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[Heimdall_Xtreme]

IGN already gave Hades 2 a 9 out of 10 lol (early access review) - https://www.ign.com/articles/hades-2-early-access-review

Stellar blade have 9.2.

Stellar blade is better.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Game actually supports ultrawide out of the box! With the caveat that when you're chatting with other characters or in the menu, it goes to a forced 16:9 which looks a bit odd. Gameplay works in 21:9 and 32:9 and looks fabulous.

Thanks for update!

 

[jufonuk]

Please be in switch (2)

 

[bender]

Game actually supports ultrawide out of the box! With the caveat that when you're chatting with other characters or in the menu, it goes to a forced 16:9 which looks a bit odd. Gameplay works in 21:9 and 32:9 and looks fabulous.

No 64:9 support?

 

[darthkarki]

I've been meaning to try out Hades at some point but haven't gotten around to it yet. I'm curious though, with the sequel coming out, is it still worth playing the first game? Does this render it superfluous?

 

[John Bilbo]

I've been meaning to try out Hades at some point but haven't gotten around to it yet. I'm curious though, with the sequel coming out, is it still worth playing the first game? Does this render it superfluous?

It is worth playing. It features a different main character with different weapons and abilities. Also it is quite cheap on Steam atm.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Made my day!

Gonna buy it first thing in the morning. I'm hyped!

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Thanks to the kind mod who changed the thread title and made it into an official OT for the early access release of Hades 2.

 

[Majima Everywhere System]

It is worth playing. It features a different main character with different weapons and abilities. Also it is quite cheap on Steam atm.

It’s not very fun in the end. I personally did not feel a designer’s hand in random rooms, making it feel like a slog. Getting good is secondary to powering up through death.

And not all items you chose are gameplay important, you may pick some options to advance relationships with NPCs. If I remember, there is some benefit in most of these friendships, but didn’t really like the characters and world building they wanted me to engage with to get them.

That’s all I remember after giving it two fair shakes. These reviews may very widely from your experience, but that is my history with supergiant games overall.

 

[Heisenberg007]

I've been meaning to try out Hades at some point but haven't gotten around to it yet. I'm curious though, with the sequel coming out, is it still worth playing the first game? Does this render it superfluous?

Definitely worth playing.

 

[John Bilbo]

Getting good is secondary to powering up through death.

I think this is true in the first half of the game. In the latter half (and especially the stuff you unlock after credits) you really have to sweat as a player to get through. I agree it doesn't make it good game design. It is like there's a soft cap on the progression.

I hope they would not make the progression in the same manner in the sequel but based on the first boss encounter I think they will apply the same type of design philosophy.

 

[jshackles]

One thing to note after reading through their roadmap in game, is that they're committed to (if at all technically feasible) make sure that save data from the existing early access build carries forward through the various iterations and even into the full 1.0 release.

So with any luck, at no point will save data get reset in early access, which is a huge pet peeve of mine.

 

[thegame983]

I've been meaning to try out Hades at some point but haven't gotten around to it yet. I'm curious though, with the sequel coming out, is it still worth playing the first game? Does this render it superfluous?

I mean Hades 1 is a full game. This isn't. Hades currently on sale right now ( I think). If this looks interesting to you, get Hades 1.

 

[TexMex]

Put 100 hours into Hades. Jumped on this, spent a couple hours with it, killed the first boss. It's awesome as expected.

Even now it feels very complete, I'm a little surprised to hear that 1.0 isn't until 2025. I can't imagine what needs improving, but I'm here for all of it.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Excited to play it when it gets out of EA ofc I'll have to replay and do 100% of the first one until then.

 

[Spyxos]

Even though I liked the first part, I never played it through because my savegame was gone after early access and I didn't want to start all over again. So part 2 can wait a bit longer.

 

[TexMex]

Even though I liked the first part, I never played it through because my savegame was gone after early access and I didn't want to start all over again. So part 2 can wait a bit longer.

See a few posts up. Plan is to allow your EA save carry into 1.0.

 

[Spyxos]

See a few posts up. Plan is to allow your EA save carry into 1.0.

Wasn't that the plan for the first part too?

 

[jshackles]

I've only played a few hours, but the farther I get and the more stuff I unlock, the more I'm digging this. Adding charge to attacks is pretty great, especially with all the different modifiers. I've just now unlocked my first trinket and second weapon, game seems to have a ton of content already.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Just watched the IGN early access review and I AM HYPED! So much so that I went back and played again today. Wow am I rusty as hell!

 

[Luipadre]

No rest for the wicked EA just came out, v rising 1.0 tomorrow and now this. We eating good

 

[Northeastmonk]

The short range weapon isn’t fun now, maybe it will be later. I am still digging the starting weapon. I’m already enjoying it more than the first game. Maybe because there’s less red.

 

[DavidGzz]

Bought! Dling at 600 kb at work. It will be a while lol

PC gaming can't stop with the Ws

 

[xrnzaaas]

How woke is it though. The first one was fine in that regard. Just the right amount of degeneracy, fitting to the setting, without actual obvious pandering.

