Getting Bullied In The New Hard Mode Beta! So Many Changes! | Skul The Hero Slayer

[@skullfishh]

in hard mode if you ask the Spider Queen to upgrade little Skul she says something along the lines "You may be little but the power in that head is far too strong for me to upgrade"

[@chriswroth5792]

I dont know if you noticed, but the priest girl hero's special ability wasn't just slowing you. It also heals the other heroes standing in it.

[@bizzybuzz2198]

FYI, 'armor', 'magic tool', 'memorized' in Weapon of Arms curse are not new inscriptions but mistranslated inscriptions. In Korean they are called respectively '무구', '마도구', '암기', which are in English version 'Arms', 'Artifact', and 'Hidden Blade'.

[@Beelz55]

Aaaaaahhhh thank you!

[@varnyggdrasil3084]

Other games' Hardmode: We raised the stats of the mobs and you take double damage. Some games' Hardmode: Here are challenges you can undertake and penalties you can chose. Skul's Hardmode: We've just casually added enough shenanigans, stories, items, and new monsters that a certain australian demon lord feels like he's playing Skul DLC, FOR FREE. It's nice to see you all starry eyed with this new update, Beelz. Great video.

[@longphan7656]

to be fair, pre-hard mode skul feel kinda bare bone though we just get used to playing it for like what 2 years now

[@lorcanzo2498]

@@longphan7656 as some who has played not much (beat 1st hero once) the base game is still big for me

[@lorcanzo2498]

I have since played some and beat the game 2 more times (shield boy and water boy) 🎉🎉

[@Mangoloonikus]

I am THE MANGOLOONIKUS! and i hope you all have a blessed run

[@nickkit2085]

"Is that father i sense? Must bonk." That is my new favorite phrase.

[@tronboi73]

the dark hero is symbolic for the first hero anger when his son skul died

[@another1118]

im doing hardmode --- and now its time watch ya videos --- i really love how they did it on the hardmode, not stats increasing mobs but actually another new gameplay experience

[@davischoenherr4056]

Just imagine the amount of damage that you can do with berserker's damage boost as his life gets lower, paired with heart of the ascetic while destroying quints along the run

[@scias146]

I just did this, ended up with almost 500 max HP! With relic, so I just needed to enter a room and got a ton of HP back as well. It was so OP I had the dark hero at a sliver... Kingslayer is probabaly worth it

[@davischoenherr4056]

@@scias146 Damn, that sounds so badass

[@Cruxis1712]

berserker would also pair well with that crown the beelz got from the sword adventurer

[@Kamaflashi_The_God]

@@Cruxis1712 111

[@noaburr]

Duuude I can't believe they added Traitor Lord to stage 2! Was gonna go in blind and discover everything myself but couldn't turn down the opportunity to watch you play it. I'm glad they didn't just make Hardmode a damage sponge simulator. Totally new enemies, new moves, new map layouts, new items, new systems. Southpaw always go above and beyond. 💜💜 Edit: HOLY SHIT THE HARD DADDY DARKNESS FIGHT GOD DAMN

[@Summer_snowstorm]

Officially called DADDY DARKNESS from now till the end of time

[@tyeburch-bowser7311]

Yeah, mirage/heritage was putting in a lot of work. Also, the dark power that kills the boss at 15% health is a must. He might not have lived long enough otherwise.

[@turopena]

Dark world father powering up with dark quartz? The perfect chance indeed to bonk him, good job Skul! Now eager to see more of this!

[@LucdeSevaux]

I got my first Darkness 0 win on a pikey dash build :) Incredibly interesting changes together with all the new opponents, deff gonna be playing this a lot

[@Blake-ys1nz]

A new age of Skul and Beelz has begun! YEEESSS! I look forward to all the fresh new runs.

[@Summer_snowstorm]

*in Mario voice*: LETS A-GO!!!!!

[@aleksagalovic1227]

Paladin screaming LEEROY JENKIES is the best refrence

[@hariakae4265]

He protec, he attac, but most importantly... he make sure dad aint coming bac.

[@sharpcoyote7988]

Beelz, I'm convinced your videos give good luck. Every time I play Skul while watching them, I get something really good to happen. Yesterday I had Act I Fulgent Dawn from the very first shop, and today I just beat not only Joan but I also bonked all 3 phases of Father on my first try! Super hyped for Hard Mode cause the lore's all fresh in my head lol

[@neospriss]

So the hero that "sacrifices" themselves adds a specific effect? The hero with the energy that explodes, the priest with the slowing area, Ninja throws shurikens. Wonder if they all have a specific effect they add to each fight depending on who does the sacrifice.

