h2-discussion

[agile shoal]

2 hours left right?

[prisma monolith]

hades 2, no zagreus 2

[tropic axle]

Yes

[dire sand]

Hades 3

[agile shoal]

Hades 4

[fluid totem]

Hades 5

[prisma monolith]

hades 6

[buoyant matrix]

2 hades 2 furious

[shell widget]

Hades 6 7

[blissful salmon]

Guys the next game is actually Pluto

[tropic axle]

Hades 2 too

[buoyant matrix]

HOLY CRAP IT'S CHRONOS

[agile shoal]

Name of the dlc

[unreal hare]

2 HOURS

[honest plank]

When Susano-o dropping

[odd escarp]

Straight up tempted to ask a neighbor if I can connect to their internet so I can “work on school work”

[blissful salmon]

Do it

[prisma monolith]

maybe the 1.0 release was the friends we made along the way

[full ridge]

hey guys, is there a way to backup my save before 1.0 update just in case?

[tropic axle]

Who would win in a fight Yamamoto or Chronos

[honest plank]

its an update

[buoyant matrix]

whose the first guy

[fluid totem]

do it. having neighbor connections is giga

[blissful salmon]

I think there's like an emergency back up thing on steam you can do

[prisma monolith]

in case what bro, they arent raiding your house

[icy flare]

2 hours left everyone yay 🎉

[tropic axle]

https://tenor.com/view/yamamoto-yamamoto-shigekuni-genryusai-yamamoto-shigekuni-bankai-zanka-no-tachi-gif-27096924

[mossy tangle]

PATCH NOTES ARE OUT:

|| Logan Cunningham has been replaced by James Woods ||

[unborn ridge]

that's what the unseen want you to think

[odd escarp]

I don't even know my neighbors all I see is their internet on my computer

[full ridge]

there was a bug in a previous update that caused progress loss in some people

[prisma monolith]

im refunding

[honest plank]

https://tenor.com/view/melinoe-nemesis-melinoe-nemesis-hades-hades-2-gif-3649220395167867880

[mossy tangle]

https://tenor.com/view/hades-im-fine-im-cool-fire-gif-16811402

[blissful salmon]

Man if that happens to me, ill killing grandpa out of spite all over again

[pale aspen]

Make this merch pls 😭

[nimble kernel]

irreparable damage to dad's image

[rotund sage]

I find it weird y’all don’t start over. I start a new save every update.

[full ridge]

I don't have time to spend another 150 hours on a new save

[blissful salmon]

I really like my savefile

[honest plank]

ive almsot 100% whats currently out, i am NOT spending 200 hours just to get a Scylla poster on my wall

[dire sand]

I find it weird you start over. I play on the same save every update

[granite pike]

just a couple more hours!!!~

[carmine holly]

Absolutely not, James Woods is a massive douchenozzle. Logan Cunningham is not a douchnozzle (that we know of).

[rotund sage]

You miss so much though… I mean, to each their own it’s just odd to me.

[nimble kernel]

I wish they would release the early access versions from the major updates

[brave urchin]

[dire sand]

Who even is james woods

[sleek oar]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1177528279897473036/1420770749630775336/1K5ySVdh.jpg?ex=68d69b5f&is=68d549df&hm=0c9f4ea76d81a5f31e2d6bec8c05ec2febe0fec863112b5c8a58b69580346007&

[pale aspen]

Unless you have a memory of a gold fish, i dont want to go through the same dialogue all over again for the nth time

[honest plank]

https://tenor.com/view/hades-hadesspin-zagreus-zagreushades-hadesgame-gif-3357168464476899738

[granite pike]

im gonna start a fresh dile on stream as SOON as its up, and stream wont stop until we complete a run

[brave urchin]

I ever ask me that since watching SImpsons.

[nimble kernel]

I want the old Poseidon spring

[crimson badger]

what do you even miss?

[brave urchin]

https://tenor.com/view/2-two-neon-gif-9555120733519320814

[carmine holly]

So for those of us who had the updates brainrot, are we all in for today? Only 2 devs online, it's joeover.

[blissful salmon]

Guys were reviving ||Icarus|| from the dead trustttt

[dire sand]

We have a time and date what do you mean

[odd escarp]

My social anxiety is making me anxious about asking my neighbors if I can use their internet

[prisma monolith]

wdym you miss so much

[unborn ridge]

i think between each update there was nice lil snippets of dialogue ;), like added in, variations, this is coming from someone who has done a fresh file ever major update

[rotund sage]

The new dialogue, dialogue at the intended time it should be heard. Pacing for upgrades, every time it’s different, more fluid. It scratches a huge itch in my brain.

[vernal carbon]

ugh. final surface boss is harder than em4 hades. the 4th region wardens are harder than base hades.

[honest plank]

Chat whats everyones favorite god

[prisma monolith]

dialogue will be played anyway, i wouldnt call that as missing

[fluid totem]

aphrodite

[dense light]

just a few hours LOL im so excited

[prisma monolith]

idk, im not making a new save file. game too grindy

[blissful salmon]

Lowkey it i had to cheese the final surface fight with rivals 4

[dense light]

just in time too i finished Path of Pain on hollow knight lol

[toxic quarry]

Now do vow of rivals final guardians

[dire sand]

PoP is fun

[pale aspen]

Yeah it’d be prompted either way so might as well stick with my old save

[shell widget]

prob heph honestly

[granite pike]

gameplays? Athena or Aries. Lore/Vibes? Dionysus and Aphrodite

[dense light]

my thumb has an indent on it from having pressed the b button so many times

[rotund sage]

New save all the way for me! It’s my favorite!

[rare pecan]

my glorious king... ares (though imo my true fav boon is the one ||hades gives you that makes your dash do a big circle, foget its name||

[prisma monolith]

rogue prince of persian?

[earnest lintel]

How many hours left for the update? my skill of trying to get it in mytime zone didn't give me a good result lol

[honest plank]

First triied rivals surface, still havent beat rivals underground

[dire sand]

Path of pain, altho prince of persia also fun

[vernal carbon]

the summit makes derelict distillery look like Kirby air riders, lol

[prisma monolith]

2 hrs

[gusty fjord]

Just a few more hours

[brave urchin]

https://tenor.com/view/hades-hades2-game-awards-melinoe-zagreus-gif-27225303

[rotund sage]

2 🙂

[granite pike]

quick question: is there a place to promote streams of the game?

[fossil mulch]

noon est?

[pale aspen]

T minus 2 hours and 2 mins bruh

[blissful salmon]

They're lowkey semi easier

[gusty fjord]

The hype is unreal.

[shell widget]

And have the better soundtrack

[earnest lintel]

better than 26sep at 5 am lmao, thanks everyone xD

[crimson badger]

to those who are caught up with all early access content, are you going to go for the ending in a single sitting?

[honest plank]

I just vanet gotten to riavls undergrouns much cuz scylla tends to end my run</3

[blissful salmon]

🔥🔥🔥

[carmine holly]

1 dev online guys, pack it in

[granite pike]

Yup! And on a fresh file too~

[blissful salmon]

Nah this is so real, a lot of my rivals runs end to her

[mild pilot]

ITS TODAY YIPEEE

[mossy tangle]

Ending-ending, you mean credits rolling? If yes, probably not today. I won't have much time to play

[sleek oar]

No rivals today, we are 0fear gaming 🔥🔥🔥

[honest plank]

also did anyone realize the final achivement is called "Goddess Of Nightmares"

[dire sand]

Hey guys how many hours till hades 3

[mossy tangle]

Tomorrow, however, might happen

[calm totem]

hey guys, what time will it realease?

[blissful salmon]

You are so right

[fathom lake]

2 hours

[pale aspen]

2 hrs left

[granite pike]

aproximately 1482024

[calm totem]

yoooo

[viscid surge]

so in 2 hours were all just gonna leave and never touch this chat for like days right?

[mossy tangle]

I'll need to run a couple 0fear runs, I'm probably rusty

[mild pilot]

we have waited for such a long time...

An FINALLY we are going to play it

[honest plank]

26282 exact

[dire sand]

169 years

[viscid surge]

to no spoilers of course

[cobalt fulcrum]

Im awake, took the day off from work, and i shall not be seen by my friends or family for a few straight days

[earnest lintel]

dang right

[mossy tangle]

I'll be here

[granite pike]

pretty much me all weekend lolol

[calm totem]

going to watch alice in borderland new season while I wait

[mild pilot]

pretty much social life will be gone

[dire sand]

3 years pretty fast

[dense venture]

Deleting my EA save rn

[mild pilot]

i will be working while waiting cus i've gotta make sure im free when it hits the time

[carmine holly]

THERE IS NO ESCAPE

[honest plank]

yea, im the secret sypergiant employee, so secret they dont even know I work there

[dire sand]

I have a gaming session with friends 2 hours after the game releases lol so I cant play it at launch much

[mild pilot]

OOF

[bright fern]

what’s everyone’s first 1.0 run gonna be ?

