For me, it was on the second to last visit when he says "This family... has to stop... running from their problems!" Hit me really hard to see him call out both Hades and Persephone like that.
Me too, although I wish we got to see as much of Dread Persephone as we got to see of mommy venure Persephone in the game. Seriously, the scythe was originally an agricultural tool so it's not a stretch to say that Thanatos got his scythe after seeing how badass Persephone was using hers.
@@marvinkem3201 when zagreus mentions the sun , you can stand and watch the sun rise over the ocean, but the person in video didn’t look at it, they went to the fish instead lol
When I played this, I started crying when he said "That thing, that's the sun?" The voice acting was so good there. It hadn't occurred to me that our guy Zag had never seen the sun, that he'd be seeing it for the first time. All the dead have seen the sun, and most of the gods and incarnates. This is the moment where we really get to see what it actually means to be born and raised and trapped in the Underworld. The way the line is delivered conveys genuine wonder. You can hear it in the voice that he's trying to understand what he's seeing, only knowing it from being told about it. It's such a simple thing but for me it packed an emotional punch.
I love that, unlike in most modern Greek myth stories, Persephone isn’t a naive young girl. She’s a wise, powerful, mature woman and it’s easy to see why she’s regarded so highly as a goddess.
I've always thought that she started naive, like all young people, but became wise, powerful, and mature over time. The original myth seems to suggest such development. Most modern retellings are set earlier, but the few that I've seen set later depict her as a mother, wife, and queen not to be trifled with, on her own merits.
Zagreus until this point is killed in so many painful, humiliating, and violent ways. This makes his death after meeting persephone so beautiful for the fact that for the first time (possibly in his whole life) he dies a peaceful death in loving company. It’s so touching. At first it was bittersweet. Looking back, it’s so touching even though he has to go
It is seriously masterful for such a bittersweet ending to STILL make all the hell of making it to this point worth it. You could technically stop playing at this point and it would be such a great Greek tragedy, but I'm glad the game lets us go further.
Spoilers: To go even further, I'm glad the game gives you the option to reverse many Greek tragedies if you put the time into the game. Persephone finally agrees to go back to the Underworld after ten successful attempts, reuniting the Hades family. Zagreus can change Orpheus' contract to Hades to allow him to reunite with his wife, Eurydice. He can also alter Achilles' contract so he could reunite him with his lover, Patroclus. He can convince Megara and the other Furies to go easier on Sisyphus, who has long repented from his whole cheating Death trick (plus giving Thanatos time to forgive him, too.) He can convince Chaos and Nyx to start speaking with each other again after centuries of silence. He can get Hypnos and Thanatos to finally get along. He can make Dusa feel less like a servant and more a member of the family. Most importantly, Zagreus can reconcile the past relationships he had Meg, Than, and even his father Hades, getting his own closure after their cold and aggressive start. It's honestly details like that that make this the best rogue-like I've ever played, hands down.
It's really amazing how the game gives you several points that feel conclusive yet it finds a continuation to the story. Not that they don't give you incentive to keep playing
my mother died two years ago , and this conversation broke me in a way i couldnt describe … what a truly excellent game. i have yet to have a cry like that in a game again. i love talking to persephone , she reminds me of all the good things a mother can be
I had yet to get this far, but I can imagine the genuine outrage a person must feel after beating hades and getting this far. Like playing the original ghosts and goblins and having to restart for the true final boss.
Can't speak for everyone, but after struggling to pass the final area, I didn't think it would be worth it, but it totally was. It's a beautiful and tragic, like a Greek, er tragedy. If the game just stopped there, I'd be pretty happy, because it follows its own logic, and it's not just a random sucker punch to give you the finger for your hard work.
The song that plays here, "On the Coast," is a genuine masterpiece. It plays out your death, but not in the sudden and violent ways you have before. It plays out the desperate sadness of being instead gently whisked away by the Styx. And the way it blends so smoothly into Zagreus' pained last words to his mother is heart wrenching.