Hades 2 has fat wheelchair Hephaestus...

It's also yet another game trying to turn a real life skin disease that's usually a nightmare for those affected into something cool.

(that's Hestia btw)

 

[chlorate]

It kind of annoyed me that Hades 1 had most of the characters have British accents instead of Greek ones

 

[GymWolf]

More content already than full hades 1? Count me the fuck in. Im stuck at work until tomorrow tho

Wait fucking what? Is this confirmed?

 

[GymWolf]

I've been meaning to try out Hades at some point but haven't gotten around to it yet. I'm curious though, with the sequel coming out, is it still worth playing the first game? Does this render it superfluous?

No it doesn't, the first game is still fantastic and doesn't feel old at all.

 

[T-Cake]

I'm currently playing the original and having a blast. It's going to take me weeks to unlock everything though, I reckon so there's no rush to grab the sequel yet. And to read that Hades II improves on the first game, well that's incredible.

 

[GymWolf]

One thing to note after reading through their roadmap in game, is that they're committed to (if at all technically feasible) make sure that save data from the existing early access build carries forward through the various iterations and even into the full 1.0 release.

So with any luck, at no point will save data get reset in early access, which is a huge pet peeve of mine.

It was the same with hades 1, the saves from the early access never failed to load.

I'm reading that it was not the same for everyone, strange.

 

[DavidGzz]

It's a good thing, but I think this one is harder than Hades 1. Less OP lucky builds so far for me. It's a blast!

 

[Evil Calvin]

There should not be graded reviews for
'early access' games. They are not done. I can see giving impressions but not a score. Come on! Why?

 

[Luipadre]

Wait fucking what? Is this confirmed?

Yes its on the steam page.

 

[GymWolf]

Yes its on the steam page.

Ddue wtf, how should i resist now that i know this?

 

[Luipadre]

Ddue wtf, how should i resist now that i know this?

Dont. Buy it, its awesome

 

[GymWolf]

Dont. Buy it, its awesome

Lol now i'm gonna rush stellar blade because of this, the game was getting a bit stale anyway.

 

[Windom Earle]

It's also yet another game trying to turn a real life skin disease that's usually a nightmare for those affected into something cool.

(that's Hestia btw)

 

[jshackles]

 

[iHaunter]

First one was alright. I'll likely grab this.

 

[64bitmodels]

I should get the first one and this sequel too. Liked what I played of it on Xbox but never bought it

 

[Dr. Claus]

God fucking damnit.

 

[John Bilbo]

Her skin disease looks a bit like ashes of burned skin, but that's just me reaching for reasons for her design.

 

[drotahorror]

Digging it. 3rd area is pretty hard imo. The strife shit when entering a new area is kind of lame imo. It went away on 2nd level but so far and I think I’ve only been there 3x it hasn’t left me in 3rd area

All the weapons feel quite unique which is no surprise coming from hades 1. Hammer hits crazy hard but that final strike in the combo is quite slow and doesn’t seem like you can aim it after a dash? Only played with it one time though and maybe it’s easier on mouse keyboard

 

[jshackles]

I finally made it past the first boss, and farther than I made it in the technical test. The second zone is pretty awesome.

I also encountered my first room with locked exits. What a brilliant idea - fight more monsters to unlock a potentially different reward in the next zone.

And with the inclusion of (mostly) all new trinket abilities, new weapons and weapon modifiers... yeah, this game is pretty great.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Stellar blade have 9.2.

Stellar blade is better.

These are just early access reviews. The full 1.0 release is supposedly coming late 2024 or early 2025.

 

[masterbaiter2020]

Managed to clear first try with the last weapon you unlock:

Spoiler

the skulls

Which is weird because the weapon is quite tricky and I was getting whopped with the more traditional weapons and also sucked with ranged in the first game.

Game is so fucking good is ridiculous.

Good news for those worried that the game is woke. It is, a lot. SGG doesn't need your fragile bitch ass complaining about it. Game is already a success and it will only grow more with or without you. Go play the sex bot simulator and don't forget to sign that useless petition.

 

[Luipadre]

Managed to clear first try with the last weapon you unlock:

Spoiler

the skulls

Which is weird because the weapon is quite tricky and I was getting whopped with the more traditional weapons and also sucked with ranged in the first game.

Game is so fucking good is ridiculous.

Good news for those worried that the game is woke. It is, a lot. SGG doesn't need your fragile bitch ass complaining about it. Game is already a success and it will only grow more with or without you. Go play the sex bot simulator and don't forget to sign that useless petition.

Im playing both

 

[masterbaiter2020]

Im playing both

Truly a man of culture

 

[GHG]

2 and a half hours played so far and I'm loving this. If you liked the first one no reason not to get this, they've expanded on it in every way possible and then some.

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

Is the whole game playable in EA or are they planning to add more stuff?

 

[masterbaiter2020]

Is the whole game playable in EA or are they planning to add more stuff?

Big update by the end of the year is the roadmap. EA has a lot of content though