Hades 2: 5 Tips for Early Access Beginners

Dare to ask for the Moon

She is one of the new stars of Hades 2: Selene is the divinity affiliated with the Moon. Unlike its colleagues, it does not increase the abilities of the main character but nevertheless offers him a Spell which serves as an ultimate ability. The latter can be triggered by investing mana points in combat (which are spent via Ω abilities). The spells are different but each is useful in its own way.

What is important to emphasize is that the chosen spell can be improved. By meeting Selene again during the same night, a tree of passive talents is submitted to the player. He must invest points allowing, most of the time, to reduce the cost of the Spell or increase its damage. Sometimes these are powerful side effects that you can get. Being invulnerable for the time that the comet you summon crashes on the heads of your enemies is something delectable (while being, of course, very strong).

Don't try everything

The advice I give you here is probably the trickiest to follow on this list as Hades 2 transforms us into window shoppers of the new features it displays. Something incompatible with the primary goal of our journey: that of confronting Kronos with his actions and making him bite the sand from his hourglass. With this in mind, it is important not to spread ourselves too thin. We advise you to find a style of weapon that you like, stick with it, and improve it. Resources are precious and here we prefer to invest everything in a weapon for its full potential. For my part, I really saw the difference once I got the stick to level 5.

A rule that must also be followed with the arcana, these liabilities in the form of tarot cards visible when Mélinoé meditates. Quickly think about investing your ashes to improve them and not to discover new ones. In any case, increasing your control quickly becomes very expensive mentally. Even after 25 hours of play, I'm still far from being able to equip all the arcana. If we had to advise, two immediately come to mind: the one which grants death denial as well as the one which increases damage against targets undergoing two state alterations simultaneously.

Take the time to anticipate

At the start of the game, Hades 2 overwhelms the player with many new features. The cauldron, essential for accessing new features, quickly overflows with things to build. Focus on what's useful for the Underworld before tackling what's useful for the Surface. Fountains, Charon's wells, gold coin urns… Go all out!

These additions make it possible to better predict each of your attempts. Better yet: they optimize the use of jewelry offered to the main character in exchange for nectar. Some have a one-time use per night but can make a big difference if used at the right time. For example, the one offered by Selene is very appreciable to Océanus while that of Thademée is to be used before each difficult moment

Don't look for gold everywhere: Midas ended badly

As it seems, “Time is money” And “money can not buy happiness“. Which quickly shortens to “time does not bring happiness“. An expression that takes on its full meaning in Hades 2. This little joke aside, it's time to move on to secrets (and it's not the last, I promise). I personally have always had difficulty managing my funds in Hades first of the name And I think I have finally found the solution with Hades 2: you must grant yourself bonus gold twice. This bonus gold can be recovered through Charon's wallet or. by the money allocated at the end of the zone. You must also keep in mind that the last biome of the Underworld knows how to be generous.

But what to invest in? Personally, I only use Charon's Well for healing purposes. Enough to limit my expenses especially since I consider its usefulness to be a false good idea. The bonuses it grants are limited to a number of fights. We will then get used to Herculean strength for a short time, engaging a certain aggressiveness. A kind of magic potion whose aftereffect is often fatal. We will then keep the well of Charon for the only fight that really matters: the last. Gold coins are always useful to get your hands on all the benefits and maze hammers that will pave our way.

Abuse the glyph

It's time for the second (and last) confidence. I'm not proud of it but it might help players who are as confused as me. It took me about ten hours to understand the point of the glyph (B/O button; Q on keyboard). And it is ultimately the most useful ability in Mélinoé's arsenal since it allows her to control the movements of her enemies.

In fact, it is impossible for monsters (even some bosses are susceptible) to cross the perimeter of the circle and whether they are inside or outside. This makes it possible to better anticipate their movements and therefore be less uncertain. We can be more careful while being more aggressive. The glyph is a formidable control tool that we will not hesitate to mix with abilities with a similar goal in order to optimize it. For example, Demeter and Aphrodite often provide ideal customization for this ability…captivating.