Are we the bad guys?

[Nooberix]

Well, the gods in greek mythology were not always the nice guys. But as I unlock more and more dialogues with the gods, I get the impression that I'm standing on the wrong side of the fight.

Arachne was cursed by Athena with help of Hecate, Prometheus seems to care more about humans than the gods.

Dionysus is not fighting which the other gods do not take up well. But instead there's "peace" in his party hall between enemies.

Dora's history is probably tragic as well - while Prometheus seems to care at least a bit for her.

The dead seem to join the fight against the gods without much hesitation while the gods have to rely on soulless automatons for defence.

Melinoe was saved as a baby if I interpret the signs correctly and since then she was trained - maybe brainwashed as well - to fight in revenge for her family she never really knew?

[Fringehunter7719]

It's more like a revenge movie. The gods are petty and cruel, but the titans are no better. All of them are wild and unpredictable forces of nature.

A surface world full of the undead legions of the titans turned loose from an emptied hell is not likely to be a lot better for mortals than being subjected to the temperamental blessing or curse of the gods.

As a player our stake in the story is Melinoe's personal journey. Chronos has wronged her and she's out for revenge. She is at least justified in that. And she's clearly trying to help others along the way, much as Zagreus was before her.

[Kalir]

I do think there's definitely room for a "hey what about the mortals" argument here, but rather than just killing Chronos repeatedly or eventually going to switch sides and fight the gods, I think we're going to see another shot at reconciliation, as Hades 1 did for a lot of the cast. And for what it's worth, I agree that the gods of Olympus are not a unified front in the slightest. Dionysus you already mentioned, but Hephaestus is also pretty understanding in his own way, owning up to his mistakes and understanding where Prometheus etc. are coming from.

[Crow Buddy]

All these hostile enemies are attacking Frinos non-stop, and meanwhile he's just vibing, being a good frog.

That makes them the bad guys. Or whatever word you wanna use, bad folks, more evil, jerks who attack cute frogs.

[Tomcio P]

I think we're the sexy baddies, but maybe we'll learn the cruelty of our ways.... and become self-aware sexy baddies

[Songbird]

There's definitely vibes of "Man, these guys are jerks" from the gods and how they're constantly raving about mortals fearing and worshipping them, and the inclusion of a bunch of characters they either punished or who are in involuntary service to them is almost certainly an intentional choice. You also have antagonists like Eris and Prometheus who display no actual love for Chronos' ideals but hate what the gods stand for in some way or another.

But on the other side, you do have the whole vengeful "I kidnapped your family, and my armies are running rampant both above and below" thing.

[Dis Lexic]

Greek myth is always pretty clear that the gods are basically a bunch of super powered toddlers. They are petty, often cruel and barely consider Humanity to be worth considering. However, the Titans were worse. Much, MUCH worse. That being said, Hades and the rest of the Underworld deities were generally the nicest of the bunch, so consider it more a mission to free them, with the whole saving the world thing as a bonus.

[S4lsa]

Was thinking about it yesterday. Dont forget about they raging about you dont choosing their boons first even though they're in war. Not to mention Medea experimenting with people suffering. Even though we dont really see Chronos true intentions yet, they seem to care more about humans than the gods. Even Nemesis agree that Prometheus revenge is justified. If I were to guess, the story either will take a redemption path like Kalir said or its gonna end in a tragedy (which I kinda like more).