[dire sand]

A win

[calm totem]

up or down?

[carmine holly]

Whatever gets me to Chronos fastest

[mossy tangle]

whatever grave thirst demands haha

[granite pike]

Staff with no keepsakes of course

[mild pilot]

morrigan aspect for first run

[pale aspen]

Pet cerberus. That’s number one on my agenda

[dense venture]

Ah dang I forgot the grind

[spare tinsel]

2 hours

[honest plank]

Murder Scylla

[mossy tangle]

about keepsakes, I'll probably start with lion fang

[viscid surge]

im doing legit staff of melinoe with frinos

[edgy ore]

I think I will go for chronos first

[prisma monolith]

i wanna pet frinos

[granite pike]

(my joke is the first run is ALWAYS staff lol)

[split shuttle]

mel axe with flame strike, im so cooked man

[mild pilot]

i will only stop playing once I find Zagreus I swear he is too precious

[viscid surge]

idc im taking froggie with me

[honest plank]

https://tenor.com/view/thanzag-thanatos-zagreus-hades-game-hades-gif-23878045

[viscid surge]

silver wheel

[granite pike]

girl same stream may end when i complete a 1.0 run but i wont stop until im close to MAH BOI!!!!

[past shuttle]

Guys I’m so flipping excited

[viscid surge]

doing the most basic run ever, nothing fancy or op. heck the balance changes probably will shake up op boons and whatnot

[mild pilot]

#WeNeedZagreus

[mossy tangle]

That works too. Silver Wheel it is, with Selene coat

[covert mulch]

I just wanna wake up a sleepy fella and be allowed to pet a certain good boy 😭

[past shuttle]

12:00 EST cannot come soon enough. I’m bringing my gaming laptop to the office. They cannot stop me. Death to Chronos.

[buoyant matrix]

some of the achievements have been acquired by 0.1% of players

[granite pike]

deadass had i worked today id have brought my laptop just to play on breaks

[honest plank]

prob the devs or early access

[daring sun]

release in 2 hours?

[honest plank]

1 hour and 55 in but close

[mild pilot]

how many hours you guys have in EA?

[granite pike]

checks
261

[mossy tangle]

400-ish I think. Can't check right now but it's about that range

[honest plank]

like 250, all in 2 months as well

[buoyant matrix]

120

[past shuttle]

I can’t wait to see how much prestige my extra z-sand gets zapped into

[daring sun]

early access upgrades to full game automatically?

[fluid totem]

88.7 👀

[mossy tangle]

Yes.

[honest plank]

its an update

[covert mulch]

216..

[distant hull]

"Your mfking life ends in one hour and 54 minutes, grandpa"

[daring sun]

we need to start a new save?

[honest plank]

no

[mossy tangle]

No unless you want to

[past shuttle]

Wait, wait wait, I gotta fucking find Zag!

[unborn ridge]

Heres an idea for those waiting on a release and youre at home:
Go cook yourself a meal. At least 30 mins. Clean up the dishes, where you ate as well
Go shower, or exercise first, then shower
Take your time to get dressed, make yourself a drink c:
Woah hades 2 releases

[honest plank]

erm actually depends on wifi and how good you are it could b elonger

[odd escarp]

That's it I'm going to ask the neighbors if I can use their internet for a bit till mine comes back the worst they could say is no so it doesn't hurt to ask

[golden solar]

Same

[daring sun]

or just stare at screen

[weary axle]

literally what im doing haha

[unborn ridge]

No

[mossy tangle]

https://tenor.com/view/watch-your-mouth-watch-your-profanity-watch-it-gif-5600117

[honest plank]

what about the ones of us stuck in school

[granite pike]

you know good point imma go do these things. catch yall later!

[distant hull]

GRANDPA IS SLOWING DOWN MY INTERNET SPEED, THE COWARD

[unborn ridge]

Suffer.

[mossy tangle]

what about the ones at work

[past shuttle]

DEATH

[golden solar]

I'm sick, no work for me today

[unborn ridge]

Thats just a fear modifier

[distant hull]

DEATH TO CHRONOS

[odd escarp]

Wish me luck going out to ask the neighbors if I can use their internet for a bit till mine comes back so I can work on “school work”

[unborn ridge]

:3c

[past shuttle]

DEATH TO CHRONOS

[distant hull]

Is there a pre-load option for the full release or naw?

[honest plank]

first run finna be max fear w axe, if I die all of yall lose ur saves

[raw topaz]

Hades 2 releases <t:1758816000:R>

[daring sun]

so mote it be

[tulip plume]

OH MY GODDDDD YESSS

[livid field]

nuh uh

[dire sand]

Every self help book ever

[lunar shadow]

I thought it released at my 8am! I shallw ait a little longer!

[unborn ridge]

You stop that

[weary axle]

SO MOTE IT BE

[honest plank]

cant vro its written on my fate list

[granite pike]

so mote it be!

[unborn ridge]

Self help? No, im just here to give ideas on how to consume time c;

[odd escarp]

I'm so nervous for no reason asking my neighbors for their internet

[candid nimbus]

It is pretty funny the hours appears in my mother tongue. I love Spanglish, wooooo!

[distant hull]

So one thing occurred me, is anyone doing a surface run first? I am very curious about what the palace of Zeus looks like, but I'm even more tantalized by WHAT'S IN THE ROOM

[past shuttle]

Moonstone Axe + Sword Hilt 💪🏻

[dire sand]

Lisren to the advice, started to clean the dishes and my coworkers are mad cause there's water over all the electronics what do I do

[mossy tangle]

To me is Portuglish haha

[torn vigil]

Done done, and focaccia is currently rising. I’ll be working remotely for the next 2 weeks & I’m working the late shift… so I’m going to have plenttty of free time for this launch😈

[honest plank]

</3

[daring sun]

SO MOTE IT BE!!!!

[past shuttle]

God I’m so curious too!

[livid field]

Portenglish for me lol

[buoyant matrix]

GUYS PSYCHE AND ASH ARE NO LONGER MARKED AS NEEDED

[mossy tangle]

https://tenor.com/view/oi-brazil-soccer-match-gif-14567723

[livid field]

ITS PORTUGAL 😭

[distant hull]

BRASIL POHA CAMPEÃO

[raw topaz]

Better known as "Not Spain"

[dire sand]

I gotta say I watched the 7-1 on tv as it happened it was a weird day

[livid field]

nuh uh

[potent prawn]

when does update drop?

[past shuttle]

Gramps can sit and shiver on his stolen throne. Night’s Champion is COMING.

[random flare]

is there a time for fulll release drop?

[livid field]

spain is the one known as not portugal

[crude dragon]

2 hours from now

[plush dragon]

i am so hyped for this game (i have 50 hours in h1)

[random flare]

ty

[raw topaz]

What's a portugal

[dire sand]

You wouldnt know

[livid field]

curse of ra be uppon ye

[pale aspen]

I’ll just watch caseoh to pass the time 😭

[wheat pivot]

i have over 100 hours on hades 2 already and i’m hype af for full release

[livid field]

https://tenor.com/view/curse-of-ra-curse-of-ra-gif-10622361558915339590

[buoyant matrix]

pass what?

[torn vigil]

A port that had the gall to become a country… a very wealthy one in the exploration age of humanity

[dire sand]

Playing ac shadows to pass time

[potent snow]

how many more hours until game releases

[mild pilot]

so many brazillians here, that makes me happy

[carmine holly]

I have 171 hours already on Hades II.

[honest plank]

https://tenor.com/view/hades-game-hades-supergiant-thanatos-zagreus-gif-11532291157202483971

[raw topaz]

So its like atlantis but worse

[livid field]

I'm gonna beat you up with zorophet

[crisp vine]

should i replay from start to finish or continue early access save?

[wheat pivot]

zayum

[honest plank]

heads or tails

[raw topaz]

Both

[distant hull]

Entirely up to you

[torn vigil]

Something like that… though this one is somehow still above water

[plush dragon]

awww, hes happy his boyfriend is taking him on a walk

[carmine holly]

Hades I is almost 300

[raw topaz]

That can be solved

[past shuttle]

807 hours :3 💪🏻

[mild pilot]

what the-

[livid field]

no

[dire sand]

I have at least 1 hour in this game

[tender oxide]

HOW

[torn vigil]

If you wait long enough it will do it by itself😅

[wheat pivot]

idek for hades 1 cause i split it across like 3 platforms lol

[raw topaz]

Beware, we have a gamer hiding in our ranks, it could be any one of us..

[pale aspen]

Chronos be worshipping u by now 😭

[sweet maple]

guys did someone knows if the achievements will consider the beta playthrough?

