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Hades 2 is a direct sequel to the brilliantly received roguelike that was released on PC and Switch in September 2020, and on PS4, PS5, XOne and XSX/S less than twelve months later. The game was developed by the studio responsible for the original, Supergiant Games, for whom this is the first sequel. Hades 2 download free.

Story of the game

Hades 2 takes place some time after the events of the first game. The two titles are closely linked, but the developers assure that knowledge of the original is not necessary to understand the plot of the sequel. Unlike the first game, the protagonist is not the son of the titular god of the underworld, Zagreus, but his sister – a princess of the underworld named Melinoë. Like her brother, she cannot be killed permanently, so after each death she comes back to life.

The setting has also changed. For Melinoë must leave the realm of the Underworld and set out on a mission to kill Kronos – the Titan of Time, who is also her grandfather, and who escaped from a prison in the depths of the Underworld to start a war with Olympus. The daughter of Hades must find him and stop him.

Hundreds of minor enemies and powerful bosses stand in her way. To fight them, Melinoë uses a rich arsenal of shadow weapons, as well as deadly skills and dark magic. In learning the arcana of the latter, the princess of the underworld is aided by Hecate – the goddess of darkness, sorcery, supernatural phenomena and crossroads, known from Greek mythology.

Game mechanics

In terms of gameplay, Hades 2 is very similar to the original. The action is presented in an isometric view. The player begins each quest in a safe starting point, where he can choose his equipment and skills. After leaving it, however, he traverses successive arenas, in most of which he fights hordes of enemies. Passing each chamber is rewarded with special powers, health boosts, gold, etc.

These powers are mainly derived from the gods and goddesses of Greek mythology. There are more than a dozen of them in Hades 2 – Zeus, Poseidon, Athena, Aphrodite, Artemis, Ares, Dionysus, Hermes and Demeter, known from ‘The One’, return, but there are also new characters, such as the god of light, Apollo.

After each death, the player returns to the starting point and has to start the game all over again. So to speak, because some of the progress you have made is preserved, following the pattern of the “one”. In Hades 2, every success and every failure is rewarded in its own way. In addition, they advance the plot of the game, as Melinoë can meet different NPCs after death than in the previous attempt. Some of them – such as Moros and Dora – we meet for the first time in the series. There are also a number of familiar faces from the first Hades.

Trivia

Unlike the protagonist of The One, Zagreus, his sister Melinoë was not invented by the developers at Supergiant Games. Her name appears in Orphic hymns and on a certain metal tablet that also mentions Persephone. The developers felt that the mythological sources sufficiently linked Melinoë to the realm of Hades, so they were able to incorporate this theme into the game and adapt it to their own vision. Interestingly, the character is often described in similar terms to the aforementioned Hekate or Erinas – Greek goddesses who personified vengeance, punishment and remorse.

Technical issues

The graphical style of Hades 2 is very similar to the original. The soundtrack has also been kept in a similar climate, once again the responsibility of Darren Korb and Ashley Barrett. Hades 2 download free for PC.

Studio Supergiant Games began work on the game shortly after the release of the first Hades on PC and Switch. However, work on the game will not begin in earnest until early 2021.

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Title: Hades 2
Genre: Action Games
Languages: ES/ENG/MULTi