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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by OrangeRKN » Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:47 pm

Dual wrote:I'm trying to complete the list of prophecies but really I need to be able to see it in game to know what Boons to pick etc. Its beginning to feel like work now.


Boons you haven't chosen before are marked in game when you are presented with the choice as "fated", so it should be easy enough to pick those.

Otherwise I found the majority of the prophecies to be very passive in completing them just by playing the game, except for the duo boons which have some strict unlock requirements.

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by Dual » Thu Jan 07, 2021 6:02 pm

What about weapon upgrades and which keepsake to use?

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by kazanova_Frankenstein » Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:11 pm

Fought Hades again. Died again. Still great.
I thought I was going to have an excellent FIST BUILD but it all went horribly wrong on the first boss. Haven’t lost there for a while.
I really had forgotten how exceptional this game is. So happy to be back on it.

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by aayl1 » Fri Jan 08, 2021 11:34 am

Dual wrote:Think I need a break from this now I've escaped (twice). I'm not that engaged with the story tbh and I'm finding the repetitive gameplay is starting to get a bit boring.

I'm trying to complete the list of prophecies but really I need to be able to see it in game to know what Boons to pick etc. Its beginning to feel like work now.


It does tell you in game doesn't it? "Fated choice - it is prophecised that you will choose this at some point" right?

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by OrangeRKN » Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:20 pm

Dual wrote:What about weapon upgrades and which keepsake to use?


Daedalus upgrades should have the fated choice marker too if that's what you mean by weapon upgrades. Keepsakes I just got through the prophecies as I was upgrading them all to 3 stars.

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by aayl1 » Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:28 pm

OrangeXMS wrote:
Dual wrote:What about weapon upgrades and which keepsake to use?


Daedalus upgrades should have the fated choice marker too if that's what you mean by weapon upgrades. Keepsakes I just got through the prophecies as I was upgrading them all to 3 stars.


Yeah and you can see which keepsake you haven't used yet as there's an XP bar under them, right? So no XP means you've not used it.

(Apologies for answering your question after OR earlier, I didn't notice I was at th ebottom of a page and not at the end of the thread - migrate to Discourse etc etc )

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by Dual » Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:39 pm

Thanks mates.

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by kazanova_Frankenstein » Fri Jan 08, 2021 6:37 pm

Killed by Hades another 3 times. I will beat him though.

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by kazanova_Frankenstein » Sat Jan 09, 2021 6:10 pm

Finally beat Hades! Shield of Chaos with some exceptional boons (leading to me being invincible a considerable amount of the time) meant I cleared the final battle with ease.

Delighted to see that I still have a long way to go before seeing out the story.

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by OrangeRKN » Sat Jan 09, 2021 7:32 pm

Nice going! That first clear is so satisfying

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by kazanova_Frankenstein » Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:08 pm

It felt great tbh. Now I just want to play more to see how it all unfolds.

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by Clarkman » Sun Jan 10, 2021 12:19 am

Reached Hades for the first time, during my first run with the fists. Was the first time since playing that my Boons seemed to synergise with each other. Had a sweet knockback/dash damage combo.

Is there a way to check how many runs you've done? Would estimate I've done about 18-20.

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by kazanova_Frankenstein » Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:11 am

The fountain in your quarters that you can buy from the house contractor.

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by Knoyleo » Sun Jan 10, 2021 10:41 am

I think it also tells you when you load your save file, so you don't have to spend gems just to see it.

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by Clarkman » Sun Jan 10, 2021 12:21 pm

Thanks guys

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by Clarkman » Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:38 pm

Got my first clear/escape on attempt number 20 using the fists. They seem to suit my dash-strike heavy playstyle the best.

Now unlocked 2 extra death defiance, which seems quite OP!

How much do I need to do to see the credits?

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by OrangeRKN » Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:43 pm

Clarkman wrote:How much do I need to do to see the credits?


10 escapes

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by Clarkman » Sun Jan 10, 2021 9:26 pm

OrangeRKN wrote:
Clarkman wrote:How much do I need to do to see the credits?


10 escapes


Cool, thanks. Did you find yourself getting there reasonably quickly after your first clear?

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by Knoyleo » Sun Jan 10, 2021 9:32 pm

Clarkman wrote:Now unlocked 2 extra death defiance, which seems quite OP!

How did you unlock this? I don't remember seeing this even after a few successful clears.

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PostRe: Hades - Escaping Hell - v1.0 now live
by OrangeRKN » Sun Jan 10, 2021 9:40 pm

Clarkman wrote:
OrangeRKN wrote:
Clarkman wrote:How much do I need to do to see the credits?


10 escapes


Cool, thanks. Did you find yourself getting there reasonably quickly after your first clear?


Yes, very. Successful clears quickly became the norm after the first few escapes as you get the permanent upgrades up.

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Clarkman wrote:Now unlocked 2 extra death defiance, which seems quite OP!

How did you unlock this? I don't remember seeing this even after a few successful clears.


It's just additional mirror upgrades

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