I'm definitely going to miss this series, it's been great Dan. Maybe you could return once in a while, for a one off, like with Hollow Knight? You could do a full extreme measures run? Or show off the secret aspects? Maybe finally gift some ambrosias?
Dan, I kind of want to challenge you to fight Charon again! Might be a nice goal after the tenth escape, and maybe I just want to see a single tweet about you beating Charon
Dan, there is so much content left after you hit credits, "hitting credits" in Hades is basically like getting through half the game, there's an entirely seperate storyline that follows it up, new character interactions, new game mechanics, just… just so much content. PLEASE don't stop playing this after you hit credits you will be missing out on so much content, and given the popularity of this side series I can guarentee you that people will keep watching.
Congratz Dan! Just an FYI since you are commenting on your lack of boons if you choose the alternative in the mirror to the rare % you get boons more often with that one
I believe in you Dan! I think you'll get the hat trick this week!
I'm surprised you haven't gotten the fun Hydra rng (Unless that one is based on number of runs) or the fun(?) Styx mini-boss.
I just finished all the story content (main and post game) on my file. It made me more sad to be done than I expected. Once you finish your playthrough here, I'm going to have a Hades shaped hole in my Hades shaped heart. (Not to say you should play the epilogue on my account, I trust your judgment on when to end the series.)
Just going to state here that if you want to keep playing this (or Darkest Dungeon or stardew, any games where the plot isn't consistent and they're grindy and take a time investment) and releasing just the raw recordings on a new channel like it was a twitch stream (or just start streaming on twitch), I'd be here for it and I'm sure there's a number of other viewers who would be as well.
I have never seen anyone so devoted to collecting every single centaur heart in the underworld as Dan is. I usually consider a 250-ish health pool good enough for the final fight of the run, so watching Dan lean SO heavily into max health boggles my mind a bit
Personally, I would have taken the Hermes path first in Styx purely because of Side Hustle triggering per chamber.
It does feel like you're forgetting the option to reroll choices – particularly late in a run when there's so few opportunities left to use it, it seems like you might as well. Personally, I'd have used the reroll on that last Artemis boon, hoping to roll Support Fire for the added arrow damage to every single sword slash.
I much prefer Divine Strike to Divine Flourish with the sword – it's a lot easier to defend against projectiles with multiple slashes to work with, and as a combo with Flurry Slash, it leaves you practically immune to attacks from the front. The special's just a bit slow to reliably get reactive deflects off. Of course, you didn't know Flurry Slash was where the build was headed when you picked the early boons, so that's luck of the draw rather than any sort of reflection on your decisions as they happened.
Purely for myself, I love Cursed Slash for the sword – it is pretty risky in terms of slashing your max HP but it makes up for it by keeping your health topped up in most situations…
Dan, if you feel you have less money than you like when going to Charon, you can always choose the free other choice instead. Think of it like this: If you can only buy one upgrade from the shop anyway, you might as well get a free upgrade and get two upgrades from Charon in the next shop. Since this shop is in the middle of a zone it is also likely that the non-Charon room you are giving up is just keys, darkness or gems. While I'm giving advice: Invest in the mirror upgrade that increases the frequency of boons. It makes a big difference.
If Dan does end this after he gets 10 escapes, I will be disappointed, but I also get, he can't keep playing it forever. Unlike Zagreus he does not have infinite time.
I'm waiting with bated breath to see if Dan will next time unlock the last aspect of the sword. Seems like he won't be using it again, which is a shame, that aspect is super cool.
dan: i want to see whats through these big doors, why are they not open yet. door become unlocked. also dan: but i wanna go talk to everyone and go anywhere but through those doors.
'All of us made our choices. Now we have to live with them.' nobody seems to notice that the Prince of the Underworld, unlike the rest, has lived entirely defined by other people's choices. hence, he is making a few of his own.
sidenote, one of my favorite things about this game is how the bass player keeps riffing on between battles when all the other music fades. play that funky music.
Really, really hope you keep going to the Dinner Party Ending. Credits are good and all, but that's the real ending (without things getting ridiculous).
Having a knock-away boon on the special and attack with the Sword gets hilarious in Temple of Styx rooms, which as you've seen are really cramped. I've cleared a room legit by just spamming special and attack like crazy and smashing enemies into the wall. The damage for that strategy can get even more ridiculous if you take that one upgrade boon that makes it to where enemies take something like 200% damage when smashed against barriers.
