I think the conversation on Hades always revolving around how hot its characters are kinda takes away from how strong everything else is. The art design is stunning, the story is gripping, and the way the game loop ties losing into progression is revolutionary. And the MUSIC
Red String of Fate AU where a person can see their string but it's so knotted around people and stretched over miles that it's impossible to actually follow it to their soul mate. Most people don't bother trying since there are tales of people losing their minds searching for their special someone.
Then, of all the places, a Camelot ball has Merlin looking down at the tension of his string. The way it hangs differently today. He looks up to see what it might be knotted around this time, or passing through like a string of light only he can see.
Except it isn't tangled on anything. Anything at all. It's short. It's cutting directly across the throne room to the hand of -
Prince Arthur Pendragon is looking at him. By the expression on his face, Merlin isn't sure if the prince is ready to kill him or kick him out of his own ball.