Do i HAVE to keep playing to finish the game?

[2BitPlayer]

I like the game but I don't have much time to play. From what i see from streamers, you need to keep playing constantly and die over and over again to learn the bosses and finish the levels. Is that the case or am I wrong? Also i'm guessing there are no checkpoints?

[Suzaku]

Every time you win or lose, you start back over at the beginning. Lots of progress can still be made, whether it's the story, side quests, relationships, or currencies.

The game saves at the beginning of every room, so you can save and quit at any time. However, there are no checkpoints.

[LT2483]

Depends what you mean by finish? Finish a run, no, you don't have to keep playing. If you are naturally good at the game, you could beat it first try, or within 5. Finish the main story? Well, that would take 50 hours or more. Exhaust the dialog? I honestly don't know if anyone has done that.

As far as checkpoints go, you can save and exit the game mid-run, but death will send you back to the starting area, yes.

Look, it all depends what you want out of the game. It's fun, and if you never get to some arbitrary point, it doesn't matter. That's the beauty of rogue-likes/lites. It doesn't force you to keep going.

[Local Jerk]

Yes, Jesus, what kind of question is that? OFC you need to PLAY a game in order to finish it.

[Sakasil]

every room is saved, I have this game on both switch and steam, and the play just a little bit on the go is nice, so you can very easily just drop and pick up the game as you go, it is a roguelite so generally you will die a lot, but as you play and learn certain enemy patterns unlock more weapons, learn your weapons, learn synergies between boons. You will ultimately get your first hades kill and let me tell you, no matter how you play it nobody can judge you on that. play it at your own pace enjoy the interactions with the greek gods and myths, because this game does not punish you for losing, there is almost always something going on in the House of Hades.

[Minneyar]

"Finishing" the game is a hard thing to define. This is a rogue-lite, so no, there are no checkpoints and you can't save and reload; if you die, you start over from the beginning. You do get upgrades that make it easier with each attempt, though. Death is also an important part of the game's story, and every time you die, it will cause new events to happen and characters will have new dialogue, so no run is really wasted.

If you consider beating the last boss to be "finishing" it, you can do that in a single run. A good player can do a single run in <20 minutes. Of course, the game can be fairly challenging and you also start fairly weak, so it often takes players between 20 and 30 attempts to clear their first run, but it will vary depending on skill and luck. It's a rough estimate, but I'd say most people get there in around 10 hours of play.

Actually resolving the main story arc and seeing the credits roll requires you to beat the last boss 10 times. Fortunately, after you've done it once, you'll start to be able to do it repeatedly much more easily, and I would guess most players can achieve this within around 50 attempts and somewhere between 20 and 30 hours of play.

There is also a post-game story arc that takes a lot more grinding to finish and is somewhat dependent on the RNG, and people seem to finish that somewhere between 80 and 100 hours. There is also still constantly new character dialogue between runs; I've seen people say that it took them over 200 hours before they stopped seeing anything new.

So, it really depends on how far you want to go before you consider yourself to be done.

[estehmanis]

it's safe to quit from the menu midst run after you clear room (or in hallway before biome), i guess it's a sort of check point. just don't open any boon or anything that randomly generated stuff.

[Punished Fish]

Yes, you have to keep playing a game to finish it. That's been kind of a staple of a lot of games. If you're looking for a game you can beat in less than 2 hours, buy Event[0] or something

[⭕TheSodaman]

Originally posted by 2BitPlayer:

I like the game but I don't have much time to play. From what i see from streamers, you need to keep playing constantly and die over and over again to learn the bosses and finish the levels. Is that the case or am I wrong? Also i'm guessing there are no checkpoints?

As others mentioned, you can exit the game through the menu and the game will remember your progress on that particular run.

And if you're looking to adjust the difficulty, God Mode is available if you just want story or try the game with less pressure. God Mode may not immediately let you clear the game the first time you turn it on, but each time you die, the game will give you just a tiny bit more damage resistance.

Depending on your progress, you may be able to see the credits in under 10 hours with God Mode on or with high player skill. And then over 50+ hours to reach the epilogue and see other story content.

[Diawl]

It's a roguelike. Usually I hate this kind of game but supergiant have made it work for me in a way that's engaging. Dying is an integral part of the game's plot and process.
If you do want to speed up the story a bit, there is a 'God Mode' setting which adds on some damage resistance each time you die.

