It is just me, or are there less boss battles in games these days? Less good ones? Were there ever?

glennmagusharvey · 2012-12-04 08:05:56

Bosses can be "final exam" bosses, but they should not feel obviously like one. Unless there's good reason.

@Eelektross: Fair enough. Though I think what made me connect to them emotionally was in large part the music.

Eelektross · 2012-12-04 08:09:28

Toroko's Theme wasn't played in the game itself, if I recall.

glennmagusharvey · 2012-12-04 08:10:20

No, it wasn't; it's a bonus title theme if you beat the game fast enough.

Super Lazuli · 2012-12-04 10:56:40

There are some genres that just should not have boss battles.

The boss fight against Tartarus is generally considered to be one of the lower points of the Halo franchise.

ClockworkUniverse · 2012-12-04 10:59:14

That isn't because Halo shouldn't have boss battles. That's because it was a really lame boss battle.

MadassAlex · 2012-12-04 11:29:13

Yeah, if any kind of FPS is compatible with boss battles, it's the sci-fi excessfest kind.

Lai · 2012-12-04 14:48:14

I felt that Gruntilda was one of my favorite bosses. Really fun and I think it fits narrative wise.

Bee · 2012-12-04 17:55:22

Yeah, Gruntilda was pretty great. Rare was pretty good at "here's the thing you were doing before -- now do weird shit with it".

Anonus · 2012-12-04 18:18:00

Helps that she's the only boss in that first game who can't be Wonderwinged to death in mere seconds...

Bee · 2012-12-04 18:40:33

Ironically, it's also one of the only two or three places in the series where you're expected to use Wonderwing at all.

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