Why Hades is my game of the year
One more try.
Hades is a game that does so many things so well, it's hard to describe them all. It's a fine-tuned isometric action game that takes the elaborate interweaving systems and combat of Supergiant's previous titles to soaring new heights. It's a roguelike that transcends the limitations of the genre with great storytelling. It's one of the most compelling personal dramas told in a video game this year - all of it polished to a dazzling, mirror-like shine.
If Hades had only done one of these things well, it would have been a great game. The fact that it manages to do all of them, though, without missing a single beat, makes it the best game I've played this year.
In many ways, Hades feels like the culmination of...