@axel My first finish was run 32. If you read around the internet, most people beat it somewhere between run 30-40.

@crepe It takes 10 completions to see the "true ending" which is worth it just for the ending song (if you haven't spoiled it by listening to the OST). The game sortof continues open ended from there as there is plenty more character development and interactions to be had even after you have seen the true ending. Also, I will say that the first completion is the hardest. I found it got much much easier to run through and take down Hades subsequently on the standard difficulty levels. Once you see the true ending, its worth taking on the contracts to increase the challenge per your liking.

I have a few hours in to episode 1 and have to get back to it. Seems compelling so far. I notice they have another one on the horizon, Twin Mirror, I believe? I think its out next month. Presumably someone is also working on LiS3 as well. I hope Dont Nod doesn't overextend themselves the way Telltale did.

I bought it the day early access started. I have played it intermittently over the past year and have marveled at how it has developed. Now that version 1.0 is out, I'm diving back in. It's great. Definitely phenomenal gameplay and marriage of story telling, art design, music with a rogue-lite. If you are a fan of Supergiant's other games (Bastion, Transistor, Pyre) know that this one is the first to put gameplay first, story second which is fitting since its a rogue-lite. Personally, I prefer their other works slightly because its precisely the emphasis on story and music that makes them stand out but Hades is definitely one of the best games you will play this year either way.

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Def Shadow of the Colossus but more than any, Journey. I remember holding my newborn daughter listening to Apotheosis and bawling lol.

I'm happy they are including english VO just to make the game more accessible and expand its audience but personally, you couldn't pay me to play through a Yakuza game in anything other than japanese and subs.

@mbun Thanks. Yeah, I figured it probably wasn't right for her. Actually she has Yoshi's Crafted World as well as Luigi's Mansion and enjoys both, but Mario is her boy. Guess she will have to wait a few years for this one.

@Mbun I had been hoping to buy this game for my 5 year old daughter who is obsessed with Mario but I'm wondering if the battle system and other mechanics might be too much for a child her age. Thoughts? Do you think a kid who cant read could learn to play this? She's a damn prodigy at Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart etc.

@El-Shmiablo Oh, I know. I really enjoyed Max Payne, Alan Wake (esp its DLC), less so Quantum Break. Maybe its just the relative accolades that Control got over its predecessors that makes it incongruous with my experience with the game.