Another incredible game, although I wish they had waited to release the whole thing at once rather than doing early access again. All of the new weapons are fun, and while I thought the magic meter attacks were really bad at the start of the game, once you get a few upgrades they become a great addition to the combat. The material grinding is a weird change, but not that annoying I guess. Music is great again too, especially the Scylla and the sirens themes, those are amazing.
I am somehow gayer now
se no early acess ja ta assim, imagina quando lançar
(Review of the early access, I doubt I'll finish it before the full game comes out, but I might play it here and there)
First off, this game will be compared a lot to the first hades in this review. While there are some aspects that this has over 1, a lot of the changes to progression and gameplay I just find lacking. OfCourse this all can change or be improved upon in the full release, and I hope that's true.
I like the changes to the combat; it feels good and fluid while keeping the basis of the first game. The axe is a really fun to use, but the rest of the weapons are not as good as it or the ones from hades 1. Also, the encounter rewards aren't as fun as the first game. From what I've played I haven't had as much fun making different builds or experimenting with boons that just might work well together. The number of boons you get feels a lot less and it doesn't feel good coming across rooms that just give you the currencies that you can only use in your next run through. I have no idea why they don't let you switch keepsakes across areas like Hades. And while I've only just finished the second area, the bosses don't feel fun to play against. I hope just for the sake of making it different, the devs don't remove the features that made Hades so fun.
First off, this game will be compared a lot to the first hades in this review. While there are some aspects that this has over 1, a lot of the changes to progression and gameplay I just find lacking. OfCourse this all can change or be improved upon in the full release, and I hope that's true.
I like the changes to the combat; it feels good and fluid while keeping the basis of the first game. The axe is a really fun to use, but the rest of the weapons are not as good as it or the ones from hades 1. Also, the encounter rewards aren't as fun as the first game. From what I've played I haven't had as much fun making different builds or experimenting with boons that just might work well together. The number of boons you get feels a lot less and it doesn't feel good coming across rooms that just give you the currencies that you can only use in your next run through. I have no idea why they don't let you switch keepsakes across areas like Hades. And while I've only just finished the second area, the bosses don't feel fun to play against. I hope just for the sake of making it different, the devs don't remove the features that made Hades so fun.
who could have predicted supergiant could hit it out of the park twice thrice four times oh right i forgot they were just this consistently great
i think its very good as is. i know it is likely multiple people thnk that it will be worth it to wait until completion, and while i'm not going to say they're incorrect to do so, i'm going to do something i almost never do which is to argue for playing an early access version of a game. thats what below is, and if you don't care then my answer is its good areadly, and already has more to do than hades 1, at the cost of using more placeholder art and sketches.
i bought hades 1 IMMEDIATELY upon the announcement of it, even with early access. it's the reason i created an account on epic's godless platform. it was completely worth it. one of the most interesting things about myth is not necessarily the flexibility but the way that a single story can exist in multiple different forms while being the same story, and nothing quite captured that for me like the experience of playing hades 1 as it was built from the ground up. rooms and builds shifting being accompanied by the story readjusting, more coming into view. it's weird how well the early iteration being public fits hades and greek myth, and even moreso when you have a guaranteed finale unlike some sort of live service hell. i replayed hades for the first time since the original full release about a month ago and it's such a unique feeling going from the fireplace storytelling of my original save to reading carved tablets from millennia ago. right now you have the same opportunity to do so with hades two, and i recommend doing so for yourself so so sooo much.
i think its very good as is. i know it is likely multiple people thnk that it will be worth it to wait until completion, and while i'm not going to say they're incorrect to do so, i'm going to do something i almost never do which is to argue for playing an early access version of a game. thats what below is, and if you don't care then my answer is its good areadly, and already has more to do than hades 1, at the cost of using more placeholder art and sketches.
i bought hades 1 IMMEDIATELY upon the announcement of it, even with early access. it's the reason i created an account on epic's godless platform. it was completely worth it. one of the most interesting things about myth is not necessarily the flexibility but the way that a single story can exist in multiple different forms while being the same story, and nothing quite captured that for me like the experience of playing hades 1 as it was built from the ground up. rooms and builds shifting being accompanied by the story readjusting, more coming into view. it's weird how well the early iteration being public fits hades and greek myth, and even moreso when you have a guaranteed finale unlike some sort of live service hell. i replayed hades for the first time since the original full release about a month ago and it's such a unique feeling going from the fireplace storytelling of my original save to reading carved tablets from millennia ago. right now you have the same opportunity to do so with hades two, and i recommend doing so for yourself so so sooo much.
fun game but tbh i think i'll just wait for the full version to come out for now