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Ah, so I'm at post-credits already - I assume then I have to continue something with
Persephone
I guess I'll just keep stumbling through runs and see what happens lol. I do try and make a point to interact with everyone in the House at the end of each run, though!
FINALLY reached what I assume is the final boss on my 14th run. Didn't win but
I'm going to need to start grinding for those extra rez charges I guess. One isn't going to cut it.
I understand why a lot of people are frustrated with the third boss. That was definitely a sticking point for me, and I'm glad I'm finally past it.
Should be able to learn it soon enough I hope. Certainly long before I learn whatever the hell is going on in that final boss fight =P
I also just frickin' love this game. Hearing Zag starting to say things like
So many awesome little touches like that keep each run just fresh and interesting enough that I don't want to put my Switch down.
I did manage to get through Hades' first phase, felt awesome thinking I killed a boss first try, and then that "oh shit" moment when his health pool surges back to 100%... I was low health after that first phase, and even though I still had my combat rez to spare, he absolutely destroyed me and I don't think I even dropped his health below 80% in that phase.
I understand why a lot of people are frustrated with the third boss. That was definitely a sticking point for me, and I'm glad I'm finally past it.
Asterius I can deal with now (got to fight him solo at one point which was nice to learn his pattern), but the other dude... I still have no idea what I'm really doing against him once I'm done dodging his ranged attacks.
I also just frickin' love this game. Hearing Zag starting to say things like
"I wonder who it will be this time" when going into the first boss room, or saying "I'll be right there, Hydra" in the first room of the second level, is just so damn satisfying, like the devs know exactly what you're thinking.
Spam dat Achilles conversation and welcome to run RNG hell there's no escape
Rarity affects the base numbers of the boon. Let's say a common Boon does 40 damage. A rare boon will do 125% that, an epic 150%, a heroic 200%. A common Boon that makes your attack do 30% more damage will have that % bonus multiplied by 1.3-1.5 at rare, 1.8-2.0 at epic, 2.3-2.5 at heroic. Etc.
My favorite weapon regardless of the aspect, they feel so good to use.
Just keep talking to him after each run, there's a couple of unlocks related to seeing their relationship develop. As far as I know it's just a X amount of scenes thing, no specific trigger.
Oh wow, I had been ignoring them in favor of a straightforward level upgrade at every Eurydice stop. Seems handy.
Thanks for explaining this and how to negate the poison.
I'm around ~20-25 clears and getting a bit burned out grinding heats in between the credits and (I'm guessing?) the epilogue. There's minimal movement in the story, I've invested Titan Blood into some weapons' aspects that just aren't that great imo (sword special dislodgement, looking at you), and if a build doesn't quite come together, the 15% extra enemy health condition feels painful. I've also played 36 hours in the past two weeks, so that probably doesn't help.
It feels bad dropping it here though because I have like 20 ambrosia that's just sitting there unused.
It feels bad dropping it here though because I have like 20 ambrosia that's just sitting there unused.
Btw, that's why Demeter's Rare Crop (at rare or epic) is SUPER good if you get it during Tartarus or Asphodel. You'll have guaranteed 2 or 3 heroic boons when you reach Elysium/Styx.
I am missing the most common fish of the surface. I got the rarer one twice. I had to let go.
I didn't realize the defy death charges you can buy are permanent. I thought they were one time uses so never spent the darkness on them until I could easily make final boss. Got to the point I could easily reach the end each run and finally went and spent the darkness and I am a complete idiot.
What do people use for keepsake choices?
I've only recently unlocked the ability to switch them between stages. I use the free coin keepsake to start with at the moment, then switch after the first boss to something more useful. I quite like the Hermes one though and feel like I'm missing out on the best time to benefit from it by doing this...
I've only recently unlocked the ability to switch them between stages. I use the free coin keepsake to start with at the moment, then switch after the first boss to something more useful. I quite like the Hermes one though and feel like I'm missing out on the best time to benefit from it by doing this...
When a boon is offered to replace one you already have, it is always at least one rarity higher than your current boon. So, if your current boon is purple/legendary, then a replacement will always be heroic. If your current boon is rare, it could be legendary or heroic, randomly determined.
So I'm getting tired of never actually finishing a run. Any tips for a weapon + aspect + boon that is especially good against Hades? I just want to destroy him.
Bow with the Aspect of Chiron (especially with some upgrades and/or the hammer that increases your special arrow count) is an absolute boss melter.
So all arrows will hit him if he has the target on him? It's like doing a close range special but from a distance?
Yep - they all lock on and target seek. You can get 2 or 3 specials off in the time you have as well, so if you combine that with a decent special damage effect and its brutal.
If you have finished multiple runs, you can get a keepsake that level up your boons, imo that's the best one.
Yes, all arrows will hit, like a close range attack but from a distance, and all happen very2 fast. If you have additional arrows hammer boon, and +3 dmg, plus some artemis boom for criticals, it melts all bosses. Basically just hit once with your attack, then you can run away and your special will do homing attack for 2 times, then you have to attack again.
and credits rolling :)
Still super into it so I will deffo keep sneaking in a few runs in between playing other stuff.
