the gods drawings are bland

[yourpappi]

Hades 1 characters looked awesome and had a godly feel to them. now they feel bland and don't look like gods. Hades and Poseidon don't have the bad ass look they did from the first. and the boons are weak. the game feels slow compared to the first.

[Rusty ♥ Rakan]

100% agree, they actually had a feel of what they represented, it's lacking heavily in this game

[Shield]

huh? poseidon is literally the same dude but in a different pose

[Kptn Howdy]

Originally posted by owlBear:

huh? poseidon is literally the same dude but in a different pose

I think what OP means is that they're all in much less dynamic poses, it feels like everyone is just in a generic "standing" portrait instead of something that shows off their character a bit, like hermes being mid-run or zeus readying a bolt of lightning

[Shield]

Originally posted by Kptn Howdy:

Originally posted by owlBear:

huh? poseidon is literally the same dude but in a different pose

I think what OP means is that they're all in much less dynamic poses, it feels like everyone is just in a generic "standing" portrait instead of something that shows off their character a bit, like hermes being mid-run or zeus readying a bolt of lightning

that makes more sense, i can see it

[Lopanii]

I was feeling like that too, can we talk about Zeus too? Why is he so... bland?

[Afler]

so true, gods doesn't feels like gods

[.°• Sheep ༄𖦹]

Originally posted by Lopanii:

I was feeling like that too, can we talk about Zeus too? Why is he so... bland?

Would argue his design in 2 is actually an improvement for the most part, I like the increased contrast and cooler colors. I think it's just that the pose they have him in is less dynamic than the first game, so it feels a little less spectacular.

[luckerooni]

well I for one prefer them, especially the new ones like Hecate and Nemesis. I also got the impression that some of them, like Hades when you first meet him, had unfinished art, so there's that

[Morton Koopa Jr.]

Originally posted by owlBear:

huh? poseidon is literally the same dude but in a different pose

his art was actually one of the most disappointing for me.

[.°• Sheep ༄𖦹]

Originally posted by Questionette:

Originally posted by Lopanii:

I was feeling like that too, can we talk about Zeus too? Why is he so... bland?

Would argue his design in 2 is actually an improvement for the most part, I like the increased contrast and cooler colors. I think it's just that the pose they have him in is less dynamic than the first game, so it feels a little less spectacular.

I'd like to add that in some regards I think this can be attributed to a change in perspective, Zagreus and Melinoe have very different personalities and dispositions, so how they see the gods and the details they pay attention to may differ significantly. With Zagreus I think there was a sense of awe and maybe even idolization, so it makes sense to portray the gods as big, larger than life figures with dynamic poses and imposing stature. Melinoe is less interested in all that I think, she's less interested in seeing these people as mythological deities and more seeing them as just people regardless of status, so I think less dynamically interesting poses and expressions make sense for a game revolving around her. I'm not a mind reader, so I don't know if this is what the devs intended with the change in the portraits, but it's how I've been interpreting it at least.

[sun6000]

Yeah...Though even if Artemis is the only one i feel strongly about being inferior to the old art, i still think the returning gods beyond chaos are a bit of let down art wise

[arnaud_defrance]

I do feel they're bland compared to Hades 1. They were just FABULOUS, and now they're much tamer. I like Hestia and Aphrodite has more things going on, but it's offsetting when they went +200% on the FABULOUS protagonist compared to Zagreus (heterochromia, one ghost arm, more accessories) to see the gods very tame.

It might be early access art though.

[ReadySetRewind]

i just dont like the new art for poseidon. his face. it frightens me.

[S☯wn-Lﺤuꁅhtǝr]

Originally posted by jcgomez208:

Hades 1 characters looked awesome and had a godly feel to them. now they feel bland and don't look like gods. Hades and Poseidon don't have the bad ass look they did from the first. and the boons are weak. the game feels slow compared to the first.

Why would the gods need to strike a pose around their siblings.. Zagreus was being empowered.

I don't think the same is needed with his sister who is more than determined where Zag was more less determined and more or less felt forced into it by fate..

[Orzeker]

Aren't some of those placeholders ? Because yeah hades, circe and a few others don't seem finished.