It was less her throwing us out and more that "You can't stay here, even if it breaks my heart". If it were in her hands, she'd be with him for as long as she wanted.
This makes me literally want to reset my game so I can experience getting to the garden over and over I was already in love with the game but the moment I got to the Garden I knew that it was in my top 10 I've never had a game make me cry so fucking much
Its funny to me...the fates deemed zagreus would die at birth...but as a son of the god of the underworld.... while his living thread was cut...his godly thread was spun
The music still makes me cry a little but Hades' approach to the whole thing is very 'gaslight gatekeep girlboss' and that makes me laugh a little so it evens out
I love Zagreus's voice acting here and with that background music, I ended up crying during this scene. That kind of strained voice he had where he's confronted by a fate he can't escape but he's also being hopeful within the realm of actions he can still take.
Here’s a suggestion to try and keep Zagreus topside a little longer at least: Zagreus should bring with him a coffin filled with soils from the deepest depths of the underworld to lie in and retain his strength, much like some vampires are said to do should they need to venture outside of their domain.
@@Synthonym Its the fates this time but also only they could break the curse and unless grandfather time breaks the world really bad then it is staying
Zagreus immediately thinking his Mom kicked him out instead of knowing that she means well That boy fr had very little loving family members growing up and Nyx could only do so much.
I escaped for the first time today. Felt so rewarding finally beating Hades, exploring the surface and meeting Persephone. I said to myself " I'm gonna miss playing this " and then, plot twist, Zag can't stay on the surface for long, so that means, I can play more and more and still get more content out of the game. Absolutely genius by Supergiant. I love this game so much bro
Damn… I remember, in my first play through of Hades, and learning the story as it goes on, that I was very determined to defeat Hades himself. And with that, this scene of Zagreus meeting his mother for the first time is genuinely heartwarming and made me cry. And the interactions between every character in this game is just beautiful and feels real despite taking place in Greek mythology. And now, knowing the second game will come out next year it’s gonna be amazing with the story they can tell and I will be there to see it same as everyone else who enjoys super giant! ^^
I really love how in Greek mythology, the afterlife and the mortal world aren't very different. In fact the mortal world just feels like the basement of the Earth and we just have house rules that if you die, you're not allowed to get out of the basement, though some have tried and succeeded.
once you find a rhythm, you can start chaining escapes with different weapons and higher heats. i didnt think i could but when i last played i completed my 13th escape in a row at heat 8 i think. its all about finding a rhythm.
I love how Zagreus is sassy on reflex with the "No." immediately as Hades asks him if he knows what time it is. He has that attitude embedded at this point.
I remember finally defeating hades and getting here so hard at level one I recently completed heat 32 and I bet a new game without the mirror would be a cake walk
I just got up to the surface I was so overjoyed when I finally sent Hades back to his house. But the fact that Zagreus is bound to the Underworld is so upsetting 💔
The absolute feeling of triumph when I first reached this point, after two dozens failures I finally made it to the end and believe me: I SAVORED this moment.
When people dont even know the myths and try to sound clever. Winter is not caused by Persephone herself, or rather the absence of her. It is Demeter who unleashes her sorrow upon earth when she misses her daughter. In old tales this was usually the case when Persephone was in Hades indeed. But if you actually had payed attention in the game, you would remember that Demeter didnt even knew where her daughter was, she had no contact to her, which is basically the same thing to Persephone being with Hades.
@@lunartears6761 Demeter is depicted in frost because you encounter her while Persephone is gone. Even after she is able to return to the olymp, the area at the entrance of Hades is to be covered in everlasting frost.
I wish they'd hired a good voice actor for Zagreus, rather than the hipster sound guy hiring himself. Actually had to stop playing it because I just wanted Zagreus to die in the fire and stop being so smug.
