On Hades II and how Supergiant will have its work cut out for it in delivering something quite as special as the first game...
Hades II stole the show for me at The Game Awards. A sequel to one of my all-time favourites and one of thewhile it was still around, from a studio that doesn't miss... what's not to like, right? Well, the more I think about it, the more I question whether it's even possible for a sequel to have the same kind of impact as the god-tier original.
The problem with this for a sequel is that it stops being something revolutionary for the genre and instead becomes something required in order to keep pace with the original game. It's now an expectation, not a surprise. It'll undoubtedly still feel great to know that every attempt will deliverkind of progression, but the same system can't have that same spark again without significant investment and development.
Another thing to consider is that Supergiant's catalogue thus far is built on constant reinvention, with no given pair of its four released games being all that alike. It has no experience in direct sequels, having bounced from project to project, so it'll be really interesting to see how the team approaches this follow-up.
Sequels are hard. I could probably count on my own two hands the number of times a direct sequel has blown me away even to the extent that an original has, let alone more. One prime example would be Burnout, going from tech demo original to amazing arcade racer in Burnout 2 to the takedown carnage of Burnout 3... a remarkable evolution and I would argue a textbook case for anyone wondering what good sequels look like.
How are you feeling about Hades II? Excited to revisit this wonderful world, or worried that Zagreus' sandals might just be too big to fill? Let us know down in the comments!
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