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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 24d
New autumn #promosky pin! ๐Ÿ‚

๐Ÿ•น๏ธ RPGs, story-rich games
๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Indie games, visual novels
๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Achievement hunting

๐ŸŽฎ Like a Dragon
๐ŸŽฎ Final Fantasy, Tales of
๐ŸŽฎ Witcher, BG3
๐ŸŽฎ Horizon
๐ŸŽฎ Hades
๐ŸŽฎ Pokรฉmon
๐ŸŽฎ Cyberpunk

๐Ÿ“บ Game of Thrones
๐Ÿ“บ 90s anime, DBZ, YGO, Sailor Moon

โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ media analysis
โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ DnD
โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ cats

See you! ๐Ÿซถ
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 12h
Never seen Dial of Destiny but it blows my mind that it's supposed to be worse than Kingdom of the f*cking Crystal Skull. ๐Ÿ˜ฆ Still a cool series rewatch though!
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 12h
You don't have to, the story and gameplay are 100% enjoyable without having played Hades 1. Just know that there will be spoilers about some Hades 1 characters in Hades 2, so you'll lose out on a few surprises and suspense element if you ever decide to check out the first game. But no worries.
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 12h
That's cool to hear! I usually hate roguelikes too, because losing all your progress over and over is so unsatisfying. But with Hades 1 and 2 I always looked forward to dying in a run because it meant the story would progress!
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 15h
(11/11) ... in a way that makes me genuinely believe that these characters are the embodiment of strife and retribution, love that they cast Amelia Tyler - the narrator in Baldurโ€™s Gate 3 - as the voice of Hecate, love the animal familiars and would by plushies of all of them. Thanks!
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 15h
(10/11) ... love the ending to Arachneโ€™s and Odysseusโ€™ stories which make sense for their respective characters and Greek tragedies as a whole, love how Scylla sings her own boss music, love how Eris and Nemesis are written ...
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 15h
(9/11) To end it on a positive note: All of the new characters are awesome. Love how snide Hera is, love it when Apollo calls me Sunshine, love how different Hephaestusโ€™ boons play, love the new mechanic with Seleneโ€™s Hex, could listen to Moros complain about his sisters the Fates all day, ...
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 15h
(8/11) But half an hour of a weak-ish ending doesnโ€™t ruin dozens of hours I genuinely loved and enjoyed for me, at least not in this game. So itโ€™s all fine. I could gush about the game more and maybe will later, but for now thatโ€™s it. Until the first patch is released, at least.
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 15h
(7/11) The one thing I really didnโ€™t enjoy was the main storyโ€™s ending, which in my mind didnโ€™t fit the tone and build-up at all. But apparently theyโ€™re adding more content to the ending in the upcoming first patch, so I guess they got that feedback a lot.
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 15h
(6/11) Melinoe as the main character felt appropriately different from Zagreus as the protagonist, but not in a way I found jarring or arbitrary. While I love Zag more, Mel makes total sense for the game and story sheโ€™s in, which is much, much darker than the first gameโ€™s.
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 15h
(5/11) The writing sometimes made me forget that all the characters are only still images (with some animated particles for flavor), because the writing and acting was so crisp that they felt, again, very unique, three-dimensional and animated from the get-go.
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 15h
(4/11) Iโ€™m happy I could set the right challenge level for me! Full disclosure, my fingers are too slow to beat this game on standard mode, so I activated God Mode pretty early on and ended up beating it with maximum (80%) reduced damage. And I still died a lot. Judge me, I donโ€™t care.
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 15h
(3/11) ... sky-high QoL features, top notch dialog writing and voice acting, expertly done character design, and an interesting interpretation of Greek mythology. Even after dozens of hours I didnโ€™t get tired of starting another run through the โ€œsameโ€ dungeon.
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 15h
(2/11) Supergiant Games basically kept all the parts that I already loved about the first game and wanted more of: Smooth gameplay, satisfying combat, that genuine feeling of progress that can make roguelikes incredibly frustrating if itโ€™s missing, ...
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 15h
โ–ซ๏ธGAME 18 of 2025 DONE: Hades IIโ–ซ๏ธ

I vowed to play at least 1 game in 2025 that actually came out this year. The dice fell on Hades II because I was (amโ€ฆ) obsessed with the first one. One month and 100 hours later, Iโ€™m done and incredibly happy with my decision!

Spoiler-free final thoughts:
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Hades II cover art, Melinoe looking straight down at the camera with her weapons floating in front of her hands with a green glow Selene's boon/hex selection screen Hecate, a witch with a black cape, large black-rimmed head, metal and green glowing adornments all around her outfit, eyes glowing green as well. "You've unlocked all achievements! 50/50 (100%)"
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 16h
We did it!!
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 16h
Aw thanks ๐Ÿคญ
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 16h
a man says amazing flavor in front of a body of water
Alt: a man says amazing flavor in front of a body of water
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 19h
1 in 5 still doesn't sound "unlikely" to me, don't know what they're on about ๐Ÿซค
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 1d
Hades II - 100% achievements in the bag! ๐Ÿฅณ Pretty much exactly 100 hours on the dot and 1 month since starting too. That was so fun!

I may or may not finish the non-achievement content in the game soon, but most likely I'll wait for patch 1 to be released to see the new reworked ending and dialogs.
A Steam screenshot: Hades II "You've unlocked all achievements 50/50 (100%)"
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 1d
I can *hear and smell* this picture
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 1d
10 games to get to know me!! ๐Ÿ’œ
Clockwise: Baldur's Gate 3, Hades, Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines, Chrono Trigger, Pokรฉmon, Tales of Berseria, Final Fantasy XIII, Skyrim, Witcher 3, Judgment
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 1d
Must be so nice in your head... ๐Ÿฅฒ
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 1d
That just hit me like a knife into my heart, can't imagine how intense that must be for you. ๐Ÿซ‚
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 2d
The only good thing about being up early ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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Ivy ๐ŸŽฎ Hades II ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’œ @ivyinmyheart.bsky.social ยท 2d
Not a huge fan of the strict "facts vs. feelings" separation because it always makes BOTH look like extreme psychopaths for different reasons.

But the result checks out: if we're friends and you're late I will cry. ๐Ÿ‘€

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Type: Planner Hates wasting time Always arrives Early Nags their close friends a lot Gets annoyed If things don't meet their Standards Completes their job no matter what
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