@@sukunasgaylover Your use of sarcasm is not at all annoying. To be fair, you make a reasonable point. The problem is that in a one player video game you kind of need to be able to associate with the character you play a bit. Zagreus just sounded like he'd be really into artisanal coffee. If that worked for you, fair enough.
"However... long... It takes..." always gets me for some reason
For me it was about 32 minutes. :p best motivation to re-beat a game ever
For me, it was on the second to last visit when he says "This family... has to stop... running from their problems!" Hit me really hard to see him call out both Hades and Persephone like that.
For me it’s “I can come back” Zag just sounds so desperate 😭
@@georgerobins4110 Yeah,... he said it twice in the same sentence, the 2nd time sounded so sad and desperate. ... so we both noticed that ;'(
I absolutely adore Persephone's voice acting. She always sounded so genuine
@The Nutcracker Like mother and Daughter indeed
Me too, although I wish we got to see as much of Dread Persephone as we got to see of mommy venure Persephone in the game.
Seriously, the scythe was originally an agricultural tool so it's not a stretch to say that Thanatos got his scythe after seeing how badass Persephone was using hers.
@@generalhorse493Hades 2 might just have that given the "darker" tone it seems to have.
This scene made me cry. It takes alot to make me cry.
I say she lived a pretty good career and also soon to be later xiao
The idea of reaching the surface for the first time, not watching the sunrise but stopping to fish, is very funny to me
Furies want me, Fish fear me.
@@Exarian both provide value rewards
@@Exarian the attitudes of women and fish toward me are too varied and complex to be accurately described on a hat
"Wha... that thing... thats... the sun" while actively walking away from it lmao
@@genuineinterest 'damn 'sun' mf, i'm tryna fish here!'
Man really didn’t watch his first sunrise
the fish took priority
@@lilhogfella I would've been immensely disappointed if he had let that bass slip by him tbh
Sorry but what do you mean?
@@marvinkem3201 when zagreus mentions the sun , you can stand and watch the sun rise over the ocean, but the person in video didn’t look at it, they went to the fish instead lol
@@artiemus5596Fish wants me, sun fears me
"Oh the cruel fates! My son!"
"...Mother!"
SHUT UP IM NOT CRYING
"You cannot stay here. You can't stay here."
My heart SANK.
When I played this, I started crying when he said "That thing, that's the sun?" The voice acting was so good there. It hadn't occurred to me that our guy Zag had never seen the sun, that he'd be seeing it for the first time. All the dead have seen the sun, and most of the gods and incarnates. This is the moment where we really get to see what it actually means to be born and raised and trapped in the Underworld. The way the line is delivered conveys genuine wonder. You can hear it in the voice that he's trying to understand what he's seeing, only knowing it from being told about it. It's such a simple thing but for me it packed an emotional punch.
I love that, unlike in most modern Greek myth stories, Persephone isn’t a naive young girl. She’s a wise, powerful, mature woman and it’s easy to see why she’s regarded so highly as a goddess.
I've always thought that she started naive, like all young people, but became wise, powerful, and mature over time. The original myth seems to suggest such development. Most modern retellings are set earlier, but the few that I've seen set later depict her as a mother, wife, and queen not to be trifled with, on her own merits.
@@xitheris1758yeah. Aging. That’s just how aging works.
Zagreus until this point is killed in so many painful, humiliating, and violent ways. This makes his death after meeting persephone so beautiful for the fact that for the first time (possibly in his whole life) he dies a peaceful death in loving company.
It’s so touching.
At first it was bittersweet. Looking back, it’s so touching even though he has to go
It is seriously masterful for such a bittersweet ending to STILL make all the hell of making it to this point worth it. You could technically stop playing at this point and it would be such a great Greek tragedy, but I'm glad the game lets us go further.
