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Jasmine Gould-Wilson

I spent 507 days obsessed with playing Hades 2, so I'm revisiting the first roguelike to decide which is my actual favorite

Mel staring head-on with one red eye in Hades 2.

I have a confession to make. I will always adore Hades 2 in all its glory, from the reworked character art to the witchy vibes and Scylla and the Sirens delivering banger after banger. But I think I prefer Hades 1 just a touch more. Or do I?

These thoughts have been running circles in my head like the Aspect of Supay for the past month. My memory is a little hazy – I haven't played the first Hades in a couple of years at least – but my gut instinct still cries out in favor of Zag's journey over little sister Melinoë's. Is it the rose-tinted fondness of memory lane clouding my judgement, or is Hades objectively better than Hades 2 in my eyes? I think – but it's time to find out.

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