[past shuttle]

807 hours. Nem’s my background photo. I am night’s champion. <33

[hollow mulch]

How many minutes until release again?

[mild pilot]

if i remember yes

[plush dragon]

2 hours-ish

[raw topaz]

Yup, since save files carry over

[honest plank]

I rememeberd when I first got the game, bought it, played it for 27 hours straight then i killed chronos

[wheat pivot]

when they said to kill time i don’t think that’s what they meant

[mossy tangle]

Oh btw, on my way to work I saw a banner with a Hades II review

[sweet maple]

yeyy!! tysm

[raw topaz]

Unless you delete them (maybe its enough to not open your old saves to not get achievements)

[sweet maple]

thanks!!!

[raw topaz]

Did it describe the game as a rougelite?

[zealous briar]

Is it worth it to start fresh? Have about 80 hours, stopped playing last November. Were there any news on whether the “old” content got anything new story or gameplay wise?

[wheat fog]

100% your current save file first

[prisma monolith]

i swear to god

[dire sand]

It's a real time action rpg

[torpid grove]

please dont

[prisma monolith]

dont tell me what to do

[dire sand]

The real question is this game menus or parkour

[weary axle]

its clearly a dating sim

[raw topaz]

If you haven't played I recommend starting new to get your brain in the zone with the setting and character arcs

[dire sand]

I think it's menus

[torpid grove]

chronos will be angry

[raw topaz]

With Frinos being in the game, it could be a Froguelike

[prisma monolith]

frougelike

[past shuttle]

Pretty much my routine every day since for the last year has been; go to work. Pretend to work. Ignore the attorneys. Flirt with Nem and Eris. Crank up the fear.

[raw topaz]

They are GREEN

[dire sand]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1148605654869737613/1420776542241292308/peter-help-me-v0-nytvwrp7bo2d1.jpg?ex=68d6a0c4&is=68d54f44&hm=c0f2d6d86a14726bee9bc7521a71215c780630e86c3e404c4bd0f3a39421bb87&

[prisma monolith]

fgreenlike

[plush dragon]

i only bought this game 5 days ago, and ill only be downloading it today in 2 hours - aside from seeing clips on social media and youtube, and rolling my eyes during the last years culture wars surrounding this game, i know nothing

[prisma monolith]

ok 👍

[crimson tree]

Does anyone know what time the patch for v1.0 rolls out if you've got the early access

[dire sand]

I'd argue this game is menus

[past shuttle]

I’m so jealous you’re in for an amazing ride

[raw topaz]

What does either category mean

[prisma monolith]

2 hrs

[honest plank]

the exact same time

[dire sand]

It's menus
Or parkour

[civic charm]

https://x.com/GermanStrands/status/1970872528093556779

GermanStrands (@GermanStrands)

Hades II currently holds a perfect 100 score on Metacritic LOL.

https://t.co/CCFvhYToCk

X · Sep 24, 2025, 3:26 PM

[wheat fog]

i wish i could erase memories, i can't imagine being able to experience 1.0 blind 😢

[raw topaz]

There are barely any menus, so this is parkrouge

[bright fern]

tbh i just really wanna see the patch notes already 💀💀

[wheat fog]

hell yeah well deserved

[dire sand]

There are constant menus, for rewards and choices and doors

[wheat pivot]

same

[lime sigil]

what time is it dropping do we know

[past shuttle]

12:00 EST

[pale aspen]

Same im dying to read through the patch notes 😭

[raw topaz]

Yes, and you parkour between those choices

[tepid sandal]

in an hour and 40 minutes

[minor pivot]

1 hour and 40min 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[bright fern]

like they need to release patch notes 30 mins before so i can react and adjust my expectations !!

[vapid veldt]

#announcements message also there is this message for quick reference

[raw topaz]

Hades 2 releases <t:1758816000:R>

[dire sand]

Im pretty sure this is just false

[bright fern]

how am i supposed to handle patch notes and 1.0 at the same time

[prisma monolith]

youre not

[civic charm]

elaborate

[raw topaz]

Its on the internet

[honest plank]

They should remove the limit on ares plasma so i cant get alot

[wheat pivot]

anyone here who has never played hades but is gonna play hades 2?

[plush dragon]

back when i played the first game druing pandemic, i still idtnefied as a guy, and now that i use she/her, the mc of hades 2 is a girl, and i find that i really funny lmao

[tepid sandal]

part of me is thinking about taking a nap just so noon comes faster lol

[weary axle]

I guess to patch notes will be kind of spoiler free?

[prisma monolith]

weve known for a week now

[raw topaz]

You should ask the new player channel

[past shuttle]

Did everyone get their early access gift bag?

[wheat fog]

you can do that but like, why would you

[meager veldt]

2 hours

[civic charm]

https://x.com/shinobi602/status/1970872355024207972

Shinobi602 (@shinobi602)

Hades 2 | Reviews

10 - IGN
10 - GameGrin
10 - TheGamer
10 - Gamespot
10 - Eurogamer
10 - Noisy Pixel
10 - Screen Rant
10 - Videogamer
10 - GameReactor UK
9.5 - Destructoid
9.5 - GamingTrend
9 - Slant
9 - PCMag
9 - Twinfinite
9 - GamingBolt
8 - Metro
8 - Inverse

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X · Sep 24, 2025, 3:26 PM

[molten obsidian]

Only 1 dev on release day

[fiery meteor]

thats crazy

[civic charm]

stacked ratings damn

[dire sand]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1148605654869737613/1420777454464925809/Screenshot_20250925_162209_Brave.jpg?ex=68d6a19d&is=68d5501d&hm=77497121feff984b2848804aa76825a353e9990ccf8b59bdd2270bb55975c73d&

[tepid sandal]

https://tenor.com/view/pyra-tea-estrogen-xenoblade-gif-26256251

[bright fern]

i’m really nervous for how this game is gonna end dawg

[past shuttle]

As a transgirl I find this momentous and beautiful 🏳️‍⚧️ <3

[wheat fog]

sad hades 2 won't be nominated for goty stuff cus of ea

[wheat pivot]

idk, i know some people who are like that. but if anything they just have another delicious meal after finishing hades 2

[molten obsidian]

Bg3?

[civic charm]

game has one of the most repeatable gaming system you'll be fine

[tender oxide]

Same girl

[odd escarp]

Someone gave me their internet cheers

[quaint pumice]

bad breath to chronos

[civic charm]

damn 95 quite high for metacritic standards no

[past shuttle]

Your profile pic!! Aaaa! I can’t wait for episode 2!

[raw topaz]

But how do we both kill time and have him keep reappering

[bright fern]

i mean that i’m worried about the narrative and how they’re going to handle the ending, since I wasn’t the biggest fan of h1’s ending (though I love that game a ton)

[tender oxide]

I KNOW RIGHT

[quaint pumice]

probably something to do with nightmares

[wheat pivot]

i’m curious about the ending too

[dire sand]

Ye it's up there, higher than e33 and silksong, but it also needs more reviews so it settles on a more accurate average

[past shuttle]

YEAH

[indigo shoal]

anyone know when the game is launching?

[raw topaz]

Hades 2 releases <t:1758816000:R>

[wheat fog]

hour and 35 minutes

[tepid sandal]

trapping him in a time loop maybe?

[civic charm]

fair.. considering they'll need to come up with both endings on underworld and the surface

[indigo shoal]

got it, thanks a lot

[tender oxide]

Watch as they are gonna give the goty to E33 anyway, Geoff's been glazing it for the entire year

[dire sand]

My theory has been since the start that chronos gets trapped in some dream by hypnos

[raw topaz]

You could trap me in a time loop and I wouldn't know

[wheat fog]

hypnos upscale 💯

[fierce field]

I genuinely couldn’t care less who gets game of the year cause all the contenders deserve it

[tepid sandal]

if time can't be stopped then simply keep it running in an eternal cage

[dire sand]

Ye

[raw topaz]

You could trap me in a time loop and I wouldn't know

[civic charm]

i want hades 2 to win goty but i think e33 deserves it... 30+ devs for a solid ass game is crazy

[plush dragon]

E33, deltarune ch3&4, silksong, kingdom come 2, now hades 2... this seems like a really great year for gaming, no?

[quaint pumice]

mindseye

[past shuttle]

I know what’s going to kill Chronos. My moonstone axe in his NECK.