Spoilers:
To go even further, I'm glad the game gives you the option to reverse many Greek tragedies if you put the time into the game. Persephone finally agrees to go back to the Underworld after ten successful attempts, reuniting the Hades family. Zagreus can change Orpheus' contract to Hades to allow him to reunite with his wife, Eurydice. He can also alter Achilles' contract so he could reunite him with his lover, Patroclus. He can convince Megara and the other Furies to go easier on Sisyphus, who has long repented from his whole cheating Death trick (plus giving Thanatos time to forgive him, too.) He can convince Chaos and Nyx to start speaking with each other again after centuries of silence. He can get Hypnos and Thanatos to finally get along. He can make Dusa feel less like a servant and more a member of the family. Most importantly, Zagreus can reconcile the past relationships he had Meg, Than, and even his father Hades, getting his own closure after their cold and aggressive start.
It's honestly details like that that make this the best rogue-like I've ever played, hands down.
@@sailormoon262 more spoilers: he can fully release Sisyphus from his punishment as well, not just give him an easier time! We love to see it!
It's really amazing how the game gives you several points that feel conclusive yet it finds a continuation to the story. Not that they don't give you incentive to keep playing
my mother died two years ago , and this conversation broke me in a way i couldnt describe … what a truly excellent game. i have yet to have a cry like that in a game again. i love talking to persephone , she reminds me of all the good things a mother can be
I’m sending you many prayers and I hope you are doing well.
I felt the same way, my mother died in 2015 and watching this scene just broke me.
I’m sorry to hear that 🙏💗 Much love to you and much strength too 💞💞
May your mom rest in peace.
Mine died when I was a kid, 25 years ago, and all the Persephone scenes still hit hard. Totally feel ya
How she delivers "Oh, the cruel Fates! My son!" hits me in the heart.
The VA knocks it out of the park with the delivery. It's incredible.
I had yet to get this far, but I can imagine the genuine outrage a person must feel after beating hades and getting this far. Like playing the original ghosts and goblins and having to restart for the true final boss.
Can't speak for everyone, but after struggling to pass the final area, I didn't think it would be worth it, but it totally was. It's a beautiful and tragic, like a Greek, er tragedy. If the game just stopped there, I'd be pretty happy, because it follows its own logic, and it's not just a random sucker punch to give you the finger for your hard work.
That's me. This happens AFTER a second health bar for Hades.
The story continues and the crazy voice acting makes it worth it as you keep playing to get closure
Outrage? Nah. It only gets better from here.
I was definitely mad my first time, I thought all the hard work was pointless. Then I learned you had to beat Hades 10 times. Then it was worth it.
The song that plays here, "On the Coast," is a genuine masterpiece. It plays out your death, but not in the sudden and violent ways you have before. It plays out the desperate sadness of being instead gently whisked away by the Styx. And the way it blends so smoothly into Zagreus' pained last words to his mother is heart wrenching.
I was actually really scared that the only interaction we’d get with Persephone was basically throwing us out 😭
It was less her throwing us out and more that "You can't stay here, even if it breaks my heart".
If it were in her hands, she'd be with him for as long as she wanted.
Her dress has POCKETS
This makes me literally want to reset my game so I can experience getting to the garden over and over I was already in love with the game but the moment I got to the Garden I knew that it was in my top 10 I've never had a game make me cry so fucking much
aren't there multiple save slots you can use? i'm planning to use one of them to go for a speed run
@@benglaser1345 yea by reset i just mean start a fresh file but I only have one that I've played on so it would feel like a reset
@@zakaryrichmond396 you should be able to reset the progress and achievements on steam
can you please tell me the game's name
@@Hecate_s hases
What a terrible day for rain
What do you mean? it's not raining.
@@dusathemaid yes,it is
@@muhammadazrafbinmohdakmam4772 Oh, so it is. Why don't we head back, It's getting chilly out here.
I love me a full metal alchemist reference
After 26 fails to kill Hades, I was full of joy that I finally get to Persephone until she didn't recognize Zagreus
And then she did. Cue waterworks.
