Hades with a Side of Salt 

"I like meg" *Gets rejected and blushes about it* Same, Scott. Same

Definitely should have called this Hades with a Side of Sugar

5:23 when i saw sad Scott slowly fade in i laughed that just got me, i realy like the more positive reviews focusing more on beeing genuine rather than "i have to be salty" is nice

"You might be cursed at that point, because you may have already experienced peak" Me when I played any Shantae game after starting with Pirate's Curse, or any indie MetroidVania after Hollow Knight.

One of the best games of all time.

A not to salty side of salt… a refreshing change of pace, for certain

Two sides of salt in one week? We're eating well today, boys

Im pretty sure one of the head leads for the creator of hades plays orpheous and also sings some of the songs (obviously)

Ngl, this video immediately being as a Netflix ad really discredits how good of a game this is. Its not just a "oh its free why not" game, it's genuienly a game changer and one of my all time favorites that serves to be played on a consol or PC

I'm surprised how calming playing hades is, usually I get angry when I die in other games but here it just means that I'm progressing the story or talking to the characters I love.

What I really love about this game was the perfect portrayal of the Gods and how accurate it is to the mythology. Hades is not some evil death lord trying to overthrow Zeus and neither Zeus is this perfect example of selflessness and dignity, just like in the ACTUAL greek mythos! Hades is a stern but reasonable god (a bit "no fun allowed" in the game and I love it), Zeus and most of the gods can be fickle, selfish, ignorant and overall too proud for basic understanding. I also love how Chaos, the being who created EVERYTHING, have a tendency to overthink any small actions, since they are a being used to observe the universe with a wide scope where every action leads to an outcome, so anything as simple as giving a bottle of Nectar for the heck of it will get Chaos thinking whats the outcome.

1:43 Disney Hercules reference

For the longest time, Enter the Gungeon was the greatest roguelike Ive played. Now Hades and Gungeon share that throne

The heat system in this game is what makes it absolutely amazing as a standout option. The fact that 1 (one) person in the world has managed to beat max-heat without mods and RNG manipulation since release just blows my mind to this day.

For those who try out hell mode, there is an extra phase with hades boss fight that has an absolute banger of a boss fight theme

hades with a side of sugar. thank you.

Woop woop! WAITING FOR HADES 2 TO RELEAAAAASE!

I normally don't even like roguelite games, but Hades is STILL in my top 5 games I've ever played.

The binding of isaac walked so Hades could fly. I love those games a lot and one I've been playing recently is "Have a Nice Death" and tries to be somewhat story driven but it is more the whacky shenanigans and has something I really like from Tboi in repentence which is you can choose your which path you want to take on unlike Hades, which is probbly the only flaw being same 4 levels, at least pact of punishment adds a lot of spice to the same ol boss fights

Tbh I got into Hades late because a lot of the hype seemed to come from people hard simping over the characters but after giving into a sale the game is truly phenomonal.

6:10 words could not have been truer

I was happy till I saw the Netflix sponsor. I feel sorry that this great game needed to be sponsored to get a video. Just buy this game so you don't lose it when the game leaves the library. I also checked if this game was available for android via play store and only found Dead Cells (also good game). Just get the game for PC or console if those are preferred.

Scott getting all these great sponsors makes me so happy and proud for him. He worked his butt off to get to where he is and he deserves every dollar he earns!

1:42 nice reference! I love this game’s representation of hades, but man it’s hard to beat that one, even with all of the movie’s inaccuracies. Still fun as all hell.

Had to check. 379.5 hours. Everyone's homework is to play Hades.

Was nervous to get back into rouge likes. I just left synthetik. Picked this up on discount. One of my all time favorite games. That God mode really made it more fun since I'm more casual and love listening to the VAs who are godly at their job in this one. Best I've seen in a while. Mega shout out to Hermes and Poseidon's VAs.

This is a side of sugar, not salt. Actually, scratch that. The sugar is the side, the drink, the appetizer, the main course, the pallet cleanser, and the dessert.

Salt of side😵‍💫

I got into this game and fell in love with it because of your recommendation of it from the Side Order with a Side of Salt. I cannot thank you enough for including it in that video, I always assumed Hades would be too intense for me but I had no idea it was a roguelike

So if I play this game, I'll Flowers for Algernon myself? Sign me up.

