telltale signs of an upcoming boss battle

[SsilverR]

hey guys i was just wondering if EVERY game dropped unintentional signs that you're about to get ambushed by a either giant dragon, huge mechanical insect, a sith lord or my all time favourite ... the cheapest enemy in the game ... about 100 of them >.<

so far the signs i know of upcoming boss beef are

1. the game starts spoon feeding you ammo and powerups out of nowhere in a safe area

2. a save spot right next to a giant door -_-

3. a hall of corpses (quite a rare one but if you see this it's guaranteed boss)

4. after waves and waves of brutalising enemies all of a sudden the game throws your standard pack of weaklings at you and each drop something awesome when dead

5. the scenery changes somehow (earthquake or something) and now your surroundings look strangely like an arena ... **raises brow** uhhhhh huh ...

anyone else got any??

 

[GodsOneMistake]

Well damn, you named them all right there.... i seem to have a sixth sense for boss battles. But thats mainly because I am ungodly observant, and I notice all you have listed.


EDIT: oh got one... Blood on the floor and walls... well thats usually for Mini-bosses

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

Number 2 on that list sounds like Silent Hill 2.

I have one you can add to your list.

6) An extremely lengthy cutscene in which you hear a variety of scary noises.

 

[EeveeElectro]

Where you meet the boss you're about to fight and they seemed a little bit pissed off at you for said reason.

 

[D_987]

Your moving through a linear stage when in the distance you see an extremely large circular area ahead; usually through a gateway of some kind...

 

[Evilbunny]

Your dorky support character radios you and says "We're detecting high energy levels on the other side of that door." Or something of the like.

 

[bodyklok]

The guy your playing as is moments from or just has completed his main objective through out the game. Dead Space pulled this one with the hivemind.

 

[Eggsnham]

when you start seeing alot of random stuff going on around you, that you've never seen before in the game, that usually tells you of a boss battle.

 

[HardRockSamurai]

A character name suddenly appears in the middle of the screen.

 

[ICantBelieveItGoesBoom]

Wikipedia/the walkthrough tells there is one.

 

[dmase]

The stop in game music and then the music gets more intense then usual. Oh and right after cloud cries over aries's dead body. boohoo now I'll have to settle for Tifa, I hate you sephiroth.

 

[Skeleon]

Suddenly, there are no enemies anywhere to be seen.

 

[MrDutch]

When you see a wide open space in the distance.

 

[gigastrike]

A sudden lack of enemies.

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

When you come to a large room and see a major character in the game lying slumped against a wall injured, and when you come closer yells something like "No, wait!"

 

[The_Echo]

You realize that you are closing in on the ominous location some NPC told you about.

 

[T-Bone24]

A black silhouette running around. Valve are good for this, foreshadowing.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

A large circular room on the map, usually with a question mark or a skull in it.