[wheat fog]

can hades 2 be nominated for goty or nah cause of ea im pretty confused

[dire sand]

And still beat him so he cant leave that cage

[fierce field]

Your gonna get those annoying people though

[dire sand]

400+ unique credits but ye

[civic charm]

just wished this game wins atleast 1 award

[tender oxide]

It wasn't 30 people who made it btw stop with this narrative

[fierce field]

Hades 1 got nominated even though it was in early access

[raw topaz]

You could trap me in a time loop and I wouldn't know

[quaint pumice]

e33 wins silksongers mald
silksong wins normies mald

everyone else wins

[wheat fog]

hades 2 wins everyone rejoices

[fierce field]

I agree

[bright fern]

genuinely going to need to disconnect and unplug today starting 5 mins before EA coz with the way my hearts going rn i’m about to expload

[tepid sandal]

Fabs you get a +2 from me for that bit

[tender oxide]

I mean, I would be kinda mad if Skong wins because silksong has very bs moments that shouldn't be celebrated

[civic charm]

that's what i heard so far but dimiss what i said if it's false

[raw topaz]

You could trap me in a time loop and I wouldn't know

[dire sand]

To be exact, e33 has 412 people in the credits, 403 professional roles (development; voixe acting, etc.), 9 special thanks, with a total of 502 credits (cause people get mentioned more than once)

[fierce field]

I dread the game awards this year cause I know people are gonna be insufferable

[wheat fog]

i think uhh balatro should win this goty

[tender oxide]

30 core devs plus a lot of contractors who are also devs

[dire sand]

It was NOT made by a team of just 30 people

[raw topaz]

Ye, I approve

[fierce field]

E33 and silk song fans especially

[tepid sandal]

pac man world 2 should win GOTY and pac man all over the competition

[placid oar]

Blue Prince with the steel chair from behind to beat E33 over the head and take home the GOTY

[tender oxide]

They were already last year

[pale aspen]

bonks you with Heph’s prosthetic leg

[past shuttle]

Me when I trap chronos in a timeloop and force him to look at all 3 of my absolutely jacked statues for eternity

[dire sand]

When have people not made drama about goty

The first game awards goty went to dragon age inquisition

[raw topaz]

I'm free, but I don't know from what

[dire sand]

Last of us part 2 won goty remember that

[quaint pumice]

yeah i definitely think hades 2 is pretty much overall best ignoring the irony of saying this here

[bright fern]

SGG should lowkey increase the slowdown timer on here already

[raw topaz]

Ye, sounds a lil biased

[stark storm]

the game awards are so funny because they’re so inconsistent they literally make up categories based on the number of games in specific categories that were released that year

[civic charm]

2 more hours

[dire sand]

I mean the main thing about the game awards is it's a marketing show

[carmine holly]

I restarted my computer to prepare, and now Steam won't start. RIP me.

[raw topaz]

Balanced as all things should be

[dire sand]

The goty title is not a protected title or award, see hades 1 boasting about having 70+ goty awards (despite not having won it at the game awards)

[placid oar]

I think Hades 2, Silksong and E33 are all outstanding games in their own right who all deserve GOTY. Except because of the way that GOTY selection works it'll almost certainly be E33. Unless they take the whole "so powerful it crashed Steam on release day" into consideration

[little shale]

Who else is unsubscribing from all the Hades 2 content creators to avoid story spoilers?

[quaint pumice]

i mean its pretty much always been a self-masturbatory exercise by the gaming industry though

[fluid totem]

Ign gave hades2 a 10, wow. Guess they thought it was decent.

[dire sand]

I mean the way goty at game awards works is just jury ranked voting

[pure raptor]

Hades 2 still isn’t out?

[dire sand]

It's a mixture of popular and good games that have a chance, with some added recency bias

[somber juniper]

Oh my god I am dreading accidentally seeing a spoiler!

[wheat fog]

i only know haelian anyways lol

[tribal warren]

an hour and a half

[pure raptor]

Wild

[tribal warren]

ill still be at school during release fml </3

[quaint pumice]

yeah i dont think hades 2 would qualify this year tbh

[vagrant mauve]

1 and a half hours boys

[tepid sandal]

I should farm some last minute poppy seeds

[haughty hill]

people worried about any spoilers need to not be in this channel

[dire sand]

It probably qualifies

[tribal warren]

are yall starting new saves?

[wheat fog]

why not xxxtentacion fan 1973

[vagrant mauve]

Bro I'm basically done with everything just some npc quests and endings left to see lol

[paper kraken]

In 1 hour and 30 minutes, we can kill Chronos (finally?)

[dire sand]

Elden ring dlc qualified lol

[past shuttle]

I’m buying a little enamel pin that says “Night’s Champion” and when I kill Chronos I’m going to staple it to his smarmy nose

[haughty hill]

while people will be spoiler tagging 1.0 stuff there's a lot of content in the game that isn't from 1.0, if you're only getting the game today get over to #h2-for-new-players

[carmine holly]

I still haven't completed romancing ||Icarus|| in my main save. They just WONT SPAWN IN MY DANG RUNS.

[dire sand]

Hades 2 is deffo showing up in the jury lists lol

[vagrant mauve]

I did finish all testament

[placid oar]

Hades 2 is definitely a GOTY contender for this year, I expect it to get a nomination together with E33, Silksong, Blue Prince and KCD2. It just won't win

[dire sand]

Dk bananza also

[vagrant mauve]

Naah, rather indie contender

[placid oar]

Oh right Bananza ye, my bad

[wheat fog]

e33, silksong, h2, deltarune ch3&4, kcd2
who else

[tepid sandal]

did they say how much prestige we'd get from the items dropped by ||Chronos and Typhon||?

[dire sand]

H2 in indie still competes with silksong and e33 lol

[past shuttle]

I couldn’t help romancing ||Nemesis||, she’s literally my desktop background 🫡

[vagrant mauve]

I don't think it'll go this far

[light cove]

Naah

[placid oar]

To be fair, pretty much -all- the games I mentioned are Indie, 2025 is the -year- of the Indie

[dire sand]

Okay josue

[raw topaz]

Would've been very funny if the Indiana Jones video game wins Best Indie Game

[vagrant mauve]

Yeah

[odd escarp]

I'm calling the restaurant near me so I can connect to their internet

[carmine holly]

Yeah they were the first I romanced. And also TOOK. FOREVER. TO. POP. UP. IN. RUNS.

[haughty hill]

I mean, monster hunter wilds sold more copies than all of those put together

[quaint pumice]

what yall know about ratatan

[prisma monolith]

this is a lie

[dire sand]

How much did mhw sell again

[tepid sandal]

rata rata ratatan

[haughty hill]

bit over 10m, iirc

[tribal warren]

wait can you have poly relationships in h2

[raw topaz]

I'm excited to see how your story unfolds

[prisma monolith]

yes

[dire sand]

Do we know the silksong numbers like at all

[prisma canopy]

im so excited i need something to do for the next hour and 25 mins

[placid oar]

Oof, that's right Monster HGunter Wilds will probably pick up a nomination as well, forgot about it

[raw topaz]

Yup, its Hollow Knight 2

[dire sand]

We just know peak playercount right

[sleek oar]

Sleep

[placid oar]

Enough to crash steam day 1. Which is a crazy achievement

[prisma monolith]

your sense of humour, i like it

[wheat fog]

3 mil sold currently i heard

[dire sand]

It's still insane that it peaked at 17th of all time playercount lol

[mossy tangle]

Haven't played Wilds yet. PC can't run it.

[warm ice]

thought it was coming out in 25 minutes, poop got an extra hour

[haughty hill]

I think people putting e33 as the favourite need to look at sales, it's only super big in the pretty dedicated gamer demographics - it's definitely got a shot and I'd be stunned if it didn't win best soundtrack, but the odds-on favourite for goty? I don't think so

[prisma canopy]

.... lowkey might... 1)nap 2) make fried rice 3) spend the next 20 hours playing H2 1.0

[wheat fog]

the dream schedule

[prisma monolith]

game is coming in 2 hrs bro, not 20

[dire sand]

The nomination/award is not decided by this demographic it's decided by a ranked jury of game critics

[wheat fog]

reread the sentence

[prisma monolith]

no

[mossy tangle]

It was crazy. It crashed Steam, GOG, PS Store, Xbox Store, Nintendo Store...AT THE SAME TIME.
GTA VI could never.

The only store left intact was Epic. Because they don't sell the game there.

[haughty hill]

And if broad appeal wasn't a factor Alan Wake 2 would have beaten BG3 in 2023

[shell widget]

I really hope warframe gets some recognition for ongoing game

[prisma canopy]

ik - im gonna sleep 1 hour, make rice for the next 25 mins, and spend the 20 hours after that looking at the new content

[fierce field]

The 2 best triple A games this year have been doom and dying light

[haughty hill]

Alan Wake 2 was like, the critics' favourite game of the last decade or so

[prisma canopy]

ignoring all obligations for this rn

[verbal rampart]

Those are 2 good games but definitely not my GOTY

[dire sand]

Yes, it's a combination of popularity, quality, recency bias, and general issues with ranked voting lol

[carmine holly]

So I rewatched the noClip documentary. There's the part where they are watching Indie game announcements in summer 2020 and Amir goes "Ooooh I hope we get Silksong! I've been waiting so long."

