Best Boss Battles

[Lazy]

I'm curious about your opinion on Demons'/Dark Souls' bosses.

Pretty much the same as my opinion of the rest of the game: boring, and not nearly as difficult as people say. I killed the Gaping Dragon in a grand total of two tries, and after that I was done. Maybe it gets more interesting later on, but I wouldn't know.

 

[Z of the Na'vi]

That's easy.

Pick any boss from The Binding of Isaac. Any of them.

 

[Auron225]

Two of my favorites that come to mind are;

Link Vs Ganondorf (The Wind Waker): The final fight is so damn epic. The music, the setting, the fight itself - it's just perfect.

Sora & Riku Vs Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts 2): I don't even really know why, I just love this fight. You can rely on button mashing throughout the rest of the game but this fight really does require you to block, dodge, attack and counterattack at the right moment and you can easily die from slipping up.

 

[Scarim Coral]

I tend to like bosses that are similar to the protaganist in terms of apperance/ size so it kind of make the fight equal but hard. That way to defeat that boss is being skillful at it.
Also it because they also have kick ass theme tune aswell and here are my favourite boss battle!

Spoiler: Another Joe from Viewtiful Joe

Spoiler: Alastor from Viewtiful Joe

Spoiler: Henry from No More Heroes

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Dante vs Vergil in DMC3.

God, I love those boss fights.

It's one thing to have a boss fight, but it's something else to have a boss fight between 2 characters you like.


So, this is what they call a heartwarming family reunion.

You got that right.

 

[Ickorus]

The Knight Artorias fight in Dark Souls is pretty special if you ask me, very tough one that requires some precise timing and pulling off some risky maneuvers in order to prevent the boss from super-charging himself.

That's on my melee character, guess it might be different for a caster or ranged character.

But honestly, both Demon's & Dark Souls have some brilliant boss encounters in my opinion, certainly worth trying out.

 

[Dansen]

I'm curious about your opinion on Demons'/Dark Souls' bosses.

Pretty much the same as my opinion of the rest of the game: boring, and not nearly as difficult as people say. I killed the Gaping Dragon in a grand total of two tries, and after that I was done. Maybe it gets more interesting later on, but I wouldn't know.

The Gaping Dragon widely is considered to be the second easiest boss in the game after Pinwheel. He is deadly but he telegraphs the most out of all the bosses. You have barely scratched the surface of the game. Most of the "bosses" previously defeated become standard enemies later on in the game. If you found the game boring thats fine, but you haven't really experienced the real boss fights yet. If you have the time I'd suggest going back and at least reach Smough and Osternith(2 v 1 boss battle).



I also agree with you though, it isn't nearly as hard as people make it out to be.

 

[A Red Robot]

Biggie and Smalls from Dark Souls
Artorias from Dark Souls
The Boss from MGS3
The Sorrow from MGS3
The first Phantom Fight from DMC1
and all the Vergil fights from DMC3

 

[wolf thing]

Kriea in star wars knights of the old republic 2 the sith lords. it doesn't change the gameplay in any real way and by that point the gameplay has become pretty dull and played out but hat it has is plot importance, what the fight means is more important than the gameplay or the challange. what the conflict means to the characters is what makes it the best boss fight, it make it more than a kill giant monster because we needed a boss to end the game.

 

[Lazy]

The first Phantom Fight from DMC1

Really? I thought that fight was kind of crappy and limiting. Then again, my issues with it were likely exacerbated by the awful, awful fixed camera that is thus far proving to be the most sinister enemy in the whole game.

 

[HunterTheGypsyBard]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkjEzg5IfgU

Inb4 horrific quality.

Jak 3 was an awesome game, a platformer and action powerblend that I replay every year when I hit the period that my PS2 becomes interesting again.

 

[Marik2]

I've noticed that I don't own enough games with proper boss battles, and I'm looking to remedy that. So, I want to know which boss fights are gaming's best? They can be from any genre or series you care to name.

I liked the boss battles of the MGS series since they're unique and interesting. Some of them require you to think outside the box and are very memorable.

The boss battles for god of war 2 were really great as well. Gave you a sense of danger and awe

 

[Fractral]

Lil' Slugger, CHAD and Larry's Lament from super meat boy were pretty good. It's a shame that there weren't more or better boss battles in that game, cause when they worked they were really good. The chapter four boss really let them all down though.
Also the Priestess from persona 3. It's the first full moon boss you fight, and it's one of the weirdest as well. Great music though.

 

[anthony87]

Dante vs Vergil in DMC3.

God, I love those boss fights.

It's one thing to have a boss fight, but it's something else to have a boss fight between 2 characters you like.


So, this is what they call a heartwarming family reunion.

You got that right.

What did you think of the fight between them in the most recent one?

 

[scorptatious]

What? NONE of you guys mentioned Shadow of the Colossus?

For shame...


This is just an example of this game's repertoire of boss battles.

 

[Euryalus]

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The Thardus Battle and Quadraxis in the second game were pretty intense too

OT: I think GLaDOS and The unkillable necromorph from Dead Space get special mention.

GLaDOS for being creative and The necromorph for being nervewracking despit being very easy.

 

[Mr Companion]

Dragons Dogma, Bayonetta and Intrusion 2.

 

[Xathos]

Some bosses can be good by the gameplay, and some can be good just by the emotions behind the story.

I really liked the Final Boss of Persona 3. The music was very well done, and you just had this sense of "We have to win no matter what". Hated the actual fight of 13+ forms though. Still haven't beaten that boss.

Some of the Kingdom Hearts Bosses, particularly those in Birth By Sleep, were very well done also. In Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 you could pretty much button mash the way through. Quite the opposite scenario in BBS, as that can cause you to hit a wall. Blocking, managing a proper deck, dodging, knowing when NOT to attack, these all become important as the game progresses. Granted you probably could button mash and win, but I think it would cause a player more grief than necessary.

Some of the bosses in Nier were pretty cool to fight, and the one near the midway point was just really, really cool given the circumstances of the story. Can't forget about Shadow of the Colossus for very obvious reasons as well.

All I can really think of at the moment, but I'm sure there are plenty more.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Dante vs Vergil in DMC3.

God, I love those boss fights.

It's one thing to have a boss fight, but it's something else to have a boss fight between 2 characters you like.


So, this is what they call a heartwarming family reunion.

You got that right.

What did you think of the fight between them in the most recent one?

The fight was cool, but I'm just not feeling the new Vergil.

His voice annoys me, and he just doesn't have the same presence as he did in DMC3.

 

[deathzero021]

The recent Ys games have some of the boss battles in any action RPG's and can be more satisfying and challenging then a lot of modern Action games. Epic music and epic battles, the Ys games are awesome. The only reason to play the games are the boss battles really. Something a lot of modern games are lacking i think.

Here's a good video: