Developer Supergiant Games just dropped three hours of gameplay footage ahead of Hades 2, and that's all it's taken to put the beloved roguelike's entire community in horny jail.
The huge Hades 2 gameplay stream showed off new features, Boons, and a whole lot more, but as ever, the cast and character art got some special attention from fans - fans who are now down very bad. It started early, when we got a look at Hecate, Witch of the Crossroads, who's clad head-to-toe in flowing robes save for an exposed midriff showcasing the kind of abs you could grate cheese on. The fact that Hecate is voiced by Amelia Tyler, best known as the narrator in Baldur's Gate 3, is just icing on the cake.
HECATE ABS.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabssssssssss!! pic.twitter.com/Y4FfkEIxjpApril 17, 2024
UGHHHHHH AHHGHAGGH HECATE THE WOMAN YOU ARE #hades2 #hadesgame pic.twitter.com/Ll4KAzSx56April 17, 2024
.@SupergiantGames is currently showing some gameplay on Twitch and PLEASE look at Hecate’s character design… They know so well who’s their target audience 😭😭❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/k7DMtPtHylApril 17, 2024
But hey, the thirst-fest didn't stop there. Odysseus has gotten people to understand "why Penelope waited for him for 20 years." Poseidon's redesign has elicited cries of "Oh God, they made him hotter." And really, just about the entire cast is grabbing some emotion ranging from respectful admiration to full-on "awoogas" from the peanut gallery.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?LOOK AT THIS ITS TOP TIER GLOWUP pic.twitter.com/VJkruw0qLAApril 17, 2024
i love women..... pic.twitter.com/B2cNZFplGnApril 17, 2024
Nemesis save me, save me Nemesis. Help, miss Nemesishelp https://t.co/3E9Q4XAxx9 pic.twitter.com/KxOiQIz0udApril 17, 2024
Of course, Aphrodite is getting a lot of attention, as she does remain depicted as a fully nude woman obscured by a few strategically-placed strands of hair. This time, though, she's wearing the facepaint of her husband Ares and standing much taller and prouder, and the effect is such that, uh, well… the whole gaming internet is now melting down.
Aphrodite Hades I've MISSED YOU!!!!!!! HADES II COME TO ME pic.twitter.com/aRiW2v3YnxApril 17, 2024
OH MY GOD APHRODITE SOMEHOW LOOKS EVEN BETTER WHAT HOW pic.twitter.com/TqvHPrgWwXApril 17, 2024
hades game 2 aphrodite reveal mother is BACK!! 🕊️🫧🐚💖🦢 pic.twitter.com/ah0XG1D896April 17, 2024
Invites are starting to roll out for the Hades 2 technical test with Early Access to follow soon after the conclusion of that test, and the actual game is sure to offer much more than just thirsty character art. But the fact that the community is already professing its love and making plans to wed the sequel's cast makes it look like Hades 2 is set to replicate the original's success and then some.