[@Beelz55]

That seems to be the case so far

[@gamemeister2905]

The priests wasn't just slowing, it was also healing the others standing in it.

[@chuanghiraten7669]

the lore is gonna be awesome

[@swardinc]

Beelz is one of those adventures who likes to stand and watch the enemies, can you image if your the enemy watching Beelz clapping every time the enemy pulls off a cool move?

[@xsxsux]

He’s Frieza from dragon ball Z confirmed

[@LobbeWOW]

They've done an amazing job with the additions to this "dark side of Harmonia" - Very clever enemy ideas, it's hard to make an enemy cool without making it needlessly annoying. They really analyzed how players sweep through the maps and made just enough changes that things are different without being unfamiliar. All in all i'm just straight up impressed - it's clearly product made from passion, and i bet the developers had a lot of fun with it too.

[@KiyaAkiyama]

IT'S THE WITCH!!! man I love that scene, so cute and wholesome. The hafling girl hugging witch leg and all

[@aSinisterKiid]

I am so excited for this update. I'm really happy that they not only added new enemies but they changed the layouts of the maps too. This will really add another layer of freshness to the game with the hard mode having a totally unique feel to the base game. This is epic.

[@Krow0204]

Letsss Gooooo new Update. Glad youre here for us to check it out

[@warpstarrogue3554]

Considering how short the openings in the new first hero fight are, the counterattack skill seems instrumental for making the most of those attack chances

[@theslayerrude762]

2 HOURS okay I got my popcorn time to listen to beelz scream hopefully

[@FriedSheep69]

Off for my second batch of popcorn already, gonna make life hard mode and clog some arteries!

[@Warden5490]

Got notified and I got a feeling that this is gonna be great

[@Rexxnarlol]

Duuuude this looks so amazing! Also your enthusiasm makes this such a joy to watch man!

[@BlackReaper0]

The fact that you had multiple masterpiece and fairy tail items is so funny. Also I loved the blob enemies and the skull and item select. The quintessence giving you max health when destroyed is pretty cool. Overall pretty nice upgrade.

[@Blackhart-7]

This looks absolutely AWESOME!!! I'm so hyped for the full release of this, I'm glad you had so much fun o/ Also, Cross Guy totally looks like a Hellsing character

[@vincentfrights1690]

Let’s Goooooo!!!! I’ve been waiting for this. Edit: so I’m halfway through the video so I’ll say my piece that I think so far. I think Yiggy needs a bit more oomph for his fight (maybe add an extra effect for his orb attacks at least). The sisters are nasty, gonna be fun fighting them, and the new enemies look amazing.

[@PikNikPlays]

I wish that all game devs could have players as excited as Beelz gets seeing all this new content.

[@scias146]

This was a blast to watch, appreciate that you have the ability to slowly watch and lean the new stuff, Keep up the hard work Beelz! I just did a run myself and got Berserker with the heart and damage Amp dark powers.... was doing a ton of damage!

[@smittywerbenjaggermanjenso2814]

Beelz I love your energy about the update. I went batshit crazy as well when the hero turned into the dark version. Hardcore mode is a blast!

[@Crystal_Lime]

Roguelites and roguelites have been one of my favourite types of video games for a long time. Hades, dead cells, returnal. I’ve played many of them. I’ve never beaten them, but I’ve always had fun. But for me, none have been as fun as skul: the hero slayer. I came across skul on gamepass for Xbox in April of this year, and I’m so thankful I went into the game blind. Seeing everything the game had to offer. Every new skull I saw, every new item with their inscriptions, and quintessences. Every enemy and boss. I would always be so excited and exclaim how cool and fun this game was. I played it over and over for a month or two, eventually getting to the fourth boss, but due to exams and other games, I eventually stopped. But due to the nostalgia by simply recommending the game to someone, I picked it up once more, and once again I’m so thankful I did. Not only because I get to experience this amazing game more, but because I found this channel. Seeing your content, seeing how excited you are for each new thing, seeing your love for this game, and how I felt the exact same way, made me fall in love with not only the game more, but with this channel. I was so hyped seeing the new dark mirror update that I decided I needed to beat the game before hard mode came out. And that I did. Just half an hour ago I was able to defeat the first hero with dark alchemist, archdemon quintessence, two ritual staffs, pot of greed, nether mana suppressor, elementals blessing, light spirit Lou, dark spirit shade, fire spirit salamander and earth spirit gnome. At one point I had 1157% magic attack. Oberon run cheating as always. I’m so glad I found this game. I’m so glad I found this channel. Thank you so much for making this wonderful content, as it not only got me to see more skul, but even more roguelites that I’ll hopefully try out soon. I can’t wait to see what more this game has to offer, and what more you do too. Merry Christmas, and have a happy new year!

