Hades II

Grandiose, c'est Hades 1 en plus dense, plus cohérent, plus riche... Que d'émotions et de sensations devant ce chef d'oeuvre culte

时间谋杀高手~就是太肝了~

The rogue-lite game for people who don't like rogue-lite games. I adored Hades 1, but I never quite finished up all the achievements, and going back to it now, I find myself hardly able to have fun. Hades 2 just does SO much to improve upon the formula of the original. A rare sequel that stays true to the original, while still being able to improve upon it. Like Hades 1, it strikes a fantastic difficulty balance, by giving players the ability to tune the game to their own liking. I make a rule of always doing the "recommended weapon at next challenge difficulty" in every run, while my wife and son just kinda do whatever they feel like doing, so we're all having a blast. It's also a game where I have plenty of very frustrating moments, but everything is just so well designed from a gameplay perspective that I can't help but respect the game even for the things I hate (Except for Polyphemus, ♥♥♥♥ Polyphemus).

还可以，保持了一代的水准

very nice sequel

Jogo muito bonito e bom

I'm conflicted, because I played more of this than I did the first Hades, but I have the first Hades listed alongside some of my favorite games of all time. I think ultimately, it's counterproductive to compare them too much, so I'll focus mostly on the merits of II in its own right. Supergiant's wonderful "house style" is as active as ever here, the hand-painted environments and hand-painted characters are both gorgeous to behold. There's also such a wealth of fun and vibrant dialogue, the game really leads you to form an authentic connection with its many characters. There are a few more NPCs here than the first, and many of the Cthonic NPCs from 1 do not return. This makes the nectar and ambrosia giving and relationship building portion of this game just as delightful as the first, although it's missing certain particularly memorable quests like Musician and Muse. I suppose I'm just going to compare them anyway. Well, I suppose it was inevitable. Gameplay wise, the combat is as snappy, fast-paced, and creative as ever. There are a few weapons in this one that feel absolutely confounding (I just could not get the skull to work very well for me outside of some lucky Daedalus rolls), but in due fairness certain weapons in 1 like the sword never fully clicked for me. It's particularly fun to use the myriad resources at your disposal to snowball a difficult weapon aspect into an unbelievably powerful combo. The enemies and guardians are also just as creative and full of life as those of the first- with twice as many from the developers having given us two routes to run this time around. Standout guardians include the Oceanus guardian and the Mount Olympus guardian, both of whom are even more fun on Vow of Rivals. The guardians all feel like they have the ability to do some gnarly damage and beat you back if you're not careful, but neither are they ever unfairly powerful. If you've paid attention to your build throughout, they are all eminently beatable enemies. As a platinum, I have to say this was a more enjoyable run than the first one. It took me a similar amount of time (about 13 hours more), but as discussed there's a bit less than twice as much content. A few of the achievements that make the original platinum feel subjectively so grueling (Friends Forever and Complete Set, in particular) are gone here, replaced with still-intensive counterparts like Bearing Dark Gifts that all the same feel much less like busywork. There's ample opportunity to get your achievements to overlap here, and you don't have to spend the last 10 hours of your platinum run getting the last few keepsakes and hoping against hope that you can get Sisyphus to spawn. Overall, to really no one's surprise Supergiant has put together another incredible game here. The characters are vibrant, the plot is emotional and well realized, the combat is driving and consistently interesting, and every inch of it is absolutely beautiful. I haven't even mentioned the voice acting, or Darren Korb's always-superb scoring. A labor of love that is everything you hope for from a sequel, one that expands upon what made the original so great and offers plenty more new things to love and to get good at. A game I recommend without condition, and to anyone who might have a love for it.

Great game all around, Supergiant games sequel to Hades has the same addicting game play that makes you come back for another run. Like all thier previous games the character portraits and art style are a feast for the eye. Even though you traverse the same levels again and again the game keep throwing new things at you to keep things exciting. This is a rare 10/10 game for me, atleast.