Naturally, our favourite gods and goddesses are emerging from our evenings of hacking and/or slashing.
For me, Nemesis provides a lot of chuckles.
Not because she’s bright and jokey (she is frownier than a wet bulldog).
Narratively, she fulfills a role similar to Meg in the first Hades, that of closest frenemy.
But in gameplay terms, Nemesis won’t stoop to something as trite as a boss battle.
She’s out to mess with your build.
Some mild spoilers follow, fellow god-killer.
You’ve been warned.
I’ve already explained the ins and outs of the over-arching plot in ourHades 2 early access review.
How will this ambitious cracker of skulls react?
Well, Nemesis becomes your, uh, nemesis.
How this manifests, however, is a cheeky delight.
Whoever kills the fewest enemies loses all their coin.
That’s going to mess you up!
It’s a customary choice between, say, a ice-flavoured boon and a max health upgrade.
You take a moment to think about it…
In defeat, your hellpal reveals herself a sore loser.
That ice boon was yours by rights!
This isn’t the only jerk move Nemesis makes.
She can show up again during trading areas with upgradey boatman Charon.
The first time this happened, I was pleased to see her.
I NEEDED that fruit, you utter dirtbag.
It’s such a fun spanner to throw into the game’s already abundant machinery.
A touch of nifty roguelike rivalry.
Pull this off and Nemesis gets “real aggy”, I’m told.
But perhaps we should be civil?
But Nemesis just handed me the juicy bottle right back, full of contempt.
Either way, it works.
It’s also worth saying she’s not alone in her run-wrecking methods.
But that is a double spoiler, so shhh.
Anyway, now I’ve told you all my favouriteHades 2character, you have to tell me yours.
Those are the rules.
