While I was on the lookout for shoot 'em up bullet hell games like Vampire Survivors, Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel caught my attention. Es un juego de rol de supervivencia de arriba hacia abajo inspirado en la mitología nórdica donde luchas contra las hordas de enemigos que usan tus habilidades especiales mientras completas las tareas asignadas. In this guide, I've included everything a beginner player needs to know to get started with Jotunnslayer.
Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel está actualmente en acceso temprano y presenta contenido limitado, sin embargo, los desarrolladores tienen planes de eliminar actualizaciones con el tiempo hasta el lanzamiento final del juego. Players can purchase the early access version for $10 on Steam and Epic Games storefronts. Let's take a deep dive into the gameplay and mechanics.
Currently, there are four playable classes in Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel: Berserker, Seeress, Flame Sister, and Revenant . Each character has a unique set of abilities called Class Traits that take effect or are activated automatically while playing. More classes are to be added to the game in future updates.
The Berserker carries an axe as his primary weapon and is built for close combat, just like Flame Sister who uses a dagger. Seeeress y Revenant usan un personal y un arco respectivamente que los convierte en una elección perfecta para los jugadores que buscan una clase orientada a ataques a distancia. You can check out all of the characters and their respective Class Traits in the table below.
| Clase | Class Traits |
|---|---|
| Berserker | Rage : Attacks can trigger his full violent potential. (HP Regeneration +3/s, Damage +20%) Hot Blood : As the Berserker loses health, his attacks become increasingly faster. (Attack Speed +0.5% per 1% of missing health) Survivor : Berserker can withstand intense punishment. (HP Regeneration +1/s, Maximum Health +100) |
| Seeress | Eldritch Wards : Shield charges give invulnerability when taking damage. (Charge Cooldown 35s, Invulnerability Duration 1s) Malicious Wisdom : Experience Crystals can inflict damage on nearby enemies. (Damage 5, Chance 25%) Fortune : You can see the future. (Bonus Skill or Reward Chance 25%) |
| Flame Sister | Blazing Soul : Ever-burning soul randomly bursts into nearby enemies dealing damage. (Damage 26, Heal 20 HP) Dasher : A bonus ability to escape from any danger. (Dash Charge +1, Evasion +20%) Inferno : A fiery attack with the potential to inflict burn damage. (Burn Chance 15%) |
| Revenant | Haunting Wolf : Release a wolf spirit to hunt down enemies. (Damage 25, Cooldown 5s) Ethereal Arrows : Arrows have a chance to transform into a pass-through version. (Passthrough Chance 15%) Ghostwalk : You enter a protective ghost form when dashing (Damage Reduction 50%) |
After you've determined what character to play with, you can customize the hero in a few ways. Firstly, you can select from a variety of Weapons available for that class. For instance, Revenant features three types of bows and each comes with a different Weapon Skill and bonus ability. The default weapon is perfect for beginners as the remaining need to be unlocked for gems.
Thereafter, you can select Skins to further customize your class. These are cosmetics and don't impact the gameplay, nonetheless, you have the option to deploy into hell with style. If you can spare some extra cash, get the Odin's Legendary Armor Pack as it includes themed skins for all four classes.
Initially, players can experience only two worlds in Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel: Niflheim and Muspelheim . While the former world is covered in freezing darkness, the latter is a fiery wasteland. More worlds including Jotunheim, Svartalfheim, and Helheim are to be added in future content drops. The locations aren't just aesthetically different but also have unique monsters of their own.
Before beginning a match, you can customize the location by setting Difficulty and Modifiers . Below are all the location difficulties available in Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel and their attributes.
| Dificultad | Enemy Difficulty | Raid Time (min) | Objectives | Resource Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fácil | 100% | 10:00 | 3 | 0% |
| Normal | 150% | 15:00 | 4 | 35% |
| Duro | 200% | 17:00 | 5 | 70% |
| Loco | 250% | 20:00 | 6 | 120% |
To access the higher difficulties, you'll have to complete the level in the lower difficulty first. Each world also offers some Modifiers that come with some pros and cons. You can assign some to make the gameplay favorable to your play style. Here are the Modifiers available on Niflheim:
| Modifier | Atributos | Unlock Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Brave Chicken | Enemy Damage -30% Objective Rewards -50% | Fall twice in Raid |
| Mal muerto | Invulnerability Duration 5s Chance 5% Trigger: Death Resource Bonus +30% | Kill 150 Wraiths in Niflheim |
| Time Rush | Movement Speed +10% Cooldown -10% Attack Speed +10% Resource Bonus +30% | Complete Niflheim with Evil Dead activated |
| Greedy Masochist | Enemy Damage +30% Resource Bonus +30% | Complete Niflheim on Hard Difficulty |
| Bad Cards | One less Skill or Reward Resource Bonus +30% | - |
| Talentless Child | Experience Gained -25% Resource Bonus +30% | - |
Ahora que la selección de carácter y ubicación está fuera del camino, los principiantes deben comprender la configuración de preferencias de ataque en Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel antes de sumergirse en el juego. This setting determines how the attack mechanics will work. Here are the available options and how they function:
I suggest the default setting for new players, ie, Smart Attack Mode and Automatic Aim Mode. This will keep things simple and you'll have to focus on moving around, dashing, and dodging the enemies. Sin embargo, pruebe las preferencias de ataque manual después de haber ganado algo de experiencia, ya que esto puede ser divertido para algunos jugadores que desean un desafío y quieren más control sobre las maniobras de ataque de su héroe.
