Why I haven't played Hades 🏺
🏺⚜️🍇 The Big Fat Greek Reason I haven’t played Hades 🍇⚜️🏺
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What does being Greek and being raised in Montréal have to do with not being able to enjoy Hades, Supergiant’s critically acclaimed Greek mythology action roguelike game? Turns out, a lot. As game studios flaunt progressive commitments, should we be praising them for only delivering the bare-minimum in terms of diverse representation? Are American diversity standards enough for a global audience with different worldviews? And most importantly: why is nobody in Hades actually Greek?
This video is a spiritual successor to:
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⚜️ 1995 Québec Referendum (0:00)
⛔ Why I haven’t Played Hades (7:32)
🪓 Greek Virtues in Games (13:46)
🏺 Greek Representation in Media (29:31)
🔱 What kinds of Greeks are in Hades? (1:01:19)
🍇 Διονύσιος εναντίον Διονύσιος (1:19:06)
🌲 Wine & Pine (1:33:00)
💩 The Supergiant Epiphany is BS (1:40:47)
💪 The Dorian Invasion & Heracles (1:54:52)
🦉 Nobody Here is Greek (2:01:03)
⛓️ Park Ex - Boulevard de l’Acadie (2:10:16)
🛹 Endscreen (2:14:27)
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