Meet a cast of dozens of fully-voiced, larger-than-life characters, including plenty of new faces and some old friends. MINGLE WITH (MORE) GODS, GHOSTS, AND MONSTERS There are nearly limitless ways to build your abilities. Become stronger still with powerful Boons from more than a dozen Olympian gods, from Apollo to Zeus. Infuse your legendary weapons of Night with ancient magick, so that none may stand in your way. BATTLE BEYOND THE UNDERWORLDĪs the immortal Princess of the Underworld, you’ll explore a bigger, deeper mythic world, vanquishing the forces of the Titan of Time with the full might of Olympus behind you, in a sweeping story that continually unfolds through your every setback and accomplishment. The reveal trailer sets the stage for the game by talking about the Titan’s escape from his imprisonment in the depths of the Underworld in order to fight against Olympus.The first-ever sequel from Supergiant Games builds on the best aspects of the original god-like rogue-like dungeon crawler in an all-new, action-packed, endlessly replayable experience rooted in the Underworld of Greek myth and its deep connections to the dawn of witchcraft. Melinoë’s goal is to destroy Chronos, the Titan of Time who is also her grandfather.
While initially, it seemed, this could be taking place close to the time of Hades, just in a different section of the underworld, Melinoë’s birth suggests a passing of time will change the status quo of the Underworld as we left it with Zagreus. For a sequel to involve new challenges and stakes, there needs to be a change. Hades wraps up the many plot threads of its side characters over many hours, leaving a pretty bow neatly tied on the whole affair. It’s unclear how quickly gods grow up, but it’s possible that Melinoë is a mere teenager when all of this happens. If Hades ends with Melinoë no more than an idea in Persephone’s head, then that means a lot of time could have passed between Hades and its sequel. They grow up so fast - The possibility that this conversation is the seed that eventually blossoms into Hades II’s protagonist, Melinoë, suggests a drastically different Underworld than what players know in the original game. Hades Zagreus contemplates getting a sibling