Your goal after deploying into hell is to survive the hordes of enemies while leveling up the hero and completing objectives. There is plenty of time to complete the objectives, especially for beginners who are playing on Easy or Normal difficulty. Your character initially has the default weapon attack, Class Traits, and Weapon Skill, which we've talked about previously.
Maintain some distance between yourself and the hordes of enemies, which keep getting more powerful and bigger as the raid time passes by. Los enemigos muertos dejan caer cristales que debes recoger caminando cerca de ellos, ya que estos te ayudarán a nivelar al héroe y adquirir nuevas habilidades y movimientos de ataque.
Always keep an eye on the HP Bar at the bottom left corner and take a back peddle when your survival is at stake. Let the health regenerate slowly or consume Food dropped by enemies for an instant HP boost. Food appears as the meat symbol on the minimap on the top right as well.
Make sure to collect Gold dropped after killing golden enemies, defeating bosses, and objective completion. It can be used to purchase new weapons for your characters from the main menu. Keep leveling up your class, defend against enemy hordes, and complete objectives within the allotted time until the final boss fight. Defeating the Jotunn to finish the raid and unlock the main reward.
In Niflheim, the objectives I received during the Easy and Normal difficulty raids were pretty straightforward. Below of some of the objectives in Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel and how they work:
Completar los tres objetivos en dificultad fácil (cuatro en dificultad normal, y así sucesivamente) marcará el portal desde donde comienzas la misión final para derrotar al jefe principal: convocar al Jotunn .
As you level up, a screen will pop up asking you to choose the Skill Type between the Class or God . La clase seguirá siendo la misma que tu héroe adquirido, es decir, solo obtendrás la opción de Revenant si estás jugando como Revenant durante el partido. However, you may get any of the four Gods: Thor, Loki, Freya, Odin .
Este menú aparece cada vez que obtienes un nivel jugando y recolectando cristales, así que no te preocupes por perder un encendido específico, ya que tendrás muchas oportunidades para adquirirlo durante la redada. I suggest acquiring any God Skill Type initially as these can grant you powerful attack moves. You can later unlock the Class Skill Type to strengthen your hero's base abilities.
With Skill Type level up, you can acquire up to 3 God Autocasts and 2 Class Autocasts . These are attack moves that are performed along with your hero's basic maneuver. You can also gain up to 6 Passives that give you, well, passive buffs. Autocasts and Passives can also be leveled up to increase their effectiveness. Además, si no le gusta el tipo de habilidad que se le muestra, use la opción Reroll para obtener nuevos y desterrar para que desaparezcan por completo para esa ronda.
Later in your character's leveling-up journey, you'll get the option to choose a Subclass instead of the usual Skill Type. Pick this one carefully as per your requirement and playstyle as it can grant you a powerful buff, unlike the passives. Por ejemplo, elegí Zealot para Berserker durante mi juego, ya que tenía muchas habilidades de Dios adquiridas y esta subclase redujo el tiempo de reutilización para aquellos significativamente.
Treasure Chests will also appear on your minimap from time to time, so keep an eye out for these and open them when possible. Estos pueden proporcionar habilidades temporales pero poderosas que pueden resultar muy útiles cuando se luchan contra hordas o jefes (ver la segunda imagen de arriba). Below are some of the common Treasure Chest rewards in Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel:
Las últimas tres recompensas mencionadas anteriormente son del Divino Cofre del Tesoro de Freya, por lo tanto, los efectos de la recompensa se aplican permanentemente a su héroe y también son apilables.
As mentioned before, the final boss fight can only be started after you've completed all the objectives depending on your difficulty level. Párese en la marca en el suelo para convocar al Jotunn (aparece en el minimap) y el monstruo aparecerá después de una escena corta (que afortunadamente se puede saltar).
The boss's HP bar and attack strength will be determined by what level of difficulty you're playing on. Having said that, beginners don't need to worry as the beast is not that tough to defeat in Easy or Normal modes. If you get too close, the monster will perform a smash attack followed by a barrage of rockets . The target area is highlighted in red , so stay out of it to avoid taking damage. You can always rely on the dash to dodge . Fight the boss while keeping yourself alive to finish the raid and claim the rewards.
What was initially available as Virtues in Jotunnslayer Hordes of Hel, has now been converted into the Skill Tree. Aunque los desbloqueos de Boost de habilidad ya no están tan simplificados, este cambio representa una adquisición clásica de la mecánica de árboles de habilidad como la mayoría de los otros juegos. There is a separate skill tree for each Class and God. Para principiantes, sugiero comenzar mejorando el árbol de habilidades de Dios para su poder divino preferido , es decir, el Dios cuyas armas te gusta más usar. You can simultaneously level up and obtain skills for your favorite Class to make a strong build for higher difficulty raidsin Jotunnslayer.
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