Aquaria Boss Strategies

[Align]

I told you guys the instant casts should be considered cheating!

[Chibi]

It shouldn't be considered cheating, but it does taint the Aquaria's spirit. The game is so much purer without shortcuts (except hitting X to revert to Naija's normal form).

[delve]

Maybe, but I'd never be able to finish it without those shortcuts. So, pure and unseen, or tainted and enjoyed. Common tradeoff there.

[Chibi]

 

[See.Blue]

I told you guys the instant casts should be considered cheating!

Haha I didn't know they existed until my second playthrough. Let me revel in them in peace. Even now though I don't think I ever really use shield.  I enjoy dodging shots too much.  The ikaruga days of my youth are proving worthwhile

[Xiagan]

Nice find with the shield song and mithalas. Never thought about it.

The shield song is pretty powerful and I think the game would've been a bit more easy sometimes if I hadn't forgotten about it most of the time.

[Align]

Hmm, come to think of it, I thought I tried shield against mithalas and took damage from the fireballs anyway. Maybe it was just at a bad angle...

[Chibi]

Remember, you should spam the shield shortcut against heavy boss shots - the orange spheres can take down a shield completely in two or three hits. A cool-down feature would be a good handicap, but it's good to have a choice. I used the shield to great effect against the Sun Worm in his final state.

[silverflagon]

I tend to forget about the sheild most of the time, especially during my first game 

[See.Blue]

I tend to forget about the sheild most of the time, especially during my first game 

I know right! Haha it made my life so much easier my second time through.

[silverflagon]

andBut the shield can be used as a weapon so I now use it frequently

[inkblob]

+Spoilers+

OK i just killed Mithala's last form stupidly quickly by holding on to the floor and tapping shield over and over.  His blasts got reflected back into him and it trashed him. Has anyone else tried this?

crazy. this is the sort of reason why I'm saving before each boss so if I feel like punishing myself then I can do so in unique ways 

[silverflagon]

His last form, is there a floor to hang onto in there

[delve]

Yes, Mithalas not Creator.

[silverflagon]

Oh! lol Of course I should of known the difference, but I do have trouble recalling names so it's hardly surprising. Show me an image or take me around a city centre and I will rarelly get lost of forget the image, but names!