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[John Bilbo]

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Release Date: 25 Sep, 2025
Developed & Published by: Supergiant Games
"We make games that spark your imagination like the games you played as a kid."
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┼ About the game ┼

Hades 2 is a bitching sequel to the rogue lite hack and slash action game with visual novel style story sections.

In Hades 2 time is not just a concept. In Hades 2 time is literal, a titan, and you as the player find yourself as his opponent.

But how does one stop time?

Spoiler

The clock is ticking.

Spoiler

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"Death to Chronos!"​

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Store links:


Soundtrack available via Steam Soundtracks (with no DRM):


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Things to consider during a run:

- Player positioning
- The reach of your attacks VS the reach of the enemies' attacks
- Dashing invisibility and running
- Synergies of the boons
- Routing of the trinkets
- Survivability and death defiances

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Things to consider in The Crossroads:

- Bones as a currency
- Gifts
- Trinkets
- Planning meta progression
- Arcana cards
- Time specific activities such as concoctions, orders from Charon and agriculture
- Passage of time via communal visits to the spa, taverna or fishing
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Miscellaneous thoughts about the game:

- The game WILL punish the player or add more challenges when playing well
- The game WILL sometimes aid you when you struggle

- The enemy AI is very simple:
· the enemy will start to come towards you when you go close enough or hit the enemy
· the enemy will attack when the player is in the range of the enemy's attack

- Pretty much every mechanic and statistic can be upgraded within the game
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Mythology of the Underworld of Greek

Article:

Hidden deep within the bowels of the earth and ruled by the god Hades and his wife Persephone, the Underworld was the kingdom of the dead in Greek mythology, the sunless place where the souls of those who died went after death. Watered by the streams of five rivers (Styx, Acheron, Cocytus, Phlegethon, and Lethe), the Underworld was divided into at least four regions: Tartarus (reserved for the worst transgressors), the Elysian Fields (where only the most excellent of men dwelled), the Fields of Mourning (for those who were hurt by love), and the Asphodel Meadows (for the souls of the majority of ordinary people).

Source: https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Places/The_Underworld/the_underworld.html

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[Yoshichan]

Still, I'm HYPEEEEEEED.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

This might be even more low effort than the ToTK OT. Congrats at being even more retarded than GigaBowser

 

[John Bilbo]

Still, I'm HYPEEEEEEED.

It's a decent game. Though quite easy and the enemies are brain dead. I just beat the final boss on the upper path with my first try!

 

[John Bilbo]

This might be even more low effort than the ToTK OT. Congrats at being even more retarded than GigaBowser

Maybe all this time the real retards were the friends we made along the way.

 

[Sticks]

IN

 

[Markio128]

Wow, if you ever needed inspiration to not buy a game, then this OT is it.

 

[John Bilbo]

Wow, if you ever needed inspiration to not buy a game, then this OT is it.

It's time to take out the trash.

 

[Nocty]

Lmfao

...in

 

[Alex11]

Edit: Wrong thread, sorry.

 

[Signalis]

The most retarded thread I've seen in quite some time(meaning the time between Gigabowser's new thread and this thread)

 

[T4keD0wN]

 

[John Bilbo]

The most retarded thread I've seen in quite some time(meaning the time between Gigabowser's new thread and this thread)

I'm honored.

Now it's time to get down to business and play the game!

 

[Raven77]

Unreal Engine 5 ruins this game.

Also tons of woke stuff,

And it's got micro transactions;

My uncle who is a big shot at a big game making company said their was a lot of crunch to get it out on time:

It has day 1 DLC

THE MAIN CHARACTER IS A GURL!

The graphic are cartoon anime junk for kids,

 

[Saint Boot Gaming]

This timed exclusive bullshit needs to die in a fire. Slowly and as painfully as possible.

 

[John Bilbo]

The game is quite easy. Most of the enemies have no way of dealing with the player if you position yourself out of the reach of their attacks but within the reach of your most furthest reaching attack.

Also you gain extra lives quite easily. With little effort I had 4 lives and differents ways of healing.

 

[Salz01]

The game is quite easy. Most of the enemies have no way of dealing with the player if you position yourself out of the reach of their attacks but within the reach of your most furthest reaching attack.

Also you gain extra lives quite easily. With little effort I had 4 lives and differents ways of healing.

How do you get four lives? I'm having a hard time on the oceanic boss.

 

[John Bilbo]

How do you get four lives? I'm having a hard time on the oceanic boss.

I've found several ways to gain lives or as the game calls them death defiances. One of them is through the arcana cards. The card called Death gives you one, but you can upgrade it to give more.

Also when you unlock pets you can tame a cat which gives you another death defiance.

I think you can find more death defiances in the levels per run as you play. I think the shops sell those* as well sometimes during the level.

Edit: oh yes and the trinket you get from Schelemeus as you give him a gift gives you a death defiance. There are other trinkets which work a bit similarly. You can change the trinkets during the run when you unlock the means.

*Edit2: To clarify the shops during runs sell death defiance renews which refill your used death defiances. They cost 200 gold usually.

 

[John Bilbo]

I beat the upper path final boss first try. Here's my build:

Spoiler: Upper path boss build

The downwards path boss took more tries, about five tries.

Spoiler: Downwards path build

I think I'm in the endgame now.

 

[Oberstein]

The animation they made for the release date is incredible.

It almost makes you wish there was an anime.

 

[John Bilbo]

I really should have named the thread It's About Killing Time.

Missed opportunity!

 

[John Bilbo]

The animation they made for the release date is incredible.

