{"id":3701,"date":"2024-09-02T10:05:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T06:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bazinameh.com\/en\/?p=3701"},"modified":"2024-09-05T17:13:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T13:43:57","slug":"hades-2-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bazinameh.com\/en\/review\/hades-2-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Hades 2 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Revolutionary video games are a rare breed these days. Of course, what can be considered \u201crevolutionary\u201d varies depending on who you ask. But if you ask me, a video game earns that honor when it not only redefines its genre but also sets new standards for the future titles. When I think about such games released during the past few years, Hades is the first name that comes to my mind. At first glance, Hades doesn\u2019t seem to belong in that conversation. But if you stare at it long enough, you begin to realize that Supergiant Games has indeed made a revolutionary game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201croguelike\u201d tag is enough to scare off many potential players, but Hades not only emerged as one of the biggest hits of its time but also revolutionized storytelling in its genre. In roguelike games, death is as inevitable as it is in real life. You go on a run, meet your demise, respawn at the beginning, and then rinse, repeat, armed with newfound experience and improved skills\/tools. What sets Hades apart from the others is the Underworld, the respawn point where you not only gear up for your next run but also hear more of the story. Every time Zagreus \u201cdies\u201d and starts anew, the characters inhabiting the Underworld have some new bits and pieces of story to share. This clever approach turns repeated deaths \u2013 especially during the first few runs when they\u2019re more frequent \u2013 into less of an annoyance and more of a, dare I say, fun experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hades\u2019s revolutionary storytelling, along with its fun and engaging gameplay made it one of the most successful releases of its time, to the point that it outshined the release of The Last of Us Part II and even earned a number of GotY awards along the way. This rather lengthy introduction is meant to remind you just how big of a shoe Hades 2 needs to fill. Hades 2 stars Melino\u00eb, Zagreus\u2019s younger sister, who\u2019s tasked with rescuing her brother, along with their parents, Hades and Persephone, from the clutches of Chronos, the Titan of Time. So, instead of a story of hope and redemption, this time we get a classic revenge story. But the hub-based storytelling formula of the first game remains unchanged. With the \u201cwow\u201d factor of this type of storytelling diminished, and Hades 2 still being in its Early Access stage, it\u2019s rather difficult to fairly compare the two games in terms of storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Comparing the two in terms of gameplay is much more straightforward, however. Unlike Zagreus, whose fighting style was dictated by the weapon he was wielding, Melino\u00eb can use magic as well, which allows her to perform new types of special moves and also gives players more versatility in making their builds. But it doesn\u2019t end there. There are also more weapons to choose from, meaning players have more different playstyles to test out and more freedom to fine-tune their build however they want to. However, where Hades 2 really distances itself from its predecessor is the progression system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The original\u2019s rather simplistic progression system was dependent on one single resource that was relatively easy to acquire. Hades 2 uses a new system based on Arcana Cards, special items that grant specific abilities to Melino\u00eb. However, players cannot simply stack different Arcana Cards to make an unbeatable character. There are two limitations. First, creating new cards requires resources, meaning that players sometimes have to choose between their favorite power-up and the resources needed for unlocking the next card. Second, at the start of the game, there are only 10 slots available for equipping Aracana Cards, which doesn\u2019t sound like a whole bunch when you consider that some cards occupy two or three slots. Players can acquire more slots, but, you guess it, that requires resources as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like most sequels, Hades 2 is bigger than its predecessor in every aspect. There are more locations to explore; Melino\u00eb can survive longer in the human world, which itself is fun to explore; are there are more side quests to complete. If what you wanted was more of everything in the original, you\u2019ll be pleased with the sequel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s worth reminding that Hades 2 is still an early access game. It\u2019s not crazy to say that the full release version will be a better game. Having said that, even in this state, Hades 2 seems to be an upgrade to the original in many aspects. It\u2019s a more aesthetically pleasing game with more freedom to try out different builds and playstyles and offers more of everything that its predecessor had. So, is it a revolutionary game just like its older brother? No. Is it a fun and engaging gaming experience? Hell yeah (no pun intended)! That is, considering the fact that it is still an early access game. Is it a worthy successor for one of the best video games of the past few years? Hades 2 doesn\u2019t re-invent the wheel; it doesn\u2019t need to. It takes the tested formula of the first game and improves upon it in every aspect. So, yes. Hades 2 is indeed worthy of the name it carries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rating: 90\/100<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Revolutionary video games are a rare breed these days. Of course, what can be considered \u201crevolutionary\u201d varies depending on who you ask. But if you ask me, a video game earns that honor when it not only redefines its genre but also sets new standards for the future titles. When I think about such games […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":513,"featured_media":3702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-review"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bazinameh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bazinameh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bazinameh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bazinameh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/513"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bazinameh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3701"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bazinameh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3747,"href":"https:\/\/bazinameh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3701\/revisions\/3747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bazinameh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bazinameh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bazinameh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bazinameh.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}