This is ridiculous frustrating.

[phosTR]

Why i can't heal? How am i supposed to fight enemies and dodge in a tiny area with like 10 traps? I can't see what hit me nor the attacks of the enemies because of the artstyle and the colors (which it is amazing, don't get me wrong). The Meg boss fight was just...wow, i am dodging/dashing her explosion but i have traps and enemies at the same time and i CAN'T HEAL. Why? Why remove heal in a game like this? I don't get it. This is like those Super Meat Boy games isn't?

[Suzaku]

It's a hard game. The point is to not get hit, and get your heals from shops or wells in between fights.

If you want more heals, give your first gift of nectar to Dusa when you see her. She gives you a keepsake that sometimes makes broken pots drop healing items.

[Mr. No_Effs_Given]

This is a roguelike, die, get stronger/better, repeat. Obviously there's ways to heal. You only need to play more to get an idea of how the game works. But there's also an easy mode if you finding it too tough.

[C4RNIVOR3]

Heal isn't removed in this game, it's just not something that's prioritized. There are mirror upgrades for that, you are meant to do runs and progressively earn darkness to put into your talents (death defiance for additional lives, thick skin for additional health). There are keepsakes you can equip to provide more assistance. Dusa's, as pointed out, Cerberus to give you boosted health, or Skelly to give you an extra death defiance.

Dying is important in this game. It is not meant to be seen as a failure, but merely a temporary setback to gain more resources. Dying is literally tied into the narrative, don't get frustrated over it.

Origineel geplaatst door Zak-Del:

But there's also an easy mode if you finding it too tough.

God mode isn't necessarily an "easy mode." All it does is boost your damage resistance, nothing else about the game changes. It just makes you be able to take more hits, which is really useful in learning to assess enemies, or you can just keep it on and be more risky in facetanking things. If you apply god mode to high heat, for example, the only advantage you have is being able to take more of a beating, but it can still be brutal depending on your pact conditions.

[Uli Minati]

You do have heal after each boss, in shops (for obol), small amounts after each room (unlockable with keys and darkness), and sometimes one extra time between bosses (unlockable with various rare collectables).

If you want to have a consistent source of healing - Hades isn't that type of game! You can evade, dash-dodge, reflect (with common boons) and stunlock enemies to protect yourself from damage. Games which feature frequent healing methods also have frequent unavoidable tick damage or regular enemies which hit you for over half your health. Those aren't present here

[phosTR]

I see. Gonna try more times but i guess i'm old and i just can't keep up with these games with super fast combat anymore.
thanks all.

[C4RNIVOR3]

You might try ticking on the god mode option in the settings if the combat is a bit much. It starts you off at 20% damage reduction, increases by 2% for each death, and caps out at 80. It could help offset a bit of the frustration maybe

[Snakestream]

On top of what others have said, you might try to do the following:
- Use the shield - it promotes a very 'safe' play style where you can dash to a corner, charge up your bull rush (which also blocks incoming attacks), and burst out with a strong attack. Lather, rinse, repeat.
- Use ranged weapons - gives you a lot more breathing room to track incoming projectiles.
- Athena/Dionysus duo boon slows incoming enemy projectiles by a pretty noticeable amount.
- Use mirror talents - Cthonic Vitality will heal you for 3 health each room. You can recover from some bad hits by playing a bit safer and letting the healing tick you back up.
- Pick up Obols (money) - in Charon shops and wells, you'll often find items that can either directly heal you or will give you various healing effects.
- Pick up one Death Defiance ASAP - it's basically a free life. Also, Skelly's keepsake will also give you another life. Cerberus's keepsake is also good as it gives you extra health.

[Ember Loom]

i use to struggle on her now i can kill her in a few min. You keep going you get stronger and learn her moves. The game will get harder with you

[Ki11s0n3]

It's a hard game, but if you are having issues turn on God Mode. It doesn't make you invincible, but it does give you a lot of room for mistakes and there is no downside. You still unlock all achievements and you aren't locked out of anything story related. It's pretty useful to use until you get used to the game.

[Street]

git gud :D
Casual game if you're not doing 32 heat crap or smth

[Shi_Wei_Li]

It's a roguelike, like FTL or Enter the Gungeon--you're not really suppose to be able to beat it in your first attempt, you'll die and hopefully learn for next time. What is cool is that even when you die you advance the story threads. I'd prioritize learning how to avoid damage over dealing it in the beginning, each boss can seem like a wall the first time you reach them but after enough attempts you'll know their tricks and how to avoid being hit. For the beginning Athena, the goddess with the shield icon, can help a lot ESPECIALLY her dash move which will reflect projectiles while you're dashing (which also feels like it increases the invulnerability window), also check out the mirror in your room--you should be trying to buy the extra lives called 'death defiance' having those helps a lot, there are also skills in there to increase max health and provide small healing (other than buying healing at shops or earning it after a boss). Stick with it for a minute and maybe try the god mode people mentioned!

[<:)]

Origineel geplaatst door phosTR:

I see. Gonna try more times but i guess i'm old and i just can't keep up with these games with super fast combat anymore. :winter2019neutralbulb:
thanks all.

Once you've faced every enemy and boss a few times it's not 'super fast' at all. You learn to predict when they will attack and what attacks are coming, and barely have to move most of the time, and can usually position so that you're safe long before they do attack.

[[OT]Nekrage]

Origineel geplaatst door Ki11s0n3:

You still unlock all achievements and you aren't locked out of anything story related. It's pretty useful to use until you get used to the game.

Wow. That's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ pathetic.

Way to cheapen your game Supergiant.

[it's love]

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Origineel geplaatst door Ki11s0n3:

You still unlock all achievements and you aren't locked out of anything story related. It's pretty useful to use until you get used to the game.

Wow. That's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ pathetic.

Way to cheapen your game Supergiant.

Like gatekeeping eh? Makes you feel good?

[[OT]Nekrage]

Origineel geplaatst door Crazed Rabbit:

Origineel geplaatst door OTNekrage:

Wow. That's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ pathetic.

Way to cheapen your game Supergiant.

Like gatekeeping eh? Makes you feel good?

Yes I do like gate keeping. Any game played on less than the hardest difficulty should punish you. You shouldn't be able to unlock achievements or see the true ending.

Practice and get better.