Hades Player Becomes First Person To Beat Near-Impossible 64 Heat Run

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Hades player Angel1C (also known as Jade on YouTube) has managed to beat the game on Heat level 64, which was previously thought to be nearly impossible.

You might think that since Hades has been out for several years now that its community had managed to beat it in every way possible, but you'd actually be wrong. Once you've finished the game for the first time, you unlock a new mechanic called Heat that can be adjusted whenever you start a new run to make things harder for Zagreus and the player but also increase the potential rewards.

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Until recently, the highest Heat level that players have legitimately managed to beat is level 63 out of 64. Why not 64, you ask? Well, as illustrated in this video from top player Haelian, beating the game on Heat level 64 was previously deemed near-impossible and would take 85 hours to beat due to how difficult it is. This is because Heat level 64 includes some tough-as-nails modifiers that don't let Zagreus heal or resurrect during the run, something that's made worse by enemies hitting twice as hard and there being a time limit between zones.

All of this and more was pointed out by Haelian just a few days ago to make the run nearly impossible to beat but, as reported by GamesRadar+, that's apparently not the case at all as one incredibly skilled player has managed to do it in just half an hour. That player is Angel1C, also known as Jade on YouTube, who seemingly took the "nearly impossible" claims to heart and proved everyone wrong.

As you can see from this video uploaded to their YouTube channel, Angel1C manages to get through the 64 Heat challenge without seeding any specific powerups or items or modding the game, which