[hades] i cleared on em4 i'm sweating lmao

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i'll probably put the game down soon, it's as good as everyone said it is but i've nearly maxed everyone (apparently the last zeus heart depends on a particular demeter dialogue and she's being stubborn) and at 10 heat i'm already stressed out lmfao

however i will now talk about my fav weapons and aspects now that i've done a few more clears bc i am 2 years late and where else will i

eris gun is so much fun, it's so unga bunga it doesn't rely on very much to get the broken-ass speedrunner build going so that i clear every room fast and have the maximal amount of health to facetank bosses with

which is really my most successful strat for em2 hydra, theseus and dad bc dodging is hard

even dad ex just now - no heat other than em4 itself but it was still close lmfao, i went through 2 death defiances even before the room went dark and lost my last one at like 25% on his third health bar then decided to just plant my ass and try to burn him first

had like 30/240hp left by the end and that was after going way out of my way to get extra health through all of elysium

the aspects ive been vibing with the most are the aggressive ones like eris gun, demeter/zag fists (the meme full dodge "build" on zag fists is very funny on low heat when it works out love to just faceplant into hades during his attack telegraphs and take 0 dmg), nemesis sword and achilles/hades spear to lesser extent

zeus shield is my fav of the shields somehow even though it's not quite that aggressive, micromanaging the shield is pretty unique and scratches a certain pet management itch that ffxiv 6.0 left in my soul

im just a little iffy on all the bows i tried even though i managed a couple clears bc they're seemingly the opposite of unga bunga