[topaz rapids]

Was Hades not nominated in 2020....?

[raw topaz]

I wish I didn't had to farm a necramech or be gatekept from insane cinematic story

[haughty hill]

(and to be clear Alan Wake 2 is an incredible masterpiece)

[late current]

The full release comes out in a little over an hour but I'm working till 5 ozn

[prisma monolith]

and is rigged half the time

[carmine holly]

I wonder how broken Amir would've been if he realized when he said that it would take 5 more years to come out.

[little frost]

yeah recency bias kinda hurts games dropped early in the year

[light cove]

How long until 1.0 is released?

[lime sigil]

so sorry to offend you man

[fierce field]

Doom is definitely a contender tbh

[mystic storm]

1 hour and 22 minutes

[prisma monolith]

you didnt!

[dire sand]

Checking on this idk if this is true

[shell widget]

They’ve been making that better and generally reducing grind for a while now

[haughty hill]

Yeah I can cosign that, I just think people are overweighting E33, I would give it moderately better odds than Silksong but I don't think I'd have it as the clear favourite.

[mossy tangle]

1 hour 22 mins

We really need a mod to sticky it here for folks...

[dire sand]

Aw2 has a critic score of 89, bg3 has a critic score of 96

[fierce field]

It’s not gonna win though

[prisma canopy]

does anyone wanna do a hades 1 speedrun

[mystic storm]

https://tenor.com/view/i-am-so-tired-of-waiting-chloe-taylor-the-better-sister-i'm-getting-impatient-i'm-fed-up-with-waiting-gif-3487537191715808526

[lime sigil]

just playing ofc- I haven’t really touched this game since the first patch early access and for whatever reason looking up “hades 2 release time” wasn’t hearing much

[plain shale]

Question how much of my progress will be deleted once 1.0 releases I need to be mentally prepared

[topaz rapids]

doom aint even gonna get nominated lmao

[dire sand]

Critic score of 96 is insane lol

[elfin heron]

Looking forward to finally playing hades 2

[haughty hill]

Didn't it literally beat BG3 for Critics' Choice?

[quaint pumice]

and the franchise's reputation died with it 😹

[raw topaz]

None, only your sand and eyeballs

[carmine holly]

Prayer circle my Steam still isn't starting.

[spiral canopy]

none.

[mystic storm]

Already did. Got the WR for any% in 1 second

[fierce field]

It did the last 2 times

[dire sand]

Unsure, it might? I did not pay attention to this lol

[raw topaz]

So is it in an hour and 20?

[plain shale]

So I will keep my || wool and golden apple ||

[lime sigil]

personally restarting when 1.0 drops, want to experience all the early game as “intended”

[haughty hill]

Like critic score review is them reviewing it for their readership not necessarily their personal favourite

[exotic dagger]

80 minutes before release my god

[raw topaz]

Yeeeee

[dire sand]

It does have an insanely higher critic score

[small kettle]

Just got to the end of an underworld run, do you guys think I should wait for the update before going through the exit

[prisma canopy]

none but all Final Boss rewards you already earned will be converted to perstige so you have to grind rewards for the plot like in the OG game

[plain shale]

Oh thank god

[haughty hill]

Yeah it did, Alan Wake 2 won Critic's Choice at GJA 2023, checking

[fierce field]

If not then best soundtrack and best action game

[dire sand]

Ah, so ig the 10% there mattered?

[shell widget]

More recently released warframes even take less crafting times than the old ones, tho I hope they apply that to that old ones as well

[plain shale]

I don’t mind

[dire sand]

Like it might have been close do we have numbers for ga 2023

[prisma canopy]

awesome

[elfin heron]

So true

[cobalt sorrel]

Alan Wake 2 looks so awesome

I wish I didn’t suck at shooters so I could play it lol

[raw topaz]

Would be amazing, but ye, Cephalon Cy got me through one farming, but necramech is draining me

[thick moth]

It’s def a trippy ride compared to the first. I liked the direction they went with it.

[hollow snow]

we got a time when 1.0 drops ?

[prisma canopy]

question is.... do i start from scratch and play as a new one would... or do i continue from my biggest save file

[plain shale]

Ngl man I might delete my early access file so I want to start fresh

[white void]

snack run complete, ready for release

[fierce field]

Why we talking about mid? /j

[haughty hill]

you do have multiple save slots!

[dire sand]

You can absolutely play aw2 while being bad at shooters

[plain shale]

That’s what I ponder

[raw topaz]

Is that an innuendo again

[prisma canopy]

exactlyyyyyy

[cobalt sorrel]

Are there options to make it easier or is it just easy

[wintry dagger]

GTA VI could break the internet if it doesn’t have preload or preorder

[white void]

<t:1758816042:t>

[haughty hill]

No, I mean that very literally, you have four save slots you can leave your EA one up and use a different one for a fresh start.

[raw topaz]

Definitely an innuendo

[hollow snow]

thanks

[tribal warren]

im not deleting mine but im definitely starting a fresh file. i wanna see all the story as intended

[placid oar]

There's a chance they will require you to start a fresh run after the 1.0 update. You can honestly just see if you can get to the end

[dire sand]

If aw2 won critic award and the 10% audience vote was enough to make bg3 win goty, then the critic choice was probably close between these two no

[glossy beacon]

What time it comes out

[dire sand]

It already is

[tribal warren]

5 hours

[boreal zenith]

1hr 20mins

[glossy beacon]

5pm gmt

[haughty hill]

I think they have a different metric for goty

[keen thunder]

77 minutes!

[dire sand]

Goty is 90% jury 10% audience

[shy charm]

We are into minutes holy crap

[jade niche]

I'm ready, are y'all?

[dire sand]

But maybe critic choice is a diferent calculation than just taking that 90%

[haughty hill]

No, I mean I think the jury measure their goty votes differently to their choice votes

[jaunty fiber]

so ready

[placid oar]

No, I think I'm gonna postpone until tomorrow

[waxen lake]

TODAY IT'S THE DAAAAY

[amber fog]

download avail only at launch time, assume there will be a decent sized update?

[past shuttle]

I’m so STOKED

[waxen lake]

Who are u voting y'all for Goty 2025?

[plain shale]

Expedition 33

[quaint orchid]

KCD2 or Hades

[fierce field]

Doom or hades

[pastel hearth]

How many hours until the game comes?

[haughty hill]

It's entirely consistent to vote BG3 for goty and AW2 for critics' choice as the same critic if you take the perspective that the game of the year should be the best game for gamers overall while critics' choice should be your personal favourite, for example.

[jaunty fiber]

1.25

[tribal warren]

h2 because i havent played anything else lmao

[coarse shoal]

an hour and 15 i think

[verbal rampart]

1 hour, 15 mins

[haughty hill]

Probably Hades 2

[dire sand]

Ye im trying to find out how this was voted for

[plain shale]

The real question is what will it be contenders so we can hear the orchestra scores

[raven perch]

You don’t need to start a new save

[placid oar]

Not a new save, but a fresh run

[prisma monolith]

i decide whats intended or not!

[waxen lake]

An indie game must win this year 🙏🏻 Silksong or Hades 2

[small kettle]

If I could vote for I Am Your Beast I would, but it came out last year so probably either DOOM or Hades

[jaunty fiber]

i already deleted my old save but i didnt get that far at all tbh

[dire sand]

Wait critics choice is an entirely different event

[placid oar]

As in, start from Erebus

[coarse shoal]

silksong or hades2 uncertain which one

[dire sand]

So it's not even working from the same list of votes as the game awards; critic choice is from the golden joystick awards

[raw topaz]

Well, maybe you should wait until hades 2 is out

[raven perch]

Silksong

[fierce field]

Doom the dark ages is the only triple A game to deserve goty so far

[dire sand]

Now I gotta find out how their voting system works lmao

[keen thunder]

It wouldn't be my choice but I think E33 is most likely winner

[raw topaz]

And until you finish Bilewater in Skong

[fierce field]

Ghost of yotei maybe?

[pulsar osprey]

@raven perch is back

[tribal warren]

tbh ive barely heard about e33 apart from in hades circles when asked

[lilac marsh]

yo when is da game comin out?

[coarse shoal]

so true

[fierce field]

And maybe dying light the beast?

[edgy osprey]

in what time will release 1.0 ?

[carmine holly]

Amir's on, we're so back!

[waxen lake]

I'm so excited for the elections

[raw topaz]

Hour and 13

[tribal warren]

id be surprised if it won

[marsh saffron]

Guys, is there a time for utc-3 release?

[plain shale]

https://x.com/SupergiantGames/status/1968765145892421869

Supergiant Games (@SupergiantGames)

HADES II v1.0 arrives in less than one week!!🌒

It will be available worldwide at 9am PDT on Thursday, September 25, or your local time, on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Steam, and the Epic Games Store.