[@grimm29x]

Beelz is literally like Thor in the God of war: Ragnarok when trying to see every new thing in the game "I'm not leaving until I see the real you!!"

[@Pre-Post-Man]

Id love to see a way for you to choose any starter skull through dark quartz, like, the rarer the skull the higher the price. Itd be a nice way to make ppl spend quartz and also a nice way to play skulls youve been craving for a while

[@lars5381]

Got my first win too with rockstar and damn this game became soooo hard again! It feels so refreshing to see new enemies and that new final boss music made me speechless. Hope you have as much fun with this game as i have had!

[@-GuessMyName]

Damn, that was one hell of a wild run! Everything--absolutely everything--was shifted up a few gears! I didn't expect the Hero to have such a badass mode, but it sure as hell was a treat to see everything get pumped into overdrive! Looking forward to future runs, and especially the full release! As always, best wishes t'ya, person reading this! Take care out there!

[@stickbugged178]

I feel like some of this was inspired by Dead Cells. The hard mode adding new enemies and stuff is like when you have boss cells active, and the elite enemies having random modifiers just like the elites in dead cells. Great video and I can't wait to see more of this update.

[@omaribrahim3238]

another run where beelz casually out skills everything in the game and defeats the hero on 1 hp not even breaking a sweat. noice

[@gameasasin]

I love beelz reaction to Cross bro! "Just start swinging, AMMMEEEEN!!!!"

[@Faikarias]

Holy hell, ending the run on 1 health... that was insane! I'm so keen for this to drop, it all looks so good. I do hope some of those changes are implemented in standard runs too

[@jmmangulabnan6710]

Hard mode is here, now Beelz have a new world to conquer and new enemies to learn, and also that "Aaaaaaaaaamen...!!!" did remind me of Father Alexander Anderson from Hellsing

[@thetransporter6447]

That, was amazing, thanks for the showcase Beelz!

[@coldy1897]

imagine searching the ninja's body and get them sweet back steel daggers this is such a good touch they really went all out on this happy to see you enjoy the new hardmode beelz :3

[@beowulfalex87]

The dark mirror beckons!

[@KayvonKazemini]

Great run! I just got into this game. I made my first clear with werewolf, but not on my first run. Thanks for the content!

[@chojiprime7139]

Thank you for CONTENT asap on this hard morde

[@evanbeedle5693]

In the words of beelz this update is dummy good. First run had a magical King run. Died on part 2 of the Hero fight. So sick! I don't think I've smiled this much on an update. They seriously did awesome.

[@ryanhill4773]

I love that you got rockstar on this! I’ve been meaning to ask for a rockstar play through for a week or 2 now and just kept on forgetting lol

[@FoxLenar]

Crossfit guy now has a new terrorific meaning.

[@adrianrandom3448]

Im happy with how they handled the doggos, you can still hurt them but its only a temporary stun and not death and I appreciate that so much, and them dropping off from the screen gives me Duck Hunt vibes, and its just really cute all around (and a little sad). damn those are some broad butlers. 57:56 Im trying to figure out if that is just man titty out with the dark quartz in the middle of the flesh, or if its a chest piece with the quartz inserted into it. 1:03:48 THATS A THICC BOI getting max health frim Quintessence is really fun!, and now there's value in discarding them when its some of the only options available, thats so awesome. HOLY SHIT that dark hero fight was amazing, also the differences with OUR hero are so...uncanny, this one is obviously not sick, and also he's not staring at a picture of Skul at the start of the fight, and all the creepy laughs and of course the fact that he decided to partake in the power of the dark quartz, this one def doesnt have a son that he misses. I wonder what is it thats different about the mirror world?, maybe its that the characters have opposite personalities?, if our hero was an honorable man and a loving father that just wanted to be with his son (and also abhorred the abuse of DQ if i remember right, or atleast did not partake on it at all), maybe mirror hero is just a bloodthirsty racist genocidal warrior that wants power at any cost and thats why this one decided to use the Quarts, or maybe in the mirror world Skul was never born, and without fatherhood to mellow him out he kept on the battle path and thats why he broke the peace treaty in the end. There's so many possibilities! Despite everything, i still have the extremely misguided hope Skul and his dad could reunite :(, maybe something do to with the mirror magic and one of the Hero's reflections, or maybe if youre able to shatter the Dark Mirror level 9 the reward is that the First Hero skeleton shows up at the castle and chats and spends time with Skul. I just really want them to be able to reunite and be happy.