She's gonna be crying her heart out yet again when she meets her grown up daughter
the part of the song playing when zagreus dies alone puts the soundtrack in my top 10.
3:20 You can HEAR the hug here
The desperate, engulfing, almost too tight kinda of hug too. God the voice acting is so subtle but it just gets you right in the feels
Im kinda disappointed that when he returns he didn't scream "FATHER"
I feel like becuz hades is shy him saying Cerberus is doing good is a code way of saying he’s doing alright
"Thats the sun" he says as he stares at a glowing fish.
It took me 50+ tries to beat Hades, but it was extremely rewarding when I finally did
Its funny to me...the fates deemed zagreus would die at birth...but as a son of the god of the underworld.... while his living thread was cut...his godly thread was spun
I swear this is probably one of the best videogaming story moments I had in a decade.
The music still makes me cry a little but Hades' approach to the whole thing is very 'gaslight gatekeep girlboss' and that makes me laugh a little so it evens out
I love Zagreus's voice acting here and with that background music, I ended up crying during this scene.
That kind of strained voice he had where he's confronted by a fate he can't escape but he's also being hopeful within the realm of actions he can still take.
Here’s a suggestion to try and keep Zagreus topside a little longer at least: Zagreus should bring with him a coffin filled with soils from the deepest depths of the underworld to lie in and retain his strength, much like some vampires are said to do should they need to venture outside of their domain.
if Greek myth tells us anything, it's that trying to outsmart Hades always leads to something much worse
@@Synthonym maybe, but Zagreus would already be grounded.
@@RedLithic Aaaaaaaaayyyyyy
@@Synthonym Its the fates this time but also only they could break the curse and unless grandfather time breaks the world really bad then it is staying
Zagreus immediately thinking his Mom kicked him out instead of knowing that she means well
That boy fr had very little loving family members growing up and Nyx could only do so much.
I escaped for the first time today. Felt so rewarding finally beating Hades, exploring the surface and meeting Persephone. I said to myself " I'm gonna miss playing this " and then, plot twist, Zag can't stay on the surface for long, so that means, I can play more and more and still get more content out of the game. Absolutely genius by Supergiant. I love this game so much bro
Damn… I remember, in my first play through of Hades, and learning the story as it goes on, that I was very determined to defeat Hades himself. And with that, this scene of Zagreus meeting his mother for the first time is genuinely heartwarming and made me cry. And the interactions between every character in this game is just beautiful and feels real despite taking place in Greek mythology. And now, knowing the second game will come out next year it’s gonna be amazing with the story they can tell and I will be there to see it same as everyone else who enjoys super giant! ^^
I really love how in Greek mythology, the afterlife and the mortal world aren't very different. In fact the mortal world just feels like the basement of the Earth and we just have house rules that if you die, you're not allowed to get out of the basement, though some have tried and succeeded.
And it was this scene that made me realize this is one of the greatest games ever made
Beat this yesterday and all I gotta say is I want to play it more
I don’t think any one moment has ever effected me in a game than this moment in hades ✨
Fun fact: the voice actress of Demeter and Persephone who also voices xiao from genshin impact!
Yep! It's amazing how far her range is. Just wish the voice direction was better for Xiao :"D
@@millicentwood549 That is crazy range! But yes, wish Xiao was a bit gentler. :)
Made it 3 times out of 109 attempts!
Father! That game is Hell. No pun intended...
once you find a rhythm, you can start chaining escapes with different weapons and higher heats. i didnt think i could but when i last played i completed my 13th escape in a row at heat 8 i think. its all about finding a rhythm.
Dude I needed 50% resistance just to clear asphodel
I love how Zagreus is sassy on reflex with the "No." immediately as Hades asks him if he knows what time it is. He has that attitude embedded at this point.
