Achilles: Legends Untold Starter Guide

Achilles: Legends Untold is a pretty brutal game if you aren't fully paying attention to it. With a punishing movement system and tonnes of tough enemies, it can be a little overwhelming. If you need a little help, our Achilles: Legends Untold Starter Guide should have you covered.

Achilles: Legends Untold Starter Guide - Be patient

Achilles: Legends Untold, like other Souls-likes, is a game that favours patience. Study your enemies and learn what makes them tick. Where wolves may require a staggered hit, blue skeletons require swinging seconds before they arrive. If you truly want to get to the boss unharmed, you have to take the game slow and learn everything you can. 

This patience applies to combat too. Some enemies crumble after a long swing, others may require you to hit first to stagger them. You should try and treat each enemy different and learn from every death. It can be a bit gruelling dying, only to stumble at the same place again but it is always worth it in the end. With every death, you should be able to pick up a new trick to run with. 

Sometimes, the best way of clearing out enemies is by baiting one at a time and destroying them separately. You can even run in and run back out again, hoping to snag just a few while you do it. 

Unfortunately, if you rush it, you can often end up getting more frustrated and take more time than planned. Achilles: Legends Untold is a game you should take your time with. 

Achilles: Legends Untold Starter Guide - Explore other paths

Building onto the last point, many of the areas in Achilles: Legends Untold can be accessed from other angles. If one build-up of enemies is a little too much for you take on, analyse the area and figure out a way around it. 

The game is rather fond of putting archers at tight corners, outplay them by taking a unique route. Take them down first and funnel your enemies down a path where is it easy to take them. If you time your swings, you can hit multiple enemies in one go. Make sure to use this wide swing arc to your advantage.  

Achilles: Legends Untold Starter Guide - Plan out your build

Achilles: Legends Untold has a levelling system based around the stars. By focusing on one constellation, you are locking yourself into certain playstyles. Certain skills can only be unlocked by exploring certain paths so have a look through it all before you start actually upgrading. 

You may spot a skill that compliments your playstyle early on. If this is the case, plot out the best course to get to it and tick it off the list. The game isn't too punishing for investing in the wrong place but its worth working things out in advance to stop a little bit of frustration down the line. 

Achilles: Legends Untold Starter Guide - Loot everything

It can be a little easy to mistake those glowing items on the ground for fire or just environmental design. Walk up to it to automatically loot it. You can often pick up resources that benefit you in the long run this way. 

In this same sense, if you are missing a material of some kind, spend a few skill points in your luck to get a much better chance of getting gear. This tip is especially true if you constantly find yourself running out of precious potions. Some of the early enemies hold a lot of healing items so never avoid when they drop loot. They are setting you up for the rest of the game. 

Achilles: Legends Untold Starter Guide - Don't be afraid to grind

Though souls-likes are all about perfecting your hits and learning enemies moves, you can get by a little easier if you are willing to put the time in. Grinding certain enemies will grant you a few precious levels and also get you some nice gear and items to use later on. If you find an enemy that is especially likely to drop you some healing items, there is no shame in saving them all up. 

Not only will grinding help you gain items and levels early on but it will help you learn the game's mechanics and monsters. Taking the time out to really learn how the game operates will help you out a lot long term. 

Achilles: Legends Untold Starter Guide - Learn the movement mechanics

Achilles: Legends Untold's roll mechanic is split up into two main moves. If you tap it just once, you do a small side step. Tapping twice will commit to a full on dodge. The dodge is a much better way of getting you out of combat and grants you a few more invincibility frames but takes up a lot more stamina. You can be punished hard if your stamina dips too low so using the sidestep is vital when you are low. 

In this sense, this mechanic touches on one of the most important tips in games like these - watch your stamina. You can upgrade it early on to last a little longer in combat but learning how to move efficiently and effectively is perhaps the best thing you can do. Given that some enemies are slower and some are more dextrous, knowing when to deploy a step or dodge is vital. Pay attention and always dodge those big swings. 

With all these tips in mind, you should have a decent mindset for starting Achilles: Legends Untold. The game is one you slowly peel back and figure out. Make sure to take the team out to really learn what techniques make you succeed.