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Supergiant Games is streaming Hades II right NOW
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Just an incredible end of stream, I had to keep dashing in and out of it because I just want to play it so badly! Hope we can all get in the tech test! Jen Zee's art is so insanely brilliant, this studio's gameplay is unmatched, and it just looks like the best time. Can not wait!
Even Hestia's hot and she's just a placeholder!
One of the things I find most interesting in what I've watched so far of the stream is the fact that there's very clearly an alternate route at the start that's blocked off. Judging by what they've shown of the story
I'm guessing that after we clear the Underworld route we might be heading up to Olympus. In which case this game might have double the maps as the previous game if there's 3 for each route. Which, yeah, big assumptions there but it would be pretty neat
Sadly, my puppy is one day into her spaying, so I dunno if I'll be able to stream my own play on Twitch today. Still, there's no embargo for folks who've gotten in a bit early. Thus, I can report some good news:
View: https://imgur.com/a/pggLaJB
...so far it works great on Steam Deck. I'll update with a URL if I stream later today or tomorrow.
View: https://imgur.com/a/pggLaJB
...so far it works great on Steam Deck. I'll update with a URL if I stream later today or tomorrow.
Hades, Zag, and Persephone have had an undisclosed Bad Thing (possibly Death but probably not) happen to them and Mel's out for vengeance
i just randomly applied to the technical test and got an invite, played and 100%d the game on xbox but never on pc. so if you wanna check it may as well hit the button
store.steampowered.com
i like the game but honestly not that interested in playing early versions of a sequel, i'll check it out just to see if it runs and stuff and then probably uninstall
Hades II on Steam
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
i like the game but honestly not that interested in playing early versions of a sequel, i'll check it out just to see if it runs and stuff and then probably uninstall
I'd bet we're probably going to be throwing down with Zag at some point, yeah. Though probably more as a Hades type situation than what Chronos seems to be
If we have to fight our boy Zag we cannot be friends anymore, devs.
i havent played yet Hades 1, i want to play it on xbox or in playstation, anybody here 100% completed the game? i like to get the 100% achievements or platinum of the games, is pretty difficult?
Sorry this happened to you, but I was wondering about that when I beat the boss lol
So thanks for being the guinea pig, your sacrifice will not be forgotten.
very easy if you play other games of this type
also there's essentially an easy mode that doesn't stop you getting cheevos either
Wish the text displayed better. Something that was a pain in the first one, too (at least on switch, where I played it). Wondering if that's a feasible change or not. I imagine if it were they might have done it already
Awesome, that's great to know! Glad you got in, def interested to know what you think!
Now I just need an email 😭 at least early access doesn't seem too far away.
There's text scaling in menus but I haven't played with setting to see how much it impacts UI.
I generally hate rogue types or whatever the hell they are called but I adored the first game. I can't wait for the full release. I'll be there with bells on.
What the heck is the criteria for the emails? Random selection? How soon you signed up.
Seeing comments like "I haven't even played the first one and I got an email" is making my eye twitch.
Seeing comments like "I haven't even played the first one and I got an email" is making my eye twitch.
It's not really hard, but a couple trophies are a huge grind/time sink. Think it took me about 90+ hours. But I enjoyed the game enough that I didn't mind (and I had already played it about 40 hours on Switch before it came to PS5).
They can and will certainly take everything they've learned from Hades 1. But they aren't making the same game twice. This may have similar structure to the first Hades, but there will surely be new weapons, new boons, and new interactions between the two. (Edit after watching some of the stream: not only that but the level up systems within your base are completely different, so that's another interaction between different gameplay elements.) And they want a community of players to get their feedback on these interactions - this could be done with regular play testing, but they prefer the feedback loop of early access, so they're going for that instead.
Early access is not just something for inexperienced beginners, it is a game development tool just like anything else.
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That was a great stream, game is looking better than the first in terms of gameplay already in my eyes. The fact that they went with a caster/channeling weapon as the default is already a big improvement over the sword from the first. I prefer going ranged in isometric games like this over melee but the truth is, I never gelled with any of the weapons in the first game except for the Beyblades.
Weapons this time also seem to have 2 distinct attacks tied to each attack button on press and hold which should help expand the variety and variation of boons which was lacking in the first game.
Also, I wasn't expecting to find out that Greek gods gave birth to turnip babies....
Weapons this time also seem to have 2 distinct attacks tied to each attack button on press and hold which should help expand the variety and variation of boons which was lacking in the first game.
Also, I wasn't expecting to find out that Greek gods gave birth to turnip babies....
The what?
Also "variety and variation of boons which was lacking in the first game."
I get that this seem greatly expanded, but you're still talking about a game that hand hundreds of boon combinations. You make it seem like it was a few dozen. Plus the weapons themselves were pretty distinct and all worked differently with those weapons. One Poseidon attack on any of the swords combined with any of the specials would get you anything. Hell, some of the new attacks are abilities from weapon aspects done differently.
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Yup, you gain so much invaluable data and feedback from early access.
I played Bastion close to its release and loved it. Pyre is amazing. And Hades is in my all time top 10. For some reason, I've skipped over Transistor, even though I know I will like it... it time to jump in! The bits of the preview I saw of Hades II are amazing. The voicework, sprite art, and music of SG is such a massive advantage over what other companies do.
Really looking forward to catching up on the stream! The character portraits -- both old and new -- are insane. The original portraits were perfect, and yet somehow Jen Zee outdid herself. everyone is so beautiful my god
Derp I was wrong, I misread a different slider. Hopefully they address this!
Bit of an outlier so far in that I actually think most of these portraits are a bit of a downgrade. The character designs and the art quality itself are still top shelf, but Hades 1 felt like it had very expressive and varied posing and angles for all their characters that really informed a lot about their personalities. Here most of them I've seen so far are just basically standing in the same 3/4 angle with fairly basic posture which feels rather samey. These three characters all have the exact same pose.
Might sound kinda nitpicky but I think Hades 1 was exceptional in making portraits feel more expressive and bespoke between just about all the characters where I'm seeing a bit less of that so far. Comparing the Artemis portraits between both games for example, the new one looks kinda boring compared to the original. I hope that's something they improve for the full release.
Might sound kinda nitpicky but I think Hades 1 was exceptional in making portraits feel more expressive and bespoke between just about all the characters where I'm seeing a bit less of that so far. Comparing the Artemis portraits between both games for example, the new one looks kinda boring compared to the original. I hope that's something they improve for the full release.
There's a strong enough implication early enough in the stream that answers that.