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Hades II is an upcoming roguelike action role-playing game video game developed and published by Supergiant Games, serving as a sequel to Hades (2020). It was announced in December 2022 and was released in early access in May 2024 for Windows and in October 2024 for macOS, with plans to bring the game to consoles after the early access period.
Thanatos is a character in the 2020 video game Hades.He is based on the Greek mythological figure of the same name, who is described as a "peaceful death."He is dispatched by the game's antagonist, Hades, to prevent Zagreus from leaving, and challenges him to see who could defeat the most enemies.
Hades also was the first game to be awarded a Hugo Award as part of a special video games category introduced for the 2021 Hugo Awards. [69] In a review of Hades in Black Gate, John ONeill said of its Hugo Award win, "I hope the WSFS decides to continue this category. Video games have become a solid reservoir for powerful storytelling, and 16 ...
It was nominated for nine awards at The Game Awards 2020, including for Game of the Year; Hades would end up winning two awards for Best Independent Game and Best Action. Hades wound up winning the best game of the year awards at the 17th British Academy Games Awards, the 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, and the 21st Game Developers Choice Awards. [21]
ZME Science writer Andrei Mihai discussed the similarities and differences between Melinoë in Hades II and the mythological figure. He noted certain liberties taken with the depiction, arguing that whether the mythological figure was an individual goddess is disputed, as well as whether she was the daughter of Zeus or Hades . [ 12 ]
[citation needed] She was designed by Hades character designer Jen Zee and created by creative director Greg Kasavin. [2] [citation needed] On the subject of the attractiveness of Dusa and other characters in the game, Kasavin attributed this to Jen Zee, the game's character artist. He stated that the portrayal of Dusa and the rest "owe greatly ...
Megaera is a character in Hades, based on the mythological figure of the same name in Greek mythology. [citation needed] Her design was created by Jen Zee.[citation needed] When asked why the character designs in the game were so attractive, Hades creative director Greg Kasavin attributed this to Jen Zee, the game's character artist.
[2] [4] [5] After seeing Zee's work where she drew "The Bastion" for the game, the two co-founders at Supergiant immediately asked her to join the project full time. [2] Zee later called it "serendipitous" as she was considering a career change anyways, and took the position as Supergiant's art director. [ 2 ]