It almost makes you wish there was an anime.

I'd be happy if they released even a couple of five minutes long animated short stories with voice acting!

 

[Salz01]

I've found several ways to gain lives or as the game calls them death defiances. One of them is through the arcana cards. The card called Death gives you one, but you can upgrade it to give more.

Also when you unlock pets you can tame a cat which gives you another death defiance.

I think you can find more death defiances in the levels per run as you play. I think the shops sell those as well sometimes during the level.

Edit: oh yes and the trinket you get from Schelemeus as you give him a gift gives you a death defiance. There are other trinkets which work a bit similarly. You can change the trinkets during the run when you unlock the means.

Awesome thank you. Going to do another run now and will look for these.

 

[Sticks]

I really should have named the thread It's About Killing Time.

Missed opportunity!

DGrayson

 

[John Bilbo]

The Chaos trials seem like a fun way to have shorter runs with a specific goal / build / restrictions in mind.

There's some much content even after beating both of the final bosses. Huge game, huge.

 

[Arsic]

Gave the game a run on PC today for the first time since EA launch.

Good times!

 

[jshackles]

Been playing this a ton on Switch 2. Started a new save since I only played the initial PC early access last year. Really great game.

 

[FoxMcChief]

I played some more this morning.

I'm really thinking this will be my game of the year.

 

[BlackTron]

I know the OT is supposed to suck but thanks for this application of the reggie gif.

 

[Lightbreak]

The pinnacle of laziness

 

[LakeOf9]

Amazing OT, thank you for making it John Bilbo !

 

[Dacvak]

I played some more this morning.

I'm really thinking this will be my game of the year.

Keep seeing you hop online. How far are you?

This game has been incredible in every way so far. The music is absolutely outstanding, and the gameplay loop is unbelievably addictive. It feels really balanced compared to the first game, too, with every weapon being a viable option. (Except the shitty axe.)

And for anyone who hasn't gotten the game yet, it's at least double the size of the first game. Insane value overall.

 

[John Bilbo]

I know the OT is supposed to suck but thanks for this application of the reggie gif.

The OT is still in early access beta. Reggie rocks!

 

[GymWolf]

Forgot how stupidly good this game is.

Sorry silkboys, this is the indie sequel of the year.

P.s. not sure if we neede a gif of fucking reggie in the ot but ok

 

[John Bilbo]

Forgot how stupidly good this game is.

Sorry silkboys, this is the indie sequel of the year.

P.s. not sure if we neede a gif of fucking reggie in the ot but ok

There is a time and place for Reggie. With the newest OT content update only the most curious will be blessed by him.

 

[Critical Hit]

Forgot how

this is the indie sequel of the year.

lol

 

[GymWolf]

lol

Any problem?

 

[Critical Hit]

Any problem?

I don't see how laughing at an oxymoron could be a problem.

 

[GymWolf]

I don't see how laughing at an oxymoron could be a problem.

What is the oxymoron here?

I already played the early access of hades 2 for 40 hours last year and i momentarily "forgot" how good it was now that i'm playing the 1.0.

Like i knew it was good because hades 1 was already incredible and i loved what i played in early access, but i forgot how fucking good every single element is, from music to graphic to voice acting to sense of progression etc. And how much they improved in one year.


Maybe forgot wasn't the right word, i'm still amazed by how good the game is would be more correct.

 

[BlackTron]

There is a time and place for Reggie. With the newest OT content update only the most curious will be blessed by him.

It's not half as funny as an external link that loads Tenor's whole web site. IMO hide it in a spoiler lol

I only just got around to Hades 1, how does 2 compare to it specifically? Is it some huge improvement of a sequel like Sonic 2, or just kinda like, more Hades?

 

[John Bilbo]

It's not half as funny as an external link that loads Tenor's whole web site. IMO hide it in a spoiler lol

Somehow Reggie has ascended into a downwards spiral.

 

[BlackTron]

Somehow Reggie has ascended into a downwards spiral.

 

[Branded]

What the fudge is going on with the comments on this first page?

 

[John Bilbo]

What the fudge is going on with the comments on this first page?

There's no time to explain why there is no time to explain!

Spoiler

I launched the OT in an pre-alpha early access state which roused some well earned critique.

I've found however that sometimes it is best to hit the ground running and improve a project as time progresses.

The need for an OT was real and I did what I could at the time.

The OT is still a work in progress.

 

[BlackTron]

What the fudge is going on with the comments on this first page?

 

[struggler_guts]

There's no time to explain why there is no time to explain!

And I'm still mad at destiny

 

[Windom Earle]

I can't play this until I am through with Silksong, bad timing. :/

 

[Critical Hit]

Maybe forgot wasn't the right word, i'm still amazed by how good the game is would be more correct.

It certainly wasn't the best word, but still.. "sequel of the year" doesn't fit to the game released 4 days ago and OP only remembered about it yesterday. The game is obviously good or great, but if feels like there is no hype surrounding it.

 

[John Bilbo]

OP only remembered about it yesterday.

WTF? That is not true. I've played the game 22 hours since the 1.0 launch four days ago.

The reason I made this thread is since there was a need for an OT and no one else was doing it so I took on the responsibility.

Why are you here? Just to suffer?

 

[BlackTron]

It certainly wasn't the best word, but still.. "sequel of the year" doesn't fit to the game released 4 days ago and OP only remembered about it yesterday. The game is obviously good or great, but if feels like there is no hype surrounding it.

Honestly I'm pretty sated with Megabonk right now and am already moderating my rougelite gaming intake to keep my eyes from falling out from this one game