[@hyren690]

A fun little easter egg is you can land on the platform the painter is normally sitting on now

[@fall6190]

Personally my favourite enemy is the Guts guy, rapidfire wrist crossbow,big sword and a trap he fits the bill. And a really cool detail is that the slimes in act 3, well the 2 big slimes count as 6 enemies, as both of them split into 2 small ones. Also I imagine new no damge achievments will exist.

[@ragemodeonline7778]

Hearing Beelz referencing Father Anderson is not something I knew I needed

[@Rundown127]

The explanation for the fireballs in the fourth act (both modes) is that the fire mage adventurer is bombarding the castle to kill you. It mentions it in one of the loading screens.

[@darkanayer5867]

Do they stop if your Last adventurer fight is the Mage? Since she is ded in that case

[@thatguyyouhate3743]

I just realized, with the quintessences giving you max hp the hand of glory is way easier to use to it’s full potential. Also you can target specific builds way easier now that item rooms give you a choice and adventurers have a chance to drop their items

[@sonofhamp]

That Dark Hero fight was fucking crazy. The fact you managed to 1HP the end of that fight was Epic. Well Done Legend!

[@TheGhostboy93]

That Hero fight was sick! I love it! I'm still hoping to upgrade little Skul one day for like 200 fragments to be like the picture in the normal ending cutscene but that would just be the icing on the cake.

[@endersalasa3396]

Seeing this, having just gotten the game recently and seeing the reaction to things like 3 items from chests and stuff is really interesting

[@Enna6688]

The level of hype coming out of Beelz is over 9000! :D Coss guy be like "the power of the godess compels you!!!!! AMEN! AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!!!!!!

[@quexl6523]

I can't believe that you survived the hero fight with 1 HP left

[@fuzzlebite3463]

I'm gonna need more of this. Right away. Thanks beelz.

[@Zypher13X]

We are boutta be blessed with so much Beelz I cannot wait

[@I_Am_LazyLad]

My god they pulled a dead cells more you do it the harder you can make it

[@who3031]

God i love that they're still adding new stuff to the game, because it means i'll get to see more videos like this

[@killiankillian8713]

Bro I had no idea how much more difficult hero would be 😂

[@ozy667]

after more than a year, actual new content for this game.

[@spasmatism3267]

The hero's circlet is basically anime protagonist plot armor

[@spicyboinezu8434]

Beelz having a come-to-jesus moment at the end when he realized that he should have kept the circlet, that he said he didn't need

[@enakuen1]

53:25 Yeah, that's always been a wisdom piece.

[@ZerakimSC2]

my gosh, it's like a literal DLC this is crazy ;o though I don't play Skul a whole lot, it's just as great watching someone play it when I don't have the time to ;D

[@Reeeaper491]

Beelz: kill the milkshake man Me: no, its the Lean mixer man

[@aaronedden3057]

That oooh when you realised the the synergy with weakness exposure

[@RepressedDreamer]

1:07:22 " Who's gonna do that? " -Me, a One Step from Eden player:

[@Beelz55]

Very true dude. Shame they didn't have it that you got a different reward for letting em live

[@RepressedDreamer]

@@Beelz55 Actually, speaking OF One Step From Eden, do you ever plan on returning to it and getting the other 2 endings you missed?

[@Vonkriegor]

Not sure if you noticed, but afterimage was also applying a stack for that 3 hit detonation, I feel like it's gonna be absolutely busted on speed skulls with a lot of extra item attacks, like the shuriken, blood blade etc, triggering it insanely fast. (mummy exploding arrow back in some way? 😂 )

[@scottmyers909]

Contract of Death, Beast Blood, and the one that gives you a shield at the start of every map all seem geared towards speed running.

