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Hades II

“THIS SEQUEL EXCEEDS THE SCOPE OF THE ORIGINAL TO AN ENORMOUS EXTENT.”

FORMAT TBC / ETA TBC / PUB SUPERGIANT GAMES DEV SUPERGIANT GAMES / PLAYERS 1

Our first few encounters in Hades II are awkward and stumbling, protagonist Melinoë hacking clumsily at nearby ghouls. But as we start to move through the woods of Erebus, our muscle memory of the original game begins to flow back into our fingers. Soon Melinoë is weaving devastating attacks in between blistering dashes, carving up the legions that stand between her and her quarry.

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