NOTES ON THE REMASTER: At this point I can't guarantee 100% accuracy for this guide. Updates are in progress but will take time. Levels that have been worked on will say "Remastered," rather than "Classic," in the title. In the meantime, I have attempted to provide a running count of all kills and pickups, including totals for health packs, chocolates, sellable items, and cash, as well as notebook entries, which are needed for some achievements/trophies. If I've missed any, I do apologize. Please let me know if you discover anything not mentioned here. Also, in case it's not obvious, these guides are based on classic tank controls.
LEVEL 14: THE BREATH OF HADES (Classic)
Updated: 2/20/25(†)
NOTE: This is one of four small side levels off the HALL OF SEASONS. I have arbitrarily numbered them 14-17 but you can explore them in any order. After each one, you'll return to the Hall of Seasons with one of the necessary element crystals.
LEVEL MAP by VGCartography (used with permission)*
Angel of Darkness Remastered Video Walkthrough by Eldincy
Items: 6, including 1health item and Air Crystal
Kills: none
Upgrades: none
Notebook Entries: none
After stepping on the button with the Air symbol in the MAIN ROOM of the HALL OF SEASONS, the three Air doors open. Go through the right door and pull the lever (as shown in this screenshot). The portcullises blocking the inner hallway rise. Go through. The next door opens automatically, leading into the BREATH OF HADES level proper.
Enter, approach the deep pit and turn right. Find the movable section of wall and push it to reveal a small room. Pick up 2 Vector clips (1-2). Use the lever to open the gate at the other side of the area and raise some logs for Lara to jump across. Return to the rim of the pit.
Because the logs keep swaying back and forth, this series of jumps is basically trial-and-error. Just be sure not to jump when the carved heads are blowing their Hades breath, or Lara will fall to her death. Activating Walk before starting out may help keep Lara from falling, even when the wind is blowing. Also, remember the difference between the short hop (Walk + Jump) and the regular jump (Jump + Forward). Sometimes you can use the regular jump to leap over one log and land on the next.
On the other side, pick up the AIR CRYSTAL (3). Turn around and start back toward the entrance. The wind has stopped now, making the jumps a little easier. Jump from the first log to the one closest to the right side of the room. When you land there, one of the stone heads slides back, revealing some goodies (shown in this screenshot). Jump to the alcove and pick up a large health pack (4) and 2 boxes of V-Packer shells (5-6).
Then make your way back across the logs to the entrance. I found it easier to jump from the log that triggered the movement of the head back to the left (nearer to where you got the crystal) and then across the logs on the other side of the room.
Return through the various gates to the HALL OF SEASONS.
†UPDATE HISTORY: 7/16/03 - Items in alcoves added to the Breath of Hades and Sanctuary of Flame sections. Thanks to Penny and Angie for pointing these out.
2/6/25 - Separated the elemental areas—The Breath of Hades, Neptune's Hall, The Sanctuary of Flame, and Wrath of the Beast—into four separate pages. Also added running item, kill, and notebook entry counts, which hopefully will be useful in the upcoming Remaster.
2/20/25 - Added VGCartography's level maps, with permission. Visit VGCartography on DeviantArt and follow on Twitter/X and YouTube for more fantastic game maps.
*NOTE ON LEVEL MAPS: VGCartography's Angel of Darkness maps follow a slightly different level-naming convention than I do. You'll notice most of the Parisian Ghetto-adjacent areas on the same large map. Later, the elemental levels off the Hall of Seasons are included on the same map as the hub level.
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