mean Cronus..

[@albertamalachi3560]

There's a version of the story that says Persephone hid in Hades' realm because Demeter was too demanding of her to do her job and all. Hades' was like cool with her bunking with him and they ended up liking each other a lot. Which pissed off Demeter to no end. Zeus decided then that Persephone should take time between her mother and her husband. This version is rarely known but it is there with a lot more _'hilarious'_ stories connected with it. Like how Cerberus was basically just a goofball puppy, Charon accidentally taking days off and all that. Also, it has stories about Persephone's and Hades' kids. Yes, they had kids. Several according to some. So yeah, there's not just one story of how Persephone and Hades ended up together.

[@seancurry7615]

Hades was no more evil than the rest of the gods, there are not that many stories about him, so I can't really say much negatives about him. he was probably the more lawful among the gods. He just got stuck as the king of the worst place under the earth.

[@kaikirito]

I'm so glad someone else understands it. 👍 Seeing some of the other comments was getting frustrating Taha.

[@dings215]

shoeless joe Jackson reference. lol, splatty.

[@austinpigott7256]

Can u do a complete play through this plz

[@giulioconti4932]

PET THE CERBERUUUS

[@will-o-wispwoods]

Zeus (God of Gods and Lightning), Poseidon (God Of The Sea), and Hades (God Of The Underworld) are all brothers and sons of Kronos, the titan. Kronos, after learning one of his children will overpower him from a soothsayer, began eating his children after they were born. Zeus and his brothers were no different. However, Zeus was able to overpower him specifically because he was born as such a powerful being. However, after Zeus and his brothers were freed from their fate, Zeus tricked Hades. Hades was forced to rule over the Underworld, watching over the abandoned souls of the mortal living. Hades took this to heart and resented his brother for his trickery but continued on with his rule because Zeus had cursed Hades so that he may never leave the black abyss that the Underworld is. Hades has never been a good or bad god in Greek mythology, he is simply an overseer of the souls left behind. As a result, Hades now secludes himself in the Underworld, only to have his wife Persephone as company. The original God Of War games got me really into Greek mythology and the new one got me into Nordic mythology. But it was so interesting I couldn't stop learning about it and I love everything to do with both the stories, and the gods.

[@MortPure]

Hopefully the company is happy their game is on steam now, considering it's in top sellers. Don't make the same mistake twice ;) . Steam always #1 .

[@Killer4fun]

Satan isn't evil. He didn't choose to rule the Hell. He was even the first one who got banished there! He doesn't make people do evil things, they do that themselves and blame it on him. I know that. I've watched Lucifer. Very reliable source. Seriously though... why do the characters look like they are from one of those Japanese cartoons?

[@mhl653]

Oh sweetheart... the boomerang thing was the least silly thing you said in the video >_>

[@mbielcik]

🖤

[@alankohn6709]

I'd like to see you play more of this

[@codyburtch593]

Zues god of sky lightning and king of the gods ( he ain't really liked) Hades is the god of the underworld , he decides where spirits go either to fields of apostle , elisium , or fields of punishment or Tartarus . Who is actually a god himself. Hades is the second bro to zues . Poisiedon is third or known as the big 3 . After ww2 they made pact not have no more kids. Which all broke.

[@shadow111d]

More!

[@vorben7826]

the impression i get from this game is that it was made with mobile in mind. look at the ui and not trying to be an asshole but the art and animations look..

[@levianderson8822]

that's just the super giant games art style

[@Aetherpon]

Very much doubt the later parts of the game is designed with mobile in mind. The foes later on get pretty damn difficult unless with on a good run. Doubt I could control the character as well on mobile.

[@vorben7826]

@@levianderson8822 i dont remember thinking about mobile when seeing transistor. but hey guess im just not impressed by this one.

[@joefadda578]

Great game. I'll pay for it when people stop calling it a roguelike. Roguelikes are turn based, tile based strategy RPG games in the vein of "Rogue". Those of us who enjoy roguelikes are sick of the fact that we cannot find the games we want because of people misusing the term as a crappy marketing buzzword. And for all of you complete and utter ankles who tagged it as "action roguelike" *Action* and *roguelike* are mutually exclusive due to action games being wholly unlike what Rogue is.

