Rows of these traps often form a shield wall along the outer edges of the chambers, and occasionally appear around the centerpieces of rooms as well.Īnother thing to note, while not a trap for Zagreus, is that pillars in Elysium-shaped as phoenix statues-will also regrow after a delay once (completely) destroyed, similarly to phoenix eggs. Anything that stands directly in front of a statue will be attacked by its spear after a brief delay, dealing moderate damage.

However, they cannot be destroyed.įinally, Elysium features hoplite statues which line some of the walls of its chambers. Like most projectiles, these bolts can be deflected. These bolts can trigger the destruction of phoenix eggs, with many rooms having an egg across the room from each crossbow. These traps will regularly fire slow-moving, high-damage bolt projectiles across the room.

Unlike the barrels, these eggs will eventually regrow in the same spot, thus they can be reused to deal damage to enemies (and serve as a constant threat)Įlysium also features automatic firing crossbow traps. Like the explosive barrels in both Tartarus and Asphodel, these eggs can be primed by Zagreus (or by the projectiles from other traps) to explode, dealing high damage to anything caught within the radius. One of these traps are the regrowing phoenix eggs. The traps of Elysium act differently than the traps from previous levels, and can be used more offensively than the ones in Asphodel and Tartarus. It's the middle of summer (NYC - hazy, hot, humid) and I ended up listening to the entire Peanuts Christmas soundtrack while demoing these IEMs.Hades Review – The Long, Hard Road Out of Hell Alas, I may have to wait for another U18 B-stock sale it'd be worth the wait. I dare say my endgame CIEM (is there such a thing?) would be the A18. The practical side of me would opt for the U18 though, with the ability to swap modules/slightly alter signatures. If cost weren't a factor, I'd choose both as they are amazing at what they do. W/M15 - bass still deep & detailed, but loses some rumble, leaner

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