I'm pretty sure zag's VA was just one of the devs filling in until they could hire a proper VA but they loved his performance so much they kept him.

I remember not caring about it when I saw the trailer for it when it first came out and only recently played and completed hades about a couple months ago. I was in love with this game, it has a perfect balance of gameplay and story in my experience, from the progress of various stats and power ups to the funny dialogue from the different gods. Each run you do is always different but it never felt stale cause of the different dialogue you would get every time you would die. I also went into it almost completely blind to what it had to offer and it made the experience so much better. I spent hours sometimes days grinding out the game, it’s the first ever rogue-like game I played I would recommend it to anyone to give it a try as well

I could name one thing to be salty about regarding Hades: Death is required, meaning if you're too good at the game it can take longer to progress with character interactions since you're limited to 1 per attempt (you can talk to everyone once, talking more than that just gives flavor text), whether you finish a run or not Also certain characters will not be available depending on where you die, locking you out of certain events if you mess up or succeed, either way can screw you over Very minor thing but to get to the actual end of the game, I had to purposefully die 6 times in a row so I could progress with the Hades dialog I was missing for instance The fact this is my only complaint with the game goes to show how amazing it is, never a dull moment, it's always your fault if you die, and the game doesn't throw random BS at you, one of the best rogue type games out there if not the best

One of my favorite games in recent memory, I love it so much.

My proudest moment in gaming was beating a 32 heat run in Hades. My heart was racing through the last battle, it's a memory I'll keep forever

One of my all-time fave games

Honestly while it is *absolutely* one of the best in the genre, I wouldn't actually suggest Hades as an *entry* into the genre. Off the top of my head, I can think of two that work as a better "first game" in this genre for people, depending on the approach you want. There's "Swords Of Ditto", which is one of the most light-hearted and casual-friendly takes on the genre in existence, while still maintaining some of the foundational aspects of the genre, making it a great way to introduce people to the genre without overwhelming them. And then there's Binding of Isaac, which is hands down the purest version of this genre there is; not the best, far from the worst, but playing isaac will give someone the absolute simplest, clearest idea of what roguelike/lite can be.

I love this game so much. I don't think I'd say that it's my favorite rogue-like, as enter the Gungeon definitely sits atop that throne, but Hades is firmly at number 2. The reason why gungeon is my favorite over hades is that I feel like it leaves more room for skill expression in a few ways. 1. Hades let's you get stronger over time after each run, which by all means is a good thing, but gungeon will always have you start off with the same sort of strength with each character being more or less equally strong. 2. In Hades you will get hit. You can dodge attacks, but the game is very much designed around the idea that you will inevitably get hit. Gungeon is designed around the idea where if you get hit, that's on you. Getting hit is a skill issue and you're rewarded for not taking damage with additional health, making any future mistakes less punishing. By no means am I saying that Hades doesn't take skill, it is a rogue-like which does make it hard in a number of ways, but it's certainly easier compared to gungeon where any overpowered combos aren't guaranteed and will only come up due to chance.

I note a distinct lack of mentioning how well the touch screen controls work.

That last line is exactly my case. Hades was my first roguelike back in 2020 and I've tried multiple roguelikes since including supergiant ones and have never gotten into them as much as Hades

1:43 nice hercules reference

omfg i just got back into this game a few days ago, its so good

Love the Hades reference for hades

And we can’t wait for Hades 2!!

just realized there is a bandage in Scott's hair. Nice.

Hades my beloved

I've recently grabbed the game on steam and I love it as a rouge like.

Love hades, such a fun game. Also hope you eventually do something on transistor, though it would be pretty hard to do a video, it’s just such a beautiful game that has to be experienced for the full impact

I'm in a weird place with Hades. I acknowledge that it is absolutely a peak game, and while I had a ton of fun with it I only played it so much before eventually returning to playing The Binding of Isaac.

"Might of already experienced peak" At least until Hades II comes out.

The music in this game is some of the best I've ever heard. Huge props to Darren Korb.

The story and design is perfect. Big fan of greek mythology so I was already locked in. The bow was my main weapon.

Also it’s getting a part 2 very soon following a different person. Won’t spoil it but there’s videos of it out already.

Definitely a game I do not regret giving a shot even though it was outside my usual genres.

recommendation: In stars and time i will not elaborate further.

