Source: https://x.com/QetanSantan/status/2110378622309855660

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I feel like he would, but I also feel like he has all his friends and family in the underworld so he wouldn’t. I would say he would visit but at some point in the story he says he feels out of place.

His shit is the easiest to avoid. Who do y’all typically choose to anger?

Didn't expect to beat it on literally first try LOL, and before people asking yes I use the unseen arcana because I don't like the idea of having to rely on finding a mana gain boons in a run like this (specifically for the first area), especially with the umbral flames where mana is the main DPS source.

I am on my first playthrough (haven't reached true ending yet) and trying to finish open quests on fated list. One of them was to defeat the final boss with all aspects. Aspect of Hel was my last one and for some reason it was really annoying for me - had lost with it multiple times, before this gem of a build came forth.

Even had hitless phase 1 and 2 Chronos (never had that before), but he got me multiple times in phase 3.

p.s. phase 2 Chronos died to 4 omega attacks

bouldy is the goat fr so regardless of if it does anything it was worth asf but I've been wondering about this for too long, is it a normal bouldy bonus but you dont get to know what it is or what?

The reason Hades is a good villain is because HE IS ALWAYS UPSET AT ME FOR PETTING THE BEST BOY!

I just beat hades 1 and still have to unlock other weapons along with side quest and raising affinity.
But I love Zagreus as a character he was such a cool guy. I kinda want to just jump straight into playing hades 2. I played a bit and I feel like I go from playing a warrior to a mage lol 😂

When Artemis is singing, you can have Melinoe come up and join in seamlessly. I was wondering if anyone familiar with game design could give me an ELI5 explanation of how this is accomplished. I have a vague idea that there are two song tracks, one with Melinoe and one without, but having them start playing at exactly the right moment can't be simple to do technically. Anyone know how it works?

He's very scary to me! I was playing in my Switch in bed and sat right up the moment he appeared 😭. The panic I felt was... awesome idk LOL

Hey there,

Hades I and II got my interest in terms of story but I'm not sure if gameplay is for me. Can you tell me how story works given the style of game and if it is ,,friendly" to someone with not much skill/patience as I?

Thank you and sorry for my english

I'm a very very broke man and I wanna ask can a low end office laptop with a Intel graphics card 620 run hades 2?

I, like many others, am trying to get the epilogue and he’s all I have left. But no matter where I look I can’t seem to find an answer on if he can appear in chaos trials. Rather than surface run after surface run I’d rather just run a quick trial to try and force his appearance sooner if I can. Helped me progress the Dora and Prometheus prophecy faster doing trials as well.

I’m begging you, I’m enjoying this game so much, but some textures and elements look so bad when playing on docked. Whenever I kill one of the floor bosses they explode into pixelated meshes, the menu and the bosses intros (especially the hydra) look so blurry.

Handheld boost mode sort of fixes this when playing in handheld but there’s no way to fix this when docked. Hades II probably plays wonderfully (haven’t tried it yet) so please take a page out of Teamcherry and release an updated version for your older game, you probably already have the 4k textures and I’m not sure about this, but the engine is probably the same as Hades II so potentially hopefully 120fps would also be possible??..

Love the game! Super fun, this is the one and only issue I have with it and I want to believe that it’s easily fixable.

Finally got around to playing Hades 1. Got my first clear and while I know there's more clears to really finish the story I just don't care about the story. I just can't. Zagreus' VA just kinda ruined it for me. Absolutely insufferable voice acting from most of the cast like him and Thanatos leaves me not wanting to experience much more of the game. I'm already skipping all dialogue of his as it is. I don't find a ton of enjoyment in fighting the same enemies and bosses I've already beaten dozens of times with weapons and aspects I've already experienced multiple times over.

Is Hades 2 any better in terms of VA, at least for the main character, and replayability? I.e. some variation in bosses etc.

Recently, I started playing Hades, and this is my first real experience with the roguelike/roguelite genre. And honestly, I'm loving the game. The gameplay is extremely satisfying, the animations are beautiful, the combat is fast-paced, and the attacks feel incredibly satisfying to pull off. I could spend a long time praising this game.

However, there's one thing that's discouraging me: I feel like I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. Hahaha.

I'm a complete beginner when it comes to this genre. I don't really understand how builds work, which upgrades I should prioritize, or how to make the most of special attacks. Basically, I just pick whatever seems interesting and hope for the best. And that makes me worry: will I eventually reach a point where I simply can't progress because I don't know how to make proper builds? Will I need to spend hours watching videos and reading guides to learn the best combinations?

Another thing that's been bothering me is dying. I die A LOT. Sometimes to strong enemies, other times to enemies that seem pretty easy. There are moments when I'm so focused on attacking that I don't even notice where the damage is coming from. By the time I realize it, most of my health is already gone.

For context, I've beaten Cuphead, so I'm not necessarily someone who gives up on difficult games. I spent hours stuck on certain bosses, died countless times, learned their patterns, and eventually managed to beat them all. But in Cuphead, I could simply retry the same fight until I learned it. In Hades, I feel like I have to go through an entire run again, with different abilities and combinations every time.

I'd love to hear your opinions, especially from those who have gone through this beginner phase:

Is it normal to start Hades without understanding almost anything about builds?

Can you beat the game by picking boons somewhat randomly, or does understanding how different abilities work together eventually become necessary?

Did you learn naturally through playing and dying, or did you need to look up guides?

How do you deal with the frustration of losing a run after making a lot of progress?

I'd love to hear about your experiences. And please, no story spoilers!

I still haven't managed to beat Dad after 18 hours of trying; I just played a "one-shot" Magnetic Cutter build—Athena, Chaos, and Ares boons, all focused on damage. I managed to kill him, but then his health bar refilled completely. What’s your favorite build for breezing through the game? P.S. I had to pay the merchant 1,200 gold for Titan Blood; it really annoys me that I can't play with my favorite weapon, since Titan Blood is so hard to get.

Just finally came across cursed slash for the first time and man that felt far from cursed. Granted I happened to have the old spiked collar equipped so had the advantage going in, but healing really makes a difference. Obviously the smart build from that point was to grab a Centaur heart every time it came up. Felt basically invulnerable the majority of the run, thought I was finally gonna make it through but sadly still got stopped by the stupid champions of Elysium. What other abilities feel like a game changer to you?

1st time player here so idk if that's actually the end boss, but I assume it is and I choked so fucking hard on it.
Honestly now I'm kinda struggling to get past the Python because for some reason it's way stronger than before. And when I did reach the Elysium I was so low I died 3 chambers in

I’ve put my sister on to Hades 2, mostly for the story, but she’s very bad at video games, to the point where she’s at 80% damage reduction form god mode and still losing to typhon (and not consistently beating chronos). Part of the problem, I think, is that she won’t use her mouse so she can’t really aim her skills (she’s bound all abilities and whatnot to the keyboard so she doesn’t have to use her mouse. Does anyone have any tips for someone who’s generally bad at video games?