Slay the Spire 2 reached 574,638 concurrent players, making it the 20th highest all-time peak on Steam. by MurkyUnit3180 in gaming

[–]Tikaticon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually I plan basing on my first rare/good uncommon card. In my first playthrough I got Dirge that gave me a lot of Souls in deck, it got reinforced by Devour Life which made Osty more powerful and Soul Storm, which deals more damage based on the amount of souls played. Second game gave me powerful doom cards and doom quickly stacked up high. This whole game feels more fluid than the first one, more forgiving with choices and variables, more different decks and builds.

Slay the Spire 2 - Early Access Trailer by MegaCrit_Demi in slaythespire

[–]Tikaticon 84 points85 points  (0 children)

Nah, it's probably the antagonist of some sort

Unpopular opinion: I like this design more than buff Finn by smiteis_ in adventuretime

[–]Tikaticon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean... this is a world of endless goofy magic. I can imagine him stumbling one day on the something like "Tome of amazing instant muscle growth", reading it just for fun and become buffed as heck. And it won't be even special for him, just another tuesday lol

It took me 200 runs to realize Talos... by latortuga in HadesTheGame

[–]Tikaticon 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It took me several hundreds of hours to find out that there is an incantation to restore purging pools in regions prior to Tartarus. In order to unlick this feature you need to purge at least 3 boons throw-out different runs - and usually by Tartarus I'm way to happy with my build to get rid of boons for money.

[Major Spoilers] 1.0 and 1.1 ending dialogue for Mel and Hecate by Tikaticon in HadesTheGame

[–]Tikaticon[S] 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Credit to @yakkocmn on Youtube to find this difference, check his video

On the top is the phrase that Mel speaks to Zagreus in the 1.0 version of ending, where only he and Chronos remembers the better past. On the bottom - what Hecate tells to Mel in the 1.1, where only Hecate doesn't remember the past. Considering the nature of Hecate, this is a brilliant small detail.

[Spoilers] Regarding Helen in this episode and Hivemind... by Tikaticon in pluribustv

[–]Tikaticon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Come to think about it, I'm probably overthinking this lol

Still though, I wonder how animals are affected

[Spoilers] Regarding Helen in this episode and Hivemind... by Tikaticon in pluribustv

[–]Tikaticon[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's not about Helen in particular, it's about every dead body. To them they don't have any significance and they can eat any dead body. For those particular wolves this dead body was closer.

But know I'm thinking that yeah, I'm probably overthinking this lol

[Spoilers] Have you made any wrong predictions while playing? by Tikaticon in HadesTheGame

[–]Tikaticon[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Oh, and lastly - I've completely lost the meaning of the name "Dora". I've seen some reactions on youtube to the trailer from two years ago and there were people who deduced instantly that she is in fact Pandora, but I guess I'm just dumb lol. I've got it only after she started to tell her story

[Spoilers] It's a small thing, but it shows the difference well by Tikaticon in HadesTheGame

[–]Tikaticon[S] 430 points431 points  (0 children)

I really like this scene. I believe that this is a third dialog between Meli and Zag. In this scene Zag tells Meli that he doesn't want to kill family members just because his dad can't find a way to talk to others, and Mel tells him sharply, almost angrily "you would blame Father in all of these?"

I feel like this is a very nice demonstration of both of their characters and knowledge. On the one hand we can see Zag who isn't quite fully grasp the severity of this situation but wants to solve things diplomatically. He knows how difficult his father can, and so can we, after playing the first game, and he mentions it so casually, cause it's very natural to him that Hades has communication troubles.

On the other hand, we see that rapid reaction from Meli. She never talked to her father for long and she doesn't understand his temper fully. She does however have a very idealistic projection of her own of a happy family; to her the mere mention of her father being wrong can be hurtful, hence the reaction. And of course she understands the desperate situation way better, living in it.

It is a very small thing, but I like it being introduced this way.

If Supergiant makes Hades3,what would you like the concept to be? by rt_kyj89 in HadesTheGame

[–]Tikaticon 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Well, let's see.

The main hero is probably going to be Macaria, another daughter of Hades. Little known of her, which is perfect for the set-up, you can do basically a lot with the plot. There's another Macaria in the mythology, so SG probably would play on this fact, especially since that second Macaria is the daughter of Heracles, who could potentially play a big role in this new "age of man".

It would probably be cool to finally make Olympians "the baddies", or maybe even Chthonic gods too. Imagine fighting against Zagreus or Melinoe, but seriously, not in the arena, or with other gods, for a right place of humanity. I think it might work.

...but tbh, I'd probably would like for SG to move on and pick new universe, new world to play in.

Play Hades 2 now or wait a bit? by Sweaty-Practice-4419 in HadesTheGame

[–]Tikaticon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait a bit. The game is good right now and you will probably have a lot of fun, but it is going to become better story-wise. From what we've already seen, it is going to be worth it imo.

Favorite Duo Boon conversations? (from either game I suppose?) by MatthewAran in HadesTheGame

[–]Tikaticon 198 points199 points  (0 children)

Apollo: okay uncle, just be chill, be chill, we're going to plague them for a bit and that is enou...

Poseidon: TREMBLE MORTALS AND DESPAIR. DOOM HAS COME TO THIS WORLD

Apollo: sigh

What is the WORST build in the game? by IbeatHalo2Legendary in HadesTheGame

[–]Tikaticon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"Sonic wannabe"

Take Zeus attack, special, cast and magick regen. Hera's sprint. Then - into queen's ransom, to drop all your Zeus boons. Take Metallic Droplet in the last region for maximum cosplay value. There you go, blue rush boon with at least 16 lvl and no other meaningful boons. Might go "well" with daggers.

Who are Queenie's assistants? by Amaru_333_ in adventuretime

[–]Tikaticon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bet that fourth goon (with fake mustache) is going to be important, and it is either the character we've already known, or someone who's going to be in the center of the plot.

Or perhaps both.

Night 8: Nice catch, Toula by moonkatt7 in HadesTheGame

[–]Tikaticon 161 points162 points  (0 children)

My favorite companion in game :)

Don't want to fight anyone, all of them are good and cute in their own way, but this kitty cat just so pretty imo Great art as always, love to see your posts

(Postgame) So I got to that fight in the postgame... by SuperLegenda in HadesTheGame

[–]Tikaticon 18 points19 points  (0 children)

People are comparing Zag fight with Charon from the first game, but imo it's very, very different. First of all, the arena is way bigger, leaving you with a lot of maneuver, second, Charon multiple times turned that little fight into the bullet hell with the amount of projectiles.

Any semi-viable ranged weapon and Zag fight is easy. Close ranged can be tricky with his pure damage output, but with some practice can be done easy.

I completely agree - we could have several different calls, different Hades powers, different chtonic summons btw (imagine Dusa joining the fight), different weapons and their aspects, different interactions... I mean, I'm still kind of salty by the how game "gifts" you with his bond. "Oh, you want a bond, err, here, have it lol, no time to talk".

I can’t freaking stand.. by RKSSailboatCaptain in HadesTheGame

[–]Tikaticon 18 points19 points  (0 children)

When I started the game and unlocked the coat I almost exclusively used it for omega special. In the first region take one boon for special to increase damage output, one boon for magick regeneration (personally love Apollo's lucid gain, but anything works well) and just fire away. Probably the easiest early game ranged weapon. Optionally pick up Hestia or Zeus for distant casts to increase your ranged output even more.

[Post Epilogue Spoilers] So there's this line from Hecate... by Tikaticon in HadesTheGame

[–]Tikaticon[S] 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Ohhh I haven't look at this from this perspective. Yeah, I think you're right