Not that it'll matter if you're just playing up to the credits, but my personal favorite aspect of the Stygian Blade is Poseidon's Aspect where you dislodge bloodstones when you hit with a special. It pairs really well with Artemis's Cast and her special ability that does extra damage when the bloodstones fall out of the target.
Just something to keep in mind: since hades and Demeter are siblings, Persephone would be hades’ niece. At least the Greeks were a bit more liberal in their relationships.
Oh, worth mentioning, Hermes has a boon that increases movement speed. The only reason I mention this is by taking that boon, he might follow up with one that converts movement speed to damage, with the epic version being 100% speed-to-damage. Good times,
Remember that different gods' boons are better for different strategies, and pair together in certain ways. It can be good to use the relic from a specific god to summon them into your run. Once you've found them once, they're added to the rotation for the rest of the run
I'm gonna agree with a lot of others here and say you should turn on full Extreme Measures just to see what the changes in all the bosses are, Elysium especially is very fun!
"[Fighting:] that's all there is to do for fun around here for one such as yourself." Did Zag just imply that Asterius can't get laid in Elysium because he's a minotaur? Asterius must have made a quick trip to Asphodel because he's been burned!
@18:45 – Dan, "Losing a Death Defiance in Tartar Sauce really seems like a bad omen for the run." I hereby dub thee, Dad Joke Dan! Especially after those "gotta urn money" jokes earlier…
I'm definitely going to miss this series, it's been great Dan. Maybe you could return once in a while, for a one off, like with Hollow Knight? You could do a full extreme measures run? Or show off the secret aspects? Maybe finally gift some ambrosias?
Dan, I kind of want to challenge you to fight Charon again! Might be a nice goal after the tenth escape, and maybe I just want to see a single tweet about you beating Charon
IT'S BEST SWORD TIME!
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Dan, there is so much content left after you hit credits, "hitting credits" in Hades is basically like getting through half the game, there's an entirely seperate storyline that follows it up, new character interactions, new game mechanics, just… just so much content. PLEASE don't stop playing this after you hit credits you will be missing out on so much content, and given the popularity of this side series I can guarentee you that people will keep watching.
Congratz Dan! Just an FYI since you are commenting on your lack of boons if you choose the alternative in the mirror to the rare % you get boons more often with that one
Is this the first time he said Tartar Sauce or have I just not noticed until now?
Before you end this series I would advise you to get the extreme measures for elysium on camera. You won't be disappointed I promise
Tartar sauce, lol. Makes me imagine Spongebob trying to climb up through Hades
Dan: "I'm not used to getting complete and total support from any family member"
Sad Nyx Noises
6:25 "Manage, and avoid damage." Manage damage?
I believe in you Dan! I think you'll get the hat trick this week!
I'm surprised you haven't gotten the fun Hydra rng (Unless that one is based on number of runs) or the fun(?) Styx mini-boss.
I just finished all the story content (main and post game) on my file. It made me more sad to be done than I expected. Once you finish your playthrough here, I'm going to have a Hades shaped hole in my Hades shaped heart. (Not to say you should play the epilogue on my account, I trust your judgment on when to end the series.)
Just going to state here that if you want to keep playing this (or Darkest Dungeon or stardew, any games where the plot isn't consistent and they're grindy and take a time investment) and releasing just the raw recordings on a new channel like it was a twitch stream (or just start streaming on twitch), I'd be here for it and I'm sure there's a number of other viewers who would be as well.
I have never seen anyone so devoted to collecting every single centaur heart in the underworld as Dan is. I usually consider a 250-ish health pool good enough for the final fight of the run, so watching Dan lean SO heavily into max health boggles my mind a bit
Every time you pass up cursed slash I just question why you like making things hard for yourself. Literally the best ability for the sword by a lot.
Personally, I would have taken the Hermes path first in Styx purely because of Side Hustle triggering per chamber.
It does feel like you're forgetting the option to reroll choices – particularly late in a run when there's so few opportunities left to use it, it seems like you might as well. Personally, I'd have used the reroll on that last Artemis boon, hoping to roll Support Fire for the added arrow damage to every single sword slash.
I much prefer Divine Strike to Divine Flourish with the sword – it's a lot easier to defend against projectiles with multiple slashes to work with, and as a combo with Flurry Slash, it leaves you practically immune to attacks from the front. The special's just a bit slow to reliably get reactive deflects off. Of course, you didn't know Flurry Slash was where the build was headed when you picked the early boons, so that's luck of the draw rather than any sort of reflection on your decisions as they happened.
