Personal preference, I'm forced to play m&kb because I broke my wrist and can't move my thumb. I suck equally hard with both controls.
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Main advise for the fight is to position yourself behind him when he goes for the two swings. It may look like they hit 180 degrees, but from my experience it also hits a bit behind so keep your distance.
When he does the jump attack, just dash in his direction and avoid the purple sparks. When he does the charging rush, dash through the pillars or go to the wall and dash to the side.
Make sure he always has a cast attached to him so you deal extra damage.
Just had my first successful run after roughly 24h of game time. Loving it so far.
If I've unlocked all the aspects in the mirror are Cthonic Keys now only valuable as a trading item with the Cursed Broker? Or are there more things I could be doing with them?
If I've unlocked all the aspects in the mirror are Cthonic Keys now only valuable as a trading item with the Cursed Broker? Or are there more things I could be doing with them?
Does ignoring a spawned fishing opportunity reset the "X amount of chambers until a chance for a new fishing spot" in the same way as actually starting the minigame does?
For some reason I get a fishing opportunity almost every time I go through Tartarus, for which I've completed the fish compendium ages ago, whereas I still need some entries for the other zones. But if ignoring the fishing opportunity doesn't actually help increase the odds, might as well fish, right?
For some reason I get a fishing opportunity almost every time I go through Tartarus, for which I've completed the fish compendium ages ago, whereas I still need some entries for the other zones. But if ignoring the fishing opportunity doesn't actually help increase the odds, might as well fish, right?
How bad are the dips? This game feels like it would be unplayable without a consistent frame rate. One wrong move, and you're missing 80% HP.
So I tried last night, first new try and Hades was beaten (I ended up with 30HP only thought). That block is almost cheating :)
But what a slow run it was.
It's time for the sword now :)
I had a similar build with the shield and it was so fun! Didn't have room on the screenshot for all the boons that helped but apart from what you have here my 2 daedalus hammers were faster attack and double attack and a bolt on attack boon. I was basically stunlocking every enemy in an area whenever I attacked.Throwing lightning is so fun.
Also ran Static Discharge (Lightning makes foes Jolted), Chain Skewer (Special hits up to 7 foes), and Swift Flourish (Special is +20% faster) on top. Felt like I was Zeus, chucking lightning at everything. Really good at blowing up groups of enemies.
I typically avoid zeus boons because some aren't so great by themselves but I just kept running into him. Now I know better lol.
Negligible, imo. If you're sensitive to frame rate issues you might have some occasional trouble but I've barely noticed the drops myself
I want to say there's some fundamental combat similarities, default striking weapon, cooldown focused support/cast, dodge for days and so on.
But where Dead Cells seems to earn its keep in combat through all sorts of more random modifiers on top of a weapon, as well as tons of them that you'll be burning through during a run as you mix and match as you go, Hades presents a small handful of much more diverse weapons where you commit to one for each run and build up during your run with various modifiers dependant on the Gods you run into and such.
The repeat run upgrades in Hades seem to offer more advantages to the player than Dead Cells going off my memory (outside the potions you can stock, Dead Cells was more about adding tons more potential weapons to the mix)
Also Hades is a linear path to the finish by comparison to Dead Cells which has branching points.
Not bad at all. Doesn't effect play during boss battles and only really occurs during specific "survival" rooms tbh. Totally fine.
After about 40-50 runs, and... 25-30? clears, I think I'm starting to feel done. I've been working towards unlocking hidden aspects and summons, but they've all been a bit lacking and not quite as transformative as I had hoped, so I can't really be arsed to continue grinding those since the game's gotten super samey at this point. Not particularly interested in the side quests/narrative content either. I might try an EM4 run at some point, but other than that, no real desire to start a new run.
All that said, the first 25-30 runs were the most pure fun I've had with a video game in quite a while, and to call this game addictive is almost an understatement. It's not my straight up GOTY (that goes to Wasteland 3 currently) but it's definitely in the top 3. Just a bummer I couldn't turn it into one of those Endlessly Replayable Games like Binding of Isaac is for many, since this has by far the most fun gameplay I've ever seen in roguelikes.
