Mezmero

What you need is some chap stick and a set of trousers...

@gyratyne: Nice. I got all the Steam achievements weeks ago and I still find myself doing clears in Hades daily. The only things I have left to unlock are House cosmetics, codex entries for rare fish and companions, and the 32 heat statue. And yet I feel like I'm STILL running into new dialogue on occasion.

I should probably save a proper farewell for November but I'll echo the sentiments of really enjoying her stint on the site. Totally did not realize 4 years had passed but then I remembered we wouldn't have all the amazing Six Crazy Frights videos if that was not true. Not gonna lie, when she was first brought on I was worried that she might be a bit of a square peg to Alex and Vinny's goofiness but she acclimated to their madness so immediately that I quickly grew to like her. Genuinely hoping she goes on to bigger and better things because quite frankly we don't deserve her.

Hard to care about FFXIII's upcoming release considering Bayonetta's hotter than all those characters combined. Square RPGs should go back to 2D, perhaps they will when they put out FFXIV next.

I feel like you could make a whole thread on favorite Aspects in the Hades forum. It can't be overstated just how much aspects and hammers can change the main mode of play in a given run.

Sword: I'm not committed to anything yet. I haven't used Poseidon at all since I started using regenerating casts. I don't see much use to dislodging without the dislodge damage boon. Arthur is really cool but I've been having a hard time with it against the Extreme Measures final boss lately. Honestly I think I'm just getting greedy for damage and choking in the final phase. Only time I've cleared with Arthur is with a Special damage focused build.

Spear: I've been really digging the Hades aspect, especially when I buff the sweep with hammers and can just attack everything on screen on a max sweep. I've made it to the final fight one time with Guan Yu but the slower attack speed and health penalty are ROUGH.

Shield: I've most recently tried Zeus for the first time and had a fun time with it so that might be my choice. Last time I cleared with Beowulf was with a Dionysus cast, just shield charging into enemies with a big damage fog burst. I wouldn't mind experimenting more with other casts. The other two are fine.

Bow: I could honestly do any of them, they're all really interesting in different ways.

Fists: Maybe Gilgamesh purely for damage potential. I still need to try Demeter at least once and I don't mind using either of the other two.

Rail: I've been settling on Hestia lately. I like having a big damage burst on top of explosives. Constantly reloading can seem like a pain but I got use to it. I've only done one run with Lucifer, it's cool but I need to try it a few more times to be sure.

I thought it was great and wonderfully written. I liked the dialogue exchanges on previous clears leading up to it a whole lot. Parts I'd call out specifically:

I got to the epilogue at the start of the week so I feel like you guys are twisting my arm with the speculation. Without giving away anything specific, it's a lot more understated than you might think, in a way that I love personally but I can't speak to how you might react.

Weirdly enough I most recently stumbled into a great Poseidon build. This may be shocking to hear but by the end I could push Hades all the way into the corner and slammed the hell out of him. Could've used more Poms but it was an unexpectedly fun clear for sure.

According to my records it was the 29th attempt and that was 2 weeks before it came out of early access.

Welp I got all the Steam achievements after 99 attempts and 45 clears. Game is spectacular ya'll.

I've since had great runs involving Blade Rifts so I rescind my previous statements. Adjusting builds on the fly and lucking out on legendary and duo boons can be so satisfying.

Since Supergiant is on a lot of peoples' minds, all their credits songs are great but Bound Together in Pyre might be my favorite, specifically because of how it changes dynamically based on your choices.

Persona 3-5's end songs are all terrific. I always love how the lyrics in the games are in English (and some French in P3's case) and then the credits are always in Japanese.

The song Why at the end of Crisis Core hit me like a freight train the first time I heard it and really hammers home the emotion at the end of the story.

Look I know Xenogears probably doesn't hold up these days, but Small of Two Pieces at the end of the game is still an incredibly memorable piece to me.