Purely for myself, I love Cursed Slash for the sword – it is pretty risky in terms of slashing your max HP but it makes up for it by keeping your health topped up in most situations…
If you ever want to really practice your dodge timing (and deflect timing), try doing some "fresh file" runs sometime.
Dan, if you feel you have less money than you like when going to Charon, you can always choose the free other choice instead. Think of it like this: If you can only buy one upgrade from the shop anyway, you might as well get a free upgrade and get two upgrades from Charon in the next shop. Since this shop is in the middle of a zone it is also likely that the non-Charon room you are giving up is just keys, darkness or gems.
While I'm giving advice: Invest in the mirror upgrade that increases the frequency of boons. It makes a big difference.
If Dan does end this after he gets 10 escapes, I will be disappointed, but I also get, he can't keep playing it forever. Unlike Zagreus he does not have infinite time.
I'm waiting with bated breath to see if Dan will next time unlock the last aspect of the sword. Seems like he won't be using it again, which is a shame, that aspect is super cool.
I see you upgraded Cerberus' bedding, would you call that a… death bed?
The Flurry hammers are my absolute favorites ^_^
Just for the record, if you get the hammer upgrades where your sword strikes heal you along with the fast strikes, you literally can't die.
dan: i want to see whats through these big doors, why are they not open yet.
door become unlocked.
also dan: but i wanna go talk to everyone and go anywhere but through those doors.
'All of us made our choices. Now we have to live with them.'
nobody seems to notice that the Prince of the Underworld, unlike the rest, has lived entirely defined by other people's choices.
hence, he is making a few of his own.
sidenote, one of my favorite things about this game is how the bass player keeps riffing on between battles when all the other music fades. play that funky music.
Don't know if it's already been mentioned before, but Alecto's move set reminds me of the blessings from Ares.
Really, really hope you keep going to the Dinner Party Ending. Credits are good and all, but that's the real ending (without things getting ridiculous).
Has Dan turned up the Heat to extreme levels, just to see what the Pact says before starting a run? I recommend it!
Having a knock-away boon on the special and attack with the Sword gets hilarious in Temple of Styx rooms, which as you've seen are really cramped. I've cleared a room legit by just spamming special and attack like crazy and smashing enemies into the wall. The damage for that strategy can get even more ridiculous if you take that one upgrade boon that makes it to where enemies take something like 200% damage when smashed against barriers.
Please keep going after the credits, Dan, I really really wanna see the endings of all these characters!
Not that it'll matter if you're just playing up to the credits, but my personal favorite aspect of the Stygian Blade is Poseidon's Aspect where you dislodge bloodstones when you hit with a special. It pairs really well with Artemis's Cast and her special ability that does extra damage when the bloodstones fall out of the target.
Man, but your mom sobre flowers! She deserves it. (Nyx*)
Just something to keep in mind: since hades and Demeter are siblings, Persephone would be hades’ niece. At least the Greeks were a bit more liberal in their relationships.
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Has Dan seen a Vermin King yet?
I love the names of Dionysus' boons
Oh, worth mentioning, Hermes has a boon that increases movement speed. The only reason I mention this is by taking that boon, he might follow up with one that converts movement speed to damage, with the epic version being 100% speed-to-damage. Good times,
death defiance in tartar sauce sounds delicious!
Remember that different gods' boons are better for different strategies, and pair together in certain ways. It can be good to use the relic from a specific god to summon them into your run. Once you've found them once, they're added to the rotation for the rest of the run
I'm gonna agree with a lot of others here and say you should turn on full Extreme Measures just to see what the changes in all the bosses are, Elysium especially is very fun!
you can lead alecto in the spikes trap, it'll deal damage to her.
"[Fighting:] that's all there is to do for fun around here for one such as yourself."
Did Zag just imply that Asterius can't get laid in Elysium because he's a minotaur?
Asterius must have made a quick trip to Asphodel because he's been burned!
@18:45 – Dan, "Losing a Death Defiance in Tartar Sauce really seems like a bad omen for the run."
I hereby dub thee, Dad Joke Dan! Especially after those "gotta urn money" jokes earlier…
Dan, put up a rug on the Lounge, it's important to one of the story lines :3
Dan, only the last option at the broker is a one time per visit purchase. Spend those keys to stock up on nectar.