X · Sep 18, 2025, 7:52 PM

[raven perch]

<t:1758816000:f>

[keen thunder]

nobody expected astro bot to win either 😄

[tribal warren]

has anyone even played astro bot

[waxen lake]

No I didn't...

[lunar merlin]

Death stranding 2?

[fierce field]

Yes

[molten obsidian]

that means easy for silksong, polygon and jason like silksong more that e33 and spanish press too.

[keen thunder]

Yeah Astro Bot is great

[plain shale]

Can we say a final thank you for the hard working devs in supergiant games

[placid oar]

The critics have, and that's why it won

[marsh saffron]

Damn it will release during my lunch break

[fierce field]

Omg i completely forgot but yes that too

[modern blade]

1h?

[tulip drum]

the slowest hour and 12 minutes of my life

[true vault]

when will this 1.0 come out?

[jagged needle]

hades 2day.....

[coarse shoal]

counting down the seconds

[waxen lake]

THEY DESERVE A LOT, IF I COULD ILL BUY THEM A PIZZA

[flint skiff]

I believe in an hour and 10m ish

[raw topaz]

Good pun, big respect

[keen thunder]

But I think a lot of people in certain circles are only tuned in to PC and cross platform games. I think E33 may do better than expected too because I think it was probably more popular for console than for PC

[dire sand]

Looking into this, critics choice is a different award event than tga (the golden joystick awards), and has a different process of boting, and a different jury selection than tga, I can't easily find public transparent info on how their voting works, but it's safe to say the results between these are hard to compare without that data

[past shuttle]

We need a big timer stapled to the top of the chat or something.

[waxen lake]

Eat pizza while playing Hades 2 it's like being in Olympus

[mossy tangle]

Hell I'd love to gift Amir a bottle of scotch. He's been a champion

[raw topaz]

Pretty sure you can order one to their building, no?

[placid oar]

BUYING THEIR GAME MEANT THEY DEFINITELY BOUGHT PIZZA AT SOME POINT DURING DEVELOPMENT

[plain shale]

Agree they deserve a big party

[true vault]

is it for all region? @flint skiff

[coarse shoal]

much much love to supergiant

[dire sand]

Because if the jury groups significantly differ (tga has content creator critics, not just media like ign, for example), it is hard to state much of a clear reason behind differences

[flint skiff]

I think it's world time release

[compact blaze]

everyone buy the DLC

[fierce field]

My 3 most anticipated games this year have been doom, dying light, and hades tbh

[mossy tangle]

Supergiant is probably the only gaming studio I fully support

[little shale]

Everyone buy the soundtrack

[fierce field]

I completely lost hype for silk song tbh

[plain shale]

What about team cherry

[past shuttle]

I’m buying the soundtrack immediately

[mossy tangle]

Of course, how could I forget them haha

[waxen lake]

I'm going claw at your eyes~

[placid oar]

If only they added some sort of Co-op Brother/Sister DLC. And other things I wish would happen.

[keen thunder]

Civ7 was my most anticipated. What a letdown that was 😄

[raw topaz]

But Blaze, didn't you hear, there was drama with a voice actor

[past shuttle]

YES

[dire sand]

Throwback to Fable crediting how much pizza they ate in the game's credits

[plain shale]

Where one player is zagareus and another is melinoe

[jagged needle]

I'm ngl, the act 3 finale fight just isn't enjoyable, everything else is fine but the end took the wind outta my sales

[crude wedge]

are u guys starting a new save for 1.0 or continuing ur EA save?

[placid oar]

I mean, isn't every Civ considered the worst one at release?

[fierce field]

Same but I’d also add, team cherry, ID software, saber interactive, tech land, and cd project red personally

[plain shale]

I’m doing new it feels like I’m cheating if I continue on

[mossy tangle]

Marin Miller, while well intentioned, was misguided. But I won't stir up that pot

[plain yacht]

man I'm excited

[keen thunder]

yes but not like this

[little shale]

I’m starting fresh. Only played about 70 hours and haven’t played much for the last couple updates anyway

[tulip drum]

unlocking the incantations i had left to do before the update so i use up my z sand and v lens before they get converted

[past shuttle]

Ah man, Cyperbunk was such a rollercoaster.

[placid oar]

I'm doing -1- run on my complete save, blazing to the end to FINALLY SEE WHAT IS IN THAT ROOM. Then I am starting a new save and take it slow

[dire sand]

Original Fable Takeaway Count

3577 Indian meals
2828 Chinese meals
1915 Pizzas

[compact blaze]

no, this https://store.steampowered.com/app/2950840/Hades_II_Original_Soundtrack/

[crude wedge]

oh "only" 70 haha, here i am worrying abt giving up my 25 hour save LOL

[haughty hill]

I mean yes but BG3 also won game of the year at the golden joystick awards.

[keen thunder]

do we know how much prestige our sand and lens will be worth

[raw topaz]

Oh, I meant it jokingly just forgot the /j
I don't have a stance and fully support SG

[grand bluff]

what room

[fierce field]

The first game was like my 3rd favorite game ever but with how much radio silence we had I just genuinely lost interest. Like I’ll still play it but I’m not like on my hands and knees begging

[mossy tangle]

About tree fiddy

[past shuttle]

807 hours baby 💪🏻

[tulip drum]

0.5 (BILLION!!!!)

[placid oar]

Don't worry about it 🙂

[mossy tangle]

Don't worry, you're good 😛

[last inlet]

Just over an hour!! HYPE!

[crude wedge]

i didnt wanna burn myself out in early access lol

[mossy tangle]

Well gotta go, lunch break. Might go for gyros

[past shuttle]

I will never burn out, how could I, when my gf Nem’s always there cheering me on :))

[grand bluff]

the surface witch's home?

[jagged needle]

personally im keeping my 150hr save from ea,

[placid oar]

Don't worry about it 🙂

[dire sand]

Yeah, there is an audience aspect to bg3, but we have no numbers to see whether or how close it was on the critics side, or whether the same critics voted differently between tga and golden joysticks. Like without numbers and data what can we do lol

[quasi apex]

1 hours is realy

[raw topaz]

Nah, don't worry about it

[grand bluff]

._.

[zenith summit]

1 hour left

[fierce field]

[torpid grove]

i turned back time

[past shuttle]

Noooo don’t turn back time

[dire sand]

Or even how close it is on audience side!

[raw topaz]

the room ||that you enter after defeating chronos, zags old room||

[topaz rapids]

sales data + public reviews?

[past shuttle]

YEAH OMG I NEED TO SEE

[fierce field]

[loud stirrup]

It's almost Time

[raw topaz]

You could trap me in a time loop and I wouldn't know

[grand bluff]

oh

[cinder gorge]

1 hour left no?

[fierce field]

https://tenor.com/view/zeus-kratos-your-son-has-returned-god-of-war3-god-of-war-gif-25409651

[placid oar]

Please trap me in a timeloop so I can just play peak games forever

[dire sand]

You can correlate a lot yea but it's hard to assume how much this translates to an award show

[jagged needle]

<t:1758816000:F> i believe

[torn pine]

||Who's ready to pet cerberus and meet zagreus||

[jagged needle]

<t:1758816000:R>

[raw topaz]

Wow, that's today!

[fierce field]

Hades 2 leaked ending

[dire sand]

Like if you look at public reviews then yes, bg3 is better reviewed on the user side

But also on the critic side lol

[cinder gorge]

https://tenor.com/view/yakuza-car-finisher-gif-17264893592047510151

[little shale]

https://tenor.com/view/dr-strange-benedict-cumberbatch-wizard-marvel-dormammu-gif-16536908

[raw topaz]

SPOILER TAG

[haughty hill]

I mean we can just... look at the results? While, yes, literally anything in humanities can be 'but we don't have the data'-ed you're not going to get very far if that's your response to everything. We can draw a fairly reasonably hypothesis that the top critic game and the game of the year are not the same thing just from how the awards shook out.

[torn pine]

Sorry!