[@zabberabc]

Hades is the lord of the underworld the afterlive he is the one who apointed the 3 judges that eigher send you to heaven , apostel fields , or hell. he himself has done the least of horrid things to humens them selfs only those that tried to steal ect from him. he is the oldest of the great three {zeus poseidon hades} and the most calm one. taratus is below the underworld and a tue hell. he does not send anyone there.

[@zabberabc]

he is also excluded of the olimpian counsel

[@RTKizzzle]

I made it all the way to the Minotaur on my first run.

[@CostaCostaCosta]

I downvoted because Splatter didn't pet Cerberus.

[@joewilson3393]

It's a very pretty game. I want to play it, but this genre is not my jam.

[@levianderson8822]

and it's not my platform and I will never play PC

[@humorinpolitics56]

I thought i would check this game out, but I didn't enjoy Bastion, Transistor or Pyre. I just find that these games look great but are so easy and super repetitive. They feel like they're lacking substance and Hades looks the same. I love the channel though Splat.

[@nexusofboredom]

ahh it`s on Steam now ? Welcome to hell is an apt greeting then :P

[@shsourov]

do more !

[@metalwellington]

it's on your local PC you sossage

[@TheBiowulfas]

hi. more of this please

[@NH-po8wr]

random words

[@josoffat7649]

nah, I don't support publishers that take payoffs with dirty fort nite cash

[@DennGreenIII]

Really neat looking game, but holy shit the main characters voice is bad.

[@Terrobility]

I think they chose a certain design and they picked their character voicing to match with that. It's not supposed to be menacing or big and bad but a bit more softer instead.

[@DennGreenIII]

@@Terrobility a little too soft for my liking. Makes him sound too edgy and gives the character an "amateur, cringy, trying a little too hard to sound cool" vibe. In it's defense, the newer voice lines from recent updates sound a little better. Maybe the voice actor became more comfortable or something, but it seems that now there's at least 'some' sense of emotional range to him. I still think they could have found a better fit, but it's passable.

[@Terrobility]

@@DennGreenIII That's all valid criticism. My guess is that it's because the main character is a teenager/adolescent and it's supposed to represent that. For me, it comes across that way when he's talking with other characters and he makes these little comments or remarks at the end.

[@ttarabbia]

+

[@1gnorantlizard733]

Do more

[@robertnomok9750]

So they sold themselfs with promise to at least come to steam at full release but evne with EPIC paycheck they launched EA garbage.

[@Bratkip]

Hades snatches girls... true story but that brought us seasons too... so... Evil?

[@mercerholt8299]

@Sightless_Seeker You know half of the problems in Greek mythology is because Zeus just couldn't keep it in his pants. So yeah Zeus sucks.

[@kaikirito]

Zeus gave Persephone to Hades as collateral for being the king of the underworld. So it was just an old fashioned arranged marriage and way back then that wasn't seen to be wrong, it was normal practice.

[@luscinius2933]

@Sightless_Seeker Athena. She cursed Medusa for being raped by Poseidon in her temple, where Medusa was looking for protection from Poseidon.

[@brilliantshadows3153]

If this is released to ANYTHING other than mobile, and costs more than 3 dollars, you're being a fool to get it.

[@socialmediakilledthemc1462]

Look bro...Greek mythology is Christian mythology...Hades is the lord of underworld & Satan is the lord of Hell. Same deity, different titles.

[@MsHojat]

It's not the same deity though, they just happen to do two somewhat similar tasks. For instance there's no heaven that regular people go to in Greek mythology as far as I know, so in the same sense that Hades is like Satan he's practically just as much like God too (even though he's clearly not God either)/

[@socialmediakilledthemc1462]

@@MsHojat Heaven is mount Olympus but "humans" can not go there, the they only go to Hades. The "gods" are equal to humans that reach "Christ consciousness" as it is taught in Gnosticism (real Christianity)

[@kingmurphy1886]

I'm getting bored of these rpg and rouge types smh come on splatt do some fun simulation game or something