Still super into it so I will deffo keep sneaking in a few runs in between playing other stuff.
This reason to be able to keep playing / doing runs, narratively, is a bit silly lol. "you exposed some flaws in our security, please keep trying to break out to fix them"
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There's a bit more to that;
I do like that every character recognizes that change though, Dusa hyping that things are now DIFFERENT because you are job colleagues is just <3
keeping appearances with Olympus
I do like that every character recognizes that change though, Dusa hyping that things are now DIFFERENT because you are job colleagues is just <3
Does anyone else find it slightly odd that, after clearing the credits, subsequent runs end with "There is no escape" rather than "Taken by the Styx"?
Like it's not actually important, but it feels like they chose the wrong one.
Like it's not actually important, but it feels like they chose the wrong one.
Oh wow, that sounds amazing! Do you just slot that from the start and stick with it?
I finally got to unlock a new aspect. For the fists. Went with Talos since I'm an Elder Scrolls fan =P Its special pulls enemies towards you before you uppercut them. I got a boon right at the start of my run that deals 90 AOE damage when you land after an uppercut, and then a Zeus boon shortly afterwards that deals AOE lightning damage with your special. It was amazing for trash mobs, let me one-shot almost everything. But I massively struggled against bosses with it (slow attack, and fists in general have you standing in bad places for bosses...) and then I melted against the witch group of minibosses that throw purple projectiles in a million directions at once. Made me realize how important deflects are...
Can't wait to unlock new aspects for the other weapons now! Not sure how to do it, but I assume that becomes clear with time.
I prefer Aspect of Hera with Ares Blade rift. You can fire them and forget while running around avoiding or killing things somewhere else. You can also get the sucks in boon and or 4 casts and things just melt.
Probably just a homage to early access because that's how runs ended.
the mirror stuff is permanent. and its not just "purple" btw, you can click the icon in each of them to turn them "green" (as in, there is a whole nother list of perks to get/use)
not the ones I would necessarily guess, thanks rocky!
no doggo tho? trash game confimed, unisntalling.
Yeah, that seems crazy powerful. Will try it out the next I play. Thanks for the tips!
Holy shit, Exagryph is broken as hell when you get the Special upgrade that turns it into a rocket combined with the one that splits it into five shots. I barely had to even try for the remainder of the run - just get spamming Y and got all the way through from the third stage to beating the last boss. I don't feel like I even earned the clear run.
play extreme measures 4 but I completely agree with you on that point .-.
was completely expecting him to be the last one
Man this game is really good, ended up buying it on epic because of how much cheaper it becomes with the coupon but man, what a gem of a game.
Guys, after dying with one hit remaining on the final boss last night... and several failed attempts today, I've finally done it!
I've escaped! Took me 28 runs.
I came on here pretty despondent last night, looking for ideas and after trying a few different things I eventually went back to my trusty spear and got the win.
I got some good upgrades, but I feel like upgrading my chance of rare boons played a big role.
I'm delighted but kind of exhausted. Not sure I've got it in me to do it again, several times.
I've escaped! Took me 28 runs.
I came on here pretty despondent last night, looking for ideas and after trying a few different things I eventually went back to my trusty spear and got the win.
I got some good upgrades, but I feel like upgrading my chance of rare boons played a big role.
I'm delighted but kind of exhausted. Not sure I've got it in me to do it again, several times.
I've just had an insanely good run, I managed to beat the first phase of Hades and was really close to beating the second phase. This was my 5th run and the first time that I used the spear. Before this run I had only gotten up to the bone hydra, and then now I managed to 1 shot the minotaur, and Cerberus level. I am worried that since I had such a good run that I might have missed some story beats does anyone know if that's something that can happen. After you beat Hades are there more areas to go to? I have been really enjoying this game love everything about it. I haven't tried it on handheld mode yet, but I think the game would be too busy on a small screen.
Initially I was all aboard the "wow Hades might be the goty" train but the game dropped off hard for me when I realized you're largely fighting the same enemies over and over in the same rooms you have seen and haven't really played since the first escape.
Does the game start introducing new enemies or elite versions?
Does the game start introducing new enemies or elite versions?
No, you can't really miss the story beats. They're just doled out as you play. And clearing Hades once doesn't actually net you the full story. You won't get credits until you do it several times. (And there's even some more story after the credits, not to mention all the character side stories that wrap up on their own terms and don't end with the main story).
Hades is the final boss; there are no areas after him.
unfortunately the variety is kinda set and probably the main knock against it. The bosses at least get an optional 'elite' thingy you can turn on later, and they still introduce the occasional miniboss, but yeah.
I don't get those arm enemies, they seem nearly completely pointless lol. I guess they are just supposed to be world 1 enemies but they almost never get a chance to do anything.