[cinder gorge]

this is chronos when mel frees zag

[placid oar]

Thank you

[torn pine]

Though it doesnt exist yet its pretty much a prediction

[dire sand]

I'm fine with concluding that I just also don't know how close either vote was

[unborn ridge]

ALMOST 3600 SECONDS

[lucid bronze]

is that really a spoiler it’s just an assumption of what will (likely) happen

[mossy shuttle]

Wait is there no spoiler/spoiler free channel

[dire sand]

Like the reason i want data is one game can win if 51/100 vote for it

[past shuttle]

I can’t wait to meet D̸͛̈́̄͑n̵̛̽̾̎d̷̄́́́h̷̀̒̑͘d̵͌͊̌̀k̷̔͊́̎s̷̛̒̄͝k̸̋̿̈́̐f̷̀͌͗̽j̵́͑̌͂s̶̀k

[fierce field]

https://tenor.com/view/doom-gif-25164052

[cinder gorge]

boy oh boy I can't wait for nintendo eshop to crash again in an hour

[dusty yarrow]

https://tenor.com/view/mr-bean-mr-bean-holiday-comedy-gif-14536936025058152932

[raw topaz]

Yes, but telling or confirming that ||either of them|| is in the game is bm

[placid oar]

Also the GOTY is entirely performative and figuring out what'll win is mostly a fun thought exercise, people getting upset over their favorite game not winning it should just learn to enjoy life 🙂

[dire sand]

The result is not telling the whole story, if their votes differ by a little it's closer than it seems right

[mossy shuttle]

Ah “tag all 1.0 spoilers”

[plain shale]

I wanna start a fresh file cause just in case of any new dialogue

[stable cove]

so... are y'all planning to start a new save, or continue your EA one?

[raw topaz]

New save

[twin agate]

im doing the same, even with 60 hours in!

[lament furnace]

beat the game a couple times and then a new save

[cinder gorge]

easy. Continue

[fierce field]

Me have not started game at all

[plain shale]

Ok thank god it wasn’t only me

[mossy shuttle]

I mean, one of them is in the trailer but fair

[loud stirrup]

I don't have the patience for new save, I need to know what happens rn

[placid oar]

Blitz through an underground run first on my completed save, then do a fresh start

[raw topaz]

I want to get that new car smell, but in a game

[torn pine]

Im probably gonna start a new file to refresh my skills anyway bc I haven't played since the ||prometheus|| update

[dire sand]

Like im not saying we cant conclude anything im saying the data here is still important even though we have the results

[cinder gorge]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/446375171100508162/1420786684383203428/201B261.JPG?ex=68d6aa36&is=68d558b6&hm=143731b4c3948d9700c060a19824061dcd630c5ec8a75a439cca87233dadcc66&=&format=webp&width=1372&height=772
so real

[flint skiff]

I'm not sure if I want to start a new save. I had trouble beating some floors in EA

[past shuttle]

Would be interesting to see if I can beat Toupee McScythe on my first run

[stable cove]

only reason why I'm on the fence about either option is because I already did a new save with every major EA update, heh

[raw topaz]

O yea, wait, maybe spoilers are fine here, just not anything added in 1.0

[mossy shuttle]

I haven’t started a fresh file besides doing ff runs so I’m very interested to see what the resource grind is like in 1.0 vs ea release

[sleek oar]

RAAAAAH ONE HOUR

[cinder gorge]

best soundtrack

[lucid bronze]

rip to early access exclusive dialogue you will be missed

[fierce field]

Yes

[river remnant]

yeah same not gonna do a new save i have over 100h

[static anvil]

is it time

[placid oar]

May as well start another one, no more large updates after this one

[dire sand]

I'd love transparent number breakdowns post event

[raw topaz]

Sadly its a bad game, maybe the next one

[sleek oar]

Chronos is soooo getting death

[haughty hill]

I mean sure but that doesn't interfere with drawing the conclusions that a) metacritic reviews are not pegged 1:1 with critical opinion and b) that the game of the year award is significantly based on other factors and people should be eyeing those factors

[lucid bronze]

we no longer just jeed to give it some Time

[loud stirrup]

Might as well continue the cycle

[peak moat]

one hour remains...............

[past shuttle]

The early access dialogue when you beat Chronos was so hilarious, I’m going to miss it too

[fierce field]

Am I the only one who’s played warhammer rouge trader…

[lucid bronze]

mel will have somewhere to go that isn’t a void…

[dire sand]

I never denied any of this tbf

[haughty hill]

I would suggest that broad appeal is the most plausible of the big factors there and as such sales are a useful indicator to give you some ideas

[pale aspen]

1 hour left gang omaghaw

[dire sand]

Ye, I can agree, ranked voting has a broad appeal part to it

[indigo pilot]

Do we get patch notes before the release??? Hehe

[peak moat]

if they dont keep the one about mel discovering the discus-throw i'm uninstalling

[frail cliff]

||what’ll happen if we hit the home button at Chronos’s fight?||

[little shale]

what was the concensus that we're all spamming in chat in the final countdown to release? "Death to Chronos"?

[maiden salmon]

https://tenor.com/view/doctor-strange-one-more-hour-you-can-do-it-almost-there-gif-24008675

[stable cove]

I guess the best of both worlds would be for Hard Mode to release, that way that gives me an excuse to start a new save without rethreading easy levels haha

[mossy shuttle]

Honestly wasn’t sure till the meta critic score came in, people outside of EA didn’t seem that hyped about it but getting the highest rating of the year in a packed year has got to attract at least some attention

[peak moat]

[plain shale]

https://tenor.com/view/kermit-do-it-evil-kermit-hood-gif-16437143

[fiery meteor]

prob just pause

[dire sand]

I really wanna know what the juries of both these events look like lol

[cinder gorge]

chronos not letting you pause was such a fun tease

[haughty hill]

My question is whether or not E33 is going to suffer or benefit in voting — it's highly popular in the exact kind of demographic that will always vote in the game awards, but the larger demographic care a lot less about it... but how many of game awards voters are those, proportionally?

[spice folio]

1 HOUR COUNTDOWN

[dire sand]

Tga always publishes theirs I think

[prisma monolith]

im keeping my save

[plain shale]

https://tenor.com/view/eating-popcorn-nom-nom-this-is-gonna-be-good-gif-16262875

[fiery meteor]

i liked it to much :,,,(, idk why was removed

[gritty ingot]

they could give us the patch notes for the last hour to feast on

[frail cliff]

ONE HOUR

[cinder gorge]

E33 is the most glazed game of this year

[tender oxide]

ONE HOUR TO CHRONOS

[dire sand]

Ye it's gonna depend on what the 90% of the jury does I think

[gritty ingot]

E33 deserves it tbf

[past shuttle]

YEAH AHAHAHAH

[peak moat]

keeping the save but putting the fear at like 40+ and keeping it there probably

[pale aspen]

Im literally monitoring the patch notes channel lfjfkf

[haughty hill]

this is why I want it to lose

[dire sand]

Like audience counting for 10% probably means it often doesnt do much

[fierce field]

Well I have one thing coming out a few hours after hades 2 I’m excited for…

[cinder gorge]

goty is either hades 2 or silksong for me

[frigid echo]

ONE HOURRRRRRR

[keen thunder]

I think PC gamers are a lot more vocal than console gamers so if you just look at games people are talking about a lot, console games may be underrepresented, especially depending on which communities you arei n

[tender oxide]

Keeping my EA one but starting a new one

[fiery meteor]

end the game with my current save for not being spoiled XDDD

[plain shale]

I’m keeping my ea save but I’m doing fresh file

[mossy shuttle]

So true bestie (I haven’t played it)

[haughty hill]

I agree but I also think they're more likely to vote

[loud stirrup]

The larger demographic care a lot less? The Internet exploded over that game, I've never heard a single bad thing about it and the review numbers from the public are huge lol

[tawdry knoll]

ONE HOUR

[cinder gorge]

not true. The last of us 2 won goty. Which was a playstation exclusive until very recently

[dense ledge]

are most people going to start a new file for full release? thats what im doing

[fierce field]

https://tenor.com/view/peacemaker-season-2-title-sequence-dancing-john-cena-chris-smith-intro-peacemaker-season-2-john-cena-peacemaker-season-2-gif-5019661714260831447

[dire sand]

Which is half why I go by critic score on metacritic cause I dont have much else to go by cause the rest is all not transparent lol

[past shuttle]

The first time I paused during the Chronos fight, dude, oh boy. Bloodchilling. I CACKLED.

[cinder gorge]

same with god of war 4

[haughty hill]

it's at under 5 million copies sold still afaik

[dire sand]

But like whatever wins is fine by me, more good games existing is never bad

[tender oxide]

Peak mentioned (still need to watch it)

[fierce field]

RAHH I love peacemaker (episode 6 tonight)

[versed stump]

Thanks, I was about to ask. Time for a one last EA run

[bold crescent]

why , it not like the full release now is small?

[fiery meteor]

i will do it but in some days, i dont wanna get spoiled xdd

[haughty hill]

for comparison MH Wilds is over 10

[dire sand]

I think cod should win it sells a lot /s

[placid oar]

Which also doesn't matter technically, GOTY isn't awarded to whoever the public votes. The public vote is just a tiebreaker essentially

[waxen meadow]

in 1 hour?

[peak moat]

on everyone's souls GOTY is gonna be marvel rivals

[lucid gyro]

im still not sure personally

[loud stirrup]

I guess vocality really can be tricky sometimes lol

[past shuttle]

53 minutes :))

[rough falcon]

1 more hour?

