If you’ve talked to me about games at any point during the last four years, I’ve probably told you to play Hades. During the interview process for the job I have now, I spent a whole five minutes of the allotted time waxing lyrical about the mechanics, narrative, and, of course, the score. So, when someone on the team had to take on our Hades 2 review for the Nintendo Switch 2, I raised my hand quicker than Dionysus reaches for a freshly poured cup of wine, and now, I’m here to tell you all about it. Spoiler: it’s very, very good.
For Hades 2, Supergiant decided not to rest on its laurels, and instead of sending you on another adventure with Zagreus, the hero of the first game, you play as his sister, Melinoë. Zagreus, in fact, is missing, as is his mother, Persephone, while Hades himself is shackled and locked away in his own domain. The culprit is Hades 2’s big bad, none other than Chronos, the God of Time and Hades’ own old man. Yes, Hades 2 is all about killing time, which, while a little on the nose, makes the narrative feel even more all-encompassing.
Just like the original, you begin in a hub area, but with the House of Hades occupied, your new home is the Crossroads. Here’s where you meet the core cast of Hades 2, including Hecate, Melinoë’s mentor in the battle against Chronos, as well as Odysseus, Moros, Nemesis, and a few others. After every death, you return to the Crossroads, where you debrief with Hecate before your next run, use the witch’s cauldron to conjure up incantations to aid you on your journey, and much more.
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