All that said, the first 25-30 runs were the most pure fun I've had with a video game in quite a while, and to call this game addictive is almost an understatement. It's not my straight up GOTY (that goes to Wasteland 3 currently) but it's definitely in the top 3. Just a bummer I couldn't turn it into one of those Endlessly Replayable Games like Binding of Isaac is for many, since this has by far the most fun gameplay I've ever seen in roguelikes.
I'm pretty sure it's the first one, you still have to hit them from behind with the cast but it now benefits from any backstab boons that you have (along with the general backstab damage bonus).
I've pretty much done everything but the legendary boons and some random boons from the gods. Really just waiting on a certain someone to give me the epilogue quest. Is it completely random or do you need to be at a certain affinity with this person?
I noticed this has an upcoming cross save update. I bought the Switch version but also want to pick up the Steam version. If I have two different save files, would they merge or something? I'm assuming I should hold off on getting the Steam version until the crossplay update comes out so I can port my Switch save over before there's conflicting save files.
And yeah, this game is REALLY fucking good.
And yeah, this game is REALLY fucking good.
Feels like either my luck is changing, or I'm actually getting better.
I'm currently on a 4-escape streak with Spear/Bow/Spear/Sword. The last run I ended up beating both the
and the end boss before escaping.
On one of those wins I was trying for the Thorn of Thanatos achievement. I got into Styx with a 26% damage bonus from the Pierced Butterfly and I was very disappointed to find out that the small rooms don't count towards the bonus. I guess you have to do the entire path without taking a hit?
I'm currently on a 4-escape streak with Spear/Bow/Spear/Sword. The last run I ended up beating both the
Tiny Vermin
On one of those wins I was trying for the Thorn of Thanatos achievement. I got into Styx with a 26% damage bonus from the Pierced Butterfly and I was very disappointed to find out that the small rooms don't count towards the bonus. I guess you have to do the entire path without taking a hit?
I beginning feel like equipping the God-specific keepsakes does nothing except stopping boons from showing up for like a whole zone lol
Does Big daddy always have multiple health bars?
that sucked, I haven't escaped yet and I felt I was brick walling and then I just had this amazing run, I didn't die once all the way up to him and then I knock him down, boom. And then he jumps back up full health and wallops me.
ugghhhh
im not cut out for repetition games like this, I'm demoralized to run again for the 25th or so time
that sucked, I haven't escaped yet and I felt I was brick walling and then I just had this amazing run, I didn't die once all the way up to him and then I knock him down, boom. And then he jumps back up full health and wallops me.
ugghhhh
im not cut out for repetition games like this, I'm demoralized to run again for the 25th or so time
If I'm coming back from pre-twin fist times, should I start a new save file? I think I have like 60 runs under my belt.
Don't worry, it's just a matter of getting his patterns down. It took me maybe 2-3 more runs to beat him the first time. After that, maybe another 2-3 to comfortably get through at least the first phase without having to use a defiance. Later on, the bigger threat to that fight actually becomes his adds.
coming up on 40 runs, and I need one more run to get the ending. What a genuinely lovely game, although I think I now have carpal tunnel.
Did anybody else greatly underestimate Extreme Measures? I expected a few more tricks & moves to be given to bosses, not to head into the boss chamber and immediately go
(ofc it was my first heat run too lmao)
Did anybody else greatly underestimate Extreme Measures? I expected a few more tricks & moves to be given to bosses, not to head into the boss chamber and immediately go
(ofc it was my first heat run too lmao)
Forced Overtime and Benefits Package early game are rough. The stupid floating hands become so annoying to deal with
I ... think ... you're intended to sell that one for 430 gold.
Yeah, that's the shield. It's nerfed compared to the first months of early access by the way. Wait until you get the second aspect for it...
I used it for a whole run and got like 7 fish so it was worth it to me lol
I didn't, was fine. I basically got the 10 clears to credits in 10 consecutive runs, but 1.0 still has a ton of other gameplay and content updates that make it super fun.
Aphrodite's Life Affirmation, especially at Rare or Epic+, is one of my favorite boons in the game. Get it early on, get tanked out for Hades, and then sell it right before Styx for an infusion of cash.
I just love Artemis' Support Fire boon even just for aesthetic reasons. I don't care how effective/efficient it is compared to other boons, just having a constant barrage of micro missiles (esp when using the bow) is cool af.
Got a duo boon, combining Zeus and Artemis on my cast. It periodically does damage to all enemies while you've got unclaimed casts out in the field.