You should do one for Enter/Exit the Gungeon. Both are really fun.

The greatest salt along the way is that this is peak, and we will never reach this high again.

Man I loved playing Hades, got to sink a lot of time into it during lockdown here. Only problem was I got it on the switch and I played it so much my joycons started to drift which really screwed me over in some runs....

Nice change of pace to have not so much salt. Glad you enjoyed the game as much as I did!

Hades is genuinely one of my favorite games of all time

Oh that is interesting if I can get my switch pro controller on my iPad working I’ll definitely give it a shot

When i got this game originally i slept on it pretty hard and now within the past 3-4 months its all I play

Lets go i love hades and i have to try it on the phone

i think you should do crypt of the necrodancer, don't forget to mention how hard it is to get a platinum trophy

When he did the Hades quote from the disney Hurcules movie I was dead lol 😂

More people need to know about Supergiant game’s other titles. Bastion is my childhood, and I loved Pyre.

Definitely one of the games I have on standby at any given moment.

Get that bag king

This video got me to pick up Hades. Banger game so far.

recently started playing a bit again. It's still such a good game

And 2 weeks after this released, we get some pretty hefty news on Hades 2.

This game is amazing, haven’t finished it yet, but it’s so good, I love Cerberus such a good boy .

5:23 scott crying killed me.

I positively adore this game. It's just about the greatest. I was worried I wouldn't like it, it was the first roguelike/lite/thingy I'd ever tried. And GODS I'm so glad I did! I sing the songs way too often, all the time. So excited for Hades II. Also, we stan the sons of Nyx in this house.

Hades had me talk to a friend. And he introduced me to the other super giant games. I played and enjoyed Pyre and Transistor. And I can love being a supergiant fan looking forward to Hades 2 since I am a Huge Greek mythology nerd being my childhood.

How often do l make jokes about chemistry? Periodically.

Welp, time to fire up Netflix. I’m a simple man. You put Greek/Roman mythology into a video game and you will have my attention in a chokehold! Plus it’s fully voice acted? 👍🏾Thanks for the video Scott!!!

6:10 "you may be cursed because you've already experienced peak" Nonsense, Scott...they're making a sequel

Love that Disney Hades line. "I understood that reference." 👍

I have news for you; peak might just be a bit farther ahead, since a Multiworld integration would make this literally perfect. Take the random aspects and make it to where other people can send you stuff and you can send stuff out, it’s the coolest multiplayer idea and so much has options for it, and I think this is close to that. Will have to check in After Dark for AP…

As someone who beat the game once and has about 55ish hours on the PC/switch file I have, I can say this: Touch screen controls are fine, but just don’t feel as responsive. Connect a controller to your phone/tablet and play this game and it is the same perfect game as it is on all other platforms.

BRO GOT SUCH A BIG SPONSER?! HES REALLY MADE IT 😭😭😭

Get your check, boss.

It's about time.

Hades is the first and only roguelike I’ve ever played. I hate dying in games even if I know that’s the point, unless it’s part of the narrative which Hades does brilliantly. I’m so hype for Hades 2

I cannot wait for hades 2!!

How ironic that this gets made right after I start playing hades for the first time

Before watching it, I was wondering what the side of salt would be. And none was served, the perfect amount for this game!

The salt is there, but just complimentary, like a perfectly cooked dish. 😊

This video is a little late, but Hades II is coming out soon 👀 (Coming into early access I mean, probably not the best time for a Side of Salt video)

I never actually got into Hades, due to its difficulty and that I got the steam version and not the switch version. Now that I have a deck, I might be willing to retry it, but COTL is my favorite rogue-like I’ve played so far.

Hades *without* a Side of Salt, we didn't order the salt

Can’t wait for Hades 2

Yooooo you covered one of my favorite games of all time lessgo

Salt can be only positive, salt is very tasty, an essential ingredient for sure

Hades is an amazing game that must be spread to every person everywhere so it’s good that Netflix did this

I literally just beat hades TODAY! So I'm sure you can understand my surprise when I saw this video released

Another rogue like I like is Returnal, it lacks dialogue though. Cos u are alone on an alien planet.. Bastion was great too

The real game of the year.

Main reason everyone needs to play Hades: Eurydice