[Gl]

Eff this game. I used to love it but reaching the level 3 bosses makes you realize it it a hard check dps build game regardless of how you spend your stupid purple currency. Don't have a super strong DPS game then be rewarded by ten minute boss fights. Build requirements are part of action RPG not rogue-like.

[C4RNIVOR3]

I mean not really but okay. Goodbye then

[⭕TheSodaman]

Originally posted by Gleck:

Eff this game. I used to love it but reaching the level 3 bosses makes you realize it it a hard check dps build game regardless of how you spend your stupid purple currency. Don't have a super strong DPS game then be rewarded by ten minute boss fights. Build requirements are part of action RPG not rogue-like.

I don't think that's a DPS check. A DPS check would be "You didn't defeat the boss in 180 seconds. Now the audience is raining arrows at the entire arena until you defeat the boss or until you get send back home." DPS certainly helps since you shorten the amount of time you have to deal with the boss and reduce the chances of taking damage.

I think the following can lead to drawn out boss fights:
* playing extra defensive / cautious
* selling/sacrificing boons that could've helped your damage
* increasing Heat for enemy health

Were there any particular weapon and boon combinations you were using for the longer fights?

[Juggernaut]

For some reason no one is answering you simply. This is what you need to know:

You need to play a game to finish it.

You need to get to and defeat the final boss 10 times to "complete" Hades.

That's it.

[Gl]

Originally posted by TheSodaman:

Originally posted by Gleck:

Eff this game. I used to love it but reaching the level 3 bosses makes you realize it it a hard check dps build game regardless of how you spend your stupid purple currency. Don't have a super strong DPS game then be rewarded by ten minute boss fights. Build requirements are part of action RPG not rogue-like.

I don't think that's a DPS check. A DPS check would be "You didn't defeat the boss in 180 seconds. Now the audience is raining arrows at the entire arena until you defeat the boss or until you get send back home." DPS certainly helps since you shorten the amount of time you have to deal with the boss and reduce the chances of taking damage.

I think the following can lead to drawn out boss fights:
* playing extra defensive / cautious
* selling/sacrificing boons that could've helped your damage
* increasing Heat for enemy health

Were there any particular weapon and boon combinations you were using for the longer fights?

I can't kill the third boss. I use Athena/deflect and like to throw my shield but strugglebus versus melee. I just need to get good.

[roymaster45]

Originally posted by Gleck:

Originally posted by TheSodaman:

I don't think that's a DPS check. A DPS check would be "You didn't defeat the boss in 180 seconds. Now the audience is raining arrows at the entire arena until you defeat the boss or until you get send back home." DPS certainly helps since you shorten the amount of time you have to deal with the boss and reduce the chances of taking damage.

I think the following can lead to drawn out boss fights:
* playing extra defensive / cautious
* selling/sacrificing boons that could've helped your damage
* increasing Heat for enemy health

Were there any particular weapon and boon combinations you were using for the longer fights?

I can't kill the third boss. I use Athena/deflect and like to throw my shield but strugglebus versus melee. I just need to get good.

The third boss is definitely one of the toughest parts in the game. Even after a bunch of successful clears, it still gives me trouble - particularly when using a melee weapon.

If you want tips or suggestions, these are some of the main ones that have helped me in the past:

1) Focus on getting Asterius (the minotaur) knocked out before attacking Theseus. The latter tends to be more annoying with his ranged attack and shield, but I think he's overall easier to avoid damage than the former. (Plus, having to deal with Theseus' Olympian summon during the second half of his health bar while Asterius is still charging after you? That's a recipe for a bad time.)

2) For the shield in particular, if you haven't already done so (and have Titan Blood to spare), I would strongly recommend unlocking and powering up Aspect of Zeus. Without spoiling anything or getting too "technical" on the details, it basically turns your Special into a ranged attack - while still allowing you to use your standard Attack until the Special returns to you. (This is particularly helpful with any Olympian boons that affect your Special.)

3) This one depends a lot on your playstyle. However, I personally found that equipping Eurydice's Keepsake at the end of Asphodel / start of Elysium helps a lot. It only has effect during the boss fights, but during those fights, you get a shield that prevents any damage from the first few hits you take.