Trying every boon at least once to cross them off the Fated List of Minor Prophecies can be a hassle. Boons that affect your call won't appear if you don't have one, and duo boons-powerful gifts that synergize the powers of two gods-usually have strict requirements. Some boons are only offered in the right circumstances. (Image credit: Supergiant Games) The codex index is worth buying if you see it When combined with boons that make your god gauge fill up faster so you can use it more often, charm can simply turn off a boss multiple times in a single fight. One more thing to note: It can be useful just to get a boss off your back for several seconds. What's more, enemies do bonus damage to each other, just like traps do more damage to enemies than to Zagreus. Though the boon description doesn't mention this, it also causes a substantial amount of damage when it hits someone. What's the point of Aphrodite's aid, then? Useful when you're in a room full of shades, but some of the toughest enemies in Hades are bosses that only have friends around for the occasional phase. The goddess of love has a call that charms enemies so they attack each other for several seconds. Every developer thinking about difficulty modes and accessibility features could learn from it. You can turn god mode on at any point, and having it on makes no difference to the story or the achievements. You shouldn't feel guilty about using it, because Supergiant clearly don't think you should.

You will still die a bunch, but it transforms Hades from a tricky roguelike into something a little more accessible. It gives you 20 percent resistance to all damage, and each time you die that resistance goes up by two percent until it maxes out at 80. God mode is what Hades calls easy difficulty. (Image credit: Supergiant Games) You won't be punished for using god mode

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