I remember finally defeating hades and getting here so hard at level one I recently completed heat 32 and I bet a new game without the mirror would be a cake walk
Not many games make me cry, but Zagreus dying again and again just to have more and more time with his mother always gets me. And that damn music
I just got up to the surface I was so overjoyed when I finally sent Hades back to his house.
But the fact that Zagreus is bound to the Underworld is so upsetting 💔
I love how Hades just denies that the last run happened.
This ending is so sad
There is also a happy ending if you keep playing!
Spoiler alert but it's not the ending lmao
This game is just another level❤❤
All good games have a fishing minigame
I got my first escape attempt today! It was so cool, and seeing both of them together just touches my heartstrings. 💜
The absolute feeling of triumph when I first reached this point, after two dozens failures I finally made it to the end and believe me: I SAVORED this moment.
Does anyone else want them to meet their Lore Olympus counter parts
this game is crazy good, feels so alive inside! i screamed when we're back to tartarus
“However long it takes”
40 minutes later
“Mother, I’m back”
First escape: mother please i love you (dies)
Later: hey little snake wanna be friends (dies)
it''s sad that he fought his way out of hell to be with his mum, only he's unable to stay on earth :(
Yoo that one game with hades as a villain
THIS SCENE MADE ME CRY PLS
Beutuful *chef's kiss* beautiful
The first time I saw Persephone I was like "WOW, yep! they're definitely related." Zagreus looks exactly like her but with an edgy palette swap!
i did not cry here i did not cry here i did not cry here
I wish in the sequel, they figure out a way for Zag to stay in the surface world without issue
This game is so pretty man
So... She put him in the Styx to take him all the way to hell?
He'll and Hades are very different
He couldn't survive for long on the surface, so he died.. naturally taken back to the underworld through Styx, same as any of his other deaths
Nyx says that it was the Styx itself that took him, not Persephone, right after that.
3:20 the shift of the song always makes me sad
I cried like a baby
I wonder if there's a different version of the dialogue if you clear the game on a fresh file.
Wished you had let shown the sun rise.
Is this the only time Hades laughs?
Damn people in this comment section kinda suck at this game huh, it only took me 11 tries to beat him.
Dude winter is when Persephone goes to hades, WTF. this is bullshit
Lovely day to inform you that the tale of hades and persephone literally have hundreds of interpretations
You're cringe af
When people dont even know the myths and try to sound clever.
Winter is not caused by Persephone herself, or rather the absence of her. It is Demeter who unleashes her sorrow upon earth when she misses her daughter. In old tales this was usually the case when Persephone was in Hades indeed.
But if you actually had payed attention in the game, you would remember that Demeter didnt even knew where her daughter was, she had no contact to her, which is basically the same thing to Persephone being with Hades.
@@kolliwanne964 isn’t Demeter depicted in this game with frost and furs, even though she also has harvest motifs? I thought it was a rather fitting.
@@lunartears6761 Demeter is depicted in frost because you encounter her while Persephone is gone. Even after she is able to return to the olymp, the area at the entrance of Hades is to be covered in everlasting frost.
I wish they'd hired a good voice actor for Zagreus, rather than the hipster sound guy hiring himself. Actually had to stop playing it because I just wanted Zagreus to die in the fire and stop being so smug.
so youre mad that a GREEK GOD is acting smug? because apparently that NEVER happened in the original material??
@@sukunasgaylover Your use of sarcasm is not at all annoying.
To be fair, you make a reasonable point. The problem is that in a one player video game you kind of need to be able to associate with the character you play a bit. Zagreus just sounded like he'd be really into artisanal coffee. If that worked for you, fair enough.
@@reckoner1913 this is such a specific and unrelatable gripe that I can't help but feel you must know someone who sounds like that.
@@reckoner1913 damn bro, who hurt you?
Why are you here watching this video then bruh
Any plans to upload the latter interactions of Zagreus and Persephone :)? Try to find them on youtube and nothing qq
Yeah, will do a few more runs soon and upload.