[bold crescent]

and what do u think guys we should clear first ?

[keen thunder]

you misunderstand my point. I am saying that console games are likely to win awards even if they don't get talked about as much. Because there is less correlation between how well the game does and how much it gets talked about.

[dire sand]

Astro bot also won and is an exclusive

[cinder gorge]

did boon of eris get removed btw?

[river remnant]

DOOOOOOOWN

[gritty ingot]

it's got to be underworld first to progress the story

[livid field]

less than an hour

[past shuttle]

Personally I’m going to start a new save and attempt to defeat Chronos from nil

[tawdry knoll]

Who's ready to instantly get achievements in 1.0?

[cinder gorge]

I remember it blocked me from killing chronos for like 5 runs because of the damage increase

[fierce field]

Better then overwatch 2 game is already a goty

[placid oar]

Nothing, actually, slow your pace to see more dialogue, the real challenge is beating the missed dialogue boss

[haughty hill]

[dire sand]

Funny to go to lou2 as an example when an exclusive won last year

[past shuttle]

YEAH I wanna see what my % is!

[loud stirrup]

This is true, I forgot about that... creature

[fierce field]

(Screw you overwatch)

[woeful mango]

Putting the kids to bed as soon as I get home and will start Hades 2 from my 40 hour save

[mossy shuttle]

Just learn to manage your hp 💪

[weary axle]

i need to KILL some TIME

[dire sand]

Overwatch 1 won goty why not 2 hhhehe

[bold crescent]

with rivals or no ?

[keen thunder]

and it's especially true for certain genres. The kind of people who will love Astro Bot the most are not the people who are most active in discord/reddit/etc

[placid oar]

My favorite part about Hades 2 is how clever the "GO KILL TIME" is for a roguelite

[wind solar]

less than an hour my joy is unmatched

[pale aspen]

Devs pls release the patch notes 😭

[ivory flare]

guys when is 1.0

[peak moat]

oh yeah whats yalls plans for rivals if youre not going fresh file

[fierce field]

So im pretty active…

[cinder gorge]

it becomes an issue when you take 130% more damage

[past shuttle]

55 minutes

[river remnant]

wow thats a great question

[modest axle]

The only PS5 exclusive fr

[restive vault]

when is h2 coming out

[blissful karma]

i was trying last minute to get the second hypnos incantation but i think i'm just gonna sit back and wait for 1.0 now

[mossy shuttle]

Nah like, have 30% hp leaving the boss fight so she don’t show up 😘

[peak moat]

literally 54 mins

[weary axle]

greg is an amazing writer 🙂

[loud stirrup]

Profile checks out

[placid oar]

You hear me SUPERGIANT!? I saw your pun with your release trailer and it was witty AS HECK. I know it's old news, but I want whoever made that line to be given a pat on the back!

Should I have said Witty as Hades? I am not as witty as Supergiant

[odd escarp]

Still no internet

[peak moat]

puns have always been strong with hades, like how zag's romance options in the first game were Pain and Death

[loud stirrup]

I don't think I've talked to hypnos like at all so my dialogue is gonna be screwed, but same happened to me with Hades 1 so it is what it is lol

[modest axle]

Damn

[odd escarp]

[cinder gorge]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/446375171100508162/1420788790330396713/2024053.JPG?ex=68d6ac2c&is=68d55aac&hm=c07303e05b048984a246add099a632bc198998d0792ba2a9a0d632c2c0480276&=&format=webp&width=1372&height=772
ngl doodle Hades had its own charm

[placid oar]

Omg

[white void]

these were the days!

[blissful karma]

fair enough

[patent smelt]

1hr till release?

[modest axle]

Broo spoilers..

[past shuttle]

Yeah I’m starting a new run. I need to experience 1.0 from the beginning.

[peak moat]

go to #h2-for-new-players

[odd escarp]

I hate this so much like wtf century link

[dire sand]

Idk good game won who cares lol

[cinder gorge]

you have #h2-for-new-players for that

[cursive kayak]

also that’s an old screenshot

[tender oxide]

Yea I'm gonna mute the story channel for a while

[cinder gorge]

90% of people here have played early access

[dire sand]

Like whatever wins is usually a good game that year if smth wins you didnt expect there have just been more good games

[minor pivot]

I hope we can free hades for real or zagreus and they help us defeat chronos, it would be SO SICK

[modest axle]

but the pin message says to tag as spoil all 1.0 content

[haughty hill]

and then sometimes it's a bad year and dragon age inquisition wins-

[dire sand]

Tbf I looked at 2014

[cursive kayak]

v1.0 content, that is early access

[timid coyote]

where update

[keen thunder]

that is literally a screenshot from an earlier version than what we already have, it is not 1.0

[haughty hill]

That means 'content added in 1.0', none of which anyone has seen yet.

[unreal lintel]

But this is not 1.0 content

[calm moon]

Where game

[dire sand]

Da inq was probably one of the better games that year lol

[cinder gorge]

and then sometimes it's a really bad year and Witcher 3 wins instead of Bloodborne

[peak moat]

hades encounter in tartarus isnt 1.0 content thats been around for ages now

[modest axle]

Okay but I didn't know that still

[dire sand]

It was also the first year of the game awards

[crude dragon]

That's not our fault :3

[gloomy hornet]

so then go to the new players channel

[cinder gorge]

^

[haughty hill]

People will try and like, be nice to new players... theoretically, anyway and y'all should keep it in mind but basically this has been the EA player hangout for like nine months and old habits die hard.

[modest axle]

okay

[dire sand]

2014 was such a nothing burger gaming year

[void forum]

im ognna flip out im so excited ahhHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[haughty hill]

I know that's the worst part

[minor pivot]

Don't be mean guys, he didn't know

[hallow vault]

Spoiler

[dire sand]

Like da inq winning is probably the most logical

[cinder gorge]

I mean, the channel titled #h2-for-new-players is right there

[distant hull]

less than one hour until grandpa's time runs out

[hallow vault]

Theseus and asterius will solo chronos and safe the day

[void forum]

literally cleared my schedule today to do nothing but kill time.....

[dire sand]

I didnt hate da inq but that was also because da2 exists

[placid oar]

Now the real question is if my prediction from a year ago about the game ending comes true.

[peak moat]

||i cant believe the first boss is hecate??? what??? i thought she was a good guy...||

[cinder gorge]

ngl that emote made me think something's happening to my mouse xD

[livid field]

49 mintutes bois get ready

[crude dragon]

Less than one hour ||until the father of all monsters gets knocked down and don't get up again||

[minor pivot]

49 MIN

[void forum]

ANHHJHGHBNKHJSDGHJKASDG

[livid field]

so now I'm going to eat to use the time until it comes out

[minor pivot]

https://tenor.com/view/meme-izuku-midoriya-bnha-deku-gif-12677758

[void forum]

i like dont know what to do with myself for the next lil while. i like. akjshgkjasdhgkjshg.

[dense stone]

I’m so excited for the steam achievements ahsgsvwhsjdhwjebsb I love collecting shiny little achievements

[cerulean lake]

SO CLOOOSEEE
I bleached my hair on a whim, im ginna tone it while waiting for h2

[livid field]

and I'm not coming back until I finish the story

[loud stirrup]

Did y'all know that Mel is in the game?

[dire sand]

Mods please put the slowdown to 48 mins

[peak moat]

anyone else here in an annoying timezone??? 2am release lets gooo

[river remnant]

rip

[cerulean lake]

11pm rn for me

[haughty hill]

anyway mm

[cursive kayak]

luckily it releases at noon here. I just woke up

[mossy shuttle]

Finally a good idea

[void forum]

im really grateful its noon for me

[dire sand]

You can just sleep the game is not leaving

[bitter vapor]

6pm here 😌😌😌 whole evening playing

[long totem]

Okay, so I learned about steam link!! I'll try to play from school when it comes out

[gentle hearth]

can someone use the discord timestamp to post a release date ?

[peak moat]

but i dont want to

[haughty hill]

I still haven't decided on fresh file or just like, blasting through the ending

[void forum]

time waits or nobody

[placid oar]

You mean the -best- timezone? Call off everything tomorrow, at 2 am you -know- nobody gonna bother you all night for uninterrupted Hades runs

[mossy shuttle]

EST ftw 🙌

[azure plinth]

dont release the game

[river remnant]

noo time never sleeps

[cursive kayak]

<t:1758816053:f>
<t:1758816053:R>

[gentle hearth]

pog

[gloomy coral]

Tysm

[potent prawn]

worth doing a fresh save for 1.0?

[peak moat]

[void forum]

im so freaking xcioted wslkrejgfjksdg. i also havee not decided i i do a resh file or not..i htink im gonna just finish up my current file then do a fresh one affter?

[timid coyote]

this should be in announcements tbh. thank you, kind Shade