Got it just before the final boss, then just threw them all into a corner and tried to avoid them as much possible. It meant I got damage continuously for free...
... probably not as good as using the casts, but it made the fight very safe.
Got it just before the final boss, then just threw them all into a corner and tried to avoid them as much possible. It meant I got damage continuously for free...
... probably not as good as using the casts, but it made the fight very safe.
The satyrs? They're not that bad, yes poison is pretty bad, but if you move quickly you can fuck up satyrs pretty easily, the shields not so much.
The armoured up warriors in Elysium are just a pain in the arse. If you get a bit of bad RNG, you can find yourself in a tiny room and swamped by them!
I actually just doubled dipped on Switch so I'm starting over anyway.
My thing with the shield guys is that if you have the wrong build they're about 10k times harder than anybody else in thr game.
Got fed up that the epilogue quest wouldn't unlock, just looked it up on youtube lol. I guess it's no big deal.
Funny how Spear was my favorite weapon at first now I don't like it. What's the point of the special move? It does nothing special.
Funny how Spear was my favorite weapon at first now I don't like it. What's the point of the special move? It does nothing special.
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lmao, just finished my second run. both of my runs have been with ranged weapons played at close range.
the first was with the bow and arrow. got the upgrade which adds extra arrows to the special, and i think i have also got another that reduces the spread, so i just ran up on bosses and unloaded all of them in their face. then my last run was with the gun -- got an upgrade that turns the special into a rocket, and then another upgrade on top of that that turns the rockets into a spread, then had a high powered Demeter boon sitting on the special -- so same strategy, run up and unload everything into the bosses at once.
super cheesy, but hey, i'll take it.
the first was with the bow and arrow. got the upgrade which adds extra arrows to the special, and i think i have also got another that reduces the spread, so i just ran up on bosses and unloaded all of them in their face. then my last run was with the gun -- got an upgrade that turns the special into a rocket, and then another upgrade on top of that that turns the rockets into a spread, then had a high powered Demeter boon sitting on the special -- so same strategy, run up and unload everything into the bosses at once.
super cheesy, but hey, i'll take it.
I haven't been participating in this thread, but I'm dropping a commemorative post to mark my finishing the game (on my terms). The game is great, one of my favorites I've played and my favorite Supergiant game. The most I've enjoyed a rogue-lite.
98 hours, 100 runs, 60 clears, 26 streak, 18 minute fastest run, most of the relationships maxed, all 49 achievements, cleared with every weapon and aspect, every prophecy fulfilled, decorated the fuck out of The House, beat the final boss without taking damage and beat EM4.
I had been burning out, but finished off the last few achievements before I uninstalled. I decided not to finish up every goal I set: 32 heat is torture, I am not going to endlessly try for the last fish I need (sorry, uncle Poseidon) and I'm not quite finishing the last relationship I hadn't maxed because I don't care anymore. I reached Elysium on my first try at 32 heat, but it made me want to die the entire way, so I'm not grinding that out.
98 hours, 100 runs, 60 clears, 26 streak, 18 minute fastest run, most of the relationships maxed, all 49 achievements, cleared with every weapon and aspect, every prophecy fulfilled, decorated the fuck out of The House, beat the final boss without taking damage and beat EM4.
I had been burning out, but finished off the last few achievements before I uninstalled. I decided not to finish up every goal I set: 32 heat is torture, I am not going to endlessly try for the last fish I need (sorry, uncle Poseidon) and I'm not quite finishing the last relationship I hadn't maxed because I don't care anymore. I reached Elysium on my first try at 32 heat, but it made me want to die the entire way, so I'm not grinding that out.
A random observation I never posted about: I played the game a little bit before 1.0 came out. I noticed they repurposed the post-game screens they used before they finished the game and put in the real ending. I was annoyed to see those return, because I was hoping for a very very lite Harvest Moon mini-game :D instead of seeing the pre-1.0 screens again. I wonder if they did that because they didn't want to toss out that work or if they planned it that way from the beginning.
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Only probably 20 runs in or so on Switch and I'm loving it. (My runs don't last very long.) Heart-Seeker Bow + Doom is definitely my favourite combo right now. I've gotten to Elysium and beaten the minotaur, but no farther. Just reached Elysium for the second time.
Just put them next to the explosive eggs or throw them into the spear traps.