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Hades II - No Spoilers

Posted on 10/13/25 at 11:06 am
Posted by MississippiLebowski
Member since Jul 2022
913 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 11:06 am
Finally bought this a couple days ago after digging out my switch pro controller.

Took a couple hours to get into it and figure out the changes and find a weapon I liked. At first it seemed like a totally different game that they wanted you to play differently than Hades 1, but after playing it for a while and leveling some items up, it plays very similar to the first.

It’s great, I’ve really enjoyed it so far. Not gonna spoil anything but the changes they have made and the new twist they added greatly improved the game and the pacing.

Anyone else playing?
Posted by VoxDawg
Glory, Glory
Member since Sep 2012
75394 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 11:20 am to
Not yet. I have the Final Fantasy Tactics bug.
Posted by MountainDewGF
Member since Sep 2020
701 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 12:20 pm to
can't beat the first game after 8 hours. gave up as the fun started to ware.
Posted by jefforize
Member since Feb 2008
45724 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 12:49 pm to
I hit 49/49 achievements on hades I but can’t commit to this one yet. Burnt out I suppose.
Posted by MississippiLebowski
Member since Jul 2022
913 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 3:24 pm to
I can understand burnout for sure. I think they did some good things in this one to shake it up and help prevent that.

So far the story hasn’t been as captivating tho
Posted by caro81
Member since Jul 2017
6050 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 3:38 pm to
its on my list

after kingdom come 2, yotei, arc raiders, so.....sometime in 2027
Posted by j1897
Member since Nov 2011
4315 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 7:49 pm to
I hate the stupid magic crap they force upon you. I think the first was much better, it's a roguelike, i should be able to play a variety of different ways.
Posted by MississippiLebowski
Member since Jul 2022
913 posts
Posted on 10/14/25 at 7:30 am to
quote:

hate the stupid magic crap


I’m with you on this, especially for the first few hours. It does good damage but more importantly it can help you somewhat control the battlefield.

My pro controller has a couple buttons on the back I can use to drop mine without having to take my finger off the main attack button. It’s super helpful when I remember to use it.
Posted by Kodar
Alabama
Member since Nov 2012
4617 posts
Posted on 10/14/25 at 9:46 am to
quote:

I hate the stupid magic crap they force upon you. I think the first was much better, it's a roguelike, i should be able to play a variety of different ways.
I really don't understand this as I have closing in on 40 hours at this point, and I definitely see tremendous build variety. Arguably even more than the 1st one
The magic stuff is just charged versions of what you already had with a resource. That kind of stuff adds to build variety.
Posted by MississippiLebowski
Member since Jul 2022
913 posts
Posted on 10/14/25 at 4:49 pm to
I think it was the transition from playing on a fully unlocked hades 1 save file to playing on a stock hades 2 save file that made the first few runs feel slow and clanky.

Since I got it all figured out I’ve been loving it. The way builds come together is great, don’t think I’ve had a single run yet where I felt like my build was unusable.
Posted by j1897
Member since Nov 2011
4315 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 9:17 am to
Finally got to second phase of chronos, his scythe throw whacked me every damn time.
Posted by MississippiLebowski
Member since Jul 2022
913 posts
Posted on 10/17/25 at 1:44 pm to
Yeh that attack does serious damage, have had a couple runs grind to a halt in the same place. And since he’s the Titan of Time, boons or upgrades that slow enemies or their projectiles down don’t work against him.
Posted by j1897
Member since Nov 2011
4315 posts
Posted on 10/19/25 at 10:14 am to
Back to backed chronos this morning. The second half of phase 2 is just bulletstorm madness.
Posted by MississippiLebowski
Member since Jul 2022
913 posts
Posted on 10/23/25 at 9:27 am to
I made it to the credits last night. Hell of a game, still tons of stuff I haven’t done.
Posted by VoxDawg
Glory, Glory
Member since Sep 2012
75394 posts
Posted on 12/15/25 at 7:25 am to
Finally gave this one about an hour, Saturday night.

Really enjoying it, but I loved the first one, too.

Not too sure about some of the gameplay mechanics. There's usually too much going on for me to remember to press & hold the Y button for the stronger attack.

I'm also not certain what the purpose of the "binding circle" on the X button.

What am I missing?
Posted by spaceranger
Member since Jan 2017
1627 posts
Posted on 12/18/25 at 10:37 am to
I took like 10 runs to warm up to the mechanics of everything, but really enjoyed it once i got used to it. Some say its better than the first, but idk. It is very good though and there is more to do than the first game

As far as the omega attacks, i never really used them tbh. I mainly would use one at the very start of an encounter because theres an arcana card that gives you bonus damage for having less than 100% magic

the binding circle is very useful. It keeps enemies from moving. They can use their attacks, but can be used to keep enemies still and at a distance. Once you get a boon for the circle, you can apply status effects and do damage with it, which becomes quite handy
Posted by VoxDawg
Glory, Glory
Member since Sep 2012
75394 posts
Posted on 12/21/25 at 3:38 pm to
At the moment, Hectate is whooping my arse on the regular.
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