r/HadesTheGame

I was really happy thinking the deities in the Hades universe aren't similar to the myths that inspired them. At least in Hades I, the interpersonal family drama was at the forefront, and besides the occasional comment slipped in here and there, you don't need to remember that you're playing a game about Greek Gods.

I thought the second game would be the same. I hoped it would be, despite the change in tone.

Then, I get to Prometheus.

Acknowledging the cruelty done on Prometheus and his argument means opening the books to acknowledge all the other cruelty done by Greek Gods. As someone who made the mistake of reading Percy Jackson as a kid and going down a deep dive of Greek Mythology unsupervised... I have a ton of knowledge of the sheer amount of vile shit done.

We also get Dora, Arachne and Heracles hammering it in further that the gods in this universe are pretty much assholes, which while it tracks, it sours the whole "Family" theme.

Kind of hard to root for family when I remember that Melinoë is literally using the souls of mortal women as pets (Hecaba and Gale).

Somewhere along the way, I found I just stopped rooting for, empathising with, or caring about this "family." When you remember, and are reminded subtly by the fact that they are gods who have no concept of morality and view human lives as beneath them... It feels like the whole Dessandre Family Drama shtick in Expedition 33 all over again.

I'm probably in the minority, and I know I'll get the "you can't judge Greek Gods by our modern morals" argument, but if we're going to create a game where you make strong arguments that "The Gods are Cruel" you can't simultaneously expect me to accept that alongside "Care about the Cruel Gods' Family Drama."

I started playing hades 2 days ago , i give around 2 to 3 hours every day , im at 32nd escape attempt , and i have reached theseus and asterius 2 times , first time i got smashed , second time i beat asterius but lost to theseus , the thing is its so hard to fucking reach them atp , i lose 1 defiance in asphodel and 2 in elysium and i only have skell keepsake when i reach asterius and theseus , i love this game so far but its getting kinda irritating now

I didn't even report it as a bug because I found that lore accurate lmao

I had the legendary boon from Demeter which executes recently frozen enemies under 10% HP, bosses included. It triggered against Prometheus, my screen froze, the sound of the cracked ice was there, but he did that move when he sometimes dodges an attack and teleports behind your back like a super saiyen and survived his fate.

The only thing that makes me doubt is Demeter didn't say anything at that moment as she should, but the same thing happened with Heracles just after that and that big fellow was rightfully executed this time lol

So I didn't report that to SGG but I doubt they will correct that kind of rare bug (if it is one) in a future patch.

I have activated the spell that allows me to survive in the surface, but the question is is there an actual time to it ? Or is it something just for the plot and lore, can i take my time and will the spell last all four regions of the surface ?

So, Supergiant changed the ancestry of the female Olympians to avoid incest and the discomfort that would bring most players. I respect that.

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Then in Hades II, 3/4 of your relationships are with people in the same family...

Moros, Eris, and Nem all take turns with the "family girlfriend" a few nights apart from one another.

Not as bad as classic Hades and Persephone, but still just makes you raise an eyebrow when you realize it.