[@PurplexFlex0316]

Scooby-Doo reference literally while I'm watching the OG Scooby-Doo. Wow

[@ivanmarcusdegoeslopes1705]

"i like my fathers like i like my music....sick." oh beelz, we don't deserve you

[@My6119]

I'm guessing those new hunters have the earth spirit gnome equipped to have dogs

[@Vlyn69]

Medal box probably gonna be more usefull for the physical run

[@Lingtwik]

FInally beat the normal mode today and immediately rushed to hard mode. Managed to reach the Last Hero with 1 res, but holy shit his second phase is so hard. I got him to like 60% of HP when he annihilated me. And after watching the video I have no idea what I could possibly do agains his other attacks, he has so much moves. I'm barely able to fight the normal version, and this one is a real beast. It's so amazing, how Hard Mode changes the game. Can't wait to reach higher mirror levels.

[@OmegaZX-kd8sm]

Well Bloodfest is a buff, it needs to help you a little more to feel truly meaningful so 40% seems ok Welp a few things i have in mind. Rock mage should be able to have a orbiting rock shield that you must break before dealing damage Mushroom Ent needs s little more health (maybe even make him spawn seedlings) Big shield boy should have an aura that buffs his allies defenses imao Chonky backhand should stun you Butler feels underwhelming, maybe give him a chance of parrying? Sisters little lighting spears could increase to 5, just cuz fuck it xd Also the dark hero fight reminds me kinda too some Sigma fights lol tho maybe cuz i've been replaying the X saga

[@gameasasin]

39:32 Beelz: "I don't like you, you always give me trash!" Portrait man: "THE F**K YOU SAY TO ME YOU LITTLE SHIT!?!?"

[@ethanliao2769]

Not sure if anyone pointed this out already, but I’m going to do my boy magic bracelet justice (53:43). Yes, it always has wisdom inscription

[@heronvitor6886]

i've beated first try, but it was a veeery poweful run. Archlich first stage, then got to level up dark paladin to legendary too. For the items: fulgent dawn, the ring, the ritual staff, 40% crit rate with the invisible knife and what saved my life was the new ability mechanic that allowed me to heal 10 hp at the end of each room and 30 at the end of each boss. Really believe that if it wasnt for that, i would have lost the run.

[@TheCrazybloo3]

I'm not gonna watch the whole vid to avoid spoilers but its good to know the beta goes through the whole game

[@emptymimic5976]

After some research, I have concluded some things (Don't read if you want to discover these things for yourself.): The choice from regular chests also applies to Normal Mode. The colouration applies to (as far as I can tell) most special inscriptions, including Masterpiece, Sun and Moon, and even a new one called "Sin" (I'll let y'all discover it for yourselves.) The adventurers' movesets were also modified in Normal Mode, not just in Hard Mode. The Hard Mode addition is only in the other adventurer's extra effect. (Hard Mode might've modified the fourth adventurer fight, though.) This was not figured out with any practical research, but it looks like that there will be even more enemies on higher Dark Mirror Levels, as there were some enemies in the trailer that I haven't seen anywhere on Level 0.

[@callmemc6]

Now that you've named it "The big fart" you are legally obligated to play the fart sound (you know the one) every time it goes off

[@bloodalice5626]

beat mirror 0 with shield fortress and courage and didn't realize a whole portion of the hero fight was shaved off due to the 15% health kill "perk" effectively skipping 30% health in total

[@Paridiseman]

Im not ending this video before i checked the update out myself

[@izindi77]

no dash dashed at 4:46

[@ManGoku-Gaming]

i just won my first game in the mirror on my first try its so freakin awsome i am biginning to love the game all over again. 250 hours

[@ivaylomarinov106]

The hero fight made me dizzy...0 chill

[@Cam-jm9lk]

I love how you can mug the adventurers now

[@Cruxis1712]

oh no beelz you were so intrigued about the rock band trigger the weakness effect you missed a treasure box

[@Mortemeternum]

playing around in the beta at the moment and I think the colored inscriptions are the ones that transform items, sun and moon is colored red and blue on solar sword

[@neeko8694]

I wish the exterior of the forest change like it's burning and like military camp everywhere that would look cool like there's nothing in the background change

[@SneakyTogedemaru]

Menacingly looking new mage dude: "I cast 'Bouncy Rock'!" XD And the dark dad got twinblade, huh...

[@LuCordi]

Kingslayer coming in clutch in the end! This update Is awesome