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Hades 2 review

Maybe it's witchcraft. Maybe it's magic. Either way, Supergiant manages to draw down the moon with its Herculean action and epic narrative in Hades 2.

Some weapons - a living skull that's also secretly a massive bomb - demand you pay attention to your cast, since it immobilises enemies and sets them up as cannon fodder whilst you're given space to move around and avoid hazards. Rhyming weapon upgrades with Boon empowerments, and weighing up whether you want to layer in a 'Hex' (think special moves in a fighting game) means that your on-the-fly decision-making is more important than ever, and one wrong choice has the potential to undermine your entire build. That the studio can still dole out the surprises after how rich and textural Hades was, and that I still find myself floored by the ambition, the detail, the art, the technical prowess, and the willingness to cede control to players some 60-plus hours in is miraculous.

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