> Hades just takes that to the extreme - the player gets permanent bonuses for playing and the story requires multiple deaths to advance. That's pretty standar

> Hades just takes that to the extreme - the player gets permanent bonuses for playing and the story requires multiple deaths to advance. That's pretty standard for roguelites, the metaprogression is usually necessary. I guess FTL is the one one out there, because the metaprogression is only ships being unlocked IIRC.